Activities of Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
Plenary speeches (897)
Promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (debate) SK
Better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules (debate) (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Post-Arab Spring: way forward for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region (A8-0077/2019 - Brando Benifei) SK
Situation in Algeria (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Experiencing backlash in women’s rights and gender equality in the EU (B8-0096/2019, B8-0099/2019) SK
Use of cannabis for medicinal purposes (B8-0071/2019) SK
Policy challenges and strategies against women's cancers and related comorbidities (debate) SK
Human germline genome modification (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States (A8-0469/2018 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Petri Sarvamaa) SK
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2017 (debate) SK
Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament (debate) SK
Gender equality and taxation policies in the EU (short presentation) FR
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the European Union’s policy on the matter (A8-0373/2018 - Petras Auštrevičius) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
The situation of women with disabilities (B8-0547/2018) SK
Rail passengers' rights and obligations (A8-0340/2018 - Bogusław Liberadzki) SK
Care services in the EU for improved gender equality (A8-0352/2018 - Sirpa Pietikäinen) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (A8-0257/2018 - Karin Kadenbach) SK
The situation in Hungary (debate) SK
Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU (short presentation) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Improving language learning and the mutual recognition of language competences in the EU (debate) SK
Modernisation of education in the EU (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Observance of the International Day of the Family (15 May) SK
Extension of the scope of Chapter I of the Brussels IIa Regulation to include registered partnerships (recast) (debate) SK
Gender equality and women's empowerment: transforming the lives of girls and women through EU external relations 2016-2020 (debate) SK
Implementation of the EU Youth Strategy (debate) SK
Protection of children in migration (B8-0218/2018) SK
Media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union (A8-0144/2018 - Barbara Spinelli) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
The fight against violence against women and girls and the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by EU Member States (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, and international child abduction (A8-0388/2017 - Tadeusz Zwiefka) SK
Implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States (A8-0406/2017 - Romana Tomc) SK
Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need for reform in professional services (A8-0401/2017 - Nicola Danti) SK
Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, and international child abduction (debate) SK
Fight against trafficking of women and girls for sexual and labour exploitation in the EU (debate) SK
Implementation of the directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (debate) SK
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2016 and the EU policy on the matter (debate) SK
EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens' Rights in a Union of Democratic Change (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Winter plan for asylum seekers (debate) SK
The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (B8-0594/2017, B8-0595/2017) SK
The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development (debate) SK
The persecution of Christians in the world (debate) SK
Deployment of cohesion policy instruments by regions to address demographic change (debate) SK
Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU (RC-B8-0576/2017, B8-0576/2017, B8-0577/2017, B8-0578/2017, B8-0579/2017, B8-0580/2017, B8-0581/2017, B8-0582/2017) SK
Coordinated efforts at EU level to increase vaccination coverage SK
Coordinated efforts at EU level to increase vaccination coverage SK
Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU (debate) SK
Fundamental rights aspects in Roma integration in the EU: fighting anti-Gypsyism (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Security on Europe's roads (debate) SK
Women’s economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (short presentation) SK
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate) SK
2016 Report on Turkey (A8-0234/2017 - Kati Piri) SK
Single Seat of the European Parliament (debate) SK
A longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies (short presentation) SK
Implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (A8-0200/2017 - José Manuel Fernandes, Udo Bullmann) SK
European agenda for the collaborative economy (A8-0195/2017 - Nicola Danti) SK
Statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (B8-0405/2017, B8-0406/2017) SK
2017 Observance of the International Day of the Family: promoting the role of parents in safeguarding good-quality education for their children SK
Situation of Christians in the Middle East (debate) SK
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Hate speech, populism, and fake news on social media – towards an EU response (debate) SK
Women and their roles in rural areas (A8-0058/2017 - Marijana Petir, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez) SK
Equality between women and men in the EU in 2014-2015 - Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services - Report on EU funds for gender equality (debate) SK
Fundamental rights implications of big data (short presentation) SK
Minimum standards for the protection of farm rabbits (short presentation) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Options for improving access to medicines (A8-0040/2017 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) SK
Gender pay gap (debate) SK
Options for improving access to medicines (debate) SK
Possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union - Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty - Budgetary capacity for the Eurozone (debate) SK
Revision of the European Consensus on Development (debate) SK
Cross-border aspects of adoptions (A8-0370/2016 - Tadeusz Zwiefka) SK
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: revision of the suspension mechanism (A8-0235/2016 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) SK
Support for Thalidomide victims (B8-1341/2016, B8-1343/2016) SK
Paediatric medicines (B8-1340/2016) SK
Single European railway area (A8-0371/2016 - David-Maria Sassoli) SK
Research programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (A8-0358/2016 - Jerzy Buzek) SK
Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter 2015 (A8-0355/2016 - Josef Weidenholzer) SK
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (Article 36 TEU) (A8-0360/2016 - Elmar Brok) SK
EU-Algeria Framework Agreement on the general principles for the participation of Algeria in Union programmes (A8-0367/2016 - Pier Antonio Panzeri) SK
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015 (A8-0345/2016 - József Nagy) SK
A coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (A8-0357/2016 - Christian Ehler, Luigi Morgano) SK
Rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States (A8-0365/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) SK
Review of the Slovak Council Presidency (debate) SK
Situation in Syria (B8-1123/2016, RC-B8-1249/2016, B8-1249/2016, B8-1250/2016, B8-1251/2016, B8-1252/2016, B8-1253/2016, B8-1254/2016, B8-1255/2016) SK
EU-Turkey relations (RC-B8-1276/2016, B8-1276/2016, B8-1277/2016, B8-1278/2016, B8-1279/2016, B8-1280/2016, B8-1281/2016, B8-1282/2016, B8-1283/2016) SK
EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (B8-1229/2016, B8-1235/2016) SK
Towards a definitive VAT system and fighting VAT fraud (A8-0307/2016 - Werner Langen) SK
Situation in Belarus (RC-B8-1232/2016, B8-1232/2016, B8-1233/2016, B8-1234/2016, B8-1237/2016, B8-1238/2016, B8-1239/2016, B8-1240/2016) SK
EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties (A8-0290/2016 - Anna Elżbieta Fotyga) SK
Sign language and professional sign language interpreters (B8-1230/2016, B8-1241/2016) SK
EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (debate) SK
Access to anti-money-laundering information by tax authorities (A8-0326/2016 - Emmanuel Maurel) SK
European Defence Union (A8-0316/2016 - Urmas Paet) SK
Increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation (A8-0322/2016 - Cristian Dan Preda) SK
Increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation (short presentation) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul (RC-B8-1159/2016, B8-1159/2016, B8-1160/2016, B8-1161/2016, B8-1164/2016, B8-1165/2016, B8-1166/2016, B8-1169/2016) SK
Situation of journalists in Turkey (B8-1158/2016, RC-B8-1162/2016, B8-1162/2016, B8-1163/2016, B8-1167/2016, B8-1168/2016, B8-1170/2016, B8-1171/2016, B8-1172/2016) SK
Nuclear security and non-proliferation (B8-1120/2016, RC-B8-1122/2016, B8-1122/2016, B8-1125/2016, B8-1129/2016, B8-1130/2016, B8-1131/2016, B8-1132/2016) SK
European Voluntary Service (B8-1126/2016, B8-1126/2016, B8-1127/2016, B8-1128/2016, B8-1133/2016, B8-1134/2016, B8-1135/2016) SK
EU Youth Strategy 2013-2015 (A8-0250/2016 - Andrea Bocskor) SK
How the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas (A8-0285/2016 - Eric Andrieu) SK
Switch between summer and winter time (debate) SK
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016 (debate) SK
The MFF mid-term revision (B8-1173/2016) SK
Accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (A8-0269/2016 - Dita Charanzová) SK
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2016 priorities (A8-0309/2016 - Alfred Sant) SK
Trans fats (B8-1115/2016) SK
EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (debate) SK
Fight against corruption and follow-up of the CRIM resolution (A8-0284/2016 - Laura Ferrara) SK
Human rights and migration in third countries (A8-0245/2016 - Marie-Christine Vergiat) SK
Corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries (A8-0243/2016 - Ignazio Corrao) SK
EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement (debate)
Legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings (A8-0165/2015 - Dennis de Jong) SK
The future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 (A8-0263/2016 - Norbert Neuser) SK
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A8-0203/2016 - Helga Stevens) SK
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Permitted health claims made on foods (B8-0842/2016) SK
Programme of activities of the Slovak Presidency (debate) SK
Draft amending budget No 2/2016: Surplus from 2015 (A8-0212/2016 - José Manuel Fernandes) SK
High common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (A8-0211/2016 - Andreas Schwab) SK
Energy efficiency labelling (A8-0213/2016 - Dario Tamburrano) SK
European Border and Coast Guard (A8-0200/2016 - Artis Pabriks) SK
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2017 (RC-B8-0885/2016, B8-0885/2016, B8-0886/2016, B8-0892/2016, B8-0893/2016, B8-0894/2016, B8-0895/2016, B8-0896/2016) SK
Refugees: social inclusion and integration into the labour market (A8-0204/2016 - Brando Benifei) SK
Social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility (A8-0217/2016 - Eleonora Forenza) SK
A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin) SK
The fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU's external relations (A8-0205/2016 - Barbara Lochbihler) SK
Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes (A8-0209/2016 - Jean-Marie Cavada) SK
Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of the property consequences of registered partnerships (A8-0208/2016 - Jean-Marie Cavada) SK
Follow-up of the Strategic Framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020) (A8-0176/2016 - Zdzisław Krasnodębski) SK
Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (A8-0199/2016 - Markus Pieper) SK
Promoting free movement by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents (A8-0156/2016 - Mady Delvaux) SK
Macro-financial assistance to Tunisia (A8-0187/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) SK
Rules against certain tax avoidance practices (A8-0189/2016 - Hugues Bayet) SK
Eliminating illicit trade in tobacco products: protocol to the WHO Framework Convention (A8-0154/2016 - Adam Szejnfeld) SK
EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A8-0155/2016 - Santiago Fisas Ayxelà) SK
Enhanced cooperation in the area of property regimes of international couples (A8-0192/2016 - Jean-Marie Cavada) SK
2015 Report on policy coherence for development (A8-0165/2016 - Cristian Dan Preda) SK
The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (A8-0169/2016 - Maria Heubuch) SK
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (A8-0173/2016 - Edward Czesak) SK
UN High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Delivering a new deal for energy consumers (A8-0161/2016 - Theresa Griffin) FR
Poverty: a gender perspective (A8-0153/2016 - Maria Arena) SK
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (A8-0157/2016 - Dariusz Rosati) SK
Traceability of fishery and aquaculture products in restaurants and retail (B8-0581/2016) SK
China's market economy status (B8-0604/2016, B8-0605/2016, RC-B8-0607/2016, B8-0607/2016, B8-0608/2016, B8-0609/2016, B8-0610/2016, B8-0611/2016, B8-0612/2016) SK
Follow-up and state of play of the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (B8-0583/2016, B8-0587/2016) SK
Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods (B8-0545/2016) SK
Framework Agreement on parental leave (A8-0076/2016 - Maria Arena) SK
Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (A8-0144/2016 - Catherine Bearder) SK
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) (A8-0164/2016 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) SK
Entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, volunteering, pupil exchange and au pairing (A8-0166/2016 - Cecilia Wikström) SK
Acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (B8-0562/2016) SK
Attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (B8-0488/2016, B8-0488/2016, B8-0489/2016, B8-0490/2016, B8-0491/2016, B8-0492/2016, B8-0493/2016) SK
Women domestic workers and carers in the EU (A8-0053/2016 - Kostadinka Kuneva) SK
Gender equality and empowering women in the digital age (A8-0048/2016 - Terry Reintke) SK
Safeguarding the best interest of the child across the EU on the basis of petitions addressed to the European Parliament (B8-0487/2016) SK
Interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (A8-0071/2016 - Izaskun Bilbao Barandica) SK
Attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law (debate) SK
Meeting the antipoverty target in the light of increasing household costs (A8-0040/2016 - Tamás Meszerics) SK
Private sector and development (A8-0043/2016 - Nirj Deva) SK
Zika virus outbreak (B8-0449/2016) SK
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) SK
Products originating in certain ACP states (A8-0010/2016 - Jarosław Wałęsa) SK
Minimum standard rate of VAT (A8-0063/2016 - Peter Simon) SK
Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (A8-0208/2015 - Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann) FR
Learning EU at school (A8-0021/2016 - Damian Drăghici) SK
Annual reports 2012-2013 on subsidiarity and proportionality (debate) SK
Veterinary medicinal products (A8-0046/2016 - Françoise Grossetête) SK
Authorisation and supervision of veterinary medicinal products (A8-0035/2016 - Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu) SK
2015 Report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B8-0310/2016) SK
Tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) (B8-0311/2016, B8-0312/2016, B8-0312/2016, B8-0313/2016, B8-0313/2016, B8-0314/2016, B8-0315/2016, B8-0316/2016, B8-0317/2016) SK
Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments (A8-0006/2016 - Marc Tarabella) SK
Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (A8-0034/2016 - Angelika Mlinar) SK
The situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (A8-0024/2016 - Mary Honeyball) SK
Procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings (debate) SK
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (A8-0224/2015 - Heinz K. Becker) SK
Introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for Tunisia (A8-0013/2016 - Marielle de Sarnez) SK
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0030/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues) SK
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0031/2016 - Sofia Ribeiro) SK
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (A8-0020/2016 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) SK
Humanitarian situation in Yemen (B8-0147/2016, RC-B8-0151/2016, B8-0151/2016, B8-0152/2016, B8-0153/2016, B8-0155/2016, B8-0158/2016, B8-0160/2016) SK
Preparation for the UN General Assembly special session on drugs (debate) SK
Systematic mass murder of religious minorities by ISIS (RC-B8-0149/2016, B8-0149/2016, B8-0154/2016, B8-0156/2016, B8-0157/2016, B8-0159/2016, B8-0161/2016, B8-0162/2016) SK
Ending sexual harassment and violence against women in public spaces (debate) SK
New Strategy for gender equality and women's rights post-2015 (debate) SK
Commission action to comply with judgment in Case T-521/14 Sweden vs. Commission (obligation to establish criteria for endocrine disruptors) (debate) SK
EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement (A8-0372/2015 - Ulrike Lunacek) SK
Association Agreements / Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine (RC-B8-0068/2016, B8-0068/2016, B8-0069/2016, B8-0077/2016, B8-0078/2016, B8-0079/2016, B8-0080/2016) SK
EU priorities for the UNHRC sessions in 2016 (RC-B8-0050/2016, B8-0050/2016, B8-0052/2016, B8-0056/2016, B8-0063/2016, B8-0064/2016, B8-0065/2016, B8-0066/2016) SK
Objection to delegated act on the specific compositional and information requirements for processed cereal-based food and baby food (B8-0067/2016) SK
Systematic mass murder of religious minorities by ISIS (debate) SK
External factors that represent hurdles to European female entrepreneurship (A8-0369/2015 - Barbara Matera) SK
Skills policies for fighting youth unemployment (A8-0366/2015 - Marek Plura) SK
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (A8-0371/2015 - Kaja Kallas, Evelyne Gebhardt) SK
The role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the EU policy on the matter (A8-0344/2015 - Cristian Dan Preda) SK
Preparing for the World Humanitarian Summit: Challenges and opportunities for humanitarian assistance (debate) SK
Methods and procedure for making available the traditional, VAT and GNI-based own resources and on the measures to meet cash requirements (A8-0357/2015 - Gérard Deprez, Janusz Lewandowski) SK
Suspension of exceptional trade measures with regard to Bosnia and Herzegovina (A8-0060/2015 - Goffredo Maria Bettini) SK
Strategic cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and Europol (A8-0351/2015 - Alessandra Mussolini) SK
Making Europe's electricity grid fit for 2020 (A8-0330/2015 - Peter Eriksson) SK
Implementation of the European Progress Microfinance Facility (A8-0331/2015 - Sven Schulze) SK
Recent terrorist attacks in Paris (debate) SK
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for immediate budgetary measures to address the refugee crisis (A8-0336/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes) SK
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide for payment of advances in the 2016 budget (A8-0335/2015 - Lefteris Christoforou) SK
Tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect (A8-0317/2015 - Elisa Ferreira, Michael Theurer) SK
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (A8-0316/2015 - Rachida Dati) SK
EU Strategic framework on health and safety at work 2014-2020 (A8-0312/2015 - Ole Christensen) SK
Insurance mediation (A8-0315/2015 - Werner Langen) SK
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty (A8-0310/2015 - Inês Cristina Zuber) SK
Cohesion policy and marginalised communities (A8-0314/2015 - Terry Reintke) SK
The role of the EU within the UN (A8-0308/2015 - Paavo Väyrynen) SK
Hearing on summer-time changes in Europe (debate) SK
Council Recommendation on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market (B8-1093/2015) FR
Safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) in the field of civil aviation (A8-0261/2015 - Jacqueline Foster) FR
New challenges and concepts for the promotion of tourism in Europe (A8-0258/2015 - Isabella De Monte) FR
Use of genetically modified food and feed (A8-0305/2015 - Giovanni La Via) FR
EU-Switzerland agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (A8-0271/2015 - Jeppe Kofod) SK
European single market for electronic communications (A8-0300/2015 - Pilar del Castillo Vera) SK
Ebola crisis: long-term lessons (A8-0281/2015 - Charles Goerens) SK
European Citizens' Initiative (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (debate) SK
Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (debate) SK
Equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (A8-0213/2015 - Anna Záborská) SK
Situation in Syria (debate) FR
Possible extension of geographical indication protection of the EU to non-agricultural products (A8-0259/2015 - Virginie Rozière) FR
Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation (A8-0232/2015 - Eleni Theocharous) FR
Council Decision establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy, Greece and Hungary [COM(2015)0451 - C8-0271/2015 - 2015/0209(NLE)] SK
Assessment of the 2012 European Year for active ageing and solidarity between generations (A8-0241/2015 - Eduard Kukan) SK
Empowering girls through education in the EU (A8-0206/2015 - Liliana Rodrigues) SK
Migration and refugees in Europe (RC-B8-0832/2015, B8-0832/2015, B8-0833/2015, B8-0834/2015, B8-0835/2015, B8-0837/2015, B8-0838/2015, B8-0842/2015) SK
Social entrepreneurship and social innovation in combatting unemployment (A8-0247/2015 - Verónica Lope Fontagné) FR
Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece (A8-0245/2015 - Ska Keller) SK
Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes (A8-0216/2015 - Giulia Moi, Renate Sommer) SK
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2013-2014) (A8-0230/2015 - Laura Ferrara) SK
Promoting youth entrepreneurship through education and training (A8-0239/2015 - Michaela Šojdrová) FR
Follow up to the European citizens' initiative Right2Water (A8-0228/2015 - Lynn Boylan) SK
Empowering girls through education in the EU (short presentation) SK
Family businesses in Europe (short presentation) SK
Situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan SK
Green employment initiative - Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States SK
UN International conference on financing for development (13-16 July 2015) - Tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges in developing countries (debate) SK
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
European Fund for Strategic Investments (A8-0139/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Udo Bullmann) FR
Recent revelations of high-level corruption cases in FIFA (RC-B8-0548/2015, B8-0548/2015, B8-0549/2015, B8-0550/2015, B8-0571/2015, B8-0572/2015, B8-0573/2015, B8-0574/2015) SK
State of EU-Russia relations (A8-0162/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis) SK
European energy security strategy (A8-0164/2015 - Algirdas Saudargas) SK
OLAF Supervisory Committee's annual report 2014 (B8-0539/2015, B8-0539/2015, B8-0540/2015, B8-0541/2015, B8-0542/2015) SK
Situation in Hungary (RC-B8-0532/2015, B8-0532/2015, B8-0533/2015, B8-0534/2015, B8-0535/2015, B8-0536/2015, B8-0537/2015) SK
2014 Progress Report on Turkey (B8-0455/2015) SK
EU Strategy for equality between women and men post 2015 (debate) SK
Ending the practice of early, forced marriage of girls (debate) SK
Situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate) SK
Self-certification of importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (debate) SK
Self-certification of importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (debate) SK
Financing for development (A8-0143/2015 - Pedro Silva Pereira) SK
Maternity leave (debate) SK
Maternity leave (debate) SK
Safer healthcare in Europe (short presentation) SK
Pre-financing of operational programmes supported by the Youth Employment Initiative (A8-0134/2015 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier) SK
Implementation of the Bologna process (A8-0121/2015 - Krystyna Łybacka) SK
Employment quotas for people with disabilities in the EU institutions (debate) SK
Armenian genocide 100th anniversary (RC-B8-0342/2015, B8-0342/2015, B8-0343/2015, B8-0344/2015, B8-0346/2015, B8-0347/2015, B8-0348/2015, B8-0349/2015) SK
International Roma Day – anti-Gypsyism in Europe and EU recognition of the memorial day of the Roma genocide during WW II (B8-0326/2015) SK
International Roma Day – anti-Gypsyism in Europe and EU recognition of the memorial day of the Roma genocide during WW II (debate) SK
One-minute speeches (Rule 163) SK
Recent attacks and abductions by Daesh in the Middle East, notably of Assyrians SK
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2013 and the EU policy on the matter (A8-0023/2015 - Pier Antonio Panzeri) SK
Annual report 2013 on the protection of EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0024/2015 - Georgi Pirinski) SK
Fight against child sexual abuse on the Internet (RC-B8-0217/2015, B8-0217/2015, B8-0218/2015, B8-0219/2015, B8-0220/2015, B8-0226/2015, B8-0227/2015) SK
Decision adopted on a Strategic framework for the Energy Union (debate) SK
Fight against child sexual abuse on the Internet (debate) SK
Access to medicines in the EU (debate) SK
Situation in Ukraine (debate) SK
Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (debate) SK
Accession of Gabon to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Andorra to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of the Seychelles to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Russia to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Albania to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Singapore to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Morocco to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Accession of Armenia to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (debate) FR
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (A8-0038/2014 - Frédérique Ries) SK
Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. of XXX supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the classification of serious infringements of the Union rules, which may lead to the loss of good repute by the road transport operator and amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (B8-0325/2014) SK
Proposal for a Council directive on laying down calculation methods and reporting requirements pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (B8-0326/2014) SK
Recognition of Palestine statehood (RC-B8-0277/2014, B8-0277/2014, B8-0309/2014, B8-0310/2014, B8-0349/2014, B8-0357/2014, B8-0359/2014) SK
Election of the Ombudsman SK
Child malnutrition in developing countries (debate) SK
25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate) SK
The EU and the global development framework after 2015 (debate) SK
Conclusion of an Association agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova (A8-0022/2014 - Petras Auštrevičius) FR
Peace process in Northern Ireland (B8-0218/2014) FR
Turkish actions creating tensions in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus (RC-B8-0211/2014, B8-0211/2014, B8-0212/2014, B8-0216/2014, B8-0217/2014, B8-0221/2014, B8-0223/2014, B8-0225/2014) FR
Humanitarian situation in South Sudan (RC-B8-0213/2014, B8-0213/2014, B8-0214/2014, B8-0215/2014, B8-0219/2014, B8-0220/2014, B8-0222/2014, B8-0224/2014) FR
25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall (debate) FR
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SK
Customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (A8-0021/2014 - Gabrielius Landsbergis) SK
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 - all sections (A8-0014/2014 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Monika Hohlmeier) SK
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities (A8-0019/2014 - Philippe De Backer) SK
Death sentence against Asia Bibi SK
EU response to the Ebola outbreak (RC-B8-0107/2014, B8-0107/2014, B8-0108/2014, B8-0114/2014, B8-0115/2014, B8-0119/2014, B8-0124/2014, B8-0126/2014) SK
Situation in Iraq and Syria and the ISIS offensive including the persecution of minorities (RC-B8-0109/2014, B8-0109/2014, B8-0110/2014, B8-0121/2014, B8-0130/2014, B8-0134/2014, B8-0137/2014, B8-0138/2014) SK
Situation in Iraq and Syria and the ISIS offensive including the persecution of minorities (debate) SK
Situation in Ukraine (RCB8-0025/2014, B8-0025/2014, B8-0026/2014, B8-0028/2014, B8-0029/2014, B8-0054/2014, B8-0056/2014, B8-0057/2014) SK
Youth employment (RCB8-0027/2014, B8-0027/2014, B8-0030/2014, B8-0051/2014, B8-0052/2014, B8-0053/2014, B8-0055/2014, B8-0058/2014) SK
Situation in Iraq (RCB8-0059/2014, B8-0059/2014, B8-0060/2014, B8-0061/2014, B8-0062/2014, B8-0063/2014, B8-0064/2014) SK
Withdrawal of the maternity leave directive (debate) SK
Explanations of vote
Women's rights in Afghanistan
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
Gender mainstreaming in the work of committees and delegations (short presentation)
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting: see Minutes
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Childcare facilities - Barcelona objectives (debate)
Children of immigrants (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
A special place for children in EU external action (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity (A6-0492/2008, Anna Záborská) (vote)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote (continuation)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries (debate)
Application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (debate)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (debate)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)
Cloning of animals for food supply (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (continuation of debate)
2006 Annual report on the CFSP - Annual report on the implementation of the European Security Strategy and ESDP (continuation of debate)
Follow-up of the Paris Declaration of 2005 on Aid Effectiveness (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Rising food prices in the European Union and developing countries (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Organ donation and transplantation: Policy actions at EU level (debate)
The role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion (debate)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (debate)
Eurostars (debate)
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Cooperation (debate)
The European Union's role in Iraq (A6-0052/2008, Ana Maria Gomes) (vote)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
The European Union's role in Iraq (debate)
The particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life (debate)
The situation of women in rural areas of the EU (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The demographic future of Europe (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
The role of women in industry (debate)
Situation in Kenya (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Verbatim Reports (amendment of Rule 173) (vote)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Murder of women in Mexico and Central America (vote)
Murder of women in Mexico and Central America
Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (debate)
Equality between women and men in the EU (debate)
European strategy for the rights of the child: against "dys"crimination of children and exclusion of "dys" people (debate)
European strategy for the rights of the child: against "dys"crimination of children and exclusion of "dys" people (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society (debate)
Family life and study (debate)
Situation of disabled women in the European Union (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Equality road-map (debate)
Women in Turkey (debate)
Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (debate)
Equality between men and women in the committees' work (debate)
Explanations of vote
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
Women in international politics (debate)
Breast cancer (debate)
Women and international trade (debate)
Women and international trade (debate)
Fight against violence (Daphne) (2007-2013) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Forced prostitution during the 2006 football World Cup (debate)
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
Forced prostitution in the context of world sports events – EU measures against trafficking in human beings and the launch of an anti-trafficking day (debate)
Belarus in the run-up to the presidential elections on 19 March (debate)
Combating violence against women
The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Developments in Slovakia regarding police forces
Social dimension of globalisation
Economic migration
Women and poverty in the EU
Gender discrimination in health systems
PROGRESS
Textiles and clothing after 2005 (continuation)
Africa, globalisation and poverty
Equal opportunities in employment and work
Equality action programmes
Explanations of vote
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Explanations of vote
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women Platform for Action (Beijing + 10)
Planned egg cell trade
Action against hunger and poverty
Anti-Semitism and racism
Dismissal of Commission language teachers
Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115)
Explanations of vote
Constitution for Europe (continuation)
Women and poverty
Dutch boat belonging to the 'Women on Waves' association
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (continuation)
New psychoactive substances (A7-0172/2014 - Jacek Protasiewicz)
Religious freedoms and cultural diversity (B7-0365/2014)
Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine (B7-0431/2014, B7-0435/2014, RCB7-0436/2014, B7-0436/2014, B7-0437/2014, B7-0441/2014, B7-0444/2014)
100 years on from the First World War: lessons to learn and future of Europe (debate)
Enhancing worker mobility by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights (A7-0188/2014 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten)
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (A7-0174/2014 - Margrete Auken)
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (A7-0140/2013 - Marietta Giannakou)
Enhanced cooperation between Public employment services (A7-0072/2014 - Frédéric Daerden)
European Union Solidarity Fund (A7-0078/2014 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Tunisia (A7-0110/2014 - Vital Moreira)
Protection of consumers in utilities services (A7-0163/2014 - Josef Weidenholzer)
Payment accounts (A7-0398/2013 - Jürgen Klute)
Active and Assisted Living Research and Development Programme (A7-0076/2014 - Claude Turmes)
Research and Development Programme for research performing SMEs (A7-0077/2014 - Miloslav Ransdorf)
Interinstitutional agreement on the transparency register (A7-0258/2014 - Roberto Gualtieri)
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (debate)
Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (A7-0135/2014 - Alejandro Cercas)
Role of property and wealth creation in eradicating poverty and fostering sustainable development (A7-0118/2014 - Nirj Deva)
Policy coherence for development (A7-0161/2014 - Charles Goerens)
EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (RCB7-0234/2014, B7-0234/2014, B7-0235/2014, B7-0236/2014, B7-0237/2014, B7-0238/2014)
Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (A7-0403/2013 - Dimitrios Droutsas)
Implementation of the Single European Sky (A7-0095/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services (A7-0098/2014 - David-Maria Sassoli)
Freedom of movement for workers (A7-0386/2013 - Edit Bauer)
Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern partnership countries (A7-0157/2014 - Paweł Robert Kowal)
2013 progress report on Turkey (B7-0241/2014)
Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (A7-0112/2014 - Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris)
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and European Securities and Markets Authority (A7-0077/2012 - Burkhard Balz)
Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (A7-0150/2014 - Krišjānis Kariņš, Judith Sargentini)
Equality between women and men in 2012 (A7-0073/2014 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Activities of the Committee on Petitions 2013 (A7-0131/2014 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
Eradication of torture in the world (A7-0100/2014 - Véronique De Keyser)
Situation in Venezuela (debate)
EU-Switzerland relations (debate)
Cohesion Policy (A7-0081/2014 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
Deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall (A7-0482/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
Common system of value added tax (A7-0090/2014 - Ivo Strejček)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Combating violence against women (A7-0075/2014 - Antonyia Parvanova)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (short presentation)
Undocumented women migrants in the European Union (A7-0001/2014 - Norica Nicolai)
29th annual report on monitoring the application of EU law (2011) (A7-0055/2014 - Eva Lichtenberger)
EU regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - better lawmaking (A7-0056/2014 - Sajjad Karim)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (A7-0009/2014 - Ulrike Lunacek)
EU justice scoreboard (A7-0442/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids (A7-0019/2014 - Elisabeth Schroedter)
Small agricultural holdings (A7-0029/2014 - Czesław Adam Siekierski)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (short presentation)
EU homelessness strategy (debate)
Non-discrimination in the framework of sexual and reproductive health and rights (debate)
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (RCB7-0016/2014, B7-0016/2014, B7-0023/2014, B7-0024/2014, B7-0025/2014, B7-0026/2014, B7-0027/2014)
Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies (B7-0555/2013)
Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (A7-0372/2013 - Roberto Gualtieri, Rafał Trzaskowski)
Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments (A7-0336/2013 - Alain Lamassoure)
ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers (A7-0394/2013 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 (A7-0397/2013 - Kinga Göncz)
Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies - Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies (debate)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (A7-0340/2013 - Evelyn Regner, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou)
Key information documents for investment products (A7-0368/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability and to the decommitment rules for certain Member States (A7-0312/2013 - Oldřich Vlasák)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox, Gerald Häfner)
Horizon 2020 - framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020) - Rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020 - Specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 - Strategic innovation agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology - European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
Europe for Citizens programme (A7-0424/2012 - Hannu Takkula)
Connecting Europe Facility (A7-0021/2013 - Adina-Ioana Vălean, Dominique Riquet, Inés Ayala Sender)
Trans-European transport network (A7-0012/2013 - Georgios Koumoutsakos, Ismail Ertug)
Erasmus for all programme (debate)
Climate change conference (B7-0482/2013)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
Konferencija o klimatskim promjenama (B7-0482/2013) HR
Organizirani kriminal, korupcija i pranje novca (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino) HR
Preparations for the European Council meeting (24-25 October 2013) (debate)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices (A7-0327/2013 - Peter Liese)
Medical devices (A7-0324/2013 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
Human rights in the Sahel region (A7-0325/2013 - Charles Tannock)
Local authorities and civil society (A7-0296/2013 - Corina Creţu)
Rethinking education (A7-0314/2013 - Katarína Neveďalová)
Patient safety (A7-0320/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Caste-based discrimination (B7-0434/2013)
Recent cases of violence and persecution against Christians, notably in Maaloula (Syria), Peshawar (Pakistan) and the case of Pastor Saeed Abedini (Iran) (debate)
Permitted health claims made on foods (B7-0437/2013)
EU and Member State measures to tackle the flow of refugees as a result of the conflict in Syria (B7-0442/2013)
Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (A7-0250/2013 - Ana Gomes)
Gendercide: the missing women? (A7-0245/2013 - Antigoni Papadopoulou)
Budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds (A7-0269/2013 - Erminia Mazzoni)
Cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue (short presentation)
Situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU (short presentation)
Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (A7-0275/2013 - Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization in the Union (A7-0263/2013 - Sandrine Bélier)
Equal pay for male and female workers (B7-0387/2013)
Situation in Syria (RCB7-0413/2013, B7-0413/2013, B7-0423/2013, B7-0424/2013, B7-0425/2013, B7-0426/2013, B7-0427/2013, B7-0428/2013)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
Internal market for services (A7-0273/2013 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (A7-0202/2012 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
More efficient and cost-effective interpretation in the European Parliament (A7-0233/2013 - Esther de Lange)
Online gambling in the internal market (A7-0218/2013 - Ashley Fox)
Property consequences of registered partnerships - Matrimonial property regimes (debate)
Practical arrangements for the holding of the European elections in 2014 (A7-0219/2013 - Andrew Duff)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Serious cross-border threats to health (A7-0337/2012 - Gilles Pargneaux)
Recent floods in Europe (RCB7-0319/2013, B7-0319/2013, B7-0320/2013, B7-0321/2013, B7-0322/2013, B7-0323/2013, B7-0324/2013)
Protection of the EU's financial interests - fight against fraud (A7-0197/2013 - Derek Vaughan)
Priority substances in the field of water policy (A7-0397/2012 - Richard Seeber)
Contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis (A7-0222/2013 - Patrizia Toia)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (debate)
Millennium development goals (debate)
Second amendment to the Cotonou Agreement of 23 June 2000 (A7-0110/2013 - Michael Cashman)
Promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief (A7-0203/2013 - Laima Liucija Andrikienė)
Situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries (B7-0199/2013, B7-0200/2013, B7-0222/2013, B7-0226/2013, B7-0227/2013, B7-0228/2013, RCB7-0199/2013)
2012 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B7-0186/2013)
Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens (A7-0162/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
Draft protocol on the application of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic (consent) (A7-0282/2012 - Andrew Duff)
Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (A7-0126/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White, Antonyia Parvanova)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (A7-0136/2013 - Marije Cornelissen)
Adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (A7-0137/2013 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
One year of European Citizens' Initiative in practice: evaluating experience and tackling obstacles (debate)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (debate)
Situation of women in North Africa (A7-0047/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and overseas countries and territories for 2014-2020 (A7-0049/2013 - Patrice Tirolien)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) (B7-0081/2013)
Situation in Egypt
Preparations for the European Council meeting (14-15 March 2013) (debate)
EU-China relations (debate)
Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (A7-0033/2013 - Michèle Rivasi)
Monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (A7-0173/2012 - Elisa Ferreira)
European social entrepreneurship funds (A7-0194/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights (A7-0048/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU (A7-0401/2012 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
System of national and regional accounts (debate)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (debate)
Impact of austerity on the living conditions of people with disabilities (debate)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights - Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU - Situation of women in North Africa (debate)
European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (A7-0029/2013 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth (A7-0017/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
Common system of value added tax and a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud (A7-0014/2013 - David Casa)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0024/2013 - Veronica Lope Fontagné)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (A7-0015/2013 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (debate)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Programme of activities of the Irish Presidency (debate)
Credit rating agencies (A7-0221/2012 - Leonardo Domenici)
Youth guarantee (B7-0007/2013)
Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (A7-0402/2012 - Sylvie Goulard)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino)
Role of territorial development in cohesion policy (A7-0421/2012 - Derek Vaughan)
European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
EU strategy for the Horn of Africa (A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock)
Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (A7-0423/2012 - Catherine Grèze)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Draft amending budget No 6/2012 - Revenue from own resources and other resources - Increase in payment appropriations in headings 1a, 1b, 2, 3a and 4 of the Multiannual Financial Framework - Reduction in the level of commitment appropriations entered in the budget - New general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections (debate)
Enhanced cooperation on the financial transaction tax (debate)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2010 - 2011) (debate)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2010 - 2011) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EC and Israel on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections (debate)
Explanations of vote
Voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells (short presentation)
Role of women in the green economy (short presentation)
Women's working conditions in the service sector (short presentation)
Outcome of the Rio+20 Summit (20-22 June 2012) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Forced abortion scandal in China (debate)
Explanations of vote
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (28-29 June 2012) (debate)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
eCall: a new 112 service for citizens (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value (debate)
Explanations of vote
Youth opportunities initiative (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
EU and China: unbalanced trade? (debate)
A 2020 perspective for women in Turkey (short presentation)
Patenting of essential biological processes (debate)
Women and climate change (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
What is 'locally produced' food? (debate)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
EU citizenship report 2010 (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Enlargement report for Serbia (debate)
Explanations of vote
Enlargement report for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Addressing the EU diabetes epidemic (debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
Explanations of vote
Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (debate)
Collective rights management (debate)
Daphne programme (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
European dimension in sport (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
Avoiding food wastage (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
Explanations of vote
Situation of women in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Explanations of vote
Egypt, in particular the case of blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah
Economic governance
Explanations of vote
Situation of the Roma in Member States (debate)
European platform against poverty and social exclusion (debate)
European platform against poverty and social exclusion (A7-0370/2011 - Frédéric Daerden) (vote)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Accountability report on financing for development (debate)
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2010 (debate)
Demographic change and its consequences for the cohesion policy (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Financial rules applicable to the annual budget (continuation of debate)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)
Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities (debate)
Alternative dispute resolution in civil, commercial and family matters (short presentation)
Situation of single mothers (short presentation)
Organised crime in the European Union (short presentation)
High-level forum on aid effectiveness (short presentation)
Situation in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Egypt (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Eritrea: case of Dawit Isaak
Economic crisis and the euro (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
EU homelessness strategy (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances - Implementation of excessive deficit procedure - Requirements for budgetary frameworks of Member States - Budgetary surveillance in euro area - Surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies - Enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in euro area (continuation of debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
EHEC outbreak in the EU Member States (debate)
Guaranteeing independent impact assessments (short presentation)
Financing instrument for development cooperation (short presentation)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Statement by the President of the European Parliament’s delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Novel foods (continuation of debate)
Explanations of vote
Migration flows and asylum and their impact on Schengen (debate)
Emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2010 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Use of sexual violence in conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Political parties at European level and rules regarding their funding (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
EU relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Female poverty - Equality between women and men - 2010 (debate)
Explanations of vote
Management of H1N1 influenza (short presentation)
Reducing health inequalities (short presentation)
Commission expert groups and balanced representation and transparency (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States - Europe 2020 - Implementation of the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Cord blood stem cells (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Financing instrument for development cooperation - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006) - A financing instrument for development cooperation (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006) - Establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
Referendum on the future status of Southern Sudan (debate)
Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (debate)
Situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion (debate)
Violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (debate)
International adoption in the European Union (debate)
European Consensus on humanitarian aid (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2009) - Effective implementation after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women and peace and security (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Urgent aid to Haiti (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations (short presentation)
Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate)
Explanations of vote
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
EU cohesion and regional policy after 2013 - Future of the European Social Fund (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Health care systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Health (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Better lawmaking
Explanations of vote
Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (debate)
Explanations of vote
Products from cloned animals in the food chain (debate)
Situation of the Roma people in Europe (debate)
Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)
Discrimination of same-sex married or in civil-partnership couples (debate)
Discrimination of same-sex married or in civil-partnership couples (debate)
Long-term care for older people (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Floods in Central European countries, in particular Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (debate)
Gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis - Assessment of the results of the 2006-2010 Roadmap for Equality between women and men and forward looking recommendations - Charter for Women’s Rights - follow up (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Religious freedom in Pakistan
Implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development - Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens - Long-term sustainability of public finances for a recovering economy - Contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU 2020 objectives (debate)
Explanations of vote
Principle of subsidiarity and universality of social public services in the EU (debate)
Equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity (debate)
Coordination of humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Haiti (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Explanations of vote
Development of the European Citizens’ Initiative based on Article 11(4) of the Treaty on European Union (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Cuba (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Beijing +15 - UN Platform for Action for Gender Equality (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 (debate)
Recent attacks on religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia
Democratisation in Turkey (debate)
Preventing trafficking in human beings (debate)
Defence of the principle of subsidiarity - Display of religious and cultural symbols in public places (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Elimination of violence against women (debate)
Use of minority languages within the framework of the European cultural heritage (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Situation in Lithuania following the adoption of the law on protection of minors (debate)
The effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation (debate)
Reports (5)
REPORT on the application of 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 PDF (213 KB) DOC (153 KB)
REPORT on gender mainstreaming in the work of its committees and delegations PDF (173 KB) DOC (104 KB)
REPORT on non-discrimination based on gender and intergenerational solidarity PDF (221 KB) DOC (113 KB)
REPORT on gender mainstreaming in the work of the committees PDF (159 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on women and poverty in the European Union PDF (184 KB) DOC (102 KB)
Shadow reports (7)
REPORT on gender equality and taxation policies in the EU PDF (485 KB) DOC (68 KB)
REPORT on measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at workplace, in public spaces, and political life in the EU PDF (344 KB) DOC (74 KB)
REPORT on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition PDF (597 KB) DOC (208 KB)
REPORT on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality PDF (251 KB) DOC (112 KB)
REPORT on Gendercide: the missing women? PDF (214 KB) DOC (135 KB)
REPORT on the situation of women in North Africa PDF (238 KB) DOC (146 KB)
REPORT on an Agenda for Change: the future of EU development policy PDF (225 KB) DOC (136 KB)
Opinions (14)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services
OPINION on the role of the EU within the UN - how to better achieve EU foreign policy goals
OPINION on Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare
OPINION on a Special Place for Children in EU External Action
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Modernising social protection for greater social justice and economic cohesion: taking forward the active inclusion of people furthest from the labour market
OPINION on the White Paper on 'A Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related Health Issues'
OPINION Green paper on the role of Civil Society in Drugs Policy in the European Union
OPINION on trade and poverty: devising trade policies in such a way as to maximise the contribution that trade makes to fighting poverty
OPINION on an EU approach to managing economic migration
OPINION on discharge in respect of implementation of the EU general budget for financial year 2003 (SEC(2004)1181 - C6-0000/2005 - 2004/2040(DEC) (SEC(2004)1182 - C6-0000/2005 - 2004/2040(DEC)
OPINION on Special Report No 13/2012 (2011 discharge): ‘European Union Development Assistance for Drinking-Water Supply and Basic Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Countries’
OPINION on the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion
OPINION on demographic change and its consequences for the future cohesion policy of the EU
Shadow opinions (34)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing ‘Erasmus’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Labour Authority
POSITION IN THE FORM OF AMENDMENTS on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on Humanitarian Visas
OPINION on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Iraq
OPINION on the situation in Hungary (pursuant to the European Parliament resolution of 17 May 2017)
OPINION on a European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
OPINION on Gender Equality in EU Trade Agreements
POSITION IN FORM OF AMENDMENTS on Deployment of cohesion policy instruments by regions to address demographic change
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and amending Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, EU No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014,(EU) No 283/2014, (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 541/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
OPINION on working conditions and precarious employment
OPINION on promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
OPINION on implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with special regard to the concluding observations of the UN CRPD Committee
OPINION on the activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014
OPINION on meeting the antipoverty target in the light of increasing household costs
OPINION on preparing for the World Humanitarian Summit: Challenges and opportunities for humanitarian assistance
OPINION on cohesion policy and marginalised communities
OPINION on women with disabilities
OPINION on the Cross-border collective bargaining and transnational social dialogue
OPINION on the fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens
OPINION on social housing in the European Union
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section III - Commission
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2011
OPINION on the integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006
OPINION on women’s situation in war
OPINION on EU external policies in favour of democratisation
OPINION on the EC 5th Cohesion Report and the Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, repealing Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA)
OPINION on GDP and beyond – Measuring progress in a changing world
OPINION Opinion on developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy
Institutional motions (106)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia PDF (160 KB) DOC (63 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe PDF (159 KB) DOC (55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on women's rights defenders in Saudi Arabia PDF (142 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe PDF (154 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Azerbaijan, notably the case of Mehman Huseynov PDF (155 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan PDF (153 KB) DOC (60 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iran, notably the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh PDF (282 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Myanmar, notably the case of journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo PDF (153 KB) DOC (60 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia, notably the case of Kem Sokha PDF (158 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Uganda, arrest of parliamentarians from the opposition PDF (148 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Burundi PDF (162 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Somalia PDF (161 KB) DOC (64 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political crisis in Moldova following the invalidation of the mayoral elections in Chișinău PDF (151 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Burundi PDF (150 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Somalia PDF (149 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political crisis in Moldova following the invalidation of the mayoral elections in Chisinau PDF (144 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, notably the case of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov PDF (161 KB) DOC (49 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation on women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia PDF (162 KB) DOC (61 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of imprisoned EU-Iranian dual nationals in Iran PDF (159 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (166 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mercy killings in Uganda PDF (156 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman PDF (165 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on situation in the Maldives PDF (141 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mercy killings in Uganda PDF (145 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman PDF (147 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on El Salvador: the cases of women prosecuted for miscarriage PDF (267 KB) DOC (51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia: notably the dissolution of CNRP Party PDF (283 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on freedom of expression in Vietnam, notably the case of Nguyen Van Hoa PDF (280 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on freedom of expression in Sudan, notably the case of Mohamed Zine al-Abidine PDF (155 KB) DOC (50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on terrorist attacks in Somalia PDF (162 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Madagascar PDF (154 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Freedom of expression in Sudan, notably the case of Mohamed Zine El Abidine PDF (151 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Terrorist attacks in Somalia PDF (155 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (287 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, Ilmi Umerov and the journalist Mykola Semena PDF (284 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of persons with albinism in Africa, notably in Malawi PDF (287 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on situation in the Maldives PDF (145 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, Ilmi Umerov and journalist Mykola Semena PDF (152 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Situation of people with albinism in Malawi and other African countries PDF (152 KB) DOC (51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (156 KB) DOC (55 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Eritrea, notably the cases of Abune Antonios and Dawit Isaak PDF (169 KB) DOC (63 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and Lee Ming-che PDF (153 KB) DOC (54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (276 KB) DOC (49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (275 KB) DOC (54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Ethiopia, notably the case of Dr Merera Gudina PDF (163 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zambia, particularly the case of Hakainde Hichilema PDF (153 KB) DOC (55 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on South Sudan PDF (164 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Dadaab refugee camp PDF (159 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus PDF (288 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, the arrest of Alexei Navalny and other protestors PDF (158 KB) DOC (49 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Philippines – the case of Senator Leila M. De Lima PDF (156 KB) DOC (48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe, the case of Pastor Evan Mawarire and other cases of restriction of freedom of expression PDF (150 KB) DOC (48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Ukrainian prisoners in Russia and the situation in Crimea PDF (157 KB) DOC (51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of human rights and democracy in Nicaragua – the case of Francisca Ramirez PDF (149 KB) DOC (48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Guatemala, notably the situation of human rights defenders PDF (165 KB) DOC (57 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on executions in Kuwait and Bahrain PDF (155 KB) DOC (79 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Gabon PDF (288 KB) DOC (58 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Gabon PDF (273 KB) DOC (47 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (152 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Central African Republic PDF (162 KB) DOC (55 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Indonesia, notably the case of Hosea Yeimo and Ismael Alua PDF (148 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Central African Republic PDF (292 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (275 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Indonesia, notably the cases of Hosea Yeimo, Ismael Alua and the Governor of Jakarta PDF (265 KB) DOC (50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (276 KB) DOC (50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of the Guarani-Kaiowá in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso Do Sul PDF (149 KB) DOC (54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Gui Minhai, jailed publisher in China PDF (157 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of the Guarani-Kaiowa in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso PDF (263 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Gui Minhai, jailed publisher in China PDF (275 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe PDF (289 KB) DOC (80 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Philippines PDF (289 KB) DOC (84 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Somalia PDF (295 KB) DOC (91 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe PDF (287 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Philippines PDF (265 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Somalia PDF (418 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law PDF (295 KB) DOC (87 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on attacks on hospitals and schools as violations of international humanitarian law PDF (184 KB) DOC (71 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nigeria PDF (167 KB) DOC (91 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Honduras: situation of human rights defenders PDF (162 KB) DOC (85 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Pakistan, in particular the attack in Lahore PDF (159 KB) DOC (85 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nigeria PDF (372 KB) DOC (77 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Honduras: situation of human rights defenders PDF (161 KB) DOC (68 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Pakistan, in particular the attack in Lahore PDF (272 KB) DOC (73 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (164 KB) DOC (88 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Egypt, notably the case of Giulio Regeni PDF (168 KB) DOC (85 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on freedom of expression in Kazakhstan PDF (168 KB) DOC (88 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic mass murder of religious minorities by the so-called ‘ISIS/Daesh’ PDF (168 KB) DOC (94 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Estonian and UK seamen under detention in India PDF (148 KB) DOC (72 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on North Korea PDF (159 KB) DOC (83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Ethiopia PDF (166 KB) DOC (91 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Malaysia PDF (157 KB) DOC (79 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (285 KB) DOC (84 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Ibrahim Halawa, potentially facing the death penalty PDF (287 KB) DOC (83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (303 KB) DOC (93 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (178 KB) DOC (72 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the mass displacement of children in Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks PDF (158 KB) DOC (85 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Central African Republic PDF (170 KB) DOC (97 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr PDF (159 KB) DOC (80 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the displacement of children in Northern Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks PDF (156 KB) DOC (76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Ali Mohammed al - Nimr PDF (143 KB) DOC (71 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Central African Republic PDF (156 KB) DOC (78 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan PDF (146 KB) DOC (76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan PDF (144 KB) DOC (72 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab PDF (141 KB) DOC (71 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the List of Issues adopted by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in relation to the initial report of the European Union PDF (254 KB) DOC (72 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan: the case of Dr Amin Mekki Medani PDF (144 KB) DOC (73 KB)
Oral questions (12)
Breaches of the rights of children whose parents work in Austria PDF (50 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Major interpellation - Violation of fundamental human rights of women in Pakistan PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Fight against trafficking of women and girls for sexual and labour exploitation in the EU PDF (204 KB) DOC (21 KB)
Major interpellation - Follow-up to the Brazilian meat imports scandal PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Commission's answers to written questions PDF (205 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Health risks related to consumption of vegetable oils, in particular palm oils PDF (196 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Health risks related to consumption of vegetable oil, in particular palm oil PDF (196 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Health risks related to the consumption of vegetable oils, and in particular palm oils PDF (197 KB) DOC (16 KB)
The existence of non-tariff barriers for food exporters on the internal EU market PDF (98 KB) DOC (28 KB)
Preventive measures to tackle the gender pension gap in the EU PDF DOC
Commission's answers to Written Questions PDF DOC
Breaches of the human rights of children with disabilities PDF DOC
Written explanations (213)
European Border and Coast Guard (A8-0076/2019 - Roberta Metsola) SK
Pre občanov Slovenska, ale aj ostatných členských štátov je ochrana vonkajších hraníc EÚ jednou z hlavných politických priorít súčasnosti. Jej súčasťou je aj posilnenie Európskej pohraničnej a pobrežnej stráže. V stredu sme na plenárnej schôdzi diskutovali a hlasovali o dohode Parlamentu s ministrami členských štátov na posilnení agentúry Frontex, ako sa tento nový zbor oficiálne volá. Nové nariadenie by malo zlepšiť fungovanie agentúry, aby dokázala čeliť výzvam v oblasti bezpečnosti a migrácie. Súčasťou dohody je vznik stáleho zboru pohraničnej a pobrežnej stráže EÚ v počte desaťtisíc pracovníkov. Ten by mal podporiť vnútroštátne orgány pri vykonávaní úloh v oblasti kontroly hraníc a návratovej politiky, ale aj v boji proti cezhraničnej kriminalite. V prvej fáze do roku 2021 by sa mal zvýšiť počet operačných pracovníkov nového Frontexu na päťtisíc. Plný počet by mal zbor dosiahnuť do roku 2027. Nedávna minulosť ukázala, že vojna a nestabilita v krajinách Blízkeho Východu a Afriky dokáže spôsobiť migračnú krízu takpovediac zo dňa na deň. Preto som rada, že nariadenie počíta aj s takzvanou rezervou rýchleho zásahu, ktorá by mala byť nasadená v núdzových situáciách. Občania sa jednoducho musia cítiť v Európe predovšetkým bezpečne. Posilnenie ochrany jej hraníc je preto správnym krokom.
Promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (A8-0444/2018 - Christel Schaldemose) SK
Na tejto schôdzi sme sa venovali aj fungovaniu digitálnych platforiem, ktoré na internete ponúkajú ľuďom tovar a služby tretích strán. Ide o novú smernicu, ktorá sa zameriava na vzťahy medzi týmito platformami a ich komerčnými užívateľmi, teda firmami, ktoré ich využívajú na ponúkanie svojho tovaru alebo svojich služieb. Uvediem príklad: malý rodinný penzión ponúka ubytovanie cez stránku Booking.com. Táto platforma má obrovskú vyjednávaciu silu, pretože ju využívajú stámilióny potenciálnych zákazníkov, a preto môže nášmu malému penziónu diktovať v podstate akékoľvek obchodné podmienky, diktovať ceny, či rozhodovať o tom, ako podporí ponuku tohto penziónu napríklad cez reklamu. Aj malé nedorozumenie v obchodnom vzťahu môže byť pre malý penzión alebo hotel likvidačné. Cieľom tejto smernice je posilniť postavenie malých voči tým, ktorí sú obrovskí. Ja sama som sa aktívne zapojila do jej prípravy ako spravodajkyňa stanoviska Výboru pre priemysel, výskum a energetiku. Hoci predložený text, ktorý je kompromisom medzi Parlamentom a Radou (ministrov) EÚ, ide v niektorých bodoch možno trochu ďalej, než som pôvodne navrhovala, mohla som ho ešte stále s čistým svedomím podporiť. Viaceré veľké globálne internetové platformy totiž ukázali, že bez jasných pravidiel majú sklon zneužívať svoje postavenie a to v konečnom dôsledku škodí ľuďom aj ekonomike.
Better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules (A8-0029/2019 - Daniel Dalton) SK
V stredu sme hlasovali o nových pravidlách ochrany spotrebiteľa. Ide o novelu existujúcej smernice, ktorá by mala sprehľadniť rozhodovanie o poradí zobrazovaných ponúk na internetových trhoch. Pre Slovensko a ďalšie krajiny východnej Európy je však dôležitá najmä otázka dvojakej kvality výrobkov. Testy totiž ukázali, že mnoho firiem ponúka v našom regióne pod rovnakým názvom výrobky s iným zložením a často aj nižšej kvality. Kompromisný návrh nariadenia o zlepšení ochrany spotrebiteľa, ktorý je výsledkom rokovaní s vládami členských štátov, však takýto zákaz neobsahuje. V zmysle kompromisného návrhu by to znamenalo, že dva roky bude Európska komisia len posudzovať aktuálny stav a potom – možno – navrhne zakázať predaj výrobkov rôznej kvality pod jedným názvom. My pritom máme už dosť informácií nato, aby sme vedeli, že takéto praktiky sa dejú a ľudia s nimi nie sú spokojní. Navyše je treba nahlas povedať, že na spoločnom európskom trhu sa kvalita nesmie merať podľa dvojakého metra. Žiaľ, tento kompromisný a bezzubý návrh bol poslancami prijatý. Ja som sa v reakcii na odmietnutie procedurálneho návrhu, ktorý by umožnil prijať zákaz predaja tovaru rôznej kvality pod rovnakým názvom, pri hlasovaní o tomto návrhu zdržala.
Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (A8-0417/2018 - Pilar Ayuso) SK
Na druhom aprílovom plenárnom zasadnutí sme schválili aj nové pravidlá na zabezpečenie spoľahlivosti, objektívnosti a transparentnosti v procese hodnotenia rizík v súvislosti s bezpečnosťou potravín v Európskej únii. Tieto nové pravidlá reflektujú námietky vznesené v rámci Európskej občianskej iniciatívy ohľadne používania glyfosátov (využívané ako širokospektrálne herbicídy). Námietky súviseli s (ne)transparentnosťou vedeckých štúdií, ktoré sa používali na hodnotenie pesticídov. Toto nové uznesenie nariaďuje, že rozhodovací proces má byť založený na vedeckých poznatkoch a zároveň má byť viac transparentný. To sa má dosiahnuť zriadením spoločnej európskej databázy zadaných štúdií. Zároveň, Európsky úrad pre bezpečnosť potravín bude môcť predložiť štúdie na kontrolu tretím stranám, ktoré budú môcť skontrolovať a potvrdiť ich presnosť a správnosť. V záujme transparentnosti musia žiadatelia predložiť všetky relevantné informácie pre posúdenie bezpečnosti, pričom niektoré informácie (výrobný proces) môžu ostať utajené. Cieľom tohto uznesenia je zabezpečiť vysokú úroveň bezpečnosti a verejného zdravia, ako aj zvýšiť dôveru verejnosti v rozhodovacie procesy inštitúcií. Uznesenie som preto v hlasovaní podporila.
European Supervisory Authorities and financial markets (A8-0013/2019 - Othmar Karas, Pervenche Berès) SK
Na poslednom plenárnom zasadnutí v tomto volebnom období sme schválili aj legislatívne uznesenie, ktorým sa aktualizujú a posilňujú kompetencie a právomoci európskych orgánov dohľadu zriadených v roku 2010. Táto reforma poskytne spotrebiteľom, podnikateľom a investorom bezpečnejšie finančné prostredie a integrovanejšie finančné trhy. Zavádza aj ustanovenia na podporu finančných produktov, ktoré podporujú iniciatívy v oblasti životného prostredia, sociálnych vecí a dobrej správy verejných vecí. Z hľadiska bezpečnosti na finančných trhoch uznesenie konkrétne poveruje Európsky orgán pre cenné papiere a trhy priamou právomocou dohľadu v konkrétnych finančných sektoroch, akými sú trhy s finančnými nástrojmi či referenčnými hodnotami. Nové pravidlá zároveň posilňujú právomoci Európskeho orgánu pre bankovníctvo s cieľom zabrániť praniu špinavých peňazí a financovania terorizmu. V rámci tejto reformy sa zároveň zvyšuje aj zodpovednosť strážnych orgánov EÚ (tzv. watchdogs) v oblasti bankovníctva, cenných papierov a finančných trhov, ako aj v oblasti poistenia a dôchodkov. Tieto aktualizácie kompetencií európskych orgánov dohľadu umožnia držať krok s rýchlo meniacim sa svetom financií a tak zabezpečiť účinnejšiu a efektívnejšiu ochranu spotrebiteľov, daňových poplatníkov, podnikateľov a investorov pred porušením ich práv vo finančnom sektore. Uznesenie som preto podporila.
Type-approval requirements for motor vehicles as regards general safety (A8-0151/2019 - Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein) SK
Európske cesty patria síce medzi najbezpečnejšie na svete, ale aj napriek tomu záleží na každom jednom živote. Aj preto sme prijali nové pravidlá povinnej bezpečnostnej výbavy nových vozidiel na európskom trhu. Prijatá novela berie do úvahy nielen technologický vývoj, ale aj nové spoločenské trendy. Predovšetkým je to starnutie obyvateľstva, no zvyšuje sa tiež počet cyklistov a chodcov na cestách. Zároveň sa častejšie využívajú nové elektronické zariadenia počas jazdy, ktoré odvádzajú pozornosť vodičov od diania na ceste. Vo všetkých novovyrobených automobiloch by preto malo byť od roku 2022 povinne zabudovaných viacero technológií, ktoré pomôžu zachrániť životy. Pre osobné a ľahké úžitkové automobily by mal byť povinný núdzový brzdový systém a systém upozorňujúci na to, keď auto vyjde z jazdného pruhu. Za dôležitú považujem aj detekciu ospalosti vodiča, varovanie vodiča, pokiaľ nevenuje dostatočnú pozornosť dopravnej situácii, blikajúce svetlá v prípade prudkého zabrzdenia a monitorovanie situácie za vozidlom pri cúvaní. V utorok sme však schválili len návrh predbežnej dohody, ktorú musí potvrdiť Rada EÚ na úrovni veľvyslancov, a až potom sa bude hlasovať o konečnom znení v Parlamente aj v Rade. To znamená, že konečné rozhodnutie už bude mať v rukách Parlament v novom zložení po voľbách.
Waste management (B8-0231/2019) SK
Poslanci Európskeho parlamentu schválili uznesenie o nakladaní s odpadmi. Toto uznesenie je výsledkom početných petícii naprieč viacerými krajinami EÚ vrátane Slovenska, v ktorých občania poukazujú na zlý stav nakladania s odpadmi. Nevhodné postupy manipulácie s odpadom majú závažný environmentálny vplyv, pokiaľ ide o znečistenie pôdy, vody a ovzdušia. Opakujúcim sa znakom je tesná blízkosť skládok a spaľovní pri obytných a poľnohospodárskych oblastiach, čím sa ohrozuje verejné zdravie obyvateľov. Existuje preto podozrenie, že kompetentné orgány členských štátov náležite nezohľadnili geologické a hydrogeologické podmienky pri umiestňovaní zariadení na likvidáciu alebo skladovanie odpadu.Problematickým zostáva vykonávanie rámcovej smernice o odpade, ako aj iných právnych predpisov EÚ v oblasti predchádzania vzniku odpadu. Svedčia o tom aj početné konania zo strany Komisie o porušení povinnosti európskej legislatívy v oblasti odpadového hospodárstva.Prijaté uznesenie preto vyzýva členské štáty, aby podnikli opatrenia na čistenie odpadu a zlepšenie odpadového hospodárstva a na zníženie objemu vzniknutého komunálneho odpadu. Poslanci tiež nabádajú štáty k tomu, aby prijali hospodárske nástroje a kampane na zvyšovanie informovanosti s cieľom predchádzať znečisťovaniu odpadom.
Enforcement requirements and specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector (A8-0206/2018 - Merja Kyllönen) SK
Európsky parlament hlasoval o troch legislatívnych dokumentoch, ktoré tvoria tzv. balík mobility. Ide o reformu pravidiel v sektore cestnej dopravy tvorenou jednou smernicou a dvomi nariadeniami. Ťažiskovými bodmi balíka mobility je vysielanie vodičov, ich odpočinok a účinnejšie vymáhania pravidiel týkajúcich sa kabotáže, teda vykonávanie vnútroštátnej prepravy, ktorú uskutočňuje dopravca v inom štáte, ako je ten, kde má sídlo. Parlament teraz schválil svoj mandát na rokovanie s Radou o týchto návrhoch. Poslanci navrhujú, aby čas vyhradený na kabotáž bol limitovaný na 3 dni, po ktorých by sa musel prepravca vrátiť späť do svojej domovskej členskej krajiny, kde je zaregistrovaný. Čo sa týka odpočinku vodičov, tu by mali prepravcovia zabezpečiť, aby sa ich šoféri aspoň raz za 4 týždne mohli vrátiť domov. Zároveň by vodiči mali čerpať povinný týždenný odpočinok mimo kabíny svojich vozidiel. V snahe zamedziť narúšanie hospodárskej súťaže schránkovými firmami poslanci tiež navrhli, aby prepravné spoločnosti museli na území členského štátu, v ktorom sú registrované, realizovať podstatnú časť svojich podnikateľských aktivít.
Work-life balance for parents and carers (A8-0270/2018 - David Casa) SK
Vo štvrtok prijali poslanci Európskeho parlamentu uznesenie o rovnováhe medzi pracovným a súkromným životom rodičov a opatrujúcich osôb. Je to krok správnym smerom, aj keď v súčasnej podobe má ešte veľa nedostatkov. Za nesporne pozitívne prvky považujem zvýšenie štandardu ochrany pred prepustením zo zamestnania. Tá sa týka nielen rodičov, ale aj tých, ktorí sa starajú o odkázaných členov rodiny. Rovnako je dobré, ak na európskej úrovni vyšleme signál, že starostlivosť v rámci rodiny je dôležitá a cenná pre celú spoločnosť. Napriek tomu som sa pri záverečnom hlasovaní o návrhu tejto smernice musela zdržať. Nemohla som ju s čistým svedomím podporiť, pretože nesúhlasím s niektorými jej prvkami. Smernica totiž napríklad vychádza z predpokladu, že starostlivosť o narodené dieťa sa má rovnomerne rozdeliť medzi mužov a ženy. Materskú starostlivosť označuje návrh smernice ako „rodový stereotyp“. Som tiež presvedčená, že právo na otcovskú dovolenku by mali mať len tí otcovia, ktorí sa prihlásili k zodpovednosti za rodinu uzavretím manželstva. No a nakoniec smernica zakazuje prenesenie viac ako dvoch mesiacov rodičovskej dovolenky na druhého rodiča. S týmto nesúhlasím, pretože takéto pravidlo nerešpektuje individuálne situácie mnohých rodín.
European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (A8-0461/2018 - Verónica Lope Fontagné) SK
Na plenárnom zasadnutí v Bruseli sme vo štvrtok aklamačným hlasovaním prijali legislatívne uznesenie o Európskom sociálnom fonde plus (ESF+) na obdobie 2021-2027. ESF predstavuje hlavný finančný nástroj EÚ na tvorbu pracovných miest v Európe. V rámci nového programového obdobia sa ESF+ zameriava - okrem podpory zamestnanosti a sociálnej integrácie - na posilnenie európskeho sociálneho rozmeru. A to predovšetkým prepojením špecifických cieľov ESF+ s konkrétnymi odporúčaniami pre jednotlivé krajiny prijatými v kontexte európskeho semestra. Týmto prepojením sa zároveň zabezpečila aj previazanosť s vykonávaním Európskeho piliera sociálnych práv. Dôležitým opatrením ESF+ je aj zriadenie schémy „Záruky pre deti“. Je to schéma na podporu detí trpiacich chudobou a detí zo znevýhodneného prostredia na dosiahnutie rovnakých príležitostí v oblasti zdravotnej starostlivosti, vzdelávania, výživy a ďalších. V rámci tejto schémy by mali členské štáty alokovať najmenej 5 % zdrojov z ESF+. Pre potreby sociálneho začleňovania a odstraňovania chudoby by malo byť vyčlenených v rámci jednotlivých členských štátov minimálne 27 % prostriedkov ESF+. Európsky sociálny fond plus zároveň zlučuje viaceré existujúce a súvisiace fondy, iniciatívy a programy. Tým sa reaguje na potrebu väčšej flexibility programu a zníženia administratívnych prekážok a postupov, aby sa zvýšila dostupnosť fondu pre prijímateľov a zefektívnilo sa konkrétne zacielenie podpory.
Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (A8-0356/2018 - Tanja Fajon) SK
Na štvrtkovom hlasovaní plénum Európskeho parlamentu posunulo do druhého čítania návrh na výrazné obmedzenie trvania dočasných kontrol na vnútorných hraniciach schengenského priestoru a sprísnenie podmienok ich zavádzania. Návrh na revíziu pravidiel zavádzania dočasných kontrol prišiel po tom, ako viaceré členské štáty prijali toto opatrenie ako reakciu na migračnú krízu a hrozby terorizmu. Súčasná platná legislatíva umožňuje členským štátom dočasne vykonávať kontroly na vnútorných hraniciach v prípadoch závažného ohrozenia verejného poriadku alebo vnútornej bezpečnosti. Parlament teraz potvrdil svoju pozíciu z novembra 2018, podľa ktorej by mala byť počiatočná dĺžka trvania kontrol po ich prvotnom zavedení skrátená zo súčasných šiestich na dva mesiace. Celkové maximálne obdobie výkonu kontrol by malo byť skrátené zo súčasných maximálne dvoch rokov na jeden. Podľa tohto návrhu by boli členské štáty povinné pri predlžení hraničných kontrol nad rámec dvoch mesiacov predložiť správu o posúdení rizík. V súčasnej situácii sa však dohoda o nových pravidlách zdá byť vzdialená, nakoľko Rada momentálne zastáva pozíciu status quo.
Motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 108(6) seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice relating to the EU accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (B8-0232/2019) SK
Plénum Európskeho parlamentu požiadalo Súdny dvor Európskej únie o stanovisko k ratifikácii Istanbulského dohovoru. Dlhodobo v rámci svojej agendy odmietam ratifikáciu tohto dohovoru. Ide totiž predovšetkým o ideologický dokument, v ktorom je ochrana žien druhoradá. Cieľom predkladateľov je vnútiť členským štátom nové chápanie muža a ženy, a to aj v tak citlivých oblastiach, ako je výchova detí a sloboda náboženstva a viery.Zavádzanie tejto pochybnej terminológie do právneho poriadku Únie je nebezpečné. Členské štáty sa navyše v Rade EÚ dohodli, že EÚ pristúpi k tzv. Istanbulskému dohovoru len v niektorých oblastiach. Liberáli a ľavica však chcú túto dohodu spochybniť, a preto presadili, aby sa Európsky parlament obrátil na súd, pričom dúfajú, že ten dohodu členských štátov zruší a bude požadovať, aby EÚ ratifikovala celý dohovor. Takýto postup považujem za neférový a v rozpore s platnými európskymi zmluvami.Slovenský parlament nedávno ústavnou väčšinou odmietol ratifikáciu Istanbulského dohovoru, čím jednoznačne potvrdil postoj Slovenska k tejto medzinárodnej zmluve. Toto rozhodnutie musí byť akceptované aj v rámci EÚ.
Quality of water intended for human consumption (A8-0288/2018 - Michel Dantin) SK
Podporila som legislatívny návrh, ktorého cieľom je sprísniť pravidlá na kvalitu pitnej vody z vodovodu, posilniť dôveru občanov a nabádať ich k tomu, aby balenú vodu nahradili vodou z kohútika. Na Slovensku sa denne spotrebuje 83 litrov pitnej vody na osobu, čím sa radíme medzi krajiny EÚ s nízkou spotrebou pitnej vody. Naopak, najviac sa jej spotrebuje v Taliansku – až 243 litrov denne na osobu. Pozitívom je, že drvivá väčšina Európanov má dobrý prístup k zásobám pitnej vody. Problémom však zostáva spotreba balenej pitnej vody. Priemerný občan EÚ spotrebuje ročne 106 litrov vody pochádzajúcej z plastových fliaš.Cieľom novely smernice o pitnej vode je okrem iného ešte viac zlepšiť kvalitu vody z vodovodu a znížiť množstvo baktérií a látok, ktoré narúšajú hormonálny systém. Množstvo olova by sa malo napríklad znížiť na polovicu. Okrem toho sa bude monitorovať výskyt mikroplastov. Nové pravidlá zvýšia aj transparentnosť a prístup občanov k informáciám.
'Erasmus': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport (A8-0111/2019 - Milan Zver) SK
Program Erasmus bol zriadený EÚ už v roku 1987 na podporu študentskej mobility a pozostával z viacerých vzdelávacích, tréningových, mládežníckych a športových schém. V roku 2014 sa jednotlivé schémy zjednotili v spoločnom programe pod názvom Erasmus+, pričom v programovom období 2014 – 2020 disponoval rozpočtom 14,7 miliardy eur a umožnil vyše 4 miliónom účastníkom zapojiť sa do mobility a vzdelávacích programov. Na marcovej plenárnej schôdzi sme prijali legislatívne uznesenie na ďalšie programové obdobie pre Erasmus+. Cieľom nového Erasmu je zvýšiť jeho inkluzívnosť, dostupnosť a férovosť pre všetky skupiny mladých uchádzačov a aj dospelých, bez ohľadu na ich socio-ekonomické a iné podmienky. Konkrétne na roky 2021 – 2027 sme schválili trojnásobné navýšenie rozpočtu, aby sa vzhľadom na veľký záujem mohlo do programu zapojiť väčší počet uchádzačov prostredníctvom rôznych vzdelávacích mobilít. Zároveň je novým opatrením aj prispôsobenie programu potrebám znevýhodnených ľudí, a tak zvýšiť a podporiť ich participáciu na mobilite. Taktiež sa prerozdelil rozpočet do rôznych oblastí programu, aby sa lepšie reflektovali potreby a priority programu. Podobne sa umožnilo aj kombinované financovanie Erasmu prostredníctvom zvýšenej synergie medzi jednotlivými európskymi finančnými programami na zvýšenie kvality mobility a vzdelávania, čo v predošlom programovom období nebolo možné.
Resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (A8-0085/2019 - Iskra Mihaylova) SK
V stredu sme na plenárnom zasadnutí schválili aj zvýšenie rozpočtových prostriedkov na rok 2019 pre Iniciatívu na podporu zamestnanosti mladých ľudí (YEI – Youth Employment Initiative). Tá predstavuje hlavný finančný nástroj pre schému „Záruky pre mladých ľudí“, ktorá bola spustená na podporu zamestnanosti mladých ľudí v regiónoch, kde bola v roku 2012 nezamestnanosť mladých vyššia ako 25 %. Táto iniciatíva sa zameriava výlučne na mladých ľudí, ktorí nie sú zapojení do vzdelávania a tréningov a ktorí sú (aj dlhodobo) nezamestnaní. Prostredníctvom tejto schémy sa mladým poskytuje cielená podpora napríklad poskytnutím odbornej prípravy, stáží a vzdelávania. Na marcovej plenárnej schôdzi sme schválili na návrh Komisie zvýšenie viazaných rozpočtových prostriedkov na osobitné pridelené prostriedky na YEI v roku 2019 o 116,7 milióna eur, čím celkový rozpočet YEI na rok 2019 dosiahol až 350 miliónov eur.
Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (A8-0173/2019 - Pier Antonio Panzeri, Cristian Dan Preda, Frank Engel, Charles Goerens) SK
V stredu Európsky parlament schválil v prvom čítaní legislatívne uznesenie, ktorým sa zriaďuje Nástroj susedstva a rozvojovej a medzinárodnej spolupráce (NDICI). Je to finančný nástroj (fond), ktorý sa zameriava na podporu aktivít Európskej vonkajšej činnosti najmä v oblastiach rozvoja, riešení klimatických a environmentálnych výziev, podpory demokracie, právneho štátu a ochrany ľudských práv. Tento nový nástroj zlučuje už existujúce finančné nástroje Európskej vonkajšej činnosti do jedného rozsiahleho fondu, ktorý bude predstavovať hlavný nástroj na podporu spolupráce EÚ s tretími krajinami v oblasti dosahovania cieľov trvalo udržateľného rozvoja 2030 a Parížskej dohody. Zároveň tento nástroj zavádza opatrenie, ktoré umožňuje čiastočne alebo úplne pozastaviť finančnú podporu pre krajiny, ktoré porušujú záväzky v oblasti právneho štátu, demokracie a ľudských práv. Nástroj NDICI však v rámci rozvojovej pomoci zároveň presadzuje aj reprodukčné práva, teda aj právo na potrat. S tým zásadne nesúhlasím, a preto som hlasovala proti tomuto návrhu.
Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (A8-0317/2018 - Frédérique Ries) SK
Ešte v októbri minulého roka sme v Európskom parlamente prijali pozíciu k návrhu smernice o znižovaní vplyvu niektorých plastových výrobkov na životné prostredie. Rokovania s členskými štátmi sa úspešne skončili v decembri prijatím predbežnej dohody o spoločnom návrhu. Táto dohoda bola v januári potvrdená Radou EÚ. Na druhom marcovom plenárnom zasadnutí sme schválili túto vyrokovanú a dosiahnutú dohodu. Nič už teraz nestojí v ceste tomu, aby sme v celej EÚ začali výrazne obmedzovať spotrebu predovšetkým jednorazových plastových výrobkov. Tam, kde existujú jednoduché a cenovo prijateľné alternatívy, bude zakázaný predaj jednorazových plastových výrobkov ako napr. plastových vatových tyčiniek, príborov, tanierov, slamiek, miešadiel a paličiek na balóny. Zákaz sa bude týkať aj nádob na potraviny a nápoje z expandovaného polystyrénu. V prípade iných výrobkov bude smernica obmedzovať ich používania v spotrebe daného štátu. Zameria sa tiež na požiadavky na dizajn a označovanie výrobkov, ale aj na nakladanie s odpadom a jeho čistenie.
Discontinuing seasonal changes of time (A8-0169/2019 - Marita Ulvskog) SK
Za dôležitý bod tejto schôdze považujem aj schválenie novely smernice o striedaní času. Od roku 2021 si tak už nebudeme musieť dvakrát ročne posúvať ručičky na hodinkách. V tých členských štátoch, ktoré sa rozhodnú pre letný čas, by sa mal čas poslednýkrát posunúť v poslednú marcovú nedeľu roku 2021. Krajiny, ktoré si budú chcieť ponechať štandardný (zimný) čas, by si mali naposledy prestavovať hodiny v poslednú októbrovú nedeľu roku 2021. Ja sama som sa niekoľko rokov snažila o túto zmenu ako členka pracovnej skupiny poslancov. Som preto veľmi rada, že sa nám to vďaka veľkej podpore od občanov podarilo schváliť ešte v tomto volebnom období. Prechod na stály časový režim bude potrebné koordinovať, aby rozhodnutia na úrovni členských štátov nekomplikovali fungovanie jednotného trhu. Preto sme požiadali Európsku komisiu, aby sa tejto koordinácie ujala. V prípade komplikácií by mala mať právo navrhnúť odklad účinnosti smernice o maximálne 12 mesiacov. Text návrhu smernice, ktorý sme schválili, predstavuje vyjednávací mandát EP pre rokovania s Radou (ministrov) EÚ na konečnej verzii nových pravidiel.
Internal market for electricity (A8-0042/2018 - Jerzy Buzek) SK
V utorok sme prijali legislatívu, ktorá by mala pomôcť zlepšiť trh s elektrickou energiou v Európskej únii. Chceme, aby bol ekologickejší, konkurencieschopnejší a lepšie pripravený na prípadné riziká. Spotrebitelia by na základe novej legislatívy mali získať garantovaný prístup k inteligentným elektromerom, dynamickej tvorbe cien a možnosti bezplatne zmeniť dodávateľa v rámci trojtýždňovej lehoty od podania žiadosti o zmenu. Od roku 2026 by sa lehota na zmenu dodávateľa mala skrátiť na 24 hodín od momentu, keď spotrebiteľ o zmenu požiada. To by malo zvýšiť tlak na ceny a spotrebitelia by mali ušetriť. Členské štáty budú mať naďalej možnosť – na základe prísnych pravidiel – dočasne regulovať ceny na účely pomoci domácnostiam, ktoré trpia energetickou chudobou alebo sú v tomto smere zraniteľné. Hlavným nástrojom boja proti energetickej chudobe by však mali byť vnútroštátne systémy sociálneho zabezpečenia. Jedným z hlavných cieľov nových pravidiel je dosiahnuť, aby aspoň 70 % obchodnej kapacity mohlo voľne prúdiť cez hranice v rámci EÚ. Odstránenie prekážok cezhraničného obchodu s elektrinou uľahčí v rámci EÚ aj obchod s energiou z obnoviteľných zdrojov. Tá by mala do roku 2030 tvoriť aspoň 32 % hrubej konečnej energetickej spotreby.
Copyright in the Digital Single Market (A8-0245/2018 - Axel Voss) SK
Na druhej marcovej schôdzi prijal Európsky parlament novelu smernice o ochrane autorských práv. Osobne som hlasovala za to, aby sa o jednotlivých pozmeňujúcich návrhoch hlasovalo zvlášť, pretože návrh mal niektoré nedostatky, ktoré sa mohli vylepšiť. Išlo mi najmä o články 11 a 13, ktoré vyvolali veľkú kritiku aj medzi občanmi. Základný cieľ schvaľujem: autori kníh, článkov, reportáží, obrazov, videí, hudby či filmov si zaslúžia za svoju prácu primeranú odmenu. Podporujem preto princíp ochrany duševného vlastníctva tvorcov. Som totiž presvedčená, že každý, kto vytvorí nové hudobné, filmové alebo literárne dielo, si zaslúži odmenu za svoju prácu. Nové technológie umožnili, že tento princíp spravodlivej odmeny je v prostredí internetu často obchádzaný. V konečnom hlasovaní som sa zdržala. Na jednej strane súhlasím s tým, aby sa autorské zákony prispôsobili novým podmienkam digitálnych technológií a internetu. Predložený text som však nemohla s čistým svedomím podporiť.
Contracts for the sale of goods (A8-0043/2018 - Pascal Arimont) SK
V utorok sme schválili aj nové pravidlá na lepšiu ochranu spotrebiteľov pri kúpe výrobkov na internete, ale aj v kamenných obchodoch. Tieto pravidlá harmonizujú základné zmluvné práva, ako napríklad právo na odškodnenie. Cieľom je dosiahnuť, aby mali spotrebitelia a firmy lepší prístup k tovarom na internete v celej EÚ. Zlepšiť by sa mala aj ochrana tých, ktorí si kúpia a stiahnu cez internet hudbu, aplikácie, alebo hry a predávajúci ich buď nedodá, alebo ich dodá poškodené. V prípade, že nebude možné opraviť takéto poškodenie, bude mať zákazník právo na zľavu alebo vrátenie peňazí do 14 dní. Pokiaľ sa nedostatok objaví v priebehu jedného roka po dodaní tovaru alebo služby, bude sa to brať tak, akoby existoval od začiatku a zákazník to nebude musieť dokazovať. Dôkazné bremeno sa presúva na predávajúceho. Prijatá smernica bude platiť aj pre nákupy v kamenných obchodoch. Ak sa poškodenie tovaru objaví počas dvoch rokov od dodania, bude niesť zodpovednosť predávajúci. Bremeno dôkazu bude niesť predávajúci počas jedného roka, no členské štáty môžu túto lehotu predĺžiť až na dvojnásobok. Smernica pokrýva aj takzvané „smart“ zariadenia. Spotrebitelia získajú pri ich kúpe právo dostávať potrebné softvérové aktualizácie počas obdobia, ktorého dĺžka bude závisieť od typu a životnosti zariadenia.
Alignment of reporting obligations in the field of environment policy (A8-0324/2018 - Adina-Ioana Vălean) SK
Na druhej marcovej schôdzi sme veľkou väčšinou prijali uznesenie o zosúladení oznamovacích povinností vyplývajúcich z právnych predpisov týkajúcich sa životného prostredia. Cieľom uznesenia je modernizovať riadenie informácií a zabezpečiť jednotnejší prístup pri podávaní správ. Zároveň zdôrazňuje, že je nevyhnutné zabezpečiť čo najnižšiu administratívnu záťaž pre všetky zapojené subjekty (Komisiu, členské štáty, malé a stredné podniky, mimovládne subjekty) a viac využívať efektívnejšie postupy prostredníctvom elektronických nástrojov. Taktiež je potrebné zvýšiť transparentnosť a dostupnosť environmentálnych informácií pre všetky zapojené strany, ale aj pre verejnosť. Prostredníctvom týchto opatrení a vylepšených postupov sa budú ľahšie zhromažďovať a spracovávať informácie v oblasti environmentálnej politiky a životného prostredia. To pomôže rozhodovacím orgánom rýchlejšie získať komplexné hodnotenie a preskúmať efektívnosť právnych predpisov vo vzťahu k cieľom, ktoré sledujú.
EU-Singapore Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (A8-0020/2019 - Antonio López-Istúriz White) SK
Európsky parlament v stredu prijal veľkou väčšinou uznesenie o uzavretí Dohody o partnerstve a spolupráci medzi EÚ a Singapurom, ktorú som aj ja podporila. Spoločne s touto dohodou, ktorá sa zameriava na vzájomnú spoluprácu v neobchodných aspektoch, prijal Parlament v ten istý deň aj Dohodu o voľnom obchode a Dohodu o ochrane investícií medzi EÚ a Singapurom, ktoré sa venujú práve obchodným záležitostiam. Tieto tri dohody sú politicky úzko prepojené a navzájom sa dopĺňajú. Konkrétne Dohoda o partnerstve a spolupráci má strategický význam, pričom poskytne právny rámec pre dlhodobé bilaterálne vzťahy a bude podporovať spoluprácu v oblastiach ako ochrana životného prostredia, spravodlivosť, bezpečnosť, medzinárodná stabilita, rozvoj, ľudské práva a sloboda, ako aj vedecká a technická spolupráca a doprava. V oblasti ľudských práv a základných slobôd dohoda zdôrazňuje záväzok v oblasti dodržiavania ľudských práv, sociálnych práv, ochrany demokracie a právneho štátu v súlade s Chartou OSN a so Všeobecnou deklaráciou ľudských práv. Obzvlášť upozorňuje na vykonávanie trestu smrti a ochranu slobody prejavu a zhromažďovania. Dohoda zároveň zdôrazňuje potenciál regionálnej a medzinárodnej spolupráce medzi EÚ a Singapurom v oblasti regionálnej bezpečnosti, ako aj pri reakciách na humanitárne katastrofy v juhovýchodnej Ázii.
Justice programme (A8-0068/2019 - Josef Weidenholzer, Heidi Hautala) SK
Na februárovom plenárnom zasadnutí sa hlasovalo aj o pozmeňujúcich návrhoch k návrhu nariadenia Európskeho parlamentu a Rady, ktorým sa zriaďuje Program Spravodlivosť. Program Spravodlivosť má za cieľ podporovať odbornú prípravu sudcov a justičných pracovníkov, čo má slúžiť ako prostriedok na zlepšenie justičnej spolupráce v občianskych a trestnoprávnych záležitostiach založenej na zásade vzájomného uznávania rozsudkov a justičných rozhodnutí. Zároveň má tento program slúžiť na zjednodušenie prístupu jednotlivcov, ale aj podnikov k spravodlivosti v celej Európe. V neposlednom rade Program podporuje aj aktivity Únie na boj proti drogám. Napriek tomu, že Program Spravodlivosť považujem za užitočný nástroj na podporu a presadzovanie spravodlivosti naprieč členskými krajinami Únie, tak som predložené pozmeňujúce návrhy nemohla podporiť. Dôvodom bol pozmeňujúci návrh 23 (článok 12a nariadenia), ktorý uvádza, že členské štáty by mali ratifikovať Istanbulský dohovor a prijať komplexné právne predpisy proti rodovo motivovanému násiliu v Únii. Zásadne nesúhlasím s tým, aby Slovenská republika ratifikovala Istanbulský dohovor, a preto som hlasovala proti prijatiu tohto nariadenia.
Policy challenges and strategies against women's cancers and related comorbidities (B8-0097/2019) SK
Podporila som prijatie uznesenia o politických výzvach a stratégiách boja proti rakovinovým ochoreniam žien a pridruženým ochoreniam, keďže v boji s rakovinou máme v Európskej únii ešte stále rezervy. Totiž zo štúdií vyplýva, že prostredníctvom prevencie, včasnej diagnózy a správnej liečby je možné predísť až polovici všetkých úmrtí spôsobených rakovinou. Teda, včasný skríning rakovinových ochorení, cenovo dostupná účinná liečba a šírenie vedecky podložených informácií o životnom štýle a faktoroch, ktoré môžu pomôcť pri prevencii rakoviny – to všetko sa musí stať európskym štandardom, ktorý bude dodržiavaný vo všetkých členských štátoch. Dnes to, žiaľ, ešte stále nie je samozrejmosť. Navyše, medzi strednou a východnou Európou a zvyškom Európy existujú stále rozdiely v miere výskytu aj úmrtnosti nielen na rakovinu vaječníkov a krčka maternice, ale aj iných foriem rakoviny. To nesmieme tolerovať. Rovnako však nesmieme zabúdať ani na fakt, že rakovina je choroba, ktorá si svoje obete nevyberá podľa pohlavia a pri stratégiách a politikách v oblasti zdravia a boja proti rakovinovým ochoreniam by sa mali zohľadňovať osobitné potreby žien a mužov, aby sa na onkologických pacientoch zameriavali konkrétne opatrenia a zdravotná starostlivosť.
EU Anti-Fraud Programme (A8-0064/2019 - José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra) SK
Poslanci Európskeho parlamentu schválili návrh Komisie o programe EÚ pre boj proti podvodom v novom rozpočtovom období Únie 2021 – 2027. Cieľom tohto legislatívneho návrhu je, ako už jeho názov napovedá, ochrana finančných záujmov Únie prostredníctvom podpory úsilia členských štátov v boji proti podvodom a korupcii. Tieto opatrenia budú zahŕňať školenia, výmenu informácii a overených postupov, ako aj využívanie informačných systémov používaných na hlásenie zistených nezrovnalostí týkajúcich sa finančných prostriedkov EÚ. V rámci tohto programu Komisia predpokladá vyčleniť 181 miliónov na boj proti podvodom poškodzujúcich rozpočet Únie. Pozícia Parlamentu je v tomto smere ešte ambicióznejšia a ráta s rozpočtom na úrovni 321 miliónov eur. Tento program nahradí program Hercule III, ktorý sa ukázal byť úspešný napríklad pri operáciách zameraných na boj proti pašovaniu a vyhýbaniu sa DPH. Správu som podporila.
Union Civil Protection Mechanism (A8-0180/2018 - Elisabetta Gardini) SK
Európsky parlament na februárovom pléne schválil nové pravidlá pre fungovanie mechanizmu civilnej ochrany EÚ. Pri lesných požiaroch, búrkach a povodniach v rokoch 2017 a 2018 sa totiž ukázalo, že existujúci systém nestačí. Po novom by členské štáty mali zdieľať prostriedky civilnej ochrany efektívnejšie. To umožní rýchlejšie reagovať na prípadné katastrofy. Vzhľadom na to sa podarilo vytvoriť novú rezervu zdrojov nazvanú RescEU, ktorej súčasťou budú napríklad lietadlá na hasenie lesných požiarov, vysokokapacitné čerpadlá, poľné nemocnice a pohotovostné lekárske tímy. Túto rezervu bude aktivovať Európska komisia v prípade, ak postihnutý členský štát nedokáže vlastnými silami zvládnuť následky katastrofy. Parlament tiež posilnil takzvanú Vedomostnú sieť Únie v oblasti civilnej ochrany. Jej úlohou je podporovať výcvik, spoločné cvičenia a výmenu poznatkov mladých profesionálov a dobrovoľníkov civilnej ochrany. Mechanizmus civilnej ochrany EÚ je v súčasnosti dobrovoľným systémom, prostredníctvom ktorého Únia koordinuje dobrovoľné príspevky participujúcich štátov na pomoc postihnutej krajine. Extrémne poveternostné podmienky a iné javy viedli v ostatných rokoch k maximálnemu využitiu kapacít vzájomnej pomoci členských štátov, a to najmä v prípadoch, keď viacero z nich čelilo v rovnakom čase podobnej katastrofe. EÚ doteraz nemala rezervy, ktoré by členským štátom dokázali pomôcť v prípadoch, keď si nedokážu pomôcť navzájom. Mechanizmus som v hlasovaní podporila.
Minimum requirements for water reuse (A8-0044/2019 - Simona Bonafè) SK
V utorok plénum Európskeho parlamentu schválilo veľkou väčšinou (588 za, 23 proti, 66 sa zdržalo) legislatívne uznesenie o minimálnych požiadavkách na opätovné využívanie vody. Toto nariadenie stanovuje minimálne požiadavky na kvalitu opätovne využívanej, tzv. regenerovanej vody, vyžaduje si jej monitorovanie a plnenie riadenia rizík v záujme ochrany verejného zdravia. Cieľom tohto nariadenia je reagovať na zvýšené tlaky vo využívaní vodných zdrojov a podporiť tak používanie upravenej odpadovej vody v poľnohospodárstve, priemysle a v domácnostiach. Účelom tohto nariadenia je prostredníctvom stanovenia noriem, parametrov a povinností pri výrobe, distribúcii a skladovaní regenerovanej vody zaručiť bezpečnosť tejto vody z hľadiska jej plánovaného využitia, a tak zabezpečiť vysokú úroveň ochrany zdravia ľudí, zvierat a ochrany životného prostredia. Prostredníctvom koordinovaného prístupu k ochrane vodných zdrojov a vytvorením spoločného regulačného nástroja upravujúceho normy na úrovni Únie sa podporia alternatívne možnosti zásobovania vodou a prispeje sa k udržateľnému využívaniu vodných zdrojov v EÚ. Totiž, vzhľadom na zmenu klímy, nepredvídateľnosť počasia a dlhé suchá dochádza k častejším problémom s dostupnosťou sladkej vody, pričom dochádza aj k zhoršovaniu jej kvality. Voda je vzácny a obmedzený prírodný zdroj a je nevyhnutné ju chrániť, preto som uznesenie v hlasovaní podporila.
Roma integration strategies (B8-0098/2019) SK
Podporila som uznesenie o potrebe posilneného strategického rámca EÚ pre národné stratégie začleňovania Rómov po roku 2020 a zintenzívnení boja proti protirómskemu zmýšľaniu, o ktorom sa hlasovalo v utorok v Európskom parlamente. Prijaté uznesenie definuje výraz „protirómske zmýšľanie“ ako osobitnú formu rasizmu, ktorá vychádza z presvedčenia o rasovej nadradenosti, až takej, že neberie Rómov ako ľudí. Prejavuje sa násilím, nenávistnými prejavmi, vykorisťovaním, stigmatizáciou a najotvorenejšou formou diskriminácie. Podľa tejto definície je zrejmé, že protirómske zmýšľanie je na Slovensku veľmi rozšírené. Aj ono nám ako spoločnosti bráni, aby sme prijímali dobré a účinné politiky na podporu vzdelávania a začleňovania predovšetkým rómskych detí, ktorým dlžíme skutočnú šancu na lepší život. Aj pre tieto naše domáce zlyhania oceňujem výzvu Európskeho parlamentu, aby pri hľadaní riešenia problému plnohodnotného zapojenia Rómov do našej spoločnosti ešte viac pomohla aj Európska komisia a výmenou najlepších skúseností aj ostatné členské štáty. Teraz je však dôležité, aby sme sa neuspokojili s formálnym písaním stratégií a opatrení, ale aby sme urobili aj reálne a zmysluplné kroky, ktoré pomôžu konkrétnym vylúčeným komunitám vymaniť sa z extrémnej chudoby.
A comprehensive European industrial policy on artificial intelligence and robotics (A8-0019/2019 - Ashley Fox) SK
Podporila som iniciatívnu správu Výboru pre priemysel, výskum a energetiku, ktorého som tiež členkou. Táto iniciatíva reaguje na rapídny technologický pokrok v oblasti robotiky a umelej inteligencie (AI). Tie budú mať zásadný vplyv na našu budúcnosť, preto je potrebné, aby sme si zadefinovali základné postoje a nastavili etické mantinely, v rámci ktorých budeme tieto nové technológie využívať. AI a robotika má potenciál byť prínosom pre viaceré sektory, ako sú energetika, zmierňovanie zmien klímy, zdravotná starostlivosť, finančné služby a doprava. Musí sa však zabezpečiť vysoká úroveň bezpečnosti, ochrany a súkromia údajov používaných na komunikáciu osôb s robotmi a AI. Oceňujem, že táto správa zdôrazňuje, že vývoj, šírenie a používanie umelej inteligencie by mali brať do úvahy rešpektovanie ľudskej dôstojnosti a sebaurčenie jednotlivca. Každý model založený na umelej inteligencii musí od návrhu zahŕňať aj etické hľadisko. Súhlasím tiež s tvrdením, že autonómnosť v plnej miere možno prisúdiť len ľudským bytostiam. Umelá inteligencia môže byť tak prínosom, ako i nebezpečenstvom pre ľudí, preto musíme rozvíjať túto technológiu transparentným spôsobom a vždy so zreteľom na človeka.
Cross-border restitution claims of works of art and cultural goods looted in armed conflicts and wars (A8-0465/2018 - Pavel Svoboda) SK
Podporila som na štvrtkovom pléne prijatie správy o cezhraničných žiadostiach o navrátenie umeleckých diel a predmetov kultúrnej hodnoty rozkradnutých v ozbrojených konfliktoch a vojnách. Podľa Interpolu sa čierny trh s umeleckými dielami stáva porovnateľne lukratívny ako trh s drogami, zbraňami alebo falšovaným tovarom. Navyše, podľa posúdenia vplyvu v návrhu Komisie na nariadenie Európskeho parlamentu a Rady o dovoze tovaru kultúrneho charakteru sa uvádza, že až 80 – 90 % celosvetového predaja starožitností má nezákonný pôvod. Problémom je okrem jeho nezákonnosti aj to, že sa zisky z predaja potenciálne využívajú na financovanie teroristickej činnosti (napr. umelecké diela rabované počas ozbrojených konfliktov a vojen v Líbyi, Sýrii a Iraku). Preto sa Parlament domnieva, že je potrebné vytvoriť zodpovedný a etický európsky trh s umením, a preto vyzýva Komisiu, aby identifikovala občianskoprávne opatrenia, ktoré pomôžu prekonať náročné súkromnoprávne aspekty pri návrate umeleckých diel. Ďalej vyzýva Komisiu, aby podporovala činnosť v oblasti výskumu pôvodu umeleckých diel v Únii, jej archiváciu, evidenciu a výmenu informácií medzi štátmi, ako aj aby vymedzila spoločné zásady týkajúce sa stanovenia vlastníctva alebo nároku na vlastníctvo, stanovila pravidlá upravujúce premlčanie a dôkazné požiadavky. Rovnako vyzýva aj členské a kandidátske krajiny, aby prijali opatrenia na vytvorenie mechanizmov na uľahčenie navrátenia ulúpeného majetku.
Establishing the Rights and Values programme (A8-0468/2018 - Bodil Valero) SK
Európsky parlament prijal nariadenie, ktorým sa zriaďuje program Občania, rovnosť, práva a hodnoty. Tento program má slúžiť na ochranu a presadzovanie spoločných európskych práv a hodnôt, ktoré sú zakotvené v zmluvách Európskej únie a v Charte základných práv a slobôd EÚ. Zároveň sa týmto nariadením rozširuje pôsobnosť tohto programu aj na ochranu demokracie a právneho štátu, pretože rešpektovanie právneho štátu je nevyhnutným predpokladom dodržiavania základných ľudských práv. Aj napriek tomu, že bezvýhradne podporujem dodržiavanie ľudských práv a právneho štátu, tak som toto nariadenie nemohla podporiť. Za hlavné dôvody považujem najmä explicitné presadzovanie sexuálnych a reprodukčných práv ako nástroja na boj proti násiliu založenému na rodovej príslušnosti, ako aj odvolávanie sa na Istanbulský dohovor a vyjadrenie podpory pre jeho plné vykonávanie na všetkých úrovniach. Navyše, na presadzovanie tohto programu v rámci členských štátov Únie sa vytvorí nová rozpočtová položka, prostredníctvom ktorej sa budú podporovať aktivity a programy na miestnej úrovni, akými sú napríklad kampane, zvyšovanie povedomia, kontrolné činnosti, ľudsko-právne a občianske vzdelávanie a iné. Táto rozpočtová položka sa aj vzhľadom na už spomenuté problematické časti tohto nariadenia môže využiť na financovanie neziskových organizácií a aktivít, ktoré presadzujú a propagujú napr. sexuálne a reprodukčné práva. Preto som hlasovala proti tomuto návrhu.
European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (A8-0448/2018 - Vladimir Urutchev) SK
Podporila som v hlasovaní pozíciu Parlamentu k návrhu nariadenia Rady, ktorým sa zriaďuje Európsky nástroj pre jadrovú bezpečnosť. Cieľom tohto nástroja je podporovať a prenášať pokročilé pravidlá a postupy jadrovej bezpečnosti členských štátov EÚ do tretích krajín. Podpora jadrovej bezpečnosti v tretích krajinách Európskymi spoločenstvami začala v reakcii na zvýšenú informovanosť o cezhraničných vplyvoch havárie v Černobyle.Úlohou Európskeho nástroja pre jadrovú bezpečnosť by malo tiež byť napomáhať rozvoju medzinárodnej spolupráce založenej na dohovoroch o jadrovej bezpečnosti a nakladaní s rádioaktívnym odpadom a Zmluve o nešírení jadrových zbraní. Osobitný dôraz v spolupráci by sa mal klásť na susedné krajiny EÚ, ktoré boli kedysi súčasťou Sovietskeho zväzu.Sektor jadrovej bezpečnosti v súčasnosti čelí viacerým výzvam:– starnutie jadrových elektrární a programy predlžovania životnosti;– bezpečné vyradenie odstavených elektrární;– úsilie nových štátov pri zavádzaní jadrovej energie do ich energetického mixu.
Combating late payment in commercial transactions (A8-0456/2018 - Lara Comi) SK
Podporila som prijatie správy o boji proti oneskoreným platbám v obchodných transakciách, ktorej cieľom je zlepšiť a podporiť situáciu podnikov a spoločností v oblasti oneskorených platieb. Prax oneskorených platieb je zvlášť nebezpečná pre malé a stredné podniky, ktoré sú závislé od včasných platieb na platenie svojich záväzkov, ako aj pre ich rast a rozvoj. Vzhľadom na to Parlament podporuje zlepšenie platobného správania v Únii kombináciou právnych a dobrovoľných zásahov a stanovuje preventívne, ako aj nápravné opatrenia na dosiahnutie včasných platieb a transakcií. Zároveň vyzýva členské štáty, aby zlepšili svoje právne predpisy v tejto oblasti a aby prevzali plnú zodpovednosť za vykonávanie platieb zo strany verejnej správy. V neposlednom rade Parlament vyzýva Komisiu a členské štáty, aby prostredníctvom kampaní a publikácií zvyšovali povedomie a informovanosť o existencii prostriedkov nápravy v prípade oneskorených platieb. Rýchla a včasná realizácia platieb je zásadná pre rozvoj podnikateľského prostredia a pre prežitie a rast podnikov. Životaschopné podnikanie považujem za mimoriadne dôležité, a preto podporujem výzvu Parlamentu, ktorý žiada zásadný posun smerom k vytvoreniu kultúry včasných platieb.
EU Emergency Travel Document (A8-0433/2018 - Kinga Gál) SK
Hlasovala som za legislatívne uznesenie o náhradných cestovných dokladoch EÚ. Cieľom tohto opatrenia je aktualizovať 20 rokov starý formát a pravidlá vydávania náhradného cestovného dokladu EÚ. Táto novela reaguje na nedostatočnú ochranu zastaraných dokladov proti podvodom a falšovaniu. V roku 2017 Európsky parlament zverejnil správu o občianstve, podľa ktorej sedem miliónov občanov EÚ cestuje do miest mimo EÚ alebo žije na miestach za hranicami EÚ, kde ich vlastná krajina nemá veľvyslanectvo ani konzulát. Napriek tomu títo ľudia z titulu občana EÚ majú právo požívať diplomatickú a konzulárnu ochranu. Preto Komisia predložila návrh na nový, bezpečnejší formát náhradného cestovného dokladu EÚ pre nezastúpených občanov Únie v tretích krajinách, ktorých pas bol ukradnutý, stratený, zničený alebo je dočasne nedostupný. Vďaka týmto opatreniam sa žiaden občan Európskej únie nemusí báť pri vycestovaní do krajín, kde jeho štát nemá zastúpenie, že by mu nebola v prípade problémov poskytnutá pomoc.
Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2017 (A8-0466/2018 - Josep-Maria Terricabras) SK
Európsky parlament schválil správu o situácii v oblasti základných práv v Európskej únii v roku 2017. Ja som však túto správu nemohla podporiť, pretože viaceré jej ustanovenia sú pre mňa z hodnotového hľadiska neprijateľné. Správa kritizuje rozdielne právne predpisy v členských štátoch, pokiaľ ide o vykonávanie potratov a vyzýva ich k liberalizácii týchto zákonov. Táto kritika sa v uznesení zakladá na tzv. práve na potrat, ktoré ale skrátka nepatrí medzi ľudské práva. Treba zdôrazniť, že takéto právo nepoznajú ani významné ľudsko-právne dokumenty, akými sú Všeobecná deklarácia ľudských práv a Charta základných práv Európskej únie. Ako ochrankyňa práva na život nemôžem súhlasiť s presadzovaním sexuálnych a reprodukčných práv. Navyše, Únia musí rešpektovať kompetenciu členských štátov regulovať si slobodne politiky zdravotného zabezpečenia.Oceňujem naopak, že uznesenie varuje pred spochybňovaním slobody médií, prejavu a slobody zhromažďovania. Zároveň vítam oznámenie Komisie v súvislosti s bojom proti dezinformáciám na internete, ktorého cieľom je vytvoriť transparentnejší, dôveryhodnejší a zodpovednejší online ekosystém.
Autonomous driving in European transport (A8-0425/2018 - Wim van de Camp) SK
Európsky parlament prijal v hlasovaní iniciatívnu správu o autonómnom riadení vozidiel v európskej doprave. Sektor dopravy sa dnes vyvíja nezadržateľným tempom a Európska únia musí na tieto zmeny patrične reagovať. Už teraz jazdia po našich cestách vozidlá, ktoré sú poloautomatizované a ktoré vyžadujú minimálnu obsluhu. Je teda len otázkou času, kedy plnoautomatizované vozidlá sa stanú pevnou súčasťou európskej dopravy. Avšak s takýmto rýchlym technologickým pokrokom treba zodpovedať zásadné otázky týkajúce sa bezpečnosti, súkromia údajov, technických štandardov vozidiel a infraštruktúry, zodpovednosti za prevádzku vozidiel, vyvodzovanie zodpovednosti pri nehodách a z toho vyplývajúce etické aspekty. V neposlednom rade bude treba vyriešiť aj otázku koexistencie automatizovaných vozidiel s tými vozidlami, ktoré riadia ľudia. V tejto správe preto žiadame Komisiu, aby predložila podrobné pravidlá pre všetky druhy automatizovaných dopravných prostriedkov. Poslanci tiež zdôraznili, že je potrebný výskum v oblasti vplyvu automatizovanej dopravy a jeho dlhodobých dopadov na spotrebiteľov, spoločnosť a nehodovosť. Správu som podporila.
Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament (A8-0429/2018 - Angelika Mlinar) SK
V stredu poslanci Európskeho parlamentu schválili správu o uplatňovaní hľadiska rovnosti v Európskom parlamente v pomere 492 za, 126 proti a 75 poslancov sa zdržalo. Ja som však správu podporiť nemohla. Správa síce hovorí o odhodlaní dosiahnuť rodovú rovnosť, tak v obsahu politík, iniciatív a programov EÚ, ako aj naprieč politickými, rozpočtovými, administratívnymi a výkonnými úrovňami EÚ, avšak niektoré z týchto požiadaviek majú byť zavádzané až absurdnými opatreniami, ktoré navyše kompromitujú snahu o dosiahnutie skutočnej rovnosti príležitostí medzi mužmi a ženami v prostredí Európskeho parlamentu. A čo je horšie, tieto opatrenia zatieňujú aj pozitívne a zmysluplné iniciatívy na dosiahnutie rodovej rovnosti, ako napríklad zlepšenie postavenia žien v pracovnom prostredí, nulovú toleranciu pri sexuálnom obťažovaní alebo oceňovanie práce žien a mužov bez ohľadu na pohlavie. Moje štrnásťročné skúsenosti v európskej politike jednoznačne ukazujú, že túto tému opakujeme každé volebné obdobie a zároveň ukazujú, že používanie výrazov, ktorým ľudia nerozumejú, škodí hlavne ženám. Keby sme jasne hovorili o rešpektovaní ľudskej dôstojnosti každého človeka, o rovnocennom postavení žien a mužov, postavenie žien v spoločnosti by mohlo byť už na úplne inej úrovni.
European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (A8-0393/2018 - Marian-Jean Marinescu) SK
Plénum Európskeho parlamentu schválilo uznesenie o Európskom spoločnom podniku pre ITER a rozvoj energie jadrovej syntézy. Tento podnik bol zriadený 19. apríla 2007 na 35 rokov a je primárne zodpovedný za poskytovanie príspevku Európy do projektu pre medzinárodný termonukleárny experimentálny reaktor známy tiež pod skratkou ITER. Ide o najväčší medzinárodný vedecký projekt, ktorého cieľom je ľudovo povedané priniesť silu slnka na Zem. Toto je obzvlášť dôležitý cieľ pri zvyšovaní energetických nárokov a v boji proti klimatickým zmenám. Výhoda takéhoto reaktora by spočívala najmä v produkcii čistej a takmer nevyčerpateľnej energie bez škodlivých emisií. Na tomto projekte sa podieľajú všetky svetové mocnosti vrátane USA, Činy, Ruska a Indie. Príspevok Únie na výstavbu tohto projektu predstavuje 45 % všetkých nákladov. Uznesenie parlamentu pripomína, že pôvodný plán dokončenia celej stavby sa nestihne zrealizovať do roku 2020. Nový termín dovŕšenia prác bol preto stanovený na rok 2025. Zároveň poslanci EP vyzývajú Radu, aby pri schvaľovaní návrhu Komisie zvážili rozšíriť spoluprácu i s malými a strednými podnikmi, ako sú startupy, ktoré svojím často inovátorským prístupom môžu prispieť k výskumu jadrovej syntézy. Uznesenie som podporila.
EU guidelines and the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU (A8-0449/2018 - Andrzej Grzyb) SK
Európsky parlament schválil uznesenie (v pomere 576 za, 46 proti, 73 poslancov sa zdržalo) o usmerneniach EÚ a mandáte osobitného vyslanca EÚ pre podporu slobody náboženstva alebo viery mimo EÚ. Uznesenie požaduje, aby Únia aj naďalej využívala všetky nástroje svojej vonkajšej politiky na ochranu náboženskej slobody ako jedného zo základných ľudských práv a tiež aby posilnila mandát osobitného vyslanca EÚ na podporu slobody náboženského vyznania alebo viery. Totiž, tento vyslanec nemá v rámci Únie formálny status ani rozpočet a k dispozícií má len jedného asistenta. Tento post v súčasnosti zastáva bývalý eurokomisár Ján Figeľ. Navyše na podporu tejto správy a ochrany náboženskej slobody pripravila nezisková organizácia CitizenGO petíciu, ktorú podporilo viac ako 50 000 občanov EÚ v priebehu jediného týždňa a ktorú pred hlasovaním odovzdali do rúk predsedovi politickej skupiny Európskej ľudovej strany Manfredovi Weberovi. Tento mandát som v hlasovaní podporila aj ja, pretože tam, kde nie je garantované ľudské právo slobodne vyznávať svoje náboženstvo a žiť svoju vieru, tam nie je garantovaná ani základná spravodlivosť a sloboda.
Gender equality and taxation policies in the EU (A8-0416/2018 - Marisa Matias, Ernest Urtasun) SK
Odmietla som podporiť správu o rodovej rovnosti a daňovej politike v EÚ, o ktorej sa hlasovalo na januárovom pléne. Po prvé, o tejto správe sa v prvom rade nemalo vôbec rokovať, pretože táto správa porušuje princíp subsidiarity. Navyše, čo je dôležitejšie, v tejto správe možno nájsť opatrenia, ktoré sú v neprospech rodiny a rodinnej politiky. Konkrétne, nesúhlasím s požiadavkou ľavicových poslancov, aby členské štáty zrušili spoločné zdaňovanie manželov. Som zásadne proti akejkoľvek priamej či nepriamej diskriminácii žien, avšak spoločné zdaňovanie manželov nie je namierené proti ženám, ako sa niektorí domnievajú. Podľa môjho názoru, spoločné zdaňovanie manželov znižuje daňové zaťaženie mnohých rodín a zároveň rešpektuje fakt, že rodina je samostatne hospodáriaca jednotka s príjmami a výdavkami. Navyše, o daniach z príjmov občanov majú rozhodovať členské štáty, nie Únia. A práve členské štáty týmto opatrením môžu podporovať rodiny – ženy a mužov, ktorí sa zaviazali k vzájomnej starostlivosti a sú ochotní prijať a vychovať deti. Za nešťastnú považujem aj požiadavku na väčšinové hlasovanie v Rade v otázkach daní. Jej prijatím by sa vytvoril priestor pre populistov a nacionalistov, ktorí by nás obvinili zo zrady národnej suverenity. To by sme nemali pripustiť.
Establishing the space programme of the Union and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (A8-0405/2018 - Massimiliano Salini) SK
Podporila som legislatívny návrh Komisie o vesmírnom programe Únie, ktorým sa stanuje program a rozpočet na roky 2021-2027. Zároveň sa týmto nariadením premenúva Agentúra pre európsky globálny navigačný satelitný systém na Agentúru Európskej únie pre vesmírny program, ktorej sídlo sa nachádza v Českej republike. Hoc sa na prvý pohľad zdá, že vesmírny program sa týka čisto kozmu, nie je tomu tak. Benefitujú z neho hlavne občania a firmy. Vesmírne technológie nám výrazne uľahčujú život tu na zemi, či už ide o navigačné systémy v doprave, internetové služby v odľahlých oblastiach, pozeranie televízie cez satelit alebo monitorovanie prírodných katastrof. Všade tam využívame moderné vesmírne systémy. Rozpočet, ktorým bude staronová agentúra disponovať, dosahuje sumy 16 miliárd EUR. Tým sa pokryjú náklady na programy Galileo, Copernicus a - program na pozorovanie vesmíru. Nakoľko je vesmírny program tak nákladný, je lepšie, aby sme túto činnosť efektívne koordinovali spoločne na európskej úrovni.
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2017 (A8-0411/2018 - Eleonora Evi) SK
V Európskom parlamente sme schválili na decembrovom pléne správu o činnosti európskej ombudsmanky za rok 2017. Funkcia európskeho ombudsmana slúži najmä občanom EÚ. Tí majú možnosť podať sťažnosti, ktoré sa týkajú nesprávneho úradného postupu orgánov, agentúr a inštitúcii Únie. Úlohou európskej ombudsmanky je teda kontrola zásady dobrej správy veci verejných, súlad inštitúcii so zákonom a v neposlednom rade ochrana ľudských práv. V roku 2017 požiadalo ombudsmanku o pomoc 15 837 občanov a z toho 2 181 podnetov bolo spracovaných ako sťažnosti. Zároveň zo zverejnenej štatistiky vyplýva, že až 2/3 podaných sťažností nespadali do kompetencie ombudsmanky. V predošlom roku otvorila 447 vyšetrovaní, z ktorých väčšina vychádzala zo sťažností a v 14 prípadoch išlo o jej vlastnú iniciatívu. Podarilo sa jej uzavrieť 363 vyšetrovaní, z ktorých viac ako polovica sa týkala Európskej komisie. Čo sa týka podaných sťažností, dá sa tu pozorovať isté zlepšenie oproti roku 2016, keď sa zvýšil ich počet z 1 880 na už zmienených 2 181.
EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (resolution) (A8-0367/2018 - Pedro Silva Pereira) SK
Plénum Európskeho parlamentu schválilo dohodu o hospodárskom partnerstve medzi EÚ a Japonskom, ktorá je považovaná vôbec za najdôležitejšiu bilaterálnu obchodnú dohodu, ktorú Únia vyjednala a uzavrela. Japonsko predstavuje tretí najväčší spotrebiteľský trh na svete, pričom je však až na šiestom mieste v rebríčku vývozných trhov EÚ. Táto dohoda bude zastrešovať tretinu svetového HDP, takmer 40% svetového obchodu a vyše 600 miliónov ľudí. Cieľom dohody je podporiť rast HDP, príjmov, obchodu, produktivity a zamestnanosti tak v EÚ ako aj v Japonsku. Odstránením ciel na tovary a služby dôjde k poklesu cien a zvýši sa ponuka v oblasti tovarov a služieb, čo ocenia najmä koncoví spotrebitelia. Táto dohoda navyše pomôže výraznej miere aj malým a stredným podnikom, keďže až 78 % zo všetkých vývozných spoločností z EÚ do Japonska sú práve menšie podniky. Dohoda v neposlednom rade stanovuje prísne normy v súvislosti s ochranou životného prostredia, bezpečnosti potravín a v oblasti ochrany práv spotrebiteľa a pracovných práv. Podporujem systém otvoreného a spravodlivého obchodu založeného na pravidlách, a preto som tento návrh podporila.
Establishing Horizon Europe – laying down its rules for participation and dissemination (A8-0401/2018 - Dan Nica) SK
Európsky horizont je rámcový program zameraný na výskum a inovácie v EÚ. Komisia vo svojom návrhu pre nové rozpočtové obdobie 2021-2027 navrhla pomerne ambiciózny rozpočet vo výške 100 miliárd EUR. Stanovisko Európskeho parlamentu bolo v tomto smere ešte ambicióznejšie a žiada navýšenie finančných prostriedkov pre výskum a inovácie na úroveň 120 miliárd. Poslanci EP zdôraznili potrebu zaviesť inovatívne opatrenia, ako napríklad rozširovanie štipendií na posilnenie európskych výskumných oblastí a zníženie vedeckej a technologickej priepasti. Zároveň je potrebné posilniť programy, ktoré zahŕňajú ženy, malé a stredné podniky alebo účastníkov z krajín EÚ s nižšou výkonnosťou v oblasti vedy a výskumu. V rámci pozície Parlamentu sme tiež prijali, že aspoň 35 % výdavkov z rozpočtu Európskeho horizontu bude pridelených k podpore klimatických cieľov EÚ. Správu som podporila.
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism (A8-0374/2018 - Monika Hohlmeier, Helga Stevens) SK
Deň po tragických udalostiach na vianočných trhoch v Štrasburgu prijal Európsky parlament uznesenie o zisteniach a odporúčaniach Osobitného výboru Európskeho parlamentu pre terorizmus. Prijaté uznesenie je vlastne záverečnou správou dočasného Osobitného výboru pre terorizmus, ktorý vznikol v júli 2017 s cieľom identifikovať riziká a nedostatky v boji proti terorizmu. Tieto odporúčania zdôrazňujú najmä zefektívnenie a zintenzívnenie boja proti radikalizácii (s dôrazom na online prostredie) a podporujú lepšiu výmenu a využívanie informácií medzi členskými štátmi, pričom však zdôrazňujú striktné dodržiavanie práv na slobodu prejavu a ochranu osobných údajov. V neposlednom rade prijaté odporúčania vyzdvihujú nutnosť väčšej podpory pre obete teroristických útokov, prostredníctvom zriadenia koordinačného centra EÚ a spoločnej definície pojmu obeť terorizmu. Okrem toho sa správa venuje aj otázkam financovania terorizmu, účinnej kontrole zbraní a výbušnín, ale aj postaveniu obetí teroristických útokov. Správu som v hlasovaní podporila.
EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (A8-0369/2018 - Michael Gahler) SK
Parlament prijal nelegislatívne uznesenie o vykonávaní dohody o pridružení medzi EÚ a Ukrajinou. Táto správa predstavuje prvú z každoročných správ, ktorá sa zameriava na hodnotenie tempa implementácie asociačnej dohody medzi Úniou a Ukrajinou. Obsiahla správa v prvom rade víta veľmi intenzívny dialóg medzi EÚ a Ukrajinou na mnohých úrovniach. Správa zároveň sumarizuje pozitívne opatrenia, ktoré sa podarilo Ukrajine dosiahnuť (napr. pokrok v reformách v rôznych rezortoch nevyhnutných na priblíženie Ukrajiny k EÚ), ale na druhej strane aj poukazuje na oblasti, kde vidí nedostatky. Konkrétne zdôrazňuje znepokojenie nad nedostatočným fungovaním právneho rámca pri boji s korupciou, poukazuje na problémy s transparentnosťou, na nedokončené decentralizačné reformy a vyzýva na vysporiadanie sa so stále silným vplyvom oligarchie. Túto komplexnú správu som však v záverečnom hlasovaní nemohla podporiť, nakoľko v článku 43 žiada od Ukrajiny ratifikáciu Istanbulského dohovoru. Preto som sa pri hlasovaní o tomto uznesení zdržala.
Education in the digital era: challenges, opportunities and lessons for EU policy design (A8-0400/2018 - Yana Toom) SK
Podporila som utorkové hlasovanie o vzdelávaní v digitálnej ére, ktoré plénum prijalo veľkou väčšinou. Uznesenie reaguje na potrebu doby, v ktorej technológie a digitalizácia napredujú enormne rýchlo, pričom sa odhaduje, že v priebehu najbližších 25 rokov zanikne približne polovica súčasných pracovných miest (v Únii cca 30%). Zároveň sa ale vytvoria nové pozície, ktoré si však budú vyžadovať väčšie digitálne zručnosti. Avšak problémom je, že v súčasnosti až 44% obyvateľov EÚ (16-74 rokov) disponuje nedostatočnými digitálnymi zručnosťami a až 19% obyvateľov Únie nemá žiadne digitálne zručnosti. Toto uznesenie má za cieľ poukázať na nevyhnutnosť digitálneho vzdelávania v modernej dobe pre získanie lepších pracovných príležitosti a pre lepší život v spoločnosti. Digitálna gramotnosť podporuje efektívnejšiu komunikáciu a výmenu informácií, čo prispieva k lepšiemu politickému rozhodovaniu a osobnému rozvoju. Preto toto uznesenie zdôrazňuje nevyhnutnosť uceleného prístupu celoživotného vzdelávania, ako aj transformáciu systémov vzdelávania, ktoré by reflektovali potreby a požiadavky digitálnej doby. Tento prijatý akčný plán by mal navyše byť vnímaný ako prvý krok k plnohodnotnej stratégii Únie pre digitálne vzdelávanie a zručnosti, ktorá môže poskytnúť koordinovanejší politický rámec a lepšie prispôsobenie sa rýchlo meniacej sa realite.
Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (A8-0417/2018 - Renate Sommer) SK
Poslanci Európskeho parlamentu schválili legislatívny návrh na zlepšenie fungovania Európskej agentúry pre bezpečnosť potravín. Cieľom tohto nariadenia je spraviť schvaľovací proces bezpečnosti produktov viac transparentným a efektívnym. Žiaľ, v záverečnom hlasovaní som túto správu nemohla podporiť, nakoľko sa do nej dostala požiadavka, ktorá môže výrazným spôsobom poškodiť inovácie a v konečnom dôsledku konkurencieschopnosť európskych výrobcov v potravinárskom sektore. Problémom je, že Európsky úrad pre bezpečnosť bude musieť podľa schválenej pozície Parlamentu zverejňovať štúdie o bezpečnosti výrobkov, a to skôr, než je výrobok uvedený na trh. Z tejto situácie napokon môžu profitovať výrobcovia z krajín ako Čína, ktorí následne budú vedieť ľahko skopírovať nové postupy výroby európskych spoločností. Výsledkom celého hlasovania je, že moja nemecká kolegyňa Renate Sommer sa na protest vzdala pozície spravodajkyne, čo pravdepodobne oddiali rokovania s ministrami členských štátov, a teda aj schválenie nových pravidiel posúdenia rizík v potravinovom sektore.
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (A8-0274/2017 - Czesław Hoc) SK
Európska agentúra pre bezpečnosť a ochranu zdravia pri práci(EU-OSHA) bola založená v roku 1994. Nariadenie upravujúce jej činnosť bolo od tej doby viackrát zmenené. Súčasná revízia má za cieľ spresniť úlohu tejto agentúry pri podpore Komisie, iných európskych inštitúcii a členských štátov. Návrh nariadenia vychádza zo spoločného vyhlásenia Parlamentu, Rady a Komisie o spoločnom prístupe pri budúcich rozhodnutiach o decentralizovaných agentúrach.Zmeny sa budú týkať najmä:- štruktúry riadiacej rady;- výkonnej rady, ktorá nahrádza existujúce predsedníctvo, aby pomáhala a sledovala rozhodnutia riadiacej rady a tiež prijímala určité naliehavé predbežné rozhodnutia;- vzťahov EU-OSHA s inými orgánmi EÚ, najmä s Európskym centrom pre rozvoj odborného vzdelávania a nadáciou Eurofound;- opatrení na boj proti podvodom alebo akýmkoľvek potenciálnym stretom záujmov;- hodnotenia programov a výdavkov.Cieľom návrhu je tiež predísť tzv. zdvojeniu agentúr, aby sa finančné prostriedky na ich chod vynakladali čo najefektívnejšie. Správu som podporila.
Humanitarian Visas (A8-0423/2018 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) SK
Po neúspešnom hlasovaní v novembrovom pléne Európskeho parlamentu sa do programu hlasovania opäť zaradilo legislatívne uznesenie o humanitárnych vízach. Pri novembrovom zasadnutí uznesenie nezískalo v Parlamente potrenú kvalifikovanú väčšinu, avšak po hlasovaní sa dosiahla naprieč politickými skupinami dohoda, aby sa o návrhu opätovne hlasovalo na decembrovej schôdzi. Na druhý pokus bolo toto uznesenie v pléne prijaté v pomere hlasov 429 (za), 194 (proti) a 41 (zdržalo sa). Prijatím tohto uznesenia Parlament vyzýva Komisiu na predloženie návrhu právnej úpravy, ktorá by zaviedla inštitút európskych humanitárnych víz s termínom do 31. marca 2019. Hlasovala som aj tentokrát proti vytvoreniu tohto nového nástroja, pretože verím, že súčasný systém udeľovania víz je dostačujúci. Som presvedčená, že prijatím takejto legislatívnej úpravy sa vytvorí neprimeraný administratívny tlak na zastupiteľské úrady v tretích krajinách, kde by si mohli žiadatelia o takéto vízum požiadať. Pobyt, azyl a mimoriadna ochranu môže garantovať len štát ako suverénny správca konkrétneho územia. EÚ však nie je takýmto štátom. Je potrebné, aby sme sa na európskej úrovni sústredili viac na riešenie príčin ilegálnej migrácie a nielen jej dôsledkov.
New European Agenda for Culture (A8-0388/2018 - Giorgos Grammatikakis) SK
Na utorkovom pléne sme prijali Novú európsku stratégiu pre kultúru, ktorá sa zameriava na zachovanie, rozvoj a šírenie živej a rozmanitej kultúrnej scény. Táto Stratégia by mala slúžiť ako flexibilný rámec na zmenu kultúrnych ekosystémov a posilnenie synergií medzi odvetviami. Kultúra totiž predstavuje účinný nástroj pri dosahovaní cieľov politiky súdržnosti a sociálneho začlenenia, podporuje medzikultúrny dialóg, ako aj slobodu a rozmanitosť prejavu, pričom zároveň buduje vzťahy a mosty medzi jednotlivcami z rôznych prostredí. Pre účinné dosiahnutie týchto cieľov Parlament vyzýva Komisiu, aby zabezpečila finančné prostriedky na kultúru aspoň na úrovni 1% VFR, a zároveň vyzýva členské štáty, aby vnímali kultúru ako prioritu pri využívaní štrukturálnych fondov. V neposlednom rade Stratégia reflektuje zmeny v prostredí kultúrneho priemyslu spôsobené digitálnou revolúciou, ktorá na jednej strane prináša veľké benefity, na druhej strane však prináša aj riziká, ako napríklad v podobe ekonomického ohrozenia umelcov. Preto Parlament prostredníctvom Stratégie vyzýva Komisiu a členské štáty, aby podporovali spravodlivé odmeňovanie umelcov a zdôrazňuje potrebu ochrany autorského práva, ktoré predstavuje jadro príjmov kultúrneho a kreatívneho priemyslu.
Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel treatment or punishment (A8-0387/2018 - Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg) SK
Podporila som v hlasovaní legislatívne uznesenie Parlamentu upravujúce obchodovanie členských krajín EÚ s tretími krajinami s tovarom, ktorý je možno použiť na účel vykonávania trestu smrti, mučenia alebo iného krutého, neľudského alebo ponižujúceho zaobchádzania. Prijaté nariadenie zakazuje akýkoľvek vývoz, dovoz, tranzit a výkon sprostredkovateľských služieb pre tovary, ktoré nemajú iné praktické využitie ako na účely vykonávania trestu smrti, mučenia alebo iného neľudského zaobchádzania a trestania. Výnimka sa môže udeliť len v prípade, že sa preukáže, že tento tovar sa v tretej krajine bude používať výhradne na účely verejného vystavenia v múzeu na základe jeho historického významu. Zároveň sa na tovary, ktoré je možné, respektíve by mohli byť použité na účely mučenia, či iného neľudského zaobchádzania, zavádza požiadavka vývozného povolenia s jasnými kritériami a postupmi, pričom sa zároveň definujú ďalšie podmienky napr. v oblasti tranzitu či doplnkových služieb. Toto nariadenie Európskeho parlamentu a Rady ďalej v tejto súvislosti upravuje aj oblasť sprostredkovateľských a technických služieb, školení a reklamy s takýmto tovarom. Aby sa nariadenie dôsledne dodržiavalo, členské štáty musia stanoviť pravidlá, pokiaľ ide o sankcie aplikované pri porušení tohto nariadenia, a musia prijať všetky opatrenia potrebné na zabezpečenie ich uplatňovania.
Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (A8-0356/2018 - Tanja Fajon) SK
Európsky parlament prijal nariadenie, ktoré novelizuje Kódex schengenských hraníc v oblasti možnosti zavedenia dočasných kontrol na vnútorných hraniciach schengenského priestoru. Nariadenie reaguje na súčasné potreby vzhľadom na stále trvajúce ohrozenie vnútornej bezpečnosti a verejného poriadku, a teda prijaté nariadenie zavádza nové pravidlá pre dočasné kontroly na vnútorných hraniciach Schengenu. Medzi hlavnými opatreniami týchto nových pravidiel možno uviesť najmä skrátenie dĺžky trvania kontroly po ich počiatočnom zavedení na dva mesiace (z pôvodných 6 mesiacov) a taktiež skrátenie maximálnej dĺžky zavedenia kontrol na obdobie 1 roka (z pôvodných 2 rokov), pričom sa zdôrazňuje, že obnovenie kontroly na hraniciach musí byť posledná možnosť, ktorá bude podliehať oznamovacej povinnosti spojenej s dôkladným posúdením rizík. Zároveň by po uplynutí šesťmesačnej lehoty obnovenia hraničných kontrol v prípade jej predĺženia zo strany členského štátu musela byť táto požiadavka schválená Radou EÚ. V hlasovaní o tomto návrhu som sa spolu so svojou politickou skupinou zdržala, pretože neboli prijaté mnohé kľúčové hlasovania ohľadne dĺžky dočasného obnovenia hraničných kontrol na vnútorných hraniciach. Vzhľadom na to som nepodporila ani hlasovanie o udelení mandátu na rokovanie s Radou.
WTO: the way forward (A8-0379/2018 - Bernd Lange, Paul Rübig) SK
Európsky parlament prijal na ostatnom plenárnom zasadnutí uznesenie o Svetovej obchodnej organizácii (WTO) a jej ďalšom postupe. Parlament v tejto súvislosti predstavil svoju pozíciu vzhľadom na súčasný stav WTO a zdôraznil, akým spôsobom a akými opatreniami sa má zabezpečiť lepšie fungovanie WTO. Toto uznesenie bolo prijaté v nadväznosti na výstupy ministerskej konferencie WTO z Buenos Aires (2017), ktoré Parlament považuje za sklamanie a ktoré navyše poukázali na to, že rokovacia funkcia organizácie je paralyzovaná a čelí najhlbšej kríze od jej založenia. Tento stav ohrozuje základné funkcie organizácie, ako sú napr. stanovovanie pravidiel a štruktúry medzinárodného obchodu, ako aj využívanie účinného a efektívneho mechanizmu na urovnávanie sporov. Európsky parlament preto pripomína záväzok podporovať hodnotu mnohostrannosti v rámci WTO a žiada o prijatie obchodného programu založeného na spravodlivom obchode a pravidlách pre všetkých. Parlament v tejto súvislosti rovnako zdôrazňuje potrebu modernizácie fungovania WTO s cieľom zvýšiť jej účinnosť a legitímnosť, pričom kladie dôraz na transparentnosť ako kľúčový prvok zabezpečenia stabilného a predvídateľného obchodného a investičného prostredia. Keďže považujem funkčné, legitímne a transparentné vzťahy v rámci medzinárodného obchodu za kľúčové pre zabezpečenie mieru, stability a trvalo udržateľného rozvoja, tak som dané uznesenie svojím hlasom podporila.
Defence of academic freedom in the EU's external action (A8-0403/2018 - Wajid Khan) SK
Plénum Európskeho parlamentu schválilo správu, v ktorej vyzýva Úniu, aby uznala význam akademickej slobody vo svojich verejných vyhláseniach, politikách a činnostiach týkajúcich sa jej zahraničnej politiky. Treba si uvedomiť, že kritické názory nie sú znakom nelojálnosti, či nebodaj zločinu, ale základným predpokladom fungovania a rozvoja každej demokratickej spoločnosti. Dôležitým aspektom, ktorý nesmieme opomínať, je nezávislosť akademických inštitúcii, ktorá zohráva kľúčovú úlohu vo vzdelávacom pokroku. Odporúčania Parlamentu tiež podčiarkujú, že nároky na akademickú slobodu spadajú pod existujúce právne predpisy v oblasti ľudských práv, ktoré vyplývajú z práva na vzdelanie a práva na slobodu prejavu a presvedčenia.V záverečnom hlasovaní som však výsledný text nemohla podporiť, pretože sa do nej dostala aj zmienka o Maďarsku. Táto správa bola vypracovaná Výborom pre zahraničné veci, čo znamená, že táto zmienka je mimo jej kompetencie. Navyše, správa pojednáva o akademickej slobode vo vonkajšej činnosti EÚ.
Interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – Parliament's position with a view to an agreement (A8-0358/2018 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas, Janusz Lewandowski, Gérard Deprez) SK
Podporila som uznesenie Európskeho parlamentu o predbežnej správe o viacročnom finančnom rámci (VFR) na roky 2021 – 2027. Oficiálny návrh rozpočtu zverejnila Komisia v máji tohto roku. Naša pozícia vyjadruje pripravenosť Parlamentu schváliť VFR v nasledujúcich mesiacoch. Jednou zo zásadných zmien v novom navrhovanom rozpočtovom období je krátenie financií pre poľnohospodársku a kohéznu politiku. Poslanci Európskeho parlamentu sa v tomto uznesení vyjadrili, že sú za zachovanie finančných prostriedkov do tejto oblasti aspoň na úrovni predošlého VFR. Oceňujem, že Komisia je vo svojom návrhu za pokračovanie v úspešne rozbehnutých projektoch, akým je aj ERASMUS+. Pozitívne vnímam tiež navýšenie rozpočtu pre výskumný program Horizont Európa, pre dopravnú infraštruktúru a malé a stredné podniky. Kľúčové teraz bude, či sa členské štáty dokážu jednomyseľne zhodnúť na navýšení prostriedkov pre nový VFR na úroveň 1,3 % HND Únie.
Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (A8-0335/2018 - Sabine Lösing) SK
Európsky parlament prijal uznesenie, prostredníctvom ktorého žiada posilnenie spoločnej pozície a zlepšenie jej vykonávania v oblasti vývozu zbraní do tretích krajín. Zároveň požaduje vytvoriť mechanizmus na ukladanie sankcií pre členské štáty, ktoré porušujú všeobecne prijaté pravidlá a kritériá o vývoze zbraní do tretích krajín. Tieto pravidlá majú predovšetkým zabrániť, aby exportované zbrane neboli použité pri porušovaní ľudských práv, ako aj zabezpečiť, aby neboli zneužité proti európskym ozbrojeným silám. Avšak aj napriek jasne stanoveným pravidlám viaceré členské štáty predávajú zbrane tretím krajinám, pričom podľa posledných údajov je Únia druhým najväčším vývozcom zbraní hneď po USA. Navyše, mnoho týchto zbraní končí v krajinách ako napríklad Saudská Arábia, Spojené arabské emiráty a v členských krajinách koalície vedenej Saudskou Arábiou. Tie následne využívajú zbrane v mnohých ozbrojených konfliktoch, v súčasnosti napríklad v Jemene. Aby nedochádzalo k zneužitiu európskych zbraní v konfliktoch za hranicami EÚ, poslanci Európskeho parlamentu žiadajú zastavenie exportov do týchto krajín a požadujú prijatie sankčného mechanizmu na potrestanie tých, ktorí dané pravidlá obchádzajú. Považujem za veľmi dôležité, aby v tejto oblasti boli nastavené jasné pravidlá a kontrolovalo sa ich dodržiavanie, aby sa viac nestávalo, že s použitím európskych zbraní sa eskalovali konflikty a marili ľudské životy. Uznesenie som preto v hlasovaní podporila.
Humanitarian visas (A8-0328/2018 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) SK
Plénum Európskeho parlamentu odmietlo iniciatívnu správu, ktorej cieľom bolo zavedenie európskeho systému humanitárnych víz. Návrh uznesenia nakoniec nebol prijatý potrebnou väčšinou všetkých poslancov Parlamentu, ktorá sa vyžaduje pri správach s odporúčaniami pre Komisiu. Hlasovala som proti vytvoreniu tohto nového nástroja, pretože verím, že súčasný systém udeľovania víz je dostačujúci. Som presvedčená, že prijatím takejto legislatívnej úpravy by sa vytvoril neprimeraný administratívny tlak na zastupiteľské úrady v tretích krajinách, kde by si mohli žiadatelia o takéto vízum požiadať. Pobyt, azyl a mimoriadna ochranu môže garantovať len štát ako suverénny správca konkrétneho územia. EÚ však nie je takýmto štátom. Je potrebné, aby sme sa na európskej úrovni sústredili viac na riešenie príčin ilegálnej migrácie a nielen jej dôsledkov.
EU development assistance in the field of education (A8-0327/2018 - Vincent Peillon) SK
Európsky parlament prijal 13. novembra 2018 uznesenie o rozvojovej pomoci EÚ v oblasti vzdelávania, ktoré som svojim hlasom podporila. Vzdelanie je základným ľudským právom a predstavuje nevyhnutný predpoklad na dosiahnutie všetkých cieľov udržateľného rozvoja, pričom navyše eliminuje prenášanie chudoby naprieč generáciami. Práve preto považuje Európsky parlament vzdelávanie za prioritu v oblasti rozvojovej pomoci, pričom dodáva, že investície do vzdelania musia najskôr zrealizovať rozvojové krajiny a medzinárodná pomoc bude poskytnutá až v prípade nevyhnutného prekonania nedostatku finančných prostriedkov. Parlament zároveň dodáva, že pomoc Únie v tejto oblasti musí spočívať v podpore kvalitného a inkluzívneho základného vzdelávania a pomoc musí byť primárne adresovaná najmenej rozvinutým krajinám. Navyše, výučba musí byť natoľko kvalitná a reagujúca na potreby doby, aby žiakov pripravila na plnohodnotný život vo svete, ktorý sa rýchlo mení v dôsledku automatizácie a robotiky. V zmysle zlepšenia kvality poskytovanej pomoci Parlament vyzýva Komisiu a členské štáty, aby uprednostňovali sektorovú rozpočtovú podporu s prísnymi kritériami a hĺbkovými kontrolami, s cieľom zabrániť korupcii, pričom žiada zapojenie občianskej spoločnosti do monitorovania financovania poskytovanej pomoci, a zároveň zdôrazňuje úlohu miestnych orgánov, ako aj organizácií občianskej spoločnosti pri príprave a realizácii konkrétnych programov na podporu vzdelávania v jednotlivých krajinách.
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (A8-0392/2017 - José Blanco López) SK
Podporila som legislatívne uznesenie Európskeho parlamentu o podpore využívania energie z obnoviteľných zdrojov. Prijatý návrh smernice o obnoviteľných zdrojoch energie sa zameriava primárne na dve hlavné oblasti: na zvýšenie využívania obnoviteľných zdrojov a na podporu druhej generácie biopalív. Cieľom smernice je v tejto súvislosti dosiahnuť podiel energie vyrobenej z obnoviteľných zdrojov do roku 2030 na úroveň 32 % z hrubej konečnej energetickej spotreby. Toto legislatívne uznesenie (spolu s ďalšími dvoma schválenými uzneseniami – smernica o energetickej účinnosti a smernica o riadení energetickej únie) je súčasťou legislatívneho balíka Čistá energia pre všetkých Európanov, ktorý predstavila Európska komisia v novembri roku 2016. Ide o súbor opatrení, ktorých cieľom je poskytnúť pevný legislatívny rámec potrebný na zabezpečenie postupného prechodu k využívaniu čistej energie. Zároveň, súčasťou prijatých cieľov je snaha dosiahnuť využívanie biopalív minimálne na úrovni 14 % z celkového množstva palív v oblasti dopravy. Takýto krok prispeje k výraznej eliminácii uhlíkovej stopy v ovzduší. Spoločným výsledkom všetkých troch opatrení by malo byť efektívnejšie využívanie energie, čo v konečnom dôsledku finančne pomôže domácnostiam, ako aj zabezpečí nezávislosť európskeho trhu od externých dodávateľov ropy a zemného plynu a v neposlednom rade pomôže k ochrane životného prostredia.
The rule of law in Romania (B8-0522/2018) SK
Nepodporila som utorkové hlasovanie o uznesení Európskeho parlamentu o právnom štáte v Rumunsku. Predložený text reagoval primárne na tri oblasti: po prvé, na reformu súdnictva v Rumunsku a prijatie zmien v trestnoprávnych predpisoch, ktoré (údajne) ohrozujú účinný boj proti korupcii; po druhé, reflektoval opatrenia voči mimovládnym organizáciám a ich financovaniu a fungovaniu; a po tretie, kritizoval postup polície voči demonštrantom a údajné nelegitímne zasahovanie rumunskej spravodajskej služby do činnosti rumunských súdov. Uznesenie vyjadruje obavu o charakter právneho štátu v Rumunsku, ako aj jeho efektívny boj s korupciou a organizovaným zločinom. Aj napriek skutočnosti, že politická situácia v Rumunsku môže v istých aspektoch verejného života momentálne vykazovať negatívnu tendenciu, zastávam názor, že vnútroštátne záležitosti si má, s ohľadom na princíp subsidiarity, vyriešiť v prvom rade konkrétny štát vo vlastnej réžii. Zasahovanie orgánov Európskej únie do interných záležitostí štátu je porušením tohto princípu.
Minimum standards for minorities in the EU (A8-0353/2018 - József Nagy) SK
Európsky parlament prijal na utorkovom plenárnom zasadnutí uznesenie o minimálnych normách pre menšiny v EÚ. Týmto uznesením Parlament vyzýva Komisiu, aby vypracovala spoločný rámec pre minimálne normy EÚ na ochranu menšín, ktorý by pozostával aj z usmernení zohľadňujúcich osvedčené postupy jednotlivých členských krajín a odporúčaní Komisie, s cieľom zabezpečiť dodržiavanie základných ľudských práv. Podporila som toto uznesenie, keďže v EÚ žije až 8 % občanov, ktorí patria k národnostnej menšine a ktorí sa na rôznych úrovniach dodnes stretávajú s pretrvávajúcimi vplyvmi diskriminácie či s nenávistnými prejavmi. Navyše je znepokojujúce, že na úrovni EÚ doteraz neexistuje žiadna spoločná norma na ochranu práv menšín, dokonca ani dohoda, koho možno považovať za osobu patriacu k nejakej menšine. Parlament sa v tejto súvislosti zameriava predovšetkým na boj proti diskriminácii a trestným činom z nenávisti, ako aj na ochranu a podporu kultúrnych práv, jazykových práv, práva na vzdelanie. Zabezpečenie uplatňovania týchto práv osôb patriacich k menšinám bude pozitívne vplývať na rozvoj ich vlastnej identity a realizácie a umožní im prístup k zdravotnej starostlivosti, vzdelaniu a sociálnym službám bez prekážok. Priaznivé prostredie a podmienky pre rozvíjanie vlastnej identity prostredníctvom používania menšinového jazyka, realizovania menšinových kultúrnych aktivít a prístupu k vzdelaniu, ako aj dôraz na zachovanie tradícií a umeleckých hodnôt menšín prispeje k obohateniu nás všetkých. Európska únia má byť zjednotená v rozmanitosti.
Digitalisation for development: reducing poverty through technology (A8-0338/2018 - Bogdan Brunon Wenta) SK
Európsky parlament prijal uznesenie o digitalizácii v záujme rozvoja, ktoré sa zameriava na moderné technológie ako nástroj boja proti chudobe. Vychádzajúc zo stratégie Komisie v oblasti digitalizácie pre rozvoj (D4D) Parlament rovnako vníma potrebu podporiť digitalizáciu v rozvojových krajinách. Preto vyzýva na vypracovanie akčného plánu v oblasti technickej inovácie humanitárnej pomoci a podporuje zaradenie digitálnej gramotnosti do osnov vzdelávacích inštitúcií. Zároveň Parlament vyzýva Komisiu, aby naďalej pokračovala v začleňovaní digitálnych technológií a služieb do rozvojovej politiky Únie, aby podporovala využívanie týchto technológií vo verejnej správe, vzdelávaní, poľnohospodárstve, zdravotníctve a ďalších oblastiach. Ďalej vyzýva Komisiu k tomu, aby rozbehla aj nové iniciatívy zamerané na digitálnu infraštruktúru a digitálne zručnosti. V tejto súvislosti je potrené navýšiť investície do digitálnej infraštruktúry v rozvojových krajinách na dosiahnutie zmiernenia digitálnej priepasti medzi rozvinutými a rozvojovými krajinami. V neposlednom rade prijaté uznesenie zdôrazňuje zásadný vplyv digitalizácie na šírenie informácií, ktoré môžu byť kľúčové v prípade núdzových situácií, akými sú prírodné a technologické katastrofy, ale taktiež v konfliktných zónach. Zároveň, môžu nízkopríjmovým a zraniteľným komunitám pomôcť v prístupe k vzdelaniu, základným službám, ako aj k humanitárnej pomoci. Uznesenie som svojim hlasom podporila.
Manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed (A8-0075/2016 - Clara Eugenia Aguilera García) SK
V EÚ je 13,7 milióna chovov. Medzi nimi sa nachádzajú hospodárske zvieratá, vodné druhy, ale aj spoločenské zvieratá. Hospodárske zvieratá sa kŕmia objemovým krmivom, ktoré väčšinou obsahuje antiparazitiká alebo antimikrobiotiká. Medikované krmivo sa používa na liečenie chorôb zvierat vo veľkých skupinách. Je tu priama úmera medzi úrovňou štandardov výroby a kvalitou liečby prostredníctvom medikovaných krmív.Cieľom návrhu nariadenia je aktualizovať súčasné právne predpisy o medikovaných krmivách zrušením smernice, ktorá je v súčasnosti už zastaraná. Neuvádza, aké normy sa majú uplatňovať pri schvaľovaní rastlín, ani prijateľné techniky na výrobu medikovaných krmív. Nestanovujú sa kritéria homogenity a mnoho ďalších. Týmto návrhom sa ustanovia platné limity pre celú EÚ na prenos veterinárnych liekov v krmive, umožní sa predpokladaná výroba medikovaných krmív, mobilné miešanie aj miešanie v poľnohospodárskych podnikoch.
The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul (RC-B8-0498/2018, B8-0498/2018, B8-0499/2018, B8-0500/2018, B8-0501/2018, B8-0503/2018, B8-0505/2018, B8-0508/2018) SK
Sauskoarabský novinár Džamál Chášukdží je nezvestný od 2. októbra, keď vstúpil do budovy konzulátu Saudskej Arábie v Istanbule. Po medzinárodnom tlaku Saudská Arábia priznala, že novinár (ktorý často kritizoval saudskoarabský režim) zomrel v priestoroch konzulátu. Európsky parlament preto v tejto súvislosti prijal uznesenie, v ktorom striktne odsudzuje mučenie a vraždu Džamála Chášukdžího. Zároveň poslanci EP vyzývajú členské štáty EÚ, aby zaviedli celoúnijné embargo na vývoz zbraní do Saudskej Arábie. Žiadame tiež transparentné a nestranné medzinárodné vyšetrovanie celej veci a potrestanie zodpovedných osôb. Uznesenie som podporila.
Situation in the Sea of Azov (RC-B8-0493/2018, B8-0493/2018, B8-0494/2018, B8-0495/2018, B8-0496/2018, B8-0497/2018) SK
Konštrukcia Kerčského mosta je porušením územnej celistvosti Ukrajiny zo strany Ruska. Tento most obmedzuje veľkosť lodí, ktoré sa môžu dostať do ukrajinských prístavov v Azovskom mori. Rusko často blokuje a kontroluje lode, ktoré sa cez Kerčský prieliv plavia do alebo z ukrajinských prístavov. Toto spôsobuje omeškania a finančné straty. Poslanci Európskeho parlamentu odsudzujú aktivity Ruskej federácie a sú znepokojnení nestabilnou bezpečnostnou situáciou v Azovskom mori. Tieto aktivity Ruska sú zreteľným porušením medzinárodného práva a musia byť z našej strany jasne odsúdené.
Situation in Venezuela (RC-B8-0351/2018, B8-0351/2018, B8-0502/2018, B8-0504/2018, B8-0506/2018, B8-0507/2018, B8-0509/2018) SK
87 % obyvateľov Venezuely trpí chudobou, z toho 61,2 % trpí extrémnou formou chudoby. Úmrtnosť matiek vzrástla o 60 %, nasledovaná úmrtnosťou dojčiat o 30 %. Situácia vo Venezuele sa naďalej zhoršuje, či už ide o ľudské práva, alebo oblasť demokracie a právneho štátu. Venezuelská vláda odmieta otvorene prijať medzinárodnú humanitárnu pomoc a uľahčiť jej distribúciu.Venezuelský opozičný politik Fernando Albán bol údajne mučený a zavraždený v priestoroch Bolívarovskej národnej spravodajskej služby. Okrem toho sa vo venezuelskom väzení nachádza viac ako dvesto politických väzňov. V celej krajine vládne atmosféra násilia, strachu a beztrestnosti.Európsky parlament prijal uznesenie, v ktorom odsudzuje trestné konanie venezuelských orgánov a požaduje nezávislé vyšetrovanie spáchaných zločinov. Vláda musí okamžité prepustiť politických väzňov, ukončiť mučenie a zlé zaobchádzanie s väzňami.
Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (A8-0317/2018 - Frédérique Ries) SK
80 – 85 % počtu predmetov morského odpadu tvoria plasty. Materiál, ktorý by sa mohol recyklovať a vrátiť sa tak späť do hospodárstva. Plastové odpady majú viac negatívnych vplyvov na naše životné prostredie a ľudské zdravie, keďže jeho zvyšky sa nachádzajú v mnohých morských druhoch, čím sa nepriamo dostávajú do potravinového reťazca.Cieľom tejto iniciatívy je znížiť objem jednorazových plastov, ktoré predstavujú 70 % predmetov morského odpadu. Zároveň budú členské štáty povinné recyklovať 90 % plastových fliaš, napr. formou zálohovania. Návrh tiež počíta so zákazom používania plastových sáčkov, príborov a slamiek do roku 2021. Je rovnako dôležité, aby sa výrobcovia produktov, ktoré do značnej miery znečisťujú životné prostredie, podieľali na nákladoch na ich likvidáciu. Tento návrh som podporila.
Establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System in the field of border checks (A8-0347/2017 - Carlos Coelho) SK
Európska únia sa snaží riešiť výzvy migrácie, boj proti terorizmu a cezhraničnej trestnej činnosti. Základom riešenia týchto problémov je efektívna výmena informácií medzi členskými štátmi. Doteraz najlepším nástrojom na takúto spoluprácu je Schengenský informačný systém (SIS). Tento systém umožňuje príslušným orgánom vkladať údaje:– o hľadaných osobách,– o nezvestných osobách,– o veciach, ktoré môžu byť odcudzené.SIS však neobsahuje len informácie o osobách a veciach, ale aj pokyny, ako postupovať v prípade ich nájdenia. Legislatívny návrh na reformu Schengenského informačného systému pomôže pohraničnej stráži lepšie monitorovať osoby prekračujúce hranice. Taktiež zefektívni presun občanov tretích krajín (pokiaľ sa na území EÚ zdržiavajú nelegálne) naspäť do ich krajiny pôvodu.
Quality of water intended for human consumption (A8-0288/2018 - Michel Dantin) SK
Väčšina obyvateľov Európskej únie má dobrý prístup ku kvalitnej pitnej vode. Toto vo veľkej miere zabezpečujú aj právne predpisy Únie. Sú tu pravidlá, ktoré si vyžadujú prísne kontroly bezpečnosti vody. K tým napríklad patrí schvaľovanie chemických látok za prísnych podmienok, zbieranie a čistenie komunálnej vody a bezpečné riadenie priemyselných emisií. Bližšie sa však treba pozrieť na smernicu o kvalite vody určenej na ľudskú spotrebu. Toto legislatívne opatrenie chráni ľudí pred účinkami pitia znečistenej vody, keďže zabezpečuje jej čistotu a nezávadnosť.Členské štáty vykonávajú túto smernicu pomerne dobre, no pokiaľ ide o monitorovanie kvality vody v mieste spotreby, používajú sa zastarané parametre. Jej revízia pomôže členským štátom udržateľne riadiť pitnú vodu, lepšie využívať zdroje, znížiť spotrebu energie a straty vody. Európska Komisia navrhuje zlepšenie v štyroch oblastiach:1. Zoznam parametrov2. Používanie prístupu založeného na riziku3. Zvýšenie transparentnosti v otázkach týkajúcich sa vody a prístup spotrebiteľov k informáciám4. Materiály, ktoré prichádzajú do kontaktu s pitnou vodou.Pitná voda je jedným z najcennejších prírodných zdrojov, ktorým v Európe disponujeme. Jej ochrana a rozumné hospodárenie s ňou musí byť preto našou prioritou.
The role of employee financial participation in creating jobs and reactivating the unemployed (A8-0293/2018 - Renate Weber) SK
Podporila som správu o finančnej účasti zamestnancov (FÚZ) pri vytváraní pracovných miest a reaktivácii nezamestnaných. Za posledných 30 rokov zaznamenal tento finančný model v Európe úspech. Štúdie ukazujú, že podniky, ktoré podporujú FÚZ (napríklad tým, že ponúkajú zamestnancom podiely kapitálu), vytvárajú viac pracovných miest a zamestnanci dostávajú lepšie mzdy. Zamestnanci majú výhody z narastajúceho kapitálu podniku, čím zvyšujú svoju finančnú nezávislosť.Napriek týmto pozitívam sú tu veľké geografické nerovnosti, pokiaľ ide o vývoj podielu zamestnancov na vlastníctve v Európskej únii. Oneskorenie medzi vedúcimi a zaostávajúcimi krajinami je 30 až 40 rokov. Za toto môže nedostatok alebo absencia právnych predpisov.Táto správa sa zameriava na stimulovanie rozvoja FÚZ prostredníctvom:– vyzdvihnutia jeho potenciálu pre zamestnancov a zamestnávateľov,– návrhu opatrení, ktoré uľahčia zavádzanie schém FÚZ na úrovni Únie, ako napríklad finančné vzdelávanie a kampane na zvyšovanie informovanosti a transparentnosti.
The EU's input on a UN binding instrument on transnational corporations with respect to human rights (B8-0443/2018, B8-0472/2018, B8-0473/2018, B8-0474/2018) SK
Európska únia je ekonomickou mocnosťou a tento stav musí reflektovať aj jej postavenie, pokiaľ ide o vytváranie svetových noriem v oblasti dodržiavania ľudských práv. Únia je založená na hodnotách ľudskej dôstojnosti, slobody a demokracie, ktorých rešpektovanie musí odrážať aj vonkajšia činnosť EÚ. Štáty by mali plniť svoje záväzky v oblasti ľudských práv na svojom území a zároveň chrániť svojich občanov pred porušovaním týchto práv tretími stranami, nevynímajúc podniky. Je potrebné, aby nadnárodné korporácie zabezpečili dôstojné pracovné podmienky pre všetkých svojich zamestnancov a požadovali rovnaké štandardy i na subdodávateľskej úrovni.
Situation in Yemen (RC-B8-0444/2018, B8-0444/2018, B8-0445/2018, B8-0446/2018, B8-0447/2018, B8-0448/2018, B8-0449/2018, B8-0450/2018) SK
. – Konflikt v Jemene začal v roku 2015, keď húthíovskí rebeli zvrhli medzinárodne uznávaného prezidenta, ktorý ako odozvu privolal mnohonárodnú koalíciu pod vedením Saudskej Arábie. Humanitárnu pomoc potrebuje viac ako 22 miliónov ľudí. 17 miliónov ľudí trpí nedostatkom potravín, pričom viac ako 8 miliónov sa nachádza v kritickej situácii a hrozí im smrť hladom. Koalícia pod saudským vedením uvalila blokádu a v júni 2018 začala ofenzívu na mesto Hudajdá, ktorá si vyžiadala stovky obetí. Napriek mnohým snahám a medzinárodnému tlaku sa nepodarilo dosiahnuť prímerie ani akúkoľvek dohodu, naopak boje nestrácajú na intenzite. Krajina sa zmieta v chaose podobnému tomu v Sýrii. Zničená infraštruktúra, kolaps hospodárstva, nedostatok zdravotníckych potrieb, vraždenie a znásilňovanie sú priamym dôsledkom tohto konfliktu. Je potrebné, aby všetky strany konfliktu okamžite zastavili prejavy nepriateľstva, umožnili prísun humanitárnej pomoci, neobmedzovali slobodu prejavu a otvorili sa možnostiam pre dialóg.
Health technology assessment (A8-0289/2018 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) SK
Základným cieľom tohto legislatívneho návrhu je zaviesť spoločné klinické hodnotenie zdravotníckych technológií na úrovni EÚ. Doteraz členské štáty hodnotili účinnosť na základe vlastnej metodológie a kritérií. Európski občania sa však stretávajú s problémami, pokiaľ ide o prístup k vhodnej liečbe. Kvôli tomu Európsky parlament vypracoval iniciatívnu správu o opatreniach na zlepšenie prístupu k liekom. V správe sa hovorí o potrebnosti legislatívy, ktorá zaručí pacientom prístup k liekom, zabezpečí udržateľnosť systémov zdravotnej starostlivosti a podporí vysokokvalitný výskum a vývoj. Lepšia kvalita výskumu a inovácií a odstránenie zbytočnej duplicity by mali viesť k zlepšeniu konkurencieschopnosti európskeho farmaceutického priemyslu. Musíme vytvoriť dostatočnú dôveru medzi jednotlivými stranami, zachovať najvyšší záujem prospechu pacienta, zlepšiť dostupné klinické dôkazy a kvalitu výskumu inovácií. Pre „personalizovanejšie“ lieky určené malým skupinám pacientov sú potrebné nové systémy hodnotenia týchto liekov a určovania ich cien.
Emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles (A8-0287/2018 - Miriam Dalli) SK
Je dôležité, aby Európska únia stala na čele medzinárodného úsilia znižovať emisie CO2 a skleníkové plyny a prispievať tak k zmierňovaniu negatívnych zmien našej klímy. Jedným z nástrojov je zlepšovanie emisných noriem pre nové osobné automobily a ľahké úžitkové vozidlá. Zavedenie primeraných cieľov v oblasti emisií CO2 a podpora vozidiel s nulovými emisiami sú z pohľadu rozvoja EÚ bezpochyby dôležité. Európsky parlament vo svojej pozícii prijal návrh na zníženie emisií v prípade osobných automobilov a úžitkových vozidiel o 40 % do roku 2030. Ide, samozrejme, o veľmi ambiciózny cieľ, preto je potrebné zabezpečiť aj dostatočný časový rámec, ktorý umožní priemyslu a inovatívnemu sektoru prispôsobiť sa takýmto zmenám v legislatíve EÚ.
EU Agenda for Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas (B8-0399/2018) SK
Vidiecke, horské a vzdialené regióny predstavujú 80 % územia EÚ, žije v nich 57 % jej obyvateľov a vytvárajú 46 % hrubej pridanej hodnoty. Tieto regióny však čelia mnohým problémom. Štvrtina obyvateľov v týchto oblastiach nemá prístup k internetu, miera nezamestnanosti medzi rokmi 2008 až 2012 stúpla zo 7 % na 10,4 % a vidiek zaznamenáva postupné vyľudňovanie. Je nutné zdôrazniť význam týchto regiónov pre územný rozvoj v Európe. Považujem preto za dôležité podporovať tieto oblasti prostredníctvom politík EÚ zameraných na riešenie špecifických potrieb. Kľúčové sú z tohto pohľadu investície, ktoré sa musia zamerať na integráciu vidieckych, horských a vzdialených regiónov. Potrebujeme vytvoriť dostatok pracovných príležitostí a rozvíjať projekty ako inteligentné dediny, ktoré budú motivovať mladé generácie zostať žiť, respektíve sa vrátiť do týchto oblastí. Správu som podporila.
EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (A8-0281/2018 - Aldo Patriciello) SK
Partnerstvo pre výskum a inováciu v oblasti Stredozemia (PRIMA) je prvé v rámci verejného sektoru zamerané na určitú geografickú oblasť (Stredozemného mora) a zahŕňa účasť susedných krajín. Výskumné kapacity Únie a stredozemných krajín sa spojili za účelom hľadania inovatívnych riešení pre efektívnejšie a bezpečnejšie poľnohospodársko-potravinárske systémy a systémy zásobovania a hospodárenia s vodou v oblasti Stredozemia. PRIMA sa snaží tiež riešiť niektoré základné príčiny migrácie a tým zvyšovať stabilitu v regióne. V súčasnosti PRIMA zahŕňa 19 krajín: 11 členských štátov EÚ, 3 krajiny pridružené k programu Horizont 2020 a 5 tretích krajín, s ktorými musí Únia uzavrieť medzinárodné dohody o vedeckej a technickej spolupráci. V tejto súvislosti sa rokuje o dohode s Marokom. Toto partnerstvo podporujem.
EU-Canada air transport agreement (A8-0254/2018 - Francisco Assis) SK
Dohoda o leteckej doprave medzi Kanadou a Európskym spoločenstvom umožňuje zavádzanie prepravných práv, investičných príležitostí a spoluprácu v mnohých oblastiach ako bezpečnosť, ochrana, životné prostredie a mnoho ďalších. V praxi touto dohodou miznú obmedzenia týkajúce sa trás či počtu týždenných letov medzi Kanadou a EÚ. Letecké spoločnosti budú môcť prevádzkovať priame lety do Kanady z akéhokoľvek miesta v Európe. Dohoda sa postupne implementuje v štyroch fázach:1. zrušenie obmedzenia počtu leteckých spoločností premávajúcich medzi EÚ a Kanadou;2. umožnenie európskym investorom vlastniť 49 % imania kanadských prepravcov s hlasovacím právom;3. vzájomne umožnenie investorom zriadiť a kontrolovať nové letecké spoločnosti na svojich trhoch;4. a nakoniec pôsobiť medzi oboma trhmi s plnými právami.Štúdia iniciovaná Komisiou ukázala benefity, ktoré by dohoda mohla priniesť; ako napríklad polmiliónový nárast cestujúcich počas prvého roka. V nasledujúcich rokoch by tento počet ľudí mohol stúpnuť až na 3,5 milióna. Táto dohoda predstavuje nielen nové pracovné príležitosti, ale tiež priamy finančný prínos pre spotrebiteľa vo výške 72 mil. EUR.
Provision of audiovisual media services (A8-0192/2017 - Sabine Verheyen, Petra Kammerevert) SK
Už v stratégií pre jednotný digitálny trh v Európe, Komisia avizovala zmeny smernice o audiovizuálnych mediálnych službách (AVMS), tak aby zohľadňovali dynamický vývoj trhu. Poslanci Európskeho parlamentu teraz prijali pozíciu k predloženému návrhu smernice. Audiovizuálne mediálne prostredie sa rýchlo mení z dôvodu rastúceho zbližovania televízneho vysielania a služieb šírených cez internet. Spotrebitelia sledujú videá vrátane obsahu vytvoreného používateľmi na internete. Tradičné televízne vysielanie v EÚ si však aj naďalej zachováva význam z hľadiska počtu divákov, príjmov z reklamy a investícií do obsahu. Musíme si ale uvedomiť, že na rôzne typy audiovizuálnych služieb sa vzťahujú odlišné pravidlá a úrovne ochrany spotrebiteľa. Je preto potrebné, aby sa Komisia sústredila na rozsah pôsobnosti smernice o AVMS, na povahu pravidiel, ochranu maloletých a pravidlá reklamy. Komisia po finálnom schválení smernice predloží do 8 rokov hodnotenie ex post, kde sa posúdi vplyv a pridaná hodnota tohto legislatívneho opatrenia pre EÚ.
A European Strategy for Plastics in a circular economy (A8-0262/2018 - Mark Demesmaeker) SK
Spôsob, akým sa plasty dnes vyrábajú, používajú a likvidujú, má zničujúce environmentálne, klimatické a hospodárske dôsledky. Je potrebné, aby EÚ zohrávala proaktívnu úlohu pri tvorbe globálneho protokolu o plastoch. Navrhnutá stratégia zahŕňa snahy o obmedzenie plastového odpadu, zlepšenie kvality recyklovania a stimulovanie inovácií v rámci obehového hospodárstva. Hlavným cieľom je vyrábať a používať plasty zodpovedným a trvalo udržateľným spôsobom, bez poškodenia životného prostredia a verejného zdravia. Tieto opatrenia zároveň prinesú nové príležitosti pre vedecké inovácie, konkurencieschopnosť a vznik vysokokvalitných pracovných miest. Musíme si uvedomiť, že na riešenie tohto komplexného problému sú nevyhnutné nielen regulačné a dobrovoľné opatrenia, ale aj zmena spotrebiteľského povedomia a správania. Správu som podporila.
Europe on the Move: an agenda for the future of mobility in the EU (A8-0241/2018 - István Ujhelyi) SK
Odvetvie mobility prechádza nezastaviteľným vývojom a Európska únia by mala držať krok s digitálnymi technológiami, ktoré zasahujú aj do tejto sféry. Správa chce podporiť výskum a inovácie v oblasti mobility, ktoré prispejú k modernejšiemu, čistejšiemu a konkurencieschopnejšiemu využívaniu dopravy. Pre takýto pokrok je kľúčové poskytnúť správne vzdelanie a nové zručnosti pracovníkom i spotrebiteľom. Poslanci Európskeho parlamentu tiež poukazujú na dôležitosť vybavenosti a začlenenia vidieckych oblastí, ako aj na vytvorenie dlhodobo udržateľných ekologických riešení v sektore mobility. Automatizovaná doprava môže znížiť počet dopravných nehôd, avšak jej integrácia si bude vyžadovať dlhodobé plánovanie a infraštruktúru, ktorá zaručí bezpečnosť a paralelnú existenciu s tradičnými dopravnými prostriedkami.
Dual quality of products in the Single Market (A8-0267/2018 - Olga Sehnalová) SK
Existenciu dvojitej kvality výrobkov v EÚ už preukázali mnohé odborné štúdie. Ide prirodzene o tému, ktorá našich občanov trápi, pretože ich v konečnom dôsledku stavia do pozície ľudí 1. a 2. kategórie. Na trhu sa vyskytujú výrobky s identickou značkou a obalom, ale odlišným zložením podľa toho, v akej krajine sa predávajú. Takéto zavádzajúce obchodné praktiky spôsobujú, že sa v strednej a východnej Európe predávajú výrobky nižšej kvality ako v západoeurópskych krajinách. Na to, aby boli dodržané rovnaké štandardy vo všetkých členských štátoch EÚ, je potrebná systematická kontrola kvality produktov a efektívna medzinárodná spolupráca. Cieľom je zabezpečiť transparentnosť, aby boli spotrebitelia jasne informovaní o produktoch a mohli si vybrať bez zavádzania. Rovnocenný prístup všetkých občanov Únie k rovnako kvalitnému tovaru musí byť samozrejmosťou.
Autonomous weapon systems (RC-B8-0308/2018, B8-0308/2018, B8-0309/2018, B8-0355/2018, B8-0359/2018, B8-0360/2018, B8-0361/2018, B8-0362/2018) SK
Podporila som uznesenie Európskeho parlamentu uznesenie, ktorým vyzýva príslušné orgány EÚ a členské štáty k vytvoreniu právne záväzných nástrojov pre zákaz autonómnych smrtiacich zbraňových systémov. Únia sa totiž riadi zásadami ochraňovania civilného obyvateľstva a predchádzania konfliktom, preto autonómne zbraňové systémy nemôžu mať miesto v našej spoločnosti. Tento typ zbraní predstavuje špecifickú hrozbu, pretože fungujú nezávisle od ľudskej obsluhy, takže sú ťažšie kontrolovateľné počas nasadenia. Je mimoriadne dôležité zabrániť vývoju a výrobe takejto smrtiacej technológie v záujme zachovania medzinárodnej bezpečnosti a mieru. Otázka autonómnych zbraňových systémov je totiž predovšetkým vecou morálky. O živote a smrti človeka jednoducho nemôžu rozhodovať stroje, akokoľvek sú sofistikované. V rámci technologického pokroku by sme sa mali snažiť o vývoj strojov, ktoré život uľahčujú a nie ho berú.
State of EU-US relations (A8-0251/2018 - Elmar Brok) SK
Vzťahy medzi EÚ a USA boli od konca druhej svetovej vojny základným garantom globálnej stability a je dôležité, aby bol tento stav zachovaný aj naďalej. Európsky parlament preto prijal správu, v ktorej vyzýva na posilnenie spolupráce medzi EÚ a Spojenými štátmi. Poslanci sú znepokojení niektorými krokmi prezidenta Donalda Trumpa, ktoré viedli k odstúpeniu od kľúčových medzinárodných dohôd a k oslabeniu medzinárodných garancií v ekonomike, životnom prostredí a kolektívnej bezpečnosti. Plénum Európskeho parlamentu preto vyzýva na posilnenie vzájomnej spolupráce a prehlbovania partnerstva s USA. Musíme si uvedomiť, že len spoločnými úsilím a kooperáciou dokážeme efektívne čeliť globálnym výzvam.
Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests (A8-0249/2018 - Heidi Hautala) SK
Správa zdôrazňuje význam zavedenia sankcií v boji proti nezákonnej ťažbe a obchodovaniu s drevom. Je dôležité tiež presadzovať princíp transparentnosti v celom dodávateľskom reťazci, aby dovážaný tovar spĺňal kritériá EÚ. Poslanci Európskeho parlamentu vyzývajú v tejto správe na efektívnejšiu medzinárodnú spoluprácu a na podporu komunitného lesného hospodárstva. Je potrebné chrániť práva miestnych spoločenstiev, ktoré závisia od lesov, aby mohli v dostatočnej miere zdieľať prínos z týchto lesných zdrojov. Deforestácia je navyše výrazným faktorom v globálnom otepľovaní a jej obmedzenie by prispelo k zníženiu emisií a k vytvoreniu biologicky rozmanitých lesov, ktoré zohrávajú dôležitú úlohu v trvalo udržateľnom rozvoji.
Copyright in the Digital Single Market (A8-0245/2018 - Axel Voss) SK
V Európskom parlamente sme hlasovali o udelení mandátu na začatie medziinštitucionálnych rokovaní v otázke autorských práv na digitálnom trhu. Táto téma rozdeľovala ako odbornú, tak i laickú verejnosť. Od občanov som dostala stovky emailov žiadajúcich odmietnutie, ale aj podporu navrhovanej smernice. Na jednej strane sú tu obavy o slobodu na internete a na druhej strane je tu legitímna požiadavka na spravodlivé ohodnotenie tvorcov digitálneho obsahu. Zdržala som sa v hlasovaní, pretože si myslím, že potrebujeme v tejto veci hlbšiu odbornú diskusiu, aby boli všetky nejasnosti vyriešené.
73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (A8-0230/2018 - Eugen Freund) SK
Európsky parlament prijal súbor odporúčaní pre Radu k 73. zasadnutiu Valného zhromaždenia OSN. Parlament sa vo svojich odporúčaniach zameral na:– reformu systému OSN vrátane reformy Bezpečnostnej rady,– program ženy, mier a bezpečnosť,– predchádzanie konfliktom a mediácii,– nešíreniu a kontrole zbraní,– ľudským právam, demokracii a právnemu štátu,– rozvoju,– zmene klímy a v neposlednom rade globálnom pakte o migrácii.Svet v súčasnosti čelí viacerým humanitárnym a bezpečnostným výzvam, na ktoré musíme adekvátne a rýchlo reagovať. To, čomu by sme sa mali najviac venovať, je odstránenie extrémnej chudoby, ktorá stále trápi významnú časť svetovej populácie. K riešeniu potrebujeme širokú spoluprácu na medzinárodnej úrovni, ale aj efektívne využívanie financií v rámci rozvojových politík.
Violation of rights of indigenous peoples in the world (A8-0194/2018 - Francisco Assis) SK
Globálne existuje vyše 5 000 rôznych typov domorodého obyvateľstva. V absolútnych číslach to predstavuje 370 miliónov ľudí, čo je približne 5 % svetovej populácie. Títo ľudia sú bytostne spätí s krajinou, v ktorej žijú, a s pôdou, ktorú obrábajú. Avšak v dnešnom globalizovanom svete domorodé obyvateľstvo čelí viacerým hrozbám. Najpálčivejším problémom zostáva násilné zaberanie pôdy v dôsledku vojenských konfliktov, nedostatočne regulovaného cestovného ruchu a masívnych zahraničných investícii. Týmto sa porušujú základné ľudské práva ľudí, ktorých schopnosť brániť sa je do značnej miery obmedzená. Nemôžem však súhlasiť s časťou, v ktorej Európsky parlament vyzýva všetky štáty, aby zabezpečili domorodým ženám a dievčatám prístup k službám sexuálnych a reprodukčných práv. Tie totiž zahŕňajú aj presadzovanie potratov. Domorodé obyvateľstvo trápi hlavne vysoká miera chudoby. Riešenie preto musí spočívať v rešpektovaní ich práv a prinavráteniu pôdy, ktorá je stále často jediným zdrojom obživy.
Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (B8-0274/2018) SK
V Európskom parlamente bola schválená správa o nadchádzajúcich rokovaniach o novej dohode o partnerstve medzi Európskou úniou a africkými, karibskými a tichomorskými štátmi. Ako členka delegácie pri Spoločnom parlamentnom zhromaždení AKT – EÚ vítam iniciatívu Komisie. Súčasťou tejto dohody by mali byť aj dohody o hospodárskom partnerstve, ktoré sú základom pre regionálnu spoluprácu a sú nástrojmi pre rozvoj a regionálnu integráciu. Treba tiež dbať na to, aby počas rokovaní bol politický dialóg z oboch strán rovnomerne vyvážený. Za prínosné budem považovať aj začlenenie spolupráce v oblasti boja proti organizovanému zločinu a terorizmu. Naopak nesúhlasím, aby do časti mandátu venovanej ľudským právam boli zahrnuté sexuálne a reprodukčné zdravie a práva. Takzvané "právo na potrat" skrátka nepatrí medzi ľudské práva.
Composition of the European Parliament (A8-0207/2018 - Danuta Maria Hübner, Pedro Silva Pereira) SK
V Štrasburgu sme odhlasovali návrh Európskej rady na prerozdelenie kresiel do volieb do Európskeho parlamentu. Plánovaný odchod Veľkej Británie z EÚ spôsobil, že sa britské mandáty prerozdelia medzi ostatné členské krajiny. Vďaka tomu bude mať Slovensko namiesto 13 mandátov 14. Pozitívne vnímam aj fakt, že sa do návrhu Rady nedostali kontroverzné nadnárodné kandidátne listiny, ktorými by sa vytvoril spoločný volebný obvod. Voľby do Európskeho parlamentu sa uskutočnia vo všetkých členských štátoch medzi 23. a 26. májom 2019.
Modernisation of education in the EU (A8-0173/2018 - Krystyna Łybacka) SK
Vzdelávanie je dôležitou súčasťou v živote každého z nás. Poznatky, ktoré sme nadobudli počas našich študentských čias, dnes však už nemusia platiť. Súvisí to s rýchlo meniacou sa spoločnosťou a stále novými vedeckými objavmi. Rovnako sa menia aj metódy výučby, ktoré sa odvíjajú od technologického pokroku a globalizácie. Úlohou dnešných vzdelávacích systémov je sformovať všestranného človeka, ktorý je schopný sebarealizácie vo svojom profesijnom, spoločenskom, kultúrnom a občianskom živote. Systémy vzdelávania čelia mnohým výzvam a niekedy je pre ne ťažké promptne reagovať na rýchlo meniacu sa dobu. Ďalším častým problémom býva nedostatok financií. To pociťujeme i na Slovensku, kde je oblasť vzdelávania dlhodobo v tomto smere zanedbávaná. Bohužiaľ, nemohla som podporiť finálny text, pretože sa do neho dostali ustanovenia týkajúce sa výučby o sexuálnych a reprodukčných právach, ktorých obsahom je aj presadzovanie potratov.
Odometer manipulation in motor vehicles: revision of the EU legal framework (A8-0155/2018 - Ismail Ertug) SK
Podporila som toto uznesenie, ktorým Európsky parlament vyzýva Európsku komisiu, aby predložila do roka návrh legislatívy proti manipulácii s počítadlom najazdených kilometrov. Záujem o ojazdené automobily je stále vysoký a s ním aj stúpa riziko kúpy automobilového vozidla so stočenými kilometrami. Pri predaji áut v rámci EÚ je to až 12 % a pri cezhraničných autách dokonca až 50 %. Riziko pre spotrebiteľa je v oboch prípadoch pomerne veľké, preto vítam túto iniciatívu, ktorej cieľom je dosiahnutie väčšej ochrany spotrebiteľov. Z 26 krajín Únie, kde je stáčanie kilometrov zakázané, je len v 6-tich takéto konanie klasifikované ako trestný čin. Treba si uvedomiť, že stáčaním kilometrov sa v prvom rade vedome zavádza kupujúci a preceňuje sa reálna hodnota vozidla. To má za následok nielen pokles dôvery v trh s ojazdenými autami a hospodárske škody na úrovni 5 – 9 miliárd EUR, ale aj ohrozenie bezpečnosti cestnej premávky a zdravia ľudí.
Situation in Nicaragua (RC-B8-0244/2018, B8-0244/2018, B8-0248/2018, B8-0249/2018, B8-0250/2018, B8-0251/2018, B8-0252/2018, B8-0253/2018) SK
V Nikarague nedávno vypukli protesty v súvislosti s oznámením reformy sociálneho zabezpečenia prezidentom Ortegom. Nanešťastie, v spočiatku pokojných protestoch prepuklo násilie, keď štátne bezpečnostné zložky začali používať proti demonštrujúcim študentom neprimeranú silu, ba čo viac, došlo dokonca k popravám bez súdu. Štátne orgány sa od začiatku snažili zdiskreditovať protestujúcich, ktorých obvinili z politickej manipulácie. Napriek tomu protesty pokračovali, čo vyústilo do zrušenia plánovanej reformy. Ani potom sa situácia neupokojila, pretože protestujúci začali žiadať obnovenie demokratického poriadku a vyhlásenie nových volieb. Nikaragua zápasí s korupciou, dodržiavaním základných ľudských práv a slobodou médií. Aj keď mnohé pokusy viesť konštruktívny dialóg medzi protestujúcimi a vládou zlyhali, je nesmierne dôležité upokojiť situáciu a zastaviť násilnosti. Len vytrvalým a trpezlivým rokovaním dokážu nakoniec obe strany dospieť k politickej dohode a tak vyviesť krajinu z hlbokej spoločenskej krízy.
Gender equality and women's empowerment: transforming the lives of girls and women through EU external relations 2016-2020 (A8-0167/2018 - Linda McAvan, Dubravka Šuica) SK
Hlasovala som proti tejto správe, pretože nesúhlasím s presadzovaním sexuálneho a reprodukčného zdravia, ktoré zahŕňa aj dostupnosť medicínskeho potratu zahrnutého medzi zdravotné služby. Žiaľ, ani alternatívna správa predložená mojou kolegyňou Dubravkou Šuicovou nespĺňala potrebné kritéria, aby som za ňu mohla zahlasovať. Obidva predložené texty vyzývajú členské štáty EÚ, aby ratifikovali tzv. Istanbulský dohovor Rady Európy, a tým ignorujú rozdelenie kompetencií medzi EÚ a jej členskými štátmi. Násilie páchané na ženách a deťoch je potrebné riešiť cez konkrétne opatrenia na národnej úrovni, nie cez kontroverzný ideologický text a odporúčania nevolenej skupiny expertov na rodovú rovnosť.
Implementation of the EU Youth Strategy (A8-0162/2018 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial) SK
Podporujem každú iniciatívu, ktorej cieľom je zlepšiť podmienky a situáciu mladých v Európskej únii. V súvislosti s tým sme v Európskom parlamente hlasovali o správe o vykonávaní stratégie EÚ pre mládež. Napriek tomu, že mládež je naša budúcnosť, tak je zároveň najzraniteľnejšou skupinou, pokiaľ ide o zamestnanosť. Zároveň je viac zasiahnutá škrtmi v sociálnych službách, kultúre a vzdelávaní. Je potrebné zapájať čoraz viac mladých do tvorby jednotlivých politík, kde môžu priniesť mnoho inovatívnych myšlienok. Miera nezamestnanosti mladých je v EÚ na úrovni takmer 19 % – to svedčí o tom, že naše snahy o dosiahnutie ich väčšieho zapojenia do trhu práce sú zatiaľ málo úspešné. Mladí ľudia čelia mnohým negatívnym sociálnym javom, ako chudoba, vylúčenie zo spoločnosti a v neposlednom rade i zhoršenie zdravia. Kvalitné vzdelávanie a príprava na budúce povolania sú základným predpokladom zlepšenia tejto nepriaznivej situácie.
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A8-0182/2018 - Christofer Fjellner) SK
V Európskom parlamente sme schválili nariadenie o ochrane pred dumpingovými a subvencovanými dovozmi z tretích krajín. Cieľom je mať možnosť zaviesť vyššie clá na dovoz takéhoto tovaru, ktorému európski výrobcovia často nedokážu konkurovať cenou. Musíme chrániť naše firmy pred nekalou konkurenciou, pretože inak zaniknú pracovné miesta a zníži sa životná úroveň ľudí. Prijaté nariadenie zavádza monitorovanie a registráciu všetkých výrobkov, ktoré prichádzajú do EÚ a výrazne skracuje priebeh antidumpingových vyšetrovaní. Verím, že vďaka tomuto rozhodnutiu sa podarí posilniť ochranu nielen európskych výrobcov, ale aj spotrebiteľov.
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative on Libya (A8-0159/2018 - Pier Antonio Panzeri) SK
Líbya je od zvrhnutia diktatúry Muammara Kaddáfího v roku 2011 vnútorne roztrieštenou a nestabilnou krajinou s mnohými hospodárskymi, politickými a najmä bezpečnostnými problémami. Sektárske násilie, týranie, terorizmus, otrokárstvo, mimosúdne popravy a vôbec absencia akéhokoľvek dodržiavania ľudských práv je zdvihnutým prstom i pre EÚ, ktorej bezpečnosť závisí aj od stability tejto severoafrickej krajiny. Keďže sa situácia výrazne nezlepšuje, odhlasovali sme súbor odporúčaní pre Radu, Komisiu a vysokú predstaviteľku Únie pre zahraničné veci a bezpečnostnú politiku. Okrem iných navrhujeme posilniť humanitárnu pomoc pre najviac postihnutú časť obyvateľstva, pokračovať v embargu na dovoz zbraní, budovať inštitúcie a občiansku spoločnosť, naštartovať ekonomiku a zabezpečiť čo najväčšiu podporu akčnému plánu OSN pre Líbyu.
Annual Report on the functioning of the Schengen area (A8-0160/2018 - Carlos Coelho) SK
Od vypuknutia migračnej krízy v Európe bola dôvera v schengenský priestor výrazné naštrbená. Mnohé krajiny s cieľom zabrániť nekontrolovaným presunom migrantov cez ich územie zaviedli dočasné hraničné kontroly, čo, samozrejme, obmedzilo právo občanov EÚ na voľný pohyb. Je to jedno zo základných občianskych práv, preto si myslím, že budovanie fyzických bariér ide priamo proti zásadám a princípom, na ktorých bolo európske spoločenstvo založené. To čo v skutočnosti potrebujeme, je lepší mechanizmus kontroly vonkajších hraníc Únie. V rámci kontroly považujem za správne robiť náhodné kontroly, na rozdiel od tých systematických, ktoré narúšajú dôveru všetkých občanov v európsky projekt.
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (A8-0319/2017 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, Agnes Jongerius) SK
Ide o dlho diskutovanú a pripravovanú smernicu, ktorá často rozdeľovala a stále rozdeľuje viaceré členské štáty. Jej cieľom je zvýšiť ochranu vysielaných pracovníkov a zabezpečiť ich spravodlivejšie odmeňovanie. Spornými témami boli najmä dĺžka vysielania, kolektívne zmluvy a odmeňovanie. Vyslanie by nemalo trvať dlhšie ako 12 mesiacov, v opačnom prípade musí firma dodržať všetky právne predpisy hostiteľskej krajiny týkajúce sa pracovných podmienok. Obzvlášť kontroverznou časťou bola úprava podmienok pre pracovníkov v medzinárodnej doprave, pretože ich práca sa veľmi líši od ostatných odvetví. Preto bude táto oblasť predmetom samostatnej smernice. Dnes prijatý text ešte musí schváliť Rada EÚ, v ktorej sú zastúpené vlády členských štátov. Pokiaľ sa tak stane, smernica začne platiť o dva roky, aby mali štáty možnosť upraviť svoje zákony. Jedným z hlavných dôvodov, pre ktorý sa Komisia rozhodla navrhnúť tieto opatrenia, je problém tzv. sociálneho dumpingu – občania z chudobnejších európskych štátov sú ochotní pracovať za nižšie mzdy a v horších podmienkach než sú tie, ktoré garantuje pracovné právo v rozvinutejších štátoch. Vzniká tým konkurenčný tlak, z ktorého majú prospech zákazníci a majitelia firiem, ale v dlhodobom horizonte zhoršuje sociálne postavenie pracovníkov.
Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová (B8-0186/2018) SK
Hlasovala som za uznesenie o prípade novinára Jána Kuciaka a jeho snúbenice Martiny Kušnírovej. Ohavný čin vraždy týchto dvoch mladých ľudí nás všetkých na Slovensku šokoval. A to zvlášť v dobe, keď sme si mysleli, že niečo také sa v našej krajine nemôže stať. Závery vyšetrovacej misie poslancov Európskeho parlamentu naznačili silné podozrenia na prepojenie organizovaného zločinu a predstaviteľov vlády, ktorým sa venoval aj zavraždený novinár. Okrem toho poukazovali na slabú dôveru občanov vo vlastné štátne inštitúcie a orgány. Ako problematické označili i čerpanie európskych fondov v oblasti poľnohospodárstva a ich systematické zneužívanie. Pevne verím, že ako vykonávatelia, tak aj objednávatelia tejto hanebnej popravy budú čoskoro predvedení pred súd a spravodlivo potrestaní. Pravda nesmie byť umlčaná a dôvera spoločnosti v štát musí byť čo najskôr obnovená. Nezabudnime na odkaz práce Jána Kuciaka a jeho odvahu bojovať proti neprávostiam v našom štáte.
Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (A8-0131/2018 - Helga Stevens) SK
Podporila som v hlasovaní pristúpenie EÚ k dohovoru Rady Európy o predchádzaní terorizmu. Jeho cieľom je posilniť úsilie členských štátov predchádzať terorizmu posilňovaním spolupráce v oblasti vnútornej a medzinárodnej prevencie a tým, že verejné provokácie, nábory a výcviky budú považované za trestné činy, pretože môžu viesť k spáchaniu teroristických trestných činov. Dohovor sa tiež venuje dôležitým otázkam ochrany a odškodnenia obetí terorizmu. Štyri členské štáty EÚ už ratifikovali dohovor. Aby sa k dohovoru mohla pripojiť i Európska únia, musel prejsť schvaľovacím postupom v Európskom parlamente.
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement (A8-0208/2017 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) SK
V Európskom parlamente sme v prvom čítaní prijali pozíciu k návrhu Komisie v oblasti znižovania skleníkových plynov, ktoré sú v súlade s dohodnutými záväzkami z Parížskej klimatickej dohody. Návrh z dielne Komisie počíta so znížením emisií o 30 % do roku 2030 v porovnaní s hodnotami z roku 2005. V roku 2050 je dlhodobý plán znížiť emisie o 80 %. Na dosiahnutie týchto cieľov je potrebné dosiahnuť pokrok i v oblasti energetickej efektívnosti. Tá totiž nielenže pomáha zlepšiť našu energetickú bezpečnosť, ale tiež výrazným spôsobom šetrí náklady na energie. Podporila som túto správu, pretože znižovanie emisií a zvyšovanie energetickej efektívnosti sú nielen v záujme zdravia našej planéty, ale podporujú zároveň rast ekonomiky v EÚ.
Gender equality in the media sector in the EU (A8-0031/2018 - Michaela Šojdrová) SK
Médiá sú dnes už neoddeliteľnou súčasťou našej spoločnosti. Ovplyvňujú verejnú mienku, politiku a dokonca aj ekonomiku. Či už ide o súkromné alebo verejnoprávne média, ženy sú ich neodmysliteľnou súčasťou. Zaujímavosťou je, že až 68 % absolventov odboru žurnalistika v rámci EÚ tvoria práve ženy. Avšak na zastúpení vo vedúcich pozíciách sa tento pomer už neodráža. Ďalším problémom je tiež obraz ženy v médiách, ktorý často nekorešponduje s realitou. Okrem prehnaných nárokov na ich atraktivitu a výzor sú ženy mnohokrát prezentované ako sexuálne objekty, čím sa degraduje ich ľudská dôstojnosť.V neposlednom rade by som chcela poďakovať kolegyni Šojdrovej za jej odvedenú prácu na tejto iniciatívnej správe. Napriek jej snahe som však nemohla podporiť výsledný text, pretože sa do neho dostali ustanovenia odkazujúce aj na sexuálne a reprodukčné práva, ktorých obsahom je aj presadzovanie potratov.
The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 (A8-0048/2018 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) SK
Podporila som uznesenie o príprave viacročného finančného rámca (VFR), ktorý sa týka obdobia po roku 2020. Európsky parlament má v oblasti financií výsostné kompetencie. Preto je prirodzené, že poslanci EP odhlasovali súbor odporúčaní a návrhov, ktoré by mala Komisia zapracovať do svojho návrhu rozpočtu. Komisia ho predloží v máji tohto roku a mal by reflektovať súčasné výzvy, ktorým EÚ dnes čelí. Je zrejmé, že najväčším problémom bude zabezpečenie finančného schodku, ktorý vznikne odchodom Spojeného kráľovstva. Sú tu však aj iné priority, k zapracovaniu ktorých uznesenie vyzýva. Ide najmä oblasť bezpečnosti, obrany, migrácie, ale aj klimatických zmien a nezamestnanosti mladých ľudí. Taktiež sa počíta i s navýšením rozpočtu EÚ z 1 % na úroveň 1,3 % HDP. Avšak navýšenie rozpočtu VFR nemusí nutne znamenať aj vyšší rozpočet v porovnaní s tým dnešným, nakoľko vystúpením Británie bude rozpočet EÚ ochudobnený o približne 14 miliárd eur.
Gender equality in EU trade agreements (A8-0023/2018 - Eleonora Forenza, Malin Björk) SK
Uplatňovanie hľadiska rovnosti žien a mužov v obchodných dohodách je jednou z tých správ, ktoré sa podľa môjho názoru snažia výrazným spôsobom zmeniť definíciu rodu v medzinárodnom meradle. Rázne odmietam interpretáciu rodu ako sociálneho konštruktu. Medzinárodné zmluvy by mali používať pojmy muž a žena, ktoré sa opierajú o biologickú realitu. Uznávam dôležitosť presadzovania ľudských práv aj prostredníctvom obchodných dohôd, avšak podsúvaním tejto novej definície rodu sa vytvára nebezpečný prameň medzinárodného práva, ktorý sa môže v istom momente stať záväzným pre všetky krajiny. Odporcovia Istanbulského dohovoru od začiatku varujú pred presadzovaním ideologickej roviny tohto dohovoru. Ich obavy sa postupne ukazujú ako oprávnené a agenda ochrany žien sa dostáva na druhú koľaj. Konečný text uznesenia obsahuje tiež odkazy na sexuálne a reprodukčné zdravie, s ktorými ako ochrankyňa práva na život nemôžem súhlasiť.
Lagging regions in the EU (A8-0046/2018 - Michela Giuffrida) SK
Zaostávajúce regióny sú vážnym problémom, ktorý sa netýka len nových členských štátov, ale nevyhýba sa ani tým štátom, ktorú sú členmi EÚ už pomerne dlhú dobu. Problematický je v týchto oblastiach ekonomický rast a nízky podiel na hrubom domácom produkte. V roku 2015 komisárka pre regionálnu politiku Corina Creţu začala s iniciatívou na preskúmanie hlavných príčin a faktorov, ktoré obmedzujú regióny v raste a v získavaní nových investícii. Cieľom prijatej správy je identifikovať možné riešenia neutešujúceho stavu 47 regiónov v ôsmich členských štátoch. Medzi kľúčové patria fondy EÚ, ktoré zvyšujú hospodársku odolnosť, konkurencieschopnosť a podporujú nové investície v regiónoch. Okrem toho je potrebné posilniť opatrenia na zvýšenie konvergencie medzi všetkými regiónmi a uľahčiť prístup k úverom, ktorý je často zložitý z dôvodu vyšších úrokových sadzieb.
The role of EU regions and cities in implementing the COP 21 Paris Agreement on climate change (A8-0045/2018 - Ángela Vallina) SK
Podľa štatistík vzniká v EÚ 9 % celosvetových emisií, na vypúšťaní ktorých sa 75 % podieľajú mestá. V súlade s Parížskou dohodou Európska únia pristúpila na rad opatrení, ktorými sa zaviazala znížiť do roku 2030 emisií skleníkových plynov o 40%, zvýšiť energetickú efektívnosti o 27 % a zabezpečiť výrobu energie z obnoviteľných zdrojov na úrovni 40 %. Zmena klímy je dnes už nespochybniteľným javom a preto pre zachovanie nášho životného prostredia je potrebná systémová zmena, ktorá si vyžaduje multidisciplinárny prístup a trpezlivosť. V prípade miest sa jedná o dlhodobé plánovanie, ktoré sa nemôže obmedzovať len na jedno volebné obdobie. Podporila som toto uznesenie, ktoré určuje úlohu miest a regiónov pri plnení cieľov Parížskej dohody, a tým dotvára mozaiku boja proti globálnej zmene klímy.
Commission decision to activate Article 7 (1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland (B8-0119/2018, B8-0120/2018, B8-0121/2018) SK
Toto uznesenie reaguje na rozhodnutie Komisie aktivovať povestný článok 7. Tento článok zmluvy o EÚ hovorí o tom, že Európska rada môže na návrh jednej tretiny členských štátov alebo na návrh Európskej komisie a po získaní súhlasu Európskeho parlamentu jednomyseľne rozhodnúť o existencii závažného alebo pretrvávajúceho porušenia hodnôt súvisiacich s právnym štátom, slobodou, demokraciou a dodržiavaním ľudských práv niektorým členským štátom, a to po vyzvaní tohto členského štátu, aby predložil svoje stanovisko. V takejto situácii sa ocitol aj náš severný sused Poľsko. Jedná sa v podstate o bezprecedentný krok, ktorý Únia doteraz nikdy nebola nútená použiť. Preto je potrebné, aby tento proces prebiehal veľmi opatrne, aby nenarušil dôveru občanov nielen dotknutej krajiny v EÚ. Cieľom by nemalo byť exemplárne potrestať vinníka, ale snažiť sa diplomatickou cestou o urovnanie pochybností, ktoré viedli k aktivácii tohto článku.
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 (A8-0025/2018 - Frank Engel) SK
Vo výročnej správe o situácii v oblasti základných práv v EÚ som musela vyjadriť svoj nesúhlas. Moje výhrady sa týkajú troch okruhov: inštitucionálneho, migrácie a rodových otázok.V prípade, že niektorý členský štát systematickým spôsobom porušuje zákony a jeho demokratickosť je narušená, je povinnosťou Komisie obrátiť sa na Európsky súdny dvor. Tento mechanizmus je jasne stanovený, a preto si nemyslím, že EÚ potrebuje ďalšie administratívne zaťaženie.Správe vyčítam tiež vágnosť a nejasnosť pojmov, pretože nerozlišuje medzi utečencami a nelegálnymi migrantami. Únia by sa mala oveľa viac zaoberať riešením príčin migračnej vlny do Európy. Tú vieme efektívne riešiť len v krajinách pôvodu migrantov. V opačnom prípade sa môže stať, že právo každého členského štátu rozhodovať o svojej vlastnej migračnej politike začne byť spochybňované.Do finálnej podoby správy sa nakoniec dostali aj ustanovenia týkajúce sa sexuality, rodu, manželstva a reprodukčného zdravia. Medzi inými spomeniem politické ovplyvňovanie medicínskych postupov a štandardov, s ktorými ako lekárka nemôžem súhlasiť. Lekárska veda má byť založená na prísnom vedeckom prístupe, a preto zásahy zo strany Komisie alebo poslancov považujem za nešťastné. Je to práve lekárska obec, ktorá ma určovať, čo patrí a čo nepatrí do zoznamu chorôb.
Cutting the sources of income for Jihadists - targeting the financing of terrorism (A8-0035/2018 - Javier Nart) SK
Podporila som súbor odporúčaní, ktoré Európsky parlament predkladá Rade, Komisii a vysokej predstaviteľke Únie pre zahraničné veci a bezpečnostnú politiku. Boj proti terorizmu je nutné vykonávať na viacerých frontoch, keďže vojna proti džihádistom je do značnej miery asymetrická. Preto je potrebné sa okrem vojenských opatrení zamerať aj na boj v oblasti financovania týchto skupín, ktoré sú schopné operovať pri značných zdrojoch aj v malých skupinkách. Jedno z hlavných odporúčaní je zlepšenie koordinácie medzi nielen členskými štátmi, ale aj medzi tretími krajinami. Sú to práve medzery v európskom systéme DPH, ktoré umožňujú džihádistom prístup k nemalým finančným prostriedkom. Preto je nevyhnutné reformovať i jednotlivé systémy DPH v členských krajinách. Za nesmierne dôležité považujem zlepšiť a urýchliť výmenu informácií medzi finančnými spravodajskými jednotkami, bezpečnostnými silami a orgánmi presadzovania práva, ako i výmenu informácii so súkromným sektorom.
Marrakesh Treaty: facilitating the access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled (A8-0400/2017 - Max Andersson) SK
Podporila som toto uznesenie Európskeho parlamentu, ktorého cieľom je ratifikácia Marrákešskej zmluvy. Ide o medzinárodnú zmluvu, ktorá bola prijatá v júni 2013 a ktorej hlavnou úlohou je uľahčiť prístup ľudí so zrakovým postihnutím vrátane ľudí s poruchami čítania k dielam v osobitných formátoch, zohľadňujúc pritom ochranu autorských práv. EÚ je jedným z hlavných aktérov, ktorí túto zmluvu doteraz neratifikovali. Pevne verím, že sa tento proces konečne podarí zavŕšiť, aby sa odstránili bariéry, ktoré sťažujú ľuďom so znevýhodnením prístup ku vzdelaniu a kultúre.
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (A8-0392/2017 - José Blanco López) SK
Podporila som finálny text o revízii smernice, ktorá sa týka podpory využívania energie z obnoviteľných zdrojov. Ide o súčasť balíčka čistej energie z dielne Európskej komisie. Táto smernica je revíziou tej pôvodnej o podpore využívania energie z obnoviteľných zdrojov z roku 2009. Jej účinnosť končí v roku 2020, preto bolo potrebné, aby Komisia predložila nový návrh využívania energie z obnoviteľných zdrojov. Naprieč viacerými politickými skupinami boli tomuto návrhu vyčítané neambiciózne ciele. V Parlamente sme nakoniec schválili istý kompromis medzi tým, čo navrhovala Komisia, a tým, čo presadzoval spravodajca Blanco Lopéz. Schválili sme cieľ, ktorý počíta s 35 % podielom energie z obnoviteľných zdrojov v Únii na hrubej konečnej energetickej spotrebe v roku 2030. Napriek viacerým technickým problematickým otázkam verím, že finálna odhlasovaná verzia bude dobrým základom pre vyjednávanie s Radou. Väčším využívaním obnoviteľných zdrojov nielenže ekologicky pristupujeme ku vyrábaniu energie, ale tiež stimulujeme investície, inovácie a tvorbu pracovných miest.
International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (A8-0399/2017 - José Inácio Faria) SK
Medzinárodná správa o oceánoch je výstižným zhrnutím toho, akú dôležitosť zohráva tento ekosystém a akým rizikám v poslednom čase musí čeliť. Svetový oceán zaberá 70 % povrchu našej planéty a okrem toho, že je výrazným zdrojom našej obživy, produkuje významnú časť kyslíka, ktorý dýchame. Odpad, otepľovanie, nadmerný lov, ťažba nerastných surovín, zvyšovanie hladiny oceánov sú len hŕstkou problémov, ktorých spoločným menovateľom je človek. Schválený text zdôrazňuje potrebu koordinovaného a integrovaného prístupu na zabezpečenie lepšej správy oceánov. EÚ môže v tomto zohrávať rolu globálneho lídra, a tým vyslať inšpiratívny signál i pre ostatných aktérov, ktorí si dôležitosť ochrany oceánov ešte dostatočne neuvedomujú.
Women, gender equality and climate justice (A8-0403/2017 - Linnéa Engström) SK
Uznesenie o klimatickej spravodlivosti je jedným z tých dokumentov, ktoré sa snažia o prieniky vo viacerých oblastiach, ako sú zníženie objemu emisií, odstraňovanie následkov prírodných katastrof a s tým súvisiaca humanitárna pomoc a zlepšenie postavenia žien ako obetí týchto klimatických zmien. Globálna zmena klímy predstavuje závažný problém, ktorý treba riešiť v spolupráci s čo najväčším počtom krajín. Napriek tomu si myslím, že naša snaha v boji proti tomuto fenoménu by mala byť lepšie zacielená. Každá krajina totiž čelí iným výzvam: zatiaľ čo v jednej sú to extrémne teplá, v druhej to môžu byť extrémne záplavy. Navyše, niektoré krajiny bojujú s dôsledkami zmeny klímy, aj keď samé sa len minimálne podieľajú na vypúšťaní emisií, ktoré tieto zmeny vyvolávajú. Preto i náš prístup by mal byť viac individuálny, zohľadňujúc špecifiká problémov, ktorým jednotlivé štáty, resp. regióny čelia.
Situation of the Rohingya people (RC-B8-0668/2017, B8-0668/2017, B8-0669/2017, B8-0670/2017, B8-0671/2017, B8-0672/2017, B8-0673/2017, B8-0674/2017) SK
Oceňujem, že Európsky parlament prijal uznesenie o situácii Rohingov v Mjanmarsku, ktorí sú jednou z náboženských menšín v prevažne budhistickej krajine. Dlhé roky sú terčom diskriminácií zo strany bezpečnostných zložiek, ktoré sa v poslednej dobe vyostrili do cieleného zabíjania, prenasledovania, mučenia a vypaľovania obydlí. Je pádne podozrenie, že tu dochádza ku genocíde. Pokiaľ nechceme, aby sa história opakovala, musíme vynaložiť všetky diplomatické mechanizmy, aby vláda v Mjanmarsku začala konať a dodržiavať základné ľudské práva všetkých svojich občanov. Medzinárodne spoločenstvo by sa malo intenzívnejšie zaoberať otázkou prenasledovania Rohingov, pretože doterajšie zistenia a svedectvá ľudí priamo z terénu sú priamym dôkazom blížiacej sa humanitárnej katastrofy. Viac ako 600 000 Rohingov bolo nútených od augusta 2017 ujsť do susedného Bangladéšu, pričom sa odhaduje, že tento počet do konca roka ešte narastie. Situácia je alarmujúca, preto prvoradou prioritou musí byť zastavenie násilia a prenasledovania a zabezpečenie prístupu Rohingov k potravinám, vode a liekom.
State of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom (B8-0676/2017, B8-0677/2017) SK
Podporila som v hlasovaní uznesenie Európskeho parlamentu o stave rokovaní so Spojeným kráľovstvom. Po mesiaci intenzívnych prác sa podarilo uskutočniť značný pokrok v rokovaniach medzi EÚ a Spojeným kráľovstvom. Vzhľadom na to hlavní vyjednávači z európskej aj britskej strany dospeli vo svojej spoločnej správe k záveru, že je možné postúpiť v rokovaniach do druhej fázy. Dôvodom, ktorý možno považovať za zásadný pri posune v rokovaniach, je najmä vylepšená ponuka od britskej premiérky, ktorú možno považovať za serióznu dohodu v súvislosti s nastavením vzťahov a procesov v rámci Brexitu. Vzhľadom na tieto skutočnosti Rada prijme smernicu s ohľadom na možné prechodné opatrenia, ako aj rámec pre budúce vzťahy. Avšak treba zdôrazniť, že prvá fáza nie je týmto (zatiaľ) uzavretá. Naopak, ostáva ešte veľa nevyriešeného, a preto sa rokovania budú môcť rozvíjať len vtedy, ak budú partneri dôsledne rešpektovať záväzky vyplývajúce zo spoločnej správy.
Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (A8-0350/2017 - David McAllister) SK
Európsky parlament prijal výročnú správu o vykonávaní spoločnej zahraničnej a bezpečnostnej politiky, ktorá opisuje aktuálny stav implementovanej zahraničnej a obrannej politiky, a vzhľadom naň navrhuje odporúčania do budúcich rokov. V prvom rade sa v tejto súvislosti zdôrazňuje, že najefektívnejší spôsob ako chrániť európske záujmy je spoločný postup na úrovni EÚ, keďže žiadny z členských štátov nie je schopný sám odpovedať na súčasné bezpečnostné výzvy. Navyše táto spoločná zahraničná a bezpečnostná politika EÚ by mala byť založená na demokratických hodnotách, rešpekte k zákonom berúc do úvahy univerzálne ľudské práva a základné slobody. Zároveň sa členské štáty zhodli, že do ďalších rokov je potrebné sa zamerať najmä na tri oblasti. Po prvé, je potrebné koordinované posudzovanie zásadných hrozieb a výziev v rámci EÚ, ako aj spoločný prístup k ich riešeniu. Ďalej je nevyhnutná konsolidácia a prehĺbenie európskeho projektu a aj vonkajšej činnosti Únie, pričom by sa mal dať dôraz na účinnú spoluprácu medzi členskými štátmi, partnermi a medzinárodnými organizáciami a inštitúciami. Keďže Únia by mala byť lídrom v tejto oblasti a svojimi politikami zabezpečovať a presadzovať mier, ochraňovať ľudské práva a demokratický, politický, ako aj ekonomický poriadok, tak som dané uznesenie podporila svojim hlasom.
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2016 and the EU policy on the matter (A8-0365/2017 - Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl) SK
Európska únia sa od svojho vzniku, vzhľadom na hodnoty, na ktorých vznikla, zasadzuje za ochranu právneho štátu, demokracie, mieru a ľudských práv a slobôd. Túto aktívnu rolu Únie v oblasti zahraničnej a bezpečnostnej politiky vyžadujú aj samotné zakladajúce zmluvy vzhľadom na článok 21 zmluvy o EÚ. Hlavným cieľom prijatej výročnej správy je identifikovanie problémov a zameranie sa na výzvy, ktorým čelia tretie krajiny v súvislosti s ľudskými právami a demokraciou, ako aj uskutočnenie spätnej kontroly účinnosti politík EÚ v tejto oblasti. Zároveň sa v správe analyzuje aj tvorba politík v súvislosti s ľudskými právami vnútri Únie, najmä so zameraním sa na rok 2016. Avšak aj napriek snahám Únie je vo svete mnoho krajín, kde sa nerešpektujú základné a univerzálne ľudské práva a slobody, čo môže byť aj dôsledok neúčinnej politiky EÚ v tejto oblasti, konkrétne dodržiavanie ľudských práv nie je vždy zásadnou podmienkou pri obchodných rokovaniach inštitúcií EÚ s tretími krajinami. Znepokojujúce je aj to, že Parlament opakovane žiada v týchto správach legalizovanie potratov, a to aj napriek tomu, že podľa všetkých medzinárodných dokumentov je právo na život základným a prvoradým právom. A preto, vzhľadom na tieto skutočnosti, som správu nemohla podporiť.
EU Citizenship Report 2017: Strengthening Citizens' Rights in a Union of Democratic Change (A8-0385/2017 - Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea) SK
Európsky parlament prijal správu o občianstve EÚ za rok 2017, ktorá sa zameriava na hodnotenie stavu občianstva a občianskych práv v Únii, identifikuje nedostatky a výzvy, ako aj stanovuje prioritné oblasti a opatrenia na nasledujúce obdobie. Občianstvo EÚ a s ním súvisiace práva boli zavedené v roku 1992 Maastrichtskou zmluvou, ako aj Chartou základných práv EÚ, pričom správne uplatňovanie tohto práva je spoločnou zodpovednosťou členských štátov a európskych inštitúcií. Preto na posilnenie povedomia o európskom občianstve je nevyhnutná účinná ochrana a garancia občianskych práv, a to najmä prostredníctvom demokratickej a participatívnej správy vecí verejných, priamej účasti občanov na rozhodovacích procesoch a čo najvyššej miere transparentnosti. Niektoré body tejto správy však vyvolávajú obavy, že samotný Parlament nerešpektuje zákony, chartu a zmluvy. Správa totiž v odseku 12 vyzýva Komisiu, aby uľahčila plný prístup k službám sexuálnej a reprodukčnej starostlivosti vo všetkých členských štátoch, pričom charta základných práv jasne hovorí, že právo využívať lekársku starostlivosť je garantované za podmienok ustanovených vnútroštátnymi právnymi predpismi. Rovnako za škodlivé považujem snahu vytvoriť nadnárodné volebné zoznamy do volieb do Európskeho parlamentu, ktoré len prehĺbia nedôveru v EÚ a znížia volebnú účasť. Správu v tomto znení som nemohla podporiť, a preto som hlasovala proti.
Towards a digital trade strategy (A8-0384/2017 - Marietje Schaake) SK
Globalizácia a digitalizácia hospodárstiev a medzinárodného obchodu výrazne podnecuje ekonomický rast a rozvoj, pričom pôsobí aj ako významný faktor pre stimuláciu inovácií, produktivity a konkurencie európskeho hospodárstva. Avšak v kontexte rýchlo rozvíjajúcej sa digitalizácie a s ňou spojených nových technológií je nevyhnutné vytvoriť účinný právny rámec, ktorý by zladil zmeny na trhu a práva spotrebiteľov. Preto Parlament prijal uznesenie, v ktorom zdôrazňuje, že tieto normy by mali byť postavené na troch prvkoch: zabezpečiť prístup digitálneho tovaru a služieb v tretích krajinách (odstránenie existujúcich bariér a zamedzenie protekcionizmu), obchodné pravidlá by mali viesť k vytvoreniu hmatateľných prínosov pre zákazníkov a zároveň by mali zaisťovať a presadzovať dodržiavanie ľudských práv (napr. v ochrane osobných údajov a súkromia). Navyše v tejto súvislosti zdôrazňuje, aby sa všetky stratégie digitálneho obchodu snažili podporovať začínajúce, malé a stredné podniky a umožniť im zapojiť sa do cezhraničného elektronického obchodu, keďže práve tieto podniky predstavujú motor ekonomického rozvoja v spoločnosti. Keďže je v záujme rozvoja nevyhnutné neustále reflektovať na zmeny v charaktere trhu, tak vítam túto iniciatívu Parlamentu, ktorú som v hlasovaní podporila.
Mobilisation of the Contingency margin in 2017 (A8-0372/2017 - Jens Geier) SK
Európsky parlament prijal uznesenie, ktorým sa mení rozhodnutie Parlamentu a Rady o mobilizácii rezervy na nepredvídané okolnosti na rok 2017. Táto rezerva, vychádzajúc z viacročného finančného rámca 2014 – 2020, sa stanovuje do výšky 0,0 3% hrubého národného dôchodku Únie, pričom sa na rok 2017 stanovila vo výške 1 906,1 milióna EUR rozdelených do viacerých rozpočtových oblastí. Avšak zmierovací výbor na prijatie rozpočtu na rok 2018 odsúhlasil upravenie započítania rezervy na nepredvídané udalosti: konkrétne znížiť o 252 miliónov EUR sumu započítanú do oblasti „Administratíva“ v rámci rozpočtového roku 2017, a to s cieľom zvýšiť celkovú mieru záväzkov dostupnú v roku 2018. Táto revízia síce nie je nevyhnutná, umožňuje však vyššiu flexibilitu v skoršej fáze viacročného finančného rámca. Túto revíziu považujem za rozumnú, a preto som ju podporila svojím hlasom.
Instrument contributing to stability and peace (A8-0261/2017 - Arnaud Danjean) SK
Európsky parlament prijal v prvom čítaní pozíciu k spoločnému vyhláseniu Parlamentu, Rady a Komisie o vzájomnom prepojení bezpečnosti s rozvojom. V záujme odstránenia chudoby je často nevyhnutné zaistiť bezpečnosť konfliktného regiónu. Kvôli tomu prijala EÚ uznesenie, ktoré jej umožňuje v rámci rozvojovej pomoci podporovať aj sektor bezpečnosti v rozvojových krajinách v snahe odstránenia konfliktov, stabilizácie regiónu, dodržiavania ľudských práv a právneho štátu, ktoré sú nevyhnutnou podmienkou rozvoja a rastu. V tejto súvislosti bude môcť Únia vo výnimočných okolnostiach podporovať v rámci rozvojovej spolupráce budovanie kapacít vojenských aktérov v tretích krajinách vrátane odbornej prípravy, mentorstva, poradenstva, zlepšenia infraštruktúry a technickej spolupráce. Takáto pomoc sa však môže poskytnúť len vtedy, ak sa ciele rozvojovej politiky nedajú uskutočniť pomocou nevojenských nástrojov a ak je ohrozená existencia fungujúcich štátnych inštitúcií alebo ochrana ľudských práv a základných slobôd, pričom štátne inštitúcie nie sú samé schopné túto hrozbu zvládnuť. Zároveň sa zdôrazňuje, že pomoc v súvislosti s bezpečnosťou sa nesmie použiť na financovanie budovania kapacít vojenských aktérov na iné účely ako na zabezpečovanie rozvojových činností, a to vždy v súlade s medzinárodným právom. Keďže rovnako vnímam dôležitosť vzájomnej prepojenosti bezpečnosti a rozvoja, tak som dané uznesenie podporila.
Situation in Yemen (RC-B8-0649/2017, B8-0649/2017, B8-0650/2017, B8-0651/2017, B8-0652/2017, B8-0653/2017, B8-0654/2017, B8-0655/2017, B8-0656/2017) SK
Situácia v Jemene je aj naďalej tragická, pričom predstavuje jednu z najväčších kríz v oblasti potravinovej bezpečnosti na svete. Konkrétne 20 miliónov ľudí je odkázaných na pomoc, 7 miliónov z nich sa nachádza v núdzovej situácii a 2,2 milióna detí trpí vážnou podvýživou. Vzhľadom na tieto udalosti Parlament prijal uznesenie, v ktorom dôrazne odsudzuje pokračujúce násilie v Jemene a zhoršujúcu sa humanitárnu situáciu. Zároveň plne podporuje snahy OSN o obnovenie rokovaní a zdôrazňuje, že len politickým riešením konfliktu skrze diplomatické rokovania možno obnoviť mier a zachovať jednotu, nezávislosť a územnú celistvosť Jemenu. Riešenie tohto konfliktu by malo spočívať aj v aktívnom zapojení medzinárodných a regionálnych aktérov a ich konštruktívnej spolupráce. Parlament ďalej vyjadruje obavu nad tým, že nestabilitu v regióne využívajú teroristické a extrémistické organizácie, ktoré predstavujú ohrozenie aj mimo daného regiónu, a preto treba prijať rázne kroky proti týmto skupinám. V neposlednom rade Parlament vyzýva EÚ a členské štáty, aby súbežne s humanitárnym a politickým úsilím podporovali budovanie mieru a odolnosť štruktúr na rýchle obnovenie základných služieb a infraštruktúry, ako aj stimulovanie miestneho hospodárstva a sociálnej súdržnosti. Situácia v Jemene je kritická a potrebuje rýchle a rázne opatrenia a z tohto dôvodu som podporila aj túto dôležitú iniciatívu parlamentu.
Implementation of the European Disability Strategy (A8-0339/2017 - Helga Stevens) SK
V EÚ žije približne 80 miliónov osôb so zdravotným postihnutím. Napriek tomu, že sú to plnoprávni občania, títo ľudia nemajú vo všetkých sférach života rovnaké práva, dôstojnosť a prístup k plnej účasti na živote spoločnosti. V realite čelia rôznym formám diskriminácie až sociálnemu vylúčeniu. Preto Parlament prijal uznesenie o vykonávaní európskej stratégie pre oblasť zdravotného postihnutia. Medzi kľúčové oblasti tejto stratégie patria dostupnosť, zapojenie, rovnosť, zamestnanosť, vzdelávanie, odborná príprava, sociálna ochrana a samozrejme zdravie. Oceňujem, že Parlament vyzýva EÚ, aby v rámci jej vonkajšej činnosti bola rozvojová spolupráca a humanitárna pomoc prístupná aj pre osoby so zdravotným postihnutím. Pre odstraňovanie diskriminácie je potrebné, aby inštitúcie EÚ a členské štáty prijali účinné opatrenia a poskytli dostatočné stimuly s cieľom úplného začlenenia hendikepovaných do všetkých aspektov života. Žiaľ, do správy sa dostala aj požiadavka na podporu reprodukčných práv, ktorá zahŕňa aj tzv. právo na potrat.
The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development (A8-0334/2017 - Maurice Ponga) SK
EÚ je dôležitým partnerom Afriky v hospodárskej a obchodnej oblasti, pričom hrá dôležitú úlohu práve v oblastiach rozvoja, humanitárnej pomoci a bezpečnosti. Vzhľadom na niekoľkoročné úspešné partnerstvo medzi Afrikou a EÚ je potrebné vytvoriť novú – aktuálnu víziu, ktorá by odrážala vývoj politickej, hospodárskej, environmentálnej aj sociálnej situácie oboch kontinentov. Snahou je vytvoriť silnejšie, modernejšie a politicky silné partnerstvo pre účinnejšie dosahovanie vzájomných cieľov. V rámci novej vízie sa zdôrazňuje intenzívnejší politický dialóg najmä v oblastiach hospodárskeho rozvoja, dobrého spravovania, ľudských práv, rozvoja ľudského kapitálu, bezpečnosti, migrácie a životného prostredia. Aby bolo možné dosahovať spoločné ciele udržateľného rozvoja je nevyhnutné budovať odolné štáty, ktoré by pracovali v prospech svojich občanov a najmä mladých ľudí. Európsky parlament navrhuje v tomto uznesení viacero konkrétnych a dobrých opatrení, ktoré oceňujem. Avšak nesúhlasím, aby v rámci spolupráce s Afrikou EÚ presadzovala sexuálne a reprodukčné práva, ktorých obsahom je aj vykonávanie potratov. To je dôvod, pre ktorý som dané uznesenie nakoniec nemohla podporiť.
Combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth (A8-0340/2017 - Javi López) SK
Podporila som svojim hlasom uznesenie parlamentu o boji proti nerovnostiam, nakoľko práve tento spoločenský jav ohrozuje sociálnu dôveru, bráni mobilite, brzdí udržateľný rast a môže spôsobiť až odpor voči demokratických inštitúciám. Je nevyhnutné, aby Únia koordinovala svoje politiky v snahe eliminovať nerovnosti, pričom však treba zdôrazniť, že oblasť sociálnej politiky spadá z veľkej časti pod kompetenciu členských štátov. EÚ by mala poskytovať a podporovať vhodný a účinný rámec opatrení, prostredníctvom ktorého by sa zabezpečili rovnaké a bezpečné pracovné podmienky pre všetkých. V tejto súvislosti je dôležité, aby členské štáty poskytovali dostupné vzdelanie a odbornú prípravu zosúladenú s potrebami trhu. Ďalej je nevyhnutné, aby garantovali spravodlivú mzdu nad hranicou chudoby. Členské štáty by mali taktiež vylepšiť svoje systémy sociálneho zabezpečenia, aby tým zabezpečili primerané a dôstojné dôchodky pre svojich občanov. V závere uznesenie Parlament vyzýva, aby členské štáty podporovali reformy daňových politík, ako aj bojovali proti korupcii vo verejnej správe a nerovnomernému rozdeleniu bohatstva v spoločnosti, ktoré vo veľkej miere prispieva k prehlbovaniu rozdielov a v konečnom dôsledku ku zvyšovaniu chudoby.
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A8-0236/2017 - Salvatore Cicu) SK
V snahe o ochranu výrobného odvetvia EÚ pred nečestnými obchodnými praktikami (vyplývajúcimi z deformácii trhu v krajinách mimo Únie) prijal Európsky parlament a Rada v roku 2016 nariadenie o spoločných pravidlách pred dumpingovými dovozmi z tretích krajín. Avšak vzhľadom na nové nadobudnuté skúsenosti, potom ako nariadenie vstúpilo do platnosti, bolo nevyhnutné prijať prísnejšie opatrenia, ktoré by reflektovali limity a nedostatky toho pôvodného. Konkrétne, bolo potrebné zadefinovať za akých okolností možno uznať existenciu výrazných deformácií ohrozujúcich procesy voľného trhu. Stanovilo sa, že ide o prípady, keď vykazované ceny alebo náklady nie sú výsledkom pôsobenia trhových síl, pretože sú negatívne ovplyvňované vládnymi zásahmi (resp. nezásahmi). Zároveň, nariadenie zavádza novú metodiku na výpočet antidumpingových vyrovnávacích ciel na dovoz do EÚ z tretích krajín. Vítam revíziu tohto nariedenia, keďže jeho zámerom je ochrana konkurencieschopnosti EÚ a ochrana pracovných miest našich občanov.
Eastern Partnership: November 2017 Summit (A8-0308/2017 - Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Knut Fleckenstein) SK
Hlasovala som za prijatie odporúčania Parlamentu adresované Rade, Komisii a Európskej službe pre vonkajšiu činnosť v súvislosti s blížiacim sa samitom o Východnom partnerstve. Cieľom tejto spolupráce je vytváranie nevyhnutných podmienok pre úzke politické vzťahy a hospodársku integráciu. Keďže sa od posledného samitu podarilo dosiahnuť významný pokrok, tak Parlament odporúča, aby sa novembrový samit orientoval na budúcnosť a poskytol novú dynamiku a stanovil jasnú politickú víziu budúcnosti Východného partnerstva, pričom jeho výstup by mal predstavovať základ na presadzovanie základných hodnôt Európskej únie. Zároveň zdôrazňuje snahu o posilnenie občianskej spoločnosti - ako nenahraditeľného aktéra v procese demokratickej konsolidácie, s dôrazom na podporu postavenia mladých ľudí prostredníctvom vzdelávania, mobility a podpory v podnikaní. Zároveň vyzýva EÚ a partnerské krajiny, aby spoločne bojovali proti organizovanému zločinu, nelegálnej migrácii, terorizmu, počítačovej kriminalite a obchodovaniu s ľuďmi. V neposlednom rade vyzýva na ukončenie vojenských konfliktov v regióne a zároveň chce presadzovať spoločný postup voči Rusku, ktorého vojenská prítomnosť v regióne v posledných rokoch znepokojivo vzrástla. Na záver Parlament zdôrazňuje, že finančná podpora poskytovaná pre krajiny Východného partnerstva bude prísne podmienená prijatím a reálnym vykonávaním reformných politík.
Saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU (A8-0330/2017 - Dieter-Lebrecht Koch) SK
Podporila som uznesenie Parlamentu, ktoré sa zameriava na posilnenie bezpečnosti automobilov v EÚ. Keďže na európskych cestách príde ročne o život približne 25 500 osôb a okolo 135 000 sa ťažko zraní, tak v záujme dosiahnutia cieľa nulovej úmrtnosti je potrebné prijať viac účinnejších opatrení v oblasti aktívnej aj pasívnej bezpečnosti vozidiel . Zo štatistík je zrejmé, že až 92% všetkých nehôd je spôsobených práve ľudskou chybou, resp. jej kombináciou. Preto by mali byť v autách povinne namontované asistenčné bezpečnostné systémy, ktoré významne prispievajú k zvýšeniu bezpečnosti cestnej premávky. V tejto súvislosti správa zároveň zdôrazňuje potrebu podpory výskumu a inovácií, zlepšenie stavu cestnej infraštruktúry, ako aj harmonizáciu a komplementárnosť medzinárodných a vnútroštátnych právnych predpisov. Táto modernizácia a inovatívne opatrenia by viedli k posilneniu interoperability asistenčných systémov, ktoré sú súčasťou tzv. inteligentnej infraštruktúry. V neposlednom rade vyzdvihuje potrebu kolektívnej a zdieľanej mobility s cieľom zmenšiť počet áut na cestách, najmä v mestských oblastiach, a naopak podporuje opatrenia na zvýšenie podielu bicyklov a profesionálne riadených vozidiel. Na záver uznesenie zdôrazňuje, že je zásadné, aby sa zachovala vysoká úroveň ochrany osobných údajov, ako aj práva na súkromie a IT bezpečnosť, aby sa vylúčilo riziko nehôd z dôvodu diaľkového ovládania palubných systémov.
Deployment of cohesion policy instruments by regions to address demographic change (A8-0329/2017 - Iratxe García Pérez) SK
Demografické zmeny sú v súčasnej Európe vážnym problémom – obyvateľstvo starne, rodí sa menej detí, a tým pádom ubúda počet obyvateľov v produktívnom veku, ktorí navyše často odchádzajú za prácou do zahraničia, kvôli nedostatku pracovných príležitostí v ich regióne. Tieto demografické zmeny, ktoré sa v porovnaní s minulosťou zvyšujú s nevídanou intenzitou, vystavujú členské štáty aj regionálnych aktérov výraznému hospodárskemu, sociálnemu a environmentálnemu tlaku, najmä pokiaľ ide o zabezpečovanie verejných služieb. Jednou z hlavných prioritou EÚ je podporovať inteligentný, udržateľný a inkluzívny rast. Pre dosiahnutie tohto cieľu je nevyhnutný koordinovaný prístup pri navrhovaní a vykonávaní konkrétnych politík naprieč všetkými európskymi, vnútroštátnymi, regionálnymi a miestnymi orgánmi s ohľadom na miestnu realitu každého regiónu. Dôležitou otázkou je tiež zlepšenie koordinácie a zvýšenie účinnosti nástrojov EÚ, akými sú predovšetkým spoločná poľnohospodárska politika, Európske štrukturálne a investičné fondy vrátane Kohézneho fondu, Európská územnná spolupráca a Európský fond pre strategické investície. Podporila som toto uznesenie Parlamentu, nakoľko je dôležité zaujať proaktívnejší a jasnejší prístup k riešeniu demografickej krízy, a tak zabrániť ďalšiemu prehlbovaniu rozdielov medzi regiónmi.
Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive (A8-0297/2017 - Laura Ferrara) SK
Politika EÚ v environmentálnej oblasti musí prispievať k ochrane zdravia občanov, podporovať kvalitu životného prostredia a dbať na racionálne využívanie prírodných zdrojov. Z tohto dôvodu parlament s Radou prijali v roku 2004 smernicu o environmentálnej zodpovednosti. V prijatom uznesení z 26. októbra v súvislosti s vykonávaním tejto smernice však parlament konštatuje, že je potrebné ju zrevidovať a zaktualizovať, pretože viaceré členské štáty nedodržali lehotu na jej transpozíciu. Navyše, v súčasnosti mnohé štáty uprednostňujú namiesto smernice svoje vnútroštátne právo. Prijaté uznesenie zdôrazňuje, že je nevyhnutné nanovo definovať pojmy „prah závažnosti“ a „environmentálna škoda“, ktoré v súčasnosti predstavujú jednu z hlavných prekážok účinného a jednotného uplatňovania smernice. V neposlednom rade požadujeme ako poslanci vytvorenie verejne dostupnej európskej databázy environmentálnych škôd, ktorá by prispela k zlepšeniu prevencie a odstraňovaniu škôd na životnom prostredí. Parlament tiež vyzýva Komisiu, aby bezodkladne predložila návrh týkajúci sa environmentálnych inšpekcií na európskej úrovni a odporúča zriadiť osobitné nezávislé orgány s riadiacimi a kontrolnými právomocami, ako aj s právomocou ukladať sankcie vyplývajúce zo smernice. Keďže snahy o zachovanie kvalitného životného prostredia považujem za zásadné, toto uznesenie som v hlasovaní podporila.
Economic policies of the euro area (A8-0310/2017 - Gunnar Hökmark) SK
Podporila som uznesenie Európskeho parlamentu o hospodárskych politikách eurozóny, ktoré komplexným a podrobným spôsobom opisuje stav ekonomiky a zároveň navrhuje opatrenia pre ďalší rozvoj a rast hospodárstva v eurozóne. Parlament v uznesení konštatuje, že celosvetový hospodársky rast je stále veľmi krehký a hospodárstvo eurozóny čelí neistote a politickým výzvam, pričom však víta postupné zlepšenie hospodárskej úrovne. Uznesenie sa zameriava na vyriešenie kľúčových oblastí hospodárskych politík, akými sú nezamestnanosť primárne mladých a dlhodobo nezamestnaných, vysoká úroveň zadlženosti, podpora podnikateľského prostredia, konkurencieschopnosti a zamestnanosti, ale taktiež otázky sociálnej ochrany, nerovnosti príjmov a chudoby. Ďalej zdôrazňuje, že na dosiahnutie hospodárskeho oživenia je nevyhnutné investovanie do oblasti inovácií, výskumu a technológií, ktoré majú zásadný význam pre dlhodobý rozvoj eurozóny. Parlament v uznesení vyzýva členské štáty, aby prijali potrebné politické opatrenia na riešenie makroekonomických nerovnováh a tým zabezpečili hospodársku udržateľnosť, konkurencieschopnosť a odolnosť európskeho hospodárstva. Reformy sa musia zakladať na solidarite, integrácii a sociálnej spravodlivosti. Na záver uznesenie zdôrazňuje, že politika súdržnosti EÚ je jednou z najdôležitejších a najkomplexnejších politík určených na posilňovanie hospodárskej, sociálnej a územnej súdržnosti, a preto by sa mala vytvoriť súčinnosť medzi rozpočtom EÚ a členskými štátmi.
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens (A8-0064/2017 - Marita Ulvskog) SK
Európsky parlament schválil pozíciu na účely prijatia smernice parlamentu a Rady o ochrane pracovníkov pred rizikami súvisiacimi s vystavením pôsobeniu karcinogénov alebo mutagénov pri práci. Jej cieľom je ochrana pracovníkov prostredníctvom rámca všeobecných zásad a umožniť členským štátom zabezpečiť konzistentné uplatňovanie minimálnych požiadaviek v tejto veci. Preto prijaté uznesenie odporúča, aby tam, kde je to technicky možné, boli karcinogény a mutagény nahradené zmesou alebo procesom, ktoré znižujú ohrozenie zdravia pracovníka, ďalej aby sa stanovili limitné hodnoty pre tieto látky. Tieto údaje by mali byť neustále revidované na základe najnovších dostupných informácií. Cieľom smernice je ochrana zdravia pracovníkov a bezpečnosť na pracoviskách. Preto by ju mali členské štáty transponovať do svojho vnútroštátneho práva, zabezpečiť vyškolenie pracovníkov a ďalšie zdroje potrebné pre plnenie týchto úloh. Keďže považujem zlepšenie pracovných podmienok a ochranu zdravia zamestnancov za veľmi dôležitú a vzhľadom na to, že tieto opatrenia nemožno uspokojivo dosiahnuť na úrovni členských štátov, vítam túto smernicu a podporila som ju svojim hlasom.
Amendment of the Schengen Borders Code as regards the use of the Entry/Exit System (A8-0059/2017 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) SK
Hlasovala som kladne za nové nariadenie, ktorého cieľom je zriadiť centralizovaný a harmonizovaný systém zaznamenávania údajov o vstupe a výstupe, ako aj údajov o odopretí vstupu týkajúcich sa príslušníkov tretích krajín, ktorí prekračujú vonkajšie hranice EÚ. Na účely identifikácie a overenia totožnosti príslušníkov tretích krajín by v určitých prípadoch mohla pohraničná stráž žiadať aj biometrické údaje dotyčného, preto by povinnosť poskytnúť biometrické údaje mala byť podmienkou vstupu štátnych príslušníkov tretích krajín. Cieľom systému vstup/výstup je predovšetkým zrušiť označovanie cestovných dokladov odtlačkom pečiatky a nahradiť ho elektronickým zaznamenávaním vstupu a výstupu, teda využívať pri kontrole hraníc nové technológie, ako sú napríklad samoobslužné systémy, elektronické brány a automatizované systémy hraničnej kontroly. Zároveň však členské štáty budú môcť zavádzať vnútroštátne zjednodušujúce programy, aby vopred preverení občania tretích krajín mohli pri vstupe využiť výnimky z určitých aspektov dôkladných kontrol. Nariadenie reflektuje aktuálne problémy vzniknuté nárastom nelegálnej migrácie, ktoré mali za dôsledok opätovné zavedenie kontrol na niektorých hraniciach vo vnútri schengenského priestoru a tým spôsobené kolóny a čakania.
Fundamental rights aspects in Roma integration in the EU: fighting anti-Gypsyism (A8-0294/2017 - Soraya Post) SK
Rómovia sú aj v dnešnej dobe stále zbavovaní základných ľudských práv a zažívajú viacnásobnú diskrimináciu na rôznych úrovniach, od zdravotnej starostlivosti cez vzdelávanie, zamestnanie, bývanie, až po rovnosť pred zákonom. Navyše, protirómske zmýšľanie ako osobitná forma rasizmu sa denne objavuje na všetkých úrovniach európskej spoločnosti, čo sa prejavuje individuálnym zanedbávaním zo strany inštitúcií, diskrimináciou, nerovnosťou, znevažovaním, vyčleňovaním, stigmatizovaním, nenávistnými prejavmi a násilím. Výsledkom je rozsiahle sociálne vylúčenie a chudoba. Preto parlament vyzýva členské štáty, aby prevzali úplnú zodpovednosť za svojich rómskych občanov a zaviedli dlhodobé kampane na zvyšovanie informovanosti tak pre Rómov, ako aj väčšinové obyvateľstvo. Zároveň zdôrazňuje nevyhnutnosť efektívneho a účinného čerpania fondov EÚ na zlepšenie situácie rómskych obyvateľov, najmä detí. V neposlednom rade parlament vyzýva členské štáty, aby presadzovali osvedčené politiky s pozitívnym vplyvom na zamestnanosť a boj proti chudobe, ako napr. odborná a pracovná príprava, poradenské služby, samostatná zárobková činnosť, sociálne podnikanie a programy prvých pracovných skúseností. No napriek tomu, že mnohé návrhy, ktoré sú súčasťou prijatého uznesenia, osobne vítam a podporujem, pri záverečnom hlasovaní som sa musela zdržať. Zásadne totiž odmietam formuláciu, že potrat je základným právom každej ženy. Nič také ako právo na potrat totiž neexistuje.
Control of spending and monitoring of EU Youth Guarantee schemes cost-effectiveness (A8-0296/2017 - Derek Vaughan) SK
Podporila som uznesenie o kontrole výdavkov a monitorovaní nákladovej efektívnosti systémov záruky EÚ pre mladých ľudí. Vzhľadom na to, že nezamestnanosť mladých ľudí v Únii je stále vážny problém (vyše 4 mil. v rokoch 15 – 24 v 2016) a boj proti nezamestnanosti mladých je spoločnou prioritou EÚ a členských štátov, bola zavedená iniciatíva na podporu ich zamestnanosti, ktorá sa snaží zvýšiť uplatnenie mladých ľudí na trhu práce. Jej súčasťou je aj podpora opatrení zameraných na tvorbu pracovných miest. Po štyroch rokoch vykonávania tejto záruky sa znížila nezamestnanosť o viac ako 7 %, teda o takmer 2 mil. mladých, pričom sa na investície použilo cca 50,4 mld. EUR. Tu si treba uvedomiť, že hospodárska strata z nezamestnaných by bola minimálne na úrovni 152 mld. EUR. Prijaté uznesenie zdôrazňuje dôležitosť efektívnej a transparentnej kontroly a monitorovania funkčnosti opatrení, ako aj vynakladania finančných prostriedkov. V neposlednom rade Parlament vyzýva Komisiu a členské štáty, aby poskytli dostatočné finančné prostriedky na integráciu mladých na trhu práce, pričom táto záruka by mala vychádzať z existujúcich dát a skúseností a pokračovať dlhodobo.
Criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking (A8-0317/2017 - Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio) SK
Európsky parlament prijal legislatívne uznesenie o pozícii Rady na účely prijatia smernice parlamentu a Rady, ktorým sa mení rozhodnutie Rady z roku 2004 s cieľom zahrnúť nové psychoaktívne látky do vymedzenia pojmu „droga“ v danom dokumente. Dôvodom prijatia novej smernice je skutočnosť, že vývoj v oblasti výroby psychoaktívnych látok je veľmi rýchly a mnohé súčasné drogy nie sú zahrnuté v zozname zakázaných látok, čo znemožňuje účinný boj a opatrenia proti výrobe, distribúcií a užívaniu týchto látok. Podporujem prijatie tohto uznesenia, ktoré sa snaží zvýšiť ochranu občanov EÚ a umožniť efektívne vyšetrovanie a stíhanie v súvislosti s trestnými činmi v oblasti nezákonného obchodu s drogami.
Reflection paper on the future of EU finances (B8-0565/2017) SK
Uznesenie Európskeho parlamentu o diskusnom dokumente o budúcnosti financií EÚ predstavuje reflexiu a návrhy ohľadne plánovaného rozpočtu Únie, ktorý by Komisia mala predstaviť do mája 2018. V úvode konštatuje, že súčasný rozpočet nebol dostatočný na pokrytie skutočných potrieb a ambícií EÚ, a preto zdôrazňuje, že budúci rozpočet by sa mal opierať o jasnú víziu európskych priorít a základných cieľov a výziev Únie. Vzhľadom na potrebu dosiahnuť naplnenie priorít a zároveň pripravenosť reagovať na nečakané výzvy je nevyhnutné navýšiť rozpočet, a to tým, že sa prelomí strop výdavkov na úrovni 1 % hrubého národného produktu na úroveň najmenej 1,23 %. EÚ by mala uskutočniť reformu vlastných zdrojov, ktoré by potenciálne mohli čiastočne financovať budúci rozpočet Únie. Dokument o budúcnosti financií EÚ pripomína, že rozpočet EÚ musí byť transparentný, demokratický, primerane flexibilný, ako aj čitateľný a zrozumiteľný pre občanov Únie. Keďže táto diskusia je kľúčová nielen z hľadiska plánovania nadchádzajúceho rozpočtu Únie, rozhodla som sa napriek niektorým výhradám dané uznesenie podporiť, aby mohla pokračovať.
Minimum income policies as a tool for fighting poverty (A8-0292/2017 - Laura Agea) SK
Chudoba a sociálne vylúčenie porušujú základné ľudské práva a dôstojnosť ľudí. Pojem chudoba nie je len o materiálnej núdzi, ale taktiež odkazuje na absenciu sociálnych zdrojov, akými sú vzdelanie, zdravie a prístup k službám. V EÚ je ohrozených chudobou a sociálnym vylúčením až 119 miliónov ľudí. To je až štvrtina celkovej populácie, pričom toto číslo už zohľadňuje aj sociálne dávky. Približne štyri milióny ľudí v EÚ postihuje každý rok bezdomovstvo, teda najextrémnejšia forma chudoby. Vzhľadom na tieto kritické čísla EÚ prijala konkrétny cieľ znížiť počet osôb ohrozených chudobou o 20 miliónov do roku 2020. Dnes prijatým uznesením vyzývame členské štáty, aby zaviedli primerané systémy minimálneho príjmu, doplnené o opatrenia na uľahčenie návratu do práce, a tiež aby sprostredkovali ľuďom ohrozeným chudobou programy vzdelávania a odpornej prípravy. Minimálny príjem by mal byť sieťou sociálnej ochrany poslednej inštancie. Malo by ísť o dočasný a transformačný nástroj na zníženie chudoby a sociálneho vylúčenia, ktorý by dopĺňali aktívne politiky začleňovania do trhu práce, aby sa ľudia ohrození chudobou vyhli dlhodobej odkázanosti. Dôstojné pracovné miesta sú najlepším spôsobom boja proti chudobe a je preto nevyhnutné posilniť rast, investície a tvorbu pracovných miest. Uznesenie som podporila svojim hlasom, pretože predstavuje dôležitý krok pre ďalší posun v boji proti chudobe v EÚ.
Prison systems and conditions (A8-0251/2017 - Joëlle Bergeron) SK
Vo väzniciach v rámci EÚ je väznených viac ako pol milióna osôb, pričom až v tretine členských štátov majú vážny problém s preplnenosťou väzníc. Táto skutočnosť má za následky znižovanie kvality väzenských podmienok, môže prispievať k radikalizácii väzňov a mať nepriaznivé účinky na zdravie, bezpečnosť a životné podmienky väzňov, ako aj personálu. Navyše v niektorých prípadoch sú podmienky a zaobchádzanie s väznenými ponižujúce, kruté a neľudské. EP je znepokojený týmito skutočnosťami a vyzýva členské štáty, aby dodržiavali medzinárodné pravidlá väznenia. Taktiež zdôrazňuje nevyhnutnosť špecifického prístupu voči mladistvým a tehotnými ženám, ktorý by zodpovedal ich potrebám. Zároveň EP vyzýva, aby sa väzňom poskytoval dostatočný priestor na realizáciu (napríklad práca, štúdium, sociálna interakcia, účasť na voľbách), a tým sa zabezpečila ich jednoduchšia reintegrácia a resocializácia do spoločnosti. Avšak uznesenie v neposlednom rade vyzýva členské štáty, aby podnikli kroky na odstránenie akejkoľvek formy diskriminácie na základe sexuálnej orientácie alebo rodovej identity pri zaobchádzaní s väzňami a aby zaručili práva väzňov na sexualitu. Toto vyjadrenie je veľmi vágne a nie je jasné, čo sa tým myslí a definuje, nakoľko aj samotný koncept rodovej identity je založený na subjektívnom (a premenlivom) vnímaní seba. Keďže s týmto bodom uznesenia nemôžem súhlasiť, tak som sa hlasovania zdržala.
Objection to an implementing measure: scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties (B8-0542/2017) SK
Vážený pán podpredseda, každá regulácia s priamym dopadom na životné prostredie sa snaží vyvážiť ekonomický záujem a záujem chrániť zdravie a životné prostredie. Ochrana ľudského zdravia však musí byť vždy prvoradá. Komisia v tomto prípade urobila chybu – navrhla zmenu platného nariadenia, ktorá by mohla vystaviť zdravie ľudí zvýšenému riziku, pričom tým zároveň prekročila svoje kompetencie. Endokrinné disruptory sú látky, ktoré vedú k narušeniu hormonálnej rovnováhy v ľudskom organizme a spôsobujú závažné ochorenia vrátane zníženia plodnosti u mužov a komplikácií v tehotenstve u žien. Pochybnosti o tom, či nejaký produkt používaný v poľnohospodárstve môže pôsobiť ako endokrinný disruptor, preto musia byť dostatočným dôvodom na zákaz jeho používania. Ďakujem.
Ending child marriage (B8-0535/2017) SK
Vážený pán podpredseda, tak ako každý poslanec tohto parlamentu, aj ja principiálne odmietam manželstvá detí, pretože porušujú ich práva a sú vlastne formou násilia. Schválená správa však zneužíva túto vážnu tému na propagáciu takzvaného práva na potrat. Tým akoby sme priznali, že nedokážeme zabezpečiť deťom takú ochranu, aby sa žiadne dievča nemuselo báť nechceného tehotenstva v manželstve, ktoré jej bolo nanútené. To nemôžem akceptovať. Prijaté uznesenie zároveň vytvára tlak na členské štáty, aby ratifikovali takzvaný Istanbulský dohovor. Nato však Únia nemá právo, nie je to jej kompetencia. Štáty dokážu aj bez tohto dohovoru prijímať účinné opatrenia na boj proti násiliu na ženách a dievčatách a rozhodovať o poskytovaní zdravotnej starostlivosti podľa potrieb svojich občanov. Preto som predložené uznesenie nemohla podporiť. Ďakujem.
2017 UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (COP23) (B8-0534/2017) SK
Zmeny klímy sú v súčasnosti jeden z najväčších globálnych problémov, ktorého negatívne dôsledky zasahujú do rôznych oblastí života spoločnosti, či už na úrovni hospodárstva, nevyhnutnej migrácie alebo aj politickej stability. Vzhľadom na to, že zmeny klímy predstavujú jednu z najdôležitejších výziev pre ľudstvo, sa nedávno konala konferencia OSN o zmene klímy. V nadväznosti na konferenciu prijal EP uznesenie, v ktorom zdôrazňuje, že EÚ má schopnosť a zodpovednosť, aby išla v tejto veci príkladom, a zároveň by sa mala chopiť vedenia, pokiaľ ide o obranu Parížskej dohody, nakoľko najviac zmenami klímy postihnuté krajiny nemajú dostatočné zdroje a kapacitu, aby proti tejto hrozbe sami bojovali. Zároveň EP zdôrazňuje, že pri napĺňaní adaptačných cieľov a opatrení nemôžu byť porušované ľudské práva, a taktiež by sa mali do implementácie zapojiť aktéri občianskej spoločnosti. V neposlednom rade žiada o stanovenie dlhodobých adaptačných cieľov na zmenu klímy, ktoré by sa zároveň mali začleniť do vnútroštátnych rozvojových stratégií, pričom ciele politiky v tejto oblasti by mali byť aj v centre snáh zahraničnej politiky EÚ. Na záver uznesenie zdôrazňuje nevyhnutnosť definovania pojmu „klimatický utečenec“, pretože zvyšujúci sa počet migrantov z dôvodu prírodných katastrof v posledných rokoch nevyhnutne vyžaduje jasný legálny rámec. Uznesenie EP som podporila svojím hlasom.
State of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom (B8-0538/2017, B8-0539/2017) SK
Vzhľadom na proces vyjednávania ohľadne brexitu prijal Európsky parlament uznesenie o stave rokovaní so Spojeným kráľovstvom (UK). Text uznesenia sa zameriava v prvom rade na ochranu práv občanov EÚ vrátane občanov UK, ktorí v súvislosti s odchodom UK z EÚ môžu stratiť svoje práva občanov EÚ, navyše môže dôjsť až k ich diskriminácii, čo dokonca nedávne incidenty preukázali. Preto EP zdôrazňuje nevyhnutnosť zachovať v dohode o vystúpení celý súbor pravidiel EÚ týkajúci sa (práv) občanov. Po druhé, uznesenie sa venuje špecifickému postaveniu Írska a Severného Írska v súvislosti s brexitom, pričom EP zdôrazňuje, aby sa v rámci dohody o vystúpení zabezpečil plný súlad s Veľkopiatkovou dohodou a právnymi predpismi EÚ, aby sa zabezpečila stabilita mierového procesu v Severnom Írsku a zároveň sa zaručila integrita vnútorného trhu a colnej únie. Po tretie, v uznesení sa zdôrazňuje, aby UK plnilo svoje finančné záväzky vyplývajúce z členstva v EÚ a zároveň očakáva návrh finančného vyrovnania sa Spojeného kráľovstva vzhľadom na odchod z Únie. Prijaté uznesenie považujem za potrebné a zmysluplné, aby vyjednávania napredovali, a to najmä v oblasti zachovania práv občanov EÚ a dodržiavania platných záväzkov. Preto som dané uznesenie podporila svojim hlasom.
Women’s economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (A8-0271/2017 - Anna Hedh) SK
Nepodporila som uznesenie Európskeho parlamentu o posilnení ekonomického postavenia žien v súkromnom a verejnom sektore v EÚ, pretože vo svojom znení obsahoval niekoľko hodnotovo pre mňa neprijateľných požiadaviek. Na prvý pohľad bezpochyby zmysluplné a dôležité uznesenie, ktorého cieľom je zabezpečiť rovnaké zaobchádzanie vo veciach zamestnanosti a povolania, podporovať rovnosť príležitostí, ako aj zlepšiť bezpečnosť a ochranu zdravia pri práci, či v neposlednom rade zabezpečiť zásadu rovnakej odmeny pre mužov a žien za rovnakú prácu alebo prácu rovnakej hodnoty obsahoval aj vyjadrenia, s ktorými nemôžem súhlasiť. V prvom rade ide o presadzovanie sexuálnych a reprodukčných práv, ktoré uznesenie považuje za nástroj na dosahovanie rovnosti pre všetkých. Avšak pod termínom reprodukčné práva sa skrýva aj tzv. právo na potrat. Potrat degraduje hodnotu života ženy a aj jej dieťaťa. Navyše, uznesenie taktiež explicitne vyzýva EÚ a členské štáty, aby podnikli spoločné kroky na ratifikovanie Istanbulského dohovoru. Keďže som rázne proti týmto bodom uznesenia, tak som nemohla podporiť ani uznesenie ako celok.
Addressing shrinking civil society space in developing countries (A8-0283/2017 - Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio) SK
Občianska spoločnosť, resp. tretí sektor predstavuje jeden zo základných pilierov demokratickej spoločnosti a zároveň ju možno vnímať aj ako ukazovateľ (mierku) úrovne demokracie v krajine. Občianska spoločnosť zahŕňa mimovládne a neziskové organizácie, ktoré pôsobia vo verejnom živote a obhajujú svoje záujmy, a tým posilňujú demokraciu a pluralitu spoločnosti, vytvárajú protiváhu k štátu, a tak kontrolujú a zabezpečujú demokratické zásady vládnych inštitúcií. EÚ považuje podporu občianskej spoločnosti za kľúčový nástroj pri zabezpečovaní trvalo udržateľného rozvoja, rozširovaní a stimulácii ľudských práv, a tým aj úrovne demokracie v rozvojových krajinách. Preto EÚ považuje zmenšovanie priestoru občianskej spoločnosti v tretích krajinách za znepokojujúci stav ohrozujúci (rozvojovú) spoluprácu a stabilitu demokracie v daných krajinách. Uznesenie prijaté EP preto ponúka rôzne nástroje na zlepšenie daného stavu (napríklad zvýšenie finančných stimulov, diplomatické zásahy, odporúčania, atď.), čo, samozrejme, vítam. Avšak uznesenie v bode 31 zdôrazňuje význam aktívnej podpory politík a opatrení týkajúcich sa práv žien vrátane sexuálnych a reprodukčných práv, inými slovami aj práva na potrat. S týmto zásadne nemôžem súhlasiť, a preto som sa hlasovania o uznesení zdržala.
The fight against cybercrime (A8-0272/2017 - Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi) SK
Vzhľadom na stále sa zvyšujúcu intenzitu a rozsah kybernetickej kriminality v krajinách EÚ, ktorá je v niektorých krajinách rozšírenejšia než „tradičné“ formy kriminality, prijal EP uznesenie, ktoré má za cieľ vysporiadať sa a eliminovať vznikajúce škody, ktoré majú vplyv nielen na základné práva občanov EÚ, ale zároveň môžu predstavovať aj hrozbu pre právny štát a stabilitu demokratickej spoločnosti. Konkrétne ide najmä o ochranu a spracovávanie osobných údajov, detskú pornografiu, detskú prostitúciu, sexuálne vykorisťovanie detí a žien, rôzne druhy vydierania, čierny trh a falšovanie bezhotovostných platobných prostriedkov, ochranu elektronickej komunikácie a zároveň aj stále sa zvyšujúcu intenzitu a komplexnosť útokov na národné inštitúcie a inštitúcie EÚ. Uznesenie preto vzhľadom na tieto skutočnosti zdôrazňuje nevyhnutnosť vytvorenia spoločného právneho rámca (ktorý v súčasnosti na medzinárodnej úrovni neexistuje), ako aj presného vymedzenia pojmov rôznych druhov kybernetickej kriminality s cieľom harmonizovať trestnú činnosť v tejto oblasti, a tak účinne a efektívne ohlasovať, stíhať a prípadne trestať takúto trestnú činnosť. Zároveň toto uznesenie požaduje vytvorenie akčného plánu na ochranu práv detí na internete, nakoľko práve deti predstavujú najzraniteľnejšiu skupinu v súvislosti s kybernetickou trestnou činnosťou. Tieto opatrenia považujem za veľmi dôležité, a preto som toto uznesenie podporila.
EU political relations with ASEAN (A8-0243/2017 - Reinhard Bütikofer) SK
Podporila som uznesenie o politických vzťahoch EÚ so združením národov juhovýchodnej Ázie (ASEAN), ktoré tento rok slávi už 40. výročie vzájomných formálnych vzťahov. Región ASEAN je jeden z najdynamickejších a najrýchlejšie rastúcich regiónov, najmä v oblastiach hospodárstva, technológií a výskumu, pričom EÚ a ASEAN dosahujú vysokú úroveň vzťahov a interakcie v oblasti obchodu, investícií, rozvoja, ekonomických a politických záležitostí. EP zdôrazňuje politickú hodnotu silných obchodných a investičných vzťahov a nabáda na ďalšie prehlbovanie vzťahov, pričom pripomína, že prekonanie rozvojových rozdielov v rámci ASEAN-u bude mať zásadný význam pri presadzovaní ďalšej integrácie, ako aj zaručení bezpečnosti, stability a ochrany ľudských práv v regióne, pričom už v súčasnosti sa to ASEAN-u úspešne darí zabezpečovať a napĺňať. Zároveň v tejto súvislosti chce EÚ naďalej podporovať partnerstvo s ASEAN-nom v oblasti bezpečnosti (najmä námornej a kybernetickej), pirátstva, terorizmu a humanitárnej pomoci. V neposlednom rade EP vyzýva EÚ a členské štáty, aby vyhľadávali príležitosti na spoluprácu s krajinami ASEAN-u v oblastiach posilňovania demokracie a aby sa pravidelne stretávali na ministerských úrovniach, pričom v neposlednom rade zdôrazňuje aj požiadavku na zriadenie medziregionálneho parlamentného zhromaždenia EÚ a ASEAN-u.
Transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions (A8-0133/2017 - Sven Giegold) SK
Nepodporila som toto uznesenie. Na prvý pohľad sa síce môže zdať, že dokument hovorí o posilnení transparentnosti, v skutočnosti je však jeho cieľom presunutie kompetencií z demokraticky zvoleného Európskeho parlamentu na nezvolené, nimi samými nominované mimovládne organizácie. Žiaľ, sa medzi nimi nájdu aj také, ktoré svojou činnosťou ohrozujú samotné základy a hodnoty Európy. Návrh hovorí o zvyšovaní transparentnosti v záležitostiach poslancov Európskeho parlamentu a záujmových skupín, ale financovanie mimovládnych organizácií by podľa tohto dokumentu malo zostať tajomstvom. Tento návrh nepovažujem za správny, pokiaľ ide o ozajstné zvyšovanie transparentnosti v našich inštitúciách.
The future of the Erasmus+ programme (B8-0495/2017) SK
Program Erasmus patrí medzi najúspešnejšie programy Európskej únie. Investícia do budúcnosti našich mladých ľudí je jednou z priorít, z ktorej budú raz prosperovať všetci. Študijný pobyt, či stáž v zahraničí buduje v študentoch pocit spolupatričnosti, spoluzodpovednosti a európsku identitu. Taktiež obohacuje študentov po stránke komunikačnej, kultúrnej a spoločenskej. Ďalším pozitívom je, že absolventi programu Erasmus majú vyššiu šancu sa po ukončení vysokej školy uplatniť na pracovnom trhu. Každý krok dopredu a každé vylepšenie programu vítam a podporujem. Preto som hlasovala aj v prospech tohto návrhu, ktorým sa navyšuje rozpočet programu Erasmus a zároveň vyzýva členské štáty, aby vytvorili možnosti a podmienky pre to, aby sa do programu mohlo zapojiť ešte viac študentov.
A new skills agenda for Europe (A8-0276/2017 - Martina Dlabajová, Momchil Nekov) SK
Považujem za potrebné venovať pozornosť zveľaďovaniu ľudského kapitálu, zlepšovaniu zamestnateľnosti ľudí, či konkurencieschopnosti. Práve Nový program v oblasti zručností pre Európu ponúka konkrétne návrhy, ako ľuďom ponúknuť nové potrebné zručnosti a pomôcť im predvídať zmeny na trhu práce, prispôsobiť sa im a nájsť kvalitné pracovné miesta. Tým zvyšuje ich šance na lepší život. Program podporuje digitálne zručnosti, zručnosti v oblasti vedy, technológií, inžinierstva, posilňuje väzby medzi vzdelávaním a zamestnaním, podporuje možnosti celoživotného vzdelávania, vyzdvihuje vzdelávanie pri znižovaní nezamestnanosti, sociálneho vylúčenia a chudoby. Táto iniciatívna správa kladie veľký dôraz aj na podmienky a úlohu učiteľov. Problém chýbajúcich základných zručností sa týka približne 17 miliónov dospelých Európanov. Preto som túto správu podporila.
Multilateral Agreement on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) (A8-0260/2017 - Roberts Zīle) SK
Hlasovala som za rozšírenie Spoločného európskeho leteckého priestoru (ECAA) o krajiny juhovýchodnej Európy. Niektoré už medzičasom vstúpili do Európskej únie, iné, ako Island či Nórsko, nie. Vďaka tejto multilaterálnej dohode platnej už od roku 2006 sa zjednodušilo cestovanie v rámci Európy, zjednotili sa bezpečnostné pravidlá týkajúce sa dopravy, manažmentu letovej prevádzky a oblasti životného prostredia. V dôsledku zvyšujúceho sa záujmu ľudí o leteckú dopravu sa štandardy v leteckej doprave postupne zbližujú. Dochádza k odstraňovaniu bariér komplikujúcich hladký priebeh prepravy ľudí a tovarov.
EU political relations with India (A8-0242/2017 - Cristian Dan Preda) SK
India a Európska únia sú dvomi veľkými a významnými aktérmi na medzinárodnej politickej i obchodnej scéne. Počas posledných dvadsiatich rokov vybudovali strategické partnerstvo založené na spoločných záujmoch. Naďalej by sme mali posilňovať spoluprácu s Indiou, čo by prispelo k upevneniu medzinárodnej spolupráce vo svete v spoločnom boji proti hrozbám dnešných čias, akými sú terorizmus, extrémizmus, neregulovaná migrácia, porušovanie ľudských práv, chudoba, korupcia a klimatické zmeny. Podporujem ambicióznu dohodu o voľnom obchode medzi EÚ a Indiou, ktorá môže byť prínosná pre obe strany, a to nielen z obchodného hľadiska. Hlasovala som za tento návrh, ktorý vyzýva na pokračovanie a zintenzívnenie rokovaní s Indiou.
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy (A8-0280/2017 - Giovanni La Via) SK
Hlasovala som za uvoľnenie prostriedkov z Fondu solidarity Európskej únie s cieľom poskytnúť finančnú pomoc súvisiacu so zemetraseniami v Taliansku, ktoré sa nedávno stali v regiónoch Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche a Umbria. Ničivé zemetrasenia medzi augustom 2016 a januárom 2017 si vyžiadali 333 obetí, viac ako 30 000 ľudí zostalo odkázaných na pomoc štátu. V neposlednom rade zemetrasenia vážne poškodili infraštruktúru, podniky vrátane fariem a sektoru cestovného ruchu. Považujem za nevyhnutné prejaviť solidaritu s obyvateľmi postihnutých regiónov a to predovšetkým účinne a okamžite reagovať na núdzové situácie. Preto už druhýkrát schvaľujem navýšenie finančnej pomoci pre mobilizáciu Fondu solidarity EÚ.
EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): continuing current limitations of scope for aviation activities and preparing to implement a global market-based measure from 2021 (A8-0258/2017 - Julie Girling) SK
Táto správa rieši vzájomné usporiadanie vzťahov medzi systémom obchodovania s emisiami EÚ (tzv. ETS EU) a systémom kompenzácie a zníženia emisií uhlíka pre medzinárodnú leteckú dopravu (tzv. CORSIA). Aj keď letecká doprava bola zaradená do systému EÚ ETS v roku 2008, účinnosť existujúcej smernice o obchodovaní s emisiami bola pre ňu pozastavená. Medzinárodná organizácia pre civilné letectvo (tzv. ICAO) totiž sama navrhla systém kompenzácie na riešenie globálnych emisií z leteckej dopravy do roku 2021. Hlasovala som za prijatie tejto správy, pretože i keď dnes zatiaľ ešte presne nevieme, ako bude medzinárodný rámec CORSIA upravovať emisné limity, máme pripravený rámec, ktorý by leteckú dopravu v EÚ zastrešil pod EÚ ETS.
Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework (A8-0262/2017 - Norbert Lins) SK
Podporila som ďalší legislatívny návrh, ktorý prispeje k zníženiu emisií skleníkových plynov. Tento návrh stanovuje právny rámec pre emisie skleníkových plynov a ich odstraňovanie z odvetvia využívania pôdy a lesného hospodárstva (LULUCF) od roku 2021 do roku 2030. Návrh požaduje, aby každý členských štát zabezpečil, aby účtované emisie oxidu uhličitého (CO2) z využívania pôdy boli úplne kompenzované ekvivalentným odstránením CO2 z atmosféry. Ak napríklad členský štát zníži lesnatú plochu (odlesní), musí kompenzovať výsledné emisie výsadbou nových lesov (zalesnenie) alebo zlepšiť trvalo udržateľné hospodárenie so svojimi existujúcimi lesmi. Považujem za nesmierne dôležité znižovať emisie skleníkových plynov, pretože aktuálne sme svedkami veľkých prírodných katastrof vo všetkých regiónoch sveta, ktoré nám ukazujú dôležitosť a význam starostlivosti o životné prostredie. A lesy v tomto prípade hrajú veľmi dôležitú rolu pri ochrane klímy.
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean DAS- 68416-4 (B8-0498/2017) SK
V geneticky modifikovanej sóji DAS- 6846-4 sú prítomné látky, ktoré ju robia odolnou proti herbicídom. Negatívny vplyv daných herbicídov na vývoj embryí, na riziko vrodených vývojových porúch a na činnosť endokrinného systému je nebezpečný pre verejné zdravie a chýbajú dôkazy, ktoré by tvrdili opak. Okrem toho sa preukázalo, že využívanie geneticky modifikovaných plodín odolných voči herbicídom vedie k používaniu týchto herbicídov v ešte väčšej miere v porovnaní s pestovaním ich konvenčných variant. V záujme ochrany zdravia ľudí, zvierat i v záujme ochrany životného prostredia som podporila námietku voči návrhu Komisie, ktorý mal povoľovať umiestnenie produktov obsahujúcich geneticky modifikovanú sóju na trh.
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: draft Commission implementing Regulation amending Commission implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/6 as regards feed and food subjected to special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station (B8-0502/2017) SK
Od havárie jadrovej elektrárne vo Fukušime uplynulo viac ako šesť rokov. Stále je tu dôvod domnievať sa, že potraviny z tejto oblasti sú kontaminované rádioaktívnym žiarením v neúnosnej miere. Preto som podporila námietku voči návrhu Komisie, ktorý je veľmi benevolentný v otázke kontroly potravín dovezených práve z tejto oblasti. Návrh Komisie vo mne vzbudzuje vážne obavy a pochyby, pretože jeho prijatím by neexistovala žiadna záruka, že by tieto potraviny boli v súlade s maximálnymi limitmi rádioaktívnej kontaminácie. Ako lekárka stojím na strane ochrany zdravia našich občanov a detí, dobrých životných podmienok zvierat, životného prostredia a záujmov spotrebiteľov. Preto vyžadujem, aby všetky potraviny dovezené z Japonska podliehali kontrolám na náležitej úrovni.
Corruption and human rights in third countries (A8-0246/2017 - Petras Auštrevičius) SK
Podporila som správu, ktorej cieľom je efektívnejší boj proti korupcii začlenením ustanovení o boji proti nej do všetkých obchodných dohôd. Korupcia je komplexným a prierezovým problémom, ktorý bráni hospodárskemu, sociálnemu i politickému rozvoju. Okrem toho poháňa aj medzinárodnú trestnú činnosť a terorizmus. Každý štát by sa preto mal angažovať v boji proti tomuto negatívnemu spoločenskému javu. Konkrétne opatrenia, ktoré táto správa zavádza, je okrem iného aj vytvorenie pracovných skupín medzi veľvyslanectvami členských štátov a delegáciami EÚ v tretích krajinách, prostredníctvom ktorých sa zefektívni komunikácia a zdieľanie informácií. Volebné pozorovateľské misie prispejú k riadnemu priebehu volieb a k podpore reformy volebných zákonov. Dnešná doba nám ponúka moderné informačné technológie, ktoré sa už osvedčili ako efektívny nástroj v boji proti korupcii. Ich začlenením do fungovania verejnej správy dokážeme zlepšiť činnosť štátneho aparátu a podporiť tak demokratickú spoločnosť, ľudské práva a rozvoj občianskych a politických práv.
Implementation of the Mediation Directive (A8-0238/2017 - Kostas Chrysogonos) SK
Hlasovala v prospech tohto návrhu. Súdnictvo je v dnešnej dobe enormne preťažené a súdne procesy nákladné, čo platí pre takmer všetky krajiny EÚ. Je potrebné, aby sa rozšírilo verejné povedomie o výhodách mediácie, ktorá predstavuje mimosúdne riešenie hlavne v oblasti občianskych a obchodných sporov. Vo väčšine členských štátov sa tento prostriedok riešenia sporov využíva v priemere len menej ako v 1% prípadov. Dôležité je teda vytvoriť podmienky pre to, aby sa docielila zmena právneho ducha, rozvojom kultúry mediácie založenej na priateľskom urovnávaní sporov. Znamenalo by to rýchle, efektívne a lacné riešenie sporov, ktoré by bolo možné uplatniť aj pri riešení cezhraničných prípadov. Osobitne sa návrh venuje otázke rodinného práva. V tomto smere by bolo možné zaistiť spravodlivé dohody medzi rodičmi, pretože zmierovacie riešenia sú v najlepšom záujme dieťaťa.
A Space Strategy for Europe (A8-0250/2017 - Constanze Krehl) SK
Úlohou Európskej únie by malo byť vybudovanie kvalitného, nezávislého a inovatívneho vesmírneho programu, ktorý v budúcnosti prispeje k rozvoju vesmírnych technológií a dopravy. Správu som podporila, pretože navrhuje opatrenia na maximalizáciu výhod využívania vesmíru, podporuje konkurencieschopný európsky vesmírny sektor a posilňuje úlohu Európy ako globálneho aktéra vo vesmírnej politike. Správa obsahuje aj inovatívne prvky, ako je napríklad podpora malých a stredných podnikov a podpora start-upov pri využívaní technológií, ktoré pochádzajú zo zdrojov vesmírneho výskumu, a zaoberá sa aj úlohou obcí a miest.
Academic further and distance education as part of the European lifelong learning strategy (A8-0252/2017 - Milan Zver) SK
Nedostatočný prístup k vzdelávacím možnostiam môže znížiť konkurencieschopnosť ľudí na trhu práce. Predpokladá sa, že od roku 2025 takmer polovica všetkých pracovných miest v Európskej únii bude potrebovať vysokoškolské vzdelanie, takmer štyridsať percent bude vyžadovať stredné vzdelanie a len okolo jedenásť percent z nich bude možné vykonávať s nízkym vzdelaním alebo bez kvalifikácie. Obmedzený prístup k vzdelaniu môže spôsobiť ťažkosti aj v bežnom živote a viesť dokonca až k vylúčeniu zo spoločnosti a, ako sme mohli vidieť v posledných rokoch, k násilnej radikalizácii, najmä medzi mladými ľuďmi, ktorí sú najzraniteľnejší v krízových situáciách. Zjednodušený prístup k vzdelaniu je preto štandardom, ktorý by sa mal všeobecne uplatňovať, ale v praxi tomu tak nie je. Preto je ďalšie a diaľkové vzdelávanie tak dôležité. Ľudský kapitál je to najcennejšie, čo spoločnosť má, je našou povinnosťou ho neustále rozvíjať. Preto som správu podporila.
Repeal of obsolete regulations with regard to inland waterway and road haulage sectors (A8-0228/2017 - Karima Delli) SK
Hlasovalo sa o zrušení troch zastaraných právnych predpisov týkajúcich sa vnútrozemskej vodnej dopravy a cestnej nákladnej dopravy v súvislosti s programom Komisie Refit. Právny predpis z roku 1989 o vnútrozemských vodných cestách bol nahradený nariadením z roku 1999. Iné nariadenie z roku 2001, o určitých podmienkach prepravy tovaru medzi EÚ a Bulharskom a Rumunskom sa stalo zastaraným v dôsledku pristúpenia Bulharska a Rumunska k EÚ v roku 2007. Nariadenie z roku 2000 o kvótach pre ťažké nákladné vozidlá zo Švajčiarska od roku 2001 do roku 2004 a nariadenie o kvótach z roku 2005 pre ťažké nákladné vozidlá bolo taktiež zrušené. Odľahčením byrokracie prostredníctvom zjednodušovania právnych predpisov docielime efektívnosť a prehľadnosť fungovania inštitúcii a to je práve to, o čo by sme sa v dnešnej EÚ mali viacej snažiť.
Promotion of internet connectivity in local communities (A8-0181/2017 - Carlos Zorrinho) SK
Zvyšovanie internetovej gramotnosti je v dnešnej dobe na mieste, preto tento návrh s radosťou vítam. Podľa návrhu by do roku 2020 mali byť všetky hlavné strediská verejného života miest a obcí Európskej Únie vybavené bezplatným prístupom k bezdrôtovému internetu bez diskriminačných podmienok. Jednou zo zásad návrhu je zaručenie geografickej vyváženosti medzi jednotlivými členskými štátmi. Sprostredkovanie vysokorýchlostných širokopásmových internetových služieb by uľahčilo prístup k službám a mohlo by podporiť aj rozvoj miestnych malých a stredných podnikov.
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (A8-0266/2017 - Christine Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt) SK
Boj proti násiliu na ženách a domácemu násiliu je veľmi dôležitý. Pristúpenie EÚ k tzv. Istanbulskému dohovoru je však zásahom do výlučných právomocí členských štátov. Je to zrejmé aj z textu sprievodného uznesenia tohto Parlamentu. Žiaľ, ani jeden z 31 pozmeňovacích návrhov, ktoré som predložila pri prerokovávaní vo výbore FEMM, nebol prijatý. Výsledkom je zneužitie témy boja proti násiliu na ženách a domácemu násiliu k tomu, aby sa do medzinárodného práva zaviedla definícia rodu a rodovej identity, ktorá je nezávislá od pohlavia. Takáto definícia popiera prirodzenú odlišnosť pohlaví, vnáša neistotu do vzťahov medzi ženami a mužmi a v konečnom dôsledku povedie k oslabeniu ochrany žien pred násilím. Takéto uznesenie som nemohla podporiť.Ak nám naozaj záleží na tom, aby žiadna žena nebola vystavená hrozbe násilia, mali by sme sa sústrediť na výchovu od detstva k rešpektovaniu dôstojnosti každého človeka, nulovú toleranciu k páchateľom násilia a pomoc jeho obetiam. To však podľa Lisabonskej zmluvy nie je zodpovednosť Európskej únie, ale jej členských štátov.
Setting up a special committee on terrorism, its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office (B8-0477/2017) SK
V Európskom parlamente sme odhlasovali zriadenie osobitného výboru pre terorizmus. Už dlhšiu dobu si v EÚ uvedomujeme, že v boji proti terorizmu nám chýba ucelený a hlavne jednotný prístup. Je to práve nejednotnosť, ktorá nás robí zraniteľnými. Prvým poslaním tohto výboru bude preskúmať a zhodnotiť vykonávanie existujúcich opatrení a nástrojov v oblasti riadenia vonkajších hraníc vrátane zle fungujúcich kontrol na vonkajších hraniciach. Zároveň má výbor za cieľ prešetriť nedostatky v súdnych systémoch a justičnej spolupráci na európskej úrovni. Rovnako bude preskúmavať efektívnosť spolupráce členských štátov a príslušných orgánov v tejto oblasti a identifikovať konkrétne nedostatky. Tento osobitný výbor bude mať 30 členov a jeho doba trvania bola stanovená na 12 mesiacov, pokiaľ ju parlament pred vypršaním nepredĺži. V hlasovaní som tento návrh podporila.
Conclusion of the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (Consent) (A8-0232/2017 - Elena Valenciano) SK
Politický dialóg a vzájomná spolupráca sú základnými predpokladmi pre úspešný ekonomický rozvoj každej krajiny. Kuba je štát, ktorý dlhé roky razil politiku silného protekcionizmu hraničiaceho s autarkiou. Avšak v dnešnom ekonomicky silne prepojenom svete takýto stav krajinu len poškodzoval. Som rada, že uzavretím tejto dohody sa otvára nová kapitola vzájomných vzťahov, ktoré verím, že povedú k obojstrannej prospešnosti. Dôkazom toho je aj oblasť vedy a výskumu, kde i Kuba má čo ponúknuť vyspelým štátom. Hlasovala som v prospech uzavretia tejto dohody.
Conclusion of the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution) (A8-0233/2017 - Elena Valenciano) SK
Nepodporila som toto nelegislatívne, politické uznesenie o Kube. Súhlasím so začatím politického dialógu, avšak pokiaľ ide o politický odkaz, ktorý máme vyslať k predstaviteľom tejto krajiny, nesmieme sa báť formulovať aj kritické poznámky. Náboženská diskriminácia, zastrašovanie a hanobenie náboženských vodcov, politicky motivované zadržiavanie osôb a represie voči voľnému pôsobeniu cirkví v krajine predstavujú len časť nedostatkov, ktoré by mala Kuba v rámci svojich vzťahov s Úniou odstrániť. Práve tieto ustanovenia sa do konečnej podoby uznesenia nedostali, čo je i dôvod, prečo som nevyjadrila svoj súhlas.
HIV, TB and HCV epidemics in Europe on the rise (B8-0436/2017) SK
Ako lekárka viem, že prevencia proti ochoreniam rôzneho typu je jednou z najdôležitejších vecí, aby sme mohli viesť zdravý a vitálny život. Nielenže sa tým chránime pred nepriaznivými následkami, ktoré každé ochorenie prináša, ale zároveň tým šetríme aj naše peňaženky, nakoľko nie je potrebná liečba. Boj proti vírusovým a infekčným ochoreniam bude úspešný len vtedy, pokiaľ naše úsilie budeme smerovať k dostatočnej prevencii a podpore výskumu liekov a vakcín. Najdôležitejšia je však prevencia, ktorá vychádza nielen zo správnej životosprávy a hygieny, ale hlavne zo zodpovedného prístupu každého z nás. Mám však dojem, že táto správa nerieši dostatočne príčiny týchto ochorení, ale skôr ich dôsledky. I pre tento vážny nedostatok som toto uznesenie nemohla podporiť.
Recommendation to the Council on the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (A8-0216/2017 - Andrey Kovatchev) SK
V hlasovaní o tejto správe som pôvodne omylom hlasovala za. Po uvedomení si tejto chyby som zmenila môj hlas na proti. Odmietam totižto tvrdenie, aby OSN diktovala suverénnym krajinám, ako sa majú správať v jednotlivých oblastiach. OSN je medzinárodnou inkluzívnou organizáciou, pre vstup do ktorej štát nemusí splniť špecifické podmienky, okrem vyjadrenia vôle stať sa jej členom. OSN vnímam v prvom rade ako garanta medzinárodnej bezpečnosti a mediátora znepriatelených strán. V tomto duchu by mala táto organizácia aj plniť svoje ciele. To, čo OSN potrebuje, nie sú odporúčania od ďalšej medzinárodnej organizácie, ale účinnejšie fungovanie niektorých štruktúr a efektívnejšie využívanie finančných prostriedkov.
Macro-financial assistance to Moldova (A8-0185/2017 - Sorin Moisă) SK
Ekonomická situácia v Moldavsku je v posledných rokoch na veľmi zlej úrovni. Rovnako prognózy nie sú o nič optimistickejšie. I preto moldavská vláda požiadala EÚ o makrofinančnú pomoc vo výške 100 miliónov eur, z toho 60 je vo forme úveru a 40 vo forme grantu. Súhlasím s touto finančnou injekciou, pretože považujem za dôležité, ekonomicky a politicky stabilizovať susediace krajiny s EÚ. Obavy niektorých mojich kolegov s poskytnutím tejto finančnej injekcie sú úplne pochopiteľné. V krajine, kde je vysoká miera korupcie, politickej nestability a systém nefunkčného súdnictva, je na mieste sa pýtať, či tento balík peňazí bude smerovať tam, kam má. Preto je potrebné, aby Komisia dôkladne dohliadala na to, kam tieto financie budú smerovať.
Disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (A8-0227/2017 - Hugues Bayet, Evelyn Regner) SK
V Európskom parlamente som podporila ďalší, v tomto prípade legislatívny návrh, ktorý zaväzuje veľké nadnárodné spoločnosti zverejňovať údaje o zaplatených daniach v jednotlivých krajinách – v EÚ aj za jej hranicami. Povinnosť zverejňovať informácie o zaplatených daniach sa bude vzťahovať na nadnárodné spoločnosti s ročným obratom nad 750 miliónov eur. Cieľom tohto návrhu je zvýšiť transparentnosť v oblasti výberu daní. Smernica by mala obmedziť daňové úniky podnikov, v dôsledku ktorých prichádzajú podľa údajov Európskej komisie rozpočty krajín EÚ o 50 až 70 miliárd ročne. Informácie o dani z príjmu veľkých nadnárodných spoločností by sa na základe schváleného textu mali zverejňovať prostredníctvom vzorového dokumentu v každom štáte, v ktorom daná spoločnosť alebo jej dcérska firma odviedla dane. Tento dokument bude bezplatne dostupný na webovej stránke spoločnosti. Spoločnosť by tiež mala vložiť správu s daňovými informáciami do verejného registra spravovaného Európskou komisiou.
Addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including genocide (A8-0222/2017 - Cristian Dan Preda) SK
Oceňujem správu kolegu Predu, ktorý poukázal na kriminálne činy a genocídu ako následky vojnových konfliktov. Mrzí ma, že cestou pozmeňujúcich návrhov sa do správy dostal aj dostupný a bezpečný potrat. Zásadne za takéto správy nehlasujem, aj keď s ostatným textom súhlasím. Život každého dieťaťa je neoceniteľný, a preto jeho ochrana musí byť bezpodmienečná aj vtedy, ak vznikol z násilného trestného činu. Ženy, deti a starí ľudia vo vojnou zmietaných oblastiach potrebujú v prvom rade okamžitý a bezpodmienečný prístup k bezpečnostným zónam, ktoré by boli pod ochranou medzinárodného spoločenstva. Uvedomujem si, že vojna je chaotická a neriadi sa žiadnymi pravidlami, ale nedovoľme, aby dochádzalo v týchto prípadoch k ďalším úmrtiam smrťou nenarodených detí. Tieto ženy potrebujú viac morálnu a psychickú podporu, ako rýchly operačný zákrok.
Online platforms and the Digital Single Market (A8-0204/2017 - Henna Virkkunen, Philippe Juvin) SK
Prijaté uznesenie má za cieľ odstránenie daňových, technických a právnych prekážok a zlepšenie fungovania jednotného digitálneho trhu. Digitalizácia, niekedy nazývaná aj štvrtá priemyselná revolúcia, sa stala bežnou súčasťou našich životov. Preto považujem za potrebné, aby sa tento vývoj premietol aj do verejných služieb. Nielenže sa tým znižuje administratívne zaťaženie, ale dochádza aj k významnej úspore financií zo strany občanov a podnikateľov. Zároveň však pri týchto inovatívnych technológiách nesmieme zabúdať na bezpečnosť ochrany osobných dát a práv. Práve tento aspekt správa zdôrazňuje v súvislosti so zvyšovaním dôvery spotrebiteľov voči online trhom.
Humanitarian situation in Yemen (RC-B8-0407/2017, B8-0407/2017, B8-0408/2017, B8-0409/2017, B8-0410/2017, B8-0411/2017, B8-0412/2017, B8-0413/2017) SK
Som rada, že v Európskom parlamente bola predložená táto rezolúcia, pretože situácia v Jemene je čím ďalej horšia a mám pocit, že táto krajina je akosi mimo zorné pole medzinárodného spoločenstva, hoci je v nej bezpečnostná a humanitárna situácia podobná, ak nie totožná, s tou v Sýrii. Nie je to len občianska vojna, ktorá sužuje krajinu. Sú to hlavne ľudia, ktorí pod takýmto režimom nepredstaviteľne trpia. OSN ako i mnohé mimovládky poukazujú na riziko vypuknutia najväčšej humanitárnej krízy od konca 2. svetovej vojny. V Jemene trpí viac ako 2,2 milióna detí vážnou akútnou podvýživou. Väčšina obyvateľstva potrebuje humanitárnu pomoc. Som preto rada, že tejto situácii sa venuje aj Európska únia. EÚ ako najväčší poskytovateľ humanitárnej pomoci musí byť pripravená pomôcť, obzvlášť pokiaľ sú obeťami tí najzraniteľnejší. Konflikt v Jemene je z hľadiska bojujúcich strán nesmierne zložitý. Významnú úlohu v ňom hrajú i regionálne mocnosti Irán a Saudská Arábia, ktoré podporujú rozdielne záujmové a náboženské skupiny.
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement (A8-0208/2017 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) SK
Nedávne udalosti, ktoré sa odohrali v súvislosti s Parížskou klimatickou dohodou, posilnili odhodlanie Európy rešpektovať záväzky, ktoré z tejto dohody pre členské štáty vyplývajú. Je potrebné ochraňovať a udržiavať v dobrej kondícii naše životné prostredie, aby sme sa pred budúcimi generáciami nemuseli hanbiť za stav, v akom sme im ho zanechali. Rozsah negatívnych dôsledkov stále výraznejšej zmeny klímy by bol obrovský. Nesmieme sa uspokojiť s nečinnosťou s odôvodnením, že "nás sa už táto záležitosť netýka", ale zodpovedne pristupovať k stabilizácii globálnej klímy a ochrane prostredia, v ktorom žijeme. Predkladaný návrh sa týka výrazného zníženia emisií skleníkových plynov v EÚ. Vítam tento ambiciózny plán Komisie na zníženie objemu emisií o 30% do roku 2030 v porovnaní s rokom 2005. Navyše sa tým vytvára tlak na energetickú efektívnosť, čo v konečnom dôsledku vytvára priestor pre vznik nových pracovných miest a prináša úsporu nákladov na energie.
The need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap (A8-0197/2017 - Constance Le Grip) SK
Ide o dôležitú tému, pretože väčšina členských štátov dnes čelí problémom spojeným s nízkou pôrodnosťou a zvyšujúcim sa priemerným vekom obyvateľstva. Zároveň sa práve na dôchodkoch ukazuje, ako veľmi ženám, predovšetkým matkám, škodí, keď práca, ktorú vykonávajú v oblasti starostlivosti o deti, členov rodiny a domácnosť, nielenže nie je ocenená, ale naopak, negatívne vplýva na ich zárobky v zamestnaní. Výška dôchodku sa totiž odvíja od odvodov a tie zase od výšky mzdy. Prerušenie práce počas materskej a rodičovskej dovolenky znižuje celkovo odvedenú sumu, z ktorej sa počíta dôchodok. Rovnako je to s prácou na čiastkový úväzok, ktorú mnohé matky volia preto, aby mohli tráviť viac času starostlivosťou o svoje deti.Správa, ktorú som podporila aj ja, sa snaží nezasahovať do kompetencií členských štátov, ale vyzýva ich, aby týmto témam venovali pozornosť a navrhuje niektoré možné riešenia tak, aby ženy po odchode do dôchodku neboli trestané za to, že sa rozhodli mať deti a riadne ich vychovať.
Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (RC-B8-0397/2017, B8-0397/2017, B8-0398/2017, B8-0399/2017, B8-0400/2017, B8-0401/2017, B8-0402/2017) SK
Situácia v Konžskej demokratickej republike (KDR) je naďalej kritická potom, ako boli porušené demokratické pravidlá. V súlade s ústavou bolo funkčné obdobie prezidenta obmedzené na maximálne 2 volebné obdobia. Prezident Kabila však tento princíp po skončení 2 funkčných období porušil, následkom čoho došlo k vypuknutiu občianskych nepokojov. Konflikt nabral také monštruózne rozmery, že krajina čelí rozsiahlej humanitárnej kríze s takmer 1 miliónom vnútorne presídlených obyvateľov, nehovoriac o hladomore, ktorý ohrozuje viac ako 400 000 detí. Je potrebné okamžite zastaviť rozsiahle porušovanie medzinárodného práva a priviesť krajinu medzi mantinely korektnej demokratickej hry. Na prvom mieste však musíme dbať o tých najnúdznejších a najzraniteľnejších, ktorí sú len obeťami tohto politického zápasu.
Energy efficiency labelling (A8-0213/2016 - Dario Tamburrano) SK
Prijaté pripomienky Parlamentu k návrhu nariadenia o označovaní energetickej účinnosti, ktorý predložila Komisia, majú veľký význam pre spotrebiteľov. Asi každý už pozná tie farebné štítky, ktoré sú povinné pre všetky kategórie výrobkov využívajúcich elektrickú (ale napríklad aj tepelnú) energiu. Šetriť elektrickú energiu znamená šetriť peniaze. A keďže technológie sa stále zlepšujú, musí aj označovanie držať krok s týmito zmenami. Spotrebitelia skrátka musia mať istotu, že výrobok, ktorý kupujú, im zníži účet za elektrinu. Navrhnuté zmeny majú práve tento cieľ: aby bolo označovanie vždy aktuálne a spotrebiteľ sa naň mohol spoľahnúť.
EU Strategy on Syria (RC-B8-0331/2017, B8-0331/2017, B8-0333/2017, B8-0335/2017, B8-0337/2017, B8-0338/2017, B8-0341/2017, B8-0342/2017) SK
Vojenský konflikt v Sýrii sužuje krajinu, jej obyvateľov a celý región od roku 2011. EÚ a jej členské štáty za ten čas vynaložili viac ako 9,4 miliárd EUR na riešenie dôsledkov tejto vojny. Sýria je dnes krajinou, ktorá je doslova roztrhaná medzi viaceré záujmové skupiny. Tento stav, samozrejme, nepomáha riešenie tejto krízy, nakoľko počet aktérov je vysoký a miera kompromisov nízka. Sýria sa teda stala akýmsi geopolitickým ohniskom, ktoré sa nám nedarí uhasiť. Mám však pocit, že popri všetkých týchto veciach zabúdame na to najdôležitejšie, o čo v sýrskom konflikte ide, a to sú ľudské osudy a životy. Vojna v tejto krajine sa stala pre nás len akousi štatistikou, v ktorej vymenovávame počet zranených, mŕtvych, unesených a tých čo museli opustiť svoje domovy. Pritom nesmieme zabúdať, že pre ľudí, ktorí tam žijú, je to každodenný boj o holý život. Súhlasím preto s týmto uznesením, ktorým poukazujeme nato že: „Mier je možné dosiahnuť iba úsilím všetkých umiernených sýrskych skupín pod vedením OSN. EÚ musí byť v mierovom procese v Sýrii aktívnejšia.“ Na vyšetrenie vojnových zločinov spáchaných v Sýrii by mal byť zriadený samostatný tribunál.
Dadaab refugee camp (RC-B8-0300/2017, B8-0300/2017, B8-0332/2017, B8-0334/2017, B8-0336/2017, B8-0339/2017) SK
Utečenecký tábor Dadaab, nachádzajúci sa v Keni, patrí medzi najväčšie tábory na svete. Hostí viac ako 260 000 utečencov, z ktorých väčšinu tvoria občania Somálska. Oveľa viac ma však znepokojuje ďalší fakt, podľa ktorého 60 % z týchto utečencov tvoria deti. Začiatkom mesiaca máj vyhlásila kenská vláda úmysel zavrieť tento tábor. Samotní utečenci však nemajú istotu bezpečného vrátenia sa do svojich domov, z ktorých vo veľa prípadov veľa nezostalo. Somálsko je z pohľadu bezpečnosti stále nestabilnou krajinou, a preto by mali byť aj návraty utečencov na dobrovoľnej báze. V celom regióne tiež hrozí hladomor v dôsledku veľkého sucha, ktoré v poslednom čase sužuje obe krajiny. Ten posledný z roku 2011 si vyžiadal 250 000 obetí. Potravinová bezpečnosť pre tento región by mala byť pre nás momentálne prioritou, aby sme predišli ďalšej humanitárnej katastrofe.
Annual report 2014 on subsidiarity and proportionality (A8-0114/2017 - Sajjad Karim) SK
V Európskom parlamente sme schválili výročnú správu o subsidiarite a proporcionalite za rok 2014. Pri tejto štatistickej správe je zaujímavé, že v tomto roku bolo len 15 komôr národných parlamentov aktívnych pri vydávaní odôvodnených stanovísk. Toto číslo predstavuje pokles o 50 % v porovnaní s rokom 2013. Môžeme teda konštatovať, že tento rok bola participácia národných parlamentov na veľmi nízkej úrovni, čomu zodpovedal aj záujem o európske témy v rovnakom období. Verím preto, že tento stav sa do budúcnosti zlepší aj v súvislosti s výzvami, ktorým dnešná EÚ čelí. Pevne dúfam, že predstavenie tzv. Bielej knihy o budúcnosti Európy vyburcuje členské štáty k väčšej miere participácie na všetkých úrovniach. Pri hodnotení tejto výročnej správy mi nedá nespomenúť 3 vnútroštátne parlamentné komory (z Dánska, Holandska a Veľkej Británie), ktoré zohrali v roku 2014 osobitnú úlohu. Tieto orgány predložili správy, ktoré obsahovali návrhy posilnenia národných parlamentov v rozhodovacích procesoch EÚ. Bližšia spolupráca národných parlamentov, či už na formálnej, alebo neformálnej úrovni, je potrebná. Aj preto som rada, že nedávno sa takéto stretnutie uskutočnilo v Bratislave aj za účasti predsedu EP Antonia Tajaniho.
Objection to a delegated act: Identifying high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies (B8-0294/2017) SK
Zdržala som sa v hlasovaní o námietke voči delegovanému aktu Komisie, ktorým sa zo zoznamu vysokorizikových krajín v oblasti boja proti praniu špinavých peňazí a financovania terorizmu vypustila Guyana a pridala Etiópia. Nesúhlasím totiž s tvrdením, že by Komisia pri posudzovaní miery rizika týchto krajín konala v rozpore so svojou smernicou. Naopak, oceňujem pokrok, ktorý sa podarilo dosiahnuť v Guyane na poli boja proti nekalým finančným praktikám. I z návštevy finančnej akčnej skupiny (FATF) vyplýva, že Guyana dodržiava všetky body akčného plánu, ktorý jej bol stanovený. Na druhej strane priznávam, že sú oblasti, v ktorých by mala Komisia zlepšiť svoj prístup. Je potrebné dbať nato, aby proces identifikácie rizikových krajín bol absolútne dôkladný a čo najviac precízny. Komisia sa musí pri svojich analýzach spoliehať na viaceré zdroje, ktoré monitorujú súdne systémy v tretích krajinách a ich mechanizmy boja proti praniu špinavých peňazí a financovania terorizmu.
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (A8-0175/2017 - Biljana Borzan) SK
V utorok sme na pôde Európskeho parlamentu schválili iniciatívnu správu zameranú na obmedzenie plytvania potravinami a zvýšenie potravinovej bezpečnosti. Úprimne sa teším takejto iniciatíve, ktorú som svojím hlasovaním aj podporila. Musíme si uvedomiť, že najväčším problémom v oblasti potravinárskeho priemyslu je obrovské množstvo potravín, ktoré končí v smetných kontajneroch. Len v EÚ sa ich vyhodí každoročne cez 88 miliónov ton. Navyše, za týmto alarmujúcim číslom sa ukrývajú ďalšie negatívne javy, akými sú plytvanie energiami, vodou a koniec koncov i pracovným časom ľudí. Pre zlepšenie tejto situácie musíme začať od seba, pretože až polovica odpadu pochádza práve z našich domácností. Informovanosť a vzdelávanie je podľa môjho názoru nevyhnutnosťou, aby sme dosiahli želaný výsledok na riešenie tohto rozsiahleho problému. V prvom rade treba rozlišovať medzi pojmami minimálna trvanlivosť a dátum spotreby. Občania musia pochopiť, že minimálna trvanlivosť nie je dôvodom na to, aby konkrétny produkt skončil v koši. Som rada, že sa do tejto správy dostali aj konkrétne vízie súvisiace s redukciou potravinového odpadu, ktoré rátajú s jeho poklesom až o 30 % do roku 2025 a o 50 % do roku 2030.
Minamata Convention on Mercury (A8-0067/2017 - Stefan Eck) SK
Minamatský dohovor predstavuje medzinárodný právny rámec, ktorý bol dohodnutý v rámci Programu OSN pre životné prostredie (UNEP). Jeho hlavným cieľom je regulovať používanie ortuti ako nebezpečnej a zdraviu škodlivej látky a chrániť tak ľudské zdravie a životné prostredie zároveň. Preto sa k tomuto dohovoru pripojila aj EÚ. Ortuť je ťažký kov, ktorý nie je možné zničiť súčasnými technológiami a ani sám nepodlieha rozkladu. Navyše, pri kontakte s človekom sa ukladá postupne v tele a má toxický vplyv na nervový, tráviaci a imunitný systém. Veľmi rada som preto podporila pristúpenie EÚ k tomuto dôležitému dohovoru, pretože ako lekárka si plne uvedomujem zdravotné riziká spojené s ťažkými kovmi. Musíme pochopiť, že ortuť nie je len lokálnym problémom vybraných krajín, ale že ovplyvňuje celý životný cyklus, a tým pádom musíme k tomuto problému pristupovať z globálneho hľadiska. Dohovor okrem iného stanovuje zákaz zriaďovania nových baní na ortuť a postupné vyraďovanie tých existujúcich, ako aj ukončovanie a znižovanie používania ortuti vo výrobkoch a procesoch. Stanovuje tiež opatrenia na kontrolu emisií a ich uvoľňovania a zavádza reguláciu remeselnej a drobnej ťažby zlata.
Hybrid mismatches with third countries (A8-0134/2017 - Olle Ludvigsson) SK
Komisia pripravila kvalitný návrh, ktorého cieľom je obmedziť právnickým osobám možnosti, ako sa vyhnúť daňovým povinnostiam. Korupčné kauzy a obchádzanie daňových zákonov vnímajú občania veľmi citlivo. Preto som hlasovala za tento návrh, ktorý dúfam dokáže zamedziť odlievanie ziskov spoločností do tzv. daňových rajov. Rýchly nástup globalizácie, integrácia národných hospodárstiev a digitalizácia vytvorili priestor na manipulácie so základom dane a presun ziskov do krajín s nízkou daňovou sadzbou. Absencia právnych predpisov v tejto oblasti preto vyburcovala krajiny OECD a G20 k tomu, aby sa touto problematikou začali systematicky zaoberať a prijali tzv. 15- bodový akčný plán. Tieto hybridné nesúlady využívajú rozdielne prístupy štátov k daňovému subjektu. Ich cieľom je, aby právnické osoby dosiahli výraznú nižšiu mieru zdanenia a teda aj narúšanie ich základu dane. Myslím si, že takéto počínanie je vo výraznom rozpore s morálkou, hoci by bolo právne v poriadku. Treba si uvedomiť, že sú to práve naši občania, ktorí sú týmto spôsobom ukrátení o lepšie služby, zdravotnú starostlivosť, kvalitnú sieť infraštruktúry, a v konečnom dôsledku sa to odrazí aj na výške ich daní. Navyše firmy, ktoré využívajú daňové raje, získavajú nespravodlivú konkurenčnú výhodu voči tým, ktoré si svoje daňové povinnosti plnia.
European Year of Cultural Heritage (A8-0340/2016 - Mircea Diaconu) SK
Rok 2018 bude rokom Európskeho kultúrneho dedičstva. Tento rok bude významným aj preto, že si v ňom pripomenieme 100. výročie ukončenia prvej svetovej vojny a následne 400. výročie ukončenia tridsaťročnej vojny. Oba tieto vojenské konflikty poznačili Európu a jej obyvateľov na dlhé roky. Myslím si, že vo svetle spomienky na tieto udalosti dokážeme lepšie pochopiť aj prítomnosť. Hlavným cieľom tohto projektu je podpora kultúrnej rozmanitosti, medzikultúrneho dialógu a podpora kultúry ako dôležitej súčasti medzinárodných vzťahov Únie. Aspekt kultúrneho dedičstva zohráva významnú úlohu pri predchádzaní konfliktom, ich zmierení a obnove zničeného kultúrneho bohatstva. Avšak tým najdôležitejším cieľom je posilniť pocit európskej identity, ktorá obzvlášť v dnešnej dobe prechádza značnou krízou. Musíme prinavrátiť dôveru občanov nielen k inštitúciám EÚ, ale k európanstvu samotnému.
Discharge 2015: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) (A8-0106/2017 - Inés Ayala Sender) SK
V hlasovaní o tomto absolutóriu som sa zdržala, pretože si myslím, že pravým cieľom tohto Európskeho inštitútu pre rodovú rovnosť nie je dosiahnutie rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami. Podľa môjho názoru nie sú peniaze v rozpočte EIGE využívané efektívne, čomu zodpovedá aj súčasná situácia v oblasti rovnosti mužov a žien. Diskriminácia matiek na pracovnom trhu, horšie platové podmienky v porovnaní s mužmi, negatívny vplyv materskej dovolenky na výšku dôchodku žien, to je len hŕstka reálnych problémov, ktoré trápia ženy v súčasnosti. Na ich riešenie však treba ucelenú stratégiu a zmeny v legislatíve, aby sme skutočnú rovnosť medzi týmito dvomi pohlaviami dosiahli. EIGE takúto stratégiu neponúka, pretože tieto témy nepovažuje za dôležité. Pokiaľ sa to nezmení, nezmení sa ani môj postoj voči inštitútu a jeho práci.
Wholesale roaming markets (A8-0372/2016 - Miapetra Kumpula-Natri) SK
Od 15. júna tohto roku budú zrušené maloobchodné roamingové poplatky za hlasové, dátové a SMS služby v celej Európskej únii. Ešte predtým bolo preto potrebné zmeniť právne predpisy, ktoré upravujú limity pre ceny za roamingové služby medzi jednotlivými európskymi operátormi. Podporila som stanovisko Parlamentu, aby sa tieto limity ešte výraznejšie znížili v prípade dátových prenosov. Rovnako súhlasím aj s tarifikáciou dát v gigabajtoch (namiesto megabajtov), pretože odborníci do budúcnosti očakávajú stále väčšie využívanie mobilného internetu. Podľa prijatého návrhu sa každé dva roky tieto cenové limity majú znovu preskúmať, a ak sa ukáže, že sú príliš vysoké alebo príliš nízke, bude ich možné znovu upraviť. Aj na tomto príklade vidieť, že spoločné európske pravidlá prinášajú ľuďom praktický prospech – v podobe nižších cien a zároveň možnosti využívať dôležité služby, ku ktorým patrí aj telefonovanie, kdekoľvek v Európskej únii. Vďaka zrušeniu roamingových poplatkov ušetrí každá slovenská rodina, ktorá pôjde na letnú dovolenku k moru, desiatky, niektorí aj stovky eur.
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Ukraine (A8-0274/2016 - Mariya Gabriel) SK
Ukrajina splnila všetky kritériá, ktoré sú podmienkou na zavedenie bezvízového režimu cestovania. Preto som podporila pozíciu Parlamentu a súhlasila s tým, aby mohli občania Ukrajiny cestovať do Európy bez nutnosti žiadať o víza. Samotné nariadenie totiž obsahuje nástroje, ktoré umožňujú priebežne monitorovať situáciu a v prípade negatívnych javov urýchlene pozastaviť bezvízový styk, prípadne ho aj zrušiť. Pre Slovensko z tejto zmeny nevyplýva žiadne ohrozenie. Naopak, užšia spolupráca s Ukrajinou zvyšuje bezpečnosť slovenskej východnej hranice.
Negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union (RC-B8-0237/2017, B8-0237/2017, B8-0241/2017, B8-0242/2017, B8-0243/2017) SK
Rokovania o budúcich vzťahoch medzi EÚ a Veľkou Britániou sa môžu začať až potom, čo sa dosiahne dohoda o vystúpení a vysporiadaní vzájomných záväzkov. Pokiaľ je Británia členom EÚ, má totiž nárok na všetky príspevky z rozpočtu EÚ, napríklad poľnohospodárske dotácie, podporu rozvoja infraštruktúry, vedy a výskumu, študentskej mobility a podobne. Zároveň však musí plniť svoje finančné záväzky voči EÚ, ktoré sa týkajú príspevku do spoločného rozpočtu a záväzných prísľubov na financovanie konkrétnych projektov. Budem súhlasiť len s takou dohodou, ktorá garantuje spravodlivé zaobchádzanie občanom EÚ žijúcim vo Veľkej Británii – to je podľa prijatého uznesenia najvyššia priorita. Úprimne si želám čo najlepšiu budúcu dohodu medzi EÚ a Veľkou Britániou. Aj po odchode z Únie musí Británia zostať naším najbližším partnerom, pretože naše ekonomiky aj bezpečnosť sú veľmi úzko previazané. No nesmie vzniknúť situácia, v ktorej by Británia mala všetky práva člena EÚ, ale žiadne povinnosti a záväzky. Rozhodnutie britských občanov o odchode z EÚ ma mrzí. No v rokovaniach, ktoré budú prebiehať, budem obhajovať najlepší záujem občanov Slovenska a Európskej únie.
Medical devices (A8-0068/2017 - Glenis Willmott) SK
Podporila som súhlas Parlamentu k návrhu nariadenia, ktorým sa dopĺňa smernica o zdravotníckych pomôckach. Po desiatich kolách rokovaní bola totiž dosiahnutá dohoda medzi Parlamentom a Radou EÚ, teda členskými štátmi, a my sme dnes v pléne túto dohodu potvrdili.Cieľom sprísnenia legislatívy je garantovať vysokú úroveň ochrany zdravia pacientov aj personálu obsluhujúceho zdravotnícke pomôcky. Zdravotnícke pomôcky musia preto podliehať prísnej kontrole. Výrobcovia originálnych aj repasovaných pomôcok by mali zhromažďovať údaje o ich pôvode a tom, či spĺňajú všetky požiadavky na funkčnú spôsobilosť a bezpečnosť. Zaviedla sa tiež primeraná zodpovednosť výrobcov za vyrobené pomôcky a zároveň posilnila kontrola štátnych orgánov a ich povinnosť poskytovať potrebné informácie pacientom, ktorí majú s pomôckou problém. Myslím, že sa tiež podarilo zabezpečiť, aby sprísnené pravidlá neohrozili inovácie, ale ani dostupnosť zdravotníckych pomôcok pre všetkých, ktorí ich potrebujú.
Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action (A8-0045/2017 - Elena Valenciano, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra) SK
Oceňujem prácu môjho kolegu, ktorý vynaložil veľké úsilie, aby táto správa mohla byť podporená širokým politickým spektrom v Európskom parlamente. Napriek tomu som hlasovala proti, pretože vo finálnom texte zostali ustanovenia, s ktorými som nemohla súhlasiť. Pre viaceré národné delegácie boli tieto časti značne problematické. Jedným z nich bolo aj rozšírenie definície utečenca o osoby, ktoré boli násilne vysídlené v dôsledku extrémnej chudoby, zmeny klímy alebo prírodných katastrof, pričom toto by malo byť primárnou zodpovednosťou štátov, odkiaľ títo ľudia prichádzajú. Celkovo navrhovaný mechanizmus na readmisiu je z môjho pohľadu neefektívny, pretože nerieši akútnu situáciu migračnej krízy. Toto riešenie totiž najskôr predpokladá ekonomický rozvoj a rast v tretích krajinách a až následne presídlenie utečencov a migrantov. Takéto riešenie si však vyžaduje dlhoročnú rozvojovú pomoc a poskytovanie finančných stimulov, ktorých účinok sa prejaví až o niekoľko rokov. Po tak dlhej dobe bude presídľovanie prakticky nemožné. Myslím si, že readmisia utečencov musí ísť ruka v ruke s rozvojovou podporou v tretích krajinách. Musia to byť práve títo migranti a utečenci, ktorí sa pričinia o ekonomický rozvoj a prosperitu v ich krajinách.
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (A8-0066/2017 - Kateřina Konečná) SK
Podporila som stanovisko Parlamentu k problému, ktorý významne ovplyvňuje kvalitu životného prostredia na celej Zemi – teda aj u nás. Aj keď v Európe sa olejové palmy nepestujú, potraviny a výrobky využívajúce túto surovinu nájdeme vo veľkom množstve nielen na pultoch našich predajní, ale často aj v nádržiach našich áut. Importovaný palmový olej sa používa nielen v potravinárskom priemysle, ale až 46 % sa využíva na výrobu biopalív. Vďaka tomu je dnes EÚ druhým najväčším konzumentom palmového oleja na svete. Dnes prijatá správa požaduje, aby sa do svetového hospodárenia s palmovým olejom vnieslo viac zodpovednosti, predovšetkým zo strany EÚ. Naše vlastné ekologické normy sú totiž síce prísne, ale nebránia európskym firmám dovážať palmový olej aj z nelegálne vyklčovaných oblastí. Európa tak vlastne finančne motivuje ďalšie ničenie dažďových pralesov, hoci oficiálna politika je presne opačná. Jedným z riešení je uplatňovanie certifikačného procesu – to znamená, že výrobcovia budú používať len palmový olej vypestovaný a vyrobený trvalo udržateľným spôsobom. Správa tiež upozorňuje na zistené nedostatky v certifikácii biopalív, ktoré zverejnil Európsky dvor audítorov, a žiada Komisiu, aby ich odstránila. Za najdôležitejšie však považujem to, že nežiadame zákaz používania palmového oleja. Ten by bol totiž rýchlo nahradený inými tropickými rastlinnými olejmi, ktorých pestovanie by bolo rovnako ničivé z pohľadu životného prostredia.
Draft recommendation following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (B8-0177/2017) SK
Ťažiskom tejto správy Parlamentu, ktorá reaguje na tzv. emisný škandál, je dôraz na lepšiu kontrolu, a preto som ju podporila. Som za zavedenie náhodných skúšok, ktoré zvyšujú pravdepodobnosť odhalenia rušiacich zariadení, ale zároveň si nemyslím, že by bolo potrebné zriaďovať novú európsku agentúru pre dohľad nad vozidlami, ako navrhovali ľavicoví a zelení poslanci. Takýto dohľad môže totiž už aj dnes vykonávať Komisia ako strážca dodržiavania európskeho práva. Treba si uvedomiť, že dnes má polovica áut v EÚ naftové motory a ich podiel sa ďalej zvyšuje každý rok. Každá zmena v legislatíve má preto obrovský vplyv nielen na automobilky, ktoré v Európe zamestnávajú milióny ľudí, ale aj na ďalšie milióny zákazníkov. Zdravie ľudí musí byť samozrejme na prvom mieste. To, čo potrebujeme, je zabezpečiť a posilniť uplatňovanie už existujúcich pravidiel a ekologických noriem. Uznesenie Parlamentu má predovšetkým tento cieľ.
EU priorities for the UN Human Rights Council sessions in 2017 (RC-B8-0183/2017, B8-0183/2017, B8-0184/2017, B8-0185/2017, B8-0186/2017, B8-0187/2017, B8-0188/2017, B8-0189/2017) SK
V prípade tohto uznesenia Európskeho parlamentu som sa musela postaviť rázne proti. Napriek tomu, že súhlasím s 90 % obsahu textu, ako celok je pre mňa z hodnotového hľadiska neprijateľný. Je to práve dvojznačná terminológia, ako napr. rodová identita alebo rodovo motivované násilie, ktorá vo mne vzbudzuje vážne pochybnosti. Pochybnosti o tom, o akej cieľovej skupine ľudí nakoniec hovoríme. Avšak tým najväčším problémom v tejto správe bolo pre mňa presadzovanie sexuálnych a reprodukčných práv. Tento termín zahŕňa aj tzv. právo na potrat. Je pre mňa neprijateľné, aby sa potratová liberalizácia stala nástrojom populačnej politiky v rozvojových krajinách. Som presvedčená o tom, že naše úsilie by sme mali smerovať k podpore ekonomík týchto krajín, ich priemyslu, rozvoja infraštruktúry a podpore investícií a vzdelávania, nie nalievať peniaze daňových poplatníkov do programov na podporu potratov.
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products (A8-0022/2017 - Karin Kadenbach) SK
Hlasovala som za návrh sprísneného nariadenia o úradných kontrolách zdravia zvierat a rastlín. Ak by sme to chceli povedať jednoduchšie, ide vlastne o sprísnenie veterinárnych a rastlinných kontrol s cieľom zvýšiť ochranu zdravia pre všetkých občanov EÚ. Novelizovaná legislatíva by mala zlepšiť určovanie pôvodu potravín živočíšneho a rastlinného pôvodu. Zároveň by mala pomôcť pri boji s podvodníkmi na trhu s potravinami a obnoviť dôveru spotrebiteľov vo vzťahu k potravinovému reťazcu. V modernej dobe totiž väčšina z nás nemá možnosť priamo si overiť, odkiaľ pochádza mäso alebo múka v obchode, kde nakupujeme – sme odkázaní na to, že výrobcovia dodržiavajú všetky hygienické pravidlá a farmári sa starajú o to, aby ich zvieratá a rastliny boli zdravé a neškodili ľudskému organizmu. Práve preto potrebujeme nezávislú kontrolu, ktorú vykonávajú štátne úrady. V Európskej únii, kde máme spoločný trh, je dôležité, aby sme sa mohli spoľahnúť na to, že táto kontrola je rovnako prísna v každom členskom štáte.
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (A8-0251/2016 - Vicky Ford) SK
. – Európsky parlament schválil novelizovanú smernicu Komisie o kontrole získavania a vlastnenia zbraní. V uplynulých týždňoch som od občanov, a to nielen zo Slovenska, obdržala množstvo emailov, v ktorých ma upozorňovali, že novelizovaný text predložený Komisiou vedie k diskriminácii tých, ktorí sa či už športovo alebo profesionálne venujú zbraniam. Zmeny sa dotýkajú najmä registrácie deaktivovaných zbraní, zavedenia povolení pre kúpu expanzívnych zbraní, ako aj sprísnenia kontroly nákupu niektorých poloautomatických strelných zbraní, ktoré využívajú veľkokapacitné zásobníky, ako aj pôvodne automatických zbraní, ktoré boli prerobené na poloautomaty. Vo svetle nedávnych udalostí je každému jasné, že prísnejšia regulácia v tomto odvetví bola viac než potrebná. Na druhej strane by sa nemala dotýkať tých, ktorí nepredstavujú pre spoločnosť bezpečnostné riziko. S kolegami zo širokého politického spektra, sme preto navrhli viacero faktických zmien, tie však, žiaľ, neboli prijaté. I to je dôvod, prečo som nakoniec nemohla hlasovať v prospech daného návrhu.
Waste (A8-0034/2017 - Simona Bonafè) SK
Podporila som legislatívny návrh Komisie, ktorý by mal do roku 2030 zvýšiť podiel recyklovaného odpadu zo súčasných 44 % až na 70 %. Zároveň by sa mal obmedziť podiel odpadu vyvezeného na skládky na 5 % a o polovicu znížiť objem odpadu z potravín. Celý legislatívny návrh Komisie bol rozdelený na štyri samostatné správy. Jedna sa týkala akumulátorov a odpadu z elektrických zariadení, ďalšia riešila skládky, tretia sa zaoberala všeobecným odpadom a posledná sa zamerala na skládky. Ja sama som bola tieňovou spravodajkyňou uznesenia k odpadom vo Výbore pre priemysel a energetiku (ITRE). Moje pozmeňujúce návrhy sa týkali najmä odpadu z potravín, navrhla som tiež definíciu biologického odpadu a venovala som sa aj znečisteniu pobrežných vôd odpadkami. Treba si uvedomiť, že EÚ dnes vyprodukuje približne 89 miliónov ton potravinového odpadu ročne, čo znamená, že na každého z nás pripadne 180 kilogramov. Aj preto prijaté uznesenie navrhuje znížiť toto množstvo do roku 2025 o tretinu a do roku 2030 o polovicu.
Equality between women and men in the EU in 2014-2015 (A8-0046/2017 - Ernest Urtasun) SK
Téme rovnosti medzi mužmi a ženami sa na pôde Európskeho parlamentu dlhé roky aktívne venujem, pričom však snahu o dosiahnutie rovnosti v právach a zaobchádzaní nechápem ako požiadavku presadzovať rovnakosť. Aj preto som nemohla súhlasiť s obsahom tejto správy. Zároveň principiálne odmietam spochybňovanie výhrady vo svedomí, ktorú si môžu uplatniť lekári v situáciách, keď sú konfrontovaní s požiadavkou na vykonanie potratu v situácii, keď nie je ohrozený život ženy. Doložka o výhrade vo svedomí má za cieľ chrániť slobodu myslenia, svedomia a náboženského presvedčenia v profesnom prostredí.
Implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (A8-0017/2017 - María Teresa Giménez Barbat) SK
Podporila som hodnotiacu správu mojej kolegyne, ktorá analyzuje doterajšie výsledky programu Európa pre občanov. Ide o program, ktorý ma za cieľ priblížiť Európsku úniu k občanom. A to konkrétne prostredníctvom organizovania akcií na národnej úrovni alebo s európskym rozmerom. Tento program bol spustený začiatkom roka 2014 a má stanovené 2 konkrétne ciele:1. zvyšovať povedomie o pamäti, spoločnej histórii, hodnotách a cieľoch EÚ. Konkrétne presadzovať mier, svoje hodnoty a blaho svojich národov stimulovaním diskusie, úvah a tvorby sietí;2. motivovať k demokratickej a občianskej účasti občanov na európskej úrovni, rozvíjaním chápania procesu tvorby politík Únie občanmi a nabádať k spoločenskej a medzikultúrnej angažovanosti a dobrovoľníctvu na úrovni Únie.Považujem tento program za nesmierne prínosný, obzvlášť v dnešnej dobe, keď euroskepticizmus je na vzostupe a myšlienky, na ktorých bola EÚ vybudovaná, sa postupne z našej pamäte vytrácajú. Tá najdôležitejšia idea, ktorou je mier, akosi zovšednela, pričom zabúdame, že mier nie je len stav bez vojny, ale je to v prvom rade každodenný zápas hľadania kompromisov a rovnováhy v spoločnosti.
Conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA (B8-0141/2017, B8-0142/2017, B8-0143/2017, B8-0144/2017, B8-0145/2017, B8-0146/2017) SK
CETA je najkomplexnejšou hospodárskou a obchodnou dohodou medzi Európskou úniou a Kanadou. Jedna sa vôbec o prvú dohodu o voľnom obchode medzi EÚ a jednou z krajín OECD. Teší ma, že intenzívne rokovania, ktoré sa vedú od roku 2009, sa nakoniec podarilo pretaviť v túto dohodu. Uvedomujem si, že schváleniu tejto dohody predchádzala vysoká vlna kritiky, ktorá je ale podľa môjho názoru nespravodlivá. Vďaka CETA sa od prvého dňa jej uplatnenia odstránia colné prekážky vo výške 400 miliónov eur na tovar pochádzajúci z EÚ, pričom na niektoré citlivé poľnohospodárske produkty sa budú vzťahovať kvóty alebo budú úplne vylúčené z voľného trhu. Jedná sa o vzájomne prospešnú dohodu, z ktorej budú profitovať všetky členské štáty. Podpora nových investícií, zjednodušenie prístupu na trh pre podnikateľov, odstránenie ciel, zjednodušovanie uznávania odborných kvalifikácii sú len časťou balíka výhod, ktoré nám CETA prinesie. Predložený text dohody rieši aj výhrady, ktoré kritizovala časť občanov a neziskových organizácií po zverejnení prvého návrhu, a napomôže prehĺbeniu vzťahov so strategickým partnerom, ktorým Kanada bezpochyby je. Dohoda začne byť od marca predbežne uplatňovaná a do platnosti vstúpi po schválení národnými parlamentmi.
Cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments (A8-0003/2017) SK
Cieľom smernice je dosiahnuť zníženie emisií skleníkových plynov v rámci EÚ a podporiť inovácie a modernizáciu v tých odvetviach, ktoré čelia zvýšenému riziku úniku uhlíka. Priznávam, že tento návrh Komisie môže do istej miery ovplyvniť a zasiahnuť viaceré pracovné miesta, obzvlášť v odvetviach, ktoré produkujú zvýšené množstvo emisií. Treba si však uvedomiť, že sa musíme správať k nášmu životnému prostrediu zodpovedne. To samozrejme prináša i prísnejšiu reguláciu v oblasti emisií skleníkových plynov. Európska únia vyslala minulý rok jasný signál, že sa chce viac podieľať na ochrane životného prostredia. Podpísaním Parížskej dohody o zmene klímy sme sa zaviazali na znížení uhlíkových emisií a znížení globálneho otepľovania pod úroveň 2 °C. Uvedomujem si, že ochrana životného prostredia stojí nemalé peniaze, avšak v prípade, že túto svoju morálnu povinnosť zanedbáme, zaplatíme oveľa väčšiu cenu. Preto tento návrh plne podporujem. Budúce generácie nás budú súdiť podľa toho, ako sme správali k životnému prostrediu a v akom stave sme ho pre ne zanechali.
Revision of the European Consensus on Development (A8-0020/2017 - Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Norbert Neuser) SK
Už v rozprave k tomuto návrhu som informovala, že pokiaľ v texte zostane odsek 23, nebudem ho môcť podporiť. Ak sa správa snaží definovať európsky konsenzus v oblasti rozvojovej politiky, musí rešpektovať skutočnosť, že v oblasti chápania sexuálnych a reprodukčných práv a služieb žiadna zhoda medzi členskými štátmi EÚ neexistuje. Ak Parlament vo svojom uznesení tvrdí niečo iné, tak to jednoducho nie je pravda. Potvrdzuje to aj výsledok hlasovania: uznesenie nepodporilo spolu 154 poslancov. Konsenzus vyzerá inak.Druhým dôvodom, prečo som toto uznesenie nemohla podporiť, boli prezentované názory na populačnú politiku, v ktorých sa odráža myšlienkové dedičstvo kolonializmu a obdiv k populačnej politike podľa vzoru čínskej komunistickej strany. Rozvojová pomoc EÚ by sa mala snažiť zbaviť tejto ideologickej záťaže. Len vtedy dokáže účinne bojovať proti skutočným príčinám chudoby – zlému vládnutiu, nedostatku vzdelania a násiliu.
Promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research (A8-0380/2016 - Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea) SK
Dôrazne nesúhlasím s tým, aby sa potrat prezentoval ako lekársky výkon, ktorý pozitívne vplýva na duševné zdravie ženy. Výskumy dokazujú presný opak: väčšina žien po potrate prežíva obdobie smútku a nespokojnosti, niektoré dokonca zažívajú stavy depresie.Rovnako ako lekárka nesúhlasím ani s tým, aby parlamentná väčšina rozhodovala o medicínskych otázkach, na ktorých posúdenie nemá väčšina poslancov potrebné odborné vedomosti. Parlamentu neprináleží vynášať súdy o klasifikácii chorôb ani dávať odporúčania ohľadom liečby a prevencie v oblasti duševného zdravia. Dozor nad metodológiou klinického výskumu majú vykonávať špecializované ústavy a akademická sféra. Takýto typ iniciatívnych správ zahanbuje tento Parlament a nemal by byť nikdy schválený Konferenciou predsedov.
Priorities for the 61th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (A8-0018/2017 - Constance Le Grip, Maria Arena) SK
Hlasovala som proti predloženému odporúčaniu Európskeho parlamentu pre Radu EÚ. Hlavným dôvodom bola snaha presvedčiť EÚ a jej členské štáty, aby sa pripojili k rozbehnutej iniciatíve Belgicka, Holandska, Švédska a Dánska zriadiť fond, z ktorého by bola financovaná činnosť potratových organizácií v rozvojových krajinách.Ak sa niektoré členské štáty rozhodnú zvýšiť financovanie potratov v tretích krajinách, bude mi to ľúto, ale je to ich rozhodnutie realizované z ich peňazí. Rozpočet EÚ však nesmie financovať potraty. Nie je predsa možné, aby sme aj z našich daní platili za potraty v rozvojových krajinách, zatiaľ čo u nás doma zákon zakazuje financovanie tohto výkonu z verejných zdrojov.Navyše, ak by EÚ vyčlenila na podporu potratových organizácií prostriedky z rozpočtu na rozvojovú pomoc, znamenalo by to, že by sa museli škrtať projekty a programy, ktoré dnes pomáhajú zlepšovať život miliónom ľudí.
Rule of law crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Gabon (RC-B8-0120/2017, B8-0120/2017, B8-0121/2017, B8-0122/2017, B8-0123/2017, B8-0124/2017, B8-0125/2017, B8-0126/2017) SK
Podporila som spoločný návrh uznesenia, ktorým spolu s kolegami vyjadrujeme naše znepokojenie nad bezpečnostnou situáciou a krízou právneho štátu v dvoch afrických republikách – Gabone a Konžskej demokratickej republike.Gabon je po minuloročných voľbách miestom nepokojov a násilia. Opozičný kandidát prehral v prezidentských voľbách o 1,6 % hlasov. Víťazstvo prezidenta Ali Bonga Ondimba následne potvrdil i ústavný súd, ktorý však odmietol pristúpiť k prepočítavaniu hlasov. Existujú preto vážne podozrenia, že došlo k manipulácii volebných výsledkov, najmä v provincii Haut-Ogooué, ktorá je mocenskou základňou úradujúceho prezidenta.Konžská demokratická republika je zase príkladom nerešpektovania ústavy a termínu prezidentských volieb. Je dôležité, aby boli v čo najkratšom čase usporiadané slobodné, demokratické a spravodlivé voľby, aby sa situácia v krajine upokojila.Obe krajiny sa musia vrátiť k dodržovaniu ľudských práv a právnych predpisov, ktoré si samy vytýčili. Prenasledovanie a perzekúcia politických oponentov, ku ktorému v oboch týchto štátoch dochádza, sa musí okamžite skončiť. Bez rešpektovania základných princípov demokratického štátu nie je možná politická a bezpečnostná stabilita, ktorá je predpokladom pre ekonomický rozvoj a prosperitu. Sú to práve takéto situácie, ktoré nakoniec donútia desaťtisíce ľudí k tomu, aby sa pokúsili nájsť si nové, lepšie miesto pre život.
Implementation of Erasmus + (A8-0389/2016 - Milan Zver) SK
Erasmus+ považujem za najúspešnejší program EÚ, a to nielen v oblasti vzdelávania, odbornej prípravy, mládeže a športu, ale celkovo. Podporila som túto správu, pretože program Erasmus umožňuje mladým ľuďom v praxi zažiť európsku myšlienku a zároveň im dáva šancu získať kvalitné vzdelanie. Je to investícia do našej mládeže, ktorá prináša prospech pre celú spoločnosť. Dôkazom toho sú i pozitívne výsledky predchádzajúceho grantového obdobia 2007 – 2013. Prispeli k tomu, že rozpočet na Erasmus+ bol navýšený v porovnaní s predchádzajúcim obdobím až o 40 %.Nové možnosti v oblasti vzdelávania a odbornej prípravy mladých ľudí sa priamo pozitívne odrážajú na ich neskoršom uplatnení na trhu práce. Oceňujem však aj posun, vďaka ktorému sa do nového programu Erasmus+ začlenilo viacero vzdelávacích programov. Výsledkom je väčšia prehľadnosť a jednoduchšia administratíva. Treba však povedať, že program čelí i mnohým výzvam – podľa niektorých sa Erasmus+ mení na program pre veľké inštitúcie. Oceňujem preto pripomienku spravodajcu, ktorý vyzýva Komisiu na zlepšenia v tejto oblasti, aby aj malé organizácie a projekty mohli naďalej profitovať z tohto programu.
Imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by specific Union import rules (A8-0311/2016 - Hannu Takkula) SK
Podporila som danú správu, ktorou sa mení nariadenie Európskeho parlamentu a Rady (EÚ) 2015/936 o spoločných pravidlách na dovozy textilných výrobkov z určitých tretích krajín. V tomto prípade sa zmena týka odstránenia kvót na dovoz textilu a oblečenia pochádzajúceho z Bieloruskej republiky. EÚ oceňuje pozitívny vývoj v politických vzťahoch s Bieloruskom. Oceňujem čiastočné zlepšenie politickej situácie v Bielorusku v oblasti dodržiavania ľudských práv. Myslím si, že zrušenie kvót treba vnímať ako pozitívny odkaz a zároveň určitý stimul k modernizácii bieloruského hospodárstva. Proces spoločenských zmien v Bielorusku, najmä slobodné demokratické voľby a zrušenie trestu smrti, prebieha postupne. Ak chceme, aby tento proces pokračoval, musí Európska únia využiť každú možnosť podporiť dosiahnutý pokrok nielen prostredníctvom politických vyhlásení, ale aj cez takéto praktické kroky.
Objection to a delegated act: Identifying high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies (B8-0001/2017) SK
Hlasovanie sa týkalo námietky, ktorú vzniesli niektorí kolegovia poslanci, k obsahu jednotlivých kritérií na boj proti praniu špinavých peňazí a financovaniu terorizmu v tretích krajinách. Nesúhlasili tiež s tým, že podľa návrhu delegovaného aktu sa Komisia bude spoliehať na posudky z externých informačných zdrojov. Moji kolegovia sú názoru, že identifikáciu vysokorizikových tretích krajín by mala Komisia vykonávať sama. Pre mňa je však prioritou to, aby sa opatrenia na boj proti praniu špinavých peňazí čo najskôr začali uplatňovať. Čas ukáže, či bude potrebná revízia pravidiel, ktoré obsahuje tento delegovaný akt. Boj proti terorizmu by mal byť prioritou Únie, a preto považujem za nerozumné odkladať zavádzanie konkrétnych opatrení do praxe. Platí tu totiž zásada, že už včera bolo neskoro. Preto som návrh kolegov, ktorý by znamenal ďalšie zdržanie, nepodporila.
Logistics in the EU and multimodal transport in the new TEN-T corridors (A8-0384/2016 - Inés Ayala Sender) SK
Logistika zahŕňa plánovanie, riadenie a realizáciu tokov tovaru a informácií medzi miestom pôvodu a miestom určenia. Je dôležitá pre hladké fungovanie ekonomiky, od výroby tovaru až po jeho dodanie a recykláciu.Európske odvetvie logistiky nákladnej dopravy tvorí dnes asi 14 % HDP celej Únie a zamestnáva vyše 11 miliónov ľudí. Táto správa formuluje pozíciu Európskeho parlamentu v oblasti zlepšenia podmienok pre nákladnú dopravu. Na jednej strane sa venuje celkovej stratégii EÚ pre logistiku nákladnej dopravy, no popritom sa vyjadruje aj ku konkrétnym otázkam jej budúceho rozvoja. K tým patrí potreba posilniť integrovanú nákladnú dopravu, zjednodušiť právne predpisy a administratívu, zlepšenie prístupu k informáciám a väčší dôraz na digitalizáciu a nové technológie.Samostatným problémom, ktorý treba riešiť, je lepšie využívanie finančných prostriedkov. Často sa totiž stáva, že plánovanie vnútroštátnej infraštruktúry členských štátov nie je v súlade s dohodnutým plánovaním siete európskych dopravných koridorov TEN-T.
A European Pillar of Social Rights (A8-0391/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues) SK
Podporila som túto správu o európskom pilieri sociálnych práv, pretože frustrácia u občanov z neistých životných vyhliadok narastá. Európska únia v posledných rokoch čelila a stále čelí viacerým výzvam a krízam. Bola to najmä finančná kríza, ktorú spôsobil nárast štátnych dlhov jednotlivých členských štátov. Táto situácia sa samozrejme podpísala i pod zhoršením sociálnej situácie v celej EÚ. Samozrejme, treba si uvedomiť, že európsky sociálny model má v súlade s princípom subsidiarity veľa národných variant. Avšak technologické zmeny a globalizácia sú výzvy, ktorým sa dá efektívne čeliť len spoločným úsilím. Súhlasím so stanoviskom, že súčasný európsky sociálny model potrebuje zmenu. Európa potrebuje sociálny pilier, ktorý bude garantovať každému občanovi Únie také podmienky na trhu práce, ktoré mu umožnia dôstojný život. Ľudia na Slovensku očakávajú, že členstvo v Únii zlepší ich šance pracovať v dôstojných podmienkach a za dôstojný plat. No ak aj po viac ako pätnástich rokoch stále existujú obrovské rozdiely v sociálnom postavení aj odmeňovaní zamestnancov na Slovensku a napríklad v Nemecku alebo Rakúsku, niečo nie je v poriadku. Jednotný európsky trh sa nesmie obmedzovať len na odstránenie bariér pre investície a pohyb tovarov a pracovníkov, ale musí poskytnúť aj dobrý štandard sociálnej ochrany pre ľudí, ktorí pracujú, a pre ich rodiny.
Major interpellations (4)
Breaches of the rights of children whose parents work in Austria PDF (48 KB) DOC (19 KB)
VP/HR - Recent state-terror activities by Iran in the EU PDF (53 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Violation of fundamental human rights of women in Pakistan PDF (194 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Follow-up to the Brazilian meat imports scandal PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Written questions (10)
Schengen Borders Code PDF (40 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Refugee status in Thailand PDF (41 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Introduction of an International Day Commemorating Victims and Survivors of Religious Persecution PDF (93 KB) DOC (18 KB)
EU relations with Iran: nuclear deal and human rights violations PDF (94 KB) DOC (17 KB)
EU trade policy with Pakistan in the light of serious human rights violations and crimes against Christians PDF (94 KB) DOC (18 KB)
The Dinka-Nuer conflict and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in South Sudan PDF (98 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Anti-Jewish propaganda in the West Bank PDF (188 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Promoting the role of women in combating radicalisation and violent extremism PDF (196 KB) DOC (16 KB)
More effective measures to raise awareness on dementia PDF (193 KB) DOC (24 KB)
VP/HR - Diplomatic initiatives to save Asia Bibi PDF (100 KB) DOC (27 KB)
Written declarations (25)
Amendments (1718)
Amendment 13 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Prespa agreement of 12 June 2018 on the settlement of differences and the establishment of a strategic partnership between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece with Greece is signed without the political consensus of all parliamentary political parties in Macedonia so it represendts a much- needed positive signal for stability and reconciliation in itself an element of instability and is not contributing the whole Western Balkans regiono the reconciliation process;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas each candidate country is judged individually on its own merits, and it is the speed and quality of reforms that determine the timetable for accession and the pace of negotiations; whereas bilateral issues should not obstruct accession or take precedence over the process of European integration;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas air pollution is a major problem of Macedonian cities and according to the latest study by the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Macedonian Institute for Public Health, Skopje and Tetovo have the highest concentration of fine particles in the air (PM 2.5) among all European cities;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the positive diplomacy and active trust-buildingWelcomes the efforts leading to compromise and to the settlement of open bilateral issues; welcomes the entry into force on 14 February 2018 of the friendship treaty with Bulgariareiterates the importance of constructive political dialogue between all actors of the political process; stresses that bilateral issues should not obstruct the accession process;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the current challenges the European Union is facing (BREXIT, migration, radicalism, etc.) should not hinder the enlargement process, rather these challenges have demonstrated the necessity to fully integrate the Western Balkans into EU structures in order to enhance and deepen partnership to overcome international crises;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the 27 April 2017 attack on the Parliament of the country, during which several MPs sustained severe injuries, and calls for the organisers and perpetrators to be brought to justice; further condemns any form of obstruction and abuse of procedures of the Parliament; takes note of the peaceful protests as an important instrument of democracy;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that Macedonian membership in NATO could contribute to achieving greater security and political stability in south-east Europe; calls on all EU Member States which are NATO members, to actively support the accession of the country to NATO;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomCarefully supervises the steps taken towards reinstating checks and balances and increasing inclusion through measures improving the environment in which independent oversight institutions, the media and civil society organisations operate;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the judicial reform strategy aimed at restoring judicial independence and ending political interference and selective justice, and stresses the need to complete legislative alignment in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, especially when it comes to recommendations related to referendums;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Commends the constructive role the country has played in dealing with the challenges of the migration crisis; calls for further improvements in the asylum system and migration management; encourages the country to step up regional cooperation and partnership with Frontex under a new status agreement with a view to dismantling human trafficking networks;
Amendment 156 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the country’s ratification on 23 March 2018 of the Istanbul Convention and urges itUrges Macedonia to complete legal reforms for tackling discrimination and violence against women and girls and to continue eradicating domestic and gender- based violence, which are still widespread;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the initial steps taken in enhancing the prevention of discrimination and urges the authorities to effectively address hate crime and hate speech against minorities, including the Roma and the LGBTI community; deplores persistent deficiencies in the work of the Commission for Protection from Discrimination;
Amendment 172 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the substantialNotes a modest improvement in the operational environment for, and the consultations with, civil society organisations (CSOs) and stresses the need to enhance the legal, financial and policy framework, including through laws on foundations and donations;
Amendment 189 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes modest improvements in the media environment and conditions for independent reporting; notes that the censorship is still present, particularly in the social media; calls for initiatives to create a climate that is favourable to investigative journalism; welcomes the termination of state-sponsored advertising in the media as an important measure to foster a level playing field in the sector and calls for further safeguards against politicisation of the media; stresses the need to strengthen the independence and capacity of the media regulator and the public service broadcaster; calls for measures to increase the protection of the labour and social rights of journalists;
Amendment 204 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the importance of conducting a long-overdue population census to obtain an updated and realistic picture of the country’s demographics; stresses the need of improving the laws and regulations related to this issue in order to prevent abuse and circulation of fake data;
Amendment 222 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Draws attention to extreme air pollution indicators in Skopje and other heavily polluted citiesmany cities in the Republic of Macedonia; calls for effective action for air quality monitoring and improvement; calls on the competent authorities of the Republic of Macedonia to urgently harmonize the legislation in the field of environmental and nature protection with the acquis communautaire, to adopt appropriate policies and to start implementing targeted measures to improve air quality in major urban areas;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the need to guarantee the freedom of thought, belief and religion, especially for the women in faith who are particularly vulnerable;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to guarantee healthy living and well-being for all, as called for in SDG 3, and to promote access to affordable essential, safe and quality medicines;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to guarantee access to sexual and reproductivebasic healthcare services, to ensure that women receive the recommended prenatal and natal care and to prevent child and maternal mortality;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 64 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that gender equality and respect for human dignity should be a key priorityies in all working relations, policies and external actions of the EU and supports the related coordinated efforts in the multilateral dialogues and activities of EU delegations such as election observation missions, as well as the work of the EEAS Principle Advisor on Gender in third countries, aimed at promoting peace, security and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that gender equality between women and men should be a key priority in all working relations, policies and external actions of the EU and supports the related coordinated efforts in the multilateral dialogues and activities of EU delegations such as election observation missions, as well as the work of the EEAS Principle Advisor on Gender in third countries, aimed at promoting peace, security and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the EU to combat gender- based violenceviolence against women in its activities with third countries, to the best of its abilities and using all instruments available;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Condemns the atrocities practised on displaced people such as refugees, migrants and asylum seekers, especially women and girls, around the world, particularly in Venezuela, Yemen, Syria, South Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo and on members of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.
Amendment 86 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Condemns the atrocities practised on displaced people such as refugees, migrants and asylum seekers, especially women and girls, around the world, particularly in Venezuela and on members of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.
Amendment 90 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Condemns that women in some countries have still limited access to the decision-making processes and so they are deprived of the basic citizen´s rights.
Amendment 4 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), and Article 3 thereof, defining ‘gender’ as ‘the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men’, and the Inter-American Convention on the Prevenmmunication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee “EU Action, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belem do Pará) of 1994lan 2017-2019 Tackling the gender pay gap”,
Amendment 7 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to 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,
Amendment 8 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
— having regard to the proposal for a Council Directive of 18 January 2018 amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax,
Amendment 13 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Articles 2 and 3 of the TEU acknowledge non-discrimination and, according to Articles 2, 3 (3) TEU and Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights equality between women and men ais essential values and aims of the Union; whereas Articles 8 and 11 of the TFEU oblige the European institutions to aim for gender equality, one of the core values on which the EU is founded and whereas in all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminategrating equality between women and men into all the Union’s policies and activities inequalities and promote gender equality as enshrined in Article 8 (TFEU);
Amendment 19 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the gender pay gap in the EU stands at 16 % meaning that women in the EU, across the economy, earn on average 16% less per hour than men do;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the cumulative effect of the multiple gaps affecting women (gender pay and employment gaps, career and childcare breaks, full time versus part timework) contributes substantially to the gender pay gap and gender pension gap, resulting in a higher risk of exposure to poverty and social exclusion for women, with negative impacts also extending to their children and families;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Beijing Platform for Action emphasiserecommends the need to analyse tax policies from a gender perspective and to adjust themfrom a gender perspective different policies and programmes, including those related to macroeconomic stability, structural adjustment, external debt problems, taxation, investments, employment, financial markets and all relevant sectors of the economy and adjust them, as appropriate, to promote a more equitable distribution of productive assets, wealth, opportunities, income and services;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Commission staff working document ‘Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality (2016-2019)’ identifies key areas for gender equality, including taxation policies, but lacks bcalls for gender mainstreaming by incorporating gender equality considerations into impact assessments and evaluations; whereas the document also suggests examinding provisions or a call for commitment to ghow gender equality is integrated into various sectors such as taxation, transport, ender mainstreaming at Member State levelgy, education, health, agriculture, trade, regional policy, maritime affairs and the environment;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas taxation policies canmay have explicit or implicit gender biases; whereas an explicit bias means that a tax provision directly targets either men or women in a distinct way, while an implicit bias means that the provision nominally applies equally to all but in reality discriminates against wocould potentially have a bias against either women or men;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas policy choices to raise and redistribute revenues canmay impact women’s income and economic security disproportionately and reduce their access to quality public services, undermining their ability to exercise their economic and social rights and progress towards gender equalcertain groups in society disproportionately and may have a specific gender bias, which may in turn affect levels of income and economic security;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the lack ofintegrating a gender perspective in EU and national taxation policies reinforces current gender gaps (employment, income, unpaid work, pension, poverty, wealth, etc.), creates disto EU policies could effectively address gender gaps and stereotypes while also creating incentives for women or men to enter and remain in the labour market, and reproduces traditional gender roles and stereotypes;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the design of tax policies is an essential feature of the Europe 2020 strategy; whereas the main focus of thepriorities of the European Semester aremains ensuring compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact and whereas gendsound public finances, preventing excessive macroeconomic imbalances and boosting growth and investment; wher easpects tend to be disregarded in priori it should be regularly assessed whether the attainment of these objectives and re commendations, particularly those relating to taxationnsistent with gender equality and non- discrimination principles;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas regressive changes in the taxation of labour, corporations, consumption and wealth, observable in recent decades across th in some Member States, have resulted in a shift of the tax burden towards low-income groups, and therefore women in particular, on account of the unequal distribution of income between women and men, the small share of women among top-income earners, the above-average consumption ratios for women as regards basic goods and services and the comparatively high share of labour income and small share of capital income in women’s total income8 ; __________________ 8 European Parliament Policy Department C (2017) - Gender equality and taxation in the European Union.
Amendment 46 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas women in particular may suffer from economic inequalities because of the unequal distribution of income between women and men, the small share of women among top-income earners, and the comparatively high share of labour income and small share of capital income in women’s total income8a; 8a European Parliament Policy Department C (2017) - Gender equality and taxation in the European Union.
Amendment 48 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas on average corporate tax rates have fallen dramatically since the 1980s, from above 40 % to 21.9 % in 2018, while in contrast, the rate of consumption taxes (of which VAT is a large component) has increased since 2009, reaching 20.6 % in 20169 ; __________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/sites/ taxation/files/taxation_trends_report_2018. pdf
Amendment 54 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas regressive tax policies, underfunded public services and cuts to social services disproportionately affect women, as they often fill the gaps in caregiving, education and other kinds of family support, typically without remuneration, perpetuating women’s disproportionate responsibility for carelow income groups, and can often have a disproportionate impact on caregiving, education and other kinds of family support, which in turn has a disproportionate effect on women as opposed to men10 ; __________________ 10 Institute of Development Studies (2016) Redistributing Unpaid Care Work – Why Tax Matters for Women’s Rights. Policy Briefing. Issue 109. January 2016.
Amendment 59 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the disproportionately high tax burden for secondary earners in mostsome Member States is one of the mainften a serious disincentives for women’sthe participation in the labour market11 , often caused by joint tax and benefit provisions and the costs and lack of universal childcare servicesof women and low income earners in the labour market11; __________________ 11 European Parliament Policy Department C (2017) - Gender equality and taxation in the European Union.
Amendment 64 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas personal income taxation may effectively tax women’s income at a higher rate than men’s when household income is pooled to calculathousehold income pooling in some Member States serves as a support mechanism for families to reduce their taxes owed and women’s income is seen as supplemental to that of a male breadwinner; whereas only Sweden and Finland can be considered to have a strictly individualised income tax system burden; whereas certain families may favour joint taxation while others may favour individual or separate taxation;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as defined in Article 5(3) TEU, Member States are free to set the rules for their tax policies, provided they comply with EU rules. Furthermore, EU decisions on tax matters require unanimous agreement by all Member States;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that all tax policies in the Union should follow a principle of gender neutrality whereby all taxpayers are treated equally, regardless of their sex;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission (DG TAXUD) to be explicitly mandated to cooperate with EIGE in order to monitor and regularly report on the impact of Member States’ taxation polices on gender equality; Calls on the Commission to increase the resources for EIGE for this purpose;liaise with EIGE in order to assess the impact of Member States’ taxation polices on gender equality
Amendment 76 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to promote EU ratification of the CEDAW Convention, as it has done for the UNCRPD and the Istanbul Conventionand the Member States to ensure that EU legislation on indirect and direct gender discrimination is properly implemented and its progress systematically monitored, in order to make sure that men and women are equal actors in the EU Single Market as well as Member States’ labour markets;
Amendment 83 #
Amendment 85 #
Amendment 93 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all Member States to shift from joint taxation to individual taxation; believes that until tax systems are no longer based on the assumption that households pool and share their funds equally, tax fairness for women will not be achievedonsiders that, as a consequence of the gender pay gap and due to labour market inequalities, women may be disproportionately affected by certain tax policies. Believes that the appropriate way to tackle this problem is through reform of labour market policies;
Amendment 96 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes note of the Commission’s Communication of 20th November 2017 “EU Action Plan 2017-2019 Tackling the gender pay gap” which recognises eight areas for action and calls on Member States to step up their efforts to tackle the gender pay gap effectively in order to improve the economic situation of women and to safeguard their economic independence;
Amendment 98 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle horizontal and vertical segregation on the labour market by eliminating gender inequalities and discrimination in employment and encouraging, in particular through education and by raising awareness among girls and women to take up studies, jobs and careers in innovative growth sectors, including ICT and STEM;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to continuously monitor and strengthen the application of the equal pay principle in Member States, to ensure that inequalities are eradicated in both the labour market and taxation sectors;
Amendment 100 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Considers that married taxpayers should have the ability to choose between joint taxation or individual taxation; considers that certain families may favour joint taxation while others may favour individual or separate taxation; believes that the right to choose is a vital part of a fair taxation system; likewise, calls on Member States to support single parent families through favourable tax treatment or tax incentives;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that transition perCalls for Member States and the Union institutiodns towards such an individual taxation system may be necessary in some Member States; calls, during these transition periods, for the elimination of all tax expenditures based on joint income and notes the need to gradually ensure that all tax benefits, cash benefits and in- kind government services are given to women as individuals in order to promote their financial autonomy promote studies on the effects of the gender gap on the pensions and financial independence of women, taking account of issues such as the ageing population, gender differences in health conditions and life expectancy, how family structures have changed and the number of single-occupancy homes has risen, and differences in women’s personal situations;
Amendment 117 #
Amendment 120 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the importance of corporate income tax as part of the total revenues available for Member States, which is a fundamental source of revenue for the well-functioning of welfare provisions; is concerned at the decrease in statutory and effective corporate tax rates in the EU over the past 35 years and the race to the bottom among Member States, winotes, however, that since corporations are legal entities that have no gender, the six of them having lowered theirtructure of corporate tax rasystems in 2017 and 15 having lowered them since 2009cannot be linked to issues related to gender inequality;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 127 #
Amendment 128 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that corporation and wealth taxes can play a crucial role in reducing inequality through redistribution within the tax system and in providing revenues to fund social provisions and social transfers;
Amendment 132 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the persistence of gender gaps in women’s property ownership, particularly of major assets14 ; notes that the reduction of capital gains and property taxes primarily benefits men, as they are more likely to control such resources15 in developing countries14 ; notes that no sufficiently precise information exists regarding gender gaps in property ownership in the EU; __________________ 14 Action Aid. Making tax work for women’s rights. 15 Institute of Development Studies (2016) Redistributing Unpaid Care Work – Why Tax Matters for Women’s Rights. Policy Briefing. Issue 109.
Amendment 135 #
Amendment 137 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the share of consumption taxes rose in the Union from 2009 to 2016; notes that VAT, a gender neutral tax, typically accounts for between two thirds and three quarters of consumption taxes in the Member States;
Amendment 141 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that VAT exertis a gender bias because of women’s consumption patterns, which differ from those of men as they purchase moreneutral tax which treats all consumers equally; notes that Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 prohibits direct and indirect discrimination between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services; with the aim of promoting health, education and nutrition16 ; is concerned that this combined with women’s lower income leads to women bearing a larger VAT burden; calls on the Member Stateselcomes the proposal of 18 January 2018 for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax, which would give Member States more flexibility to provide for VAT exemptions, reduced rates and zero-rates for productgoods and services with positive social, health and/or environmental effects, in line with the ongoing revision of the EU VAT Directive; __________________ 16 La Fiscalidad en España desde una Perspectiva de Género (2016) - Institut per a l’estudi i la transformació d ela vida quotidiana / Ekona Consultoría.
Amendment 146 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 147 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 150 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls its recommendations of 13 December 2017 following the inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion18 , and those from previous special committees (TAX and TAX2) drawn up with a view to fighting tax evasion and avoidance in the EU; calls on the Member States to adopt public country-by-country reporting, an EU common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a revised interest and royalties directive as soon as possible; __________________ 18 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0491.
Amendment 153 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote gender-equneutral taxation reforms in all international fora, including the OECD and the UN, and to support the creation of a UN intergovernmentencourage the UN Committee of Experts on International tTax body with universal membership, equal voting rights and equal participation of women and men, which should be well-equipped to develop specific gender(UNTC) to assess the impact of the gender pay gap and labour market inequalities on taxation expertisepolicy;
Amendment 155 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that double taxation treaties between Member States and developing countries do not usually promote source taxation, therefore benefiting multinational corporations at the expense of mobilisation of domestic resources by developing countries; notes that the lack of domestic resource mobilisation prevents fully financed public services such as healthcare or education in these countries, which disproportionately impacts women and girls; urges the Member States to mandate the Commission to review existing double taxation treaties so as to examine and address these problems,Urges the Member States to review double taxation treaties and to ensure that future double taxation treaties include genderfairness and equality provisions in addition to general anti-abuse provisions;
Amendment 159 #
Amendment 164 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out gender impact assessments of fiscal policies before and after implementationontinuously ensure that direct or indirect discrimination does not feature in any fiscal policies in the EU;
Amendment 165 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on Member States to share best practices on the design of their labour markets and taxation systems to help reduce gender pay and pensions gaps which may therefore promote more fairness and equality in tax treatment between men and women;
Amendment 171 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. CRecalls onthat the Commission to mainstream gender aspects in the assessments of fundamental tax policy design conductedobjectives of the European Semester are the promotion of growth and employment in line within the European Semester; underlines that reviews of Member States’ tax systems within the European Semester, as well as country- specific recommendations, require thorough 2020 strategy, the promotion of sustainable public finances and the prevention of excessive macroeconomic imbalances; calls on the Commission to regularly assess and analyses with regard to effects on socioeconomic gender gaps, the prohibition of discrimination and the promotion of substantive gender equality and should also address the need for adequate institutional measures at Member State levelhether the attainment of these objectives are consistent with the principles of equality between men and women and non- discrimination;
Amendment 173 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to use the priorities of the Europe 2020 Strategy to tackle structural weaknesses in Europe’s economy, address the gender pay and pensions gap, improve the EU’s competitiveness and productivity and underpin a sustainable social market economy which benefits all women and men;
Amendment 179 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement gender- responsive approaches to budgeting in a way that explicitly tracks what proportion of public funds are targeted at women and that ensures that all policies for mobilising resources and allocating expenditure promote gender equalitybudgeting in line with the principles of non- discrimination and equality between women and men;
Amendment 185 #
2018/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Regrets that gender equality has not been recognised as a horizontal priority in the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 and urges the EU to immediately integrate gender budgeting with regard to revenues and expenditures inAsks that consideration be given to the proposal to recognise the principle of equality between men and women as a horizontal priority in the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 and to be integrated into the budgetary process, where possible, in line with the EU’s gender mainstreaming obligationobjectives;
Amendment 1 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which entered into force with the Treaty of Lisbon in December 20091 , and, in particular, Articles 1, 20, 21, 23 and 31 thereof, _________________ 1 OJ C 326, 26.10.2012, p. 391.
Amendment 5 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 7 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to its resolutions of 20 September 2001 on harassment at the workplace8 , of 26 November 2009 on the elimination of violence against women9 , of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women10 , of 15 December 2011 on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work11 , of 25 February 2014 with recommendations to the Commission on combating Violence Against Women12 and the accompanying European Added Value Assessment of November 2013, and of 24 November 2016 on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women13 , _________________ 8 9 10 11 12 13_________________ 8 OJ C 77 E, 28.3.2002, p. 138. OJ C 77 E, 28.3.2002, p. 138. 9 OJ C 285 E, 21.10.2010, p. 53. OJ C 285 E, 21.10.2010, p. 53. 10 OJ C 296 E, 2.10.2012, p. 26. OJ C 296 E, 2.10.2012, p. 26. 11 OJ C 168 E, 14.6.2013, p. 102. OJ C 168 E, 14.6.2013, p. 102. 12 OJ C 285, 29.8.2017, p. 2. OJ C 285, 29.8.2017, p. 2. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0451.
Amendment 10 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, recognised in the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas gender- based violence stems from unequal power relationships between men and women and is linked to patriarchy;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas that definition should be redrafted in the light of socialnew scientific and technological developments and attitudes, which have all evolved and changed over time, which lead to widespread use of the cyberspace as a medium for the sexual harassment and other types of abuse; therefore it should be taken into consideration when addressing any form of violence and discrimination;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the fight against maternal harassment is necessary in order to achieve a true work-life balance of women;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas women in the European Union are not yet properly protected against maternal harassment, which is unlawful discrimination, ranging from dismissal and demotion to unfair treatment and verbal abuse towards women, due to motherhood at all stages including pregnancy, childbirth and maternity leave;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas sexual and psychological harassment are phenomena that involve victims and perpetrators of all ages, educational backgrounds, incomes and social statuses, and whereas this phenomenon has physical, sexual, emotional and psychological consequences for the victim; whereas gender stereotypesprejudices based on sex and sexism, including sexist hate speech, offline and online, are root causes of many forms of violence and discrimination against women and prevent women’s empowerment;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is up to all Member States have signed the Istanbul Convention, but not all have ratified itto freely decide whether or not to ratify the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role of all men in ending all forms of harassment and sexual violence; calls on the Commission and all Member States to actively involve men in awareness-raising and prevention campaigns, as well as education campaigns for gender equalrespect of human dignity;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Whereas elderly people, especially older single women, represent a particular vulnerable group of the society when facing psychological and physical harassment and bullying;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to compile examples of best practices in combating sexual, maternal and psychological harassment at the workplace and in other spheres, and to disseminate the results of this assessment widely;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on all Member States which have not already done so to ratify and fully implement the Istanbul Convention without delayRecognizes that the ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a competence of the Member States;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to combat mobbing and sexuadopt appropriate initiatives to combat mobbing, sexual and maternal harassment in the workplace, in public spaces and in political life, and to include in it an updated and comprehensive definition of harassment (be it sexual or otherwise) and mobbing;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt common definitions of the different types of VAW and common legal standards on criminalising VAW, based on women’s stories and first-hand experience;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to develop educational programmes to attract women to improve their skills in new technologies, so they can better face all forms of sexual harassment and bullying in the cyberspace;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to continue to monitor the proper application and enforcement of Directive 2006/54/EC which reverses the burden of proof for cases of discrimination on grounds of sex;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Condemns, furthermore, the widespread occurrence of sexual harassment and other types of abuse, especially in online gaming and social media, and encourages media companies and operators to monitor and respond without delay to any instances of harassment; calls, therefore, for different measures, including awareness-raising, special trainings and internal rules on disciplinary sanctions for offenders, and psychological and/or legal support for victims of these practices, to prevent and combat bullying and sexual harassment at work as well as in online environments;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the urgent need for Member States, employers’ organisations and trade unions to support and encourage women to report cases of sexual harassment, gender-basedand maternal harassment, discrimination based on sex, and bullying;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the urgent need for an international labour standards on violence and harassment at work, which should provide a legislative framework for governments, employers, companies and trade union action;
Amendment 98 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that some groups of workers can be more affected by bullying and violence at the workplace, especially pregnant women and parent, mothers and fathers, women with disabilities, migrant women, indigenous women, LGBTI people and women working part-time or on temporary contracts;
Amendment 114 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to take measures to ensure equal pay between women and men as a means of avoiding the abuse of power and to promote gender equalrespect of human dignity, which is fundamental to combating VAW;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that a comprehensive approach to violence at the workplace is necessary, which should include the acknowledgement of the co-existence of bullying and sexu, sexual and maternal harassment, various forms of unpaid work in the formal and informal economies (such as subsistence agriculture, food preparation, care for children and the elderly) and a range of work experience schemes (such as apprenticeships, internships and voluntary work);
Amendment 117 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognize the phenomenon of maternal harassment in the employment;
Amendment 126 #
2018/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on national and regional parliaments and on local councils to fully support victims in the framework of internal procedures and/or with the police, to investigate cases, to maintain a confidential register of cases over time, to ensure mandatory training for all staff and members on respect and dignity, and to adopt other best practices to guarantee zero tolerance at all levels in their respective institutions;
Amendment 436 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A return decision shall provide for an appropriate period for voluntary departure of up to thirty days, without prejudice to the exception referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4. Member States may provide in their national legislation that such an appropriate period shall be granted only following an application by the third- country national concerned. In such a case, Member States shall inform the third- country nationals concerned of the possibility of submitting such an application.
Amendment 450 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall not grant a period for voluntary departure in the following cases:
Amendment 453 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) where there is a risk of absconding including secondary movement, determined in accordance with Article 6 ;
Amendment 455 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) where an application for legal stay has been dismissenied as manifestly unfounded or fraudulent;
Amendment 459 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) where the third-country national concerned poses a risk to public policy, and public security or national security.
Amendment 494 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In the other cases, return decisions may be accompanied by an entry ban.
Amendment 495 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In cases involving children, return decisions shall not be accompanied by an entry ban, after a proved and valid age determination process, based on the national practices and laws of the responsible Member State.
Amendment 501 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may impose an entry ban, which does not accompany a return decision, to a third-country national who has been illegally staying in the territory of the Member States and whose illegal stay is detectrecognised in connection with border checks carried out at exit in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, where justified on the basis of the specific circumstances of the individual case and taking into account the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 502 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may impose an entry ban, which does not accompany a return decision, to a third-country national who has been illegally staying in the territory of the Member States and whose illegal stay is detected in connection with border checks carried out at exit in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, where justified on the basis of the specific circumstances of the individual case and taking into account the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 570 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Member States shall establish reasonapplicable time limits and other necessary rules to ensure the exercise of the right to an effective remedy pursuant to this Article. Member States shall grant a period not exceeding five days to lodge an appeal against a return decision when such a decision is the consequence of a final decision rejecting an application for international protection taken in accordance with Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation].
Amendment 621 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Minors in detention shall have the possibility to engage in leisure activities, including play and recreational activities appropriate to their age, and shall have, depending on the length of their stay, access to education and psychosocial support.
Amendment 639 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22
Article 22
Article 22 Article 22 Border procedure Border procedure 1. Member States shall establish return procedures applicablropriate to illegally staying third -country nationals subject to an obligation to return following a decision rejecting an EN 37 EN application for international protection taken by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation]. 2. Except in cases, where otherwise provided in this Chapter, the provisions of Chapters II, III and IV apply to return procedures carried out in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. Return decisions issued in return procedures carried out in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be given by means of a standard form as set out under national legislation, and in accordance with Article 15(3). 4. A period for voluntary departure shall not be granted. Member States shall however grant an appropriate period of time for voluntary departure in accordance with Article 9 to third-country nationals holding a valid travel document and fulfilling the obligation to cooperate with the competent authorities of the Member States at all stages of the return procedures established in accordance with Article 7. Member States shall require the third- country nationals concerned to hand over the valid travel document to the competent authority until departure. 5. Member States shall grant a period of time not exceeding 48 hours to lodge an appeal against the return decisions based on a final decision rejecting an application for international protection taken by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation] at the border or in transit zones of the Member States. 6. The enforcement of a return decision during the period of time for bringing the appeal at first instance and, where that appeal has been lodged within the period established, during the examination of the appeal, shall be automatically suspended where there is a risk of breach of the principle of non- refoulement and one of the following two conditions applies : (a) new elements or findings have arisen or have been presented by the third country national concerned after a decision rejecting an application for international protection taken by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation], which significantly modify the specific circumstances of the individual case; or (b) the decision rejecting an application for international protection taken by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation(EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation] was not subject to an effective judicial review in accordance with Article 53 of that Regulation. Where a further appeal against a first or subsequent appeal decision is lodged, and in all other cases, the enforcement of the return decision shall not be suspended unless a court or tribunal decides otherwise taking into account the specific circumstances of the individual case upon the applicant’s request or acting ex officio. Member States shall provide that a decision on the request by the person concerned for a temporary suspension of the enforcement of a return decision shall be taken within 48 hours from the lodging of such a request by the third-country national concerned. In individual cases involving complex issues of fact or law, the time limits set out in this paragraph may be extended as appropriate by the competent judicial authority. 7. In order to prepare the return or carry out the removal process, or both, Member States may keep in detention a third-country national who has been detained in accordance with point (d) of Article 8(3) of Directive (EU) …/… [recast Reception EN 38 EN Condition Directive] in the context of a procedure carried out by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation], and who is subject to return procedures pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Detention shall be for as short a period of time as possible, which shall in no case exceed four months. It may be maintained only as long as removal arrangements are in progress and executed with due diligence. When the return decision cannot be enforced within the maximum period referred to in this paragraph, the third- country national may be further detained in accordance with Article 18.
Amendment 651 #
2018/0329(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In order to prevent secondary movements of illegally staying third- country nationals, Member States shall have the right to introduce return procedures at the border, for cases in which illegally staying third-country nationals were involved into border controls and took part in unauthorised movement, or did not comply with orders given by law enforcement offices or where illegally staying third-country nationals are under ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) On 16 September 2016 in Bratislava, leaders of twenty-seven Member States stressed their determination to provide better opportunities for youth. In the Rome Declaration signed on 25 March 2017, leaders of twenty-seven Member States and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission pledged to work towards a Union where young people receive the best education and training and can study and find jobs across the Union; a Union which preserves our cultural heritage and promotes cultural diversity. At the same time, they pledged to further develop existing partnerships, building new ones and promote stability and prosperity in Europe´s immediate neighbourhood to the east and south, but also in the Middle East and across Africa and globally.1a _________________ 1a Declaration of the leaders of 27 member states and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission, adopted on 25.3.2017
Amendment 25 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) At the same time, the international dimension should facilitate intercultural and interreligious dialogue, enhance cooperation in the field of education on the North-South axis and contribute to sustainable development. It should strengthen capacity building of education systems in partner countries, support transfer of knowledge and encourage young people from developing countries to study in Europe and then use this knowledge for the benefit of their countries of origin. It should contribute to developing knowledge and skills necessary to address long-term development needs, stimulating mutual and sustainable growth.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream sustainable development and climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review process.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Pursuant to [reference to be updated as appropriate according to a new Decision on OCTs Article 94 of the Council Decision 2013/755/EC37 ], individuals and entities established in overseas countries or territories are eligible for funding subject to the rules and objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. The specificities and constraints imposed by the remoteness of these countries or territories should be taken into account when implementing the Programme, and their participation in the Programm in order to facilitate their effective participation in the Programme. This participation should be monitored and regularly evaluated. _________________ 37 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ('Overseas Association Decision') (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 50 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) It is necessary to ensure the complementarity of the actions carried out within the Programme with activities undertaken by the Member States and with other Union activities, in particular those in the fields of education, culture and the media, youth and solidarity, employment and social inclusion, research and innovation, industry and enterprise, agriculture and rural development with a focus on young farmers, cohesion, regional policy and international cooperation and development. The Programme should develop synergies with the Union’s external action and policies, including development programmes, in the full respect of the principle of policy coherence for development as provided for in Article 208 of the TFEU.
Amendment 54 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12 a) ‘overseas country and territory’ means a country or territory attached to a Member State of the Union to which the provisions of Part IV of the TFEU apply;
Amendment 57 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable development and growth, jobs and social cohesion and to strengthening European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European education area, promoting common standards and supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the European dimension in sport.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) promote learning mobility of individuals, multilingulism and multiculturalism, as well as cooperation, inclusion, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training;
Amendment 66 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) overseas countries and territories (OCTs) according to the Council Decision on the Association of the OCTs with the European Union and the arrangements applicable to the Member State with which these OCTs are connected;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 4 a (new)
- guarantees the coherence with EU’s external policies and objectives, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the European Consensus for Development and the EU’s Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) developing countries;
Amendment 259 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Providers of online search engines shall include in their terms and conditions a description of any differentiated treatment which they give, or may give, in relation to, on the one hand, goods or services offered to consumers through those online intermediation search engines, by either that provider itself or any business users which that provider controls and, on the other hand, other business users. Preferential treatment in search results of goods and services offered by the provider of online search engine itself or any business user which that provider controls is prohibited, unless it is granted under the conditions that apply to all business users.
Amendment 267 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The data referred to in paragraphs 2a and 2b shall be provided in aggregate form and in machine readable commonly used and standardised format.
Amendment 317 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Providers of online intermediation services shall identify in their terms and conditions one or more mediators with which they are willing to engage to attempt to reach an agreement with business users on the settlement, out of court, of any disputes between the provider and the business user arising in relation to the provision of the online intermediation services concerned, including complaints that could not be resolved by means of the internal complaint-handling system referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 326 #
2018/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Providers of online intermediation services and business users shall engage in good faith in any attempt to reach an agreement through the mediation of any of the mediators which they identified in accordance with paragraph 1, with a view to reaching an agreement on the settlement of the dispute.
Amendment 4 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) identity cards deliverissued by Member States to their own nationals as referred in Article 4 (3) of Directive 2004/38/EC;
Amendment 5 #
Amendment 12 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 3 – title
Chapter 3 – title
Residence Documentgistration certificates for Union citizens
Amendment 13 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Residence documentgistration certificates issued by Member States to citizens of the Union shall indicate at least the following:
Amendment 28 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Member States and the Commission should be represented on a Management Board, in order to ensure the effective functioning of the Authority. The composition of the Management Board, including the selection of its Chair and Deputy-Chair, should respect the principles of gender balance, experience and qualification, with the strive for balanced representation of women and men. In view of the effective and efficient functioning of the Authority, the Management Board, in particular, should adopt an annual work programme, carry out its functions relating to the Authority’s budget, adopt the financial rules applicable to the Authority, appoint an Executive Director, and establish procedures for taking decisions relating to the operational tasks of the Authority by the Executive Director. Representatives from countries other than Union Member States, which are applying the Union rules within the scope of the Authority, may participate in the meetings of the Management Board as observers.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) promote opportunities to support the labour mobility of individuals and families, including through guidance on access to learning and language training;
Amendment 56 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) promote and share best practices, including the work-family balance;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall elect a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among the members with voting rights, and shall strive for gender balanced representation of women and men. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson shall be elected by a majority of two-thirds of the members of the Management Board with voting rights.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. The members of the Stakeholder Group shall be nominated by their respective organisations and appointed by the Management Board. The Management Board shall also appoint alternate members, in accordance with the same conditions as members, who shall automatically replace any members who are absent or indisposed. To the extent possible, an appropriate gender balance between women and men shall be respected, as well as adequate representation of SMEs.
Amendment 26 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Recital i a (new)
i a. whereas family represents a major institution for carrying out essential production, consumption, reproduction, and accumulation functions that are associated with the social and economic empowerment of individuals and societies; whereas families and their members build caring support systems and their resilient behaviour can be reflected in the maintenance of normal development of optimism, resourcefulness and determination despite adversity; whereas these strengths and resources enable individuals to respond successfully to crises and challenges;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for community resilience and a focus on vulnerable groups – including the poorest in society, minorities, families, women, children, people with disabilities and the elderly – to remain central to the promotion of resilience in the external action of the EU; highlights the central role played by civil society organisations in building resilience; underlines also the importance of collecting and disseminating disaggregated data to understand the situation of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Points out that efficient resilience building must recognize the importance of families and support their capacity to absorb shocks;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that many parents living in distress and extreme poverty in refugee camps feel the need to protect their daughters from the threat of sexual violence by marrying them to older men; stresses however that the EU and its Member States should be united and consistent in their dismissal of the requests of refugees for legal recognition of marriages where one of the alleged spouses is a child or teenager; underlines that refugee status cannot be used as a legal backdoor to recognition of child marriages in Europe;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender isthe race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion are a ground for protection under the 1951 UN Convention relating to the status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol (the Refugee Convention) and women worldwide are affected disproportionately by sexual and others forms of gender-based violence;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the Article 79 (1) of the TFEU, the Union shall develop a common immigration policy aimed at ensuring, at all stages, the efficient management of migration flows, fair treatment of third-country nationals residing legally in Member States, and the prevention of, and enhanced measures to combat, illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings; whereas, according to the Article 79 (2c) of the TFEU, the European Parliament and the Council, shall adopt measures in the area of illegal immigration and unauthorised residence, including removal and repatriation of persons residing without authorisation;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas humanitarian visas should be regarded as a legal instrument for those whose lives are threatened and not as a regular instrument of the EU´s immigration policy;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current lack of a possibility to request protection on humanitarian grounds outside of the Union means that persons seeking asylum are forced to enter Europe in an irregular manner thereby risking their lives and health, with particular and gendered consequences for women, girls and LGBTI person and girls;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Condemns the ongoing situation where in order to seek asylum in the EU, women and girls, as well as LGBTI persons put themselves under the serious risk of sexual and gender-basedphysical, psychological and notably sexual violence along migratory routes and in reception centeres;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a separate instrument on humanitarian visas, in addition and complementary to a Union programme on resettlement and humanitarian admission, to be established at the Union level and calls on the Commission to deliver the legislative proposal wherein the third country nationals will receive the possibility to apply for a European humanitarian visa directly at any consulate or embassy of the Member States, while ensuring its gender-sensitive approach and effective protection of persons suffering gender-based persecutio, while ensuring effective protection of all applicants, especially children and women.
Amendment 85 #
2017/2258(INI)
11a. Recognises the role of churches and religious organisations that carry out valuable work in several critical areas such as health, education, conflict prevention, peace building and poverty reduction; recommends therefore to include them as partners eligible for DCI funding;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that people and communities should remain the core targets and stakeholders of the HAI, and that a context-specific approach that takes on board the views of local communities, churches, religious organisations, and civil society actors should be adopted in all circumstances;
Amendment 192 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Considers that development policy and humanitarian objectives should not be subjugated tobe consistent with donor countries’ and the EU´s security objectives; considers, in this vein, that ODA should be used primarily to alleviate poverty and that actions and programmes that are aligned with national security interests should therefore not be funded using development finance, so as to avoid the risk of instrumentalisation of EU aid;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related challenges will increase in the years ahead and effective action is reliant on continued, cross-sectoral investments in research & innovation (R&I), so that better tools, products and approaches, also on long term, can be developed following a One Health approach;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the political declaration endorsed by Heads of State at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2016 signalled the world’s commitment to taking abroad, coordinated approach to address the root causes of antimicrobial resistance across multiple sectors;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in the past 40 years only one novel class of antibiotics has been developed, despite the spreading and progress of new resistant bacteria, moreover there is clear evidence of resistance to new agents within existing classes of antibiotics;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas more than 100 companies have signed Davos declaration in January 2016, which calls for collective action to create a sustainable and predictable market for antibiotics, vaccines and diagnostics, that enhances conservation for new and existing treatments. It also calls for coordinated action to improve prevention of infections, hygiene, stewardship and conservation measures;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas awareness of prevention and of the misuse of antimicrobials is still low across Member States; and whereas vaccination is an effective way of preventing infections that would need treatment with antibacterials and thereby reducing development of resistance;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas nosocomial infections represents major threat in preserving and guarantee basic health care all over the world;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas antimicrobial resistance can only be effectively addressed on global level and with engagement of private sector;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas science and research play a crucial role in the development of standards in the fight against AMR;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas effective fight against AMR must be part of the broader international initiative with engaging as many international institutions, agencies and experts as possible;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the use of transferable market exclusivities as an option of meaningful incentives, which would allow the licensee of a new antimicrobial compound to extend to exclusivity of another compound, provided that they are applied with due consideration to the sustainability of healthcare systems;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses the urgent need to foster partnerships throughout the EU in order to enhance the exchange of best practices and improve knowledge on AMR; encourages further pursuing private-public collaborations, such as the Innovative Medicine Initiative (IMI) programmes "New Drugs for Bad Bugs", COMBACTE, TRANSLOCATION, Drive AB or ENABLE, to harness the power of collaboration; furthermore encourages public-private partnerships aiming to foster innovation in the field;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses the urgent need to foster partnerships throughout the EUwithin the EU and beyond in order to enhance the exchange of best practices and improve knowledge on AMR;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to improve data collection on prevalence, patterns and us/misuse on a systemic levelmanner throughout the EU, and to monitor and act rapidly on AMR-related trends and developments; points out the added value of eHealth and digitalisation, which offer the opportunity to pool and cumulate data on AMR;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the strengthening AMR surveillance national systems in developing countries in order to achieve the standardization of results;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of closer cooperation between industry and the university and scientific establishment, so as to facilitate the creation of dedicated structures within universities and scientific centres for the purpose of fighting against AMR;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas parents play an important role in the education of their children, and therefore they should be actively involved in all efforts and policies aimed the modernisation of education;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas a significant number of girls and boys from poor socio-economic backgrounds do not have access to equal education due to low living standards;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the direct impact that climate change has on indigenous womenpeoples, forcing them to abandon their traditional practices or to be displaced; calls on all states and international organisations to actively include indigenous peoples, particularly women in the design and implementation of climate mitigation and adaptation policies;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ensure that adequate funding is allocated for the support of indigenous human rights defenders, in particular women, notably under the EIDHR.; notes in this respect that abortion doesn’t constitute a human right and therefore its promotion may not be funded by the EU;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Hungary occupies, with 50.8 points, the second to last place in the European comparison of the European Institute for Gender Equality’s Gender Equality Index 2017 anthe European Institute for Gender Equality’s Gender Equality Index (GEI) 2017 is not a useful tool for policy recommendations in 2018, as it only takes into account the statistical data from 2013, 2014, and 2015; whereas, nevertheless, it should be noted thas, furthermore, lost 1.6 pot Hungary outperformed other Member States in 5 out of 6 core domaints since 2010constituting the GEI;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to EIGE’s Gender Equality Index 2017 due to the limited availability of high-quality EU- wide comparative data, the actual analysis for certain social factors, such as sexuality, ethnicity, nationality or religion is not available,
Amendment 29 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the efforts taken in recent years to achieve a better reconciliation of work and private life; recalls the Commission's proposal for a directive on work-life balance for parents and carers1 presented in April 2017 and encourages the Hungarian government to contribute to its swift adoption; __________________ 1__________________ 1 COM(2017)0253. COM(2017)0253.
Amendment 30 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. NoteCommends the efforts taken in recent years to achieve a better reconciliation of work and privatefamily life; recalls the Commission's proposal for a directive on work-life balance for parents and carers1 presented in April 2017 and encourages the Hungarian government to contribute to its swift adoption; __________________ 1 COM(2017)0253. COM(2017)0253.
Amendment 35 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. DeplorWelcomes the reinterpretation and narrowing of gender equality policies towards family policies and recalls the National Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2010-2021), which Hungary has not yet implemenefforts of the Hungarian government to complement the policies aimed at achieving equality between men and women with family policies; invites Hungary to share the best practices in this field with other EU Member Stateds;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the very low number of women in political decision-making positions; points out that better balance between work and family life and shared parental responsibility between mothers and fathers are important steps towards higher representation of women in political decision making on all levels;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that Hungary has adopted a cardinal law on the protection of families and is committed to build a family-friendly country establishing the necessary conditions. In addition, the Government has decided to dedicate 2018 the Year of the Family;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the current employment rate of women is 61.2%, while the greatest improvement in women’s employment is detectable in the group of women who raise children under the age of 6, given the positive measures taken by the Hungarian Government since 2010 in order to help families and women with children, among others the child care fee extra, the new day-care system of children;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes that between 2010 and 2016 the available seats in nurseries increased by around 23%, while in 2017 Hungary has introduced a new and more flexible nursery system that aligns better with local circumstances and helps women to go back to the labour market;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Welcomes that since 2010 the Hungarian Government has adopted and implemented several social, social inclusion, family policy, health policy and educational measures, addressed among others to Roma, such as Roma mother- child health programme, training Roma health guardians, training Roma health representatives as well as early childhood development programs;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 59 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that violence against women in Hungary, as in all other Member States, is a persistent structural violation of human rights; calls onpraises the Hungarian government to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possiblefor its constant efforts to prioritize and tackle violence against women and children and domestic violence by sensitizing its police force and educating the public;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of the right of women to self-determination and, in this context, the importance of respecting their sexual and reproductive rightsir freedom to make decisions about having sex or conceiving a child, including the respect of patients'regnant women's rights to a safe and non-violent birth;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the joint recruitment campaign launched by the Hungarian Police with the Fraternal Association of European Roma Law Enforcement Officers in 2016, targeting especially Roma girls and young Roma women, with the aim promoting diversity in law enforcement and increasing the number of female Roma police officers.
Amendment 79 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Acknowledges the programs launched aiming to foster the education and employment Roma women, where social caretakers, nurses and social assistants will be trained in the social, child welfare, child protection and education institutions, as well as the state, church organisation, foundations will get support for the employment of Romani women;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly condemns, in this context, theNotes the ongoing efforts of the Hungarian government to reduce the inequalities and strengthen social inclusion in the area of healthcare; encourages Hungary to continue in this endeavour and avoid any ill-treatment and discrimination of Roma women in fields such as access to healthcare;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that since there is no collection of data about ethnicity regarding health status records or the provision of healthcare services, the health characteristics of Roma population, including Roma women can only be estimated;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the establishment of Women in Research Careers Presidential Commission within the Hungarian Academy of Sciences which aims to increase the proportion of women among professors and the doctors of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences as well as raising the interest of girls in education in natural sciences;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 1 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls is United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5; whereas trade and trade liberalisation can have very different impacts on women and men, which can result in fundamental shifts in gender roles, relationships and inequalities;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas comprehensive, binding sustainable development provisions are now part of all EU FTA negotiations, projecting key principles of global governance through the whole agreement;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas currentthe EU trade policy lacks a gender equality perspective, as well as obligations to enforce women´s rights conventions; whereas including a gender perspective in trade and investment policies is an essential elemenshould be regarded as an important part of an integrated sustainable development policy framework that combines social and economic measures to ensure fairer and beneficial outcomes for all;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Supports the Commission's commitment to address gender issues as part of the Aid for Trade strategy and reinforce the focus on the role of women in trade inclusiveness, including in the context of the upcoming WTO Ministerial Conference in December;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further boost coherence between, on the one hand, trade and investment policies and, on the other hand, international conventions and commitments to human rights, development and gender equality between women and men;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need for gender analysis and perspectiveWelcomes the effort of the Commission for analysis to be integrated systematically into trade and investment policies, and into the trade-related capacity building programmes of international finance institutions, donors and intergovernmental organisations, through ex-ante analysis and monitoring, with a view to overcoming the potentially negative gender impacts of different trade measures and instruments on women;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its concerns abouthat the possible privatisation of basic services resulting from trade and investment agreements, and highlights that the issue of public provision of social services is especially salient for gender equality, given that changes in should not impede the access to such services, andreduce their quality, creates a gender-uneven distribution of unpaid care workor become a factor influencing the distribution of unpaid care work in families between women and men;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the paramount importance of respecting, in accordance with SDG target 17.15, partner countries’ democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments, including those on gender equality; underlines the need to ensure that neither trade and investment mechanisms nor intellectual property rights between women and men; underlines that trade and investment can play a positive role in endhangercing the capacity of individual governments to change their laws to include measures to promote gender equality orpromote equality between women and men, empowerment of women, and stronger labour and consumer rights;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to enhance the participation of women and gender experts in trade policy-making and negotiation processes at all levels, and the fact that multi-stakeholder mechanisms should be established to reorient the trade agenda in support of a pro-poor and gender-awarupports the systemic effort of EU negotiators to enhance the participation of the civil society in both the EU and its partner countries by giving it a formal role in monitoring the implementation of the sustainable development provisions of trade agreements; welcomes the aim to extend this oversight to all provisions of FTAs; underlines the need to promote the participation of women as stakeholders in trade policy-making and negotiation processes at all levels, and to strengthen the link between the trade agenda and the development framework;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists that all EU trade agreements should include binding clauses on women’ss a general rule, the trade agreements can improve the respect for human rights, genderand the equality and gender mainstreaming, with an appropriate body appointed, between men and women; stresses the necessity to monitor and explicit mechanism established, to monitor compliancevaluate the impact of EU trade agreements on women's economic empowerment;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges thate positive impact of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), and in particular the GSP+ system, could be improved by linking economic incentives to the effective adoption and constant monitoring of the implementation of; notes that the economic incentives have been linked with compliance with the core human and labour rights conventions, in particular on gender- issues of equal trelated issuesment of women and men;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the progress made in recent years with the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact¸ the EU Timber Regulation and the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation, and calls on the Commission to expand biconsider expanding frameworks on due diligence obligations to other sectors in order to ensure that the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social standardsdignity, including the ones related to gender equality between men and women.
Amendment 25 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Principle 7 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, provides that workers have the right to be informed in writing at the start of employment about their rights and obligations resulting from the employment relationship, including any probationary period, and that they have the right to access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and, in case of unjustified dismissal, a right to redress, including adequate compensation. Principle 5 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 employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions is to be prevented, including by prohibiting abuse of atypical contracts, that any probationary period should be of reasonable duration and that the transition towards open-ended forms of employment is to be fostered. Principle 5 also provides that necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context must be ensured. Accordingly, rules applicable to non-standard forms of employment must strike a balance between the need to maintain flexibility in order to foster labor market development, and the entitlement of all workers to social protection.
Amendment 27 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Since the adoption of Council Directive 91/533/EEC,33 labour markets have undergone far-reaching changes due to demographic developments and digitalisation leading to the creation of new forms of employment, which have supported job creation and labour market growth. New forms of employment are often not as regular or stable as traditional employment relationships and lead to reduced predictability for the workers concerned, creating uncertainty as to applicable rights and social protection. In this evolving world of work, there is therefore an increased need for workers to be fully informed about their essential working conditions, which should occur in a written form and in a timely manner. In order adequately to frame the development of new forms of employment, workers in the Union should also be provided with a number of new minimum rights aimed at promoting security and predictability in employment relationships while achieving upward convergence across Member States and preserving labour market adaptability. It must be recognized that flexible forms of employment also have a positive impact on the labour market and workers, as they foster innovation and facilitate access to the labour market to individuals who are not apt to work in a standard form of employment. _________________ 33 Council Directive 91/533/EC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32).
Amendment 32 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Minimum requirements relating to information on the essential aspects of the employment relationship and relating to working conditions that apply to every worker should therefore be established at Union level in order to guarantee all workers in the Union an adequate degree of transparency and predictability as regards their working conditions, while maintaining reasonable flexibility of non- standard employment, thus preserving its benefits for workers and employers.
Amendment 37 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the increasing number of workers excluded from the scope of Directive 91/533/EEC on the basis of derogations made by Member States under Article 1 of that Directive, it is necessary to replace these derogations with a possibility for Member States not to apply the provisions of the Directive to a work relationship equal to or less than 8 hours in total in a reference period of one monthweek. That derogation does not affect the definition of a worker as provided for in Article 2(1).
Amendment 40 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Due to the unpredictability of on- demand work including zero-hour contracts, the derogation of 8 hours per monthweek should not be used for employment relationships in which no guaranteed amount of paid work is determined before the start of the employment.
Amendment 43 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Several different natural or legal persons may in practice assume the functions and responsibilities of an employer. Member States should remain free to determine more precisely the person(s) who are considered totally or partially responsible for the execution of the obligations that this Directive lays down for employers, as long as all those obligations are fulfilled. Member States should also be able to decide that in exceptional situations some or all of these obligations are to be assigned to a natural or legal person who is not party to the employment relationship as long as the rules of Members States clearly and in all types of employment relationships identify the responsible person, leaving no doubt for the worker or any person directly or indirectly involved in the employment relationship. Member States should be able to establish specific rules to exclude individuals acting as employers for domestic workers in the household from the obligations to consider and respond to a request for a different type of employment, to provide cost-free mandatory training, and from coverage of the redress mechanism based on favourable presumptions in the case of missing information in the written statement.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Probationary periods allow employers to verify that workers are suitable for the position for which they have been engaged while providing them with accompanying support and training. Such periods may be accompanied by reduced protection against dismissal. Any entry into the labour market or transition to a new position should not be subject to prolonged insecurity. As established in the European Pillar of Social Rights, probationary periods should therefore be of reasonable duration. A substantial number of Member States have established a general maximum duration of probation between three and six months, which should be considered reasonable. Probationary periods may be longer than six months where this is justified by the nature of the employment such as for managerial positions and where this is in the interest of the worker, such as in the case of long illness or in the context of specific measures promoting permanent employment notably for young workers. Probationary periods may also be extended in case of certain types of absences from work to the extent that it can be justified by the nature of the absence. Member States will establish a clear and exhaustive list of situations in which the probationary period may be extended.
Amendment 52 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Workers whose work schedule is mostly varipattern is entirely or mostly unpredictable should benefit from a minimum predictability of work where the work schedule is mainly determined by the employer, be it directly – for instance by allocating work assignments – or indirectly – for instance by requiring the worker to respond to clients' requests.
Amendment 54 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) A reasonable minimum advance notice, understood as the period of time between the moment a worker is informed about a new work assignment and the moment the assignment starts, constitutes another necessary element of predictability of work for employment relationships with work schedulepatterns which are varientirely or mostly unpredictable orand mostly determined by the employer. The length of the advance notice period may vary according to the needs of sectors, while ensuring adequate protection of workers. It applies without prejudice to Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.40 _________________ 40 Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 35).
Amendment 62 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The purpose of this Directive is to improve working conditions by promoting more secure and predictable employment while ensuring labour market adaptability and maintaining competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 75 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may determine which persons are responsible for the execution of the obligations for employers laid down by this Directive as long as all those obligations are fulfilled. They may also decide that all or part of these obligations shall be assigned to a natural or legal person who is not party to the employment relationship, provided that the responsible person can be clearly determined on the basis of national law. This paragraph is without prejudice to Directive 2008/104/EC.
Amendment 86 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) any training entitlementthe general training policy provided by the employer;
Amendment 93 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) if the work schedulepattern is entirely or mostly not varipredictable, the length of the worker's standard working day or week and any arrangements for overtime and its remuneration;
Amendment 95 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l – introductory part
(l) if the work schedulepattern is entirely or mostly variunpredictable, the principle that the work schedule is varipattern is unpredictable, the amount of guaranteed paid hours, the remuneration of work performed in addition to the guaranteed hours and, if the work schedulepattern is entirely or mostly determinedunpredictable, by the employer:
Amendment 99 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 104 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that any substantial change in the aspects of the employment relationship referred to in Article 3(2) and to the additional information for workers posted or sent abroad in Article 6 shall be provided in the form of a document by the employer to the worker at the earliest opportunity and at the latest on the day it takes effect.
Amendment 106 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraph 1(b) and 2(a) may, where appropriate, be given in the form of a reference to thespecific provisions of laws, regulations and administrative or statutory provisionacts or collective agreements governing those particular points, provided that such collective agreements are easily accessible for workers.
Amendment 114 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that where a worker's work schedulepattern is entirely or mostly variunpredictable and entirely or mostly determined by the employer, the worker may be required to work by the employer only:
Amendment 133 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal or its equivalent and all preparations for dismissal of workers, on the grounds that they exercised the rights provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 143 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
By [entry into force date + 85 years], the Commission shall, in consultation with the Member States and social partners at Union level and taking into account the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises, review the application of this Directive with a view to proposing, where appropriate, the necessary amendments.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Nothing in this Directive can be construed as affecting the exclusive competence of the Member States in defining the right to marry and right to found a family, in compliance with Article 9 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on work-life balancereconciliation of family and professional for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU
Amendment 38 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Article 33 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides for the right to protection from dismissal for a reason connected with maternity and the right to paid maternity leave and to parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child, to reconcile family and professional life. The right to work and to respect for family life, should be ensured also by EU law. Family- friendly working environments are crucially important. Furthermore, the well-being and best interests of children are one of the primary considerations in the development, monitoring and implementation of work-life balance policies.
Amendment 40 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Nothing in this Directive can be construed as affecting the exclusive competence of the Member States in defining the right to marry and right to found a family, in compliance with Article 9 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Amendment 41 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union isand all EU Member States are partyies to the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. The provisions of that Convention are thus, from the time of its entry into force,Convention underlines the conviction that the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State, and that persons with disabilities and their family members should receive the necessary protection and assistance to enable families to contribute towards the full and equal enjoyment of the rights of persons with disabilities. The provisions of that Convention are an integral part of the European Union legal order and Union legislation must as far as possible be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the Convention. The Convention provides, among other things, in its Article 7 that Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the full enjoyment by children with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children.
Amendment 52 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Work-life balance policies should contribute to the achievement of gender equality between men and women by promoting the participation of women in the labour market, making it easier for men to share caring responsibilities on an equal basis with women, and closing gender gaps in earnings and pay between men and women. Such policies should take into account demographic changes including the effects of an ageing population.
Amendment 59 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At Union level, several Directives in the fields of gender equality between men and women and working conditions already address certain issues that are relevant for work-life balance, in particular Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16, Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council17, Council Directive 92/85/EEC18, Council Directive 97/81/EC19 and Council Directive 2010/18/EU20. __________________ 16 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). 17 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). 18 Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 348, 28.11.1992, p. 1). 19 Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work (OJ L 14, 20.1.1998, p. 9). 20 Council Directive 2010/18/EU, of 8 March 2010, implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC (OJ L 68, of 18.03.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 71 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Work-life balancReconciliation of family and professional life remains however a considerable challenge for many parents and workers with caring responsibilities, with a negative impact on female employment. A major factor contributing to the underrepresentation of women in the labour market is the difficulty of balancing work and family obligationfamily and work responsibilities. When they have children, women tend to work less hours in paid employment and spend more time fulfilling unpaid care responsibilities. Having an ill or dependent relative has also been shown to have a negative impact on female employment, leading some women to drop out of the labour market entirely.
Amendment 84 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The current Union legal framework provides limited incentives for men to assume an equal share of caring responsibilities. Lack of paid paternity and parental leave in many Member States contributes to the low take-up of such leave by fathers. The imbalance in the design of work-life balance policies between women and men reinforces gender differences between work and caredisproportional distribution of care responsibilities between parents. Conversely, use of work- life balance arrangements by fathers, such as leave or flexible working arrangements, has been shown to have a positive impact in reducing the relative amount of unpaid family work undertaken by women and leaving them more time for paid employment.
Amendment 96 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission has undertaken a two-stage consultation with the social partners on the challenges related to work- life balancreconciliation of family and professional life, in line with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. There was no agreement among social partners to enter into negotiations on those matters, including on the parental leave. It is however important to take action in this area by modernising and adapting the current legal framework, taking into account the outcome of those consultations, as well as of the open public consultation carried out to seek the views of various stakeholders and citizens.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to encourage a more equal sharing of caring responsibilities between women and men, the right to paternity leave for fathers to be taken on the occasion of the birth of a child should be introduced. In order to take account of differences among Member States, the right to paternity leave should be irrespective of marital or family status as defined in national law.
Amendment 111 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This Directive should apply to all workers who have employment contracts or other employment relationships. As is currently the case under Clause 2(3) of the Annex to Directive 2010/18/EU, this should include contracts relating to employment or employment relationships of part-time workers, fixed-term contract workers or persons with a contract of employment or employment relationship with a temporary agency. The Union should encourage Member States to extend the enjoyment of the rights set forth by this Directive to the self-employed through national legislative measures. This should especially apply in regard to the self-employed who contribute with their earnings to coverage schemes that finance compensation for the leaves. Member States should be encouraged to develop systems which would enable the self-employed to contribute to such coverage schemes.
Amendment 120 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As the majority of fathers do not avail themselves of their right to parental leave or transfer a considerable proportion of their leave entitlement to mothers, in order to encourage the second parent to take parental leave, this Directive, while maintaining the right of each parent to at least four months of parental leave currently provided for by Directive 2010/18/EU, extends from one to four months the period of parental leave which cannot be transferredintroduces the possibility of at least two additional months of parental leaves for couples that share at least half of the respective entitlements granted to them by national law. In compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, and in view of ensuring respect for the right to respect for family life, Member States should create the conditions for the members of the couple to have the highest possible degree of choice in deciding on the eventual transfer of portions of parental leave from one parent to the other.
Amendment 138 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelveeight years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers,Workers should also have the possibility to return to work earlier than the intended and reported period of parental leave, especially if the reason of the premature return does not depend on the will of the worker and if earlier return is not excessively burdensome for the employer. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that both parents will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations, especially parents having a disability and parents with children with a disability or long-term illness requiring more care.
Amendment 138 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelve years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations.
Amendment 141 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Against the background of an ageing society and the EU-wide trend towards an increasing retirement age, grandparents can help parents to cope with the twin challenges of a professional career and child caring. The help of early semi-retirement schemes can provide a smooth transition from family- professional life to retirement. The EU should therefore be encouraged to allow Member States to provide for the possibility to transfer the parental leave entitlement to their parent as well as to their grandparents.
Amendment 153 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to provide greater opportunities to remain in the work force for men and women carrying ofor elderly family member and/or other relatives in need of care, workers with a seriously ill or dependant relative should have the right to take time off from work in the form of carers’ leave to take care of that relative. To prevent abuse of that right, proof of the serious illness or dependency may be required prior to granting of the leave.
Amendment 160 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to facilitate the return to work following parental leave, workers and employers should be encouraged to voluntarily maintain contact during the period of leave and may make arrangements for any appropriate reintegration measures, to be decided between the parties concerned, taking into account national law, collective agreements and practice. Workers who do not wish to maintain contact should not be discriminated against in any way. It should be made clear that employees who do not wish to maintain contact should not be obliged to do so.
Amendment 175 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to provide greater opportunities to remain in the work force for men and women carrying of elderly family member and/or other relatives in need of care, workers with a seriously ill or dependant relative should have the right to take time off from work in the form of carers' leave to take care of that relative. The Union should encourage Member States to adopt a more extensive interpretation of “relative” for the purpose of carer’s leave than that set forth in this Directive, without prejudice to the exclusive competence of Member States to define the right to marry and right to found a family, in compliance with Article 9 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. To prevent abuse of that right, proof of the serious illness or dependency may be required prior to granting of the leave.
Amendment 181 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to encourage working parents and carers to remain in the work force, those workers should be able to adapt their working schedules to their personal needs and preferences. Working parents and carers should therefore be able to request flexible working arrangements, meaning the possibility for workers to adjust their working patterns, including through the use of remote working arrangements, flexible working schedules, or a reduction in working hours, for caring purposes. In order to address the needs of workers and employers, it should be possible for Member States to limit the duration of flexible working arrangements, including a reduction in working hours. While working part-time has been shown to be useful in allowing some women to remain in the labour market after having children, long periods of reduced working hours may lead to lower social security contributions translating into reduced or non-existing pension entitlements. TWhile the ultimate decision as to whether or not to accept a worker’s request for flexible working arrangements should lie with the employer, Sspecific circumstances underlying the need for flexible working arrangements can change. Workers should therefore not only have the right to return to their original working patterns at the end of a given agreed period, but should also be able to request to do so at any time where a change in the underlying circumstances so requires.
Amendment 184 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Leave arrangements are intended to support working parents and carers during a specific period of time, and are aimed at maintaining and promoting their continued attachment to the labour market. It is therefore appropriate to make express provision for the protection of the employment rights of workers taking leave covered by this Directive and in particular their right to return to the same or an equivalent post, and not to suffer any detriment in their terms and conditions as a result of their absence. Workers should retain their entitlement to relevant rights already acquired, or in the process of being acquired, until the end of such leave. Equally important is the goal of leave arrangements to ensure that working parents maintain quality of family life, by taking care of their children, carrying out their responsibilities, including their primary educational role, in the best possible way and by spending quality time with their children. An ineffective reconciliation of family and professional life can also have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of parents.
Amendment 215 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Leave arrangements are intended to support working parents and carers during a specific period of time, and are aimed at maintaining and promoting their continued attachment to the labour market. It is therefore appropriate to make express provision for the protection of the employment rights of workers taking leave covered by this Directive and in particular their right to return to the same or an equivalent post, and not to suffer any detriment in their terms and conditions as a result of their absence. Workers should retain their entitlement to relevant rights already acquired, or in the process of being acquired, until the end of such leave. Equally important is the goal of leave arrangements to ensure that working parents maintain quality of family life, by taking care of their children, carrying out their responsibilities, including their primary educational role, especially during early childhood, in the best possible way and by spending quality time with their children. An ineffective reconciliation of family and professional life can also have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of children and parents.
Amendment 253 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “carer” means a worker providing personal care or support in case of a serious illness or dependency of a relative; , or, in accordance with national law, a worker not directly belonging to the family who provides such care on a non- profit basis, upon written request of the person being cared for;
Amendment 258 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) This Directive should avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings. Member States are therefore invited to assess the impact of their transposition act on SMEs in order to make sure that SMEs are not disproportionately affected, with specific attention for micro-enterprises and for administrative burden. Member states may choose to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and micro-enterprises, without significantly diminishing the rights of workers of SMEs and micro- enterprises established by this Directive, and essentially maintaining an equality of treatment of workers of such enterprises and of workers of other enterprises.
Amendment 268 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “relative” means a worker’s son, daughter, mother, father, step-child, foster child, mother, father, including adoptive ones, as well as step-father, -mother, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren, spouse or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national law;
Amendment 304 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 311 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have an individual right to parental leave of at least four months to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be at least twelve. Member States shall assess the possibility of broadening the relevant provisions, so as to allow the parents to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the grandparents.
Amendment 328 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States allow one parent to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the other parent, they shall ensure that at least fourprovide at least two additional months of paid parental leave cannot be transferredto couples that share at least half of the respective entitlements granted to them by national law.
Amendment 332 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Single parents shall have access to at least the same level of rights and protection ensured to parents under this Directive and may benefit from specific provisions, in accordance with national law, considering their specific vulnerability.
Amendment 336 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) "relative" means a worker's son, daughter, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, spouse or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national law, and relative of the worker’s spouse;
Amendment 369 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fathers have the right to take paid paternity leave of at least ten working days on the occasion of the birth of a child. Member States shall impose a proportional time frame following the birth of a child within which the paternity leave must be exhausted. Such time frame shall not be less than 6 weeks following the birth of a child.
Amendment 384 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall consider introducing the possibility of fathers to take additional unpaid paternity leave provided that this is not excessively burdensome for the employer.
Amendment 396 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers with children or grandchildren up to a given age, which shall be at least twelve, and carers, have the right to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes. The duration of such flexible working arrangements may be subject to a reasonable limitation.
Amendment 407 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have an individual right to parental leave of at least four months to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be at least twelveeight.
Amendment 417 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States allow one parent to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the other parent, they shall ensure that at least fourone months of parental leave cannot be transferred, or, alternatively, provide an additional two months leave to parents who share at least half of the total parental leave period granted to them by national law.
Amendment 441 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may define the circumstances in which an employer, following consultation in accordance with national law, collective agreements and/or practice, may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave by a reasonable period of time on the grounds that it would seriously disrupt the good functioning of the establishment. Employers shall justify any postponement of parental leave in writing. In case of justified postponement of parental leave, the employer shall, where possible, offer flexible forms of parental leave pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article.
Amendment 457 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Dialogue with relevant stakeholders With a view to promoting the objectives of this Directive, the European Union and its Member States shall encourage dialogue with relevant stakeholders, in particular with parents and family associations.
Amendment 560 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Employers shall consider and respond to requests for flexible working arrangements referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers. Employers shall justify any refusal of such a request in writing.
Amendment 638 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States may introduce or maintain provisions that are more favourable to workers than those laid down in this Directive, provided that such provisions are not excessively burdensome for employers, especially small and middle sized enterprises. They shall however ensure that at least fourone months of parental leave remains non-transferable in accordance with Article 5(2).
Amendment 651 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Dialogue with relevant stakeholders With a view to promoting the objectives of this Directive, the European Union and its Member States shall encourage dialogue with relevant stakeholders, in particular with parents and family associations, employers and trade unions.
Amendment 19 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas government, businesses, and civil society represents the thirdree complementing sectors of society, along with governments and businesses; whereas ita healthy society; whereas civil society comprises non-governmental and non- profit organisations that have a presence in public life, expressing the interests and values of their members or others, based on ethical, cultural, political, scientific, religious or philanthropic considerations;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas civil society encompasses a wide and inhomogeneous diversity that includes among other civil society organisations (CSOs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), human rights and community groups, faith-based organisations based on religion or belief, social movements and trade unions, indigenous peoples and foundations;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas CSOs, churches and religious associations have become important players in global development assistance, particularly in the delivery of social services, public awareness, the promotion of democracy, human rights and good governance, peaceful and inclusive societies, in fostering the resilience of individuals, families and local communities, countering violent extremism, and the response to humanitarian crises;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned that the closing down of civil society space in growing number of countries worldwide, including developing countries, is being carried out in increasingly subtle and sophisticated ways, which are harder to tackle and range from legislation, administrative, reporting and banking requirements, to the criminalisation and stigmatisation of CSO representatives and religious leaders, defamation, administrative harassment, online repression, censorship, arbitrary detention, torture and assassination;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that tackling shrinking civil society space requires a unified and consistent approach in the EU’s relationship with developingthird countries, and calls for the EU and Member States to proactively address the root causes of shrinking civil society space, in particular by mainstreaming the promotion of free and responsible engagement of civil society organisations and their participation in bilateral and multilateral cooperation at all stages, including in political dialogues at the highest level;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the importance of mainstreaming the rights-based approach (RBA) into the EU development policy, with the aim of integrating internationally recognised human rights principles into EU development activities and of synchronising human rights and development cooperation activities while respecting the life and culture of the local communities;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative to regularly place on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council a discussion of, and follow-up to, the EU’s efforts in pursuing the release of human rights defenders, aid workers, journalists, political activists, persons imprisoned for their religious or moral convictions, and others imprisoned as a result of shrinking civil society space;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas in January 2017 ex- Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj was arrested in France based on the international arrest warrant issued by Serbia for alleged war crimes on the territory of Kosovo, based on the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings that allows Serbia to assume the role of a „little Hague";
Amendment 31 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas a Serbian train with inscription „Kosovo is Serbian" took of on January 14th from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo and was eventually stopped close to border with Kosovo;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Kosovo to further efforts to stop gendersex-based violence and to ensure women’'s full enjoyments of rights; calls on Kosovo institutions to allocate adequate funding to the implementation of the national strategy on domestic violence, which includes international mechanisms such as the Istanbul Convention; welcomes the high-level political support for the rights of LGBTI persons; welcomes the holding of the second pride parade, but reiterates that fear remains widespread in the LGBTI community;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Kosovo authorities to address gender mainstreamingequality between men and women as a priority and to ensure that governing bodies and authorities lead by example; is concerned about the structural challenges hampering the implementation of the law on gender equality between men and women, and remains concerned about the under- representation of women in decision- making positions; is concerned that no progress has been made on combating domestic and gendersex-based violence; urges the authorities to encourage publicly and put in place protection mechanisms and shelter measures for women who break the silence and denounce domestic violence, and welcomes in this respect the NGO ‘'Be a Man’' founded by men in Pristina;
Amendment 259 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses that the mandate of EULEX is undermined and questioned with acts such as the arrest of the ex- Kosovo prime minister Haradinaj due to the international arrest warrant issued by Serbia, based on the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings of the Republic of Serbia; emphasizes that with the application of the mentioned Law Serbia applied an arbitrary construction, unknown in theory and practice of comparative international criminal law , of a hybrid principle of territorial application of criminal legislation, which by its tenor and its essence does not correspond to the principle of universal jurisdiction, nor to any other known principle of territorial validity of criminal legislation; in this regards, calls on the Commission and Member States to invest additional efforts in addressing this issue in the process of EU-Serbia negotiations, particularly within the scope of Chapter 23;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2314(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Strongly condemns the act of sending a Serbian nationalist train from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo; interprets this as an act of provocation and a step back in Serbia-Kosovo relations;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Statement from November 2016 on behalf of the European Union and its Member States by H.E. Mr. João Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, at the Security Council Debate on 'The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina',
Amendment 41 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas BiH still did not implement the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas joint Croatian and Bosniak forces defended Orasje, and on October 31st only the officers of Croatian nationality were arrested for alleged war crimes;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas BiH is a signatory too the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991);
Amendment 70 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress on the implementation of the 2015-2018 Reform Agenda, as well as the country’snd calls for determination toin pursueing further institutional and socio- economic reforms, including the necessary reform of electoral law, that will ensure progress on BiH's path to EU membership as well as ensure equal rights of all three constituent peoples; stresses that harmoniszed implementation of the Reform Agenda is needed to achieve real change across the country and to improve the lives of all BiH citizens; calls for the reform momentum to be maintained in order to transform BiH into a fully effective, inclusive and functional state; regrets that common reform efforts often continue to be hampered by ethnic and political divisions; considers it essential to maintain consensus on EU integration and to advance in a concerted manner on the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, the reform of the judiciary and public administration;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its concern about the continued fragmentation into four different legal systems; stresses the need to strengwiftly address any outstanding shortcomings of then judicial independence, including from politry and emphasizes the need for its de-politicization, including in prosecution of war crimes, as well as strengthening judicial pressure,independence and to fighting corruption in the judiciary; urges the rapid adoption of the action plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 justice sector reform; welcomes the adoption of the law on free legal aid at state level and the introduction by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of guidelines on prevention of conflict of interest, the drafting of integrity plans and disciplinary measures; notes the important role of the Structured Dialogue on Justice in addressing the shortcomings in the BiH judiciary;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 230 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Deplores the fact that BiH is still in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases; strongly calls for progress to be made in this regard in order to advance the country’'s EU perspective and establish a functional democratic society in which equal rights of all constituent peoples and citizens of BiH is guaranteed;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned about cases of political pressure and intimidation against journalists, including physical and verbal attacks, as well as by the lack of transparency in media ownership; emphasises the need to investigate attacks against journalists and ensure proper judicial follow-up; calls on the competent authorities to ensure the independence and financial stability of the three public service broadcasters as well as the political, operational and financial independence of the Communications Regulatory Authority; calls for the digital switchover to be finalised and for a broadband strategy to be drawn up; calls for introduction of legislation to guarantee media pluralism and for programmes to be broadcast in the languages of all of the three constituent peoples;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Remains concerned by the continued fragmentation, inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governance, in a way to still ensure the right of children to education in their own language; continues to be concerned about the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; regrets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’ and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schoolsarding the system' two schools under one roof' calls on the authorities to promote the principles of tolerance and dialogue as well as the right of all constituent peoples to education in their own language;
Amendment 286 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Notes that progress in the areas of environmental protection and climate change has been poor; calls on BiH authorities to quickly enhance environmental protection in line with EU standards, including the prevention of transboundary air pollution and especially the pollution caused by the Bosanski Brod oil refinery, whose harmful impact is cutting across borders and affecting the quality of life and the health of people living in Slavonski Brod; maintains that BiH needs to comply in full with its obligations under the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991) and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kiev, 2003), not least as regards activities in the Neretva and Trebišnjica river basin;
Amendment 288 #
2016/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Calls on the international community to start a debate on the necessary constitutional reform that will ensure full functionality and stability of BiH; emphasizes that it is crucial to introduce a mechanism that will ensure equal rights of all constituent peoples; in this regards, considers federalization of the state as a possible model;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regards to the address of ICTY President Carmel Agius to the United Nations Security Council in June 2016,
Amendment 15 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regards to the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, signed in 1996,
Amendment 16 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's resolution on Serbia: the case of accused war criminal Šešelj of 27 November 2014,
Amendment 30 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Serbia and Russia held joint military exercises on Serbian territory close to the Croatian border in August 2016;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the implementation of the legal framework on the protection of minorities needs to be fully ensured, notably in the areas of education, use of language, access to media and religious services in minority language, and adequate political representation of national minorities at local, regional and national levels;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the application of Article 2 and Article 3 of the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings of Republic of Serbia represents violation of commonly accepted principles of international criminal law;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas since January 2016 Serbia refuses to extradite three wanted Serbian Radical Party members to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for trial on witness intimidation charges;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas the ICTY President Carmel Agius stressed that Serbia is violating cooperation agreements and undermining justice efforts by not arresting three Serbian Radical Party members accused of interfering with witnesses and expressed the view that this development is a grave step backwards in matters of cooperation with the Tribunal and an unacceptable disregard of the primacy of Tribunal law over the domestic law;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas in January 2017 of ex- Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj was arrested in France based on the international arrest warrant issued by Serbia for alleged war crimes on the territory of Kosovo, based on the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings that allows Serbia to assume the role of a „little Hague";
Amendment 36 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas a Serbian train with inscription „Kosovo is Serbian" took off on January 14th from Belgrade to Northern Kosovo and was eventually stopped close to border with Kosovo;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2311(INI)
6. Calls on Serbia to align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; stresses that the alignment of foreign and security policy is the precondition to join the EU and regrets the continued refusal of Serbian authorities to align its policy towards Russia with the pro-European orientation of the country; welcomes Serbia’'s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that the application of the Law on Organization and Competences of State Authorities in War Crimes Proceedings violates the generally accepted principles of criminal and international law - the principle of legal certainty and the principle of non- intervention in the internal affairs of other states, and hinders the process of reconciliation in South Eastern Europe; calls on the Serbian authorities to immediately repeal the relevant articles and abandon a concept of quasi-universal jurisdiction for war crimes in neighbouring countries; in this regards, calls on the European Commission and Member States to invest additional efforts in addressing this issue in the process of EU-Serbia negotiations, particularly within the scope of Chapter 23;
Amendment 210 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, and persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons;
Amendment 255 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses that the progress in the field of ensuring rights of national minorities is not satisfactory and reiterates that the promotion and protection of human rights, including rights of national minorities is the basic precondition for joining the EU;
Amendment 273 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for fulldeeply regrets the lack of cooperation of Serbia with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and reminds that this is Serbia's basic obligation within the process of accession negotiations; urges the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons;
Amendment 310 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. calls on Serbia to intensify efforts in implementing all bilateral agreements with neighbouring countries, including the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the then-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, signed in 1996;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women suffer particular discrimination in relation to access to the labour market, with substantially lower wages and more uncertain and precarious employment ties; whereas maternity represents an unacceptable form ofas a the most important source of the wealth in a society is still undervalued; whereas motherhood must not be used as an excuse for discrimination against women in relationwilling to accessing and remaining in the labour market;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in an effort to find the balance between family and work, many women prefer non-standard employment contracts such as part-time work, or home office; whereas it is important that employment legislation recognizes their right to do so;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s macro-economic and austerity policies have resultglobal financial crisis followed by the sovereign debt crisis led into increasinged levels of poverty and inequality, particularly affecting women and families with children;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that combating poverty and inequalities between men and women necessarily entails a fairer distribution of wealth and better employment legislation, notably through collective bargaining, higher wages,the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' or 'work of equal value' on the workplace is and implementation of the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ or ‘work of equal value’, and social protectioortant component of the equality on the labour market between men and women;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to take measures to eliminate the pay diffeReiterates its calls on the Commission to intensify its cooperation with the Member States on the implementation of the "recast" Direnctial between women and men and put an end to all forms of precarious employmentve 2006/54/EC, taking in account Parliament´s recommendations;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls onInvites Member States to instroduce legislation to protect or increase maternity, paternity and parental rights and asks that this protection should also be reflectengly protect and support motherhood and parenthood in employment legislation; urges the Commission to submit a new maternity directive, respecting Parliament’s position that would aim to reconcile the positions of the Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 59 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas family farming promotes intergenerational solidarity and social and environmental responsibility, thus providing for the sustainable development of rural areas;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
N b. whereas improving general conditions in rural areas will result in achieving a better status for women in those areas;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Points out that promotion of equality between women and men is a core objective of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of promoting, encouraging and supporting female entrepreneurial initiatives in rural areas as female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to support mothers who are entrepreneurs in rural areas and to promote the concept of 'mompreneurs' that may not only exemplify successful reconciliation of work-life balance, but also contribute to stimulation of new job opportunities, better quality of life in rural areas as well as encourage other women to put their own projects into practice;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Encourages the Commission, together with the Member States and respective regional authorities, to consider the multidimensional nature of gender pension gap while designing specific policy measures within the EU strategy for rural development, as various factors, including gaps in employment and pay, interrupted careers, part-time work, design of pension systems and lower contributions may lead to a wider gap in pensions; highlights the need for effective measures to be taken on the European and national levels to reduce the existing gender pay gap as it may affect future pensions of women, who statistically experience a greater risk of poverty;
Amendment 179 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Encourages the Member States to consider a minimum national pension not lower than the risk-of-poverty threshold which might particularly help women in rural areas to keep their economic independence once they reach retirement age;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Takes the view that women farmers have a significant role to play towards ensuring the continued existence of smallholdings with prospects for the future;
Amendment 286 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance of extending its Digital Agenda to rural areas as digital development can significantly contribute to entering into self-employment and create better balance between work and family life;
Amendment 297 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Commission to establish a Rural Women Award as a way to promote rural women and honour their work, as well as in order to share best projects and practices;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. In the light of demographic growth, most notably in Africa and in the LDCs, taking into account the fact that of the 21 countries with the highest fertility, 19 are in Africa, that Nigeria is the country with the world’'s fastest-growing population, and that by 2050 more than half of global population growth is expected to be in Africa and this is a problem forshould be reflected in all projects and initiatives that aim to achieve sustainable development; suggests that EU development cooperation should put more emphasis on programmes that address this topicaddress this topic by intensifying its support of good governance in these countries, especially in the sectors of economy, healthcare, and environment;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas pension gap reflects the higher proportion of women working part-time, by lower hourly wages, and less years in employment due to the unpaid work performed by women and mothers as caretakers in their families;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas that gap, which is the product of a range of factors, is a reflection of the gender imbalance that exists between women and men in relation to careers and family life, as well as to the ability to make pension contributions, to position within the family group and to the way in which income is calculated for pension purposes;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the full extent of the pension gap, which is the product of all gender imbalances and inequalities between women and men that arise throughout people’s working lives, may be masked by corrective mechanisms;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas there appears to be a positive correlation between the pension gap and the number of children brought up; whereas, in view of this, the inequalities suffered by single mothers are likely to be exacerbated when they retire;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas traditional working time arrangements make it impossibledifficult for couples in which both partnerparents wish to work full time to strike a proper work-life balance;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas women who are mothers are far more likely than men to be obliged to take career breaks and work on a part-time basis as a result of their disproportionate responsibility for providing careecision to provide care for children and within their households;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas there continues to be a gender pay gap in the European Union; whereas that gap, which stood at 16.3% in 2014, is caused in particular by discrimination and segregation resulting in the over-representation of women in sectors where pay is lower than i reflects the over-representation of women in sectors that offer better prospects to achieve balance between family and work life while offering lower pay than sectors dominated mainly by men;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a multi-faceted approach is required in order to make a success of the strategy, which must address disparities between men and women in terms of their careers, value of unpaid work as caretakers, and ability to make pension contributions as well as those resulting from the way in which pension systems are organised;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU legislation against gender discrimination of women is properly implemented, with a view to making sure that men and women have an equal ability to make pension contributions;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns unequivocally gender pay disparities between women and men resulting from discrimination and reiterates its call for Directive 2006/54/EC to be revised in order to ensure more equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and pay;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports efforts to tackle stereotypes that contribute to horizontal and vertical segregation on the labour market by encouraging women to take up jobs and careers in innovative growth sectors which are currently dominated mainly by men as a result of the persistence of stereotypesby men;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Reducing career-related gender inequalities between men and women
Amendment 183 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission swiftly to deliver on the commitments it gave under both the Roadmap and the Strategic Engagement, in order to enable anyone wishing to do so to strike a better work-life balancebalance between work and family life, especially parents;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to base its policy proposals on family mainstreaming as a way to stop the demographic decline that jeopardizes the sustainability of pension schemes;
Amendment 193 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for employeeparents to negotiate voluntary flexible working arrangements giving them a better balance between their working and privatefamily lives, so that they do not have to favour one over the other when they are obliged to take on greater responsibility for looking after homes and families;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to take a closer look at how the pension gap might be affected by a shift in pension systems towards more flexible arrangements for pension contributions and the establishment of pension entitlements and payments, with regard to the calculation of the duration of contribution to the pension system, value of the unpaid care-taking work of mothers and fathers, and to arrangements for gradual retirement;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Parliament has called in the past for increase in the number of the staff of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)according to Article 8 of the TFEU, the Union shall, in all its activities, aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the mainstreaming of gender-equality between men and women as a cross-cutting policy objective of the EU budget in EU funds and programmes; urgnotes, however, the consistentat the use of “gender budgeting, including quantifiable budget allocations and resul” conceals the importance of families as economic units iandicators in order to leads to a fragmented view of society, crecatify the imbalances between men and womng an unhealthy environment of competition between men, women, and children;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds the Commission that according to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, protection of human life and its dignity is a shared European value; therefore insists that the EU budget should not be used to fund programs and activities that result in the destruction of human embryos;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that jobs, growth and investments remain the overarching priority of the 2017 EU budget; draws attention to the existing gender-related targets in the Europe 2020 strategy, namely increasing female employment to 75 % and achieving equal pay between women and men, gender equality in the membership of national parliaments and an equal number of women on large company boards, all of which we are a long way from reaching;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 4 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 15 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas combating gender discriminationpreventing and eliminating any discrimination based on sex, both direct and indirect, as well as ensuring equality before the law in the field of goods and services is an integral part of the principle of equality between women and men which constitutes a fundamental value of the European Union recognised in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Directive 2004/113/EC (hereinafter ‘the Directive’) extends the principle of equal treatment of men and women beyond the realm of employment and the labour market and into the field of access to and supply of goods and services, within the limits of powers conferred upon the Community;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas while prohibiting discrimination, it is important to respect other fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of private and family life and transactions carried out in that context and the freedom of religion;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the realisation of the full potential of the Directive rests on efficient and consistent gender mainstreamingintegration of the dimension of equality between men and women in all policy areas across the relevant sectors to which it applies;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, while the recent Commission communication entitled ‘'European agenda for the collaborative economy’' represents a good starting point for promoting and regulating this sector effectively, there is a need to incorporate the gender equality between men and women perspective and reflect the provisions of the Directive in further analysis and recommendations in this field;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas in its Report on the application of the Directive, the Commission states that it does not consider it necessary to propose amendments to the Directive at this stage but will prioritise addressing the remaining transposition issues with the Member States concerned, mainly in relation to the scope of the exception provided for in Article 4(5) of the Directive;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that the Better Regulation Agenda recommends focusing on monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of existing EU law rather than modifying or creating new legislation, with the aim of minimising additional administrative burden for business and Member States created; in this regards, agrees with the Commission that it is not necessary to propose amendments to the Directive at this stage and emphasises the need to focus on the implementation of the Directive before considering any revisions;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the exchange of best practices in this area; calls for focusing on those preventive measures which are consistent with the principle of equality between women and men, as recommended for example in the Istanbul Convention, and are not limiting to women’'s liberties;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reminds, however, that principle of equal treatment in the access to goods and services does not require that facilities should always be provided to men and women on a shared basis, as long as they are not provided more favourably to members of one sex;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the relative lack of positive action based on Article 4(5) across Member States constitutes a gap in the implementation of the Directive; calls for promoting forms of positive action based on a legitimate aim, in which there is a direct link between preferential treatment and the disadvantages to be prevented or eliminated, such as the protection of victims of sex-related violence in cases of single-sex shelters, reasons of privacy and decency, and the freedom of association;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to integrate a sector-specific gender-mainstreamapproach to the full integration of the issue of equality of men and women ing approach inll policy areas, in order to enhancinge the implementation of the Directive;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that equality bodies play a crucial role in monitoring and ensuring that the rights derived from the Directive are fully exercised at national level; calls on the Member States to guarantee sufficient competences and independence, in accordance with national law and practice, for equality bodies to fulfil their principal tasks, which include independent assistance to victims of discrimination in pursuing their complaints, conducting independent surveys concerning discrimination and publishing independent reports and recommendations;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to encourage dialogue with relevant stakeholders which have a legitimate interest in contributing to the fight against discrimination on grounds of sex in the area of access to and supply of goods and services;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that gender equality between men and women has not yet been reached in many areas; stresses that women still suffer from discrimination as exemplified by their low representation in the decision-making process, both in the private and the public sectors, and by the persisting gender pay gapscience, technologies and engineering, entrepreneurship and decision-making process, and by the persisting gender pay and pension gap, emphasises that women and girls, especially the ones living in rural areas, are particularly affected by poverty;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and calls for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possibleCondemns all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its cCalls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act on violence against women and to present a comprehensive strategy on violence against women and girls and gender-based violenpresent a comprehensive strategy on combating violence against women and girls, as well as to promote policies against harassment in the workplace;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence against LGBTI people; calls for further action to push for the harmonisation of criminal law across the EU in order to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned by the increase of cyber violence against women and girls, as well as the use of ICT and Internet for trafficking in women and children, especially for sexual, reproductive and labour exploitation; calls for the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to prevent and address the use of new technologies as a tool of recruiting particularly women and girls victims of trafficking in human beings, cyber-harassment and cyber stalking;
Amendment 124 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to take all the necessary measures to ensure the protection of women migrantrefugees and asylum seekers, such as safe spaces for women and children, legal counselling and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe abortionstailored facilities, suitable areas for mothers and children, special attention to women and girls victims of violence, including but not limited to FGM;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to introduce gender mainstreaming in all areas of postep up its work on equalicty makingbetween women and imen all proposed legislation, including systematic gender impact assessments as part of the fundamental rights compliance assessmentnd to incorporate visible equality perspective into EU activities and policies;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to introduce a gender equality pillar into the Europe 2020 strategy and for greater inclusion of the gender mainstreaming perspective in the European Semester by introducing a gender dimension in the annual growth survey and in the formulation process of the CSRfurther promote the principle of equality between men and women in all its strategies;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU institutions to introduce specific indicators on gender equality, including the Gender Equaluse efficiently, within the limits of EU competences and in full compliance with the principles of subsidiarity Iandex of EIGE, in the monitoring system of the future EU mechanism on proportionality, the existing EU mechanisms and tools to monitor respect for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights.
Amendment 439 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by settingMember States may set a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 680 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2025, in the context of the biennial assessment of progress made pursuant to Regulation [Governance], the Commission shall assess whether the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 effectively stimulates innovation and promotes greenhouse gas savings in the transport sector, and whether the applicable greenhouse gas savings requirements for biofuels and biogas are appropriate. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal to modify the obligation laid down in paragraph 1. Any modification should at least maintain levels reflecting advanced biofuels installed and under construction capacity in 2025.
Amendment 1068 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Amendment 1086 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Annex X – Part A
Amendment 1244 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2025, in the context of the biennial assessment of progress made pursuant to Regulation [Governance], the Commission shall assess whether the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 effectively stimulates innovation and promotes greenhouse gas savings in the transport sector, and whether the applicable greenhouse gas savings requirements for biofuels and biogas are appropriate. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal to modify the obligation laid down in paragraph 1. Any modification should at least maintain levels reflecting advanced biofuels installed and under construction capacity in 2025.
Amendment 156 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The requirements concerning the capabilities of electronic communications networks are constantly increasing. While in the past the focus was mainly on growing bandwidth available overall and to each individual user, other parameters like latency, availability and reliability are becoming increasingly important. The current response towards this demand for unconstrained use is bringing optical fibre closer and closer to the user and future 'very high capacity networks' will require performance parameters which are equivalent to what a network based on optical fibre elements at least up to the distribution point at the sthat are capable of deliverving location can deliver. This corresponds in the fixed-line connection case to network performance equivalent to what is achievable by an optical fibre installation up to a multi-dwelling building, considered as the serving location, and in the mobile connection case to network performance similar to what is achievable based on an optical fibre installation up to the base station, considered as the serving location. Vat least 100 Mbps downlink speed upgradable over time to gigabit speeds and contribute to achieving continuous 5G coverage not taking into account variations in end-users' experience which are due to the different characteristics of the medium by which the network ultimately connects with the network termination point should not be taken into account for the purposes of establishing whether or not a wireless network could be considered as providing similar network performance. In accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, nother technologies andor transmission media should not be excluded, where they compare with this baseline scenario in terms of their capabilities. The roll-out of such 'very high capacity networks' will further increase the capabilities of networks and pave the way for the roll-out of future mobile network generations based on enhanced air interfaces and a more densified network architecture.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Electronic communications broadband networks are becoming increasingly diverse in terms of technology, topology, medium used and ownership, therefore, regulatory intervention must rely on detailed information and forecasts regarding network roll-out in order to be effective and to target the areas where it is needed. That information should include plans regarding both deployment of very high capacity networks, as well as significant upgrades or extensions of existing copper or other networks which might not match the performance characteristics of very high capacity networks in all respects, such as roll-out of fibre to the cabinet coupled with active technologies like vectoring. The level of detail and territorial granularity of the information that national regulatory authorities should gather should be guided by the specific regulatory objective, and should be adequate for the regulatory purposes that it serves. Therefore, the size of the territorial unit will also vary between Member States, depending on the regulatory needs in the specific national circumstances, and on the availability of local data. Level 3 in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is unlikely to be a sufficiently small territorial unit in most circumstances. National regulatory authorities should be guided by BEREC guidelines on best practice to approach such a task, and such guidelines will be able to rely on the existing experience of national regulatory authorities in conducting geographical surveys of networks roll-out. National regulatory authorities should make available tools to end-users as regards quality of service to contribute towards the improvement of their awareness of the available connectivity services.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 61
Recital 61
Amendment 255 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 172
Recital 172
Amendment 268 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 178
Recital 178
(178) Due to uncertainty regarding the rate of materialisation of demand for the provision of next-generation broadband services it is important in order to promote efficient investment and innovation to allow those operators investing in new or upgraded networks a certain degree of pricing flexibility. To prevent excessive prices in markets where there are operators designated as having significant market power, pricing flexibility should be accompanied by additional safeguards to protect competition and end-user interests, such as stricteffective non-discrimination obligations, measures to ensure technical and economic replicability of downstream products, and a demonstrable retail price constraint resulting from infrastructure competition or a price anchor stemming from other regulated access products, or both. To this end, it is important to ensure that any safeguard limiting pricing flexibility does not negatively impact investments in new or upgraded networks. This includes, inter alia, that price controls based on retail prices must not lead to a level of regulated wholesale prices that does not allow to recover the costs connected to the deployment and operating of new networks and thus to a situation where the investing operator is put in a worse position than non-investing access seekers. Those competitive safeguards do not prejudice the identification by national regulatory authorities of other circumstances under which it would be appropriate not to impose regulated access prices for certain wholesale inputs, such as where high price elasticity of end-user demand makes it unprofitable for the operator with significant market power to charge prices appreciably above the competitive level.
Amendment 269 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 180
Recital 180
Amendment 270 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 181
Recital 181
Amendment 271 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 182
Recital 182
Amendment 272 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 183
Recital 183
Amendment 277 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 184
Recital 184
(184) Due to current uncertainty regarding the rate of materialisation of demand for very high capacity broadband services as well as general economies of scale and density, co-investment agreements offerthe regulatory framework aims at promoting very high capacity deployment models which (a) provide significant benefits in terms of pooling of costs and risks, enabling smaller-scale operators to invest on economically rational terms and thus promoting sustainable, long-term competition, including in areas where infrastructure- based competition might not be efficient. Where an operator with significant market power makes an open call for co-investment; and (b) take into account the different market characteristics and best practices for deployment of new network elements within Member States. Where an operator with significant market power makes an open call for co-investment or provides a wholesale offer including risk sharing, or establishes a joint venture with one or more undertakings competing on retail or wholesale level on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms in new network elements which significantly contribute to the deployment of very high capacity networks, the national regulatory authority should typically refrain from imposing obligations pursuant to this Directive on the new network elements, subject to further review in subsequent market analyses. Provided due account is taken of the prospective pro-competitive effects of the co-investment at wholesale and retail level, national regulatory authorities can still consider it appropriate, in light of the existing market structure and dynamics developed under regulated wholesale access conditions, and in the absence of a commercial offer to that effect, to safeguard the rights of access seekers who do not participate in a given co-investment through the maintenance of existing access products or – where legacy network elements are dismantled in due course – through imposition of access products with comparable functionality to those previously available on the legacy infrastructure.
Amendment 306 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'very high capacity network' means anhigh speed electronic communications network which either consists wholly or partly of optical fibre elements at least up to the distribution point at the serving location or which is capable of delivering under usual peak-time conditions similar network performancewith sufficient capacity to allow unconstrained use of the network in terms of available down- and uplink bandwidth, resilience, error-related parameters, and latency and its variation. Network performance can be considered similar regardless of whether the end-user experience varies due to the inherently different characteristics of the medium by which the network ultimately connects with the network termination point.
Amendment 432 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that undertakings providing electronic communications networks and services associated facilities, or associated services provide all the information, including financial information, necessary for national regulatory authorities, other competent authorities and BEREC to ensure conformity with the provisions of, or decisions made in accordance with, this Directive and the Specific Directives. In particular, national regulatory authorities shall have the power to require those undertakings to submit information concerning future network or service developments that could have an impact on the wholesale services that they make available to competitors. They may also require information on electronic communications networks and associated facilities which is disaggregated at local level and sufficiently detailed for the national regulatory authority to be able to conduct the geographical survey and to designate digital exclusion areas in accordance with Article 22. In accordance with Article 29, national regulatory authorities may sanction undertakings deliberately providing misleading, erroneous or incomplete informationin accordance with Article 22.
Amendment 447 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 452 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
a) a survey of the current geographic reach of broadband networks within their territory, in particular for conducting the tasks required by Articles 62 and 65 and by Article 81, as well as for imposing obligations in accordance with Article 66 and for the surveys required for the application of State aid rules; and
Amendment 453 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – paragraph 1
Amendment 459 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – paragraph 2
Amendment 465 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 470 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 476 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Amendment 479 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Amendment 490 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that local, regional and national authorities with responsibility for the allocation of public funds for the deployment of electronic communications networks, for the design of national broadband plans, for defining coverage obligations attached to rights of use for radio spectrum and for verifying availability of services falling within the universal service obligation in their territory take into account the results of the surveys and of the designated digital exclusion areas conducted in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, and that national regulatory authorities supply such results subject to the receiving authority ensuring the same level of confidentiality and protection of business secrets as the originating authority. These results shall also be made available to BEREC and the Commission upon their request and under the same conditions. [...]
Amendment 494 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Amendment 785 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Amendment 789 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 4
Article 59 – paragraph 4
4. Obligations and conditions imposed in accordance with paragraph 1,2 and 32 shall be objective, transparent, proportionate and non-discriminatory, they shall be implemented in accordance with the procedures referred to in Articles 236, 732 and 33. National regulatory authorities shall assess the results of such obligations and conditions within five years from the adoption of the previous measure adopted in relation to the same operators and whether it would be appropriate to withdraw or amend them in the light of evolving conditions. National regulatory authorities shall notify the outcome of their assessment in accordance with the same procedures.7a33of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Amendment 816 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where a national regulatory authority conducts the analysis required by paragraph 1, it shall consider developments from a forward-looking perspective in the absence of regulation imposed on the basis of this Article in that relevant market, and taking into accoundetermine that a market is such as to justify the imposition of regulatory obligations pursuant to paragraph 1 when the following criteria are cumulatively met:
Amendment 825 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the existabsence of market developments which may increaste the likelihood of the relevant market tending towards effective competition, such as those commercial co- investment or access agreements between operators which benefit competitive dynamics sustainably;
Amendment 833 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) allbsence of significant relevant competitive constraints, including at retail level, irrespective of whether the sources of such constraints are deemed to be electronic communications networks, electronic communications services, or other types of services or applications which are comparable from the perspective of the end-user, and irrespective of whether such constraints are part of the relevant market;
Amendment 836 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) other types of regulation or measures imposed and affecting the relevant market or related retail market or markets throughout the relevant period, including, without limitation, obligations imposed in accordance with Articles 44, 58 and 59 are insufficient to adequately address the identified market failure(s); and
Amendment 839 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) regulation imposed on other relevant markets on the basis of this Article is insufficient to adequately address the identified market failure(s).
Amendment 841 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Where a national regulatory authority determines that, in a relevant market the imposition of regulatory obligations in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article is justified, it shall identify any undertakings which individually or jointly have a significant market power on that relevant market in accordance with Article 61. The national regulatory authority shall impose on such undertakings appropriate specific regulatory obligations in accordance with Article 66 or maintain or amend such obligations where they already exist if it considers thatthe following criteria are cumulatively met: (a) one or more retail markets would not be effectively competitive in the absence of those obligations; and (b) there are no obligations imposed in other wholesale markets, which address the identified competition problem in the retail market in question.
Amendment 849 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 65 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Where, on a forward-looking basis, three access network operators are present or are expected to be present and to sustainably compete in the same retail market, national regulatory authorities shall not identify an operator as having significant market power.
Amendment 859 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 6
Article 66 – paragraph 6
6. National regulatory authorities shall consider the impact of new or planned market developments which are reasonably likely to affect competitive dynamics, such as in relation to commercial agreements, including without limitation co- investment agreements, which have been concluded or unforeseeably breached or terminated affecting competitive dynamics and/or undertakings absent from any retail market for electronic communications services. National regulatory authorities shall do so: (a) on their own initiative, taking account of the need for predictable market conditions, or (b) on a reasoned request. If these developments are not sufficiently important in order to determine the need to undertakrequire a new market analysis in accordance with Article 65, the national regulatory authority shall assess without delay whether it is necessary to review the obligations imposedand amend any previous decision, including by withdrawing obligations or imposing new obligations on operators designated with significant market power in order to ensure that such obligations continue to meet the conditions in paragraph 4. Such amendmentrequirements of this Directive, or whether to decide that no, fewer or less onerous obligations shall be imposed with respect to a planned development. Such decisions shall only be imposedmade following consultation in accordance with Articles 23 and 32.
Amendment 872 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 70
Article 70
Amendment 901 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 70 a (new)
Article 70 a (new)
Article 70 a Access obligations beyond civil engineering In geographic areas where two access networks can be expected on a forward- looking basis and where at least one of the network operators offers wholesale access to any interested undertaking, on reasonable commercial terms permitting sustainable competition on the retail market, national regulatory authorities shall not impose or maintain wholesale access obligations, beyond access to civil infrastructure according to Article 3 of Directive 2014/61/EU.
Amendment 906 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Only where a national regulatory authority concludes that the obligations imposed in accordance with Article 703 of Directive 2014/61/EU would not on their own lead to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3, it may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 66, impose obligations on operators to meet reasonable requests for access to, and use of, specific network elements and associated facilities, in situations where this is not to the detriment of innovative developments such as very high capacity networks and software emulated networks, and where the national regulatory authority considers that denial of access or unreasonable terms and conditions having a similar effect would hinder the emergence of a sustainable competitive market at the retail level, and would not be in the end-user's interest.
Amendment 913 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Operators may be required inter alia:
Amendment 918 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) to give third parties access to specified network elements and/or facilities,at a single network layer that best addresses the problem identified at retail level as appropriate including access to network elements which are either not active (or physical) and/or active (or virtual unbundled) access to the local loop;
Amendment 931 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) to grant open access to technical interfaces, protocols or other key technologies that are indispensable for the interoperability of services or virtual network services;
Amendment 934 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f
(f) to provide specified services needed to ensure interoperability of end-to- end services to users, including facilities for software emulated networks or roaming on mobile networks;
Amendment 960 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the need to safeguard competition in the long term, with particular attention to economically efficient infrastructure- based competition and to sustainable competition such as those based on co- investment in networks and other innovative commercial business models;
Amendment 971 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In order to account for the long- term interest of end-users, national regulatory authorities should focus more on facilitating network investments by all operators. Regulation should not be to the detriment of innovative developments, in particular very high capacity networks, software defined networks and network function virtualisation. Only where strictly necessary to safeguard competition and where no alternative access possibilities, including access based on commercial agreements, exist, regulated access should be maintained in an appropriate and balanced manner, i.e. at a single network layer. Regulated access at multiple network layers has led to unnecessarily high complexity with regard to the consistency of regulated wholesale products at different network layers and unduly restricts flexibility and commercial freedom in the dynamic telecoms market environment. Limiting access to a single network layer that best addresses the problem identified at the retail level will significantly reduce regulatory costs and the potential for regulatory gaming by market players, leading to more efficient and appropriate outcomes. In this regard, national regulatory authorities should assess whether active or passive access is more appropriate in consideration of national or local circumstances. As unbundling is detrimental to network investments by allowing 'cream-skimming' of the most profitable customers at average cost, there should no longer be an obligation to provide unbundled access, which undermines investment models based on product and price differentiation.
Amendment 973 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A national regulatory authority may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 66, impose obligations relating to cost recovery and price controls, including obligations for cost orientation of prices and obligations concerning cost accounting systems, for the provision of specific types of interconnection and/or access, in situations where a market analysis indicates that a lack of effective competition means that the operator concerned may sustain prices at an excessively . A national regulatory authority may only impose price controls that ensure fair and reasonable prices and do not negatively impact investments. When applied, a price control shall meet the following cumulative conditions: (a) the price control ensures recovery of all investments connected to the deployment of new networks and fully incorporates the risks associated with these investments; (b) the price control does not lead to a situation where the investing operator is put at a disadvantage compared to non- investing operators or lead to a situation under whigch level, or may apply a price squeeze, to the detriment of end- usan investment would not have been made in the first place; (c) the price control avoids undue profit margins for access seekers to the detriment of the investing operator and appropriately reflects differences in the risks taken by different access seekers.
Amendment 978 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In determining whether or not price control obligations would be appropriate, national regulatory authorities shall take into account long-term end-user interests related to investment in, the deployment of and take-up of next-generation networks, and in particular of very high capacity networks. In particular, to encourage investments by the operator, including in next-generation networks, national regulatory authorities shall take into account the investment made by the operator. Where the national regulatory authorities deem price controls appropriate, they shall allow the operator a reasonable rate of return on adequate capital employed, taking into account any risks specific to a particular new investment network project.
Amendment 982 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
National regulatory authorities shall not impose or maintain obligations pursuant to this Article, either for new network elements in case a network roll-out contributes to the availability of very-high capacity networks or where they establish that a demonstrable retail price constraint is present and that any obligations imposed in accordance with Articles 67 to 71, including in particular any economic replicability test imposed in accordance with Article 68 ensures effective and non discriminatoryion of access.
Amendment 983 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 72 – paragraph 3
Article 72 – paragraph 3
Amendment 985 #
Amendment 1012 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the deployment of the new network elements is open to co-investment offers according to a transparent process and on terms which favour sustainable competition in the long term including inter alia fair, reasonable and non- discriminatory terms offered to potential co-investors; flexibility in terms of the value and timing of the commitment provided by each co-investor; possibility to increase such commitment in the future; reciprocal rights awarded by the co- investors after the deployment of the co- invested infrastructure;
Amendment 1020 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
i) is conducted by a joint venture established by two or more undertakings with shared ownership, and one or more undertaking participating in the joint venture provides wholesale access or competes on retail level; or
Amendment 1021 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii (new)
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii (new)
ii) is open to co-investment offers according to a transparent process and on terms which favour sustainable competition in the long term including inter alia fair, reasonable and non- discriminatory terms offered to potential co-investors; flexibility in terms of the value and timing of the commitment provided by each co-investor; possibility to increase such commitment in the future; reciprocal rights awarded by the co- investors after the deployment of the co- invested infrastructure; or
Amendment 1022 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii (new)
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii (new)
iii) is conducted by a single undertaking that provides a wholesale offer on terms which, similar to conditions for co-investment in subparagraph ii), favour competition in the long term by including, inter alia, fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms offered to potential access seekers; flexibility in terms of the value and timing of the commitment provided by each access seeker; possibility to increase such commitment in the future;
Amendment 1028 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) access seekers not participating in the co-investmentone of the deployment models listed in point (a) can benefit from the same quality, speed, conditions and end- user reach as was available before the deployment, either through commercial agreements based on fair and reasonable terms or by means of regulated access maintained or adapted by the national regulatory authority;
Amendment 1035 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When assessing co-investment offers and processes referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraphdeployment models listed in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of point (a), national regulatory authorities shall ensure that those offers and processes comply with the criteria set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 1113 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – introductory part
When assessing aoffers for co-investment offerr wholesale access pursuant to Article 74 (1), the national regulatory authority shall verify whether the following criteria have been met:
Amendment 1122 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
- full detailed terms must be made available without undue delay to any potential bidder that has expressed an interest, including the legal form of the co- investment or wholesale access agreement and - when relevant - the heads of term of the governance rules of the co-investment vehicle; and
Amendment 1124 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
- The process, like the road map for the establishment and development of the co-investment projectdeployment models pursuant to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of Article 74 (1) (a) of the new network elements must be set in advance, it must clearly explained in writing to any potential co-investor and access seeker, and all significant milestones be clearly communicated to all undertakings without any discrimination.
Amendment 1126 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) The co-investment offer shall include terms to potential co-investors and access seekers which favour sustainable competition in the long term, in particular:
Amendment 1129 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
- All undertakings have to be offered fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions for participation in the co-investment or wholesale access agreement relative to the time they join, including in terms of financial consideration required for the acquisition of specific rights, in terms of the protection awarded to the co-investors and access seekers by those rights both during the building phase and during the exploitation phase, for example by granting indefeasible rights of use (IRUs) for the expected lifetime of the co-investnewly deployed network elements and in terms of the conditions for joining and potentially terminating the co-investment agreementor wholesale access agreement. Fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms shall ensure cost recovery and take into account the risks associated to the investments by the operator. Non-discriminatory terms in this context do not entail that all potential co-investors or access seekers must be offered exactly the same terms, including financial terms, but that all variations of the terms offered must be justified on the basis of the same objective, transparent, non-discriminatory and predictable criteria such as the number of end user lines committed for.
Amendment 1132 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
- – The offer must allow flexibility in terms of the value and timing of the commitment provided by each co-investor or wholesale access provider, for example by means of an agreed and potentially increasing percentage of the total end user lines in a given area, to which co-investors or access seekers have the possibility to commit gradually and which shall be set at a unit level enabling smaller co-investors to gradually increase their participation while ensuring adequate levels of initial commitment. The determination of the financial consideration to be provided by each co- investor or access seeker needs to reflect the fact that early investors accept greater risks and engage capital sooner.
Amendment 1134 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
- A premium increasing over time has to be considered as justified for commitments made at later stages and for new co-investors entering the co- investmentor access seekers entering after the commencement of the project, to reflect diminishing risks and to counteract any incentive to withhold capital in the earlier stages.
Amendment 1135 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3 a (new)
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3 a (new)
- Terms and conditions reflecting utilization risks stemming from e.g. low take-up rates compared to overall coverage have to be considered as justified.
Amendment 1137 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 4
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 4
- – The co-investment or wholesale access agreements hasve to allow the assignment of acquired rights by co-investors to other co- investors, access seekers or to third parties willing to enter into the co- investment or wholesale access agreement subject to the transferee undertaking being obliged to fulfil all original obligations of the transferor under the co-investment or wholesale access agreement.
Amendment 1139 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 5
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 5
- Co-investors have to grant each other reciprocal rights on fair and reasonable terms and conditions to access the co-invested infrastructure for the purposes of providing services downstream, including to end-users, according to transparent conditions which have to be made transparent in the co- investment offer and subsequent agreement, in particular where co-investors are individually and separately responsible for the deployment of specific parts of the network. If a co-investment vehicle is created, it has to provide access to the network to all co-investors, whether directly or indirectly, on an equivalence of inoutputs basis and according to fair and reasonable terms and conditions, including financial conditions that reflect the different levels of risk accepted by the individual co-investors.
Amendment 1140 #
2016/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 21 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1
Article 122 – paragraph 1
The Commission may rely in full or in part on assessments made by itself or other entities, including donors, insofar as these assessments were made with regard to conditions equivalent to those set out in this Regulation for the applicable method of budget implementation. To this end, the Commission shall promote the recognition of internationally accepted standards or international best practices. In case of indirect implementation by Member State organisations, the Commission shall rely in full on assessments made by the relevant Member State organisation(s).
Amendment 25 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 151 a (new)
Article 151 a (new)
Article 151 a Indirect implementation with Member State organisations 1. Member State organisations shall mean entities listed in point (c)(v) to (vii) of Article 61(1) provided that: (1) they are entrusted by Member States with a public service mission in the field of international development and cooperation and are established under private or public law in Member States; (2) their systems and procedures which are adapted to the specific legal and operational contexts of international development and cooperation have been positively assessed in accordance with Article 149(4). 2. Under indirect implementation with Member State organisations, the Commission shall rely on those systems and procedures of the Member State organisations that have been positively assessed in accordance with Article 149(4) or any additional systems and procedures beyond the scope of assessment referred to in Article 149(4) that have been duly established and are applied under the scrutiny of the relevant Member States, such as the cost structure of the Member State organisations. In particular but not exclusively such cross-reliance shall apply to systems and procedures referred to in Articles 122 and 123. 3. Financial Framework Partnership Agreements concluded with Member State organisations in accordance with Article 126 shall further specify the extent and modalities of cross-reliance on systems and procedures of Member State Organisations.
Amendment 28 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 189 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 6
Article 189 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 6
The first subparagraph shall not apply to public bodies, Member State organisations, and the international organisations referred to in Article 151.
Amendment 31 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 191 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Article 191 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(c a) Member State organisations;
Amendment 32 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 191 – paragraph 6
Article 191 – paragraph 6
6. The authorising officer responsible may, depending on a risk assessment, waive the obligation to verify the operational capacity of public bodies, Member State organisations or international organisations.
Amendment 131 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The European Union Agency for Asylum should provide adequate support in the implementation of this Regulation, in particular by establishing the reference key for the distribution of asylum seekers under the corrective allocation mechanism, and by adapting the figures underlying the reference key annually, as well as the reference key based on Eurostat data.
Amendment 177 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure that the aims of this Regulation are achieved and obstacles to its application are prevented, in particular in order to avoid absconding and secondary movements between Member States, it is necessary to establish clear obligations to be complied with by the applicant in the context of the procedure, of which he or she should be duly informed in a timely manner. Violation of those legal obligations should lead to appropriate and proportionate procedural consequences for the applicant and to appropriate and proportionate consequences in terms of his or her reception conditions. In line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Member State where such an applicant is present should in any case ensure that the immediate material needs of that person are covered.
Amendment 205 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Proper registration of all asylum applications in the EU under a unique application number should help detect multiple applications and prevent irregular secondary movements and asylum shopping. An automated system should be established for the purpose of facilitating the application of this Regulation. It should enable registration of asylum applications lodged in the EU, effective monitoring of the share of applications of each Member State and a correct application of the corrective allocation mechanism.
Amendment 212 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty, Union acts should, whenever necessary, contain appropriate measures to give effect to the principle of solidarity. A corrective allocation mechanism should be established in order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.
Amendment 219 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
Amendment 220 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
Amendment 233 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
Amendment 242 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 249 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 264 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The [General Data Protection Regulation (EU) .../2016] applies to the processing of personal data by the Member States under this Regulation from the date set out in that Regulation; until this date Directive 95/46/EC applies. Member States should implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and be able to demonstrate that processing is performed in accordance with that Regulation and the provisions specifying its requirements in this Regulation. In particular those measures should ensure the security of personal data processed under this Regulation and in particular to prevent unlawful or unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration or loss of personal data processed. The competent supervisory authority or authorities of each Member State should monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the authorities concerned, including of the transmission to and from the automated system and to the authorities competent for carrying out security checks.
Amendment 279 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
Amendment 324 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – indent 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – indent 5
- the sibling or siblings of the applicant, where the proof of the relationship is provided;
Amendment 338 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Amendment 341 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
Amendment 343 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
Amendment 366 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any Member State shall retain the right to send an applicant to a safe third country, subject to the rules and safeguards laid down in Directive 2013/32/EU.
Amendment 539 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The criteria for determining the Member State responsible shall be applied only once, in the order in which they are set out in this Chapter.
Amendment 593 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
2. When a Member State cannot or can no longer be held responsible in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and where it is established, on the basis of proof or circumstantial evidence as described in the two lists mentioned in Article 25(4), that the applicant — who has entered the territories of the Member States irregularly or whose circumstances of entry cannot be established — has been living for a continuous period of at least five months in a Member State before lodging the application for international protection, that Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection. If the applicant has been living for periods of time of at least five months in several Member States, the Member State where he or she has been living most recently shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection.
Amendment 613 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 3(1) and only as long as no Member State has been determined as responsible , each Member State may decide to examine an application for international protection lodged with it by a third-country national or a stateless person based on family grounds in relation to wider family not covered by Article 2(g) , even if such examination is not its responsibility under the criteria laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 615 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 3(1) and only as long as no Member State has been determined as responsible , each Member State may decide to examine an application for international protection lodged with it by a third-country national or a stateless person based on family grounds in relation to wider family not covered by Article 2(g) , even if such examination is not its responsibility under the criteria laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 632 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 643 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 655 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Member State with which an application for international protection is lodged shall enter in the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) within the period referred to in Article 10 (1) of Regulation [Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation (EU) 603/2013] that:
Amendment 658 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Upon entry of the information pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44 shall register each application under a unique application number, create an electronic file for each application and communicate the unique application number to the Member State of application.
Amendment 659 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall provide the European Union Agency for Asylum with information on the number of third country nationals effectively resettled on a weekly basis. The Agency shall validate this information and enter the data in the automated system.
Amendment 666 #
Amendment 667 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate in real time:
Amendment 671 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 672 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 674 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 675 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Amendment 774 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
Article 34
Amendment 776 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
Article 34
Amendment 814 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 815 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 822 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The reference key referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the following criteria for each Member State, according to Eurostat figures:
Amendment 825 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the size of the population (50 % weighting);
Amendment 829 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the total GDP (50% weighting);
Amendment 832 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) number of migrants already living in the Member State;
Amendment 841 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) integration capacity of the Member State;
Amendment 847 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Article 36
Application of the reference key 1. Where the threshold referred to in Article 34(2) is reached, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall apply the reference key referred to in Article 35 to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1) and notify the Member States thereof. 2. Applicants who lodged their application in the benefitting Member State after notification of allocation referred to in Article 34(5) shall be allocated to the Member States referred to in paragraph 1, and these Member States shall determine the Member State responsible; 3. Applications declared inadmissible or examined in accelerated procedure in accordance with Article 3(3) shall not be subject to allocation. 4. On the basis of the application of the reference key pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate the Member State of allocation and communicate this information not later than 72 hours after the registration referred to in Article 22(1) to the benefitting Member State and to the Member State of allocation, and add the Member State of allocation in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2).rticle 36 deleted
Amendment 849 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Article 36
Application of the reference key 1. Where the threshold referred to in Article 34(2) is reached, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall apply the reference key referred to in Article 35 to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1) and notify the Member States thereof. 2. Applicants who lodged their application in the benefitting Member State after notification of allocation referred to in Article 34(5) shall be allocated to the Member States referred to in paragraph 1, and these Member States shall determine the Member State responsible; 3. Applications declared inadmissible or examined in accelerated procedure in accordance with Article 3(3) shall not be subject to allocation. 4. On the basis of the application of the reference key pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate the Member State of allocation and communicate this information not later than 72 hours after the registration referred to in Article 22(1) to the benefitting Member State and to the Member State of allocation, and add the Member State of allocation in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2).rticle 36 deleted
Amendment 871 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
Article 37
Amendment 872 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
Article 37
Amendment 923 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
Article 38
Amendment 924 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
Article 38
Amendment 933 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
Article 39
Amendment 934 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
Article 39
Amendment 941 #
2016/0133(COD)
Amendment 943 #
2016/0133(COD)
Amendment 954 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41
Amendment 955 #
2016/0133(COD)
Amendment 960 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 961 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 970 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 971 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 981 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – title
Article 44 – title
Amendment 982 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the registration and monitoring the share of applications for international protection pursuant to Article 22 and of the application of the allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII an automateda system shall be established.
Amendment 983 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. The automated system shall consist of the central system and the communication infrastructure between the central system and the national infrastructures.
Amendment 985 #
Amendment 987 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. The competent asylum authorities of the Member States referred to in Article 47 shall have access to the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) for entering the information referred to in Article 20(7), Article 22(1), (4) and (5), Article 37(1) and point (h) of Article 39.
Amendment 989 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in Article 23(2), Article 36(4) and point h of Article 39 shall be accessible for consultation only shall be accessible by the competent asylum authorities of the Member States referred to in Article 47 for the purposes of this Regulation and of Regulation [Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation (EU) No 603/2013].
Amendment 990 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall notify the Commission without delay of the specific authorities responsible for fulfilling the obligations arising under this Regulation, and any amendments thereto. The Member States shall ensure that those authorities have the necessary resources for carrying out their tasks and in particular for replying within the prescribed time limits to requests for information, requests to take charge, take back notifications and, if applicable, complying with their obligations under the allocation mechanism .
Amendment 995 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. The competent supervisory authority or authorities of each Member State shall monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the authorities referred to in Article 47 of the Member State in question, including of the transmission to and from the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) and to the authorities competent for carrying out checks referred to in Article 40.
Amendment 999 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1007 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1011 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2
Article 59 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1013 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 1 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to Article 216 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and in particular to Articles 8, 19, 157, 216 and 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a),
Amendment 3 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 5 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 7 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 11 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
Amendment 18 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
Amendment 21 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
Amendment 23 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Amendment 25 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 28 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
Amendment 30 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 32 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 34 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 38 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
Amendment 48 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
Amendment 53 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
– having regard to Article 3 of the Istanbul Convention, which defines ‘gender-based violence against women’ as ‘violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately’ and defines ‘gender’ as ‘the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men’,
Amendment 55 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Amendment 58 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
Citation 24
Amendment 60 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
Amendment 62 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28
Citation 28
Amendment 70 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality between men and women is a core value of the EU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non- discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and should apply in legislation, practice, case law and daily life;
Amendment 165 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Istanbul Convention stresses the importance of changing mentalities and attitudes to break the continuity of gender-based violence; whereas education on equality between women and men, on non-stereotyped genderintroduces a new definition of “gender” that blurs the natural differences between men and women, and makes it impossible to recognise that higher vulnerability of women to violence is closely linked to their unique roles and on the respect for personal integrity, is therefore required in this regards mothers, and stresses that motherhood should never be interpreted as stereotyped gender role;
Amendment 171 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Istanbul Convention is a mixed agreement that allows for EU accession in parallel with the accession of the Member StatesEU accession to the Istanbul Convention would mean that it would be binding for all Member States, including those who decided not to ratify it;
Amendment 174 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas allonly 14 Member States have signratified the Istanbul Conventio1n, but only 14 have ratified it; whereas the EU’s accession to the Convention does not exonerate Member States from national ratification;
Amendment 176 #
2016/0062(NLE)
J. whereas the ratificatEU accession tof the Istanbul Convention is meaningless without proper enforcement and adequate financial and human resources;
Amendment 186 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomDeplores the fact that on 4 March 2016 the Commission proposed the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention –, the first legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women at international levelreby ignoring the lack of consensus on this issue between the Member States;
Amendment 209 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the Istanbul Convention follows a holistic approach byEU legislation is addressing the issue of violence against women and girls and gender-based violence from a wide range of perspectives, such as the prevention of violence, the fight against discrimination, criminal law measures to combat impunity, victim protection and support, the protection of children, the protection of women asylum seekers and refugees, and better data collection;
Amendment 216 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 221 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 306 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to submit a legal act to support Member States in the prevention and suppression of all forms of violence against women and girls and of gender-based violence;
Amendment 313 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Council to activate the passerelle clause by adopting a unanimous decision to identify violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender-based violence) as an area of crime under Article 83(1) TFEU;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its firm opinion that in implementing the specific Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters, and with regard to international legally binding human rights instruments, the EU community acquis as well as the policy competencies in this matter, Union funding should not be provided to any NGO which promotes, supports or participates in the management of any action which involves such human rights abuses as coercive abortion, forced sterilisation of women and men, or determining foetal sex resulting in pre- natal sex selection or infanticide, especially where such actions apply their priorities though psychological, social, economic or legal pressure; asks the Commission to present a report on the implementation of the Union's external assistance covering family planning programmes;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to build a central database outlining NGO funding and results, and to make any data secure thatwhile securing a high level of protection of personal data if there is reasonable concern that their publication might endanger NGO actors;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that working with multiple donors increases transparency but may also scale up administrative burdens; asks the Commission, therefore, to limit minimum percentage requirements in co-funding agreements, ensure that in-kind contributions are considered eligible, harmonise external evaluation requirements and make better use of existing evaluations;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa (NAFSN) aims to engage private partners to invest in Africimprove food security and nutrition by helping 50 million people in Sub-Saharan agAfriculturea out of poverty by 2020; whereas the participating countries have negotiated Country Cooperation Frameworks (CCFs) setting out commitments to facilitate private investment in the agriculture sector in Africa;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas family farmers and smallholders have been largely excluded frommust be at the heart of NASFN;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas so-called ‘growth poles’ aim to attract international investors by making land available to large private companies, and whereas this must not be done at the expense of family farmers;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas different forms of land tenure exist (customary, public and private), but NAFSN almost exclusively refers to land titling to address tenure rights;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas land titling doeis not the only guarantee protection fromagainst land expropriation and resettlement, while the evidence suggests that titling schemes often increase inequalities;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ObservEmphasises that agricultural investment policies tend toshould not only encourage large- scale land acquisitions and, nor focus solely on export-oriented agriculture that is usually unrelated to local economies; accordingly, questions the ability of mega-PPPs to contribute to poverty reduction and food security, but should be linked and support the development of the local economy; stresses the need to support smallholders and their families under NAFSN;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that NAFSN promotes intenPoints out that NAFSN has made a commitment to promoting inclusive, agriculture that heavily relies on chemi-based growth that supports small-scale fertilisers and hybrid seeds, with consequences affecting local communities such as soil erosion, ecological and health risks and biodiversity lossarming and helps reduce poverty, hunger and under-nutrition;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls onDraws attention to the commitment made by the parties to NAFSN to incorporate the FAO’s ‘Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security’, and calls on the parties to NAFSN to commit to implementing international standards that define responsible investment in agriculture, and to abide by the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD’s Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for all letters of intent within the CCFs to be published in full, in accordance with the applicable law; stresses the need for strong institutional and legal frameworks to ensure a fair sharing of risks and benefits; calls for the revisemphasises that active participation ofn the CCFs to involve civil society organisations, farmers and end-users in order to sufficiently monitorpart of civil society within NAFSN is crucial in order to step up transparency and ensure its objectives are met; points out that dialogue and regconsultate PPPsion with all civil society groups must be encouraged;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that private companies involved in multilateral development initiatives should be accountable for their actions; calls on the parties to NAFSN, to this end, to set up a strict accountability mechanism, includingubmit annual reports on the action taken under NAFSN and to make those reports public and appeal mechanism forccessible to local people and communities;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls foron the CCFs to be revised so as to effectively tackle the risks of contract farming and out-grower schemes for small-scale producers by ensuringparties to NAFSN to promote, in cooperation forums, the adoption of fair contract provisions, including pricing arrangements, and appropriate dispute settlement mechanisms;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 70 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on African countries to recognise all legitimate rights to land, including customary tmake every effort to adopt the laws required in order to ensure legal certainty over land rights;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for NAFSN to be subject to an ex ante impact study regarding land rights and to be conditional on the free, prior and informed consent of the local people affectedSuggests, in this connection, that NAFSN should conduct an ex ante impact study in order to ascertain what effect the investment projected to take place under the Alliance will have on land rights;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on African governments to foster inter-generational solidarity and to recognise the key role it plays in combating poverty;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that farmers’ rights to produce, exchange and sell seeds freely underpins 90 % of agricultural livelihoods in Africa, and that seed diversity is vital in building resilience of farming to climate change; deplorstresses theat corporate requests to strengthen plant breeders’ rights in line with the 1991 Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Convention, which prohibits the majority of must not result in such informal arrangements being prohibited;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 102 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to ensure the transparency of all funding granted to private sector companies and that such funding must be made public in accordance with the applicable law;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that the funding provided by G8 member states to NAFSN must not contravenes the objective of supporting domestic local companies which cannot compete with multinationals that already benefit from a dominant market position and are often granted business, tariff and tax privileges;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls that the purpose of development aid should serve the goal of poverty reduction, not the interests of EU trade policy; believes that ODA should focus on direct support to small-scale farming, rather than on co- investments with large companies based in donor countriesis to reduce, and ultimately to eradicate, poverty; believes that ODA should focus on direct support to small-scale farming;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need to revitalise public investment in African agriculture, while providing support for private investment, and to prioritise investment in agro- ecology, so as to sustainably increase food security and food sovereignty and reduce poverty and hunger while conserving biodiversity and respecting indigenous knowledge and innovation;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the EU to withdraw its support to NAFSN as long as the deficiencies outlined above are not duly addressedenhance the transparency and improve the governance of NAFSN and to seek to ensure that action taken under the Alliance is consistent with development policy goals;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to Article 4(3) TEU, Article 295 TFEU and Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 18 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7 December 2000 (‘'the Charter’'), proclaimed on 12 December 2007 in Strasbourg, which entered into force with the Treaty of Lisbon in December 2009, and in particular its Articles 52(4) and 53,
Amendment 34 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
– having regard to the publications of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), including the proposed European Fundamental Rights Information System (EFRIS) in the FRA paper 'Fundamental rights in the future of the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs', 31 December 20131 , __________________ 1 http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_ submission_on_the_future_of_eu_justice. pdf;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
Amendment 56 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 62 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
Amendment 68 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
Amendment 81 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is a community of values, based on democracfounded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and fundamentalrespect for human rights, enshrined in its core principles and objectives in the first articles of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in the criteria for Union membership;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in accordance with Article 2, Article 3(1) and Article 7 TEU, the Union avails itself of the possibility to act in order to protect its "constitutional core", reflected by the common values it shares with its Member Statesthe values on which it is founded;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Article 67 TEU states that the Union shall constitute an area of freedom, security and justice with respect for fundamental rights and the different legal systems and traditions of the Member States;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the definition of corthe values and principles is a living and permanent process, and while those values and principles may evolve over time, they must be protected against short termism and ad hoc changes as a result of different political majoron which the Union is founded is to be grounded on full respect for national traditions and identities;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas respect for cultural diversity and national traditions may not impede a uniand identities is the precondition form and high level ofy initiative aimed at promoting the protection of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF);
Amendment 132 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality shall constitute key reference points for the present instrument;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 152 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the failure of a candidate country to meet the required standards results in a delay of accession to the Union, while thea failure of a Member State or an institution of the Union to meet those same standards has little consequence in practandards is monitored by an important number of already existing EU instruments such as the procedure following Art. 7 TEU, the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, the EU Anti-Corruption Report, the Justice Scoreboard, which is part of the European Semester for economic policy coordination, the EU inter-institutional annual reporting on fundamental rights and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; infringement proceedings, and judicial procedures of the Court of Justice;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the obligations incumbent on candidate countries under the Copenhagen criteria continue to apply to the Member States after joining the Union by virtue of Article 2 TEU and the principle of sincere cooperation, and whereas all Member States should therefore be assessed on a regular basis in order to verify their continued compliance with the Union's common values;
Amendment 178 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there alre few instruments to correct legislady exists an important number of EU instruments, such as the procedure following Article 7 of the Treaty on the European Union, the Cooperativeon and executive policy decisions by the institutions of the UnionVerification Mechanism, the EU Anti-Corruption Report, the Justice Scoreboard, which is part of the European Semester for economic policy coordination, the EU inter-institutional annual reporting on fundamental rights and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; the infringement proceedings, and the judicial procedures of the Court of Justice;
Amendment 196 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the Union has at its disposal a multitude of instruments and processes for ensuring full and proper application of Treaty principles and values but in practice they appear limited in scope, inadequate and ineffective, or they are unlikely to be used; while their uneven application is perceived by many as politically motivated, arbitrary and unfairly targeting certain countries; whereas the Commission found each time that conditions to start a rule of law framework procedure are not fulfilled;
Amendment 199 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 202 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 215 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
Amendment 227 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 236 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
Amendment 247 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
Amendment 253 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas the establishment of an EU Pact for DRF is withoutwould produce a concrete prejudice to the direct application of Article 7(1) and (2) TEU, as the EU Pact for DRF creates politically motivated parallel structures and procedures based on a simple inter-institutional agreement between Parliament and Commission against the Member States;
Amendment 263 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests the Commission to submit, byonce the end of 2016process of accession of the European Union to the European Convention of Human Rights will have been completed, on the basis of Article 295 TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of an EU Pact for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation of institutions of the Union and its Member States in the framework of Article 7 TEU, integrating, aligning and complementing existing mechanisms, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
Amendment 274 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 298 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the European Ombudsman to issue, as partact solely within the boundaries of its mannual report, specific recommenddate which is to investigate complaints about maladministrations to in the institutions of the Union in the field of DRFand bodies of the European Union ;
Amendment 306 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 315 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 323 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 332 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 341 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the DRF Scoreboard may draw on the expertise of a variety of actors, including academics, representative associations and civil society, Churches and religious associations or communities, professional and sectoral associations;
Amendment 347 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 1 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 8, 9, 151, 153 and 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 8 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on women and poverty in the European Union and its resolution of 3 February 2009 on non-discrimination based on sex and intergenerational solidarity,
Amendment 19 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas poverty rates among women vary greatly between the Member States; whereas regardless of how specific the groups at risk are such as older women, lone parents, women with disabilities, the poverty rates among migrant women and women from ethnic minorities are the sameis a growing reality throughout the European Union;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas large families and single- parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion; whereas according to Eurostat, women accounted for 56.6% of single-parent households in the Union in 2014; whereas poverty has a strong impact on children in large families and single-parent families and there is a risk of transmission of poverty over several generations;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas poverty is not necessarily a discriminatory factor if poor families maintain contacts and continue activities that are an expression of intergenerational solidarity;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas living at risk of poverty should translates into social exclusion in terms of access to public transport, primary healthcare services, decent hoaccess to decent housing, primary healthcare services, education, justice, cultural inclusiong and culturepublic transport;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the gender pay gap stands at 16.3 % and whereas the atypical and flexible forms of working contracts (zero hour contracts, temporary work, interim jobs etc.) also affect women more than men; whereas these insecure contracts put women at greater risk of poverty and result in a category of the less-well protected ‘working poor’ being created;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas women often take the responsibility for the care of elderly or ill family members as well as for children, resulting in their lower participation in the labour market, which consequently diminishes their overall incomeand whereas these activities are not taken into account in terms of remuneration or taxation, or in terms of social protection; whereas the establishment of high-quality social childcare services and facilities at affordable prices reduces the risk of impoverishment; whereas few Member States have achieved or surpassed the Barcelona objectives;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 91 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 140 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the CommissionMember States to undertake a comprehensive and global legislative action to modernise in a coherent way the types of leave, namely maternity, paternity, parental and carers’ leave, so as to boost women’s participation in the labour market;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 182 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reminds the Commission and Member States of the need to adopt positive measures on favour of women and of men, not least to help them return to work after devoting time to their family, by promoting policies that facilitate reintegration into the job market;
Amendment 185 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all persons who have temporarily interrupted their careers to bring up children or care for elderly persons can be reintegrated into the labour market and return to their former position and level of career advancement;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Commission to carry out an impact assessment on minimum income schemes in the EU and to consider further steps that would take into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as an assessment of whether the schemes enable households to meet basic personal needs; invites the Commission to evaluate on this basis the manner of, and the means for providing an adequate minimum income above the poverty threshold of 60 % of national median income in all Member States in line with national practices and traditions while respecting their individual characteristics in order to support social convergence across the EU;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to take measures to recognise invisible and informal work in the field of intergenerational solidarity carried out by women/mothers, men/fathers and carers at a legal, social and economic level;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that in all Member States the risk of poverty and social exclusion among children is strongly linked to their parents’ level of education, and in particular to that of their mothers, and their parents’ situation in the labour market and their social conditions; stresses the need to establish a framework ofprovide structured support for teenage mothers, for whom leaving school early is a first step towards poverty;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas research indicates that child sexual abuse mostly affects girls more than boys (prevalence rates are 13.4 % for girls and 5.7 % for boys) whereas the gender aspectis must be includreflected in the prevention of and protection against child sexual abuse;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas exposure to pornography may increase children’s and young people’s own vulnerability to sexual abuse and exploitation;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need to raise awareness at an early stage among all girls and boys about staying safe and about the importance of respecting the dignity and privacy of others in the digital era in a manner appropriate to their age;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Member States to take into account the strong gender dimension of disclosure rates, withat boys and men reporting abuse less frequently than girls and women, who for their part often delay self- reporting, when transposing Article 15 or amending the legislative provisions on the statute of limitations on the self- reporting of sexual crimes committed against minors; recommends that any statute of limitations runs from the date of majority instead of the date on which the offence was committed;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that the human trafficking and the sex tourism industry affects significant numbers of underage girls; encourages the Commission and the Member States to intensify their efforts to combat child sex tourism and human trafficking and to focus on travel organisations and authorities with a view to raising awareness about the gravity of these crimes among travellers;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to step up the provision of resources for professionals working with children as well as for investigative experts, who should be aware of how gender differences affect the ways in which girls and boys respond to sexual abuse.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 3, 5 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 7 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;
Amendment 9 #
Amendment 10 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
– having regard to the Hague Adoption Convention;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2005 on the trade in human egg cells;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2015 on Human Rights and Democracy in the world 2014 and the European Union policy on that matter;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitution, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labour (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced marriage, illegal adoptions, gestational surrogacy and the trade in human organs, cells and tissues, including trade in reproductive cells as well as foetal cells and tissues;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas women are exposed to special kinds of reproductive exploitation such as trafficking of their reproductive cells, forced marriage, coerced adoption, prostitution, surrogacy and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas particular attention should be given to children, unaccompanied minors and migrant women as they face multiple risks;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas 70% of victims of trafficking and 70% of suspects traffickers in the EU are EU-nationals, according to the 2016 Report of Europol on trafficking in human beings in the EU;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas a majority of the registered victims are women and girls trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, together comprising up to 95 % of the victims trafficked for sexual exploitation12 ; whereas trafficking is a form of violence against women and girls; __________________ 12 Idem, Eurostat report.
Amendment 78 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is a clear distinction between THB and human smuggling, but undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and further victimisation, especially children and women;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Expresses its concern by growing practice of reproductive exploitation of women; calls on the European Commission to include gestational surrogacy as a form of THB as it involves reproductive exploitation and use of human body for financial or other gains; calls upon the Member States to respect their international commitments and to take the necessary actions to stop any involvement of European countries, citizens or companies in surrogacy tourism;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Recalls that the human body should not be a source of financial gain; calls on the Commission to condemn all sorts of THB with the purpose of the removal of organs and adopt a clear attitude toward illegal trade of organs, tissues and cells, including trade in reproductive cells and foetal tissues and cells;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that according to Europol about 10.000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after their arrival in the EU in 2015 and that they could be victims of trafficking and exposed to all sort of exploitation and abuse; calls on the Member States to register children upon their arrival and ensure their inclusion in the Child protection systems; calls on the Member States to increase information sharing in order to better protect migrant children in Europe who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking;
Amendment 202 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States to ensure gender-specific provision of services to victims of THB that is appropriate to their needs, recognising the form of trafficking to which they have been subjected; highlights that whilst a majority of victims are women and girls, there should be specialised services for victims of all genderswomen and men victims of THB;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Asks that the Commission produce a study onto include in its upcoming report on the Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU the links between different types of trafficking and the routes between them;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Asks the Members States to develop gender-neutral job classifications and evaluation systems as indispensable measures to foster equal treatment;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas current socio - economic crises led to increase in the adoption of legislation allowing extended working hours until late in the evening, night work, work on Public holidays and Sundays, as well as to the breach of rules regulating break and rest periods; whereas some sectors became more affected, such as retail services, where most of those employed are women, which has direct negative consequences on working conditions, employees health, and on securing work - life balance and social cohesion;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas women in rural areas have more difficulties in exercising their labour and health rights and are more deprived of access to basic public health services, special medical treatments, and early cancer detection examinations;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to secure through the Working Time Directive and other relevant legislation working hours respecting workers' health, safety and human dignity and to regulate more efficiently the balance of work and private life of workers as well as weekly common day of rest which in principle should be Sunday;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Encourages Member States to secure equal opportunities of exercising labour rights and equal access to public health care services to all its citizens, especially taking into consideration women in rural areas and other vulnerable groups of citizens.
Amendment 9 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to Issue paper on Adoption and Children: A Human Rights Perspective, published by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, in particular section II on Respecting children's rights in the adoption procedure,
Amendment 12 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Common minimum standards for the recognition of adoption orders
Amendment 16 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in the area of recognition of adoption, the basic principle must always be that any decision should be taken in the interest of the child; whereas the best interest of the child should be interpreted in accordance with the laws and public policies of the Member State of enforcement;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 40 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas adoption proceedings should neverometimes commence before anythe decision withdrawing parental authority from the biological parents is final, and the latter have been given the opportunity to exhaust all legal remedies against that decision; whereas the recognition of adoption orders may be refused on this ground as a matter of public policy;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 62 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 68 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the principle of mutual trust between the Member States is of fundamental importance in Union law, given that it allows an area without internal borders to be created and maintained;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the principle of mutual recognition - the 'cornerstone' of judicial cooperation which is based on mutual trust - means in particular that Member States are in principle obliged to give effect to a judgment or decision originating in another Member State;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas more needs to be done to prevent the cross-border trafficking of children, such as surrogacy, for the purpose of adoption;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the European Union respects diversity among Member States as a value in itself reflected in the Union motto 'United in Diversity' and whereas Union law recognises diversity in the broad sense, being based on general principles, such as the principle of conferral, and on more specific clauses in the Treaties, such as Article 3(3) TEU, which deal with techniques of accommodating diversity;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas public policy exemptions serve to safeguard the identity of the Member States, which is reflected in the substantive family law of Member States;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 102 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas currently, when moving to another Member State, parents may be obliged to go through specific national recognition procedures, or even re-adopt the child, creating significant legal uncertainty;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
Amendment 118 #
Amendment 119 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Common minimum standards for the recognition of adoption orders
Amendment 121 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 127 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 137 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that adoption cannot serve to validate surrogacy arrangements;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 159 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that only the interested parties may challenge the adaptation of the measure or order before a court;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that any Union legislative proposal on the matter can neither modify, nor have a direct or indirect impact on the substantive family law of the Member States;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2086(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Confirms that this regulation shall not apply to surrogacy arrangements;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Insists that without comprehensive and substantial means such a Global action will not be successful; underlines that addressing new and chronic disasters and vulnerabilities requires long term predictable investments and compliance with the new sustainable development agenda, mainly by promoting joint risk assessment, planning and financing between humanitarian, development, peacebuilding and climate change actors; recalls the longstanding international commitment to raise development and humanitarian aid to 0.7% of GDP;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the value of the EU’s comprehensive approach in the coordination and coherence of its wide array of external policy instruments to invest in durable political solutions; draws attention to the specific characteristics of humanitarian aid, and how it is imperative to differentiate the humanitarian response from foreign, political, security and counter-terrorism considerations through the adoption of safeguards;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls for EU Member States and other donors to strengthen and develop national legal frameworks for humanitarian action and disaster risk reductions with specific means for implementation;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on national governments to commit to developing legal frameworks for disaster and risk reduction management based on the International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles and ensure that capacity in risk management exists across government departments, industry sectors and civil society;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the European Commission to present an initiative to link more systematically humanitarian aid, development cooperation and resilience so as to enable the EU to be more flexible and effective in responding to growing needs, and to also promote a reflection for a better link a the WHS ; Calls on the EU to take advantage at the mid-term review of the current Multiannual Financial Framework to further enhance humanitarian/development linkages;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses the importance of disaster risk reduction for resilience in four priority areas: 1) understanding disaster risks, 2) strengthening risk governance to manage disaster risk, 3) investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience, contingency plans and early warning systems, and 4) enhance disaster preparedness for effective response, and to "build back better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Underlines that disaster preparedness, risk reduction and resilience should be incorporated systematically in the response planes to be provided by local, regional and national actors, supported by sufficient financing and increase innovation on forecasting and risk modelling;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the development of ethical standards in line withon the EU to impulse and support a global humanitarian innovation alliance for the development of global shared ethical approaches in line with the UN principles for innovation and technology in development and humanitarian principles andthat guarantees that all investment in humanitarian innovation is designed to improve outcomes for affected populations; calls for the establishment of humanitarian innovation funds at regional and national level;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the EU Member States to support, while respecting humanitarian principles and ethical standards, business involvement, especially of SMEs, by building a business guide for action and promoting local and regional partnership platforms for a structured, coordinated and sustainable engagement of companies in emergencies; encourage EU Member States to better integrated businesses into national emergency response plans and accountability mechanisms;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the EU to explore and encourage partnership with start-ups, insurance and technology companies, amongst others, to develop tools for preparedness and deployment in emergencies; Underlines the need to support and further develop OCHAs works for a private sector global mapping of available assets and capacities to enhance technical cooperation for disaster response efforts;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the EU and its humanitarian partners to advocate at the WHS for better engagement of young people in humanitarian preparedness and recovery processes and to promote volunteering schemes;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Calls on the EU and its Member States to promote at the WHS the important role of humanitarian advocacy as this can be an effective way to strengthen protection and innovation;
Amendment 27 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Many Member States have not yet completely developed the necessary waste management infrastructure. It is therefore essential to set clear policy objectives in order to avoid locking recyclable materials at the bottom of the waste hierarchy and to set incentives for investments into an innovative waste management infrastructure.
Amendment 32 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) With the combination of recycling targets and landfill restrictions laid down in Directives 2008/98/EC and 1999/31/EC, the Union targets for energy recovery and the recycling targets for packaging waste laid down in Directive 94/62/EC are no longer necessary. Nevertheless, energy recovery is allowed provided that it is technically, economically and environmentally justified, which needs to be carefully assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 38 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Targets for the recycling of plastic packaging waste for 2025 have been set taking into account what was technically feasible at the time of the revision of the Directive; the Commission may propose revised levels of the targets for plastics for 2030 based on a review of progress made by Member States towards reaching those targets, taking into account the evolution of the types of plastics placed on the market and the development of new recycling technologies and the demand for recycled plastics. Additionally, the Commission will assess, one year after the date for transposition of this Directive, whether the targets will still be reachable for Member States with the revised definitions and calculation methods in place. If the assessment shows that this is no longer the case, the Commission will come up with a proposal on revised targets.
Amendment 56 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely on the one hand, to prevent any impact from packaging and packaging waste on the environment or to reduce such impact, thus providing a high level of environmental protection, and, on the other hand, and equally important, to ensure the functioning of the internal market and to avoid obstacles to trade and distortion and restriction of competition within the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of the scale or effects of the measures, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 96 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) no later than 31 December 2025 a minimum of 65% by weight of all packaging waste will be prepared for reuse andor recycled;
Amendment 115 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) no later than 31 December 2030 a minimum of 75% by weight of all packaging waste will be prepared for reuse andor recycled;
Amendment 150 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 a – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 6 a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) such output waste is sent into a final recycling process and is not counted as input there;
Amendment 153 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 a – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the weight of external materials or external substances that are not subject to a final recycling process and that are disposed or subject to energy recovery remains below 10% of the total weight to be reported as recycled.
Amendment 74 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Waste management in the Union should be improved, with a view to protecting, preserving and improving the quality of the environment, protecting human health, ensuring prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources and promoting a moretruly circular economy.
Amendment 77 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 for preparing for re- use and recycling of waste should be amended to make them better reflect the Union's ambition to move to an efficient circular economy. __________________ 14 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 83 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Definitions of municipal waste, commercial and industrial waste, construction and demolition waste, the final recycling process, and backfilling, littering and marine litter need to be included in Directive 2008/98/EC so that the scope of these concepts is clarified.
Amendment 84 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
Amendment 89 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should put in place adequate incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, in particular, by means of financial, fiscal and administrative incentives aimed at achieving the waste prevention and recycling objectives of this Directive, such as landfill and incineration charges, pay as you throw schemes, extended producer responsibility schemes and incentives for local authorities.
Amendment 104 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact of waste. It is important therefore that Member States take appropriate measures to prevent waste generation and monitor and assess progress in the implementation of such measures. In order to ensure a uniform measurement of the overall progress made in the implementation of waste prevention measures, common indicators should be established, as well as common calculation methods and economic incentives for products that generate less waste in relation to their category and to the products that preceded them.
Amendment 109 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving food waste by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in public and private organisations that sell or offer meals, and in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Having regard to the environmental and economic benefits of preventing food waste, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures and should measure progress in food waste reduction. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between food business operators, uniform methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste levels should take place on a biennial basis.
Amendment 124 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Large differences exist between Member States with respect to their waste management performance, particularly as regards recycling of municipal waste. In order to take account of those differences, those Member States which in 2013 recycled less than 20% of their municipal waste according to Eurostat data should be given additional time to comply with the preparing for re-use and recycling targets established for 2025 and 2030. In light of average annual progression rates observed in Member States over the past fifteen years, those Member States would need to increase their recycling capacity at levels that are well-above past averages to meet those targets. In order to ensure that steady progress towards the targets is made and that implementation gaps are tackled in due time, Member States that are given additional time should meet interim-targets and establish an implementation plan, with the support of the Commission.
Amendment 129 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure better, timelier and more uniform implementation of this Directive and anticipate implementation weaknesses, an early warning system should be established, with the support of the Commission, to detect shortcomings and allow taking action ahead of the deadlines for meeting the targets.
Amendment 134 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Compliance with the obligation to set up separate collection systems for paper, metal, plastic and glass is essential in order to increase preparing for re-use and recycling rates in Member States. In addition bio-waste should be collected separately to contribute to an increase in preparing for re-use and recycling rates and the prevention of contamination of dry recyclable materials, as well as the prevention of their incineration and landfilling.
Amendment 142 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives economic operators and Member States a clear direction for the investments needed to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds by promoting prevention, re-use and recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy, and should not support landfill and incineration of untreated waste.
Amendment 144 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Certain raw materials are of a high importance to the economy of the Union and their supply is associated with a high risk. In order to ensure security of supply of those raw materials and in line with the Raw Materials Initiative and the objectives and targets of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, Member States should take measures to achieve the best possible management of waste containing significant amounts of those raw materials, by preventing the landfill and incineration of untreated waste, taking economic and technological feasibility and environmental and health benefits into account. The Commission has established a list of critical raw materials for the EU18. This list is subject to regular review by the Commission. __________________ 18 COM(2014) 297 final. COM(2014) 297 final.
Amendment 147 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) This Directive should also clarify when the incineration and landfill of waste are efficient and may be considered as recovery operations in the framework of the circular economy.
Amendment 172 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – subparagraph 1 - point c a (new)
Article 3 – point 1a – subparagraph 1 - point c a (new)
(ca) commercial and industrial waste from economic activities including agricultural activities
Amendment 177 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1b (new)
Article 3 – point 1b (new)
(ba) the following point is inserted: '1b. "Littering" means any action or omission, whether wilful or not, that results in the leaving of litter.'
Amendment 178 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1c (new)
Article 3 – point 1c (new)
(bc) the following point is inserted: '1c. "food waste" means any food intended for human consumption that at some stage in the food chain is not used within a given date, is lost or thrown away or has deteriorated.'
Amendment 182 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 4a
Article 3 – point 4a
4a. "construction and demolition waste" means waste falling under the construction and demolition waste categories, including lightweight materials, referred to in the list of waste adopted pursuant to Article 7;'
Amendment 188 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16 a (new)
Article 3 – point 16 a (new)
(ea) the following point is inserted: '16a. "dilution" means the mixing of waste with one or more other materials or waste for the purpose of lowering, without chemical transformation, the concentration of the components which are present in the waste, in order to allow the diluted waste to be sent for processing or recycling that would otherwise be prohibited for the undiluted waste.'
Amendment 202 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 20 a (new)
Article 3 – point 20 a (new)
(fa) the following point is added: '20a. "decontamination" means any operation that consists of removing or treating the unwanted hazardous components or pollutants from waste in order to destroy them.'
Amendment 207 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 20 b (new)
Article 3 – point 20 b (new)
Amendment 214 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 - paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 - paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Adequate economic instruments must include: (a) the progressive increase of measures other than landfill for all waste categories; (b) the introduction or increase of measures other than incineration operations; (c) the extension of pay as you throw schemes in the Member States; (d) the introduction of deposit-refund schemes to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.
Amendment 219 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) In Article 4, the following paragraph is added: '3a. Waste shall be sorted before being sent for landfill or incineration in order to extract reusable or recyclable materials. The biodegradable parts must also be treated.'
Amendment 235 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(-a) in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "1. In order to strengthen the re-use and the prevention, recycling and other recovery of waste, Member States mayshall take legislative or non-legislative measures to ensure that any natural or legal person who professionally develops, manufactures, processes, treats, sells or imports products (producer of the product) has extended producer responsibility." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008L0098)
Amendment 253 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 1
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - indent 1
- define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of producers of products placing goods on the market of the Union, organisations implementing extended producer responsibility on their behalf, distributors, retailers, private or public waste operators, local authorities and, where appropriate, recognised preparation for re-use operators, end-users and consumers;
Amendment 332 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of the waste prevention measures. For that purpose, they shall use appropriate qualitative or quantitative indicators and targets, notably on the per capita quantity of municipal waste that is reduced thanks to design improvements, disposed of or subject to energy recovery.
Amendment 339 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to reduce food waste by 50 % by 2030 in the context of the commitment to the UN sustainable development goals and to ensure uniform measurement of the levels of food waste in the Member States, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing a common methodology for calculating food waste, including minimum quality requirements. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 39(2).
Amendment 385 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Malta, Romania and Slovakia may obtain five additional years for the attainment of the targets referred to in paragraph 2(c) and (d). The Member State shall notify the Commission of its intention to make use of this provision at the latest 24 months before the respective deadlines laid down in paragraphs 2(c) and (d). In the event of an extension, the Member State shall take the necessary measures to increase the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste to a minimum of 50% and 60% by weight, by 2025 and 2030 respectively. The above Member States may draw up annual national plans, with the assistance of the Commission, specifying the measures to be taken to meet the targets.
Amendment 396 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point f a (new) Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point f a (new) Directive 2008/98/EC
(fa) the following paragraph is added: ‘5a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to encourage decontamination of hazardous waste before recycling and re-use.’
Amendment 424 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
(12a) in Article 15(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, Member States may specify the conditions of responsibility and decide in which cases the original producer is to retain responsibility for the whole treatment chain or in which cases the responsibility of the producer and the holder can be shared or delegated among the actors of the treatment chain. ’ Or. fr (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32008L0098)
Amendment 427 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 18
Article 18
12a. Article 18 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 18 Ban on the mixing of hazardous waste 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that hazardous waste is not mixed, either with other categories of hazardous waste or with other waste, substances or materials. Mixing shall include the dilution of hazardous substances. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may allow mixing provided that: (a) the mixing operation is carried out by an establishment or undertaking which has obtained a permit in accordance with Article 23; (b) the provisions of Article 13 are complied with and the adverse impact of the waste management on human health and the environment is not increased; and (c) the mixing operation conforms to best available techniques. ; and (d) the mixing operation, without chemical changes, does not alter the concentration of hazardous substances. 3. Subject to technical and economic feasibility criteria, where hazardous waste has been mixed in a manner contrary to paragraph 1, separation shall be carried out where possible and necessary in order to comply with Article 13.’ If separation is not possible, mixed waste shall be treated at facilities permitted to treat the waste substances or materials separately.’ Or. fr (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32008L0098)
Amendment 432 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure the separate collection of bio-waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to minimise contamination by other waste, to ensure the relevant quality standards for compost, and to attain the targets set out in Article 11(2)(a), (c) and (d) and 11(3).
Amendment 455 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a – point ii
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) measures to combat and prevent all forms of littering and to clean up all types of litter.
Amendment 456 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is added: ‘5a. Measures to reduce marine litter shall include: (a) prevention as regards single-use plastics and the types of packaging found most frequently in marine and land-based litter, (b) support for reusable packaging and refillable containers, (c) replacement of materials which cannot be recycled and hamper reprocessing, (d) implementation of deposit-refund schemes to increase waste collection and prevent littering, (e) replacement of plastic in final products, for example cosmetic products, detergents, and personal care products, frequently found in marine and land- based litter.’
Amendment 28 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reduction of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should as laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC. That progressive reduction of landfilling will bring a major change in waste management in many Member States. With improved statistics on waste collection and treatment, it should be possible to avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overcapacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste and will contribute to achieve a high quality of sorted material. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive. It is also necessary to ensure that shipments of waste is treated in the most cost-efficient and sustainable way.
Amendment 35 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Commission should assess the appropriateness of introducing a target for the total amount of waste, municipal waste or to all kind of waste regardless of its origin, that can be landfilled, calculated per kilogramme per person per year. Such a target would facilitate comparisons between Member States and would allow a better assessment of waste prevention, which is the highest level in the waste hierarchy. It would also therefore contribute to reducing the overall amount of waste generated every year.
Amendment 37 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) In order to help achieve the objectives of Directive 1999/31/EC, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices both between Member States, sub-national authorities, particularly in the event that these government levels are responsible for waste management, and between different sectors of the economy, including the waste industry and the financial sector. That could be achieved through the establishment of communication platforms that would help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and the financial sector and to supporting industrial symbiosis, always having in mind that it is essential to maintain the competitiveness of European industry.
Amendment 53 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The landfilling of hazardous waste that is collected together with non- hazardous waste (municipal, industrial, other) can constitute a risk to human health and the environment. Research programmes on the treatment of hazardous waste would help to reduce such landfilling. Union funds that are allocated to support the transition to the circular economy could therefore be used for such programmes.
Amendment 86 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
(5a) the following article is inserted: 'Article 14a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy 1. In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of instruments or measures as contained in Annex IIIa. 2. Member States shall report to the Commission the specific instruments or measures put in place in accordance with paragraph 1 by ... [insert date eighteen months after the entry into force of this Directive] and every five years following that date, in accordance with the possibilities of each Member State.'
Amendment 106 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
ANNEX IIIa
ANNEX IIIa
Amendment 77 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to giveensure that the Nnational Iinstitutes responsible for Gender Equality independence and financial autonomy so that they can acquire the necessary staff and play an authoritative rolesuring the equal treatment of men and women are independent and enjoy adequate working conditions;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the European institutions to cooperate with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the Agency for Fundamental Rights in order to work together to combat violence and gender discrimination while observing the fundamental rights to freedom of thought, freedom of expression and freedom of religion enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Amendment 4 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas ‘marginalised communities’ refers to diverse groups and individuals; whereas racism, patriarchy, economic disadvantages and other discriminatory systems contribute to creating layers ofan deepen inequality and aggravate the dynamic of disempowerment for women within marginalised communities;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CallsEmphasises the need for a gender perspective to be incorporated into funding arrangements; believes that gender impact assessments and gender budgeting are useful in evaluat-disaggregated data to be systematically collected and regularly analysed when assessing the impact on women of funding priorities, the allocation of financial resources and specifications for funding programmes; emphasises the need for gender-disaggregated data to be systematically collected and regularly analysed;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the importance of carefully and consistently monitoring how financial resources earmarked for marginalised communities are being used.
Amendment 21 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas family businesses offer women higher remuneration than SMEs; whereas women working in family businesses are more likely to attain management positions; whereas family businesses offer women the opportunity to enter male-dominated industries; encourages the European Union and the Member States to promote this type of activity and persuade women to enter family businesses to a greater degree
Amendment 115 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Bearing in mind that family-run companies, being locally based, are a cornerstone of regional development and territorial cohesion, urges the EU and the Member States to promote businesses of this type and encourage women to become more actively involved in family firms;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that Afghanistan is among the countries with the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, that many women are not allowed to enter hospital and have to give birth at home in poor sanitary conditions, that private healthcare is widely available in Afghanistan but is often unaffordable, and that there are a lack of qualified female medical staff; encourages the authorities to raise awareness of these issues and to develop public infrastructure that enables all Afghan women to give birth in good sanitary conditions, and calls on the EU and the Member States to fund medical training programmes for women;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls, and particularly those from religious and ethnic minorities, are victims of the violence perpetrated by IS, which includes enslavement, sexual exploitation and violence, extrajudicial killings, unlawful trials with inhuman punishments, attacks amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the political instability in the region is leading to significant increases in the number of refugees, who often risk their lives to flee, being victims of human trafficking, with the most vulnerable groups being women and children, and particularly those from religious and ethnic minorities;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the fact that the EU firmly condemns slavery, forced marriages, child labour, female genital mutilation, crimes of honour and human rights violations;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the parties to the armed conflicts to respect the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, to take measures to protect women and girls, in particular from sexual abuse, crimes of honour, human smuggling and the sex trade, and to fight against the impunity of perpetrators;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 December 2013 on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights1 a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0548
Amendment 95 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas sexual and reproductive rights arematernal health is fundamental human rights and should be taken into account in the EU’s action programme in the field of health;
Amendment 229 #
2014/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Maintains that women must have control over their sexual and reproductive rights, not least by having ready access to contraception and abortion; accordingly supports measures and actions to improve women’s access to sexual and reproductive health services and inform them more fully about their rights and the services available; calls on the Member States and the Commission to implement measures and actions to make men aware of their responsibiNotes that it is a competence of Member States to formulate and implement politcies foron sexual and reproductive matterhealth and rights;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the consequences of gender- based violenceviolence against women are profoundly damaging for women, their families and communities;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance for authorities to engage with men and boys in efforts to prevent and eliminate all types of gender- based violenceviolence against women; emphasises the need to ensure that health professionals, police officers, prosecutors and judges, both within the European Union and in third countries, are adequately trained to assist and support victims of violence;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas multi-generational character of family businesses reinforces the stability of the economy and introduces higher standards of corporate social responsibility towards their employees and environment;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas family businesses exhibit high integrity of values that guide their business operations; whereas family businesses as legal persons should be able to enjoy the freedoms enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas family businesses have largely contributed to the surge of European economy ruined by the war by creating new jobs and facilitating growth; whereas many EU member are trying to curb high levels of unemployment caused by the current crisis; whereas right policies could motivate many European families to accept the responsibility for their lives and start their own family businesses;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas family businesses create favourable environment for reconciliation of family and work life;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women often play an invisible role, or act as figureheads, and do not have their job or salary status appropriately recognised, which has serious repercussions in terms of social security contributions, pensions and welfare; whereas maternity leave constitutes an additional burden for women as it is negatively reflected in pension schemes;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is no legally binding Europe-wide definition of ‘family business’; whereas European legislation on family businesses could support their full inclusion in the EU Single Market and facilitate their growth;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas family businesses create favourable environment for reconciliation of family and work life of women, especially mothers;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Invites the EU and the Member states to harmonize the rules for family businesses in Europe to guarantee women adequate protection on maternity leave that would include measures preventing discrimination of mothers in pension schemes;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. points out that the higher level of trust between family members makes family businesses very flexible and able to adapt quickly to changes in eco-social environment; at the same time, operating in niche markets for long periods of time enables family businesses to excel in identifying new opportunities and innovation;
Amendment 80 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that family businesses often have a significantly higher equity ratio than non- family businesses and that this high equity ratio results in the economic stability of such businesses and of the economy as a whole, while at the same time providing scope for further investment in the business, which should not therefore be restricted; in this respect, stresses the need to ensure the equal treatment of equity financing compared to debt financing;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need to adopt on the EU level a binding legal definition of family business that would accommodate the existing diversity of family businesses in all Member States; underlines that this definition is a necessary precondition for further actions;
Amendment 154 #
2014/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Invites the Commission and the Member States to harmonise the rules for family businesses in Europe; Calls on the Commission to commission studies that analyse the importance of ownership for the success and survival of a business and highlight the specific challenges facing family businesses; calls on the Commission also to collect enough data on family businesses in the various Member States both to allow a comparison of the situation of family businesses and to promote exchanges of examples of good practices;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the international community, in formulating its response strategies, to address the realities facing women and girls, and underlines the importance of gender-balanced health specialist teams and the availability ofmaking sex-disaggregated data and research available;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2204(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains deeply concerned about the heavy toll of EVD on women and girls, and believes that failure to address gender- specific issues will have a negative impact on the prospects for long-term recoverya key condition for safeguarding their health is to ensure that epidemiological principles are consistently applied.
Amendment 1 #
2014/2119(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 5 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe motion for a recommendation "Criminalising the purchase of sex to combat the trafficking of people for sexual exploitation", Doc. 12920 du 26 April 2012 ;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the European Women’s Lobby awareness raising campaign ‘Not for sale’;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that 9 out of 10 prostitutes would like to stop but feel unable to do so27; suggests, therefore, that the competent authorities put in place programmes for escaping prostitution, in close cooperation with the stakeholders; __________________ 27 89 % of 785 people in prostitution from 9 countries wanted to escape prostitution, Farley et al, 2003.
Amendment 112 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that prostitution has an impact on violence against women in general, as research on sex buyers shows that men who buy sex have a degrading image of women28; suggests to the competent national authorities, therefore, that the ban on the purchase of sexual services should be accompanied by a campaign to raise awareness among men; __________________ 28 Several studies on sex buyers can be found here: http://www.womenlobby.org/spip.php?arti cle1948&lang=en.
Amendment 5 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights, adopted on 27 October 2012 by the United Nations Human Rights Council (A/HRC/21/39),
Amendment 6 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 8 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
Amendment 12 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 13 June 2013 on the draft EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (P7_TA(2013)027),
Amendment 55 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Union is going through a period of economic and financial crisis, and also a democratic, moral and constitutional crisis, as demonstrated by recent events in certain Member States, and whereas these tensions have highlighted the lack of appropriate instruments to cope with this crisis, as well as the difficulties in applying the mechanisms provided for in the existing treaties, in particular Article 7 of the EU Treaty;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point e
Paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 114 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 143 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 152 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 158 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the need to avoid unilateral interpretations of the principle of non-discrimination and rejects the attempt to grant to article 2 of the Treaty and article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights a preeminent role compared with other (equally important) provisions of the Treaty and the Charter;
Amendment 159 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. reaffirms the sovereign right of each Member State to implement the proposals of the present resolution in conformity with its own Constitution and national laws, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of its people (Public Policy Doctrine) and in conformity with universally recognized international human rights;
Amendment 209 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the fact that a growing number of Member States are respecting the right to found a family through marriage, civil partnership or registered cohabitation and adoption, without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and calls on the Commission and all Member States to adopt legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes; reiterates its calls for the Commission to draw up a European roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identityCalls on the Commission and Member States to assess carefully whether there is a genuine need for new legislative instruments and to adopt, where necessary, legislation and policies to combat homophobia, transphobia and hate crimes;
Amendment 214 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. is alarmed by the fact that the concept of 'hate speech' (including the use of the term 'homophobia'), whilst not yet defined within the acquis communautaire, is invoked and instrumentalised to restrict legitimate manifestation of freedom of expression, freedom of religion and of freedom of conscience;
Amendment 235 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reminds that the fundamental right to conscientious objection is enshrined in art 10 (2) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and that the practice of conscientious objection is adequately regulated in the EU Member States by a comprehensive and clear legal and policy framework governing the practice of conscientious objection ;
Amendment 240 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recalls - with regard to the principle of "Public Policy Doctrine" and internationally accepted standards - that parents or legal guardians of a child have the liberty to ensure that their children receive an education in conformity with their own convictions, the best interests of the child being the guiding principle; recalls that the right of parents to educate their children according to their religious or non-religious convictions includes their right to deny any undue interference by state or non-state actors in their education;
Amendment 247 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15c (new)
Paragraph 15c (new)
15c. Reminds that EU and Member States must take into account the rights and duties of the parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for the child ; calls the Member States to pay special attention to the relationships between parents and children, for example through programmes containing concrete measures specifically tailored to national requirements, seeking to provide maximum and optimum assistance for parents or guardians in the fulfilment of their parental duties in order to prevent family breakdown, children mistreatment and placement in social care as a result of serious poverty or ensure that such a measure is envisaged only as a very last resort ;
Amendment 297 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against migrants, which have reached alarming levels in certain Member States, in the absence of strong action by the authorities;
Amendment 325 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Takes the view that extreme poverty is a violation of fundamental rights, characterised by an accumulation of violations that mutually reinforce each other, locking people into a vicious circle;
Amendment 328 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls upon national and European institutions to celebrate 17 October as United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty, by involving those NGOs in which the socially excluded are able to express themselves freely;
Amendment 330 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Reiterates as a matter of urgency its appeal to the Council to include the topic 'Access by the poorest groups to all of their fundamental rights' in the thematic areas of the Agency for Fundamental Rights' next Multi-annual Framework;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 1 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the Preamble and to Articles 2, 12, and 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989, which refer to non- discrimination, the right of the child to be heard, and the protection of maternal, infant and child health, in addition to developing family planning education and services,
Amendment 2 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Declaration of the Right of the Child1 which states that the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth, __________________ 1 Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959
Amendment 3 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Asserts that, when implementing the specific clauses on the prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters agreed on at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, as well as the legally binding international human rights instruments, the EU acquis communautaire and the Union policy competencies in these matters, Union assistance should not be provided to any authority, organisation or programme which promotes, supports or participates in the management of any action which involves such human rights abuses as coercive abortion, forced sterilisation of women and men, determining foetal sex resulting in prenatal sex selection or infanticide;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. States that every child, regardless of sex, has the right to appropriate legal protection before as well as after birth1, survival and development, and reaffirms that female children have equal status under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; calls on EU delegations in developing countries to work with the governments of those countries to ensure that girl children enjoy their rights without discrimination found on their sex, inter alia by ending the unethical and discriminatory practices of prenatal sex selection, abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide, early forced marriage, female genital mutilation; __________________ 1 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959.
Amendment 5 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the US House of Representatives Congressional Record Extension of Remarks entitled "Documents reveal deceptive practices by abortion lobby" on 8 December 2003, demonstrating how abortion promotion groups are planning to push abortion not by direct argument but by twisting words and definitions and bypassing national laws;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Prenatal sex selection on 16 September 2011
Amendment 7 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Reminds that the European Court of Justice held in judgment C-34/10 that any human ovum after fertilization constitutes a human embryo, and that an human embryo constitutes a precise stadium in the development of the human body;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
- having regard to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) resolution 1763 (2010) of 7 October 2010 "The right to conscientious objection in lawful medical care";
Amendment 8 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. UrgInvites the Commission, in this context, to maintain in its development priorities the removal of all barriers to allow access to quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible sexuprenatal and reproductivematernal health care services (SRHSs) and education, including voluntary family planning, safe abortion, and youth-friendly service, relational, affective and sexual education for boys and girls under the prior responsibility of their parents1, voluntary family planning including natural family planning methods, while combating gendersex based discrimination leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions, forced sterilization and sexual violence, as well as ensuring the provision of SRH supplies,prenatal and maternal health care supplies, including HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, without discrimination; __________________ 1 "Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children." Art 26.3 of UNGASS Resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Amendment 8 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
Citation 18 c (new)
- having regard to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) motion for resolution of 11 May 2010 on 'Sex-selective abortion – 'Gendercide'', inviting its Member States to 'condemn sex-selective abortion, wherever and whenever it occurs',
Amendment 9 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to Art. 168 (7) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union stating that Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission, in this context, to maintain in its development priorities the removal of all barriers to allow access to quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible sexual and reproductive health services (SRHSs) and education, voluntary family planning including voluntarynatural family planning, safe abortion, methods and youth-friendly services, while combating gender discrimination leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions, forced sterilization and sexual violence, as well as ensuring the provision of SRHprenatal and maternal health care supplies, HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, without discrimination;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, especially Article 10 (Freedom of thought, conscience and religion) recognizing the right to conscientious objection;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission, in this context, to maintain in its development priorities the removal of all barriers to allow access to quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible sexual and reproductive health services (SRHSs) and education, including voluntary family planning, safe abortion, and youth- friendly services, while combating gender discrimination leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions, forced sterilizations and sexual violence, as well as ensuring the provision of SRHprenatal and maternal health care supplies, HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, without discrimination;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to ECJ ruling C-34/10 stating that as a matter of scientific fact a new human life begins at conception, and that the human embryo constitutes a precise stage in the development of the human body;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
Citation 26
– having regard to its resolutions of 29 September 19944 on the outcome of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, and 4 July 19965 on the follow-up to that Conference, and the numerous reservations expressed by States especially on the issue of SRHR and abortion,
Amendment 15 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
- having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 13 June 2013 on the draft EU Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (P7_TA(2013)027);
Amendment 16 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that universal access to quality health care and services, including SRHSs, prenatal and maternal health care, and education contribute to inclusive and sustainable development and to the reduction of infant, child and maternal mortality, as well as to the empowerment of women and young people and that, therefore, this is a highly cost- effective public health and development strategy;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sexual and reproductive rights are human rights, the violations of which constitute breaches of women's and girls' rights to equalitywomen and girls are entitled to enjoy equal opportunities, non- discrimination based on sex, dignity and health, and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there is no international legal obligation to provide access to abortion based on any ground, including but not limited to health, privacy, non- discrimination or sexual autonomy;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission and the EEAS, and in particular EU Delegations on the ground, to be fully aware of SRHRs, as well as prenatal and maternal health care as important factors for inclusive and sustainable development, in the context of human development, governance and human rights, economic empowerment of young people and women at country-level, as well as important factors for the current EU programming process for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world," and UDHR Article 3 states, "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.";
Amendment 23 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) implicitly recognizes the human rights of unborn children by providing in Article 6 that capital punishment "shall not be carried out on pregnant women.";
Amendment 26 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to support the ownership and leadership of national governments, local authorities and civil society on the provision and promotion of SRHRs, which are universal and must be based on shared responsibilities.;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas no international legally binding treaties or conventions define the term "sexual and reproductive health and rights" ; whereas the WHO dictionary demonstrates the "inclusive language" approach: "sexual and reproductive health" includes "methods of fertility regulation" which includes "termination of pregnancies (abortion)"
Amendment 31 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to fully respect the reservations on SHRH expressed by national governments in the concerned international treaties, conventions and programs;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Further reaffirms the sovereign right of each country to implement the recommendations of the Cairo ICPD Programme of Action or other proposals in the present resolution, consistent with national laws and development priorities, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of its people, and in conformity with universally recognized international human rights;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. upholds the human right to conscientious objection as outlined in Art 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Art 10 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, highlights therefore that no person, hospital or institution shall be coerced, held liable or discriminated against in any manner because of a refusal to perform, accommodate, assist or submit to an abortion, the performance of a human miscarriage, or any act which could cause the death of a human foetus or embryo, for any reason; affirms the right of conscientious objection together with the responsibility of the state to ensure that patients are able to access lawful medical care in a timely manner in particular in cases of emergency;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. reminds § 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development stating: "In no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning. (...) Prevention of unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. Women who have unwanted pregnancies should have ready access to reliable information and compassionate counselling. Any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process."
Amendment 67 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas UN Treaty monitoring bodies have no competency to interpret these treaties in ways that create new State obligations or that alter the substance of the treaties; accordingly, any UN treaty monitoring body that interprets a treaty to include a right to abortion acts beyond its authority and contrary to its mandate ; whereas such ultra vires acts do not create any legal obligations for states parties to the treaty, nor should states accept them as contributing to the formation of new customary international law;
Amendment 71 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that ‘health is a fundamental human right indispensable for the exercise of other human rights’ and that the EU cannot reach the highest attainable standard of health unless the SRHR of all are fully acknowledged and promoted;
Amendment 73 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 94 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that even though it is a competence of Member States to formulate and implement policies on SRHR, the EU can exercise policy-making competence in the area of public health and of non- discrimination, and support better implementation of sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Asserts that, when implementing the specific clauses on the prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters agreed on at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, as well as the legally binding international human rights instruments, the EU acquis communautaire and the Union policy competencies in these matters, Union assistance should not be provided to any authority, organisation or programme which promotes, supports or participates in the management of any action which involves such human rights abuses as coercive abortion, forced sterilisation of women and men, determining foetal sex resulting in prenatal sex selection or infanticide;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. recalls that there exists no "human right to abortion" under international law, either by way of treaty obligation or under customary international law, and recalls that no international legally binding United Nations treaty can accurately be cited as establishing or recognizing a right to abortion;
Amendment 119 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
upholds the universal human right to conscientious objection together with the responsibility of the State to ensure that patients are able to access lawful medical care in a timely manner in particular in cases of emergency prenatal and maternal health care, and recalls that no person, hospital or institution shall be coerced, held liable or discriminated against in any manner because of a refusal to perform, accommodate, assist or submit to an abortion or any act which could cause the death of a human foetus or embryo, for any reason;
Amendment 123 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the Member States to include the promotion of natural family planning methods in their public health policy;
Amendment 126 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that in no case must abortion be promoted as a family planning method; and recalls that following internationally legally binding obligations every child regardless of sex has the right to appropriate legal protection before as well after birth;
Amendment 131 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 135 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. recalls that abortion is not mentioned in any internationally binding UN human rights treaty;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 160 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on Member States to ensure compulsory,propose age-appropriate and gender- sensitive sexuality and relationship education for all children and adolescents (both in and out of school)sex-specific sexuality, affective and relationship education for adolescents; recalls - with regard to the principle of "Public Policy Doctrine" and internationally accepted standards - that parents or legal guardians of a child have the liberty to ensure that their children receive an education in conformity with their own convictions, and that the child shall not be compelled to receive teaching on sexuality education including the promotion of SHRH and abortion against the wishes of his or her parents or legal guardians, the best interests of the child being the guiding principle; recalls that the right of parents to educate their children according to their religious or non-religious convictions includes their right to deny any undue interference by state or non-state actors in their education;
Amendment 167 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that sexuality education mustay include the teaching of natural family planning methods, the fight against stereotypes and prejudices, shed light on gender and sexual orientation discrimination, based on sex and structural barriers to substantive equality, as well as emphasise mutual respect and shared responsibility;
Amendment 173 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
As regards STI prevention and treatment of STI and Post Abortion Stress Syndrome (PASS)
Amendment 179 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Urges the Member States to ensure access to non-judgmental information about the post abortion stress syndrome (PASS) as well as immediate and universal access PASS treatments, provided in a safe and non-judgmental manner;
Amendment 181 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the specific SRHRneeds for prenatal and maternal health of people living with HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the needs of women, notably by integrating access to testing and treatment and reversing the underlying socioeconomic factors contributing to the risk to women of HIV/AIDS, such as gender inequality and discrimination;
Amendment 186 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Condemns any violation of the bodily integrity of women, as well as harmful practices intended to control women's sexuality and reproductive self- determination; underlines that these are serious human rights violations that the Member States have a responsibility to urgently address;
Amendment 197 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reminds the Member States that investments in reproductiveprenatal and maternal health and natural family planning are among the most cost- effective, in terms of development, and the most effective ways to promote the sustainable development of a country;
Amendment 204 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to ensure that European development cooperation adopts a human rights-based approach and that it has a strong and explicit focus, and concrete targets on SRHRprenatal and maternal health;
Amendment 209 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. calls on EU delegations in developing countries to work with the governments of those countries to ensure that girl children enjoy their rights without discrimination based on their sex, inter alia by ending the unethical and discriminatory practices of prenatal sex selection, abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide, early forced marriage, female genital mutilation;
Amendment 212 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Invites the Commission to maintain in its development priorities the access to quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible prenatal and maternal health care services, relational, affective and sexual education for boys and girls under the prior responsibility of their parents1, voluntary family planning including natural family planning methods, while combating sex based discrimination leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions, forced sterilization and sexual violence, as well as ensuring the provision of prenatal and maternal health care supplies, including HIV prevention, treatment, care and support without discrimination; __________________ 1 "Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children." Art 26.3 of UNGASS Resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Amendment 215 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to fully respect the reservations on SHRH and abortion expressed by national governments in the concerned international treaties, conventions and programs;
Amendment 216 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23 d. Further reaffirms the sovereign right of each State to implement the proposals of the present resolution in conformity with its own national laws and with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of its people (Public Policy Doctrine) and in conformity with universally recognized international human rights;
Amendment 217 #
2013/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23 e. recalls § 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development stating: "In no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning. (...) Prevention of unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. Women who have unwanted pregnancies should have ready access to reliable information and compassionate counselling. Any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process."
Amendment 13 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender segregation on the labour market, lack of adequate working conditions, persistent stereotypes and the risk of gender-based discrimination are major obstacles to women’s occupational mobility; whereas factors related to family, the considerable differences between the family benefits available in the various Member States, social networks, childcare facilities, housing and local conditions are also barriers to women exercising the right of free movement;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas multidimensional policy solutions incorporating lifelong learning, working time and work-life balanc, the reconciliation of professional, family and personal life, health and safety and work organisation practices are needed in order to improve the integration of women into the labour market;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the need to increase awareness of the situation of women in the context of the EU’s policies on education, integration, migration and employment, and in its social policies, to protect the rights of women, to promote equality and equal employment opportunities and to combat all forms of exploitation in the labour market;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to include provisions relating to the protection of women’s– without any gender-based discrimination – of workers’ rights in respect of occupational mobility when designing their national strategies and reform programmes:
Amendment 51 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) Draws attention to the considerable differences between Member States in terms of family benefits and social rights, and points out that these variations can present a real obstacle to the occupational mobility of men and women with dependent families;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to monitor violations of women’s rights in the labour marketthe labour market for violations of employment legislation in line with European directives, to provide women living abroad for work purposes with all the necessary information, including with regard to access to jobs and training in this field and to social rights, family benefits and healthcare, and to provide counselling in relation to employment opportunities at no extra cost;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to make pay trends more transparent so as to avert continuing or widening pay gaps, including their implications for the cumulation of pensions in the Member State of origin and the host Member State;
Amendment 71 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to provide services for workers who move with a spouse or partner and/or children, such as with information about the family benefits available in the host State, and about childcare facilities, pre-schools, schools and medical services, along with free access to public employment services in accordance with the applicable national legislation in order to help spouses or partners moving to another Member State to find a job;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call on the Member States to promote learning and employment mobility by: (a) increasing awareness and making information easily accessible to all; (b) highlighting the added value of mobility in the early stages of education; (c) ensuring that learning outcomes from mobility experiences between Member States are validated; and (d) reducing administrative burdens and stimulating cooperation between the relevant authorities across the Member States and (e) recognising periods spent abroad for the purpose of calculating cumulative pension entitlement in the Member State of origin;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas Article 11 of the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights1 recognises ‘the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international cooperation based on free consent.’; __________________ 1 General Assembly, Resolution 2200 A (XXI), 16.12.1966
Amendment 3 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A b (new)
Paragraph A b (new)
Ab. whereas social housing policy is an integral part of services of general economic interest to help meet housing needs, facilitate access to property, promote the quality of living space, improve existing living space and adapt housing expenditure to the family situation and resources of the occupiers, while leaving scope for effort on their part;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A c (new)
Paragraph A c (new)
Ac. whereas social housing should be marked by a good relationship between quality and purchase price or rent, should permit energy saving and should be located in an environment which includes green spaces and is suitable for different generations, taking account of the specific needs of children and older persons;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A d (new)
Paragraph A d (new)
Ad. whereas the enforceable right to housing is a fundamental right for every individual and a condition for access to social existence, private life and family life and the ability to look after one’s self, to rest, to find a job, to have a bank account or to vote in elections; whereas housing is therefore fundamental to the actual exercise of all other fundamental rights;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that in 2009 there were seven times more single mothers than single fathers; stresses that single mothersStresses that groups or individuals in vulnerable situation such as single parents, young families, large families, young people at the start of their professional careers, migrant women, people with disabilities and the elderly should therefore be given priority when it comes to the allocation of social housing;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that social housing policies play an important role in combating child poverty through the eradication of family poverty and the prevention of the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to invest in social housing neighbourhoodsto avoid social segregation and thus to provide a stable and secure environment, in particular for individuals and groups in vulnerable groupssituation such as young families, large families, single parent families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes the general trend towards restricting the provision of social housing, therefore calls on the Member States to include the often excluded middle class families in social housing programmes as they might suffer from material deprivation as well as other households due to the economic crisis;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with regret that victims of domestic violence are often more likely to stay in an abusive environment if they are financially unable to find suitable housing; calls, therefore, for the EU to promote policies and programmes that incrthe provision of integrated services for families such as Family Justice Centres where domestic violence victims have easey access to safe and affordable housing for domestic violence victimand other related social services;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to carry out gendersocial impact analysis with an emphasis on gender-based and household-based analysis as part of all housing policies and programmes; stresses that all data must be broken down by gender and household types and that more research is needed in order to ascertain exactly how housing policies can support womenindividuals and groups in a vulnerable situation such as women, families, the youth, people with disabilities and the elderly.
Amendment 57 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes citizens’ action to assert the enforceable right to social housing and notes by way of good practice the Wresinski Professional Network for Urban Living, which brings together town planners, architects, members of high-rise building societies, elected representatives, tenants’ associations, associations for social inclusion through housing, family associations, etc. to pursue a citizens’ approach to the enforceable right to social housing;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Suggests that the competent national and regional authorities adopt measures to ensure effective access to housing as part of a set of public or public-private partnership (PPP) measures to assist families; recalls that the Commission identified both the lack and the cost of housing as one reason for the low birth- rate common to all the Member States1; __________________ 1 Green Paper ‘Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations’, COM(2005) 94 final, pages 2, 3 and 5
Amendment 71 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Proposes that national and regional authorities should take steps to ensure effective access to housing as part of a set of public or public-private partnership (PPP) measures to assist families; recalls that the Commission has identified both the shortage and the cost of housing as one of the reasons for the low birth-rate common to all the Member States1; __________________ 1 Green Paper ‘Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations’, COM(2005)0094, pages 2, 3 and 5.
Amendment 211 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the grassroots campaigns in favour of an enforceable right to housing; draws attention, as an example of good practice, to the Wresinski professional network ‘Habitat Ville’, which brings together town planners, architects, members of social housing associations, elected representatives, tenants’ associations, integration- through-housing associations, family associations, etc. in order to promote a civic approach to an enforceable right to housing;
Amendment 217 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Agency for Fundamental Rights to conduct a study assessing how effectively and under what conditions the right to housing is implemented in the Member States, involving relevant stakeholders in the process (town planners, architects, members of public housing associations, elected officials, tenants’ associations, integration-through-housing associations, family associations, etc.);
Amendment 247 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
– steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as migrants and young people,groups or individuals in vulnerable situation such as single parents, young families, large families, young people at the start of their careers, migrant women, people with disabilities, women from minority groups and the elderly in seeking access to decent housing,
Amendment 287 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Regrets the global trend on restricting the provision of social housing and invites the Member States to include the often excluded middle class families in social housing programmes as they might suffer from material deprivation as well as other households due to the economic crisis;
Amendment 290 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. With regard to combating domestic violence, notes with regret that victims of domestic violence are often more likely to remain in an abusive environment if they are financially unable to find suitable housing; invites the Member States to provide integrated services for families such as Local Family Justice Centres where victims of domestic violence have easy access to safe and affordable housing and related social services;
Amendment 292 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. recalls that social housing policies play an important role in combating child poverty through the eradication of family poverty and the prevention of the intergenerational transmission of social disadvantages;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas the majority of the Millennium Development targets, especially those relating to the reduction of poverty, education of children and reduction in maternal mortality, are difficult to attain unless the strategies to achieve them focus on the family;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasises that family-focused policies in support of employed parents have proven both valuable and efficient in many areas of social development, and that the very achievement of Millennium Development Goals depends on how well families are empowered to contribute to it;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the United Nations to consider the family-oriented provisions of the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the past decades and coming years as the outcomes of those conferences provide a framework for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and guide international efforts for their achievement;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the post-2015 MDG framework to set ambitious targets for women’s rights and gender equality in terms of women’s empowerment and well-being, participation in decision-making, combating violence against women, access to good education (at primary, secondary, and higher level) and training, access to effective health care, improvements in sexual and reproductive health and rightsn particular to primary, gynaecological and obstetric health care as defined by the World Health Organisation, quality and stability of employment, equal pay, career development, the representation of women in politics and economic activity, and ownership and inheritance rights;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Strongly reiterates its view expressed in other resolutions that, according to the International Conference on Population and Development Plan of Action, the aim of family planning programmes must be to enable couples and individuals to make free, responsible and informed decisions about childbearing and to make available a full range of safe, effective and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice without any form of coercion; calls on the Member States, the Union and the UN to adopt this approach in the post-2015 MDG framework;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the competent authorities to introduce a ‘family mainstreaming’ approach to the implementation of the MDG post-2015 strategy, in accordance with the policies defined under the system adopted by the United Nations1 __________________ 1 United Nations Human Rights Council, Resolution 12/21 and other related resolutions
Amendment 59 #
2012/2289(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Urges the Member States to support the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, coming on the eve of the target year of the Millennium Development Goals, as it provides an opportunity to refocus on the role of families as part of an integrated comprehensive approach to development;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
Heading 1
on Gendercide: t‘The missing women?: putting an end to prenatal sex selection’
Amendment 3 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to the common declaration by EU ministers for gender equality of 4 February 2005, in the context of the 10- year review of the Beijing Platform for Action, reaffirming, inter alia, strong support and commitment to the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the reservations expressed by the States parties,
Amendment 16 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Justice judgment C-34/10 confirming that any human ovum after fertilization constitutes a human embryo, and that an human embryo constitutes a precise stadium in the development of the human body;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2012 on the forced abortion scandal in China1 __________________ 1 Text adopted T7-0301/2012
Amendment 20 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 27 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the term ‘gendercide’ is not defined in law and is difficult to translate into all the official EU languages;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the term ‘gendercide’ is used to refer to cases in which a foetus is aborted once its gender has been established;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the purpose of this report is to study the impact of systematic, deliberate and gender-selective mass killings of persons (either male or female) on the demographic balance between men and women;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, despite recent legislation against sex-selective practices, girls are to a disproportionate degree the target of ruthless sexual discrimination, often extended to include the unborn, predetermined baby girl foetus, which is aborted, abandoned or killed, for no other reason than the fact that it is femalea girl;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it has been estimated that, as early as 1990,more than 100 million women were demographically ‘missing’ from the world's population due to gendercidesex selection ; whereas according to recent estimates this number has increased to almost 200 million women ‘missing’ from the world's population9 ;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas gendercide isthe practices of prenatal determination and of selection based on the biological sex of a foetus (male or female) are a global issue of concern not only in Asia and Europe but also in North America, Africa and Latin America; whereas gendercide isprenatal determination and selection are committed everywhere pregnant women, on purpose or under pressure, decide not to give birth to girl foetuses because they are considered a burden to the society;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas gendercide is a global issue of concern not only in Asia and Europe but also in North America, Africa and Latin America; whereas gendercidesex selection is committed everywhere pregnant women, on purpose or under pressure, decide not to give birth to a girl foetuses because theygirls are considered a burden to the society;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the practices of gendercide isprenatal determination and sex selection are most often found deeply rooted in cultures exhibiting ‘son preference’, gender inequality, persisting discrimination and stereotypes against daughters;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas lethal prenatal sex-selective practices also impose a financial burden on society in the form of the cost of treating complications following sex-selective abortions;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas advocacy, policy measures and good practices such as the ‘Care for Girls’ and ‘Women's Rights Without Frontiers’ campaigns in China, aiming at raising awareness of the value of girls, and the ‘Balika Samriddhi Yojana’ scheme in India, providing monetary incentives for educating girls from poor families, are essential to change behavioural attitudes towards girls and women;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. States that every child, regardless of sex, has the right to appropriate legal protection before as well after birth1, survival and development, and reaffirms that girl children have equal status under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; __________________ 1 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959
Amendment 64 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that gendercidelethal practices based on prenatal determination and sex selection remains a crime and a severe violation of human rights that necessitates effective ways to address and uproot all its fundamental causes leading to ‘son preference’ cultures;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that any family or societal pressure on women to pursue sex-selective abortion is considered a form of physical and psychological violence according to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, and to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action;
Amendment 72 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to support and encourage all types of initiatives to increase awareness on gendercidelethal sex-selective practices, and to find effective ways to combat ithem, by offering guidance, assistance, appropriate policies and funding, as part of its external relations, humanitarian aid and gender mainstreamingacknowledgement of the specific needs of men and women;
Amendment 82 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on governments to eliminate democratic and legislative deficits, combat persisting obstacles discriminating against the born or unborn girl child, ensure inheritance rights for women, enforce national legislation that guarantees women equality with men before the law in all sectors of life, and provide economic, educational and political empowerment to girls and women;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports relevant reforms, continued monitoring and implementation of gender equality andpublic policies on equal opportunities for women and men, and the non-discrimination legislation, particularly in developing countries;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 93 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work intensively to prevent gender-biased sex selectionsex selection on the basis of social and cultural prejudices, not by imposing restrictions on access to reproductiveprenatal and maternal health services and technology but by promoting responsible use of it, to introduce and strengthen guidelines, to provide specialised training for medical staff to advise on and prevent sex selective practices, with the rare exception of justified cases for sex-linked genetic diseases, and to prevent the use and promotion of technologies for sex- selection and/or for profit purposes including in the context of surrogacy and medically-assisted procreation;
Amendment 99 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages closer engagement and cooperation between governments and the medical community, in order to actively prevent sex selection as a business for financial gain, including in the context of medically-assisted procreation and surrogacy;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to promote an educational and social environment in which both sexes are respected and treated equally, without stereotypes and discrimination, reinforcing gender mainstreamingand in which greater account is taken of the gender-specific dimension and the specific needs of both sexes, equal opportunities for men and women, and equal partnership;
Amendment 111 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls the MDGs and stresses that access to education and healthcare are basic human rights; stresses the need for making special and specific reference to gendercidelethal practices based on prenatal determination and sex- selection issues in dialogues and reports on the MDGs and in other experience-sharing international fora;
Amendment 116 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on governments to improve women’s access to health care, in particular prenatal and maternal care, education, agriculture, credit and microloans, economic opportunities and property;
Amendment 120 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Urges the competent authorities to analyse the social and national security costs of sex selection, i.e. higher suicide rate and post abortion syndrome (PAS) amongst women, bride trafficking, kidnapping and forced marriage of women as a competition over scarce women, poor men being forced into a long or permanent bachelorhood, and demographic imbalance;
Amendment 129 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and all relevant stakeholders to take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that practicing forced abortions and sex- selective surgery to terminate pregnancy without prior and informed consent or understanding of the procedure by the women involved is criminalised;
Amendment 131 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on governments and all relevant stakeholders to ensure that legislation on sex selection is implemented effectively and that appropriatein view to overcome those practices, and that heavy sanctions are imposed on those breaking the law;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to enhance cooperation with other international organisations and bodies such as the UN, WHO, UNICEF, OHCHR, UNFPA and UN Women to tackle sex-selective practices and to combat their root causes in all countries, and to network with governments, parliaments, various stakeholders, media, non-governmental organisations, women organisations and other community bodies in order to increase awareness of gendercidethe serious consequences of lethal sex-selective practices and ways to prevent ithem;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the EU delegations to include gendercideefforts to combat lethal sex-selective practices in the extended political dialogue agenda with relevant third countries, enjoining them to commit themselves to make the eradication of gendercidethese practices a priority, to increase awareness about this issue and to press for its prevention;
Amendment 145 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the European Union to include gendercidesex-selective practices as a key issue in the post-2015 development policy agenda;
Amendment 146 #
2012/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. upholds the human right to conscientious objection as outlined in Art 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Art 10 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and highlights that no person, hospital or institution shall be coerced, held liable or discriminated against in any manner because of a refusal to perform, accommodate, assist or submit practices of lethal prenatal sex selection, the performance of a human miscarriage or any act which could cause the death of a human foetus or embryo because of its sex; affirms the right of conscientious objection together with the responsibility of the state to ensure that patients are able to access lawful medical care in a timely manner in particular in cases of emergency prenatal and maternal health care;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph D a (new)
Paragraph D a (new)
Da. whereas the OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 116 "Cooking, Caring and Volunteering: Unpaid Work Around the World" (Veerle Miranda) sheds light on the importance of unpaid work which is not yet recognized in the national pension schemes;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the EU Commission project "Beyond GDP - Measuring progress, true wealth and the well-being of Nations" and invites the competent authorities to focus on its impact to national pension scheme's;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the competent EU and national authorities to create a family- friendly tax and social security system that takes into account the substantial additional costs of raising a family, as compared to childless couples, and calls to eliminate the invisible discrimination of mothers who work without pay to raise and educate the children who will support the pensions of people who have not raised children;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Invites the Commission to adopt a lifecycle oriented approach taking into account the whole career as a lifelong course including possible interruptions and changes in a formal career scheme, to reflect the social and economic benefit of unpaid care work and modern work patterns;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
(5a) - having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2012 on the forced abortion scandal in China (2012/2712(RSP));
Amendment 8 #
2012/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all types of violence and discrimination directed against women, including sexual abuse, sex selected abortion, commercial sexual exploitation of women, and domestic violence and economic discrimination must be considered as unjustifiable under any political, social, religious or cultural grounds;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2145(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) Reiterates the fundamental right of all women to access to public health care systems, in particular to primary, gynaecological and obstetric health care as defined by the World Health Organisation;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly A/RES/46/121, A/RES/47/134 and A/RES/49/179 on human rights and extreme poverty, A/RES/47/196 on the observance of an international day for the eradication of poverty, and A/RES/50/107, on the celebration of the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty and proclamation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty,
Amendment 22 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 b (new)
Citation 26 b (new)
- having regard to the Report by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (A/66/265) examining the laws, regulations and practices that punish, segregate, control and undermine the autonomy of persons living in poverty,
Amendment 23 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 c (new)
Citation 26 c (new)
- having regard to Resolution 17/13 on extreme poverty and human rights, adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 17 June 2011,
Amendment 24 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27
Citation 27
Amendment 37 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas justice, rule of law., natural law, accountability, transparency, fair trials, and an independent judiciary are indispensible elements in the protection of universal human rights, in particular with regard to freedom of expression, of religion, of conscience, of assembly and of association;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the VP/HR, the EEAS, the Council and the Commission, for the sake of efficiency, to ensure coherence between the various existing or planned EU benchmarking, monitoring and evaluation activities and methodologies regarding human rights and democracy situations in third countries, including, inter alia: the human rights and democracy sections in the enlargement and neighbourhood policy progress reports; the assessment of the ‘more for more’ human rights and democracy principles set out for the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Southern Mediterranean; the planned inclusion of human rights in impact assessments carried out for legislative and non-legislative proposals and trade agreements, including human rights monitoring mechanisms in Partnership and Cooperation Agreements and Association Agreements; the Commission plan to introduce human rights assessment in the deployment of EU aid modalities (in particular regarding budget support); the strengthened monitoring mechanism to scrutinise implementation of human rights conventions in the GSP+ countries; the aim of systematising the follow-up use of EU Election Observation Mission reports; and the EU Council's emphasis on benchmarking as well as on continued and systematic consideration of aspects relating to human rights, gmender, women and children affected by armed conflict in the lessons- learned documents of the CSDP missions;
Amendment 92 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the EU's potential for outreach and creative coalition-building as exemplified by EU action which paved the way to the passing of the landmark HRC resolution on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity, which was supported by states from all regions, and the consensus-building in Geneva and New Yorkconsensus-building regarding the need to fight religious intolerance and protect freedom of religion or belief whilst avoiding a potential detrimental effect on other coreuniversal human rights, such as freedom of expression;
Amendment 213 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to include forced abortion and involuntary sterilization on the agenda for their bilateral human rights dialogue with China;
Amendment 291 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Equally condemns and calls for specific measures to counter cruel, inhuman and degrading treatments such as forced and sex-selective abortion and forced sterilization of women and men;
Amendment 294 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Strongly regretNotes that homosexuality remainis criminalised in 78 states under the national laws in force, including five in which it is subject to the death penalty; calls on these states to decriminalise homosexuality without delay, to free those imprisoned on the basis of their sexual orientation and not to execute them; calls on the EEAS to make full use of the LGBT Toolkit to protect the rights of LGBTI people; calls on the Council to work towards binding guidelines in this area; calls on the EEAS and Member States to assist LGBTI human rights defenders in countries where they are at risk, and calls on the VP/HR to continue making clear the European Union’s firm commitment to equality and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression in the world, including by launching and supporting initiatives at bilateral, international and UN level on these matters; repeats its call on the Commission to issue a roadmap for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 312 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 – Subheading (new)
Paragraph 72 – Subheading (new)
Extreme poverty and Human Rights
Amendment 313 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
Paragraph 72 a (new)
72a. Recalls the message of the United Nations World Day to overcome extreme poverty (17 October) ‘Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty’; reaffirms that the existence of widespread extreme poverty stands in the way of the full and effective enjoyment of human rights and that the international community must continue to accord high priority to the reduction of poverty in the immediate future and, subsequently, its final eradication;
Amendment 314 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 b (new)
Paragraph 72 b (new)
72b. Highlights the need to develop a set of principles on the application of standards and criteria relating to human rights in the fight against extreme poverty (roadmap);
Amendment 315 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 c (new)
Paragraph 72 c (new)
72c. Notes with concern that certain factors in the field of human rights particularly aggravate vulnerability to extreme poverty, such as the problems of maternal and child health, mental health, debt, drug addiction, poor accommodation, statelessness and internal displacements;
Amendment 316 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 d (new)
Paragraph 72 d (new)
72d. Is pleased that the United Nations Human Rights Council’s driving principles on extreme poverty and human rights are based on the interdependence and indivisibility of all human rights, as well as on the principles of the participation and empowerment of people living in extreme poverty; emphasises the indissociability of extreme poverty and human rights: on the one hand, people living in extreme poverty were often also deprived of their civil, political, economic and social human rights; on the other hand an approach in the fight against extreme poverty based on human rights is essential in order to understand and combat this situation; urges the Council of the Union to support this approach with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission;
Amendment 320 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Urges the EU to enhance its action to end the practices of female genital mutilation (FGM), early and forced marriages, and genderinvoluntary sterilization and sex-selective abortion; insists that these policies should be essential elements in EU approach to development cooperation; stresses the importance of adequate access to medical means, and of information about sexual and reproductive health, to the wellbeing of women in all countriespublic health care systems, in particular to primary, gynaecological and obstetric health care as defined by the World Health Organisation, and information related thereto, for the happiness of all women and mothers in the world;
Amendment 347 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80 a (new)
Paragraph 80 a (new)
80a. Particularly support the prioritization of a child's needs for special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection by its parents or legal representative, before and after birth, as outlined in the UN Convention and of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 348 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80 a (new)
Paragraph 80 a (new)
80a. Recalls that Article 18(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines the role of parents as the primary public measure for ensuring the best interests of the child and requires States to actively support parents; invites the competent institutions to therefore take into account the rights and duties of parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for the child and implement a family mainstreaming dimension when dealing with universal human rights in external relations;
Amendment 351 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 18
Subheading 18
Freedom of religion or belief, persecution of Christian communities and murder of Christians
Amendment 379 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
Paragraph 82 a (new)
Amendment 387 #
2012/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 b (new)
Paragraph 82 b (new)
82b. expresses its profound concern about the increasing number of acts of religious intolerance and discrimination, as epitomised by violence and acts of terrorism in various countries against Christians and their places of worship which it firmly condemns ; underlines that no part of the world is exempt from the scourge of religious intolerance ;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas several common gender issues, such as women’s rights as part of human rights, equal rightsissues relating to gender parity, equal rights with no gender-based discrimination, and compliance with international conventions are at the heart of the constitutional debates;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that no monotheistic religion advocates or can be used to justify violence;
Amendment 95 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to strengthen access to health and social services for women and girls, particularly with regard to maternal and reproductive health; and reaffirms all women’s fundamental right to have access to public healthcare systems, including primary care and obstetric and gynaecological care, as defined by the World Health Organisation;
Amendment 100 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that women’s active participation in public life, as protesters, voters, candidates and elected representatives, shows their willingness to obtain full citizenship; calls, therefore, for the adoption of all the necessary measures, including quotas, to ensure women’s participation in decision-making at all levels of government (from local to national, from executive to legislative powers);
Amendment 108 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the idea of many women parliamentarians that women’s rights and gender equality could better be implemented in legislation with the establishment of a women’s caucus or a special parliamentary committee to deal with the issue and ensure gender mainstreaming of equality in the context of the decision-making parliamentrocess;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. With regard to patenting in matters of public health and food safety, Commission must ensure that programmes, public or private research bodies and scientists whose research is funded by the Union budget, also patent their inventions in the EU ; as inventions in matters of public health and food safety are excluded from patentability where the implementation of the process requires either the prior destruction of human embryos or their prior use as base material, even if, in the patent application, the description of that process does not refer to the use of human embryos (cf. ECJ case law C-34/10), this type of research related to public health and food safety should be excluded from EU funding ;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Within the EU law, any invention related to public health or food safety is excluded from patentability where the implementation of the process requires either the prior destruction of human embryos or their prior use as base material, even if, in the patent application, the description of that process does not refer to the use of human embryos1 ; therefore the Union should not fund any private or public body accepting either the prior destruction of human embryos or their prior use as base material for research, or fund any research project which requires either the prior destruction of human embryos or their prior use as base material, as the scientific outcome is excluded from patentability; __________________ 1 Case law C-34/10, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 October 2011, Oliver Brüstle c. Greenpeace
Amendment 3 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. States that maternal death rates are disproportionately high in developing countries; notes with concern that African women are 175 times more likely to die in childbirth than women in the developed regions of the world1 ; stresses that accessible, affordable, adequate and high- quality emergency obstetric care is vital in order to reduce maternal death rates; emphasises that developing countries need increased numbers of qualified healthcare professionals to attend to women in labour and states the need for women to be informed about the sexual and reproductive health servicesprimary, gynaecological and obstetric health care as defined by the World Health Organisation they can access;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to Declaration A (2010) 21584 of 28 September 2010 of the 21st session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly,
Amendment 9 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reaffirms its declaration A (2010) 21584 of the ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms that girl children have equal status under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and calls on EU delegations in developing countries to work with the governments of those countries to ensure that girl children enjoy their rights without discrimination, inter alia by requiring the immediate registration of all children after birth, granting girls and boys equal entitlement to education and schooling and ending the unethical and discriminatory practices of prenatal sex selection, abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide, early forced marriage, female genital mutilation and child prostitution; reaffirms its resolution of 5 July 2012 on the forced abortion scandal in China (2012/2712(RSP))1; __________________ 1 P7_TA(2012)0301
Amendment 31 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. reminds that EU and Member States must take into account the rights and duties of the parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for the child when dealing with the rights of the child within the development assistance; calls the competent institutions to pay special attention to the relationships between parents and children, for example through programmes containing concrete measures specifically tailored to national requirements, seeking to provide maximum and optimum assistance for parents or guardians in the fulfilment of their parental duties in order to prevent family breakdown, children mistreatment and placement in social care as a result of serious poverty or ensure that such a measure is envisaged only as a very last resort;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In implementing the specific Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters1, with regard to the legally binding international human rights instruments, the EU acquis communautaire and the Union policy competencies in this matter, Union assistance should not be provided to any authority, organisation or programme which promotes, supports or participates in the management of any action which involves such human rights abuses as coercive abortion, forced sterilisation of women and men, determining foetal sex resulting in pre natal sex selection or infanticide, especially where such actions apply their priorities though psychological, social, economic or legal pressure. The Commission should present a report on the implementation of the Union's external assistance covering this programme; __________________ 1 A/CONF.171/13, Report of the ICPD, 18 Oct 1994, § 7.24
Amendment 35 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses concern about widespread gender-based violence, especially sexual violence and feminicide, in developing countries; states that upholding women'sthe legally binding international human rights, including their sexual and reproductive rights, is essential in order to end gender-based violencestruments do apply to both women and men, and that its respect and implementation is essential to end gender-based violence; states that upholding the fundamental right of all women to access to public health care systems, in particular to primary, gynaecological and obstetric health care as defined by the World Health Organisation, is part of the realisation of equal opportunities for women and men; calls on the Commission to make the fight against impunity for the perpetrators of such violence one of the priorities for its development assistance policy;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reaffirms the importance of co- financing as facilitating principle that motivates grant beneficiaries to higher accountability and contribution to development effectiveness, and improves cooperation of all stakeholders recommended by Istanbul principles1 ; in this respect, recommends that financial contribution in operating grants from the EU budget to one beneficiary in one calendar year should not exceed 50% of the overall annual budget of that beneficiary; __________________ 1 See Istanbul Principles, as agreed at the Open Forum’s Global Assembly in Istanbul, September 28 -30, 2010
Amendment 125 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Stresses the need to support specific health initiatives, especially at local and regional level, to strength public health systems and help countries develop and implement sound, evidence-based national health policies in priority areas (e.g., public health care systems for women, in particular primary, maternal, gynaecological and obstetric health care as defined by the World Health Organisation, access to family planning including fertility awareness-based methods) whilst ensuring that its funding of specific initiatives does not breach the remarks set out in Section III, Title 21 of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012;
Amendment 126 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. The EU reaffirms the importance of co-financing of non governmental organisations as facilitating principle that motivates grant beneficiaries to higher accountability and contribution to development effectiveness and improves cooperation of all stakeholders recommended by the Istanbul principles1; therefore, and in respect to the non- governmental character of applicants, the rate of overall EU assistance for operating costs provided to each funded private or public body, authority or programme shall not exceed 50 % of the applicant's overall annual budget of the grant year; __________________ 1 Istanbul Principles, as agreed at the Open Forum’s Global Assembly in Istanbul, September 28 -30, 2010
Amendment 20 #
2012/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. With regard to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and to the need to ensure the fullest protection of the rights foreseen by it and to prevent their erosion, invites the Commission and the EEAS to provide particular support for the prioritization of the boys and girls needs for special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection by their parents, before as well as after birth, on the basis of the Convention and of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9 b (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. With regard to the human rights dialogue with China, calls on the Commission and the EEAS to include forced abortion on the agenda for their next bilateral human rights dialogue with China1; __________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 5 July 2012 on the forced abortion scandal in China (2012/2712(RSP))
Amendment 23 #
2012/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9 c (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Invites the competent authorities to ensure that the funding of projects for human rights activities does not breach the remarks set out in Section III, Title 21 of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9 d (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Invites the Commission and the EEAS to implement specific measures to counter cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment based on sex such as forced and sex-selective abortion and forced sterilization of women and men;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9 e (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 9 e (new)
9 e. Strongly condemns female genital mutilation (FGM) as a breach of the bodily integrity of women and girls and urges the Commission and the EEAS to pay specific attention to such traditional harmful practices in its strategy to combat violence against women;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. invites the competent EU institutions to work towards improving the respect for and protection of the freedom of religion or belief when dealing with international human rights standards;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Invites the competent EU institutions to engage with and provide assistance to religious actors and faith- based organizations in support of religious freedom and conflict resolution;
Amendment 95 #
2012/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. With regard to the increasing aggressions and discriminations of individuals of all religious confessions, strongly condemn such acts and all forms of incitement to religious hatred and violence ; encourages the High Representative to promote and protect freedom of thought, conscience and religion within the EU human rights policy, as an inalienable right enshrined in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and guaranteed by Article 18 of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and by Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Art 10 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to Articles 2, 5, 17 and 178 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 12 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the sexualisation of children and adolescents in general and girls in particular is closely linked to the trivialisation of pornography and to hyper-eroticisation;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the sexualisation of children reflects a striking paradox: although society condemns paedophilia, it increasingly surrounds men with images of sexualised adolescents, while encouraging girls to see themselves as objects of male desire;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas besides the eroticised imagery of women used in advertising an increase in the number of sexually charged images of children in that industry has been noted; noting the absence of a concerted public policy effort to prevent the impact of overtly sexual images on children's attitudes towards sex and towards girls' self esteem by recommending the teaching of more positive attitudes in schools so girls and boys are empowered to say no despite peer pressures;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. having regard to the intense need of global information and training courses for parents dealing with the child development of contrasting male-female behavioural proclivities;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Article 18(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines the role of parents as the primary public measure for ensuring the best interests of the child and requires states to actively support parents;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the family is the first place where social interaction occurs for children and that an extended family circle plays a vital role in preventing media-influenced sexualisation;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas society, political institutions and the state school system should not replace parents’ role in their children’s emotional and sexual education, but should try to create a family-friendly environment conducive to their development (family mainstreaming);
Amendment 39 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas advertising ‘porno graphics’ not only use female nudity but also depict young women as submissive and sexually subservient; whereas 'porno chic’ flaunts all taboos, including that of paedophilia: girls used as models are displayed kneeling, legs apart, breasts exposed (Sisley), sucking a lollipop (Lee); whereas brands belonging to groups such as Gaultier, Helmut Lang, Thierry Mugler, Gucci, Versace, Dior or Vuitton resort to the sexualisation of girls, porno graphics and paedophilia chic to promote their products; therefore suggests that family and women’s rights associations should publicly boycott these brands;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas sexualisation consists of an instrumental and manipulative approach to a person by perceiving that person as an object for sexual use disregarding the person's dignity and personality traits, with the person's worth being measured in terms of the level of sexual attractiveness; sexualisation also involves the imposition of the sexuality of adult persons on girls, who are emotionally, psychologically and physically unprepared for this at their particular stage of development; sexualisation not being the normal, healthy, biological development of the sexuality of a person, conditioned by the individual process of development and taking place at the appropriate time for each particular individual;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that parents as the first source of authority and the persons closest to their children should influence the shaping of children's attitudes towards the issues of genderbiological sex differences between man and women and sexuality, and also support them in coping with and placing eroticised imagery and content in a broader context;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Union and Member States must take into account the rights and duties of parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for the child. Member States shall respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents or, where applicable, the members of the extended family or community as provided for by local custom, legal guardians or other persons legally responsible for the child, to provide, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.
Amendment 56 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Alerts parents to take sex differences seriously and not to heighten the self- objectification of girls through their behaviour by encouraging girls to participate in beauty contests, to attach undue importance to appearance, and at a later stage, by permitting the use of cosmetic surgery in order to improve self- esteem;
Amendment 81 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends the introduction into school curricula, in cooperation with parents and under their control, of a subject entitled: ‘Preparation for family life with elements of emotional and sexual education’, which will prepare young girls and boys to develop healthy, respectful and emotionally satisfying relationships, as an essential part of their character development and education as citizens, to include not just biological information but also consideration of psychological, emotional, social, cultural and ethical dimensions;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for appropriate preparation of teachers through essential training in the area of gender equalityhaving regard to the intense need of training courses dealing with the development of contrasting male-female behavioural proclivities, calls for appropriate preparation of teachers through essential training based on proven science, thus leaving no scope for wrong information about how the body works or for prejudice, in the area of sex differences between and equal opportunities for women and men, detection of and reaction to various types of abuse connected therewith and to sexual violence;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that staff providing psychological support in schools should be appropriately prepared to deal with problems related to sexualisation and sex differences between boys and girls;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the governments of Member States to engage in dialogue with internet service providers, consumer organisations, social organisations and, parents’ organisations and family organisations in order to define the sexualisation effect and its impact on child development, and to influence cultural standards concerning sexual behaviour and attitudes;
Amendment 127 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in the programmes being developed in respect of gender equality and non-discrimination, of the impact of sexualising content on the psychology and development of girls and boys, and in the context of society as a whole, of the entrenchment of discriminatory sexual stereotypes as a consequence of this phenomenon;
Amendment 128 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to take sex differences seriously into account, in the programmes being developed in respect of gender equality andeliminating inequalities and promoting equal opportunities for both men and women as well as non-discrimination, of the impact of sexualising content on the psychology and development of girls and boys, and in the context of society as a whole, of the entrenchment of discriminatory stereotypes as a consequence of this phenomenon;
Amendment 131 #
2012/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the Commission to promote and propagate good practices and standards already individually developed in certain EU countries, such as the United Kingdom, Slovakia and France, arising from an awareness of the problem and a well- developed sense of social corporate responsibility, and involving the introduction of self-regulation, for example;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas in most developing countries family plays a vital role in helping the most vulnerable members of society to cope with their difficult situation,
Amendment 51 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Emphasizes the importance of solidarity between generations; in this respect, invites the Commission to adopt family mainstreaming as a universal guiding principle for achieving the EU development goals;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes the increasing influence of China in many developing countries; asks the Commission to analyze this phenomenon and to report to the Parliament and Council how it is affecting EU relations with these countries;
Amendment 73 #
2012/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Notes the rise of the number of atrocities against Christians in some developing countries; urges the Commission to use all means necessary to stop and/or prevent violence against Christian communities in the developing world and to support dialogue between religious and cultural communities;
Amendment 41 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) As a recognition of the mission attributed to European political parties in the Treaty and in order to facilitate their work, a specific European legal status should be established for European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations, providing them with full legal capacity and recognition in all the Member States. However the conditions for recognition and funding should not be so onerous as to restrict the funding to those European political parties and affiliated European political foundations which are already established.
Amendment 249 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A European political party registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in this Regulation, which is represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members, and having member parties within the meaning of Article 2(1) established in one quarter of the Member States which is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article [93] of the Financial Regulation may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the European Parliament in a call for [contributions].
Amendment 88 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Member States concerned should cooperate in assessing a request for authorisation of a clinical trial. This cooperation should not include aspects of an intrinsically national nature, nor ethical aspects of a clinical trial, such as informed consent.
Amendment 125 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The human dignity and right to the integrity of the person are recognized in the Charter of Fundamental rights of the European Union and by the judgment in Case C-34/10 (Brüstle v. Greenpeace). In particular, the Charter requires that any intervention in the field of biology and medicine cannot be performed without free and informed consent of the person concerned. Directive 2001/20/EC contained an extensive set of rules for the protection of subjects. These rules should be upheld. Regarding the rules concerning the determination of the legal representative of incapacitated persons and minors, those rules diverge in Member States. It should therefore be left to Member States to determine the legal representative of incapacitated persons and minors.
Amendment 4 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Declaration by the troika presidency (Spain, Belgium and Hungary) and Poland on the impacts of reconciliation of work and family life on demographic dynamics (adopted at the Gödöllö Ministerial Conference, 1 April 2011),
Amendment 6 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on women and poverty in the European Union1, __________________ 1 OJ C 233E, 28.9.2006, p. 130
Amendment 7 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 February 2009 on non-discrimination based on sex and intergenerational solidarity1, __________________ 1 P6_TA (2009)0039
Amendment 25 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas economists and demographers (World bank, OCDE, IMF) use economic and mathematical models to highlight the economic value of household production – carried out mainly by women – and whereas women’s contribution to GDP would be even higher if their unpaid work were factored in, which proves discrimination of women’s work;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas home caregivers remain (both men and women) discriminated against in terms of the failure to count their years of work towards pensions and entitlements;
Amendment 73 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 78 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that men and women caring for children or the elderly should receive recognition by giving individual rights (particularly regarding social security and pensions);
Amendment 113 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Invites the social partners to present specific initiatives to validate the skills acquired during a family- or care related leave period which is central to make demand for labour intersect with the labour supply, so that these skills are taken into consideration upon re-entry into the labour market;
Amendment 135 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 143 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to include homophobic and transphobic violenceviolence against, and harassment of, heterosexuals, homosexuals and hatranssmentexuals in its action programmes against gender-based violence;
Amendment 170 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 183 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses concern over the rising incidence of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmissible diseases,; in particular amongst women; urgvites the Commission to explicitly include in its prevention strategies sex education and access to condomsrelationship education as well as different approaches on responsible sex education;
Amendment 195 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for human rights for womenall to be given the highest priority in the EU’s external policies;
Amendment 201 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 205 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expresses its concern about the slow progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, in particular towards MDG5: Improve Maternal Health, and about the fact that progress towards a reduction by three quarters of the maternal mortality rate is lagging far behind and that the aim of achieving universal access to reproductive health by 2015 is still far from being achieved; notes that about 1000 women still die each day from entirely avoidable pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications;
Amendment 209 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges political and religious leaderthe competent institutions to publicly throw their weight behind MDG5 and support modern sexual and reproductive health servicesall MDG;
Amendment 211 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges political and religious leaders to publicly throw their weight behind MDG5 and support modern sexual and reproductive health services;
Amendment 215 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 222 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets the lack of progress by Member States on plans to modernise existing legislation on maternity leave and calls forInvites the EU institutions to find a balanced compromise withon the future Danish Presidency of the EU with a view to adoption in the first half of 2012maternity leave directive to respond to the needs of European families and of the European economy; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for leave arrangements for care for elderly or sick relativefamily members;
Amendment 226 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 5 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliaments Resolution on the trade in human egg cells from March 10th 2005
Amendment 6 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas donated tissues and cells, such as skin, bones, tendons, corneas and haematopoietic stem cells, are increasingly used in medical therapies and as starting material for advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP); whereas the Directive2004/23 asks the Member States to endeavour to ensure voluntary and unpaid donation and endeavour to ensure that the procurement of tissues and cells as such is carried out on a non-profit basis which is a clear legal obligation which can in the case where a Member State does not follow the principal lead to infringement procedure;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas the donation of some tissues and cells creates a severe risk for the donor, whereas this risk is particular high in egg-cell donation because of the hormone treatment which is necessary to prepare the donation;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. Whereas the Charta of Fundamental Rights which is the leading principle for the European Union and legally binding after entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty prohibits making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain.
Amendment 18 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
Mc. Whereas unpaid donation is not only an ethical principle but also necessary to protect the health of the donor and the recipient as the involvement of high amounts of money in the donation process may stimulate the donor to take risks and may hinder the disclosure of risks in his/her medical history.
Amendment 19 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)
Recital M d (new)
Md. Whereas there is a lot of evidence that allogenic cordbloood transplantation is already successful for many patients and there are also serious reports that in some cases autologes treatment with this kind of cells can be successful.
Amendment 20 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M e (new)
Recital M e (new)
Me. Whereas serious media again and again report that in the area of tissues and cells the principle of unpaid donation is violated.
Amendment 24 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the concluspresentations of the Second Report on Voluntary and Unpaid Donation of Tissues and Cells; which shows that a lot of activities are performed in the Member States to implement the principle of unpaid donation but also shows that still a lot needs to be done
Amendment 31 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Asks the Commission to carefully monitor the development in the Member States and to examine carefully any reports by actors in the civil society and media under violation of the principle and draw appropriate consequences if necessary infringement procedures.
Amendment 40 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 72 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on Member States to raise awareness of public and private cord blood banking through information campaigns that may take place, for example, during antprenatal classes; but at the same times not exclude the activities of public cordblood banks including appropriately regulated information campaigns by those private cordblood banks.
Amendment 97 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that in order to guarantee respect for the existing regulatory diversity across Member States whichUnderlines that it is Member States competence to allow, prohibit or regulate research with human embryonic stem cells and in vitro fertilisation but that Member States in this respect need to reflspects differing national values and practices in this field, the s the rules set out in the Directive 2004/23 including the quality and safety and the principal of unpaid donation. Points out that the European Union has limited compe oftence in this areport does not include issues surrounding embryonic stem cell research, therapeutic cloning and in-vitro fertilisation;a and needs to respect when applying this competence the principles of the charter of fundamental rights and the principles applied in the judgement of the European Court of Justice.
Amendment 98 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to consider revising the principles governing tissue and cell donation as laid down inpropose as soon as possible a revision of the Directive 2004/23/EC, in order to bring them into line with the principles governing organ donation laid down in Directive 2010/45/EU, and to take into account of scientific developments and the the new legal situation after the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty and to take into account the scientific developments, the practical experience of actors in the sector and the recommendations of this report;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks the Commission to also propose a revision of Regulation EC 1394/2007 in order to include provision that guarantees the application of the principle of unpaid donation similar to the Directive 2010/45 and to take into account the problems in the implementation of the regulation especially for SMEs.
Amendment 13 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
-having regard to the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly A/RES/46/121, A/RES/47/134 and A/RES/49/179 on human rights and extreme poverty, A/RES/47/196 on the observance of an international day for the eradication of poverty, and A/RES/50/107, on the celebration of the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty and proclamation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty,
Amendment 14 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
-having regard to UN Economic and Social Council Documents E/CN.4/Sub.2/1996/13, E/CN4/1987/NGO/2, E/CN4/1987/SR.29 and E/CN.4/1990/15 on human rights and extreme poverty, E/CN.4/1996/25 on the right to development and E/CN.4/SUB.2/RES/1996/25 on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights,
Amendment 15 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)
Citation 23 c (new)
-having regard to the Report by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (A/66/265) examining the laws, regulations and practices that restrict behaviours in public spaces by persons living in poverty,
Amendment 16 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 d (new)
Citation 23 d (new)
-having regard to Resolution 17(13) adopted by the United Nations Security Council on ‘Human rights and extreme poverty’ of 14 June 2011,
Amendment 24 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas freedom of conscience, religion, opinion and expression without the risk of state punishment is aare core universal right, for which the availability of diverse sources of information is a necessary parts;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the comprehensive section on violence against women in this year's Annual Report; in this contexts calls attention to scourges such as forced and sex-selective abortion, forced sterilization and female genital mutilation; recognises the priority given to support efforts towards the worldwide abolition of the death penalty and to judicial reform issues; endorses the HR/VP's practical focus on EU action in international forums;
Amendment 145 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of a political support process not simply focussed on the period immediately before and after elections, but based on continuity; welcomes the HR/VP's attention to ‘deep democracy’, which links democratic processes with human rights, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law and good governance; underlines that in this context the right to religious freedom should also be assigned a duly prominent role; in fact such a right is generally recognized as one of the most fundamental of all human rights;
Amendment 178 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the ‘Arab Spring’ has served to demonstrate the inadequacy of the EU's policies hitherto to effectively support people's strong desire for accountable and representative government in countries where this is denied; welcomes therefore the Joint Communications by the Commission and the HR/VP on ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’ and ‘A partnership for democracy and shared prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean’, and the approach taken of shared commitments and mutual accountability, stronger conditionality, differentiation of policies, the advancing of multilateral and sub-regional cooperation and the principle of further involving civil society; takes the opportunity to stress that the 'Arab Spring' would become a paradox and fail in the face of the expectations of many if it developed in a direction that denies the rights of religious minorities, including Christians;
Amendment 228 #
Amendment 238 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Strongly condemns female genital mutilation (FGM) as a barbarian breach of the bodily integrity of women and girls; firmly rejects any reference to cultural, traditional or religious practice as a mitigating factor; urges the Commission to pay specific attention to such traditional harmful practices in its strategy to combat violence against women; equally condemns and calls for specific measures to counter cruel, inhuman and degrading treatments such as forced and sex- selective abortion and forced sterilization;
Amendment 256 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Urges the Council and Commission to develop a toolkit on the advancement of the right to freedom of religion or belief in the EU's external policy, including instruments to concretely support all religious and ethnic minorities in the different areas and to foresee mechanisms to identify infringements, and to involve civil society organisations in its preparation; welcomes the EU's action in various UN forums against intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief and its unwavering and principled stance against the resolutions on combating defamation of religions; stresses in particular the importance of engaging in a constructive dialogue with the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on this issue;
Amendment 269 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
Amendment 282 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67 a. Refers to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and to the need to ensure the fullest protection of the rights foreseen by it and to prevent their erosion; in this context would particularly support the prioritization of the child's needs for special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth, on the basis of the Convention and of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 306 #
Amendment 308 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78 a. Highlights the need to develop a set of principles on the application of standards and criteria relating to human rights in the fight against extreme poverty (roadmap);
Amendment 309 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 b (new)
Paragraph 78 b (new)
78 b. Noted with concern that certain factors particularly aggravate vulnerability to extreme poverty such as the problems of maternal and child health, mental health, debt, drug addiction, poor accommodation, statelessness and internal displacements;
Amendment 310 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 c (new)
Paragraph 78 c (new)
78 c. Is pleased that the driving principles on extreme poverty and human rights are based on the interdependence and indivisibility of all human rights, as well as on the principles of the participation and empowerment of people living in extreme poverty; emphasises the indissociability of extreme poverty and human rights: on the one hand, people living in extreme poverty were often also deprived of their civil, political, economic and social human rights; on the other hand an approach in the fight against extreme poverty based on human rights is essential in order to understand this situation and combat it; urges the Council of the Union to support this approach with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission;
Amendment 311 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 d (new)
Paragraph 78 d (new)
78 d. Thanks the United Nations Secretary-General for having welcomed a delegation of young people from the ATD Fourth World Movement during his official visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg; highlights that dialogue between citizens living in extreme poverty and international institutions is important in order to ensure the efficiency of public policies in the area of human rights;
Amendment 312 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 e (new)
Paragraph 78 e (new)
78 e. Recalls the message of the United Nations World Day to overcome extreme poverty (17 October) ‘Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty’; reaffirms that the existence of widespread extreme poverty stands in the way of the full and effective enjoyment of human rights and that the international community must continue to accord high priority to the reduction of poverty in the immediate future and, subsequently, its final eradication;
Amendment 317 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 21 a (new)
Subheading 21 a (new)
Human rights, freedom of religion and the persecution of Christians in the world
Amendment 318 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 a (new)
Paragraph 81 a (new)
81 a. Remains committed to the realisation of the freedom of religion in all parts of the world as part of enhanced EU efforts in its bilateral and multilateral action on freedom of religion; invites therefore its President as well as the High Representative/Vice-President to report on the measures taken and on concrete proposals to further strengthen the EU's action in this regard;
Amendment 319 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 b (new)
Paragraph 81 b (new)
81 b. Expresses its profound concern about the increasing number of acts of religious intolerance and discrimination, as epitomised by violence and acts of terrorism in various countries against Christians and their places of worship, which it firmly condemns; stresses that no part of the world is exempt from the scourge of religious intolerance;
Amendment 320 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 c (new)
Paragraph 81 c (new)
81 c. Invites the competent institutions to closely collaborate with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in bilateral and multilateral fora, e.g. the UN Human Rights Council;
Amendment 321 #
2011/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 d (new)
Paragraph 81 d (new)
81 d. Opposes the idea that there should be laws or UN resolutions against the so- called "defamation of religions" which provide justification for governments to restrict religious freedom and free expression; invites the EU Council and the High Representative/Vice-President to oppose any move at the UN seeking to impose the concept of "defamation of religion";
Amendment 36 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets the judgment of the ECJ of 1 March 2011 ("Unisex-Directive") which declares that gender-based insurance premiums and services are not in line with EU law; invites therefore the Commission to level the consequences of the judgement through clarification in the Unisex Directive in order to specify that different gender-related calculations of premiums and services do not constitute discrimination if there are biologically and/or statistically provable differences between men and women;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 68 #
2011/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that extreme poverty and social exclusion of citizens cannot be understood solely in economic terms, on the basis of figures, but must also be understood in terms of violation of fundamental rights;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
– the lack of transparency in the EU agencies, i.e. the Fundamental Rights Agency1, which makes it difficult to ascertain whether or not their actions comply with the principles of transparency, objectivity, effective impartiality, good administration, data protection and antidiscrimination, as well as of necessity and proportionality; __________________ 1 A7-0344/2010, P7_TA(2010)0483, § 31.
Amendment 120 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 169 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the principles of human dignity and equality before the law are foundations of democratic society; deems incomprehensible the current blockage of Council negotiations on the Commission's proposal for a horizontal directive extending comprehensive protection against discrimination on all grounds, including religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and urges efforts to ensure adoption as soon as possibleinvites therefore the Member States to implement the large number of already existing instruments of the acquis communautaire and to evaluate the real need of improvement through new EU legislative acts before launching new legislative acts;
Amendment 184 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the need to avoid unilateral interpretations of the principle of non-discrimination and rejects the attempt to grant Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights a pre-eminent role compared with other (equally important) provisions of the Charter;
Amendment 190 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Is alarmed by the fact that the concept of 'hate speech' (including in relation with the term 'homophobia'), whilst not yet defined within the acquis communautaire, is instrumentalised to restrict legitimate manifestation of freedom of expression, freedom of religion and of freedom of conscience which are also guaranteed in international human rights instruments and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 192 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Recalls that the fundamental right to conscientious objection is enshrined in Article 10 (2) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and that the practice of conscientious objection is adequately regulated in the EU Member States by a comprehensive and clear legal and policy framework governing the practice of conscientious objection;
Amendment 259 #
Amendment 260 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 265 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to propose a recast ofMember States to implement the Council Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of a criminal law including other forms of bias crime, including on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expressionand to evaluate the real need of improvement through new EU legislative acts;
Amendment 266 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 273 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 291 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 382 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the Commission’s EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child, the Commission’s efforts to ensure respect for, and promotion of, the rights of the child in judicial proceedings, and the fact that the Directive on victims of crime ensures a higher level of protection of children as vulnerable victims; regret however that the Agenda does not clearly highlight the prior responsibility of both parents for the well-being of their children and the rights of the child;
Amendment 388 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Recalls that the EU and its Member States must take into account the rights and duties of the parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for the child;
Amendment 392 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Calls the Member States to pay special attention to the relationships between parents and children, for example through programmes containing concrete measures specifically tailored to national requirements, seeking to provide maximum and optimum assistance for parents or guardians in the fulfilment of their parental duties in order to prevent family breakdown, children mistreatment and placement in social care as a result of serious poverty or ensure that such a measure is envisaged only as a very last resort;
Amendment 408 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 a (new)
Subheading 10 a (new)
Access by the poorest groups to all of their fundamental rights
Amendment 409 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Reiterates as a matter of urgency its appeal to the Council to include the topic 'Access by the poorest groups to all of their fundamental rights' in the thematic areas of the Agency for Fundamental Rights' next Multi-annual Framework;
Amendment 419 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Calls on the Agency for Fundamental Rights to conduct a preliminary study on the access by the poorest groups to all of their fundamental rights and on discrimination linked to extreme poverty, by involving those NGOs in which the socially excluded are able to express themselves freely;
Amendment 422 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43c. Takes the view that extreme poverty is a violation of fundamental rights, characterized by an accumulation of violations that mutually reinforce each other, locking people into a vicious circle.
Amendment 424 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 d (new)
Paragraph 43 d (new)
43d. Calls upon national and European institutions to celebrate 17 October as United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty, by involving those NGOs in which the socially excluded are able to express themselves freely;
Amendment 426 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 e (new)
Paragraph 43 e (new)
43e. Calls on the EU to ratify the revised Social Charter as a whole, including Articles 30 and 31;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 14(3), 23, 24 and 33 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular its provisions on social rights and equality between men and women,
Amendment 2 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 7, 8, 16, 17, 27 and 30 of the European Social Charter (revised) of the Council of Europe,
Amendment 3 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to Article 5 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 10 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 22 September 2005 on women and poverty in the European Union1, __________________ 1 P6_TA(2005)0388.
Amendment 19 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the predominant two-parent model is becoming less frequent, and single mothers are becoming increasingly significantsingle mothers are growing as a group in all advanced and industrialised countries, whether as a result of divorce, separation or never having been married, and whereas there is therefore a need to respond to this new reality by adapting policies,
Amendment 25 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Believes that families make a crucial contribution to society, and must therefore be supported so that the family unit does not bear the brunt of the current challenges and changes alone, becoming the main safety-net against unemployment, illness and disability, and a place of violence,
Amendment 80 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the developmentintroduction of parental training courses to prepare and teach singleexpectant mothers and fathers best ways of dealing with the difficult job of raising a child as a single parent whiletter for the responsibility of being parents, with a view to preventing divorce and providing the children with a balanced life rhythmfamily environment;
Amendment 113 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that the Make Mothers Matter survey of mothers in Europe showed that mothers are deeply concerned about their children’s well-being, and that many of them wish to be present and take care of their own children at certain times in their lives;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Risk of povertextreme poverty and juvenile delinquency
Amendment 127 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States to guarantee equal treatment and to maintain a high quality of life for all children regardless of the marital status of their parents, by providing universal allowances in order to not pass poverty on to the child;
Amendment 161 #
Amendment 162 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Suggests introducing training courses to educate young people about their future responsibilities towards their partners and children, in order to build a sustainable future and create an environment conducive to family well- being;
Amendment 163 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Emphasises the cost to society as a whole of non-marriage and separations, and calls on the Member States to introduce family counsellors and mediation systems, being guided in this respect by the work of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 164 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Takes the view that those who devote their time and skills to looking after and bringing up children or caring for the elderly should receive social recognition, and whereas this could be achieved by granting such people entitlements in their own right, particularly as regards social security and pensions,
Amendment 5 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an overall strategic, prioritised and longer-term approach ensuring that gender equality is put at the heart of all Community policies, programmes, projects and activities promoted at a European Union level, as well as in relations with third countries, as this is directly linked to improving democratic stability, social cohesion and human rights;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the crucial role of the European Union in the realisation of equality between women and men in its Member States and in its relations with third countries, by mainstreaming and reinforcing gender equality issues in thematic priorities and through the use of participatory approaches in programme design and development, with an emphasis on combating gender stereotypes and all forms of discrimination and violence against women, in addition to involving women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and empowering them to be active citizens, for the benefit of society, paying special attention to the most vulnerable among them;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that gender equality policy is systematically assessed and evaluated;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that an increasing number of women live in extreme poverty or are at risk of poverty, in particular women with special needs, such as disabled women, elderly women and single mothers; urges the Commission to pay particular attention to this problem when drawing up, as well as implementing, the relevant budget headings;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to introduce specific programmes for men, bearing in mind that equal opportunities also concern men;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 a (new)
- measures to support marriage and the family, with a view to averting divorce, since every divorce entails costs for society as a whole;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 b (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 b (new)
- measures to reduce the heavy costs to society of family breakdown, in particular by recognising the role of volunteering in providing additional educational and family assistance for children of large and one-parent families;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 c (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 c (new)
- measures to promote active parental responsibility for children, regardless of the parents' social situation, in accordance with the international instruments in force;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
asks the Commission, further, to transform the current pilot project on ‘Conversion of precarious work into work with rights’ into a preparatory action, specifying that particular attention should be paid to the significant proportion of female and male workers in precarious jobs;
Amendment 47 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the primary objective of cooperation under this Regulation shall be the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty;
Amendment 48 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) fostering at all levels of the decision- making and the implementation process in development policy a close partnership with the poorest so that the means and resources, suited to combating chronic poverty effectively and to eradicating social exclusion, can be drawn from their experience;
Amendment 52 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights, gender equality, women empower as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, equal opportunities for women and ment, non- discrimination, democracy and rule of low, good governance, the rights of the child and indigenous peoples' rights, the promotion of knowledge about and respect for local cultures and traditions in developing countries, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change and combating HIV/AIDS.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. The Commission should take into account the Declaration A (2010) 21584 adopted by the 21st session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly, held on 28 September 2010 in which the ACP Parliamentary Assembly is urgently appealing the European Union to refrain from any attempts to impose its values which are not freely shared.
Amendment 78 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 3 "Asia"– point i b (new)
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 3 "Asia"– point i b (new)
(ib) establishing a development policy with regard to demographic challenges tackling the growing sex imbalance favouring males to females and addressing the problem of pre-natal sex selection, sex-selected abortion and infanticide to secure male offspring;
Amendment 83 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 4 "Central Asia" – point d a (new)
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 4 "Central Asia" – point d a (new)
(d a) establishing a development policy with regard to demographic challenges tackling the growing sex imbalance favouring males to females and addressing the problem of pre-natal sex selection, sex-selected abortion and infanticide to secure male offspring;
Amendment 88 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part A – paragraph 4 "Human development" – point d – point iii
Annex V – part A – paragraph 4 "Human development" – point d – point iii
(iii) supporting specific initiatives especially at regional and global level, which strengthen health systems and help countries develop and implement sound, evidence-based national health policies, and in priority areas (e.g., maternal health and sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to family planning; fair access to public health systems, in particular to primary health care including the protection of mothers and children as defined by the World Health Organisation and also to maternal, gynaecologic and obstetric health care, global public goods and response to global health threats).;
Amendment 220 #
2011/0406(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to declaration A (2010) 21584 of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly,
Amendment 234 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Union assistance should support the Joint Africa-EU Strategy15 and its successive Actions Plans which forms the framework for broad and mutually beneficial cooperation within a Strategic Partnership characterised by the pursuit of common objectives on an equal footing. Union assistance should respect the Declaration of the 21st session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly1. __________________ 1 A (2010) 21584 of 28 September 2010
Amendment 249 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In a globalised world, different internal EU policies such as environment, climate change, employment (including decent work for all), gender equalityequal opportunities for women and men, energy, water, transport, health, education, justice and security, research and innovation, information society, migration, agriculture and fisheries, are increasingly becoming part of the EU's external action. Commission Communication ‘Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ underlines the commitment of the Union to promote in its internal and external policies smart, inclusive and sustainable growth bringing together three pillars: economic, social and environmental. (This amendment applies throughout the text changing "gender equality" into "equal opportunities for women and men". EU activities aimed at promoting equality for both sexes are called "equal opportunities between women and men" in all official translations of EU acts. In adopting this amendment, codified linguistic usage attached to a given type of EU policy is maintained.)
Amendment 256 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) The Union reaffirms the importance of co-financing as a facilitating principle that motivates grant beneficiaries to commit to greater accountability, contributes to development effectiveness and improves the cooperation of all stakeholders as recommended by the Istanbul principles. In this respect, the financial contribution to operating grants from the Union budget to one beneficiary in one calendar year should not exceed 50% of the overall annual budget of that beneficiary1. __________________ 1 Istanbul Principles, as agreed at the Open Forum’s Global Assembly in Istanbul, September 28 -30, 2010
Amendment 324 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Union assistance shall support the implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy, and in particular its successive Action plans, to cover activities of a trans- regional, continental or global nature. Union assistance shall respect the Declaration of the 21st session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly1. __________________ 1 A (2010) 21584 of 20 October 2010
Amendment 330 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Union reaffirms the importance of co-financing as a facilitating principle that motivates grant beneficiaries to commit to higher accountability, contributes to development effectiveness and improves the cooperation of all stakeholders as recommended by the Istanbul principles. In this respect, the financial contribution to operating grants from the Union budget to one beneficiary in one calendar year should not exceed 50% of the overall annual budget of that beneficiary1. __________________ 1 Istanbul Principles, as agreed at the Open Forum’s Global Assembly in Istanbul, September 28 -30, 2010
Amendment 461 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point d – point iii
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point d – point iii
(iii) supporting specific initiatives especially at regional and global level, which strengthen health systems and help countries develop and implement sound, evidence-based national health policies, and in priority areas (e.g., maternal health and sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to family planning; global public goods and response to global health threats).public health care systems, in particular primary, maternal, gynaecological and obstetric health care as defined by the World Health Organisation, access to family planning including fertility awareness- based methods; global public goods and response to global health threats), whilst ensuring that the respective funding of specific initiatives is not in contradiction with the remarks set out in Section III, Title 21 of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 ;
Amendment 486 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – paragraph 5
Annex VII – paragraph 5
Civil Society Organisations and Local Authorities thematic programme 21 000 €
Amendment 487 #
2011/0406(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex VII – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 356 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Furthermore, in many cases, contributing effectively to the objectives of Europe 2020 and the Innovation Union will require solutions to be developed which are interdisciplinary in nature and therefore cut across multiple specific objectives of Horizon 2020. Particular attention will be given to responsible research and innovation. GenderEqual opportunities for women and men will be addressed as a cross-cutting issue in order to rectify imbalances between women and men, and to integrate a gender dimensio. Horizon 2020 must respect scientific excellence and professional qualification of research professionals when promoting equal opportunities for men and women in research and innovation programming and content. Horizon 2020 includes specific provisions to incentivise such cross-cutting actions, including by an efficient bundling of budgets. This includes also for instance the possibility for the societal challenges and enabling and industrial technologies to make use of the provisions for financial instruments and the dedicated SME instrument.
Amendment 435 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.6 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.6 – paragraph 5
In order to be open to all sources of talent, general measures to overcome any distortions in the access to the grants will be ensured, for example by encouraging equal opportunities in all Marie Curie actions and by benchmarking gender participation of both women and men. In addition, the Marie Curie actions will support researchers to get established on a more stable career path and to ensure that they can achieve an appropriate work/life balance, taking into account their family situation, and to contribute to facilitate resuming a research career after a break. The principles of the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers promoting open recruitment and attractive working conditions will have to be endorsed and applied by all the funded participants.
Amendment 924 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.3 – paragraph 1
Enabling all societal actors to interact in the innovation cycle increases the quality, relevance, acceptability and sustainability of innovation outcomes by integrating society's interests and values. This requires developing specific skills, knowledge and capacities at individual and organisational as well as at national and transnational levels. A scientifically literate, responsible and creative society will be nurtured through the promotion of and research on appropriate science education methods. Gender equality willEqual opportunities for women and men should be promoted in particular by supporting changes in the organisation of research institutions and in the content and design of research activities. In order to improve knowledge circulation within the scientific community and the wider public, the accessibility and use of the results of publicly funded research will be further developed. An Ethics Framework for research and innovation, based on the fundamental ethical principles including those reflected in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and all the relevant Union laws and Conventions, will be promoted in coordination with relevant international organisations.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The activities developed under Horizon 2020 should aim at promoting equality opportunities between men and women in research and innovation, by addressing in particular the underlying ca. In order to assure the efficient research project related uses of gender imbalance, by exploiting the full potential of both female and male researchers, and by integrating the gender dimension into the content of projects in order to improve the quality of research and stimulate innovationEU funding, Horizon 2020 must take into account excellent science and professional qualification of scientific staff of both sexes involved in research projects. Activities should also aim at the implementation of the principles relating to the equality opportunities between women and men as laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 TFEU.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Research and innovation activities supported by Horizon 2020 should respect fundamental ethical principles. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies should be taken into account. Research activities should also take into account Article 13 TFEU and reduce the use of animals in research and testing, with a view ultimately to replacing animal use. All activities should be carried out ensuring a high level of human health protection in accordance with Article 168 TFEU. Horizon 2020 funding principles must respect the constitutional and legislative provisions and customs of the Member States.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Research and innovation activities supported by Horizon 2020 should respect fundamental ethical principles. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies should be taken into account. Research activities should also take into account Article 13 TFEU and reduce the use of animals in research and testing, with a view ultimately to replacing animal use. Research activities should also respect the constitutional and administrative provisions and customs of Member States. All activities should be carried out ensuring a high level of human health protection in accordance with Article 168 TFEU.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Commission does not explicitly solicit the use of human embryonic stem cells. The use of human stem cells, be they adult or embryonic, if any, depends on the judgement of the scientists in view of the objectives they want to achieve and is subject to stringent Ethics Review. No project involving the use of human embryonic stem cells should be funded that does not obtain the necessary approvals from the Member States. No activity should be funded that is forbidden in all Member States. No activity should be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbiddenre are considerable differences between national legislations on research using human embryos and human embryonic stem cells, and between EU Member States and third countries. The Union's research policy should not seek to harmonise national legislation in the Member States or influence the change of legislation of third countries when funding research cooperation. In connection with the Seventh Framework Programme, the Commission declared that it would continue with the current practice and would not submit to the Regulatory Committee proposals for projects which include research activities which destroy human embryos, including for the procurement of stem cells1. This commitment should be part of the present Regulation in order to ensure legal certainty. __________________ 1 Statement by the Commission re Article 6, annexed to Decision No 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013), OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) When funding research cooperation with third countries within the framework of development cooperation, the Union should respect the acquis communautaire, notably the judgment of 18 October 2011 in Case C-34/101, Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace eV. __________________ 1 Not yet published in the ECR.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
Recital 25 b (new)
(25b) The Union should encourage scientists whose research is funded by Horizon 2020 in the framework of development cooperation with third countries to patent their inventions in Europe. As human embryonic stem cells are not patentable, this type of research should be excluded from Union funding of research cooperation with third countries, and funded exclusively by national budgets.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to the development of research into European legal systems, to cooperation with third countries, to ethical responsible research and innovation including gender, the respect of equal opportunities between men and women in research, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession of both sexes and to facilitating cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to cooperation with third countries, to responsible research and innovation including gender, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession and to facilitating cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Amendment 42 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Amendment 43 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimensioequal opportunities for men and women in research and innovation content.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) research activity aiming at human cloning for reproductive, therapeutic and scientific purposes;
Amendment 46 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) research which involves the destruction of human embryos;
Amendment 47 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) research using human embryonic stem cells.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The activities developed under Horizon 2020 should aim at promoting equality between men and women in research and innovation, by addressing in particular thHorizon 2020 funded research activities should comply with the EU acquis communautaire with regard to equal opportunities between men and women. Horizon 2020 should pay attention to excellent science uanderlying causes of gender imbalance, by exploiting the full potential of both female and male to professional qualification of scientific and research personal of both sex involved in researchers, and by integrating the gender dimension into the content of projects in order to improve the quality of research and stimulate innovation. Activities should also aim at the implementation of the principles relating to the equality between women and men as laid down in Articles 2 and 3innovation. In order to assure the effective use of EU funding, the principal distinction for EU research funding should be the excellence of science project and the professional qualification of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 TFEUsearch staff.
Amendment 48 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Research on other types of human stem cells, both adult and embryonic, may be financed, depending both on the contents of the scientific proposal and the legal framework of the Member States involved. No funding shall be granted for research activities that are prohibited in all the Member States. No activity shall be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Horizon 2020 must respect scientific excellence and professional qualification of research professionals of both sexes when promoting equal opportunities between men and women in research and innovation.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Research and innovation activities supported by Horizon 2020 should respect fundamental ethical principles. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies should be taken into account. Research activities should also take into account Article 13 TFEU and reduce the use of animals in research and testing, with a view ultimately to replacing animal use. Horizon 2020 funding of research activities must respect the legislative provisions and customs of the Member States. All activities should be carried out ensuring a high level of human health protection in accordance with Article 168 TFEU. (EU Framework Programs must respect the national constitutional law of Member States when establishing funding for research. EU cannot fund research which is not authorized in Member States.)
Amendment 55 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) research involving the commercial donation of eggs, tissues and cells, and surrogate motherhood.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Commission does not explicitly solicit the use of human embryonic stem cells. The use of human stem cells, be they adult or embryonic, if any, depends on the judgement of the scientists in view of the objectives they want to achievAttention should be paid to the considerable differences between national legislations of Member States with regard to research using human embryos and human embryonic stem cells. EU research policy should not lead to harmonize national legislation of Member States. The Commission should remind its declaration, with regard to the 7th FRP, to continue the current practice and isnot subjecmit to stringent Ethics Review. No project involving the use of human embryonicthe Regulatory Committee proposals for projects which include research activities which destroy human embryos, including for the procurement of stemll cells should be funded that does not obtain the necessary approvals from the Member States. No activity should be funded that is forbidden in all Member States. No activity should be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden1. This commitment should be included in this Regulation in order to ensure legal continuity. __________________ 1 Point 12 of the Commission statement regarding Article 6 annexed to Decision 1982/2006/EC of the European parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the 7th FRP of the EC for research, technological development and demonstration activities, OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p.1.
Amendment 57 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The European Court of Justice has ruled in case C-34/101 that EU law precludes human embryonic stem cells from being patented. In accordance to ECJ ruling in case C-34/10, embryonic stem cell research should be excluded of EU funding. __________________ 1 Case C-34/10, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 October 2011, Oliver Brüstle c. Greenpeace.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
Recital 25 b (new)
(25b) EU research policy and research funding must ensure that scientist whose research is funded by the EU tax payer's money also patent their inventions in the EU. As human embryonic stem cells are not patentable (cf ECJ case law C-34/10), this type of research should be excluded from EU funding to ensure a responsible use of tax payers money. Nevertheless, a Member State can decide to fund this research exclusively by its national budget and in accordance to its national legislation.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balanceequal opportunities for men and women in research and innovation. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long- term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
Annex I – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
The ERC's Scientific Council shall continuously monitor the ERC's operations and consider how best to achieve its objectives by means of grant schemes that emphasise clarity, stability and simplicity, both for applicants and in their implementation and management, and, as necessary, to respond to emerging needs. It shall endeavour to sustain and further refine the ERC's world-class peer-review system which is based on transparent, fair and impartial treatment of proposals so that it can identify ground-breaking scientific excellence and talent regardless of a researcher's gendersex, nationality or age. Finally, the ERC shall continue conducting its own strategic studies to prepare for and support its activities, maintain close contacts with the scientific community and other stakeholders and look to make its activities complement research conducted at other levels.
Amendment 66 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
Annex I – part I – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
If Europe is to match its competitors in research and innovation, it must entice more young women and men to embark on research careers and provide highly attractive opportunities and environments for research and innovation. The most talented individuals, from Europe and elsewhere, should see Europe as a pre- eminent place to work. Gender equalityEqual opportunities for men and women in research and innovation, high-quality and reliable employment and working conditions plus recognition are crucial aspects that must be secured in a consistent way across the whole of Europe.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balanceequal opportunities for men and women. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long- term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 97 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
Annex I – section 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
The ERC's Scientific Council shall continuously monitor the ERC's operations and consider how best to achieve its objectives by means of grant schemes that emphasise clarity, stability and simplicity, both for applicants and in their implementation and management, and, as necessary, to respond to emerging needs. It shall endeavour to sustain and further refine the ERC's world-class peer-review system which is based on transparent, fair and impartial treatment of proposals so that it can identify ground-breaking scientific excellence and talent regardless of a researcher's gendersex, nationality or age. Finally, the ERC shall continue conducting its own strategic studies to prepare for and support its activities, maintain close contacts with the scientific community and other stakeholders and look to make its activities complement research conducted at other levels.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
Annex I – section 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
If Europe is to match its competitors in research and innovation, it must entice more young women and men to embark on research careers and provide highly attractive opportunities and environments for research and innovation. The most talented individuals, from Europe and elsewhere, should see Europe as a pre- eminent place to work. Gender equalityEqual opportunities for men and women, high- quality and reliable employment and working conditions plus recognition are crucial aspects that must be secured in a consistent way across the whole of Europe.
Amendment 107 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to the development of research into European legal systems, to cooperation with third countries, to ethical responsible research and innovation including gender, andthe respect of equal opportunities between men and women in research, to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession for both sexes and to facilitating cross- border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 113 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Amendment 114 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimensiomust respect scientific excellence and professional qualification of research professionals when promoting equal opportunities for men and women in research and innovation content.
Amendment 118 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 3
First, significant inequalities persist in the Union both across countries and within them. In 2010 the Human Development Index, an aggregate measure of progress in health, education and income, scores the Union's Member States between 0,743 and 0,895, thus reflecting considerable divergences between countries. Significant gender inequalities also persist: for instance, tbetween men and women persist. The gender pay gap in the Union remains at 17.8 % in favour of men. One in every six Union citizens today (around 80 million people) is at risk of poverty. Over the past two decades the poverty of young adults and families with children has risen. The youth unemployment rate is above 20 %. 150 million Europeans (some 25 %) have never used the internet and may never get sufficient digital literacy. Political apathy and polarisation in elections has also risen, reflecting citizen's faltering trust in current political systems. These figures suggest that some social groups and communities are persistently left out of social and economic development and/or democratic politics.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – section 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
The aim is to enhance solidarity as well as social, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners, through cutting-edge science and interdisciplinarity, technological advances and organisational innovations. Humanities research can play an important role here. Research shall support policymakers in designing policies that combat poverty and social exclusion, and prevent the development of various forms of divisions, discriminations and inequalities in European societies, such as gender inequalities or digital or innovation divides, and with other world regions. It shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the broad external action of the Union. Specific measures shall be taken to unlock excellence in less developed regions, thereby widening participation in Horizon 2020.
Amendment 122 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) research activity aiming at human cloning for reproductive, therapeutic or scientific purposes;
Amendment 123 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) research activity intended to modify the genetic heritage of human beings and animals which could make such changes heritable;
Amendment 124 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) research involving the destruction of human embryos;
Amendment 126 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) research using human embryonic stem cells;
Amendment 135 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Research on other types of human stem cells, both adult and embryonic, may be financed, depending both on the contents of the scientific proposal and the legal framework of the Member States involved. No funding shall be granted for research activities that are prohibited in all the Member States. No activity shall be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 154 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balanceequal opportunities between men and women. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long- term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
Annex I – part I – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
The ERC's Scientific Council shall continuously monitor the ERC's operations and consider how best to achieve its objectives by means of grant schemes that emphasise clarity, stability and simplicity, both for applicants and in their implementation and management, and, as necessary, to respond to emerging needs. It shall endeavour to sustain and further refine the ERC's world-class peer-review system which is based on transparent, fair and impartial treatment of proposals so that it can identify ground-breaking scientific excellence and talent regardless of a researcher's gendersex, nationality or age. Finally, the ERC shall continue conducting its own strategic studies to prepare for and support its activities, maintain close contacts with the scientific community and other stakeholders and look to make its activities complement research conducted at other levels.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
Annex I – part I – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
If Europe is to match its competitors in research and innovation, it must entice more young women and men to embark on research careers and provide highly attractive opportunities and environments for research and innovation. The most talented individuals, from Europe and elsewhere, should see Europe as a pre- eminent place to work. Gender equalityEqual opportunities between men and women in research, high-quality and reliable employment and working conditions plus recognition are crucial aspects that must be secured in a consistent way across the whole of Europe.
Amendment 171 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – point 2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part I – point 2.3 – paragraph 1
Neither Union funding alone nor Member States individually will be able to address this challenge. Although Member States have introduced reforms to improve their tertiary education institutions and modernise their training systems, progress is still uneven across Europe, with big differences between countries. Overall, scientific and technological cooperation between the public and private sectors generally remains weak in Europe. The same applies to gender equalityequal opportunities between men and women in research and to the efforts to attract students and researchers of both sexes from outside the ERA. Currently around 20 % of the doctoral candidates in the Union are citizens of third countries, whereas about 35 % in the United States of America come from abroad. To speed up this change, a strategic approach that goes beyond national borders is required at Union level. Union funding is crucial to create incentives for and encourage the indispensable structural reforms.
Amendment 297 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The activities developed under Horizon 2020 should aim at promoting equality between men and women in research and innovation, by addressing in particular thHorizon 2020 funded research activities should comply with the Union acquis communautaire with regard to equal opportunities between men and women. Horizon 2020 should pay attention to excellent science uanderlying causes of gender imbalance, by exploiting the full potential of both female and male researchers, and by integrating the gender dimension into the content of projects in order to improve the quality of to professional qualification of scientific and research personal of both sexes involved in research and stimulate innovation. Activities should also aim at the implementation of the principles relating to the equality between women and men as laid down in Articles 2 and 3In order to assure the effective use of Union funding, the principal distinction for Union research funding should be the excellence of science project and the professional qualification of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 TFEUsearch staff.
Amendment 314 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Research and innovation activities supported by Horizon 2020 should respect fundamental ethical principles. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies should be taken into account. Research activities should also take into account Article 13 TFEU and reduce the use of animals in research and testing, with a view ultimately to replacing animal use. Horizon 2020 funding of research activities should respect the customs, constitutional and legislative provisions of the Member States. All activities should be carried out ensuring a high level of human health protection in accordance with Article 168 TFEU.
Amendment 320 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Commission does not explicitly solicit the use of human embryonic stem cells. The use of human stem cells, be they adult or embryonic, if any, depends on the judgement of the scientists in view of the objectives they want to achievAttention should be paid to the considerable differences between national legislations of Member States with regard to research using human embryos and human embryonic stem cells. Union research policy should not lead to harmonize national legislation of Member States. The Commission should remember its declaration, with regard to the Seventh Framework Programme, to continue the current practice and isnot subjecmit to stringent Ethics Review. No project involving the use of human embryonic stem cells should be funded that does not obtain the necessary approvals from the Member States. No activity should be funded that is forbidden in all Member States. No activity should be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.the Regulatory Committee proposals for projects which include research activities which destroy human embryos, including for the procurement of stem cells1. This commitment should be included in this Regulation in order to ensure legal continuity. __________________ 1 Point 12 of the Commission statement regarding Article 6 annexed to Decision 1982/2006/EC of the European parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the 7th FRP of the EC for research, technological development and demonstration activities, OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p.1
Amendment 328 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The European Court of Justice has ruled in case C-34/101 that Union law precludes human embryonic stem cells from being patented. In accordance with that ruling, embryonic stem cell research should be excluded of Union funding. __________________ 1 Case C-34/10, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 October 2011, Oliver Brüstle c. Greenpeace
Amendment 336 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
Recital 25 b (new)
(25b) Union research policy and research funding should ensure that scientist whose research is funded by the Union tax payer's money also patent their inventions in the Union. As human embryonic stem cells are not patentable (cf ECJ case law C-34/10), this type of research should be excluded from Union funding to ensure a responsible use of tax payers money. Nevertheless, a Member State can decide to fund this research exclusively by its national budget and in accordance to its national legislation.
Amendment 370 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 6.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – point 6.1 – paragraph 2
First, significant inequalities persist in the Union both across countries and within them. In 2010 the Human Development Index, an aggregate measure of progress in health, education and income, scores the Union's Member States between 0,743 and 0,895, thus reflecting considerable divergences between countries. Significant gender inequalities also persist: for instance, the gender pay gap in the Union remains at 17.8 % in favour of menInequalities of chances between men and women also persist. One in every six Union citizens today (around 80 million people) is at risk of poverty. Over the past two decades the poverty of young adults and families with children has risen. The youth unemployment rate is above 20 %. 150 million Europeans (some 25 %) have never used the internet and may never get sufficient digital literacy. Political apathy and polarisation in elections has also risen, reflecting citizen's faltering trust in current political systems. These figures suggest that some social groups and communities are persistently left out of social and economic development and/or democratic politics.
Amendment 372 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part III – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
The aim is to enhance solidarity as well as social, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners, through cutting-edge science and interdisciplinarity, technological advances and organisational innovations. Humanities research can play an important role here. Research shall support policymakers in designing policies that combat poverty and prevent the development of various forms of divisions, discriminations and inequalities in European societies, such as gender inequalities orsocial exclusion in European societies, digital or innovation divides, and with other world regions. It shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the broad external action of the Union. Specific measures shall be taken to unlock excellence in less developed regions, thereby widening participation in Horizon 2020.
Amendment 499 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to the development of research into European legal systems, to cooperation with third countries, to ethical responsible research and innovation including gender, andthe respect of equal opportunities between men and women in research, to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession for both sexes and to facilitating cross- border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 514 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Amendment 520 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimensioequal opportunities for women and men in research and innovation content.
Amendment 525 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Horizon 2020 shall respect scientific excellence and professional qualification of research professionals when promoting equal opportunities for men and women in research and innovation content.
Amendment 551 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) research activity aiming at human cloning for reproductive, therapeutic or scientific purposes;.
Amendment 554 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) research activity intended to modify the genetic heritage of the human beingperson and of animals which could make such changes heritable;
Amendment 564 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) research involving the destruction of human embryos;
Amendment 569 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(c b) research using human embryonic stem cells;
Amendment 572 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
(c c) research involving the commercial donation of human eggs, tissues and cells, and involving surrogate motherhood;
Amendment 584 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Research on other types of human stem cells, both adult and embryonic, may be financed, depending both on the contents of the scientific proposal and the legal framework of the Member States involved. No funding shall be granted for research activities that are prohibited in all the Member States. No activity shall be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 753 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balanceequal opportunities for women and men. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long- term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 882 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 6
The ERC's Scientific Council shall continuously monitor the ERC's operations and consider how best to achieve its objectives by means of grant schemes that emphasise clarity, stability and simplicity, both for applicants and in their implementation and management, and, as necessary, to respond to emerging needs. It shall endeavour to sustain and further refine the ERC's world-class peer-review system which is based on transparent, fair and impartial treatment of proposals so that it can identify ground-breaking scientific excellence and talent regardless of a researcher's gendersex, nationality or age. Finally, the ERC shall continue conducting its own strategic studies to prepare for and support its activities, maintain close contacts with the scientific community and other stakeholders and look to make its activities complement research conducted at other levels.
Amendment 916 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 6
If Europe is to match its competitors in research and innovation, it must entice more young women and men to embark on research careers and provide highly attractive opportunities and environments for research and innovation. The most talented individuals, from Europe and elsewhere, should see Europe as a pre- eminent place to work. Gender equalityEqual opportunities for women and men, high- quality and reliable employment and working conditions plus recognition are crucial aspects that must be secured in a consistent way across the whole of Europe.
Amendment 918 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Neither Union funding alone nor Member States individually will be able to address this challenge. Although Member States have introduced reforms to improve their tertiary education institutions and modernise their training systems, progress is still uneven across Europe, with big differences between countries. Overall, scientific and technological cooperation between the public and private sectors generally remains weak in Europe. The same applies to gender equalityThe same applies to equal opportunities for women and men in research and innovation, and to the efforts to attract students and researchers of both sexes from outside the ERA. Currently around 20 % of the doctoral candidates in the Union are citizens of third countries, whereas about 35 % in the United States of America come from abroad. To speed up this change, a strategic approach that goes beyond national borders is required at Union level. Union funding is crucial to create incentives for and encourage the indispensable structural reforms.
Amendment 1668 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 3
First, significant inequalities persist in the Union both across countries and within them. In 2010 the Human Development Index, an aggregate measure of progress in health, education and income, scores the Union's Member States between 0,743 and 0,895, thus reflecting considerable divergences between countries. Significant gender inequalities also persist: for instance, tInequalities of chances between men and women persist. The gender pay gap in the Union remains at 17.8 % in favour of men37 . One in every six Union citizens today (around 80 million people) is at risk of poverty. Over the past two decades the poverty of young adults and families with children has risen. The youth unemployment rate is above 20 %. 150 million Europeans (some 25 %) have never used the internet and may never get sufficient digital literacy. Political apathy and polarisation in elections has also risen, reflecting citizen's faltering trust in current political systems. These figures suggest that some social groups and communities are persistently left out of social and economic development and/or democratic politics.
Amendment 1689 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
The aim is to enhance solidarity as well as social, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners, through cutting-edge science and interdisciplinarity, technological advances and organisational innovations. Humanities research can play an important role here. Research shall support policymakers in designing policies that combat poverty and prevent the development of various forms of divisions, discriminations and inequalitiessocial exclusion in European societies, such as gender inequalthe absence of equal opportunities for women and men, digital or innovation divides, and with other world regions. It shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the broad external action of the Union. Specific measures shall be taken to unlock excellence in less developed regions, thereby widening participation in Horizon 2020.
Amendment 608 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Appropriate measures shall be taken to seek gender balance between men and women, and geographical diversity when appointing independent experts.
Amendment 47 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Experience of action at Union level has shown that achieving these objectives in practice calls for a combination of instruments, including legislation, policy initiatives and funding. Funding is an important tool complementing legislative measures. A funding programme should therefore be established. However, the annual operating grants provided by the funding programme should not exceed 10 % of the overall annual budget of the funded body or entity.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When funding main actors, key European-level networks, experts' networks or European-level observatories, the annual operating grants provided by the Programme shall not exceed 10 % of the overall annual budget of the funded body or entity.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0369(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In its evaluation, the Commission shall report in particular on grants for operational costs when funding main actors, key European-level networks, experts' networks or European-level observatories.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the programme established in this Regulation (the Programme) should support the mainstreaming of equality between women and men and anti- discrimination objectives in all its activities. Regular monitoring and evaluation should be carried out to assess the way in which gender equalityequal opportunities between women and men and anti- discrimination issues are addressed in the Programme's activities.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Treaty requires the Union to promote the protection of the rights of the child pursuant to Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union, while combating discrimination. Children are vulnerable, in particular in a situation of poverty, social exclusion, disability or specific situations putting them at risk. Action should be taken to promote the rights of the child and contribute to the protection of children from harm and violence, which pose a danger to their physical or mental health. The Union and the Member States should take into account the rights and duties of parents, guardians, and other individuals legally responsible for the child. Member States should respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents and, where applicable, the members of the extended family or community as provided for by local custom, guardians and other persons legally responsible for the child, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission Communications ‘The EU Budget Review’12 and ‘A budget for Europe 2020’ underline the importance of focusing funding on actions with clear European added value, i.e. where the Union intervention can bring additional value compared to action of Member States alone. Actions covered by this Regulation should contribute to the development of mutual trust between Member States, increasing cross-border cooperation and networking and achieving correct, coherent and consistent application of Union law. Funding activities should also contribute to achieving effective and better knowledge of Union law and policies by all those concerned and provide a sound analytical basis for the support and the development of Union legislation and policies. Union intervention allows for those actions to be pursued consistently across the Union and brings economies of scale. Moreover, the European Union is in a better position than Member States to address cross-border situations and to provide a European platform for mutual learning. Co-financing as facilitating principle which motivates grant beneficiaries to higher accountability and contribution to effectiveness and which improves cooperation of all stakeholders. In this respect, the financial contribution in operating grants from the EU budget to one beneficiary in one calendar year should not exceed 50% of the overall annual budget of that beneficiary 1.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Treaty requires the Union to promote the protection of the rights of the child pursuant to Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union, while combating discrimination. Children are vulnerable, in particular in a situation of poverty, social exclusion, disability or specific situations putting them at risk. Action should be taken to promote the rights of the child and contribute to the protection of children from harm and violence, which pose a danger to their physical or mental health. Member States must take into account the rights and duties of parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for the child. Member States shall respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents or, where applicable, the members of the extended family or community as provided for by local custom, legal guardians or other persons legally responsible for the child, to provide, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.
Amendment 97 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission Communications ‘The EU Budget Review’ and ‘A budget for Europe 2020’ underline the importance of focusing funding on actions with clear European added value, i.e. where the Union intervention can bring additional value compared to action of Member States alone. Actions covered by this Regulation should contribute to the development of mutual trust between Member States, increasing cross-border cooperation and networking and achieving correct, coherent and consistent application of Union law. Funding activities should also contribute to achieving effective and better knowledge of Union law and policies by all those concerned and provide a sound analytical basis for the support and the development of Union legislation and policies. Union intervention allows for those actions to be pursued consistently across the Union and brings economies of scale. Moreover, the European Union is in a better position than Member States to address cross-border situations and to provide a European platform for mutual learning. However, operating grants provided to EU networks of non governmental organisations should not exceed 10% of the overall annual budget of the receiving private/public body or entity in order to maintain their characteristic as non- governmental organisation.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Co-financing increases the accountability of beneficiaries, contributes to the effectiveness of the funding and improves the cooperation of all stakeholders. The financial contribution in operating grants from the EU budget to any single beneficiary in a calendar year shall not, however, exceed 50% of the overall annual budget of that beneficiary.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The interim evaluation shall report on the achievement of the Programme's objectives, the efficiency of the use of resources and the Programme's European added value with a view to determining whether funding in areas covered by the Programme shall be renewed, modified or suspended after 2020. It shall also address the scope for any simplification of the Programme, its internal and external coherence, as well as the continued relevance of all objectives and actions. It shall take into account the results of the ex- post evaluations of the programmes mentioned in Article 13. In its interim evaluation, the Commission shall, in particular, report on grants for operational costs when funding main actors, key European level networks, experts' networks or European level observatories.
Amendment 166 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The financial allocation of the Programme may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the Programme and the achievement of its objectives; in particular, studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union, as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme. However, the operating grants provided shall not exceed 10% of the overall annual budget of the funded body or entity.
Amendment 185 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In its evaluation, the Commission should report especially on grants for operational costs when funding main actors, key European level networks, experts' networks or European level observatories.
Amendment 356 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93 a (new)
Recital 93 a (new)
(93a) Pursuant to the Declaration of the European Council from 30 January 2012, the European Union and the Member States must modernise their economies and improve their competitiveness to secure sustainable growth. The European Union and the Member States must adopt a consistent and comprehensive approach which combines smart fiscal consolidation that preserves investments with structural measures for future growth and jobs. While upholding the principle of subsidiarity, future growth and jobs necessitate the implementation of new, innovative methods of cooperation on transnational and macro-regional levels. The macro-regional development funds that represent the innovative part of the Common Strategic Framework play a major role in meeting these objectives. The macro-regional partnership of the Member States for the realisation of common large projects, financed by the macro-regional development funds, is the synergic embodiment of the new goals of the Union and of the interests of the Member States.
Amendment 375 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 24 a (new)
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 24 a (new)
(24a) 'macro-region' means a territorial structure of the regions of a group of Member States as defined by an approved macro-regional strategy; it is the area of a programme for a macro-regional development fund;
Amendment 376 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 24 b (new)
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 24 b (new)
(24b) 'macro-regional development fund' means a transnational financial fund established by agreement of a group of Member States forming a macro-region and financed from the CSF funds and other sources; it represents an innovative part of the Common Strategic Framework.
Amendment 378 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes and macro-regional development fund programmes, which complement national, regional and local intervention, to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, taking account of the Integrated Guidelines, the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty.
Amendment 469 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Each CSF Fund shall support the objectives of approved macro-regional strategies and the following thematic objectives in accordance with their key actions in order to contribute to meeting the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth:
Amendment 565 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The provisions of the Partnership Contract apply equally to the macro- regional development fund Contract drawn up by the Member States.
Amendment 656 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall concentrate support, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, on actions bringing the greatest added value in relation to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, addressing the challenges identified in the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, and taking into account marco-regional, national and regional needs.
Amendment 692 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 6
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 6
6. Paragraphs (1 – )–(5) do not apply to programmes of the European territorial cooperation goal and to macro-regional development funds.
Amendment 726 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 20 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraph (2) does not apply to macro- regional development fund programmes and to programmes of the European territorial cooperation goal and to Chapter V of EFNHR Directive.
Amendment 743 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – title
Part 2 – article 23 – title
Preparation of programmes and macro- regional development fund programmes.
Amendment 750 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Programmes shall be submitted by the Member States at the same time as the Partnership Contract, with the exception of European territorial cooperation programmes and macro-regional development fund programmes, which shall be submitted within six months of the approval of the Common Strategic Framework. All programmes shall be accompanied by the ex ante evaluation as set out in Article 48. .
Amendment 756 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A macro-regional development fund is established by a Contract concluded by the Member States’ group of the approved macro-regional strategy. EIB, other Member States and non-Member States of the approved macro-regional strategy and their neighbouring countries have the right to conclude the macro-regional fund Contract.
Amendment 777 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 24 a (new)
Part 2 – article 24 a (new)
Amendment 782 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 25 a (new)
Part 2 – article 25 a (new)
Amendment 787 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 26 a (new)
Part 2 – article 26 a (new)
Article 26a Amendment of programmes for macro- regional development funds 1. Requests for amendment of a programme for a macro-regional development fund submitted by a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund shall be duly substantiated and shall in particular set out the expected impact of the changes to the programme for the macro-regional development fund on achieving the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the specific objectives defined in the programme for the macro-regional development fund, taking account of the Common Strategic Framework and agreements concluded by the group of Member States on establishing a macro-regional development fund. They shall be accompanied by the revised programme for the macro-regional development fund. 2. The Commission shall assess the information provided in accordance with paragraph 1, taking account of the justification provided by the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund. The Commission may make observations and the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information. In accordance with Fund-specific rules, the Commission shall approve requests for amendment of a programme for a macro- regional development fund no later than five months after their formal submission by the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account.
Amendment 788 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 27 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The EIB may, at the request of Member States, participate in the preparation of the Partnership Contract, or, at the request of a group of Member States that has decided to establish a macro-regional development fund, may participate in the preparation of agreements on establishing a macro-regional development fund, as well as in activities relating to the preparation of operations, in particular major projects, financial instruments and public-private partnerships.
Amendment 790 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 27 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may consult the EIB before the adoption of the Partnership Contract or the programmeand agreements concluded by a group of Member States on establishing a macro-regional development fund or the programmes and programmes for macro- regional development funds.
Amendment 845 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 2 – article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The CSF Funds may be used to support financial instruments under a programme, including whenor a programme for a macro-regional development fund, including when such a programme for a macro-regional development fund is organised through funds of funds, in order to contribute to the achievement of specific objectives set out under a priority, based on an ex-ante assessment which has identified market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, and investment needs.
Amendment 855 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Title VIII of the Financial Regulation shall apply to financial instruments referred to in paragraph 1(a). Contributions from the CSF Funds to financial instruments under paragraph 1(a) shall be placed in separate accounts and used, in accordance with the objectives of the respective CSF Funds, to support actions and final recipients consistent with the programme, programmes or programmes for a macro- regional development fund from which such contributions are made.
Amendment 894 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 36 – title
Part 2 – article 36 – title
Eligible expenditure at closure of a programme or a programme for a macro- regional development fund
Amendment 895 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. At closure of a programme or a programme for a macro-regional development fund, the eligible expenditure of the financial instrument shall be the total amount effectively paid or, in the case of guarantee funds committed, by the financial instrument within the eligibility period indicated in Article 55(2), corresponding to:
Amendment 904 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 38 – title
Part 2 – article 38 – title
Re-use of resources attributable to the support from the CSF Funds until closure of the programme or programme for a macro-regional development fund
Amendment 906 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Capital resources paid back to financial instruments from investments or from the release of resources committed for guarantee contracts, which are attributable to the support from the CSF Funds, shall be re-used for further investments through the same or other financial instruments, in accordance with the aims of the programme or programme, programmes, programme for a macro-regional development fund or programmes for macro-regional development funds.
Amendment 913 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) further investments through the same or other financial instruments, in accordance with the aims of the programme or programme, programmes, programme for a macro- regional development fund or programmes for macro-regional development funds.
Amendment 916 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 39 – title
Part 2 – article 39 – title
Use of legacy resources after closure of the programme or programme for a macro- regional development fund
Amendment 919 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the capital resources and gains and other earnings or yields attributable to the support from the CSF Funds to financial instruments are used in accordance with the aims of the programme or programme for a macro- regional development fund for a period of at least 10 years after the closure of the programme or programme for a macro- regional development fund.
Amendment 925 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) identification of the programme or programme for a macro-regional development fund and of the priority from which support from the CSF Funds is provided;
Amendment 927 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point d
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) total amount of support by programme or programme for a macro-regional development fund and priority or measure to the financial instrument included in requests for payment submitted to the Commission;
Amendment 928 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point e
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) total amount of support paid or committed in guarantee contracts by the financial instrument to the final recipients by programme or programme for a macro- regional development fund and priority or measure included in requests for payment submitted to the Commission;
Amendment 930 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point h
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) contribution of the financial instrument to the achievement of the indicators of the programme or programme for a macro- regional development fund and of the priority concerned.
Amendment 932 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part 2 – article 41 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Within three months of the date of notification of the decision adopting a programme for a macro-regional development fund, the group of Member States that established the macro-regional development fund shall set up, for each priority of the programme for a macro- regional development fund, a steering group, which shall be a committee monitoring implementation of the programme.
Amendment 937 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The steering group functioning as a committee to monitor implementation of the macro-regional development fund shall consist of experts in accordance with the triple helix model, which means that an equal number shall be taken from the public sector, the academic sector and the business sector. Each member of the monitoring committee shall have voting rights.
Amendment 944 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 42 – paragraph 3
3. If the EIB contributes to a programme, or a programme for a macro-regional development fund, it may participate in the work of the monitoring committee in an advisory capacity.
Amendment 945 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 1
1. The monitoring committee shall meet at least once a year and shall review implementation of the programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, and progress towards achieving its objectives. In doing so, it shall have regard to the financial data, common and programme- specific indicatorsindicators and indicators specific to the programme or programme for a macro-regional development fund, including changes in result indicators and progress towards quantified target values, and the milestones defined in the performance framework.
Amendment 947 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 2
2. The monitoring committee shall examine in detail all issues that affect the performance of the programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 949 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 3
3. The monitoring committee shall be consulted and issue an opinion on any amendment of the programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, proposed by the managing authority.
Amendment 951 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 43 – paragraph 4
4. The monitoring committee may issue recommendations to the managing authority regarding implementation of the programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund, and its evaluation. It shall monitor actions taken as a result of its recommendations.
Amendment 954 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From 2016 until and including 2022, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual report on implementation of the programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, in the previous financial year.
Amendment 958 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 2
2. Annual implementation reports shall set out information on implementation of the programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund, and its priorities by reference to the financial data, common and programme-specific indicators and quantified target values, including changes in result indicators, and the milestones defined in the performance framework. The data transmitted shall relate to values for indicators for fully implemented operations and also for selected operations. They shall also set out actions taken to fulfil the ex-ante conditionalities and any issues which affect the performance of the programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, and the corrective measures taken.
Amendment 963 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 3
3. The annual implementation report submitted in 2017 shall set out and assess the information set out in paragraph 2 and progress towards achieving the objectives of the programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, including the contribution of the CSF Funds to changes in result indicators, when evidence is available from evaluations. It shall also assess the implementation of actions to take into account the principles set out in Articles 6, 7 and 8 and report on support used for climate change targets.
Amendment 966 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 4
4. The annual implementation report submitted in 2019 and the final implementation report for the CSF Funds shall, in addition to the information and assessment set out in paragraphs 2 and 3, include information on and assesses progress towards achieving the objectives of the programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund, and its contribution to achieving the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Amendment 967 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 7
Part 2 – article 44 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission may issue recommendations to address any issues which affect the implementation of the programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund. Where such recommendations are made, the managing authority shall inform the Commission within three months of the corrective measures taken.
Amendment 973 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 45 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 45 – paragraph 1
1. An annual review meeting shall be organised every year from 2016 until and including 2022 between the Commission and each Member State to examine the performance of each programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, taking account of the annual implementation report and the Commission's observations and recommendations, where applicable.
Amendment 974 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 45 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 45 – paragraph 2
2. The annual review meeting may cover more than one programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund. In 2017 and 2019, the annual review meeting shall cover all programmes and programmes for macro-regional development funds in the Member State and shall also take account of the progress reports submitted by the Member State in accordance with Article 46 in those years.
Amendment 975 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 45 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 45 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State and the Commission may agree not to organise an annual review meeting for a programme or programme for a macro-regional development fund in years other than 2017 and 2019.
Amendment 983 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 10 – point d
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 10 – point d
(d) implementation of mechanisms to ensure coordination between the CSF Funds and other Union, macro-regional development fund and national funding instruments and with the EIB;
Amendment 986 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 10 – point f
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 10 – point f
(f) actions taken to reinforce the capacity of the Member State authoritiesauthorities of the Member State, or the group of Member States that has established a macro-regional development fund, and, where appropriate, beneficiaries to administer and use the CSF Funds;
Amendment 988 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 10 – point g
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 10 – point g
(g) actions planned and corresponding targets in the programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds, to achieve a reduction in the administrative burden for beneficiaries;
Amendment 993 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission determines, within three months of the date of submission of the progress report that the information submitted is incomplete or unclear, it may request additional information from the Member State. The Member State, or group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund. The Member State, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall provide to the Commission the information requested within three months and, where appropriate, shall revise the progress report accordingly.
Amendment 995 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 46 – paragraph 4
4. In 2017 and 2019, the Commission shall prepare a strategic report summarising the progress reports of the Member States, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, which it shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 997 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out to improve the quality of the design and implementation of programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds, as well as to assess their effectiveness, efficiency and impact. Impact of programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds, shall be evaluated in accordance with the mission of the respective CSF Funds in relation to the targets for the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth33 as well as in relation to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and unemployment, where appropriate.
Amendment 1001 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 2
2. Member States, or the group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, shall provide the resources necessary for carrying out evaluations, and shall ensure that procedures are in place to produce and collect the data necessary for evaluations, including data related to common indicators and where appropriate programme-specific indicatorsindicators specific to the programme or the programme for the macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1003 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 47 – paragraph 3
3. Evaluations shall be carried out by experts that are functionally independent of the authorities responsible for programme implementation of the programme or the programme for a macro-regional development fund. The Commission shall provide guidance on how to carry out evaluations.
Amendment 1007 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 1
1. Member States, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, shall carry out ex-ante evaluations to improve the quality of the design of each programme or programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1008 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 2
2. Ex-ante evaluations shall be carried out under the responsibility of the authority responsible for the preparation of the programmes, or programme for macro- regional development funds. They shall be submitted to the Commission at the same time as the programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, together with an executive summary. The Fund-specific rules may establish thresholds under which the ex- ante evaluation may be combined with the evaluation for another programme or programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1012 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point c
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the consistency of the allocation of budgetary resources with the objectives of the programme or the programme for a macro-regional development fund;
Amendment 1015 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point d
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the consistency of the selected thematic objectives, the priorities and corresponding objectives of the programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds, with the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract and the country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty;
Amendment 1016 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point e
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the relevance and clarity of the proposed programme indicatorindicators for programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds;
Amendment 1019 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point i
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) the adequacy of human resources and administrative capacity for management of the programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund;
Amendment 1020 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point j
Part 2 – article 48 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the suitability of the procedures for monitoring the programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, and for collecting the data necessary to carry out evaluations;
Amendment 1032 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 49 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 49 – paragraph 3
3. During the programming period, managing authorities shall carry out evaluations including evaluations to assess effectiveness, efficiency and impact, for each programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, on the basis of the evaluation plan. At least once during the programming period, an evaluation shall assess how support from the CSF Funds has contributed to the objectives for each priority. All evaluations shall be examined by the monitoring committee and sent to the Commission.
Amendment 1034 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 49 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 49 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may carry out, at its own initiative, evaluations of programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds.
Amendment 1036 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 50 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 50 – paragraph 1
The ex post evaluations shall be carried out by the Commission or by the Member States, the Member States, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, in close cooperation. Ex post evaluations shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the CSF Funds and their contribution to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in accordance with specific requirements established in the Fund-specific rules. Ex post evaluations shall be completed by 31 December 2023.
Amendment 1038 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
At the initiative of, or on behalf of the Commission, the CSF Funds may support the preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical assistance, evaluation, audit and, control measures and grant schemes to support competitiveness and employment necessary for implementing this Regulation.
Amendment 1043 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point j a (new)
Part 2 – article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point j a (new)
(j a) grant schemes to support competitiveness and employment implemented under the macro-regional development funds and applying to the entire period of implementation of macro- regional projects within the priorities of the programmes of the macro-regional development funds.
Amendment 1047 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 52 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 52 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the CSF Funds may support actions for preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and communication, networking, complaint resolution, and control and audi, audit and grant schemes to support competitiveness and employment. The CSF Funds may be used by the Member State to support actions for the reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries, including electronic data exchange systems, and actions to reinforce the capacity of Member State authorities and beneficiaries of Member States, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, to administer and use the CSF Funds. These actions may concern preceding and subsequent programming periods.
Amendment 1053 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 53 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 53 – paragraph 2
2. Technical assistance measures implemented at the initiative of, or on behalf of, the Commission, as well as macro-regional projects implemented under the priorities of programmes for macro-regional development funds as major projects, on the territory of at least four Member States of the approved macro-regional strategy, together with the applied grant scheme to promote competitiveness and employment, may be financed at the rate of 100 %.
Amendment 1066 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 1
(1) The eligibility of expenditure shall be determined on the basis of national rules, or rules agreed by a group of Member States in an agreement on implementing a macro-regional development fund, except where specific rules are laid down in or on the basis of this Regulation or the Fund- specific rules.
Amendment 1071 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 8
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 8
8. An operation may receive support from one or more CSF Funds and from other Union instruments, provided that the expenditure item included in a request for payment for reimbursement by one of the CSF Funds does not receive support from another Fund or Union instrument, or support from the same Fund under another programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund.
Amendment 1085 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Contributions in kind in the form of provision of works, goods, services, land and real estate for which no cash payment supported by invoices or documents of equivalent probative value has been made, may be eligible provided that the eligibility rules of the CSF Funds, the programme and the programme for a macro-regional development fund allow for it and that all the following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 1086 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the eligibility rules of the programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, allow for it;
Amendment 1096 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 1
1. Operations supported by the CSF Funds, subject to the derogations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, and the Fund-specific rules, shall be located in the area covered by the programme under which they are supported (the ‘programme area, or area of a programme for a macro-regional development fund’).
Amendment 1097 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The managing authority may accept that an operation is implemented outside the programme area, or the area of a programme for a macro-regional development fund, but within the Union, provided that all the following conditions are satisfied:
Amendment 1098 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the operation is for the benefit of the programme area, or the area of a programme for a macro-regional development fund;
Amendment 1099 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the total amount allocated under the programme to operations located outside the programme area, or the area of a programme for a macro-regional development fund, does not exceed 10 % of the support from the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and EMFF at the level of the priority, or 3 % of the support from the EAFRD at the level of the programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund;
Amendment 1103 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – point d
Part 2 – article 60 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the obligations of the authorities for the programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, in relation to management, control and audit concerning the operation are fulfilled by the authorities responsible for the programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, under which that operation is supported or they enter into agreements with authorities in the area in which the operation is implemented provided that the conditions set out in paragraph 2(a) and the obligations in relation to management, control and audit concerning the operation are fulfilled.
Amendment 1112 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 63 – title
Part 2 – article 63 – title
Responsibilities of Member States and groups of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund
Amendment 1113 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 63 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 63 – paragraph 1
1. Member States, or groups of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, shall fulfil the management, control and audit obligations and assume the resulting responsibilities laid down in the rules on shared management set out in the Financial Regulation and the Fund-specific rules. In accordance with the principle of shared management, Member States shall be responsible for the management and control of programmes. A group of Member States that has established a macro-regional development fund is responsible for the management and control of the macro-regional development programme.
Amendment 1114 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 63 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 63 – paragraph 2
2. Member States or groups of Member States that have established macro- regional development funds shall ensure that their management and control systems for programmes are set up in accordance with the provisions of the Fund-specific rules and that the systems function effectively.
Amendment 1117 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 63 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 63 – paragraph 3
3. Member States or groups of Member States that have established macro- regional development funds shall establish and implement a procedure for the independent examination and resolution of complaints concerning the selection or implementation of operations co-financed by the CSF Funds. Member States or groups of Member States that have established macro-regional development funds shall report the results of such examinations to the Commission upon request.
Amendment 1118 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 63 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 63 – paragraph 4
4. All official exchanges of information between the Member State or group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund and the Commission shall be carried out using an electronic data exchange system established in compliance with the terms and conditions laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 1126 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 64 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 64 – paragraph 5
5. The Member State or group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund may designate a coordinating body whose responsibility is to liaise with and provide information to the Commission, promote the harmonised application of Union rules, establish a synthesis report providing an overview at national level of all management declarations and the audit opinions and coordinate the implementation of remedial actions as regards any deficiencies of a common nature.
Amendment 1129 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall satisfy itself on the basis of available information, including the accreditation procedure, annual management declaration, annual control reports, annual audit opinion, annual implementation report and audits carried out by national and Union bodies, that the Member States or groups of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund have set up management and control systems that comply with this Regulation and the Fund- specific rules and that these systems function effectively during the implementation of programmes.
Amendment 1131 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to audits carried out by Member States, or groups of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives may carry out on-the-spot audits or checks upon giving adequate prior notice. The scope of such audits or checks may include, in particular, verification of the effective functioning of management and control systems in a programme or a part thereof, operations and assessment of the sound financial management of operations or programmes. Officials or authorised representatives of the Member State or group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund may take part in such audits.
Amendment 1132 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Commission officials or authorised Commission representatives, duly empowered to carry out on-the-spot audits, shall have access to all records, documents and metadata, irrespective of the medium in which they are stored, relating to operations supported by the CSF Funds or to management and control systems. Member States or groups of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund shall provide copies of such records, documents and metadata to the Commission upon request.
Amendment 1133 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may require a Member State or a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund to take the actions necessary to ensure the effective functioning of their management and control systems or the correctness of expenditure in accordance with the Fund- specific rules.
Amendment 1134 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 65 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may require a Member State or group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund to examine a complaint submitted to the Commission concerning the selection or implementation of operations cofinanced by the CSF Funds or the functioning of the management and control system.
Amendment 1136 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 1
The budget commitments of the Union in respect of each programme or macro- regional development programme shall be made in annual instalments for each Fund during the period between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2020. The decision of the Commission adopting a programme or macro-regional development programme shall constitute the financing decision within the meaning of Article 75(2) of the Financial Regulation and once notified to the Member State or group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund concerned, a legal commitment within the meaning of that Regulation.
Amendment 1140 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4
As regards the performance reserve, budget commitments shall follow the Commission decision approving the amendment of the programme, or macro-regional development programme.
Amendment 1147 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 71 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 71 – paragraph 1
Amounts set out in programmes submitted by Member States, or in macro-regional development programmes submitted by groups of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, forecasts of expenditure, statements of expenditure, requests for payment, annual accounts and expenditure mentioned in the annual and final implementation reports shall be denominated in euro.
Amendment 1149 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 72 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Following the Commission decision adopting the programme, or macro- regional development programme, an initial prefinancing amount for the whole programming period shall be paid by the Commission. The initial pre-financing amount shall be paid in instalments according to budgetary needs. The instalments shall be defined in the Fund- specific rules.
Amendment 1151 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 72 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Pre-financing shall be used only for making payments to beneficiaries in the implementation of the programme or macro-regional development programme. It shall be made available without delay to the responsible body for this purpose.
Amendment 1153 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 73 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 73 – paragraph 1
The amount paid as initial pre-financing shall be totally cleared from the Commission accounts at the latest when the programme, or macro-regional development programme, is closed.
Amendment 1157 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 74 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 74 – paragraph 2
2. The authorising officer by delegation may limit the interruption to the part of the expenditure covered by the payment claim affected by the elements referred to in paragraph 1. The authorising officer by delegation shall inform the Member State, or group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, and the managing authority immediately of the reason for interruption and shall ask them to remedy the situation. The interruption shall be ended by the authorising officer by delegation as soon as the necessary measures have been taken.
Amendment 1159 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 1 February of the year following the end of the accounting period, the Member State, or group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall submit to the Commission the following documents and information in accordance with [Article 56] of the Financial Regulation:
Amendment 1166 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 2
2. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall provide further information to the Commission. If a Member State, or group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall provide further information to the Commission. If a Member State, or group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, does not provide the requested information by the deadline for its submission set by the Commission, the Commission may take its decision on the clearance of the accounts on the basis of the information in its possession.
Amendment 1167 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 75 – paragraph 3
3. By [15 February] of the year following the end of the accounting period, the Member State, or group of Member States which have established a macro-regional development fund, shall submit to the Commission a synthesis report in accordance with the last subparagraph of [Article 56(5)] of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 1171 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 76 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 76 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 April of the year following the end of the accounting period, the Commission shall decide, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, on the clearance of the accounts of the relevant bodies accredited pursuant to Article 64 for each programme, or macro-regional development fund programme. The clearance decision shall cover the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts submitted and shall be without prejudice to any subsequent financial corrections.
Amendment 1172 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 77 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 77 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall make financial corrections by cancelling all or part of the Union contribution to a programme, or macro- regional development fund programme or part thereof, and effecting recovery from the Member State in order to exclude from Union financing expenditure which is in breach of applicable Union and national law, including in relation to deficiencies in the management and control systems of Member States which have been detected by the Commission or the European Court of Auditors.
Amendment 1178 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 78 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 78 – paragraph 1
1. All programmes, or macro-regional development fund programmes, shall be submitted to a decommitment procedure established on the basis that amounts linked to a commitment which are not covered by prefinancing or a request for payment within a defined period shall be decommitted.
Amendment 1179 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 78 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 78 – paragraph 2
2. The commitment related to the last year of the period will be decommitted according to the rules to be followed for the closure of the programmes, or macro- regional development fund programmes.
Amendment 1180 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 78 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 78 – paragraph 4
4. That part of commitments still open shall be decommitted if any of the documents required for the closure of a programme, or a macro-regional development fund programme, has not been submitted to the Commission by the deadlines established in the Fund-specific rules.
Amendment 1181 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 79 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 2 – article 79 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) reasons of force majeure seriously affecting implementation of all or part of the programme. The national authoritiesf the programme, or a macro-regional development programme or part thereof. The national authorities or the authorities in the groups of Member States which have established a macro-regional development fund, claiming force majeure shall demonstrate the direct consequences of the force majeure on the implementation of all or part of the programme, or a macro- regional development programme, or part thereof.
Amendment 1182 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall inform the Member State, or group of Member States which have established a macro-regional development fund, and the managing authority in good time whenever there is a risk of application of decommitment under Article 78.
Amendment 1183 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the information it has on 31 January, the Commission shall inform the Member State, or group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, and the managing authority of the amount of the decommitment resulting from the information in its possession.
Amendment 1184 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State, or group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, shall have two months to agree to the amount to be decommitted or to submit its observations.
Amendment 1185 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June, the Member State, or group of Member States which have established a macro-regional development fund, shall submit to the Commission a revised financing plan reflecting for the financial year concerned the reduced amount of support over one or several priorities of the programme, or a macro-regional development fund programme. Failing such submission, the Commission shall revise the financing plan by reducing the contribution from the CSF Funds for the financial year concerned. This reduction shall be allocated to each priority proportionately.
Amendment 1187 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 80 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall amend the decision adopting the programme, or a macro-regional development fund programme, by means of implementing acts, not later than 30 September.
Amendment 1190 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 81 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Part 3 – article 81 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) ‘Macro-regional cooperation’ groups of Member States which have established a macro-regional development fund, which is supported by all funds.
Amendment 1319 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 a (new)
Part 3 – article 84 a (new)
Amendment 1324 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1
1. The total appropriations allocated between each of those categories of regionsto each Member State in respect of to each Member State in respect of less developed regions, transition less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions and more developed regions shall not be transferable regions shall not be transferable between each of those categories of regions. This measure does not relate to appropriations allocated to the macro-regional development fund for the macro-regional cooperation goal.
Amendment 1337 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 7
Part 3 – article 86 – paragraph 7
7. Paragraphs 1 to 6 shall not apply to operational programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal or to macro-regional development fund programmes which form part of the macro-regional cooperation goal.
Amendment 1424 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 a (new)
Part 3 – article 87 a (new)
Amendment 1431 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 88 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal or to macro-regional development fund programmes which form part of the macro-regional cooperation goal.
Amendment 1435 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 90 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 90 – paragraph 1
As part of an operational programme or operational programmes, or macro- regional development fund programmes, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund may support an operation comprising a series of works, activities or services intended in itself to accomplish an indivisible task of a precise economic or technical nature which has clearly identified goals and whose total cost exceeds EUR 50 000 000 (a 'major project'). Financial instruments shall not be considered major projects. All macro- regional projects supported by the macro- regional development fund programme must comply with the classification of major projects.
Amendment 1438 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Member State, a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, or the managing authority shall submit the following information on major projects to the Commission as soon as preparatory work has been completed:
Amendment 1454 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Macro-regional projects submitted to the Governing Council of the macro- regional development fund for approval must be on the list of macro-regional projects contained in the programme for the macro-regional development fund. The group of Member States that has established the macro-regional development fund, or the Governing Council of the macro-regional development fund, shall check the list two years after the adoption of the programme for the macro-regional development fund. At the request of the group of Member States, the list may be revised with the main aim of including macro-regional projects expected to be completed by the end of 2022.
Amendment 1462 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 93 – paragraph 1
1. A joint action plan is an operation defined and managed in relation to the outputs and results which it will achieve. It comprises a group of projects and macro- regional projects, not consisting in the provision of infrastructure, carried out under the responsibility of the beneficiary, as part of an operational programme or programme, operational programmes or programmes for macro-regional development funds. The outputs and results of a joint action plan shall be agreed between the Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, and the Commission and shall contribute to specific objectives of the operational programmes and form the basis of support from the Funds. Results shall refer to direct effects of the joint action plan. The beneficiary shall be a public law body. Joint action plans shall not be considered as major projects.
Amendment 1468 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 93 a (new)
Part 3 – article 93 a (new)
Article 93a Decision on a major project (1) The Governing Council of the macro- regional development fund shall assess a macro-regional project on the basis of the information referred to in Article 91 with the aim of determining whether the proposed support from the Funds is justified. (2) The Governing Council of the macro- regional development fund shall take a decision no later than three months after the provision of information on the basis of which a macro-regional project is to be approved in accordance with Article 91. This decision shall contain a concrete description of the project, the amount covered by the co-financing rate for the priority axis, physical and financial indicators for monitoring progress and the expected contribution of the macro- regional projects to fulfilling the objectives of the relevant priority axis or axes. The decision on approval is conditional on the conclusion of an initial works contract within two years of the date of the decision. (3) If the Governing Council of the macro-regional development fund refuses to consent to the provision of support from the Funds for a macro-regional project, it shall notify the group of Member States that has established the macro-regional development fund of its reasons for refusal within the period specified in Paragraph 2. (4) Expenses in relation to macro- regional projects shall not be included in payment requests until the Governing Council of the macro-regional development fund has taken a favourable decision. (5) The Governing Council of the macro- regional development fund shall inform the Commission of its decision.
Amendment 1469 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 94 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 94 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, the managing authority or any designated public law body may submit a proposal for a joint action plan at the same time as or subsequent to the submission of the operational programmes and programmes for macro-regional development funds concerned. It shall contain all the elements referred to in Article 95. Justification Taking into account the amendments on the innovation part of the common strategic framework and on real macro- regional cooperation based on dialogue and consensus between Member States agreeing to establish a macro-regional development fund or States acceding to an agreement on establishing a macro- regional development fund.
Amendment 1471 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) an analysis of the development needs and objectives justifying the joint action plan, taking into account the objectives of the operational programmes and programmes for macro-regional development funds and, where applicable, the country-specific recommendations and the broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union under Article 121(2) and the Council recommendations which the Member States, or a group of Member States that have established macro- regional development funds, shall take into account in their employment policies under Article 148(4) of the Treaty;
Amendment 1474 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) the framework describing the relationship between the general and specific objectives of the joint action plan, the milestones and the targets for outputs and results, and the projects or types ofand planned macro-regional projects or types of projects and types of macro-regional projects envisaged;
Amendment 1479 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Part 3 – article 95 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
(c) the financing plan by operational programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund, and priority axis, including the total eligible amount and the public support.
Amendment 1482 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the Commission, within three months following the submission of a joint action plan proposal, considers that it does not meet the appraisal requirements, it shall make observations to the Member State. The Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund. The Member State, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information requested and, where appropriate, revise the joint action plan accordingly.
Amendment 1483 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 96 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 96 – paragraph 2
2. Provided that any observations have been satisfactorily taken into account, the Commission shall adopt a decision approving the joint action plan no later than 6 months after its submission by the Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, but not before the adoption of the operational programmes, or programmes for macro- regional development funds, concerned.
Amendment 1484 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 96 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 96 – paragraph 3
3. The decision referred to in pParagraph 2 shall indicate the beneficiary and the objectives of the joint action plan, the milestones and targets for outputs and results, the costs of achieving these milestones, outputs and result targets, and the financing plan by operational programme or programme for a macro- regional development fund and priority axis, including the total eligible amount and the public contribution, the implementation period of the joint action plan and, where relevant, the geographical coverage and target groups of the joint action plan.
Amendment 1485 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 96 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 96 – paragraph 4
4. Where the Commission refuses to allow support from the Funds to be given to a joint action plan, it shall notify the Member State, or the group of Member States that has established a macro-regional development fund, of its reasons within the period laid down in pParagraph 2.
Amendment 1486 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, or the managing authority shall set up a steering committee for the joint action plan, distinct from the monitoring committee of the operational programmes, or the monitoring committee of the programme for a macro-regional development fund. The steering committee shall meet at least twice a year.
Amendment 1487 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Its composition shall be decided by the Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, in agreement with the managing authority, respecting the principle of partnership.
Amendment 1490 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 97 – paragraph 3
3. Requests for amendment of joint action plans submitted by a Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall be duly substantiated. The Commission shall assess whether the request for amendment is justified, taking account of the information provided by the Member State. The Commission may make observations and the Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund. The Commission may make observations and the Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information. The Commission shall adopt a decision on a request for amendment no later than three months after its formal submission by the Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account. The amendment shall enter into force from the date of the decision, unless otherwise set out in the decision.
Amendment 1496 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1
1. Where an urban development strategy or other territorial strategy or pact as defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation…[ESF] requires an integrated approach involving investments under more than one priority axis of one or more operational programmes, or programmes for macro- regional development funds, the action shall be carried out as an integrated territorial investment (an ‘ITI’).
Amendment 1500 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant operational programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds, shall identify the ITIs planned and shall set out the indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to each ITI.
Amendment 1506 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 3
3. The Member Staterelevant operational programmes shall identify the ITIs planned and shall set out the indicative allocation from each priority axis to each ITI. The Member State, a group of Member States that has established a macro-regional fund, or the managing authority may designate one or more intermediate bodies, including local authorities, regional development bodies or non-governmental organisations, to carry out the management and implementation of an ITI.
Amendment 1509 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 4
4. The Member State, a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, or the relevant managing authorities shall ensure that the monitoring system for the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, provides for the identification of operations and outputs of a priority axis contributing to an ITI.
Amendment 1512 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any issues that affect the performance of the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund;
Amendment 1513 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) implementation of major projects and macro-regional projects;
Amendment 1518 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point h
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions in the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities;
Amendment 1521 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 2 – point c
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the evaluation plan for the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, and any amendment of the plan;
Amendment 1522 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 2 – point d
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the communication strategy for the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, and any amendment of the strategy;
Amendment 1523 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 2 – point e
Part 3 – article 100 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) any proposal by the managing authority for any amendment to the operational programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund.
Amendment 1543 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 101 a (new)
Part 3 – article 101 a (new)
Amendment 1547 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 January, 30 April, 31 July and 31 October, the managing authority shall transmit electronically to the Commission for monitoring purposes, for each operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, and by priority axis:
Amendment 1556 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 4
4. A forecast of the amount for which Member States, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, expect to submit payment applications for the current financial year and the subsequent financial year shall accompany the transmissions to be made by 31 January and 31 July.
Amendment 1559 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 104 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 104 – paragraph 1
1. An evaluation plan shall be drawn up by the managing authority for each operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund. The evaluation plan shall be submitted to the first meeting of the monitoring committee. Where a single monitoring committee covers more than one operational programme, an evaluation plan may cover all the operational programmes concerned.
Amendment 1562 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 104 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 104 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2020, managing authorities shall submit to the Commission, for each programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, a report summarising the findings of evaluations carried out during the programming period, including an assessment of the main outputs and results of the programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1563 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 104 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 104 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall carry out ex post evaluations in close cooperation with the Member States, or with a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, and managing authorities.
Amendment 1564 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, and managing authorities shall be responsible for:
Amendment 1565 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring the establishment of a single website or a single website portal providing information on, and access to, all operational programmes in that Member State, or programmes for macro-regional development funds in those macro- regions;
Amendment 1567 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) informing potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities under operational programmes, or programmes for macro- regional development funds;
Amendment 1568 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) publicising to Union citizens the role and achievements of cohesion policy and of the Funds through information and communication actions on the results and impact of Partnership Contracts, operational programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds, and operations.
Amendment 1574 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States, or a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund, shall in order to ensure transparency in the support of the Funds maintain a list of operations by operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, and by Fund in CSV or XML format which shall be accessible through the single website or the single website portal providing a list and summary of all operational programmes in that Member State, or programmes for macro-regional development funds in macro-regions.
Amendment 1577 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 106 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 106 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The managing authority shall draw up a communication strategy for each operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund. A common communication strategy may be drawn up for several operational programmes.
Amendment 1579 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 106 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 106 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The communication strategy shall be discussed and approved by the first monitoring committee following the adoption of the operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1581 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 106 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 106 – paragraph 3
3. The managing authority shall inform the monitoring committee for each operational programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund, at least once a year of progress in the implementation of the communication strategy and its assessment of the results.
Amendment 1585 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State, or each group of Member States that has established a macro-regional development fund, shall designate an information and communication officer to coordinate information and communication actions in relation to one or several Funds and shall inform the Commission accordingly.
Amendment 1586 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 2
2. The information and communication officer shall coordinate and chair meetings of a national network of Funds’ communicators, including relevant European territorial cooperation programmes, the creation and maintenance of the website or website portal referred to in Annex V and the obligation to provide an overview about communication measures undertaken at national level. The information and communication officer shall coordinate and chair meetings of a macro-regional network of Funds’ communicators, the creation and maintenance of the website or website portal referred to in Annex V and the obligation to provide an overview about communication measures undertaken at macro-regional level.
Amendment 1587 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 3
3. Each managing authority shall designate one person to be responsible for information and communication at operational programme level, or at the level of the programme for the macro- regional development fund, and shall inform the Commission of those designated.
Amendment 1589 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 107 – paragraph 4
4. Union networks comprising the members designated by the Member States, groups of Member States that have established macro-regional development funds, and the managing authorities shall be set up by the Commission to ensure exchange on the results of the implementation of the communication strategies, the exchange of experience in implementing the information and communication measures, and the exchange of good practices.
Amendment 1591 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 109 a (new)
Part 3 – article 109 a (new)
Article 109a Technical assistance of a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund (1) Each of the Funds may finance technical assistance operations eligible under any of the other Funds. The amount of the Funds allocated to technical assistance shall be limited to 4 % of the total amount of the Funds allocated to programmes for macro- regional development funds under each category of region of the Macro-Regional Cooperation goal. For the purposes of the grant scheme to support competitiveness and employment, the amount of the Funds allocated to technical assistance shall be increased by a further 6 % of the total Funds allocated to programmes for macro-regional development funds falling within each category of region of the Macro-Regional Cooperation goal. (2) Technical assistance shall take the form of a mono-fund priority axis within a programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1592 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission decision adopting an operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, shall fix the co- financing rate and the maximum amount of support from Funds for each priority axis.
Amendment 1627 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The co-financing rate at the level of each priority axis of programmes for macro-regional development funds under the Macro-Regional Cooperation goal may be 100 %.
Amendment 1655 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 112 a (new)
Part 3 – article 112 a (new)
Article 112a Responsibilities of a group of Member States that have established a macro- regional development fund (1) The group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund shall ensure that management and control systems for operational programmes are set up in accordance with Articles 62 and 63. (2) The group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund shall prevent, detect and correct irregularities and shall recover amounts unduly paid, together with any interest on late payments. They shall notify these irregularities to the Commission and shall keep the Commission informed of the progress of related administrative and legal proceedings. When amounts unduly paid to a beneficiary cannot be recovered and this is as a result of fault or negligence on the part of one of a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, the group of Member States that established the macro-regional development fund shall be responsible for reimbursing the amounts concerned to the general budget of the Union. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 142 laying down detailed rules concerning the obligations of the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund specified in this paragraph. (3) The group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund shall ensure that no later than 31 December 2014, all exchanges of information between beneficiaries and managing authorities, certifying authorities, audit authorities and intermediate bodies can be carried out solely by means of electronic data exchange systems. The systems shall facilitate interoperability with national and Union frameworks and allow for the beneficiaries to submit all information referred to in the first sub-paragraph only once. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, detailed rules concerning the exchanges of information under this paragraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 1666 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 113 a (new)
Part 3 – article 113 a (new)
Amendment 1667 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall be responsible for managing the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, in accordance with the principle of sound financial management.
Amendment 1668 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As regards the programme management of the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, the managing authority shall:
Amendment 1669 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support the work of the monitoring committee and provide it with the information it requires to carry out its tasks, in particular data relating to the progress of the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, in achieving its objectives, financial data and data relating to indicators and milestones;
Amendment 1674 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. As regards the financial management and control of the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, the managing authority shall:
Amendment 1675 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 4 – point a
Part 3 – article 114 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) verify that the co-financed products and services have been delivered and that expenditure declared by the beneficiaries has been paid by them and that it complies with applicable Union and national law, the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, and the conditions for support of the operation;
Amendment 1681 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 115 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 115 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) certifying the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts and that the expenditure entered in the accounts complies with applicable Union and national rules and has been incurred in respect of operations selected for funding in accordance with the criteria applicable to the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, and complying with Union and national rules;
Amendment 1682 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 115 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 115 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensuring that there is a system which records and stores, in computerised form, accounting records for each operation, and which supports all the data required for drawing up payment applications and annual accounts, including records of amounts recoverable, amounts recovered and amounts withdrawn following cancellation of all or part of the contribution for an operation or operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund;
Amendment 1683 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 115 – paragraph 1 – point h
Part 3 – article 115 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) keeping an account of amounts recoverable and of amounts withdrawn following cancellation of all or part of the contribution for an operation. Amounts recovered shall be repaid to the general budget of the Union prior to the closure of the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, by deducting them from the next statement of expenditure.
Amendment 1684 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 116 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 116 – paragraph 4
4. The audit authority shall, within six months of adoption of an operational programme, prepare an audit strategy for performance of audits. The audit strategy shall set out the audit methodology, the sampling method for audits on operations and the planning of audits in relation to the current accounting year and the two subsequent accounting years. The audit strategy shall be updated annually from 2016 until and including 2022. Where a common management and control system applies to more than one operational programme, or programme for a macro- regional development fund, a single audit strategy may be prepared for the operational programmes, or programmes for macro-regional development funds, concerned. The audit authority shall submit the audit strategy to the Commission upon request.
Amendment 1689 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 117 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 117 – paragraph 2
2. The formal decision referred to in pParagraph 1 shall be based on a report and an opinion of an independent audit body that assesses the management and control system, including the role of intermediate bodies therein, and its compliance with Articles 62, 63, 114 and 115. The accrediting body shall take into account whether the management and control systems for the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, are similar to those in place for the previous programming period, as well as any evidence of their effective functioning.
Amendment 1690 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 117 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 117 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall submit the formal decision referred to in pParagraph 1 to the Commission within six months of the adoption of the decision adopting the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1691 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 117 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Part 3 – article 117 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Where the total amount of support from the Funds to an operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, exceeds EUR 250 000 000 the Commission may request, within two months of receipt of the formal decision referred to in pParagraph 1, the report and the opinion of the independent audit body and the description of the management and control system.
Amendment 1692 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 119 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 119 – paragraph 1
The Member State, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall ensure that at the latest by the closure of the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, the amount of public support paid to beneficiaries is at least equal to the contribution from the Funds paid by the Commission to the Member State, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1694 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall reimburse as interim payments 90 % of the amount resulting from applying the co-financing rate for each priority axis laid down in the decision adopting the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, to the eligible expenditure for the priority axis included in the payment application. It shall determine the annual balance in accordance with Article 130(1). The Member State, or the group of Member States that has established a macro- regional development fund, shall ensure that at the latest by the closure of the operational programme, the amount of public support paid to beneficiaries is at least equal to the contribution from the Funds paid by the Commission to the Member State, or the group of Member States that has established a macro- regional development fund.
Amendment 1696 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the contribution from the Funds for the priority axis laid down in the decision of the Commission approving the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1697 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 3
3. Notwithstanding Article 22, the Union support through the interim payments and payments of the final balance shall not be higher than the public support and the maximum amount of support from the Funds for each priority axis as laid down in the decision of the Commission approving the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1699 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 123 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 123 – paragraph 1
1. Member States which have not adopted the euro as their currency on the date of an application for payment shall convert the amounts of expenditure incurred in national currency into euro. This amount shall be converted into euro using the monthly accounting exchange rate of the Commission in the month during which the expenditure was registered in the accounts of the managing authority of the operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, concerned. This rate shall be published electronically by the Commission each month.
Amendment 1701 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) in 2014: 2 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund;
Amendment 1703 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) in 2015: 1 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1712 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) in 2016: 1 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1717 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 2
2. An annual pre-financing amount shall be paid before 1 July in the years 2016 to 2022. In 2016, it shall be 2 % of the amount of the support from the Funds for the whole programming period to the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund. In the years 2017 to 2022, it shall be 2.5% of the amount of the support from the Funds for the whole programming period to the operational programme, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund.
Amendment 1720 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 126 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 126 – paragraph 4
4. Interim payments shall not be made for an operational programme, or a programme for a macro-regional development fund, where the annual implementation report has not been sent to the Commission in accordance with Article 101.
Amendment 1724 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall decommit any part of the amount calculated in accordance with the second subparagraph in an operational programme that has not been used for payment of the initial and annual pre-financing, interim payments and annual balance by 31 December of the second financial year following the year of budget commitment under the operational programme or for which a payment application submitted in accordance with Article 126, or the programme for a macro-regional development fund, or for which a payment application has not been preparedsent in accordance with Article 1216(1).
Amendment 1730 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – chapter 2 – title
Part 3 – chapter 2 – title
Clearance of accounts and closure of operational programmes and macro- regional programmes
Amendment 1733 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 128 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 128 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The certified annual accounts for each operational programme, or programme for a macro-regional development fund, shall cover the accounting year and shall include at the level of each priority axis:
Amendment 1736 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 129 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 129 – paragraph 1
For each year from 2016 until and including 2022, the Member State, or the group of Member States that have established macro-regional development funds, shall submit the documents referred to in Article 75(1).
Amendment 1739 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 130 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 130 – paragraph 2
2. The annual balance which, as a result of the clearance of accounts, is recoverable from the Member State, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall be subject to a recovery order of the Commission. The annual balance payable to the Member State, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, shall be added to the next interim payment made by the Commission following the clearance of accounts.
Amendment 1740 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 130 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 130 – paragraph 3
3. If, for reasons attributable to a Member State, or a group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, the Commission is not in a position to clear the accounts by 30 April of the year following the end of an accounting year, the Commission shall notify the Member State, or the group of Member States that have established a macro-regional development fund, of the actions that must be undertaken by the managing authority or audit authority, or of the additional enquiries the Commission proposes to undertake pursuant to Article 65(2) and (3).
Amendment 1742 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 131 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 131 – paragraph 1
1. For the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, the annual accounts for each operational programme, or macro-regional development fund programme, shall include at the level of each priority axis the list of operations completed during the accounting year. The expenditure relating to these operations included in the accounts subject to the clearance decision shall be considered as closed.
Amendment 1744 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – section 2 – title
Part 3 – section 2 – title
Closure of operational programmes and macro-regional development fund programmes
Amendment 1745 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 133 – title
Part 3 – article 133 – title
Submission of closure documents for operational programmes and macro- regional development fund programmes and payment of the final balance
Amendment 1746 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 133 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 133 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a final implementation report for the operational programme; and, or macro-regional development fund programme;
Amendment 1748 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. All or part of the interim payments at the level of priority axes or operational programmes, or of macro-regional development fund programmes, may be suspended by the Commission where:
Amendment 1749 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) there is a serious deficiency in the management and control system of the operational programme, or macro-regional development fund programme, for which corrective measures have not been taken;
Amendment 1750 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro- regional development fund, has failed to take the necessary action to remedy the situation giving rise to an interruption under Article 74;
Amendment 1754 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro- regional development fund, has failed to undertake actions set out in the operational programme, or macro-regional development fund programme, relating to fulfilment of an ex ante conditionalities;
Amendment 1765 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point g
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro- regional development fund, fails to respond or does not reply satisfactorily under Article 20(3).5)
Amendment 1767 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may decide, by means of implementing acts, to suspend all or part of interim payments, after having given the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, the opportunity to present its observations.
Amendment 1769 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall end suspension of all or part of interim payments where the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, has taken the necessary measures to enable the suspension to be lifted.
Amendment 1770 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 135 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 135 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States, or groups of Member States that have set up macro- regional development funds, shall in the first instance be responsible for investigating irregularities and for making the financial corrections required and pursuing recoveries. In the case of a systemic irregularity, the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, shall extend its investigation to cover all operations potentially affected.
Amendment 1771 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 135 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 135 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro- regional development fund, shall make the financial corrections required in connection with individual or systemic irregularities detected in operations or operational programmes and macro-regional development fund programmes. Financial corrections shall consist of cancelling all or part of the public contribution to an operation or operational programme or macro-regional development fund programme. The Member State shall take into account the nature and gravity of the irregularities and the financial loss to the Funds and shall apply a proportionate correction. Financial corrections shall be recorded in the annual accounts by the managing authority for the accounting year in which the cancellation is decided.
Amendment 1772 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 135 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 135 – paragraph 3
3. The contribution from the Funds cancelled in accordance with paragraph 2 may be reused by the Member State within the operational programme or macro- regional development fund programme concerned, subject to paragraph 4.
Amendment 1773 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall make financial corrections by means of implementing acts by cancelling all or part of the Union contribution to an operational programme in accordance with Article 77 where, after carrying out the necessary examination, it concludes that:contribution from the Funds cancelled in accordance with paragraph 2 may be reused by the Member State within the operational programme or macro- regional development fund programme concerned, subject to paragraph 4.
Amendment 1774 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) there is a serious deficiency in the management and control system of the operational programme or macro-regional development fund programme which has put at risk the Union contribution already paid to the operational programme or macro-regional development fund programme;
Amendment 1775 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro- regional development fund programme, has not complied with its obligations under Article 135 prior to the opening of the correction procedure under this paragraph;
Amendment 1776 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expenditure contained in a payment application is irregular and has not been corrected by the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, prior to the opening of the correction procedure under this paragraph.
Amendment 1777 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, when deciding the amount of a correction under paragraph 1, take account of the nature and gravity of the irregularity and the extent and financial implications of the deficiencies in management and control systems found in the operational programme or macro- regional development fund programme.
Amendment 1778 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission bases its position on reports of auditors other than those of its own services, it shall draw its own conclusions regarding the financial consequences after examining the measures taken by the Member State concerned, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, under Article 135(2), the notifications sent under Article 112(3), and any replies from the Member State or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund..
Amendment 1779 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 4
4. Where the Commission, based on the examination of the final implementation report of the operational programme or macro-regional development fund programme, establishes a serious failure to achieve the targets set out in the performance framework, it may apply financial corrections in respect of the priority axes concerned by means of implementing acts.
Amendment 1780 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 5
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 5
5. When a Member State, or a group of Member States that have set up a macro- regional development fund, does not comply with its obligations as referred to in Article 86, the Commission may, in relation to the degree of non-compliance with these obligations, make a financial correction by cancelling all or part of the Structural Funds contribution to the Member State concerned or the group of Member States that have set up a macro- regional development fund.
Amendment 1781 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 1
1. Before taking a decision on a financial correction, the Commission shall launch the procedure by informing the Member State of the provisional conclusions of its examination and requesting the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, of the provisional conclusions of its examination and requesting the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, to submit its comments within two months.
Amendment 1783 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission proposes a financial correction on the basis of extrapolation or a flat rate, the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, shall be given the opportunity to demonstrate, through an examination of the documentation concerned, that the actual extent of irregularity is less than the Commission's assessment. In agreement with the Commission, the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, may limit the scope of this examination to an appropriate proportion or sample of the documentation concerned. Except in duly justified cases, the time allowed for this examination shall not exceed a further period of two months after the two-month period referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1784 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall take account of any evidence supplied by the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, within the time limits set out in paragraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 1785 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 4
4. Where the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, does not accept the provisional conclusions of the Commission, the Member State shall be invited to a hearing by the Commission, in order to ensure that all relevant information and observations are available as a basis for conclusions by the Commission on the application of the financial correction.
Amendment 1786 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 5
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 5
5. In order to apply financial corrections the Commission shall take a decision, by means of implementing acts, within six months of the date of the hearing, or of the date of receipt of additional information where the Member State, or the group of Member States that have set up a macro- regional development fund, agrees to submit such additional information following the hearing. The Commission shall take account of all information and observations submitted during the course of the procedure. If no hearing takes place, the six month period shall begin to run two months after the date of the letter of invitation to the hearing sent by the Commission.
Amendment 1789 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 6
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 6
6. Where irregularities affecting annual accounts sent to the Commission are detected by the Commission or by the European Court of Auditors, the resulting financial correction shall reduce support from the Funds to the operational programme or macro-regional development fund programme.
Amendment 1791 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 138 – title
Part 3 – article 138 – title
Obligations of Member States and of groups of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund
Amendment 1792 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 138 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 138 – paragraph 1
A financial correction by the Commission shall not prejudice the Member State's obligation, or the obligation of the group of Member States that have set up a macro-regional development fund, to pursue recoveries under Article 135(2) of this Regulation and to recover State aid in the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty and under Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/199939.
Amendment 1793 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – title 8
Part 3 – title 8
Proportional control of operational programmes and macro-regional development fund programmes
Amendment 1794 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 140 – title
Part 3 – article 140 – title
Proportional control of operational programmes and macro-regional development fund programmes
Amendment 1799 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 2
2. For operational programmes, or macro- regional development fund programmes, for which the most recent audit opinion indicates that there are no significant deficiencies, the Commission may agree with the audit authority in the subsequent meeting referred to in Article 118(3) that the level of audit work required may be reduced so that it is proportionate to the risk established. In such cases, the Commission will not carry out its own on- the-spot audits unless there is evidence suggesting deficiencies in the management and control system affecting expenditure declared to the Commission in an accounting year for which the accounts have been the subject of a clearance decision.
Amendment 1800 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 3
3. For operational programmes, or macro- regional development fund programmes, for which the Commission concludes that it can rely on the opinion of the audit authority, it may agree with the audit authority to limit its own on the spot audits to audit the work of the audit authority unless there is evidence of deficiencies in the work of the audit authority work for an accounting year for which the accounts have been subject to a clearance decision.
Amendment 1801 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 4
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the audit authority and the Commission may carry out audits of operations in case a risk assessment establishes a specific risk of irregularity or fraud, in case of evidence of serious deficiencies in the management and control system of the operational programme or the macro-regional development fund programme concerned, and, during the 3 years following closure of all the expenditure of an operation under Article 131, as part of an audit sample. The Commission may at any time carry out audits of operations for the purpose of assessing the work of an audit authority by re-performance of its audit activity.
Amendment 132 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The concept of ‘family members’ is defined by the national laws of the Member States and should not be regulated by this Directive.
Amendment 150 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Support, whether provided by governmental or non-governmental organisations, should be made available from the moment a crime takes place as well as throughout criminal proceedings and after such proceedings in accordance with the needs of the victim. Support should be provided through a variety of means, without excessive formalities and through a sufficient geographical distribution to allow all victims the opportunity to access such services. Certain groups of victims such as victims of sexual violence, gender, race hate or other biasrace or hate crimes or victims of terrorism may require specialist support services due to the particular characteristics of the crime they have fallen victim to.
Amendment 182 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Beyond these categories, but again based on personal characteristics and the crime, any person could be vulnerable. Only through individual assessments, carried out at the earliest opportunity by those in a position to make recommendations on protection measures, can such vulnerabilities be effectively identified. The assessment should in particularter alia take into account age, gender and gender identitysex, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, state of health, disability, communication difficulties, relationship to or dependence on the suspected or accused person, previous experience of crime, the type or nature of the crime such as organised crime, or terrorism, or bias crimes and whether the victim is a foreign victim. Victims of terrorism require particular attention in any assessment given the varying nature of such acts ranging from mass acts of terrorism to targeted terrorism against individuals.
Amendment 202 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 231 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point b
Article 2 - point b
Amendment 234 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
Amendment 237 #
2011/0129(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
Amendment 28 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the political, personal and social circumstances in which women find themselves could explain the phenomenon of female suicide bombers, although it should be noted that this is a relatively recent and limited phenomenon, occurring in countries with Islamic traditions;
Amendment 31 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas fundamentalism seeks to justify martyrdom, and women who are involved in resistance movements or women activists seeking social equality are vulnerable to this message, and whereas the excessive way in which the media spotlight is focused on this phenomenon increases the attraction of suicide attacks to vulnerable young people, because of the honour which will be bestowed upon their family after their death;
Amendment 69 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that armed conflict is a threat to the husband/wife pairing and that family life suffers as a result of armed conflict;
Amendment 71 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to promote the introduction of measures designed to limit the adverse effects of armed conflict on family life;
Amendment 73 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the alarming trend of female terrorists in conflict zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the increasing activity of women in radical Islamic terrorism and the strategic and tactical value of women as terrorists among terrorist organisations such as Al Qaeda.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 - indent 3
Paragraph 9 - indent 3
Amendment 88 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 - indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 9 - indent 3 a (new)
Amendment 109 #
2011/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Union, when proposing aid for post-conflict reconstruction, to focus on setting up schools with a view to improving education for boys and girls;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 16 #
2010/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out to the Commission existing differences between Member States on family allowances, especially for large families, which cause discriminatory effects in implementing the principle of freedom of movement for workers;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A f (new)
Paragraph A f (new)
Af. whereas the Member States’ basic objectives for the future are to provide support for the most vulnerable people and their families and help them achieve personal and social fulfilment and the full exercise of their citizenship,
Amendment 9 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A g (new)
Paragraph A g (new)
Ag. whereas a fresh look needs to be taken at the way in which support is provided to, and the conditions for inclusion of, the most vulnerable people; whereas if those support activities were remunerated, they would account for nearly 50% of GDP (according to a report by the Stiglitz commission in France),
Amendment 51 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to stop prosecuting sheltered workshops and social enterprises which receive state subsidies, as it has done in the past, on the grounds of distortion of competition;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Member States are responsible for pensions and whereas their competence in this field should be respected;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas people who devote their time and skills to bringing up children or caring for the elderly should receive social recognition, and whereas this could be done by giving such persons individual rights, particularly regarding pensions,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas home caregivers remain discriminated against in terms of the failure to count their years of work towards pensions and other entitlements;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to address the structural factors contributing to inequality in pension schemes, including the organisation of care and combining family and work life, inequalities in the labour market, the gender pay gap and direct discrimination in second and third pillar pensions;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States to include in the pension calculation the time and investment involved in looking after dependents, whatever their age or degree of dependency;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to find ways to prevent female employment on the labour market being adversely affected by measures to support, evaluate or enhance the value of work in the home; calls, therefore, for the impact on society and female employment of measures to recognise work done in the home to be assessed, including by means of a costed calculation for pension purposes;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the competent regional authorities to promote an SME culture in order to prevent a ‘brain drain’ of young people from rural areas to urban areas,– especially young women with good university and professional training – from rural areas to urban areas or other countries, with a view to countering population decline;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Eurostat to include in the regional human development index (HDI) factors relating to unpaid invisible work performed by women in the absence of established regional social infrastructure; 1 Miranda, V. (2011), , following the recent OECD study entitled ‘Cooking, Caring and Volunteeering: Unpaid Work Around the World, OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 116, OECD Publishing.’1; Or. fr
Amendment 11 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas more specific attention ought to be directed at the most vulnerable groups of people, and whereas the worsening incidence of gendersex-related violence and sexual violence is a major problem in humanitarian contexts, with systematic rape being used in some cases as a weapon of war,
Amendment 20 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. having regard to point 9 of the action programme adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women (which met in Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995), which is also a fundamental principle, set out at all international conferences, concerning children’s rights in the preceding decade,
Amendment 45 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Actively encourages the Commission to pursue its work in specific fields such as nutrition, protection, gender and sexualsex-related issues and violence, and calls for the issues of gender and reproductiveemergency healthcare to be systematicaladequately integrated into the emergency healthcare aspect of humanitarian response;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that all action for children’s rights should respect the priority role of the child’s parents and immediate family as well as primary caretakers and guardians, and in particular the need to improve the position of mothers;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Condemns all forms of violence towards children: physical, psychological, sexual and structural violence, presence during armed conflicts, slavery, trafficking or sale of children or of their organs, labour exploitation, child pornography, child prostitution and paedophilia, as well as violence linked to extreme poverty, which deprive them of essential health care, harm their physical and psychological development and expose them to malnutrition and famine; condemns gender-based eugenic discrimination, which is increasingly common in some countries; calls on the Commission to set up an aid programme and psychological assistance for children conceived as a result of mass rape and for their mothers;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on the Union to resolutely pursue the elimination of all forms of discrimination against girls (since conception) and commit adequate resources to overcome the subsequent asymmetries;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls that the European Union’s external strategy on children’s rights should be based on the values and principles defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particular Articles 3, 16, 18, 23, 25, 26 and 29, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 bis (new)
Citation 3 bis (new)
having regard to the work of Gary Becker, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, on ‘The economics of life’,
Amendment 2 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to develop additional indicators for measuring medium- and long-term economic and social progress; calls for the development of clear and measurable indicators that take account of climate change, biodiversity, resource efficiency and social inclusion; furthermore calls for the development of indicators that focus more closely on the household-level perspective, reflecting income, consumption and wealth, wealth and the number of children or other dependents in the household;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the relevant authorities to base the development of indicators on first-hand reports and the real lives of people experiencing extreme poverty, in order to develop indicators that reflect economic and social progress for all citizens;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the initiative taken by the European institutions to stop limiting the way in which the wealth of nations and the wellbeing of citizens are measured;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses, with a view to ensuring that the principle of fairness is upheld, and in the words of Article 9 of the Beijing Declaration, that the implementation of the various development cooperation policies, including through national laws and the formulation of strategies, policies, programmes and development priorities, is the sovereign responsibility of each State, in conformity with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and that taking account of, and fully respecting, the various religious and ethical values, cultural backgrounds and philosophical convictions of individuals and their communities should contribute to the full enjoyment by women of their human rights in order to achieve equality, development and peace;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the sustained commitment of Churches, recognised religious communities and faith-based NGOs and their unflagging support for human progress;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expects that shifting attention towards broader and more sustainable indicators will lead also to more systematic focus on social and environmental factors in developing countries, including climate change, biodiversity, health, education and governance, and thereby enable development policies to target the most needy and disadvantaged populations; underlines the importance of the family as basic economic entity; underlines that such indicators should be compatible and consistent with existing global initiatives, such as the UN Human Development Index;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises that any action taken in support of children’s rights should respect the primordial role of the child’s parents and immediate family as well as primary caretakers and guardians, and in particular the need to improve the position of mothers;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Points out that responsibility for ensuring a nation's well-being and wealth lies with its government and Parliament, which owes its legitimacy to the democratic process, and not with civil society in its various manifestations;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Stresses that the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness fails to take account of a series of factors which should be central to the 'beyond GDP' debate on development, as its basic premise is that any economic growth will reduce poverty, an assumption which reinforces the limited vision of the developmentalist approach while overlooking the correlation between aid and a whole range of challenging development issues such as debt cancellation, a sustainable environment, fairer trade agreements, human development, intergenerational solidarity, etc.
Amendment 12 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that women have the right to exercise full control over matters relating to their reproductive health, as regards procreation, contraception, abortion or sexually transmitted diseaseshealth, in accordance with Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and particularly to primary health care, including the protection of mothers and infants, as defined by the World Health Organization (56th World Health Assembly, A56/27, provisional agenda item 14.18, 24 April 2003, ‘International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma Ata: twenty- fifth anniversary’, Report by the Secretariat); points to the fact that they are still subject to genital mutilation and extreme violence, while rape remains a weapon of war;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that women have the right to exercise full control over matters relating to their reproductive health, as regards procreation, contraception, abortion or sexually transmitted diseasesafe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation and access to appropriate health care services that will enable them to go safely through pregnancy and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant (see WHO definition); points out, in this context, the need to promote natural methods, having regard to widespread cultural traditions; points to the fact that theywomen are still subject to genital mutilation and extreme violence, while rape remains a weapon of war;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that privatenon-governmental organisations receiving European funding and providing health care services for African populations may, under the influence of religious movements, restrict certain types of reproductive health care and preventive treatment;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that, under paragraph 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the relevant international instruments in force, in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning, and any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Draws attention to Chapter II, paragraph 9 of the Beijing Platform for Action, stating: ‘While the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms. The implementation of this Platform, including through national laws and the formulation of strategies, policies, programmes and development priorities, is the sovereign responsibility of each State, in conformity with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the significance of and full respect for various religious and ethical values, cultural backgrounds and philosophical convictions of individuals and their communities should contribute to the full enjoyment by women of their human rights in order to achieve equality, development and peace’;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Notes that natural methods of family planning exist and are scientifically proven to be effective; calls on the Commission, therefore, not to refuse financing from European funds for the purpose of offering a wider range of approaches more specifically tailored to the needs of the target communities;
Amendment 62 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to ensure that European policies on reproductive health, including natural methods of family planning, are properly promoted among all associations receiving European funds;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Welcomes the unwavering commitment of faith-based NGOs and their tireless support for healthcare systems in Africa and throughout the world;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the individualisation and increasing flexibility of the labour market – resulting in a reduction in collective bargaining – puts employees, and in particular women, who often have to balance family obligations, in a more vulnerable position which can leads to precarious jobs, since it makes it easier for employers to lower employment conditions,
Amendment 2 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out the gendered nature of precarious employment and recalls the shift in the labour market from standard to non- standard, often precarious types of employment; types of employment, making it necessary to prevent non-standard types of employment becoming precarious work; in order to combat these problems, the Member States and social partners must be asked to align to a large extent their legislative and contractual rules on standard work and atypical work, so as to prevent the most convenient and least expensive forms of work from taking precedence, taking into account however the risks of a possible increase in undeclared work;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses disappointment that the EU employment law package and the aforementioned directives on fixed-term, part-time and temporary agency work do not adequately address the precarious nature of employment; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to take further specific legislative measures, such as introducing binding minimum social standards for employees and granting all employees equal access to social services and benefits, including maternity leave, health care and retirement pensions, as well as to education and training, regardless of their employment conditions; calls on Member States, in addition, to implement legislation ensuring reasonable limitation of working hours, rest and leisure for workers;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to exchange best practices and make full use of the co- financing opportunities offered by the Structural Funds, in particular the European Social Fund, to ensure broader access to affordable, quality childcare and elderly care facilities in order to transform domestic care jobs into decent, long-term public-sector jobs and to avoid women being forced into involuntary part-time employmentso that women are not forced to undertake these duties on an informal basis; stresses, in addition, the need to ensure that precarious domestic care jobs are transformed, wherever possible, into decent, long-term jobs;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose a new European agreement on the rules onregarding au pairs, which lowerings the age limit from 30 so that adult breadwinners in their late 20s cannot be placed as au pairs, and which emphasisinges that au pairs are young people on cultural exchanges who will help out with day-to-day family duties, which must not exceed five hours per daytheir role is to help out with day-to-day family duties and to take part in family activities, which must not exceed 30 hours per week, and that the aim is to develop the au pair's cultural understanding and language skills;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation to Member States concerning new ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of juvenile justice (Rec (2003) 20) of 24 September 2003,
Amendment 1 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
- having regard to the French Ombudsman for Children’s 2007 thematic report entitled ‘Adolescents en souffrance - Plaidoyer pour une véritable prise en charge’ (Suffering adolescents - a plea for genuine care),
Amendment 2 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Green Paper entitled ‘Improving the mental health of the population – Towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union’ (COM(2005)0484), which refers to the public costs to penal and judicial systems arising from childhood behavioural disturbances and disorders,
Amendment 3 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to EU Commission’s approach and Parliament’s response on the EU strategy on the rights of the child, as adopted on 16 January 2008,
Amendment 4 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the issue paper published on 19 June 2009 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights entitled ‘Children and juvenile justice: proposals for improvements’ (CommDH/IssuePaper(2009)1),
Amendment 5 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation on social reactions to juvenile delinquency (Rec (87) 20E) of 17 September 1987,
Amendment 6 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to Council document 17593/09/CRIMORG 187 of 15 December 2009,
Amendment 7 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Crime prevention in the European Union’ (COM(2004)0165),
Amendment 8 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
Amendment 9 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 21 June 2007 on juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society1 1 OJ C 146 E, 12.6.2008, p. 344.
Amendment 14 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. whereas the subject of work in the home needs to be discussed with particular reference to the gender pay gap, which affects parenting choices and the uptake of maternity, paternity, adoption, parental and family leave, in order to ascertain whether this is a form of sexual discrimination;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas young people can now be more exposed to new and alarming forms of mental suffering, particularly also through pervasive pornography and a new Internet addiction,
Amendment 15 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas young people can suffer from multiple addictions combining alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and psychotropic drugs,
Amendment 23 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that thesemember states as well as European and international institutions do not give adequate consideration to the socioeconomic aspects of juvenile delinquency and are not as explicit about the overall material conditions required in order to rule out direct or indirect discrimination against women and men on the labour market;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for an objective estimate of the added macro-economic value of long-term activities aimed at combating juvenile delinquency in building and maintaining social cohesion and well-being of societies;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas any policy in the field of gender equality in the labour market has consequences regarding the presence of women and men within the family home regardless of their responsibilities,
Amendment 42 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its position that ‘it is difficult to classify precisely the reasons for which young people offend’2 .1 ; in this respect draws special attention to the need to research the nature and causes of female youth delinquency to help formulate a policy adapted to female perpetrators;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that investigation and prosecution of criminal acts perpetrated by juvenile offenders need to be sensitive to instances of delinquency that might involve a form of coercion, such as by a loverboy or peers, to ascertain culpability;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 52 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that family mainstreaming, which also approaches different policies (e.g. social, educational, and financial policies as well as criminal legislation etc.) from the family perspective, is a key instrument for coordinating efforts aimed at preventing behaviour leading to juvenile crime;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 55 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas school has a particular role to play and there is thus a need to strengthen the link between the two parents and the teaching staff in order to develop a better framework for young people at school,
Amendment 56 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that in order to intercept the first signs of delinquent behaviour, strong focus on schools is necessary, as they represent the second most important socializing factor in further developing social skills of young people; recommends member states to adopt adequate measures such as regular psychology counselling hours at school, etc., that would facilitate cooperation between parents, schools and psychologists/counsellors to provide support for children in need;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas it is encouraging that there are numerous projects for exchanging best practice among Member States which seek to give teenagers their say, such as the European project ‘Do you know where your child is now?’,
Amendment 73 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on member states to take into account following principles, i.e. prevent offending and re-offending, (re)socialise and (re)integrate offenders; stresses the utmost importance to address the needs and interests of victims of juvenile delinquents;
Amendment 73 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V b (new)
Recital V b (new)
Vb. whereas the subject of work in the home needs to be discussed with reference to the notion of discrimination related to the uptake of maternity, paternity, parental, and family leave, in order to ascertain whether the discrimination in question is a form of sex discrimination; whereas the concept of multiple discrimination needs to be defined at European level,
Amendment 74 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V c (new)
Recital V c (new)
Vc. whereas the pact between genders and generations must be built on the possibility for individuals to organise their working and private lives and reconcile the economic imperatives of production entailed in gainful employment with the possibility of choosing what tasks to devote themselves to and when, within a context of rights and responsibilities laid down by legislation and agreements,
Amendment 75 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V d (new)
Recital V d (new)
Vd. whereas jobs in the childcare and education sector should be better paid to allow men to work in this field, which could have positive results for the education of young people,
Amendment 81 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 82 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on national and international bodies to undertake further research on the effectiveness of alternative punishments for juvenile delinquents, the impact of stereotypes in youth crime, the role played by media, the different experiences of boys and girls in relation to crime, violence and pornography, the role of parents, schools, Churches and religious communities as well as youth organisations in preventing youth crime;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that young people who live in poverty are more likely to face problems, and calls on the competent institutions in all member states to consider working with families in difficulty as an alternative to foster care;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points out that in order to increase the chances in life of children and youths, it is vital to combat poverty and discrimination, ensure access to quality education, housing, facilities for young people, etc.;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced of the educational benefits of giving teenagers their sayimportance of active involvement of parents in juvenile crime prevention; recognizes the educational benefits of national awareness campaigns or helplines focused on helping parents ‘reading the signs’ in their children’s behaviour; recommends to include teenagers and parents in designing and launching public awareness campaigns on juvenile crime in order to avoid blind law-and-order policy, as exemplified by the European project ‘Do you know where your child is now?’, as a means of prevention;
Amendment 92 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that recent research has shown that fathers who are involved in their babies lives immediately before and after birth take a more active role in their upbringing in the years after; in this respect, underlines the necessity to speed up the efforts to close existing pay gap between men and women that affects the uptake of maternity, paternity, parental, and family leave;
Amendment 100 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Invites the Member States and the social partners to increase wages in the early childhood and education sectooffer more possibilities for parents to be actively involved in their children’s lives from the start, by providing proper maternity and paternity leave, care leave and possibilities to adapt working hours to care tasks for both mothers and fathers;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to establish re-education and social reintegration programmes for juvenile delinquents and to apply a ‘zero tolerance’ policy to adults, irrespective of their social status, who encourage teenagers to commit crimes, for example by helping them to obtain hard drugs, cannabis or other harmful substancedrugs;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on member states to take in account that girls present a minority among youth delinquents, and to recognize the need to adapt conditions under which juvenile female perpetrators are held, tried and punished;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Invites the Member States to ensure youth's access to competent information on human sexuality, modern and effective ways of family planning including the natural methods of family planning ; calls on the Member States to assure the fundamental right of parents to chose the sexual education for their children when minor;
Amendment 112 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on all state, public and private institutions, such as schools, truancy officers, police, support agencies, and others to be sensitive to differences between boys and girls in monitoring, preventing, and tackling youth delinquency;
Amendment 116 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Member States to support and promote the operational programmes launched in connection with the European Alliance for Families; calls on the Commission to step up the development of tools providing a systematic basis for the exchange of good practice and for research in this area;
Amendment 123 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the authorities to take the steps required to put women and men in a better position to choose how they wish to achieve work-life balance, with due regard for the principle of equality between women and men;
Amendment 126 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the competent bodies to consider working with the family as an alternative to placing the child in care when serial delinquency calls for more consistent action;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt constructive measures in support of women and men, for instance to make it easier for them to return to work after a period of caring for their children, by promoting policies designed to facilitate (re-)entry into the labour market with a view to enabling them to regain financial independence;
Amendment 147 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital NEW
Recital NEW
- whereas juvenile delinquency is deviant behaviour by persons aged 15-18 which is socially unacceptable and is punishable under criminal law; whereas the age at which criminal offences are committed is constantly falling,
Amendment 4 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the transition towards a new sustainable economy should not be a pretext for excluding the most vulnerable and least qualified workers from the employment market; whereas, therefore, there is a need to avoid the 'cream-skimming' effect of which the least qualified workers would be the first victims,
Amendment 8 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas contemporary institutional policy in favour of a new sustainable economy cannot resolve the problems of the market economy; whereas action should be based first and foremost on a close partnership with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), industry and the social partners; whereas, therefore, SMEs and industry should pursue an appropriate form of development which takes into account the need to include all workers in the employment market, regardless of their social status or professional skills,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of focusing on gender equality in the transition to a new economy, since women are more likely to be in an insecure position on the labour market owing to precarious employment conditions and a consistent gender-based wage gap; calls for the development of labour market policies which address the gender dimension, accompanied by programmes designed to recruit women to non-traditional jobs, but also for the added value in terms of GDP of the informal work that is done by women in particular to be recognised in an appropriate manner;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Congratulates the Commission on its Communication 'GDP and beyond – Measuring progress in a changing world' (COM (2009)433 final), backed up by its action plan; suggests paying particular attention to the added value provided by the commitment to intergenerational solidarity and care of dependent persons – regardless of their age or dependence status – which is mostly taken on by women;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraphe 5 b (new)
Paragraphe 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that institutional efforts to create jobs in a new sustainable economy should also aim to strengthen the professional skills of the poorest workers, who are also a dynamic force in the employment market;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraphe 5 c (new)
Paragraphe 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to pay special heed to the poorest citizens, in particular women who experience extreme poverty in their daily lives and for whom integration into the labour market requires specific accompanying measures;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraphe 5 d (new)
Paragraphe 5 d (new)
5d. Welcomes the contribution provided by organised civil society associations which, following the example of the ATD Fourth World Movement, engage on a long-term basis with the most vulnerable workers who have experience of precarious working conditions, to help them integrate into the employment market in the new sustainable economy;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraphe 5 e (new)
Paragraphe 5 e (new)
5e. Calls on the EU institutions to take into consideration the results of the various studies conducted on the recognition, for the new sustainable economy, of the added value of informal work, presented by, inter alia, the World Mothers' Movement (MMM), the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE), the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (COFACE), the FamilyPlatform, the ATD Fourth World Movement, Eurocarers, etc.;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraphe 5 f (new)
Paragraphe 5 f (new)
5f. Calls on the EU and national institutions, in addition to companies and social partners, to pay special attention to the integration of women from marginalised minorities, such as Roma women;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraphe 5 g (new)
Paragraphe 5 g (new)
5g. Calls on the EU and national institutions to address issues relating to the new sustainable economy through European thematic years, such as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010), the European Year of Volunteering (2011) and the proposal for a European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (2012), in order to highlight the impact of the strengthening of the various sectoral policies;
Amendment 2 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the EUEU’s commitment to a longer-term support to the country and the fact that it has identified Iraq as a pilot country in which to better address and operationalise the humanitarian- development nexus in order to foster a transition from humanitarian assistance to longer term development;reconstruction and stabilisation; recalls that the Iraq crisis is a UN level 3 emergency and that 11 million people are currently in need of assistance and therefore urges the EU and its Member States, however, to enhance first of all their efforts to urgently address key humanitarian challenges and human needs, in particular regarding the more than 3 million internally displaced persons;
Amendment 6 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that poverty is widespread in the country and that although being an upper middle country, years of violence, conflict and sectarianism have considerably undermined development progress; calls on the EU to focus its development assistance, through targeted projects, on the most vulnerable groups and the people most in need, namely women and children, youth, IDPs and refugees;
Amendment 9 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Insists that sustainable and inclusive growth should be supported according to Iraqi national development priorities;
Amendment 10 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that rule of law, human rights and access to justice remain important challenges and that Iraq stands among the lowest ranking countries on the transparency index; insists on the EU to give priority to the implementation of political and economic reforms aiming at building institutional capacity and consolidating democracy;
Amendment 14 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, during the transition from emergency assistance to development, a long-term approach, stabilisation, reforms and improvements in the areas of good governance and accountability, education, health and skills development, access to livelihood opportunities and provision of basic social services are priority areas for development assistance; looks forward to receiving concrete proposals on envisaged actions that respond to those needs and urges the Commission to provide evidence of the results and impacts achieved within the framework of the multiannual indicative programme 2014-2017;
Amendment 15 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the deterioration of the environment and infrastructure, successive droughts and desertification have greatly impacted rural populations and increased food insecurity and water shortages, in particular for displaced people; calls on the EU to work closely with the Iraqi authorities towards a more efficient and equitable use and management of natural resources;
Amendment 24 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the provision of humanitarian aid and development assistance must be needs-based and non- partisan in order to support an effective stabilisation and reconstruction process, including safe return of religious minorities and ethnic groups into their homes; stresses that external actors, including the EU, must actively mitigate the risk of assistance being instrumentalised by domestic political actors or allocated in a way that discriminates against or privileges specific groups;
Amendment 31 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU to invest in local economy recovery and development, notably by increasing its support to entrepreneurship, SMEs and vocational training, promoting investment in priority areas such as energy and agriculture, and encouraging public-private partnerships; believes that creating a inciting environment for the development of the private sector will not only allow to tackle youth unemployment in the country, but also help create opportunities for the post- conflict return of IDPs and refugees;
Amendment 35 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that women and girls disproportionately affected by conflict and extremism and that they are more vulnerable to violence and abuses, including sexual violence, torture, human trafficking, slavery and child marriage; stresses the need to address the specific humanitarian and development needs of women and girls, particularly in displaced communities; calls on the EU to further promote equality between women and men and women’s empowerment though its development efforts and to emphasize the role of women in recovery and peacebuilding in the country;
Amendment 25 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Title
Title
Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (2012) (text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 34 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Successive European Councils have recognised the need to tackle the effect of ageing populations on European social models. A keyOne response to this rapid change in the age structure consists in promoting active ageing and thus ensuring that the baby boom cohorts, who are, on the whole, healthier and better educated than any such cohort before them, have good opportunities for employment and active participation in society. Another response is to promote solidarity between generations.
Amendment 41 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The growing proportion of older people in Europe makes it more important than ever to promote healthy ageing. Healthy ageing can help raise labour market participation of older people, enable them to be active in society for longer, improve their individual quality of life and curb the strains on health and social care systems. In this context, reaching the pension age should be accompanied with a project aimed at allowing the ageing person to keep his/her skills active, by continuing to work or by carrying out voluntary activities, including those within the ambit of work
Amendment 90 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
The year 2012 shall be designated as the European Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity (hereafter referred to as ‘the European Year’).
Amendment 126 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) to either introduce or strengthen structural fiscal policies in favour of non- profit organisations, so that they can plan and carry out their activities in support of ageing people and of the disadvantaged parts of the population continuously and not just occasionally.
Amendment 142 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- programmes for the participation of citizens in the objectives of the European Year.
Amendment 144 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
- measures to involve ageing and young people in common initiatives aimed at highlighting their typical features and the opportunities afforded by intergenerational exchange.
Amendment 148 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission and the Member States shall take account of gender mainstreamingthe need to integrate the specificities of the situation of women and men in the running of the European Year.
Amendment 69 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Appropriate measures should be taken by the Member States to ensure the protection of the unity of the family of the seasonal worker, in the light of the fact that the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society.
Amendment 85 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings establishes a set of victims' rights in criminal proceedings, including the right to protection and compensation. In addition victims of trafficking in human beings should be given access to legal counselling and to legal representation, including for the purpose of claiming compensation. The purpose of legal counselling is to enable victims to be informed and receive advice about the various possibilities open to them. Legal counselling and legal representation should be provided free of charge at least when the victim does not have sufficient financial resources in a manner consistent with the internal procedures of Member States. As child victims in particular are unlikely to have such resources, legal counselling and legal representation would in practiceshall be free of charge to them. Furthermore, on the basis of an individual risk assessment carried out in accordance with national procedures, victims should be protected from retaliation, from intimidation, and from the risk of being re-trafficked.
Amendment 89 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Victims of trafficking who have already suffered the abuse and degrading treatment trafficking commonly entails, such as sexual exploitation, sexual abuses, rape, slavery- like practices and the removal of organs, should be protected from secondary victimisation and further trauma during the criminal proceedings. To this end victims of trafficking should during criminal investigations and proceedings receive treatment that is appropriate to their individual needs. The individual needs assessment should take into consideration circumstances such as age, pregnancy, health, disability and other personal conditions, as well as the physical and psychological consequences of the criminal activity to which the victim has been subjected. Whether and how the treatment is applied is to be decided in accordance with grounds defined by national legislation, rules of judicial discretion, practice and guidance, on a case by case basis.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Directive 2009/52/EC of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards of sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals provides for penalties for employers of illegally staying third-country nationals who, while not having been charged with or convicted of trafficking in human beings, use work or services exacted from a person with the knowledge that he/she is a victim of such trafficking. In addition to that, Member States should take into consideration the possibility of imposing sanctions on the users of any service exacted from a victim, with the knowledge that he/she has been trafficked. This further criminalisation could include employers of legally staying third-country nationals and EU nationals, as well as. Sanctions shall be foreseen for buyers of sexual services from any trafficked person, irrespective of their nationality.
Amendment 166 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Assistance and support measures referred to in paragraph 2 shall be provided on a consensual and informed basis, and shall include at least standard of living capable of ensuring victims' subsistence through measures such as appropriate and safe accommodation and material assistance as well as necessary medical treatment including, psychological and spiritual assistance, counselling and information in a language they can understand, translation and interpretation services where appropriate, and access to education for children. Member States shall attend to victims with special needs.
Amendment 198 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take appropriate actions such as information and awareness raising campaigns, research and education programmes, where appropriate in cooperation with civil society organiszations and other relevant stakeholders, aimed at raising awareness and reducing the risk of people, especially children, becoming victims of trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 213 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall consider takingtake measures to establish as a criminal offence the use of services which are the objects of exploitation as referred to in Article 2 with the knowledge that the person is a victim of an offence referred to in Article 2.
Amendment 10 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the work of the Council of Europe in this area, particularly the revised European Social Charter,
Amendment 12 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
Amendment 49 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas in the Member States the proportion of children and young people living in poverty is higher than average, and whereas poverty is more prevalent among women, who are also the first to defend their next of kin against poverty and social exclusion, because women forge fundamental bonds, promote peace and play a pioneering role in ensuring respect for human rights and universal dignity, with a further aim being enhanced recognition for all women in general,
Amendment 51 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas equal opportunities cannot be promoted without considering the role of men; whereas, therefore, associations representing men/fathers should be encouraged and listened to as attentively as women’s associations,
Amendment 53 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas gender mainstreaming constitutes a form of social and instrumental engineering which aims to change natural masculine and feminine identities and their expression in public and private life, and whereas gender mainstreaming is an expression of the political will to change the relations and social representations between women and men,
Amendment 54 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)
Recital L d (new)
Amendment 57 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that paragraph II.9 of the Beijing Action Programme says: ‘While the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms. The implementation of this Platform, including through national laws and the formulation of strategies, policies, programmes and development priorities, is the sovereign responsibility of each State, in conformity with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the significance of and full respect for various religious and ethical values, cultural backgrounds and philosophical convictions of individuals and their communities should contribute to the full enjoyment by women of their human rights in order to achieve equality, development and peace’;
Amendment 61 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 4
Article 4
4. Maintains that a conference on gender equality, attended by women’s and men’s organisations and trade unions from the Member States and Members of the European Parliament, the Commission, the Council, and the national parliaments, should be held biannually, focusing each yeartime on a predetermined theme;
Amendment 65 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests that institutional cooperation in this area not be limited to women’s associations, but that collaboration with associations representing men be actively sought;
Amendment 68 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
6a. Asks Eurostat to develop indicators to measure investment by women and men in voluntary activities in order to show what men and women contribute to social cohesion;
Amendment 90 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States and the social partners, to undertake a review of policies on work-life balance with a view to ensuring that the cost of parenthood is not borne by the employer, but by the community, so as to eradicate discriminatory behaviour in businesses and contribute to our demographic future;
Amendment 91 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Amendment 92 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 10 c (new)
Article 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the Commission to continue with initiatives aimed at recognising the informal economy and quantifying the ‘economics of life’ using gender-specific approaches in accordance with the ‘Beyond GDP’ project launched by the Commission;
Amendment 93 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 10 d (new)
Article 10 d (new)
10d. Calls on the Member States to provide appropriate social benefits for women and men who take care of elderly, sick or disabled relatives, and for elderly women, who receive a particularly small pension;
Amendment 96 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
11a. Invites the Commission to publish an impact analysis study on the consequences, including the budgetary consequences, of the introduction of the ‘gender mainstreaming’ system, with a view to evaluating its relevance, effectiveness, durability and usefulness in terms of cost-effectiveness/added value, as is the regular practice in the case of all other European policies;
Amendment 98 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 12
Article 12
12. Considers that one priority should be to fight extreme poverty by reforming the macroeconomic, monetary, social, and labour market policies lying at its roots with a view to guaranteeing economic and social justice for women by pursuing strategies to promote fair distribution of income, guarantee a minimum income and decent wages and pensions, create more high-quality jobs with rights for women, enable women and girls to benefit from public services of a high standard, and improve welfare provision and neighbourhood services, including crèches, nursery schools, kindergartens, day centres, and community leisure and family support centres and ‘intergenerational centres’, making them accessible to women, men, children, and older people as a whole;
Amendment 102 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that the poorest women should be the leading partners in formulating, implementing and assessing equal opportunities policies, since women in situations of chronic poverty are obliged to accept their role and their responsibilities, including their role as mothers, just like any other woman, and they experience the same joys, have the same aspirations, feel the same fears and have the same doubts, but do so in much more difficult material circumstances than the majority of women; invites the Union in consequence to pay particular attention to the planning and implementation of the European Year against Poverty, the European Year of Volunteering, and the European Strategy 2020 in general from this point of view;
Amendment 114 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 14
Article 14
14. Calls for greater action, awareness- raising, and supervision at the workplace so as to create better working conditions for women by taking into account working times, compliance with maternity and paternity rights, and work-life balance, and calling for wider uptake of maternity and parental leave, with full pay, the establishment of paid paternity lea, the establishment of parental leave, the establishment of paid paternity leave, the establishment of paid family leave for the purpose, inter alia, of caring for dependent relatives, and remedies where the above rights are challenged;
Amendment 134 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 17
Article 17
Amendment 138 #
2009/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls that, under paragraph 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the Cairo international conference on population and the international instruments in force, in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning, and any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process1;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Conclusions of the 2908th meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 28 November 2008 ((16325/1/08 REV 1 (Presse 344)) with special regard to the reception of Iraqi refugees,
Amendment 16 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there are several entities, in public administration (such as municipalities) as well asnd in civil society, (varying from NGOs to charities and from schools to social services, that) as well as Churches have the experience and expertise necessary to carry out follow-up measures,
Amendment 17 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas resettlement is to be implemented as a complement to and without disregard for the other durable solutions provided for people seeking international protection in the EU and the efforts in refugee resettlement should not lessen the endeavour to guarantee a fair and effective access to asylum inside the EU,
Amendment 41 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Is of the opinion that governmental authorities should foster maximum cooperation with non-governmental entities (for instance Churches, international and local NGOs, for instance) and benefit from the expertise and proximity of the latter in providing the best and most efficient initiatives for resettlement of refugees;,
Amendment 45 #
2009/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the UNHCR together with Churches and local NGOs to establish clear criteria for quality resettlement and follow the resettlement of the refugees, in order to contribute to the evaluation of the resettlement activities in the Member States;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Title VII of the Charter of Fundamental Rights,
Amendment 4 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to Article 81(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 19 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas one member of the Commission is in charge to implement the fundamental rights agenda, the Fundamental Rights Agency should not serve as parallel mechanism and bypass the established procedures in this policy area,
Amendment 20 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas Article 51 of the Charter highlights the obligation to respect the principle of subsidiarity and underlines that EU and national institutions shall implement the fundamental rights agenda in accordance with their respective powers and respecting the limits of the powers of the Union as conferred on it in the Treaties; whereas the Charter does not extend the field of application of Union law beyond the powers of the Union or establish any new power or task for the Union, or modify powers and tasks as defined in the Treaties,
Amendment 21 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas the fundamental rights agenda does not affect in any way the right of Member States to legislate in the sphere of public morality, family law, the definition of "family" and "marriage" as well as the protection of human dignity and respect for human physical and moral integrity,
Amendment 38 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to its resolutions, as well as its oral questions with debates, in 2009 and 2010 on specific fundamental rights such as privacy, personal dignity and data protection, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and information, press freedom, non-discrimination and the use of minority languages, on Roma issues, on discrimination against same-sex marriages, and on the illegal detention of prisoners; stresses that all these resolutions reflect the spirit of the Charter, show its clear commitment to the everyday protection of fundamental rights, and send political messages to European citizens, Member States and the EU institutions;
Amendment 83 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes, furthermore, the new general obligations created by the Treaty of Lisbon to combat social exclusion and discrimination and to promote social justice and protection, equality of wo opportunities between men and women, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child, as well as its explicit reference to persons belonging to minorities, which reflects another founding value of the Union; also welcomes the fact that the Union has acquired legal personality allowing it to accede to international treaties, the improvement in judicial protection with the extension of the jurisdiction of the CJ to areas of obvious relevance to the protection of fundamental rights, such as police and judicial cooperation in the field of criminal law, the strengthened role of the European Parliament and national parliaments in the European decision-making process, especially in evaluating the implementation of EU policy in the AFSJ, and the increased role of European citizens, now invested with the power to initiate EU legislation through the European Citizens‘ Initiative;
Amendment 98 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 146 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises that the FRA constitutes a guarantee of the ongoing protection of fundamental rights within the Union and that it should therefore have adequate resources for its increased tasks following the implementationWhile considering the contribution of the FRA, highlights the need to reflect on the role, on the relevance, on the quality, on the transparency and ofn the Charter; points out that its monitoring role should extend to the acceding countries; reiterates its request to be fulleffective impartiality of the FRA, also in the light of the doubts recently expressed by the Parliamentary aAssociated in revising the multi-annual programme of the FRAembly of the Council of Europe in its resolution 1756(2010);
Amendment 167 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to redouble their efforts to raise awareness, as fundamental rights can be protected more effectively if citizens themselves are aware of their rights; calls for active use of the experience of civic bodies and relevant NGOs and for the maintenance of an ongoing working relationship with all such bodies in implementing the new architecturecivil society and Churches ofn fundamental rights and in taking action on specific cases;
Amendment 254 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 8 a (new)
Paragraph 35 – indent 8 a (new)
– on violations of the fundamental right to religious freedom in some of its Member States,
Amendment 255 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Underlines the need to avoid unilateral interpretations of the principle of non-discrimination and rejects the attempts to grant to Article 21 of the Charter a prominent role compared with other (equally important) provisions contained in it;
Amendment 256 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Stresses the need to respect Article 81(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union when implementing the fundamental rights agenda and when proceeding on the harmonisation of civil and family law.
Amendment 9 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas men also contract cancer, and the prevention and treatment of cancer in men must also be continued,
Amendment 11 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dc. whereas the medical instruments used in cancer screening and treatment are too expensive for regional hospitals in the new Member States, and whereas the medical industry is not prepared to make an effort on pricing, because it is too intent on making a profit,
Amendment 12 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas husbands, fathers and children are also affected by specifically feminine diseases,
Amendment 13 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
De. whereas men also experience cancer- related health problems; whereas although in men cancer is easier to detect, it is detected at a later stage, by which time the tumours have become too large; whereas men accordingly require specific screening and information,
Amendment 14 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D g (new)
Recital D g (new)
Dg. whereas special measures should be available under national labour law to make it easier for current and former cancer sufferers to return to work, and should involve rehabilitation and the adjustment of working hours to fit in with courses of treatment,
Amendment 19 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that more research on the connection between cancer and gender is needed as well as specific, not fragmented, research on the impact of the working environment on cancers contracted by women and men, including research on the effects of harmful chemicals and environmental pollution, nutrition, hormone treatments, lifestyle, genetic factors and the interaction of all these;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Member States to ensure that women and men have unrestricted access to high-quality early diagnosis and treatment, irrespective of their origin, social status and level of education;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Member States, the Council and the Commission carefully to consider the possibility of funding cancer prevention and treatment under the European Structural Funds;
Amendment 31 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Welcomes the debate on cancer held within national parliaments and the European Parliament; encourages its competent parliamentary committees and the relevant intergroups to continue to cooperate closely with representatives of representative associations engaged in combating cancer in men and women;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Considers combating cancer in men and women to be one of the rare issues on which the European Parliament is united, with its committees and political groups presenting a common front in the face of what is a rare disease, in that it is related not to poverty but to growing prosperity;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Calls on national statistics offices and Eurostat to publish statistics showing the link between women's use of hormonal contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy and abortion, and cancer;
Amendment 39 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 43 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the Lisbon Strategy has aimed to ensure that 60% of women able to work are in employment and efforts relating to the demographic challenge seek to promote higher birth rates to meet future requirements; whereas equal opportunities between men and women and the work-life balance remain central to the debate on demographic change,
Amendment 44 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas public policies in this area target the same pivotal population group of women aged between 18 and 49, who are viewed as playing three roles (as workers on the labour market, as mothers caring for and raising their children together with fathers, and as daughters taking care of the elderly, or dependent or disabled persons); whereas the different policies now need to be built not just around the professional performance of workers but also around their role in society,
Amendment 76 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 89 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks the Member States to take effective steps, notably through legislation, to encourage gender balance in corporate and political positions of responsibility;
Amendment 109 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 114 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to continue with its new 'Beyond GDP' strategy and to include in its work strategies to measure the contribution to Member States' GDP of work by women and men in the field of intergenerational solidarity;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to launch a multi-annual European media campaign on the subject ‘Do you know where your child is now?’, in close cooperation with civil society organisations, so as to promote greater awareness as regards parental responsibility, greater protection of children against all forms of violence and combating trafficking in children more effectively;
Amendment 21 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Ask the Commission to monitor Member States' best practices as regards carers and to communicate those best practices to all Member States, in order to show that carers play a central role in the field of intergenerational solidarity and to encourage the implementation of strategy relating carers in all Member States;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Ask the Commission to promote and monitor Member States' best practices in the field of carers and to communicate those best practices to all Member States, in order to show that carers play a central role in the field of intergenerational solidarity and to encourage the implementation of strategy relating to carers in all Member States;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Urges the Commission, as part of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010, to give priority to funding projects which place the emphasis on genuine partnerships with the poorest, in particular on the role of the poorest women (drawing on the extensive experience of the International Movement ATD Fourth World, which has received political and financial support from the Commission and the Economic and Social Committee), to support the activities organised to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October and to give priority to funding projects seeking to promote the right to education, particularly for girls;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Calls on the European Union to strive determinedly to eliminate all forms of discrimination against girls (from conception onwards) and to allocate adequate resources to combat the inequalities deriving therefrom;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Stresses that Community assistance should not be given to any authority organisation or programme which supports or participates in the management of a programme which involves human rights abuses such as coercive abortion, involuntary sterilisation or infanticide; this implements the specific Cairo ICPD prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters; calls on Commission to present each year a report on the implementation of the EU’s external assistance covering this programme.
Amendment 26 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7 g. Calls on the Commission to take specific measures to extend its partnerships, including at financial level (e.g. by implementing the budget lines on gender equality and combating discrimination), with the various networks of European women’s associations which have genuine representation in at least half of the Member States of the European Union;
Amendment 27 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 h (new)
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7 h. Calls on the Commission to earmark budget appropriations for studies into the development of measures designed to highlight the value of invisible work in the field of inter-generational solidarity and the contribution it makes to the Union’s GDP;
Amendment 28 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 i (new)
Paragraph 7 i (new)
7 i. Calls on the Commission to earmark appropriations for specific initiatives to validate the skills acquired in carrying out educational tasks, caring for dependent persons and household management so that these skills are taken into consideration upon re-entry into the labour market; points out that soft skill assessment is central to skill assessment according to the best traditions of national experimentation with systems to make demand for labour intersect with the labour supply;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on women and poverty in the European Union1,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Indent (new)
Indent (new)
- having regard to its resolution of [...] February 2009 on non-discrimination based on gender and intergenerational solidarity2,
Amendment 28 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the poorest women should be the first partners consulted when devising, implementing and assessing policies under the renewed social agenda, because women living in extreme poverty have to assume their roles and responsibilities, including those of a mother, just like any other woman, and they take delight in the same things, have the same aspirations, suffer from the same fears and doubts, but do so in material circumstances that are much more difficult than those experienced by the majority of women;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5b (new)
Paragraph 5b (new)
5b. Is of the opinion that employment itself does not constitute adequate protection against extreme poverty and that, mainly as a consequence of occupational segregation, more women than men work in lower-paid jobs, whilst it is often the case that social-security payments alone offer no protection against extreme poverty either;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Takes the view that extreme poverty among women and the ensuing social exclusion cannot be eradicated unless consideration is given to the role played by men in the open method of coordination and in national plans for implementation of the renewed social agenda;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Stresses that extreme poverty and the ensuing social exclusion cannot be understood solely in economic terms, on the basis of figures, but must also be understood in terms of human rights and citizenship; recognises that the principle of the free movement of capital and goods cannot, in itself, eradicate poverty and chronic poverty (especially persistent poverty) and that extreme poverty deprives those affected of opportunities and prevents them from fully taking part in the life of their community, by making them indifferent to their surroundings;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for the close partnership with the very poorest women and families to be consolidated at all levels of the decision- making process so that their experience can be drawn upon in devising measures and means to combat chronic poverty effectively and eradicate the ensuing social exclusion; calls, in order to make the abovementioned partnership possible, on all the institutions concerned to adjust the open method of coordination and the operational framework for the renewed social agenda to the needs of women in situations of great poverty;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Calls on the Member States to adopt additional support measures, when implementing the renewed social agenda, that will help particularly working women who are single parents, or who have large families, to find forms of employment with flexible working hours so that they can meet their more extensive family commitments;
Amendment 34 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Commends the very poorest women in their daily struggle against extreme poverty, and acknowledges that the work performed by volunteers who assist and support them is an important contribution to implementation of the renewed social agenda; pays tribute to the work of international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), such as Caritas Internationalis or ATD Fourth World, which display a long-term commitment to the most disadvantaged groups, and to European NGO networks in the welfare sector;
Amendment 35 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Calls on the institutions charged with implementing the renewed social agenda, at all decision-making levels, to adopt the same definition of poverty as the one Parliament has adopted in all its resolutions on respect for fundamental rights in the European Union, namely: the lack of basic security means the absence of one or more of the factors, particularly employment, that enable individuals and families to assume professional, family and social responsibilities and to enjoy fundamental rights; such a situation may vary in extent, its consequences can vary in gravity and may to a greater or lesser extent be irreversible; the lack of basic security leads to chronic poverty when it simultaneously affects several aspects of life, when it is prolonged and when it severely compromises people's chances of regaining their rights and of reassuming their responsibilities;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5i. Stresses the importance of the European Economic and Social Committee to structured social dialogue under the renewed social agenda, and calls on it to continue to host Fourth World People's Universities meetings, which have, since 1989, provided a forum for genuine dialogue between the poorest groups and EU administrators, elected representatives at all levels and representatives of organised civil society, with the special aim of enabling members of the most disadvantaged groups to share viewpoints and to contribute to overcoming extreme poverty, which provides a concrete example of the very best practice at EU level for implementing the renewed social agenda;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. considers that home caregivers remain discriminated against regarding the failure to count their years of work towards pensions and entitlements,
Amendment 43 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas great poverty must not be a discriminatory factor in the area of intergenerational solidarity, and whereas the poorest families also maintain links and activities that are an expression of solidarity among generations,
Amendment 61 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas persons who devote their time and skills to looking after children and bringing up children or caring for the elderly should receive social recognition and this could be done by giving such persons individual rights, particularly regarding social security and pensions,
Amendment 63 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the educational role played by women/mothers or men/fatherparents towards future generations and by elderly and dependent persons is essential for the advancement of the common good and should be recognised as such by cross- cutting policies, including policies for women and men who make a free choice to devote all or part of their time to this activitytowards children is essential,
Amendment 68 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas solidarity between generations must, above all, become a social link for the benefit of all, all generations having something to offer each other,
Amendment 71 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas solidarity with our elders must become stronger, but whereas it must also be met with reciprocal solidarity towards children and young people; whereas, while older people can pass on wisdom, knowledge and experience, the younger generations offer energy, dynamism, joie de vivre and hope,
Amendment 80 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. having regard to the importance of emphasising the role of fathers in projecting a positive image of the wife/mother,
Amendment 81 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. embracing the conclusions of the first European Conference for Fathers, organised by the Austrian Council Presidency in Vienna on 15 and 16 September 2004,
Amendment 109 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the launching of an open coordination method with a view to identifying innovative actions and practices that favour solidarity between generations in Europe in all areas that relate to the day- to-day lives of families,
Amendment 110 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to promote in the Member States, by way of exchange of best practices, the model of the ‘universal service employment cheque’, which is designed to facilitate aid services for individuals and is currently one of the best examples of best practice, which should be disseminated and encouraged in all the Member States;
Amendment 111 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Asks the Commission to monitor Member states good practices in relation to carers and to communicate these best practices among all Member States, in order to show that carers play a central role in the field of intergenerational solidarity and to encourage implementation of strategy for carers in Member States;
Amendment 114 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote inclusive policies allowing young retirees to keep their jobs or to return to the labour market, including through measures aimed at combining employment and a retirement pension, taking into account increased longevity, in order to allow young retirees who so wish to maintain their social integration and financial independence vis-à-vis their families;
Amendment 122 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the Member States to provide in their national policies for the introduction of maternity leave of one year, allowing mothers who so wish to foster the fundamental bonding relationship with their children;
Amendment 126 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States and the social partners, to improve work-life balance policies, particularly by: - guaranteeing that the cost of maternity is not borne by the employer alone, but also by the public purse, in order to combat discriminatory behaviour within companies and to support demographic renewal, - improving accessibility to care and assistance services for dependent people (children, people with disabilities and the elderly) and the flexibility of such services, including services in the home, in the framework of solidarity between generations, by defining a minimum number of structures that are open at night and also available in the home, in order to allow the requirements of work and private life to be combined more easily;
Amendment 129 #
2008/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all persons who have temporarily interrupted their careers to look after and bring up children or care for elderly or dependent persons can (re)enter the labour market and retain the right to return to their former position and level of career advancement;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. deeply convinced that economic development, social development and environmental protection are interdependent elements which go hand in hand with sustainable development, which is the background to our efforts to improve the quality of life for all, as provided for in Article 36 of the Beijing Declaration,
Amendment 28 #
2008/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U b (new)
Recital U b (new)
Ub. whereas local, national, regional and global peace is attainable and is inextricably linked with the advancement of women, as they are a fundamental force not only for family life and the education of children but also for public initiatives, conflict resolution and the promotion of lasting peace at all levels, as indicated in Article 18 of the Beijing Declaration,
Amendment 33 #
2008/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the implementation of the Paris Declaration of 2005 on Aid Effectiveness - which endorsed the terms of Article 9 of the Beijing Declaration - including in the context of the legislation of the various States and thanks to the formulation of development strategies, policies, programmes and priorities, is a matter for which each State bears sovereign responsibility, and whereas, while respecting all human rights and fundamental freedoms and taking account of and respecting strictly the various religious and ethical values, the cultural heritage and the philosophical convictions of individuals and their communities, each State should help women to enjoy their fundamental rights fully in order to attain equality, development and peace;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to ensure greater reliaaccountability as well as transparencey onf countries‘ public financial management systems where there is assurance that aid will be used for intended purposes, in order to facilitate both ownership and poverty reduction;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas violence against women is a major hindrance to equality between women and men and is one of the most widespread human rights’ violations, knowing no geographical, economic, or social limits, whereas the number of women who are victims of violence is 1 P6_TA-PROV(2008)0102. alarming,
Amendment 9 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas men and women cannot be viewed merely as instruments of labour whose purpose is to increase company profits or administrative efficiency; whereas, therefore, the various policies for promoting genuine equal opportunities for men and women must factor in different approaches for men and women at different points in their lives, on the basis of gender complementarity, in order not to penalise men or women who choose to have children and to take their parental duties seriously,
Amendment 10 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Ba. whereas there can be no doubt that the principle of equal dignity and responsibility for men and women provides full justification for women acceding to important posts in the public and private sector; whereas the value of the maternal and family role played by women in relation to any other functions in the public or private sector and any other occupations must be clearly recognised if they are to achieve genuine advancement; whereas it is also necessary for those functions and occupations to be closely interlinked if social and cultural development in Europe is to be genuinely and completely human,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the promotion of a flexible enterprise policy on the labour market must not focus primarily on the requirements of companies or public administrations, but must first and foremost target the time that women and men need to be able to take their respective duties within their families seriously,
Amendment 14 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. wWhereas sectoral and occupational segregation by genderetween women and men is not diminishing and is even increasing in certain countries,
Amendment 16 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Lisbon targets on generating growth and promoting the social market economy can only be met by making full use of the significant potential of women in the labour market, and by formally recognising their special capacity for organising intergenerational solidarity networks and education in active citizenship and the human resource potentials of future generations;
Amendment 24 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the social partners play an important role in defining actions for gender equality between women and men at the European, national, regional, sectoral and corporate levels,
Amendment 30 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission report and reiterates the dual nature of gender mainstreaming of equal chances for women and men at EU level, on the one hand ensuring equality between women and men in all policy areas and, on the other hand, targeted measures to curb discrimination against women, including awareness- raising campaigns, the exchange of best practices, dialogues with citizens and public-private partnership initiatives;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the lack of progress as regards the gender pay gap between women and men over the last few years; thus, urges the Commission and the Member states to evaluate the strategies and actions in this area and to establish whether any new measures, or new approaches in implementation of existing measures, may improve the situation; stresses the need for a concerted action, especially in the context of the new cycle of the European Strategy for Growth and Jobs and for common principles of flexicurity;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 68 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission and the Member States to develop training and implementation tools which will allow all stakeholders to include a gender perspective based on equal chances for women and men in their respective areas of competence, including the assessment of the specific impact of policies on women and men;
Amendment 69 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Member States and the regional and local authorities to ensure the effective use of existing tools, such as the manuals for gender mainstreaming of equal chances for women and men in employment policies produced by the Commission;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities1 (Television Without Frontiers Directive),
Amendment 5 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
Amendment 11 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas identification with a person or object is the next step to understanding how we become full members of society; whereas gender stereotypingdiscriminatory and/or degrading messages based on gender in advertising iscould represent, in this context, an impediment to a modern and equal society which aims at respect the sexospecific aspects of women and men,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas stereotypes justify/corroborate conduct that is a vector for identification, such as the good mother (for women) and the breadwinner (for men),
Amendment 17 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas advertising in all media is part of our daily life and sends out different messages; whereas these messages are designed to encourage us to buy different products; whereas advertising sends out signals about how to behave in order to be seen as successful and 'normal',
Amendment 18 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 20 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the media and advertisers bear a heavy social responsibility for conveying a positive image of the role of fathers/grandfathers and mothers/grandmothers to men and women,
Amendment 23 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas gender stereotyping in advertising straitjackets women, men, girls and boys by restricting individuals to predetermined and artificial roles that are often degrading, humiliating and dumbed down for both sexes; whereas the nature of advertising also reinforces this negative impact as the message is constantly reiterated and reproduceddiscriminatory and degrading messages based on gender in advertising are exploitative, humiliating and illegal,
Amendment 27 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 32 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas gender stereotyping in advertising not only restricts individuals to playing various predetermined roles, but also excludes individuals who do not fit the norm, such as men and women with disabilities and non-heterosexuals,
Amendment 40 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 44 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas gender stereotyping is instrumental in segregating and differentiating between the sexes from a very young age; whereas this segregation/differentiation sets the tone for lifelong discrimination between the sexethe emergence of gender- specific clichés,
Amendment 49 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas all fields of advertising present a more or less blatant concept of what is 'masculine' and what is 'feminine' and that certain areas of society are 'naturally' weighted towards men or women; whereas this conceptthe concept of gender stereotyping is counterproductive and goes some way to dividing the labour market into professions by gender, with women generally earning less than men,
Amendment 50 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the whole of society has to be involved in efforts to avoid the reproduction of gender stereotyping; whereas the respromote a ponsibility for doing so should be shared by all parties from the cradle to the gravetive image of men and women in all social situations,
Amendment 54 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas this is ultimately a question of knowledge, so we need to be informed about the consequences for all of us when artificial images reproduce prejudices on how we should act in order to be considered as a 'real' girl, lad, woman or mane barriers to a positive image of men and women being conveyed in all social situations need to be removed,
Amendment 57 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 73 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the importance of giving women and men the same opportunities to develop astheir individuals regardless of gender capacities;
Amendment 76 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of research into theNotes that further research would help elucidate any link between gender stereotyping in advertising and gender inequality;
Amendment 87 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 89 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that efforts to combat gender stereotypes in the media and advertising should be accompanied by education strategies at all levels of society in order to promote the full personal development of women and men, without prejudice to natural and gender-specific elements;
Amendment 91 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention in particular to the need to eliminate messages conveying gender stereotypes from textbooks, toys, TV games and TV advertising;
Amendment 102 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of the role played byavoiding theat media in creating ande or perpetuatinge gender stereotypes and calls on the EU institutions and Member States to comply with and/or establish ethical and/or legal rules on how persons of both sexes voluntary codes and/or ethicanl and should be presented in advertising/or legal rules;
Amendment 116 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that themany codes of conduct in the mass media and new information and communications technologies (ICTs) rarely include gender considerations and that is a problem that needs to be solvedhave established measures to forbid all forms of statements or visual presentations in advertising which offend prevailing standards of decency, as well as any form of discrimination based on gender among other qualities;
Amendment 128 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that gender prejudicstereotypes must be eliminated;
Amendment 134 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Member States to establish campaigns to cultivate public awareness of the negative impact of pornography and of the trivialisation of sexual relations, with the aim of promoting the dignity of women and men;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to develop a special policy for street children, particularly as regards their specific needs in the field of education and the development of social skills;
Amendment 74 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Citation 1
Citation 1
– Having regard to the Treaty establishingon the Functioning of the European CommunityUnion, and in particular Articles 137(2) and 141(353(2) thereof,
Amendment 77 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 79 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 82 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 83 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 89 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) One of the six priorities laid down in the Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010 is to achieve a better balance between work and private and family life. In this connection the Commission undertook to review the existing legislation in the field of gender equality with a view to modernising it, where necessary. The Commission also announced that in order to improve governance of gender equality, it would ‘review the existing EU gender equality legislation not included in the 2005 recast exercise (...) with a view to updating, modernising and recasting where necessary’. Directive 92/85/EEC was not included in the recasting exercise.
Amendment 95 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding must be protected against the health risks of extended and unusual working hours. In particular, they should not be obliged to work overtime, at night, and on Sundays and bank holidays.
Amendment 105 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 116 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 f (new)
Article 1 – point -1 f (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
-1f. The following Article 7a is inserted: "Article 7a 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 shall not be obliged to work overtime during their pregnancy and for a period of six months following childbirth. 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 shall not be obliged to work on Sundays and bank holidays during their pregnancy and for a period of six months following childbirth."
Amendment 159 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 11 – point 3
Article 11 – point 3
3. the allowance referred to in point 2(b) shall be deemed adequate if it guarantees income for the compulsory period equivalent to the last monthly salary or an average monthly salary, subject to any ceiling laid down under national legislation. Such a ceiling may not be lower than the allowance received by workers within the meaning of Article 2 in the event of a break in activity on grounds connected with the worker's state of health. The Member States may lary down the period over which thisor an average monthly salary is calculated.
Amendment 168 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission's report shall take account, as appropriate, of the viewpoints of the social partners and relevant non- governmental organisations. In accordance with the principle of gender mainstreaming, the report shall inter alia provide an assessment of the impact on women and men of the measures taken. In the light of the information received, the report shall, where necessary, include proposals to revise and update Directive 92/85/EEC as amended by this Directive.
Amendment 24 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 28 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2—paragraph 1—point b
Article 2—paragraph 1—point b
(b) For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply: (b)'assisting spouses': the spouses or, life partners of self-employed workers, when recognised by national law, not being employees or business partners, where they habitually, under the conditions laid down by national law, participate in the activities of the self-employed worker and perform the same tasks or ancillary tasks.
Amendment 29 #
2008/0192(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5
Article 5
Without prejudice to the specific conditions for access to certain activities which apply equally to both sexes, Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the conditions for the establishment of a company between spouses or life partners, when recognised by national law, are not more restrictive than the conditions for the establishment of a company with other persons.
Amendment 9 #
2008/0143(CNS)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex - point 1
Annex - point 1
Directive 2006/112/EC
Annex III - point 3
Annex III - point 3
"(3) pharmaceutical products of a kind normally used for health care, prevention of illnesses and as treatment for medical and veterinary purposes, including products used for contraception and absorbent hygiene products (including babies' nappies) and children's products;
Amendment 162 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to specific Union provisions applicable to particular foods as regards the requirements referred to in points (a) to (k) of Article 9(1), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters using a font size where the x- height, as defined in Annex IV, is equal to or greater than 1,2 mm. The mandatory particulars shall be presented in such a way as to ensure a significantCriteria other than font size, such as font type, contrast between the prifont and the background, line and character pitch, should also be considered.
Amendment 173 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. In case of packaging or containers the largest printable surface of which has an area of less than 680 cm2, the minimum x- height of the font size referred to in paragraph 2 shall be equal to or greater than 0,9 mmnot apply.
Amendment 267 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
25a. The name or address of the food business operator placed on the label does not constitute an indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the food product concerned.
Amendment 294 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The energy content, expressed in kcal per 100g or 100ml or per portion, shall be repeated in the bottom right-hand corner of the front-of-pack, in a font size of 3 mm and surrounded by a boarder.
Amendment 302 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The particulars referred to in Article 29(3) may be presented togetherinformation on energy content must be repeated on the front of the packaging per 100 g/ml and, where appropriate, per portion whenever the packaging of a prepackaged food product carries the mandatory nutrition declaration referred to in Article 29(1). The amounts of fat, saturated fatty acids, sugars and salt per 100 g/ml and, where appropriate, per portion, may also be repeated:
Amendment 304 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The particularsWhere the labelling of a prepacked food provides the mandatory nutrition declaration referred to in Aarticle 29(3) may1), the information on energy shall be presented togepeated on the front of pack per 100 g/ml and per portion. In addition, the amounts of fat, saturates, sugars, salt expressed per 100 g/ml or per portion may be repeated thereon:
Amendment 29 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, prostitution and the traffic in persons, which is often associated with it, are incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person and endanger the welfare of the individual, the family and the community,
Amendment 35 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the United Nations Development Fund for Women in 2005 stated that women's exposure to violence increases their exposure to HIV/AIDS. Vulnerability is extremely high in coercive situations such as trafficking for prostitution and child prostitution, where women and girls have little power to insist on condom use or otherwise control the terms under which sex takes place,
Amendment 68 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas prostitution is a low skilled occupation and many prostituted women have lower levels of education are members of an ethnic minority and are of a low socio- economic background,
Amendment 78 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 88 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas it is demand for prostitution which bolsters the market and associated business, thus sustaining traffic in persons and, more generally, exploitation of women,
Amendment 113 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. DeIdentifines violence as a health problem, i e victims of violence suffer a wide array ofgainst prostituted women as a source of physical and mental health problems;
Amendment 119 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 152 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 164 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that the health effects of the sex industry are not something that can be isolated within the sex industry, but also affect the wider community. Purchasers of prostituted women's services who refuse to wear a condom are spreading STDs, most importantly HIV/AIDS, in their sexual encounters outside the sex industry; in this context, encourages Member States to penalise the negligent transmission of diseases endangering public and individual health in connection with the supply of sexual services;
Amendment 168 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 199 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that providing decent working conditions for impoverished women and better social integration of migrants could help lessen recourse to prostitution;
Amendment 202 #
2007/2263(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch information and awareness-raising campaigns on the risks associated with prostitution and the need to combat paedophilia;