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9 Amendments of Anna ZÁBORSKÁ related to 2011/0344(COD)

Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2012/07/10
Committee: LIBE