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Activities of Pascal ARIMONT

Plenary speeches (21)

COP15 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Kunming 2020) (debate)
2020/01/15
Dossiers: 2019/2824(RSP)
The illegal trade in companion animals in the EU (debate)
2020/02/11
Dossiers: 2019/2814(RSP)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (debate)
2020/06/17
Dossiers: 2020/2023(INI)
Situation in the Schengen area following the Covid-19 outbreak (debate)
2020/06/18
Dossiers: 2020/2640(RSP)
European Citizens’ Initiative – Minority SafePack (continuation of debate)
2020/12/14
Dossiers: 2020/2846(RSP)
Common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund, the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy 2021-2027 – European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund 2021-2027 – Specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and external financing instruments 2021-2027 (debate)
2021/06/23
Sustained price increase of raw and construction materials in Europe (debate)
2021/07/08
Natural disasters during the summer 2021 - Impacts of natural disasters in Europe due to climate change (debate)
2021/09/14
Dossiers: 2021/2867(RSP)
Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No 1/2021: Brexit Adjustment Reserve (debate)
2021/09/14
Dossiers: 2020/0380(COD)
The Council's lack of will to move the European cross-border mechanism forward (debate)
2021/10/06
Dossiers: 2021/2886(RSP)
Climate, Energy and Environmental State aid guidelines (“CEEAG”) (debate)
2021/10/19
The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)
2022/05/03
Dossiers: 2022/2648(RSP)
Competition policy – annual report 2021 (debate)
2022/05/04
Dossiers: 2021/2185(INI)
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 2))
2022/06/07
Dossiers: 2021/0197(COD)
Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report - EU border regions: living labs of European integration (debate)
2022/09/14
Dossiers: 2022/2032(INI)
REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)
2022/11/09
Dossiers: 2022/0164(COD)
REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)
2023/02/13
Dossiers: 2022/0164(COD)
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)
2023/02/14
Dossiers: 2021/0197(COD)
Amending the proposed mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context (debate)
2023/09/13
Dossiers: 2022/2194(INL)
Packaging and packaging waste (debate)
2023/11/21
Dossiers: 2022/0396(COD)
European Health Data Space (debate)
2023/12/12
Dossiers: 2022/0140(COD)

Reports (3)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Brexit Adjustment Reserve
2021/05/31
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2020/0380(COD)
Documents: PDF(453 KB) DOC(206 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments
2021/06/18
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2018/0199(COD)
Documents: PDF(189 KB) DOC(58 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on liability for defective products
2023/10/12
Committee: IMCOJURI
Dossiers: 2022/0302(COD)
Documents: PDF(321 KB) DOC(140 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ', 'mepid': 197668}, {'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]

Shadow reports (2)

REPORT on the protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings
2022/02/23
Committee: JURI
Dossiers: 2021/2060(INI)
Documents: PDF(212 KB) DOC(79 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA', 'mepid': 204400}]
REPORT on the role of cohesion policy in addressing multidimensional environmental challenges in the Mediterranean basin
2023/03/29
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2022/2059(INI)
Documents: PDF(208 KB) DOC(72 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'François ALFONSI', 'mepid': 96750}]

Opinions (6)

OPINION on the recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020/05/13
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2020/2023(INI)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(70 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]
Opinion on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
2021/02/01
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2020/0382(NLE)
Documents: PDF(118 KB) DOC(62 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814
2022/10/10
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2022/0164(COD)
Documents: PDF(251 KB) DOC(174 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity
2022/11/07
Committee: JURI
Dossiers: 2021/0136(COD)
Documents: PDF(285 KB) DOC(207 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EU) 305/2011
2023/05/15
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2022/0094(COD)
Documents: PDF(307 KB) DOC(217 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]
OPINION on the implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
2023/07/24
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2022/2188(INI)
Documents: PDF(140 KB) DOC(43 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pascal ARIMONT', 'mepid': 24922}]

Shadow opinions (5)

OPINION on Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence
2020/07/07
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2020/2014(INL)
Documents: PDF(136 KB) DOC(54 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Svenja HAHN', 'mepid': 197444}]
OPINION on the new Circular Economy Action Plan
2020/12/05
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2020/2077(INI)
Documents: PDF(155 KB) DOC(53 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Patrizia TOIA', 'mepid': 28340}]
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council European data governance (Data Governance Act)
2021/07/05
Committee: JURI
Dossiers: 2020/0340(COD)
Documents: PDF(336 KB) DOC(229 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Karen MELCHIOR', 'mepid': 197567}]
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition
2022/04/29
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2021/0197(COD)
Documents: PDF(271 KB) DOC(190 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Dominique RIQUET', 'mepid': 96885}]
OPINION on implementation of the 2018 Geo-blocking Regulation in the digital single market
2023/10/24
Committee: JURI
Dossiers: 2023/2019(INI)
Documents: PDF(141 KB) DOC(78 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Karen MELCHIOR', 'mepid': 197567}]

Oral questions (11)

Effects of the bankruptcy of the Thomas Cook Group
2019/10/14
Documents: PDF(45 KB) DOC(10 KB)
Putting forward an EU Strategy for Demography
2021/06/07
Documents: PDF(53 KB) DOC(11 KB)
Catastrophic floods in Europe in summer 2021
2021/07/29
Documents: PDF(45 KB) DOC(10 KB)
An EU Commissioner for Animal Welfare
2022/01/10
Documents: PDF(56 KB) DOC(12 KB)
An EU Commissioner for Animal Welfare
2022/04/28
Documents: PDF(59 KB) DOC(12 KB)
Lack of tangible results following Parliament’s resolution of 18 June 2020 on funding for biomedical research on ME/CFS and the fight against long COVID
2022/06/27
Documents: PDF(45 KB) DOC(10 KB)
European initiative to promote civic engagement to protect and better support European volunteers
2022/06/28
Documents: PDF(52 KB) DOC(11 KB)
Call for a European strategy to counter hostage diplomacy
2023/02/27
Documents: PDF(54 KB) DOC(11 KB)
Prohibiting chick and duckling killing in EU law
2023/03/10
Documents: PDF(51 KB) DOC(10 KB)
How to tackle the biggest cause of death in the EU? Towards an EU Cardiovascular Health Plan
2023/05/11
Documents: PDF(52 KB) DOC(10 KB)
The case of Dentsu Tracking and the Commission’s lack of transparency with regard to the tobacco industry
2023/11/29
Documents: PDF(54 KB) DOC(12 KB)

Written explanations (273)

Launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Ireland (A9-0003/2019 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

Ich habe dem Bericht über den Entwurf eines Durchführungsbeschlusses des Rates über die Aufnahme des automatisierten Austauschs von Fahrzeugregisterdaten mit Irland zugestimmt. Irland hat die Bedingungen aus dem Beschluss des Rates vom 23. Juni 2008 zur Vertiefung der grenzüberschreitenden Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere zur Bekämpfung des Terrorismus und der grenzüberschreitenden Kriminalität, für den entsprechenden Datenaustausch erfüllt. Somit sollte Irland der Zugriff auf Daten aus den Fahrzeugregistern nach Artikel 12 des Beschlusses des Rates vom 23. Juni 2008 gewährt werden.
2019/09/17
Draft amending budget No 2/2019: reinforcement of key programmes for EU competitiveness: Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ (A9-0004/2019 - John Howarth)

Mit dem vorliegenden Berichtigungshaushaltsplan sehen wir eine Aufstockung der Verpflichtungen für die europäischen Förderprogramme Horizont 2020 und Erasmus+ in Höhe von 100 Millionen EUR vor. Diese Aufstockung war bei den Verhandlungen zwischen Parlament und Mitgliedstaaten im Rahmen des Haushaltsverfahrens 2019 auf Drängen des Parlaments vereinbart worden. Im Fokus der Aufstockung für Horizont 2020 sollen die Verwirklichung eines ressourceneffizienten, umweltfreundlichen, sicheren und nahtlosen europäischen Verkehrssystems sowie die Intensivierung der Forschung in neu entstehende, die Energie und den Klimawandel betreffende Technologien stehen. Ich habe die Aufstockung dieser beiden wichtigen Förderprogramme sowie ihre Zielsetzung unterstützt, weil ich der Überzeugung bin, dass wir an diesen Stellen verstärkt Akzente setzen müssen.
2019/09/18
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Romania, Italy and Austria (A9-0002/2019 - Siegfried Mureşan)

Als Zeichen der Solidarität der Union mit ihren Bürgern und den Regionen, die von den Naturkatastrophen und extremen Wetterereignissen in Rumänien, Italien und Österreich betroffen sind, soll der EU-Solidaritätsfonds für Hilfeleistungen insgesamt 293,5 Millionen Euro zur Verfügung stellen. Für Rumänien wird ein Betrag in Höhe von 8,2 Millionen, für Italien ein Betrag in Höhe von 277,2 Millionen und für Österreich ein Betrag in Höhe von 8,15 Millionen Euro bereitgestellt. Angesichts der notwendigen Hilfeleistungen für die von den Unwettern betroffenen Regionen habe ich dem Vorschlag zugestimmt.
2019/09/18
Draft amending budget No 3/2019: proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Romania, Italy and Austria (A9-0006/2019 - John Howarth)

Zur Inanspruchnahme des Solidaritätsfonds der Europäischen Union für Hilfeleistungen in Rumänien wegen der Überschwemmungen in der Region Nordost, in Italien wegen der Überschwemmungen und Erdrutsche infolge starker Regenfälle von den Alpenregionen im Norden bis nach Sizilien sowie in Österreich wegen Unwetterfolgen in den Alpenregionen bzw. südlichen Regionen im Verlauf des Jahres 2018 muss der Haushaltsplan 2019 angepasst werden. Die Kommission schlägt entsprechend vor, die Mittel der Haushaltslinie „Unterstützung der Mitgliedstaaten im Falle einer großen Naturkatastrophe mit schwerwiegenden Auswirkungen auf die Lebensbedingungen, die natürliche Umwelt oder die Wirtschaft“ um 293,5 Millionen Euro aufzustocken. Angesichts der notwendigen Hilfeleistungen für die von den Unwettern betroffenen Regionen habe ich dem Vorschlag zugestimmt.
2019/09/18
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU (B9-0038/2019, B9-0039/2019)

Die Position unseres Parlaments ist klar: Wir wollen einen geordneten Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs aus der Europäischen Union, um großes Chaos zu verhindern. Natürlich bedauern wir den Austritt. Das Vereinigte Königreich wird auch nach einem möglichen Brexit ein wichtiger Partner der EU bleiben. Wir brauchen aber verlässliche Regeln für die EU-Bürger und die Wirtschaft nach dem Austritt. Wir bestehen auch auf der so genannten Backstop-Regelung, um eine Verhärtung der Grenze zwischen Nordirland und Irland zu verhindern. Diese Backstop-Lösung für die Grenze zwischen der Republik Irland und Nordirland ist kein Selbstzweck, sondern als zeitlich befristetes letztes Mittel eine Garantie dafür, den Friedensprozess in Nordirland zu schützen, wenn keine anderen Lösungen gefunden werden. Bislang hat die Regierung des Vereinigten Königreichs keine rechtlich praktikablen Alternativen zur Backstop-Lösung vorgeschlagen. Das von der Regierung nun offenbar angestrebte Ausscheiden aus der EU ohne Abkommen wäre völlig verantwortungslos und schädlich für beide Parteien – die EU und das Vereinigte Königreich. Es bleibt daher wichtig, dass die EU-27 in dieser Frage Einheit zeigen und für einen geregelten Brexit eintreten. Eine Verlängerung der Austrittsfrist muss in diesem Zusammenhang eine Option bleiben. Daher stimme ich für diese Entschließung.
2019/09/18
Patentability of plants and essential biological processes (B9-0040/2019, B9-0040/2019, B9-0041/2019, B9-0042/2019, B9-0043/2019, B9-0044/2019, B9-0047/2019)

Mit dieser Entschließung sprechen wir uns als Parlament gegen die Patentierbarkeit von Erzeugnissen aus, die im Wesentlichen mittels biologischer Verfahren wie Kreuzung oder Züchtung gewonnen werden. Pflanzen, Saatgut oder Gene dürfen nicht patentierbar sein, weil wir ansonsten Tür und Tor für multinationale Monopole öffnen und die genetische Vielfalt gefährden. Züchter müssen weiterhin ungehinderten und diskriminierungsfreien Zugang zu genetischen Ressourcen haben. Wir fordern daher alle Mitgliedstaaten auf, alles in ihrer Macht Stehende zu unternehmen, um hinsichtlich des Verbots der Patentierbarkeit Rechtsklarheit zu schaffen. Dies ist mehr als notwendig geworden, nachdem das Europäische Patentamt Rechtsunsicherheit in dieser Frage verursacht hat, etwa durch die Zulassungen von Patenten auf Braugerste, obschon diese auf konventionelle Züchtungen zurückgingen. Hierzu hatte ich in der Vergangenheit bereits eine parlamentarische Anfrage an die EU-Kommission gerichtet. Ich unterstütze diese Entschließung, weil Artenvielfalt in Europa geschützt werden und der freie Zugang zu einer breiten Sortenvielfalt auch in Zukunft sichergestellt werden muss.
2019/09/19
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) (A9-0015/2019 - Vilija Blinkevičiūtė)

Als Parlament fordern wir Kommission und Mitgliedstaaten dazu auf, bei einem Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs aus der Union dafür zu sorgen, dass der Europäische Fonds für die Anpassung an die Globalisierung insbesondere mit Blick auf Gruppenanträge von KMU aus einer oder mehreren Branchen flexibel angewendet wird.Dadurch wollen wir die vielen Arbeitnehmer und KMU schützen, die unter den Folgen des Brexit leiden werden. Vor allem Belgien hat ein großes Interesse daran, gut auf den Brexit vorbereitet zu sein und jetzt Vorkehrungen zu treffen, die die hiesigen Arbeitnehmer schützen. Schließlich gehört unser Land laut Folgenabschätzung zu den drei am meisten betroffenen Ländern der EU-27. Darum unterstütze ich diesen Bericht ebenso wie den Zugriff auf den Solidaritätsfonds zu diesem Zweck.
2019/10/22
Draft general budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections

Mit diesem Standpunkt zum Haushaltsplan 2020 bestätigt unser Parlament die Forderung nach zusätzlichen Mitteln für den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel. Insgesamt sollen zwei Milliarden Euro zusätzlich für den Klimaschutz bereitgestellt werden. Auch die Bereiche Jugend und Erasmus+ sollen aufgewertet und zusätzlich unterstützt werden. Nicht zuletzt die Förderung des Forschungsprogramms Horizont liegt uns am Herzen, denn Kürzungen in wichtigen Forschungsbereichen wie der CO2-Reduzierung würden die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der EU empfindlich einschränken. Als Verhandlungsführer des Parlaments für das Interreg-Programm setze ich mich ebenfalls dafür ein, dass die Kohäsionspolitik nicht von Kürzungen betroffen sein wird.
2019/10/23
Discharge 2017: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A9-0010/2019 - Isabel García Muñoz)

Mit dem vorliegenden Bericht verweigert unser Parlament dem Generalsekretär des Rates die Entlastung für die Ausführung des Haushaltsplans des Europäischen Rates und des Rates für das Haushaltsjahr 2017. Der Rat kommt zum wiederholten Male den Forderungen des Parlaments nicht nach, etwa die übermittelten schriftlichen Anfragen zu beantworten oder den Anhörungen im Rahmen des Entlastungsverfahrens beizuwohnen. Diese Missachtung des parlamentarischen Kontrollrechts kann dieses Parlament nicht gleichgültig hinnehmen. Den Unionsbürgern gegenüber muss auch der Rat Rechenschaft ablegen.
2019/10/23
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Assessment of the impact of plant protection products on honeybees (B9-0149/2019)

Ich spreche mich deutlich gegen eine Verwässerung der Leitlinien der EFSA (Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit) für die Bewertung der Auswirkungen von Pflanzenschutzmitteln auf Honigbienen aus. Daher habe ich mit Überzeugung für den vorliegenden Einwand unseres Parlaments gestimmt.Angesichts der alarmierenden Zahlen zum Insektensterben ist es nicht hinnehmbar, dass die Kriterien auf Wunsch einiger EU-Mitgliedstaaten abgeschwächt werden. Zur Erinnerung: Auf Basis der EFSA-Bienenleitlinien aus dem Jahr 2013 hatte die EU-Kommission 2018 die drei Neonicotinoide Imidacloprid, Clothianidin und Thiamethoxam verbieten können. Auch die Zulassung des Neonicotinoids Thiacloprid soll 2020 auslaufen. Wir brauchen weiterhin diese strengen Grundlagen für die Beurteilung von Pestiziden. Die vollständige Umsetzung der Bienenleitlinien aus dem Jahr 2013 ist daher unerlässlich.Durch den Einwand wollen wir erreichen, dass die Kommission einen neuen, weitaus ehrgeizigeren Vorschlag zum Schutz der Bienen vorlegen muss. Pestizide sollen nur zugelassen werden dürfen, wenn sie auch keine negativen Langzeitwirkungen auf Bienen haben.
2019/10/23
Financial assistance to Member States to cover serious financial burden inflicted on them following a UK's withdrawal from the EU without an agreement (A9-0020/2019 - Younous Omarjee)

Bereits im September haben wir uns als belgische Abgeordnete in einem gemeinsamen Schreiben an den Präsidenten des Europäischen Parlaments, David Sassoli, gewendet, um schnelle Hilfen für belgische Unternehmen im Falle eines No-Deal-Brexit zu erreichen. Die Bereitstellung solcher Hilfsmittel aus dem Solidaritätsfonds wurde schließlich im Ausschuss für regionale Entwicklung des Europäischen Parlaments einstimmig angenommen. Hierzu hatte ich entsprechende Änderungen vorgeschlagen.Als belgische Abgeordnete sind wir besonders besorgt über die Auswirkungen des Brexit für unser Land. Das aktuelle Verhalten der Regierung des Vereinigten Königreichs sorgt für erhebliche Unsicherheiten, insbesondere für die belgischen Unternehmen, die wirtschaftlich eng mit dem Vereinigten Königreich verbunden sind. Laut Folgenabschätzung wird Belgien zu den drei am meisten betroffenen Ländern der EU-27 gehören. Bei einem harten Brexit wird mit einem Verlust von rund 42 000 Jobs in unserem Land gerechnet. Aufgrund der dringlichen Lage – es bestehen immer noch Unklarheiten über die Verabschiedung des Brexit-Deals – müssen wir auf alle Eventualitäten vorbereitet sein und schnell handeln können. Wenn sich das Vereinigte Königreich tatsächlich ohne Regelung aus der Union verabschiedet, müssen wir etwas in der Hand haben. Gerade unsere kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, die nicht wie die großen Unternehmensgiganten einfach ihre Handelsbeziehungen anpassen können, brauchen schnelle und gute Hilfe.
2019/10/24
Effects of the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Group (RC-B9-0118/2019, B9-0118/2019, B9-0119/2019, B9-0120/2019, B9-0121/2019, B9-0122/2019, B9-0124/2019)

Nach der Thomas-Cook-Pleite blieben rund 600 000 Menschen rat- und hilflos an ihren Urlaubsorten zurück. Nationale und regionale Behörden reagierten mit Notfallplänen, um betroffene Urlauber in ihre Heimatländer zurückzuholen. Der Bankrott hatte ernsthafte Auswirkungen auf viele Sektoren der Tourismusbranche. Wir brauchen mehr europäische Zusammenarbeit, um die negativen Folgen für Reisende und Unternehmen, die von einem solchen Bankrott betroffen sind, in Zukunft zu vermeiden.Der Tourismus steht für vier Prozent des europäischen Bruttoinlandsprodukts und zwölf Millionen Arbeitsstellen. Wir müssen in diesem Bereich stärker grenzüberschreitend denken. Bei den Rückholaktionen der betroffenen Urlauber wurde rein nationalstaatlich gehandelt. Wir brauchen aber gesamteuropäische Rettungspläne für einen solchen Fall. Zudem reicht es nicht aus, nur die Pauschalreisenden im Falle einer Insolvenz in ihr Land zurückzuholen und anständig zu entschädigen. Auch normale Reisende, die ihren Flug nicht pauschal buchen, sollten von einer solchen Regelung profitieren. Denn sie haben ihre Dienste genau wie Pauschalreisende vorab bezahlt. Die überarbeitete Fluggastrechteverordnung sollte daher zügig angenommen werden. Fluggesellschaften und Reiseveranstalter sollten wie Anbieter von Pauschalreisen Garantiefonds für solche Notfälle einrichten, durch die Unterstützungsleistungen, Rückerstattungen, Ausgleichsleistungen und Umbuchungen sichergestellt werden.
2019/10/24
State of play of the disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches - public country-by-country reporting (B9-0117/2019)

Bereits 2017 hat unser Parlament seinen Standpunkt für die Regeln zur detaillierten Offenlegung der Ertragsteuern von multinationalen Unternehmen in Europa festgelegt. Die Position der Mitgliedstaaten besteht hingegen immer noch nicht. Diese ist aber unbedingt erforderlich, um in interinstitutionelle Trilogverhandlungen einzutreten und endlich Fortschritte für eine gerechtere Besteuerung dieser Unternehmen in ganz Europa zu erreichen. Multinationale Unternehmen sollen offen und transparent darüber Auskunft geben müssen, wo sie ihre Steuern zahlen. Daher habe ich diese Entschließung unterstützt.
2019/10/24
The Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences (RC-B9-0123/2019, B9-0123/2019, B9-0125/2019, B9-0126/2019, B9-0127/2019, B9-0128/2019, B9-0129/2019, B9-0133/2019)

Das aggressive Vorgehen der türkischen Regierung gegen die Kurden in Nordsyrien ist inakzeptabel und völkerrechtswidrig. Als Parlament rufen wir die Türkei dazu auf, ihre Militäraktion in Nordostsyrien unverzüglich und dauerhaft zu beenden. Als Folge der türkischen Offensive befinden sich mindestens 300 000 Menschen auf der Flucht.Bereits im März 2018 haben wir als Parlament die türkische Regierung aufgefordert, ihre Truppen aus Afrin zurückzuziehen und in dem Konflikt in Syrien einen konstruktiven Beitrag zu leisten.Auch die aktuelle türkische Militäraktion gefährdet die Anstrengungen der internationalen Allianz gegen den Islamischen Staat (IS) stark: Hunderte mutmaßliche Mitglieder des IS sind im Zuge der türkischen Offensive aus Gefängnissen entkommen. Die Leistung der kurdischen Streitkräfte im Kampf gegen den IS muss in diesem Rahmen wertgeschätzt und international anerkannt werden.Wir fordern die EU-Mitgliedstaaten nachdrücklich auf, angesichts der großen Gefahren und der Verstöße gegen das humanitäre Völkerrecht eine Initiative ins Leben zu rufen, die darauf abzielt, ein umfassendes EU-weites Waffenembargo gegen die Türkei zu verhängen.
2019/10/24
EU-Ukraine Agreement amending the trade preferences for poultry meat and poultry meat preparations provided for by the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (A9-0024/2019 - Enikő Győri)

Ich habe gegen das vorliegende Abkommen mit der Ukraine gestimmt. Gewisse Produzenten der ukrainischen Geflügelindustrie sollen in meinen Augen nicht auch noch dafür belohnt werden, in der Vergangenheit einen billigen Trick angewendet zu haben, um zusätzlich günstiges Geflügelfleisch in der EU abzusetzen. Nun soll ihnen auch noch eine größere zollfreie Exportquote von 50 000 Tonnen eröffnet werden. Durch solche Praktiken schaffen wir nur zusätzlichen Druck für kleinbäuerliche Betriebe in Europa, die es aktuell schon schwer genug haben.
2019/11/26
Children rights in occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (B9-0178/2019, B9-0179/2019, B9-0180/2019)

Anlässlich des 30. Jahrestages des Übereinkommens der Vereinten Nationen über die Rechte des Kindes möchte unser Parlament mit der vorliegenden Entschließung bekräftigen, dass dieses von allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten ratifizierte Abkommen konsequent umgesetzt werden muss.In weiten Teilen der Welt werden die Rechte des Kindes weiterhin verletzt. Auch in der EU sind fast 25 Millionen Kinder unter 18 Jahren von Armut und sozialer Ausgrenzung bedroht. Fast jedes vierte in der EU registrierte Opfer von Menschenhandel ist ein Kind.Als Parlament fordern wir konsequente Investitionen in die Zukunft von Kindern, eine umfassende Strategie für die Rechte des Kindes sowie die Einrichtung der „Kindergarantie“ als Mittel zur Bekämpfung der Armut und zur Gewährleistung des Zugangs von Kindern zu grundlegenden Dienstleistungen. Wir wollen u. a., dass die EU und ihre Mitgliedstaaten in öffentliche Dienstleistungen für Kinder wie etwa Kinderbetreuung, Bildung und Gesundheitsversorgung und insbesondere in den Ausbau der öffentlichen Kindergärten und Kinderkrippen sowie in das öffentliche Freizeitangebot für Kinder investiert, und dass Rechtsvorschriften erlassen werden, durch die die Mutterschafts- und Vaterschaftsrechte in einer Weise geschützt bzw. gestärkt werden, dass ein gesundes und stabiles Umfeld besonders während der ersten Lebensmonate der Kinder geschaffen wird.Auch aus diesen Gründen habe ich für die vorliegende Entschließung gestimmt.
2019/11/26
Election of the Commission

Obschon ich mit der Art und Weise, wie der Kommissionsvorsitz vergeben wurde, erhebliche Probleme habe, muss Europa jetzt handlungsfähig werden. Die verschiedenen Mitglieder der Kommission wurden bei den öffentlichen Anhörungen durch unser Parlament auf Herz und Nieren geprüft. Drei Kandidaten mussten sich verabschieden und wurden ersetzt. Das Parlament hat bei dieser Überprüfung seine Rolle wahrgenommen. Die jeweiligen Kommissarskandidaten mussten die Unterstützung einer Zweidrittelmehrheit in den zuständigen Ausschüssen finden. Eine ähnliche Prüfung beispielsweise nationaler Minister gibt es in keinem anderen Parlament.In den ersten 100 Tagen möchte die Kommission ihren Plan für den sogenannten „Green New Deal “ vorlegen – also einen Plan, mit dem Europa im Jahr 2050 der erste klimaneutrale Kontinent der Welt werden soll. Dabei wird es darauf ankommen, Nachhaltigkeit und Industriestandort Europa miteinander zu verbinden, damit Jobs nicht nach China oder Indien ausgelagert werden. Im Frühjahr soll ein ehrgeiziger Aktionsplan gegen Krebs folgen, damit Europa eine führende Rolle im Kampf gegen diese Krankheit einnimmt. Auch das Spitzenkandidatenprinzip darf nicht vergessen werden. Wir müssen es den Europäern ermöglichen, den Kommissionspräsidenten künftig direkt zu wählen. All das hat die neue Kommissionspräsidentin angekündigt, und daran werden wir sie in Zukunft messen.
2019/11/27
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece (A9-0040/2019 - Eva Kaili)

Ziel des Solidaritätsfonds der Europäischen Union ist es u. a., flexibel auf Notsituationen in den Mitgliedstaaten zu reagieren und sich mit der Bevölkerung in von Naturkatastrophen betroffenen Regionen solidarisch zu zeigen. Im Mai dieses Jahres hat Griechenland einen Antrag auf Inanspruchnahme des Fonds gestellt, da Kreta zwischen dem 23. und 26. Februar 2019 von heftigen Stürmen getroffen worden war, die zu Hochwasser und Erdrutschen geführt hatten. Da der Antrag die Bedingungen für die Gewährung eines Finanzbeitrags aus dem Fonds erfüllt, sollen Griechenland Mittel für Verpflichtungen und Mittel für Zahlungen in Höhe von 4 552 517 EUR bereitgestellt werden.
2019/11/27
EU/USA Agreement on the allocation of a share in the tariff rate quota for imports of high-quality beef (recommendation) (A9-0038/2019 - Bernd Lange)

Ich habe gegen den vorliegenden Beschluss gestimmt. Für mich ist es nicht akzeptabel, dass die Landwirtschaft immer wieder als Spielball bei Handelsstreitigkeiten herhalten muss. Hier wird erneut nach dem Prinzip „Kühe für Autos“ gehandelt, weil Trump u. a. mit Strafzöllen auf Autos gedroht hatte. Zudem ist es klimapolitischer Irrsinn, Rindfleisch aus diesen Ländern zu importieren, die auch noch deutlich klimaunfreundlicher produzieren und aus wichtigen Klimaschutzabkommen aussteigen. Letztlich dürfte die Entscheidung zu weiteren negativen Folgen führen, wenn bisherige Profiteure des Einfuhrkontingents weniger absetzen und einen Ausgleich in Form von zusätzlichen Exportquoten einfordern. Das Problem wird nicht gelöst, sondern nur verschoben. Das ist nicht im Sinne nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft und bestimmt nicht im Sinne unserer Landwirte, deren Beruf schon schwer genug ist.
2019/11/28
EU/USA Agreement on the allocation of a share in the tariff rate quota for imports of high-quality beef (resolution) (A9-0037/2019 - Bernd Lange)

Ich habe gegen die vorliegende Entschließung gestimmt. Für mich ist es nicht akzeptabel, dass die Landwirtschaft immer wieder als Spielball bei Handelsstreitigkeiten herhalten muss. Hier wird erneut nach dem Prinzip „Kühe für Autos“ gehandelt, weil Trump u. a. mit Strafzöllen auf Autos gedroht hatte. Zudem ist es klimapolitischer Irrsinn, Rindfleisch aus diesen Ländern zu importieren, die auch noch deutlich klimaunfreundlicher produzieren und aus wichtigen Klimaschutzabkommen aussteigen. Letztlich dürfte die Entscheidung zu weiteren negativen Folgen führen, wenn bisherige Profiteure des Einfuhrkontingents weniger absetzen und einen Ausgleich in Form von zusätzlichen Exportquoten einfordern. Das Problem wird nicht gelöst, sondern nur verschoben. Das ist nicht im Sinne nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft und bestimmt nicht im Sinne unserer Landwirte, deren Beruf schon schwer genug ist.
2019/11/28
Climate and environmental emergency (RC-B9-0209/2019, B9-0209/2019, B9-0211/2019, B9-0212/2019, B9-0215/2019, B9-0216/2019, B9-0218/2019, B9-0220/2019)

Ich habe die Entschließung des Parlaments zum Klima- und Umweltnotstand unterstützt. Dabei ging es dem Parlament darum, die Warnungen ernstzunehmen, die von Seiten der Wissenschaft an uns herangetragen werden. Und diese Warnungen sind ernst. So macht beispielsweise der Sonderbericht des IPCC mehr als deutlich, dass von dem Klimawandel erhebliche Gefahr für die biologische Vielfalt auf unserer Erde ausgeht und bereits verschiedene Knackpunkte überschritten wurden.Natürlich sind Angst und Panik bei dieser Diskussion schlechte Berater. Aber wir brauchen überlegte und funktionierende Rahmenabkommen mit ehrgeizigen, aber realistischen Zielen, damit dem Verlust der biologischen Vielfalt ein Ende gesetzt wird. Dafür müssen wir die globale Erwärmung auf 1,5 Grad Celsius begrenzen.Die Entschließung zum Klima- und Umweltnotstand ist auch als symbolische Verpflichtung zu verstehen, diese Frage für uns und die Generationen danach als eine echte Priorität anzusehen. Um Verbesserungen zu erzielen, muss jetzt und nicht erst in zehn oder 20 Jahren vernünftig geplant werden. Diese Maßnahmen müssen natürlich immer auf wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen beruhen.
2019/11/28
2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) (B9-0174/2019)

Ich habe die vorliegende Entschließung ebenfalls unterstützt. Wir brauchen ehrgeizige und realistische Klimaschutzziele, um die irreversiblen Schäden, die der Klimawandel mit sich bringt, abzuwenden. Es ist gut und wichtig, dass sich die EU als Weltführer im Bereich des Klimaschutzes versteht und als gutes Beispiel vorangehen möchte. Wir brauchen aber auch verstärkte Anstrengungen und konkrete Verpflichtungen in den anderen Teilen der Welt. Klimaschutz ist als eine internationale Anstrengung zu verstehen, und da müssen die Ziele eindeutig hochgeschraubt werden. Die Entschließung hält daher u. a. richtigerweise fest, dass der Klimawandel eine der größten Herausforderungen für die Menschheit ist und dass alle Staaten und Akteure weltweit alles in ihrer Macht Stehende tun müssen, um dagegen vorzugehen.Wichtig und richtig ist ebenfalls, dass alle Klimaschutzmaßnahmen gemäß dem Grundsatz eines fairen Übergangs und in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Zivilgesellschaft und den Sozialpartnern umgesetzt werden sollten.
2019/11/28
EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence (B9-0224/2019, B9-0225/2019, B9-0226/2019)

Gewalt gegen Frauen ist nach wie vor ein großes Problem in der EU. Dafür gibt es viele schreckliche Belege. Laut Erhebungen aus dem Jahr 2014 hat ein Drittel aller Frauen in Europa mindestens einmal seit dem Alter von 15 Jahren körperliche oder sexuelle Gewalt erfahren. Es besteht also Handlungsbedarf.Dabei ist nach wie vor problematisch, dass Frauen in der EU aufgrund unterschiedlicher Politiken und Rechtsvorschriften in den Mitgliedstaaten nicht in gleichem Maße vor geschlechtsbezogener Gewalt geschützt werden.Die Ratifizierung des Übereinkommens von Istanbul ist für die EU daher ein wichtiges Anliegen.Wir fordern den Rat auf, die Ratifizierung dieses Übereinkommens auf der Grundlage eines breit angelegten Beitritts ohne Beschränkungen abzuschließen und dafür einzutreten, dass das Übereinkommen von allen Mitgliedstaaten schnellstmöglich ratifiziert wird.
2019/11/28
EU Pollinators Initiative (B9-0233/2019)

Wir fordern verbindliche Maßnahmen, um das dramatische Bienensterben in Europa zu stoppen. Was wir brauchen, sind verbindliche Reduktionsziele für den Einsatz von Pestiziden, die für Bienen und Bestäuber schädlich sind. Die EU muss ein umfassendes Aktionsprogramm für Bestäuber aufstellen, das mit ausreichend Mitteln im EU-Haushalt ausgestattet ist. Auch die Forschung muss weiter intensiviert werden, damit den weiteren Ursachen für das Bienen- und Insektensterben – die Varroa-Milbe, invasive Arten, usw. – besser entgegengetreten werden kann.Bienen und weitere bestäubende Insekten – Solitärbienen, Schmetterlinge, Schwebfliegen, Käfer – sind für unsere Ökosysteme und Biodiversität von entscheidender Bedeutung. Ein starker Rückgang der Bestäuber führt zu einem Verschwinden unserer Pflanzenvielfalt und der Organismen, die direkt oder indirekt von ihnen abhängen. Somit sind Insekten ein wichtiger Indikator für die Gesundheit unserer Umwelt im Allgemeinen. Wir sind stark auf diese Lebewesen angewiesen. Nach Angaben der Kommission sind allein in der EU rund 84 % der Kulturpflanzen und 76 % der Lebensmittelerzeugung zumindest teilweise von der Bestäubung abhängig. Bis zu 15 Milliarden Euro des jährlichen landwirtschaftlichen Ertrags der EU werden direkt auf Bestäuber zurückgeführt.
2019/12/18
Protocol to the Agreement between the EU, Iceland and Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway regarding the access to Eurodac for law enforcement purposes (A9-0053/2019 - Jadwiga Wiśniewska)

Ich stimme für das Übereinkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union, der Republik Island und dem Königreich Norwegen, da es uns ermöglicht, effektiver gegen terroristische oder sonstige Straftaten vorzugehen. Der vorliegende Beschluss wird es den isländischen und norwegischen Gefahrenabwehr- und Strafverfolgungsbehörden ermöglichen, einen Abgleich von Fingerabdruckdaten mit den Daten, die von anderen teilnehmenden Staaten in der Eurodac-Datenbank gespeichert werden, zu beantragen, um u. a. die Identität einer Person festzustellen. Durch die Zusammenarbeit sollen Straftaten in Zukunft häufiger und schneller geahndet bzw. besser verhütet werden können.
2020/01/15
Common system of value added tax as regards the special scheme for small enterprises (A9-0055/2019 - Inese Vaidere)

Ziel der vorliegenden Richtlinie ist es, die Mehrwertsteuervorschriften für Kleinunternehmen zu vereinfachen. Durch sie sollen der Verwaltungsaufwand und Befolgungskosten für Kleinunternehmen verringert werden. Außerdem soll ein steuerliches Umfeld geschaffen werden, welches es den Unternehmen ermöglicht, zu wachsen und einen effizienteren Handel über die Landesgrenzen hinweg zu betreiben. Die entsprechenden Regelungen sollten so schnell wie möglich in Kraft treten, damit Kleinunternehmen durch die einfacheren Regeln beim grenzüberschreitenden Handel entlastet werden.
2020/01/15
The European Green Deal (RC-B9-0040/2020, B9-0040/2020, B9-0041/2020, B9-0042/2020, B9-0043/2020, B9-0044/2020, B9-0045/2020, B9-0046/2020)

Wir sprechen uns als Parlament dafür aus, dass die EU ihre Emissionen bis 2030 um 55 % senken sollte, statt der ursprünglich angepeilten 40 %, damit das Ziel der Klimaneutralität bis 2050 erreicht werden kann. Für uns ist klar: Menschengemachter Klimawandel ist eine Realität. Dies zu leugnen, halte ich für fahrlässig. Nichtstun wäre mit enormen Gefahren und Kosten für die Generationen nach uns verbunden.Daher: Was wir jetzt brauchen, sind konkrete, sehr detaillierte und vor allem realistische Umsetzungspläne. Es ist und bleibt aber gleichzeitig wichtig, die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Europas in der Welt zu bewahren. Auch das tägliche Leben – Strom, Mobilität, usw. – muss bezahlbar bleiben. Darum müssen wir konkrete Anreize dafür schaffen, dass Unternehmen und Privatpersonen in saubere Produkte und Technologien investieren.Investitionshilfen müssen sinnvoll und effizient eingesetzt werden, um Klimaschutz zu erreichen und Jobs in Europa zu erhalten. Eine weitere Maßnahme sind die so genannten CO2-Grenztarife auf Importe aus Ländern, die klimaschädlich produzieren. Diese Tarife sollen Anreiz dafür sein, ebenfalls in klimafreundliche Produktionsweisen zu investieren, um nach Europa importieren zu dürfen.Wichtig wird es zudem sein, die Umsetzung der Emissionsziele auf die verschiedenen Wirtschaftsbranchen konkret und realistisch herunterzubrechen, denn die Wirtschaft braucht Planungssicherheit.
2020/01/15
Implementing and monitoring the provisions on citizens’ rights in the Withdrawal Agreement (B9-0031/2020)

Ich habe für die Entschließung des Parlaments gestimmt, da sowohl den EU-Bürgern als auch den britischen Staatsangehörigen bestimmte Rechte und Sicherheiten nach dem Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs garantiert werden müssen. Das Europäische Parlament macht deutlich, dass es sich nach dem Austritt weiterhin für die Interessen der EU-Bürger im Vereinigten Königreich einsetzen wird. Derzeit wohnen etwa 3,2 Millionen Bürger aus den 27 Mitgliedstaaten im Vereinigten Königreich. Der Umzug dorthin vollzog sich in der Vergangenheit in der Erwartung, dass sie für den Rest ihres Lebens ein Teil der EU bleiben würden. Unser Parlament fordert nachdrücklich, dass Bürgern, die unter das Austrittsabkommen fallen, ein lebenslanges Recht auf Rückkehr in das Vereinigte Königreich oder die EU garantiert wird. Auch Partner, die momentan noch außerhalb des Landes leben, sowie zukünftige Kinder müssen durch das Austrittsabkommen geschützt werden.
2020/01/15
Annual report 2018 on the human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (A9-0051/2019 - Isabel Wiseler-Lima)

Ich unterstütze den vorliegenden Bericht, denn die Menschenrechte und die Demokratie müssen in der Welt stärker gefördert und verteidigt werden. In vielen Teilen der Welt sind Menschenrechte leider noch keine Selbstverständlichkeit. Ganz im Gegenteil! Daher ist es wichtig, eklatante Menschenrechtsverletzungen konsequent anzusprechen, wie die Unterdrückung und Genitalverstümmelung von Frauen, die Zwangsheirat und Misshandlung von Kindern, die fehlende Chancengleichheit von Behinderten und Homosexuellen oder die Diskriminierung von Glaubensgemeinschaften. Außerdem ist in vielen Teilen der Welt in den letzten Jahren eine freie Meinungsäußerung immer schwieriger und dadurch u. a. der Beruf des Journalisten gefährlicher geworden. Das dürfen wir als Europäische Union so nicht hinnehmen. Die Stärkung der Menschenrechte ist eines der wichtigsten Tätigkeitsfelder der EU in der Welt. Diese Verantwortung gilt es weiterhin ernst zu nehmen.
2020/01/15
Annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy (A9-0054/2019 - David McAllister)

Seit einiger Zeit verändert sich sowohl das Umfeld der Europäischen Union als auch die EU selbst. Dies führt zu einer Vielzahl von Herausforderungen, die eine starke Außenpolitik von Europa fordern. Dabei schafft es ein Mitgliedstaat alleine nicht, diese Herausforderungen zu meistern. Zusammenarbeit und Geschlossenheit innerhalb der EU sind der einzige Weg, nachhaltig für Frieden und Sicherheit zu sorgen.Zu den Herausforderungen gehören u. a. Terrorismus und Cyberangriffe. Außerdem spielt der Kampf gegen den Dschihadismus eine wichtige Rolle. Gegen den Dschihadismus müssen sowohl innerhalb der EU als auch darüber hinaus koordinierte Maßnahmen ergriffen werden. Eine weitere Herausforderung sind neue Wirtschaftsmächte, die die EU an den Rand zu drängen drohen, wenn die europäischen Mitgliedstaaten sich nicht auf gemeinsame Schritte einigen. Ein weiterer wichtiger Kampf ist der Kampf gegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen in immer mehr Teilen dieser Welt. Die Betroffenen schauen hilfesuchend nach Europa, damit wir ihnen Unterstützung bieten.Ich habe für diese Entschließung gestimmt, da wir diese Bedrohungen ernst nehmen und zusammen als Europäische Union entschieden dagegen vorgehen müssen.
2020/01/15
Annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy (A9-0052/2019 - Arnaud Danjean)

Das Sicherheitsumfeld der Europäischen Union verschlechtert sich und dies wirkt sich auf die Sicherheit der Mitgliedstaaten aus. Es gibt eine Vielzahl bewaffneter Konflikte in der Nähe zur EU, die zu einer Flucht von Menschen und zur Verletzung von Menschenrechten führen. Ein aktives Engagement in der Nachbarschaft der EU liegt im Interesse der EU-Mitgliedstaaten.Die Europäische Union muss sich in diesem Rahmen auch militärisch auf neue Herausforderungen einstellen. Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen entsprechend stärker zusammenarbeiten – auch im Sinne der Effizienz, beispielsweise bei der Beschaffung.Ein weiterer wichtiger Punkt der Europäischen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik ist das Engagement der EU in Afrika durch zivile und militärische Missionen.Ich stimme für diesen Bericht, da viele wichtige Punkte angesprochen werden, die die Sicherheit der Bürger in der Europäischen Union steigern können.
2020/01/15
European Parliament's position on the Conference on the Future of Europe (B9-0036/2020, B9-0037/2020, B9-0038/2020)

Dass die Funktionsweise der EU reformiert werden muss, ist klar. Wir haben in den vergangenen Jahren große Herausforderungen erlebt – Flüchtlingskrise, Terrorismusbekämpfung, Eurokrise, Klimakrise. Dabei mussten wir feststellen, dass die EU noch nicht so effizient funktioniert, wie sie funktionieren sollte. Hier sehe ich u. a. das Prinzip der Einstimmigkeit zwischen den Regierungschefs als ein Problem. Wichtige Fragen sollten nicht durch ein einfaches Veto auf Ewigkeit blockiert werden können. Dann braucht das Parlament natürlich auch ein Initiativrecht – also das Recht, selbst Gesetzesvorschläge zu machen und durchzusetzen. Auch das Spitzenkandidatenprinzip darf nicht vergessen werden. Wir müssen es den Europäern ermöglichen, den Kommissionspräsidenten künftig direkt zu wählen. All die bestehenden Schwachpunkte sollen bei der breit angelegten Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas debattiert und mit konkreten Verbesserungsvorschlägen versehen werden. Die Konferenz soll schließlich zu einer Überprüfung und Anpassung der EU-Verträge führen.Ein besonderes Augenmerk legt das EU-Parlament auf die Bürgerbeteiligung. Wir möchten die Zukunft Europas gemeinsam mit den Bürgern diskutieren. Zuerst einmal müssen die EU-Institutionen zuhören, was die Leute zu sagen haben. Ziel muss langfristig auch die Einrichtung eines ständigen Bürgerbeteiligungsmechanismus sein.
2020/01/15
Situation in Venezuela after the illegal election of the new National Assembly Presidency and Bureau (parliamentary coup) (B9-0051/2020, B9-0052/2020, B9-0053/2020, RC-B9-0048/2020, B9-0048/2020, B9-0049/2020, B9-0050/2020)

Unser Parlament erkennt Juan Guaidó nach der demokratischen Abstimmung der Nationalversammlung Venezuelas als rechtmäßigen Präsidenten der Nationalversammlung und als rechtmäßigen Interimspräsidenten der Bolivarischen Republik Venezuela an. Darüber hinaus verurteilt unser Parlament den versuchten parlamentarischen Staatsstreich des Maduro-Regimes. Die Nationalversammlung darf nicht daran gehindert werden, ihr verfassungsmäßiges Mandat ordnungsgemäß auszuüben. Darum habe ich diese Entschließung ebenfalls unterstützt.
2020/01/16
Ongoing hearings under article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (B9-0032/2020)

Die Europäische Union hat beschlossen, sich intensiv mit den Entgleisungen der letzten Jahre in Polen und Ungarn zu befassen. Dort ist es immer wieder zu Verletzungen von Grundsätzen und Werten der EU gekommen. Beispiele sind die Missachtung der Wissenschafts- und Meinungsfreiheit oder die Verletzungen der Unabhängigkeit der Justiz.Die EU muss konsequent gegen diese Verstöße gegenüber Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit vorgehen und prüfen, welche Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Bevölkerung ergriffen werden können. Ich unterstütze diese Entschließung, da es von enormer Bedeutung ist, die Menschenrechte und Rechtsstaatlichkeit zu wahren und entschieden gegen jegliche Missachtung vorzugehen.
2020/01/16
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (A9-0004/2020 - Guy Verhofstadt)

Nach dem politischen Hickhack der letzten Jahre ist es gut, dass endlich Klarheit herrscht. Daher stimme ich diesem Abkommen zu. Auch wenn ich den Austritt der Briten für einen großen Fehler halte und ihn sehr bedauere: Ich respektiere die demokratisch getroffene Entscheidung. Für die Verhandlungen zu dem Austrittsabkommen ist seitens der EU viel Energie verwendet worden, die wir für andere Prioritäten brauchen.Wir dürfen dabei aber nicht vergessen, dass die viel komplizierteren Verhandlungen über die künftigen Beziehungen zwischen der EU und dem Vereinigten Königreich erst noch anstehen. Dieses Abkommen regelt lediglich den Austritt. Auch für die zukünftigen Beziehungen brauchen wir Klarheit. Großbritannien ist ab dem 31. Januar zwar offiziell ein Drittstaat. Es beginnt aber ein Übergangszeitraum, der am 31. Dezember 2020 endet. Bis dahin soll ein Abkommen über die künftigen Beziehungen zwischen der EU und dem Vereinigten Königreich erreicht werden. Wer sich mit Handelsabkommen auskennt, der weiß, dass es höchst unrealistisch ist, in dieser kurzen Zeit ein Abkommen vorzulegen. Solche Verhandlungen dauern in der Regel mehrere Jahre.Eines ist klar: Das Vereinigte Königreich kann in Zukunft nicht die gleichen Vorzüge genießen wie ein EU-Mitgliedstaat. Eine „Mitgliedschaft light“ ist ausgeschlossen, auch wenn das Vereinigte Königreich ein wichtiger Handelspartner bleibt.
2020/01/29
Common charger for mobile radio equipment (RC-B9-0070/2020, B9-0070/2020, B9-0072/2020, B9-0074/2020, B9-0075/2020, B9-0076/2020, B9-0085/2020)

Ich begrüße die Forderung des Parlaments, ein einheitliches Ladegerät für Mobilfunkgeräte in Europa zu erreichen. Dies wäre vor allem für den Verbraucher eine Entlastung, da er während einer Reise nur noch ein Ladegerät einpacken muss. Mobilfunkgeräte sind nicht mehr aus unserem Alltag wegzudenken, und daher sollte ihre Verfügbarkeit nicht von einem falschen Ladegerät abhängen. Auch im Rahmen des Grünen Deals ist dieser Entschluss ein guter Schritt. Durch ein einheitliches Ladegerät wird die Kreislaufwirtschaft angeregt, was einerseits zu einem niedrigeren Ressourcenverbrauch und andererseits zur Vermeidung von Abfall führt.Ein einheitliches Ladegerät würde außerdem den Binnenmarkt Europas stärken, dessen Potenzial momentan noch nicht voll ausgeschöpft wird. Einige Akteure der Branche haben sich dafür schon freiwillig zusammengeschlossen, wodurch die Anzahl unterschiedlicher Ladekabel in den letzten Jahren zurückging. Diese Initiativen sind aber noch lange nicht ausreichend. Bei dem Vorhaben ist ohnehin bereits zu viel Zeit verstrichen, denn die neue Generation der Handys ist bereits ganz ohne Kabel aufladbar.
2020/01/30
Gender pay gap (B9-0069/2020, B9-0073/2020, B9-0083/2020, B9-0084/2020)

Ich stimme der vorliegenden Entschließung des Parlaments zu. Wir weisen erneut vehement darauf hin, dass die Mitgliedstaaten viel entschiedener gegen die ungleiche Bezahlung von Männern und Frauen vorgehen müssen. Gleicher Lohn für gleiche oder gleichwertige Arbeit ist eines der Grundprinzipien der EU. Die Mitgliedstaaten sind verpflichtet, Diskriminierung aufgrund des Geschlechts in Bezug auf alle Aspekte und Bedingungen der Vergütung für gleiche oder gleichwertige Arbeit zu beseitigen. Trotzdem ist es häufig der Fall, dass Männer bei gleichwertiger Arbeit unverhältnismäßig mehr verdienen. Außerdem liegt die Armutsquote unter den Erwerbstätigen deutlich höher bei Frauen als bei Männern, da Frauen häufiger der niedrigsten Lohngruppe angehören. Dabei sind vor allem alleinerziehende Mütter von Armut betroffen.Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen Frauen effektiver unterstützen. Mögliche Maßnahmen wären eine bessere Lohntransparenz und ein Anspruch von Arbeitnehmern auf umfassende Lohninformationen sowie entsprechende Beschwerderechte. Auch ist eine rasche Annahme und Umsetzung der Richtlinie über die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Privatleben sowie ein stärkerer Schutz von Mutterschaft, Vaterschaft und Elternschaft im Arbeitsrecht wichtig.
2020/01/30
Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (A9-0003/2020 - Geert Bourgeois)

Ich habe mich gegen das Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der EU und Vietnam ausgesprochen. Ein wesentlicher Grund ist, dass das Abkommen keinerlei durchsetzbare Regeln in Bezug auf Umwelt- und Klimaschutzziele enthält, die sich Europa selbst gesetzt hat. Jetzt, wo wir den „europäischen Green Deal“ haben, sollten wir auch so konsequent sein, nur noch Freihandelsabkommen mit verbindlichen Nachhaltigkeitskapiteln abzuschließen. Das ist bei diesem Abkommen eindeutig nicht der Fall – genau wie bei dem Mercosur-Abkommen.Zudem werden uns als EU keine wirksamen Werkzeuge an die Hand gegeben, um in dem kommunistischen System Vietnams – einem der repressivsten Staaten der Welt – die Menschenrechte nachhaltig zu verbessern. Die Arbeiter vor Ort – zum Beispiel im Textilbereich – haben durch dieses Abkommen keine neuen einklagbaren sozialen Rechte. Erschwerend kommt hinzu, dass Sonderklagerechte für Investoren vorgesehen werden sollen. Ich habe mich stets gegen diese Form der Paralleljustiz und Bevorzugung bestimmter Interessenträger ausgesprochen.
2020/02/12
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Lead and its compounds (B9-0089/2020)

Die vorliegende Entschließung soll dafür sorgen, dass Blei in recyceltem PVC nicht mehr zugelassen wird. Blei stellt eine große Gefahr für den Menschen und die Natur dar. Schon kleine Mengen können irreparable Schäden im Gehirn und in der Natur verursachen.Das Argument, dass das Recyceln des PVCs besser als seine Verbrennung oder Deponierung sei, ist meiner Meinung nach nicht stichhaltig. Das Problem ist nämlich, dass PVC nicht unendlich oft recycelt werden kann. Nach einer gewissen Lebensspanne endet es auf jeden Fall auf einer Deponie oder in einer Verbrennungsanlage. Es ist also besser, das mit Blei versetzte PVC aus dem Verkehr zu ziehen und das Problem nicht auf die nächste Generation zu verschieben. Aus diesen Gründen habe ich dem vorliegenden Text zugestimmt.
2020/02/12
An EU strategy to put an end to female genital mutilation around the world (B9-0090/2020, B9-0092/2020)

Mit dieser Entschließung fordert das Europäische Parlament einen verstärkten Einsatz zur weltweiten Bekämpfung der Genitalverstümmelung bei Frauen. Nach wie vor steigt die Anzahl der Opfer weltweit an. Das Problem besteht durchaus auch in Europa: Auf der Grundlage der aktuellsten in Europa verfügbaren nationalen Daten wird davon ausgegangen, dass etwa 600.000 Frauen und Mädchen in Europa mit den ein Leben lang anhaltenden physischen und psychischen Konsequenzen der Verstümmelung ihrer Genitalien leben und weitere 180.000 Mädchen der großen Gefahr ausgesetzt sind, dass ihre Genitalien verstümmelt werden. Das ist völlig inakzeptabel. Die betroffenen Kinder und Frauen erleiden nicht nur körperliche, sondern auch seelische Qualen. Das Ziel ist u. a. Prävention durch Aufklärung. Auch EU-Fördermittel für Projekte, die darauf abzielen, Schulungen und Sensibilisierungskampagnen für Fachleute darüber durchzuführen, wie Fälle von Verstümmelung weiblicher Genitalien und Gewalt gegen Frauen und Mädchen wirksam verhindert und aufgedeckt werden können, müssen vorgesehen werden. Zudem sollten Frauen und Kinder, die diese Prozedur schon über sich ergehen lassen mussten, eine bessere psychische und physische Behandlung erhalten, damit sie es schaffen, das erlittene Leid zu verarbeiten.
2020/02/12
Automated decision-making processes: Ensuring consumer protection, and free movement of goods and services (B9-0094/2020)

Ich stimme dem Entschließungsantrag zu. Künstliche Intelligenz ist unweigerlich auf dem Vormarsch und hat in vielen Bereichen des öffentlichen Lebens bereits Einzug gefunden. Während diese Technologien mit Sicherheit eine Vielzahl von Vorteilen mit sich bringen, bergen sie auch eine Reihe von Gefahren, die in ihrem gesamten Ausmaß wahrscheinlich noch überhaupt nicht erfassbar sind. Über diese Unsicherheiten müssen die Verbraucher angemessen informiert und davor geschützt werden.Jedes andere, herkömmliche Produkt wird vorab einigen Tests unterzogen, um mögliche Risiken abwägen zu können. Bei künstlicher Intelligenz hingegen lässt sich im Moment der Markteinführung nicht mit Gewissheit sagen, in welche Richtung sich das Produkt in Zukunft entwickeln wird. Hier müssen also neue Wege gefunden werden. Des Weiteren muss beispielsweise Klarheit darüber geschaffen werden, wer im Falle eines Unfalls, der durch eine solche Technologie verursacht wurde, zur Haftung herangezogen werden kann.All diese Fragen müssen geklärt sein, um ein harmonisiertes und profitables Nutzen der künstlichen Intelligenz zu ermöglichen.
2020/02/12
Proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (B9-0098/2020)

Ich stimme für die Entschließung des Parlaments in Bezug auf künftige Verhandlungen mit dem Vereinigten Königreich. In den ersten politischen Erklärungen seit dem EU-Austritt vor zwei Wochen ist beiderseits die Rede von enger Partnerschaft auf Ebene des Waren- und Personenverkehrs. Diese freundschaftliche Zusammenarbeit muss oberste Priorität bleiben.Aufgrund der geografischen Nähe Großbritanniens muss alles dafür getan werden, auch in Zukunft einen geregelten Waren- und Personenverkehr sowie faire Wettbewerbsbedingungen für beide Seiten zu gewährleisten. Ein faires Abkommen ist daher von zwingender Notwendigkeit, um für ein harmonisches Zusammenleben mit unseren britischen Nachbarn zu sorgen. Bei den Verhandlungen darf jedoch nie aus den Augen verloren werden, dass eine Mitgliedschaft light nicht infrage kommt. Wir dürfen dem Vereinigten Königreich unter keinen Umständen erlauben, weiterhin die Rechte eines EU-Mitgliedstaats zu genießen, während es von den Pflichten weitestgehend befreit ist.
2020/02/12
False and Authentic Documents Online (FADO) system (A9-0022/2019 - Roberta Metsola)

Ich stimme dem vorliegenden Vorschlag zu, das neue FADO-System (False and Authentic Documents Online – gefälschte und echte Dokumente online) EU-weit einzuführen. FADO ist eine Plattform, die es den EU-Mitgliedstaaten ermöglicht, Informationen zu echten (Ausweise, Führerscheine, etc.) und gefälschten Dokumenten auszutauschen. Dies ist vor allem an den Außengrenzen des Schengen-Raums notwendig. Sobald diese Außengrenzen einmal passiert sind, kann man sich in der EU praktisch frei bewegen. Für den Normalverbraucher sowie den Warenverkehr ist das ein immenser Vorteil, es eröffnen sich dadurch allerdings auch viele Möglichkeiten für die organisierte Kriminalität. Gefälschte Dokumente jedweder Art bilden häufig die Grundlage, die Straftaten und Terrorismus überhaupt erst möglich machen. FADO erlaubt es den Behörden fortan, sich über neuartige Fälschungstechniken grenzüberschreitend und in Echtzeit auszutauschen.
2020/02/13
The EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (B9-0093/2020, B9-0095/2020)

Ich habe für die vorliegende Entschließung gestimmt. Die Gleichstellung von Männern und Frauen muss eine hohe Priorität genießen, weil sie zu den Grundprinzipien der EU gehört.Viele Länder werden aktuell von der Vergangenheit eingeholt, da vielen Frauen ihre Rechte und ihre Unabhängigkeit genommen werden. Die Europäische Union muss sich dafür einsetzen, dass dieser Rückgang gestoppt wird. Auch muss die EU in ihrer Handelspolitik sehr viel konsequenter darauf achten, dass die Menschenrechte und somit die Rechte der Frauen bei den jeweiligen Handelspartnern verbindlich eingehalten werden.
2020/02/13
Specific measures to mobilise investments in the health care systems of the Member States and in other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative)

Um schnelle Hilfe für Mitgliedstaaten und Wirtschaft im Zuge der Corona-Krise zu garantieren, wird die EU finanzielle Mittel freigeben, die bislang in den Programmen der Struktur- und Kohäsionspolitik nicht abgerufen wurden. Zum einen, um z. B. die höheren Ausgaben für medizinische Ausstattung und Krankenhauspersonal abzufangen, zum anderen, um die Zahlungsfähigkeit von Unternehmen zu gewährleisten. Insgesamt sollen dadurch Investitionen in Höhe von 37 Milliarden Euro mobilisiert werden.Diese Mittel aus den Strukturfonds sind nur eine von vielen Maßnahmen, die die EU im Rahmen der Krise ergriffen hat und noch ergreifen wird. Diese Mittel können schnell zur Verfügung gestellt werden, weil sie im EU-Haushalt vorgesehen sind. Im Ausschuss für Regionalpolitik haben wir diese Maßnahme in aller Dringlichkeit umgesetzt, damit die Mitgliedstaaten diese Mittel zur Ankurbelung von Investitionen im Zusammenhang mit COVID-19 so schnell wie möglich einsetzen können.
2020/03/26
Financial assistance to Member States and countries negotiating their accession to the Union that are seriously affected by a major public health emergency

Es ist wichtig, dass wir den Anwendungsbereich des so genannten Europäischen Solidaritätsfonds dahingehend erweitern, dass auch Notsituationen im Bereich der öffentlichen Gesundheit darunterfallen. Bislang war dieser Fonds vor allem für Naturkatastrophen vorgesehen. Dadurch sollen in diesem Jahr zusätzlich 800 Millionen an Investitionen für die am schwersten durch COVID-19 betroffenen Länder mobilisiert werden. Im Ausschuss für Regionalpolitik haben wir diese Maßnahme daher in aller Dringlichkeit umgesetzt.Weitere konkrete Schritte gelebter Solidarität mit den besonders stark betroffenen Gebieten müssen folgen.
2020/03/26
Draft amending budget No 2/2020: Providing emergency support to Member States and further reinforcement of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak

Ich unterstütze das Soforthilfeprogramm für den europäischen Gesundheitssektor in Höhe von insgesamt drei Milliarden Euro. Die Initiative soll es der EU u.a. ermöglichen, dringende medizinische Hilfsgüter wie Masken und Beatmungsgeräte zu kaufen, die Einstellung von zusätzlichem medizinischem Fachpersonal zu finanzieren oder die Mitgliedstaaten u.a. beim Bau mobiler Krankenhäuser zu unterstützen.Es ist wichtig, dass im Rahmen der Notfall-Reserve rescEU ein strategischer Vorrat an medizinischen Ausrüstungen angelegt wird, damit den Mitgliedstaaten notwendige Ressourcen schnell bereitgestellt werden können.
2020/04/17
Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2020: providing emergency assistance to Member States and further reinforcing the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

Ich unterstütze das Soforthilfeprogramm für den europäischen Gesundheitssektor in Höhe von insgesamt drei Milliarden EUR. Die Initiative soll es der EU u.a. ermöglichen, dringende medizinische Hilfsgüter wie Masken und Beatmungsgeräte zu kaufen, die Einstellung von zusätzlichem medizinischen Fachpersonal zu finanzieren oder die Mitgliedstaaten u.a. beim Bau mobiler Krankenhäuser zu unterstützen.Es ist wichtig, dass im Rahmen des Katastrophenschutzmechanismus/rescEU ein strategischer Vorrat an medizinischen Ausrüstungen angelegt wird, damit den Mitgliedstaaten notwendige Ressourcen schnell bereitgestellt werden können.
2020/04/17
Specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

Mitgliedstaaten und Regionen sollen schnell und flexibel auf die bislang ungenutzten Mittel der sogenannten europäischen Strukturfonds zugreifen können. Die entsprechenden Kriterien haben wir in Dringlichkeit gutgeheißen. Die dadurch möglich gemachten Investitionen in Höhe von 37 Milliarden Euro sollen zügig für medizinische Ausstattung, die Bekämpfung von Arbeitslosigkeit sowie die Unterstützung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen eingesetzt werden können.Durch die neue Flexibilität sollen EU-Mittel zwischen den drei wichtigsten Strukturfonds sehr viel einfacher umgeschichtet werden können. Zudem werden die entsprechenden Programme 2020–2021 zu 100 Prozent aus EU-Mitteln finanziert, so dass der ansonsten verbindliche Kofinanzierungsanteil für die Regionen und Mitgliedstaaten entfällt. Das ist eine gute Nachricht für viele Regionen, weil diese nun keinen eigenen Beitrag leisten müssen, um diese Mittel abrufen zu können.
2020/04/17
Medical devices (C9-0098/2020)

Durch den vorliegenden Text beschließt das Europäische Parlament, das Inkrafttreten der EU-Medizinprodukteverordnung um ein Jahr zu verschieben. Eigentlich hätte die Verordnung nämlich zum 26. Mai dieses Jahres europaweit angewendet werden müssen. Durch die Verschiebung sollen der Sektor und die zuständigen Behörden in der aktuellen Notphase entlastet werden, da die Umsetzung mit neuen Herausforderungen verbunden gewesen wäre.Der Sektor muss sich derzeit auf die Produktion von lebensrettender Medizin, Schutzprodukten und Geräten konzentrieren. Da diese Entscheidung dazu beitragen soll, weitere Engpässe in diesem Bereich zu vermeiden, habe ich der Verschiebung zugestimmt.
2020/04/17
EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences

Da die Koordination der Maßnahmen gegen die Covid-19-Pandemie aufgrund des Rückfalls in nationale Logiken zu Beginn der Krise nicht gelungen ist, ist es nun umso wichtiger, eine europäische Abstimmung im Rahmen der Exit-Strategien zu erreichen.Wir betonen, dass Grenzkontrollen verhältnismäßig und außergewöhnlich bleiben müssen und dass die Freizügigkeit vollständig wiederhergestellt werden sollte, sobald dies als machbar erachtet wird. Wir halten es unbedingt für geboten, im Rahmen der Strategie zum Ausstieg aus der Krise wieder zu einem uneingeschränkt funktionierenden Schengen-Raum zurückzukehren. Das ist auch für eine Grenzregion wie die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens elementar, die von dem Austausch über die Grenzen lebt.Auch der wirtschaftliche Wiederaufbau nach der Krise muss im Zeichen der europäischen Solidarität stehen. Dazu gehört ein ambitionierter Mehrjähriger Finanzrahmen, der um einiges stärker werden muss, als derjenige, der noch im Februar von den Regierungschefs abgelehnt wurde.Das umfangreiche Konjunktur- und Wiederaufbaupaket muss über die bereits ergriffenen Maßnahmen des Europäischen Stabilitätsmechanismus, der Europäischen Investitionsbank und der Europäischen Zentralbank hinausgehen. Das Parlament spricht sich daher dafür aus, dass die notwendigen Investitionen über einen erweiterten Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen, die bestehenden Fonds und Finanzinstrumente der EU und durch den Haushalt der Union garantierte Konjunkturbonds finanziert werden sollten. Diese Forderungen unterstütze ich.
2020/04/17
The rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the COVID-19 crisis (B9-0204/2020)

Die COVID-19-Krise hat dazu geführt, dass Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung und Menschen mit sonstigen psychischen Problemen sowie ihre Familien starken zusätzlichen Belastungen ausgesetzt waren – insbesondere durch die Isolierung aufgrund der Ausgangssperren.Das Parlament weist nochmals deutlich darauf hin, dass für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung während Ausgangssperren unterstützende Dienste bereitgestellt werden müssen, da Isolation sich besonders negativ auf ihre psychische Gesundheit auswirkt.Insgesamt hat die COVID-19-Pandemie in Bezug auf eine Reihe von gefährdeten Gesellschaftsgruppen Mängel deutlich werden lassen. Darum muss die Kommission Maßnahmen ergreifen, um die Kontinuität der Betreuungs- und Unterstützungsdienste zu gewährleisten.Wir fordern für den Zeitraum nach 2020 eine umfassende, ehrgeizige und langfristige Europäische Strategie zugunsten von Menschen mit Behinderungen, die die Lehren aus der COVID-19-Krise einfließen lässt.
2020/07/08
Ειδικοί κανόνες για την απόσπαση οδηγών στον τομέα των οδικών μεταφορών και απαιτήσεις επιβολής (A9-0114/2020 - Kateřina Konečná) (A9-0114/2020 - Kateřina Konečná)

Europa hat dringend neue Regeln gegen die Ausbeutung von Lkw-Fahrern gebraucht. Die Verabschiedung des so genannten Mobilitätspakets wird die Situation der Fahrer verbessern. Mit den neuen Regeln werden unrechtmäßige Praktiken im Güterkraftverkehr bekämpft und bessere Arbeitsbedingungen für Lkw-Fahrer geschaffen.Praktiken wie die, dass Lkw-Fahrer wochenlang in ihren Führerkabinen schlafen müssen, müssen der Vergangenheit angehören. Die Fahrer im Transportsektor haben ein Recht auf gute Arbeitsbedingungen. Auch was die Lenkzeiten angeht, schaffen wir neue Vorgaben, um Gesundheit und Sicherheit im Straßenverkehr zu garantieren.Ebenfalls zu begrüßen sind die Regelungen zur Entsendung, die mit dem unfairen Wettbewerb Schluss machen soll, der zu einer Abwärtsspirale bei der Bezahlung und den Arbeitsbedingungen geführt hat. Viele westeuropäische Transportunternehmen mussten aufgeben wegen unlauterer Konkurrenz. Wettbewerbsverzerrungen durch Spediteure, die Briefkastenfirmen nutzen, werden durch die neuen Vorgaben deutlich erschwert.
2020/07/08
A comprehensive European approach to energy storage (A9-0130/2020 - Claudia Gamon)

Als Europäisches Parlament wollen wir Energiespeicherlösungen stärker und gezielter fördern. Das ist elementar, um schwankungsanfällige erneuerbare Energieträger langfristig nutzbar zu machen.Mit dem Ziel, bis 2050 CO2-neutral zu werden, und dem Übergang von fossilen Energiequellen zu erneuerbaren Energiequellen muss die Energieerzeugung immer stärker dezentralisiert werden. Die Speicherkapazität muss massiv erhöht werden, um die Energieversorgungssicherheit zu gewährleisten und die Strompreise berechenbar zu halten.Die EU muss dazu beitragen, dass entsprechende Lösungen in Europa umsetzbar gemacht und von möglichst vielen Menschen eingesetzt werden können. Forschung und Entwicklung müssen in diesem Sinne gefördert und aktuell noch bestehende rechtliche Hindernisse abgebaut werden. Auch in diesem Bereich muss die EU viel unabhängiger von Drittstaaten werden.
2020/07/10
The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (RC-B9-0216/2020)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung fordern wir als EU-Parlament eine europäische Gesundheitsunion, durch die die richtigen Lehren aus der COVID-19-Pandemie gezogen werden.Die Pandemie hat gezeigt, dass Koordination und Kooperation bei der Bekämpfung gesundheitlicher Bedrohungen unverzichtbar sind. Pandemien machen an Grenzen keinen Halt. Sie sind grenzüberschreitende Phänomene, die auch grenzüberschreitend bekämpft werden müssen. Darum ist es wichtig, die Rolle der EU im Gesundheitsbereich zu stärken.Dazu gehören gemeinsame Mindeststandards ebenso wie von der EU koordinierte Stresstests für die jeweiligen nationalen Gesundheitssysteme, damit überall in Europa eine hochwertige Gesundheitsversorgung garantiert werden kann.Ein weiterer wichtiger Vorschlag ist die Schaffung eines Europäischen Gesundheitsreaktionsmechanismus – „European Health Response Mechanism“, EHRM –, mit dem auf alle Arten von Gesundheitskrisen gemeinsam reagiert werden kann, etwa durch die Bildung und Überwachung einer strategischen Reserve für Arzneimittel und medizinische Ausrüstung, sowie die Stärkung des Europäischen Zentrums für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC) im Rahmen der Krisenbekämpfung.Initiativen wie das vom EU-Parlament geforderte Gesundheitsprogramm EU4Health sind wichtig, um die grenzüberschreitenden Herausforderungen im Gesundheitsbereich anzugehen. Wir fordern aber auch einen speziellen und langfristig angelegten EU-Fonds zur Stärkung der Krankenhausinfrastruktur und der Gesundheitsdienste.
2020/07/10
Cross-border payments in the Union (codification) (A9-0202/2021 - Karen Melchior)

Die vorliegende Entschließung, der ich zugestimmt habe, befasst sich lediglich mit einer Kodifizierung ohne inhaltliche Änderungen der bestehenden Verordnung (EG) Nr. 924/2009 über grenzüberschreitende Zahlungen in der Gemeinschaft. Die vorgenommene Überarbeitung bezieht sich auf Artikel 2 Nummer 5, dessen Angabe „Nummern 4 bis 23“ in „Nummern 2 bis 23“ angepasst wird.
2021/06/23
Regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties (A9-0174/2021 - Paulo Rangel)

Das Europäische Parlament hat im Februar 2019 seinen Vorschlag für das Statut des Bürgerbeauftragten angenommen, mit dem Ziel, es zu modernisieren und in den rechtlichen Rahmen des Vertrags von Lissabon zu bringen, wodurch der ursprüngliche Beschluss durch eine Verordnung des Parlaments ersetzt wird. Gemäß Artikel 228 Absatz 4 AEUV hat das Parlament das alleinige Initiativrecht für die Annahme des Statuts, nach Zustimmung des Rates und der Stellungnahme der Kommission. Unter dem neuen Statut wird der Bürgerbeauftragte in der Lage sein, Untersuchungen aus eigener Initiative durchzuführen, wann immer er/sie Gründe findet, insbesondere bei wiederholten, systematischen oder besonders schwerwiegenden Missständen in der Verwaltungstätigkeit. Der diesbezüglichen Entschließung habe ich zugestimmt.
2021/06/23
EU/Thailand Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (A9-0180/2021 - Heidi Hautala)

Am 15. Juni 2018 ermächtigte der Rat die Kommission, mit den betreffenden WTO-Mitgliedern Verhandlungen nach Artikel XXVIII des GATT aufzunehmen, um die Zugeständnisse der WTO an die Union im Bereich der Zollkontingente aufzuteilen. Die Verhandlungen mit dem Königreich Thailand führten zu einem Abkommen, das am 7. Januar 2021 in Genf unterzeichnet wurde. Daher schlägt die Kommission dem Rat vor, den Abschluss des Abkommens zu genehmigen. Gemäß Artikel 218 Absatz 6 AEUV benötigt der Rat für den Erlass eines Beschlusses über den Abschluss des Abkommens die Zustimmung des Europäischen Parlaments. Dem habe ich zugestimmt.
2021/06/23
EU/Indonesia Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (A9-0182/2021 - Heidi Hautala)

Am 15. Juni 2018 ermächtigte der Rat die Kommission, mit den betreffenden WTO-Mitgliedern Verhandlungen nach Artikel XXVIII des GATT aufzunehmen, um die Zugeständnisse der WTO an die Union im Bereich der Zollkontingente aufzuteilen. Die Verhandlungen mit der Republik Indonesien führten zu einem Abkommen, das am 7. Januar 2021 in Genf unterzeichnet wurde. Daher schlägt die Kommission dem Rat vor, den Abschluss des Abkommens zu genehmigen. Gemäß Artikel 218 Absatz 6 AEUV benötigt der Rat für den Erlass eines Beschlusses über den Abschluss des Abkommens die Zustimmung des Europäischen Parlaments. Dem habe ich zugestimmt.
2021/06/23
EU/Argentina Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (A9-0175/2021 - Jordi Cañas)

Am 15. Juni 2018 ermächtigte der Rat die Kommission, mit den betreffenden WTO-Mitgliedern Verhandlungen nach Artikel XXVIII des GATT aufzunehmen, um die Zugeständnisse der WTO an die Union im Bereich der Zollkontingente aufzuteilen. Die Verhandlungen mit der Republik Argentinien führten zu einem Abkommen, das am 7. Januar 2021 in Genf unterzeichnet wurde. Daher schlägt die Kommission dem Rat vor, den Abschluss des Abkommens zu genehmigen. Gemäß Artikel 218 Absatz 6 AEUV benötigt der Rat für den Erlass eines Beschlusses über den Abschluss des Abkommens die Zustimmung des Europäischen Parlaments. Dem habe ich zugestimmt.
2021/06/23
The role of the EU's development cooperation and humanitarian assistance in addressing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (A9-0151/2021 - Hildegard Bentele, Norbert Neuser)

Ich begrüße die vorliegende Entschließung, die die negativen Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie für gefährdete Haushalte mit geringem Einkommen, Migranten, Flüchtlinge und Vertriebene, Menschen mit körperlichen und geistigen Behinderungen, Menschen, die in von Konflikten betroffenen Ländern leben und insbesondere Frauen und Mädchen herausstellt. Ich unterstütze die Aufforderung an die Kommission und die Mitgliedstaaten, eine länderübergreifende Zusammenarbeit zwischen Forschern zu gewährleisten, da Forschung und Innovation bei der globalen Reaktion auf COVID-19 von entscheidender Bedeutung war und auch in Zukunft bei der Bekämpfung anderer Epidemien eine wichtige Rolle spielen wird.
2021/06/23
European Climate Law (Jytte Guteland - A9-0162/2020)

Am 4. März 2020 hat die Europäische Kommission im Rahmen des Europäischen „Green Deals“ einen Legislativvorschlag für ein Europäisches Klimagesetz verabschiedet, das das Ziel vorgibt, dass die EU bis 2050 klimaneutral wird. Am 21. April 2021 einigten sich das Parlament und der Rat auf dieses Klimagesetz. Als neues Zwischenziel der EU bis 2030 wird eine CO2-Reduktion um mindestens 55 % gegenüber dem Stand von 1990 (statt aktuell 40 %) festgelegt. Diese Einigung und die vorliegende legislative Entschließung finden meine volle Unterstützung.
2021/06/24
Public sector loan facility under the Just Transition Mechanism (A9-0195/2020 - Johan Van Overtveldt, Henrike Hahn)

Ich habe für die Einrichtung dieser Darlehensfazilität gestimmt, die als Teil des Green Deals dazu beitragen soll, diejenigen Gebiete der Union zu unterstützen, die aufgrund des Übergangs zum Klimaschutzziel der Union für 2030 und zum Ziel der Klimaneutralität in der Union bis 2050 schwerwiegende soziale, wirtschaftliche und ökologische Herausforderungen bewältigen müssen. Dieses Instrument soll daher zum einen eine gewisse Fairness gewährleisten und zum anderen die Bemühungen der Kohäsionspolitik zur Unterstützung der Regionen, Bürgerinnen und Bürger, die von den Anpassungen an eine klimaneutrale Union besonders betroffen sind, ergänzen.
2021/06/24
Official controls on animals and products of animal origin in order to ensure compliance with the prohibition of certain uses of antimicrobials (A9-0195/2021 - Pascal Canfin)

Die antimikrobielle Resistenz gegen Human- und Tierarzneimittel ist ein wachsendes Gesundheitsproblem in der Union und weltweit. Der umsichtige Einsatz von antimikrobiellen Mitteln ist ein Eckpfeiler bei der Bekämpfung der Antibiotikaresistenz auch in Hinblick auf die internationale Dimension. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat die Europäische Kommission einen Legislativvorschlag auf den Weg gebracht, der die bestehende Verordnung über amtliche Kontrollen (EU 2017/625) mit dem Ziel anpasst, bessere Kontrollen von importierten Tieren und Erzeugnissen tierischen Ursprungs einzuführen. So soll sichergestellt werden, dass bei diesen Einfuhren die Vorschriften über die umsichtige Anwendung antimikrobieller Mittel eingehalten werden. Diesem Vorhaben stimme ich zu.
2021/06/24
Commission’s 2020 Rule of law report (A9-0199/2021 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)

Ich unterstütze den vorliegenden Bericht, weil der Schutz der Rechtsstaatlichkeit eine elementare Aufgabe der EU ist und in den kommenden Jahren sein muss und der Bericht entsprechende zusätzliche Schritte wie länderspezifische Empfehlungen einfordert. Die Rechtsstaatlichkeit ist in einigen EU-Mitgliedstaaten wie Ungarn oder Polen nicht mehr gegeben, weshalb entsprechende Verfahren nach Artikel 7 Absatz 1 EUV eingeleitet wurden. Der EU fehlt es in diesem Bereich aber nach wie vor an Durchsetzungskraft. Der seit dem 1. Januar 2021 geltende Konditionalitätsmechanismus der Rechtsstaatlichkeit muss von der Kommission daher rasch umgesetzt werden.
2021/06/24
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (A9-0169/2021 - Predrag Fred Matić)

In Bezug auf den vorliegenden Bericht habe ich mich enthalten. Zwar halte ich es für wichtig, dass jeder Mensch gleichberechtigten Zugang zu hochwertigen Diensten im Bereich der sexuellen und reproduktiven Gesundheit haben sollte, dies sollte jedoch nicht so verstanden werden, dass in diesem Zusammenhang eine Abtreibung per se als Menschenrecht angesehen wird. Schließlich sind vor einer Abtreibung sehr viele schwierige Fragen zu beantworten und mitunter auch Fristen einzuhalten, so wie dies beispielsweise in der aktuellen belgischen Gesetzgebung vorgesehen ist. Der Zugang zu einer Abtreibung muss in meinen Augen sehr wohl an bestimmte Bedingungen geknüpft sein. Auch müssen die Rechte der Frauen immer in die Überlegungen einbezogen werden. Ebenso habe ich jene Textpassagen des Matić-Berichts abgelehnt, die die Gewissensklausel für Ärzte oder Einrichtungen in Frage stellen. Dass sich Ärzte aus persönlichen Gründen auf eine Gewissensklausel berufen können sollten, ist in meinen Augen elementar, da kein Arzt zur Durchführung einer Abtreibung gezwungen werden sollte. Eine solche Klausel ist übrigens ebenfalls im belgischen Recht vorgesehen.
2021/06/24
25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) (Nairobi Summit) (B9-0365/2021, B9-0366/2021)

Ich habe für die vorliegende Entschließung gestimmt, weil sie auf wichtige Aspekte in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit wie den Kampf gegen die Verstümmelung weiblicher Genitalien und generell zusätzliche Schritte für den Schutz der Rechte von Frauen in Entwicklungsländern eingeht. Nach wie vor haben durchschnittlich 214 Millionen Frauen in den Entwicklungsländern keinen Zugang zu einer wirksamen Verhütung, weshalb der Zugang zu sicheren und modernen Verhütungsmitteln besser garantiert werden muss. Auch in Bezug auf die Tatsache, dass sich täglich fast 1000 Heranwachsende und Frauen neu mit HIV infizieren und dass für Frauen und Mädchen, insbesondere in Afrika südlich der Sahara, ein höheres Risiko einer HIV-Infektion besteht als für Jungen, muss die internationale Gemeinschaft wirksame Schritte einleiten.
2021/06/24
Regulatory fitness, subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law Making 2017, 2018 and 2019 (A9-0191/2021 - Mislav Kolakušić)

Ich habe für den vorliegenden Bericht gestimmt. Die Berücksichtigung der Grundsätze der Subsidiarität und der Verhältnismäßigkeit sind grundlegende Leitprinzipien der Europäischen Union. Subsidiarität bedeutet, dass Entscheidungen auf der am besten geeigneten politischen Ebene und so bürgernah wie möglich getroffen werden müssen. Annähernd 70 Prozent der EU-Rechtsvorschriften werden von den lokalen und regionalen Gebietskörperschaften umgesetzt und angewendet, daher ist eine starke Einbindung dieser Körperschaften und ihrer Bürger in die politischen Prozesse der EU unerlässlich. Der Bericht fordert darüber hinaus eine Überarbeitung des AEUV und die Einführung eines direkten Initiativrechts des Europäischen Parlaments, was ich ebenfalls vollkommen unterstütze.
2021/06/24
LGBTIQ rights in the EU (B9-0431/2021)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, fordert das EU-Parlament die Anerkennung der Rechte gleichgeschlechtlicher Ehen und Partnerschaften in der gesamten EU. Ein Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofs hat bereits 2018 klargestellt, dass die „Ehegatten“-Bestimmungen in der sogenannten EU-Freizügigkeitsrichtlinie auch für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare gelten müssen. Nach wie vor haben sogenannte „Regenbogenfamilien“, die in der EU ihr Recht auf Freizügigkeit wahrnehmen wollen, in einigen Staaten mit erheblichen Hindernissen zu tun, was sich u. a. nachteilig auf die Interessen ihrer Kinder auswirkt.
2021/09/13
Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions (A9-0241/2021 - Stéphane Bijoux)

Ich begrüße die Entschließung über eine stärkere Partnerschaft mit den EU-Gebieten in äußerster Randlage, die einerseits die derzeitige Situation dieser Gebiete in einem EU-politischen sowie einem COVID-19-pandemiebedingten Kontext thematisiert, zugleich aber auch einen Beitrag dazu leistet, diese Gebiete nicht an der Peripherie zu verorten, sondern in den Mittelpunkt der öffentlichen Maßnahmen der EU zu stellen.
2021/09/14
Draft amending budget No 1/2021: Brexit Adjustment Reserve (A9-0263/2021 - Pierre Larrouturou)

Als Berichterstatter des Europäischen Parlaments über die Verordnung zur Einrichtung der Reserve für die Anpassung an den Brexit begrüße ich die damit verbundene Entschließung des Europäischen Parlaments zum Berichtigungshaushaltsplan Nr. 1 außerordentlich, dessen Zweck es ist, für das Haushaltsjahr 2021 Mittel für Verpflichtungen und Mittel für Zahlungen in entsprechender Höhe in den Jahreshaushaltsplan 2021 der Union einzustellen, um den Vorfinanzierungsbedarf zu decken, der sich aus der Umsetzung der Reserve für die Anpassung an den Brexit im Jahr 2021 ergibt.
2021/09/15
Extension of validity of safety certificates and licences of railway undertakings operating in the Channel tunnel (C9-0314/2021)

Ziel dieser Verlängerung ist es, eine Einstellung des Betriebs der betroffenen Eisenbahnunternehmen über die Ärmelkanal-Verbindung zum 30. September 2021 zu verhindern. Die Gültigkeitsdauer der Bescheinigungen und Genehmigungen wird daher zum 31. März 2022 verlängert, indem die Verordnung (EU) 2020/2222 entsprechend angepasst wird. Dem habe ich zugestimmt, da eine Einstellung des Betriebs zu erheblichen Störungen im Personen- und Güterverkehr zwischen der EU und dem Vereinigten Königreich führen würde.
2021/09/15
EU Blue Card Directive (A8-0240/2017 - Javier Moreno Sánchez)

Ich habe meine Zustimmung zur Überarbeitung der Richtlinie über die Blaue Karte gegeben, da sie unter anderem durch flexiblere Kriterien und eine kürzere Arbeitsvertragsdauer nicht nur dazu beitragen soll, die Beschäftigung von hochqualifizierten Drittstaatsangehörigen in Europa zu erleichtern, sondern zugleich durch die Stärkung der Rechte der Inhaber einer Blauen Karte und ihrer Familien die Attraktivität der Blauen Karte zu erhöhen.
2021/09/15
Serious cross-border threats to health (A9-0247/2021 - Véronique Trillet-Lenoir)

Die COVID-19-Pandemie hat gezeigt, dass die Mechanismen der EU zur Bewältigung von Gesundheitsgefahren allgemeine Mängel aufweisen, die einen strukturierteren Ansatz auf Unionsebene erfordern, wenn es darum geht, Gesundheitskrisen in Zukunft besser zu bewältigen. Seit Beginn des Ausbruchs haben zahlreiche Gespräche mit den Mitgliedstaaten stattgefunden, auch auf Ebene der Gesundheitsminister, und es wurden Forderungen nach einem kohärenteren und koordinierteren Ansatz für die Vorbereitung und Bewältigung von Gesundheitskrisen in der EU laut. Ich habe deshalb der Verordnung zu schwerwiegenden grenzüberschreitenden Gesundheitsgefahren zugestimmt, da sie als Teil des Grundgerüsts der Europäischen Gesundheitsunion einen stärkeren und umfassenderen Rechtsrahmen vorsieht, innerhalb dessen die Union künftig rascher reagieren und die Umsetzung von Vorsorge- und Reaktionsmaßnahmen auf grenzüberschreitende Gesundheitsgefahren in der gesamten Europäischen Union anstoßen können sollte.
2021/09/15
Amending Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA, as regards its alignment with EU rules on the protection of personal data (A9-0236/2021 - Jeroen Lenaers)

Gemäß der Richtlinie (EU) 2016/680 (Datenschutzrichtlinie) hatte die EU-Kommission bis zum 6. Mai 2019 die Auflage, andere Rechtsakte der EU zu überprüfen, die die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten durch die zuständigen Behörden zu Strafverfolgungszwecken regeln, um zu bewerten, ob diese mit der Richtlinie in Einklang gebracht werden müssen. Bei ihrer Überprüfung erkannte die Kommission zehn Rechtsakte, die an die Richtlinie angepasst werden sollten, darunter den Rahmenbeschluss 2002/465/JI des Rates über gemeinsame Ermittlungsgruppen. Dementsprechend wird dieser Rahmenbeschluss an die Vorgaben der Datenschutzrichtlinie angepasst, was ich unterstützt habe.
2021/09/15
European Investigation Order in criminal matters: alignment with EU rules on the protection of personal data (A9-0237/2021 - Marina Kaljurand)

Gemäß der Richtlinie (EU) 2016/680 (Datenschutzrichtlinie) hatte die EU-Kommission bis zum 6. Mai 2019 die Auflage, andere Rechtsakte der EU zu überprüfen, die die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten durch die zuständigen Behörden zu Strafverfolgungszwecken regeln, um zu bewerten, ob diese mit der Richtlinie in Einklang gebracht werden müssen. Bei ihrer Überprüfung erkannte die Kommission zehn Rechtsakte, die an die Richtlinie angepasst werden sollten, darunter die Richtlinie 2014/41/EU des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die Europäische Ermittlungsanordnung in Strafsachen. Dementsprechend wird diese Richtlinie an die Vorgaben der Datenschutzrichtlinie angepasst, was ich unterstützt habe.
2021/09/15
EU-Korea agreement: certain aspects of air services (A9-0251/2021 - Dominique Riquet)

Mit dem vorliegenden Beschluss billigt das Parlament das Abkommen zwischen der Europäischen Union und der Republik Korea über bestimmte Aspekte von Flugdiensten. Das Abkommen ist ein sogenanntes „horizontales Luftverkehrsabkommen“, das von der Europäischen Kommission im Namen der EU-Mitgliedstaaten und der Republik Korea im Anschluss an die Urteile des Gerichtshofs in den sogenannten „Open Skies“-Rechtssachen ausgehandelt wurde. Es soll den EU-Luftfahrtunternehmen ermöglichen, Flüge aus einem der 22 EU-Mitgliedstaaten, die derzeit über ein bilaterales Luftverkehrsabkommen mit der Republik Korea verfügen, in die Republik Korea durchzuführen. Ich habe das Abkommen unterstützt, da es Unternehmen Rechtssicherheit bieten wird.
2021/09/15
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Criteria for the designation of antimicrobials to be reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans (B9-0424/2021)

Durch die Ablehnung des vorliegenden Einwands, hat das Parlament mehrheitlich den von der Kommission vorgeschlagenen delegierten Rechtsakt zur Ergänzung der Verordnung (EU) 2019/6 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates durch die Festlegung der Kriterien für die Bestimmung antimikrobieller Wirkstoffe, die der Behandlung bestimmter Infektionen beim Menschen vorbehalten bleiben müssen, gutgeheißen.Auf Basis der wissenschaftlichen Grundlage des zugrundeliegenden Kommissionsvorschlags habe ich ebenfalls gegen den Einwand gestimmt und mich der Einschätzung der vielen Wissenschaftler – insbesondere der EMA, der EFSA, der ECDC, der WHO und der OIE – angeschlossen, die den delegierten Rechtsakt mitdefiniert haben. Dieser wird dazu beitragen, dass es auf europäischer Ebene zu einer deutlichen Reduzierung und vor allem Harmonisierung des Einsatzes von Antibiotika kommen kann.
2021/09/15
A new EU-China strategy (A9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans)

Ich habe den vorliegenden Bericht unterstützt, weil er u. a. klarstellt, dass das Europäische Parlament das sogenannte umfassende Investitionsabkommen zwischen der EU und China nicht ratifizieren wird, da China u. a. Sanktionen gegen MdEP und EU-Organe ausgesprochen hat. Die EU-Kommission muss alle ihr zur Verfügung stehenden Mittel dazu nutzen, den Schutz der Menschenrechte und die Unterstützung der Zivilgesellschaft in China zu unterstützen. China muss u. a. die Zwangsarbeit und die systematische Verfolgung von Uiguren und anderen muslimischen turksprachigen Minderheitengruppen, Tibetern, Christen und anderen religiösen Gemeinschaften und Kirchen beenden. Auch die internationalen Verpflichtungen Chinas gegenüber Hongkong müssen geachtet werden. Darüber hinaus betont unser Bericht, dass China aktuell 27 Prozent der weltweiten Treibhausgase ausstößt und es die Verpflichtungen nach dem Übereinkommen von Paris einhalten und entsprechenden Ankündigungen tatsächlich nachkommen muss.
2021/09/15
Direction of EU-Russia political relations (A9-0259/2021 - Andrius Kubilius)

Ich habe der vorliegenden Empfehlung zur Ausrichtung der politischen Beziehungen zwischen der EU und Russland zugestimmt. In meinen Augen ist es wichtig, dass der Bericht neben Empfehlungen zum Engagement in Bezug auf die Unterstützung der russischen Bevölkerung und der Demokratie vor Ort auch klare Antworten in Bezug auf die aggressive Politik des Kreml in der Außen- und Innenpolitik – wie die Besetzungen und Annexionen auf der Krim – einfordert.
2021/09/15
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A9-0262/2021 - Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová)

Der Vertrag über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union sieht vor, dass die Mitgliedstaaten ihre Wirtschaftspolitik und die Förderung von Beschäftigung als Angelegenheiten von gemeinsamem Interesse betrachten und ihre diesbezüglichen Tätigkeiten im Rat aufeinander abstimmen. Ferner ist im Vertrag festgelegt, dass der Rat beschäftigungspolitische Leitlinien festlegt, die mit den Grundzügen der Wirtschaftspolitik in Einklang stehen müssen. Während die Grundzüge der Wirtschaftspolitik zeitlich unbegrenzt gültig sind, müssen die beschäftigungspolitischen Leitlinien jedes Jahr neu aufgestellt werden. Zusammen mit den Grundzügen der Wirtschaftspolitik werden die beschäftigungspolitischen Leitlinien in Form eines Beschlusses des Rates zu Leitlinien für beschäftigungspolitische Maßnahmen der Mitgliedstaaten vorgelegt und dienen als Grundlage für die länderspezifischen Empfehlungen in den jeweiligen Bereichen. Das Europäische Parlament ist in diesem Zusammenhang beratend miteingebunden, weshalb ich dieser Entschließung zugestimmt habe.
2021/09/15
Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (A9-0257/2021 - Sylvie Brunet)

Ich habe die Entschließung über „Gerechte Arbeitsbedingungen, Rechte und soziale Sicherung für auf Online-Plattformen beschäftigte Arbeitnehmer“ unterstützt, da sie die teils fragwürdigen Arbeitsbedingungen von Personen in den Fokus rückt, die über eine digitale Plattform Arbeiten ausführen oder Dienstleistungen anbieten. Der derzeitige europäische Rechtsrahmen wird den neuen Realitäten dieser Art, wie sie zum Beispiel im Rahmen von Essenslieferdiensten erfolgt, nicht gerecht, so dass eine Aktualisierung erforderlich ist. Deshalb wird ein europäischer Rahmen gefordert, der Personen, die für digitale Arbeitsplattformen arbeiten, das gleiche Maß an sozialem Schutz bietet wie Arbeitnehmern der gleichen Kategorie, die nicht für Plattformen arbeiten. Dazu gehören Sozialversicherungsbeiträge, Verantwortung der Plattformen für Gesundheit und Sicherheit und das Recht, in Tarifverhandlungen faire Arbeitsbedingungen auszuhandeln. Wer für Online-Plattformen arbeitet, wird zum Beispiel oft fälschlicherweise als selbstständig eingestuft. Dadurch geht der Zugang zu Sozialschutz und anderen Arbeitsrechten verloren. Um diesen Mangel an Rechtssicherheit zu beheben, schlägt das Europäische Parlament eine Umkehrung der Beweislast vor, das heißt im Falle eines Gerichtsverfahrens sollten nicht mehr die Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer, sondern die Arbeitgeber in Zukunft nachweisen, dass kein Arbeitsverhältnis besteht. Zudem fordert das Parlament eine Unfallversicherung für Fahrerinnen und Fahrer sowie transparente und nicht-diskriminierende Algorithmen für Aufgabenzuweisung, Bewertungen und Preisgestaltung von Online-Plattformen.
2021/09/15
Implementation of EU requirements for exchange of tax information (A9-0193/2021 - Sven Giegold)

Die Zusammenarbeit der zuständigen Verwaltungsbehörden der EU-Mitgliedstaaten im Bereich der direkten Besteuerung trägt dazu bei, dass alle Steuerpflichtigen ihren fairen Teil der Steuerlast tragen, unabhängig davon, wo sie arbeiten, ihren Ruhestand verbringen, ein Bankkonto besitzen, investieren oder Geschäfte tätigen. Grundlage hierfür ist die Richtlinie 2011/16/EU des Rates über die Zusammenarbeit der Verwaltungsbehörden (Directive on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation / DAC). Seitdem wurde sie kontinuierlich verbessert, um den Anwendungsbereich des Informationsaustauschs zu erweitern und so Steuerbetrug, Steuerhinterziehung und Steuervermeidung einzudämmen. Einige Arten von Einkünften und Vermögenswerten sind jedoch nach wie vor vom Anwendungsbereich ausgenommen, was die Gefahr birgt, dass steuerliche Verpflichtungen in grenzüberschreitenden Situationen umgangen werden. Zur weiteren Verbesserung der DAC schlägt das Parlament im Rahmen eines Umsetzungsberichts vor, weitere Einkommensposten oder nichtfinanzielle Vermögenswerte in den DAC-Rahmen aufzunehmen. Ich halte dies für sinnvoll, weshalb ich diesen Bericht unterstützt habe.
2021/09/16
Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland (B9-0461/2021, B9-0463/2021)

Das Europäische Parlament hat die wiederholten Versuche in Polen, immer mehr Medien unter die Kontrolle der Regierung zu bringen, zum Anlass genommen, die Situation mit einem Entschließungsantrag zu beklagen. Es hat sich klar gegen die weitere Verschlechterung der Medienfreiheit in Polen sowie gegen verschiedene Reformen der regierenden Koalition, die Vielfalt und kritische Stimmen in den Medien zu reduzieren, ausgesprochen. Ich habe dies unterstützt und appelliere an die EU-Kommission, ein Gesetz zur Medienfreiheit, das die Unabhängigkeit von Medien und den Meinungspluralismus schützen soll, möglichst schnell vorzulegen.
2021/09/16
The impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children (A9-0254/2021 - Elena Kountoura, Luisa Regimenti)

Mit dieser Entschließung fordern wir dringende Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Opfer von Gewalt in Paarbeziehungen bei Sorgerechtsstreitigkeiten. In vielen Fällen wird die häusliche Gewalt bei Gerichtsurteilen immer noch vernachlässigt. Der Schutz von Frauen und Kindern vor Gewalt und das Wohl des Kindes müssen aber immer Vorrang vor anderen Kriterien haben, wenn es um die Regelung des Sorgerechts und des Besuchsrechts geht. Ebenfalls fordern wir, dass Kinder, die Zeugen häuslicher Gewalt sind, in einem kindgerechten Umfeld unter der Leitung geschulter Fachkräfte vernommen werden müssen. Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen den Opfern zudem Zugang zu angemessenen Unterkünften, Gesundheitsdiensten, Transportmöglichkeiten, psychologischer Unterstützung sowie angemessenem Rechtsschutz geben.
2021/10/05
EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero" (A9-0211/2021 - Elena Kountoura)

Mit dieser Resolution, die ich unterstütze, fordern wir als Parlament strengere Maßnahmen zur Verkehrssicherheit von den EU-Mitgliedstaaten im Zeitraum 2021–2030 ein. In der EU sterben jedes Jahr noch immer etwa 22 700 Menschen auf der Straße. Etwa 120 000 Menschen werden schwer verletzt. Dieser Text sieht u. a. Überlegungen über eine stärkere Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung in Wohngebieten vor. Darüber hinaus sieht der Bericht eine Kartierung aller Straßen vor, um problematische Gebiete ausfindig zu machen, sowie eine Überprüfung der auf nationaler Ebene vorhandenen Mittel für eine Verbesserung der Infrastruktur. Die EU hat ihr selbst gestecktes Ziel, die Zahl der Straßenverkehrstoten zwischen 2010 und 2020 zu halbieren, verfehlt und muss daher entschieden nachbessern.
2021/10/05
The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (A9-0261/2021 - Alex Agius Saliba)

In der EU bestehen für Menschen mit Behinderungen noch zu viele Barrieren, die sie daran hindern, ihre Freiheiten und Grundrechte zu genießen. In dieser Entschließung fordern wir die EU-Mitgliedstaaten u. a. dazu auf, die gegenseitige Anerkennung des Statuts von Menschen mit Behinderungen zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten zu befördern. Die fehlende Anerkennung in einigen Mitgliedstaaten stellt ein erhebliches Hindernis für das Recht auf Freizügigkeit dar. In der EU-Behindertenrechtsstrategie 2021–2030 hat sich die EU-Kommission bereits dazu verpflichtet, 2023 einen „EU-Behindertenausweis“ zu schaffen. Derzeit leben etwa 87 Millionen Menschen mit Behinderungen in der EU, die wir besser unterstützen müssen. Darum habe ich diesen Text ebenfalls unterstützt.
2021/10/06
Reforming the EU policy on harmful tax practices (including the reform of the Code of Conduct Group) (A9-0245/2021 - Aurore Lalucq)

Ich habe der Entschließung zur Reform der EU-Politik im Bereich schädliche Steuerpraktiken (einschließlich der Reform der Gruppe „Verhaltenskodex“) zugestimmt, da der politische Druck in dieser Angelegenheit unbedingt aufrechterhalten werden muss. Die jüngst veröffentlichten „Pandora Papers “ und die damit verbundenen Enthüllungen des Internationalen Netzwerks investigativer Journalisten führen einmal mehr vor Augen, dass Steuerhinterziehung und Steuervermeidung bedauerlicherweise gängige Praxis sind, die vor allem zu Lasten der ehrlichen Gesamtheit der Bürgerinnen und Bürger geht und somit inakzeptabel ist.
2021/10/07
Farm to Fork Strategy (A9-0271/2021 - Anja Hazekamp, Herbert Dorfmann)

Mit diesem Text legt das EU-Parlament seine Position zu der EU-Strategie „Vom Hof auf den Tisch“ für gesündere und nachhaltigere Lebensmittel dar. Mit der Strategie, die insgesamt 27 Maßnahmen umfasst, sollen u. a. Reduktionsziele für Pestizide, eine Überarbeitung der Tierschutznormen und mehr Flächen für die ökologische Landwirtschaft festgeschrieben werden.Wichtig ist in diesem Rahmen eine Unterstützung für die Landwirte, die diese Ziele umsetzen sollen. Lebensmittel müssen zu vernünftigen Preisen erhältlich sein und die Landwirte müssen einen gerechten Anteil am Gewinn aus nachhaltig erzeugten Lebensmitteln erhalten.Es darf nicht dazu kommen, dass wir unsere Lebensmittel in Zukunft von außerhalb der EU importieren. Wir brauchen hochwertige Lebensmittel aus der EU, und darum müssen wir unsere kleinen und mittleren familiären landwirtschaftlichen Strukturen unterstützen.Das EU-Parlament wiederholt ebenfalls seine Ablehnung des Freihandelsabkommens mit den südamerikanischen Mercosur-Staaten, da dieses weder den Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt sicherstellt noch Garantien in Bezug auf landwirtschaftliche Standards bietet. Darum habe ich diesen Bericht unterstützt.
2021/10/19
Protecting workers from asbestos (A9-0275/2021 - Nikolaj Villumsen)

Der vorliegende Text steht in Zusammenhang mit der „Renovierungswelle für Europa“, mit der die Renovierung von 35 Millionen Gebäuden bis 2030 erreicht werden soll. Das EU-Parlament fordert in diesem Zusammenhang einen verstärkten europäischen Ansatz für die Asbestbeseitigung.Asbest ist immer noch die Hauptquelle von berufsbedingten Krebserkrankungen in der EU. Jedes Jahr sterben rund 88 000 Europäer an den Folgen von Asbest. Rund 35 Prozent der Gebäude in der EU sind älter als 50 Jahre. Folglich werden bei den Renovierungen große Mengen Asbest angetroffen werden.Wir brauchen demnach neue Legislativvorschläge und eine Aktualisierung der geltenden Rechtsvorschriften zum Schutz der Arbeitnehmer vor Asbest sowie eine Senkung der verbindlichen Grenzwerte in Bezug auf die Exposition. Darum habe ich diesen Text unterstützt.
2021/10/19
The effectiveness of Member States' use of EU Solidarity Fund money in cases of natural disasters (A9-0273/2021 - Corina Crețu)

Ich unterstütze die Entschließung über die Effizienz der Verwendung der Mittel aus dem Solidaritätsfonds der EU durch die Mitgliedstaaten im Falle von Naturkatastrophen, möchte jedoch insbesondere die mangelnde finanzielle Ausstattung des Fonds betonen.Gerade dieses Jahr zeigt, zu welchen Gesamtkosten die desaströsen Überschwemmungen in Belgien und seinen Nachbarländern, aber auch alle anderen Naturkatastrophen in den anderen betroffenen Ländern geführt haben.Es ist davon auszugehen, dass viele Mitgliedstaaten mangels verfügbarer Mittel gar keine oder nur eine im Vergleich zu ihren Kosten sehr niedrige Unterstützung erhalten werden.Das Konzept der Solidarität dieses Fonds ist selbstverständlich zu begrüßen, aber wenn er nicht in der Lage ist, finanzielle Unterstützung zu leisten, erfüllt er dennoch nicht den Hauptzweck, für den er eigentlich errichtete wurde, nämlich die betroffenen Mitgliedstaaten zu entlasten, wodurch ihnen letztlich erschwert wird, die betroffenen Menschen zu unterstützen.Hier müssen die Mitgliedstaaten im Rat endlich Bereitschaft zeigen, das Budget für diesen Fonds zu erhöhen.
2021/10/19
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections (A9-0281/2021 - Karlo Ressler, Damian Boeselager)

Ich unterstütze die Entschließung des Parlaments sowie seine Vorschläge zu den einzelnen Haushaltslinien zum Gesamthaushaltsplan für das Haushaltsjahr 2022, da darin der richtige Fokus für das kommende Jahr gelegt wird.Insbesondere unterstütze ich die abermalige Forderung, die von einer breiten Mehrheit des Parlaments getragen wird, sich nur auf einen einzigen Sitz für das EU-Parlament zu einigen, um sowohl die damit verbundenen finanziellen Kosten aber auch den CO2-Fußabdruck des Parlaments zu reduzieren.
2021/10/20
An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions (A9-0277/2021 - Maria Spyraki)

Unter der Erwägung, dass Methanemissionen aus Landwirtschaft, Abfall und Energie stammen und dass die Messung und Berichterstattung von Methan erschwert wird, wenn sich Methan, sobald es in die Atmosphäre gelangt, leicht mit anderen Gasen vermischt, halte ich es dennoch für wichtig, in diesem Jahrzehnt unter Berücksichtigung der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Nachhaltigkeit eine rasche Verringerung der Methanemissionen zu verwirklichen.Eine Verringerung der Methanemissionen ergänzt die notwendige Verringerung der CO2-Emissionen, weshalb der hier zugrundeliegende Text des Parlaments, den ich unterstütze, die Kommission und die Mitgliedstaaten dazu auffordert, bei der 26. Tagung der Konferenz der Vertragsparteien des Rahmenübereinkommens der Vereinten Nationen über Klimaänderungen in Glasgow ein verbindliches globales Übereinkommen über die Verringerung der Methanemissionen vorzuschlagen und auszuhandeln.
2021/10/21
UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the UK (COP26) (B9-0521/2021)

Mit dieser Entschließung, die ich unterstütze, legt das Parlament seinen Standpunkt zu der Weltklimakonferenz der Vereinten Nationen (COP26) fest, die vom 31. Oktober bis 12. November in Glasgow stattfinden wird.Wir betonen, dass die EU im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel weltweit führend bleiben muss. Alle G20-Staaten sollten bis 2050 ebenfalls klimaneutral sein.Eine weitere wichtige Forderung ist, dass wir bis 2025 mindestens 100 Milliarden Dollar pro Jahr zur Klimafinanzierung für Entwicklungsländer vorsehen; schließlich kann der Kampf gegen den Klimawandel nur gemeinschaftlich und durch den Beitrag aller Partner erfolgreich sein.
2021/10/21
Pandora Papers: implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (B9-0527/2021, RC B9-0530/2021, B9-0530/2021, B9-0531/202)

Wir fordern mit dieser Entschließung als Parlament eine gründliche Untersuchung der Missstände in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten, die die Pandora-Papiere enthüllt haben.Die EU-Mitgliedstaaten müssen die Schlupflöcher schließen, die im Moment noch Steuervermeidung, Geldwäsche und Steuerhinterziehung im großen Stil ermöglichen.Die Kommission muss in diesem Sinne rechtliche Schritte gegen EU-Staaten einleiten, die die geltenden Gesetze nicht ordnungsgemäß umsetzen.Mitgliedstaaten und Kommission müssen insgesamt mehr dafür tun, dass die wirtschaftlichen Eigentümer, d. h. diejenigen, die letztlich von einer Briefkastenfirma profitieren, ermittelt werden.Zudem rufen wir dazu auf, eingehend zu prüfen, ob die zentralen Meldestellen der Mitgliedstaaten, bei denen Geldwäsche-Verdachtsanzeigen eingereicht werden können, genug Mittel und Personal zur Verfügung haben.
2021/10/21
The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law (B9-0532/2021, B9-0533/2021, B9-0539/2021)

Ich unterstütze den vorliegenden Text, weil ich der Meinung bin, dass die EU-Kommission und die Mitgliedstaaten resolut gegen das Urteil des polnischen Verfassungsgerichtes vorgehen müssen, wonach dieses den Vorrang des EU-Rechts vor nationalem Recht in Frage stellt.Das Urteil stellt einen Angriff auf die gesamte europäische Werte- und Rechtsgemeinschaft dar. Das Grundrecht auf ein unabhängiges Justizsystem, das das EU-Recht vollständig anwendet, ist durch dieses Urteil für polnische und europäische Bürger nicht mehr garantiert.Wir fordern als EU-Parlament daher unter anderem, dass die Zustimmung zum polnischen Wiederaufbauprogramm im Rahmen des EU-Aufbauplans nicht erteilt wird, solange die polnische Regierung die Urteile des EuGH nicht vollständig und korrekt umsetzt. Es dürfen keine EU-Mittel für Regierungen vorgesehen werden, die die Werte der EU aushöhlen.
2021/10/21
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD (A8-0200/2019 - Peter Jahr)

Nach der Einigung mit den EU-Mitgliedstaaten hat das Europäische Parlament mit diesem Bericht die Reform der so genannten „Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik“ (GAP) offiziell angenommen. Damit steht der Weg frei für die Umsetzung der neuen europäischen Agrarpolitik ab dem 1. Januar 2023. Das Ergebnis der Verhandlungen zur GAP-Reform bewerte ich als ausgewogen.Das Parlament hat dafür gesorgt, dass die Anforderungen in Bezug auf den Umweltschutz mit den sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Bedürfnissen der Landwirte vereint wurden. Wenn wir für die Bauern eine Zukunft bei uns wollen, dann muss sich ihre harte Arbeit lohnen. Denn davon hängt ab, ob wir auch morgen noch hochwertige Lebensmittel aus der eigenen Region auf dem Teller oder im Glas haben. Dabei bleibt es beim Kampf gegen den Klimawandel natürlich wichtig, dass auch die Landwirtschaft einen Beitrag leistet. So sollen in Zukunft 35 % der Mittel für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums und 25 % der Säule der Direktzahlungen an ökologische und umweltpolitische Maßnahmen gebunden werden.Zudem soll durch die neue GAP der familiäre landwirtschaftliche Betrieb, wie wir ihn in Ostbelgien kennen, stärker in den Mittelpunkt gerückt werden. Mitgliedstaaten sollen zum Beispiel mindestens zehn Prozent der Direktzahlungen für die Umverteilung an kleinere Betriebe vorsehen oder andere Methoden einsetzen, um die EU-Mittel gerechter zu verteilen.Ein weiterer wichtiger Punkt, der durch die Reform angegangen werden soll, ist die Förderung junger Landwirte. Wir brauchen in dem Sektor unbedingt junge Leute, um die Zukunft unserer landwirtschaftlichen Produktion in Europa zu sichern. Mindestens drei Prozent des Budgets für Direktzahlungen eines Mitgliedstaates muss daher von nun an für Maßnahmen zur Unterstützung von Junglandwirten ausgegeben werden. Darum habe ich diese Reform unterstützt.
2021/11/23
A European strategy for critical raw materials (A9-0280/2021 - Hildegard Bentele)

Mit diesem Bericht, den ich unterstützt habe, unterstreicht unser Parlament die Bedeutung einer stärkeren Unabhängigkeit der EU von Importen – so genannter kritischer Rohstoffe. Solche Rohstoffe wie seltene Erden werden aktuell z. B noch stark importiert, z. B. aus China, der Türkei oder Südafrika, um u. a. Batterien für Elektroautos oder Photovoltaikanlagen herzustellen. Wir werden in Zukunft noch viel stärker auf diese Stoffe angewiesen sein, um unsere Klimaziele zu erreichen. Wir brauchen daher eine eigene Strategie zur Stärkung unserer strategischen Autonomie in diesem Bereich, z. B. durch eine Steigerung unserer Anstrengungen im Bereich des Recycelns von Produkten, die diese Materialien enthalten, wie viele elektrische oder elektronische Geräte. Auch die Forschung sollte sich viel stärker mit möglichen Alternativen zu diesen seltenen Rohstoffen auseinandersetzen.
2021/11/24
A Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe (A9-0317/2021 - Dolors Montserrat)

Mit diesem Bericht, den ich unterstützt habe, ruft unser Parlament dazu auf, durch eine EU-Strategie Arzneimittel besser zugänglich und bezahlbarer für die EU-Bevölkerung zu machen. Dazu brauchen wir eine bessere Transparenz, was die Preisgestaltung der Medikamente angeht. Wir brauchen aber auch mehr gesamteuropäische Beschaffung, da sich auch durch gemeinsame Ankäufe Preise senken lassen. Auch die Forschung und Entwicklung ist wichtig, insbesondere in Europa, das in Bezug auf seine Industrie auf dem Arzneimarkt bereits gut aufgestellt ist, aber auch weiter am Ball bleiben muss. Europa muss im medizinischen Bereich deutlich unabhängiger werden, wenn es seine Gesundheitssysteme für die Zukunft fit machen will. Besonders wichtig ist mir, dass auch die seltenen Krankheiten angesprochen werden, denn nach wie vor gibt es für etwa 95 % der seltenen Krankheiten keine Behandlungsmöglichkeit. All das sind wichtige Punkte, wenn die EU-Arzneimittelgesetzgebung im Jahr 2022 reformiert wird.
2021/11/24
Introduction of a European Social Security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (B9-0551/2021)

Ich unterstütze die Forderung des Europäischen Parlaments, dass ein Vorschlag für einen EU-Sozialversicherungsausweis noch 2022 durch die Kommission vorgelegt werden sollte. Durch einen solchen Ausweis soll Verwaltungsaufwand für mobile Arbeitnehmer verringert werden. Er soll es mobilen Arbeitnehmern erleichtern, ihre Sozialversicherungsbeiträge und -ansprüche, wie Rentenansprüche, nachzuvollziehen und geltend zu machen. Gleichzeitig kann durch ihn Missbrauch besser bekämpft werden. In ihrem Aktionsplan zur europäischen Säule sozialer Rechte hatte die Kommission bereits den Start eines Pilotprojekts angekündigt, um die Einführung eines europäischen Sozialversicherungsausweises zu prüfen. Wir brauchen im Sinne der vielen Grenzgänger in Europa aber mehr als das und auch deutlich schneller.
2021/11/25
Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Tunisia (A9-0309/2021 - Heidi Hautala)

Das Haager Übereinkommen über die zivilrechtlichen Aspekte internationaler Kindesentführung ist bislang von 101 Ländern einschließlich aller EU-Mitgliedstaaten ratifiziert worden. Ziel des Übereinkommens ist es, durch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Staaten Fälle internationaler Kindesentführung zu unterbinden und den Schutz der Kinder zu garantieren. Mit dem vorliegenden Text, für den ich gestimmt habe, billigt das Parlament den Beitritt Tunesiens zu dem Übereinkommen.
2021/11/25
The safety of truck parking lots in the EU (B9-0552/2021)

Mit dieser Entschließung, die vom Petitionsausschuss initiiert wurde und für die ich gestimmt habe, weist unser Parlament darauf hin, dass in der EU 100 000 Nachtparkplätze für Lastkraftwagen fehlen und dass der Mangel an tatsächlich sicheren Parkplätzen noch größer ist. Es ist in unseren Augen wichtig, dass unsere LKW-Fahrer, die ihre Ruhezeiten einhalten müssen, korrekte und vor allem sichere Bedingungen vorfinden. Darum muss auch die Europäische Kommission die Aufstockung der Zahl der verfügbaren LKW-Parkplätze fördern und ihre Qualität z. B. über die Programme der Europäischen Struktur- und Investitionsfonds oder andere verfügbare Instrumente verbessern. Die Kommission und die Mitgliedstaaten sollten in diesem Sinne ihre Kräfte bündeln. Auch die Abdeckung der Notruf- und Soforthilfedienste muss in diesem Zusammenhang verbessert werden.
2021/11/25
European Year of Youth 2022 (A9-0322/2021 - Sabine Verheyen)

Ich habe die Durchführung eines „Europäischen Jahres“ der Jugend im Jahr 2022 unterstützt. Im kommenden Jahr werden somit eine Reihe jugendspezifischer Initiativen durchgeführt, die insgesamt mit 8 Millionen Euro aus Erasmus+ und dem Europäischen Solidaritätskorps unterstützt werden. Das Europäische Jahr soll u. a. in Form von Konferenzen, Veranstaltungen und Informationskampagnen zu verschiedenen jugendbezogenen Themen stattfinden. Während des Jahres sollen mehrere Leitinitiativen auf den Weg gebracht werden, wie die neue Initiative ALMA, die jungen Menschen den Einstieg in den Arbeitsmarkt erleichtern soll. Ein solches Jahr ist insbesondere in Pandemiezeiten wichtig, um jungen Menschen Perspektiven zu bieten.
2021/12/14
Combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence (A9-0338/2021 - Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Sylwia Spurek)

Mit dieser Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, ruft das EU-Parlament die EU-Kommission und die Mitgliedstaaten dazu auf, legislative und nichtlegislative Maßnahmen vorzulegen, um gegen geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt im Internet – wie sexistische Hetze oder Stalking – vorzugehen. Aktuell gibt es auf EU-Ebene nämlich keinen angemessenen gesetzlichen Rahmen, um gegen das Internetphänomen geschlechtsspezifischer Gewalt vorzugehen. Darum fordert das Parlament eine gemeinsame Begriffsdefinition von geschlechtsspezifischer Gewalt im Internet und harmonisierte Mindest- und Höchststrafen. Auch sollte die geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt im Internet in die Liste der EU-Straftaten aufgenommen werden, da es sich hier auch um ein grenzüberschreitendes Phänomen handelt. Es muss deutlich werden, dass das Internet kein rechtsfreier Raum ist und auch dort stattfindende Straftaten konsequent verfolgt werden.
2021/12/14
International procurement instrument (A9-0337/2021 - Daniel Caspary)

Ich habe dem vorliegenden Bericht zum Instrument betreffend das internationale Beschaffungswesen zugestimmt. Ziel dieses Instrumentes soll es sein, europäischen Unternehmen einen gleichwertigen Zugang zu den Beschaffungsmärkten in Drittstaaten zu ermöglichen. Durch das Instrument soll die EU unter anderem den Zugang zu ihren öffentlichen Beschaffungsmärkten für Nicht-EU-Unternehmen einschränken können, wenn die Länder dieser Unternehmen unseren europäischen Unternehmen keinen gleichwertigen Zugang zu ihren Beschaffungsmärkten gewähren. Das Instrument soll also wesentlich dazu beitragen, die Diskriminierung europäischer Unternehmen außerhalb der EU zu bekämpfen. Durch die Festlegung der Verhandlungsposition des EU-Parlaments können die Verhandlungen mit den EU-Mitgliedstaaten beginnen.
2021/12/14
Digital Markets Act (A9-0332/2021 - Andreas Schwab)

Ich habe dem vorliegenden Bericht zugestimmt, weil wir unbedingt klare Regeln insbesondere für die großen Plattformen im Internet brauchen. Das Gesetz über digitale Märkte soll dazu beitragen, dass die unfairen Handelspraktiken riesiger Internetgiganten effektiver angegangen werden und ein fairer Wettbewerb zwischen den verschiedenen Anbietern stattfinden kann. Wir definieren hier auf europäischer Ebene zum Beispiel, was die so genannten „Gatekeeper“ wie Amazon, Google oder die verschiedenen Appstores in Zukunft tun dürfen und was nicht. Dazu gehören schnellere Prozeduren und Strafen. Das Gesetz soll auch dazu beitragen, dass wir in Europa unabhängiger von den US-Tech-Unternehmen werden und die europäische digitale Wirtschaft stimuliert wird, damit wir aus Europa heraus neue Standards für den Rest der Welt setzen können. Das Internet darf jedenfalls kein Wilder Westen sein, in dem das Gesetz des Stärkeren herrscht. Wir wollen auch hier, dass die Gesetze einer sozialen Marktwirtschaft gelten und angewandt werden.
2021/12/15
Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020 (A9-0315/2021 - Sandra Pereira)

Ich habe dem vorliegenden Bericht zugestimmt, weil es zwischen den Geschlechtern in Europa immer noch ein Gefälle gibt, das von politischer Seite angegangen werden muss. Dazu zählt das Lohngefälle von 14,1 % in der EU. Der gleichwertige Zugang zu Arbeit und Lohn ist eine Priorität, die in allen Mitgliedstaaten verfolgt werden muss. Ebenfalls wichtig ist, dass der Bericht das Problem geschlechterspezifischer Gewalt anspricht. Demnach haben 31 %der Frauen in Europa bereits körperliche und/oder sexuelle Gewalt erfahren. Auf diese Gewalt wird noch nicht ausreichend reagiert. Wir brauchen einen besseren Zugang zur Justiz für die Opfer sowie konkrete Programme auf Ebene der Mitgliedstaaten, um die Opfer besser zu schützen.
2021/12/15
Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (A9-0321/2021 - Seán Kelly)

Ich habe den vorliegenden Bericht unterstützt. Das EU-Parlament fordert die EU-Kommission u. a. dazu auf, die aktuellen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie über die Gesamtenergieeffizienz von Gebäuden zu stärken, damit die langfristigen nationalen Renovierungsstrategien der Mitgliedstaaten tatsächlich mit den Klimaneutralitätszielen der EU im Einklang stehen. Dafür müssten pro Jahr drei Prozent der Gebäude im Zuge umfassender Renovierungen renoviert werden. Auch die Ausweise über die Gesamtenergieeffizienz müssen in allen Mitgliedstaaten verbessert und harmonisiert werden, um klare Informationen über die Energieeffizienz und die Energiekosten für potenzielle Käufer und Mieter zur Verfügung zu stellen. Nicht zuletzt müssen auch verstärkt nachhaltigere Baumaterialien verwendet werden, was u. a. durch die Einführung eines spezifischen Kennzeichnungssystems für die Kreislaufwirtschaft erreicht werden kann. Die angekündigte Renovierungswelle kann übrigens nicht nur ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Erfüllung der Ziele des „Green Deal“ sein und der Energiearmut entgegenwirken, sondern auch ein wichtiger Impuls für den Arbeitsmarkt sein, da dieser Bereich von lokalen Unternehmen und KMU dominiert wird, die Arbeitsplätze in der gesamten EU schaffen und sichern.
2021/12/15
New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action (A9-0328/2021 - Norbert Neuser)

Ich habe die vorliegende Resolution des Parlaments zu den neuen Leitlinien für die humanitären Maßnahmen der EU unterstützt. Darin betont unser Parlament, dass wir angesichts der steigenden Bedürfnisse in Bezug auf die humanitäre Hilfe ein solideres und flexibleres Budget für diesen Bereich benötigen. Schließlich ist die Zahl der von diesen Krisen betroffenen Menschen von 90 Millionen im Jahr 2015 auf 240 Millionen im Jahr 2021 sehr stark angestiegen. Die Europäische Union und ihre Mitgliedstaaten sind nach wie vor die größten Geber in Bezug auf die humanitäre Hilfe, es müssen aber weitere Anstrengungen auch in Absprache mit den anderen Gebern auf internationaler Ebene gemacht werden, um den enormen Bedarf in Zukunft decken zu können.
2021/12/15
European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive (A9-0331/2021 - Gabriele Bischoff)

Ich habe den vorliegenden Bericht unterstützt, in dem unser Parlament u. a. eine neue Rahmenrichtlinie zur Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer und eine Stärkung des Rechts der Arbeitnehmervertreter einfordert. Ziel unserer sozialen Marktwirtschaft muss es sein, hochwertige Arbeitsplätze mit menschenwürdigen Arbeitsbedingungen zu fördern, und dafür ist eine starke Einbeziehung der Sozialpartner unerlässlich.
2021/12/16
Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine (B9-0593/2021, B9-0594/2021, B9-0595/2021, B9-0596/2021, B9-0597/2021, B9-0598/2021)

Mit dem vorliegenden Entschließungsantrag, für den ich gestimmt habe, verurteilt unser Parlament den Aufmarsch russischer Streitkräfte an der Grenze zur Ukraine. Eine Invasion der Ukraine würde eine destabilisierende Wirkung auf den gesamten europäischen Raum haben. Darum müssen die EU und ihre Mitgliedstaaten einheitlich und geschlossen agieren, u. a. wenn es um die Festlegung neuer wirtschaftlicher und finanzieller Sanktionen gegenüber Russland geht. Das Parlament macht klar, dass es die Unabhängigkeit, Souveränität und die territoriale Integrität der Ukraine unterstützt und eine Bedrohung dieser Integrität durch Russland nicht akzeptiert.
2021/12/16
Implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification scheme (B9-0591/2021)

Mit der Entschließung, für die ich gestimmt habe, fordert unser Parlament eine dringende Überarbeitung des Begriffs der „Konfliktdiamanten“, damit auch die menschenrechtliche und die soziale und ökologische Dimension der Diamantenproduktion in Konfliktgebieten einbezogen wird. So soll sichergestellt werden, dass Diamanten, die auf den EU-Markt gelangen, nicht mit Menschenrechtsverletzungen wie Zwangs- oder Kinderarbeit und nicht mit Umweltverbrechen in Verbindung stehen. Ebenfalls sollte das bestehende KP-Zertifikationssystem auch für geschliffene und polierte Steine gelten – nicht nur für Rohdiamanten.
2021/12/16
European Medicines Agency (A9-0216/2021 - Nicolás González Casares)

Ich habe dem vorliegenden Bericht zu einer verstärkten Rolle der Europäischen Arzneimittel-Agentur bei der Krisenvorsorge und dem Krisenmanagement in Bezug auf Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte zugestimmt.Die COVID-Krise hat gezeigt, dass wir auf europäischer Ebene mehr Koordination statt weniger brauchen, um Engpässe in Bezug auf Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte zu vermeiden. Es ist auch für die Zukunft wichtig, dass unsere europäischen Krankenhäuser in Krisenzeiten nicht darunter leiden, dass lebensrettende Medikamente oder Produkte nicht zur Verfügung stehen, weil oftmals in Indien oder China hergestellte Stoffe nicht verfügbar sind. Der vorliegende Text wird dabei helfen, die Lieferketten zu verbessern und vorausschauender zu planen.
2022/01/19
Digital Services Act (A9-0356/2021 - Christel Schaldemose)

Ich unterstütze die Position des EU-Parlaments zum „Digital Services Act “, weil die EU als erster Kontinent die großen Online-Plattformen wie Google, Facebook oder Amazon endlich strenger reglementieren will. Internetgiganten wie Facebook und Co. schaffen sich aufgrund ihrer marktbeherrschenden Stellung oft eigene Regeln. Was offline illegal ist, muss aber auch online illegal sein. Und dafür wollen wir auf europäischer Ebene klare Vorgaben machen. Es gibt aktuell zum Beispiel keinerlei Transparenz in Bezug die Algorithmen und die Verwendung personalisierter Online-Anzeigen. Es soll transparenter gemacht werden, in wessen Namen eine Werbung online geschaltet wurde, wer sie finanziert und welche Parameter zur Bestimmung der Empfänger der Werbung verwendet wurden. Insbesondere Minderjährige müssen besser vor Direktmarketing geschützt werden. Die Plattformen müssen für die Entscheidungen ihrer Algorithmen stärker haftbar gemacht werden – zum Beispiel, wenn Inhalte, die Hass oder Fehlinformationen säen, stärkere Relevanz in einem Netzwerk erhalten als andere Inhalte. Nationale Regulierungsbehörden sollten das Recht haben, die Logik und Funktionsweise der angewandten Algorithmen erläutert zu bekommen. Hier kann die EU also insgesamt einen weltweiten Standard setzen.
2022/01/20
Shrinking space for civil society in Europe (A9-0032/2022 - Anna Júlia Donáth)

Weltweit wird gegen die Zivilgesellschaft immer schärfer vorgegangen. Auch in den Mitgliedstaaten der EU lässt sich feststellen, dass der Handlungsspielraum für die Zivilgesellschaft weiter schrumpft. Hinzu kommt, dass Vertreter zivilgesellschaftlicher Organisationen immer öfter physisch und verbal angegriffen werden. Deshalb fordert der vorliegende Bericht einen europäischen Index für den zivilgesellschaftlichen Raum, der u. a. eine umfassende Strategie für gemeinsame rechtliche und administrative Mindeststandards in der gesamten EU beinhalten soll. Ich habe für diesen Bericht gestimmt. Die essentielle Bedeutung der Zivilgesellschaft und ihr grundlegender demokratischer Charakter, den es zu schützen gilt, ist durch Putins Aggression in der Ukraine nochmals verdeutlicht worden.
2022/03/08
Cohesion policy: reducing healthcare disparities and enhancing cross-border health cooperation (A9-0026/202 - Tomislav Sokol)

Ich habe für die Vorschläge des vorliegenden Berichts gestimmt. Die grenzüberschreitende Gesundheitsversorgung in der EU ist einer der Bereiche, die am stärksten von rechtlichen und sonstigen Hindernissen betroffen sind. Als Grenzregion wissen wir in Ostbelgien aus erster Hand, wie kompliziert es sein kann, einen Arzt oder ein Krankhaus jenseits der Grenze in Anspruch zu nehmen. Gerade die COVID-19-Krise hat deutlich gemacht, wie dringend wir im Gesundheitsbereich mehr Kooperation brauchen. Der Text geht explizit auf die schwierige Situation in den Grenzregionen ein. In der EU leben rund 150 Millionen Menschen im unmittelbaren Grenzbereich. Wir fordern die Mitgliedstaaten, die eben ausschließlich für die Gesundheitsversorgung zuständig sind, dazu auf, den Verwaltungsaufwand für die Patienten zu verringern und die Probleme in Bezug auf die Krankenversicherungsdienste in Grenzregionen zu lösen. Dazu müssen, auch mit Hilfe europäischer Förderprogramme, vereinfachte Verfahren zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten entwickelt werden, mit denen es den Patienten ermöglicht wird, unabhängig von ihrem Wohnsitzstaat zwischen den medizinischen Diensten auf beiden Seiten der Grenze zu wählen. Es gilt auch, Probleme wie die des grenzüberschreitenden Krankentransports zu lösen. Denn aktuell brauchen wir komplizierte Staatsverträge, damit eine Ambulanz aus dem Nachbarstaat einen Patienten in unmittelbarer Grenznähe abholen darf. Dabei geht es oft um Leben und Tod und um jede Sekunde. Das durch Bürokratie möglicherweise Menschen sterben müssen, darf es in Europa einfach nicht mehr geben.
2022/03/08
Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (A9-0022/2022 - Sandra Kalniete)

Die Einflussnahme aus dem Ausland durch Desinformation erfordert ein schnelles Handeln sowie konkrete Maßnahmen seitens der EU, um die europäischen Demokratien zu schützen. Autoritäre ausländische staatliche Akteure, wie beispielsweise Russland oder China, taktieren mit Desinformationen, der Unterdrückung von Informationen sowie der Manipulation von Plattformen wie sozialen Medien, um europäische Demokratien zu destabilisieren. Desinformation ist als eine ernsthafte Bedrohung für die Sicherheit und Souveränität der EU zu werten. Der Bericht des INGE-Sonderausschusses stellt heraus, dass eine unzureichende Koordinierung zwischen den EU-Ländern den Kampf gegen diese ausländische Einmischung erschwert. Hier ist demnach mehr Europa gefragt. Wir müssen zum Beispiel die sozialen Medienplattformen verstärkt dazu bringen, nicht authentische Konten, die die Verbreitung ausländischer Einmischung vorantreiben, zu sperren, oder auch die ausländische Finanzierung nationaler europäischer Parteien stoppen. Deshalb unterstütze ich den vorliegenden Text und seine Empfehlungen.
2022/03/09
Citizenship and residence by investment schemes (A9-0028/2022 - Sophia in 't Veld)

Durch Kapitalinvestitionen in bestimmten Mitgliedstaaten erhalten Inverstoren von Drittstatten als Gegenleistung die Staatsbürgerschaft oder langfristige Aufenthaltstitel, ohne dass das Interesse an einem physischen Aufenthalt besteht. Dieses Vorgehen gewisser Mitgliedstaaten kritisiert unser Parlament mit dem vorliegenden Text, da mit der Gewährung einer Staatsbürgerschaft automatisch Rechte in Verbindung mit anderen Mitgliedstaaten übertragen werden. Dies ist besonders problematisch, da die Vergabe von Staatsbürgerschaften ohne auszureichende Prüfung Risiken in Bezug auf Korruption, Geldwäsche oder Steuervermeidung mit sich bringt. In dem Bericht fordert unser Parlament die betreffenden Staaten u. a. dazu auf, die Staatsbürgerschaften sowie langfristige Aufenthaltstitel nicht mehr ohne ausreichende Prüfung zu vergeben, sondern diese transparent, mit gebotener Sorgfalt und ordnungsgemäßer Prüfung, im Einklang mit dem Grundsatz der loyalen Zusammenarbeit und unter uneingeschränkter Achtung des Unionsrechts, zu verleihen. Da auch ich der Meinung bin, dass unsere europäischen Werte nicht zum Verkauf stehen, begrüße ich den Bericht und habe dafür gestimmt.
2022/03/09
Engaging with citizens: the right to petition and refer to the European Ombudsman, the European Citizens’ Initiative (A9-0018/2022 - Marie-Pierre Vedrenne)

Alle Bürger der EU haben das Recht, am demokratischen Leben der EU teilzunehmen. Dementsprechend gilt auch das Recht, eine Petition an das Europäische Parlament zu richten, als eines der Grundrechte der EU. Da die Zahl der Petitionen in den letzten Jahren immer weiter abgenommen hat, ist davon auszugehen, dass Verfahren vereinfacht werden müssen. Demnach bedarf es einer erheblichen Verbesserung bei der Ausübung des Petitionsrechts. Ziel muss es sein, das Petitionsrecht zu stärken, damit es den EU-Organen und den Mitgliedstaaten gelingt, zeitnahe und wirksame Lösungen für die vorgebrachten Probleme zu finden. Auch sollte der Schutz der Grundrechte der Bürgerinnen und Bürger weiterhin gewährleistet werden. Diese Erwägungen haben mich dazu bewogen, dem Bericht zuzustimmen.
2022/03/09
Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament – annual report 2020 (A9-0021/2022 - Irène Tolleret, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield)

Die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter ist ein wichtiges Ziel der Europäischen Union. Dennoch sind Frauen trotz der Fortschritte bei der Geschlechtergleichstellung in einigen Bereichen immer noch von geschlechtsspezifischer Diskriminierung im öffentlichen und privaten Bereich betroffen. So zeigt sich beispielsweise, dass die Fortschritte bei der Bekämpfung der sexuellen Belästigung und der sexuellen Gewalt nicht ausreichen und dass auch in den europäischen Organen noch viel zu tun ist. Deswegen habe ich für den vorliegenden Bericht gestimmt.
2022/03/09
Rule of law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling (B9-0134/2022, B9-0135/2022, B9-0136/2022)

Die Europäische Union basiert u. a. auf den Werten der Achtung der Menschenwürde, Freiheit, Demokratie, Gleichheit und Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Darauf beruht unsere gemeinsame Rechtsordnung, die durch den Europäischen Gerichtshof (EuGH) geschützt wird. Leider erkennen einige EU-Mitgliedstaaten wie Polen oder Ungarn die Hoheit des EuGH nicht uneingeschränkt an und tragen damit zu einer Destabilisierung der EU sowie der europäischen Demokratie bei.Die Aufforderungen an die Kommission, den EU-Rechtsstaatsmechanismus zum Schutz der Rechtsstaatlichkeit in den besagten Ländern einzusetzen, unterstütze ich. Gerade der Krieg in der Ukraine und die Vergehen Russlands führen uns vor Augen, wie wichtig es ist, die Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit mit all ihren verfügbaren Mitteln zu schützen und zu verteidigen. Aus diesen Gründen habe ich für die vorliegende Resolution gestimmt.
2022/03/09
Batteries and waste batteries (A9-0031/2022 - Simona Bonafè)

Bereits im Dezember 2020 hat die Kommission eine Verordnung über Batterien und Altbatterien vorgeschlagen, da Batterien für eine klimaneutrale Kreislaufwirtschaft aber auch für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und strategische Autonomie der EU eine zentrale Bedeutung haben und haben werden. Damit die ehrgeizigen Ziele erreicht werden können, bedarf es einer Überarbeitung der Gesetzgebung. So soll beispielsweise eine weitere Kategorie eingeführt werden, u. a. für die Batterien von leichten Verkehrsmitteln wie Elektrofahrrädern, sowie Regeln für eine Kohlenstoff-Fußabdruck-Erklärung und Kennzeichnung. Bis 2024 sollen auch so genannte Gerätebatterien wie für Smartphones so konzipiert sein, dass Verbraucher sie leicht selbst entfernen oder wechseln können.Da durch diese Vorschläge der funktionierende Binnenmarkt weiter gestärkt, eine Kreislaufwirtschaft gefördert und die ökologischen und sozialen Auswirkungen von Batterien während ihres gesamten Lebenszyklus verringert werden sollen, habe ich für den Bericht gestimmt.
2022/03/10
Protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings (A9-0033/2022 - Adrián Vázquez Lázara)

Als Verhandlungsführer meiner Fraktion im Rechtsausschuss habe ich an dem vorliegenden Text mitarbeiten dürfen. In meinem Berufsleben als Anwalt habe ich viele verschiedene Situationen erlebt, bei denen es vor Gericht um rechtliche Fragen ging, die die Zukunft eines Kindes maßgeblich betreffen. Dadurch ist mir bewusstgeworden, wie wichtig es ist, juristische Verfahren auf die besondere Situation von Kindern anzupassen. Kinder verstehen oft nicht, welche Rolle sie in diesen Verfahren spielen, welche Interessen sie tatsächlich vertreten oder gar vertreten sollen und wie solche Verfahren funktionieren. Und die Thematik bleibt relevant: Die Zahl der Scheidungen und Trennungen mit anschließenden Sorgerechtsfragen nehmen zu. Kinder sind auch häufig Opfer von häuslicher Gewalt. Mit dem Bericht wollen wir als Europäisches Parlament darauf aufmerksam machen, dass die Interessen des Kindes und seine Rolle in einem Gerichtsverfahren bei all diesen rechtlichen Streitpunkten eine besondere Herangehensweise erfordern. Gerade weil Kinder unseren besonderen Schutz brauchen, müssen wir juristische Verfahren anpassen und alternative Streitbeilegungsmethoden vorsehen. Daher habe ich für den Bericht gestimmt.
2022/04/05
Implementation of the 2021-2027 cohesion policy (B9-0173/2022)

Ich habe für die vorliegende Entschließung gestimmt. Mit dem Text rufen wir in Erinnerung, dass es unbedingt erforderlich ist, mit der Umsetzung der neuen Kohäsionsprogramme so bald wie möglich zu beginnen, um den wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und territorialen Zusammenhalt in der EU zu stärken.Kommission und Mitgliedstaaten müssen die Annahme von Partnerschaftsvereinbarungen und Programmen in einem möglichst kurzen Zeitrahmen beschleunigen, damit die Mittel der EU-Kohäsionspolitik für den Zeitraum 2021–2027 schnellstmöglich abgerufen werden können. Wir fordern als Parlament eine Straffung der internen Verfahren zur Unterstützung dieses Prozesses.
2022/04/06
Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU (C9-0127/2022)

Bei dem vorliegenden Text geht es um die Möglichkeit erhöhter Vorschusszahlungen aus REACT-EU-Mitteln („CARE+“) vor dem Hintergrund des Ukraine-Krieges. Hierdurch werden vereinfachte Verfahren ermöglicht, die einen schnelleren und unkomplizierten Einsatz von kohäsionspolitischen Mitteln garantieren und Verwaltungsaufwand für die betroffenen Länder verringern. Da es um den Schutz ukrainischer Flüchtlinge geht und wir die Mitgliedstaaten unterstützen müssen, die – als Transit- oder Zielländer – mit großen Herausforderungen konfrontiert sind, habe ich für den Text gestimmt.
2022/04/07
Gas storage (C9-0126/2022 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi) (vote)

Ich habe für den vorliegenden Vorschlag der Kommission gestimmt. Der Krieg in der Ukraine und die Abhängigkeit vieler Mitgliedstaaten von Gaslieferungen aus Russland haben verdeutlicht, wie wichtig es ist, insbesondere bei den Gaslieferungen unabhängiger von Drittländern zu werden. Die Beschleunigung des grünen Wandels wird langfristig dazu beitragen, die Abhängigkeit von importierten fossilen Brennstoffen zu verringern. Wir brauchen aber jetzt Maßnahmen, die schneller greifen, um unsere Versorgung zu sichern. Die Vorschläge der EU-Kommission wie die Vorschriften über verbindliche Befüllungsziele für Speicheranlagen sind in diesem Sinne zu begrüßen. Das Füllen der Gasspeicher trägt zu einer sichereren Gasversorgung für den Winter 2022/2023 bei.
2022/04/07
Right to repair (B9-0175/2022)

Im Jahr 2019 mussten mehr als 53 Millionen Tonnen Elektronikabfälle entsorgt werden. Diese Vorgehensweise ist auf Dauer weder nachhaltig noch klimaneutral. Um diesem Problem entgegenzuwirken, fordert die vorliegende Entschließung die Kommission dazu auf, in Zukunft eine umfassende Ökodesign-Richtlinie zu erlassen, die in einem breiteren Anwendungsbereich Anforderungen an Haltbarkeit und Reparatur von elektronischen Gegenständen berücksichtigt. Auch wird die Kommission aufgefordert, eine Reihe von Maßnahmen vorzuschlagen, die Verbraucher, Hersteller und Händler anregt und ermutigt, eine Reparatur dem Neukauf vorzuziehen. Verbraucher brauchen bessere Informationen über die Reparaturfähigkeit von Produkten. Insgesamt kann festgehalten werden, dass das Recht auf Reparatur nicht nur zur Förderung eines widerstandsfähigeren industriellen Wandels in Europa beiträgt, sondern auch die Kreislaufwirtschaft ankurbelt und die Verbraucherrechte stärkt. Aus diesen Gründen und weil diese Maßnahmen zur Verwirklichung des grünen Deals beitragen, habe ich für den Text gestimmt.
2022/04/07
EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (B9-0207/2022, B9-0212/2022, B9-0213/2022)

Mehr als vier Millionen Menschen mussten die Ukraine nach dem Einmarsch Russlands unfreiwillig verlassen. Rund die Hälfte der Geflüchteten sind nach Angaben von UNICEF minderjährig. Da für Kinder und junge Menschen ein höheres Risiko besteht, Menschenhandel oder anderen Formen von Ausbeutung zum Opfer zu fallen, sind diese Menschen auf einen besonderen und verstärkten Schutz angewiesen.In der vorliegenden Entschließung empfehlen wir die Anwesenheit von Kinderschutzbeauftragten, die dabei helfen sollen, schutzbedürftige Kinder schneller an den EU-Grenzen zu identifizieren und zu registrieren. Ebenfalls sollen diese dabei helfen, einen Vormund für unbegleitete Minderjährige bereitzustellen.Des Weiteren fordern wir, dass die Aufnahmeländer gewährleisten, den Kindern und Jugendlichen aus der Ukraine denselben Zugang zu Bildungs- und Gesundheitsdiensten zu ermöglichen wie den anderen Kindern in den Aufnahmeländern.Da noch kein Ende der russischen Aggression zu erkennen ist und es absolute Priorität hat, Kinder vor Gewalt, Ausbeutung und Missbrauch zu schützen, habe ich für diese Entschließung gestimmt.
2022/04/07
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (RC-B9-0197/2022, B9-0197/2022, B9-0200/2022, B9-0201/2022, B9-0203/2022, B9-0210/2022, B9-0211/2022)

Ich habe für die vorliegende Entschließung gestimmt. Der Überfall auf die Ukraine ist ein schwerwiegender Verstoß gegen das Völkerrecht. Wir machen als Europäisches Parlament deutlich, dass Russland unverzüglich alle militärischen Aktivitäten in der Ukraine einstellen und alle Streitkräfte und militärische Ausrüstung bedingungslos aus dem gesamten international anerkannten Hoheitsgebiet der Ukraine abziehen muss. Das Massaker von Butscha macht deutlich, dass wir als EU mit unseren internationalen Partnern alle erforderlichen Maßnahmen ergreifen müssen, um die Handlungen von Wladimir Putin als Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit strafrechtlich zu verfolgen. Um die Ukraine bei der Selbstverteidigung zu unterstützen, müssen wir die Waffenlieferungen fortsetzen und intensivieren. Die Wirksamkeit bestehender Sanktionen muss weiter erhöht werden. Ebenfalls fordern wir ein sofortiges vollständiges Embargo für russische Öl-, Kohle-, Kernbrennstoffe und den vollständigen Verzicht auf Nord Stream 1 und 2. In Bezug auf ein sofortiges Gasembargo habe ich dem finalen Text zugestimmt, mich bei dem entsprechenden Abänderungsvorschlag jedoch enthalten. In meinen Augen muss vorher im Sinne der Energieversorgungssicherheit geklärt sein, welche konkrete Folgen ein sofortiger Stopp haben würde, da hier die Meinungen der Experten noch stark auseinandergehen. In diesem Sinne sollten die Einfuhren von Gas aus Russland so rasch wie möglich beendet werden.
2022/04/07
Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (A9-0083/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)

Ziel dieses legislativen Initiativberichts ist die Überarbeitung der Vorschriften für die Europawahl. Insbesondere wird darin ein Zweistimmensystem vorgeschlagen: eine Stimme für die Wahl der Abgeordneten in den Wahlkreisen der Mitgliedstaaten und eine weitere für einen EU-weiten Wahlkreis, in dem 28 zusätzliche Sitze vergeben werden. EU-weite Kandidatenlisten sollten von europäischen Wahleinheiten wie Bündnissen einzelstaatlicher Parteien oder einzelstaatlicher Wählervereinigungen bzw. von europäischen Parteien eingereicht werden. Um die Wahl europaweit einheitlicher zu gestalten, wird außerdem der 9. Mai als europaweiter Wahltag vorgeschlagen, eine verbindliche Sperrklausel von 3,5 % für Wahlkreise, in denen mindestens 60 Sitze vergeben werden, sowie das Recht der EU-Bürger, den Kommissionspräsidenten nach dem Spitzenkandidatensystem über EU-weite Listen zu wählen. Persönlich stehe ich dem EU-Wahlkreis kritisch gegenüber, weil dies schlussendlich zu einem Zweiklassensystem von Abgeordneten führen könnte und nicht notwendigerweise die EU den Bürgern näherbringt. Aus diesem Grund habe ich gegen den Bericht gestimmt.
2022/05/03
EU action plan for organic agriculture (A9-0126/2022 - Simone Schmiedtbauer)

Die Lebensmittelproduktion in der EU ist von großer wirtschaftlicher, strategischer und ökologischer Bedeutung. Daher ist dieser Aktionsplan von besonderer Relevanz.Allerdings möchte die EU hiermit nicht alles über einen Kamm scheren: Gemäß dem Subsidiaritätsprinzip soll den Mitgliedstaaten und Regionen ausreichend Raum gelassen werden, eigene Strategien auszuarbeiten. Immerhin kennen sie die regionalen Gegebenheiten am besten.Auf europäischer Ebene schlägt der Plan Aktionen in drei Bereichen vor: 1. Zur Stärkung des Verbrauchervertrauens (u. a. durch ein einheitliches Label biologischer Erzeugnisse und der Verhinderung von Lebensmittelbetrug), 2. Zum Umbau und zur Stärkung der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette (u. a. durch den Ausbau und die Förderung der Bio-Infrastruktur) und 3. Zur Verbesserung der Nachhaltigkeit.Ich habe für den Text gestimmt, da die Agrarindustrie einen wichtigen Pfeiler unserer europäischen Wirtschaft darstellt, dessen Reform eine Schlüsselrolle in unserem Weg zu einer nachhaltigen Lebensmittelproduktion spielen wird.
2022/05/03
Persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion (A9-0071/2022 - Karol Karski)

Seit jeher dient das europäische Projekt dazu, Brücken zu bauen, um Misstrauen und Skepsis zu überwinden und stattdessen Gemeinsamkeiten zu betonen. Für Diskriminierung und Ausgrenzung jeglicher Art ist da kein Platz. Zudem sind Religions- und Meinungsfreiheit völlig zu Recht fundamentale Bestandteile der Menschenrechtserklärung. Leider werden auch heute noch weltweit Menschen aufgrund ihrer Weltanschauung verfolgt und drangsaliert. Die EU ist es ihrer eigenen aufklärerischen und humanistischen Tradition schuldig, sich gegen solche Diskriminierungen zu wenden. Daher habe ich für diesen Bericht gestimmt.
2022/05/03
EU strategy to promote education for children in the world (A9-0058/2022 - David Lega)

Es ist mir ein Ärgernis, dass global immer noch eklatante Ungleichheiten in den Möglichkeiten der Schulbildung bestehen. Unglaublich viel Potential bleibt ungenutzt, da es nie zur Entfaltung kommen kann.Die COVID-19-Pandemie hat die bestehenden Ungleichheiten noch weiter verstärkt.Da Bildung ein Menschenrecht ist, habe ich für den Initiativbericht gestimmt, der die Kommission und den Europäischen Auswärtigen Dienst (EAD) darum bittet, eine Strategie zur Förderung der Bildung von Kindern auf der ganzen Welt zu erarbeiten. Die gründliche Ausbildung von Kindern und Jugendlichen ist eine fundamentale Bedingung für eine prosperierende Zukunft weltweit.
2022/05/03
Reaching women's economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment (A9-0096/2022 - Pernille Weiss)

Nach wie vor werden die meisten Unternehmen von Männern gegründet. Für eine wirklich geschlechtergerechte Gesellschaft ist es jedoch unerlässlich, auch im Unternehmertum eine ausgewogene Balance zu finden.Der vorliegende Text spricht sich dafür aus, das weibliche Unternehmertum durch verschiedene Maßnahmen zu fördern. Dazu zählen beispielsweise attraktivere Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten (wie Mikrokredite), verschiedene Netzwerke und Plattformen für unternehmerische Frauen und auch ganz allgemein mehr Präsenz, um als Inspiration zu dienen.Zudem fordern wir die Kommission und das „European Institute for Gender Equality“ (EIGE) dazu auf, Nachforschungen anzustellen und Statistiken zu erarbeiten, die die Repräsentanz von Frauen in verschiedenen Branchen betreffen. Ich habe für diesen Text gestimmt. Unsere (Arbeits-)Gesellschaft befindet sich in Zeiten des Umbruchs und es ist wichtig, dass wir diesen Wandel aktiv mitgestalten.
2022/05/03
Artificial intelligence in a digital age (A9-0088/2022 - Axel Voss)

Unsere Gesellschaft steht kurz vor einem Umbruch, der gelegentlich als vierte industrielle Revolution bezeichnet wird. Insbesondere die Entstehung immer komplizierterer künstlicher Intelligenzen (KIs) wird weitreichende Folgen für kommende Generationen haben.Doch dieser Fortschritt ist ein zweischneidiges Schwert: Einerseits ist es für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Europäischen Union unverzichtbar, diesen technologischen Wandel aktiv mitzugestalten, statt anderen das Feld zu überlassen und deren Standards anzunehmen. Andererseits gehen mit der KI auch neue Gefahren und Risiken einher, so u. a. der Missbrauch zur totalen Überwachung freier Bürger.Technologie ist stets moralisch ambivalent: Sie kann sowohl zum Guten als auch zum Schlechten eingesetzt werden. Alles hängt von unserem Gebrauch ab. Ich habe für diesen Bericht gestimmt, da er sich vorausschauend mit dem Wandel durch die KI auseinandersetzt und auch die Chancen sowie Gefahren der KI klar benennt.
2022/05/03
Strengthening Europol’s mandate: cooperation with private parties, processing of personal data, and support for research and innovation (A9-0290/2021 - Javier Zarzalejos)

Diese Einigung stärkt das Mandat der europäischen Polizeibehörde (Europol). Europol soll in Zukunft größere Datensätze auswerten und enger mit privaten Firmen kooperieren können, was den Datenaustausch in Fällen von Kinderpornographie und Terrorismus betrifft. Dabei bleibt jedoch eine angemessene Balance zum Datenschutz bestehen: Europol kann nicht willkürlich alles einsehen, sondern nur bestimmte Inhalte und auch nur, nachdem sowohl der „Fundamental Rights Officer“ und der „Data Protection Officer“ grünes Licht gegeben haben. Ich habe für diesen Vorschlag gestimmt, da er meines Erachtens eine angemessene Balance zwischen kollektiver Sicherheit und individuellem Datenschutz gewährleistet.
2022/05/04
Distortive foreign subsidies (A9-0135/2022 - Christophe Hansen)

Die offene und faire Handelspolitik der EU stellt nach wie vor die wichtigste Quelle mittelständischen Wohlstandes in der EU dar. In den letzten Jahren haben jedoch drittstaatliche Subventionen immer öfter verzerrende Auswirkungen auf den Binnenmarkt gehabt. Unternehmen, die solche Fördermittel empfangen, erhalten einen unfairen Vorteil gegenüber ihren Mitstreitern, wodurch der Wettbewerb innerhalb des europäischen Binnenmarktes verzerrt wird. Aktuell existieren in der EU nur klare Reglungen für Subventionen, die seitens der Mitgliedstaaten an Unternehmen fließen. Wir brauchen aber auch einen gleichwertigen Rahmen, um auch drittstaatliche Subventionen zu regulieren. Die Schließung dieses rechtlichen Schlupfloches stärkt nicht nur die Wirtschaft der Union, sondern auch ihre strategische Autonomie. Die vorgeschlagene Verordnung stellt zudem ein Schlüsselelement der aktualisierten EU-Industriestrategie dar. Aus all diesen Gründen habe ich für den Vorschlag gestimmt.
2022/05/04
State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation (RC-B9-0240/2022, B9-0240/2022, B9-0241/2022, B9-0242/2022, B9-0243/2022, B9-0244/2022, B9-0245/2022)

Die EU und die Republik Moldau arbeiten bereits in vielen Bereichen eng zusammen. Doch der völkerrechtswidrige russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine macht eine noch engere Kooperation unerlässlich.Der Bericht spricht sich dafür aus, Moldawien bei der Bewältigung der Auswirkungen der russischen Aggression zu unterstützen. Je länger der Krieg andauert, desto schlimmer wird die humanitäre Lage auch im angrenzenden Moldawien. Darüber hinaus droht der aktuell eingefrorene Konflikt in Transnistrien erneut aufzuflammen. Moldawien hat gemessen an der Bevölkerungszahl die meisten Flüchtlinge aus der Ukraine aufgenommen.Die EU sollte Moldawien in dieser Lage unterstützen. Ich habe für diese Entschließung gestimmt, da ich der Überzeugung bin, dass ein solches Engagement belohnt und unterstützt werden muss.
2022/05/05
The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (B9-0219/2022)

Der russische Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine stellt einen eklatanten Bruch des Völkerrechts dar. Krieg geht immer mit fürchterlichen Auswirkungen für die Bevölkerung einher und oft sind Frauen und Kinder ganz besonders betroffen.Etwa 90 Prozent der ukrainischen Flüchtlinge sind Frauen oder Kinder. Diese Personengruppe bedarf besonderen Schutzes. Viele Frauen sind Opfer sexualisierter Gewalt geworden. Auch der Menschenhandel zum Zweck sexueller Ausbeutung ist eine große Gefahr für Frauen, die aus Kriegsgebieten fliehen. Dies sind nur einige der Aspekte, die die EU besonders berücksichtigen sollte, im Umgang mit Frauen, die vor dem russischen Angriff fliehen.Die Entschließung fordert die Kommission dazu auf, in den Förderpaketen eine besondere Sensibilität für die Bedürfnisse von Frauen einfließen zu lassen. Vor allem hinsichtlich der Bewältigung von sexualisierter Gewalt sollte die EU aktiv unterstützend tätig werden. Ich habe daher für diese Entschließung gestimmt.
2022/05/05
2021 Report on Turkey (A9-0149/2022 - Nacho Sánchez Amor)

Ich habe mich wiederholt prinzipiell gegen einen Beitritt der Türkei zur EU ausgesprochen. Der vorliegende Bericht stellt heraus, dass sich die Bedingungen für einen potenziellen EU-Beitritt in puncto Rechtsstaatlichkeit, Menschenrechte und Grundrechte in der Türkei weiterhin verschlechtert haben. Der Bericht hebt hervor, dass auch die Beziehungen des Landes zu EU-Mitgliedstaaten, vor allem zu Griechenland und Zypern, mehr als besorgniserregend sind.Ich habe diesem Bericht zugestimmt, da er die aktuelle Situation in der Türkei richtig einschätzt und die akuten Missstände aufzeigt. Die Einhaltung von Menschenrechten und die Wahrung der Grundrechte und der Rechtsstaatlichkeit sind elementare Grundvoraussetzungen für einen EU-Beitritt.
2022/06/07
The EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap (A9-0084/2022 - Thomas Waitz)

Der Klimawandel bedroht nicht nur unsere Umwelt, sondern auch unser friedliches Gemeinwohl. Er ist ein so genannter „Bedrohungsmultiplikator“, der bestehende soziale Krisen weiter verschärft. Beispielsweise drohen Kämpfe um begrenzte Ressourcen wie Wasser oder Nahrung, wenn Dürreperioden und Hitzewellen weiter zunehmen. Dies kann auf lokaler, regionaler und auch internationaler Ebene zu Konflikten und Kriegen führen. In dem vorliegenden Initiativbericht hat sich das Parlament mit den sozialen und friedenspolitischen Folgen des Klimawandels beschäftigt.Ich habe für den Initiativbericht gestimmt, da es für die Europäische Union wichtig ist, frühzeitig ein Bewusstsein für die sozialen Verwerfungen zu entwickeln, die der Klimawandel mit sich bringt. Nur durch Weitsicht und Umsicht können wir es schaffen, auf die Folgen dieser Veränderung vorbereitet zu sein.
2022/06/07
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (A9-0155/2022 - Sunčana Glavak)

Der Flugsektor ist für 3,7 % der gesamten und für 15,7 % der verkehrsbedingten CO2-Emissionen in der EU verantwortlich. Mittlerweile ist der Einbruch des Flugaufkommens während der COVID-19-Pandemie überwunden und laut Prognosen wird in den kommenden Jahren mehr geflogen werden als je zuvor. Zur Erreichung der ambitionierten Klimaziele der EU ist es notwendig, auch den Flugsektor klimapolitisch zur Verantwortung zu ziehen.Der vorliegende Gesetzesentwurf stellt einen wichtigen Schritt dar, dieser Verpflichtung nachzukommen. Daher habe ich für diesen Bericht gestimmt. Der europäische Klimaschutz kann nicht gelingen, wenn nicht jeder Verursacher seinen Anteil leistet. Er ist eine gemeinsame Anstrengung, die Teamarbeit erfordert.
2022/06/08
Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (A9-0145/2022 - Sunčana Glavak)

Seit 2021 ist die EU Teil des CORSIA-Systems der zivilen Luftfahrtbehörde ICAO. CORSIA ist ein weltweites System, mit dem alle Emissionen erfasst werden sollen, die durch internationale Flüge entstehen. Aktuell ist die Teilnahme noch freiwillig, voraussichtlich ab 2027 soll sie verpflichtend sein. Der vorliegende Bericht befasst sich mit der Harmonisierung von CORSIA und den Klimazielen der EU.Ich habe für den Bericht gestimmt, da effizienter Klimaschutz Teamarbeit statt Einzelkampf ist. Da der Klimawandel keine Ländergrenzen respektiert, dürfen auch unsere Maßnahmen zu seiner Bekämpfung nicht rein national begrenzt bleiben. In diesen Maßnahmen ist internationale Kooperation immer erstrebenswert, weshalb ich CORSIA, das erste globale Emissionshandelssystem überhaupt, unterstütze.
2022/06/08
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) (A9-0163/2022 - Jessica Polfjärd)

2018 trat die europäische Lastenteilungsverordnung (ESR) in Kraft. Sie verankert die erforderlichen Emissionsreduktionen, die jeder Mitgliedstaat leisten muss, um die europäischen Klimaziele zu erreichen. Da diese Ziele jedoch durch den europäischen Grünen Deal ambitionierter und höhergesteckt wurden, ist es erforderlich, nun auch die Lastenteilungsverordnung zu aktualisieren. Dabei muss sichergestellt werden, dass die Anstrengungen fair und gerecht auf die Länder verteilt werden, so dass jeder seinen Beitrag zum europäischen Klimaschutz leistet.Ich habe für den Text gestimmt, da ich davon überzeugt bin, dass der europäische Klimaschutz eine gemeinsame Anstrengung ist, zu der alle Mitgliedstaaten gemeinsam und im Rahmen ihrer jeweiligen Möglichkeiten ihren Anteil beitragen müssen. Diesbezüglich stellt die aktualisierte Lastenteilungsverordnung ein wichtiges Instrument dar.
2022/06/08
Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) (A9-0161/2022 - Ville Niinistö)

Das Hauptziel des Europäischen Grünen Deals ist es, bis 2050 emissionsneutral zu sein. Das bedeutet, dass die EU mindestens genauso viele Emissionen abbaut, wie sie ausstößt (Netto-Null). Neben einer Verringerung des Ausstoßes stellt die Erhöhung der CO2-Speicherfähigkeiten eine Hauptstrategie der europäischen Klimapolitik dar. Das Herzstück dieser Dimension ist die Verordnung zur Landnutzung, Landnutzungsänderung und Forstwirtschaft (LULUCF). Die LULUCF-Verordnung gilt seit 2018, ist jedoch in ihrer aktuellen Form nicht angemessen genug, um den Ambitionen der EU bis 2050 zu entsprechen. Daher beschäftigt sich die Union derzeit mit einer Neufassung des geltenden Gesetzrahmens.Ich habe für den Anpassungsvorschlag gestimmt. Ohne die effiziente Speicherung von CO2 durch LULUCF besteht keine Chance, 2050 die Netto-Null zu schaffen. Der Erhalt und der Ausbau von speicherfähigen Flächen, wie Wäldern oder Feuchtgebieten, ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil unserer europäischen Klimaschutzstrategie.
2022/06/08
The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine (A9-0164/2022 - David McAllister, Nathalie Loiseau)

Mit dem vorliegenden Text fordern wir als Parlament rasche Fortschritte bei der Umsetzung des so genannten strategischen Kompasses. Die Staats- und Regierungschefs der 27 Mitgliedstaaten haben sich auf diesen strategischen Kompass geeinigt. Man plant die Schaffung einer Verteidigungsunion, die als Grundlage für die gemeinsame Verteidigung der EU dienen soll. Das übergeordnete Ziel soll es sein, strategische Autonomie zu erreichen. Der Bericht fordert, dass das EU-Parlament in die weitere Umsetzung des strategischen Kompasses und der europäischen Friedensfazilität einbezogen wird.Ich habe diesem Bericht zugestimmt, da der ungerechtfertigte Angriffskrieg Russlands auf die Ukraine aufzeigt, dass ein gemeinsames Auftreten der EU in außen- und sicherheitspolitischen Fragen wichtiger denn je ist.
2022/06/08
The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) (B9-0316/2022, RC-B9-0317/2022, B9-0317/2022, B9-0320/2022, B9-0321/2022, B9-0322/2022, B9-0323/2022)

Die vorliegende Entschließung beschäftigt sich mit der Genehmigung des polnischen Aufbau- und Resilienzplans. Eine Zusage muss mit klaren Garantien der polnischen Regierung in Bezug auf die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz verbunden werden. Hauptschwerpunkt der Entschließung ist die Aufforderung des Parlaments an den Rat, den Aufbauplan mit einem Volumen von 35,4 Milliarden Euro nur dann zu genehmigen, wenn das Land alle tatsächlichen Bedingungen erfüllt hat. Ich habe der Entschließung zugestimmt, da Aufbaugelder der EU nur an jene Staaten vergeben werden sollten, die die EU-Werte respektieren und diese fest in ihren Strukturen verankert haben. Polen muss alle relevanten Urteile des Europäischen Gerichtshofs umsetzen.
2022/06/09
Parliament’s right of initiative (A9-0142/2022 - Paulo Rangel)

Das EU-Parlament ist ein Parlament ohne Initiativrecht und darf somit bislang formell keine eigenen Gesetzesentwürfe einbringen. Aus diesem Grund hat der Ausschuss für konstitutionelle Fragen dem Parlament einen Bericht mit der Forderung vorgelegt, dem Parlament dieses Initiativrecht zuzusprechen.Ich unterstütze diese Forderung seit langer Zeit. EU-Parlamentarier sind gewählte Vertreter der EU-Bürger und sollten somit ein Recht darauf haben, Gesetzesentwürfe einzubringen. Bei der nächsten Überarbeitung der EU-Verträge muss dieser Schritt gegangen werden und der Konvent, der als Folge der „Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas“ einberufen werden soll, muss sich dieser Thematik endlich annehmen.
2022/06/09
The call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties (B9-0305/2022, B9-0307/2022)

Nach einem Jahr intensiver Debatten und Diskussionen wurde am 9. Mai 2022 der Schlussbericht der Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas in Straßburg präsentiert.Interessierte Bürger der EU und Vertreter aus Regierungen und Parlamenten halten in diesem Dokument 49 Vorschläge und mehr als 320 Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der Union fest. Nun ist es an den europäischen Institutionen, aus diesen Empfehlungen Wirklichkeit werden zu lassen.Für mich ist klar, dass die Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas konkrete Folgen haben muss. Die vergangenen und aktuellen Krisen machen deutlich, dass die EU in ihrer Organisationsweise effizienter werden muss. Besonders wichtig ist mir ein echtes Initiativrecht des Parlaments, sowie eine Reform des Abstimmungsverfahrens im Rat: Entscheidungen müssen auch mit qualifizierten Mehrheiten statt Einstimmigkeit möglich sein. Auch ein europäischer Ansatz in der Gesundheitspolitik ist mir ein wichtiges Anliegen.Da mir sehr an einer reformierten und zukunftsfähigen Union gelegen ist, habe ich für den vorliegenden Text gestimmt.
2022/06/09
Digital Services Act (A9-0356/2021 - Christel Schaldemose)

Das Gesetz über digitale Dienste fokussiert sich auf die Schaffung eines sichereren digitalen Raums für Nutzer und Unternehmen, indem es die Grundrechte auch online schützt. Zu den Hauptanliegen dieses Gesetzes gehören u. a. die Unterbindung von Handel und Austausch illegaler Waren sowie algorithmischer Systeme, die die Verbreitung von Desinformation fördern.Die digitale Welt nimmt einen immer größeren Teil unseres Alltags ein. Deshalb ist es wichtig, jeden Nutzer vor Gefahren und Risiken zu schützen. Ich habe für den Gesetzesentwurf gestimmt, um das Internet zu einem sichereren Ort zu machen, in dem wir keine Angst haben müssen, dass unsere Grundrechte verletzt werden. Was außerhalb des Internets verboten ist, sollte auch im Internet verboten sein.
2022/07/05
Digital Markets Act (A9-0332/2021 - Andreas Schwab)

Ziel dieses Gesetzes ist es, gleiche Wettbewerbsbedingungen für alle digitalen Unternehmen zu schaffen. Die Regelung soll Innovation, Wachstum und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit fördern sowie kleineren Unternehmen und Start-ups dabei helfen, mit sehr großen Anbietern zu konkurrieren.Ich habe für den Gesetzesentwurf gestimmt, da die Förderung von Start-ups und die damit verbundenen Innovationen wichtig sind für eine sich stetig entwickelnde Wirtschaft. Außerdem ist eine gesunde Konkurrenz, in der aufstrebende Unternehmen ihren Platz finden, wichtig, damit keine Monopolpositionen in einzelnen Sektoren entstehen bzw. beibehalten werden.
2022/07/05
Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (A9-0187/2022 - Siegfried Mureşan)

Am 5. Juli hat das EU-Parlament eine positive Stellungnahme zum Antrag Kroatiens abgegeben, ab dem 1. Januar 2023 neues Mitglied der Eurozone zu werden. Da Kroatien alle Kriterien für die Einführung des Euro erfüllt, habe ich ebenfalls für den Text gestimmt. Eine gemeinsame Währung ist – sofern alle beteiligten Staaten die notwendigen Kriterien erfüllen – ein Vorteil für alle EU-Bürger, da sie den EU-Wirtschaftsraum stärkt, den EU-Binnenhandel vereinfacht und dem EU-Tourismus zugutekommt.
2022/07/05
Women’s poverty in Europe (A9-0194/2022 - Lina Gálvez Muñoz)

Nach Angaben von Eurostat leben in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten derzeit 64,6 Millionen Frauen und 57,6 Millionen Männer in Armut. Für den höheren Frauenanteil gibt es viele Gründe wie beispielsweise Hindernisse auf dem Arbeitsmarkt, fehlender Zugang zu erschwinglicher, guter Kinderbetreuung und prekäre Arbeitsverhältnisse.Ich habe dem vorliegenden Bericht zugestimmt, damit diese Probleme aktiv angegangen werden und unter anderem dafür gesorgt wird, dass Frauen in Zukunft dasselbe verdienen wie Männer.
2022/07/05
Common European action on care (A9-0189/2022 - Milan Brglez, Sirpa Pietikäinen)

Zwischen 40 und 50 Millionen Menschen leisten in der EU regelmäßig informelle Pflege‑ und Betreuungsarbeit. Ein erheblicher Anteil von ihnen sind Frauen.Es sind auf EU-Ebene gesetzgeberische Maßnahmen und Investitionen erforderlich, um menschenwürdige Arbeitsbedingungen zu fördern und die Arbeit im Pflegesektor attraktiver zu machen.Ich habe diesem Bericht zugestimmt, da die Pflege ein elementar wichtiger Sektor in unserer Gesellschaft ist, der schon viel zu lange vernachlässigt wurde.
2022/07/05
Mental health in the digital world of work (A9-0184/2022 - Maria Walsh)

Die digitale Arbeitswelt und die veränderten Arbeitsbedingungen haben Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheit von Arbeitnehmern, Arbeitgebern und Selbstständigen.Die vorliegende Resolution warnt vor den Gesundheitsrisiken, die durch eine übermäßige Vernetzung, eine Verwischung der Grenzen zwischen Arbeit und Privatleben, eine höhere Arbeitsintensität oder technikbedingten Stress - Stress im Zusammenhang mit der Nutzung von Technologie - entstehen.Ich habe für diese Entschließung gestimmt, um die genannten Probleme zu benennen und anzugehen.
2022/07/05
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (B9-0338/2022)

Die Taxonomie-Verordnung bietet Unternehmen und Investoren einheitliche Kriterien für wirtschaftliche Aktivitäten, die als ökologisch nachhaltig angesehen werden können. Der delegierte Rechtsakt der Kommission soll die die Taxonomie dahingehend verändern, dass Gas und Atomkraft unter bestimmten Bedingungen als nachhaltig eingestuft werden können.Dies ist meiner Meinung nach nicht der richtige Weg. Wir sollten mit aller finanzieller und politischer Kraft insbesondere die erneuerbaren Energien sowie nachhaltige Techniken fördern, um unsere Klimaziele zu erreichen. Die Atomkraft halte ich für einen wichtigen Bestandteil der Transition, aber sie sollte, ebenso wenig wie das fossile Erdgas, nicht als nachhaltige Methode klassifiziert werden.Deswegen habe ich für den entsprechenden Einspruch zum delegierten Rechtsakt der Kommission gestimmt.
2022/07/06
2021 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (A9-0188/2022 - Paulo Rangel)

Der vorliegende Bericht fordert Bosnien und Herzegowina dazu auf, weitere wichtige Schritte zu unternehmen, um in Richtung EU-Partnerschaft voranzukommen. Vor allem muss das Land die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz, die Stärkung der Rechtsstaatlichkeit und ihre Grundsätze in allen staatlichen Institutionen gewährleisten. Ebenfalls wichtig bleibt der Kampf gegen Korruption und organisierte Kriminalität sowie die Sicherung der Medienfreiheit.Die Europäische Union ist eine Wertegemeinschaft. Das Teilen grundlegender Werte ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil dessen, was es bedeutet, Teil der europäischen Familie zu sein.Daher habe ich diesem Text zugestimmt.
2022/07/06
2021 Report on Serbia (A9-0178/2022 - Vladimír Bilčík)

Das Parlament begrüßt, dass die Mitgliedschaft in der EU nach wie vor ein Ziel Serbien ist, bringt aber gleichzeitig zum Ausdruck, dass nachhaltige Anstrengungen und unumkehrbare Reformen in allen Bereichen unabdingbar dafür sind. Vor allem die Mängel an Rechtsstaatlichkeit sowie das fehlende Bekenntnis zur Europäischen Union und ihren Werten hindern die EU bislang daran, Serbien in ihre Familie aufzunehmen.Das Parlament fordert die serbischen Behörden dazu auf, die notwendigen Reformen in Angriff zu nehmen und das Land wieder auf den richtigen Weg zu bringen.Ich habe für diesen Bericht gestimmt, da er die aktuelle Situation in Serbien gut widerspiegelt.
2022/07/06
2021 Report on Kosovo (A9-0179/2022 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel)

Der Bericht begrüßt das anhaltende Engagement des Kosovo, die EU-bezogenen Reformen voranzutreiben, sowie das starke Bekenntnis zu seinem europäischen Weg. Das Parlament bekräftigt aber auch die Bedeutung eines umfassenden Normalisierungsabkommens, das für Serbien und das Kosovo von entscheidender Bedeutung ist, um Fortschritte zu erreichen.Ich habe für den Bericht gestimmt, da er die aktuelle Situation im Kosovo gut widerspiegelt.
2022/07/06
The EU and the defence of multilateralism (A9-0172/2022 - Javi López)

Ich begrüße die Inhalte des vorliegenden Textes in Bezug auf die Stärkung des Beitrags der EU zum regelbasierten Multilateralismus.Das Parlament ist der Auffassung, dass die EU weiterhin als entschiedene und wichtige Verfechterin des Multilateralismus in der Welt auftreten und Maßnahmen vermeiden muss, die diese Ziele untergraben.Diese Auffassung teile ich, denn nicht zuletzt der verbrecherische Angriffskrieg Putins auf die Ukraine hat deutlich gemacht, dass wir regelbasierte Kooperation zwischen gleichgesinnten Staaten in der Welt mehr denn je brauchen.
2022/07/06
National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal (RC-B9-0339/2022, B9-0339/2022, B9-0340/2022, B9-0341/2022, B9-0342/2022, B9-0343/2022, B9-0344/2022)

Im vergangenen Jahr wurde im Rahmen der OECD ein internationales Abkommen über einen globalen Mindeststeuersatz für multinationale Unternehmen erreicht. Ungarn blockiert eine entsprechende Richtlinie zur Umsetzung dieses Abkommens im Rat der EU durch sein Veto.Als Parlament fordern wir Ungarn nachdrücklich dazu auf, seine Blockade im Rat unverzüglich aufzugeben. Ebenfalls fordert das Parlament die Kommission und den Rat nachdrücklich dazu auf, keine politischen Verhandlungen mit Ungarn zu führen und u. a. auch von einer Billigung des ungarischen nationalen Aufbau- und Resilienzplans abzusehen.Ich habe für den vorliegenden Text gestimmt, da ich es inakzeptabel finde, dass ein EU-Mitgliedstaat seine Vetomacht dazu ausnutzt, den Rat der EU zu einem politischen Bazar zu machen. In diesem Sinne sollte auch der Forderung der Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas nachgekommen werden, eine Beschlussfassung mit qualifizierter Mehrheit in Steuerfragen einzuführen.
2022/07/06
Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) (A9-0199/2022 - Søren Gade)

Die Luftverkehrsanbindung ist eine wesentliche Triebkraft für die Mobilität der EU-Bürger, für die Entwicklung der EU-Regionen und für das Wachstum der Wirtschaft als Ganzes. Wir müssen den Einsatz nachhaltiger Kraftstoffe in Flugzeugen und auf Flughäfen in der EU massiv fördern, um die Emissionen aus dem Luftverkehr zu senken und sicherzustellen, dass Europa bis 2050 klimaneutral werden kann.Als Parlament fordern wir daher, dass ab 2025 der Anteil nachhaltiger Treibstoffe 2 % betragen und bis 2040 auf 37 % und bis 2050 auf 85 % ansteigen soll.Ich habe diesem Bericht, der Teil des „Fit for 55-Pakets“ der EU ist, zugestimmt, da der Flugsektor in der EU eine Kernrolle in puncto Mobilität und Wirtschaft spielt und es daher wichtig ist, auch in diesem Sektor die Klimaziele der EU zu erreichen.
2022/07/07
US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and Women’s health in the EU (B9-0365/2022, B9-0366/2022, B9-0367/2022)

Die Entscheidung des Obersten Gerichtshofs der USA, den garantierten landesweiten Schutz des Rechts auf Abtreibung aufzuheben, erlaubt es jedem US-Bundesstaat, Abtreibungen stark einzuschränken oder sogar komplett zu verbieten.Das Parlament verurteilt die Rückschritte in Bezug auf die Rechte der Frauen und der sexuellen und reproduktiven Gesundheit in der EU, den USA und weltweit. Als Konsequenz schlägt das EU-Parlament vor, das Recht auf Abtreibung in die Charta der Grundrechte der Europäischen Union aufzunehmen.Auch ich spreche mich in diesem Kontext gegen ein generelles Abtreibungsverbot aus. Eine Abtreibung sollte meiner Meinung nach möglich sein, wenn bestimmte, auch streng und klar definierte Bedingungen eingehalten werden, wie u. a. in dem aktuellen belgischen Abtreibungsgesetz definiert. Dort dürfen Abtreibungen nur durchgeführt werden, wenn die 12. Schwangerschaftswoche nicht überschritten wurde oder u. a. das Leben der Frau gefährdet ist. Ebenfalls halte ich in diesem Kontext die Gewissensfreiheit der Ärzte für wichtig, die im Zweifelsfall selbst entscheiden dürfen, ob sie eine Abtreibung durchführen oder nicht.
2022/07/07
Responsible private funding of litigation (A9-0218/2022 - Axel Voss)

Die Finanzierung von Rechtsstreitigkeiten durch Dritte (TPLF) bezieht sich auf eine Vereinbarung, bei der eine dritte Partei, die keine Verbindung zu dem Rechtsstreit hat, einen Teil oder die Gesamtheit der Prozesskosten einer Partei finanziert und dafür einen Anteil an den Erträgen des Rechtsstreits erhält. Ich habe für den vorliegenden Text gestimmt, da er die damit verbundenen Risiken in entsprechenden Rechtsakten mildert und einen verantwortungsvollen Rechtsrahmen schafft. Dennoch werden dessen Vorteile weiterhin ermöglicht. Insbesondere können TLPF ein Instrument darstellen, um Privatpersonen und Unternehmen beim Zugang zum Recht zu unterstützen und das Risiko des ungewissen Ausgangs des Rechtsstreits auf den Geldgeber des Verfahrens zu verlagern.
2022/09/13
New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe (A9-0225/2022 - Ulrike Müller)

Eine nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung auf der Grundlage eines Bottom-up-Ansatzes ist der Schlüssel zum Erhalt der Wälder in der EU und der von ihnen erbrachten Leistungen. Der Beschluss unterstreicht noch einmal die Bedeutung und Vielfalt der Wälder in der EU und fordert eine nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung, die gemeinsam mit den Waldbesitzern entwickelt wird. Darum habe ich für den Beschluss gestimmt, denn ich erkenne die vielfältigen Ökosystemleistungen und sozioökonomischen Funktionen der Wälder an und fordere eine ausgewogene Umsetzung der Strategie im Hinblick auf die Bereitstellung all dieser Leistungen.
2022/09/13
Deforestation Regulation (A9-0219/2022 - Christophe Hansen)

Es braucht verbindliche Ziele zum Schutz und zur Wiederherstellung von Waldökosystemen, insbesondere von Urwäldern. Deswegen habe ich für die Verordnung über die Entwaldung abgestimmt. Wir einigten uns auf die Aufnahme von „anderen bewaldeten Flächen“ zusätzlich zu Wäldern, eine höhere Anzahl von Produktkontrollen, klarere Definitionen für wichtige Begriffe wie „Waldschädigung“ und einen erweiterten Produktumfang, der mehr als Rindfleisch, Soja, Palmöl, Gummi, Holz, Kakao und Kaffee umfasst. Außerdem soll sich auch der Finanzsektor, der die Aktivitäten der schlimmsten Abholzungsfirmen der Welt unterstützt, an eine Reihe von Regeln halten müssen, die verhindern, dass Produkte, die mit Abholzung in Verbindung stehen, auf den EU-Markt gelangen.
2022/09/13
The impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU (A9-0216/2022 - Hannes Heide)

Ich habe für den Bericht gestimmt, in dem höhere Ausgaben für Bildung und Kultur gefordert werden, um die Verschlechterung der psychischen Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen auf Grund der Corona-Pandemie zu bekämpfen. Der Bericht wurde am Dienstag (13. September) mit 522 Ja-Stimmen und 12 Nein-Stimmen angenommen. Kinder und Jugendliche gehören zu den schwächsten Gruppen in unserer Gesellschaft und sind von den COVID-19-bedingten Schließungen in einer entscheidenden und kritischen Phase ihres Lebens betroffen.
2022/09/13
Energy efficiency (recast) (A9-0221/2022 - Niels Fuglsang)

Ich habe für die Überarbeitung der Energieeffizienz-Richtlinie abgestimmt, da sie das EU-Ziel für die Senkung des End- und Primärenergieverbrauchs erhöht, so dass die Mitgliedstaaten gemeinsam sicherstellen müssen, dass der Endenergieverbrauch bis 2030 um mindestens 40 % und der Primärenergieverbrauch um 42,5 % im Vergleich zu den Prognosen von 2007 gesenkt wird. Die Mitgliedstaaten sollten verbindliche nationale Beiträge zur Erreichung dieser Ziele festlegen. Die Ziele sollen durch Maßnahmen auf lokaler, regionaler, nationaler und europäischer Ebene in verschiedenen Sektoren – z. B. öffentliche Verwaltung, Gebäude, Unternehmen, Datenzentren – erreicht werden. Der Text wurde mit 469 Stimmen gegen 93 bei 82 Enthaltungen angenommen.
2022/09/14
Renewable Energy Directive (A9-0208/2022 - Markus Pieper)

Ich unterstütze den vom Plenum angenommenen Bericht, der vorsieht, dass bis zum Jahr 2030 erneuerbare Energien deutlich mehr genutzt und der Energieverbrauch stark reduziert werden soll. Zudem der Anteil der erneuerbaren Energien am Endenergieverbrauch der EU bis 2030 auf 45 % erhöht wird. Der Text legt auch Unterziele für Branchen wie Verkehr, Gebäude sowie Fernwärme und -kälte fest. Im Verkehrssektor soll der Einsatz erneuerbarer Energien zu einer 16-prozentigen Verringerung der Treibhausgasemissionen führen, und zwar durch einen höheren Anteil an fortschrittlichen Biokraftstoffen und eine ehrgeizigere Quote für erneuerbare Kraftstoffe nicht-biogenen Ursprungs wie Wasserstoff.
2022/09/14
Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – a new agenda for the Mediterranean (A9-0220/2022 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)

Die neue Agenda für den Mittelmeerraum umfasst eine spezielle Wirtschafts- und Investitionsoffensive, um die langfristige sozioökonomische Erholung im südlichen Mittelmeerraum voranzutreiben. Ich habe dafür gestimmt, da die neue Agenda darauf abzielt, die Kräfte bei der Bekämpfung des Klimawandels und der Beschleunigung des grünen und digitalen Übergangs zu bündeln, das Bekenntnis zu gemeinsamen Werten zu erneuern, Zwangsvertreibung und Migration gemeinsam anzugehen und die Einheit der EU, ihrer Mitgliedstaaten und der südlichen Mittelmeerländer bei der Förderung von Frieden und Sicherheit im Mittelmeerraum zu stärken.
2022/09/14
The new European Bauhaus (A9-0213/2022 - Christian Ehler, Marcos Ros Sempere)

Das Konzept des Neuen Europäischen Bauhauses (NEB) greift die Ziele des Europäischen Green Deals auf und überschneidet sich mit anderen Disziplinen. Es bringt kulturelle, soziale, wissenschaftliche und andere kreative Köpfe zusammen, um greifbare, nachhaltige, schöne und integrative Lösungen zu entwickeln, die unser tägliches Leben verbessern. Ich habe dafür gestimmt, weil das Konzept eine einzigartige Gelegenheit bietet, Wissenschaft, Technologie, Architektur, Handwerk und Kunst gemeinsam einzusetzen.
2022/09/14
Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (A9-0217/2022 - Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield)

Mit meiner Stimme für diesen Bericht verurteile ich die vorsätzlichen und systematischen Bestrebungen der ungarischen Regierung, die europäischen Werte zu untergraben. Das Fehlen entschlossener Maßnahmen der EU hat zu einem Zerfall der Demokratie, der Rechtsstaatlichkeit und der Grundrechte in Ungarn beigetragen sowie zur Entstehung eines hybriden Systems der Wahlautokratie, d. h. eines Verfassungssystems, in dem zwar Wahlen stattfinden, aber demokratische Normen und Standards nicht eingehalten werden.
2022/09/15
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (A9-0224/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

Der Bericht identifiziert Bereiche, die Anlass zur Sorge geben und macht Vorschläge, wie Freiheit, Gleichheit und Rechtsstaatlichkeit wirksamer geschützt werden können. Der Text wurde mit 410 Ja-Stimmen, 131 Nein-Stimmen und 42 Enthaltungen angenommen. Mit meiner Stimme für den Bericht bestätige ich, dass auch ich besorgt bin über die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Maßnahmen auf die Demokratie und die Grundfreiheiten, einschließlich der Rechte von Personen, die mit dem Rechtssystem und der Strafverfolgung zu tun haben, sowie von Gefangenen.
2022/09/15
Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report (A9-0210/2022 - Constanze Krehl)

Der Bericht gibt einen ersten Überblick über die Auswirkungen der Coronavirus-Pandemie auf regionaler Ebene gibt. Er zeigt sowohl positive als auch negative Trends in den Regionen, Städten und ländlichen Gebieten der EU auf. Er zeigt, dass die weniger entwickelten Regionen aufgeholt haben, dass aber viele Übergangsregionen in einer Entwicklungsfalle stecken geblieben sind. Auf EU-Ebene sind die Beschäftigungsquoten jetzt höher als vor der Wirtschaftskrise 2008, aber die regionalen Ungleichheiten liegen immer noch über dem Vorkrisenniveau, was ich sehr bedauere.
2022/09/15
EU border regions: living labs of European integration (A9-0222/2022 - Younous Omarjee)

Den Grenzregionen kommt im europäischen Integrationsprozess eine entscheidende Rolle zu. Als Vertreter einer Grenzregion betrachte auch ich unsere Region als Laboratorium der europäischen Integration, da sie ein Brennpunkt intensiver grenzüberschreitender Interaktion ist, an denen viele Menschen auf beiden Seiten der Grenze ihren alltäglichen Verrichtungen nachgehen. Ich habe für diesen Bericht gestimmt, da er zur Bewältigung der Herausforderungen, vor denen die Grenzregionen stehen, eine Reihe unterschiedlicher rechtlicher, wirtschaftlicher, sozialer und sogar kultureller Lösungen vorschlägt. Diese reichen von der Stärkung der Europäischen Verbünde für territoriale Zusammenarbeit über die Wiederaufnahme des Verfahrens für die Annahme des europäischen grenzübergreifenden Mechanismus, der derzeit im Rat blockiert wird, bis hin zum Ausbau der einschlägigen Sprachkurse für Kinder, junge Erwachsene und Grenzgänger, die in den betreffenden Regionen leben.
2022/09/15
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (A9-0223/2022 - Rainer Wieland, Charles Goerens)

Das Europäische Parlament hat seinen Standpunkt zu aktualisierten Vorschriften für politische Parteien und Stiftungen auf europäischer Ebene angenommen. Der Abschlussbericht (392 Ja-Stimmen, 119 Nein-Stimmen, 56 Enthaltungen) verbessert den Vorschlag der Kommission. Ich habe dafür gestimmt, da hierdurch die Interaktion zwischen europäischen Parteien und ihren nationalen Mitgliedsparteien und über die Grenzen hinweg weiter erleichtert wird, ihre Transparenz und finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit erhöht wird und sichergestellt wird, dass ihre Nicht-EU-Mitglieder sich zu Werten bekennen, die den in der Europäischen Union geltenden gleichwertig sind.
2022/09/15
Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (A9-0214/2022 - Tom Berendsen)

Am 5. Mai 2021 veröffentlichte die Europäische Kommission eine Mitteilung zur Aktualisierung der neuen Industriestrategie 2020 ab März 2020. Die Aktualisierung ersetzt weder die Industriestrategie 2020 noch schließt sie die mit ihr eingeleiteten Prozesse ab. Ich habe für die aktualisierte Fassung gestimmt, da sie eine maßgeschneiderte Bewertung der Bedürfnisse jedes der 14 identifizierten industriellen Ökosysteme bietet und aufzeigt, wie alle Marktteilnehmer am besten zusammenarbeiten können. Außerdem wird eine Reihe strategischer Abhängigkeiten und Kapazitäten ermittelt und es werden Maßnahmen vorgeschlagen, um diese zu beseitigen und zu verringern.
2022/09/15
Consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing EU's efforts to fight climate change (RC-B9-0384/2022, B9-0384/2022, B9-0391/2022, B9-0393/2022, B9-0403/2022, B9-0404/2022, B9-0405/2022)

Das Europäische Parlament hat mit 469 Ja-Stimmen, 34 Nein-Stimmen und 44 Enthaltungen eine Entschließung zur Verstärkung der Anstrengungen der EU zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels angenommen. Die EU sollte ihre Bemühungen zur Eindämmung des Klimawandels auf 1,5°C im Vergleich zum vorindustriellen Niveau sowie ihre Pläne zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel verstärken. Es braucht einen umfassenden, ehrgeizigen und rechtsverbindlichen europäischen Rahmen für die Anpassung an den Klimawandel, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf den am meisten gefährdeten Regionen der EU liegen soll. Ich habe dafür gestimmt, da die EU weiterhin eine aktive Rolle bei der Festlegung eines globalen Ziels für die Anpassung spielen sollte und sicherstellen sollte, dass die internationale Gemeinschaft ihr Ziel für die internationale Klimafinanzierung erreicht.
2022/09/15
The situation in the Strait of Taiwan (RC-B9-0389/2022, B9-0389/2022, B9-0392/2022, B9-0394/2022, B9-0396/2022, B9-0398/2022, B9-0400/2022)

Mit meiner Stimme für diese Entschließung verurteile ich die jüngsten aggressiven chinesischen Militärübungen in der Straße von Taiwan aufs Schärfste und bin für eine Stärkung der Beziehungen zwischen der EU und Taipeh. Die chinesische Regierung sollte alle Maßnahmen unterlassen, die die Taiwanstraße und die regionale Sicherheit destabilisieren könnten. Die Abgeordneten billigten den Text mit 424 Ja-Stimmen, 14 Nein-Stimmen und 46 Enthaltungen. Der Rest der EU sollte dem Beispiel Litauens folgen.
2022/09/15
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (A9-0253/2021 - Joanna Kopcińska)

Mit diesem Vorschlag billigt das Parlament eine mit dem Rat erzielte Einigung über die Erweiterung des Aufgabenbereichs des Europäischen Zentrums für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten (ECDC). Ich habe dafür gestimmt, da die neuen Regeln die EU besser gegen übertragbare Krankheiten wappnen und ihre Ausbreitung besser verhindern können und wir als Europäer gemeinsam besser mit Krankheitsausbrüchen umgehen werden können.
2022/10/04
Serious cross-border threats to health (A9-0247/2021 - Véronique Trillet-Lenoir)

Wir haben über eine Einigung über ein Maßnahmenpaket abgestimmt, das der EU dabei helfen soll, länderübergreifende Gesundheitsgefahren besser vorherzusehen und darauf zu reagieren. Ich habe für den vorliegenden Text gestimmt, da die neuen Regeln unter anderem auf bessere Prävention, Vorsorge und Planung der Reaktion auf der Ebene der EU und der Mitgliedstaaten abzielen. Die Kommission kann in Zukunft auch einen EU-weiten Gesundheitsnotstand feststellen. Das verstärkt die Zusammenarbeit der Mitgliedstaaten und hilft dabei, frühzeitig entsprechende Maßnahmen zu treffen und medizinische Güter zu besorgen.
2022/10/04
Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward (A9-0215/2022 - Clara Aguilera)

Der Bericht soll die Widerstandsfähigkeit und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des EU-Aquakultursektors stärken und die Beteiligung der EU-Aquakultur an der grünen Transformation sicherstellen. Ich habe für den Bericht gestimmt, da er die gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz sowie Wissen und Innovation im EU-Aquakultursektor fördert.
2022/10/04
Impact of new technologies on taxation: crypto and blockchain (A9-0204/2022 - Lídia Pereira)

Krypto-Vermögenswerte wie Bitcoin sind auf dem Vormarsch. In den letzten Monaten haben wir eine Lawine von Nachrichten über den Aufstieg und Fall von Kryptowährungen beobachten können. Wir sind nicht nur mit einem expandierenden Markt konfrontiert, sondern auch mit einem Markt, der sich schnell und kontinuierlich verändert. Um vertrauenswürdig zu sein, müssen Kryptowährungen (wie jede andere Finanzdienstleistung) Regeln einhalten, insbesondere im steuerlichen Bereich. Das bedeutet, dass wir einen fairen, transparenten und berechenbaren europäischen Rechtsrahmen schaffen müssen, der Verbrauchern und Anlegern ein sicheres und geschütztes Umfeld für ihre Finanzoptionen gewährleistet. Deswegen habe ich für den Bericht gestimmt.
2022/10/04
Radio Equipment Directive: common charger for electronic devices (A9-0129/2022 - Alex Agius Saliba)

Wir wollen den Verbrauchern das Leben leichter machen, damit sie nicht jedes Mal Geld für ein neues Ladegerät und Kabel ausgeben müssen, wenn sie ein neues Gerät kaufen. Abgesehen davon, dass die Verbraucher Geld sparen werden, gibt es auch einen Vorteil für die Umwelt, nämlich die Reduzierung von Elektronikabfall. Ich habe dafür gestimmt, dass der USB-C-Stecker zum Standardanschluss für alle Smartphones, Tablets, Kameras, Kopfhörer, tragbare Lautsprecher und andere Geräte wird. Wir wollen auch, dass die Kunden mehr Freiheit haben und wählen können, ob sie ein Gerät mit oder ohne Ladegerät kaufen wollen. Außerdem werden die Informationen für die Kunden verbessert.
2022/10/04
AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market (A9-0209/2022 - Katrin Langensiepen)

Im Rahmen der Europäischen Strategie für die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen 2021-2030 hat die Kommission angekündigt, dass sie ein europäisches Ressourcenzentrum mit dem Namen „AccessibleEU“ einrichten wird, um die Kohärenz in der Zugänglichkeitspolitik zu erhöhen. Ich habe dafür gestimmt, da ich die Notwendigkeit sehe, auf ein höheres Beschäftigungsniveau von Menschen mit Behinderungen hinzuarbeiten. Das Potenzial dieser Gruppe muss anerkannt werden und sie muss in den Privatsektor miteinbezogen werden. Die Entwicklung von Maßnahmen zur Barrierefreiheit ist von großer Bedeutung, wenn es um die wichtige Inklusion von Menschen mit Behinderung geht.
2022/10/04
EU Customs Single Window (A9-0279/2021 - Ivan Štefanec)

Dieser Vorschlag ist der erste Schritt zur Schaffung eines digitalen Rahmens für eine verstärkte Zusammenarbeit zwischen allen Grenzbehörden durch ein so genanntes „Single Window“. Dies wird den Unternehmen und Händlern ermöglichen, Daten in einem einzigen Portal in einem einzelnen Mitgliedstaat zu übermitteln, wodurch Doppelarbeit, Zeit und Kosten reduziert werden. Ich habe dafür gestimmt, da hierdurch der grenzüberschreitende Handel erleichtert und der Verwaltungsaufwand für die Unternehmen verringert werden kann.
2022/10/04
The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa (A9-0207/2022 - Fabio Massimo Castaldo)

Mit diesem Text bringen wir als Parlament zum Ausdruck, dass die Unsicherheit am Horn von Afrika eine ernsthafte Bedrohung für die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Aussichten ganz Afrikas sowie für die Sicherheitsbelange der EU und der Region darstellt. Der russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine hat zudem besorgniserregende unmittelbare und langfristige Folgen für das Horn von Afrika und die EU muss als Reaktion darauf ihr Engagement in der Region anpassen.
2022/10/05
Access to water as a human right – the external dimension (A9-0231/2022 - Miguel Urbán Crespo)

Der Bericht bekräftigt das Recht auf sauberes Trinkwasser und Abwasserentsorgung als Menschenrecht, da beide Rechte, also der angemessene Zugang zu Wasser, sanitären Einrichtungen und Hygiene sowie das Recht auf Gesundheit und Leben wesentliche Voraussetzungen für die öffentliche Gesundheit und die menschliche Entwicklung sind. Mit meiner Stimme für den Bericht fordere ich die EU und die Mitgliedstaaten nachdrücklich auf, das Recht auf sicheres Trinkwasser und sanitäre Versorgung in multilateralen und regionalen Gremien zu fördern.
2022/10/05
The EU’s response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (RC-B9-0416/2022, B9-0416/2022, B9-0417/2022, B9-0418/2022, B9-0419/2022, B9-0420/2022, B9-0421/2022, B9-0422/2022)

Mit meiner Stimme für die Entschließung vertrete ich die Auffassung, dass Russland dadurch, dass es einen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine führt und die Versorgung mit fossiler Energie als Waffe einsetzt, die Instabilität auf dem Energiemarkt drastisch verschärft hat. Außergewöhnliche Zeiten erfordern außergewöhnliche Sofortmaßnahmen. Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen hierbei gemeinsam und geeinter als je zuvor handeln. Es bedarf einer beispiellosen Solidarität zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten und einer gemeinsamen Reaktion anstatt spaltender einseitiger Maßnahmen. Energieunternehmen, die hohe Gewinne erzielt haben, müssen an der Eindämmung der negativen Auswirkungen der Krise mitwirken. Die Einnahmen sollten Verbrauchern und Unternehmen zugutekommen, insbesondere einkommensschwachen Haushalten und KMU. Dies sollte mit massiven Innovationen und Investitionen in erneuerbare Energie und Energieeffizienz sowie in die Energieinfrastruktur einhergehen.
2022/10/05
The death of Mahsa Amini and the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran (B9-0425/2022, RC-B9-0434/2022, B9-0434/2022, B9-0435/2022, B9-0436/2022, B9-0439/2022, B9-0442/2022, B9-0455/2022)

Mit dieser Entschließung verurteilt unser Parlament den Tod Mahsa Aminis und fordert EU-Sanktionen gegen ihre Mörder und die an der Niederschlagung der darauffolgenden Proteste beteiligten Sicherheitskräfte. Es braucht eine unparteiische, wirksame und vor allem unabhängige Untersuchung ihrer Misshandlung und ihres tragischen Todes. Ich unterstütze die friedliche Protestbewegung im Iran und insbesondere die jungen Iranerinnen, die die Proteste anführen und daran teilnehmen. Gegen iranische Amtsträger, die am Tod von Mahsa Amini und an der Gewalt gegen Demonstranten mitgewirkt haben oder dafür verantwortlich sind, sollen Sanktionen im Rahmen der globalen Sanktionsregelung der EU verhängt werden.
2022/10/06
Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (RC-B9-0430/2022/REV, B9-0430/2022, B9-0432/2022, B9-0433/2022, B9-0438/2022, B9-0446/2022) (vote)

Mit diesem Text verurteilt unser Parlament die Scheinreferenden, die mit vorgehaltener Waffe zwecks Annexion der Gebiete Donezk, Cherson, Luhansk und Saporischschja durchgeführt wurden, erklärt sie für „null und nichtig“ und fordert die Mitgliedstaaten auf, weitere strenge Sanktionen zu verhängen. Der große Mut der Bevölkerung der Ukraine, die ihr Land und die europäischen Werte verteidigen, muss gewürdigt werden. Militärhilfe muss massiv aufgestockt werden, insbesondere in den Bereichen, in denen die Regierung der Ukraine Hilfe anfordert. Die jüngsten Drohungen Russlands mit dem Einsatz von Kernwaffen sind unverantwortlich und gefährlich.
2022/10/06
Outcome of the Commission’s review of the 15-point action plan on trade and sustainable development (B9-0415/2022)

Mit meiner Stimme begrüße ich die Veröffentlichung der Ergebnisse der Überprüfung der Kapitel über Handel und nachhaltige Entwicklung. Das Parlament fordert seit langer Zeit eine umfassende Überprüfung und eine stärkere Schwerpunktsetzung auf die Umsetzung und Durchsetzung der Kapitel über Handel und nachhaltige Entwicklung. Ich unterstütze insbesondere den Vorschlag der Kommission, den Aspekt der Nachhaltigkeit in alle Freihandelsabkommen aufzunehmen, um zu einer CO2-neutralen Wirtschaft beizutragen und dem Marktzugang für Umweltgüter und ‑leistungen sowie dem Zugang zu Rohstoffen und Energiegütern, die für das Funktionieren einer CO2-neutralen Wirtschaft von wesentlicher Bedeutung sind, Vorrang einzuräumen.
2022/10/06
Momentum for the Ocean: strengthening Ocean Governance and Biodiversity (B9-0426/2022)

Die EU muss eine führende Rolle einnehmen, wenn es darum geht, die Ozeane zu schützen, die Meeresökosysteme wiederherzustellen und das Bewusstsein für die wesentliche Rolle, die die Ozeane bei der Erhaltung eines lebenswerten Planeten für Menschen und Tiere spielen, zu schärfen. Fragen im Zusammenhang mit dem Meeresschutz müssen in anderen Politikbereichen stärker berücksichtigt werden, auch auf den bevorstehenden Klima- und Biodiversitätskonferenzen, insbesondere auf der COP 15 und 27. Mit meiner Stimme für die Entschließung mache ich deutlich, dass es erheblicher gemeinsamer Anstrengungen bedarf, um die Degradierung des Zustands unserer Ozeane zu bekämpfen.
2022/10/06
The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (B9-0462/2022, B9-0463/2022)

Mit dieser Entschließung fordern wir als EU-Parlament die Mitgliedstaaten nachdrücklich dazu auf, den Schengen-Raum für Rumänien und Bulgarien zu öffnen. Beide Länder haben bereits 2011 alle erforderlichen Voraussetzungen für die vollständige Anwendung des Schengen-Besitzstands erfüllt. Dennoch hat sich der Rat bislang nicht bewegt, trotz entsprechender Appelle seitens Kommission und EU-Parlament. Daher unterstütze ich die Forderung an den Rat, die erforderlichen Schritte nun endlich zu unternehmen, damit ein Ende der Personenkontrollen an allen Binnengrenzen für beide Mitgliedstaaten Anfang 2023 erreicht werden kann.
2022/10/18
Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) (A9-0233/2022 - Jörgen Warborn)

Mit dem vorliegenden Text nimmt unser Parlament seine Verhandlungsposition zu neuen Regeln für die Verwendung erneuerbarer und CO2-armer Kraftstoffe im Seeverkehr an. Der zugrundeliegende Gesetzesvorschlag ist Bestandteil des „Fit for 55“-Pakets, mit dem wir als EU die CO2-Emissionen bis 2030 um 55 % reduzieren möchten. Wir müssen nachhaltige Kraftstoffe für den Seeverkehr fördern. Darum brauchen wir klare Anforderungen in Bezug auf Schiffe, die in EU-Häfen einlaufen oder aus ihnen auslaufen. Als Parlament fordern wir entsprechend, dass ab 2025 die Treibhausgase von Schiffen um 2 %, ab 2035 um 20 % und ab 2050 um 80 % gegenüber dem Stand von 2020 reduziert werden. Insgesamt ist es nämlich wichtig, dass auch der Schiffsverkehr einen spürbaren Beitrag zum Erreichen unserer Klimaschutzziele leistet. Darum habe ich diesen Text unterstützt.
2022/10/19
Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (A9-0234/2022 - Ismail Ertug)

Mit dem vorliegenden Text, für den ich gestimmt habe, fordert unser Parlament einen massiven Ausbau der Ladestationen für E-Autos an den Hauptverkehrsstraßen. Natürlich ist es angesichts der verstärkten Elektrifizierung unserer Mobilität wichtig, die entsprechenden Ladestationen stark auszubauen. Allerdings müssen diese auch gleichmäßig über das Land verteilt werden, damit die Landbevölkerung nicht vergessen wird. Die Mitgliedstaaten sollen hierzu bis 2024 ihre Pläne vorlegen. Ich betone in diesem Zusammenhang nochmals, dass ich es für falsch halte, dass ab 2035 nur noch Elektro-Autos neu zugelassen werden sollen. Europa muss über seine bestehenden Abhängigkeiten von Ressourcen nachdenken, denn die Stoffe, die für die Batterien dieser Autos benötigt werden, werden maßgeblich in China verarbeitet, was zu neuen Abhängigkeiten führen wird. Daher sollte meiner Meinung nach auch der Verbrennermotor, der mit klimaneutralen Treibstoffen betrieben werden kann, länger zugelassen werden. Ich werde in diesem Sinne weiter für die Technologieoffenheit in der Mobilität eintreten.
2022/10/19
Non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in occupied foreign regions (C9-0302/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

Ich habe den vorliegenden Text mit meiner Stimme unterstützt. Mit der Verabschiedung müssen EU-Parlament und Mitgliedstaaten nun in den anstehenden Verhandlungen schnell zu einer Annahme der Bestimmungen kommen. Wir brauchen ein gemeinsames EU-Konzept für die Nichtanerkennung russischer Pässe, die in besetzten ausländischen Gebieten ausgestellt wurden. Als Parlament verurteilen wir klar und deutlich die schamlose und illegale Annexion der Krim sowie der Gebiete von Donezk, Luhansk, Cherson und Saporischschja durch Russland. Darum müssen auch alle EU-Mitgliedstaaten die in diesen Regionen von Russland ausgestellten Reisedokumente als inakzeptabel deklarieren.
2022/10/20
The Rule of Law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia (B9-0470/2022, B9-0471/2022)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung zollt unser Parlament der ermordeten maltesischen Enthüllungsjournalistin Daphne Caruana Galizia fünf Jahre nach ihrer Ermordung seinen Respekt. Wir würdigen ihre Arbeit, mit der sie zur Aufdeckung von Korruption, organisiertem Verbrechen, Steuerbetrug und Geldwäsche in Malta beigetragen hat. Gleichzeitig kritisieren wir die mangelnden Fortschritte bei der strafrechtlichen Verfolgung dieser kriminellen Akte. Wir fordern die maltesische Regierung dazu auf, die Ermittlungen zu intensivieren und die rechtsstaatlichen Standards der Europäischen Union uneingeschränkt zu garantieren. Alle Beteiligten auf allen Ebenen müssen in dieser Sache vor Gericht gestellt werden. Auch eine umfassende und kontinuierliche Einbeziehung von Europol ist im Rahmen der Mordermittlungen erforderlich.
2022/10/20
UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (B9-0461/2022)

Mit dieser Entschließung fordern wir alle Staaten dazu auf, ihre Verpflichtungen zur Senkung der CO2-Emissionen bei der im November anstehenden Klimaschutzkonferenz der Vereinten Nationen (COP 27) in Scharm el-Scheich zu intensivieren. Der Bericht des UNEP über die Emissionslücke 2021 besagt deutlich, dass sich die Welt selbst bei Umsetzung der ehrgeizigeren nationalen Klimaziele für 2030 auf einen Temperaturanstieg von 2,7 °C zubewegt, was weit über den Zielen des Pariser Abkommens liegt, die globale Erwärmung auf deutlich unter 2 °C zu begrenzen und 1,5 °C anzustreben. Zwar bekennen sich immer mehr Länder zur Klimaneutralität bis zur Mitte des Jahrhunderts, allerdings fehlt es an konkreten Verpflichtungen mitsamt kurzfristigen Zielvorgaben, Strategien und Maßnahmen, die in national festgelegte Beiträge aufgenommen werden müssen. Daher habe ich diese Resolution unterstützt.
2022/10/20
The situation in Burkina Faso following the coup d’état (RC-B9-0464/2022, B9-0464/2022, B9-0465/2022, B9-0466/2022, B9-0467/2022, B9-0468/2022, B9-0469/2022)

Mit dieser Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, verurteilt unser Parlament den Militärputsch in Burkina Faso und kritisiert die bestehenden Menschenrechtsverletzungen im Land. Der Putsch untergräbt die Rückkehr zur verfassungsmäßigen Ordnung und daher braucht es transparente Wahlen. Dazu gehört auch, die Zivilregierung sofort wiedereinzusetzen.
2022/10/20
EU/Ukraine Agreement on the carriage of freight by road (A9-0263/2022 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)

Mit dieser Empfehlung, die ich unterstützt habe, gibt unser Parlament sein grünes Licht für das Abkommen mit der Ukraine zur Erleichterung des grenzüberschreitenden Güterverkehrs. Nach dem Angriffskrieg Putins auf die Ukraine mussten alternative Wege für die Ausfuhr sowie den grenzüberschreitenden Transport in die und aus der Ukraine gefunden werden. Dies soll der vorliegende Text ermöglichen. Da die Verkehrsstörungen ebenfalls für die benachbarte Republik Moldau gelten, sind auch hier entsprechende Vorkehrungen zu treffen.
2022/11/10
Distortive foreign subsidies (A9-0135/2022 - Christophe Hansen)

Mit der vorliegenden Verordnung, die ich mit meiner Stimme unterstützt habe, schließt die EU eine bestehende Regelungslücke, die europäische Unternehmen gegenüber ausländischen Wettbewerbern, die von drittstaatlichen Subventionen profitiert haben, im Wettbewerb benachteiligt. Subventionen, die von Drittstaaten gewährt werden, unterliegen nämlich oftmals nicht derselben Kontrolle wie Subventionen an europäische Unternehmen. Durch die vorliegenden Regeln schaffen wir also einen faireren Wettbewerb und gehen konsequenter gegen die Wettbewerbsverzerrung durch drittstaatliche Subventionen vor.
2022/11/10
A high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (A9-0313/2021 - Bart Groothuis)

Mit der vorliegenden Einigung, die ich unterstützt habe, schaffen wir unter anderem strengere Regeln in Bezug auf die Steigerung der Cybersicherheit und setzen auf mehr Informationsaustausch in diesem Bereich. Das soll insgesamt dazu führen, dass europäische Unternehmen, Regierungen und Organisationen widerstandsfähiger gegenüber feindlichen Cyberattacken werden.Nicht zuletzt der russische Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine hat gezeigt, wie anfällig unsere kritischen Infrastrukturen immer noch sind. Im Rahmen auch „hybrid“ geführter Kriege müssen wir uns im Bereich der Cybersicherheit besser aufstellen. Darum sind die Mitgliedstaaten unter anderem dazu aufgefordert, ihre nationalen Strategien und Maßnahmen zur Cybersicherheit zu verbessern.
2022/11/10
Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Croatia (A9-0264/2022 - Paulo Rangel)

Mit dem vorliegenden Bericht, für den ich gestimmt habe, unterstützt unser Parlament die Aufhebung der Kontrollen an den Binnengrenzen zwischen dem Schengen-Raum und dem Mitgliedstaat Kroatien. Bereits Ende 2021 hat der Rat bestätigt, dass Kroatien die notwendigen Bedingungen für die vollständige Anwendung der Schengen-Bestimmungen erfüllt. Daher muss nun auch eine endgültige Entscheidung zur Aufhebung der Grenzkontrollen gefasst werden, was durch einen einstimmigen Beschluss des Rates der EU erfolgen muss.
2022/11/10
Esports and video games (A9-0244/2022 - Laurence Farreng)

Mit diesem Bericht, für den ich gestimmt habe, fordert das EU-Parlament eine europäische Strategie für den Bereich der sogenannten „E-Sports“ und Videospiele.Als stark wachsender Markt kann der Bereich der E-Sports und Videospiele nicht mehr einfach ignoriert werden. Daher fordert das EU-Parlament die Kommission unter anderem dazu auf, in Partnerschaft mit Herausgebern, Verbänden, Vereinen und Turnierveranstaltern eine Charta zur Förderung europäischer Werte in E-Sportwettbewerben zu entwickeln. Der Bericht erkennt an, dass Videospiele auch eine Reihe von Gefahren – insbesondere für junge Menschen – mit sich bringen, wie zum Beispiel Suchtverhalten.Die EU muss daher einen verantwortungsvollen Ansatz verfolgen, bei dem die E-Sports als Teil einer gesunden Lebensweise gefördert werden.
2022/11/10
Resilience of critical entities (A9-0289/2021 - Michal Šimečka)

Wir brauchen in Europa einen besseren Schutz unserer kritischen Einrichtungen. Die zwischen dem Parlament und dem Rat vereinbarten Regeln, denen ich zugestimmt habe, sollen den Schutz der wesentlichen Infrastrukturen in der EU durch die Einführung harmonisierter Mindestverpflichtungen verbessern. Auch die Definitionen wesentlicher Infrastrukturen und die Kommunikationspraxis sollen angeglichen werden, wobei in jedem Land Anlaufstellen eingerichtet werden, um die grenzüberschreitende Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit zu erleichtern. Die neuen Regeln umfassen Sektoren wie Energie, Verkehr, Banken, digitale Infrastruktur, Trinkwasser und Abwasser, Erzeugung, Verarbeitung und Vertrieb von Lebensmitteln, Gesundheit, öffentliche Verwaltung oder den Weltraumsektor. Die jüngsten Ereignisse in mehreren Teilen Europas verdeutlichen, wie wichtig es ist, unsere Infrastruktur und unsere kritischen Einrichtungen zu sichern.
2022/11/22
Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism (RC-B9-0482/2022, B9-0482/2022, B9-0483/2022, B9-0485/2022, B9-0486/2022, B9-0487/2022)

Ich habe der vorliegenden Entschließung zugestimmt, mit der das Europäische Parlament Russland als Terrorismus fördernden Staat einstuft. Die vorsätzlichen Angriffe und Gräueltaten der russischen Streitkräfte und ihrer Stellvertreter gegen die Zivilbevölkerung in der Ukraine, die Zerstörung der zivilen Infrastruktur und weitere schwere Verstöße gegen das Völkerrecht und das humanitäre Recht sind zu verurteilen. Unser Parlament fordert die EU und ihre Mitgliedstaaten dazu auf, einen geeigneten Rechtsrahmen für eine solche Einstufung zu schaffen, denn im Gegensatz zu Ländern wie den Vereinigten Staaten und Kanada verfügt die EU noch nicht über einen Rechtsrahmen für die Einstufung eines Staates als dem Terrorismus Vorschub leistender Staat. Wir fordern in diesem Zusammenhang auch, die russische paramilitärische Organisation „Gruppe Wagner“ und andere von Russland finanzierte bewaffnete Milizen auf die Terrorliste der EU zu setzen.
2022/11/23
Situation in Libya (A9-0252/2022 - Giuliano Pisapia)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, für die ich gestimmt habe, beklagt unser Parlament die sich weiter verschlechternde politische und sicherheitspolitische Lage in Libyen. Wir schlagen u. a. die Ernennung eines EU-Sonderbeauftragten für Libyen vor. Die diplomatischen Bemühungen der EU zur Wiederherstellung von Frieden und Sicherheit im Land müssen verstärkt werden. Auch die Mitgliedstaaten müssen in diesem Zusammenhang mit einer Stimme sprechen, einheitlicher handeln und kooperative Bemühungen unterstützen, um den gewünschten politischen Übergang, der mit den notwendigen Reformen einhergeht, zu erreichen.
2022/11/23
Prevention, management and better care of diabetes in the EU on the occasion of World Diabetes Day (B9-0492/2022)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, fordert unser Parlament mehr Ehrgeiz bei der Bekämpfung von Diabetes. In der EU leben bereits mehr als 33 Millionen Erwachsene mit Diabetes. Prognosen zufolge sollen die Zahlen bis 2030 auf 38 Millionen ansteigen. Hundert Jahre nach der Entdeckung des Insulins fordern wir die EU-Institutionen und Mitgliedstaaten dazu auf, die Ungleichheiten zwischen den EU-Bürgern bei der Behandlung und Prävention zu verringern und die Versorgung und Lebensqualität von Menschen mit Diabetes zu verbessern. Zwar gibt es nach wie vor keine Heilung, aber durch eine effektive Behandlung und Prävention kann das Risiko von Komplikationen stark verringert werden. Wir brauchen außerdem mehr Forschung und einen guten Zugang zu gesunden und nachhaltigen Lebensmitteln in allen Mitgliedstaaten.
2022/11/23
'Macro-Financial Assistance+' instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (C9-0373/2022)

Auf Basis des vorliegenden Texts, für den ich gestimmt habe, genehmigt unser Parlament ein Darlehen in Höhe von 18 Milliarden Euro zur Unterstützung der Ukraine. Die Mittel sollen u. a. der Unterstützung wichtiger öffentlicher Dienstleistungen – wie dem Betrieb von Krankenhäusern, Schulen und der Bereitstellung von Wohnraum für umgesiedelte Menschen – dienen. Auch die kritische Infrastruktur, die von Russland zerstört wird, soll mithilfe der Mittel wiederaufgebaut werden. Das von der EU aufgenommene Darlehen ist an Bedingungen wie Reformen oder Korruptionsbekämpfung geknüpft, die vor jeder Tranche überprüft werden sollen.
2022/11/24
Establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (A9-0159/2022 - Martina Dlabajová)

Der Fahrplan „Weg in die digitale Dekade“ zielt darauf ab, den digitalen Wandel in Europa zu gestalten, indem EU-weite digitale Ziele festgelegt werden, die bis 2030 durch gemeinsame Anstrengungen der Mitgliedstaaten und der EU sowie durch gemeinsame Investitionen erreicht werden sollen. Es ist wichtig, dass wir auf europäischer Ebene konkrete, quantitative und messbare Ziele auf diesem Gebiet festlegen. So sollen z. B. 80 % der Erwachsenen bis 2030 zumindest über grundlegende digitale Fähigkeiten verfügen. Wir müssen auch dafür sorgen, dass alle Haushalte über eine schnelle Internetverbindung verfügen. Dies gilt auch und insbesondere für ländliche Gebiete. Gleichzeitig dürfen wir in diesem Bereich niemanden zurücklassen, insbesondere nicht diejenigen, die digital noch nicht so fit sind. Ich habe für diese Einigung zwischen dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Rat gestimmt.
2022/11/24
Assessment of Hungary's compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP (B9-0511/2022)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, fordert unser Parlament in Bezug auf Ungarn eine konsequente Anwendung des Rechtsstaatsmechanismus, der besagt, dass das Geld der Steuerzahler geschützt werden muss, wenn Verstöße gegen die Grundsätze der Rechtsstaatlichkeit die finanziellen Interessen der EU beeinträchtigen. Wir stellen fest, dass die 17 von der Kommission und Ungarn ausgehandelten Maßnahmen nicht ausreichen, um dem bestehenden systemischen Risiko für die finanziellen Interessen der EU entgegenzuwirken. Wir beklagen außerdem, dass Ungarn das Einstimmigkeitsprinzip immer wieder missbraucht, um wichtige Entscheidungen zu blockieren. Die ungarische Regierung hatte viel Zeit, um die geforderten Maßnahmen umzusetzen, aber sie hat nicht genug getan. Das Land sollte daher keine zusätzlichen EU-Gelder mehr erhalten, bis die notwendigen Maßnahmen vollständig umgesetzt sind.
2022/11/24
Protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe (RC-B9-0503/2022, B9-0503/2022, B9-0504/2022, B9-0509/2022, B9-0514/2022, B9-0518/2022, B9-0519/2022, B9-0520/2022)

Ich habe die vorliegende Entschließung unterstützt. Die wachsende Zahl von Wölfen hat Folgen für die traditionelle Weidewirtschaft in Europa. Das Europäische Parlament fordert mehrheitlich eine Änderung des Schutzstatus der Wölfe auf der Grundlage einer wissenschaftlichen Neubewertung ihrer Bestände. Es ist an vielen Stellen deutlich geworden, dass die derzeitigen Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Vieh und Herden, wie Zäune und Hunde, vielerorts nicht praktikabel sind und diese Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Tiere nicht ausreichen. Dadurch können massive Schäden entstehen. Als Parlament fordern wir konkret eine flexiblere Überprüfung des Schutzstatus. Die Kommission soll den Schutzstatus herabstufen können, sobald die Wolfspopulation einen günstigen Erhaltungszustand erreicht hat. Das Parlament fordert auch eine bessere Unterstützung der Landwirte, sowohl wenn es um Präventionsmaßnahmen wie auch um die langfristige und angemessene Finanzierung im Falle eines Schadens geht. Die Kommission muss sich nun ernsthaft mit diesem Thema befassen.
2022/11/24
Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar (B9-0539/2022, B9-0541/2022, B9-0542/2022, B9-0543/2022, B9-0537/2022, RC-B9-0538/2022, B9-0538/2022)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, für die ich gestimmt habe, beklagt unser Parlament den Tod Tausender Arbeitsmigranten bei Bauarbeiten im Zusammenhang mit der Weltmeisterschaft in Katar. In dem Text beschreiben wir die in der FIFA herrschende Korruption zudem als „ungezügelt, systemisch und tief verwurzelt“. Die EU-Mitgliedstaaten und ihre Verbände sollten Druck auf die UEFA und die FIFA ausüben, um die FIFA grundlegend zu reformieren. Dazu gehört die Einführung demokratischer und transparenter Verfahren bei der Vergabe von Fußballweltmeisterschaften und die strikte Umsetzung von Menschenrechts- und Nachhaltigkeitskriterien für die Gastgeberländer.
2022/11/24
Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (A9-0284/2022 - Anne-Sophie Pelletier)

Nach wie vor gibt es zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten starke Unterschiede in Bezug auf die Integration von Menschen mit Behinderungen. Auch das Übereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen über die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen wird verschiedenartig umgesetzt, was das Leben für Menschen mit Behinderung erschwert. Diesbezüglich hat das Parlament in dem vorliegenden Bericht, den ich unterstützt habe, einige Forderungen und Vorschläge ausgearbeitet.Ein wichtiger Bestandteil ist der Europäische Behindertenausweis: In der EU-Strategie 2021-2030 für die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen wird vorgeschlagen, bis Ende 2023 einen Europäischen Behindertenausweis zu schaffen, der in allen Mitgliedstaaten anerkannt werden soll. Er soll die Freizügigkeit zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten für EU-Bürger mit Behinderungen erleichtern. Ein Grenzübertritt darf Menschen mit einer Behinderung nicht daran hindern, ihre Rechte in der gesamten EU in Anspruch zu nehmen. Es ist daher wichtig und unbedingt notwendig, dass die Kommission im Jahr 2023 einen Legislativvorschlag für diesen Europäischen Behindertenausweis vorlegt.
2022/12/13
A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (A9-0269/2022 - Isabel Carvalhais)

In dem vorliegenden Bericht, den ich unterstützt habe, wird der ländlichen Raum als entscheidend bei der Bewältigung der großen gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen herausgestellt. Die ländlichen Gebiete machen 80 % der Fläche der Europäischen Union aus. Die Menschen aus diesen Gebieten müssen daher auch deutlich höher auf der Agenda der EU stehen.Hier ist unter anderem die Notwendigkeit einer guten Internetverbindung zu nennen, denn nicht erst die COVID-Krise hat gezeigt, wie unverzichtbar der Zugang zum Internet in ländlichen Gebieten ist, wenn wir dort Arbeitsplätze erhalten und Lebensqualität steigern wollen. Gleiches gilt auch für die Gesundheitsversorgung, denn wir beobachten mit großer Sorge, dass Krankenhaus- und Pflegeeinrichtungen auf dem Land zunehmend Schwierigkeiten bei der Finanzierung haben.Wir müssen der Landbevölkerung aber auch und gerade in diesem Bereich eine hochwertige Versorgung garantieren. Das ist nicht zuletzt in Hinblick auf die demographische Entwicklung unverzichtbar.Auch der Rückgang der familiären Landwirtschaft ist ein Problem, gerade in Zeiten, in denen wir uns um die Ernährungssicherheit Sorgen machen. No farmers, no food! Junge Landwirte müssen besser unterstützt werden, damit sie weiterhin Lust dazu haben, diesen für unsere Gesellschaft so wichtigen Beruf zu ergreifen, die Höfe auf dem Land zu übernehmen und die Arbeit fortzusetzen. Hier muss die neue und künftige Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik entsprechende Anreize setzen.
2022/12/13
Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail (A9-0242/2022 - Annalisa Tardino)

Der vorliegende Bericht zum Aktionsplan zur Förderung des Schienenpersonenverkehrs auf fern- und grenzüberschreitenden Strecken, für den ich gestimmt habe, geht auf einen entsprechenden Aktionsplan der EU-Kommission ein, der am 14. Dezember 2021 vorgestellt wurde.Insgesamt ist es das Ziel, den grenzüberschreitenden Schienenpersonenfernverkehr zu einer attraktiven Reiseoption zu machen, zum Beispiel durch eine Verbesserung der Verbindungen – derzeit haben nur 44 % der Einwohner an den Grenzen Zugang zu Schienenverkehrsdiensten – und einen Abbau der noch bestehenden Hindernisse. Der vorliegende Bericht schlägt in diesem Sinne u.a. vor, dass die Fahrkarten aller Bahnbetreiber über alle Fahrkartenkanäle erworben werden können. Dazu gehört, dass die Fahrgäste bei der Suche, der Auswahl und dem Kauf von Tickets ein nahtloses Nutzererlebnis haben sollten.
2022/12/13
Digital divide: the social differences created by digitalisation (B9-0550/2022)

Die Digitalisierung hat für unsere Gesellschaft viele Verbesserungen und Vereinfachungen gebracht, allerdings bestehen auch Gefahren, nämlich die Ausgrenzung von Teilen der Bevölkerung durch eine wachsende Digitalisierung. So ist es beispielsweise problematisch, dass die Bestätigung einer Zahlung oder der Zugang zu einem persönlichen Bankkonto ohne ein Mobiltelefon in einigen Fällen nicht mehr möglich ist, obwohl es keine gesetzliche Verpflichtung gibt, ein solches Gerät zu besitzen.Ebenfalls problematisch ist, dass, obschon das Bargeld das im Euro-Währungsgebiet nach wie vor am häufigsten verwendete Zahlungsmittel ist, aktuellen Daten der EZB zufolge die Gesamtzahl der Geldautomaten im Euro-Währungsgebiet im Jahr 2021 um 4,2 % zurückgegangen ist. Eine Reihe wichtiger öffentlicher Dienste ist nur noch über das Mobiltelefon nutzbar. Das schließt ganze Bevölkerungsgruppen aus.Mit dieser Entschließung betonen wir als Parlament, dass Unzulänglichkeiten beim Zugang zu Bargeld unverzüglich behoben werden müssen und eine freie Wahl der Zahlungsart weiter möglich sein muss. Ebenfalls betonen wir, dass es wichtig ist, die Wahlfreiheit zu schützen und zusätzlich zum Ausbau von Online-Diensten Räumlichkeiten für alle öffentlichen Dienste zur Gewährleistung des Publikumsverkehrs zu erhalten.
2022/12/13
Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU) (A9-0283/2022 - Markus Pieper)

Mit diesem Standpunkt zu einem Gesetz in Bezug auf die Erteilung von Genehmigungen für Anlagen zur Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien, den ich unterstützt habe, setzt unser Parlament ein wichtiges Signal im Sinne der angestrebten und notwendigen Energiewende.Wir treten dafür ein, die maximalen Genehmigungsfristen für neue Anlagen auf neun Monate zu verkürzen, wenn diese in sogenannten „Beschleunigungsgebieten für erneuerbare Energien“ liegen. Wenn die zuständige Behörde innerhalb der Frist nicht reagiert, soll die Genehmigung oder der Antrag als genehmigt gelten. Die entsprechenden Beschleunigungsgebiete würden dann von den EU-Mitgliedstaaten festgelegt. Außerhalb dieser Zonen würde das Verfahren nicht länger als 18 Monate dauern.Diese und weitere Bestimmungen werden, nach einer Einigung mit den Mitgliedstaaten, auch für die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft in Bezug auf die Ausübung der Zuständigkeit der Raumordnung von Relevanz sein.
2022/12/14
Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (B9-0580/2022, RC-B9-0581/2022, B9-0581/2022, B9-0582/2022, B9-0583/2022, B9-0584/2022, B9-0585/2022, B9-0587/2022)

Die laufenden strafrechtlichen Ermittlungen zu der vermuteten Einflussnahme Katars auf Entscheidungen des Europäischen Parlaments machen mich fassungslos. Was dort bislang zu Tage gefördert wurde, ist wirklich schockierend. Ich begrüße die konsequente Arbeit der belgischen Behörden in dieser Angelegenheit. Denn diese Korruption ist auch ein Angriff auf die Demokratie. Und jeder Zweifel an der Wehrhaftigkeit der Demokratie ist gefährlich.Die Forderung nach mehr Transparenz muss auf den Tisch, um Vertrauen wiederherzustellen. Das fordert auch die vorliegende Entschließung, für die ich gestimmt habe. Das ist insbesondere wichtig, wenn es um die Einflussnahme von so genannten Drittstaaten, also Staaten von außerhalb der Europäischen Union, auf die Politik der Europäischen Union geht. Hier müssen wir sehr viel konsequenter werden, denn diese versuchte Infiltration durch andere Staaten ist nicht erst seit diesem Skandal bekannt.Problematisch ist, dass diplomatische Vertretungen und Botschaften, insbesondere von Drittländern, von den Transparenzregeln bisher völlig ausgenommen sind. Sie werden also höchstens freiwillig registriert. Das muss sich ändern. Auch Treffen mit diesen öffentlichen Stellen und Diplomaten müssen im Transparenzregister erscheinen. Ebenfalls ergreift das Parlament unter anderem die Sofortmaßnahme, alle Arbeiten an den Katar betreffenden Legislativvorhaben auszusetzen, insbesondere in Bezug auf die Visaliberalisierung und das EU-Luftverkehrsabkommen.
2022/12/15
Shipments of waste (A9-0290/2022 - Pernille Weiss)

Mit diesem Bericht, für den ich gestimmt habe, verabschiedet unser Parlament seine Position zu den Verhandlungen mit den EU-Mitgliedstaaten über eine neue Verordnung zur Verbringung von Abfällen.Konkret fordert unser Parlament strengere Regeln für einen besseren Schutz der Umwelt und Gesundheit. Im Jahr 2020 hat die EU 32,7 Millionen Tonnen Abfälle in Nicht-EU-Staaten abgeführt, was etwa 16 % des weltweiten Handels mit Abfällen entspricht. Auch zwischen den EU-Staaten werden jährlich rund 67 Millionen Tonnen Abfall verbracht. Wir sprechen uns als Parlament u.a. dafür aus, den Export von Plastikabfall in Nicht-OECD-Ländern zu verbieten und den Export in OECD-Staaten innerhalb von vier Jahren einzustellen. Außerdem wollen wir einen EU-Mechanismus schaffen, der die Aufdeckung illegaler Abfallverbringungen erleichtert. Ganz wichtig ist auch der Aspekt der Kreislaufwirtschaft. Anstatt Abfälle auf Müllhalden außerhalb der EU zu entsorgen, sollte die EU die Teile des Abfalls besser verwerten, die weiter nutzbar und als Ressource einsetzbar sind. Dies wird auch für sehr viele Industriezweige von Vorteil sein. Der Zugang zu Rohstoffen wird ein Schlüsselelement sein, um Europa unabhängiger zu machen und die Herausforderungen im Bereich des digitalen und klimabedingten Wandels zu meistern.
2023/01/17
Rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes (A9-0293/2022 - Lídia Pereira)

Mit dem vorliegenden Text, den ich unterstützt habe, wollen wir den Missbrauch von Briefkastenfirmen zum Zwecke der Steuervermeidung verhindern. Durch LuxLeaks, Panama oder Pandora Papers ist mehr als deutlich geworden, welche Ausmaße die aggressive Steuerplanung vieler multinationaler Unternehmen angenommen hat.Mit diesem Text wollen wir Mindestkriterien festlegen, mit denen die nationalen Steuerbehörden solche Praktiken besser kontrollieren und verfolgen können. Auch die großen multinationalen Unternehmen müssen sich endlich vollständig ihrer Steuerpflicht stellen.
2023/01/17
Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 7 on defence of privileges and immunity and Rule 9 on procedures on immunity (A9-0001/2023 - Gabriele Bischoff)

Mit dem vorliegenden Beschluss, für den ich gestimmt habe, ändern wir die Geschäftsordnung des Europäischen Parlaments im Hinblick auf Artikel 7 (Schutz der Vorrechte und der Immunität) und Artikel 9 (Immunitätsverfahren) derart ab, dass auch die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft bzw. der Europäische Generalstaatsanwalt einen Antrag auf Aufhebung der Immunität eines EU-Abgeordneten stellen kann. Dies war bislang den zuständigen nationalen Behörden vorbehalten. Die Geschäftsordnung trägt somit der Verordnung (EU) 2017/1939 des Rates vom 12. Oktober 2017 zur Durchführung einer Verstärkten Zusammenarbeit zur Errichtung der Europäischen Staatsanwaltschaft (EUStA) Rechnung.
2023/01/17
30th Anniversary of the Single Market (B9-0004/2023)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, gehen wir auf die Erfolgsgeschichte des EU-Binnenmarktes sowie auf einige Herausforderungen ein, vor denen der Binnenmarkt 30 Jahre nach seiner Gründung steht.Seit seiner Schaffung hat der Binnenmarkt das tägliche Leben der Menschen und Unternehmen insbesondere in Grenzregionen wie Ostbelgien stark erleichtert und für Arbeitsplätze und Wachstum in der gesamten EU gesorgt. Der freie Verkehr von Waren, Dienstleistungen, Kapital und Personen hat viel Potential unserer Wirtschaft und Arbeitsmärkte freigesetzt. Die EU hat den größten Binnenmarkt der Welt geschaffen, mit 447 Millionen Verbrauchern und 23 Millionen Unternehmen.Nach wie vor bestehen aber Hindernisse, die wir weiter konsequent abbauen müssen. Wir weisen u. a. kritisch darauf hin, dass die COVID-19-Krise und die Vielzahl einseitiger nationaler Beschränkungen schwerwiegende und störende Auswirkungen auf den freien Warenverkehr und die Freizügigkeit, insbesondere für die Grenzgänger, hatten und sich nachteilig auf Unternehmen in der EU ausgewirkt haben. Daher sollte u. a. das vorgeschlagene Notfallinstrument für den Binnenmarkt zu einer Vermeidung solcher Situationen eingesetzt werden. Auch die Anerkennung von Berufsqualifikationen bleibt in einigen Mitgliedstaaten unzureichend. Diese Mitgliedstaaten müssen die geltenden EU-Rechtsvorschriften unbedingt einhalten, was auch konsequent durch die Kommission verfolgt werden sollte.
2023/01/18
EU response to the protests and executions in Iran (RC-B9-0066/2023, B9-0062/2023, B9-0066/2023, B9-0067/2023, B9-0070/2023, B9-0079/2023, B9-0080/2023)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, fordert unser Parlament weitere Sanktionen gegen das iranische Regime. Eine zentrale Forderung unseres Parlaments ist es u. a., das Korps der Islamischen Revolutionsgarde auf die EU-Terroristenliste zu setzen.Wir verurteilen als Parlament ebenfalls auf das Schärfste die Todesurteile gegen und Hinrichtungen von friedlichen Demonstranten und fordern die iranischen Staatsorgane auf, das harte Vorgehen gegen ihre eigenen Bürger sofort einzustellen.Aus belgischer Sicht ist es mir ebenfalls wichtig, dass wir aufs Schärfste die schändliche Behandlung des belgischen Staatsangehörigen Olivier Vandecasteele durch die iranischen Staatsorgane verurteilen und wir als Parlament seine unverzügliche und bedingungslose Freilassung einfordern.
2023/01/19
Amending the decision of 10 March 2022 on setting up a special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (ING2), and adjusting its title and responsibilities (B9-0119/2023)

Mit der Annahme dieses Beschlusses erweitert das Europäische Parlament den Auftrag des Sonderausschusses zu Einflussnahme aus dem Ausland. Der Sonderausschuss soll nun auch konkret als Aufgabe haben, die Mängel in den Vorschriften des Parlaments zu Transparenz, Integrität, Rechenschaftspflicht und Korruptionsbekämpfung zu ermitteln und diesbezüglich Empfehlungen für Reformen auszusprechen. Ein Abschlussbericht soll voraussichtlich im Juli 2023 vorliegen. In Hinblick auf die Notwendigkeit, auch interne Reformen zum besseren Schutz vor externer Einmischung zu forcieren, habe ich den Beschluss unterstützt.
2023/02/14
Setting up a subcommittee on public health (B9-0120/2023)

Mit dem vorliegenden Text, für den ich gestimmt habe, beschließt das Europäische Parlament, innerhalb des Ausschusses für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit einen Unterausschuss für öffentliche Gesundheit einzurichten. Dieser neue Unterausschuss ist für Angelegenheiten der öffentlichen Gesundheit und insbesondere für die Programme und spezifischen Maßnahmen im Bereich der öffentlichen Gesundheit, pharmazeutische und kosmetische Erzeugnisse, die Gesundheitsaspekte des Bioterrorismus, die Europäische Arzneimittel-Agentur und das Europäische Zentrum für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten zuständig.Es ist wichtig, dass eine Priorität dieser Legislaturperiode bei der Gesundheitsversorgung liegt. Nicht zuletzt die Corona-Pandemie hat gezeigt, wie sehr das Gesundheitswesen politische Unterstützung braucht.
2023/02/14
Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections (A9-0297/2022 - Damian Boeselager)

Durch den vorliegenden Vorschlag, den ich unterstützt habe, soll die Ausübung des aktiven und passiven Wahlrechts von mobilen Unionsbürgern mit einem Wohnsitz in einem Mitgliedstaat, dessen Staatsangehörigkeit sie nicht besitzen, vereinfacht und gefördert werden. Diese Situation betrifft schätzungsweise 13,3 Millionen Unionsbürger, die trotz der Regelungen der Richtlinie 93/109/EG immer noch vor vielen Hindernissen bei der Ausübung ihres Wahlrechts bei den Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament stehen. Folglich zielt dieser Vorschlag vor allem darauf ab, Wahlinformationen zugänglicher zu machen oder das Registrierungsverfahren für die betreffenden Menschen zu vereinfachen.
2023/02/14
Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe: Chips Joint Undertaking (A9-0012/2023 - Eva Maydell)

Der vorliegende Vorschlag, den ich unterstützt habe, soll das Halbleiter-Ökosystem der Union stärken und einen wichtigen Schritt in Richtung digitale Souveränität der Europäischen Union darstellen. Denn der aktuelle Mangel an Halbleitern überall auf der Welt zeigt, dass sich Europa vorbereiten muss, um Abhängigkeiten von Dritten zu verringern. Schließlich sind die Halbleiter für eine zukunftsfähige Wirtschaft auf unserem Kontinent unverzichtbar.Insgesamt setzen wir als Europäische Union das Ziel, den Anteil der Europäischen Union an der weltweiten Produktionskapazität von Halbleitern auf 20 %Prozent zu erhöhen. Heute liegt der Anteil der Europäischen Union an der globalen Produktionskapazität bei unter zehn Prozent. Dieser Sprung soll u.a. durch die Initiative „Gemeinsames Unternehmen für Chips“ sowie ein eigenes Chips-Gesetz erreicht werden, das darauf abzielt, die technologische Kapazität und die Innovation bei EU-Chips zu stärken.
2023/02/15
Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili (RC-B9-0106/2023, B9-0106/2023, B9-0109/2023, B9-0112/2023, B9-0114/2023, B9-0117/2023)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, bringt das Parlament seine tiefe Besorgnis darüber zum Ausdruck, dass sich der Gesundheitszustand des ehemaligen georgischen Präsidenten Micheil Saakaschwili in der Haft weiter verschlechtert hat und die staatlichen georgischen Stellen bislang unangemessen darauf reagiert haben.Wir fordern die zuständigen staatlichen Stellen dazu auf, Saakaschwili freizulassen und ihm aus humanitären Gründen zu gestatten, sich im Ausland medizinisch behandeln zu lassen. Auch Kommission und Rat müssen sich gemeinsam mit dem Parlament beharrlich für diese Forderung einsetzen.
2023/02/15
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: EU accession (A9-0021/2023 - Łukasz Kohut, Arba Kokalari)

Geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt ist nach wie vor eine der größten Bedrohungen für die uneingeschränkte Wahrnehmung der Menschen- und Grundrechte in der Welt. In der Europäischen Union hat jede dritte Frau körperliche und/oder sexuelle Gewalt erfahren.Seit der Verabschiedung des Übereinkommens von Istanbul vor über zehn Jahren ist das Abkommen noch nicht von allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten ratifiziert worden. Auch die Europäische Union selbst hat das Abkommen sechs Jahre nach der Unterzeichnung noch nicht ratifiziert. Als EU-Parlament fordern wir den Rat auf, dies nun endlich zu tun. Ich habe die Entschließung ebenfalls unterstützt.
2023/02/15
An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs (B9-0085/2023, B9-0086/2023, B9-0087/2023, B9-0088/2023, B9-0089/2023, B9-0090/2023, B9-0091/2023, B9-0104/2023, B9-0105/2023, RC-B9-0107/2023, B9-0107/2023, B9-0108/2023, B9-0110/2023, B9-0111/2023, B9-0115/2023)

In der vorliegenden Entschließung, der ich zugestimmt habe, betont unser Parlament die Notwendigkeit, im Rahmen des „Grünen Deals“ Wachstum für Europa zu schaffen und den Industriestandort Europa zu erhalten. Die industrielle Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Europäischen Union muss im Wettbewerb mit anderen Blöcken dieser Welt gestärkt werden. Dazu brauchen wir sowohl ein vorhersehbares und vereinfachtes Regelungsumfeld als auch einen deutlichen Abbau unserer Abhängigkeit im Energie- und Rohstoffbereich.Wir betonen in diesem Zusammenhang, dass der unnötige Verwaltungsaufwand für Unternehmen, insbesondere für KMU und Start-up-Unternehmen, verringert werden muss. Ein wichtiger Bestandteil für eine entsprechende Strategie ist ein Souveränitätsfonds, der darauf abzielen sollte, die strategische Autonomie Europas zu erreichen und den ökologischen und digitalen Wandel in Europa zu stärken.
2023/02/16
Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body (B9-0151/2023, RC-B9-0144/2023, B9-0144/2023, B9-0145/2023, B9-0146/2023, B9-0148/2023, B9-0149/2023)

Mit dieser Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, fordert unser Parlament die EU-Kommission nachdrücklich dazu auf, bis Ende März 2023 ihren Vorschlag zur Einrichtung eines unabhängigen Ethikgremiums vorzulegen.Die Errichtung dieses Gremiums ist in Erwägung der jüngsten Enthüllungen ein notwendiger und richtiger Schritt. Ethische Standards bestanden auch vor der Gründung eines solchen Gremiums, nur stützten sich diese oftmals auf Selbstregulierung. Hier tut eine Objektivierung Not. Das Gremium soll auch dazu beitragen, Hinweisgeber besser zu schützen.
2023/02/16
One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine (RC-B9-0123/2023, B9-0123/2023, B9-0126/2023, B9-0131/2023, B9-0132/2023, B9-0134/2023, B9-0139/2023)

Rund ein Jahr nach dem völkerrechtswidrigen Angriff Russlands auf die Ukraine bekräftigt das EU-Parlament in dieser Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, seine vorbehaltlose Solidarität mit dem Volk und der Führung der Ukraine sowie seine Unterstützung für die Unabhängigkeit, Souveränität und territoriale Unversehrtheit der Ukraine innerhalb ihrer international anerkannten Grenzen. Es bleibt notwendig, die russische Aggression immer wieder zu verurteilen und der Ukraine bei der Verteidigung vor dem Aggressor beizustehen.
2023/02/16
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – application EGF/2022/002 BE/TNT - Belgium (A9-0043/2023 - Olivier Chastel)

Mit diesem Beschluss des Europäischen Parlaments, den ich unterstützt habe, wird dem Antrag auf Unterstützung durch den Europäischen Fonds für die Anpassung an die Globalisierung stattgegeben, mit dem ein Unterstützungspaket in Höhe von 1,9 Millionen Euro für 559 entlassene belgische Arbeitnehmer des Logistikunternehmens TNT abgerufen werden kann. Die betroffenen Arbeitnehmer verloren ihren Arbeitsplatz, nachdem TNT Express beschlossen hatte, seine Aktivitäten vom Flughafen Lüttich auf den Flughafen Paris zu verlagern. Über die genannten Mittel können die entlassenen Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer individuelle Unterstützung bei der Arbeitssuche erhalten, wie z. B. Karriereberatung, Verbesserung der Qualifikationen, Umschulung, Coaching und Unternehmertum. Der Europäische Fonds für die Anpassung an die Globalisierung besteht seit 2007 und unterstützt Arbeitnehmer, die aufgrund des durch die Globalisierung verursachten Strukturwandels ihren Arbeitsplatz verlieren.
2023/03/14
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) (A9-0163/2022 - Jessica Polfjärd)

Die Reduzierung der Treibhausgase in allen Bereichen ist ein wesentlicher Schritt, um die Klimaziele der EU zu erreichen. Aus dem Grunde habe ich für die Lastenteilungsverordnung gestimmt, die die Anteile an Emissionen definiert, die Mitgliedstaaten in den Bereichen Verkehr, Gebäude und Landwirtschaft bis 2030 verringern müssen. Durch die Anpassung der Verordnung wird der Zielwert für die Verringerung der Treibhausgasemissionen bis 2030 insgesamt von 30 auf 40 Prozent gegenüber 2005 angehoben.Bei der Berechnung der nationalen Reduktionsziele soll der wirtschaftliche Stand der Mitgliedstaaten berücksichtigt werden: Die genauen Reduktionsziele passen sich dem Pro-Kopf-BIP jedes Landes an. Außerdem soll Klimaschutz durch die Verordnung transparenter werden: Die Mitgliedstaaten sollen zukünftig ihre wahrgenommenen Maßnahmen zur Reduzierung ihrer Emissionen in leicht verständlicher Form veröffentlichen.
2023/03/14
Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) (A9-0161/2022 - Ville Niinistö)

Durch angepasste Vorgaben für die Mitgliedstaaten in Bezug auf die Landnutzung und Forstwirtschaft soll der CO2-Ausstoß in den Mitgliedstaaten weiter reduziert werden. Die Einigung hierzu umfasst eine Reihe von Maßnahmen, die meine Fraktion und ich unterstützen. Insgesamt soll durch die neu definierten Ziele erreicht werden, dass die Treibhausgasemissionen der EU bis 2030 im Vergleich zu 1990 um 57 Prozent zurückgehen. Bis 2030 sollen die Senken der EU deutlich vergrößert werden, so dass sie der Atmosphäre im Jahr 2030 insgesamt 310 Millionen Tonnen CO2 entziehen.
2023/03/14
Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0045/2022 - Cyrus Engerer)

Das Emissionshandelssystem der EU stellt ein wichtiges Instrument zur Senkung der CO2-Emissionen dar. Innerhalb dieses Systems werden die CO2-Preise bestimmt und die Emissionen durch einen marktwirtschaftlichen Mechanismus reguliert. Die betroffenen Unternehmen müssen Zertifikate für ihre Treibhausgasemissionen erwerben. Um den Überschuss an Zertifikaten und damit den CO2-Ausstoß abzubauen, hatte man im Jahr 2019 eine Marktstabilitätsreserve in Funktion gesetzt, die mit dem jetzigen Beschluss verlängert wird. Ohne diese Verlängerung riskiert die EU einen schädlichen Anstieg des Überschusses an Emissionszertifikaten, was dem Klimaziel widersprechen würde. Daher habe ich für den vorliegenden Text gestimmt.
2023/03/14
Energy performance of buildings (recast) (A9-0033/2023 - Ciarán Cuffe)

Im Sinne des „Green Deal“ und als Bestandteil des „Fit-for-55“-Pakets soll der Gebäudebestand in der EU bis 2050 klimaneutral werden. Nach Vorstellung des EU-Parlaments sollen Neubauten ab 2028 emissionsfrei sein. In Bezug auf den Bestand sollen Wohngebäude bis 2030 mindestens die Energieeffizienzklasse E und bis 2033 D erreichen. Im Bestand würde dies gelten, wenn ein Wohngebäude verkauft oder einer größeren Renovierung unterzogen wird. Bei der Position, die das Parlament angenommen hat, handelt es sich wohlgemerkt um eine Verhandlungsposition.Die Position des Parlaments sieht eine Reihe von Ausnahmen vor. So sollen denkmalgeschützte Gebäude von den Vorgaben ausgenommen werden können. Ebenfalls können die Mitgliedstaaten öffentliche Sozialwohnungen ausnehmen, wenn Renovierungen zu Mieterhöhungen führen würden, die nicht durch Einsparungen bei den Energiekosten ausgeglichen werden können. Auch sollen die Mitgliedstaaten die Möglichkeit haben, Ausnahmen für einen gewissen Anteil des Wohnbestands abhängig von der wirtschaftlichen und technischen Machbarkeit der Renovierungen und der Verfügbarkeit von qualifizierten Arbeitskräften zuzulassen.Wichtig bleibt, dass Förderprogramme vorgesehen werden, um die Menschen in Bezug auf Renovierungen finanziell zu unterstützen. Die Steigerung der Energieeffizienz in Gebäuden muss bezahlbar und realistisch machbar bleiben, sonst wird Klimaschutz in diesem Bereich nicht funktionieren. Aus diesen Gründen habe ich dem Text zugestimmt.
2023/03/14
Data Act (A9-0031/2023 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)

Im digitalen Zeitalter ist die Nutzung nicht-personalisierter Daten für eine funktionierende europäische Marktwirtschaft unentbehrlich. Daher muss die Vernetzung europäischer Daten optimiert werden. Für den europäischen Binnenmarkt ist es von großer Bedeutung, Transparenz und Zugriff auf Industriedaten zu gewährleisten und so die Zusammenarbeit europäischer Unternehmen zu fördern, was schlussendlich auch der Innovation dient. Das Parlament unterstützt dieses Gesetz im Sinne einer verbesserten Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der EU. Daher habe ebenfalls ich für diesen Bericht gestimmt.
2023/03/14
Law enforcement information exchange (A9-0247/2022 - Lena Düpont)

Diese Richtlinie, der ich zugestimmt habe, verstärkt die Sicherheit in der Europäischen Union erheblich, indem sie klare Regeln und Verfahren sowie Fristen für den grenzübergreifenden Informationsaustausch zwischen Behörden festlegt. In den Rechtsvorschriften werden u. a. Mindeststandards festgelegt, die von allen Mitgliedstaaten eingehalten werden müssen. Des Weiteren stärkt der Text die Rolle von Europol, da der Informationsaustausch über die Infrastruktur von Europol erfolgt. Es bleibt gerade für Grenzregionen wie Ostbelgien wichtig, die Kooperation zwischen Polizeibehörden in einer vernetzten Union zu befördern.
2023/03/15
The further repressions against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski (B9-0163/2023, RC-B9-0164/2023, B9-0164/2023, B9-0165/2023, B9-0166/2023, B9-0167/2023, B9-0168/2023)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe und die mit großer Mehrheit angenommen wurde, bekräftigt das Parlament seine Solidarität mit der belarussischen Bevölkerung. Diese Bevölkerung setzen für ihren Kampf für Menschenrechte und Demokratie ihre Freiheit und ihr Leben immer wieder aufs Spiel. Ganz besonders sollte die Rolle von Andrzej Poczobut und Ales Bjaljazki hervorgehoben werden, die ohne ein faires Verfahren wegen ihrer politischen Anschauung verurteilt wurden. Als Parlament fordern wir von den Mitgliedstaaten, die EU-Sanktionen gegen Weißrussland auszuweiten und zu verstärken, indem alle Personen einbezogen werden, die an der Unterdrückung beteiligt sind.
2023/03/15
Adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion (B9-0099/2023, B9-0116/2023)

Mit dieser Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, fordert das EU-Parlament Initiativen zur Modernisierung und Stärkung der nationalen Mindesteinkommensregelungen in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten. Konkret kann eine entsprechende EU-Richtlinie dazu beitragen, die Zugänglichkeit, Angemessenheit und Wirksamkeit von Mindesteinkommensregelungen weiter zu verbessern. Ich habe diesen Vorschlag unterstützt, da ich die Gefahr einer immer größer werdenden armutsgefährdeten Bevölkerung sehr ernst nehme. Die EU muss Maßnahmen ergreifen, um dieser Entwicklung so gut wie möglich entgegenzuwirken.
2023/03/15
The functioning of the EEAS and a stronger EU in the world (A9-0045/2023 - Urmas Paet)

Die Relevanz einer gemeinsamen EU-Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik wird in Zeiten des Krieges besonders deutlich. In dem vorliegenden Text fordern wir in diesem Sinne eine verstärkte Zusammenarbeit des EAD, der diplomatischen Dienste der Mitgliedstaaten und des Hohen Vertreters für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik.Nicht zuletzt durch Russlands Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine ist die Führungskraft der EU im internationalen System gefragt. Multilaterale Abkommen und Partnerschaften sind wichtiger denn je. Die Vereinten Nationen und die NATO spielen dabei eine wesentliche Rolle. Das Europäische Parlament will auch hier eine engere Zusammenarbeit im Sinne der Freiheit und Wahrung der Menschenrechte. Wir fordern die Kommission dazu auf, weitere Schritte zur Vertiefung der Außenpolitik, insbesondere in den Bereichen Migration, Handel und Energie, zu unternehmen und den Einfluss der EU im internationalen System zu stärken.
2023/03/15
Implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU (A9-0052/2023 - Pedro Silva Pereira)

Die tiefgreifenden wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und politischen Schäden, die durch den Brexit entstanden sind, sind immer noch – nicht nur in dem Vereinigten Königreich selbst – spürbar. Es bleibt daher weiter wichtig, stabile und langfristige wirtschaftliche Verbindungen mit dem Vereinten Königreich zu knüpfen und die bestehende Situation zu verbessern. Nach wie vor und trotz bestehender Abkommen stellen wir Defizite beim Schutz der Rechte europäischer Bürgerinnen und Bürger fest. Auch in Bezug auf die Anwendung des Nordirland-Protokolls bestehen nach wie vor Versäumnisse, die durch den so genannten Windsor-Rahmen teilweise ausgeräumt werden könnten. Mit diesem Bericht, den ich unterstützt habe, betonen wir als EU-Parlament, dass die vollständige und rechtzeitige Durchführung des Austrittsabkommens und des Handels- und Kooperationsabkommens eine zentrale Priorität der EU ist und bleiben wird.
2023/03/15
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0162/2022 - Peter Liese)

Das reformierte Emissionshandelssystem ist zentraler Bestandteil des Klimapakets „Fit-for-55“ und ein wesentliches Instrument zur Verringerung der Treibhausgasemissionen. Mit dem marktwirtschaftlichen Prinzip spornen wir die Industrie dazu an, Emissionen zu verringern, ohne technisch genau vorzuschreiben, wie und durch welche Mittel diese CO2-Emissionen reduziert werden sollen. Wir schaffen klare Anreize für Unternehmen, auf grüne Technologien umzusteigen, zur Entwicklung dieser beizutragen und fördern somit auch den Vorreiter-Status der EU im Bereich der grünen Innovation. Darin sehe ich einen wertvollen Ansatz, weshalb ich für die Reform des ETS gestimmt habe.Zudem hat die Reform eine starke soziale Komponente: Mit einem Teil der Einnahmen aus den Zertifikaten wird ein Klimasozialfonds gespeist. Somit werden die Auswirkungen der höheren CO2-Preise am anderen Ende für die Haushalte abgedämpft. Wie genau das geschieht, etwa in Form einer Steuerreform oder in Form von Subsidien, müssen die Mitgliedstaaten in einem Klima-Sozialplan festlegen. Insgesamt müssen die Einnahmen aus dem Emissionshandel in klimarelevante Aktivitäten, inklusive soziale, investiert werden.
2023/04/18
Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport (A9-0134/2023 - Peter Liese)

Um effektiv zu sein, muss das EU-Emissionshandelssystem möglichst umfassend sein und auch Industrien wie die Luft- und Schifffahrt einschließen. So hat sich das Parlament nun mit den EU-Mitgliedstaaten darauf geeinigt, die Treibhausgasemissionen aus dem maritimen Sektor in das Emissionshandelssystem aufzunehmen. Diese Erweiterung halte ich für sinnvoll, da Schiffsbetreiber so ermutigt werden, auf klimafreundliche Technologien umzusteigen und einen Beitrag zur CO2-Reduzierung zu leisten. Außerdem kann dadurch nicht nur der CO2-Ausstoß verringert werden, sondern auch die Luftverschmutzung in Städten in der Nähe von Meer und Flüssen verringert werden.
2023/04/18
Carbon border adjustment mechanism (A9-0160/2022 - Mohammed Chahim)

Damit die EU bis 2050 klimaneutral werden kann, ist der Emissionshandel ein zentrales Instrument. Da das ETS jedoch nur den EU-Binnenmarkt umfasst, bedarf es weiteren Maßnahmen, um die Position des EU-Marktes im globalen System sicherzustellen. Um also die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der EU zu gewährleisten, muss parallel zum neuen ETS ein Ausgleichsmechanismus geschaffen werden. Dieser soll verhindern, dass Importe aus dem EU-Ausland einen Vorteil gegenüber Produkten des Binnenmarktes erhält. Konkret wird das Grenzausgleichssystem zunächst für besonders CO2-anfällige Sektoren wie Eisen und Stahl, Zement, Aluminium, Düngemittel, Strom und Wasserstoff gelten. Aktuell erhalten Industrien, bei denen das Risiko von „Carbon Leakage“ besonders hoch ist, Freilizenzen innerhalb des europäischen Emissionshandelssystems. Die Menge an Freilizenzen wird schrittweise und parallel zur vollständigen Einführung des Grenzausgleichssystems im Jahr 2034 reduziert. Insgesamt wird durch den Grenzausgleich auch ein Anreiz für Drittländer geschaffen, ebenfalls CO2-armer zu produzieren, um Zugang zu unserem Markt ohne zusätzliche Zahlungen zu erhalten. Der Einigung zwischen EU-Parlament und Mitgliedstaaten zu dem Grenzausgleichssystem habe ich zugestimmt.
2023/04/18
Social Climate Fund (A9-0157/2022 - David Casa, Esther de Lange)

Mit dem Klima-Sozialfonds wird ein neuer europäischer Fonds geschaffen, der den am stärksten von Energie- und Mobilitätsarmut Betroffenen helfen soll, die Kosten der Energiewende zu bewältigen. Parallel zu den Anreizen für Investitionen hat das EU-Parlament immer die Notwendigkeit des sozialen Ausgleichs bekräftigt. Diejenigen, die von Energie- oder Verkehrsarmut bedroht sind, müssen Hilfe erhalten. Aber auch die Mittelschicht, die insbesondere auf dem Land z. B. auf individuelle Mobilität mit dem Auto angewiesen ist, braucht Unterstützung, damit keine neue Energiearmut entsteht. So haben wir dafür gesorgt, dass für bedürftige Haushalte, kleine Unternehmen und alle Verkehrsteilnehmer insgesamt ein Betrag in Höhe von 86,7 Milliarden vorgesehen wird. Jeder Mitgliedstaat muss nun einen Sozialplan mit entsprechenden Maßnahmen zur sozialen Abfederung vorlegen. Das kann von der Unterstützung bei der Hausrenovierung bis hin zu direkten Einkommensbeihilfen gehen. Die Nationalstaaten müssen nun also genau definieren, wofür der Sozialfonds konkret eingesetzt und wie er verteilt wird. Bei diesen Überlegungen müssen auch die Belange der Menschen auf dem Land unbedingt verteidigt werden. Denn die gesamte Gesellschaft muss bei den großen Veränderungen, die der Klimaschutz uns abverlangen wird, mitgenommen werden.
2023/04/18
Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe (A9-0056/2023 - Loránt Vincze)

Vor dem Hintergrund des aktuellen Krieges in Europa scheint eine Erneuerung des Rechtsrahmens für die Zusammenarbeit zwischen EU und Europarat unerlässlich, da der Rat ein wichtiges Forum für die Sicherstellung von Menschenrechten und Frieden darstellt. Mit der vorliegenden Resolution bringt unser Parlament zum Ausdruck, dass die institutionelle Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Europäischen Union und dem Europarat weiter gestärkt werden und der bilateralen Zusammenarbeit bei der Förderung und Verteidigung der Demokratie, der Rechtsstaatlichkeit, der Grundfreiheiten und der Menschenrechte, einschließlich der Rechte von Minderheiten, ein neuer Impulse gegeben werden muss. Dieser Forderung habe ich zugestimmt.
2023/04/18
Sustainable carbon cycles (A9-0066/2023 - Alexander Bernhuber)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung positioniert sich das Europäische Parlament zu verschiedenen Vorschlägen der EU-Kommission in Bezug auf nachhaltige Kohlenstoffkreisläufe. Hierbei ging es auch um Maßnahmen zur Ausweitung der klimaneutralen Landwirtschaft, die Agrarbetreiber, die ein klimafreundliches Geschäftsmodell pflegen, belohnen sollen. Bei der Umsetzung entsprechender Vorschläge halte ich es für besonders wichtig, die Landwirte nicht zusätzlich zu belasten. Deshalb soll es zu keinem unnötigen Verwaltungsaufwand kommen. So genanntes „Carbon Farming“ bietet eine neue Möglichkeit für Landwirte, Geschäftsmodelle zu entwickeln. Wir betonen als Parlament aber gleichzeitig, dass es vor dem Hintergrund der derzeitigen Unterbrechung der Lieferketten von entscheidender Bedeutung ist, die Entstehung zusätzlicher administrativer und finanzieller Belastungen für die Landwirte zu vermeiden und die Methoden auf Freiwilligkeit beruhen zu lassen. Ebenfalls betonen wir, dass Lösungen, die auf Technologien zur Abscheidung und Speicherung von Kohlenstoff (CCS) und zur Abscheidung und Nutzung von Kohlenstoff (CCU) basieren, eine wichtige Rolle bei der Dekarbonisierung spielen können. Ich habe diesem Bericht zugestimmt.
2023/04/18
eGovernment accelerating digital public services that support the functioning of the single market (A9-0065/2023 - Tomislav Sokol)

Die Digitalisierung von Behördendiensten verbessert die Effizienz öffentlicher Dienstleistungen. Das Parlament sieht in geschützten, elektronischen Behördendiensten ein wichtiges Instrument für eine schnelle Abwicklung von Verwaltungsaufgaben. Elektronische Behördendienste bedürfen eines klaren Rechtsrahmens und einer strengen Aufsicht, damit Grundrechte sichergestellt werden können. Zudem soll eine stärkere länderübergreifende Zusammenarbeit in diesem Bereich für den Abbau von Verwaltungshemmnissen sorgen, von denen in erster Linie Grenzregionen betroffen sind. Daher habe ich diesem Bericht zugestimmt.
2023/04/18
Critical technologies for security and defence (A9-0120/2023 - Riho Terras)

Mit dieser Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, unterstreicht unser Parlament, wie wichtig es für die EU ist, ihre strategischen Abhängigkeiten in Bezug auf kritische Technologien und Wertschöpfungsketten für Sicherheit und Verteidigung abzubauen. Der russische Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine hat deutlich gemacht, dass wir unsere Forschungs- und Innovationskapazitäten intensivieren und die gemeinsamen Anstrengungen im Bereich des Verteidigungssektors über die nationalen Grenzen hinweg verstärken müssen. Die Union muss sich in diesem Sinne deutlich stärker in die Koordinierung und Förderung der Entwicklung von sicherheits- und verteidigungsbezogenen Technologien einbringen.
2023/05/09
Schools scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products (A9-0096/2023 - Carmen Avram)

Mit der vorliegenden Entschließung, die ich unterstützt habe, betont unser Parlament die Bedeutung einer gesunden, abwechslungsreichen und ausgewogenen Ernährung in der Schule. Es ist ein Fakt, dass eines von drei Kindern in der EU im Alter zwischen sechs und neun Jahren übergewichtig oder fettleibig ist, und wir Bemühungen zu einer bewussteren Ernährung auch durch gute Initiativen auf EU-Ebene unterstützen sollten. Ebenfalls ist es wichtig, in der Schule für die Bedeutung lokaler Lebensmittelketten und die Arbeit der lokal verankerten Landwirte zu sensibilisieren.Wir sind daher der Meinung, dass das EU-Schulobst-, Schulgemüse- und Schulmilchprogramm weiter besser vermittelt werden sollte, um eine maximale Wirkung zu erzielen. Wir fordern als Parlament eine Aufstockung der Gesamtmittelausstattung und eine Verringerung des Verwaltungsaufwands für die Durchführung des Programms.
2023/05/09
Empowering consumers for the green transition (A9-0099/2023 - Biljana Borzan)

Mit dem vorliegenden Text, für den ich gestimmt habe, definiert das Parlament seine Position zu dem Vorschlag der Kommission für eine Richtlinie hinsichtlich der Stärkung der Verbraucher für den ökologischen Wandel durch besseren Schutz gegen unlautere Praktiken und bessere Informationen. Ziel ist es, Greenwashing bei der Vermarktung oder dem Verkauf von Produkten zu verhindern und sicherzustellen, dass die Verbraucher in die Lage versetzt werden, nachhaltige Entscheidungen zu treffen. So soll z. B. eine Reihe von Praktiken der so genannten „geplanten Obsoleszenz“ verboten werden. Ebenfalls sollen allgemeine Umweltaussagen eingeschränkt werden, wenn diese nicht mit Belegen einhergehen.
2023/05/11
Artificial Intelligence Act (A9-0188/2023 - Brando Benifei, Dragoş Tudorache)

Ich habe für den vorliegenden Text gestimmt. Es ist wichtig, dass sich die Europäische Union auf die Folgen der immer stärker zum Einsatz kommenden künstlichen Intelligenz in allen möglichen Bereichen vorbereitet. Dabei sind klare Standards auf der Grundlage unserer europäischen Werte für einen menschenzentrierten Umgang in Bezug auf die KI unverzichtbar. Klare Regeln müssen dafür sorgen, dass Programme wie ChatGPT verantwortungsvoll eingesetzt werden. Dafür kann dieses Gesetz die Leitplanken setzen. Wichtig ist aber auch, dass Europa bei der Entwicklung entsprechender Anwendungen nicht an Boden verliert und im Sinne unseres Industriestandorts selbst Innovation schafft, um gegen China oder die USA bestehen zu können. Mit diesem Gesetz, das noch mit den Mitgliedstaaten verhandelt werden muss, kann Europa zu einer echten Referenz in Bezug auf die Regulierung der künstlichen Intelligenz werden. Wichtig ist in meinen Augen aber auch, die KI in Zukunft dort, wo es nötig ist, für eine bessere Aufklärung von Verbrechen – z. B. im Falle von Kindesentführungen – einzusetzen.
2023/06/14
Batteries and waste batteries (A9-0031/2022 - Achille Variati)

Mit dem vorliegenden Text, für den ich gestimmt habe, einigt sich das Parlament mit den Mitgliedstaaten auf neue Regeln in Bezug auf Konstruktion, Herstellung und Abfallbewirtschaftung aller Arten von Batterien, die in der Europäischen Union verkauft werden. Dazu gehört z. B. eine Kennzeichnung des CO2-Fußabdrucks für Batterien von Elektrofahrzeugen, die in den kommenden Jahren in Bezug auf die individuelle Mobilität immer stärker an Bedeutung gewinnen werden, was auch mit dem großen Risiko einer immer stärker werdenden Abhängigkeit von China verbunden ist. Aus diesem Grund ist eine funktionierende europäische Kreislaufwirtschaft in Bezug auf die Batterien umso wichtiger. Darum einigten wir uns auf ehrgeizige Vorgaben in Bezug auf die Abfallsammlung und das Recycling von Lithium, Kobalt, Kupfer, Blei oder Nickel. Ebenfalls sollen Batterien für die Verbraucher leichter selbst austauschbar gemacht werden.
2023/06/14
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (A9-0185/2023 - Marlene Mortler)

Nicht zuletzt die Folgen des Ukraine-Krieges und der Covid-Krise haben deutlich gemacht, dass wir unsere europäische Ernährungssicherheit, Autonomie und die Widerstandsfähigkeit des Agrarsektors unbedingt stärken müssen. In diesem Rahmen ist es wichtig, bei allen Gesetzesvorhaben auf europäischer Ebene auch die Auswirkungen auf die Landwirtschaft zu bedenken und viel stärker als bislang mit dem Landwirtschaftssektor in Dialog zu treten. Die Sicherung unserer Ernährung und der Schutz unserer Biodiversität gelingt nur in Zusammenarbeit mit den europäischen Landwirten und niemals gegen sie. Der Beruf des Landwirts ist für die strategische Unabhängigkeit und für die Pflege unserer Natur unverzichtbar und darf nicht durch immer wieder neue bürokratische Hürden unattraktiv gemacht werden – denn die Folge sind Importe aus Teilen der Welt, die mit unseren Standards sicher nicht mithalten können. Wichtig ist zudem, dass Lebensmittel und landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse in Handelsabkommen nicht mehr nur als reine Verhandlungsmasse betrachtet werden dürfen, sondern ihre strategische Bedeutung für die EU viel stärker Beachtung finden muss. Viel zu oft entsteht durch solche Abkommen ein unlauterer Wettbewerb mit Erzeugern aus Drittländern. Daher fordert unser Parlament eine größere Gegenseitigkeit zwischen Erzeugern aus Europa und aus Drittländern in Bezug auf Produktionsstandards. Der vorliegende Bericht, den ich unterstützt habe, enthält auch gute Vorschläge in Bezug auf die Bekämpfung der Lebensmittelverschwendung.
2023/06/14
New Regulation on Construction Products (A9-0207/2023 - Christian Doleschal)

Viele Menschen stoßen aktuell an ihre finanziellen Grenzen, wenn es darum geht, ein neues Haus zu bauen oder ein altes zu renovieren. Auch viele junge Menschen fragen sich, ob sie sich für ihre Familie in Zukunft noch ein eigenes Haus leisten können. Der Hausbau und das Renovieren müssen aber bezahlbar bleiben. Dazu zählt auch, dass die Produkte, die auf dem Bau eingesetzt werden, bezahlbar bleiben. Als Verhandlungsführer des Industrieausschusses ging es mir daher darum, unnötige Bürokratie für den Bausektor zu vermeiden, denn zusätzlicher Aufwand führt unweigerlich zu einem Anstieg der Kosten.Ich habe mich z. B. dafür eingesetzt, dass Produkte, die direkt auf der Baustelle erstellt werden, nicht in den Anwendungsbereich der Vorgaben fallen und dadurch schon einmal zusätzlicher bürokratischer Aufwand entfällt. Ebenfalls war mir wichtig, dass die Normierung von Bauprodukten weiterhin von den Normierungsorganisationen durchgeführt wird, denn die Zentralisierung dieser Aufgabe bei der Kommission hätte die Gefahr mit sich gebracht, dass die Vorgaben in der Praxis nicht mehr umsetzbar sind. Zudem wollen wir Bauprodukte in Zukunft dadurch günstiger machen, dass sie häufiger recycelt werden. Eine Kreislaufwirtschaft soll dazu führen, dass die Rohstoffe, die knapp sind, mehrfach verwendet werden und somit auch verfügbarer bleiben – mit positiven Folgen für die Preiseindämmung von Baumaterialien.
2023/07/11
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2023/001 BE/LNSA - Belgium (A9-0228/2023 - Eleni Stavrou)

Belgien wird im Zuge der Entlassungen bei den Unternehmen Logistics Nivelles SA und SuperTransport SA/NV ein finanzieller Beitrag aus dem Europäischen Fonds für die Anpassung an die Globalisierung zugunsten entlassener Arbeitnehmer (EGF) in Höhe von 2,15 Millionen Euro gewährt. Ich habe für diesen Beschluss gestimmt.Von den Entlassungen waren insgesamt 603 Arbeitnehmer betroffen. Die Finanzmittel aus dem Fonds sollen in aktive arbeitsmarktpolitische Maßnahmen und personalisierte Dienstleistungen fließen, deren Ziel es ist, die Begünstigten rasch wieder in eine menschenwürdige und nachhaltige Beschäftigung innerhalb oder außerhalb ihres ursprünglichen Tätigkeitsbereichs zu integrieren. Es bleibt zu hoffen, dass die eingesetzten Mittel dabei helfen, dass den arbeitslos gewordenen Menschen nachhaltig bei ihrer Wiedereingliederung in den Arbeitsmarkt geholfen werden kann.
2023/07/11
Industrial Emissions Directive (A9-0216/2023 - Radan Kanev)

Problematisch war bei dem Vorschlag der EU-Kommission in Bezug auf die Industrieemissionen, dass auch landwirtschaftliche Betriebe mit Rindern von mehr als 150 „Großvieheinheiten“ als industrielle Betriebe eingestuft werden sollten, was mit gewaltigen Folgen für die betroffenen Höfe verbunden gewesen wäre. Der Ausschuss für Landwirtschaft hatte bereits mehrheitlich gefordert, die Rindviehhaltung aus diesen Vorgaben herauszunehmen. Bei der Abstimmung im Plenum habe ich ebenfalls für eine Ausnahme der Rindviehhaltung gestimmt. Dieser Vorschlag wurde mehrheitlich angenommen.Denn auch in Zukunft sollten landwirtschaftliche Betriebe mit kleinerer Rindviehhaltung nicht unter die Richtlinie fallen, da man die Landwirtschaft, wie sie auch in Ostbelgien betrieben wird, nicht mit der Großindustrie in einen Topf werfen darf. Mit dem von der Kommission vorgeschlagenen Grenzwert von 150 „Großvieheinheiten“ wären in Ostbelgien immer noch 20 % der Betriebe von der Richtlinie betroffen gewesen. Das hätte einen erneuten massiven Bürokratiezuwachs für diese landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe bedeutet, der auch mit teuren Investitionen verbunden gewesen wäre – ohne dabei aber einen signifikanten Unterschied in Bezug auf die Emissionsreduzierung zu erreichen.Gemeinsam mit meinem Kollegen, Benoît Lutgen, habe ich mich daher dafür eingesetzt, die familiäre Landwirtschaft von diesen enormen Auflagen auszuschließen. Ich bin froh, dass die Mehrheit des Parlaments diese Forderung mitgetragen hat.
2023/07/11
European Chips Act (A9-0014/2023 - Dan Nica)

Mit der vorliegenden Verordnung, für die ich gestimmt habe, will die EU an einer strategischen Unabhängigkeit in Bezug auf die Halbleiter arbeiten, die in vielen Produkten unverzichtbar geworden sind.Das ist notwendig: Eine Studie des EU-Parlaments hat hervorgehoben, dass der Anteil Europas an der weltweiten Produktionskapazität von Halbleitern unter 10 % liegt. Auf dieser Basis sollen gezielt Projekte unterstützt werden, um Investitionen in diesem Bereich anzuziehen und Produktionskapazitäten aufzubauen. So werden 3,3 Milliarden Euro für Forschung und Innovation im Bereich der Chips vorgesehen. Ebenfalls vorgesehen ist die Schaffung eines Krisenreaktionsmechanismus, mit dem die Kommission die Risiken für die Versorgung der EU mit Halbleitern beobachten wird, um im Falle von Knappheit Notfallmaßnahmen zu ergreifen.
2023/07/11
COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (A9-0217/2023 - Dolors Montserrat)

Ich habe für den vorliegenden Bericht des Sonderausschusses gestimmt. Insbesondere habe ich Änderungsanträge eingereicht, um auf die besondere Situation der ME/CFS-Patienten hinzuweisen und die Forderungen in Bezug auf eine bessere Erforschung dieser Krankheit in die Texte zu integrieren. Denn etwa 2 Millionen Europäer leiden an ME/CFS, einer Krankheit, die gekennzeichnet ist durch schwere Energieminderung und viele andere Symptome. Die Krankheit führt häufig zu schweren Behinderungen und kann die Patienten jahrelang bettlägerig machen.Durch die Pandemie wird die Anzahl der von ME/CFS betroffenen Personen nach Expertenmeinung weiter ansteigen. Viele „Long COVID“-Patienten berichten über Symptome, die denen von ME/CFS sehr ähnlich, wenn nicht sogar identisch sind. Darum ist es wichtig, dass dieser Bericht weiter auf diese Krankheit eingeht. So fordern wir eine EU-Strategie auch für ähnliche postakute Infektionssyndrome und pochen darauf, dass Patienten und Patientinnen dringend Diagnosen und Behandlungen benötigen, weshalb eine gezielte Forschungsförderung für translationale und klinische Forschung und daraus resultierende Schlüsselstudien erforderlich sind.Auch solle sich die EU und ihre Mitgliedstaaten endlich mit dem Problem der Fehldiagnose der ME/CFS-Patienten als psychosomatisch befassen, denn dies geschieht noch viel zu oft. Eine weitere wichtige im Bericht enthaltene Forderung ist es, ME/CFS in das Europäische Referenznetz für seltene neurologische Erkrankungen aufzunehmen.
2023/07/12
Single market emergency instrument (A9-0246/2023 - Andreas Schwab)

Ich habe für den vorliegenden Bericht gestimmt. Das Notfallinstrument für den Binnenmarkt wurde als Reaktion auf die Fragmentierung des Binnenmarkts während der COVID-19-Pandemie ausgearbeitet. Die damaligen unsinnigen Grenzschließungen haben dazu geführt, dass der seit 30 Jahren bestehende EU-Binnenmarkt empfindlich gestört und das Leben der Grenzbevölkerung massiv eingeschränkt wurde. Mit diesem Text macht das Parlament deutlich, dass rein nationale Ansätze für Grenzschließungen oder Exportkontrollen innerhalb der EU nicht funktionieren. Der Text hält beispielsweise fest, dass der Unionsrahmen interregionale Elemente zur Festlegung grenzüberschreitender Notfallmaßnahmen enthalten sollte.
2023/09/13
Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future (A9-0283/2023 - Isabel Carvalhais)

Die Alterung der Landwirte ist eine Tatsache und ein allgemeines Problem in der gesamten EU. Dies ist besorgniserregend, denn Landwirtschaft ist nicht nur ein gewöhnlicher Wirtschaftssektor, unsere Landwirte garantieren uns die Ernährungssicherheit und die ebenfalls extrem wichtige Landschaftspflege. Darüber hinaus hat der Landwirt im ländlichen Raum für jedes Dorf eine zentrale gesellschaftliche Bedeutung. Wer wird diese Aufgaben übernehmen, wenn es keine jungen Menschen mehr gibt, die sie übernehmen wollen?Die jungen Menschen, die in einen landwirtschaftlichen Betrieb einsteigen wollen, sollten deutlich besser unterstützt werden. Darauf sollte die EU prioritär achten bei der Ausrichtung ihrer Landwirtschaftspolitik. Einige Akzente haben wir bereits durch die neue GAP gesetzt. Darüber hinaus brauchen die jungen Landwirte aber weiteren Zugang zu Land und zu einer entsprechenden Finanzierung bzw. finanziellen Starthilfen. Einige Wege hierzu zeigt der vorliegende Bericht auf, weshalb ich für den Text gestimmt habe.
2023/10/19
High common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union (A9-0064/2023 - Henna Virkkunen)

Ich habe für den Vorschlag gestimmt. In einer zunehmend digitalisierten Welt wird die Bedeutung von Cybersicherheit immer größer. Daher ist es notwendig, unionsweite gemeinsame Cybersicherheitsregeln zu implementieren und Maßnahmen zu ihrer Verbesserung zu ergreifen. Der Vorschlag zielt darauf ab, die Reaktionszeit der EU zu verbessern. Diese Schritte sind entscheidend für die Erkennung, Verhütung, Überwachung und Reaktion auf Cyber-Bedrohungen.
2023/11/21
Common rules promoting the repair of goods (A9-0316/2023 - René Repasi)

Ich habe mich für den vorliegenden Text ausgesprochen, um die Förderung der Nachhaltigkeit und den Schutz der Verbraucher zu unterstützen. Gemäß dem angenommenen Standpunkt des Parlaments sollen Hersteller während der Gewährleistungsfrist dazu verpflichtet sein, Produkte zu reparieren, sofern die Kosten für die Reparatur gleich oder niedriger als der Ersatz sind. Ausnahmen gelten, wenn die Reparatur technisch nicht umsetzbar ist oder für den Verbraucher nachteilig wäre. Da 77 Prozent der EU-Bürger eine Reparatur anstelle eines Neukaufs bevorzugen, sollte die EU diesen Wünschen nachkommen. Das Wegwerfen von Konsumgütern, die noch repariert werden können, schadet der Umwelt erheblich und muss vermieden werden.
2023/11/21
Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (A9-0343/2023 - Christian Ehler)

Ich habe für die Position des Parlaments zu dem so genannten „Netto-Null-Industriegesetz“ gestimmt, durch das Europa deutlich stärker in Zukunftstechnologien investieren wird, die für den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel benötigt werden. Ich begrüße diesen Text sehr, der als Antwort auf den „Inflation Reduction Act“ der USA verstanden werden muss, mit dem Milliarden in die amerikanische Wirtschaft gesteckt werden, um im Bereich der klimafreundlichen Technologien mit den anderen Teilen der Welt - insbesondere China - konkurrieren zu können. Etwas sehr Ähnliches soll nun mit diesem Gesetz für Europa geschehen. Auch unsere Industrie muss in diesem Bereich wettbewerbsfähig bleiben und die Technologie für die Welt mitgestalten und -mitliefern. Das ist nicht nur Klimaschutz, sondern sichert ganz konkret Industriearbeitsplätze hier vor Ort. Außerdem müssen wir unsere Abhängigkeiten in diesem wegweisenden Sektor abbauen, schließlich ist Europa heute noch größtenteils auf den Import dieser Technologien angewiesen.
2023/11/21
Implementation of the principle of the primacy of EU law (A9-0341/2023 - Yana Toom, Cyrus Engerer)

Das Parlament betont in diesem Bericht die Exklusivität des EU-Gerichtshofs bei der Auslegung und Festlegung des Anwendungsbereichs des EU-Rechts. Darüber hinaus wird die Verankerung des Grundsatzes des Vorrangs in den EU-Verträgen gefordert. Ein jährlicher Bericht zur Anwendung des EU-Rechts, einschließlich der Befolgung von EuGH-Urteilen, wird beansprucht. Zudem soll es fortan einen konstruktiven Dialog zwischen nationalen Gerichten und dem EuGH geben, um die Harmonisierung der Auslegung des EU-Rechts zu fördern. Ich habe für den Bericht gestimmt, da er die Grundpfeiler des EU-Rechts in unseren Verträgen betont.
2023/11/21
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – application EGF/2023/002 BE/Makro - Belgium (A9-0351/2023 - Petri Sarvamaa)

Aufgrund der Insolvenz von Makro Cash & Carry Belgien sollen für 421 entlassene Mitarbeiter 2,8 Millionen Euro EU-Hilfe zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Das Parlament genehmigte einen entsprechenden Antrag Belgiens auf Unterstützung aus dem Europäischen Fonds für die Anpassung an die Globalisierung. Das Unterstützungspaket umfasst Beratung, Jobhilfe und Schulungen.Dies kann einen entscheidenden Beitrag zur Wiedereingliederung der Betroffenen in den Arbeitsmarkt leisten, weshalb ich dem Bericht zugestimmt habe.
2023/11/22
Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (A9-0337/2023 - Guy Verhofstadt, Sven Simon, Gabriele Bischoff, Daniel Freund, Helmut Scholz)

Vor dem Hintergrund beispielloser Herausforderungen und zahlreicher Krisen habe ich mich für die Reformen der EU-Verträge ausgesprochen.Der Bericht schlägt eine Zunahme an Beschlüssen durch qualifizierte Mehrheiten vor, um Blockaden im Rat zu verhindern, sowie das Initiativrecht für das EU-Parlament. Zusätzlich soll die Kommission verschlankt werden und ihr Präsident vom EU-Parlament nominiert werden. Zudem soll die Transparenz des Rates verbessert werden, indem die Standpunkte der Mitgliedstaaten zu legislativen Fragen verstärkt veröffentlicht werden.All diese Änderungen zielen darauf ab, die EU handlungsfähiger und demokratischer zu gestalten, weswegen ich für den Text gestimmt habe.
2023/11/22
Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions (A9-0325/2023 - Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro)

Der Bericht geht auf die Notwendigkeit ein, den sogenannten „Brain Drain“ insbesondere in ländlichen Gebieten durch neue Ressourcen und personalisierte Unterstützung zu bekämpfen. So sollen u.a. demografische Herausforderungen stärker bei der Mittelzuweisung berücksichtigt werden. Vor dem Hintergrund einer prognostizierten Bevölkerungsabnahme in der EU sowie der Notwendigkeit, Talente in wirtschaftlich schwächelnden Gebieten zu halten, habe ich für den Bericht gestimmt.
2023/11/23
Revised pollinators initiative - a new deal for pollinators (B9-0463/2023)

Ich habe für diese Entschließung gestimmt, weil ich von der zentralen Bedeutung von Bestäubern wie Bienen, Schmetterlingen oder Käfern für unser Ökosystem und die Lebensmittelproduktion überzeugt bin. Die EU-Initiative soll den Verlust von Bestäubern in Europa deutlich eindämmen. Durch Maßnahmen wie die Reduzierung von Pestizidrisiken, die Schaffung ökologischer Korridore und finanzielle Mittel für den Bestäuberschutz setzen wir uns für einen besseren Insektenschutz in Europa ein.
2023/11/23

Written questions (150)

Using bacteriophages as processing aids in food
2019/07/03
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Protecting European consumers and beekeepers against the impact of lower-quality honey from non-EU countries
2019/07/03
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Family housing grants ('Baukindergeld') for first-time buyers of new or existing homes
2019/07/03
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Rubber granules and mulches in sports and playgrounds
2019/07/03
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VP/HR - Extension of Operation Sophia
2019/07/03
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EU must protect African elephants
2019/07/12
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EU plant protection provisions forming an international trade barrier
2019/07/16
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Training for nursing staff
2019/08/29
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Discrimination of cross-border workers in connection with the housing premium ('Wohnungsbauprämie')
2019/09/02
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'Clean Label' Food Advertising
2019/09/02
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Research into myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)
2019/09/02
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Exchanges of European health records
2019/09/02
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Added value of new medicines and EMA authorisation procedures
2019/09/02
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Revision of the EFSA Bee guidelines
2019/09/02
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Cross-border recognition of category B 100 driving licences
2019/09/05
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Mortality among young tits
2019/09/17
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Introduction across the EU of the Nutri-Score nutrition label
2019/09/17
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Comparability of fees pertaining to payment accounts
2019/10/07
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Cetaceans and climate change
2019/10/09
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Training as a nurse
2019/10/23
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Family housing grants
2019/10/28
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Equivalence between university degrees
2019/10/30
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Transparency regarding free trade negotiations with the US
2019/10/31
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Pooling forces in negotiations on the price of medicines
2019/10/31
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Access to cash in the EU
2019/10/31
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Fight against HIV/AIDS
2019/10/31
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Situation in the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos
2019/11/08
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Human rights violations in China
2019/11/27
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Restrictions affecting the single European payment area
2019/12/02
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Environmental impact assessments in the event of lifetime-extensions for nuclear power plants
2019/12/03
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Union Customs Code
2019/12/05
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Polymers in the REACH Regulation
2019/12/26
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Development of a unified EU brain health strategy
2020/01/23
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Conclusions on the use of the Nutri-Score traffic light nutrition labelling system in Europe
2020/01/28
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Situation of Coptic Christians in Egypt
2020/01/28
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Better medical care for the rare Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
2020/01/28
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Fair and transparent prices for pharmaceuticals
2020/01/28
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Soya exports from Brazil to the EU
2020/01/28
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Cross-border interoperability of electronic health record systems
2020/01/28
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CETA Joint Committee
2020/02/11
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Conditions of detention and detainees’ fundamental rights in the European Union
2020/02/17
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‘Income guarantee for the elderly’ (EGB/Grapa) and short stays abroad
2020/02/18
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Right to parental allowance for cross-border workers in Belgium and Germany
2020/02/18
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Eligibility for stem cell donation in Europe
2020/02/28
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Impact of 5G technology on human and animal health
2020/02/28
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Border adjustment mechanism and free trade agreements
2020/02/28
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Infringement proceedings on account of Germany’s Coffee Tax Act
2020/03/02
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Continued IBAN discrimination against EU consumers
2020/03/06
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Emergency eurobonds
2020/04/02
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Coronavirus crisis and refugee camps on the Aegean Islands
2020/04/06
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Coronavirus apps in border regions
2020/04/10
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Investigating the family housing grant in Germany
2020/04/20
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Border controls and entry restrictions following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020/05/01
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VAT e-commerce package
2020/05/19
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Refusal on the part of the German Federal Employment Agency to allow employees of firms based abroad to take part in the short-time working benefits scheme
2020/05/28
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Improving mobile phone coverage in border areas in order to achieve a better single market
2020/06/19
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Correct information to consumers: labelling of synthetic ingredients which have natural analogues
2020/06/29
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Disability focal points
2020/07/01
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Disability focal points
2020/07/01
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Additional measures to protect European honey producers
2020/07/06
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COVID-19 and its implications for the transformation of healthcare systems to support patients living with chronic conditions
2020/07/08
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Cross-border labour mobility
2020/07/08
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Illegal deportations by Greece in the Mediterranean
2020/07/13
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Special report ‘Protection of wild pollinators in the EU’ by the European Court of Auditors
2020/07/13
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Supporting innovation and ensuring a level playing field for European companies that substitute substances of very high concern
2020/07/23
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COVID-19 crisis and uniform criteria for travel advice and quarantine rules
2020/08/04
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German family housing grant for first-time buyers (Baukindergeld)
2020/09/07
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Blacklisting firms over China’s treatment of Uyghurs
2020/09/08
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Worldwide moratorium on release of gene drive organisms into nature
2020/09/10
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(Ir)relevant pesticide metabolites
2020/09/29
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Disclosure of information concerning the award of a bid on environmental sustainability guideline (ESG) factors to BlackRock
2020/09/30
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Funding for biomedical research on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
2020/10/07
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Funding for biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
2020/10/07
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CO2emissions from plug-in hybrid vehicles
2020/10/13
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Protecting local honeybees
2020/10/22
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Refusal on the part of the German Federal Employment Agency to allow employees of firms based abroad to take part in the short-time working scheme
2020/10/27
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Approval of the active substance dicamba
2020/10/28
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The new EU Consumer Agenda and diamond terminology
2020/10/29
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Revision of fertiliser legislation
2020/10/30
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Concrete measures to avoid or overcome the funding gap in the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy
2020/11/09
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EU disability card and mutual recognition of disability status
2020/11/19
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Restrictions on imports of coffee
2020/11/27
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VAT fraud on e-commerce platforms
2020/12/01
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Refusal on the part of the Federal Employment Agency to pay short-term working benefits – examination by the Commission
2020/12/07
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Framework contract for the medicinal product Remdesivir
2020/12/17
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Appalling conditions in the Kara Tepe camp on Lesbos
2020/12/21
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Dreadful conditions at the Kara Tepe camp on Lesbos
2020/12/21
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Investigating the family housing grant in Germany
2021/01/07
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Application of Article 20 of Regulation 1008/2008 of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services
2021/01/19
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Restriction of access to Apple’s App Store and iTunes Store
2021/01/27
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Right to employment for persons with disabilities
2021/01/29
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Regional and local authority participation in drawing up recovery and resilience plans
2021/02/09
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Overfishing of the world’s oceans by the Chinese fishing fleet
2021/03/02
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Closure of bank branches
2021/03/16
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Regulatory framework for lighter and more fluidly designed cars
2021/04/01
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Road safety
2021/04/06
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Support for financing COVID-19 drugs
2021/04/20
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Immediate adoption of a tax on financial speculation by pioneering countries to win climate, employment and health battles
2021/04/27
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Financial collapse of the Greensill fintech group and its impact on steel production sites in Liège (Belgium) and Dudelange (Luxembourg)
2021/05/20
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Inconsistent interpretation of ‘not chemically modified natural polymer’ in Directive (EU) 2019/904
2021/05/25
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Halting imports from Chinese fishing companies on suspicion of forced labour
2021/06/01
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Use of sulfuryl fluoride in the EU
2021/06/01
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Revision of the EU’s cross-border healthcare framework
2021/06/02
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Regional inequalities and age‑related conditions such as structural heart disease
2021/06/10
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Use of endocrine disrupters in products for infants and toddlers
2021/08/18
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Restrictions on imports of coffee
2021/08/19
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Possibility of drawing funds from the MFF special instruments for use under the Regulation on the EU Solidarity Fund
2021/09/30
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Current magnesium market situation and China’s production monopoly
2021/10/15
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Refusal on the part of the German Federal Employment Agency to allow employees of firms based abroad to benefit from the short-time working scheme
2021/10/27
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Damage caused to organic farms by volatile active substances
2021/10/28
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Origin labelling of honey in the EU
2021/10/28
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Ban on the export of neonicotinoids
2021/11/22
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Evaluating the Directive on the assessment and management of flood risks in the wake of the disastrous floods of summer 2021
2021/12/08
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Obligation to name countries in the tachograph when crossing a border
2022/01/28
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Discrepancies in the handling of the period of validity of recovery certificates
2022/01/31
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Sustained increase in the price of wood and construction materials in the EU
2022/02/16
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Conditions associated with the WIFI4EU initiative for small municipalities
2022/02/17
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Tonnage authorised for international transport
2022/03/22
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Taking out supplemental German health insurance
2022/04/08
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The family housing grant in Germany
2022/04/28
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Blocking of online access to European newspapers in some Member States
2022/05/05
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Teleworking rules for cross-border workers
2022/05/18
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Tax and social security arrangements for cross-border workers in connection with telework
2022/06/21
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Impending lithium shortage
2022/06/24
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Contribution to Europe’s Digital Decade targets for 2030
2022/07/15
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Directive 2005/36/EC and the automatic recognition of professional qualifications in speech therapy
2022/08/08
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Cross-border teleworking
2022/08/24
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Exclusion of cross-border workers from the German energy subsidy
2022/09/01
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Short-term measures to tackle rising energy prices
2022/09/01
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German sickness and long-term care insurance – Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004
2022/10/07
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Directive 2001/55/EC on minimum standards for giving temporary protection
2022/10/12
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Availability of raw materials and geopolitical aspects of the Green Deal
2022/10/17
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Cumulative impact of obligations on SMEs
2022/11/17
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Paper price spike and shortage of supply
2022/11/30
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The situation of the Senegalese journalist Pape Alé Niang, and more generally, freedom of the press in Senegal
2023/01/11
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Report by the Parliament of Wallonia’s committee of inquiry into the causes and assessing the management of the July 2021 floods in Wallonia.
2023/01/11
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Implementation of Belgium’s recovery and resilience plan
2023/01/11
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State of negotiations on the additional protocol to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
2023/02/06
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German energy subsidy
2023/02/15
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Aid for the earthquake-stricken areas of Syria and Türkiye and the situation of the Kurds
2023/02/27
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Requirement of German-language skills when driving certain vehicles in Germany
2023/04/25
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Smartphones as spying devices
2023/05/22
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Conditions for and entitlement to the German energy subsidy
2023/05/24
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Commission response to Parliament resolution on diabetes
2023/05/26
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German short-time work benefits scheme
2023/06/05
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Removing the minimum liver weight requirement for foie gras production
2023/06/30
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Terminal equipment as potential spying devices
2023/09/06
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German short-time work benefits scheme
2023/09/19
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Harmonisation of conditions for stem cell donation in Europe
2023/09/27
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German flat-rate energy tax credit
2023/11/12
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Individual motions (1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a European Union Fire Safety day
2020/03/13
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Amendments (1610)

Amendment 5 #

2023/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas citizens living in border regions and linguistic minorities are often prevented from accessing audiovisual content in their native languages due to geo-blocking, which hinders their access to and enjoyment of cultural content; whereas the ‘Minority SafePack’ European Citizens’ Initiative proposed an amendment with the effect of ensuring freedom of service and freedom of reception of audiovisual content in those regions where the minorities live;
2023/07/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2023/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the European Parliament in its resolution of 13 November 2018 on minimum standards for minorities in the EU has called the Commission and Member States to take into account national and ethnic minorities when licensing media services and already encouraged the Commission to create the legal and regulatory conditions to ensure freedom of service, passage and reception of audiovisual content in regions where minorities live;
2023/07/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 18 #

2023/2019(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, in recent years, the EU has facilitated access to audiovisual content across borders by addressing certain copyright-related obstacles to the distribution of content with Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market, which allows consumers to continue accessing their paid-for subscription service when travelling in the EU as well as with the Online Television and Radio Programmes Directive1a, which facilitates the cross- border accessibility of certain television programmes on broadcasters’ online services; _________________ 1a Directive (EU) 2019/789 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes, and amending Council Directive 93/83/EEC
2023/07/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 20 #

2023/2019(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the European Parliament in its resolution of 17 February 2022 on tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market recalled that despite the Geo-blocking Regulation certain obstacles persist, particularly in the provision of audiovisual services and content, and that this manifests itself in reduced consumer confidence in cross- border online shopping within the Digital Single Market;
2023/07/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 33 #

2023/2019(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E
E. whereas Parliament called for these issues to be addressed in its resolution of 13 November 2018 on minimum standards for minorities in the EU has called the Commission and Member States to take into account national and ethnic minorities when licensing media services and already encouraged the Commission to create the legal and regulatory conditions to ensure freedom of service, passage and reception of audiovisual content in regions where minorities in the EUlive; whereas the ‘Minority SafePack’ European Citizens’ Initiative proposed an amendment with the effect of ensuring freedom of service and freedom of reception of audiovisual content in those regions where the minorities live and called for these issues to be addressed through the development of a unitary European copyright that will lead to the abolition of licensing barriers within the Union;
2023/07/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 42 #

2023/2019(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F
F. whereas the Commission organised within the framework of the Media Audiovisual Action Plan a stakeholder dialogue to find solutions for these issues, but no significant agreements were reached and the proposals put forward would not adequately address the geo-blocking of digital media content for minorities in the EU;
2023/07/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 50 #

2023/2019(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G
G. whereas piracy in order to access content can be put in relation with the persistent barriers to accessing to digital media content, such as price, fragmentation, geo- blocking and the unavailability of dubbing or subtitles force citizens to resort to piracy in order to access content;
2023/07/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 70 #

2023/2019(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that, in order to improve cross-border access to and availability of audiovisual content in the EU for linguistic minorities, audiovisual content licences are geographically extended to the nationally defined territory of the recognized linguistic minority of the neighbouring country, in which the same language is spoken, without calling into question the territoriality principle in general;
2023/07/11
Committee: JURI
Amendment 100 #

2023/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission to rapidly create the legal and regulatory conditions to ensure freedom of service, dissemination and reception of digital media content in regions where minorities live, so that they can watch and listen to content in their mother tongue, without geo-blocking of this content if it is broadcast or provided from another country;
2023/07/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 101 #

2023/2019(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that, in order to improve cross-border access to and availability of audiovisual content in the EU for linguistic minorities, audiovisual content licences are geographically extended to the nationally defined territory of the recognized linguistic minority of the neighbouring country, in which the same language is spoken, without calling into question the territoriality principle in general;
2023/07/13
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 33 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) With a view to an effective implementation of their obligation to ensure sufficient and effective access to cash, Member States should regularly monitor the level of access to cash throughout their territory, in all their different regions, including urban and non- urban areas, on the basis of common indicators which allow for comparisons between the Member States. Common indicators could include factors that affect access to cash, such as density of cash access points in relation to population, withdrawal and deposit conditions, including fees, the existence of different networks with different access modalities for customers, urban-rural and socio- economic variations, and access difficulties for certain population groups. If in the light of their assessment access to cashn many rural areas, in addition, sufficient and effective access to cash continues to require sufficient and effective access to automated teller machines (ATMs). Because there are fewer and fewer ATMs, however, that access is less and less ensured. Member States should therefore be required to ensure that a sufficient number of ATMs is available and accessible to Union citizens, especially in rural municipalities, by complying with certain minimum requirements, while ensuring a balanced distribution of ATMs, account being taken of geographical circumstances. At the same time, the municipalities concerned should be given the possibility of departing from the minimum requirements. In any event, the stipulations on ensuring sufficient and effective access to ATMs are to be understood as minimum requirements that under no circumstances warrant any reduction in the number of ATMs in those municipalities which already meet or exceed the minimum requirements. If in the light of their assessment access to cash and to ATMs is deemed sufficient and effective on their territory, Member States would not need to adopt specific measures in relation to their respective obligation. However, they would need to continue monitoring the situation. If a Member State concludes that access to cash and to ATMs is not sufficient and effective in all or part of its territory, or is at risk of deteriorating in the absence of action, appropriate remedial measures should be taken to remedy the situation, such as geographic access requirements on payment service providers providing cash withdrawal services to maintain cash services at a sufficient number of their branch offices where they conduct business, or through an appointed agent for online only credit institutions, or maintain a sufficient density of automated teller machines (ATMs) where they conduct business taking into account a good geographic spread in relation to population, also taking into account possible pooling of ATMs. Other remedial measures could include recommendations addressed to non-credit institutions, such as independent ATM operators, retailers or post offices, encouraging to complement the cash services of banks.
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 106 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Access to cash and to ATMs
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 107 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure sufficient and effective access to cash throughout their territory, in all their different regions, including urban and non- urban areas. In order to ensure sufficient and effective access to cash, Member States shall monitor access to cash throughout their territory, in all their different regions, including urban and non- urban areas, on the basis of the common indicators adopted by the Commission and shall assess the situation.
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For those NUTS3 regions in their territories that are classified as predominantly rural1a, Member States shall monitor, firstly, the level of access to cash on the basis of the common indicators adopted by the Commission and, secondly, the level of access to ATMs in order to ensure sufficient and effective access to ATMs on the basis of the following additional conditions: - each local administrative unit (LAU) of the NUTS3 region concerned has at least one ATM; and - in LAUs with up to 25 000 inhabitants, the ratio between the number of ATMs and the number of inhabitants is at least 1 to 2000; and - the ATMs allow at least cash withdrawals as well as cash deposits. In LAUs, access to ATMs shall be deemed sufficiently and effectively ensured if the abovementioned additional conditions are met. LAUs which waive compliance with all or some of the abovementioned additional conditions on the level of access to ATMs shall notify accordingly their Member State’s competent authority that carries out the assessment of the situation under paragraph 2 of this article. For those LAUs, sufficient and effective access to ATMs shall be deemed ensured as a result of that notification. However, the additional conditions referred to in this article shall not under any circumstances constitute sufficient grounds to warrant a reduction in the number of ATMs in LAUs where there are more ATMs than are required under the additional conditions. __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/rural- development/methodology
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 115 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess the situation and notify the results of their monitoring and assessment of the situation as regards access to cash and access to ATMs in accordance with Article 9(3).
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. If a Member State considers that sufficient and effective access to cash and to ATMs is not ensured, it shall set out the remedial measures it commits to take in accordance with Article 9(4).
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 119 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. With a view to implementing the obligations set out in Articles 7 and 8, Member States shall designate one or more national competent authorities with the required powers as regards acceptance of payments in cash, access to cash and access to cashATMs, and over the cash-related market activities of the cash industry.
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 128 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The designated national competent authorities shall notify the results of their monitoring and assessment of the situation as regards the levels of acceptance of payments in cash and access to cash and to ATMs, giving grounds and data for their assessment, in an annual report to be addressed to the Commission and the European Central Bank as referred to in Article 13.
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 132 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. If a Member State considers that the level of acceptance of payments in cash undermines mandatory acceptance of euro banknotes and coins or that sufficient and effective access to cash and to ATMs is not ensured, it shall indicate in its annual report the remedial measures it commits to take in order to comply with the obligations set out in Articles 7 and 8. The remedial measures shall enter into force without undue delay.
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 135 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall examine the annual reports in close consultation with the European Central Bank. If the remedial measures proposed by a Member State pursuant to paragraph 4 appear insufficient, or if the Commission considers that the acceptance of cash payments or sufficient and effective access to cash and to ATMs in a Member State is not in line with the obligations set out in Articles 7 and 8 despite the findings of the annual report, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts providing for adequate and proportionate measures that shall be adopted by the Member State concerned within the deadline laid down in the respective implementing act. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 11.
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 149 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) detailed data and assessment of the situation in the Member State as regards acceptance of payments in cash and access to cash and to ATMs, and the remedial measures to be taken pursuant to Articles 7 and 8;
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 162 #

2023/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide natural persons and enterprises with clear information on the channels and effective remedies they have at their disposal to lodge complaints with competent national authorities about cases of unlawful refusal to accept cash and insufficient and ineffective access to cash and to ATMs.
2024/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 200 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The current framework, should be updated to be fit for the new era, sustainable, inclusive, smart and resilient. It should take into account the need to reduce emissions from transport, digitalisation, the demographic trends and technological developments to reinforce the competitiveness of the European Economy. It is important to simplify and digitise administrative procedures, in order to remove the remaining barriers, such as administrative burdens, to the free movement of the drivers taking up residence in a Member State other than the one issuing the licence. A harmonized Union standard driving licence framework should encompass both physical and mobile driving licences of all categories, and provide for their mutual recognition, where they were duly issued in accordance with this Directive.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 201 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to further harmonise and complete the “Community model”, the mutual recognition of driving licences issued by Member States should be extended to licences of motorised, wheeled or tracked agricultural or forestry vehicles having at least two axles as referred to in Article 3, point 8 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 271 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive does not apply to power-driven vehicles running on wheels or tracks, having at least two axles, the principal function of which lies in their tractive power, which are specially designed to pull, push, carry or operate certain tools, machines or trailers used in connection with agricultural or forestry operations, and the use of which for carrying persons or goods by road or drawing, on the road, vehicles used for the carriage of persons or goods is only a secondary function.deleted
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 272 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive does not apply to power-driven vehicles running on wheels or tracks, having at least two axles, the principal function of which lies in their tractive power, which are specially designed to pull, push, carry or operate certain tools, machines or trailers used in connection with agricultural or forestry operations, and the use of which for carrying persons or goods by road or drawing, on the road, vehicles used for the carriage of persons or goods is only a secondary function.deleted
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 275 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 d (new)
(12d) ‘motor caravan’ means a vehicle of category M with living accommodation space which contains the following equipment as a minimum: (a) seats and table; (b) sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seats; (c) cooking facilities; (d) storage facilities. This equipment shall be rigidly fixed to the living compartment. However, the table may be designed to be easily removable1a. __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Annex I, Part A, point 5.1, page 97.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 c (new)
(12c) ‘ambulance’ means a vehicle of category M intended for the transport of sick or injured persons and having special equipment for such purpose, as referred to in Annex I, Part A, point 5.3. of Regulation (EU) No 2018/8581a; __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Annex I, Part A, point 5.3, page 97.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 283 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) ‘tractor’ means a ‘tractor’ as defined in Article 3, point 8 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 332 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) category T: – all wheeled tractors; each wheeled tractor category described in point xi b (new) to xi h (new) is supplemented at the end by an ‘a’ or ‘b’ index according to its design speed: – ‘a’ for wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed below or equal to 40 km/h; – ‘b’ for wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed above 40 km/h;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi b (new)
(xib) category T1: – wheeled tractors, with the closest axle to the driver having a minimum track width of not less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of more than 600 kg, and with a ground clearance of not more than 1 000 mm;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi c (new)
(xic) category T2: – comprises wheeled tractors with a minimum track width of less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of more than 600 kg, with a ground clearance of not more than 600 mm; if the height of the centre of gravity of the tractor (measured in relation to the ground) divided by the average minimum track for each axle exceeds 0,90, the maximum design speed shall be restricted to 30 km/h;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 335 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi d (new)
(xid) category T3’: – comprises wheeled tractors with an unladen mass, in running order, of not more than 600 kg;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 336 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi e (new)
(xie) category T4: – comprises special purpose wheeled tractors;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi f (new)
(xif) category T4.1: – tractors designed for working with high-growing crops, such as vines. They feature a raised chassis or section of chassis, enabling them to advance in parallel with the crop with left and right wheels on either side of one or more rows of the crop. They are intended for carrying or operating tools which may be fitted at the front, between the axles, at the rear or on a platform. When the tractor is in working position the ground clearance perpendicular to the crop rows exceeds 1 000 mm. Where the height of the centre of gravity of the tractor, measured in relation to the ground, using the tyres normally fitted, divided by the average minimum track of all of the axles exceeds 0,90, the maximum design speed shall not exceed 30 km/h;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 338 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi g (new)
(xig) category T4.2: – tractors characterised by their large dimensions, primarily intended for working large areas of farmland;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi h (new)
(xih) category T4.3: – four- wheel drive tractors whose interchangeable equipment is intended for agricultural or forestry use and which are characterised by a supporting frame, equipped with one or more power take- offs, having a technically permissible mass no greater than 10 tonnes, for which the ratio of this mass to the maximum unladen mass in running order is less than 2,5 and having the centre of gravity, measured in relation to the ground using the tyres normally fitted, of less than 850 mm;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 400 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) licences issued for categories B, BE, C, C1E, CE, D, D1E or DE shall be valid for combinations of vehicles in category T;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 405 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving ambulances as defined in Article 2 (12c) and motor caravans as defined in Article 2 (12d) of this directive that are up to 4250 kg;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 451 #
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 452 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 15 years for categories AM, A1, A2, A, B, B1, BE and BET;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 464 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
Member States shall reduce theWhile respecting the principle of subsidiarity, Member States may also set different periods of administrative validity set outas referred to in the first subparagraph to five years or less forfor holders of driving licences of holders residing on their territory and having reached the age of 70, in order toset individually by a Member State while reflecting upon their medical fitness condition and ability to drive safely, in order to further improve road safety measures by applying an increased frequency of medical checks or other specific measures, including refresher courses. This reduced period of administrative validity shall only be applied upon renewal of the driving licence.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 627 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – introductory part
4. Specific provisions concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and D1ET
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 648 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point i
(i) safety factors relating to vehicle loading: controlling the load (stowing and fastening), difficulties with different kinds of load (for instance liquids, hanging loads, …), loading and unloading goods and the use of loading equipment (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 654 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 1 – point d – paragraph 1
Specific provisions concerning vehicles of category BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and D1ET
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 680 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point n a (new)
(na) Category T Vehicle combinations consisting of a Class T tractor and a trailer: (a) the maximum speed of the tractor determined by the design is more than 40 km/h, (b) maximum speed of the vehicle combination more than 40 km/h, (c) dual-line brake system, (d) trailer with at least a closed loading area (chassis without a closed floor not permitted), (e) length of the trailer when using a rigid drawbar trailer at least 4.5 m and (f) length of the vehicle combination at least 7.5 m.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 692 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – introductory part
8. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and D1ET
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 693 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) checking the safety factors relating to vehicle loading: body, sheets, cargo doors, loading mechanism (if available), cabin locking (if available), way of loading, securing load (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 694 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) checking the coupling mechanism and the brake and electrical connections (categories CE, C1E, DE, D1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 697 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 2 – point a
(a) coupling and uncoupling, or uncoupling and re-coupling a trailer from its motor vehicle; the manoeuvre must involve the towing vehicle being parked alongside the trailer (i.e. not in one line) (categories CE, C1E, DE, D1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 698 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 2 – point c
(c) parking safely for loading/unloading at a loading ramp/platform or similar installation (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 714 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear- view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E, T only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 731 #
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that workers in border regions still face tax and administrative issues that require better coordination between Member States’ administrations; stresses that the development of teleworking in particular leaves these workers and their businesses in legal uncertainty, which can lead to discrimination;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a Union-wide coordination framework is needed to ensure cohesion of the Union and to provide all border regions with a long- awaited solution that allows them to remove obstacles that require a higher degree of effort, due to administrative burdens or blockages, and cooperation between the Member States concerned;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that the amendment to the ECBM proposal should concentrate on creating a simple and straightforward coordination framework allowing authorities at various levels to remove legal and administrative obstacles, while preventing the duplication of bodies and authorities, and the creation of unnecessary administrative burden, so as to contribute to the development of border areas while taking into account their specific characteristics; the scope of the revised ECBM proposal should focus on joint projects; and facilitate their day-to-day management;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that, in order to be a genuine cohesion instrument, such a coordination framework shall fully respect the constitutional and legislative prerogatives of the Member States, taking into account the institutional differences as regards the areas of intervention of the national administrative bodies concerned, and the allocation of competences between the Union and the Member States;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that regional and local authorities should be involved in a meaningful and inclusive waymust be able to participate in the formulation of measures aimed at removing cross-border obstacles;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that Member States are not obliged to trigger the instrument' response to address the obstacle, rather their response can vary from deciding not to address it,s can vary from addressing it through the review of its administrative or legal framework through unilateral actions taken at the nationalrelevant level, soft-law instruments, or finally through the setting up of a Cross-border Committee tasked with the drafting of an ad-hoc solution to address one or more of the obstacles identified;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that the adoption of a decision on the implementation of any ad- hoc solution drafted by the Cross-border Committee shall remain at the discretion of the competent authorities at nationalthe relevant level, and shall in any case be carried out by Member States in full compliance with their legislative and constitutional framework;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 55 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that some Member States, for example, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg and Malta, which are single NUTS level 2 regions, are being excluded from Commission’s proposal original geographical scope of NUTS 3 level, whereas in Germany NUTS 1 regions correspond to the federal States, NUTS 2 to governmental regions and NUTS 3 regions are generally districts; argues that in the case of cross-border obstacles, NUTS 3 level is not always the optimal level to solve legal and administrative obstacles in various cross-border situations; stresses, therefore, that the future coordination framework must allow for a certain flexibility in its implementation in order to be as relevant and effective as possible by targeting the most suitable territory in each case;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Requests that the Commission submit, on the basis of third paragraph of Article 175 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal for a regulation on a Border Regions’ Instrument for Development and Growth in the EU, following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto; stresses that any legislative proposal on this matter must clearly define the entities concerned, in order to ensure the necessary legal certainty for local actors;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 75 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 14
(14) Even though a number of effective treaties, agreements and instruments for cross-border cooperation already exist at inter-governmental, regional and local level in certain regions of the Union, they do not cover all border regions of the Union. Furthermore, the financing instruments (mainly Interreg) and the legal instruments (mainly EGTCs) provided so far at Union level have not been sufficient to resolve cross-border obstacles throughout the Union. In order to complement the existing systems, while removing procedural obstacles to the development of border areas, it is therefore necessary to set up a voluntary coordination framework laying down general provisions and clear procedural arrangements Member States may use in order to address obstacles hampering the implementation of a joint project in a cross-border context. Any decision on whether and how to address potential obstacles should fall within the remit of the Member States concerned.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 77 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 16
(16) In order to coordinate the tasks of different authorities, which in some Member States will include national and regional legislative bodies, within a given Member State and between those of one or more neighbouring Member States, each Member State should be required to establish or designate a national Cross- border Coordination Point either as a separate body, or within an existing national authority or body or by entrusting the task to an appropriate authority or body. The tasks of the Cross-border Coordination Points are set out in this Regulation in accordance with national competences.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 16
(16) In order to coordinate the tasks of different authorities, which in some Member States will include national and regional legislative bodies, within a given Member State and between those of one or more neighbouring Member States, each Member State should be required to establish or designate a national Cross- border Coordination Point either as a separate body, or within an existing national authority or body or by entrusting the task to an appropriate authority or body. The tasks of the Cross-border Coordination Points are set out in this Regulation.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 84 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 1 – point 1
1. This Regulation sets up a coordination framework that lays down general provisions and procedural arrangements for Member States, in close cooperation with their competent local and regional authorities, to address an obstacle that hampers the planning, development, staffing, financing or functioning of a joint project in a cross- border context.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 89 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'cross-border region' means the territory covered by bordering land or maritime border regions in two or more Member States at NUTS level 2 and 3 regions or any other relevant level depending on the project concerned;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 97 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 4 – point 1 – point a
(a) designate, at national levelthe relevant governance level determined by the Member State constitutional framework, a Cross-border Coordination Point, as a separate body;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 99 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 4 – point 1 – point b
(b) establish a Cross-border Coordination Point within an existing national authority or body;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 102 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 4 – point 1 – point c
(c) entrust an appropriate authority or body with the additional tasks as national Cross- border Coordination Point.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 103 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 4 – point 2
2. The Member States shall inform the Commission of the identity of the Cross- border Coordination Point or Points within three months of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 110 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 5 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) maintains contacts with citizens seeking solutions in cases of cross-border administrative blockages;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 5 – point 2 – point a
(a) monitorcoordinate the implementation of all ad-hoc solutions concerning the territory of its Member State;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 115 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 5 – point 2 – point a
(a) monitorcoordinate the implementation of all ad-hoc solutions concerning the territory of its Member State;
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 116 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 6 – point 1
1. Together with their their competent local and regional authorities concerned Member States shall decide by mutual agreement, and on the basis of a case-by-case assessment pursuant to Article 11(1), point (c), and to Article 12, to set up a Cross-border committee tasked with the formulation of an ad-hoc solution to address one or more obstacles identified through an initiative document.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 120 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 6 – point 2
2. The draft ad-hoc solution shall lay down legal or administrative arrangements to address solely the obstacle set out in an initiative document. The conclusion and implementation of the ad-hoc solution shall be entrusted to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned, in full compliance with their legislative and constitutional framework.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 122 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 6 – point 3
3. Cross-border Committees shall be composed of representatives of the national, regional or local authorities designated by the Cross-border Coordination Points of the Member States concerned. The Cross-border Coordination Points shall make all necessary efforts to allowensure the participation of regional and local authorities to the Cross- border Committee where the removal of the obstacle falls within their competences or within their territory.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 126 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 7 – point 1 – point e
(e) create, publish and keep an up- dated database of all national Cross-border Coordination Points, and of all ad-hoc solutions.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 129 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 8 – point 3
3. The initiator shall prepare an initiative document drafted in accordance with Article 9. In doing so, the initiator shall take into account the requests of the natural and legal persons concerned.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 140 #

2022/2194(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Article 11 – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) The information transmitted under paragraph 1 shall be made public.
2023/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the Mediterranean basin is warming 20 % faster than the global average; whereas global warming will cause severe consequences that must be anticipated; whereas meeting the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5 °C of warming calls for a halving of the EU’s energy demand by 2050 compared to 2015 levels and requireswhich requires prioritization of the deployment of energy efficiency solutions and increased cooperation on energy projects with the other countries along the coasts of the Mediterranean area to contribute through increased cooperation; by using the region's untapped potential for helping the EU to reach its energy as well as climate targets;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. RecallBelieves that the Union is responsible for half of the Mediterranean basin and cannot remain passive in the face of the multiple political, social, economic and environmental challenges confronting the areaMediterranean basin;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that while energy efficiency delivers a large contribution to bringing down CO2 emissions, demand for electricity is likely to increase substantially in light of the envisaged electrification of the heating, traffic and industrial sectors; considers that it is highly uncertain whether higher demand for green energy can be supplied from within the EU;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. DeplorNotes the continuous degradation of the environment in the entire Mediterranean basin, the loss of biodiversity and the increasing air and marine pollution;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the increasing pollution by pStresses the role of the circular economy in relastic and domesticon to the waste mand calls foragement and considers that a historic effort is needed to limit and manage them by promoting the circular economy; plastic and domestic waste by the means of the circular economy, in particularly on island territories where space and resources are limited to store and process waste;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the potential of all the Mediterranean regions for the development of renewable energy sources and for a just and inclusive ecological transitioto contribute to the fundamental transformation towards the most carbon-free economy possible in the years ahead and a just and inclusive ecological transition, in particular by developing and expanding renewable energies, increasing interconnection of energy markets and by cooperating on the production and transportation of renewable hydrogen;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that pollution, overfishing is still aand habitat destruction, in conjunction with the adverse effects of climate change, threat toen the survival of many species; is convinced that the development of a blue economy can support sustainable and inclusive development and quality jobsrich marine biodiversity; is convinced that the transition to a sustainable blue economy in the Mediterranean region will contribute to tackling environmental challenges, thus preserving the health of the sea basin and maintaining economic prosperity;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the interlinkages between environmental policies and the need for a sustainable economic development where a careful balance needs to be struck between the environmental objectives and the preservation of the economic competitiveness;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2022/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the budget of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) is nowhere near enough to mount an adequate response to major natural disasters and to give expression to European solidarity with disaster-hit regions, and whereas this mismatch will grow because of the expected increase in natural disasters stemming from climate change;
2022/05/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 64 #

2022/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas contributions from European funds only cover restoration of the status quo ante with regard to infrastructure and equipment destroyed by natural disasters, while the additional costs of rebuilding more climate-resilient structures are not factored in and must be financed by Member States from their own resources;
2022/05/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 291 #

2022/2032(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for a standalone European fund for supporting Member States in connection with projects and programmes for climate change adaptation and for boosting resilience, or for a significant increase in the EUSF budget, and calls at the same time for the scope of the EUSF to be broadened so that it is also allowed to support more climate-resilient restoration or new-build of public and private infrastructure;
2022/05/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Under the legal systems of Member States an injured person may have a claim for damages on the basis of contractual liability or on grounds of non-contractual liability that do not concern the defectiveness of a product, for example liability based on warranty or on fault. This includes the provisions of the [AI Liability Directive …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council], which lays down common rules on the disclosure of information and the burden of proof in the context of fault-based claims for damages caused by an AI system. Such provisions, which also serve to attain inter alia the objective of effective protection of consumers, should remain unaffected by this Directive.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 74 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) In certain Member States, injured persons may be entitled to make claims for damages caused by pharmaceutical products under a special national liability system, with the result that effective protection of consumers in the pharmaceutical sector is already attained. The right to make such claims should remain unaffected by in those Member States. When it comes to harm suffered due to pharmaceuticals that are not defective, all Member States cover basic losses through national health systems or social security schemes. To cover further losses, some Member States have created special insurance schemes for pharmaceuticals, under which victims of harm may get compensation if the non- defective pharmaceutical product nonetheless caused a harm, without any need to prove fault or defectiveness. The right to make such claims should remain unaffected by this Directive. Changes made to these special national liability systems, health systems and social security schemes as well as the possible introduction of insurance schemes should not be precluded, as long as they do not undermine the effectiveness of the liability systems provided for in this Directive.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 78 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Products in the digital age can be tangible or intangible. Software, such as operating systems, firmware, computer programs, applications or AI systems, is increasingly common on the market and plays an increasingly important role for product safety. Software is capable of being placed on the market as a standalone product and may subsequently be integrated into other products as a component, and is capable of causing damage through its execution. In the interest of legal certainty it should therefore be clarified that software is, when necessary for a tangible product to operate or when it presents a safety relevance, is considered a product for the purposes of applying no- fault liability, irrespective of the mode of its supply or usage, and therefore irrespective of whether the software is stored on a device or accessed through cloud technologies. Software should be considered necessary for a tangible product to operate, when the software’s absence would prevent the product from performing its functions. A software, which presents a safety relevance, includes for example a medical device software that would notify a medical doctor of a patient’s heart attack. The source code of software, however, is not to be considered as a product for the purposes of this Directive as this is pure information. The developer or producer of software, including AI system providers within the, should be treated as a manufacturer. However, where a meaning of [Regulation (EU) …/… (AI Act)],ufacturer decides to use free and open-source software in a product placed on the market or intended to be placed on the market, the developer of that software should not be treated as a manufacturer.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 84 #

2022/0302(COD)

(13) In order not to hamper innovation or research, this Directive should not apply to free and open-source software developed or supplied outside the course of a commercial activity. This is in particular the case for software, including its source code and modified versions, that is openly shared and freely accessible, usable, modifiable and redistributable. However where software is supplied in exchange for a price or personal data is used other than exclusively for improving the security, compatibility or interoperability of the software, and is therefore supplied in the course of a commercial activity, the Directive should apply.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 99 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) In the interests of legal certainty, it should be clarified that personal injury includes medically recognised damage to psychological health, that is to say an adverse effect on the victim’s psychological integrity of such gravity or intensity that it affects the victim’s general state of health and that it cannot be resolved without medical treatment.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 114 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Taking account of the increased complexity of the products, of the businesses models and the supply chains, and considering that the aim of this directive is to ensure that consumers can easily exercise their right to get compensation in case of damage caused by defective products, Member States should ensure that competent national consumer protection authorities and bodies provide to affected consumers with all relevant information and tailored guidance to be able to effectively exercise their rights to compensation, in accordance with the provisions set out in this Directive. National consumer protection agencies and bodies should regularly exchange relevant information they became aware of and closely cooperate with the market surveillance authorities.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 128 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) Online selling has grown consistently and steadily, creating new business models and new actors in the market such as online platforms. [Regulation […/…] on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Services Act)] and [Regulation […/…] on General Product Safety] regulate, inter alia, the responsibility and accountability of online platforms with regard to illegal content, including products. When online platforms perform the role of manufacturer, importer or distributor in respect of a defective product, they should be liable on the same terms as such economic operators. When online platforms play a mere intermediary role in the sale of products between traders and consumers, they are covered by a conditional liability exemption under the Digital Services Act. However, the Digital Services Act establishes that online platforms that allow consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders are not exempt from liability under consumer protection law where they present the product or otherwise enable the specific transaction in question in a way that would lead an average consumer to believe that the product is provided either by the online platform itself or by a trader acting under its authority or control. In keeping with this principle, when online platforms do so present the product or otherwise enable the specific transaction, it should be possible to hold them liable, in the same way as distributors under this Directive. That means that they would be liable only when they do so present the product or otherwise enable the specific transaction, and only where the online platform fails to prcomptly identify a relevant economic operator based in the Unionwith the obligations referred to in article 22 (9) of the Regulation (EU) [..../....] on General Product Safety.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 151 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) National courts should also presume the defectiveness of a product or the causal link between the damage and the defectiveness, or both, where, notwithstanding the defendant’s disclosure of information, it would be excessively difficult for the claimant, in light of the technical or scientific complexity of the case, to prove its defectiveness or the causal link, or both. In such cases, requiring proof would undermine the effectiveness of the right to compensation. Therefore, given that manufacturers have expert knowledge and are better informed than the injured person, it should be for them to rebut the presumption. Technical or scientific complexity should be determined by national courts on a case- by-case basis, taking into account various factors. Those factors should include the complex nature of the product, such as an innovative medical device; the complex nature of the technology used, such as machine learning; the complex nature of the information and data to be analysed by the claimant; and the complex nature of the causal link, such as a link between a pharmaceutical or food product and the onset of a health condition, or a link that, in order to be proven, would require the claimant to explain the inner workings of an AI system. The assessment of excessive difficulties should also be made by national courts on a case-by-case basis. While a claimant should provide arguments to demonstrate excessive difficulties, proof of such difficulties should not be required. For example, in a claim concerning an AI system, the claimant should, for the court to decide that excessive difficulties exist, neither be required to explain the AI system’s specific characteristics nor how these characteristics make it harder to establish the causal link. The defendant should have the possibility to contest the existence of excessive difficulties by demonstrating that the claimant has sufficient evidence to prove the defectiveness of the product or the causal link between its defectiveness and the damage, or both. In such a case, the defectiveness of the product or causal link between its defectiveness and the damage, or both shall not be presumed.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 184 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This Directive shall not apply to free and open-source software.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 189 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) national rules concerning the right of contribution or recourse between two or more economic operators that are jointly and severally liable pursuant to Article 11 or in a case where the damage is caused both by a defective product and by an act or omission of a third party as referred to in Article 12;deleted
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 211 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘related service’ means a digital service that is integrated into, or inter- connected with, a product in such a way that its absence would prevent the product from performing one or more of its functions when it is necessary for a tangible product to operate or when it presents a safety relevance;
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 267 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article5a Guidance Member States shall ensure that the competent national consumer protection authorities provide information and tailored guidance to consumers in order to effectively exercise their right to compensation in accordance with Article 5 of this Directive. National consumer protection agencies and bodies shall regularly exchange relevant information they became aware of and closely cooperate with the market surveillance authorities.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 289 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) mandatory product safety requirements, including safety-relevant cybersecurity requirements laid down in Union law or national law that are intended to protect against the risk of the damage that has occurred;
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 310 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that, where the manufacturer of the defective product is established outside the Union, the importer of the defective product and , where applicable, the authorised representative of the manufacturer can be held liable for damage caused by that product.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 332 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Paragraph 5 shall also apply toMember States shall ensure that where a manufacturer under paragraph 1 cannot be identified, or where the manufacturer is established outside the Union, or where an economic operator under paragraphs 2 or 3 cannot be identified, any provider of an online platform that allows consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders cand tha be held liable where: (a) it is not a manufacturer, importer or distributor , provided that; (b) it has failed to comply with Article 22(9) of Regulation (EU) [.../...] of the European Parliament and of the Council on General Product Safety; and (c) the conditions of Article 6(3) set out in Regulation (EU)…/… 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Services Act)55 are fulfilled. _________________ 55 +OP: Please insert in the text the number of the Directive contained in document PE-CONS 30/22 (2020/0361(COD)) and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 365 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the claimant establishes that the product does not comply with mandatory product safety requirements laid down in Union law or national law that are intended to protect against the risk of the damage that has occurred; or
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 386 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) it is likely that the product was defective or that its defectiveness is a likely cause of the damage, or both by demonstrating that the claimant has sufficient evidence to prove the defectiveness of the product or the causal link between its defectiveness and the damage, or both. In such a case, the defectiveness of the product or causal link between its defectiveness and the damage, or both shall not be presumed.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 413 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to national law concerning the right of contribution or recourse, Member States shall ensure that where two or more economic operators are liable for the same damage pursuant to this Directive, they can be held liable jointly and severally.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 416 #

2022/0302(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to national law concerning the right of contribution or recourse, Member States shall ensure that the liability of an economic operator is not reduced when the damage is caused both by the defectiveness of a product and by an act or omission of a third party.
2023/05/04
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 96 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
(q) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, a summary of the consultation process, which shall be mandatory and conducted in accordance with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the recovery and resilience plan; in particular, the summary of the consultation process shall explain the outcome of the consultations with local and regional authorities and other relevant stakeholder, the social partners as well as the NGOs and other stakeholders relevant to reach the REPowerEU objectives on reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter and, outline how the input received was reflected in the REPowerEU chapter, which input was not reflected and for which reason and how the local and regional authorities and other relevant stakeholders will be involved in the implementation of the REPowerEU chapter and its monitoring;
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 101 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point k a (new)
(4 a) In Article 19(3), the following point is inserted: (ka) whether the consultation process as referred to in Article 18(4)(q) related to the measures referred to in Article 21c(1) is adequate and the pertinent input from the relevant stakeholders is properly reflected in the substance of the REPowerEU chapter;
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 116 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b – paragraph 2
(2) PAllocated ressources under paragraph 1 shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the fund- specific regulation of the shared management fund from which they are allocated and related payments shall be made in accordance with Article 2491 of this Regulation and(EU) 2021/1060 subject to available funding.
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 135 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 5
(5) The provisions of this Regulation shall be applicable mutatis mutandis to the reforms and investments of the REPowerEU chapter, unless provided otherwiseexcept for investments of the REPowerEU chapter financed by allocations under shared management funds for which Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and the fund-specific rules apply.
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 139 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 7
Article 7 is amended as follows: "Article 7 Transferred resources from shared management programmes and use of transferred resources 1. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Facility subject to the conditions set out in the relevant provisions of the Common Provisions Regulation for 2021-2027. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation. Those resources shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the Member State concerned. 2. Member States may propose to include in their recovery and resilience plan, as estimated costs, the payments for additional technical support in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2021/240 and the amount of the cash contribution for the purpose of the Member State compartment pursuant to the relevant provisions of the InvestEU Regulation. Those costs shall not exceed 4 % of the recovery and resilience plan’s financial total allocation, and the relevant measures, as set out in the recovery and resilience plan, shall respect the requirements of this Regulation."
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 152 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Article 26a – paragraph 2
(2) Transferred resources under Article 26 of this Regulation shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 and shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned. . Allocated ressources under Article 26a of this Regulation shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the provisions set out in the fund-specific regulation of the shared management fund from which they are allocated. Transferred or allocated ressources from funds under shared management shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned. Allocated resources under Article 26a of this Regulation shall not count towards the thematic concentration set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 1058/2021.
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 138 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal announced a revision of Union measures to address pollution from large industrial installations, including reviewing the sectoral scope of the legislation and how to make it fully consistent with climate, energy and circular economy policies. In addition, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy also call for reducing pollutant emissions at source, including sources not currently within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council69 . Addressing pollution from certain agro- industrial activities thus requires their inclusion within the scope of that Directive. __________________ 69 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control); OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17-119.
2022/12/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Rearing of pigs, poultry and cattle cause significant, while contributing to food security, cause pollutant emissions into the air and water. In order to reduce such pollutant emissions, including ammonia, methane, nitrates and greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air, water and soil quality, it is necessary to lower the threshold above which pigs and poultry installations are included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU and to include also cattle farming within that scope. Relevant BAT requirements take into consideration the nature, size, density, design like free- ventilated stables, trade-offs with animal welfare and complexity of these installations, including the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations, and the range of environmental impacts they may have. The proportionality requirements in BATs aim to incentivise farmers to implement the necessary transition towards increasingly environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
2022/12/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure that Directive 2010/75/EU continues meeting its objectives to prevent or reduce emissions of pollutants and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, while not affecting sustainable European farming, based on the principles of respecting animal welfare, healthy and sustainable food production and promotion of small-scale and family farming, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement that Directive in order to establish operating rules containing requirements for activities relating to rearing of poultry, pigs and cattle, and to amend Annexes I and Ia to that Directive by adding an agro-industrial activity to ensure that it meets its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment and pigs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201677 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 77 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
2022/12/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 279 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘installation’ means a stationary technical unit within which one or more activities listed in Annex I, in Annex Ia or in Part 1 of Annex VII are carried out, and any other directly associated activities on the same site which have a technical connection with the activities listed in those Annexes and which could have an effect on emissions and pollution;;
2022/12/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 343 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
(23c) ‘livestock unit’ or ‘LSU’ means the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3 000 kg of milk annually, without additional concentrated foodstuffs, which is used to express the size of farms rearing different categories of animals, using the conversion rates, with reference to actual production within the calendar year, set out in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014**’. ** Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 227 31.7.2014, p. 18).deleted
2022/12/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 417 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may set a procedure for the registration of installations covered only by Chapter V or Chapter VIa.’.
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1246 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a – paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annex. intensive rearing of poultry and pigs: (a) with more than 40000 places for poultry, (b) with more than 2000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg), or (c) with more than 750 places for sows.
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1250 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b
Article 70b Aggregation rule If two or more installations are located close to each other and if their operator is the same or if the installations are under the control of operators who are engaged in an economic or legal relationship, the installations concerned shall be considered as a single unit for the purpose of calculating the capacity threshold referred to in Article 70a.deleted
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1259 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – paragraph 1
If two or more installations are located close to each other and if their operator is the same or if the installations are under the control of operators who are engaged in an economic or legal relationship, the installations concerned shall be considered as a single unit for the purpose of calculating the capacity threshold referred to in Article 70a.deleted
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1275 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that no installation falling within the scope of this Chapter is operated without a permit and that its operation complies with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. In case of stables on family farms or free-ventilated stables or pasture, permits are not needed.
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1282 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States may provide for a specific procedure for the registration of farms rearing animals covered in this Chapter. The procedure for registration referred to in the first subparagraph shall be laid down in a binding act and include at least a requirement for a notification to the competent authority by the farmer of the intention to operate its activity. Member States shall use any similar pre-existing procedure for the registration in order to avoid creating an administrative burden.
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1288 #
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1295 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the installation into each mediumbuilding where the rearing takes place, into each medium under normal operating conditions.
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1313 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take necessary measures to ensure that the operatofarmer informs the competent authority, without delay, of any planned substantial change to the installationsfarm and farm buildings where the rearing takes place, falling within the scope of this Chapter which may have consequences for the environment. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall reconsider and update the permit.
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1322 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the operator carries out monitoring of emissions and of associated environmental performance levels in accordance with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i.deleted
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1323 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
The operator shall keep a record of, and process, all monitoring results, for a period of at least 6 years, in such a way as to enable the verification of compliance with the emission limit values and environmental performance limit values set out in operating rules referred to in Article 70i.deleted
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1325 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 2
2. In the event of non-compliance with the emission limit values and environmental performance limit values set out in the operating rules referred to in Article 70i, Member States shall require that the operator takes the measures necessary to ensure that compliance is restored within the shortest possible time.deleted
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1329 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 3
3. The operator shall ensure that any land spreading of waste, animal by- products or other residues generated by the installation is undertaken in accordance with the best available techniques, as specified in the operating rules referred to in Article 70i, and other relevant Union legislation and that it does not cause significant pollution of the environment.deleted
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1392 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall establish operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listed in Annex Ireferred to in Article 70a, which shall include the following:
2022/12/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1678 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
2. Rearing of any mix of the following animals: cattle, pigs, poultry, in installations of 150 LSU or more. The approximate equivalent in LSU is based on the conversion rates established in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014*. __________ * Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (OJ L 227, 31.07.2014, p.18).deleted
2022/12/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) The behaviour of companies across all sectors of the economy is key to success in the Union’s sustainability objectives as Union companies, especially large ones, rely on global valuesupply chains. It is also in the interest of companies to respect and protect human rights and the environment, in particular given the rising concern of consumers and investors regarding these topics. Several initiatives fostering enterprises which support value-oriented transformation already exist on Union77 , as well as national78 level. Further, binding due diligence legislation has been implemented in several Member States such as France and Germany, which gives rise to the need for a level playing field for companies in order to avoid fragmentation and to provide legal certainty for businesses operating in the single market. _________________ 77 ‘Enterprise Models and the EU agenda’, CEPS Policy Insights, No PI2021-02/ January 2021. 78 E.g. https://www.economie.gouv.fr/entreprises/ societe-mission
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Amendment 273 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) EWell-established existing international standards on responsible business conduct such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises clarified in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct specify that companies should respect and protect human rights and set out how they should address the protection of the environment across their operations and valuesupply chains. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights79 recognise the responsibility of companies to exercise human rights due diligence by identifying, preventing and mitigating the adverse impacts of their operations on human rights and by accounting for how they address those impacts. Those Guiding Principles state that businesses should avoid infringing human rights and should address adverse human rights impacts that they have caused, contributed to or are linked with in their own operations, subsidiaries and through their direct and indirect business relationships. These international standards should be the basis for this Directive. _________________ 79 United Nations’ “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework”, 2011, available at https://www.ohchr.org/documents/publicati ons/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf.
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Amendment 278 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) The concept of human rights due diligence was specified and further developed in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises80 which extended the application of due diligence to environmental and governance topics. The OECD Guidance on Responsible Business Conduct and sectoral guidance81 are internationally recognised frameworks setting out practical due diligence steps to help companies identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they address actual and potential impacts in their operations, valuesupply chains and other business relationships. The concept of due diligence is also embedded in the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.82, which should form the basis for this Directive. _________________ 80 OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, 2011 updated edition, available at http://mneguidelines.oecd.org/guidelines/.h ttps://mneguidelines.oecd.org/mneguidelin es/ 81 OECD Guidance on Responsible Business Conduct, 2018, and sector- specific guidance, available at https://www.oecd.org/investment/due- diligence-guidance-for-responsible- business-conduct.htm. 82 The International Labour Organisation’s “Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, Fifth Edition, 2017, available at: https://www.ilo.org/empent/Publications/ WCMS_094386/lang--en/index.htm.
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Amendment 293 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) According to the Commission Communication on forging a climate- resilient Europe89 presenting the Union Strategy on Adaptation to climate change, new investment and policy decisions should be climate-informed and future- proof, including for larger businesses managing valuesupply chains. This Directive should be consistent with that Strategy. Similarly, there should be consistency with the Commission Directive […] amending Directive 2013/36/EU as regards supervisory powers, sanctions, third-country branches, and environmental, social and governance risks (Capital Requirements Directive)90 , which sets out clear requirements for banks’ governance rules including knowledge about environmental, social and governance risks at board of directors level. _________________ 89 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Forging a climate-resilient Europe – the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change (COM/2021/82 final), available at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2021:82:FIN. 90 OJ C […], […], p. […].
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 295 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The Action Plan on a Circular Economy91 , the Biodiversity strategy92 , the Farm to Fork strategy93 and the Chemicals strategy94 and Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery95 , Industry 5.096 and the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan97 and the 2021 Trade Policy Review98 list an initiative on sustainable corporate governance among their elements. _________________ 91 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on A new Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe (COM/2020/98 final). 92 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing nature back into our lives (COM/2020/380 final). 93 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final). 94 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment (COM/2020/667 final). 95 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery (COM/2021/350 final). 96 Industry 5.0; https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and- innovation/research-area/industrial- research-and-innovation/industry-50_en 97 https://op.europa.eu/webpub/empl/europe an-pillar-of-social-rights/en/ 98 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Trade Policy Review – An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy (COM/2021/66/final).deleted
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 304 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) This Directive aims to ensure that companies active in the internal market contribute to sustainable development and the sustainability transition of economies and societies through the identification, prevention and mitigation, bringing to an end and minimisation of potential or actual adverse human rights and environmental impacts connected with companies’ own operations, subsidiaries and value chainssupply chains. This Directive is without prejudice to the responsibility of Member States to respect and protect human rights and the environment under international law.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 307 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In line with relevant EU and national law, all companies in the EU need to adhere to the protection of human rights and environmental standards. If that is not the case, Member States and their relevant authorities are required to enforce the legislation. Thus, there is no need for companies within the EU to control each other’s conduct. The goal of due diligence is to tackle risks in cases where human rights and environmental standards are not or cannot be enforced. Thus, tracing activities in the supply chain shall be focused on upstream level business relationships outside the EU.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 309 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) This Directive is without prejudice to obligations in the areas of human rights, protection of the environment and climate change under other Union legislative acts. If the provisions of this Directive conflict with a provision of another Union legislative act pursuing the same objectives and providing for more extensive or more specific obligations, the provisions of the other Union legislative act should prevail to the extent of the conflict and should apply to those specific obligations. Examples of these obligations in Union legislative acts include obligations in the Conflict Minerals Regulation, the proposal for a Batteries Regulation or the proposal for a Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 310 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Companies should take appropriate steps within their means to set up and carry out risk-based due diligence measures, with respect to their own operations, their subsidiaries, as well as their established direct anddirect business relationships outside the EU and in case of substantiated knowledge of risks, indirect business relationships throughoutoutside the EU in their valuesupply chains in accordance with the provisions of this Directive. This Directive should not require companies to guarantee, in all circumstances, that adverse impacts will never occur or that they will be stopped. For example with respect to business relationships where the adverse impact results from State intervention, the company might not be in a position to arrive at such results. Therefore, the main obligations in this Directive should be ‘obligations of means’. The company should take the appropriate measureMoreover, administering information on a large number of business relationships is difficult. Therefore, the main obligations in this Directive should be ‘obligations of means’. In addition, while companies can be asked to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts that they caused or contributed to, it is still the responsibility of states to combat human rights violations worldwide. Companies should take the appropriate proportionate and commensurate measures within their means which can reasonably be expected to result in prevention or minimisation of the adverse impact under the circumstances of the specific case. Account should be taken of the specificities of the respective company’s valuesupply chain, sector or geographical area in which its value chain partners operate, the company’s power to influence its direct and indirect business relationships,ize, risk factors including the sector and geographical area of activity, the likelihood and severity of the company's potential or actual adverse impacts and its specific circumstances, the company’s power, resources and leverage to influence its business relationships, whether they caused or contributed to the adverse impact or are directly linked to it and whether the company could increase its power of influencleverage.
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Amendment 317 #

2022/0051(COD)

(16) The risk-based due diligence process set out in this Directive should cover the six steps defined by the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct, which include due diligence measures for companies to identify and address adverse human rights and environmental impacts. This encompasses the following steps: (1) integrating due diligence into policies and management systems, (2) identifying and, assessing and prioritising adverse human rights and environmental impacts, (3) preventing, ceasing or minimising actual and potential adverse human rights, and environmental impacts, (4) assessing the effectiveness of measures, (5) communicating, (6) providing remediation.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 321 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) Adverse human rights and environmental impact occur in companies’ own operations, subsidiaries, products, and in their value chains, in particulaaspects particularly occur at the level of raw material sourcing, and manufacturing, or at the level of product or waste disposal in the upstream supply chain operating outside the EU. In order for the due diligence to have a meaningful impact, it should cover human rights and environmental adverse impacts generated throughout the life-cycle of production and use and disposal of product or provision of servicthe level of companies’ own operations, operations of their subsidiaries, atnd the level of own operations, subsidiaries and in valueir business relationships outside the EU in their upstream supply chains.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 323 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Secondary raw materials can only be traced until the point where the recycled material is returned to the immediate supplier of the recycler and where the information is obtained and retained to demonstrate that the material is recycled. Therefore, due diligence obligations should not go beyond that point.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 330 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) The valuesupply chain should cover activities related to the production of a good or provision of services by a company, including the development of the product or the service and the use and disposal of the product as well as the related activities of established business relationships of the company. It should encompass upstream established direct anddirect and, in cases of substantiated knowledge of adverse impacts, indirect business relationships, both outside the EU that design, extract, manufacture, transport, store and supply raw material, products, parts of products, or provide services to the company that are necessary to carry out the company’s activities, and also downstream relationships, including established direct and indirect business relationships, that use or receive products, parts of products or services from the company up to the end of life of the product, including inter alia the distribution of the product to retailers, the transport and storage of the product, dismantling of the product, its recycling, composting or landfilling.directly necessary to carry out the company’s activities;
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Amendment 341 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) In order to allow companies to properly identify the adverse impacts in their value chainsupply chain that it caused or contributed to and to make it possible for them to exercise appropriate leverage, the due diligence obligations should be limited in this Directive to establisheddirect business relationships. For the purpose of this Directive, established business relationships should mean such direct and indirect business relationships which are, or which are expected to be lasting, in view of their intensity and duration and which do not represent a negligible or ancillary part of the value chain. The nature of business relationships as “established” should be reassessed periodically, and at least every 12 months. If the direct business relationship of a company is established, then all linked indirect business relationships should also be considered as established regarding that company outside the EU. In cases when there is substantiated knowledge of adverse impacts and the company has the means and leverage to influence those, meaning being directly linked to the adverse impact, companies should include indirect business relationships outside the EU.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 347 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The concept of a company’s involvement in an adverse impact should clarify that the actions to be taken to address potential or actual adverse impacts depend on the level of involvement of a company in an adverse impact. The company’s involvement in an adverse impact should be in the form of the company causing the adverse impact, contributing to the adverse impact, or the company being directly linked to the adverse impact, meaning it was caused by its direct or indirect business relationship in the company’s supply chain without the company causing or contributing to it. Although the concepts of the company’s involvement in an adverse impact of ‘contributing to’ and ‘being directly linked to’ also exist in international standards, they should receive an autonomous definition in the Directive. With a view to ensure an effective protection of human rights and the environment, ‘causing’ should be understood as the companies own sole activities, and ‘contributing to’ should be understood as a company’s own activities in combination with or intervention of the activities of business relationships or facilitating or incentivising a business relationship to cause an adverse impact.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 349 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Under this Directive, EU companies established in the Union with more than 53000 employees on average and a worldwide net turnover exceeding EUR 150 million in the financial year preceding the last financial year should be required to comply with due diligence. As regards companies which do not fulfil those criteria, but which had more than 250 employees on average and more than EUR 40 million worldwide net turnover in the financial year preceding the last financial year and which operate in one or more high-impact sectors, due diligence should apply 2 years after the end of the transposition period of this directive, in order to provide for a longer adaptation period. In order to ensure a proportionate burden, companies operating in such high-impact sectors should be required to comply with more targeted due diligence focusing on severe adverse impacts900 million in the financial year preceding the last financial year should be required to comply with due diligence. Temporary agency workers, including those posted under Article 1(3), point (c), of Directive 96/71/EC, as amended by Directive 2018/957/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council103 , should be included in the calculation of the number of employees in the user company. Posted workers under Article 1(3), points (a) and (b), of Directive 96/71/EC, as amended by Directive 2018/957/EU, should only be included in the calculation of the number of employees of the sending company. _________________ 103 Directive (EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 amending Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 173, 9.7.2018, p. 16).
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 353 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) In order to reflect the priority areas of international action aimed at tackling human rights and environmental issues, the selection of high-impact sectors for the purposes of this Directive should be based on existing sectoral OECD due diligence guidance. The following sectors should be regarded as high-impact for the purposes of this Directive: the manufacture of textiles, leather and related products (including footwear), and the wholesale trade of textiles, clothing and footwear; agriculture, forestry, fisheries (including aquaculture), the manufacture of food products, and the wholesale trade of agricultural raw materials, live animals, wood, food, and beverages; the extraction of mineral resources regardless of where they are extracted from (including crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, lignite, metals and metal ores, as well as all other, non-metallic minerals and quarry products), the manufacture of basic metal products, other non-metallic mineral products and fabricated metal products (except machinery and equipment), and the wholesale trade of mineral resources, basic and intermediate mineral products (including metals and metal ores, construction materials, fuels, chemicals and other intermediate products). As regards the financial sector, due to its specificities, in particular as regards the value chain and the services offered, even if it is covered by sector-specific OECD guidance, it should not form part of the high-impact sectors covered by this Directive. At the same time, in this sector, the broader coverage of actual and potential adverse impacts should be ensured by also including very large companies in the scope that are regulated financial undertakings, even if they do not have a legal form with limited liability.deleted
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 358 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In order to fully achieve fully the objectives of this Directive addressing human rights and adverse environmental impacts with respect to companies’ operations, subsidiaries and valuesupply chains, third-country companies with significant operations in the EU should also be covered. More specifically, the Directive should apply to third-country companies which generated a net turnover of at least EUR 150 million in the Union in the financial year preceding the last financial year or a net turnover of more than EUR 40 million but less thanhave a branch or subsidiary in the EU, had 3000 employees on average and generated a net worldwide turnover of at least EUR 15900 million in the last financial year preceding the last financial year in one or more of the high- impact sectors, as of 2 years after the end of the transposition period of this Directive.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 361 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) For defining the scope of application in relation to non-EUthird-country companies the describcompany in question needs turnover criterion should be choseno have a branch or subsidiary in the EU as it creates a territorial connection between the third- country companies and the Union territory. TIn addition, turnover is a proxy for the effects that the activities of those companies could have on the internal market. In accordance with international law, such effects justify the application of Union law to third-country companies. To ensure identification of the relevant turnover of companies concerned, the methods for calculating net turnover for non-EUthird-country companies as laid down in Directive (EU) 2013/34 as amended by Directive (EU) 2021/2101 should be used. To ensure effective enforcement of this Directive, an employee threshold should, in turn, not be applied also be applied as a benchmark to determine which third-country companies fall under this Directive, as to create a level- playing field, while taking into account that the notion of “employees” retained for the purposes of this Directive is based on Union law and could not be easily transposed outside of the Union. In the absence of a clear and consistent methodology, including in accounting frameworks, to determine the employThat is why the nexus to the EU needs of third-country companies, such employee threshold would therefore create legal uncertainty and would be difficult to apply for supervisory authoritiesto be ensured through having a branch or subsidiary in the EU. The definition of turnover should be based on Directive 2013/34/EU which has already established the methods for calculating net turnover for non-Union companies, as turnover and revenue definitions are similar in international accounting frameworks too. With a view to ensuring that the supervisory authority knows which third country companies generate the required turnover in the Union to fall under the scope of this Directive, this Directive should require that a supervisory authority in the Member State where the third country company’s authorised representative is domiciled or established and, where it is different, a supervisory authority in the Member State in which the company generated most of its net turnover in the Union in the financial year preceding the last financial year are informed that the company is a company falling under the scope of this Directive.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 363 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) In order to achieve a meaningful contribution to the sustainability transition, due diligence under this Directive should be carried out with respect to adverse human rights impact on protected persons resulting from the violation of one of the rights and prohibitions as enshrined in the international conventions as listed in the Annex to this Directive. In order to ensure a comprehensive coverage of human rights, a violation of a prohibition or right not specifically listed in that Annex which directly impairs a legal interest protected in those conventions should also form part of the adverse human rights impact covered by this Directive, provided that the company concerned could have reasonably established the risk of such impairment and any appropriate measures to be taken in order to comply with the due diligence obligations under this Directive, taking into account all relevant circumstances of their operations, such as the sector and operational contextOECD Due Diligence Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as clarified in the OECD Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct, as well as the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights. Due diligence should further encompass adverse environmental impacts resulting from the violation of one of the prohibitions and obligations pursuant to the international environmental conventions listed in the Annex to this DirectiveOECD Due Diligence Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as clarified in the Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct as regards the environment.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 365 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) Companies should have guidance at their disposal that illustrates how their activities may impact human rights and which corporate behaviour is prohibited in accordance with internationally recognised human rights. Such guidance is included for instance in The United Nations Guiding Principles Reporting Framework104 and the United Nations Guiding Principles Interpretative Guide105 . Using relevant international guidelines and standards as a and should be made easily accessible to companies. Therefeorence, the Commission should be able to issue additionalissue guidance that will serve as a practical tool for companies. _________________ 104 https://www.ungpreporting.org/wp- content/uploads/UNGPReportingFramewor k_withguidance2017.pdf. 105 https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/ Business/RtRInterpretativeGuide.pdf.https: //www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Busine ss/RtRInterpretativeGuide.pdf.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 367 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) In order to conduct appropriate human rights, and environmental due diligence with respect to their operations, their subsidiaries, and their valuesupply chains, companies covered by this Directive should integrate due diligence into corporate policies, identify, prevent and mitigate as well as bring to an end and minimise the extent of potential and actual adverse human rights and environmental impacts that they cause or contribute to, establish and maintain a complaintsnotification procedure, monitor the effectiveness of the taken measures in accordance with the requirements that are set up in this Directive and communicate publicly on their due diligence in line with competition law. In order to ensure clarity for companies, in particular the steps of preventing and mitigating potential adverse impacts and of bringing to an end, or when this is not possible, minimising actual adverse impacts should be clearly distinguished in this Directive.
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Amendment 372 #

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(28) In order to ensure that due diligence forms part of companies’ corporate policies, and in line with the relevant international framework, companies should integrate due diligence into all their relevant corporate policies and have in place a risk- based due diligence policy. The due diligence policy should contain a description of the company’s approach, including in the long term, to due diligence, a code of conduct describing the rules and principles to be followed by the company’s employees and subsidiaries; a description of the processes put in place to implement due diligence, including the measures taken to verify compliance with the code of conduct and to extend its application to establishedits direct business relationships outside the EU. The code of conduct should apply in all relevant corporate functions and operations, including procurement and purchasing decisions. Companies should also update their due diligence policy annuallwhen relevant, meaning after a significant change occurs, such as operating in or sourcing from a new country.
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 377 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) To comply with due diligence obligations, companies need to take appropriate measures with respect to identification, prevention and bringing to an end adverse impacts that it caused or contributed to. An ‘appropriate measure’ should mean a measure that is capable of achieving the objectives of due diligence, commensurate with the degree of severity and the likelihood of the adverse impact, and reasonably available to the company, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case, including characteristics of the economic sector and of the specific business relationship and the company’s influence thereof, and the need to ensure prioritisation of action. In this context, in line with international frameworks, the company’s influencleverage over a business relationship should include, on the one hand its ability to persuade the business relationship to take action to bring to an end or prevent adverse impacts (for example through ownership or factual control, market power, pre-qualification requirements, linking business incentives to human rights and environmental performance, etc.) and, on the other hand, the degree of influence or leverage that the company could reasonably exercise, for example through cooperation with the business partner in question or engagement with another company which is the direct business partner of the business relationship associated with adverse impact.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 379 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) Under the due diligence obligations set out by this Directive, a company should identify actual or potential adverse human rights and environmental impacts. In order to allow for a comprehensive identification of adverse impacts, such identification should be based on meaningful stakeholder engagement and quantitative and qualitative information. For instance, as regards adverse environmental impacts, the company should obtain information about baseline conditions at higher risk sites or facilities in valuesupply chains. Identification of adverse impacts should include assessing the human rights, and environmental context in a dynamic way and in regular intervals: prior to a new activity or relationship, prior to major decisions or changes in the operation; in respoWhen identifying adverse impacts that they caused or contributed to, the company should be able to first map areas of their operations, the operations of their subsidiaries and, where related to their supply chainse, to or anticipation of changesheir direct business relationships outside the EU inf they operating environment; and periodically, at least every 12 me in risk areas, and based on ths, throughout the life of an activity or relationship. Regulated financial undertakings providing loan, credit, or other financial services should identify the adverse impacts only at the inception of the contract. When identifying adverse impacts, companies should also identify and assess the impact of ae results, carry out an in-depth risk assessment prioritising the areas where the adverse impacts are most likely to be present or most significant. Indirect business relationships business model and strategies, including trading, procurement and pricing pshall be taken into account then there is substantiated knowledge of risks in those operactices. Whereons that the company cannot prevent, bring to an end or minimize all its adverse impacts at the same time, it should be able to prioritize its action, provided it takes the measures reasonably available to the company, taking into account the specific circumstancesis directly linked to, e.g. based on information gathered in the notification procedure. Identification of adverse impacts should include assessing the human rights, and environmental context in a dynamic way after a significant change occurs, throughout the life of an activity or relationship.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 382 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) Under the due diligence obligations set out as an obligation of means by this Directive, a company should identify actual or potential adverse human rights and environmental impacts taken into account of the specificities of the company's supply chain. In order to allow for a comprehensive identification of adverse impacts, such identification should be based on quantitative and qualitative information, like standardized natural capital accounting and impact valuation for businesses. For instance, as regards adverse environmental impacts, the company should obtain information for associated risks with an undertaking’s activities. For better comparability and understanding of materiality and interdependencies, quantitative information can be based on monetary valuation of sustainability impacts. Impact measurement and valuation provide guidance about baseline conditions at higher risk sites or facilities in value chains. Identification of adverse impacts should include assessing the human rights, and environmental context in a dynamic waywith the double materiality concept and in regular intervals: prior to a new activity or relationship, prior to major decisions or changes in the operation; in response to or anticipation of changes in the operating environment; and periodically, at least every 12 months, throughout the life of an activity or relationship. Regulated financial undertakings providing loan, credit, or other financial services should identify the adverse impacts only at the inception of the contract. When identifying adverse impacts, companies should also identify and assess the impact of a business relationship’s business model and strategies, including trading, procurement and pricing practices. Where the company cannot prevent, bring to an end or minimize all its adverse impacts at the same time, it should be able to prioritize its action, provided it takes the measures reasonably available to the company, taking into account the specific circumstances.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 384 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) Where the company cannot prevent, mitigate, bring to an end or minimise all the identified actual and potential adverse impacts at the same time to the full extent, it should be allowed to prioritise them based on the severity and likelihood of the adverse impact. In line with the relevant international framework, the severity of an adverse impact should be assessed based on its gravity (scale of the adverse impact), the number of persons or the extent of the environment affected (scope of the adverse impact), its irreversibility, and difficulty to restore the situation prevailing prior to the impact (irremediable character of the adverse impact).
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Committee: JURI
Amendment 385 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) In order to avoid undue burden on the smaller companies operating in high- impact sectors which are covered by this Directive, those companies should only be obliged to identify those actual or potential severe adverse impacts that are relevant to the respective sector.deleted
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 388 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) Where the company cannot prevent, mitigate, bring to an end or minimise all the identified actual and potential adverse impacts at the same time to the full extent, it should be allowed to prioritise them based on the severity and likelihood of the adverse impact. In line with the relevant international framework, the severity of an adverse impact should be assessed based on its gravity (scale of the adverse impact), the number of persons or the extent of the environment affected (scope of the adverse impact), its irreversibility, and difficulty to restore the situation prevailing prior to the impact (irremediable character of the adverse impact). In line with international standards, prevention and mitigation as well as bringing to an end and minimisation of adverse impacts should take into account the interests of those adversely impacted. In order to enable continuous engagement with the valuesupply chain business partner instead of termination of business relations (disengagement) and possibly exacerbating adverse impacts, this Directive should ensure that disengagement is a last-resort action, used only in cases of severe or repeated misconduct, after repeated attempts of bringing an actual adverse impact to an end have failed and only if it is in the best interest of those impacted (responsible disengagement), also in line with the Union`s policy of zero-tolerance on child labour. Terminating a business relationship in which child labour was found could expose the child to even more severe adverse human rights impacts. This should therefore be taken into account when deciding on the appropriate action to take. Moreover, responsible disengagement should also take into account possible impacts for those depending on the product or affected by disruptions of supply chains.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 392 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) Under the due diligence obligations set out by this Directive, if a company identifies potential adverse human rights or environmental impacts, it should take appropriate measureproportionate and commensurate measures within their means to prevent andor adequately mitigate them. To provide companies with legal clarity and certainty, this Directive should set out the actions companies should becan be reasonably expected to take for prevention and mitigation of potential adverse impacts where relevant depending on the circumstances. and leverage. Companies should be obliged to take measures within their means to prevent or mitigate the adverse impacts that they cause or to which they contribute. When companies are not causing nor contributing to the adverse impacts occurring in their supply chain (so called ‘being directly linked to’ the adverse impact), they should use their influence to prevent or mitigate the adverse impact caused by their subsidiaries or business partners or to increase their influence to do so.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 397 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) So as to comply with the prevention and mitigation obligation under this Directive, companies should be required to take the following actions, where relevant depending on the circumstances and their leverage. Where necessary due to the complexity of prevention measures, companies should develop and implement a prevention action plan. Companies shouldmay seek to obtain contractual or other assurances from a direct partner with whom they have an established direct business relationship outside the EU that it will ensure compliance with the code of conduct or the prevention action plan, including by seeking corresponding contractual assurances from its partners to the extent that their activities are part of the companies’ value chain. The contractual assurances should besupply chain where possible. The assurances may be, where appropriate, accompanied by appropriate measures to verify compliance. To ensure comprehensive prevention of actual and potential adverse impacts, companies should also make investments which aim to prevent adverse impacts, and, where appropriate, collaborate with other companies to that extent. Companies should also provide targeted and proportionate support for an SME with which they have an established direct business relationship outside the EU such as financing, for example, through direct financing, low-interest loans, guarantees of continued sourcing, and assistance in securing financing, to help implement the code of conduct or prevention action plan, or technical guidance such as in the form of training, management systems upgrading, and collaborate with other companies.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 402 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) In order to reflect the full range of options for the company in cases where potential impacts could not be addressed by the described prevention or minimisation measuresthere is substantiated knowledge of severe adverse impacts in indirect business relationships outside the EU, this Directive should also refer to the possibility for the company to seek to conclude a contract with the indirect business partnerrelationship, with a view to achieving compliance with the company’s code of conduct or a prevention action plan, and conduct appropriate measures to verify compliance of the indirect business relationship with the contract. This possibility should be taken into account on an ad-hoc basis and following the engagement with stakeholders.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 405 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) In order to ensure that prevention and mitigation of potential adverse impacts is effective, companies should prioritize engagement with business relationships in the value chain, instead of terminating the business relationship, as a last resort action after attempting at preventing and mitigating adverse potential impacts without success. However, the Directive should also, for cases where potential adverse impacts could not be addressed by the described prevention or mitigation measures, refer to the obligation for companies to refrain from entering into new or extending existing relations with the partner in question and, where the law governing their relations so entitles them to, to either temporarily suspend commercial relationships with the partner in question, while pursuing prevention and minimisation efforts, if there is reasonable expectation that these efforts are to succeed in the short-term; or to terminate the business relationship with respect to the activities concerned if the potential adverse impact is severe. In order to allow companies to fulfil that obligation, Member States should provide for the availability of an option to terminate the business relationship in contracts governed by their laws. It is possible that prevention of adverse impacts at the level of indirect business relationships requires collaboration with another company, for example a company which has a direct contractual relationship with the supplier. In some instances, such collaboration could be the only realistic way of preventing adverse impacts, in particular, where the indirect business relationship is not ready to enter into a contract with the company. In these instances, the company should collaborate with the entity which can most effectively prevent or mitigate adverse impacts at the level of the indirect business relationship while respecting competition law.deleted
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 409 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) As regards direct andor where applicable indirect business relationships, industry cooperation, industry schemes and multi- stakeholder initiatives can help create additional leverage to identify, mitigate, and prevent adverse impacts. Therefore, it should be possible for companies to rely on such initiatives to support the implementation of their due diligence obligations laid down in this Directive to the extent that such schemes and initiatives are appropriate to support the fulfilment of those obligations. CompaniMember States cshould assess, at their own initiative, the alignment of these schemes and initiatives with the obligations under this Directive and assess their feasibility. However, membership of such schemes should complement, not replace company due diligence efforts. In order to ensure full information on such initiatives, the Directive should also refer to the possibilityquire for the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the dissemination of information on such schemes or initiatives and their outcomes. The Commission, in collaboration with Member States, may should issue guidance for assessing the fitness of industry schemes and multi-stakeholder initiatives.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 413 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
(38) Under the due diligence obligations set out by this Directive, if a company identifies actual human rights or environmental adverse impacts that it caused or contributed to, it should take appropriate measures to bring those to an end. It can be expected that a company is able to bring to an end actual adverse impacts in theirits own operations and inthose of its subsidiaries. However, it should be clarified that, as regards established business relationships, where adverse impacts cannot be brought to an end, companies should minimise the extent of such impacts. Minimisation of the extent of adverse impacts should require an outcome that is the closest possible to bringing the adverse impact to an end. To provide companies with legal clarity and certainty, this Directive should define which actions companies shcould be reasonably required to take within their means for bringing actual human rights and environmental adverse impacts to an end and minimisation of their extent, where relevant depending on the circumstances. When companies are neither causing nor contributing to the adverse impacts, meaning they are directly linked to the adverse impact, they should be obliged to use their influence to bring to an end or minimise the extent of the adverse impact caused by their subsidiaries or business relationships or to increase their influence to do so.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 418 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
(39) So as to comply with the obligation of bringing to an end and minimising the extent of actual adverse impacts under this Directive, companies should be required to take the following actions, where relevant within their means, where relevant depending on the circumstances. They should neutralise the adverse impact or minimise its extent, with an action proportionate to the significance and scale of the adverse impact and to the contribution of the company’s conduct to the adverse impact. Where necessary due to the fact that the adverse impact cannot be immediately brought to an end, companies should develop and implement a corrective action plan with reasonable and clearly defined timelines for action and qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuonitoring improvement. Companies should alsomay also, where possible and where deemed necessary following engagement with stakeholders, seek to obtain contractual or other assurances from a direct business partner with whom they have an established business relationship that they will ensure compliance with the company’s code of conduct and, as necessary, a prevention action plan, including by seeking corresponding contractual assurances from its partners, to the extent that their activities are part of the company’s valuesupply chain. The contractual assurances should beassurances may be, where appropriate, accompanied by the appropriate measures to verify compliance. Finally, companies should also make investments aiming at ceasing or minimising the extent of adverse impact, provide targeted and proportionate support for an SMEs with which they have an established direct business relationship and collaborate with other entities, including through industry initiatives, where relevant, to increase the company’s ability to bring the adverse impact to an end.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 423 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) In order to reflect the full range of options for the company in cases where actual impacts could not be addressed by the described measures, this Directive should also refer to the possibility for the company to seek to conclude a contract with the indirect business partner, where appropriate, with a view to achieving compliance with the company’s code of conduct or a corrective action plan, and conduct appropriate measures to verify compliance of the indirect business relationship with the contract.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 425 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) In order to ensure that bringing actual adverse impacts to an end or minimising them is effective, companies should prioritize engagement with business relationships in the valuesupply chain, instead of terminating the business relationship, as a last resort action after attempting ato bringing actual adverse impacts to an end or minimising them without success. However, this Directive should also, for cases where actual adverse impacts could not be brought to an end or adequately mitigated by the described measures, refer to the obligation for companies to refrain from entering into new or extending existing relations with the partner in question and, where the law governing their relations so entitles them to, to either temporarily suspend commercialbusiness relationships with the partner in question, while pursuing efforts to bring to an end or minimise the extent of the adverse impact, or terminate the business relationship with respect to the activities concerned, if the adverse impact is considered severe and only if this is in the best interest of those impacted (responsible disengagement). In order to allow companies to fulfil that obligation, Member States should provide for the availability of an option to terminate the business relationship in contracts governed by their laws.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 426 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
(42) Companies should provide the possibility for persons and organisations to submit complaintsinformation directly to them in case of legitimate concerns regarding actual or potential human rights and environmental adverse impacts. Organisations who could submit such complaintsinformation should include trade unions and other workers’ representatives representing individuals working in the valuesupply chain concerned and civil society organisations active in the areas related to the valuesupply chain concerned where they have substantiated and documented knowledge about a potential or actual adverse impact. Companies should establish a procedure for dealing with those complaintnotifications and inform workers, trade unions and other workers’ representatives, where relevant, about such processes. Recourse to the complaints and remedinotification mechanism should not prevent the complaininformant from having recourse to judicial remedies. In accordance with international standards, complaiinformants should be entitled to request from the company appropriate follow-up on the complaint andnotification. This can include to meet with the company’s representatives at an appropriate level to discuss potential or actual severe adverse impacts that are the subject matter of the complaintnotification. This access should not lead to unreasonable solicitations of companies nor to sanctions. Companies may deal with notifications as a group, for example within an industry initiative.
2022/12/06
Committee: JURI
Amendment 439 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
(44) Like in the existing international standards set by the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD framework, it forms part of the due diligence requirement to communicate externally relevant information on due diligence policies, processes and activities conducted to identify and address actual or potential adverse impacts, including the findings and outcomes of those activities. The proposal to amend Directive 2013/34/EU as amended regardsing corporate sustainability reporting sets out relevant reporting obligations for the companies covered by this directive. In order to avoid duplicating reporting obligations, this Directive should therefore not introduce any new reporting obligations in addition to those under Directive 2013/34/EU for the companies covered by that Directive as well as the reporting standards that should be developed under it. As regards companies that are within the scope of this Directive, but do not fall under Directive 2013/34/EU, in order to comply with their obligation of communicating as part of the due diligence under this Directive, they should publish on their website an annual statement in a language customary in the sphere of international businessone of the official languages of the Union.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 448 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
(47) Although SMEs are not included in the scope of this Directive, they could be heavily impacted by its provisions as contractors or subcontractors to the companies which are in the scope. The aim is nevertheless to mitigate the immense financial or administrative burden on SMEs, many of which are already struggling in the context of the global economic and sanitary crisis. In order to support companies in the implementation, including SMEs, Member States should set up and operate, either individually or jointly, dedicated websites, portals or platforms, to provide information and support to companies, and Member States cshould also financially support SMEs specifically and help them build capacity. Such support should also be made accessible, and where necessary adapted and extended to upstream economic operators in third countries. Companies whose business partner is an SME, are also encouraged tshould also support them to comply with due diligence measures, in case such requirements would jeopardize the viability of the SME and use fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory and proportionate requirements vis-a-vis the SMEs.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 450 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
(48) In order to complement Member State support to companies in their implementation, including SMEs, the Commission mayshould build on existing EU tools, projects and other actions helping with the due diligence implementation in the EU and in third countries. It may set up new support measures that provide help to companies, including SMEs on due diligence requirements, including an observatory for valuesupply chain transparency and the facilitation and assessment of joint stakeholder initiatives.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 452 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
(49) The Commission and Member States should continue to work in partnership with third countries to support upstream economic operators build the capacity to effectively prevent and mitigate adverse human rights and environmental impacts of their operations and business relationships, paying specific attention to the challenges faced by smallholders. They should use their neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instruments, including Free Trade Agreements, to support third country governments and upstream economic operators in third countries addressing adverse human rights and environmental impacts of their operations and upstream business relationships. This could include working with partner country governments, the local private sector and stakeholders on addressing the root causes of adverse human rights and environmental impacts.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 455 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
(50) In order to ensure that this Directive effectively contributes to combating climate change, companies should adopt a plan to ensure that the business model and strategy of the company are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreement. In case climate is or should have beenin case climate is identified as a principal risk for or a principal impact of the company’s operations, the company should include emissions reduction objectives in its planclimate objectives in its due diligence policy regarding environmental adverse impacts.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 457 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
(51) With a view to ensure that such emission reduction plan is properly implemented and embedded in the financial incentives of directors, the plan should be duly taken into account when setting directors’ variable remuneration, if variable remuneration is linked to the contribution of a director to the company’s business strategy and long- term interests and sustainability.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 460 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
(53) In order to ensure the monitoring of the correct implementation of companies’ due diligence obligations and ensure the proper enforcement of this Directive, Member States should designate one or more national supervisory authorities. These supervisory authorities should be of a public nature, independent from the companies falling within the scope of this Directive or other market interests, and free of conflicts of interest. In accordance with national law, Member States should ensure appropriate financing of the competent authority. They should be entitled to carry out investigations, on their own initiative or based on complaints or substantiated concerns raised under this Directive. Where competent authorities under sectoral legislation exist, Member States could identify those as responsible for the application of this Directive in their areas of competence. They could designate authorities for the supervision of regulated financial undertaking also as supervisory authorities for the purposes of this Directive.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 462 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
(54) In order to ensure effective enforcement of national measures implementing this Directive, Member States should provide for dissuasive, proportionate and effective administrative sanctions for infringements of those measures. In order for such sanction regime to be effective, administrative sanctions to be imposed by the national supervisory authorities should include pecuniary sanctions. Where the legal system of a Member State does not provide for administrative sanctions as foreseen in this Directive, the rules on administrative sanctions should be applied in such a way that the sanction is initiated by the competent supervisory authority and imposed by the judicial authority. Therefore, it is necessary that those Member States ensure that the application of the rules and sanctions has an equivalent effect to the administrative sanctions imposed by the competent supervisory authorities.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 464 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
(55) In order to ensure consistent application and enforcement of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, national supervisory authorities should actively cooperate and coordinate their action. For that purpose a European Network of Supervisory Authorities should be set up by the Commission and the supervisory authorities should assist each other in performing their tasks and provide mutual assistance.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 470 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
(56) In order to ensure effective compensation of victims of adverse impacts, Member States should be required to lay down rules governing the civil liability of companies for damages arising due to its intentional or gross negligent failure to comply with the due diligence process. The company should be liable for damages if thethat they directly caused if they intentionally or gross negligently failed to comply with the obligations to prevent and mitigate potential adverse impacts or to bring actual impacts to an end and minimise their extent, and as a result of this failure an adverse impact that it directly caused and that should have been identified, prevented, mitigated, brought to an end or its extent minimised through the appropriate measures occurred and led to damage.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 474 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
(57) As regards damages occurring at the level of established indirect business relationships, the liability of the company should be subject to specific conditions. The company should not be liable if it carried out specific due diligence measures. However, it should not be exonerated from liability through implementing such measures in case it was unreasonable to expect that the action actually taken, including as regards verifying compliance, would be adequate to prevent, mitigate, bring to an end or minimise the adverse impact. In addition, in the assessment of the existence and extent of liability, due account is to be taken of the company’s efforts, insofar as they relate directly to the damage in question, to comply with any remedial action required of them by a supervisory authority, any investments made and any targeted support provided as well as any collaboration with other entities to address adverse impacts in its value chains.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 479 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
(59) As regards civil liability rules, the civil liability of a company for damages arising due to its failure to carry out adequate due diligencethat it directly caused should be without prejudice to civil liability of its subsidiaries or the respective civil liability of direct and indirect business partnerbusiness in the valuesupply chain. Also, the civil liability rules under this Directive should be without prejudice to Union or national rules on civil liability related to adverse human rights impacts or to adverse environmental impacts that provide for liability in situations not covered by or providing for stricter liability than this Directive.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 483 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure that victims of human rights and environmental harms can bring an action for damages and claim compensation for damages arising due to a company’s failure to comply with the due diligence obligations stemming from this Directive, even where the law applicable to such claims is not the law of a Member State, as could be for instance be the case in accordance with international private law rules when the damage occurs in a third country, this Directive should require Member States to ensure that the liability provided for in provisions of national law transposing this Article is of overriding mandatory application in cases where the law applicable to claims to that effect is not the law of a Member State.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 484 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
(62) The civil liability regime under this Directive should be without prejudice to the Environmental Liability Directive 2004/35/EC. This Directive should not prevent Member States from imposing further, more stringent obligations on companies or from otherwise taking further measures having the same objectives as that Directive.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 485 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
(63) In all Member States’ national laws, directors owe a duty of care to the company. In order to ensure that this general duty is understood and applied in a manner which is coherent and consistent with the due diligence obligations introduced by this Directive and that directors systematically take into account sustainability matters in their decisions, this Directive should clarify, in a harmonised manner, the general duty of care of directors to act in the best interest of the company, by laying down that directors take into account the sustainability matters as referred to in Directive 2013/34/EU, including, where applicable, human rights, climate change and environmental consequences, including in the short, medium and long term horizons. Such clarification does not require changing existing national corporate structures.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 486 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
(64) Responsibility for due diligence should be assigned to the company’s directors, in line with the international due diligence frameworks. Directors should therefore be responsible for putting in place and overseeing the due diligence actions as laid down in this Directive and for adopting the company’s due diligence policy, taking into account the input of stakeholders and civil society organisations and integrating due diligence into corporate management systems. Directors should also adapt the corporate strategy to actual and potential impacts identified and any due diligence measures taken.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 493 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 70
(70) The Commission should assess and report whether new sectors should be added to the list of high-impact sectors covered by this Directive, in order to align it to guidance from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development or in light of clear evidence on labour exploitation, human rights violations or newly emerging environmental threats, whether the list of relevant international conventions referred to in this Directive should be amended, in particular in the light of international developments, or whether the provisions on due diligence under this Directive should be extended to adverse climate impacts.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 495 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 71
(71) The objective of this Directive, namely better exploiting the potential of the single market to contribute to the transition to a sustainable economy and contributing to sustainable development through the prevention and mitigation of potential or actual human rights and environmental adverse impacts in companies’ value chains, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting individually or in an uncoordinated manner, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the actions, be better achieved at Union level. In particular, addressed problems and their causes are of a transnational dimension, as many companies are operating Union wide or globally and value chains expand to other Member States and to third countries. Moreover, individuala growing number of individual and different Member States’ measures risk being ineffective, unworkable for companies to comply with, and lead to fragmentation of the internal market. Therefore, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. 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 that objective.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 506 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) on obligations for companies regarding actual and potential human rights adverse impacts and environmental adverse impacts that they caused, contributed to or are directly linked to, with respect to their own operations, the operations of their subsidiaries, and the valuesupply chain operations carried out by entities with whom the company has an establishedtheir business relationships outside the EU and
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 512 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) on liability for violations of the obligations mentioned abovedamages that occurred in the operations described above which a company directly intentionally or gross negligently caused.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 519 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The nature of business relationships as ‘established’ shall be reassessed periodically, and at least every 12 months.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 528 #

2022/0051(COD)

2a. Member States shall not introduce, in their national law, more stringent provisions than those laid down in this Directive, unless otherwise provided for in this Directive.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 536 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Directive shall apply to companies which are formed in accordance with the legislation of a Member State and which fulfil one of the following conditions:had more than 3000 employees on average and had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 900 million in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 540 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the company had more than 500 employees on average and had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepardeleted;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 549 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the company did not reach the thresholds under point (a), but had more than 250 employees on average and had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 40 million in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared, provided that at least 50% of this net turnover was generated in one or more of the following sectors: (i) the manufacture of textiles, leather and related products (including footwear), and the wholesale trade of textiles, clothing and footwear; (ii) (including aquaculture), the manufacture of food products, and the wholesale trade of agricultural raw materials, live animals, wood, food, and beverages; (iii) regardless from where they are extracted (including crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, lignite, metals and metal ores, as well as all other, non-metallic minerals and quarry products), the manufacture of basic metal products, other non-metallic mineral products and fabricated metal products (except machinery and equipment), and the wholesale trade of mineral resources, basic and intermediate mineral products (including metals and metal ores, construction materials, fuels, chemicals and other intermediate products).deleted agriculture, forestry, fisheries the extraction of mineral resources
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 596 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Directive shall also apply to companies which are formed in accordance with the legislation of a third country, and fulfil one of the following conditions:have a domestic branch office or subsidiary in a Member State and which had at least 3000 employees and had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 900million in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared;.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 602 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) generated a net turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the Union in the financial year preceding the last financial year;deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 611 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) generated a net turnover of more than EUR 40 million but not more than EUR 150 million in the Union in the financial year preceding the last financial year, provided that at least 50% of its net worldwide turnover was generated in one or more of the sectors listed in paragraph 1, point (b).deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 635 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In case of a group of companies: (a) the parent company, whether or not it meets the thresholds mentioned in paragraphs 1 or 2, may perform the Due Diligence obligations laid down in this Directive on behalf of any or all its subsidiaries which meet the thresholds in paragraph 1 or 2; (b) any subsidiary shall be deemed in compliance with the obligations laid down in this Directive where their parent company includes those subsidiaries in its due diligence corporate policy.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 667 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘adverse environmental impact’ means an adverse impact on the environment resulting from the violation of one of the prohibitions and obligations pursuant to the international environmental conventions listed in the Annex, Part II; inciples set out in the OECD Due Diligence Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as clarified in the OECD Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct as regards the environment and climate.;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 676 #

2022/0051(COD)

(c) ‘adverse human rights impact’ means an adverse impact on protected persons that may impair the full enjoyment of human rights resulting from the violation of one of the prights or prohibitions listed in the Annex, Part I Section 1, as enshrined in the international conventions listed in the Annex, Part I Section 2nciples set out in the OECD Due Diligence Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as clarified in the OECD Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 682 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘adverse impact’ means an adverse environmental impact and adverse human rights impact;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 684 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) ‘to cause an adverse impact’ means a company’s own actions that directly led to the adverse impact.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 685 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) ‘to contribute to an adverse impact’ means a company’s own actions in combination with the activities of other entities cause an adverse impact, or if the activities of a company cause, facilitate or incentivise another entity to cause an adverse impact. Contribution must be substantial, meaning that it does not include minor or trivial contributions. The substantial nature of the contribution and understanding when the actions of the enterprise may have caused, facilitated or incentivised another entity to cause an adverse impact may involve the consideration of multiple factors. The following factors can be taken into account: – the extent to which an enterprise may encourage or motivate an adverse impact by another entity, i.e. the degree to which the activity increased the risk of the impact occurring. – the extent to which an enterprise could or should have known about the adverse impact or potential for adverse impact, i.e. the degree of foreseeability. – the degree to which any of enterprise’s activities actually mitigated the adverse impact or decreased the risk of the impact occurring. The mere existence of a business relationship or activities which create the general conditions in which it is possible for adverse impacts to occur does not necessarily represent a relationship of contribution. The activity in question should substantially increase the risk of adverse impact.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 687 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
(cd) being ‘directly linked to an adverse impact’ means that there is a relationship between the adverse impact and the company’s products, services or operations through another business relationship. Directly linked is not defined by direct contractual relationships. Also, a direct linkage does not imply that the responsibility shifts from the entity causing an adverse impact to the enterprise with which it has a linkage.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 690 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) ‘direct business relationship’ means a business relationship with a direct contractor, subcontractor or any other legal entities (‘partner’)ual relation for the supply of goods or the provision of services whose supplies are necessary for the production of the enterprise’s product or the provision and use of the relevant service, which is relevant based on the severity and likelihood of adverse impacts and is outside the European Union.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 697 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) with whom the company has a commercial agreement or to whom the company provides financing, insurance or reinsurance, ordeleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 700 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) that performs business operations related to the products or services of the company for or on behalf of the company;deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 718 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) ‘substantiated knowledge’ means factual and verifiable information about potential or actual adverse human rights or environmental impacts, which can be based on stakeholder information received through the notification procedure or the supervisory authority, when there is knowledge of particular risk factors including sectoral or geographical or when there have been adverse impacts in the past;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 727 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘valuesupply chain’ means activities related to the production and supply of goods or the provision of services by a company, including the development of the product or the service and the use and disposal of the product as well as the related activities of upstream and downstream established business relationships of the company. As regards companies within the meaning of point (a)(iv), ‘value chain’ with respect to the provision of these specific services shall only include the activities of the clients receiving such loan, c as far as these activities are dit, and other financial services and of other companies belonging to the same group whose activities are linked to the contract in question. The value chain of such regulated financial undertakings does not cover SMEs receiving loan, credit, financing, insurance or reinsurance of such entities;rectly necessary for the production of the goods or the provision of the services.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 734 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘leverage’ means the ability of a company, depending on size and importance to supplier’s revenue or the functioning of its business operations, to affect change in the wrongful practices of the entity that causes or contributes to the adverse impact in the supply chain;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 746 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) For the purposes of point (h), the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 28 to specify the minimum standards for the independent third-party verification;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 753 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) For the purposes of point (j), the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 14b and 28 to specify the minimum standards for the industry initiative to be recognised by one Member States as feasible;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 765 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ‘stakeholders’ means the company’s employees, the employees of its subsidiaries, employees within its supply chain and other relevant individuals, groups, communities or entities whose rights or vested interests are or could be directly affected by the potential and actual adverse environmental and human rights impacts connected to the products, services and operations of that company, its subsidiaries and its business relationships;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 776 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) ‘director’ means: (i) any member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of a company; (ii) where they are not members of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of a company, the chief executive officer and, if such function exists in a company, the deputy chief executive officer; (iii) other persons who perform functions similar to those performed under point (i) or (ii);deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 781 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) ‘board of directors’ means the administrative or supervisory body responsible for supervising the executive management of the company, or, if no such body exists, the person or persons performing equivalent functions;deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 785 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘appropriate measure’ means a measure that is capable of achieving the objectives of due diligence, commensurate with the degree of severity and the likelihood of the adverse impact, and proportionate to the size, reasonably available tources and capacities of the company, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case, including characteristics of the economic sector and of the specific business relationship and the company’s influence thereof, and the need to ensure prioritisation of actionleverage in that relationship, and the principle of risk-based prioritisation of action. Companies are not required to guarantee, in all circumstances, that adverse impacts will never occur or that they will be stopped. The main obligations in this Directive are obligations of means;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 795 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q c (new)
(qc) ‘risk factors’ means enterprise- level risk factors, geographic risk factors, and sectoral risk factors. The Commission shall prepare a list of risk factors with accompanying guidance as described in Article 13;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 796 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q d (new)
(qd) ‘Group’ means a parent company and all its subsidiary undertakings as defined by Article 2 of the Directive 2013/34/EU of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and83/349/EE;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 802 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that companies conduct risk-based human rights and environmental due diligence as laid down in Articles 5 to 11 (‘due diligence’) by carrying out the following actions:
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 804 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) identifying and prioritising actual or potential adverse impacts that they caused or contributed to or are directly linked to in accordance with Article 6;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 808 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) preventing andor mitigating potential adverse impacts that they caused or contributed to, and bringing actual adverse impacts to an end andhat they caused or contributed to an end or minimising their extent in accordance with Articles 7 and 8;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 812 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) establishing and maintaining a complaintsnotification procedure in accordance with Article 9;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 835 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that companies integrate due diligence into all their relevant corporate policies and have in place a due diligence policy. The due diligence policy shall contain all of the following:
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 848 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a description of the processes put in place to implement due diligence, including, where relevant, the measures taken to verify compliance with the code of conduct and to extend its application to established business relationships;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 860 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the companies continuously update their due diligence policy annuallywhen significant changes occur.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 865 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Companies shall carry out a due diligence policy which is proportionate and commensurate to the likelihood and severity of their potential or actual adverse impacts and their specific circumstances and risk factors, particularly their sector and location of activity, the size and length of their supply chain, the size of the company, its capacity, resources and leverage.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 872 #
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 876 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies take appropriate measures to identifywithin their means to identify whether they cause or contribute to or are directly linked to actual and potential adverse human rights impacts and adverse environmental impacts arising from their own operations or those of their subsidiaries and, w in their business relationships. Where related to their valuesupply chains, from their established business relationships, in accordance with paragraph 2, 3 and 4companies shall assess adverse impacts arising from their direct business relationships located outside the EU that they cause or contribute to. In case of substantiated knowledge, companies shall assess adverse impacts arising from their indirect business relationships outside the EU that they are directly linked to, in accordance with paragraph 2, 3 and 4. In cases where an enterprise has structured a direct business relationship in an improper manner or has engaged in a transaction in order to circumvent the due diligence obligations with regard to the direct supplier, an indirect business relationship is deemed to be a direct business relationship.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 884 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Companies shall identify whether they cause, contribute to or are directly linked to actual and potential adverse human rights impacts and adverse environmental impacts based on a risk assessment and risk-based monitoring methodology, taking into account the likelihood, severity and urgency of adverse impacts, the nature and context of their operations, including sector and geographic location based on the Commission guidelines set out in Article 13. Companies only need to assess business relationships outside the EU and only where risk factors are likely.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 888 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Where a company is not in a position to identify all potential or actual adverse impacts that it caused, contributed to or is directly linked to at the same time, it shall prioritise risk factors based on their severity. Risk assessments under this article shall take into account the perspective of stakeholders where relevant.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 891 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. If a company concludes that it does not cause, contribute to, or that it is not directly linked to any potential or actual adverse impact, it shall publish a statement to that effect on its website (in accordance with Art. 11) and shall thus be considered in compliance with the Directive. In particular, that company may conclude that it has encountered no adverse impacts on human rights or the environment if its impacts identification determines that its direct suppliers perform due diligence in line with this directive. That statement shall be reviewed in the event that new risks emerge or in the event of that company entering into new business relationships that can pose risks.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 892 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Companies are encouraged to take these measures in cooperation with industry initiatives.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 895 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (b), and Article 2(2), point (b), shall only be required to identify actual and potential severe adverse impacts relevant to the respective sector mentioned in Article 2(1), point (b).deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 902 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. When companies referred to in Article 3, point (a)(iv), provide credit, loan or other financial services, identification of actual and potential adverse human rights impacts and adverse environmental impacts shall be carried out only before providing that service..deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 907 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that, for the purposes of identifying and prioritising the adverse impacts referred to in paragraph 1 based on, where appropriate, quantitative and qualitative information, companies are entitled to make use of appropriate resources, including independent reportmethods and resources to identify adverse impacts, including monetary valuation of sustainability impacts, if that is deemed necessary for better comparability and understanding of materiality and interdependencies and information gathered through the complaintsnotification procedure provided for in Article 9. Companies shall, where relevant, also carry out consultations to provide guidance for associated risks with an undertaking's activities. Companies shall be entitled to use the double-materiality concept and engage, where relevant, with potentially affected stakeholder groups including workers and other relevant stakeholders to gather information on actual or potential adverse impacts.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 909 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that, for the purposes of identifying and prioritising the adverse impacts referred to in paragraph 1 based on, where appropriate, quantitative and qualitative information, companies are entitled to make use of appropriate resources, including independent reports and information gathered through the complaintsnotification procedure provided for in Article 9. Companies shall, where relevant, also carry out consultations engage with potentially affected groups including workers and other relevant stakeholders to gather information on actual or potential adverse impacts.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 916 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the event that not all the necessary information regarding its supply chain is available, the parent company shall explain the efforts made to obtain the necessary information about its supply chain, the reasons why not all of the necessary information could be obtained, and its plans to obtain the necessary information in the future.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 925 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies take appropriate proportionate and commensurate measures to prevent, or where prevention is not possible or not immediately possible, adequately mitigate potential adverse human rights impacts and adverse environmental impacts that have been, or shouldthey cause or contribute to and that have been, identified pursuant to Article 6, in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article. Companies that are directly linked to potential adverse impacts without causing or contributing to them are required to make use of their leverage to the extent possible to mitigate adverse impacts.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 933 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where necessary due to the nature or complexity of the measures required for prevention, develop and implement a prevention action plan, with reasonable and clearly defined timelines for action and qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuonitoring improvement. The prevention action plan shall be developed in consultationmeaningful engagement with affected stakeholders where relevant; companies are encouraged to develop their action plans in cooperation with industry initiatives;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 937 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) set up a prioritisation strategy on the basis of Principle 17 of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on risk factors. Companies shall consider the level of severity, likelihood and urgency of the different potential adverse impacts on human rights or the environment, the nature and context of their operations, including geographic, the scope of the risks, their scale and how irremediable they might be, and use the prioritisation policy in dealing with them. When prioritising their response to risks to human rights, companies shall treat the severity of an adverse impact, such as where a delayed response would make the impact irremediable, as the predominant factor.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 940 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) Companies shall apply best efforts to develop and use purchase policies that do not encourage potential adverse impacts on human rights the environment.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 945 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) seekmay seek, where appropriate, contractual or other assurances, from a business partner with whom it has a direct business relationship located outside the EU that it will ensure compliance with the company’s code of conduct and, as necessary, a prevention action plan, including by seeking corresponding contractual assurances from its partners, to the extent that their activities are part of the company’s value chain ( and by requesting information on their suppliers if possible; Member States shall ensure that the general due diligence duty prevails over contractual cascading).surances; When such contractual assurances are obtained, paragraph 4 shall apply;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 956 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) provide targeted and proportionate supportfinancial and administrative support, especially for an SME with which the company has an established business relationship, where compliance with the code of conduct or the prevention action plan would jeopardise the viability of the SME outside the EU;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 962 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) in compliance with Union law including competition law, collaborate with other entities, sectoral approaches or industry initiatives, including, where relevant, to increase the company’s ability to bring the adverse impact to an end, in particular where no other action is suitable or effective;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 972 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. As regards potential adverse impacts that could not be prevented or adequately mitigated by the measures in paragraph 2, the company that is directly linked to the adverse impact may seek to conclude a contract with a partner with whom it has an indirect relationship outside the EU that was identified in accordance with Article 6 due to substantiated knowledge of potential adverse impacts, with a view to achieving compliance with the company’s code of conduct or a prevention action plan. When such a contract is concluded, paragraph 4 shall apply.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 979 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
TheAssurances, contractual assurances or the contract shall beor non- contractual, may be, where appropriate, accompanied by the appropriate measures to verify compliance. For the purposes of verifying compliance, the company may refer to suitable industry initiatives or independent third-party verification.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 984 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
When contractual assurancesassurances, including contractual, are obtained from, or a contract is entered into, with an SME outside the EU, the terms used shall be fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory. Where measures are carried out to verify compliance are carried out in relation to SMEs, the company shall bearof assurances obtained from SMEs outside the EU, the cost of the independent third- party verification should be provided by public funds.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 990 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. As regards potential adverse impacts within the meaning of paragraph 1 that could not be prevented or adequately mitigated by the measures in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, the company shall be required to refrain from entering into new or extending existing relations with the partner in connection with or in the value chain of which the impact has arisen and shall, where the law governing their relations so entitles them to, take the following actions: (a) temporarily suspend commercial relations with the partner in question, while pursuing prevention and minimisation efforts, if there is reasonable expectation that these efforts will succeed in the short-term; (b) terminate the business relationship with respect to the activities concerned if the potential adverse impact is severe. Member States shall provide for the availability of an option to terminate the business relationship in contracts governed by their laws.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1015 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, point (b), when companies referred to in Article 3, point (a)(iv), provide credit, loan or other financial services, they shall not be required to terminate the credit, loan or other financial service contract when this can be reasonably expected to cause substantial prejudice to the entity to whom that service is being provided.deleted
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1019 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies take appropriate measures to bring actual adverse impacts that have been, or shouldproportionate and commensurate measures within their means to bring actual adverse impacts that they have caused or contributed to and that have been, identified pursuant to Article 6 to an end, in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article. Companies that are directly linked to the actual adverse impact without causing or contributing to it are required to make use of their leverage to the extent possible to bring actual adverse impacts to an end.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1027 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where the adverse impact cannot be brought to an end, Member States shall ensure that companies take measures within their means to minimise the extent of such an impact.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1037 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) neutralise the adverse impact or minimise its extent, including by the payment of damages to the affected persons and of financial compensation to the affected communities. The action shall be proportionate and commensurate to the significance and scale of the adverse impact and to the contribution of the company’s conduct to the adverse impact, as well as to its resources and leverage;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1045 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where necessary due to the fact that the adverse impact cannot be immediately brought to an end, develop and implement a corrective action plan with reasonable and clearly defined timelines for action and qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuonitoring improvement. Where relevant, tThe corrective action plan shall be developed in consultationthrough meaningful engagement with stakeholders;
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1047 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) set up a prioritisation strategy on the basis of Principle 17 of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights based on risk factors. Companies shall consider the level of severity, likelihood and urgency of the different actual adverse impacts on human rights or the environment, the nature and context of their operations, including geographic, the scope of the risks, their scale and how irremediable they might be, and use the prioritisation policy in dealing with them. When prioritising their response to risks to human rights, companies shall treat the severity of an adverse impact, such as where a delayed response would make the impact irremediable, as the predominant factor.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1052 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) seekmay seek, where appropriate, contractual or other assurances from a direct partner with whom it has an established direct business relationship outside the EU that it will ensure compliance with the code of conduct and, as necessary, a corrective action plan, including by seeking corresponding contractual assurances from its partners, to the extent that they are part of the value chain ( and by requesting information on their suppliers if possible. Member States shall ensure that the general due diligence duty prevails over contractual cascading)surances. When such contractual assurances are obtained, paragraph 5 shall apply.
2022/12/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1057 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) make necessary, where appropriate, investments, such as into management or production processes and infrastructures to comply with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3;
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1063 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) provide targeted and proportionate supportfinancial and administrative support, especially for an SME with which the company has an established direct business relationship, where compliance with the code of conduct or the corrective action plan would jeopardise the viability of the SME outside the EU;
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1069 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) in compliance with Union law including competition law, collaborate with other entities, sectoral approaches or industry initiatives, including, where relevant, to increase the company’s ability to bring the adverse impact to an end, in particular where no other action is suitable or effective.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1076 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. As regards actual adverse impacts that could not be brought to an end or adequately mitigated by the measures in paragraph 3, the company that is directly linked to the impact may seek to conclude a contract, where appropriate, with a partner with whom it has an indirect relationship outside the EU that was identified in accordance with Article 6 due to substantiated knowledge of actual adverse impacts, with a view to achieving compliance with the company’s code of conduct or a corrective action plan. When such a contract is concluded, paragraph 5 shall apply.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1080 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
TheAssurances, contractual assurances or the contract shall beor non- contractual, or the contract may be, where appropriate, accompanied by the appropriate measures to verify compliance. For the purposes of verifying compliance, the company may refer to suitable industry initiatives or independent third-party verification.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1084 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
When contractual assurancesassurances, including contractual, are obtained from, or a contract is entered into, with an SMEother company, the terms used shall be fair, reasonable and non- discriminatory. Where measures to verify compliance are carried out in relation to SMEs, the company shall bear the cost of the independent third- party verification should be provided by public funds.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1091 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
As regards actual adverse impacts within the meaning of paragraph 1 that the company caused or contributed to and that could not be brought to an end or the extent of which could not be minimised by the measures provided for in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 and despite repeated efforts, the company shall refrain from entering into new or extending existing relations with the partner in connection to or in the valuesupply chain of which the impact has arisen and shall, as a measure of last resort, where the law governing their relations so entitles them to, take one of the following actions and where the impact is considered extremely severe or irreversible, take the following actions, in line with responsible disengagement, taking into account the best interest of those impacted:
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1098 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) if suspension does not lead to a sufficient result, terminate the business relationship with respect to the activities concerned, if the adverse impact is consid. Member States shall provide for the availability of an option to terminate the business relationship in contracts governed severeby their laws.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1118 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. By way of derogation from paragraph 6, point (b), when companies referred to in Article 3, point (a)(iv), provide credit, loan or other financial services, they shall not be required to terminate the credit, loan or other financial service contract, when this can be reasonably expected to cause substantial prejudice to the entity to whom that service is being provided.deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1134 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies provide the possibility for persons and organisations listed in paragraph 2 to submit complaints tonotify them where they have legitimate concernsinformation regarding actual or potential adverse human rights impacts and adverseand environmental impacts with respect to their own operations, the operations of their subsidiaries and their valuesupply chains. This can be done in cooperation with industry initiatives.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1142 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that notification procedures are legitimate, accessible, predictable, equitable, transparent, rights compatible and a source of continuous learning based on engagement and dialogue.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1154 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the complaintnotifications may be submitted by:
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1164 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) trade unions and other workers’ representatives representing individuals working in the valuesupply chain concerned,
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1171 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) civil society organisations active in the areas related to the valuesupply chain concerned.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1177 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the companies establish a procedure for dealing with complaintnotifications referred to in paragraph 1, including a procedure when the company considers the complaintinformation to be unfounded, and inform the relevant workers and trade unions of those procedures. Member States shall ensure that where the complaintinformation is well- founded, the adverse impact that is the subject matter of the complaintnotification is deemed to be identified within the meaning of Article 6. This can be done in cooperation with industry initiatives.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1183 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall ensure that complainants are entitledIn case the notification proves to be well founded, Member States shall ensure that informants are entitled to request appropriate follow-up on the notification from the company with which they have filed a notification pursuant to paragraph 1.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1192 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to request appropriate follow-up on the complaint from the company with which they have filed a complaint pursuant to paragraph 1, andeleted
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1195 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) to meet with the company’s representatives at an appropriate level to discuss potential or actual severe adverse impacts that are the subject matter of the complaint.deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1230 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The companies referred to in paragraph 1 may rely on the consolidated reporting of the group to which they belong in order to fulfil their reporting requirements under this Article.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1238 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14b and 28 concerning the content and criteria for such reporting under paragraph 1, specifying information on the description of due diligence, potential and actual adverse impacts and actions taken on those.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1262 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
In order to provide support to companies or 1. to Member State authorities on how companies should fulfil their due diligence obligations, the Commission, in consultation with Member States and relevant stakeholders, including from third countries, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Environment Agency, the External Action Service, the European Innovation Council and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Executive Agency (EISMEA) and where appropriate with the OECD and other international bodies having expertise in due diligence, may issue guidelines, including for specific sectors or specific adverse impacts. shall issue clear and easily understandable guidelines in the form of targeted guidance where applicable to facilitate compliance in a practical manner: (a) in digital, free of charge and easily accessible format; (b) including on existing digital solutions to be used for the due diligence process and on the development of digital solutions; (c) including on the implementation of the human rights and environmental standards applicable to businesses based on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as clarified in the Due Diligence Guidance as well as the UNGPs; (d) including lists of risk factors and accompanying guidance, including enterprise-level risk factors, geographic risk factors and sectoral risk factors; (e) including an overview on applicable industry initiatives; (f) including practical guidance on how proportionality and prioritisation, in terms of impacts, sectors and geographical areas, may be applied to due diligence obligations depending on the size and sector of the company; (g) including taking into account SMEs needs. 2. The guidelines shall be made available no later than ... [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive]. The Commission shall periodically review the relevance of its guidelines and adapt them to new best practices. 3. Country fact-sheets shall be updated regularly by the Commission and made publicly available in order to provide up-to-date information on the international Conventions and Treaties ratified by each of the Union’s trading partners. The Commission shall collect and publish trade and customs data on origins of raw materials, and intermediate and finished products, and publish information on human rights, environmental and governance potential or actual adverse impacts risks associated with certain countries or regions, sectors and sub-sectors, and products.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1278 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission in cooperation with Member States shall, in order to provide information and support to companies and the partners with whom they have established business relationships in their valuesupply chains in their efforts to fulfil the obligations resulting from this Directive, set up and operate individually or jointly dedicated websites, platforms or portals. Specific consideration shall be given, in that respect, to the SMEs that are present in the valuesupply chains of companies.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1282 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission in cooperation with Member States shall undertake efforts in order to provide information and support to stakeholders and their representatives to exercise their involvement in due diligence. This shall include setting up and operating individually or jointly dedicated websites, platforms or portals.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1288 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission mayshall complement Member States’ support measures building on existing Union action to support due diligence in the Union and in third countries and may devise new measures, including facilitation of joint stakeholder initiatives to help companies fulfil their obligations.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1290 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission may rely on its cooperation and trade instruments to support the development of the enabling environment in third countries, through capacity building and expertise that will reinforce their economic sector to comply with due diligence obligations as set out in this Directive.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1299 #

2022/0051(COD)

4. Companies may rely on industry schemes and multi-stakeholder initiatives to support the implementation of their obligations referred to in Articles 5 to 11 of this Directive to the extent that such schemes and initiatives are appropriate to support the fulfilment of those obligations. The Commission and the Member States mayshall facilitate the dissemination of information on such schemes or initiatives and their outcome. The Commission, in collaboration with Member States, may and the OECD as well as relevant stakeholders, shall issue guidance for assessing the fitness of industry schemes and multi-stakeholder initiativesinitiatives in line with Article 14c.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1307 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Single Point of Contact 1. Each Member State shall designate a national single point of contact on corporate sustainability due diligence. Member States may assign this role to an existing authority. Where a Member State designates only one competent authority, that competent authority may also be the single point of contact. 2. Companies may seek additional guidance and obtain further support and information about how best to fulfil their due diligence obligations through this point of contact. 3. The single point of contact may also exercise a liaison function to ensure cross-border cooperation of Member State authorities and with the relevant authorities in other Member States via cooperation with the European Supervisory Network established in Article 21.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1309 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 c (new)
Article 14c Recognition of Industry Initiatives 1. The Member States shall ensure that industry initiatives, which offer systems for compliance with the due diligence obligation, can apply to the respective Member State for the recognition by that Member State of the systems that they have developed for compliance with the due diligence obligation in supply chain. Suitable evidence and information shall be enclosed with the application. 2. Supplementing this Directive, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 28 where the methods and criteria are set out according to which the Member States can assess whether systems for compliance with the due diligence obligation in the supply chain facilitate compliance with the requirements of this Directive and its implementation by the Member States for the companies and enable Member States to recognise such systems. 3. Where a Member State determines, on the basis of the evidence and information provided according to paragraph 1 and according to the methods and criteria for recognition laid down in paragraph 2, that a system for compliance with the due diligence obligation in the supply chain enables a company, which effectively applies this system, to implement the requirements of this Directive and its implementation in the Member State, the Member State shall certify granted recognition of equivalence with the requirements of this Directive and its implementation. When taking a decision regarding the recognition of a system for compliance with the due diligence obligation, the Member State shall take into account the various sector- specific processes covered by the system as well as the risk-based approach and the risk-based method which are applied within the system to identify risks. A recognised system shall be mutually recognised in one Member State and Member States should not stipulate further obligations. 4. The Member State shall also verify periodically, as appropriate, that the recognised due diligence systems continue to meet the criteria that formed the basis for a decision on recognition of equivalence which was taken based on paragraph 3. 5. The Commission shall establish and update a register of recognised systems for compliance with the due diligence obligation in the supply chain. The register shall be made publicly available on the internet.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1313 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15
1. companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), and Article 2(2), point (a), shall adopt a plan to ensure that the business model and strategy of the company are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreement. This plan shall, in particular, identify, on the basis of information reasonably available to the company, the extent to which climate change is a risk for, or an impact of, the company’s operations. 2. in case climate change is or should have been identified as a principal risk for, or a principal impact of, the company’s operations, the company includes emission reduction objectives in its plan. 3. companies duly take into account the fulfilment of the obligations referArticle 15 deleted Combating climate change Member States shall ensure that Member States shall ensured to in paragraphs 1 and 2 when setting variable remuneration, if variable remuneration is linked to the contribution of a director to the company’s business strategy and long- term interests and sustainability.hat, Member States shall ensure that
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1344 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
As regards companies referred to in Article 2(2), the competent supervisory authority shall be that of the Member State in which the company has a branch. If the company does not have a branch in any Member State, or has branches located in different Member States, the competent supervisory authority shall be the supervisory authority of the Member State in which the company generated most of its net turnover in the Union in the financial year preceding the last financial year before the date indicated in Article 30 or the date on which the company first fulfils the criteria laid down in Article 2(2), whichever comes last or subsidiary.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1400 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that natural and legal personsstakeholders as referred to in Article 9 para.2 are entitled to submit substantiated concerns to any supervisory authority when they have reasons to believe, on the basis of objective circumstances, that a company is failing to comply with the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive (‘substantiated concerns’)Articles 6 to 11 and Article 15(1) and (2) of this Directive (‘substantiated concerns’), if the notification procedure referred to in Article 9 did not have a satisfactory outcome.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1419 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on administrative sanctions applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The sanctions provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. At least the following administrative measures and sanctions shall be provided for: (a) a public statement indicating company responsible and the nature of the infringement; (b) an order requiring the company responsible to cease the conduct constituting the infringement and to desist from any repetition of that conduct; (c) administrative pecuniary sanctions.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1430 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. In deciding whether to impose sanctions and, if so, in determining their nature and appropriate level, due account shall be taken of the legal framework applicable in the country where the adverse impact may occur or has occurred, the gravity and duration of the infringement, the importance of profits gained or losses avoided by the company, in so far as they can be determined the company’s efforts to comply with any remedial action required of them by a supervisory authority, any investments made and any targeted support provided pursuant to Articles 7 and 8, any previous infringements, cumulative effects of the different measures and sanctions already imposed on the company as well as the collaboration with other entities to address adverse impacts in its valuesupply chains, as the case may be.; any other aggravating or mitigating factors applicable to the circumstances of the case;
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1462 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supervisory authorities shall share relevant information with the single point of contact as a means of ensuring that the single point of contact has the necessary information to perform its tasks.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1463 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The ENSA shall also support the Commission in developing the Single- Reporting-Instrument.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1476 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they intentionally or gross negligently failed to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 7 and 8 and;
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1483 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as a result of this failure an actual adverse impact that they caused and that should have been identified, prevented, mitigated, brought to an end or its extent minimised through the appropriate measures laid down in Articles 7 and 8 occurred and led to damage.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1495 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that where a company has taken the actions referred to in Article 7(2), point (b) and Article 7(4), or Article 8(3), point (c), and Article 8(5), it shall not be liable for damages caused by an adverse impact arising as a result of the activities of an indirect partner with whom it has an established business relationship, unless it was unreasonable, in the circumstances of the case, to expect that the action actually taken, including as regards verifying compliance, would be adequate to prevent, mitigate, bring to an end or minimise the extent of the adverse impact.deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1509 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the assessment of the existence and extent of liability under this paragraph, due account shall be taken of the company’s efforts, insofar as they relate directly to the damage in question, to comply with any remedial action required of them by a supervisory authority, any investments made and any targeted support provided pursuant to Articles 7 and 8, as well as any collaboration with other entities to address adverse impacts in its valuesupply chains.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1528 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The civil liability rules under this Directive shall be without prejudice to Union or national rules on civil liability related to adverse human rights impacts or to adverse environmental impacts that provide for liability in situations not covered by or providing for stricter liability than this Directive.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1535 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that the liability provided for in provisions of national law transposing this Article is of overriding mandatory application in cases whmitation period for bringing civil liability claims concerning harm arising out of adverse the law applicable to claims to that effect is not the law of a Member Stateimpacts on human rights and the environment is five years.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1551 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24
Member States shall ensure that companies applying for public support certify that no sanctions have been imposed on them for a failure to comply with the obligations of this Directive.Article 24 deleted Public support
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1559 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25
1. Member States shall ensure that, when fulfilling their duty to act in the best interest of the company, directors of companies referred to in Article 2(1) take into account the consequences of their decisions for sustainability matters, including, where applicable, human rights, climate change and environmental consequences, including in the short, medium and long term. 2. Member States shall ensure that their laws, regulations and administrative provisions providing for a breach of directors’ duties apply also to the provisions of this Article.Article 25 deleted Directors’ duty of care
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1571 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26
Setting up and overseeing due diligence 1. Member States shall ensure that directors of companies referred to in Article 2(1) are responsible for putting in place and overseeing the due diligence actions referred to in Article 4 and in particular the due diligence policy referred to in Article 5, with due consideration for relevant input from stakeholders and civil society organisations. The directors shall report to the board of directors in that respect. 2. Member States shall ensure that directors take steps to adapt the corporate strategy to take into account the actual and potential adverse impacts identified pursuant to Article 6 and any measures taken pursuant to Articles 7 to 9.Article 26 deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1596 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
No later than … [OP please insert the date = 78 years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Directive. The report shall evaluate the effectiveness of this Directive in reaching its objectives and assess the following issues:
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1598 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) whether the thresholds regarding the number of employees and net turnover laid down in Article 2(1) need to be loweredimpact of the Directive was justified and reached the targeted goals, including the associated indirect costs and the economic, social and environmental benefits thereof, including on SMEs;
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1600 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) whether the thresholds regarding the number of employees and net turnover laid down in Article 2(1) need to be modified;
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1607 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) whether the Annex needs to be modified, including in light of international developmentsdeleted
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1620 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by … [OJ to insert: 25 years from the entry into force of this Directive] at the latest, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1622 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
They shall apply those provisions as follows:from four years after national transposition as regards companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), and Article 2(2), point (a);
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1626 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) from… [OJ to insert: 2 years from the entry into force of this Directive] as regards companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), and Article 2(2), point (a);deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 1632 #

2022/0051(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) from … [OJ to insert: 4 years from the entry into force of this Directive] as regards companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (b), and Article 2(2), point (b).deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 133 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) This framework pursues two objectives. The first objective is to ensure the conditions necessary for the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union and to ensure the adjustment of the industry to structural changes due to fast innovation cycles and the need for sustainability. The second objective, separate and complementary to the first one, is to improve the functioning of the internal market by laying down a uniform Union legal framework for increasing the Union’s resilience and security of supply in the field of semiconductor technologies by working towards one pan-European ecosystem for semiconductors in the internal market with pooled knowledge, expertise, resources and existing strengths in order to strengthen the Union’s position in a global interdependent semiconductors supply chain.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The use of semiconductors is critical for multiple economic sectors and societal functions in the Union and therefore, a resilient supply is essential for the functioning of the internal market. The only way to strengthen the European semiconductor market in a global interdependent semiconductor supply chain is to work towards a pan-European ecosystem within the internal market where knowledge, expertise, resources and existing strengths are pooled. Given the wide circulation of semiconductor products across borders, the resilience and security of supply of semiconductors can be best addressed through Union harmonising legislation based on Article 114 of the Treaty. With a view to enabling coordinated measures for building resilience, harmonised rules for facilitating the implementation of specific projects that contribute to the security of supply of semiconductors in the Union are necessary. The proposed monitoring and crisis response mechanism should be uniform to enable a coordinated approach to crisis preparedness for the cross-border semiconductor value chain.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) With a view to creating a pan- European ecosystem within the internal market where knowledge, expertise, resources and existing strengths are pooled and to accelerating implementation of the actions of the Initiative, it is necessary to provide an option of implementing some of the Initiative actions, in particular on pilot lines, through a new legal instrument, the European Chips Infrastructure Consortium (ECIC). The ECIC should have legal personality. This means that when applying for the actions to be funded by the Initiative, the ECIC itself, and not individual entities forming the ECIC, can be the applicant. The main aim of the ECIC should be to encourage effective and structural collaboration between legal entities, including Research and Technology Organizations. For this reason, the ECIC has to involve the participation of at least three legal entities from three Member States and be operated as a public- private sector consortium for a specific action. The setting up of ECIC should not involve the actual setting up of a new Union body and should not be targeted at one specific action under the Initiative. It should address the gap in the Union’s toolbox to combine funding from Member States, the Union budget and private investment for the purposes of implementing actions of the Initiative. In particular, strong synergies can be attained through combined development of the different pilot lines in an ECIC, pooling the Union’s contribution with the collective resources of the Member States and other participants. The budget of the ECIC that would be made available by Member States and private sector participants over its projected period of operation should respect the timeframes of the actions implemented under this Initiative. The Commission should not be directly a party in the Consortium.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries should provide semiconductor manufacturing capabilities that are “first-of-a-kind” in the Union and contribute to the security of supply and to athe resilientce of the semiconductor ecosystem in the internal market. The qualifying factor for the production of a first-of-a-kind facility could be with regard to theAn important factor for “first-of-a-kind” is to bring an innovative element to the internal market regarding the manufacturing processes or the final product. Relevant innovation elements could be the use of a new technology node, or a new substrate material, (such as sGallium Nitride or Silicon cCarbide and gallium nitride, and other product innovation that can offer better performance, process technology or energy and environmental performance. A facility of a comparable capability on an industrial scale), or approaches that lead to performance improvements in computing power, energy efficiency, level of security, safety or reliability, as well as integration of new functionalities, such as AI, memory capacity or other. Integration of different processes and devices leading to efficiency gains or packaging and assembly automation are also examples of innovation. With regard to environmental gains, innovation elements include the reduction in a quantifiable way of the amount of energy, water or chemicals used, or increasing recyclability of materials. Such innovation should not yet substantively be present or committed to be built within the Union, excludingso that similar innovation provided by facilities for research and development or small- scale production sites would not prevent industrial semiconductor manufacturing sites from qualifying as “first-of-a-kind”. Qualification as “first-of-a-kind” holds both for new facilities, as for industrialization and volume scale-up, and modernization of existing facilities. “First-of-a-Kind” within an integrated production facility should not prevent an Open Foundry available to multiple customers from also qualifying as “first- of-a-kind” and vice versa.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 349 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘first-of-a-kind facility’ means an industrial facility capable of semiconductor manufacturing, including front-end or back-end, or both semiconductor manufacturing facility (Integrated Device Manufacturer or Open Foundry), including new facilities, industrialization, scale-up and modernization of existing facilities, which provides innovation with regard to the manufacturing process or final product, that is not yet substantively already present or committed to be built within the Union, for instance with regard to the technology node, substrate material, such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride, and other product innovation that can offer better performance, process innovation or energy and environmental performance. This includes, but is not limited to, innovation that concerns performance, improvements in computing power or in the level of security, safety or reliability, or in energy and environmental performance, or in the use of a new technology node or substrate material, or the integration of different processes and devices, or in the implementation of production processes that lead to efficiency gains;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 444 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of pooling knowledge, expertise, resources and existing strengths in one pan-European ecosystem to accelerate the implementingation of eligible actions and other related tasks funded under the Initiative a European Chips Infrastructure Consortium (‘ECIC’) may be established under the conditions set out in this Article.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2021/2229(INL)


Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution
resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 213 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 15 Germany 96 Estonia 78 Ireland 145 Greece 21 Spain 61 France 7981 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 9 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 31 Austria 20 Poland 523 Portugal 21 Romania 33 Slovenia 9 Slovakia 15 Finland 15 Sweden 21
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 51 #

2021/2229(INL)


Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 1
resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 213 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 15 Germany 96 Estonia 78 Ireland 145 Greece 21 Spain 61 France 7981 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 9 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 31 Austria 20 Poland 523 Portugal 21 Romania 33 Slovenia 9 Slovakia 15 Finland 15 Sweden 21
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 6 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the resolution of the European Committee of the Regions on a vision for Europe: The Future of Cross-border Cooperation7 a _________________ 7 a OJ C 440, 29.10.2021, p. 6-10.
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the proposal of the Commission of 14 December 2021 on revision of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders9 a. _________________ 9 a COM(2021)0891 final.
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union and its immediate neighbours in the European Free Trade Association have 40 internal land borders and internal border regions, and whereas those regions cover 40 % of the EU’s territory, account for 30 % of the EU’s population and, produce almost one third of EU GDP; and boost its economies and territories;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas some sectors face very specific obstacles that call for better coordination at EU level, such as the wine and spirits sectors, which are subject to heavy red tape to trade in neighbouring countries; whereas practical solutions, such as access to one-stop shops, must be made accessible to economic operators when possible;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on new challenges in border regions, such as teleworking, which has now become common and also causes social protection and tax law issues;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how fragile and interdependent Europe’s cross-border regions are and paralysed many services, especially in healthcare settings, and whereas the pandemic has also disrupted the free movement of people, goods and essential medical equipment following the closure of national borders;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the COVID-19pandemic and the resulting border closures have highlighted the uniquevulnerability of border regions; both in terms of the economic fallout from themomentary collapse of cross-border health care services, the threat to thelivelihood of cross-border workers and the financial hardships befalling SMEsin border regions;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas it is regrettable that the lack of cooperation between authorities in neighbouring Member States still creates an undue administrative and bureaucratic burden for both individuals and businesses in border regions;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas it is acknowledged that the unique vulnerability of border regions requires profound changes to financing methods in border regions in order to finally create a level playing field for border regions vis-à-vis the heartland;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas there remains alack of language learning opportunities, as well as a lack of initiatives raising awareness about the benefits for border residents in learning a neighbouring language;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
I c. whereas it is deplored that a true bottom-up approach in European Cohesion Policy is still prevented by the fact the institutions and actors that are closest du citizens, the European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation, are not entrusted with the independent management of funds from the EU Cohesion Policy Budget;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
I d. whereas it is estimated that adopting the proposal for a European cross-border mechanism (ECBM) regulation, published in May 2018 by the Commission on the recommendation of the former Luxembourgish Council presidency, would have helped to overcome at least 30 %, and likely even 50 %, of the recognised obstacles to cross- border cooperation;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #

2021/2202(INI)

3 a. Recommends an EU initiative providing language courses for the neighbouring language at low cost for participants in all NUTS-3 regions whose territory borders a neighbouring Member State; this EU initiative shall also be charged with raising awareness of the benefits of learning the neighbouring language;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses that disproportionate burdens, such as the inherent structural disadvantages faced by all border regions should be compensated with a separate regime for regional aid designed specifically for border regions;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Demands that a sum of one billion euro of the EU’s Cohesion Policy Budget shall be reserved exclusively for the development of border regions at the beginning of every new programming period, starting with the period 2028-2034 (=“Borderland Billion”);
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 38 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Suggests that the “Borderland Billion” is to be entrusted directly to the European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs), who are to be tasked with its independent management and distribution among projects;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Recommends that the “Borderland Billion” be deducted from the EU cohesion policy funding prior to distribution according to the country key as a special budgetary item;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Recommends that changes to the EU Regional Aid Guidelines be made; considering that less than half of the EU’s total population are permitted to receive regional aid at the same time, it is suggested that within this rule, border regions shall be given priority;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 41 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Requests that European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation be entrusted with additional financial responsibilities, be given their own budget and the competency to directly approve projects and funding from ESI funds within their operational zone, in order to truly implement the new Policy Objective 5 of EU Cohesion Policy: “A Europe Closer to Citizens”;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Council to unblock the legislative process for the European cross-border mechanism (ECBM) regulation, or to propose an alternative to the ECBM in order to overcome the obstacles to the cross-border co-operation this mechanism could address; further calls on the Commission to put forward a new proposal for the mechanism, addressing potential concerns that had led to the Council to discontinuing its first reading of the regulation in question; reminds in this context, that the Parliament’s first reading position on this regulation included specific formulations that would have ensured its voluntary application, thus allaying such concerns of the Member States;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the important role that macro-regions and, Euroregions, non-profit organisations and associations play in promoting collective interests and in cross- border cooperation;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 60 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the adoption of the 'Cross-Border Crisis Response Integrated Initiative (CB-CRII)' pilot project, intended to bolster border regions' resilience to future crises; urges the Commission's DG REGIO to implement the project11 a; _________________ 11 a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/ 214920/budg2021-doc6-tab-en.pdf
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 76 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Acknowledges cross-border workers' tax and social security difficulties while teleworking; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to take account of those difficulties and take the requisite measures to solve them;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 77 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to start discussions on teleworking with the aim of proposing avenues for improvement, including by specifying the benefits and impact of teleworking in cross-border regions;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Stresses that not all administrative documents have been translated into the languages of frontier workers; encourages, therefore, the Commission and the Member States to take steps to remedy that state of affairs;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 82 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Member States to play a full part in the Commission’s efforts to complete the European Education Area, which, in tune with the European Skills Agenda and the European Research Area, will ensure access to targeted education and training on both sides of the border by providing shared education services and by ensuring the mutual recognition of diplomas, skills and qualifications and by encouraging learning;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #

2021/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recognises the that the COVID-19 pandemic has put an undue administrative burden on cross-border workers, especially in the health care sector and that therefore a renewed effort must be made to create better working and commute conditions for cross-border workers, through a faster and more comprehensive recognition of diplomas and other qualifications obtained after training, improved healthcare, expansion of local and long-distance transport and better access to information on job vacancies; calls for an increase in funds and additional flexibility in order for regional and local authorities in border regions to better coordinate neighbouring national legal and administrative systems, as this is required in order to improve the quality of life of cross-border workers; stresses that these problems pose an even greater threat to cross-border workers coming to and from non-EU countries;
2022/05/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery’ (COM/2021/350 final),
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 2 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament report entitled ‘A New Industrial Strategy for Europe’ (2020/2076(INI)),
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 8 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to its report ‘on a new strategy for European SMEs’(2020/2131(INI))
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 11 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the Plenary debate ‘State of the SMEs Union – Implementation of better regulation agenda / Reduction target for administrative burden’ on 7 June 2021,
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 16 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas better law-making is a common goal for all EU Institutions, and should be achieved by increasing transparency, accountability and cooperation between the institutions and Member States, citizens and stakeholders, ensuring full respect of all fundamental European values, including democracy, the rule of law and human rights; whereas European legislation should be fit for purpose, balancedproportionate, clear, transparent and comprehensive in order to effectively benefit citizens and stakeholders;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 30 #

2021/2166(INI)

C. whereas better law-making must aim to serve the EU’s political ambitions, especially its long-term objectives, such as social progress and the binding objective of Union climate neutrality by 2050, and the long-term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live well, within the limits of our planet; whereas sustainabilit for 2050; whereas sustainability and social market economy should be at the heart of quality law-making, placing social, environmental and economicconomic and environmental considerations on an equal footing;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 35 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas well carried out ex ante and ex post impact assessments and, public consultations and the "evaluate first principle" are essential tools for well- informed, better, efficient, accountable and transparent law-making;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 40 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) Plays an important role in improving European legislation and it assessed that around 1/3 of impact assessments in 20211a have been negative in their first assessment; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/docume nts-register/
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 41 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the aim of the regulatory fitness and performance (REFIT) programme isand the Fit for Future Platform (F4F) are to simplify EU laws and reduce unnecessary administrative burdens with a view to improve regulatory compliance, increasing the focus on regulatory offsetting and fitness checks of previous, current and future legislation;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 62 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that there are 1.28 million1c small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU and therefore the Commission should not just perform the SME test more systematically, but shall foresee a mandatory SME test to be performed for all legislative proposals; _________________ 1c https://www.statista.com/statistics/878412/ number-of-smes-in-europe-by-size/
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 65 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Points out the Commission has so far announced 406 proposals on its six priorities, of which 212 of these proposals have already appeared, among them are 90 proposals for the Green Deal alone, 76 for an economy that works for people and 73 for the digital age, and 184 are still pending1d and therefore urges the Commission to avoid overburdening citizens and businesses of all sizes with ever new initiatives and legislative proposals and focus on reducing bureaucratic hurdles, in particular for SMEs; _________________ 1d http://www.eprs.sso.ep.parl.union.eu/filer ep/upload/EPRS-IDA-696205-Six-policy- priorities-Commission-autumn-2021-rev- FINAL.pdf
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 73 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to more actively publicising consultations in order to reach more citizens, stakeholders, in particular SMEs, and local and regional authorities;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 92 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to perform impact assessments to be performed on all acton all legislative proposals, without exception; regrets that this was not the case for several politically sensitive proposals in the past; recalls that on several occasions Parliament has carried out its own impact assessments in replacement of the Commission’s; nevertheless, recalls that impact assessments help to inform but do not replace political decision-making;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 95 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that if an impact assessment has not been performed than the Commission should publish the staff working document at the same time as the legislative proposal;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 97 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that Parliament has set up a dedicated directorate, the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, to be able to carry out ex ante and ex post impact assessments with a view to supporting evidence-based policy-making and asks to foresee enough funding and human resources for this Directorate in order to enable it to perform high quality impact assessments;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 104 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to enable the Fit for Future Platform and Member States to provide feedback on the Commission’s cost and benefits estimates after implementation;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 105 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Highlights the necessity for regulatory offsetting using fitness checks, consolidating parallel and overlapping regulations and calls on the Commission to thoroughly examine how new legislative elements overlap with existing legislation and to avoid unproportionally increasing administrative, adjustment and compliance costs for citizen and companies, especially SMEs and urges the Commission to take a closer look at legislative network effects and consolidate its legislative activates, accordingly;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 107 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s renewed commitment to transparency of the evaluation process and calls for the publication of multi-annual evaluation plans; further emphasises the need to increase the availability of public, complete and accessible evidence supporting impact assessments and evaluations, and welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s intention to improve its evidence registers and the links between them as well as to make its internal databases and repositories easily publicly accessible;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 116 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note ofWelcomes the use of instruments such as the regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT) and the ‘Fit for Future’ Platform to identify opportunities for simplification and reducing unnecessary costs before the Commission proposes a revision, while ensuring the highest standards of protection and enhancing compliance with EU law; recalls that the ‘Fit for Future’ platform’s role is also to assess whether specific Union legislation and its objectives remain future-proof and adapted to new challenges while increasing the focus on regulatory offsetting;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 124 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that ‘strategic foresight’ could plays a key role in helping to future- proof EU policy-making by ensuring that assessments of new initiatives are grounded in a longer-term perspective, emphasising the added value of quality legislation as an investment in the future; welcomes the integration of ‘foresight elements’ into the Commission’s better regulation agenda in impact assessments and evaluations; considers, however, that the Commission’s methodology for quantifying costs, deciding on trade-offs and implementing strategic foresight remains unclear, and that practice will allow assessment ofthe Commission needs to provide prove how these approaches have been followed in practice; encourages the Commission to look into innovative cost assessment tools;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 127 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Outlines that the Commission should better align and combine its better regulation and strategic foresight activates in order to better integrate both processes;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 128 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Urges the Commission to establish a SME Envoy to minimise bureaucratic burdens across Member States, being appointed with horizontal competencies within the presidency’s Cabinet, in order to do justice to the importance of SMEs in the EU;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 129 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Points out that the quality of the replies to parliaments questions for oral answer, such as for example O- 000003/2020 and O-000028/2021 concerning the implementation of the better Regulation, are very poor, calls therefore for an immediate and structural significant improvement of the Commissions answer to parliamentary questions;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 133 #

2021/2166(INI)

11. Takes note ofWelcomes and strongly supports the involvement of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) in impact assessments, fitness checks, and major evaluations of current legislation; notes, however, that the transparency of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board on meetings with stakeholders, reviews, recommendations and opinions should be significantly improved; underlines that the work of the Board should not ultimately affect the Commission’s capacity to propose legislation or unduly delay the adoption of legislative proposals; considers that all the Board’s opinions should always be made public immediately after adoption without any exception, as its involvement significantly improve the evidence-based work of the Commission; recognises that the independence of the RSB has to be strengthened and calls on the Commission to extend its collaboration with the RSB, strengthening it by providing more means and competences to its work; calls on the Commission to publish all RSB´s opinions immediately after adoption without any exception and to delver them as well to the Parliament and the Council;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 139 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Takes note ofWelcomes the ‘one in, one out’ approach by which the Commission aims to offset newly introduced burdens by relieving citizens and businesses of equivalent burdens at EU level in the same policy area; regrets the unilateral introduction of this approach by the Commission, without a prior impact assessment or consultation; underlines that the implementation of this approach should not affect political imperatives or the objectives of better regulation, and emphasises that it should not lead to mechanical or mathematical decisions to repeal legislation, lower its standard or result in a chilling effect on legislation; recalls that the need for new legislation should not automatically imply that current legislation is no longer needed; calls and asks the Commission to make more efficient use of it and focusing more on regulatory offsetting; calls for new legislation to go hand in hand with replacing, merging and improving and for this approach to be based on a transparent and evidence-based methodology giving balancedproportionate consideration to all sustainability aspects, both in terms of benefits and costs, including the costs of non-compliance and inaction; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to make its ‘one in, one out’ calculator public before applying this approach and to develop the current "one in, one out" approach into a binding "one in, x out" approach applicable to all legislations, in order to allow for future- proof, coherent and less burdensome legislation;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 142 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a digital single reporting instrument, consolidation reporting requirements arising from the revision of the non-financial reporting directive (NFRD), the taxonomy, but also the reporting requirements from the Fit for 55 package in a single tool, which is designed with specific requirements and ready-made Key Performance Indicators (KPls) and standards, accessible in a modular and digital way for companies and other organisations
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 146 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Highlights that the Better Regulation Guidelines and Toolbox need to be improved with regards to the effects of costs added by co-legislators in the course of negotiations and Member States “gold-plating” legislation when transposing it into the national laws since "gold-plating" practices are one of the main sources of administrative burden;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 147 #

2021/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Recalls on Member States and the Commission to acknowledge the immediate need for better regulation and simplification and to adopt a roadmap with concrete and binding targets and indicators as an important prerequisite for our economy’s ability to recover and innovate; notes that several Member States have set quantitative targets of up to 30% for the reduction of administrative burden; therefore, calls on the Commission to set ambitious and binding quantitative and qualitative targets, such as reducing administrative burdens at least by 55% to the level of regulatory burden in 2021 by 2030; underlines the need for the consistent application of the ‘think small first’ principle and the strengthening of the principle of being ‘big on big things, small on small things’ in order to ensure proper focus on SMEs in EU and national legislation and as the basis for a new interinstitutional commitment to reducing administrative burdens;
2022/03/09
Committee: JURI
Amendment 38 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Commission to modify the spending rule N+3 years to the previous rule N+2 years in order to increase the budget execution and reduce the outstanding commitmentsNotes that the new Common Provisions Regulation allows for a more gradual transition of the decommitment rules for the current programming period 2021-2027 with regards to shared management funds; notes that the N+3 (2021-2026) and the N+2 (2027) combination would contribute to increase the budget execution and reduce the outstanding commitments; reminds that the Parliament has shown great support for this approach in plenary when voting on the agreement on the Common Provisions Regulation;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 65 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that the annual absorption rate for EFSI fFunds in 2020 was 15 %, which is the same as the final year of the previous 2007-2013 MFF but that the cumulative absorption rate is still only 55 %, which is 7 % lower than at the end of 2013. Notes that this implies that 45 % of the total commitments under the EFSI fFunds for the period 2014-2020 equal to EUR 209 billion has still not been paid out and constitutes the main part of the total outstanding commitments (RAL) of EUR 303 billion;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 100 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Regretminds that for the cCommon pProvisions rRegulation for the EFSI fFunds, was not subject to an impact assessment was not carried out and, but each of the shared management funds covered by the Regulation is accompanied by its own impact assessment; notes that important evaluations of the CAP were not available before the impact assessment was made concerning the CAP reform;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 147 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
69. Underlines that specific instruments gave the Member States financial incentives to achieve results ande performance reserve that the new performance framework has foreseen which entails 6% of the resources to be frozen and consequently allocated on the basis of a performance review after the annual implementation report in 2019, to the programmes which have achieved their set milestones, so that Member States are incentivised to optimise their use of funding; regrets that according to recent data the Commission and the Member States were found to be only partially successful in using these instruments to makemaking the financing of Cohesion policy more performance-based; is worried that the Member States were found to show very limited interest in using some of the new performance-based funding models, i.e. 'joint action plans' and 'financing not linked to costs'; encourages wider use of the simplified cost options which the ECA considers have the potential to reduce beneficiaries’ administrative burden and are considered less prone to error;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 148 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69 a. Welcomes the contribution of cohesion policy to provide emergency support to Member States throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for a rapid redirection of the available 2014-2020 funding towards the most severely affected sectors while proposing considerable simplifications such as: extension of deadlines, accelerated payments and retroactive reimbursement of COVID-19 related expenditure and the use of the temporary increase of the EU co-financing rate to 100%; notes, in this regard, that flexibility and speed did not lead to increased risks for the EU budget and contributed to performance;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 166 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77 a. Is concerned that the price hike in construction and raw materials change the total budget for many projects and could lead to under budgeting, missed milestones, impossible implementations and therefore undermines the TEN-T core network completion;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 172 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point e
e. ensure that the Member States take into account and promote the implementation of the partnership principle and of gender equality throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes as laid down in Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 173 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point h
h. propose a legislative revision to ensure that the payment retention is adequately protected before it is released, to improve its audit work, audit documentation and review process, to strengthen the main elements of the regularity of information provided in the AARs, and to ensure that the College of Commissioners provide relevant and reliable information in the AMPR; notes that the Common Provisions Regulation for the 2021 - 2027 programming period contains an overhauled enabling conditions and performance framework, paired with a new approach in programming, monitoring and control; welcomes the performance-enhancing provisions such as the single audit principle that represents a risk-proportioned audit conditioned by collaboration with the EPPO, enhanced obligations on conflict of interest, the use of simplified cost options of financing not linked to costs; acknowledges that the newly-reformed system will reveal its advantages in the years to come; discourages therefore opening the texts of the agreement with regards to a legislative revision, unless that would be a necessary alignment with the upcoming revision of the Financial Regulation; notes that before the mid- term review such initiative would only negatively affect the performance of the funds;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 179 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point l
l. ensure that sufficient resources are available for Horizon Europe in order to launch new Union partnerships in areas such as clean hydrogen, batteries, clean aviation, rail, connected and automated mobility, zero-emission road and waterborne transport, in particular for the Work Programme 2021-2022 and welcomes the progress of Horizon Europe in this sense; stresses the need to support projects that contribute, in particular, to a future-proof, sustainable, smart and climate-friendly European transport network;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 180 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point l a (new)
l a. calls for further actions to create incentives and intensify investments in railway and inland waterway transport and its harmonisation and standardisation to achieve more competitive, climate-resilient and affordable transport system of the future; notes that such initiative will improve the monitoring of the spending in transport investments, enhance the implementation of funds and reduce potential error rates;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 184 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point n a (new)
n a. calls on the Commission to ensure the long-term and coherent planning of commitments and calls, as well as to enhance the link between funding and the achievement of projects' milestones in order to ensure the effective, efficient and timely completion of the core TEN-T networks;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 185 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point n b (new)
n b. calls on the co-legislators to adopt the European Cross-Border Mechanism (ECBM) in order to tackle red tape in the next implementation period; recalls that the ECBM proposal would facilitate the implementation significantly and will reduce the risks of errors; calls, in this regard, on the Council to unblock the file as soon as possible; underlines that analyses and studies clearly show the negative consequences of not adopting the ECBM regulation; notes that the ECBM has the potential of increasing efficiency in transport services planning as diverging priorities and procedures of Member States impact the pace of implementation of cross-border transport projects;
2022/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 143 #

2021/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reminds that patients often cannot benefit from healthcare services in neighbouring countries due to diverging systems of cost reimbursement, while frontier workers are faced with confusing taxation and social benefits because Member States follow different social security systems;
2021/10/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 180 #

2021/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that several Interreg projects have contributed to cross-border regions' fight against the COVID-19 throughoutall over the EU, for examplinstance through the mobility of intensive care patients and healthcare professionals, and the development of medical equipmentthe provision of medical and personal protective equipment and PCR tests across borders, through exchanges of information, or by offering legal advice;
2021/10/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2021 on a European Strategy for Hydrogen2a, _________________ 2a Text adopted, P9_TA(2021)0241.
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the building renovation rate is currently low, at around 1 % per year, and the renovation programme does not always cover energy aspects; whereas this rate should increase to at least 3 % per year, for deep and staged retrofits, for the EU to reach climate neutrality by 2050;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas, according to the Commission assessment, in EU households, heating and hot water alone account for 79 % of total final energy use (192.5 Mtoe) 5a; _________________ 5a https://ec.europa.eu/energy/studies_main/ final_studiesmapping-and-analyses- current-and-future-2020-2030- heatingcooling-fuel_en.
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive requires Member States to carry out Comprehensive Assessments on Efficient and Renewable Heating and Cooling (CA H&C), identifying the potential for heating and cooling solutions in the building sector and proposing policies to deliver the efficiency and renewable potentials;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
E b. Whereas the Renovation Wave strategy and the New European Bauhaus initiative set the ambition to achieve a built environment that is sustainable, visually appealing and inclusive;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the current NZEB definition in the EPBD is of a qualitative nature and leaves a wide margin of discretion to the Member States in setting national nearly zero eenergy buildings (NZEB) standards;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that Member States broadly focused on decarbonising energy supply systems and greenhouse gas emissions, rather than actively improving the energy performance of buildings and thus reducing overall the energy consumption in this sector as part of an integrated systems’ approach to energy; stresses that energy efficiency and renewable energy use should be maximised across the entire energy value chain , across electricity, heat and gas, rather than just at individual building level;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 76 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of sustainability in material use and resource consumption of a building’s lifecycle, from material extraction, construction and use, to end of use and demolition, including renewable and sustainable nature-based materials such as wood; highlights that construction is a complex activity that requires close coordination of many professional and craftspeople and relies on the use of a wide range of appropriate construction techniques and materials; believes that the review of the EPBD needs to consider the interaction with other sustainable construction policies and material neutrality in order to efficiently decarbonise European buildings;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance of clear and accurate information on energy performance and energy cost for prospective buyers and prospective tenants; believes that Energy Performance Certificates should be easyaccessible, easier to read, display practical information on real energy performance, in particular on the actual carbon footprint of a building, digitised and integrate information from the local market in order to make themto become more accurate and comparable;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that Energy Performance Certificates currently lack comparability between Member States; stresses the gap between real energy performance and EPC calculated performance which is a source of confusion for EPC users; highlights the need to integrate the Building Renovation Passport, the Digital Building Logbook, and the Smart Readiness Indicator within the EPC framework to avoid a multiplication of tools and bring more clarity to consumers; believes this will facilitate renovation, increase its depth, ensure coordination between the different measures over time, and capture the multiples benefits;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2021/2077(INI)

10 b. Believes that consumers would benefit from the availability of additional information on the Energy Performance Certificates, notably regarding Indoor Environmental Quality parameters, such as thermal comfort and indoor air quality; notes that in the Commission's comprehensive study of energy renovation activities, health was the primary incentive to carry out energy renovations among private homeowners, with a clear connection between home quality, energy poverty and health; believes that indoor air quality should be included when Member States promote building renovation through public incentive schemes, information campaigns, etc.;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Calls on the Commission to target non-residential buildings as the first mover, in the light of their decarbonisation potential and the fact that they are in average 55 % more energy intensive than residential buildings;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ‘deep renovation’ standard aiming for energy savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions, as well as high environmental standards, climate resilience and accessibility, as well as a harmonised definition of nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB);
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the principle of cost neutrality and cost efficiency can help lift millions of people out of energy poverty and reduce energy bills;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Highlights that the EPBD should ensure that renovation delivers value for money and return on investment for homeowners and building owners by establishing real and measured improvements in energy performance of buildings; underscores that an approach based on the measured energy saved as a result of renovation will drive down the cost and increase both the quality and scale of the energy efficiency retrofits for existing buildings;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Believes that One-stop-shops should advise and support both single- family homes and multi-unit buildings, and also provide support to accredited installers;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the revision of the EPBD should serve to further promote smart and flexible buildings technologies and foster a data-centric approach; encourages the use and deployment of emergent technologies, such as smart meters, smart charging, smart appliances and energy management systems interoperable with the grid and 3D modelling and simulation and artificial intelligence, to drive carbon emissions reduction at every stage of athe building’s lifecycle, starting in the planning and design phases and continuing into construction, operations, and retrofit;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Highlights that up-to-date, reliable and complete data on the performance of the whole European building stock is key to develop and implement effective policies aimed at improving the energy efficiency of the sector;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Believes that data must be available digitally and allow, through a GDPR- secure consent scheme, homeowners to pass on data to a third party who can use it to optimise energy consumption.
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18 e. Notes that digital technologies should also be used to support the mapping of the existing stock and support LTRS deployment;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the LTRSs should provide more details onfor long-term actions and integrated infrastructure planning, based on a roadmap with concrete policies and a timeline with clear milestones, to create a more stable environment for investors, developers, homeowners and tenants;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on thefor Member States to use the LTRSs to implement innovative policies to actively involve citizens in energy efficiency programmes and implementation of the LTRS; stresses the importance of involving stakeholders, including local municipalities, housing associations, building professionals are mobilised to develop integrated plans and implementation strategies for the decarbonisation of buildings;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 181 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages more Member States toAcknowledges the different construction and renovation dynamics for different types of buildings (public and private, non-residential and residential) in Member States; calls on the Commission to set a framework for the introducetion of minimum energy performance standards; for existing buildings that are progressively tightened over time in line with the 2050 objective; underlines that such standards would help operationalise the pathway to climate neutrality in the building sector by 2050 at the latest, and can give visibility and security to the market regarding the transformation of the existing building stock;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 199 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls its demand for the next revision to evaluate the need to review and harmonize the charging infrastructure requirements in the EPBD and extend them to cover existing buildings, as well as include an integrated, systematic and circular approach for both urban and rural developments addressing the whole life cycle impact of buildings;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that charging points in buildings are ready for smart charging and align the requirements with those set out in the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive;
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2021/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Calls on the Member States to ensure the proper implementation of the Directive in all its aspects; calls on the Commission to continue monitoring this implementation and take action in the event of non-compliance.
2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to Council of Europe resolution 2079 (2015) on equality and shared parental responsibility: the role of fathers,
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 8 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2021 on the impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children,
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 16 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas children and adolescents have the right to be hearinformed, consulted and to express their views in any proceedings concerning their well-being and future life arrangements, their views have to be given due weight in accordance with their age and maturity;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 25 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas children have the right to be duly informed in an easy understandable manner in accordance with the age and maturity of the child at every step of the court and administrative proceedings concerning them;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 35 #

2021/2060(INI)

G. whereas although substantive civil and family law remains a competence of the Member States, harmonized rules on cross-border civil and family law may be established at EU level;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 39 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the lack of effective procedures for the enforcement of judgments concerning parental responsibility, access rights, parental child abductions or maintenance obligations in cross-border cases is detrimental toare in the best interests of the child;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 46 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the lack of common EU rules on the recognition of judgments on parenthood, particularly in cases involving same-sex parents, may result in a loss of parental rights, may infringe the right of the child to be raised and maintain a relationship with both parents and any rights deriving from parenthood (such as maintenance or succession), and may also encourage forum shopping in the case of cross-border family disputes; whereas the future legislative proposal in this area willshould help to reduce the number of administrative and judicial proceedings;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 50 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the use of alternative dispute resolutions should be encouraged, unless it is contrary to the best interests of the child, notably in the case of domestic violence and sexual abuse;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 53 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T
T. whereas cross-border family mediation is more complex than mediation in domestic family disputes from a legal and logistical perspective and requires additional knowledge and language skills from the mediator as well as the lawyers defending the parents and/or the child;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 59 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. UnderlinesCalls on Member States to ensure that in all proceedings concerning the child’s well-being and future life arrangements, the rights of the child should bare respected and implemented in full and the best interests of the child ishould be given priority;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 72 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that such guidelines or similar non-legislative tool must clearly state that a child involved in civil, administrative or family law proceedings should be informed at any stage of the process and thain particular about the decisions given by the authority should be explained to the child in a manner befitting of their age and maturity by a specially trained professional;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 73 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that one of the reasons for cross-border cases to be legally challenging is the different national terminology, like the differences in minimum age requirements across Member States, which may result in a child being treated differently depending on diverging age criteria, or the different roles of the child´s legal counsel in proceedings involving children; calls therefore on the Commission to identify the respective problems and provide possible solutions to the Member States;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 77 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onEncourages the Member States to provide easily accessible, child-friendly information on the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 79 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that due to the COVID- 19 pandemic additional challenges concerning the access to justice and delays of proceedings have been caused therefore calls on the Member States to foresee measures that enable access to justice in pandemic times in particular if children are involved in civil, administrative and family law proceedings;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 83 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls onEncourages the Member States to enable access to high-quality legal representation for children involved in civil, administrative and family disputes, especially when parents do not exercise full parental responsibility or when there is a suspicion that their interests may conflict with the best interests of the child;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 87 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to provide mandatory trainings on the rights and specific needs of the child for judges, other legal professionals, enforcement authorities, social workers, teachers and nurseries and all other relevant parties involved in court and administrative proceedings concerning children;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 92 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Call onEncourages the Member States to make sufficient resources available to ensure that family law proceedings involving children are handled with the utmost compliance with the standards of child-friendly justice and without undue delay;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 100 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls onEncourages the Member States to effectively enforce judgments in cross- border family disputes concerning children, especially in cases related to cross-border parental child abductions and decisions related to the recognition of parenthood of same-sex couples;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 102 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. CPoints out the importance of the exchange of information between national courts in cross-border cases and calls on the Member States to properly implement the new rules and obligations under Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and on international child abduction5 ; urges the Commission to cooperate with the Member States to that effect, to carefully monitor the correct implementation of the regulation, and to respond promptly to any failure to do so; _________________ 5 OJ L 178, 2.7.2019, p. 1.
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 103 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need to recognise the interconnectedness of criminal, civil and other legal proceedings in order to coordinate the judicial and other legal responses to child and intimate partner violence, and calls therefore on the Member States to adopt measures to link criminal and civil case of one family in particular, when children are involved, so that discrepancies between judicial and other legal decisions that are harmful to children can be effectively avoided;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 115 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages the Commission to explore to what extent legislation on cross-border relocation in cases of custody proceedings could be harmonized;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 117 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Invites the Commission to consider setting up a one-stop-shop pooling expertise and serving as an information exchange platform for proceedings concerning the rights of the child in cross-border civil disputes;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 119 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to put forwardconsider a new proposal for a regulation on cross-border mediation, accompanied by thorough impact assessment, which should establish guidelines for the cross- border procedure, rules on the recognition and enforcement of mediated agreements, requirements for the establishment of a European certificate for mediators to ensure the quality of expertise in cross- border cases, and common standards for mediation contracts; considers that such common standards should ensure respect for the confidentiality rules of each Member State and provide the parties with enough legal information about the concept, limits and consequences of mediation;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 123 #

2021/2060(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls onEncourages the Member States to establish pre-mediation offices in order to provide parents with all the information they need about the conduct of mediation and its possible costs and benefits; highlights that some Member States have already established such offices or are seeking to do so;
2021/11/15
Committee: JURI
Amendment 151 #

2021/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights that a strong and efficient patent protection is essential in order to incentivise research and production of innovative products including new medicines;
2021/06/24
Committee: JURI
Amendment 301 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Buildings account for 40 % of final energy consumption in the Union and 36% of its energy-related greenhouse gas emissions . Therefore, reduction of energy consumption , in line with the energy efficiency first principle as laid down in Article 3 [revised EED] and defined in Article 2(18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 andincluding the use of energy from low carbon and renewable sources in the buildings sector constitute important measures needed to reduce the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions and the extent of energy poverty. Reduced energy consumption and an increased use of energy from low carbon and renewable sources also have an important part to play in reducing the Union’s energy dependency, promoting security of energy supplyies, cost efficiency of heating and cooling of buildings and technological developments and in creating opportunities for employment and regional development, in particular in islands and, rural areas and off grid communities. _________________ 32 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 308 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) The introduction of requirements on whole life-cycle emissions will encourage industrial innovation and value chain creation such as through an increase in the use of circular and low- carbon materials.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 314 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The circular economy rules for construction materials are proposed in the revised Construction Products Regulation (CPR) together with a framework specified in the Waste Framework Directive, expected in 2023. Definitions, methodologies and best approaches need to be defined and consolidated in existing, relevant pieces of EU legislations to ensure a clear, consistent regulatory framework.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The energy performance of buildings should be calculated on the basis of a methodology, which may be differentiated at national and regional level. That includes, in addition to thermal characteristics, other factors that play an increasingly important role such as heating and air-conditioning installations, application of energy from renewable sources, building automation and control systems, smart solutions, hydronic balancing, passive heating and cooling elements, shading, indoor air- quality, adequate natural light and design of the building. The methodology for calculating energy performance should be based not only on the season in which heating or air- conditioning is required, but should cover the annual energy performance of a building. That methodology should take into account existing European standards. The methodology should ensure the representation of actual operating conditions and enable the use of metered energy to verify correctness and for comparability, and the methodology should be based on hourly or sub-hourly time- steps. In order to encourage the use of renewable energy on-site, and in addition to the common general framework, Member States should take the necessary measures so that the benefits of maximising the use of renewable energy on-site, including for other-uses (such as electric vehicle charging points), are recognised and accounted for in the calculation methodology taking into account current and future grid capacity.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 337 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Two-thirds of the energy used for heating and cooling of buildings still comes from fossil fuels. In order to decarbonise the building sector, it is of particular importance to phase out fossil fuel in heating and cooling. Therefore, Member States should indicate their national policies and measures to phase out fossil fuels in heating and cooling in their building renovation plans, and no financial incentives should be given for the installation of fossil fuel boilers under the next Multiannual Financial Framework as of 2027, with the exception of those selected for investment, before 2027, under the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund and of those that are ready to run on renewable energy sources. A clear legal basis for the ban of heat generators based on their greenhouse gas emissions or the type of fuel used should support national phase-out policies and measures.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 342 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) To achieve a cost-efficient decarbonisation of the heating sector, Member States should ensure a level playing field among available technologies and support multi-vectors solutions, by taking into consideration security of supply, cost-effectiveness and flexibility.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 354 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Different options are available to cover the energy needs of an efficient building by energy from low carbon and renewable sources: on-site renewables such as solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, heat pumps and biomass, renewable energy provided by renewable energy communities or citizen energy communities, and district heating and cooling based on renewables or waste heat. and renewable energy supplied from the energy grids;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 358 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Different options are available to cover the energy needs of an efficient building by energy from low-carbon and renewable sources: on-site renewables such as solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, heat pumps and biomass, renewable energy provided by renewable energy communities or citizen energy communities, and district heating and cooling based on renewables or waste heat.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 359 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Energy efficiency improvements need to be made when ever they are most cost-effective than equivalent supply-side solutions. With the increased electrification of heating and increase of renewable energy generation, energy efficiency in buildings is required to avoid creating excess pressure on grid capacity and oversizing generation capacity to manage peaks in electricity demand. Energy efficiency in buildings will support the grid and reduce generation capacity needs.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 360 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 b (new)
(20 b) Commission should assess the needed grid capacity for integration of renewable energy and electrical heating solutions and to identify remaining barriers to facilitate the development of renewable self-consumption, in particular those in low-income or vulnerable households.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 390 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) Staged renovation can be a solution to address the issues of high upfront costs and hassle for the inhabitants that may occur when renovating ‘in one go’ and can allow for less disruptive and more cost- efficient renovation measures. However, such staged renovation needs to be carefully planned in order to avoid that one renovation step precludes necessary subsequent steps. However, deep and staged renovations should not be considered to be in competition with one another as differing factors such as building use, renovation time, existing condition of the building, extent of renovations and primary energy supply of a building, when determining most suitable solutions for decarbonisation. Renovation passports provide a clear roadmap for staged renovation, helping owners and investors plan the best timing and scope for interventions. Therefore, renovation passports should be encouraged and made available as a voluntary tool to building owners across all Member States. Member States should however ensure that the introduction of Renovation Passports would not create disproportionate burdens on involved parties.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 394 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32 a (new)
(32 a) Long-term contracts are an important instrument to stimulate staged renovation. Member States should introduce mechanisms that allow the establishment of long-term contracts over the various stages of staged renovation. When new and more effective incentives become available during the various stages of the renovation, access to these new incentives must be guaranteed by allowing beneficiaries to switch to new incentives.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 396 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) The concept of ‘deep renovation’ has not yet been defined in Union legislation. With a view to achieving the long-term vision for buildings, deep renovation should be defined as a renovation that transforms buildings into zero-emission buildings; in a first step, as a renovation that transforms buildings into nearly zero-energy buildings. This definition serves the purpose of increasing the energy performance of buildings. A deep renovation for energy performance purposes is a prime opportunity to address other aspects such as living conditions of vulnerable households, increasing climate resilience, resilience against disaster risks including seismic resilience, fire and electrical safety, the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos, and accessibility for persons with disabilities.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 399 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
(33 a) Integrated district approaches to local planning in regards building renovation projects will allow for increased cost effectiveness of needed works and enhance connections between transport modes and take account of existing infrastructure and system optimisation as well as the preservation of cultural heritage and take account of existing infrastructure.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 411 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) Electric vehicles are expected to play a crucial role in the decarbonisation and efficiency of the electricity system, namely through the provision of flexibility, balancing and storage services, especially through the development of smart charging and aggregation. This potential of electric vehicles to integrate with the electricity system and contribute to system efficiency and further absorption of renewable electricity should be fully exploited including through the installation of a public charging infrastructure in parking spaces. Charging in relation to buildings is particularly important, since this is where electric vehicles park regularly and for long periods of time. Slow charging is economical and the installation of recharging points in private spaces can provide energy storage to the related building. Combined with data provided by smart meters and data produced by the vehicle, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles could also provide flexibility solutions and integration of smart charging services and system integration services in general.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 419 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) Promoting green mobility is a key part of the European Green Deal and buildings can play an important role in providing the necessary infrastructure, not only for recharging of electric vehicles but also for bicycles. A shift to soft mobility such as cycling can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. As set out in the 2030 Climate Target Plan, increasing the modal shares of clean and efficient private and public transport, such as cycling, will drastically lower pollution from transport and bring major benefits to individual citizens and communities. The lack of bike parking spaces is a major barrier to the uptake of cycling, both in residential and non-residential buildings. Building codes can effectively support the transition to cleaner mobility by establishing requirements for a minimum number of bicycle parking spaces. To ensure an effective combination on private e-mobility, active mobility and public transport, Member States should support local authorities in developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans. For that, a particular focus should be on integrating housing policy, sustainable mobility and urban planning.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 435 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 46 a (new)
(46 a) Member States should prioritise the allocation of part of the European Social Fund to the technical training of workers in energy efficiency for the construction and renovation sectors. Member States should establish registries of their construction value-chain professionals, detailing the availability of skills and skilled professionals on the market. These registries should be updated regularly and be publicly accessible.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 437 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
(47) Financing alone will not deliver on the renovation needs. Together with financing, setting up accessible and transparent advisory tools and assistance instruments such as one-stop-shops that provide integrated energy renovation services or facilitators, as well as implementing other measures and initiatives such as those referred to in the Commission’s Smart Finance for Smart Buildings Initiative, is indispensable to provide the right enabling framework and break barriers to renovation. One-stop- shops can play an important role in connecting potential projects with market players, including citizens, public authorities and project developers, in particular smaller-scale projects as well as guidance on permit procedures, promoting access to funding for building renovation, and helping to disseminate information on terms and conditions.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 449 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
(52) Recent years have seen a rise in the number of air-conditioning systems in European countries. That creates considerable problems at peak load times, increasing the cost of electricity and disrupting the energy balance. Priority should be given to strategies which enhance the thermal performance of buildings during the summer period. To that end, there should be focus on measures which avoid overheating, such as shading and sufficient thermal capacity in the building construction, and further development and application of passive cooling techniques, primarily those that improve indoor climaticenvironment conditions and the micro-climate around buildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 452 #

2021/0426(COD)

(54) A common approach to the energy performance certification of buildings , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and the inspection of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning systems, electrical installations and air-conditioning systems, carried out by qualified or certified experts, whose independence is to be guaranteed on the basis of objective criteria, contribute to a level playing field as regards efforts made in Member States to energy saving in the buildings sector and will introduce transparency for prospective owners or users with regard to energy performance in the Union property market. In order to ensure the quality of energy performance certificates , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and of the inspection of heating and air- conditioning systems throughout the Union, an independent control mechanism should be established in each Member State.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 454 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
(55) Since local and regional authorities are critical for the successful implementation of this Directive, they should be consulted and involved, as and when appropriate in accordance with applicable national legislation, on planning issues, the development of programmes to provide information, training and awareness-raising, and on the implementation of this Directive at national or regional level. Such consultations may also serve to promote the provision of adequate guidance to local planners and building inspectors to carry out the necessary tasks. Furthermore, Member States should enable and encourage architects and planners to properly consider the optimal combination of improvements in energy efficiency, use of energy from renewable sources and use of district heating and cooling when planning, designing, building and renovating industrial or residential areas including via use of 3D based modelling and simulation technologies.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 470 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive promotes the improvement of the energy performance of buildings and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings within the Union, with a view to achieving a zero- emission building stock by 2050 taking into account contribution of the buildings to demand side flexibility to improve energy system efficiency and cost- effectiveness, outdoor climatic and local conditions, as well as indoor climateenvironmental quality requirements and cost-effectiveness.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 475 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the application of minimum energy performance standards to existing buildings and existing building units, that are technically feasible and economically viable, to existing buildings and existing building units and integrated districts with common infrastructure;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 486 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(k a) the indoor environmental quality performance of buildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 488 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘building’ means a roofed construction having walls, for which energy is used to condition the indoor climateenvironment;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 491 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘zero-emission building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, where the very low amount of energy still required is fully covered by energy from renewable sources generated on-siter stored on-site, renewable sources from the grid, from a renewable energy community within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or from arenewable energy and waste heat from an efficient district heating and cooling system, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III; such a building shall contribute to the optimisation of the energy system in accordance with the energy efficiency first principle and promoting building demand flexibility;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 536 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘technical building system’ means technical equipment for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, building automation and control, solar shading, electrical installations, electric vehicle charging stations, on-site renewable energy generation and storage , or a combination thereof, including those systems using energy from renewable sources, of a building or building unit;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 545 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
9 a. “Metered” means the measurement of energy by a relevant device, an energy meter, a power meter, a power metering and monitoring device, or an electricity meter.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 549 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) , and geothermal energy , ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogasas defined in the Directive (EU) … [Recast RED];
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 563 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – introductory part
19. ‘deep renovation’ means a renovation whichaims to transforms a building or building unit
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 574 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
20. ‘staged deep renovation’ means a deep renovation carried out in several steps, following the steps set out in a renovation passport in accordance with Article 10 which may include use of energy performance contracts;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 591 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)
32 a. ‘electrical installation’ means the system composed of all the fixed components (such as switchboards, electrical cables, earthing systems, sockets, switches and light fittings) aiming to distribute electrical power within a building to all points of use or transmit electricity generated on-site:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 592 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 32 b (new)
32 b. 'pre-cabling’ means the measures that are necessary to enable the installation of electric vehicle recharging points: the technical equipment (cable routes, technical sheaths) as well as the electrical pre-equipment (switchboard, horizontal electrical column, bus cable);
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 597 #

2021/0426(COD)

36. 'mortgage portfolio standards’ means mechanisms incentivising mortgage lenrequiring any mortgage lenders and mortgage debt holders to increase the median energy performance of the portfolio of buildings covered by their mortgages and to encourage potential clientsure reliable and affordable solutions for their clients, in particular vulnerable households to make their property more energy-performant along the Union’s decarbonisation ambition and relevant energy targets in the area of energy consumption in buildings, relying on the definition of sustainable economic activities in the EU Taxonomy;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 603 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
37. ‘digital building logbook’ means a common repository for all relevant building data, including data related to energy and indoor environmental quality performance such as energy performance certificates, renovation passports and smart readiness indicators, which facilitates informed decision making and information sharing within the construction sector, among building owners and occupants, financial institutions and public authorities;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 605 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38 a (new)
38 a. 'ventilation system’ means a combination of components required to provide a fan assisted renewal of indoor air by outdoor air;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 606 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38 b (new)
38 b. 'cooling system' means a combination of components required to provide a form of indoor air treatment, by which the temperature is lowered;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 607 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38 c (new)
38 c. ‘indoor environmental quality of a building’ means a set of parameters including indoor air quality, thermal comfort, lighting and acoustic affecting the health and wellbeing of occupants;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 612 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40 – point c a (new)
(c a) the vapor compression cycle or a sorption cycle of a heat pump;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 614 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)
40 a. ‘heat pump’ means a machine, a device or installation that transfers heat from/to sources/sinks such as air, water or ground to or from buildings, for the purpose of providing heating, cooling or domestic hot water.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 620 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 45
45. ‘useful floor area’ means the area of the floor of a building needed as parameter to quantify specific conditions of use that are expressed per unit of floor area and for the application of the simplifications and the zoning and (re- )allocation rules, taking into account existing national and international standards;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 627 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point a
(a) it can only be distributed and used within that local and district level perimeter through a dedicated distribution network;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 634 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point c
(c) it can be used on-site of the building assessed through a dedicated connection to the energy production source, that dedicated connection requiring specific equipment for the safe supply and metering of energy for self-use of the building assessed;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 662 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) an overview of the national building stock for different building types, construction periods and climatic zones of each member state, based, as appropriate, on statistical sampling, energy and life- cycle GWP benchmarking and the national database for energy performance certificates pursuant to Article 19, an overview of market barriers and market failures and an overview of the capacities in the construction, energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors ;as well as the availability of one-stop-shops in accordance with Article 21 of Directive [Recast EED] per 50 000 inhabitants.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 673 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) an overview of implemented and planned policies and measures, which may be based on an integrated district approach if technically, functionally and economically feasible, supporting the implementation of the roadmap pursuant to point (b); and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 675 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) an outline detailed roadmap of the investment needs for the implementation of the building renovation plan, public and privathe financing sources and measures, and the administrative resources for building renovation.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 677 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) an overview of availability and expected production and consumption of renewable fuels used for heating and cooling for buildings
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 678 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(d b) a quantitative and qualitative assessment using key performance indicators (KPIs) detailed in Annex II of upskilling and/or reskilling actions and as assessment of the current market needs for skilled professionals in the construction and renovation sector. Member states may use this overview to project the rise in demand that is expected as a result of an increase the overall renovation rate.;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 679 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)
(d c) minimum requirement for electrical grids in order to ensure the effectiveness and the capacity for efficiency implementing building renovation measures.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 691 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Every five years, each Member State shall prepare and submit to the Commission a draft of its building renovation plan, using the template in Annex II. Each Member State shall submit its draft building renovation plan as part of its draft integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and, where the Member States submits a draft update, its draft update referred to in Article 14 of that Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 9(1) and Article 14(1) of that Regulation, Member States shall submit the first draft building renovation plan to the Commission by 30 June 2024. This exercise shall be run together with the comprehensive heating and cooling assessment under Article 24 of Directive (EU)…/…[recast EED].
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 716 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a An integrated district approach to building renovation 1. Member States may empower regional and local authorities to identify districts to roll-out integrated renovation programmes (IRPs) at district level. Such programmes should be technically, functionally and economically feasible and encompass energy, mobility, waste and water management and other aspects of urban planning to be considered at a district level that takes into account optimisation of the energy system in accordance with the energy efficiency first principle and promoting demand flexibility. 2. Member States may implement local level integrated mobility plans and Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans that are aligned with IRPs and encompass public transport planning and deployment with other means of active and shared mobility, as well as the related infrastructure for operating, recharging, storing and parking. 3. Member States shall empower regional and local authorities to set up district level one-stop-shops pursuant to Article 26 of this Directive.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 726 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Those requirements shall take account of general indoor climate conditions, in order to avoid possible negative effects such as inadequate ventilathe necessity of ensuring appropriate indoor environmental quality conditions, as well as local conditions and the designated function and the age of the building.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 742 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character or appearance
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 756 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) as of 1 January 2027, new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities; unless these buildings are residential buildings; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 774 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the life-cycle Global Warming Potential (GWP) is calculated in accordance with Annex III and disclosed through the energy performance certificate of the building: if technically, functionally and economically feasible,
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 785 #

2021/0426(COD)

By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 29 to supplement this Directive by setting out a methodology for the calculation of life-cycle GWP, developed in an inclusive stakeholder process and building on the LEVELs framework according to standard EN 15978, as well as the EU Whole Life Carbon Roadmap and the Bill of Materials.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 801 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall address, where technically and economically feasible, in relation to new buildings, the issues of healthy indoor climateenvironment conditions, adaptation to climate change, fire safety, risks related to intense seismic activity and accessibility for persons with disabilities. Member States shall also address carbon removals associated to carbon storage in or on buildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 807 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member states shall encourage the development of 3D digital representation of a building or part of a building, including the use of BIM-based modeling analysis in the initial design phases enabling the study of more efficient design alternatives through energy and carbon analysis.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 819 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that when a technical building system, having impact on the energy performance or emissions of the building, are retrofitted or replaced, the energy performance of the system is optimised by pointing to the relevant economic and environmental optimisation standards for their dimensioning, management and monitoring in so far as this that is technically, functionally and economically feasible.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 823 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall encourage, in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, high-efficiency alternative systems, in so far as that is technically, functionally and economically feasible. Member States shall address , in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, the issues of healthy indoor climateenvironment conditions, adaptation to climate change, fire safety, risks related to intense seismic activity , the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos and accessibility for persons with disabilities . Member States shall encourage, in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, the use of digital technologies for analysis and simulation of buildings to facilitate information exchange.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 839 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) after 1 January 202730, at least energy performance class FE; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 852 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20303, at least energy performance class ED;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 854 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
(ii a) after 1 January 2040, at least energy performance class B;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 856 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
(ii b) after 1 January 2045, at least energy performance class A
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 867 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) after 1 January 202730, at least energy performance class FE; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 874 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20303, at least energy performance class ED;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 877 #
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 879 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
(ii b) after 1 January 2040, at least energy performance class B;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 882 #
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 903 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(ii a) after 1 January 2038, at least energy performance class D;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 905 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii b (new)
(ii b) after 1 January 2048, at least energy performance class B;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 908 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii c (new)
(ii c) after 1 January 2050, at least energy performance class A;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 910 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) Member States may require an extension of the deadline set in this paragraph, if justified and requested to the European Commission and in accordance with the national building renovation plan referred to in Article 3(1)(a), with regards to specific parts of their building stock.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 932 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) providing appropriate financial measures, in particular those targeting vulnerable households, low- and medium- income people affected by energy poverty or living in social housing, in line with Article 22 of Directive (EU) .../…. [recast EED];
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 938 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) providing technical assistance, including information services, administrative support and integrated renovation services through one-stop- shops;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 948 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) setting the framework to ensure that there is a sufficient workforce with the appropriate level of skills to allow for the implementation of the requirements;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 951 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e b (new)
(e b) promoting and incentivising the cost-effective early replacement of heaters, and any needed resulting optimisation of the related technical building systems.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 964 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure the implementation of minimum energy performance standards referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, including appropriate monitoring mechanisms and penalties in accordance with Article 31.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 966 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Solar energy in buildings 1. Member States shall ensure that by 1 January 2027 all new buildings are designed to optimise their solar energy generation potential on the basis of the solar irradiance of the site and enable the cost-effective installation of solar technologies. 2. Member States shall ensure that all existing buildings undergoing major renovation, renovation of the roof, or replacement of technical building systems are combined with the deployment of suitable solar energy installations. 3. Member States shall ensure that suitable solar energy installations are deployed: (a) by 1 January 2027, on all new public and commercial buildings with useful floor area larger than 250 square meters; (b) by 31 December 2030, on all existing public and commercial buildings with useful floor area larger than 250 square meters; and (c) by 31 December 2033, on all existing buildings. Member States shall define and make publicly available national criteria for the practical implementation of these obligations, in accordance with the assessed technical and economic potential of the solar energy installations and the characteristics of the buildings covered by this obligation. 4. Member States shall establish a pathway with numerical targets for their national contribution to the deployment of solar energy and heat pumps in buildings in their national building renovation plans in accordance with Article 3. Member States shall conduct an assessment of needed grid capacity for this deployment and to identify remaining barriers. 5. Member States shall ensure that their regulatory frameworks provide the necessary administrative, technical and financial capacities and incentives for the deployment of solar energy in buildings, including in combination with technical building systems such as the electrical installation, domestic batteries or heat pumps for self consumption. Member States shall ensure that representatives of national regulatory authorities, distribution system operators, renewable energy communities, consumer organisations storage providers and other stakeholders assess the need for necessary additional measures with regard to the distribution system to achieve the objectives of this Article and conduct an assessment of needed grid capacity. This shall include the required connection and procurement of flexible distributed energy generation in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) 2019/9431a and the Directive (EU) 2019/944 1b, in particular considering a necessary level-playing field and fair remuneration for active customers and energy communities. 6. Member States shall encourage measures to ensure the fire safety of solar energy installations in buildings, including in combination with technical building systems such as domestic batteries or heat pumps for self- consumption. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 54). Directive 2012/27/EU (OJ L158, 14.6.2019, p. 125). 1b Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU (OJ L158, 14.6.2019, p. 125).
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 987 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) it shall comprise a renovation roadmap indicating a sequence of renovation steps building upon each other, with the objective to transform the building into a zero-emission building by 2050 at the latest; These milestones shall respect the indicative minimum standards and the achieved performance class should be reported in the national database to inform building renovation plan.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 993 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) it shall indicate the expected benefits in terms of energy savings, savings on energy bills and operational greenhouse emission reductions as well as wider benefits related to health, as well as a range of resulting costs of the building‘s retrofit for each recommended renovation step as well as wider benefits related to health , safety (fire, electrical and seismic) indoor air quality and comfort and the improved adaptive capacity of the building to climate change; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 999 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) it shall include data on the share of renewable energies in the energy mix of the building (produced and delivered both on-site as well as through district heating networks), as well as recommendations on potential future works to decrease energy consumption and emissions, including the potential connection to an efficient district heating network.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1011 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may set requirements related to the lifecycle of greenhouse gas emissions of, or to the type of fuel used by heat generators provided that such requirements do not constitute an unjustifiable market barrier and are technologically neutral.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1013 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that the requirements they set for technical building systems reach at least the latest cost- optimal levels and point to the relevant economic and environmental optimisation standards for their dimensioning when available.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1017 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require new buildings, where technically and economically feasible, to be equipped with self-regulating devices for the separate regulation of the temperature in each room or, where justified, in a designated heated or cooled zone of the building unit. In existing buildings, the installation of such self- regulating devices shall be required when heat or cold generators are replaced, where technically and economically feasible.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1020 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall require new buildings and existing buildings when replacing heat or cold generators and, to be equipped with dynamic balancing at relevant zone level for Technical Building Systems.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1022 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall require zero- emission buildings to be equipped with measuring and control devices for the monitoring and regulation of indoor and environmental air quality. In existing and new buildings, the installation of such devices shall be required, where technically and economically feasible, when a building undergoes a major renovation. in residential and non-residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating systems, cooling systems or systems for combined space heating and cooling of over 70kW. Member States may provide derogations to this threshold if economic and technical unfeasibility is demonstrated. The installation of such devices shall be required where technically and economically feasible, when a building undergoes a major renovation. The Indoor Air and Environmental Quality indicators to be monitored should at least include: (a) Carbon dioxide (CO2); (b)Temperature (T); (c)Relative Humidity (RH); (d)Particulate Matter (PM1); (e)Particulate Matter (PM2.5); (f)Daylight Illuminance Level (DIL); (g)Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC);
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1047 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the installation of at least one recharging point for every two parking spaces;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1071 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, Member States shall ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every ten parking spaces, and at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space, by 1 January 2027 if technically, functionally and economically feasible. In case of buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, Member States shall ensure pre-cabling for at least one in two parking spaces by 1 January 2033.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1085 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may decide not to lay down or apply the requirements referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 to buildings owned and occupied by small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Title I of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1095 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the installation of pre-ducting infrastructure, namely conduits for electric cablinges for every parking space to enable the installation, at a later stage, of recharging points for electric vehicles; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1118 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the recharging points referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 are capable of smart charging and, where appropriate, bidirectional charging, and that they are operated based on non- proprietary and non-discriminatory communication protocols and standards, in an interoperable manner, and in compliance with any legal standards and protocols in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 19(6) and Article 19(7) of Regulation (EU) …/… [AFIR].
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1124 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Member States shall provide for measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging points in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and remove regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures, without prejudice to the property and tenancy law of the Member States. Member States shall remove barriers to the installation of recharging points in residential buildings with parking spaces, in particular the need to obtain consent from the landlord or co-owners for a private recharging point for own use. Member States may introduce measures to ensure that the time between the application for a recharging point, its installation and servicing, does not exceed a reasonable time frame as determined by the competent national authority.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1134 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. To ensure an effective combination on private e-mobility, active mobility and public transport, member states should support local authorities in developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans with focus on an integrated housing policy, sustainable mobility and urban planning.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1140 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 29, requiring the application of the common Union scheme for rating the smart readiness of buildings, in accordance with Annex IV, to non- residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating systems, air- conditioning systems, or systems for combined space heating air-conditioning systems and ventilation of over 290 kW. The threshold for the effective rated output shall be lowered to 70 kW by 31 December 2029.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1142 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025, and after having consulted the relevant stakeholders, adopt an implementing act detailing the technical modalities for the effective implementation of the application of the scheme referred to in paragraph 2 to non-residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating systems, air-conditioning systems, or systems for combined heating , air- conditioning systems and ventilation of over 290 kW.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1145 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that thechnical building owners, tenants and managsystem's customers can have direct access to their technical building systems’ data. AtUpon their request, the access orconsent, the data shall be made available to a third party. Member States shall subject to the existing contractual agreement. Member States shall mandate the use of international standards and management formats when data is exchanged and facilitate the full interoperability of services and of data exchange within the Union in accordance with paragraph 65.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1152 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of this Directive, building systems data shall include at least allmeans raw data related to the energy performance of building elements, the energy performance of building services, building automation and control systems, meters, sensors and charging points for e-mobility. Data that infringes the energy service provider’s intellectual property shall not be shared.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1157 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall ensure that local authorities receive a report with data on energy performance of buildings on their territory as required to formulate heating and cooling plans and include operational geographic information systems and the related databases, in line with GDPR requirements.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1160 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When laying down the rules regarding the management and exchange of data, Member States or, where a Member State has so provided, the designated competent authorities, shall specify the rules on the access to building systems data by eligible parties in accordance with this Articlefollow the harmonised Union rules set out in the implementing acts as specified in paragraph 5 and the applicable Union legal framework.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1161 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. No additional costs shall be charged to the building owner, tenant or managcustomers for access to their technical building systems’ data or for a request to make their data available to a third party. Member States shall be responsible for setting the relevant charges for access to data by other eligible parties such as financial institutions, aggregators, energy suppliers, energy services providers and National Statistical Institutes or otheir ndational authorities responsible for the development, production and dissemination of European statisticsa available to a third party. Member States or, where applicable, the designated competent authorities, shall ensure that any charges imposed by regulated entities that provide data services are reasonable and duly justified. Member States shall incentivise the sharing of building systems data.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1166 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts detailing interoperability requirements and non- discriminatory and transparent procedures for access to the data. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 30(2) before December 31 2023. A consultation strategy shall be prepared setting out consultation objectives, targeted stakeholders and the consultation activities for preparing the implementing acts.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1169 #

2021/0426(COD)

5 a. Uniform rules shall be adopted across Member States in the national application of this Article, notably with respect to the type of data to be shared and the actors that shall have priority access to data.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1176 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States, and the EU, shall provide appropriate financing, support measures and other instruments able to address market barriers and stimulate the necessary investments in energy renovations in line with their national building renovation plan and with a view to the transformation of their building stock into zero-emission buildings by 2050.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1182 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take appropriate regulatory measures to remove non-economic barriers to building renovation. With regard to buildings with more than one building unit, such measures may include removing unanimity requirements in co-ownership structures, or allowing co-ownership structures to be direct recipients of financial support. such as grants and loans for renovation purposes.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1188 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. To support the mobilisation of investments, Member States shall promote the roll-out of enabling funding and financial toolsensure that financial tools are effectively put in place, such as energy efficiency renovation loans and mortgages for building renovation, energy performance contracting, fiscal incentives, on-tax schemes, on-bill schemes, guarantee funds, funds targeting deep renovations, funds targeting renovations with a significant minimum threshold of targeted energy savings and mortgage portfolio standards. They shall guide investments into an energy efficient public building stock, in line with Eurostat guidance on the recording of Energy Performance Contracts in government accounts. Member States and the relevant financial authorities shall review relevant legislation and develop supporting measures to facilitate the uptake of green renovation mortgage loans, and the development of innovative lending products dedicated to the financing of deep renovation and staged renovation in line with the steps in renovation passports the European Commission and the European Investment Bank shall envisage the establishment of an EU-wide renovation guarantee fund enabling credit institutions to reduce their risk exposure on green mortgages portfolios, and to improve access to renovation loans for vulnerable households.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1194 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act by 12 months after the entry into force of this directive specifying the design and methodology of Mortgage Portfolio Standards, including volume- based targets to be achieved by banks, aligned with the national building renovation plans. A delegated act shall ensure that mortgage portfolio standards effectively encourage banks to achieve lending volumes and energy efficiency gains that are consistent with their national building renovation plan with a view to achieving a zero-emission building stock by 2050, and do not create counter-productive lending behaviours by banks such as reducing or refusing access to credit to vulnerable households with low EPC-rated dwellings, or narrowing down their mortgage lending to consumers purchasing houses with a high EPC rating.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1200 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure the establishment of technical assistance facilities, including through public and private one-stop- shops, targeting all actors involved in building renovations, including home owners and administrative, financial and economic actors, including small- and medium-sized enterprises. To facilitate the establishment and services of such one- stop-shops, Member States shall review their public procurement rules for energy efficiency renovations tendering.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1212 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall put in place measures and financing to promote education and training, including in digital technologies, to ensure that there is a sufficient workforce with the appropriate level of skills corresponding to the needs in the building sector.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1224 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 9 – point e a (new)
(e a) The improvement achieved due to such renovation by comparing the energy consumption before and after renovation through smart metering systems.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1227 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 10
10. From 1 January 2027 at the latest, Member States shall not provide any financial incentives for the installation of boilers that are not certified to run on renewable energy and are powered by fossil fuels, with the exception of those selected for investment, before 2027, in accordance with Article 7(1)(h)(i) third hyphen of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and the Council45 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund and with Article 73 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and the Council46 on the CAP Strategic Plans. Boilers, to be installed in combination with renewable technologies (not ‘stand- alone’), shall be eligible for incentives. _________________ 45 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 60). 46 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1241 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – introductory part
11. Member States shall incentivise deep renovation and sizeable programmes that address a high number of buildings and result in an overall reduction of at least 30 % of primary energy demands defined in Article 2 of this Directive and staged-deep renovation and sizeable programmes that address a high number of buildings with higher financial, fiscal, administrative and technical support.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1248 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 12
12. FWithout prejudice to national economic and social policies, financial incentives shall target as a priority vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing, in line with Article 22 of Directive (EU) .../…. [recast EED].
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1282 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure the quality, reliability and affordability of energy performance certificates. They shall ensure that energy performance certificates are issued by independent experts following an on-site visit. and that the template for energy performance certificates is based on easily understandable information and directly legible sections. Energy performance certificates may also indicate a range of estimated costs linked to the retrofit recommendations made to households and clearly mention what the next renovation steps are for the occupants and/ or owners. Member States shall monitor whether on-site visits generate significant costs. The party bearing these costs should be supported and receive incentives where necessary. Member States should also guarantee, as much as possible, a standardization of certification procedures, especially with regards to determining energy classes for buildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1288 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may encourage the use of certified energy efficiency metering technologies. The Commission shall, after having consulted the relevant stakeholders and reviewed existing methodologies and tools, develop a European certification scheme for energy efficiency meters. This certification scheme may be used by Member States that choose to strengthen energy performance certificates with real-time measurement.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1290 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The energy performance certificate shall include recommendations for the cost-effective improvement of the energy performance and the reduction of operational greenhouse gases emissions of a building or building unit, unless the building or building unit already complies with the relevant zero-emission building standard and the improvement of the smart readiness indicator as per article13 of this Directive.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1303 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The recommendations shall indicate whether the installed heater and other parts of the heating system need to be replaced and,where relevant, possible alternatives for replacement, suitable to that type of building and taking into account local and system-related circumstances.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1316 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall make simplified procedures for updating an energy performance certificate available where measures identified in a renovation passport are put in place or in cases where a Building Digital Twin is used and data of building performance can be exported.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1324 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) buildings or building units which are constructed , have undergone a major renovation, are sold or rented out to a new tenant or for which a rental contract is renewed .; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1331 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that, when buildings or building units are constructed, sold or rented out or when rental contracts are renewed , the energy performance certificate is shown to the prospective tenant or buyer and handed over to the buyer or tenant.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1338 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall set up a national database for energy performance of buildings which allows data to be gathered on the energy performance of the buildings and on the overall energy performance of the national building stockand stored on both operational and embodied emissions using metrics based on the Level(s) Framework. (EN 15978 and EN15804+A2).
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1342 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The database shall allow data to be gathered related to energy performance certificates, inspections, the building renovation passport, the smart readiness indicator and the calculated or metered energy consumption of the buildings covered and Level(s) assessments.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1349 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall make publicly available information on the share of buildings in the national building stock covered by energy performance certificates and aggregated or anonymised data on the energy performance and energy consumptions of the buildings covered. The public information shall be updated at least twice per year. Member States shall make anonymised or aggregated information available to public and research institutions such as National Statistics Institutes, upon request.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1354 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. To support the efficient functioning of Digital Building Logbooks the Commission shall, by 31 December 2025, adopt delegated and implementing acts with a common template for: (a) a standardised approach for data collection, data management and interoperability and its legal framework; (b) linking existing databases.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1363 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The inspection shall include an assessment of the efficiency and sizing of the generator or generators and of its main components compared with the requirements of the building and consider the capabilities of the system to optimise its performance under typical or average operating conditions. Where relevant, the inspection shall assess the feasibility of the system to operate under different and more efficient temperature settings, while ensuring the safe operation of the systemsuch as at low temperature for water based heating systems, including via the design of thermal power output and temperature/flow requirements, while ensuring the safe operation of the system. The inspection shall also assess the readiness of technical building systems to work with renewable and decarbonised energy sources.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1376 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) effective control and balancing functionalities to ensure optimum generation, distribution, storage and use of energy.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1377 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 8 – point b a (new)
(b a) Where technically and economically feasible, demand-side flexibility.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1386 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the appropriate level of competence for building professionals carrying out integrated renovation works in linestablish a national action plan aiming at providing a sufficient and adequately skilled workforce of building professionals; the established targets and measurable progress indicators pursuant to Article 3(1) of this Directive and with Article 26 [recast EED].
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1390 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. To achieve such sufficient numbers of professionals, Member States shall ensure that sufficient training programmes leading to qualification or certification covering integrated works, and their latest innovative solutions, are made available. Member States shall put in place measures to promote participation in such programmes, in particular by small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed. The release of the plan should coincide with the deadline set out in Article 26(4) [recast EED].
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1392 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Where appropriate and feasible, Member States shall ensure that availability and certification or equivalent qualification schemes are available for providers of integrated renovation works where this is not covered by Article 18(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or Article 26 of Directive (EU) …/….[recast EED].
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1396 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay ensure that independent control systems for energy performance certificates are established in accordance with Annex VI, and that independent control systems for renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and reports on the inspection of heating and air- conditioning systems are established . Member States may establish separate systems for the control of energy performance certificates , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and reports on the inspection of heating and air- conditioning systems.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1399 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shallmay require the energy performance certificates , the renovation passports, the smart readiness indicators and the inspection reports referred to in paragraph 1 to be made available to the competent authorities or bodies on request.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1421 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and take into account social implications such as vulnerable households. Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of any amendment affecting the provisions communicated in accordance with Article 27 of Directive 2010/31/EU .
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1426 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – introductory part
2. The energy needs and energy use for space heating, space cooling, domestic hot water, ventilation, lighting and other technical building systems shall be calculated using hourly or sub-hourly time calculation intervals in order to account for varying conditions that significantly affect the operation and performance of the system and the indoor conditions, and to optimise cost, health, indoor air quality and comfort levels defined by Member States at national or regional level.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1428 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2
The calculation of primary energy shall be based on dynamic and forward-looking primary energy factors, (distinguishing non-renewable, renewable and total) per energy carrier, which have to be recognised by the national authorities and taking into account the expected energy mix based on its National Energy and Climate Plan. Those primary energy factors may be based on national, regional or local information. Primary energy factors may be set on an annual, seasonal, monthly, daily or hourly basis or on more specific information made available for individual district systems .
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1432 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3
Primary energy factors or weighting factors shall be defined by Member Statesshall be dynamic and forward-looking and defined by Member States and taking into account the expected energy mix based on its National Energy and Climate Plan. The choices made and data sources shall be reported according to EN 17423 or any superseding document. Member States may opt for an average EU primary energy factor for electricity established pursuant to Directive (EU) …/… [recast EED] instead of a primary energy factor reflecting the electricity mix in the country.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1434 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
In the calculation of the primary energy factors for the purpose of calculating the energy performance of buildings, Member States may take into account renewable energy sources supplied through the energy carrier and renewable energy sources that are generated and used onsite, provided that it applies on a non- discriminatory basis.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1436 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 4 – point b
(b) heating installation and hot water supply, including their insulation characteristics and heat recovery;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1445 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 6 a (new)
6 a. For the purpose of expressing the indoor environmental performance of buildings, Member States shall lay down evidence-based numeric indicators for the main categories of indoor environmental quality. Indicators shall be laid down for at least indoor air quality and thermal comfort. Member States shall base those indicators on the key European existing standards on energy performance of buildings, namely EN 16798-1, EN 16798-3, EN 15193, and guidelines, or their superseding versions.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1448 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point I – paragraph 1
The total annuenergy needs for heating and cooling and total primary energy use of a new zero-emission building shall comply with the maximum thresholds indicated in the table below.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1449 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point I – paragraph 3 – introductory part
The energy needs for heating and cooling and total annual primary energy use of a new or renovated zero-emission building shall be fully covered, on a net annual basis, by
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1453 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point I – paragraph 3 – indent 1
— energy from renewable sources generated on-site or supplied via the grids and fulfilling the criteria of Article 7 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED],
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1463 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point I – paragraph 5
Only where, due to the nature of the building or lack of access to renewable energy communities or eligible district heating and cooling systems, it is technically not feasible to fulfil the requirements under the first paragraph, the total annual primary energy use may also be covered by energy from the grid complying with criteria established at national level.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1465 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point II – paragraph 1
For the calculation of the life-cycle global warming potential (GWP) of new buildings pursuant to Article 7(2), the GWP is communicated as a numeric indicator for each life-cycle stage expressed as kgCO2e/m2 (of useful floor area) averaged for one year of a reference study period of 50 years. The data selection, scenario definition and calculations shall be carried out in accordance with EN 15978 (EN 15978:2011. Sustainability of construction works. Assessment of environmental performance of buildings. Calculation method). The scope of building elements and technical equipment is as defined in the Level(s) common EU framework for indicator 1.2. Where a national calculation tool exists, or is required for making disclosures or for obtaining building permits, that tool may be used to provide the required disclosure. Other calculation tools may be used if they fulfil the minimum criteria laid down by the Level(s) common EU framework. Data regarding specific construction products and technical building systems calculated in accordance with [revised Construction Products Regulation and revised Ecodesign Directive] shall be used when available.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1466 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 2 – introductory part
2. The methodology shall rely on threefour key functionalities relating to the building and its technical building systems:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1470 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) the ability to improve its energy efficiency and overall performance through the use of energy saving technologies;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1481 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) the smart readiness indicator, for buildings which must be equipped with it;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1500 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point q
(q) actual metered final energy use and final energy consumption in kWh or MWh;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1502 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point r a (new)
(r a) a yes/no indication whether the building is equipped with fixed controls that monitor and optimise the operation of the technical building systems;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 361 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
(21 a) ‘hydrogen transmission’ means the transport of hydrogen through a network, which mainly contains high- pressure pipelines, including those used in the context of local transport, with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 b (new)
(21 b) ‘hydrogen distribution’ means the local transport of hydrogen, mainly through pipeline networks with low- pressures with a view to its delivery to customers or with a view to its delivery to a hydrogen transmission network, but not including supply;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22 a) ‘hydrogen transmission network operator’ is a hydrogen network operator that carries out hydrogen transmission;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 364 #

2021/0425(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
(22 b) ‘hydrogen distribution network operator’ is a hydrogen network operator that carries out hydrogen distribution;
2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This regulation forms part of the Union’s objective to reduce emissions from passenger cars and light commercial vehicles as part of the long-term goal of achieving a zero-emission automotive sector. However, the increasing use of low- and zero-emission vehicles risks shifting emission sources in the automotive chain, with the result that focusing solely on tailpipe emissions might lessen the effectiveness of this legislation in reducing emissions at EU level. Given this situation, the Commission needs, by 31 December 2023 at the latest, to draw up a harmonised methodology for reporting the carbon balance of the life-cycle of such vehicles (‘manufacture – use – scrapping’) and the energy consumption (‘extraction/production – transportation – consumption’ or ‘Well-to-Tank’) in order to obtain an overview and thus ensure consistency of the means brought to bear in pursuit of the Union’s climate objectives. This regulation should be reviewed in 2027 to incorporate this extended carbon accounting as a new indicator for the reduction of emissions by the sector which is better able to reflect the true carbon balance of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve a reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990, it is necessary to strengthen the reduction requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 for both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. A clear pathway also needs to be set for further reductions beyond 2030 to contribute to achieving the climate neutrality objective by 2050. Without ambitious action on greenhouse gas emission reductions in road transport, higher emission reductions would be needed in other sectors, including sectors where decarbonisation is more challenging. At the same time, these measures must ensure the competitiveness of the industry concerned and the social acceptance of this transition. __________________ 25 Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13).
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of low- and zero- emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation and competitiveness in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zero-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards are technologically neutral inas reaching the fleet-wide targets that they setgards the achievement of the fixed fleet targets, i.e. Ddifferent technologies are and remain available to reachieve the zero-emission fleet wide targets. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero- and low- emission vehicles, which can also include well -performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles or vehicles powered by alternative fuels, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 76 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) At this stage, it can be concluded that no technology is zero-emission or has no impact on the environment. Battery electric vehicles can make an important contribution to climate change mitigation and decarbonisation of the road transport sector but have a lower particulate matter and nitrogen oxide balance compared to conventional vehicles. Rather than justifying thereby the abandonment of the principle of technological neutrality, they should be considered complementary or alternative to other technologies in order to ensure innovation and development and market flexibility. In this context, account should also be taken of the risk of possible supply shortages of the resources needed for the production of battery- powered vehicles, the impact of this transition on the electricity grids and the continued need for a comprehensive roll- out of charging infrastructure. Last but not least, technological neutrality can help to avoid path dependencies.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets s, at the same time uphould be set at a level that willing the principle of technological neutrality but also delivering a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of low- and zero-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in low- and zero-emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of low- and zero- emission vehicles and associated technologies and alternative fuels, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, financial support should be considered at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Social Climate Fund, the Automotive Sector Support Fund, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26 foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up-skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of low- and zero -emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of low- and zero- emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobility. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sector as part of its progress report. __________________ 26 Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Manufacturers should be provided with sufficient flexibility in adapting their fleets over time in order to manage the transition towards lower- and zero- emission vehicles in a cost-efficient manner, and it is therefore appropriate to maintain the approach of decreasing target levels in five-year steps.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) With the stricter EU fleet-wide targets from 2030 onwards, manufacturers will have to deploy significantly more low- and zero-emission vehicles on the Union market. In that context, tThe incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles (ZLEV) would no longer serve its original purpose and would risk undermining the effectiveness of Regulation (EU) 2019/631. The ZLEV incentive mechanism should therefore be removed as ofshould be maintained until 2030. Before that date and therefore throughout this decade, the incentive mechanism for ZLEV will continue to support the deployment of vehicles with emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, including battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell electric vehicles using hydrogen and well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. After that date, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles continue to count against the fleet-wide targets that vehicle manufacturers must meet. The Commission should also review the conditions and characteristics under which plug-in hybrid vehicles can be included in the EU fleet-wide targets from 2035 onwards and should include this in its proposal to amend this Regulation in accordance with Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In view of the increased overall greenhouse gas emissions reduction objectives and to avoid potential market distorting effects, the reduction requirements for all manufacturers present in the Union market should be aligned, except for those responsible for less than 1 000 new vehicles registered in a calendar year. Consequently, the possibility for manufacturers responsible for between 1 000 and 10 000 passenger cars or between 1 000 and 22 000 light commercial vehicles newly registered in a calendar year to apply for a derogation from their specific emission targets should cease from 2030 onwards.deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The progress made under Regulation (EU) 2019/631 towards achieving the reduction objectives set for 2030 and beyond should be reviewed in 20267. For this review, all aspects considered in the two yearlyannual reporting should be considered.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 167 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The possibility to assign the revenue from the excess emission premiums to a specific fund or relevant programme has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, with the conclusion that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefit the automotive sectA structural effect of the transition ultimately to zero-emission vehicles will be significant job losses in the automotive industry, from manufacturers and their suppliers to ancillary maintenance and repair services. Efforts to decarbonise road transport should therefore also take into account the likely significant social consequences of this process in order to mitigate and eventually manage this transition. To that end, a dedicated fund should be established, inter alia, to support in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631particular the training, reskilling, upskilling and further qualification measures of affected workers, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises. This fund should be financed by the general budget of the Union and from income deriving from excess emissions premiums.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(i) in point (a), the figure “37,5 %” is replaced by ‘550 %’,
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(ii) in point (b), the figure “31 %” is replaced by ‘450 %’,
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 1080 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part A, point 6.1.3, of Annex I;
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 1080 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part B, point 6.1.3, of Annex I.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 6
(c) in paragraph 6, the words “From 1 January 2025,” are replaced by ‘From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029,’,deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 249 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(4a) in Article 4, the following paragraph is added: '3a. Manufacturers, other than manufacturers which have been granted a derogation, may form a pool or may trade credits for the purposes of meeting their obligations. For the purposes of determining each manufacturer’s average specific emissions of CO2,a potential over- achievement of a manufacturer’s CO2 target in one category (M1or N1) could be combined with an exceedance in the other category (M1 or N1) by the same or another manufacturer. Due to the different target definitions of M1 & N1, this specific credit transfer mechanism option can only combine the difference between a manufacturer’s specific emission target and its specific emissions in one category (M1 or N1) with the difference between a manufacturer’s specific emission target and its specific emissions in the other category (M1 or N1).When the credit trading in one category allows to compensate the exceedance of the other category, the combination shall be considered to have met the two specific emissions targets. For fleet compliance, the maximum amount of grammes that can be traded between M1 and N1 segments of the same or a different manufacturer is capped to 7g WLTP.'
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 253 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 6 – paragraph 6
(4b) in Article 6, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. Paragraph 5 shall not apply where all the manufacturers included in the pool are part of the same group of connected manufacturers. or where the credit transfer consists of only one manufacturer transferring respective credits between the passenger car and light commercial vehicle fleets; The respective individual manufacturer(s) targets shall be replaced by a modified target for the manufacturer(s) where there is credit transfer of passenger and light commercial vehicles differences between specific targets (M1 or N1) and specific emissions (M1 or N1). The modification is defined as follows: the difference between a manufacturer’s specific emission target and its specific emissions in one category (M1 or N1) with the difference between a manufacturer’s specific emission target and its specific emissions in the other category (M1 or N1).When the volume based credit trading in one category allows to compensate the exceedance of the other category, the combination shall be considered to have met the two specific emissions targets.’ Or. en (32019R0631)
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 7 – paragraph 10
(aa) Paragraph 10 of Article 7 is replaced by the following: "(10) The Commission shall no later than 2023 evaluate the possibility of31.12.2023 developing a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life- cycle CO2 emissions of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles that are placed on the Union market. The Commission shall transmit to the European Parliament and to the Council that evaluationmethodology, including, where appropriate, proposals for follow-up measures, such as legislative proposals. Or. de (32019R0631)
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 261 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 8 – paragraph 4
(4) The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union. 5a) Paragraph 4 of Article 8 is replaced by the following: "(4) The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be allocated to a dedicated fund to finance, in particular, the training, reskilling, upskilling and further qualification of workers affected by the transition in the automotive sector, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises. Or. de (32019R0631)
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 8 a (new)
(5b) The following article is inserted: ‘Article 8a Establishment of a Transition Support Fund in the automotive sector (1) This Regulation establishes a fund to support the transition in the automotive sector to support it in view of the upcoming socio-economic challenges in the transition towards climate-neutral mobility by 2050. The measures supported by this fund will benefit workers in the automotive sector, in particular car manufacturers and suppliers as well as companies related to the sector. (2) The fund shall support the goal of ‘Investment for jobs and growth’ in all Member States. It shall lend support to the Member States to fund measures to address the economic and social consequences of the transition, in particular the retraining and expected job losses in the automotive sector, primarily in small and medium-sized enterprises. (3) The resources allocated to the fund shall come from the Union budget and income from the excess emissions premium, as defined in Article 8 of this Regulation. (4) In accordance with paragraph 1, the fund shall exclusively support the following activities: (a) training, reskilling, upskilling and further qualification of workers affected by the transition; (b) support for workers’ job searching and active inclusion;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 11 a (new)
(6a) the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 11a Use of synthetic and alternative fuels 1. Upon application by a manufacturer, CO2 savings achieved through the use of synthetic and advanced alternative fuels (hereinafter “alternative fuels”) shall be considered in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article. 2. The contribution of the CO2 savings achieved through the use of alternative fuels can be accounted for the manufacturer’s average specific CO2 emissions as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, In alternative, CO2 savings achieved through the use of alternative fuels may be allocated to individual vehicles which are technically capable of using the credited alternative fuel in accordance with Regulation (EC) 715/2007. 3. Each Member State shall record for each calendar year the quantities of alternative fuels placed on the market by a manufacturer, or the quantities of alternative fuels allocated to a manufacturer, and shall provide appropriate certification of these quantities and the resulting CO2 savings by correspondingly applying the certification and documentation procedure laid down in Directive (EU) 2018/2001. The Member States shall ensure that credits are issued only for quantities that meet the requirements of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and where it is ensured that no simultaneous allocation takes place against the reduction targets set out in Article 25(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. The credits must indicate the issuing Member State, their period of validity, and the quantity and type of alternative fuel for which they were issued. The credits must be tradable. With a view to minimising the risk of single quantities being claimed more than once in the Union, Member States and the Commission shall strengthen cooperation among national systems, including, where appropriate, the exchange of data. Where the competent authority of one Member State suspects or detects a fraud, it shall, where appropriate, inform the other Member States. 4. The amount of the savings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be calculated in accordance with Annex I, Part C.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 278 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(6a) The following paragraph is inserted in Article 12: (3a) The Commission shall draw up, no later than 31 December 2023, a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life-cycle CO2 emissions relative to the fuel and energy consumption of vehicles on the EU market.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicleslow- and zero-emission vehicles, the transition from an approach to emissions which is purely exhaust- emissions-based to one which is holistic and life-cycle-analysis-based, progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels to reach climate neutral mobility, impact on consumers, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards zero emission road mobility.’;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 307 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall, in 20287, review the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation, building on the two yearlyannual reporting, and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the result of the review.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 308 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this Regulation be accompanied by a proposal to amend this Regulation, taking into account, in addition to the factors referred to in Article 14a – paragraph 2, the possible allocation of plug-in hybrid vehicles to the fleet targets from 2035 onwards, as well as the Union methodology developed in Articles 7(10) and 12(3a), and shall set out a pathway to fully zero-emission road mobility after 2035 on the basis of all related knowledge and experience gained.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 432 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part C (new)
(2a) in Annex I, a new Part C is added: 'Calculation of the CO2 savings achieved through the use of alternative fuels pursuant to Article 11a The total (origin) of all CO2 savings credits (credittotal) in g in year t pursuant to Article 11a shall be calculated using the formula: credittotal,t = ∑𝒌(𝒇𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒌,𝒕 × 𝑪𝑶𝟐𝒓𝒆𝒇 × 𝑪𝑶𝟐𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒌) + bankingt-1 The total (usage) of all CO2 savings credits is also calculated using the formula: credittotal,t = creditfleet,t + ∑𝒋𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆,𝒋,𝒕 + bankingt The CO2 reduction amount in g credited in year t to the specific average emissions in accordance with Article 11a(1) (reductionamountfleet) shall be calculated using the formula: 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕,𝒕 reduction amountfleet,t = 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆 × 𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒕 The CO2 reduction amount credited in year t to an individual vehicle “j” in accordance with Article 11a(2) (reduction amountvehicle,j,t) shall be calculated using the formula: 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒗𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆,𝒋,𝒕 reduction amountvehicle,j,t = 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆 Where: ∑𝒌(.) Total of all alternative fuels placed on the market across all fuel types ∑𝒋(.) Total of all CO2 reductions credited to individual vehicles pursuant to Article 11a(2) fuelk,t Contributed or allocated quantity in MJ of an alternative fuel k placed on the market in year t CO2ref CO2 emission comparator for fossil fuels in g/MJ pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 CO2savingk Greenhouse gas emissions saving of each alternative fuel pursuant Directive (EU) 2018/2001 in comparison to fossil fuels in % bankingt Alternative fuels credits not used and transferred by a manufacturer in year t creditfleet,t Total emission reduction credits in g CO2 credited in year t pursuant to Article 11a(1) mileage Average expected lifetime distance driven in km of a manufacturer’s newly registered vehicle. According to historical values 180,000 km can be used. This is in line with the Report for the European Commission by Ricardo-AEA (Ref: Ares (2014)2298698) the average diesel car lifetime mileage is approximately 208,000 km while petrol lifetime mileages fluctuate between 160,000 and 170,000 km. Diesel cars accounted for approx. 35% of new passenger cars in 2018. vehiclest Number of vehicles registered by a manufacturer in year t
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 132 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Considering also the broad scope given to the concept of health26 , the environmental risk posed by a productsafety, hazards associated with the product, like physical and mechanical resistance, flammability, chemical, electrical or biological properties, hygiene and radioactivity, should be taken into consideration in the application of this Regulation in as much as it cansuch hazards also ultimately result in a risk to the health and safety of consumers. _________________ 26 European Environment Agency, ‘Healthy environment, healthy lives: how the environment influences health and well-being in Europe’, EEA report No 21/2019, 8 September 2020.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 149 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Digital items that are linked to a product are also products, even if they are not a tangible item and they should therefore fall under the scope of application of this Regulation.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 151 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) In order for economic operators that are SMEs and micro-businesses to be able to cope with the new obligations imposed by this Regulation, the Commission should provide them with practical guidelines and tailored guidance, for example a direct channel to connect to experts in case of questions. The Commission might also consider simplifications in order to limit their administrative burden.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 152 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 b (new)
(24b) The obligations of economic operators should be as less of an administrative burden as possible and some of the obligations should be limited to products with a potential serious risk. If digital consumer information tools are available, the economic operators should be allowed to make use of them to ensure a sustainable way of information. However, upon request of the consumer, the relevant information should also be provided free of charge on paper.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 159 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Online marketplaces play a crucial role in the supply chain - allowing economic operators to reach an indefinite number of consumers - and therefore also in the product safety system. They could also be considered as economic operators if they are the manufacturer, importer, distributor or a fulfilment service provider of the respective product.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 165 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The Product Safety Pledge, signed in 2018 and joined by a number of marketplaces since then, provides for a number of voluntary commitments on product safety. The PHowever, the progress reports on the implementation of the product Ssafety Ppledge has proved its rationale in enhancing theve outlined a lack of progress in some of the voluntary commitments on product safety and therefore the aim of protection ofng consumers against dangerous products sold online. Nonetheless, its voluntary nature and the voluntary participation by a limited number of online marketplaces reduces its effectiveness and cannot ensure a level- playing field could not be successfully reached by this pledge until now.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 167 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Online marketplaces should act with due care in relation to the content hostsafety of products placed on their online interfaces that concerns safety of products, in accordance with the specific obligations laid down in this Regulation. Accordingly, due diligence obligations for all online marketplaces should be established in relation to the content hosted on their online interfaces that concerns safety of products and at the same time administrative burden should be kept to a minimum in order to allow for a level- playing field.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 195 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) Market surveillance authorities should carry out mystery shopping on a regular basis, at least once a year, including on online marketplaces and in particular on products that have been mostly listed on the Safety Gate.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 196 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) The Union rapid information system (RAPEX) has proved its effectiveness and efficiency. It enablesneeds to be updated and modernised in order to enable more efficient corrective measures to be taken across the Union in relation to products that present a risk beyond the territory of a single Member State. It is opportune, though, to change the used abbreviated name from RAPEX to Safety Gate for greater clarity and better outreach to consumers. Safety Gate comprises a rapid alert system on dangerous non-food products whereby national authorities and the Commission can exchange information on such products, a web portal to inform the public (Safety Gate portal) and an interface to enable businesses to comply with their obligation to inform authorities and consumers of dangerous products (Safety Business Gateway). Additionally it has to provide an interoperable interface to enable online marketplaces to check the products on their website with the products listed on Safety Gate in an easy, quick and reliable way.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 204 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
(58) Market surveillance authorities mightshould carry out joint activities with other authorities or organisations representing economic operators or end users, with a view to promoting safety of products and identifying dangerous products, including those that are offered for sale online. In doing so the market surveillance authorities and the Commission, as appropriate, should ensure that the choice of products and producers as well as the activities performed does not create situations which might distort competition or affect the objectivity, independence and impartiality of the parties.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 205 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
(59) Simultaneous coordinated control actions (‘sweeps’) are specific enforcement actions that can further enhance product safety. In particular and therefore should be conducted on a regular basis to detect online and offline infringements to this Regulation. Additionally, sweeps should be conducted where market trends, consumer complaints or other indications suggest that certain product categories are often found to present a serious risk.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 232 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘product’ means any tangible or intangible item, interconnected or not to other items, supplied or made available, whether for consideration or not, in the course of a commercial activity including in the context of providing a service – which is intended for consumers or can, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, be used by consumers even if not intended for them;
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 266 #

2021/0170(COD)

(f) the appearance of the product and in particular where a product, although not foodstuff, resembles foodstuff and is likely to be confused with foodstuff due to its form, odour, colour, appearance, packaging, labelling, volume, size or other characteristics and may therefore be placed in the mouth, sucked or ingested by the consumer, especially by children, and which might cause, for example, suffocation, poisoning, the perforation or obstruction of the digestive tract;
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 284 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For digital connected products likely to impact children, manufacturers shall conduct a child risk assessment ensuring their products meet the highest standards of safety, security and privacy by design.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 288 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturers shall make publicly available to consumers, communication channels such as telephone number, electronic address or dedicated section of their website, like a customer service, allowing the consumers to file complaints and to inform them of any accident or safety issue they have experienced with the product.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 295 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Manufacturers shall keepinform distributors, importers and, online marketplaces and fulfilment service providers in the concerned supply chain informedwithout undue delay of any safety issue that they have identified.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 300 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Manufacturers shall draw up technical documentation of the product that might present a serious risk. The technical documentation shall contain, as appropriate:
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 308 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Manufacturers shall ensure that their products bear a type, batch or serial number or other element allowing the identification of the product which is easily visible and legible for consumers, or, where the size or nature of the product does not allow it, that the required information is provided on the packaging or in a digital document accompanying the product. Upon request of the consumer, it should be made available on paper and free of charge.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 322 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where they have a reason to believe that a product in question presents a risk, inform the manufacturer and additionally, if necessary, the importer, the distributor and the fulfilment service provider without undue delay;
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 327 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a product is not in conformity with Article 5 and Article 8(4), (6) and (7), he or she shall not place the product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the product is not safe, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and ensure that the market surveillance authorities are informedwithout undue delay.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 363 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Small, medium and micro-enterprises 1. In order for economic operators that are SMEs and micro-businesses to be able to fulfil the new obligations according to Art. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of this Regulation, the Commission shall provide them with practical guidelines and tailored guidance which include practical simplifications from the new obligations, where possible, in order to limit their administrative burden. At the same time financial support shall be provided. 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 41 in order to guarantee support for SMEs and micro-enterprises according to paragraph 1.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 410 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As far as powers conferred by Member States in accordance to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 are concerned, Member States shall confer on their market surveillance authorities the power, for all products covered by this Regulation, to order an online marketplace to remove specific illegal content referring to a dangerous product from its online interface, to disable access to it or to display an explicit warning to end users when they access it and to avoid its reappearance. Such orders shall contain a clear statement of reasons and specify one or more exact uniform resource locators and, where necessary, all available additional information enabling the identification of the illegal content concerneddangerous product concerned ideally without further research. They may be transmitted by means of the Safety Gate portal.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 419 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Online marketplaces shall give an appropriate answer without undue delay, and in any event within fivetwo working days, in the Member State where the online marketplace operates, to notices related to product safety issues and dangerous products received in accordance with [Article 14] of Regulation (EU) […/…] on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Service Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 438 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Market surveillance authorities shall carry out mystery shopping including on online shopping marketplaces, on a regular basis in order to particularly check the safety of product categories that are most frequently flagged on the Safety Gate;
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 441 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall further develop and maintain aodernise the rapid alert system for the exchange of information on corrective measures concerning dangerous products (‘the Safety Gate’), as well as enhance its efficiency, in particular by providing a interoperable interface for online marketplaces to link their website with the Safety Gate, so that they can easily, quickly and reliably check products and product categories.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 467 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Market surveillance authorities may decide toshall conduct simultaneous coordinated control actions (“sweeps”) of particular product categories ton a regular basis, at least once a year, in which they check compliance with or to detect online and offline infringements to this Regulation.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 477 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In case of a recall or where certain information has to be brought to the attention of consumers to ensure the safe use of a product (‘safety warning’), economic operators, in accordance with their respective obligations as provided for in Articles 8, 9, 10 and 11, shall directly notify all affected consumers that they can identify. Economic operators who collect their customers’ personal data shall make use of this information for recalls and safety warnings. Taking due account of data protection, online marketplaces shall help economic operators in case they have sold the respective product on their marketplace to obtain the specific customer data needed in order to perform an efficient recall.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 481 #

2021/0170(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. If not all affected consumers can be contacted directly even not with the help of the online marketplaces according to paragraph 1 of this Article, economic operators, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, shall disseminate a recall notice or safety warning through other appropriate channels, ensuring the widest possible reach including, where available: the company’s website, social media channels, newsletters and retail outlets and, as appropriate, announcements in mass media and other communication channels. Information shall be accessible to consumers with disabilities.
2021/12/14
Committee: JURI
Amendment 12 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Commission Communication of 19 February 2020, entitled “Shaping Europe’s Digital Future”16 announces a revision of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with the aim of improving its effectiveness, and in response to technological developments since its adoption in 2014 while at the same time extending its benefits to the private sector and promoteing trusted digital identities for all Europeans. _________________ 16 COM/2020/67 final
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) A more harmonised approach to digitalelectronic identification and verification should reduce the risks and costs of the current fragmentation due to the use of divergent national solutions and will strengthen the Single Market by allowing citizens, other residents as defined by national law and businesses to identify online in a convenient, trustworthy and uniform way across the Union. Everyone should be able to securely access public and private services relying on an improved ecosystem for trust services and on verified proofs of identity and attestations of attributes, such as a university degreen academic qualification legally recognised and accepted everywhere in the Union, a professional qualification or a mandate to represent a company. The framework for a European Digital Identity aims to achieve a shift from the reliance on national digital identity solutions only, to the provision of electronic attestations of attributes valid at European levelnd legally recognised across the Union. Providers of electronic attestations of attributes should benefit from a clear and uniform set of rules and public administrations should be able to rely on electronic documents in a given format.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) It is necessary to set out the harmonised conditions for the establishment of a framework for European Digital Identity Wallets to be issued by Member States, which should empower all Union citizens and other residents as defined by national law to share securely data related to their identity in a user friendly and convenient way under the sole control of the user. Technologies used to achieve those objectives should be developed aiming towards the highest level of security, user convenience and wide usability. Member States should ensure equal access to digital identification to all their nationals and residents, including vulnerable persons, such as persons with disabilities, persons who experience functional limitations and persons with limited access to digital technologies and taking into account insufficient digital literacy.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) All European Digital Identity Wallets should allow users to electronically identify and authenticate online and, where possible, offline across borders in the single market for accessing a wide range of public and private services, and to create and use qualified electronic signatures and seals which are accepted across the Union. Without prejudice to Member States’ prerogatives as regards the identification of their nationals and residents, Wallets can also serve the institutional needs of public administrations, international organisations and the Union’s institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. Offline use would be important in many sectors, including in the health sector where services are often provided through face-to-face interaction and ePrescriptions should be able to rely on QR-codes or similar technologies to verify authenticity. The European Digital Identity Wallet should also allow the user to consult the history of the transactions, transfer the wallet’s data, restore the access on a different device and block access to the wallet in case of a security breach that leads to its suspension, revocation or withdrawal, and offer the possibility to contact support services of the wallet’s issuer. Relying on the level of assurance “high”, the European Digital Identity Wallets should benefit from the potential offered by tamper-proof solutions such as secure elements, to comply with the security requirements under this Regulation. The European Digital Identity Wallets should also allow users to create and use qualified electronic signatures and seals which are accepted across the EU. To achieve simplification and cost reduction benefits to persons and businesses across the EU, including by enabling powers of representation and e- mandates, Member States should issue European Digital Identity Wallets relying on common standards to ensure seamless interoperability and a high level of security. Only Member States’ competent authorities can provide a high degree of confidence in establishing the identity of a person and therefore provide assurance that the person claiming or asserting a particular identity is in fact the person he or she claims to be. It is therefore necessary that the European Digital Identity Wallets rely on the legal identity of citizens, other residents or legal entities. Trust in the European Digital Identity Wallets would be enhanced by the fact that issuing parties are required to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security commensurate to the risks raised for the rights and freedoms of the natural persons, in line with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In line with Directive (EU) 2019/88222 and Directive (EU) 2016/210222a, persons with disabilities should be able to use the European digital identity wallets, trust services and end-user products used in the provision of those services on an equal basis with other users. _________________ 22 Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 70). 22a Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (OJ L 327, 2.12.2016, p. 1–15)
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The provision and use of trust services are becoming increasingly important for international trade and cooperation. International partners of the EU are establishing trust frameworks inspired by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014. Therefore, in order to facilitate the recognition of such services and their providers, implementing legislation may set the conditions under which trust frameworks of third countries could be considered equivalent to the trust framework for qualified trust services and providers in this Regulation, as a complement to the possibility of the mutual recognition of trust services and providers established in the Union and in third countries in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty. In order to encourage the international recognition of trust services, international standards should, where possible, be taken into account when creating the European digital identity wallet.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 46 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) This Regulation should build on Union acts ensuring contestable and fair markets in the digital sector. In particular, it builds on the Regulation XXX/XXXX [Digital Markets Act], which that introduces rules for providers of core platform services designated as gatekeepers and, among others, prohibits gatekeepers to require business users to use, offer or interoperate with an identification service of the gatekeeper in the context of services offered by the business users using the core platform services of that gatekeeper. Article 6(1)(f) of the Regulation XXX/XXXX [Digital Markets Act] requires gatekeepers to allow business users and providers of ancillary services access to and interoperability with the same operating system, hardware or software features that are available or used in the provision by the gatekeeper of any ancillary services. According to Article 2 (15) of [Digital Markets Act] identification services constitute a type of ancillary services. Business users and providers of ancillary services should therefore be able to access such hardware or software features, such as secure elements in smartphones, and to interoperate with them through therequires gatekeepers to allow its business users to freely choose the identification service they want to use or interoperate with. This should cover European Digital Identity Wallets or Member States’ notified electronic identification means.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 49 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Wide availability and usability of the European Digital Identity Wallets require their acceptance by private service providers. Private relying parties providing services in the areas of transport, energy, banking and financial services, social security, health, drinking water, postal services, digital infrastructure, education or telecommunications should accept the use of European Digital Identity Wallets for the provision of services in an easily accessible and a non-discriminatory manner, to be further developed by the Toolbox, where strong user authentication for online identification is required by national or Union law or by contractual obligation. The use of European Digital Identity Wallets should not be compulsory for accessing public services. Member States should offer alternative and non- discriminatory solutions for citizens that do not wish to use European Digital Identity Wallets to access public services. Where very large online platforms as defined in Article 25.1. of Regulation [reference DSA Regulation] require users to authenticate to access online services, those platforms should be mandated to accept the use of European Digital Identity Wallets upon voluntary request of the user. Users should be under no obligation to use the wallet to access private services, but if they wish to do so, large online platforms should accept the European Digital Identity Wallet for this purpose while respecting the principle of data minimisation. Given the importance of very large online platforms, due to their reach, in particular as expressed in number of recipients of the service and economic transactions this is necessary to increase the protection of users from fraud and secure a high level of data protection. Self- regulatory codes of conduct at Union level (‘codes of conduct’) should be developed in order to contribute to wide availability and usability of electronic identification means including European Digital Identity Wallets within the scope of this Regulation. The codes of conduct should facilitate wide acceptance of electronic identification means including European Digital Identity Wallets by those service providers which do not qualify as very large platforms and which rely on third party electronic identification services for user authentication. They should be developed within 12 months of the adoption of this Regulation. The Commission should assess the effectiveness of these provisions for the availability and usability for the user of the European Digital Identity Wallets after 18 months of their deployment and revise the provisions to ensure their acceptance by means of delegated acts in the light of this assessment.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 53 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Secure electronic identification and the provision of attestation of attributes should offer additional flexibility and solutions for the financial services sector to allow identsecure identity verification of customers and the exchange of specific attributes necessary to comply with, for example, customer due diligence requirements under the Anti Money Laundering Regulation, [reference to be added after the adoption of the proposal], in particular where remote customer onboarding is being carried out, with suitability requirements stemming from investor protection legislation, or to support the fulfilment of strong customer authentication requirements for account login and initiation of transactions in the field of payment services.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In order to avoid fragmentation and barriers, due to diverging standards and technical restrictions, and to ensure a coordinated process to avoid endangering the implementation of the future European Digital Identity framework, a process for close and structured cooperation between the Commission, Member States and the private sector is needed. To achieve this objective, Member States should cooperate within the framework set out in the Commission Recommendation XXX/XXXX [Toolbox for a coordinated approach towards a European Digital Identity Framework]26 to identify a Toolbox for a European Digital Identity framework. The Toolbox should include a comprehensive technical architecture and reference framework, a set of common standards, building on international standards, where possible, and technical references and a set of guidelines and descriptions of best practices covering at least all aspects of the functionalities and interoperability of the European Digital Identity Wallets including eSignatures and of the qualified trust service for attestation of attributes as laid out in this regulation. In this context, Member States should also reach agreement on common elements of a business model and fee structure of the European Digital Identity Wallets, to facilitate take up, in particular by small and medium sized companies in a cross-border context. The content of the toolbox should evolve in parallel with and reflect the outcome of the discussion and process of adoption of the European Digital Identity Framework. Civil society, such as consumer organisations or academics, and the private sector should be represented and consulted in the Toolbox process. Even after the adoption of the European Digital Identity Framework, the cooperation between the Commission, Member States, civil society and private sector should continue to exist, in order to ensure ongoing and effective coordination and implementation with regard to the common elements of the Toolbox, so that fragmentation and obstacles are regularly minimised, and in order to encourage its cross-border use. _________________ 26 [insert reference once adopted]
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 58 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 910/2014
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulations aims at ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market andby providing an adequate level of security of electronic identification means and trust services that are easily accessible and user-friendly and can operate on a cross- border basis. For these purposes, this Regulation:
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 59 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 910/2014
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) lays down the conditions for the issuing of European Digital Identity Wallets by Member States and for facilitating their cross-border use.;
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation (EU) 910/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 42
(42) ‘European Digital Identity Wallet’ is a product and service that allows the user to store and manage identity data, including related consents, credentials and attributes linked to her/his identity, to provide them to relying parties on request and to use them for authentication, online and offline, for a service in accordance with Article 6a; and to create qualified electronic signatures and seals;
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) securely request and obtain, store, select, combine and share, in a manner that is easy, user-friendly, understandable and transparent to and traceable by the user, the necessary legal person identification data and electronic attestation of attributes to authenticate online and offline in order to use online public and private services across the Union;
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 81 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) manage data they provide to online public and private relying parties through a simple interface in order to be able to change their choice.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 83 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 4 – point a – subpoint iv
(4) for the user to allow simple and transparent interaction with the European Digital Identity Wallet and display an “EU Digital Identity Wallet Trust Mark”;
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 91 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(e a) enable the user to access and request a copy, in a readable format, of the list of actions, transactions or uses of electronic attestations of attributes or person identification data, that have been authorized by the user.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 92 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 4 – point e b (new)
(e b) ensure that the user is able to contact support services of the European Digital Identity Wallet at Member State level, which also allows the user to efficiently request revocation or correction of outdated or incorrect data in the Wallet.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 108 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 10
10. The European Digital Identity Wallet shall be made accessible for persons with disabilities in accordance with the accessibility requirements of Annex I to Directive 2019/882, and to persons who experience functional limitations and persons with limited access to digital technologies and taking into account insufficient digital literacy.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 11
11. Within 6 months of the entering into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall establish technical and operational specifications and reference standards, build on international standards, where possible, for the requirements referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 by means of an implementing act on the implementation of the European Digital Identity Wallet. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 114 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation 910/2014
Article 6a – paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. European Digital Identity Wallets shall be made available to citizens in a manner which is accessible from standard devices and shall not be exclusively destined for the most advanced operating systems and the most up to date technologies. The Wallet should be easily accessible for all citizens who want to rely on it, to be further established by the Toolbox based on affordability, accessibility, safety, proportionality and non-discrimination. The use of European Digital Identity Wallets should not be compulsory for accessing public services. Member States should offer alternative and non-discriminatory solutions for citizens that do not wish to use European Digital Identity Wallets to access public services.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 122 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation 910/2014
Article 10 b (new)
1 a. 10 b.Single Point of Contact The user of the European Digital Identity Wallet shall have a single point of contact at Member State level, which also allows the user to report an infringement or security breach or to efficiently request revocation or correction of outdated or incorrect data in the Wallet.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 129 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation 910/2014
Article 12b – paragraph 1
1. Where Member States require an electronic identification using an electronic identification means and authentication under national law or by administrative practice to access an online service provided by a public sector body, they shall also accept European Digital Identity Wallets issued in compliance with this Regulation and they will also clearly communicate such acceptance to potential users of the service.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 130 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation 910/2014
Article 12b – paragraph 2
2. Where private relying parties providing services are required by national or Union law, to use strong user authentication for online identification, or where strong user authentication is required by contractual obligation, including in the areas of transport, energy, banking and financial services, social security, health, drinking water, postal services, digital infrastructure, education or telecommunications, private relying parties shall also accept the use of European Digital Identity Wallets issued in accordance with Article 6a and they will also clearly communicate such acceptance to potential users of the service.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 134 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation 910/2014
Article 12b – paragraph 3
3. Where very large online platforms as defined in Regulation [reference DSA Regulation] Article 25.1. require users to authenticate to access online services, they shall also accept, though not exclusively, the use of European Digital Identity Wallets issued in accordance with Article 6a strictly upon voluntary request of the user and in respect of the minimum attributes necessary for the specific online service for which authentication is requested, such as proof of age. These very large online platforms will clearly communicate the acceptance of this possibility to potential users of the service.
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 151 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation 910/2014
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The provision of Trust services and end- user products used in the provision of those services shall be made accessible for persons with disabilities in accordance with the accessibility requirements of Annex I of Directive 2019/882 on the accessibility requirements for products and services, , and to persons who experience functional limitations, such as elderly persons, and persons with limited access to digital technologies.;
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 152 #

2021/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – point b
Regulation 910/2014
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Supervisory bodies shall cooperate with a view to exchanging good practice and information and providing mutual assistance regarding the provision of trust services with the aim to encourage the uptake of the Digital Identity Wallet and avoid fragmentation and barriers.;
2022/05/24
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 42 #

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Therefore an obligation to meet reasonable requests for wholesale access to public mobile communications networks for the purpose of providing roaming services should be laid down . Such access should be in line with the needs of those seeking access. End-users of services requiring modern technologies and retail roaming services should be able to enjoy the same quality of service, including with regard to an instant and seamless handover between mobile communications networks at internal EU borders, as compared to when roaming as domestically. A wholesale roaming access obligation should therefore ensure that access seekers can replicate the retail services offered domestically, unless mobile network operators requested to provide access can prove that it is technically unfeasible to do so. Access should be refused only on the basis of objective criteria, such as technical feasibility and the need to maintain network integrity. Where access is refused, the aggrieved party should be able to submit the case for dispute resolution in accordance with the procedure set out in this Regulation. In order to ensure a level playing field, wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services should be granted in accordance with the regulatory obligations laid down in this Regulation applicable at the wholesale level and should take into account the different cost elements necessary for the provision of such access. A consistent regulatory approach to the wholesale access for the provision of roaming services should contribute to avoiding distortions between Member States. BEREC should, in coordination with the Commission and in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders, issue guidelines for wholesale access for the purpose of providing roaming services.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Roaming providers shall ensure, when technically feasible, that regulated retail roaming services are provided under the same conditions as if such services were consumed domestically, in particular in terms of quality of service, including with regard to an instant and seamless handover between mobile communications networks at internal EU borders, as compared to when roaming domestically.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the aim of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to establish a sustainable, healthy and resilient food system which benefits consumers in the EU and includes the production, transport, distribution, marketing and consumption of food;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 18 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that promoting healthy and sustainable food consumption calls for changes to diets, and production systems and internal trade, which should be supported by harmonised front-of-pack nutritional labelling framework in order to avoid market fragmentation and better enforcement of internal market rules; considers, however, that the 'Farm to Fork' Strategy should be based primarily on a scientific approach, and therefore calls on the European Commission to make a further impact assessment of the effects of the objectives set out in the Strategy;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 31 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the 'Farm to Fork' Strategy is specific in relation to the objectives it seeks to achieve but lacks in relation to the thorough scientific data that should complement the objectives set;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 32 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers, in particular, that the ambitious targets set by the Strategy must not result in a reduction or shortage of food production in the European Union; stresses the importance of European self- sufficiency in the production of healthy and affordable food;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 42 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that many Member States have a long tradition in the meat industry; notes that the goal of moving towards a more plant-based diet with less red and processed meat must not negatively affect supply and consumer’s choice; considers that informed consumer choice is key for transition to a sustainable food system;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. CStresses that food industry has to be supported in order to increase the availability and affordability of healthy and sustainable food options; calls on the Commission also to step up its support for regional food systems and short supply chains, which act as a source of fresh, and sustainable and better quality products for consumers; takes the view that legislation on European public food procurement should be revised in order to fostersupport healthy and sustainable diets, including organic products, as well as local, high- quality food supply systems;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 62 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to promote alternativesustainable production methods and circular business models, such as consumer-friendly cooperative schemes, in food processing and retail, including specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. SupportsConsiders that the concept of the establishment of a governance framework and a code of conduct for food and retail businesses, in order to make them accountable and aware of the importance of sustainability and health needs to be further clarified by the European Commission so that food producers and food retail businesses can be aware of the importance of sustainability and health; calls on the Commission to clarify also if the codes of conduct will focus and to which extent on marketing campaigns undertaken by businesses on advertising food products;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 111 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasizes that the primary purpose of food labelling is to provide clear and accurate information to consumers so that they can make informed purchasing decisions;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 114 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes consumers' views that the existing regulatory framework does not fully allow for clear and easily understandable information on the nutritional value and therefore welcomes the European Commission's intention to explore and propose new ways to improve food nutritional labelling;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 115 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses that the ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy, including mandatory front of pack nutrition labelling, provides for other labels that include animal welfare, sustainability and places of origin for certain products categories; considers that in no case should over-labelling confuse customers and therefore stresses the importance of customers education;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 116 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Underlines that using different labels in different Member States might lead to market fragmentation and confuse consumers;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 128 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regards it as essentialimportant, further, to keep consumers better informed by considering the introducingtion of mandatory origin labelling of foodcertain food products, which wcould be broadened to cover animal welfare, sustainability and pesticide residue levels;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 136 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for clearer rules on information on the origin of honey and in the case of honey originating from more than one EU Member State or third country, which, together with better consumer information, would contribute to an even better position for European beekeepers and honey producers;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 163 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to clarify the current legislation on launch a systematic campaign to explain to European consumers the use-by dates concept, and in particular the difference between the dates printed on product packaging: 'use- by dates,' and 'best before' in order to reduce food waste and increase consumption safety of food products;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 181 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. In order to protect the competitiveness of European businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and to protect the integrity of the single market, calls on the European Commission to ensure, through a proactive trade and customs policy, that food products imported into the single market comply with strict European food safety regulations;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 184 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that the ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy must take a stronger regional approach, taking into account the specificities of production in those Member States where there is a risk of food production moving to third countries due to the their proximity; calls on the Commission, therefore, to monitor situation closely in this regard in order to avoid relocating of production to third countries;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 191 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that water is source of strategic importance for the European consumers, and that delivering a Green deal, which includes ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy, is impossible without prudent water management; further emphasizes that water suppliers are key to achieving sustainability, but notes the insufficiently ambitious approach to water resources in the Strategy;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 193 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Stresses that a resistant, secure and reliable food supply chain is the core for ensuring sufficient amount of food products in the cases of pandemics, earthquakes, droughts, flood sand other crisis situations; welcomes, in particular, the European Commission's plan to develop a contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security in times of crisis; further calls on the European Commission to examine the level of self- sufficiency of the Member States and the European Union as a whole in food production and to report to the European Parliament without delay;
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 196 #

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Points out that over-packaging of food is an important issue that needs EU attention and action as it has consequences for consumers, affects shipping costs, and also has an adverse impact on the environment; reiterates its call on the European Commission to clarify the concept of unnecessary packaging and over-packaging.
2021/01/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 4 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the OECD Declaration of 23 February 2018 on Strengthening SMEs and Entrepreneurship for Productivity and Inclusive Growth,
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 14 October 2020 entitled ‘An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions’ (COM(2020)0663),
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to maintain and further develop European technological leadership in clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen13 through a competitive and sustainable hydrogen economy with an integrated hydrogen market; emphasises the necessity of a European hydrogen strategy that covers the whole hydrogen value chain, including the demand and supply sectors, and is coordinated with national efforts to bring down the costs of clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen; welcomes, therefore, the hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe proposed by the Commission and the national strategies and investment plans for hydrogen of several member states; urges the Commission to streamline its approach on hydrogen with the industrial strategy and make it part of a coherent industrial policy; _________________ 13 According to the Commission, ʻclean hydrogenʼ refers to hydrogen produced through electrolysis of water with electricity from renewable sources. It may also be produced through reforming of biogas or biochemical conversion of biomass, if in compliance with sustainability requirements.
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle prevails and that direct electrification, where possible, is the preferable option for decarbonisation as it ise importance of a resilient and climate neutral energy system based on the principles of energy efficiency, cost efficiency and security of supply; stresses that, while direct electrification is an important pathway towards decarbonisation, it should only be the preferable option, where it is technologically, socially and economically more feasible and more cost- and energy- efficient than the use of renewable or low- carbon hydrogen or other alternatives; notes, however, that the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle should not prevent the development of innovative pilot and demonstration projects in view of making clean hydrogen competitive;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that only clearenewable and low carbon hydrogen is sustainably contributing to achieving climate neutrality in the long term; stresses that low-carbon hydrogen will play an important role by significantly contributing to the reduction of emissions in the short and medium term and to the development of an EU hydrogen economy by scaling-up the market;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges the need of a regulatory framework in full respect of the proportionality, subsidiarity, and better regulation principles, emphasising the SME-Test;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that a common legal classification of the different types of hydrogen is of utmost importance; welcomes the classification proposed bypoints out that rapid agreement on a comprehensive and science-based uniform EU-wide terminology for renewable and low carbon hydrogen is necessary to adapt national legal definitions and to provide a clear classification which brings with it legal certainty; stresses that this classification should be based on the carbon content of hydrogen and stepping away from the Ccommissiononly used colour-based approach; notes that avoiding two names for the same category, such as ʻrenewableʼ and ʻcleanʼ hydrogen, could further clarify that classification;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the urgent need for European standards, certification and labelling systems for clean hydrogen and a system of guarantees of origin for renewablehydrogen and electricity; believes that clean hydrogen production should be determinclassified according to an independent, science- based review, well-to-wheels assessment of its lifecycle emissions; calls on the Commission to provide a regulatory framework as early as possible in 2021technology- neutral emissions threshold standard for hydrogen and a regulatory framework that ensures guarantees of origin, tradability across member states and is consistent with the ETS as early as possible in 2021; stresses that one core criterion for the standards, certification and labelling systems should be the carbon content rather than the production method in order to respect technology neutrality;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to provide clarification on the role of carbon capture and utilisation or storage (CCU and CCS) by providing an enhanced framework for this technology and by addressing barriers;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s ambitious goals of increasing the capacity of renewable hydrogen electrolysers and hydrogen production; urges the Commission and the Member States to incentivise the value chain and market uptake of clean hydrogen in order to make it technologically mature and competitive with fossil-basedrenewable and low- carbon hydrogen14 ; _________________ 14According to the Commission, ʻlow- carbon hydrogenʼ encompasses fossil- based hydrogen with carbon capture and electricity-based hydrogen, with significantly reduced full life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to existing hydrogen production. in order to make it technologically mature and competitive;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that for a functioning and predictable internal hydrogen market, regulatory barriers need to be overcome and a coherent and comprehensive regulatory framework createdfor a hydrogen market design should be created and proposed by the Commission; highlights in this regard the need for a flexible hydrogen market in order to facilitate innovative first-movers to make full use of the benefits and drive down the costs of hydrogen production; believes that the gas market regulatory framework and the Clean Energy Package could serve as blueprints for that purpose;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, in order to build up a sustainable hydrogen economy fast enough to reach our climate goals, low-carbon hydrogen can play a transitional role; calls on the Commission to assess for how long and how much of this hydrogen would be needed approximately for decarbonisation purposes until solely clean hydrogen can play this rolemust play a vital and complementary role in ramping up the market; highlights in this regard, the important role of carbon capture and storage technologies (CCS); calls on the Commission to set up a technology- neutral regulatory framework and reduce regulatory and economic hurdles to foster a quick market uptake of low-carbon hydrogen;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that a clean hydrogen economy requires significant additional amounts of affordable renewable energy and the corresponding infrastructure; urges the Commission to develop a clear roadmap for investments in the relevant infrastructure for the production, transport and distribution of renewable and low carbon hydrogen; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts in this regard and to abolishmake expedient use of taxes and levies on renewable electricity used to produce renewable hydrogen, promoting technologies that contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy, while avoiding undue market distortions at the expense of other energy sources;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that, in order to achieve a fast market uptake of crenewable and low- carbon hydrogen and to avoid carbon lock- ins, demand for clean hydrogen mustshould increase; acknowledges that the initial focus of hydrogen demand should be on sectors for which the use of hydrogen is close to being competitive or that currently cannot be decarbonised, by other mealess complex and cheaper means and technological solutions; believes that for these sectors roadmaps for demand development, investment and research needs should be established at European level; agrees with the Commission that demand-side policies such as quotas for the use of clean hydrogen in a limited number of specific sectors and financial tools such as carbon contracts for difference (ʻCCfDʼ) are necessary to promote decarbonisation through clean hydrogencould be considered for a transitional period to promote decarbonisation through renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, while avoiding the creation of artificial needs and undue market distortions at the expense of other energy sources; stresses that demand side policies should be consistent with other policy measures and subject to a thorough impact assessment to avoid any negative effects on energy consuming industries facing international competition; emphasises in this regard the importance of market-based solutions for creating a market and a level playing field for different technologies with a focus on cost-effective reduction of GHG as well as resilience and competitiveness of the EU economy;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to consider clear incentives for the application and use of hydrogen to different end-consumer sectors in order to trigger the demand for hydrogen; stresses that regulatory incentives, such as the possibility to account for hydrogen or synthetic fuels towards sector renewable targets or emission reduction thresholds in relevant EU legislation, including the REDII, should be provided;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Underlines the need to design a market providing clean and low-carbon hydrogen as climate protection option to all businesses and in particular SMEs; calls on the Commission to estimate the amount of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen needed to help industrial SMEs to decarbonise their production processes and energy supply;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 287 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of research, development and innovation along the whole value chain and, of demonstration projects on an industrial scale and of pilot projects on a smaller scale in order to make crenewable and low-carbon hydrogen competitive; believes that involving SMEs and equipping workers with adequate knowledge about hydrogen are of the utmost importance; highlights, in this regard, the need for research and development in carbon capture and storage technologies (CCS); stresses that, in order to have a proper integration of hydrogen in European society, human resources with a set of specialised skills are needed, especially when it comes to safety; to this end, believes that involving SMEs and equipping workers with adequate knowledge about hydrogen are of the utmost importance; calls on the Commission to adopt an action plan aimed at guiding Member States to develop dedicated training programmes towards workers, engineers, technicians but also to the general public and to create multi-disciplinary teaching programmes for economists, scientists and students;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 297 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need to ensure access to finance and innovation assets, such as incubators and joint research projects, for start-ups and SMEs to take root in the hydrogen industry; calls on the Commission to ensure equal market access as well as the facilitation of market entries for such undertakings promoting their participation, e.g. by proactively appointing them for roundtables and feedback in public consultation processes;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 299 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Emphasises that Europe is leading in the manufacturing of electrolysers and needs to maintain and advance this competitive edge; stresses that European RDI efforts in hydrogen should focus on a wide range of hydrogen technologies focusing on raising technology readiness levels;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that significant amounts of investment are needed to make clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen competitive, and that European programmes and financing instruments such as Horizon Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility, InvestEU and the ETS Innovation Fund have a key role in fostering a crenewable and low-carbon hydrogen economy; stresses the need to ensure access to finance and innovation assets for SMEs; deeply deplores the Council’s cuts affecting these instruments; calls on the Commission to develop a coordinated investment strategy for clean hydrogerenewable and low-carbon hydrogen as well as carbon capture utilisation and storage technologies; calls on the Commission to include low-carbon hydrogen in the EU Taxonomy Regulation;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance and the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) as important means to enhance investment in clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen; encourages the Alliance to come up with an investment agenda and a project pipeline in cooperation with the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking that can ensure the implementation of the hydrogen goals set by the Commission as soon as possible; welcomes the Commission’s plan to revise the State aid guidelines to include cfor environmental protection and energy to better enable renewable and low-carbon hydrogen; encourages Member States, the Commission and the economic operators to rapidly unlock the potential of IPCEIs to support transport and energy projects of relevan hydrogence for the European economy and with positive spillover effects;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 336 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the work of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); asks the Commission to use it as a competence centre for clean hydrogenWelcomes the renewal of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) under Horizon Europe and calls for an increase of its budget compared to Horizon 2020; stresses the importance of the work of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); asks the Commission to use it as a competence centre for renewable and low- carbon hydrogen; calls on the Commission to make use of the experiences gained in the Joint Undertakings, especially on Hydrogen fuel cells, and to incentivise further research into these technologies; calls on the future Clean Hydrogen for Europe Partnership to further explore and analyse the potential for hydrogen and fuel cells in buildings and data centres;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 341 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Suggests to the European Commission to include the deployment of hydrogen in the general objectives of PRIMA in line with the priorities of Horizon Europe in order to strengthen research and innovation capacities and to develop knowledge and common innovative solutions across the PRIMA region;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 343 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the importing of clean hydrogen may become necessary to cater to European demand; calls on the Commission to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with neighbouring regions; Emphasises that Europe’s leading role in the manufacturing of renewable hydrogen technologies presents the opportunity to promote European industrial leadership and innovation on a global level while reinforcing the EU’s role as a global climate leader; underlines the goal of increasing domestic hydrogen production, while acknowledging the possibility of importing additional renewable energy and hydrogen from neighbouring regions and third countries, to cater an increasing domestic demand for affordable hydrogen; therefore calls on the Commission to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with neighbouring regions, while taking into consideration EU energy security as well as environmental standards of the EU's external partners;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 364 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Highlights the need to ensure the principles of the internal market in the hydrogen sector and create a level playing field for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to undertake thorough, transparent, inclusive and science-based impact assessments of initiatives stemming from the EU Hydrogen Strategy in line with Better Regulation guidelines;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 368 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Considers, in this regard, the fact that new partnerships, especially those with Northern African countries, are a win-win business opportunity, since they support the development of the renewable and hydrogen energy industries on both sides;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 372 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that the EU should try to promote its standards on hydrogen internationally to improve the Union's strategic autonomy and thus make hydrogen a part of its international cooperation;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 380 #

2020/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the need for an integrated energy system in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050; believes that the integration of the electricity, gas, heating and cooling and hydrogen grid is beneficial for a well- functioning hydrogen and energy market; welcomes the inclusion of hydrogen in the Commission’s Strategy for Energy System Integration; believes that clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen can play a key role in terms of energy storage to balance intermittent renewable energy supply and demand; calls on the Commission to address the barriers hindering a wider adoption of hydrogen energy storage, given its high potential in particular in the mobility and building sectors;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility, affordability and security of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated, interconnected, resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes the high energy consumption in the water sector needs; calls on the Commission to consider energy-efficient measures for the EU water sector and the possibility to use treated waste water as an “on-site” source of renewable energy in the Energy System Integration;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses; underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of wasteorganic waste from cities and agricultural sector, energy and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centres; draws attention tocalls on the Commission and the Member States to develop effective incentives and business models for the uncoupling and use of industrial waste heat; draws attention to the replacement of old and inefficient heating systems and the modernisation of heat networks, which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR 520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are fully in line with the climate and integration goalsfinancial tools which are fully in line with the climate and integration goals; underlines that European programmes and financing instruments such as Horizon Europe and the European Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the Connecting Europe Facility on the basis of the TEN-E and TEN-T Regulations, cohesion policy, InvestEU, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Just Transition Fund and the ETS Innovation Fund have a key role in fostering a renewable and low-carbon hydrogen economy, biogas/biomethane development and carbon capture and storage and hydrogen-compatible infrastructure, while also providing appropriate investments in the use of natural gas where it provides emission reduction and serves as a transitional enabler; calls on the Commission to develop targets for energy infrastructure rollout and that system integration should make maximum use of existing gas infrastructure which can help deliver a cost-effective transition throughout many sectors including industry and mobility;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the mass deployment of renewable, low carbon and decarbonised energy at competitive costs; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious targetmeasures in order to increase the share of such energy in electricity generation, heavy industry, transport, construction, heating and cooling;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to accelerate research and, development onand full exploitation of technologies for CO2 capture, storage and reuse; emphasizes that the EU needs a technological revolution making large-scale carbon capture (CCS) storage solutions profitable in order to combine economic growth with reduced greenhouse gas emissions;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 253 #

2020/2241(INI)

19. Stresses that a more renewable, decentralised and better integrated energy system requires better forecasting of energy demand and matching with the supply and storage from different energy carriers; highlights, in this regard, the crucial role of digitalisation for the processing of statistical and meteorological data; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop an internal market for digital energy technologies; welcomes the intention of the Commission to adopt an action plan for the digitalisation of energy to foster the EU technological leadership and enable a more integrated energy system with intelligent solutions in specific sectors (smart grids, more efficient and safe transport, energy savings in buildings), a more active role of consumers and improved funding for the 2021-2027 period;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the primary objective of Union action in the field of energy is to ensure the proper functioning of the market; calls on the Commission to propostake the necessary legislative changes to ensure equal rights for all consumers and undistorted price signmeasures to safeguard the well-functioning of energy markets and to ensure the full implementation of the acquis for the internal energy market, including the Clean Energy Package, equals reflecting the real cost of energy and itsights for all households and businesses and help them contributione to the decarbonisation of the economy; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Considers that the EU should promote regulatory solutions in the heating sector and energy efficiency legislation which respect the variation between Member States' conditions and most appropriate solutions which are particularly large in these sectors;
2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 4 #

2020/2217(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to create a genuine single market for data as it will be the backbone of Europe’s data economy; considers that ensuring trust in digital services and in smart products is fundamental for the digital single market to grow and thrive and should be at the heart of both public policy and business models; underlines that that the creation of a single market for data is not an objective per se, but it should allow European companies and citizens to develop and benefit from innovative and competitive services and products;
2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 29 #

2020/2217(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need to address specific issues that could arise on the control of consumers’ data in particular when the concerned consumers are minors; asks the Commission to clarify the responsibilities for the collection of data and the rules governing consent; furthermore asks the Commission to ensure that the rights of consumers with disabilities are respected at all times and that they can equally benefit from the advantages of the creation of the single market for data;
2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #

2020/2217(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to create a singlecommon European data spaces with the aim of ensuring the free flow of non- personal data across borders and sectors; believes furthermore that the framework for the governance of common European data spaces should be built on the principles laid down in the Regulation on free flow of non-personal data; underlines the principle of the free flow of non- personal data as imperative for a single market for data, providing a level playing field for data sharing between stakeholders, taking into account in particular EU SMEs’ needs and allowing them to scale up and operate cross-border in the internal market; considers that business- to-business (B2B) and business-to- government (B2G) data sharing should be voluntary, while mandatory access to data should also be envisaged to remedy potential market failures;
2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 52 #

2020/2217(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that mandatory access to data should also be envisaged to remedy potential market failures and considers in this regard that detailed provisions should be laid down in the upcoming Digital Markets Act; underlines that the proposal for a Digital Market Act should lay down provisions according to which economic entities considered as gatekeepers in the internal market should be required to contribute to data sharing with the relevant stakeholders;
2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 64 #

2020/2217(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that the Data Act should lay down provisions for the use of high quality and reliable datasets that are essential for the creation of a well- functioning single European data space and as well as for helping the EU companies to develop high quality products and services across the internal market;
2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that the free flow of data across borders is critical to seize all the potential of the data economy and stresses that preserving the flow of data must remain a foundation of Europe’s values and objectives;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2020/2217(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to ensure consistency between the Data Act and the framework for the governance of common European data spaces, on the one hand, and the proposals under the Digital Services Act package on the other;
2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 74 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis highlights the role of real-time data sharing and the need for interoperability of solutions across Member States; stresses the need to accelerate the establishment of sectoral data spaces, as well as the deployment of data infrastructures, tools and computing capacity, in particular Common European Health Data Space by supporting the development of national electronic health records and interoperability of health data;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2020/2217(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to improve access to European cloud services and to address interoperability issues, including codes of conduct, certification and standards, in a ‘cloud rulebook’; calls on the Commission to facilitate safe common European data spaces, based on a trustworthy and secure infrastructure with strong cybersecurity tools; considers proportionality to be the guiding principle for data quality and interoperability requirements; calls on the Commission to consider promoting existing standards to avoid unnecessary transaction costs and to provide high quality standards for sectors and data spaces of high importance for significant societal challenges.;
2020/11/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that a well-built data society benefits all, empowers workers, start-ups and SMEs, creates quality employment, facilitates economic growth and innovation, instead of lowering their working conditions, and does not lead to inequality or digital gaps;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights the role of European start-ups, SMEs in creation of economic growth and jobs, as well as the current market imbalances in access to data;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Union’s data strategy must support economic growth, innovation sustainability, the Green Deal and Union’s climate targets, as well as the resilient recovery of the European economy;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 151 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that the data governance model must be built on a decentralised data operating environment accessible to all market participants, both commercial and non-commercial, including start-ups and SMEs, enabling an ecosystem where data can be accessed and used in a trusted, safe and secure environment; insists that cybersecurity standards shall be coordinated with EU ENISA and the EU Cybersecurity Competence Centre;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Emphasises that a regulatory separation is needed between high- and low-risk AI based on how the data is used; this separation must not be made on a sectorial basis, potentially hampering technological development in an entire sector, but instead on the way of application, in order to ensure precision in the regulatory scope and that unnecessary administrative burdens are avoided;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 205 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the Commission and Member States to facilitate voluntary data sharing schemes, through inter alia incentivising companies via fair compensation, best practices, tax incentives, public recognition programmes; encourages the Commission to work on collaborative approaches for sharing data and standardized data agreements, to enhance predictability and trustworthiness; stresses the importance of setting clear rules for fair competition and no free-riding in the future Data Act, intellectual property rights protection, clear rules on ownership regarding rights and obligations; compulsory data sharing schemes shall be proactive, on a case by case basis and limited in time and scope, and based on clear rules to avoid unfair competition;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that access to data does not preclude privacy; calls on the Commission to promote the use of privacy enhancing or privacy-preserving technologies, such as differential privacy, homomorphic encryption, federated machine learning, pseudonomysation and generalisation;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to examine actors’ rights and obligations to access data they have been involved in generating;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 253 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Encourages the Commission to examine the potential of open standards in order to achieve interoperability within and across the data spaces;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 263 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in order to strengthen the Union’s technological sovereignty, to promote research and innovation work on technologies that facilitate data sharing and analytics, and to invest in capacity building and high-impact projects to promote research, innovation and the deployment of digital technologies;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the success of the Union’s data and AI strategies depends on the wider ICT ecosystem, closing the digital gap, developing the IoT, fibre, 5G, 6G, quantum, edge computing, block chain and high-performance computing; underscores the importance of the Digital Europe Programme and the Horizon Europe programme, including the earmarking for quantum computing;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote competitive markets to support the development of European cloud offerings, e.g. Gaia-x;
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 332 #

2020/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for public and private funding for SMEs to fully capitalise on data economy’s potential;micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises to fully capitalise on the potential of the data economy
2020/11/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas substantial barriers still exist for the realisation of the full potential of the digital single marketin the digital single market still exist and they have to be removed in order to realise its full potential, and whereas a common EU approach is essential for its success;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 6 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas digitalisation has the potential to add significant value to the single market as a whole, and is important for both European consumers as well as traditional and non-traditional sectors;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of a fully functioning digital single market for the benefit of consumers and enterprises and asks for SMEs to be supported in their digital transformation and expects from the Commission to introduce a fitness check for SMEs before proposing legislation;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 32 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that digitalisation and emerging technologies such as AI will be important for achieving the objectives of the Green Deal and for economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis; considers that the COVID-19 crisis also offers an opportunity to speed up digitalisation, and that the digital transformation must serve the public interest overall;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to follow the ‘one in, one out’ principle in its future legislative proposals, and to addressvoid the fragmentation of the digital single market, remove any existing unjustified barriers in particular administrative burdens, and support innovation by reducing red tapeespecially for SMEs;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 84 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Outlines that consumer protection should play an important role in the Digital Services Act and is convinced that transparency and due diligence for online marketplaces would enhance the safety of products and therefore strengthen the trust of consumers in online marketplaces;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 98 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly believes that AI can be a force for good for all European citizens, and offer significant benefits and value for the economy, safety, security, education, healthcare, transport and the environment; believes the safety, security, inclusiveness, accessibility and fairness, especially for groups in vulnerable situations, of AI- driven products and services need to be ensured;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission’s white paper on AI, and calls on the Commission to develop a common EU regulatory framework for AI that is risk-based, proportionate and clear, clear and future-proof;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 130 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that, to varying degrees, AI is already subject to current European legislation, and calls on the Commission to issue clear guidance on the functioning and synergy between any current applicable legislation and any proposed new measures; considers it important not toto concentrate on filling the existing legal gaps in order to avoid over-regulateing AI;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 141 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the objective of a regulatory framework for AI should be to create an internal market for trustworthy and safe AI-enabled products, applications and services, and that this should be based on Article 114 of the TFEU;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 160 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that a voluntary labelling scheme for trustworthy high-risk AI, based on clear and common guidance drawn up by the Commission, could help improve consumer trust;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 167 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Strongly believes that new regulatory requirements and assessments should be both understandable and implementable, and incorporated into existing sector specific requirements where possible and keep administrative burdens to a minimum;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 196 #

2020/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to update the existing product safety and liability framework in order to address new challenges posed by emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence;
2021/01/26
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to review Directive 2009/125/EC; stresses that broadening its scope should not lead to any watering down of the results achieved in the field of energy efficiency;deleted
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 17 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considersing that placing sustainable products on the internal market should bprogressively become the norm and, calls for a horizontal Sthe Commission to propose a sustainable Pproduct Framework Directive policy framework setting mandatory minimum requirements, for categories of products, to strengthen energy efficiency, durability, interoperability, reparability, upgradability, reusability and recyclability for all products alongside further product- specific requiremen, taking into account the specific characteristics of different categories of products;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 17 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that total waste generated in Europe by all economic activities and households amounted to 2678 million tonnes and that mineral waste from, for example, the construction and demolition sector represent the largest category (34,8%1a); points to the fact that, at macro level, only around 10 % of the materials used in the European economy are recovered and reused and that waste volumes went up by 3% between 2010 and 20161b; _________________ 1ahttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Waste_statistics#Tot al_waste_generation 1bEuropean Environment Agency (2019), “Paving the way for a circular economy: insights on status and potentials”, EEA Report 11/2019.
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that for the same period, the share of recycled waste grew (50-54 %) as did that of waste incinerated with energy recovery (12-18 %) and that landfilling decreased from 29 % to 24 %1a _________________ 1aEuropean Environment Agency (2019), “Paving the way for a circular economy: insights on status and potentials”, EEA Report 11/2019.
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the light of optimizing existing EU policies' efficiency and their contribution to circular economy, asks the Commission to avoid overlaps and discrepancies among them by considering possible synergies and reviewing on a regular basis the overall consistency among the different policy tools;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 22 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that the overall impacts of increased circular economy activity on EU GDP are positive and could increase by 0,3-0,5 %, in combination with the creation of 650.000-700.000jobs by 20301a; _________________ 1aEuropean Commission (2019), “Impacts of circular economy policies on the labour market”.
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2020/2077(INI)

1d. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan, which, as an integral part of the European Green Deal, aims to support substantial greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2030, contributes to achieving climate neutrality in 2050 and decoupling economic growth from resource use; stresses that the intention to review Directive 2009/125/EC and broadening its scope should not lead to any watering down of the results achieved in the field of energy efficiency and asks the Commission to explore the introduction of reusability targets;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2020/2077(INI)

1e. Notes that the European Green Deal, as a new growth strategy for the EU, requires investment to fully support a clean and circular economy; highlights the essential role of sustainable active forest management for achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and in the Union’s circular bio-economy; emphasizes in this regard the synergies between the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Bioeconomy Action Plan; calls on the Commission to promote projects in the area of circular bio-base to strengthen regional economies;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Indicates that a circular economy approach that would eliminate waste and keep assets, products and components in use while making productive and efficient use of resources could reduce global CO2 emissions from key industry materials like plastics, steel and cement by 40 %;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls on the Commission to explore how its circular economy strategy, by going hand in hand with its New Industrial Strategy for Europe, could contribute to (1) preventing and eliminating waste generation across value chains and in the design of products, and (2) keep products and materials in use by increasing their utilisation and recyclability, as well as extending their lifetime;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 32 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Asks the Commission to explore the introduction of waste reduction targets for industrial and commercial waste streams, and how industrial and commercial waste going to landfills could be reduced notably by means of material circularity;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Given that voluntary agreements have proved ineffective in terms of achieving a sustainable and common charging solution for smartphones and small and medium radio equipment, calls on the Commission to implement, as a matter of urgency, necessary measures for the introduction of a common charger for all small and medium-sized electronic devices in order to best ensure standardisation, compatibility and interoperability of charging capabilities, including wireless charging;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 34 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Highlights the overall need for a transition to a sustainable and more circular economy in the sourcing and manufacturing of construction products and materials and in their use in construction works; calls on the Commission to explore the incorporation of efficiency and reusability criteria in its revision of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to empower consumers to further engage in sustainable consumption practices; calls for mandatory labelling on product dur by ensuring access to correct information about the durability, recyclability and reparability of products; therefore calls the Commission to consider harmonization of voluntary labelling on product circularity, including information about product's durability, recyclability and reparability, and thto be development of a repair score, in addition to minimum information requirements; asks foed in close collaboration with business representatives and other relevant stakeholders; asks the Commission to consider bpothential extension of the legal guarantee rights and the reversed burden of proof rules to be extended based on the lifespan of products, the introduction of direct producer liability, when reviewing the application of Directive 2019/771 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, and for legislative measures to ban practices resulting in premature obsolescence;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 51 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates the importance for consumers to receive trustworthy and relevant and accurate information about interoperability, charging performance and speed of the charging of electronic devices in order to be able to make the most convenient, cost efficient and sustainable choice for them; strongly believes that the harmonized labelling of chargers would ensure the effective communication of compliance with USB 3.1 or higher and a clear indication of power rating, fast charge capability and compatibility, data capability and speeds, as well as display capability whenever relevant;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is of the opinion that counterfeit products have become a growing and challenging problem damaging the core concept of the circular economy, which lies in the maintenance of the products and materials’ value. In this context, calls on the Commission to address the risks from counterfeit products, which not only pose an important safety threat for the consumers, but also create direct and/or indirect economic losses to manufacturers;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that research into materials, processes, technologies and products, as well as into their industrial scale-up, can provide European companies with a worldwide competitive advantage; believes that shortening a number of value chains would make European industrial ecosystems more resilient, competitive and profitable, as well as promot, by employing circular economy strategies, European companies could reduce their dependency on scarce natural resources and hedge against price volatility, reduce manufacturing costs and generate new revenue streams; thereby providing them with a worldwide competitive advantage and enhance the EU’s strategic autonomy;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the crucial role of wood- based materials in substituting fossil- based alternatives and alternatives with a higher environmental footprint in industries such as fuels transport, construction, textiles, chemicals and packaging, and the need to fully take into account the climate and environmental benefits of this material substitution;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop policies supporting research into materials, processes, technologies and products, as well as into their industrial scale-up that would shorten and diversify the number of value chains, making European industrial ecosystems in turn more resilient, competitive and profitable;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 78 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that the establishment of quality requirements and quotas for recycling are important prerequisites for establishing a stable market for recycled plastics and that green public procurement can play an important role in developing this market;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits the forest-based sector in the circular economy through carbon storage in wood products and material substitution; stresses the need to promote the use of wood as a sustainable construction material as it enables a transition towards sustainable economy; encourages the Commission to explore different market-based mechanisms in order to incentivise substitution of fossil fuels by renewable raw materials which offer climate benefits;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of transparent and reliable information on product characteristics for consumers, businesses and market surveillance authorities, and welcomes the Commission’s intention to develop a digital product passport; calls, in this regard, for mandatory information requirements to apply throughout the supply chain, covering not onlysuch aspects such as durability and, reparability, but also social and environmental condition and energy efficiency where relevant; calls for these requirements to be developed in close collaboration with industry and other relevant stakeholders taking into account proportionality and costs for businesses, especially SMEs;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of boosting research efforts in the field of chemical recyclinglimate- friendly and energy efficient chemical recycling with various application possibilities which, paired with organic and mechanical recycling, will complete a technology-neutral framework;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the underused advantages offered by the replacement of single-use products, notably plastic products, by sustainable wood-based products; stresses that the circular use of wood-based products should also be increased in order to improve the use of our sustainable resources, promote resource efficiency, reduce waste and extend the carbon life cycle for the deployment of a sustainable and local circular bioeconomy;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasizes against this backdrop the importance of improving access to funds for research and innovation projects on the circular economy, by strengthening Horizon Europe, Cohesion Policy, the LIFE programme, Innovation Fund and InvestEU;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Reiterates that the forest-based sector significantly contributes to the development of circular bio-based economies in the EU; emphasises that the forest-based sector and the bio-economy are crucial to achieving the goals of the European Green Deal and climate neutrality by 2050; stresses that in 2015 the bio-economy represented a market estimated to be worth over EUR 2,3 trillion, providing 20 million jobs and accounting for 8.2 % of total employment in the EU; notes that every euro invested in bio-economy research and innovation under Horizon 2020 will generate about EUR 10 in added value;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a revision of EU public procurement legislation introducing mandatory minimum targets, through defining a certain percentage for procurement based onUnderlines the significant role the public procurement plays in fostering innovative and sustainable products; considers that the benefits of public procurement policies could be further realised if relevant legislation is correctly implemented, harmonised and simplified; encourages the Commission to carry out an in-depth analysis of how to balance environmental, social and ethicalconomic criteria, and introducing a hierarchy of award criteria, together with sector-specific targets. in a sustainable way; calls on the Commission to revise guidance on Public Procurement with the aim to facilitate more sustainable purchasing;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 102 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to make more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-companies fit for the circular economy, by supporting them through adequate incentive schemes and financing tools, capacity building and technical assistance, as well as by reducing their administrative and legal burdens;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges that well- functioning market based collection and recycling schemes as well as closed loop processes, in line with the circular economy principles, are already in place for a range of battery technologies; however, calls on the Commission to propose eco-design requirements for batteries in order to enhance their recyclability by design as the European transport sector is set to electrify; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for circular battery production within the EU;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Given the food packaging’s high impacts on the environment, particularly when littered, calls on the Commission to clarify the concepts of “(over)packaging” and “unnecessary packaging”; asks, therefore, to the Commission to increase the sustainability of food distribution through specific measures; asks the Commission to take into account new business models, such as packaging free shops, and analyse their potential impact on environment and consumers’ convenience;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Is concerned that the classification of used batteries as waste in the Batteries Directive, independently of reuse, can act as a barrier to such reuse; recognises that reused batteries are not returned for recycling and that safety standards are not controlled when a battery is repurposed for uses with different characteristics than originally designed for; calls on the Commission to apply producer responsibility, with performance and safety guarantees, to the remanufacturer reintroducing the battery to the market; calls on the Commission to clarify the extended producer responsibility schemes (EPR) related to reused batteries;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to propose ambitious collection and recycling targets for batteries based on critical metal fractions when revising the Batteries Directive; highlights the importance of market based mechanisms in encouraging the reuse of critical raw materials in this respect; underlines the need to further promote research and innovation for recycling processes and technologies under Horizon Europe in order to increase the circular economy potential in batteries; acknowledges the role of SMEs in collection and recycling enterprises;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Asks the Commission and Member States to establish a European-wide deposit system for batteries to enhance the circularity and sustainability of the battery value chain;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Highlights the role of the service sector in increasing accessibility and affordability of repairs, leasing and product-as-a-service; calls on the Commission to evaluate how a more harmonised internal market for services can contribute to the transition to a circular economy;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 115 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Encourages increased standardisation of the processing of secondary raw materials to facilitate the implementation of circular business models; in this context, calls on the Commission to strengthen the internal market for secondary raw materials through targeted efforts to identify and remove barriers to trade; in addition, asks the Commission to improve the enforcement of the Waste Shipment Regulation with the aims to stimulate sourcing of high quality secondary raw materials in the EU as well as optimize resource efficiency;
2020/09/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 116 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the transition towards a digital economy in all sectors can reduce their environmental footprint, while also boosting the green transition; highlights the importance of creating incentives for IoT, predictive maintenance, servicification and product- service systems for accelerating new circular business models; points out that measures are nevertheless needed to deal with the short- and medium- term costs of the transitions and to make them just;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 132 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to support a digital transition that builds on maximising the value of data and deploying digitally- enabled solutions to permit the sustainable use of resources and to maintain the value of products and materials for as long as possible; encourages the introduction of digital product passports, accompanied with appropriate platforms for collection and maintenance of data in the context of the European data space.
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to propose a landfill ban as it already exists in some Member States and in this context to examine a global ban on avoidable and unnecessary single-use plastics and to promote the circular economy worldwide;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Points out that thermal recovery is more climate-friendly than landfilling and that it has an established role in the European circular economy with its energy production from burning non- recyclable waste; asks therefore that the method is – in line with scientific criteria and technological neutrality – considered as resource- and climate-friendly;
2020/10/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 9 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the protection of cross- border economic activity is particularly important, and it should remain possible for cross-border workers between the EU and UK to earn their livelihood;
2020/04/16
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas EU development and cohesion policies have allowed for fruitful cooperation between EU and UK territories overseas, and this should continue in the future;
2020/04/16
Committee: REGI
Amendment 24 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the future agreement to include provisions for the ongoing protection of the livelihood of cross- border workers, including for new employment relationships, particularly for those working across the Irish border or between the UK and Belgium, France or the Netherlands;
2020/04/16
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that cooperation between EU outermost regions and overseas countries and territories on the one hand, and UK overseas territories on the other hand, particularly in the Caribbean and Pacific, should continue; calls for special provisions to allow future joint projects under the European Development Fund and cohesion funds, as appropriate;
2020/04/16
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2020/2022(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to introduce provisions protecting consumers from harmful microtargeting; in this respect, believes that specific limitations, i.e. of microtargeting based on characteristics exposing physical or psychological vulnerabilities, transparency obligations in regard to algorithms used by platforms and adequate tools empowering users to enforce fundamental rights online, are necessary in order to protect consumer rights effectively;
2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #

2020/2022(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes theat there are often significant differences between digital services and; therefore calls for the avoidance of a one-size-fits-all approach, where differentiation of instruments is needed;
2020/05/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 51 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas in its communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 19 February 2020 “Shaping Europe’s digital future”, the Commission committed itself to adopting, as part of the Digital Services Act package, new and revised rules for online platforms and information service provider; to reinforcing the oversight over platforms’ content policies in the EU; and, to looking into ex ante rules to ensure that large platforms with significant network effects, acting as gatekeepers, remain fair and contestable for innovators, businesses, and new market entrants; including SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs and new market entrants; believes that the Digital Services Act should complement the existing legal framework together with other relevant legislation, such as rules on consumer protection, enforcement, product safety, market surveillance, competition, geo-blocking, audio-visual media services, copyright and the General Data Protection Regulation;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to submit a proposal for a Digital Services Act package, consisting of a directive amending the E-Commerce Directive and a proposal for a Regulation on ex-ante rules on large platforms with a gatekeeper role, and, on the basis of Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), calls on the Commission to submit such a package on the basis of the relevant Articles of the Treaties, following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
(a) Stresses the importance to address the remaining unjustified obstacles to the Digital Single Market and avoid protectionist measures, which are sometimes used by Member States to boost national competition. For example, settling the costs of cross-border disputes, suppliers’ restrictions to selling cross- border, delivery-related matters, taxation rules, limited cross-border access to goods and services due to differences in intellectual property rights law, access to information on the relevant regulatory requirements, complex administrative procedures, as well as ensuring that no new barriers are created;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 103 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a future-proof, comprehensive EU-level framework and fair competition are crucial in order to promote the growth of European small- scale platforms, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), micro companies, entrepreneurs and start-ups, prevent market fragmentation and provide European businesses with a level playing field that enables them to better profit from the digital services market and be more competitive on the world stage;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 133 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the Digital Services Act should be based on public values of the Union protecting citizens’ rights should aim to foster the creation of a rich and diverse online ecosystem with a wide range of online services, favourable digital environment and legal certainty to unlock the full potential of the Digital Single Market; believes that the EU should focus on removing existing obstacles in the Digital Single Market and on ensuring consumer and fundamental rights protection as one of the main objectives of the reform of the E-Commerce Directive; considers in this context that the Single Market objective can only be achieved if consumer trust is ensured; believes that the updated E-Commerce rules must clearly establish that consumer law and product safety requirements fall within their scope of application in order to ensure legal certainty;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 198 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable EU consumers are to misleading trading practices by dishonest traders selling fake or illegal products online that are not compliant with Union safety rules or imposing unjustified and abusive price increases or other unfair conditions on consumers and therefore stresses the urgent need to set up clear rules in order to enhance consumer protection;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 207 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that this problem is aggravated by the fact that often the identity of these companies cannot be establishfraudulent companies and individuals cannot be established; and therefore, consumers cannot seek compensation for the damages and losses experienced;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 285 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that consumers should be properly informed and their rights should be effectively guaranteed when they interact with automated decision-making systems and other innovative digital services or applications; considers it essential that automatic decision-making systems do not generate unfairly biased outputs for consumers in the single market; believes that it should be always possible for consumers to be properly informed about interacting with automated decision-making, and about how to reach a human with decision- making powers to request checks and corrections of possible mistakes resulting from automated decisions, as well as to seek redress for any damage related to the use of automated decision-making systems;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 296 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the importance of the use of data by digital platforms and that the accumulation of vast amounts of data by large technological enterprises creates imbalances in bargaining power and, thus, leads to the distortion of competition in the Single Market;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 344 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Believes that where intermediaries are established in a third country, they should designate a legal representative, established in the Union, who can be held accountable for the products they offer;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 392 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that while online platforms, such as online market places, have benefited both retailers and consumers by improving choice and lowering prices, at the same time, they have allowed sellers, in particular from third countries, to offer products which often do not comply with Union rules on product safety and do not sufficiently guarantee consumer rights; stresses, in this context, the need for a possibility to always identify manufacturers and sellers of products from third countries; underlines that if one of the services provided by a platform can be considered a marketplace ("hybrid platforms"), the rules should fully apply to that part of the business; and asks the online marketplaces to enhance their cooperation by exchanging information on the seller of these products with the market surveillance and the custom authorities;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 405 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that it is unacceptable that Union consumers are exposed to illegal and unsafe products, containing dangerous chemicals, as well as other safety hazards and, therefore. asks the Commission to increase the responsibility of online marketplaces selling non-food consumer products as outlined in the annex;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 440 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that, today, some markets are characterised by large platforms with significant network effects which are able to act as de facto “online gatekeepers” of the digital economy and asks the Commission to analyse the consequences this has for consumers, SMEs and the Single Market;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 461 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Believes that the ex-ante regulatory instrument should ensure fair trading conditions on all platforms, including possible additional requirements – for example, a list of obligations /prohibitions – for those that play a gatekeeper role;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 509 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part I – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Digital Services Act should contribute to the removal of the existing unjustified obstacles to the digital single market, which many times arise from protectionist measures by Member States, as well as ensuring that no new barriers are created;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 543 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – indent 2
- an internal market legal instrument in the form of a Regulation, based on Article 114 TFEU, imposing ex-ante obligations on large platforms with a gatekeeper role in the digital ecosystem, complemented by an effective institutional enforcement mechanism.
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 572 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- clarify to what extent “"new digital services", such as social media networks, collaborative economy services, search engines, wifi hotspots, online advertising, comparison tools, cloud services, content delivery networks, and domain name services fall within the scope of the Digital Services Act;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 811 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 3
- ensure that online marketplaces make it clear into which country the products are sold or services are being provided, regardless whether they are provided by that marketplace, a third party or a seller established inside or outside the Union;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 818 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- ensure that online marketplaces foresee an easy to find specific contact point for consumers and national authorities for the notice of unsafe goods on their website;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 862 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VII – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- empower regulatory authorities to issue orders prohibiting undertakings, which have been identified as "systemic platforms", from the following practices, inter alia: discrimination in intermediary services; making the use of data for making market entry by third parties more difficult; data envelopment used to expand dominant position in adjacent markets, incurring in self-preferencing of their own products and services and engaging in practices aimed at locking- in consumers; undertakings should be given the possibility to demonstrate that the behaviour in question is justified, yet they should bear the burden of proof for this;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 866 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VII – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
- explore other ex-ante remedies that prevent the creation of new systemic platforms. In addition to reactive ex-ante mechanism, the Digital Services Act should envisage preventive mechanisms that prevent the creation of digital gatekeepers;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 892 #

2020/2018(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VIII – paragraph 1 a (new)
However, additional efforts with clear actions are necessary in order to address remaining obstacles in the digital single market and protectionist practices, such as: settling the costs of cross-border disputes, suppliers’ restrictions to selling cross-border, delivery-related matters, taxation rules, limited cross-border access to goods and services due to differences in intellectual property rights law, access to information on the relevant regulatory requirements, complex administrative procedures.
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas Artificial Intelligence (AI) playsemerging digital technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things and of Services (IoT/IoS) or robotics, play and will continue to play an increasing role in our everyday lives and hasve the potential to contribute to the development of innovations in many sectors and offer benefits for consumers through innovative products and services and, for businesses, through optimised performance;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 5 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas these emerging digital technologies are transforming the characteristics of many products and services, requiring in turn a clear safety and liability framework, ensuring both consumer protection and legal certainty for businesses;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Union's existing safety and liability framework might need to be adapted, as highlighted by the Commission's Report on the safety and liability implications for Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas product safety and product liability are two complementary mechanisms pursuing the same policy goal of a functioning single market for goods and services, and this Opinion suggests possible adjustments to the Union liability frameworks in light of the increased importance of emerging digital technologies;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 11 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the use and development of AI applications in productartificial intelligence and other emerging digital technologies might also present challenges to the existing legaliability frameworks on products and reduce their effectiveness, thus potentially undermining consumer trust and welfare due to their specific characteristics;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas robust liability mechanisms remedying damage contribute to better protection of consumers, creation of trust in new technologies integrated in products and acceptance for innovationitizens and consumers from harm, creation of trust in emerging digital technologies while ensuring legal certainty for businesses and enabling them to innovate;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s aim, which is to make the Union legal framework fit the new technological developments, ensuring a high level of protection for consumers from harm caused by new technologies while maintaining the balance with the needs of technological innovation;deleted
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 25 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the Product Liability Directive was adopted in 1985 and was revised in 1999 and since then products evolved a lot, therefore the Product Liability Directive is not fit for purpose anymore and needs to be updated;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. StressesPoints out the need to assess to what extent thedapt the Union's existing liability framework, and in particular the Council Directive 85/374/EEC1 (the Product Liability Directive), needs to be updated in order to guarantee effective consumer protection and - PLD), to the digital world; calls on the Commission to revise the PLD, by addressing the challenges posed by emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of things (IoT) or robotics, thereby ensuring effective citizen and consumer protection from harm as well as legal clariertainty for businesses, while avoiding high costs and risks especially for small and medium enterprises and start- ups; __________________ 1 Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products (OJ L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 29).
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 35 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that any revision of the existing liability framework should aim to further harmonise liability rules in order to avoid fragmentation of the single market; asks the Commission to assess whether a Regulation on general product liability could contribute to this aim; stresses, however, the importance of ensuring that Union regulation remains limited to clearly identified problems for which feasible solutions exist and leaves room for further technological developments;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to assess whether definitions and concepts in the product liability framework need to be updated due to the specific characteristics of AI apprevise the product liability framework by taking into account the specific challenges of digitalicsations for liability law such as complexity, autonomy and opacconnectivity, openness, autonomy, opacity (un)predictability, data- drivenness and vulnerability;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to scrutinise whether it is necessary to include software inclarify the definition of ‘products’ under the Product Liability Directive and to update concepts such, by determining whether digital content and digital services fall under its scope and to consider adapting such concepts as ‘producer’, ‘damage’ and ‘defect’, and if so, to what extent; asks the Commission to also examine whether the product liability framework needs to be revised in order to protect injured parties efficiently as regards products that are purchased as a bundle with related services;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 55 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks the Commission to consider the liability of online marketplaces by qualifying them as 'supplier' under the Product Liability Directive;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to consider, in close coordination with corresponding possible adjustments to the Union safety framework, whether the notion of 'time when the product was put into circulation' currently used by the Product Liability Directive, is fit for purpose for emerging digital technologies, taking into account that they may be changed or altered under the producer's control after they have been placed on the market;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 57 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Asks the Commission to consider holding a producer of specific emerging digital technologies liable for unforeseeable defects, in cases where it was predictable that unforeseen developments might occur;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 59 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of ensuring a fair liability system thatand efficient allocation of loss in order to attribute liability in the most appropriate way; underlines the relevance of makesing it possible for consumervictims to prove that a defect in a product caused damage, even if third party software is involved or the cause of a defect is hard to trace, for example when products are part of a complex interconnected Internet of Things environment;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 64 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to evaluate whether and to what extent the burden of proof should be reversedconsider adapting the rules governing the burden of proof for harms caused by emerging digital technologies, in order to empower harmed consumers while preventing abuse and providing legal clariertainty for businesses;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 69 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Asks the Commission to assess the introduction of a duty on producers of emerging digital technologies to equip their products with means of recording information about the operation of the technology, in accordance with applicable data protection provisions and the rules concerning the protection of trade secrets, taking into account, amongst others, the likelihood that a risk of the technology materialises, whether such a duty is appropriate and proportionate and the technical feasibility and costs of it; failing to comply with this duty or refusing to give the victim reasonable access to this information would trigger a rebuttable liability presumption of the producer;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 77 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the need for a risk based approach to AI within the existing liability framework, which takes into account different levels of risk for consumers in specific sectors and uses of AI; underlines that such an approach, that might encompass two or more levels of risk, should be based on clear criteria and provide for legal clariertainty;
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 81 #

2020/2014(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to carefully assess the advantages and disadvantages of introducing a strict liability model for products containing AI applicationintroduction of a separate yet complementary strict liability regime for AI systems presenting a high risk to cause harm or damage to one or more persons in a manner that is rand consider it only in specific high risk areas; underlines the need to strictly respect the proportionality principle if this approach is retainedom and impossible to predict in advance, taking into account its likely impact on the protection of citizens and consumers from harm, the capacity of businesses - particularly SMEs - to innovate, the coherence of the Union's safety and liability framework and on the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.
2020/05/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 6 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of an EU regulatory framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence , robotics and related technologies being applicable where consumers within the Union are users of or subject to an algorithmic system, irrespective of the place of establishment of the entities that develop, sell or employ the system in order to bring legal certainty to business and citizens alike;
2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 35 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of an ethical and regulatory framework including in particular provisions on the quality of data sets used in algorithmic systems, especially regarding the representativeness of training data used, on the de-biasing of data sets, as well as on the algorithms themselves, and on data and aggregation standardshigh-quality and, where possible, unbiased data sets in order to improve the output of algorithmic systems and boost consumer trust and acceptance;
2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 58 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of ensuring the availability of effective remedies for consumers and calls on the Member States and national market surveillance authorities to ensure that accessible, affordable, independent and effective procedures and review structures are available to guarantee an impartial human review of all claims of violations of consumer rights through the use of algorithmic systems, whether stemming from public or private sector actors;
2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 67 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that an examination of the current EU legal framework, including the consumer law acquis, data protection legislation, product liability legislation, product safety and market surveillance legislation, is needed to check that it is able to respond to the emergence of AI and automated decision-making and that it is able to provide a high level of consumer protection;
2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 85 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of ensuring that the interests of marginalised and vulnerable consumers and groupconsumers in vulnerable situations are adequately taken into account and represented in any future regulatory framework; notes that for the purpose of analysing the impacts of algorithmic systems on consumers, access to non-personal data shcould be extended to appropriate parties notably independent researchers, media and civil society organisations, while fully respecting Union data protection and privacy law; recalls the importance of training and giving basic skills to consumers to deal with algorithmic systems in order to protect them from potential risks and detriment of their rights;
2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 89 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of training highly skilled professionals in this area and ensuring, the need of having diverse teams of developers and engineers working alongside with key actors to prevent gender and cultural bias of being inadvertently included in AI algorithms, systems and applications and ensure the mutual recognition of such qualifications across the Union;
2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 110 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that it is essential for the software documentation, the algorithms and data sets used to be fully accessiexplainable to market surveillance authorities, while respecting Union law; invites the Commission to assess if additional prerogatives should be given to market surveillance authorities in this respect;
2020/05/19
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 3 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the need for the EU budget to continue to support recovery, convergence, reforms, fair and inclusive sustainable long-term growth and competitiveness of the European economy to address structural weaknesses of the economies and strengthen their resilience and other EU priorities such as social, economic and territorial cohesion and regional development, climate action, green transition, digitalisation and innovation, security and the management of migration, to avoid widening of the divergence in the Union, while acknowledging that the COVID-19 pandemic has provided a new and unexpected challenge on economic and health sector that the EU and its Member States need to respond determinedly and provide efficient solutions at the EU level;
2020/09/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds that cohesion is a shared competence between the EU and Member States and that as a main public investment policy it will play a major role in mitigating the economic and social impact and it will also play a crucial role in the recovery path from the COVID-19 pandemic consequences; emphasises that cohesion policy isis fundamental and most recognised policy that has shaped the Union we know today, based on a solidarity and its goal is to reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between Member States and within the EU and regionslong with strengthening economic, territorial and social resilience within the EU and regions for a more harmonious development that will help the Union to remain globally competitive; emphasizses in that context that programmes managed under European Structural and Investments (ESI) Funds support and contribute significantly to sustainable solutions for fair and long-term inclusive economic growth, investments and competitiveness, as well as high quality, safe and secure working and living conditions of the citizens, including equal opportunities, social justice and non- discrimination; in order to maximise the impact of ESI Funds, it is essential that Member State authorities at all levels work closely with each other and in partnership with employers, trade unions, academics, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders;
2020/09/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 22 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the budget for the year 2021 starts the new programming period 2021-2027 and that it should reflect the principles and priorities of an updated and reoriented Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and contribute effectively to the mitigation of the social and, economic and health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while carefully considering available resources, including new own resources, as well as budgetary rules and principles that will ensure realistic, immediate and satisfactory implementation;
2020/09/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the enhanced flexibility in cohesion policy – increased co- financing, anti-crisis use of EU funds - introduced in March and April 2020 and believes that it - should be maintained also in MFF 2021-2027 as a mechanism that will act as a safeguard of the Union economy during turbulent and unpredictable times;
2020/09/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to share clearly and determinedly their post-crisis plans, strategies, ambitions and expectations as well as acknowledge their shared role in preparation for a coordinated EU approach., which will enable high- quality and measurable results that will lead to long-term sustainable growth;
2020/09/02
Committee: REGI
Amendment 113 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Because of their position, gatekeepers might in certain cases restrict the ability of business users of their online intermediation services to offer their goods or services to end users under more favourable conditions, including price, through other online intermediation services or their own websites or other distribution channels. Such restrictions have a significant deterrent effect on the business users of gatekeepers in terms of their use of alternative online intermediation services, limiting inter- platform contestability, which in turn limits choice of alternative online intermediation channels for end users. To ensure that business users of online intermediation services of gatekeepers can freely choose alternative online intermediation services and differentiate the conditions under which they offer their products or services to their end users, it should not be acceppermitted that gatekeepers limit business users from choosing to differentiate commercial conditions, including price. Such a restriction should apply to any measure with equivalent effect, such as for example increased commission rates or de- listing or less favourable ranking of the offers of business users.
2021/06/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 125 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) The conditions under which gatekeepers provide online advertising services to business users including both advertisers and publishers are often non- transparent, complex and opaque. This opacity is partly linked to the practices of a few platforms, but is also due to the sheer complexity of modern day programmatic advertising. The sector is considered to have become more non-transparent after the introduction of new privacy legislation, and is expected to become even more opaque with the announced removal of third-party cookies. This often leads to a lack of information and knowledge for advertisers and publishers about the conditions of the advertising services they purchased and undermines their ability to switch to alternative providers of online advertising services. Furthermore, the costs of online advertising are likely to be higher than they would be in a fairer, more transparent and contestable platform environment. These higher costs are likely to be reflected in the prices that end users pay for many daily products and services relying on the use of online advertising. Transparency obligations should therefore require gatekeepers to provide advertisers and publishers to whom they supply online advertising services, when requested and to the extent possible, withith free of charge, effective, high quality, continuous and real-time information that allows both sides to understand the price paid for each of the different advertising services provided as part of the relevant advertising value chain and the availability and visibility of advertisement.
2021/06/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 146 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) In particular gGatekeepers which provide access to software application storcore platform services serve as an important gateway for business users that seek to reach end users. In view of the imbalance in bargaining power between those gatekeepers and business users of their software application storcore platform services, those gatekeepers should not be allowed to impose general conditions, including pricing conditions, data usage conditions or conditions related to the licensing of rights held by the business user that would be unfair or lead to unjustified differentiation. Pricing or other general access or treatment conditions should be considered unfair if they lead to an imbalance of rights and obligations imposed on business users or confer an advantage on the gatekeeper which is disproportionate to the service provided by the gatekeeper to business users or lead to a disadvantage for business users in providing the same or similar services as the gatekeeper. The following benchmarks can serve as a yardstick to determine the fairness of general access or treatment conditions: prices charged or conditions imposed for the same or similar services by other providers of software application storcore platform services; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application storecore platform services for different related or similar services or to different types of end users; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application storecore platform services for the same service in different geographic regions; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application storecore platform services for the same service the gatekeeper offers to itself. This obligation should not establish an access right and it should be without prejudice to the ability of providers of software application storcore platform services to take the required responsibility in the fight against illegal and unwanted content as set out in Regulation [Digital Services Act].
2021/06/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 178 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) web browsers;
2021/06/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 187 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) ‘Web browsers’ are software used by users of client PCs, smart mobile devices and other devices to access and interact with web content hosted on servers that are connected to networks such as the Internet, including standalone web browsers as well as web browsers integrated or embedded in software or similar;
2021/06/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 291 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) apply fair and non-discriminatory general conditions of access and treatment for business users to its software application storcore platform services, in particular to its software application store, online search engine and to its online social networking service designated pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation.
2021/06/30
Committee: JURI
Amendment 144 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) AThe provider should not be able to benefit from exemptions from liability provided for in this Regulation where the main purpose is to engage in or facilitate illegal activities or where a provider of intermediary services that deliberately collaborates with a recipient of the services in order to undertake illegal activities and does not provide its service neutrally and should therefore not be able to benefit from the exemptions from liability provided for in this Regulation.
2021/07/20
Committee: JURI
Amendment 181 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) The orders to provide information regulated by this Regulation concern the production of specific information about individual recipients of the intermediary service concerned who are identified in those orders for the purposes of determining compliance by the recipients of the services with applicable Union or national rules. Therefore, ois information, which should include the relevant email addresses, telephone numbers, IP addresses and other contact details necessary to ensure such compliance, should be available in respect of all types orders. Orders about information on a group of recipients of the service who are not specifically identified, including orders to provide aggregate information required for statistical purposes or evidence-based policy-making, should remain unaffected by the rules of this Regulation on the provision of information.
2021/07/20
Committee: JURI
Amendment 265 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
(58) Very large online platforms should deploy the necessary and proportionate means to diligently mitigate the systemic risks identified in the risk assessment. Very large online platforms should under such mitigating measures consider, for example, enhancing or otherwise adapting the design and functioning of their content moderation, algorithmic recommender systems and online interfaces, so that they discourage and limit the dissemination of illegal content, adapting their decision- making processes, or adapting their terms and conditions. They may also include corrective measures, such as discontinuing advertising revenue for specific content, or other actions, such as improving the visibility of authoritative information sources. Very large online platforms may reinforce their internal processes or supervision of any of their activities, in particular as regards the detection of systemic risks. They may also initiate or increase cooperation with trusted flaggers, organise training sessions and exchanges with trusted flagger organisations, and cooperate with other service providers, including by initiating or joining existing codes of conduct or other self-regulatory measures. Any measures adopted should respect the due diligence requirements of this Regulation and be effective and appropriate for mitigating the specific risks identified, in the interest of safeguarding public order, protecting privacy and fighting fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices, and should be proportionate in light of the very large online platform’s economic capacity and the need to avoid unnecessary restrictions on the use of their service, taking due account of potential negative effects on the fundamental rights of the recipients of the service.
2021/07/20
Committee: JURI
Amendment 389 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) ‘editorial platform’ means an intermediary service which is in connection with a press publication within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Directive (EU) 2019/790 or another editorial media service and which allows users to discuss topics generally covered by the relevant media or to comment editorial content and which is under the supervision of the editorial team of the publication or other editorial media.
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 397 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) 'live streaming platform services' means an information society service which main or one the main purposes is to give the public access to live broadcasted audio or video material and which it organises and promotes for profit-making purposes;
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 421 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Without prejudice to specific deadlines, set out in Union law or within administrative or legal orders, providers of hosting services shall, upon obtaining actual knowledge or awareness, remove or disable access to illegal content as soon as possible and in any event: (a) within 30 minutes where the illegal content pertains to the broadcast of a live sports or entertainment event; (b) within 24 hours where the illegal content can seriously harm public policy, public security or public health or seriously harm consumers’ health or safety; (c) within seven days in all other cases where the illegal content does not seriously harm public policy, public security, public health or consumers’ health or safety; Where the provider of hosting services cannot comply with the obligation in paragraph 1a on grounds of force majeure or for objectively justifiable technical or operational reasons, it shall, without undue delay, inform the competent authority.
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 423 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply when the main purpose of the information society service is to engage in or facilitate illegal activities or when the provider of the information society service deliberately collaborates with a recipient of the services in order to undertake illegal activities.
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 525 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of intermediary services which do not have an establishment in the Union but which offer services in the Union shall designate, in writing, a legal or natural person as their legal representative in one of the Member States where the provider offers its services. The Member States may require very large online platforms to designate a legal representative in their Member State.
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 537 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of intermediary services shall include information on any restrictions that they impose in relation to the use of their service in respect of information provided by the recipients of the service, in their terms and conditions, which have to respect European and national law. That information shall include information on any policies, procedures, measures and tools used for the purpose of content moderation, including algorithmic decision-making and human review. It shall be set out in clear and unambiguous language and shall be publicly available in an easily accessible format.
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 647 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Notice and action mechanism 1. Providers of hosting services shall put mechanisms in place to allow any individual or entity to notify them of the presence on their service of specific items of information that the individual or entity considers to be illegal content. Those mechanisms shall be easy to access, user-friendly, and allow for the submission of notices exclusively by electronic means. 2. The mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1 shall be such as to facilitate the submission of sufficiently precise and adequately substantiated notices, on the basis of which a diligent economic operator can identify the illegality of the content in question. To that end, the providers shall take the necessary measures to enable and facilitate the submission of notices containing all of the following elements: (a) an explanation of the reasons why the individual or entity considers the information in question to be illegal content; (b) to the extent possible a clear indication of the electronic location of that information, and, where necessary, additional information enabling the identification of the illegal content; (c) the name and an electronic mail address of the individual or entity submitting the notice, except in the case of information considered to involve one of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 of Directive 2011/93/EU; (d) a statement confirming the good faith belief of the individual or entity submitting the notice that the information and allegations contained therein are to the best of their knowledge accurate and complete. 3. Notices that include the elements referred to in paragraph 2 shall be considered to give rise to actual knowledge or awareness for the purposes of Article 5 in respect of the specific item of information concerned. 4. Where the notice contains the name and an electronic mail address of the individual or entity that submitted it, the provider of hosting services shall promptly send a confirmation of receipt of the notice to that individual or entity. 5. The provider shall also, without undue delay, notify that individual or entity of its decision in respect of the information to which the notice relates, providing information on the redress possibilities in respect of that decision. 6. Providers of hosting services shall process any notices that they receive under the mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1, and take their decisions in respect of the information to which the notices relate, within the timelines of Article 5 1a and in a diligent and objective manner. Where they use automated means for that processing or decision- making, they shall include information on such use in the notification referred to in paragraph 4.
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 743 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Online platforms shall, where possible, provide trusted flaggers with access to technical means that help them detect illegal content on a large scale.
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 935 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The parameters used in recommender systems shall always be fair and non-discriminatory.
2021/07/19
Committee: JURI
Amendment 54 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) It is necessary to improve the conditions for data sharing in the internal market, by creating a harmonised framework for data exchanges. Sector- specific legislation can develop, adapt and propose new and complementary elements, depending on the specificities of the sector, such as the envisaged legislation on the European health data space25 and on access to vehicle data. Moreover, certain sectors of the economy are already regulated by sector-specific Union law that include rules relating to cross-border or Union wide sharing or access to data26 . This Regulation is therefore without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (27 ), and in particular the implementation of this Regulation shall not prevent cross border transfers of data in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 from taking place, Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council (28 ), Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council (29 ), Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council (30 ), Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (31 ), Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (32 ), Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (33 ), Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council (34 ), Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (35 ), Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council (36 ), as well as Regulation 2018/858/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (37 ), Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (38 ) and Delegated Regulations adopted on its basis, and any other sector-specific Union legislation that organises the access to and re-use of data. This Regulation should be without prejudice to the access and use of data for the purpose of international cooperation in the context of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties. A horizontal regime for the re-use of certain categories of protected data held by public sector bodies, the provision of data sharing services and of services based on data altruism in the Union should be established. Specific characteristics of different sectors may require the design of sectoral data-based systems, while building on the requirements of this Regulation. Where a sector-specific Union legal act requires public sector bodies, providers of data sharingintermediation services or registered entities providing data altruism services to comply with specific additional technical, administrative or organisational requirements, including through an authorisation or certification regime, those provisions of that sector-specific Union legal act should also apply. _________________ 25 See: Annexes to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Commission Work Programme 2021 (COM(2020) 690 final). 26For example, Directive 2011/24/EU in the context of the European Health Data Space, and relevant transport legislation such as Directive 2010/40/EU, Regulation 2019/1239 and Regulation (EU) 2020/1056, in the context of the European Mobility Data Space. 27Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p.1) 28Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA. (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p.89) 29Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. (OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p.1) 30 Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union. (OJ L 303, 28.11.2018, p. 59) 31Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities. (OJ L 87, 31.03.2009, p. 164) 32Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000, on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce). (OJ L 178, 17.07.2000, p. 1) 33Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. (OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10) 34 Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC. (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 92) 35Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004). 36Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56). 37 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018). 38 Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport. (OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1)
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 56 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Action at Union level is necessary in order to address the barriers to a well- functioning data-driven economy and to create a Union-wide governance framework. A Union-wide governance framework should be built in a way as to enable individuals, businesses - especially SMEs and start- ups - as well as civil society actors to thrive, ensuring trust, transparency, interoperability, access, portability, security of data, and a level-playing field for all actors, with a view to enhancing the flow and re-use of non-personal and personal data that is fully compliant with the relevant instruments of EU and national law. It should allow for data access and use, in particular regarding the re-use of certain types of data held by the public sector, the provision of services by data sharingintermediation providers to business users and to data subjects, as well as the collection and processing of data made available for altruistic purposes by natural and legal persons.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 59 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Commission’s consultation of 9 October 2019 entitled ‘SME panel consultation on B2B Data Sharing Principles and Guidance’ found that 40% of SMEs struggle to access the data they need to develop data-driven products and services underscoring the need to lower the barriers to a data-driven economy, in particular for SMEs. The Digital Europe Programme, as well as other Union and national programmes, should support cooperation to achieve a European ecosystem for trusted data sharing. European Digital Innovation Hubs and their network should also be able to help businesses, in particular SMEs and start- ups to reap the benefits from the European data economy.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 61 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) To foster further trust in the data economy of the Union, it is essential that citizens, businesses, civil society actors and the public sector are provided with safeguards ensuring that control over their strategic and sensitive data is guaranteed and that Union legislation, values and high level standards are upheld in terms of, but not limited to, security, protection of personal data, consumer rights, intellectual property rights and commercial confidentiality, including trade secrets. To that end, public sector bodies, natural or legal persons to which the right to re-use data was granted, providers of data intermediation services and entities entered in the register of recognized data altruism organisations should adhere to the relevant technical standards, codes of conduct and certifications at Union level.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 63 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) There are techniques enabling privacy-friendly analyses on databases that contain personal data, such as anonymisation, pseudonymisation, differential privacy, generalisation, or suppression and randomisation or other methods that effectively prevent the identification of data subjects. Application of these privacy-enhancing technologies, together with comprehensive data protection approaches compliant with the rules on data processing should ensure the safe re-use of personal data and commercially confidential business data for research, innovation and statistical purposes. In many cases this implies that the data use and re-use in this context can only be done in a secure processing environment set in place and supervised by the public sector. There is experience at Union level with such secure processing environments that are used for research on statistical microdata on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 (39 ). In general, insofar as personal data are concerned, the processing of personal data should rely upon one or more of the grounds for processing provided in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. _________________ 39Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 of 17 June 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics as regards access to confidential data for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 (OJ L 164, 18.6.2013, p. 16).
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 68 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Public sector bodies should comply with competition law when establishing the principles for re-use of data they hold, avoiding as far as possible the conclusion of agreements, which might have as their objective or effect the creation of exclusive rights for the re-use of certain data. Such agreement should be only possible when justified and necessary for the provision of a service of general interest. This may be the case when exclusive use of the data is the only way to maximise the societal benefits of the data in question, for example where there is only one entity (which has specialised in the processing of a specific dataset) capable of delivering the service or the product which allows the public sector body to provide an advanced digital service in the general interest. Such arrangements should, however, be concluded in compliance with public procurement rules and be subject to regular review based on a market analysis in order to ascertain whether such exclusivity continues to be necessary. In addition, such arrangements should comply with the relevant State aid rules, as appropriate, and should be concluded for a limited period, which should not exceed three years12 months. That period may be extended by 12 months, subject to the approval of the competent body supporting the public sector body in question. In order to ensure transparency, such exclusive agreements should be published online, regardless of a possible publication of an award of a public procurement contract.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 72 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Conditions for re-use of protected data that apply to public sector bodies competent under national law to allow re- use, and which should be without prejudice to rights or obligations concerning access to such data, should be laid down. Those conditions should be non-discriminatory, transparent, proportionate and objectively justified, while not restricting competitionfostering competition, with a specific focus on promoting access to such data for SMEs, start-ups and civil society actors and promoting innovation and scientific research. In particular, public sector bodies allowing re- use should have in place the technical means necessary to ensure the protection of rights and interests of third parties and should be empowered to request the necessary information from the re-user. Conditions attached to the re-use of data should be limited to what is necessary to preserve the rights and interests of others in the data and the integrity of the information technology and communication systems of the public sector bodies. Public sector bodies should apply conditions which best serve the interests of the re-user without leading to a disproportionate effortburden for the public sector. Depending on the case at hand, before its transmission, personal data should be fully anonymised, so as to definitively not allow the identification of the data subjects, or data containing commercially confidential information modified in such a way that no confidential information is disclosed. Where provision of anonymised or modified data would not respond to the needs of the re-user, on- premise or remote re-use of the data within a secure processing environment could be permitted. Data analyses in such secure processing environments should be supervised by the public sector body, so as to protect the rights and interests of others. In particular, personal data should only be transmitted for re-use to a third party where a legal basis allows such transmission. The public sector body cshould make the use of such secure processing environment conditional on the signature by the re-user of a confidentiality agreement that prohibits the disclosure of any information that jeopardises the rights and interests of third parties that the re-user may have acquired despite the safeguards put in place. The public sector bodies, where relevant, should facilitate the re-use of data on the basis of consent of data subjects or permissions of legal persons on the re-use of data pertaining to them through adequate technical means. In this respect, the public sector body should support potential re-users in seeking such consent by establishing technical mechanisms that permit transmitting requests for consent from re-users, where practically feasible. Public sector bodies should focus in particular on seeking to ensure that SMEs, start-ups and civil society actors are able to compete fairly. No contact information should be given that allows re- users to contact data subjects or companies directly.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 77 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The intellectual property rights of third parties shouldare not be affected by this Regulation. This Regulation should neither affects the existence or ownership of intellectual property rights of public sector bodies, nor shoulddoes it limit the exercise of these rights in any way beyond the boundaries set by this Regulation. The obligations imposed in accordance with this Regulation should apply only insofar as they are compatible with international agreements on the protection of intellectual property rights, in particular the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention), the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT). Public sector bodies should, however, exercise their copyright in a way that facilitates re- use.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 80 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Furthermore, in order to preserve fair competition and an open market economy it is important to protect commercially sensitive data of non- personal nature, notably trade secrets, but also non-personal data representing content protected by intellectual property rights from unlawful access that may lead to IP theft or industrial espionage. In order to ensure the protection of fundamental rights or interests of data holders, non-personal data which is to be protected from unlawful or unauthorised access under Union or national law, and which is held by public sector bodies, should be transferred only to third-countries where appropriate safeguards for the use of data are provided. Such appropriate safeguards should be considered to exist when in thatose third- countryies there are equivalent measures in place which ensure that non-personal data benefits from a level of protection similar to that applicable by means of Union or national law in particular as regards the protection of trade secrets and the protection of intellectual property rights. To that end, the Commission may adopt implementpower to adopt acts ing acts that declare that acordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to draw up and subsequently update a list identifying the third -countryies that provides a level of protection that is essentially equivalent to those provided by Union or national law. The assessment of the level of protection afforded in such third-countryies should, in particular, take into consideration the relevant legislation, both general and sectoral, including concerning public security, defence, national security and criminal law concerning the access to and protection of non-personal data, any access by the public authorities of that third country to the data transferred, the existence and effective functioning of one or more independent supervisory authorities in the third country with responsibility for ensuring and enforcing compliance with the legal regime ensuring access to such data, or the third countries’ international commitments regarding the protection of data the third country concerned has entered into, or other obligations arising from legally binding conventions or instruments as well as from its participation in multilateral or regional systems. The existence of effective legal remedies for data holders, public sector bodies or data sharing providerproviders of data intermediation services in the third country concerned is of particular importance in the context of the transfer of non-personal data to that third country. Such safeguards should therefore include the availability of enforceable rights and of effective legal remedies. Moreover, should there be any worrying cases concerning the re-use of non-personal date in third countries, the Commission should take these into account when adopting delegated acts.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 82 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In cases where therea third-country is not implementing acncluded in the list adopted by the Commission in relation to aby means of delegated acts identifying the third -country declaringies that it provides a level of protection, in particular as regards the protection of commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights, which is essentially equivalent to that provided by Union or national law, the public sector body should only transmit protected data to a re-user, if the re-user undertakes obligations in the interest of the protection of the data. The re-user that intends to transfer the data to such third country should commit to comply with the obligations laid out in this Regulation even after the data has been transferred to the third country. To ensure the proper enforcement of such obligations, the re- user should also accept the jurisdiction of the Member State of the public sector body that allowed the re-use for the judicial settlement of disputes. In that regard, the public sector bodies or the competent bodies should, to the extent of their capabilities, provide guidance and legal administrative support to re-users, especially small actors, such as SME, start-ups and civil society actors, for the purpose of supporting them in complying with those obligations.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 84 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to prevent unlawful access to non-personal data, public sector bodies, natural or legal persons to which the right to re-use data was granted, data sharingintermediation providers and entities entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations should take all reasonable measures to prevent access to the systems where non-personal data is stored, including encryption of data, cybersecurity measures or corporate policies.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 89 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to incentivise the re-use of these categories of data, Member States should establish a single information point to act as the primary interface for re-users that seek to re-use such data held by the public sector bodies. It should have a cross-sector remit, and should complement, if necessary, arrangements at the sectoral level. In addition, Member States should designate, establish or facilitate the establishment of competent bodies to support the activities of public sector bodies allowing re-use of certain categories of protected data. Their tasks may include granting access to data, where mandated in sectoral Union or Member States legislation, and developing a harmonised approach and processes for public sector bodies to make data available. Those competent bodies should provide support to public sector bodies with state-of-the-art techniques, including secure data processing environments, which allow data analysis in a manner that preserves the privacy of the information. Such support structure could support the data holders with management of the consent, including consent to certain areas of scientific research when in keeping with recognised ethical standards for scientific research. Data processing should be performed under the responsibility of the public sector body responsible for the register containing the data, who remains a data controller in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 insofar as personal data are concerned. Member States may have in place one or several competent bodies, which could act in different sectors.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 91 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Providers of data sharingintermediation services (data intermediaries) are expected to play a key role in the data economy, as a tool to facilitate the aggregation and exchange of substantial amounts of relevant data. Data intermediaries offering services that connect the different actors have the potential to contribute to the efficient pooling of data as well as to the facilitation of bilateral data sharing. Specialised data intermediaries that are independent from both data holders and data users can have a facilitating role in the emergence of new data-driven ecosystems independent from any player with a significant degree of market power. This Regulation should only cover providers of data sharingintermediation services that have as a main objective the establishment of a business, a legal and potentially also technical relation between data holders, including data subjects, on the one hand, and potential users on the other hand, and assist both parties in a transaction of data assets between the two. It should only cover services aiming at intermediating between an indefinite number of data holders and data users, excluding data sharing services that are meant to be used by a closed group of data holders and users. Providers of cloud services should be excluded, as well as service providers that obtain data from data holders, aggregate, enrich or transform the data and licence the use of the resulting data to data users, without establishing a direct relationship between data holders and data users, for example advertisement or data brokers, data consultancies, providers of data products resulting from value added to the data by the service provider. At the same time, data sharing service providerproviders of data intermediation services should be allowed to make adaptations to the data exchanged, to the extent that thisin order to improves the usability of the data by the data user, where the data user desires this, or improve interoperability such as to convert it into specific formats. In addition, services that focus on the intermediation of content, in particular on copyright-protected content, should not be covered by this Regulation. Data exchange platforms that are exclusively used by one data holder in order to enable the use of data they hold as well as platforms developed in the context of objects and devices connected to the Internet-of-Things that have as their main objective to ensure functionalities of the connected object or device and allow value added services, should not be covered by this Regulation. ‘Consolidated tape providers’ in the sense of Article 4 (1) point 53 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council42 as well as ‘account information service providers’ in the sense of Article 4 point 19 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 should not be considered as data sharing service providerproviders of data intermediation services for the purposes of this Regulation. Entities which restrict their activities to facilitating use of data made available on the basis of data altruism and that operate on a not-for-profit basis should not be covered by Chapter III of this Regulation, as this activity serves objectives of general interest by increasing the volume of data available for such purposes. _________________ 42Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU, OJ L 173/349. 43Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 92 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In order to increase trust in such data sharingintermediation services, in particular related to the use of data and the compliance with the conditions imposed by data holders, it is necessary to create a Union-level regulatory framework, which would set out highly harmonised requirements related to the trustworthy provision of such data sharingintermediation services. This will contribute to ensuring that data holders and data users have better control over the access to and use of their data, in accordance with Union law. Additionally, in order to foster trust, the Commission should encourage and facilitate the development of self- regulatory codes of conduct at Union level, involving relevant stakeholders. Both in situations where data sharing occurs in a business-to-business context and where it occurs in a business-to- consumer context, data sharingintermediation providers should offer a novel, ‘European’ way of data governance, by providing a separation in the data economy between data provision, intermediation and use. Providers of data sharingintermediation services may also make available specific technical infrastructure for the interconnection of data holders and data users. In that regard, it is important to shape that infrastructure in such a way that SMEs and start-ups as well as civil society actors encounter no technical or other barriers to their participation in the data economy.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 93 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) A key element to bring trust and more control for data holder and data users in data sharingintermediation services is the neutrality of data sharing service providerproviders of data intermediation services as regards the data exchanged between data holders and data users. It is therefore necessary that data sharing service providerproviders of data intermediation services act only as intermediaries in the transactions, and do not use the data exchanged for any other purpose. This will also require structural separation between the data sharingintermediation service and any other services provided, so as to avoid issues of conflict of interest. This means that the data sharingintermediation service should be provided through a legal entity that is separate from the other activities of that data sharing provider. Data sharing providerprovider of data intermediation services. Providers of data intermediation services should, however, be able to offer data holders and data users tools for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of data, for example tools for the analysis, conversion, aggregation, curation, anonymisation or pseudonymisation of data. Providers of data intermediation services that intermediate the exchange of data between individuals as data holders and legal persons should, in addition, bear fiduciary duty towards the individuals, to ensure that they act in the best interest of the data holders.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 94 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure the compliance of the providers of data sharingintermediation services with the conditions set out in this Regulation, such providers should have a place of establishment in the Union. Alternatively, where a provider of data sharingintermediation services not established in the Union offers services within the Union, it should designate a representative. Designation of a representative is necessary, given that such providers of data sharingintermediation services handle personal data as well as commercially confidential data, which necessitates the close monitoring of the compliance of such service providers with the conditions laid out in this Regulation. In order to determine whether such a provider of data sharingintermediation services is offering services within the Union, it should be ascertained whether it is apparent that the provider of data sharingintermediation services is planning to offer services to persons in one or more Member States. The mere accessibility in the Union of the website or of an email address and of other contact details of the provider of data sharingintermediation services, or the use of a language generally used in the third country where the provider of data sharingintermediation services is established, should be considered insufficient to ascertain such an intention. However, factors such as the use of a language or a currency generally used in one or more Member States with the possibility of ordering services in that other language, or the mentioning of users who are in the Union, may make it apparent that the provider of data sharingintermediation services is planning to offer services within the Union. The representative should act on behalf of the provider of data sharingintermediation services and it should be possible for competent authorities to contact the representative. The representative should be designated by a written mandate of the provider of data sharingintermediation services to act on the latter's behalf with regard to the latter's obligations under this Regulation.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 97 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) This Regulation should be without prejudice to the obligation of providers of data sharingintermediation services to comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the responsibility of supervisory authorities to ensure compliance with that Regulation. Where the data sharing service providerproviders of data intermediation services are data controllers or processors in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 they are bound by the rules of that Regulation. This Regulation should be also without prejudice to the application of competition law.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 98 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Providers of data sharingintermediation services should also take measures to ensure compliance with competition law. Data sharing may generate various types of efficiencies but may also lead to restrictions of competition, in particular where it includes the sharing of competitively sensitive information. This applies in particular in situations where data sharing enables businesses to become aware of market strategies of their actual or potential competitors. Competitively sensitive information typically includes information on future prices, production costs, quantities, turnovers, sales or capacities.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 99 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) A notification procedure for data sharingintermediation services should be established in order to ensure a data governance within the Union based on trustworthy exchange of data. The benefits of a trustworthy environment would be best achieved by imposing a number of requirements for the provision of data sharingintermediation services, but without requiring any explicit decision or administrative act by the competent authority for the provision of such services.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 100 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In order to support effective cross- border provision of services, the data sharingintermediation provider should be requested to send a notification only to the designated competent authority from the Member State where its main establishment is located or where its legal representative is located. Such a notification should not entail more than a mere declaration of the intention to provide such services and should be completed only by the information set out in this Regulation.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 101 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) The main establishment of a provider of data sharingintermediation services in the Union should be the Member State with the place of its central administration in the Union. The main establishment of a provider of data sharingintermediation services in the Union should be determined according to objective criteria and should imply the effective and real exercise of management activities.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 103 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) The competent authorities designated to monitor compliance of data sharingintermediation services with the requirements in this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their capacity and expertise regarding horizontal or sectoral data sharing, and they should be independent as well as transparent and impartial in the exercise of their tasks. Member States should notify the Commission of the identity of the designated competent authorities.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 106 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Legal entities that seek to support purposes of general interest by making available relevant data based on data altruism at scale and meet certain requirements, should be able to register as ‘Data Altruism Organisations recognised in the Union’. This could lead to the establishment of data repositories. As registration in a Member State would be valid across the Union, and this should facilitate cross-border data use within the Union and the emergence of data pools covering several Member States. Data subjects in this respect would consent to specific purposes of data processing, but could also consent to data processing in certain areas of research or parts of research projects as it is often not possible to fully identify the purpose of personal data processing for scientific research purposes at the time of data collection. Legal persons could give permission to the processing of their non-personal data for a range of purposes not defined at the moment of giving the permission. The voluntary compliance of such registered entities with a set of requirements should bring trust that the data made available on altruistic purposes is serving a general interest purpose. Such trust should result in particular from a place of establishment within the Union, as well as from the requirement that registered entities have a not-for-profit character, from transparency requirements and from specific safeguards in place to protect rights and interests of data subjects and companies. Further safeguards should include making it possible to process relevant data within a secure processing environment operated by the registered entity, oversight mechanisms such as ethics councils or boards to ensure that the data controller maintains high standards of scientific ethics, effective technical means to withdraw or modify consent at any moment, based on the information obligations of data processors under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as well as means for data subjects to stay informed about the use of data they made available. Additionally, in order to foster trust, the Commission should encourage and facilitate the development of self- regulatory codes of conduct at Union level, involving relevant stakeholders.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 110 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) To promote trust and bring additional legal certainty and user- friendliness to granting and withdrawing of consent, in particular in the context of scientific research and statistical use of data made available on an altruistic basis, a European data altruism consent form should be developed and used in the context of altruistic data sharing. Such a form should contribute to additional transparency for data subjects that their data will be accessed and used in accordance with their consent and also in full compliance with the data protection rules. It could also be used to streamline data altruism performed by companies and provide a mechanism allowing such companies to withdraw their permission to use the data. In order to take into account the specificities of individual sectors, including from a data protection perspective, there should be a possibility for sectoral adjustments of the European data altruism consent form.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 112 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) In order to ensure the protection of the rights and interests of data holders and take account of the specific nature of certain categories of data, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to draw up a list identifying the third countries that provide a level of protection that is essentially equivalent to those provided by Union or national law and to lay down special conditions applicable for transfers to third- countries of certain non-personal data categories deemed to be highly sensitive in specific Union acts adopted though a legislative procedure. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 115 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(2) This Regulation is without prejudice to specific provisions in other Union legal acts regarding access to or re- use of certain categories of data, or requirements related to processing of personal or non-personal data. Where a sector-specific Union legal act requires public sector bodies, providers of data sharingintermediation services or registered entities providing data altruism services to comply with specific additional technical, administrative or organisational requirements, including through an authorisation or certification regime, those provisions of that sector-specific Union legal act shall also apply.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 130 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘data altruism’ means the consentvoluntary sharing of data by data subjects or their consent to process personal data pertaining to them, or permissions of other data holders to allow the use of their non- personal data without seeking or receiving a reward, for purposes of general interest, such as scientific research purposes, policy making or improving public services;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 133 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘representative’ means any natural or legal person established in the Union explicitly designated to act on behalf of a provider of data sharingintermediation services or an entity that collects data for objectives of general interest made available by natural or legal persons on the basis of data altruism not established in the Union, which may be addressed by a national competent authority instead of the provider of data sharingintermediation services or entity with regard to the obligations of that provider of data sharingintermediation services or entity set up by this Regulation.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 134 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) data held by cultural establishments and educational establishments for which intellectual property rights are not incidental, but which are predominantly contained in works and other documents protected by such intellectual property rights;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 136 #

2020/0340(COD)

(1) Agreements or other practices pertaining to the re-use of data held by public sector bodies containing categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) which grant exclusive rights or which have as their object or effect to grant such exclusive rights or to restrict the availability of data for re-use by entities other than the parties to such agreements or other practices shall be prohibited. Such agreements or practices and the exclusive rights granted pursuant to them shall be void.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 137 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
(5) The period of exclusivity of the right to re-use data shall not exceed three years12 months. That period may be extended by 12 months, subject to the approval by the competent body referred to in Article 7(1). Where a contract is concluded, the duration of the contract awarded shall be as aligned with the period of exclusivity.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 138 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
(7) Agreements or other practices falling within the scope of the prohibition in paragraph 1, which do not meet the conditions set out in paragraph 2, and which were concluded before the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be terminated at the end of the contract and in any event at the latest within threewo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 139 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) Conditions for re-use shall be non- discriminatory, transparent, proportionate and objectively justified with regard to categories of data and purposes of re-use and the nature of the data for which re-use is allowed. These conditions shall not be used to restrict competition, including by being constructed in a way that poses restrictions for SMEs, start-ups or civil society actors to participate in the data economy.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 145 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
(4) PIn duly justified cases, public sector bodies may impose obligations
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 148 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
(5) The public sector bodies shall impose conditions that preserve the integrity of the functioning of the technical systems of the secure processing environment, used in compliance with high level cybersecurity standards. The public sector body shall be able to verify any results of processing of data undertaken by the re- user and reserve the right, after giving the re-user the possibility to provide further information, to prohibit the use of results that contain information jeopardising the rights and interests of third parties, such as intellectual property rights, trade secrets or rights referred to in Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 155 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
(6) Where the re-use of data cannot be granted in accordance with the obligations laid down in paragraphs 3 to 5 and there is no other legal basis for transmitting the data under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the public sector body shall support re-users in seeking consent of the data subjects and/or permission from the legal entities whose rights and interests may be affected by such re-use, where it is feasible without disproportionate cost for the public sector. To this end, the public sector bodies shall be equipped with the necessary human and financial resources to carry out their duties in an effective and efficient way. In that task they may be assisted by the competent bodies referred to in Article 7 (1).
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 160 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
(9) The Commission may adopt implementshall be empowered to adopt delegated acts ing acts declaring thatcordance with Article 28 to draw up and update a list of third-countries where the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of a third countryin place:
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 161 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 29 (2).deleted
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 168 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
(4) Where they apply fees, public sector bodies shall take measures to incentivise the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) for non- commercial purposes and by small and medium-sized enterprises in line with State aid rules. In that regard, public sector bodies may also make the data available for a discounted fee or free of charge, in particular to SMEs and start-ups, civil society actors and educational establishments.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 178 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
(4) The competent body or bodies shall have adequate legal and technical capacities and expertise to be able to comply with relevant Union or national law concerning the access regimes for the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1). The competent body or bodies should be equipped with the necessary human and financial resources to carry out their duties in an effective and efficient way.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 180 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter III – title
Requirements applicable to data sharingintermediation services
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 181 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Providers of data sharingintermediation services
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 182 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) The provision of the following data sharingintermediation services shall be subject to a notification procedure:
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 187 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
(2) This Chapter shall be without prejudice to the application of other Union and national law to providers of data sharingintermediation services, including powers of supervisory authorities to ensure compliance with applicable law, in particular as regard the protection of personal data and competition law.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 189 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Notification of data sharingintermediation service providers
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 190 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) Any provider of data sharingintermediation services who intends to provide the services referred to in Article 9 (1) shall submit a notification to the competent authority referred to in Article 12.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 191 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, a provider of data sharingintermediation services with establishments in more than one Member State, shall be deemed to be under the jurisdiction of the Member State in which it has its main establishment.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 193 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
(3) A provider of data sharingintermediation services that is not established in the Union, but offers the services referred to in Article 9 (1) within the Union, shall appoint a legal representative in one of the Member States in which those services are offered. The provider shall be deemed to be under the jurisdiction of the Member State in which the legal representative is established.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 194 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
(4) Upon notification, the provider of data sharingintermediation services may start the activity subject to the conditions laid down in this Chapter.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 196 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(5) The notification shall entitle the provider to provide data sharingintermediation services in all Member States.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 197 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) the name of the provider of data sharingintermediation services;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 205 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9
(9) The competent authority shall notify the Commission of each new notification. The Commission shall keep a register of providers of data sharingintermediation services.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 206 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 10
(10) The competent authority may charge fees. Such fees shall be proportionate and objective and be based on the administrative costs related to the monitoring of compliance and other market control activities of the competent authorities in relation to notifications of data sharingintermediation services.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 207 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 11
(11) Where a provider of data sharingintermediation services ceases its activities, it shall notify the relevant competent authority determined pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 within 15 days. The competent authority shall forward without delay each such notification to the national competent authorities in the Member States and to the Commission by electronic means.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 208 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Conditions for providing data sharingintermediation services
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 209 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The provision of data sharingintermediation services referred in Article 9 (1) shall be subject to the following conditions:
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 210 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the provider may not use the data for which it provides services for other purposes than to put them at the disposal of data users and data sharingintermediation services shall be placed in a separate legal entity;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 212 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) the metadata collected from the provision of the data sharingintermediation service may be used only for the development of that service;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 214 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) data intermediation services may include offering additional specific tools and services to data holders for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of data, such as analysis, temporary storage, aggregation, curation, conversion, anonymisation, pseudonymisation; those tools and services shall be used only at the explicit request or approval of the data holder and third-party tools offered in that context shall not use data for other purposes other than those requested or approved by the data holder;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 233 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
(2) The entity shall also ensure that the data is not be used for other purposes than those of general interest for which it permits the processing. Safeguards should be provided to ensure that misleading marketing practices are not used to solicit donations of data.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 237 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to advise and assist the Commission in developing a consistent practice of the competent authorities in the application of requirements applicable to data sharing providerproviders of data intermediation services;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 238 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to advise and assist the Commission in developing consistent guidelines for the use of technologies to effectively prevent the identification of data subjects such as anonymisation, pseudonymisation, differential privacy, generalisation, or suppression and randomisation for the re-use of personal and non-personal data;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 239 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) to advise and assist the Commission in developing consistent guidelines on how to best protect, in the context of this Regulation, commercially sensitive data of non-personal nature, in particular trade secrets, but also non- personal data representing content protected by intellectual property rights from unlawful access that risks intellectual property theft or industrial espionage;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 240 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) to advise and assist the Member States and the Commission on the harmonisation of the interpretation and use of anonymisation and pseudonymisation of data across the Union;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 241 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
(bd) to advise and assist the Commission in developing consistent guidelines for cybersecurity requirements for the exchange and storage of data, in compliance with high level cybersecurity standards;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 242 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to advise and assist the Commission in addressing fragmentation of the data economy in the single market by enhancing the interoperability of data as well as data sharingintermediation services between different sectors and domains, building on existing European, international or national standards;
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 244 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to facilitate the cooperation between national competent authorities under this Regulation through capacity- building and the exchange of information, in particular by establishing methods for the efficient exchange of information relating to the notification procedure for data sharing service providerproviders of data intermediation services and the registration and monitoring of recognised data altruism organisations.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 245 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
(2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5 (9) and 5 (11) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from […].
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 246 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
(3) The delegation of power referred to in Articles 5 (9) and 5 (11) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 250 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
(2) Any judgment of a court or tribunal and any decision of an administrative authority of a third country requiring a public sector body, a natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data was granted under Chapter 2, a data sharing providerprovider of data intermediation services or entity entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations to transfer from or give access to non- personal data subject to this Regulation in the Union may only be recognised or enforceable in any manner if based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or any such agreement between the requesting third country and a Member State concluded before [the entry into force of this Regulation].
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 251 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
(3) Where a public sector body, a natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data was granted under Chapter 2, a data sharing providerprovider of data intermediation services or entity entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations is the addressee of a decision of a court or of an administrative authority of a third country to transfer from or give access to non- personal data held in the Union and compliance with such a decision would risk putting the addressee in conflict with Union law or with the law of the relevant Member State, transfer to or access to such data by that third-country authority shall take place only:
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 252 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
(4) If the conditions in paragraph 2, or 3 are met, the public sector body, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data was granted under Chapter 2, the data sharing providerprovider of data intermediation services or the entity entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations, as the case may be, shall, provide the minimum amount of data permissible in response to a request, based on a reasonable interpretation of the request.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 254 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5
(5) The public sector body, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data was granted under Chapter 2, the data sharing providerprovider of data intermediation services and the entity providing data altruism shall inform the data holder about the existence of a request of an administrative authority in a third-country to access its data, except in cases where the request serves law enforcement purposes and for as long as this is necessary to preserve the effectiveness of the law enforcement activity.
2021/06/08
Committee: JURI
Amendment 116 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Article 168 TFEU provides that the Union is to complement and support national health policies, encourage cooperation between Member States, particularly in border regions, and promote the coordination between their programmes, in full respect of the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policies and the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) While Member States are responsible for their health policies, they are expected to protect public health in a spirit of European solidarity8 . Despite the reintroduction of internal borders at a time where solidarity between Member States was the most needed, several healthcare projects between cross-border regions, funded by Interreg programmes, have contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 crisis. Experience from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that there is a need for a further firm action at Union level to support cooperation and coordination among the Member States as well as between neighbouring border regions in order to improve the prevention and control of the spread of severe human diseases across borders, to combat other serious cross- border threats to health and to safeguard the health and well-being of people in the Union. __________________ 8 Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank and the Eurogroup on coordinated economic response to the COVID-19 outbreak, COM(2020)112 final of 13.03.220.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) It is therefore appropriate to establish a new Programme for the Union's action in the field of health, called EU4Health Programme ('the Programme') for the period 2021 -2027. In line with the goals of the Union action and its competences in the area of public health the Programme should place emphasis on actions in relation to which there are advantages and efficiency gains from collaboration andt Union level as well as from cross-border cooperation at Unregional level and actions with an impact on the internal market.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Due to the serious nature of cross- border health threats, the Programme should support coordinated public health measures at Union level as well as at regional level between regions which share a common border to address different aspects of such threats. With a view to strengthen the capability in the Union to prepare for, respond to and manage health crisis the Programme should provide support to the actions taken in the framework of the mechanisms and structures established under Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council10 and other relevant mechanisms and structures established at Union level. This could include strategic stockpiling of essential medical supplies or capacity building in crisis response, preventive measures related to vaccination and immunisation, strengthened surveillance programmes. In this context the Programme should foster Union-wide and cross-sectoral crisis prevention, preparedness, surveillance, management and response capacity of actors at the Union, national, regional and local level, including contingency planning and preparedness exercises, in keeping with the “One Health” approach. It should facilitate the setting up of an integrated cross-cutting risk communication framework working in all phases of a health crisis - prevention, preparedness and response. __________________ 10Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 1).
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 206 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to minimise the public health consequences of serious cross- border threats to health it should be possible for actions supported under the Programme to cover coordination of the activities which strengthen the interoperability and coherence of Member States’ health-systems through benchmarking, cooperation and exchange of best practices and ensure their capability to respond to health emergencies, that includes contingency planning, preparedness exercises and the upskilling of health care and public health staff and the establishment of mechanisms for the efficient monitoring and needs-driven distribution or allocation of goods and services needed in time of crisis, which would be particularly beneficial in a cross-border context.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 326 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The Programme will work in synergy and complementarity with other EU policies, programmes and funds such as actions implemented under the Digital Europe Programme, Horizon Europe, rescEU reserve under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, Emergency Support Instrument, European Social Fund+ (ESF+, including as regards synergies on better protecting the health and safety of millions of workers in the EU), including the Employment and Social Innovation Strand (EaSI), the InvestEU fund, Single Market Programme, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) including Interreg, Recovery and Resilience Facility including the Reform Delivery Tool, Erasmus, European Solidarity Corps, Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE), and EU external action instruments, such as the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance III. Where appropriate, common rules will be established in view of ensuring consistency and complementarity between funds, while making sure that specificities of these policies are respected, and in view of aligning with the strategic requirements of these policies, programmes and funds, such as the enabling conditions under ERDF and ESF+.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 333 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In accordance with Article 114 TFEU, a high level of health protection should be ensured in the legislation adopted by the Union for the establishment and the functioning of the internal market. On the basis of Article 114 TFEU and point (c) of Article 168(4) TFEU, a considerable body of Union acquis was developed which guarantees the high standards of quality and safety for medicinal products and medical devices. Given the rising healthcare demand, Member States’ healthcare systems face challenges in the availability and affordability of medicines and medical devices. To ensure a better public health protection as well as the safety and empowerment of patients in the Union, it is essential that patients and health systems have access to high quality healthcare productsservices and products, including in a cross-border context, and can fully benefit from them.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 384 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Cross-border cooperation in the provision of healthcare to patients moving between Member States or living in border regions, collaboration on health technology assessments (HTA), and European Reference Networks (ERNs) are examples of areas where integrated work among Member States has shown to have strong added value and great potential to increase the efficiency of health systems and thus health in general. The Programme should therefore support activities to enable such integrated and coordinated work, which also serves to foster the implementation of high-impact practices that are aimed at distributing in the most effective way the available resources to the concerned population and areas so as to maximise their impact.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 404 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) In order to optimise the added value and impact from investments funded wholly or in part through the budget of the Union, synergies should be sought in particular between the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and other Union programmes, including those under shared-management, notably the Interreg programme which already addresses cross-border cooperation in the field of health and helps to facilitate the cross-border mobility of patients and health professionals, and to develop access to high quality healthcare through the use of common equipment, shared services and joint facilities in cross-border areas. To maximise those synergies, key enabling mechanisms should be ensured, including cumulative funding in an action from the Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and another Union programme, as long as such cumulative funding does not exceed the total eligible costs of the action. For that purpose, this Regulation should set out appropriate rules, in particular on the possibility to declare the same cost or expenditure on a pro-rata basis to Programme for the Union's action in the field of health and another Union programme.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 408 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Given the specific nature of the objectives and actions covered by the Programme, the respective competent authorities of the Member States and, in the cross-border context, the Interreg programmes are best placed in some cases to implement the related activities. Those authorities and Interreg programmes, designated by the Member States themselves, should therefore be considered to be identified beneficiaries for the purpose of Article 195 of the Financial Regulation and the grants be awarded to such authorities without prior publication of calls for proposals.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 411 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Given the common agreed values of solidarity towards accessible, equitable and universal coverage of quality health services, including in a cross-border context, as a basis for the Union’s policies in this area and that the Union has a central role to play in accelerating progress on global health challenges19 , the Programme should support the Union’s contribution to international and global health initiatives with a view to improve health, address inequalities and increase protection against global health threats. __________________ 19Council conclusions on the EU role in Global Health, 3011th Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 10 May 2010.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 419 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) The implementation of the Programme should be such that 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, are respected. However, with a view to improving the complementarity of their health services and their conditions of mobility for patients and healthcare professionals in cross-border areas.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 421 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) Given the nature and potential scale of cross-border threats to human health, the objective of protecting people in the Union from such threats and to increase crisis prevention and preparedness cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union, action at Union level canshould also be taken to support Member States’ efforts in the pursuit of a high level of protection of public health, to improve the availability and affordability in the Union of medicines, medical devices and other crisis relevant products and services, to support innovation and to support integrated and coordinated work and implementation of best practices among Member States and among their regions, and to address inequalities in access to health throughout the EU in a manner that creates efficiency gains and value-added impacts that could not be generated by action taken at national level while respecting the Member States’ competence and responsibility in the areas covered by the Programme. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 479 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) strengthen health systems and the healthcare workforce, including by digital transformation and by increased integrated and coordinated work among the Member States at national, regional and local level, sustained implementation of best practice and data sharing, to increase the general level of public health.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 593 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) support integrated work among Member States as well as between neighbouring border regions, and in particular their health systems, including the implementation of high-impact prevention practices, and scaling up networking through the European Reference Networks and other transnational networks;
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 630 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under the Programme, direct grants may be awarded without a call for proposals to fund actions having a clear Union added value co-financed by the local, regional and national competent authorities that are responsible for health in the Member States or in the third countries associated to the Programme, relevant international health organisations or by Interreg programmes, public sector bodies and non-governmental bodies, acting individually or as a network, mandated by those competent authorities.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 631 #

2020/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. Under the Programme, direct grants may be awarded without a call for proposals to European Reference Networks. Direct grants may also be awarded to other transnational networks or Interreg programmes set out in accordance with EU rules.
2020/07/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards exceptional additional resources and implementing arrangements under the Investment for growth and jobs goal and the European territorial cooperation goal to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU)
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) An additional exceptional amount of EUR 58 272 800 000 (in current prices) for budgetary commitment from the Structural Funds under the Investment for growth and jobs goal, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 and the European territorial cooperation goal, for the years 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024 should be made available to support Member States and regions most impacted in crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy, with a view to deploying resources quickly to the real economy through the existing operational programmes. Resources for 2020 stem from an increase in the resources available for economic, social and territorial cohesion in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 whereas resources for 2021 and 2022, and, where applicable, for 2023 and 2024, stem from the European Union Recovery Instrument. Part of the additional resources should be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. TFor budgetary commitments under the Investment for growth and jobs goal, the Commission should set out the breakdown of the remaining additional resources for each Member State on the basis of an allocation method based on the latest available objective statistical data concerning Member States’ relative prosperity and the extent of the effect of the current crisis on their economies and societies. The allocation method should include a dedicated additional amount for the outermost regions given the specific vulnerability of their economies and societies. In order to reflect the evolving nature of the effects of the crisis, the breakdown should be revised in 2021 on the basis of the same allocation method using the latest statistical data available by 19 October 2021 to distribute the 2022 tranche of the additional resources, and where relevant, 2023 and 2024 tranches, of the additional resources. For budgetary commitments under the European territorial cooperation goal, the Commission should set out the breakdown of the additional resources for each Member State in accordance with the criteria and methodology set out in Annex XXII, point 8, of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 82 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In order to complement the actions already available under the scope of support of the ERDF, as extended by Regulations (EU) 2020/460 and (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 , Member States should continue to be allowed to use the additional resources primarily for investments in products and services for health services, forparticularly as regards health services in a cross-border context, providing support in the form of working capital or investment support to SMEs, in operations contributing to the transition towards a digital and green economy, infrastructure providing basic services to citizens or economic support measures for those regions most dependent on sectors most affected by the crisis. Technical assistance should also be supported. It is appropriate that the additional resources are focused exclusively under the new thematic objective “Fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy”, which should also constitute a single investment priority, to allow for simplified programming and implementation of the additional resources. _________________ 5Regulation (EU) 2020/460 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 March 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to mobilise investments in the healthcare systems of Member States and in other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative) (OJ L99, 31.3.2020, p. 5); Regulation (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013 and (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, (OJ L 130, 23.4.2020, p. 1).
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 88 #

2020/0101(COD)

(9a) In order to enable equal access to health care, reduce unmet medical needs and increase resilience to future health crises, additional resources for the ERDF should also be used to develop centres of excellences for specific disease and health crises around the EU by providing financial support for the procurement of medicinal products and medical devices, as well as supporting the additional specialization of already established centres for complex diseases and virus research. Stronger health cooperation, coordination and resilience can be fostered by developing a network of centres of excellence around the EU, evenly deployed between Member States and its regions, each specialised in providing specific treatment for all European citizens that are in need of a such health service and treatment.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 89 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) For the ESF, Member States should primarily use the additional resources to support the modernisation of the labour market, health and social systems, as well as comprehensive lifelong learning strategies in order to negate long-term unemployment and support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and significant support to self-employed, job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations and those who are living in rural, insular, mountainous and outermost regions, support to youth employment measures, education and training, skills development and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children for all citizens, including children. Special attention should be given to measures supporting training and mobilisation of health and social care workers, particularly in the context of increasing resilience for potential future crises. It should be clarified that in the present exceptional circumstances support to short-time work schemes for employees and the self- employed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic can be provided even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by the national law. Union support to those short-time work schemes should be limited in time.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to enable Member States to deploy the additional resources for crisis repair quickly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy within the current programming period, it is justified to exempt, on an exceptional basis, Member States from the need to comply with ex ante conditionalities and requirements on the performance reserve and application of the performance framework, on thematic concentration, also in relation to the thresholds established for sustainable urban development for the ERDF, and requirements on preparation of a communication strategy for the additional resources. It is nevertheless necessary that Member States carry out at least one evaluation by 31 December 2024, or by 31 December 2026 where additional resources are made available for budgetary commitment in 2023 and 2024, to assess the effectiveness, efficiency and impact of the additional resources as well as how they contributed to achieving the goals of the new dedicated thematic objective. To facilitate the availability of comparable information at Union level, Member States are encouraged to make use of the programme-specific indicators made available by the Commission. In addition, while carrying out their responsibilities linked to information, communication and visibility, Member States and managing authorities should enhance the visibility of the exceptional measures and resources introduced by the Union, in particular by ensuring that potential beneficiaries, beneficiaries, participants, final recipients of financial instruments and the general public are aware of the existence, volume and additional support stemming from the additional resources.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 145 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – title
Exceptional additional resources and implementing arrangements for the Investment for growth and jobs goal and the European territorial cooperation goal to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU)
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 148 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 1
1. TUp to 95% of the additional resources referred to in Articles 91(1a) and 92a (‘the additional resources’) shall be made available under the Investment for growth and jobs goal to, and a minimum of 5 % of those resources shall be made available under the European territorial cooperation goal. In both cases, the additional resources shall provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU). The additional resources shall be used to implement technical assistance pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article and the operations implementing the thematic objective in paragraph 10 of this Article.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 152 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The additional resources for 2021 and 2022 shall be made available from the additional resources as set out in Article 92aUnder the Investment for growth and jobs goal, the additional resources as set out in Article 92a shall be made available for 2021 and 2022 and, based on a reasoned request from a Member State, may also be made available for budgetary commitments in 2023 and 2024. Under the European territorial cooperation goal, the additional resources as set out in Article 92a shall be made available for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The additional resources set out in Article 92a shall also support administrative expenditure up to EUR 18 000 000 in current prices.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 155 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts,With regard to the Investment for growth and jobs goal, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 149 of this Regulation setting out the breakdown of the additional resources as appropriations from the Structural Funds for 2020 and 2021 for each Member State in accordance with the criteria and methodology set out in Annex VIIa. That decision shall be revised in 2021 to set out the breakdown of the additional resources for 2022 based on data available by 19 October 2021. and, where applicable, shall also take into account Member States' temporary job retention schemes that were put or are still in place during the reference period. That delegated act shall be revised in 2021 to set out the breakdown of the additional resources for 2022 based on data available by 19 October 2021. Where applicable, it shall also be revised in 2022 in relation to budgetary commitments in 2023 and 2024, based on the latest statistical data available. With regard to the European territorial cooperation goal, the Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of an implementing act, setting out the breakdown of the additional resources as appropriations from the Structural Funds for 2020 to 2024 for each Member State in accordance with the criteria and methodology set out in Annex XXII, point 8, of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 182 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
For the ERDF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support investment in products and services for health infrastructure, systems and services, including cross-border health services, to provide support in the form of working capital or investment and advisory support to SMEs, investments contributing to the transition towards a digital and green economy, investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens living in rural, insular, mountainous and outermost regions, and economic measures in the regions which are most dependent on sectors most affected by the crisis such as tourism. Additional resources may also be used to develop centres of excellence for specific diseases and health crises around the EU by providing financial support for the procurement of medicinal products and medical devices, as well as supporting the additional specialization of already established centres for complex diseases and virus research, which will enable equal access to health care, reduce unmet medical needs and increase resilience to future health crises.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 191 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
For the ERDF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support investment in products and services for health services, including health services in cross-border areas, to provide support in the form of working capital or investment support to SMEs, investments contributing to the transition towards a digital and green economy, investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens, including in rural areas, and economic measures in the regions which are most dependent on sectors most affected by the crisis.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 194 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
For the ESF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support the modernisation of the labour market, health and social systems, as well as comprehensive lifelong learning strategies in order to negate long-term unemployment and support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and significant support to self- employed, even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. The additional resources shall also support job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations and for those living in rural, insular, mountainous and outermost regions, youth employment measures, education and training, skills development, in particular to support the twin green and digital transitions, and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children. Special attention shall be given to measures supporting training and the mobilisation of health and social care workers, particularly in the context of increasing resilience for potential future crises.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 214 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 5
The revised financing plan set out in Article 96(2)(d) shall set out the allocation of the additional resources for the years 2020, 2021 and, where applicable, for 2022, 2023 and 2024, without identifying amounts for the performance reserve and with no breakdown per category of regions.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 243 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 12 – point f a (new)
(fa) requirements as set out in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 for beneficiaries to cooperate in at least three out of four dimensions. By way of derogation, Interreg partners shall cooperate in at least one dimension when implementing projects funded by the additional resources.
2020/07/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 898 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.4 – reference and table 4
Reference: Article 7(2)(j) k new) [in conjunction with new Article 7(4 b new)] - synergies and complementarities of the envisaged operations with other programmes under the Invesments for jobs and growth goal (supporting the transition process), other financing instruments (the Union Emissions Trading Modernisation Fund) and the other pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism (dedicated scheme under InvestEU and public sector loan facility with the European Investment Bank) to address identified investment needs; - the sectors and areas envisaged to be supported under pillars 2 and 3 of the Just Transition Mechanism
2020/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the 2020 budget should contribute towards achieving the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Europe 2020 targets in the social and employment area, which seem to be within reach as regards the employment rate target but remain far from being achieved as regards the target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion; stresses, in this regard, the need for comprehensive policy reforms and integrated approaches that combat youth and long-term unemployment and the often neglected issue of elderly employability;
2019/09/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the oversubscription of various programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, which cshould be addressed by a more ambitious budget for 2020;
2057/01/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 21 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights in this respect that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are an essential part of the Union economy and play a crucial role in job creation throughout the Union and sees the need to create and further promote an SME-friendly business environment; underlines therefore that improving SMEs’ access to finance remains a key priority for IMCO in the 2020 Budget;
2019/07/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 22 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that the Programme for Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) is a crucial tool for encouraging entrepreneurial culture, supporting existing SMEs and ensuring competitiveness, sustainability and growth; calls in particular for a strengthening of the European Innovation Council’s Accelerator (SME instrument) as it provides decisive support for SMEs with radically new ideas and marketable innovative solutions; considers that the Union budget and access to finance backed by it, is a key tool in making start-ups, microenterprises and SMEs more competitive, more innovative, and fosters the spirit of enterprise in the Union;
2019/07/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to allow for the necessary flexibility in the implementation of the Union programmes for 2020, in particular the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, to cover the impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on workers and entities established in the Member States; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission proposal to amend the scope of the current EGF programme to enable support to workers displaced as a result of disruptions caused by a withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU;
2019/09/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the forthcoming rationalisationstreamlining of the current ESF, the YEI, the FEAD, the EaSI and the European Health Programme under the ESF+ as of 2021; reiterates its position to increase the ESF+ to EUR 120 457 000 000 in current prices under the MFF 2021-2027; calls on the Commission to present financial information in a manner that makes it comparable with performance information; expresses concerns on the substantial decrease (by EUR 5 million) proposed by the Council on the PROGRESS axis of EaSI; stresses, in this regard, that all legislative and budgetary revisions should be based on evidence, understanding of their impacts and in line with the better regulation agenda, as well as related recommendations of the European Court of Auditors;
2019/09/06
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the commitment made by Parliament, the Council and the Commission in a Joint Statement annexed to Regulation (EU) 2017/1953 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 aiming to ensure overall funding for the promotion of internet connectivity in local communities of EUR 120 million over a three-year period in order for the initiative to become a true European success for the benefit of local communities and citizens; underlines, in that respect, that following two calls for applications, more than 23 000 municipalities from all across the Union registered to the WiFi4EU Portal, and that 6 200 municipalities have already been awarded with WiFi4EU vouchers, demonstrating the initiative’s success; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2017/1953 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014 as regards the promotion of internet connectivity in local communities (OJ L 286, 1.11.2017, p. 1).
2057/01/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls forStresses that Europe should become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and that meeting the Union's commitments under the Paris Agreement and the 2030 targets is consequently of utmost importance; calls, in particular, for a more ambitious emissions reduction of at least 50 % by 2030 and insists, therefore, on additional funds to accelerate the development and deployment of cleaner technologies to help meet the commitments undertaken by the Union under the Paris Agreementto meet this target.;
2057/01/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2019/0183(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) As this is an exceptional use of the Fund, its assistance to mitigate serious financial burden, inflicted on the Member Statesr to be inflicted on the Member States in direct preparation for a withdrawal and/or as a direct consequence of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union without an agreement, should be targeted and limited in time to safeguard the Fund’s original rationale and its capacity to respond to natural disasters.
2019/10/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2019/0183(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Assistance from the Fund to mitigate serious financial burden inflicted on the Member Statesr which may be inflicted on the Member States in direct preparation for a withdrawal and/or as a consequence of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union without an agreement should be subject to the same rules for implementation, monitoring, reporting, control and audit as any other interventions of the Fund. In addition, given the broad scope of public expenditure potentially eligible for support, it is important to ensure that other provisions of EU law, in particular the State aid rules, are respected.
2019/10/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2019/0183(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 a – paragraph 3
(3) Such assistance shall cover a part of the additional public expenditure caused directly by the withdrawal without an agreement and incurred exclusively between the datand incurred exclusively between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2020 in preparation for a withdrawal without an agreement and/or as a consequence of thea withdrawal without an agreement and 31 December 2020 ("(“financial burden").
2019/10/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2019/0183(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 a – paragraph 4
(4) A Member State shall be eligible to apply for assistance under this Article, if the financial burden it has suffered is estimated to be either over EUR 1 50250 000 000 in 2011 prices, or more than 0.305 % of its GNI.
2019/10/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 71 #

2019/0183(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4 a – paragraph 1
(1) The responsible national authorities of a Member State may submit a single application to the Commission for a financial contribution from the Fund in accordance with Article 3a by 30 AprilJune 2020 at the latest. The application shall include, as a minimum, all relevant information on the financial burden inflicted on that Member State. It shall describe the public measures taken in preparation for and/or in response to the withdrawal without an agreement specifying their net cost until 31 December 2020 and the reasons why that net cost could not have been avoided through preparedness measures. It should also include the justification concerning direct effect of the withdrawal without an agreement.
2019/10/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 76 #

2019/0183(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4 a – paragraph 3
(3) After 30 AprilJune 2020, the Commission shall assess on the basis of the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, for all applications received, whether the conditions for mobilising the Fund are met in each case and shall determine the amounts of any possible financial contribution from the Fund within the limits of the financial resources available.
2019/10/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2019/0183(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4a – paragraph 4
(4) Assistance from the Fund shall be awarded to the Member States meeting the eligibility criteria, taking into account the thresholds specified in Article 3a(4), at a rate of up to 510 % of the inflicted financial burden, and within the limits of the budget available. In the event that the budget available should prove insufficient, the aid rate shall be proportionately reduced.
2019/10/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the removal of only 20 % of the existing obstacles in the border regions would bring about an increase in their GDP by 2 %, or around EUR 91 billion, which would translate into approximately one million new jobs; highlights that territorial cooperation including cross-border cooperation have been widely acknowledged as bringing genuine and visible added value to, in particular, European citizens living along internal borders.
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special situation of cross-border workers, who are most seriously affected by the challenges present in the border regions, including, in particular, the recognition of diplomas and other qualifications, healthcare, transport and access to information on job vacancies, social security and taxation systems; calls, in this context, on the Member States to step up their efforts to overcome these obstacles and allow for greater powers and sufficient flexibility for regional authoritieto approximate neighbouring national legal and administrative systems in border regions to improve the quality of life of cross-border workers;
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that cross-border transport services are still insufficiently developed in the border regions, which hampers cross- border mobility; stresses, furthermore, that cross-border transport infrastructure is also particularly adversely affected by complex regulatory and administrative arrangements; awaits the forthcoming Commission study on missing railway links along internal EU borders; underlines that any such study or future recommendations should be based on information and experience from local and regional authorities;
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 67 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Regrets that different and complex procedures of prior authorisation of healthcare services and their payments/reimbursements, administrative burdens for patients in dealing with cross- border consultations with specialists, incompatibilities in the use of technology and in the sharing of patients' data as well as lack of unified accessible information, not only limit accessibility from both sides of the border and therefore hamper the full use of the health care facilities, but also impede emergency and rescue services in carrying out their cross-border interventions.
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of education, and, in particular, the opportunities to step up efforts to promote multilingualism in border regionmultilingualism and urges Member States, regions and municipalities along the internal borders to introduce mandatory second language teaching into their curricula from preschool and to make bilingual education compulsory throughout a pupil's school career; stresses, moreover, the importance of promoting a bilingual approach at all administrative levels;
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the eGovernment Action Plan 2016-202013 as a tool to achieve an efficient and inclusive public administration, and recognises the particular value of this plan for simplification measures in the border regions; is, however, concerned by the patchy implementation of the plan in some Member States; is also concerned about the often inadquate interoperability of the authorities' electronic systems and the low level of online services available for foreign entrepreneurs to start doing business in another country; _________________ 13 Commission communication of 19 April 2016 entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 – Accelerating the digital transformation of government’ (COM(2016)0179).
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 104 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to ensure genuine cooperation in the field of cross-border healthcare, in order to ensure that patients’ rights are respected, as provided for in the Cimprove complementarity of their health services in border regions and to engage in cross-border collaboration in order to facilitate access to safe and high quality cross-border healthcare; Calls on the Member States, regions and municipalities to conclude bilateral or multilateral framework agreements on cross-border healthcare cooperation and, in this context, draws attention to so called ZOAST areas (Zones Organisées d'Accès aux Soins Transfrontaliers) where residents of six border territories can receive health care on both sides of the border in designated health care institutions without any administrative or financial barriers and which have become benchmarks for cross-Bborder Hhealthcare Directive;cooperation across Europe.
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 110 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the positive role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes in the development and cohesion of border regions; calls onwelcomes the Commission's proposal for a Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 to preserve ETC as an important objective, with a more distinct role within cohesion policy post-2020, as well as a significantly increased budget; underlines ETC's perceptible European added value and calls on the Council to adopt the appropriations proposed in this regard; underlines at the same time the need to simplify the programmes and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries;
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 124 #

2018/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission to put forward a new legislative proposal for a European cross-border convention (ECBC), which would allow, in the case of a territorially circumscribed cross- border infrastructure or service (e.g. a hospital or tramline), to apply the national normative framework and/or the standards of just one of the two or several countries concerned.
2018/05/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas between 2007 and 2013, Greece’s GDP declined by 26% in real terms and while the recession came to an end in 2014, growth over the two years was less than 1%;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas employment rate fell from 66% of the population aged 20-64 in2007 to 53% in 2013, implying that only just over half of people of working age were employed, and while unemployment increased from 8.4% of the labour force to27.5% over the same period;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission and the co-legislators acknowledged in 2015 that Greece has been affected by the crisis in a unique manner, which could have had a severe impact on both the finalisation of the operations under the 2000-2006 and the 2007-2013 oOperational pProgrammes and the start of the implementation of the 2014-2020 cohesion policy programmes;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas substantial amounts would have been recovered in case projects from the 2000-2006 and the 2007-2013 periods had failed to be completed;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 16 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 set out an additional initial pre- financing for the 2014-2020 programming period, of 3,5 %two instalments of 3.5 % each of the amount of support from the cohesion policy funds and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), as well as the application for the 2007-2013 programming period of a 100 % cofinancing rate to the eligible expenditure and the early release of the last 5 % of remaining EU payments, which should have been retained until the closure of the programmes;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas a ring-fenced account was put in place in October 2015 to which all funds allocated to the financing of EU financed projects were transferred in order to ensure that these funds were used solely for payments to beneficiaries and operations of the Operational Programmes;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the report on the use of the amounts under Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 related to the 2007-2013 programming period which was due end of 2016; regrets that the report was submitted by the Greek authorities only in May 2017, but regrets the lack of proper communication between and not made available to the Parliament before December 2017; appreciates that the Commission anhad provided Parliament as, despite several requests, this report was not shared with Parliament until December 2017with an provisional assessment of the list of 181 priority projects which was established at the end of 2011 with the aim of identifying important and emblematic projects and which amounted to 11.5 billion EUR, equivalent to about 55 % of the total 2007 - 2013 ERDF, CF and ESF allocation to Greece;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that the funds paid by the EU under Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 significantly reduced the number of projects classified as incomplete; notes that compared to the 2000-2006 programming period where around 900 projects were not completed, for the 2007-2013 programming period currently 79 projects remain uncompleted and are expected to be completed with the use of national funds; notes with regard to the list of 181 priority projects that 118 projects were completed, 18 projects are to be completed with national funds by 31 March 2019 at the latest, 24 projects were phased into the 2014-2020 programming period and 21 projects have been cancelled;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the funds paid by the EU under Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 significantly reduced the number of projects classified as incomplete on the closure of the operational programmes, notably improving the absorption of structural funds; underlines thatUnderlines that the absorption of structural funds had notably improved and, at the end of March 2016, the payments rate in Greece for the 2007-2013 programming period was over 97 %4 and that according to the state of execution of total payments and ‘reste à liquider’ (RAL) for the programmes for 2007-2013 of 31 March 2018, Greece has no RAL under Heading 1b5 ; welcomes that Greece was the first Member State which had reached an 100 % absorption rate compared to the EU average of 96 %; _________________ 4 Commission Staff Working Document on ex post evaluations of the ERDF and Cohesion Fund 2007-2013. 5 State of execution of total payments and the level of the 'reste à liquider' (RAL) for Heading lb (programmes 2007-2013) - Designation of national authorities and state of execution of interim payments of 2014-2020 ESIF Operational Programmes (Status as of 31 March 2018).
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges, however, that absorption rates provide only indicative information and that an emphasis on the absorption of funds should not be at the expense of effectiveness and quality of investments; considers that more data are needed to evaluate the sustainability of the projects which benefited from these provisionnotes that the specific measures are of a macroeconomic nature and their effects are difficult to be traced into individual projects;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 39 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the mainly quantitative analysis of the report submitted by the Greek authorities on the use of the amounts under Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 related to the 2007-2013 programming period, but regrets the lack of a qualitative assessment in terms of increased competitiveness and productivity and sustainability; ; acknowledges that the effect of the specific measures cannot be separated from the overall impact of the ESIF funds in Greece, making an qualitative assessment difficult to carry out;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Appreciates that Greece showed, as at 31 March 2018, a 28 % implementation rate for the 2014-2020 programming period6 , and invites the Commissionmaking it rank amongst the top provide clear information on the situation as regardserformers compared to other Member States; welcomes the fact that as required the additional pre-financing, which should have been covered by payment applications by 31 December 2016, according to Article 134(1a) of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/1839; as entirely covered by intermediate payment requests for the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund, while regretting that it was not fully covered for the European Social Fund and not covered for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund; _________________ 6 State of execution of total payments and the level of the 'reste à liquider' (RAL) for Heading lb (programmes 2007-2013) - Designation of national authorities and state of execution of interim payments of 2014-2020 ESIF Operational Programmes (Status as of 31 March 2018).
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 55 #

2018/2038(INI)

15. Reminds the Greek authorities of the importance of ensuring proper communication and visibility of the projects which were financed following the adoption of Regulation 2015/1839investments under the ESI Funds;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2018/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. IWelcomes the preliminary assessment that in all probability the 2007-2013 programming period will be closed with no loss of funds; invites the Commission to inform Parliament on the results of the closure process of the 2007-2013 programming period, which are expected to be concluded in the first half of 2018 and which should also include an evaluation of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 on specific measures for Greeces well as to provide an updated picture of the projects in 2019 after the deadline has expired to complete, with national funds, projects left uncompleted at the end of the programming period;
2018/05/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 96 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Based on the positive experience with the interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, the interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to two programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth’25, in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood and to help those involved in smart specialisation strategies to cluster together, in order to scale up innovation and bring innovative products and processes to the European market. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative”. The two programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 113 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to continue supporting or, as appropriate, to establish cooperation in all its dimensions with the Union's neighbouring third countries, as such cooperation is an important regional development policy tool and should benefit the regions of the Member States which border third countries. To that effect, the ERDF and the external financing instruments of the Union, IPA27, NDICI28 and OCTP29, should support programmes under cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation. The support from the ERDF and from the external financing instruments of the Union should be based on reciprocity and proportionality. However, for IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the ERDF support should be complemented by at least equivalent amounts under IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a maximum amount set out in the respective legal act, that is to say, up to 3 % of the financial envelope under IPA III and up to 4 % of the financial envelope of the Neighbourhood geographic programme under Article 4(2)(a) of the NDICI. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y). 28 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y). 29 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 148 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The provisions on the criteria for operations to be considered as genuinely joint and cooperative, on the partnership within an Interreg operation and on the obligations of the lead partner as set out during the programme period 2014-2020 should on be continued. However, Interreg partners should cooperate in all four dimensions (development, and implementation, as well as staffing and/or financing) and, under outermost regions’ cooperation, in three out of four, as it should be simpler to combine support from the ERDF and external financing instruments from the Union both on the level of programmes and operations.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 154 #

2018/0199(COD)

(24) Due to the involvement of more than one Member State, and the resulting higher administrative costs, including for regional points of contact (or ‘antennae’), which function as important points of contact for those proposing and implementing projects, and therefore as a direct line to the joint secretariats or the relevant authorities, but in particular in respect of controls and translation, the ceiling for technical assistance expenditure should be higher than that under the Investment for jobs and growth goal. In order to offset the higher administrative costs, Member States should be encouraged to reduce the administrative burden with regard to the implementation of joint projects wherever possible. In addition, Interreg programmes with limited Union support or external cross-border cooperation programmes should receive a certain minimum amount for technical assistance to ensure sufficient funding for effective technical assistance activities.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 221 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) interregional innovation investments which bring together researchers, businesses, public authorities and civil society on smart specialisation strategies at national or regional level and have the potential to encourage the development of European value chains through the commercialisation and scaling up of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage the development of European value chains ('component 5').
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 261 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
7 Geographical coverage for interregional cooperation and interregional innovation investments
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 265 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For any component 4 Interreg programme or for interregional innovation investments under component 5, the entire territory of the Union shall be supported by the ERDF.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 279 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall amount to EUR 8 43011 165 000 000 (2018 prices) of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the ERDF, ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund for the 2021-2027 programming period and set out in Article [1023(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 286 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 52.7 % (i.e., a total of EUR 4 47 540 000 000) for cross- border cooperation (component 1);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 303 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 31.4 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 649 90EUR 1 981 710 000) for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation (component 2);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 313 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 270 1EUR 309 200 000) for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 322 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 1.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 100365 000 000) for interregional cooperation (component 4);
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 335 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) 11.5 % (i.e., a total of EUR 970 000 000) for interregional innovation investments (component 5).
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 387 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) enhance efficient public administration by promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens, civil society actors and institutions, in particular, with a view to resolving legal and other obstacles in border regions;
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 394 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 1, 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shall also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by actions in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, including the protection of migrants.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 416 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Interregional innovation investments 1. Interregional innovation investments shall be aimed at the commercialisation and scaling up of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage the development of European value chains. Some additional funds from Horizon Europe [proposal for a regulation no (EU) 2018/XXX] may be transferred to the budget directly or via a lead Fund. 2. Interregional innovation investments shall be intended for: (a) the commercialisation and scaling up of common innovation projects that are likely to encourage the development of European value chains; (b) the bringing together of researchers, businesses, civil society organisations, and public administrations involved in smart specialisation strategies at national or regional level; (c) pilot projects aimed at identifying or testing new development solutions at regional and local level which are based on smart specialisation strategies; (d) sharing innovation experiences with the aim of benefiting from the experience gained in regional or local development. 3. The entire territory of the Union shall be supported by the ERDF for interregional innovation investments. 4. The interregional innovation investments shall be developed and submitted under direct or indirect management. 5. With respect to the European territorial cohesion principle, one third of the resources should be reserved for regions with below average scores in the EU Regional Competitiveness Index 2013- 2016. The interregional initiative for innovation in regions with structural handicaps should: (a) give precedence to peripheral, NUTS level 3 EU regions with low population density, and which are mountain and/or island regions, which could benefit from specific financing that would allow them to develop innovative investment projects together, which would have tremendous potential for being transferred and replicated in other regions affected by the same structural handicaps; (b) be aimed at stimulating innovation processes in regional economies with structural geographical and demographic handicaps, assessing local resources, providing support for the use of renewable energies, handling waste, managing water, promoting cultural and natural heritage, and establishing a circular economy; the term ‘innovation’ here covers technological, organisational, social and environmental innovation. 6. Third countries may participate, provided that they make a funding contribution in the form of externally allocated revenue.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 455 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) with regard to the table referred to in point (g)(ii) of paragraph 4, it shall include the amounts for the years 2021 to 2025 only.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 461 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State hosting the managing authority may, following consultation with the local and regional authorities and in compliance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], submit a motivated request for an amendment of an Interreg programme together with the amended programme, setting out the expected impact of that amendment on the achievement of the objectives.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 489 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The managing authority shall consultnotify the Commission and take its comments into account prior to the initial submission of the selection criteria to the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the steering committee. The same shall apply for any subsequent changes to those criteria.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 491 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. In selecting operations,Before the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the steering committee selects operations, the managing authority shall:
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 504 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Partners shall cooperate in the development, implementation, staffing and financing of Interreg operations. An effort shall be made to limit the number of partners for each Interreg operation to no more than ten.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 514 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The total contribution from the ERDF or, where applicable, an external financing instrument of the Union, to aone or more small project funds within an Interreg programme shall not exceed EUR 20 000 000 or 1520 % of the total allocation of the Interreg programme, whichever is lower and must be at least 3 % of the total allocation in the case of an Interreg programme for cross-border cooperation.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 529 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Staff and other direct costs corresponding to the cost categories in Articles 39 to 42, as well as indirect costs generated at the level of the beneficiary for the management of the small project fund or funds, shall not exceed 230 % of the total eligible cost of the respective small project fund or funds.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 544 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Technical assistance to each Interreg programme shall be reimbursed as a flat rate by applying the percentages set out in paragraph 2 to the yearly instalments of the pre-financing pursuant to points (a) and (b) of Article 49(2) for 2021 and 2022 as well as to the eligible expenditure included in each payment application pursuant to [points (a) or (c) of Article 85(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as appropriate.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 552 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The monitoring committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Member State hosting the managing authority or of the managing authority. Where the rules of procedure of the monitoring committee establish a rotating chair, the monitoring committee may be chaired by a representative of a third country, partner country or OCT, and co- chaired by a representative of the Member State or of the managing authority, and vice-versa.deleted
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 576 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the methodology and criteria used for the selection of operations, including any changes thereto, after consultation withnotifying the Commission pursuant to Article 22(2), without prejudice to [points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 27(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR];
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 594 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Common output and common result indicators, as set out in Annex [I] to Regulation (EU) [new ERDF], and, where necessary, programme-specific output and result indicatorswhich are found to be most suited to measure progress towards the goals of the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) programme, shall be used in accordance with Article [12(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], and point (d)(ii) of Article 17(3) and point (b) of Article 31(2) of this Regulation.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 595 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where necessary and in cases duly justified by the managing authority, programme-specific output and result indicators shall be used in addition to the indicators which were selected in line with the first subparagraph of this article.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 596 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall carry out evaluations of each Interreg programme, no more than once a year. Each evaluation shall assess the programme’s effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value with the aim to improve the quality of the design and implementation of the respective Interreg programme.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 722 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The total amount paid as pre-financing shall be reimbursed to the Commission if no payment application under the cross- border Interreg programme is sent within 2436 months of the date on which the Commission pays the first instalment of the pre-financing amount. Such reimbursement shall constitute internal assigned revenue and shall not reduce the support from the ERDF, IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC to the programme.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 746 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3
3. Where the selection of one or more large infrastructure projects is on the agenda of a monitoring committee or, where applicable, steering committee meeting, the managing authority shall transmit a concept note for each such project to the Commission at the latest two months before the date of the meeting. The concept note shall be a maximum of threfive pages and shall indicate the name, the location, the budget, the lead partner and the partners as well as the main objectives and deliverables thereof, as well as including a credible business plan which demonstrates that the project or projects’ continuation is secure even without the provision of Interreg funds. If the concept note concerning one or more large infrastructure projects is not transmitted to the Commission by that deadline, the Commission may request that the chair of the monitoring committee or steering committee remove the projects concerned from the agenda of the meeting.
2018/10/03
Committee: REGI
Amendment 695 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shall support integrated territorial development based on territorial strategies in accordance with Article [23] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] focused on urban areas and the urban hinterland ('sustainable urban development') within programmes under both goals referred to in Article 4(2) of that Regulation.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1822 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 330 624 388 6372 197 000 000 in 2018 prices.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1827 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Resources for the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall amount to 97.5 % of the global resources (i.e., a total of EUR 322 194 388 63061 031 090 000 in 2018 prices) and shall be allocated as follows:
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1831 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 61.6 % (i.e. a total of EUR 198 621 593 15222 563 063 807) for less developed regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1835 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 14.3 % (i.e. a total of EUR 45 934 516 5951 471 376 225) for transition regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1837 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 10.8 % (i.e., a total of EUR 34 842 689 009 042 560 740) for more developed regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1840 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 12.8 % (i.e., a total of EUR 416 348 556 87732 633 609) for Member States supported by the Cohesion Fund;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1843 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 0.4 % (i.e., a total of EUR 1 447 034 001621 456 739) as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1847 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The amount of resources available for the ESF+ shall amount to 27.6 % of the resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall be EUR 88 646 194 590(i.e. EUR 99 786 000 000 in 2018 prices). That does not include the financial envelope for the Employment and Social Innovation strand or the Health strand.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1853 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The amount of additional funding for the outermost regions referred to in point (e) in paragraph 1 allocated to the ESF+ shall be EUR 376 928 934correspond to 0.4 % of the resources referred to in the first subparagraph (i.e. EUR 424 296 054 in 2018 prices).
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1878 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 5
5. EUR 5060 000 000 (in 2018 prices) of the resources for the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall be allocated to the European Urban Initiative under direct or indirect management by the Commission.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1880 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 6
6. EUR 17596 000 000 (in 2018 prices) of the ESF+ resources for the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall be allocated for transnational cooperation supporting innovative solutions under direct or indirect management.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1886 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 7
7. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall amount to 2.5 %EUR 11 165 910 000 (in 2018 prices) of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2021-2027 (i.e. a total of EUR 8 430 000 000).
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2028 #

2018/0196(COD)

8. TFor the allocation of resources by Member State, covering cross-border, and transnational and outermost regions’ cooperation is determincooperation and cooperation between outermost regions, the Commission will be guided asby the weighted sum of the shares determined on the basis of the following criteria, weighted as indicated:lists of regions to be supported that are annexed to the Implementing Decision of 16 June 2014 for the period 2014-2020 In doing so, the Commission will factor in, in particular, maximum continuity with existing programmes.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2031 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point a
a) total population of all NUTS level 3 land border regions and of other NUTS level 3 regions of which at least half of the regional population lives within 25 kilometres of the land border (weighting 36%);deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2037 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point b
b) population living within 25 kilometres of the land borders (weighting 24%);deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2045 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point c
c) total population of the Member States (weighting 20%);deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2051 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point d
d) total population of all NUTS level 3 regions along border coastlines and of other NUTS level 3 regions of which at least half of the regional population lives within 25 kilometres of the border coastlines. (weighting 9.8%);eleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2056 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point e
e) population living in the maritime border areas within 25 kilometres of the border coastlines (weighting 6.5%);deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2062 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point f
f) total population of outermost regions (weighting 3.7%).deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2069 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – paragraph 1
The share of the cross-border component corresponds to the sum of the weights of criteria (a) and (b). The share of the transnational component corresponds to the sum of weights of criteria (c), (d) and (e). The share of the outermost regions’ cooperation corresponds to the weight of criterion (f).deleted
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Intelligent speed assistance, lane- keeping systems, driver drowsiness and attention monitoring and distraction detection and reversing detection systems have a high potential to reduce casualty numbers considerably. In addition, those systems are based on technologies which will be used for the deployment of connected and automated vehicles too. Therefore, harmonised rules and test procedures for the type-approval of vehicles as regards those systems and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units should be established at Union level. The technological progress of these systems should be taken into account in every evaluation of the existing legislation, in order to be future proof and to support the development towards Vision Zero driving.
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 82 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) IAdvanced emergency braking systems, intelligent speed assistance, lane- keeping systems, driver drowsiness and attention monitoring and distraction detection and reversing detection systems have a high potential to reduce casualty numbers considerably. In addition, those systems are based on technologies which will be used for the deployment of connected and automated vehicles too. Therefore, harmonised rules and test procedures for the type-approval of vehicles as regards those systems and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units should be established at Union level. It should also be ensured that these systems can be inspected, and thus operated safely, throughout the life cycle of the vehicle.
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The introduction of event (accident) data recorders storing a range of crucial vehicle data over a short timeframe before, during and after a triggering event (for example, the deployment of an airbag) is a valuable step in obtaining more accurate, in-depth accident data. Motor-vehicles should therefore be required to be equipped with such recorders. It should also be a requirement thatn addition, only anonymised data that can be used for accident research should be collected and stored. Moreover, such recorders arshould be capable for recording and storing data in such a way that the data can be used by Member States to conduct road safety analysis and assess the effectiveness of specific measures taken.
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 142 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10
(10) ‘advanced emergency braking system’ means a system which can automatically detect a potential collision and automatically activate the vehicle braking system at the latest possible moment to decelerate the vehicle with the purpose of avoiding or mitigating a collision;
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 244 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) it shall be possible for automatic active interventions by the system to be overridden by means of deliberate driver action;
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 262 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall be equipped with a lane departure warning systemn emergency lane keeping assistant and an advanced emergency braking system, which comply with the requirements set out in the delegated acts adopted under paragraph 7.
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 270 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) it shall be possible for automatic active interventions by the system to be overridden by means of deliberate driver action;
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 297 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Review and Reporting 1. By ... [three years after the date of application of this Regulation] and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and to the Council, on the achievements of safety measures and systems, including their penetration rates. The Commission shall evaluate whether these measures and systems operate in accordance with this Regulation. The Commission shall also take into account the technological progress of safety systems during the evaluation, in order to support the developments towards Vision Zero driving. Where appropriate, that report shall be accompanied by recommendations, including a legislative proposal to amend the requirements as regards general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users.
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 307 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [PO: Please insert the date 3624 months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 324 #

2018/0145(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table – subheading 3 – line 2
UN Regulation No Lane departure warning B A4 B A4 B B A4 A4 130
2018/12/17
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 69 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Operating system providers play also a crucial role as an intermediary between content providers and consumers. The main purpose of an operating system is to control the basic functions of a device and enable the user to make use of such a device and run application software on it. However, operating systems are usually proposed with a set of accessory by-default application software in order to offer the consumer a turnkey device. This can shape deeply the choice of applications used by consumers later on. Moreover, operating systems also handle the way those applications can be run on the device and act as a key platform between application developers and consumers. As operating system providers are often vertically integrated with application developers, issues can arise notably regarding the possibility of a differentiated treatment between native and third-party applications; Increasing transparency would help prevent unfair commercial behaviours.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Online intermediation services, operating systems and online search engines, as well as the commercial transactions facilitated by those services, have an intrinsic cross- border potential and are of particular importance for the proper functioning of the Union’s internal market in today’s economy. The potentially unfair and harmful trading practices of certain providers of those services in respect of business users and corporate website users hamper the full realisation of that potential and negatively affect the proper functioning of the internal market. In addition, the full realisation of that potential is hampered, and the proper functioning of the internal market is negatively affected, by diverging laws of certain Member States which, with a varying degree of effectiveness, regulate those services, while other Member States are considering adopting such laws.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 90 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Since online intermediation services, operating systems and online search engines typically have a global dimension, this Regulation should apply to providers of those services regardless of whether they are established in a Member State or outside the Union, provided that two cumulative conditions are met. Firstly, the business users or corporate website users should be established in the Union. Secondly, the business users or corporate website users should, through the provision of those services, offer their goods or services to consumers located in the Union at least for part of the transaction. Such consumers should be located in the Union, but do not need to have their place of residence in the Union nor have the nationality of any Member State. Accordingly, this Regulation should not apply where the business users or corporate websites users are not established in the Union or where they are established in the Union but where they use online intermediation services or online search engines to offer goods or services exclusively to consumers located outside the Union or to persons who are not consumers.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Examples of online intermediation services covered by this Regulation should consequently include online e-commerce market places, including collaborative ones on which business users are active, online software applications services such as application stores, and online social media services. However, this Regulation should not apply to online advertising serving tools or online advertising exchanges which are not provided with the aim of facilitating the initiation of direct transactions and which do not involve a contractual relationship with consumers. This Regulation should also not apply to online payment services, since they do not themselves meet the applicable requirements but are rather inherently auxiliary to the transaction for the supply of goods and services to the consumers concerned.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 175 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Where a provider of online intermediation services itself offers certain goods or services to consumers through its own online intermediation services, or does so through a business user which it controls, that provider may compete directly with other business users of its online intermediation services which are not controlled by the provider. Such a provider may have an economic incentive and the ability to use its control over the online intermediation service to provide technical or economic advantages to its own offerings, or those offered through a business user which it controls, that it could deny to competing business users. If a provider of online intermediation services exercises this ability, its conduct may deprive such competing business users of equality of opportunity and can lead to consumer harm by reducing their choices, or withholding critical information from them. In such situations, in particular, it is important that the provider of online intermediation services acts in a transparent manner and provides a description of any differentiated treatment, whether through legal, commercial or technical means, that it might give in respect of goods or services it offers itself compared to those offered by business users. For purposes of this Regulation, a provider’s service competes with those of its other business users if it is regarded as interchangeable or substitutable by consumers of the online intermediation service, including by reason of the characteristics, prices, or intended uses of the services. To ensure proportionality, this obligation should apply at the level of the overall online intermediation services, rather than at the level of individual goods or services offered through those services.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 183 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In certain cases, the asymmetry in bargaining power between online intermediation services and other business users results in a significant imbalance in the parties’ rights and obligations under the applicable contract, causing harm to the business user. In such cases, the provider of online intermediation service must apply fair treatment to the business user, including treating the business users’ services and its own services substantially similarly. Treatment shall not qualify as fair if it materially impairs the business users’ ability and freedom to do business, thereby causing appreciable harm to the business user.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 186 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) When a provider of online intermediation services competes with other business users, he may harm consumers by reducing the consumers’ choices, or withholding critical information from them. The obligation to provide fair treatment should include ensuring that consumers who access services through the online intermediation service have the right and ability to select and use the services of their choice, without facing any undue burdens, such as where the provider ignores or overrides consumers’ choices of default settings. A provider of online intermediation services fails to provide fair treatment where it does not afford competing business users with all information necessary for them to achieve a comparable level and quality of interoperability with the online intermediation service, and any ancillary services, as are available to the provider itself. A provider of online intermediation services also fails to provide fair treatment where it implements practices that directly or indirectly provide technical or economic advantages to its own offerings that it denies to competing business users. Fair treatment requires the provider to refrain from interfering in the commercial relationship between competing business users and consumers of their services.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 226 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules to ensure that business users of online intermediation services, device operating systems and corporate website users in relation to online search engines are granted appropriate transparency and effective redress possibilities.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 235 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall apply to online intermediation services, device operating systems and online search engines provided, or offered to be provided, to business users and corporate website users, respectively, that have their place of establishment or residence in the Union and that, through online intermediation services or online search engines, offer goods or services to consumers located in the Union, irrespective of the place of establishment or residence of the providers of those services.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 260 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) ‘device operating system’ means system software products that control the basic functions of a device and enable the user to make use of such a device and run application software on it.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 261 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3b) ‘operating systems providers’ means any natural or legal person which provides, or which offers to provide, device operating systems.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 268 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘online search engine’ means a digital service that allows users to perform searches of, in principle, all websites or websites in a particular language on the basis of a query on any subject in the form of a keyword, vocal request, phrase or other input, and returns linksresults in any format in which information related to the requested content can be found;
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 285 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Providers of online intermediation services and providers of operating systems shall ensure that their terms and conditions:
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 297 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are easily available for business users at all stages of their commercial relationship with the provider of online intermediation services or the providers of operating systems, including in the pre- contractual stage;
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 321 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Providers of online intermediation services shalland providers of operating system shall actively notify to the business users concerned any envisaged modification of their terms and conditions.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 339 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Modifications to terms and conditions implemented by a provider of online intermediation services or by providers of operating systems contrary to the provisions of paragraph 3 shall be null and void.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 345 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraph 3 shall not apply where a provider of online intermediation services or a provider of operating systems is subject to a legal obligation which requires it to modify its terms and conditions in a manner which does not allow it to respect the notice period referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 379 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Article 4.1 shall not apply where a provider of online intermediation services is subject to a legal obligation to sanction, suspend, or terminate, in whole or in part, the provision of its online intermediation services to a given business, or does so in order to fight against illicit content. In such cases, the business user shall be notified without undue delay.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 423 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. (a) Providers of online search engines shall notify to corporate website users, in a reasonable notice period, any changes to ranking mechanism referred to in article 5.2. (b) Providers of online search engines shall set out for corporate website users a description of any differentiated treatment which they give, or may give, in relation to, on the one hand, good and services offered to consumers through those online search engines services by either that provider itself or any business users which that provider controls and, on the other hand, other websites users. It shall be clearly indicated, with a specific symbol or any other tool, where provider of online search engines itself, or any business users, which that provider controls partially or entirely, offer goods and services to consumers through online search engines services. (c) Providers of online search engines shall set out for corporate website users an easily accessible internal system allowing websites users to enter into contact with them.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 445 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of online intermediation services and providers of operating systems 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 services or operating systems by either that provider itself or any business users which that provider controls and, on the other hand, other business users.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 457 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The description referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover at least, where applicable, any differentiated treatment through specific measures taken by, or the behaviour of, the provider of the online intermediation services or of the operating system relating to any of the following:
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 459 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) access that the provider, or that the business users which that provider controls, may have to any personal data or other data, or both, which business users or consumers provide for the use of the online intermediation services or of the operating system concerned or which are generated through the provision of those services;
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 473 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
3. To the extent a provider of online intermediation services, or of operating systems or any business user which that provider controls, offers goods or services that compete with those offered by other business users, the provider shall apply fair treatment to those other business users in such a way that it does not materially impair those business users’ ability to do business.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 536 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Where, in the provision of their services, providers of online intermediation services or providers of operating systems restrict the ability of business users to offer the same goods and services to consumers under different conditions through other means than through those services, they shall include grounds for that restriction in their terms and conditions and make those grounds easily available to the public. Those grounds shall include the main economic, commercial or legal considerations for those restrictions.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 562 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As part of their internal complaint- handling system, providers of online intermediation services, providers of online search engines, and providers of operating systems shall:
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 573 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Providers of online intermediation services, providers of online search engines, and providers of operating systems shall include in their terms and conditions all relevant information relating to the access to and functioning of their internal complaint-handling system.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 581 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Providers of online intermediation services, providers of online search engines, and providers of operating systems shall annually establish and make easily available to the public information on the functioning and effectiveness of their internal complaint-handling system.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 606 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Providers of online intermediation services, providers of online search engines, and providers of operating systems 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.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 614 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) their mediation services are affordable for an average business user of the online intermediation services, the online search engines, and the operating systems concerned;
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 615 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) they are capable of providing their mediation services in the language of the terms and conditions which govern the contractual relationship between the provider of online intermediation services, the provider of online search engines, or the provider of operating systems and the business user concerned;
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 617 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Providers of online intermediation services, providers of online search engines, and providers of operating systems 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.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 633 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Providers of online intermediation services , providers of online search engines, and providers of operating systems shall bear a reasonable proportion of the total costs of mediation in each individual case. A reasonable proportion of those total costs shall be determined, on the basis of a suggestion by the mediator, by taking into account all relevant elements of the case at hand, in particular the relative merits of the claims of the parties to the dispute, the conduct of the parties, as well as the size and financial strength of the parties relative to one another. However, providers of online intermediation services, providers of online search engines, and providers of operating systems shall in any case bear at least half of the total cost.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 640 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Any attempt to reach an agreement through mediation on the settlement of a dispute in accordance with this Article shall not affect the rights of the providers of the online intermediation services, online search engine, or operating systems and of the business users concerned to initiate judicial proceedings at any time during or after the mediation process.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 651 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall encourage providers of online intermediation services, providers of online search engines, and providers of operating systems as well as organisations and associations representing them to individually or jointly set up one or more organisations providing mediation services which meet the requirements specified in Article 10(2), for the specific purpose of facilitating the out-of-court settlement of disputes with business users arising in relation to the provision of those services, taking particular account of the cross- border nature of online intermediation services, online search engines, and operating systems.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 657 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Organisations and associations that have a legitimate interest in representing business users or in representing corporate website users, as well as public bodies set up in Member States, shall have the right to take action before national courts in the Union, in accordance with the rules of the law of the Member State where the action is brought, to stop or prohibit any non- compliance by providers of online intermediation services or by providers of online search engines or by providers of operating systems with the relevant requirements laid down in this Regulation.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 693 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The right referred to in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the rights of business users and corporate website users to individually take action before competent national courts, in accordance with the rules of the law of the Member State where the action is brought, to address any non-compliance by providers of online intermediation services by providers of online search engines, or by providers of operating systems with the relevant requirements laid down in this Regulation.
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 729 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Title (new)
Annex Commercial practices to be regarded as unfair in all circumstances
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 733 #

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point d (new)
(d) Impeding consumers access to, or discovery of, products, services, or applications offered by other business users on the online service for reasons that are not objectively justifiable;
2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) These common non-exhaustive criteria for the application of penalties may not be relevant in deciding on penalties regarding every infringement, in particular regarding non-serious infringements. Member States should also take account of other general principles of law applicable to the imposition of penalties, such as the principle of non bis in idem. In such a case of a non-serious infringement or if the penalties likely to be imposed would constitute a disproportionate burden to the trader, a reprimand may be issued instead of a fine. The imposition of penalties should be subject to appropriate procedural safeguards in accordance with the general principles of Union law - such as the principle of non bis in idem - and the Charter, including effective judicial protection and due process.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 71 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) To ensure that Member State authorities can impose effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties in relation to widespread infringements of consumer law and to widespread infringements with a Union dimension that are subject to coordinated investigation and enforcement in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/2394, fines should be introduced as a mandatory element of penalties for such infringements. In order to ensure deterrence of the fines, Member States should set in their national law the maximum fine for such infringements at a level that is at leastup to 10 000 000 EUR or 4% of the trader's total worldwide annual turnover inof the Member State concernedpreceding financial year, whichever is higher.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 79 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Where, as a result of the coordination mechanism under Regulation (EU) 2017/2394, a single national competent authority within the meaning of that Regulation imposes a fine on the trader responsible for the widespread infringement or the widespread infringement with a Union dimension, it should be able to impose a fine of at least 4 % of the trader’s annual turnover in all Member States concerned by the coordinated enforcement actionup to 10 000 000 EUR or 4 % of the trader’s total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 95 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Member States should ensure that remedies are available for consumers harmed by unfair commercial practices in order to eliminate all the effects of those unfair practices. In order to meet that objective, Member States should make both contractual and non-contractual remedies available. As a minimum, the contractual remedies provided by the Member States should include the right to price reduction or to contract termination. Non-contractual remedies provided under national law should, as a minimum, include the right to compensation for damages. Member States would not be prevented from maintaining or introducing rights to additional remedies for consumers harmed by unfair commercial practices in order to ensure full removal of the effects of such practices.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 101 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Specific transparency requirements for online marketplaces should therefore be provided in Directive 2011/83/EU to inform consumers using online marketplaces about the main parameters determining ranking of offers and the relative importance of those main parameters as opposed to other parameters, whether they enter into a contract with a trader or a non-trader (such as another consumer), whether consumer protection law applies and which trader is responsible for the performance of the contract and for ensuring consumer rights when these rights apply. This information should be provided in a clear, unambiguous and comprehensible manner and not only through a reference in the standard Terms and Conditions or similar contractual document. The information requirements for online marketplaces should be proportionate and need to strike a balance between a high level of consumer protection and the competitiveness of online marketplaces. Online marketplaces should not be required to list specific consumer rights when informing consumers about their applicability or non- applicability. The information to be provided about the responsibility for ensuring consumer rights depends on the contractual arrangements between the online marketplace and the relevant third party traders. Online marketplace may refer to the third party trader as being solely responsible for ensuring consumer rights or describe its specific responsibilities where it assumes the responsibility for certain aspects of the contract, for example, delivery or the exercise of the right of withdrawal. The obligation to provide information about the main parameters determining ranking of search results and about the relative importance of those main parameters as opposed to other parameters is without prejudice to any trade secrets regarding the underlying algorithms. This information should explain the main default parameters used by the marketplace but does not have to be presented in a customized manner for each individual search query.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Transparency requirements for online marketplaces need to be robust to protect the consumer even after the consumer is bound by a distance or off- premises contract, or any corresponding offer if additional essential information becomes available after the sale. Consumers should be protected from buying or using illegal content, which may pose a threat to their health and safety, and be allowed to exercise any available remedies, including through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms provided for in Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. They should therefore be informed when they have bought an illegal product or service, or in the event the offer was misleading. Online marketplaces do not always know when an offer or a product is illegal. However, when they become aware of such information after the sale, they should share it not only with the traders but also with the consumers. Such a requirement is in line with Directive 2000/31/EC, since it would only apply once an online marketplace has received a notice, confirmed its validity, and proceeded with the takedown of the illegal offer, product or service. _____________ 1a Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Directive on consumer ADR) (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 63).
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 143 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) Directive 2011/83/EU provides fully harmonised rules regarding the right of withdrawal from distance and off- premises contracts. In this context, two concrete obligations have been shown to constitute disproportionate burdens on traders and should be deleted.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 148 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) The first relates to the consumer right to withdraw from sales contracts concluded at a distance or off-premises even after using goods more than necessary to establish their nature, characteristics and functioning. According to Article 14(2) of Directive 2011/83/EU, a consumer is still able to withdraw from the online/off-premises purchase even if he or she has used the good more than allowed; however, in such a case, the consumer can be held liable for any diminished value of the good.deleted
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 160 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) The obligation to accept the return of such goods creates difficulties for traders who are required to assess the ‘diminished value’ of the returned goods and to resell them as second-hand goods or to discard them. It distorts the balance between a high level of consumer protection and the competitiveness of enterprises pursued by Directive 2011/83/EU. The right for consumers to return goods in such situations should therefore be deleted. Annex I of Directive 2011/83/EU 'Information concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal' should also be adjusted in accordance with this amendment.deleted
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 165 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) The second obligation concerns Article 13 of Directive 2011/83/EU, according to which traders can withhold the reimbursement until they have received the goods back, or until the consumer has supplied evidence of having sent them back, whichever is the earliest. The latter option may, in some circumstances, effectively require traders to reimburse consumers before having received back the returned goods and having had the possibility to inspect them. It distorts the balance between a high level of consumer protection and the competitiveness of enterprises pursued by Directive 2011/83/EU. Therefore, the obligation for traders to reimburse the consumer on the mere basis of the proof that the goods have been sent back to the trader should be deleted. Annex I of Directive 2011/83/EU 'Information concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal' should also be adjusted in accordance with this amendment.deleted
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 174 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU guarantees the freedom to conduct a business in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices. However, the marketing across Member States of products as beof a product with seemingly identical when, in reality, they have a significantlypresentation to another product, which is marketed under the same brand but presents differentces in composition or characteristicssensory profile may mislead consumers and cause them to take a transactional decision that they would not have taken otherwise.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 178 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
(42) Such a practice can therefore be qualified as contrary to Directive 2005/29/EC based on a case by case assessment of relevant elements. In order to facilitate the application of existing law by Member States' consumer and food authorities, guidance on the application of current EU rules to situations of dual quality of food products was provided in the Commission Notice of 26.9.2017 'on the application of EU food and consumer protection law to issues of Dual Quality of products – The specific case of food'.46 In this context, the Commission's Joint Research Centre is currently developing a common approach to the comparative tehas developed an EU harmonised testing methodology to comparatively assess quality related characteristingcs of food products. __________________ 46 C(2017)6532.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 183 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
(43) However, the enforcement experience has shown that it may be unclear to consumers, traders and national competent authorities which commercial practices could be contrary to the Directive 2005/29/EC in the absence of an explicit provision. Therefore, Directive 2005/29/EC should be amended to ensure legal certainty both for traders and enforcement authorities by addressing explicitly the marketing of a product as bewith seemingly identical to the same product marketed in several other Member States, where those products have significantly different composition or characteristicspresentation to another product, which is marketed under the same brand but presents differences in composition or sensory profile, as defined by the EU harmonised testing methodology developed by the Commission's Joint Research Centre. Competent authorities should assess and address on a case by case basis such practices according to the provisions of the Directive. In undertaking its assessment the competent authority should take into account whether such differentiation is easily identifiable by consumers, a trader's right to adapt products of the same brand for different geographical markets due to legitimate factors, such as availability or seasonality of raw materials, defined consumer preferences or voluntary strategies aimed at improving access to healthy and nutritious food as well as the traders' right to offer products of the same brand in packages of different weight or volume in different geographical markets, and the recommendations on common interpretation defined by the High Level Forum for Better Functioning of the Supply Chain of found differences based on the EU harmonised testing methodology developed by the Commission's Joint Research Centre.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 189 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
(44) While off-premises sales constitute a legitimate and well-established sales channel, like sales at a trader's business premises and distance–selling, some particularly aggressive or misleading marketing practices in the context of visits to the consumer's home without the consumer's prior agreement or during commercial excursions can put consumers under pressure to make purchases of goods they would not otherwise buy and/or purchases at excessive prices, often involving immediate payment. Such practices often target elderly or other vulnerable consumers. Some Member States consider those practices undesirable and deem it necessary to restrict certain forms and aspects of off-premises sales within the meaning of Directive 2011/83/EU, such as aggressive and misleading marketing or selling of a product in the context of unsolicited visits to a consumer's home or commercial excursions, on grounds of public policy or the respect for consumers’ private life protected by Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and in order to facilitate enforcement, it should therefore be clarified that Directive 2005/29/EC is without prejudice to Member States' freedom to make arrangements without the need for a case-by-case assessment of the specific practice, to protect the legitimate interests of consumers with regard to unsolicited visits at their private home by a trader in order to offer or sell products or in relation to commercial excursions organised by a trader with the aim or effect of promoting or selling products to consumers where such arrangements are justified on grounds of public policy or the protection of private life. Any such provisions should be proportionate and not discriminatory. Member States should be required to notify any national provisions adopted in this regard to the Commission so that the Commission can make this information available to all interested parties and monitor the proportionate nature and legality of those measures.deleted
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 200 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5
(1) Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: “This Directive does not prevent Member States from adopting provisions to protect the legitimate interests of consumers with regard to aggressive or misleading marketing or selling practices in the context of unsolicited visits by a trader to a consumer's home, or with regard to commercial excursions organised by a trader with the aim or effect of promoting or selling products to consumers, provided that such provisions are justified on grounds of public policy or the protection of the respect for private life.” (b) following: “Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of any national provisions applied on the basis of paragraph 5 as well as of any subsequent changes. The Commission shall make this information easily accessible to consumers and traders on a dedicated website.”deleted Paragraph 6 is replaced by the
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 209 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Aany marketing of a product as bewith seemingly identical to the same product marketed in several other Member States, while those products have significantlypresentation to another product, which is marketed under the same brand but presents differentces in composition or characteristicssensory profile;
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 238 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 11 a – paragraph 2
2. Contractual remedies shall include, as a minimum, the possibility for the consumer to obtain a price reduction or to unilaterally terminate the contract.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 257 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Where the penalty to be imposed is a fine, the infringing trader’s annual turnover and net profits of the preceding financial year, as well as any fines imposed for the same or other infringements of this Directive in other Member States shall also be taken into account in the determination of its amount.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 261 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the penalties for widespread infringements and widespread infringements with a Union dimension within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/29394 include the possibility to impose fines, the maximum amount of which shall be at leastup to 10 000 000 EUR or 4 % of the trader's total worldwide annual turnover inof the Member State or Member States concernedpreceding financial year, whichever is higher.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 274 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2005/29/EC
Annex I – point 11
11. Using editorial content in the media, or providing information to a consumer’s online search query, to promote a product or service where a trader has paid for the promotionrovided direct or indirect remuneration for a promotion or prominent placement without making that clear in the content or search results or by images or sounds clearly identifiable by the consumer in a concise, transparent and intelligible form (advertorial; paid placement or paid inclusion). This is without prejudice to Directive 2010/13/EU48. __________________ 48 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1).
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 302 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘contract for the supply of digital content which is not supplied on tangible medium’ means a contract under which a trader supplies or undertakes to supply specific digital content to the consumer and the consumer pays or undertakes to pay the price thereof. This also includes contracts where the consumer provides or undertakes to provide personal data to the trader, except where the personal data provided by the consumer is exclusively processed by the trader for the purpose of supplying the digital content, or for the trader to comply with legal requirements to which the trader is subject, and the trader does not process this data for any other purpose;
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 303 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘digital service’ means (a) a service that allowings the consumer theo creatione, processing or, storage of, or access to, data in digital form; or (b) a service that allowings the sharing of or any other interaction with data in digital form uploaded or created by the consumer and other users of that service, including video and audio sharing and other file hosting, word processing or games offered in the cloud computing environment and social media.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 306 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘digital service contract’ means a contract under which a trader supplies or undertakes to supply a digital service to the consumer and the consumer pays or undertakes to pay the price thereof. This also includes contracts where the consumer provides or undertakes to provide personal data to the trader, except where the personal data provided by the consumer is exclusively processed by the trader for the purpose of supplying the digital service, or for the trader to comply with legal requirements to which the trader is subject, and the trader does not process this data for any other purpose;
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 318 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) where applicable, any relevant interoperability of digital content and digital services with hardware and software that the trader is aware of or can reasonably be expected to have been aware ofdifferent from the ones with which digital content or services of the same type are normally used.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 323 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) where applicable, any relevant interoperability of digital content and digital services with hardware and software that the trader is aware of or can reasonably be expected to have been aware ofdifferent from the ones with which digital content or services of the same type are normally used.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 335 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the main parameters determining ranking of offers presented to the consumer as result of his search query on the online marketplace and the reason for the relative importance of those main parameters as opposed to other parameters;
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 342 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) whether the user reviews related to the offered product or service have been subject to a control of their authenticity, and if so, a description of the main characteristics of such control;
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 363 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
After the consumer is bound by a distance or off-premises contract, or any corresponding offer, on an online marketplace, and where the offer for the good or service that has been sold was notified to and removed by the online marketplace on grounds that it is illegal, the online marketplace shall promptly provide the following information to the consumer in a clear and comprehensible manner: (a) that the product or service sold or the offer thereof is illegal or apparently illegal and was removed; (b) the identity of the trader that placed the offer, which was removed; (c) the reason why the offer was removed.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 389 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 3
(a) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: “3. collect the goods himself, with regard to sales contracts, the trader may withhold the reimbursement until he has received the goods back.”deleted Unless the trader has offered to
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 398 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point 1
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 2
(1) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “After the termination of the contract, the consumer shall refrain from using the digital content or digital service and from making it available to third parties.”deleted
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 403 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
1a. The following paragraph is inserted: “2a. After the termination of the contract, the consumer shall refrain from using the digital content or digital service and from making it available to third parties.”
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 415 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point 3
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 1– point n
(3) the following point is added: “(n) the supply of goods that the consumer has handled, during the right of withdrawal period, other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.”deleted
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 433 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the penalties for widespread infringements and widespread infringements with a Union dimension within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/29394 include the possibility to impose fines, the maximum amount of which shall be at leastup to 10 000 000 EUR or 4% of the trader’s total worldwide annual turnover inof the Member State or Member States concernedpreceding financial year, whichever is higher.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 464 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Directive 1993/13/EEC
Article 8 b – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the penalties for widespread infringements and widespread infringements with a Union dimension within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/29394 include the possibility to impose fines, the maximum amount of which shall be at leastup to 10 000 000 EUR or 4% of the trader’s total worldwide annual turnover inof the Member State or Member States concerned. preceding financial year, whichever is higher.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 480 #

2018/0090(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Directive 1998/06/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the penalties for widespread infringements and widespread infringements with a Union dimension within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/29394 include the possibility to impose fines, the maximum amount of which shall be at leastup to 10 000 000 EUR or 4 % of the trader’s total worldwide annual turnover inof the Member State or Member States concernedpreceding financial year, whichever is higher.
2018/10/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 2 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas services account for 71% of the GDP and 68% of total employment, the full potential of the Single Market in services still remains unfulfilled;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas smart regulation can have positive effects on the European market and deregulation should therefore not be the overall aim;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas in many cases, regulation of professional services can be justified, for example when it aims at protecting a number of general interest objectives, it nevertheless needs to be adjusted regularly to take into consideration technological, societal or market developments;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas Directive 2005/36/EC was amended in 2013, with the objective to achieve a proportionate regulatory framework, justified by general interests objectives, introducing in Article 59 a transparency and mutual evaluation exercise for all regulated professions in the Member States, whether they are regulated on the basis of national rules or on the basis of rules harmonised at EU level;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #

2017/2073(INI)

Da. whereas Member States were required to submit national action plans (NAPs) to the Commission by 18 January 2016 with information on decisions on maintaining or amending professional regulations; whereas there are still 6 Member States that have not submitted their NAPs;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 25 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission initiative providing guidance for Member States in the context of the mutual evaluation exercise, including the organisation of in-depth discussions with national authorities;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 29 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that it will help Member States to exchange on best practices and better understand their regulatory choices taking into consideration the fact that some Member States foresee a higher level of state intervention in regulated professions than others;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that Member States have faced significant challenges in notifying information about the professions they regulate and the requirements for accessing those professions; calls on Member States and the Commission to significantly improve notification procedures;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. NoteRegrets that not all Member States have submitted a National Action Plan (NAP) as required by Directive 2005/36/EC and that the levels of depth and detail of the NAPs submitted differ;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that not all Member States have submitted a National Action Plan (NAP) as required by Directive 2005/36/EC and that the levels of depth and detail of the NAPs submitted differ; calls on those Member States that have not submitted their NAP yet to proceed without any due delay, as only with complete information from all Member States, the Commission can present a full picture on regulated professions at the EU level;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 54 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. AcknowledgeRegrets that some Member States did not consult the relevant stakeholders in an appropriate manner while preparing the NAPs; calls for a broader involvement of all interested parties in the future;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 58 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that effective and proportionate regulation of professions contributes to the development of a fair society; recalls that Member States are free to introduce new regulations or to amend existing rules restricting the access to or pursuit of regulated professions where justified by public interest objectives, including overriding reasons of general interest, reflecting thus their vision for society and their socio-economic context, and subject to the limitations of non- discrimination and proportionality as laid down in the Treaty and the interpretative case-law;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 63 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that making regulation on professional services more proportionate and adapted to market reality may result in improved market dynamics, lower prices to consumers and improved performance of sector efficiency;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the role of professional regulation in achieving a high level of protection of public interest objectives, such as the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers, the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice, the protection of the environment, and the preservation of national historic and artistic heritage and social and cultural policy objectives; within the limits of proportionality acknowledges the margin of appreciation of Member States in determining the ways to achieve this;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 87 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the concrete reform recommendations developed on the basis of the new restrictiveness indicator in combination with a qualitative assessment and which support the Commission’s analysis and country-specific recommendations under the European Semester; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of the reform recommendations and, where appropriate, take enforcement action and propose further measures;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 88 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. States that reform recommendations cannot replace enforcement action by the Commission and calls on the Commission to make use of instruments such as infringement procedures for enforcement;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Takes note of the fact thatWelcomes the Commission has issued a's new restrictiveness indicator, seeking towhich improves upon on the existing OECD Product Market Regulation restrictiveness indicator as regards the detailed analysis of the sectors concerned;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 99 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that this indicator, based on numerical data and including merely an analysis of the barriers to free movement, is to be used as a purelyn indicative tool and does not determine automatically whether a possibly stricter regulation in some Member States is disproportionate;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 100 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that the restrictiveness indicator only takes into account quantitative data and not qualitative data; states that the restrictiveness indicator can therefore only be seen as an indicative tool and does not permit to draw conclusions on the overall regulatory intensity in the Member States;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 103 #

2017/2073(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the overall analysis of the impact of the regulations in Member States should be subject not only to a quantitative but also to a qualitative assessment encompassing the general interest objectives and the quality of the service provided;
2017/09/20
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 34 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls, therefore, for the MFF to provide for sufficient funds for cohesion policy post-2020, striking a good balance between investments in citizens and investments for citizens and ensuring that the EU’s political goals can be reached; recalls that, in view of the late start of the period and the expected volume of payment claims towards the end of it, it is of considerable importance to increase the payment ceiling of Heading 1b in order to ensure liquidity and investment flow and to avoid the impact of potential political risks; notes that the creation of future, and the support to current, EU programmes and instruments should not take place at the expense of existing investment;
2017/09/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 47 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that regional funding should be protected and should continue to predominantly take the form of grants rather than financial instruments, which do, however, have an important role to play in certain cases; stresses that in the event of a reduction in the EU’s budgets, greater focus on the EU’s core goals is required; notes that binding targets for the use of financial instruments in the post-2020 MFF cannot be considered a viable option; notes that increasing the share of financial instruments should not influence non-refundable financial contributions, as this would hinder the required balance;
2017/09/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that to increase the impact of the next MFF, further links should be established between EU funds such as the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Structural Funds, the European social fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and Creative Europe.
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the priorities of regional development programmes to be updated in order to take changing conditions into account and to benefit from new technology; also considers that more flexibility is required in the MFF to meet unforeseen challengescalls for additional criteria for the allocation of non-refundable funding and for setting co-financing rates; considers the regional unemployment rates and regional social progress index to be appropriate criteria; also considers that more flexibility is required in the MFF to meet unforeseen challenges; notes that challenges such as migration and security or political developments in the EU should not negatively affect the investments in Heading 1 or its goals and expected results, especially after the current programming period;
2017/09/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of regional cross-border initiatives in promoting economic growth; underlines that the Connecting Europe Facility and the Cohesion Fund should remain the major source of infrastructure investment, and that funding appropriations should match the existing high demand and oversubscription;
2017/09/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 93 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that investment in Heading 1a showcases a strong positive impact on policies;considers that programmes such as the successor programme to Horizon 2020 should receive twice the funding available under the current framework programme;notes that estimates, demand and success rates indicate that such an increase would relief the research and innovation funding gap;
2017/09/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 94 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. CNotes that combining grants and financial instruments has an unexplored potential owing to administrative burdens; calls for the Commission to look into the possibilities for greater synergies between the different EU funds, including cohesion policy, Horizon 2020 and EFSI; notes that the take-up of financial instruments and synergies with grants can be improved by encouraging investment partnerships and public-private partnerships locally;
2017/09/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 106 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that it is essential, in the context of the new MFF, to ensure that budgetary rules, and rules on cohesion policy spending, are at last simplified.;calls for the set-up of a simplification bonus for the Member States for effective measures cutting red tape and improving management of EU funding;calls for a level playing field for state aid rules concerning all financial instruments so as to avoid preferential treatment of certain sources of funding over others, especially in the field of SME support;
2017/09/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 117 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recalls that the management of EU funding should maintain high levels of transparency and accountability;calls for the Commission to implement measures so that beneficiaries involved in cases of fraudulent spending of EU funding are banned from competitive offers and funding calls;calls for the Commission to implement rules so that Member States which deliberately limit or burden any of the four freedoms of movement are subjected to the interruption of EU funding;
2017/09/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 133 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that appropriate recognition and full support of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) would strengthen the impact of the next MFF; recalls the dual nature of the cultural and creative sector: economic (wealth and job creation)and cultural (creating values, meaning and identity);recalls that CCIs are one of Europe’s fastest growing sector, generating 509 billion Euros in value added to GDP per year and representing more than 12 million full time jobs ;calls for additional links between the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Creative Europe programme, as this would help to address the increased industrial dependency on design and creativity; reminds that Creative Europe has consistently boasted excellent performance with full implementation at year-end since the start of this MFF; calls on the Commission to comply with Article 167(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and establish the CCIs as a horizontal priority within EU funding schemes and programmes, particularly in the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, the EaSI and the ESIFs.
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to develop , through the MFF, a comprehensive, coherent and long-term industrial policy framework for the cultural and creative industries, with adequate funding to CCIs in order to boost their competitiveness and enable them to fulfil their potential in terms of creating quality jobs and growth for the benefit of the Union;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission to facilitate funding to the sector, based on the following definition of CCIs: ‘Cultural and Creative Industries are those industries that are based on cultural values, cultural diversity, individual and/or collective creativity, skills and talent with the potential to generate innovation, wealth and jobs through the creation of social and economic value, in particular from intellectual property; they include the following sectors relying on cultural and creative inputs: architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audio-visual (including film, television, software and video games, and multimedia and recorded music), cultural heritage, design, creativity-driven high- end industries and fashion, festivals, live music, performing arts, books and publishing (newspapers and magazines), radio and visual arts, and advertising’, as adopted in its own resolution on “a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industry” of 13 December 2016;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2017/2002(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that Europe is at the forefront of knowledge, innovation and competitiveness and is among the best in the world in providing balance among employment, social security and business, but there is still significant room for improvement; underlines the importance of the dual system in education in matching the skills of the youth with labour market demands, but stresses that it is essential to strengthen the European education and training systems in all European regions and to increase the number of talents, innovators and researchers; underlines that the development of STEAM and STEM skills should be enhanced in primary school and at an earlier stage, where relevant;
2017/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 11 #

2017/2002(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that there are still administrative obstacles to the cross- border mobility of professionals;
2017/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 16 #

2017/2002(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls, to that end, for the systematic use ofMember States to ensure that the Internal Market Information System (IMI) functions properly in order to ensure better administrative cooperation and simpler and faster procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications and continuous professional development requirements of qualified professionals planning to work in another Member State, and to prevent discrimination of all kinds;
2017/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #

2017/2002(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Notes that more attention should be paid to better bridge the cooperation between businesses and especially SMEs and educational and state authorities at different levels within the MSs to estimate the labour market needs of the future; stresses that in this respect creation of clusters could be helpful;
2017/03/28
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 135 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘European cybersecurity certification scheme’ means the comprehensive set of rules, technical requirements, standards and procedures defined at Union level applying to the certification of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hardware and software products and services falling under the scope of that specific scheme;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 243 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. ENISA shall coordinate the compilation of a checklist of risks associated with the hardware or software of the ICT product or service. The risks shall be matched with corresponding cybersecurity features to be included in the candidate European cybersecurity certification scheme.
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 247 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The checklist prepared shall draw from Member States’ experience in designing and implementing cybersecurity certificates within their jurisdictions. A list of expected risks will be drawn up, analysed and depending on an assessment of the risk environment that the ICT software or hardware product or ICT service will eventually operate in as well as the expected end user.
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 272 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ensure that ICT hardware and software products and services are provided with up to date software that does not contain known vulnerabilities, and are provided with mechanisms for secure software updates.
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 320 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) subject-matter and scope of the certification, including the type or categories of ICT hardware and software products and services covered;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 322 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) detailed specification of the cybersecurity requirements against which the specific ICT hardware and software products and services are evaluated, for example by reference to Union or international standards or technical specifications;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 333 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where the scheme provides for marks or labels, such an EU Cybersecurity Conformity Label signifying that the ICT product or service conforms to the criteria of a European cybersecurity certificate scheme, the conditions under which such marks or labels may be used;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 343 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) rulesthe requirement that an ICT hardware or software product trader or service provider has procedures and rules in place concerning how previously undetected cybersecurity vulnerabilities in ICT hardware and software products and services are to be reported and dealt with;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 368 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. ICT hardware and software products and services that have been certified under a European cybersecurity certification scheme adopted pursuant to Article 44 shall be presumed to be compliant with the requirements of such scheme.
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 411 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) monitor and, supervise and assess the activities of conformity assessment bodies for the purpose of this Regulation, including in relation to the notification of conformity assessment bodies and the related tasks set out in Article 52 of this Regulation;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 420 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 7 – point e
(e) to withdraw, in accordance with national law, certificates that are not compliant with this Regulation or a European cybersecurity certification scheme and inform national accreditation bodies accordingly;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 430 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 a (new)
Article 51 a Peer-Review Assessment 1. National accreditation bodies shall subject themselves to peer evaluation coordinated by ENISA. 2. Member States shall ensure that their national accreditation bodies periodically undergo peer evaluation. 3. Peer evaluation shall be conducted based on a set of transparent evaluation criteria and procedures that include structural resources, human resources, certification conformity procedures, confidentiality and complaints. National accreditation bodies shall have recourse to appeal procedures against decisions taken as a result of this peer evaluation. 4. Peer evaluation shall ascertain whether the national accreditation bodies meet the requirements enshrined in Regulation 765/2008/EC. 5. ENISA shall publish and communicate the outcome of the peer evaluation exercises to all Member States and to the Commission. 6. Together with Member States, the commission shall oversee the rules and the proper functioning of the peer evaluation system.
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 432 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) to provide ENISA with strategic guidance and to establish a work programme including the common actions to be undertaken at EU level to ensure the consistent application of this Title across all Member States;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 433 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(ab) to establish and periodically update a priority list of ICT products and services that urgently require an EU cybersecurity certification scheme;
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 434 #

2017/0225(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) to adopt binding rules determining the intervals at which national certification supervisory authorities are to carry out verifications of certificates and the criteria, scale and scope of these verifications and to adopt common rules and standards for reporting, in accordance with Article 50(6).
2018/03/02
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #

2017/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) If Member States levy infrastructure charges on private cars, they should take particular account of the historical, economic or topographical links between border areas. They should make provision for derogations and exemptions for their border areas in order not to impose disproportionate restrictions on individual transport for private and commercial purposes and allow cross- border journeys to be made unhindered.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 206 #

2017/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
1a. This Directive shall not apply to vehicles for the duration of their use in border areas.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 261 #

2017/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
(29a) ‘border areas’ means areas, about 30 km wide, along the internal borders of the EU;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Regulation 2016/679 explicitly recognises the need to provide additional protection to children, given that they may be less aware of the risks and consequences associated with the processing of their personal data. This Regulation should also grant special attention to the protection of children's privacy. They are among the most active internet users and their exposure to profiling and behaviourally targeted advertising techniques should be prohibited.
2017/07/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 127 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The principles of data protection by design and by default were codified under Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Currently, the default settings for cookies are set in most current browsers to ‘accept all cookies’. Therefore providers of software enablProviders of software enabling electronic communication, including the retrieval and presentation of information on the internet, should have an obligation to configurepre-set the software so that it offers the option toin such a way as to offer end- users the highest level of protection of their privacy and, in particular, prevent third parties from storing information on the terminal equipment; this is often presented as ‘reject third party cookies’. End-users shouldmay be offered a set of privacy setting options, ranging from higher (for example, ‘never accept cookies’) to lower (for example, ‘always accept cookies’) and intermediate (for example, ‘reject third party cookies’ or ‘only accept first party cookies’). Such privacy settings shoulintermediate to lower protection. Such privacy settings should come with a warning about the risks associated with lowering the level of protection and be presented in a an easily visible and intelligible manner.
2017/07/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 140 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) For web browsers to be able to obtain end-users’ consent as defined under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, for example, to the storage of third party tracking cookies, they should, among others, require a clear affirmative action from the end-user of terminal equipment to signify his or her freely given, specific informed, and unambiguous agreement to the storage and access of such cookies in and from the terminal equipment. Such action may be considered to be affirmative, for example, if end-users are required to actively select ‘accept third party cookies’ to confirm their agreement and are given the necessary information to make the choice. To this end, it is necessary to require providers of software enabling access to internet that, at the moment of installationfirst use, end-users are informed about the possibility to choose thelower privacy settings among the various options and ask them to make a choicthan those installed as standard with the software. Information provided should not dissuadeto end- users from selecting higher privacy settings and should include relevant information about the risks associated to allowing third party cookies to be stored in the computer, including the compilation of long-term records of individuals' browsing histories and the use of such records to send targeted advertising. Web browsers are encouraged to provide easy ways for end-users to change the privacy settings at any time during use and to allow the user to make exceptions for or to whitelist certain websites or to specify for which websites (third) party cookies are always or never allowed.
2017/07/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 167 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Safeguards should be provided to protect end-users against unsolicited communications for direct marketing purposes, which intrude into the private life of end-users. The degree of privacy intrusion and nuisance is considered relatively similar independently of the wide range of technologies and channels used to conduct these electronic communications, whether using automated calling and communication systems, instant messaging applications, emails, SMS, MMS, Bluetooth, etc. It is therefore justified to require that consent of the end-user is obtained before commercial electronic communications for direct marketing purposes are sent to end-users in order to effectively protect individuals against the intrusion into their private life as well as the legitimate interest of legal persons. Legal certainty and the need to ensure that the rules protecting against unsolicited electronic communications remain future- proof justify the need to define a single set of rules that do not vary according to the technology used to convey these unsolicited communications, while at the same time guaranteeing an equivalent level of protection for all citizens throughout the Union. However, it is reasonable to allow the use of e-mail contact details within the context of an existing customer relationship for the offering of similar products or services. Such possibility should only apply to the same company that has obtained the electronic contact details in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2017/07/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Safeguards should be provided to protect end-users against unsolicited communications for direct marketing purposes, which intrude into the private life of end-users. The degree of privacy intrusion and nuisance is considered relatively similar independently of the wide range of technologies and channels used to conduct these electronic communications, whether using automated calling and communication systems, instant messaging applications, emails, SMS, MMS, Bluetooth, etc. It is therefore justified to require that consent of the end-user is obtained before commercial electronic communications for direct marketing purposes are sent to end-users in order to effectively protect individuals against the intrusion into their private life as well as the legitimate interest of legal persons. Legal certainty and the need to ensure that the rules protecting against unsolicited electronic communications remain future- proof justify the need to define a single set of rules that do not vary according to the technology used to convey these unsolicited communications, while at the same time guaranteeing an equivalent level of protection for all citizens throughout the Union. However, it is reasonable to allow the use of e-mail contact details within the context of an existing customer relationship for the offering of similar products or services. Such possibility should only apply to the same company that has obtained the electronic contact details in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2017/07/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 171 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) In order to allow easy withdrawal of consent, legal or natural persons conducting direct marketing communications by email should present a link, or a valid electronic mail address, which can be easily used by end-users to withdraw their consent. Legal or natural persons conducting direct marketing communications through voice-to-voice calls and through calls by automating calling and communication systems should display their identity line on which the company can be called orand present a specific code identifying the fact that the call is a marketing call.
2017/07/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 231 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) ‘electronic mail’ means any electronic message containing information such as text, voice, video, sound or image sent over an electronic communications network which can be stored in the network or in related computing facilities, or in the terminal equipment of its recipient;Does not affect the English version.)
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 254 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
PermittedLawful processing of electronic communications data
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 261 #

2017/0003(COD)

(a a) the data is anonymous or made anonymous before any other processing; or
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 271 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Electronic communications data that is generated in the context of an electronic communications service designed particularly for children or directly targeted at children shall not be used for profiling or behaviourally targeted advertising purposes.
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 411 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Information and options for privacy settings to be providedPrivacy-friendly standard settings for software
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 415 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) Software placed on the market permitting electronic communications, including the retrieval and presentation of information on the internet, shall offer the option to prevent third parties from storing information on the terminal equipment of an end-user or processing information already stored on that equipmenthave been preset for privacy, for first-time use by the end-user, and shall afford maximum privacy protection.
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 422 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
(2) Upon installation, the software shall informThe software may provide the end- user about the privacywith various settings options and, to continue with the installation,to reduce privacy. It shall identify attendant risks, however, and require the end-user to consent to a setting.
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 429 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
(3) In the case of software which has already been installed on 25 May 2018, the requirements under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall have been complied with at the time of the first update of the software, but no later than 25 August 2018.
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 473 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Where a natural or legal person obtains electronic contact details for electronic mail from its customer, in the context of the sale of a product or a service, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, that natural or legal person may use these electronic contact details for direct marketing of its own similar products or services only if customers are clearly and distinctly given the opportunity to object, free of charge and in an easy manner, to such use. The right to object shall be given at the time of collection and each time a message is sent.
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 474 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
(2) Where a natural or legal person obtains electronic contact details for electronic mail from its customer, in the context of the sale of a product or a service, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, that natural or legal person may use these electronic contact details for direct marketing of its own similar products or services only if customers are clearly and distinctly given the opportunity to object, free of charge and in an easy manner, to such use. The right to object shall be given at the time of collection and each time a message is sent.
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 478 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) present the identity of a line on which they can be contacted; orand
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 481 #

2017/0003(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may provide by law that the placing of direct marketing voice-to- voice calls to end-users who are natural persons shall only be allowed in respect of end-users who are natural persons who have not expressed their objection to receiving those communications.deleted
2017/07/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 48 #

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum resistance criteria for each product category from the design stage, by working in the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) to lay down standards which coverwhich guarantee product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc.;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 60 #

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls on the Commission to develop the right topromote product reparability:;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
- by insisturging that parts which are essential to the functioning of the product arshould be replaceable, and by including the product’s reparability among its ‘key features’,
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 79 #

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
- by standardising the spare parts andencouraging the standardisation of the tools necessary for repair, in order to improve the performance of repair services,
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to take fiscal measures to promostimulate repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 149 #

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to view re-usable and reconditionable electrical and electronic devices not as waste, but as resources, in order to make it easier for them to be passed on to social enterprises and associations that can make usso that use can be made of such goods and their components;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 156 #

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
- the promotion of a voluntary European label covering, in particular, the product’s durability, ecodesign features, upgradeability in line with technical progress and repairability,
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 5 #

2016/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that innovation in the financial sector can create jobs and growth within the EU, and contribute towards a wider choice of services for consumers; calls on the Commission to identify the policy changes necessarynotes that FinTech companies have been pushing for increased oversight of their activities for years in order to reduce regulatory uncertainty, which hinders their development; and in this regard urges the Commission to come up with a clear and comprehensive FinTech agenda of legislative and non-legislative measures to be taken before the end of its term in order to enable the EU to reap the benefits of FinTech to the fullest;
2017/02/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2016/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that Fintech companies have the potential to directly benefit SMEs by extending the availability of credit and accelerating the loan process; urges the Commission to shape its legislative measures in a manner leaving sufficient flexibility for firms to operate and arrange finance for SMEs as well as stimulating partnerships between banks and Fintech companies in the area of SME lending;
2017/02/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 22 #

2016/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that FinTech-related services can play a major role in the development of a future-proof European Digital Single Market, for example by making existing channels more cost- efficient and by, offering innovative payment solutions and increasing consumer trust in digital technologies; believes that the Commission should take a technology- neutral approach in its policy initiatives;
2017/02/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 30 #

2016/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that Fintech companies vary significantly in their business operations and thus urges the Commission to refrain from one-size-fits- all measures and tailor its regulatory proposal to accommodate the different business models;
2017/02/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 35 #

2016/2243(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the EBA’s guidelines on ‘strong payment authentication’ should take FinTech and e- commerce practices into account; asks the EBA to revise its suggestions in order to avert a negative effect on online services and ensure a level playing field encouraging financial innovation and improving competition between all market players; asks that risk-based security policies be taken into account.
2017/02/10
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 225 #

2016/2148(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Recalls that a substantial amount of public investment is made at local and regional level; stresses that the European System of Accounts (ESA) must not limit local and regional authorities' ability to undertake necessary investments, which would consequently prevent them from providing the co-financing needed for ESIF projects, ultimately leading to a decline of public investment; strongly encourages the Commission to reassess the ESA's strictly annual approach so that public expenditure is considered as capital investment and not merely as debt or operating expenses;
2016/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2016/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that EU competition law and authorities need to guarantee a level playing field in the digital single market; calls on the Commission to pursue a policy of active, effective and accelerated enforcement of the competition rules, in particular in the online search and mobile internet sector, in order to combat the abuse of dominant positions and thereby remove barriers to innovation and to enable EU consumers to seize all the opportunities that a genuine digital single market can offer; calls for the closure of lengthy key proceedings in this area before the end of this year;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 35 #

2016/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for active monitoring of all possible competition issues related to unjustified geo- blocking and other restrictions on online sales; regrets that most e-commerce takes place nationally and that a true internal market without national barriers is not existing in this sector; welcomes the ongoing e-commerce sector enquiry, which should be conducted thoroughly and brought to an expeditious close and which may provide useful input for other actions within the digital single market strategy;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2016/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need for the timely and proper implementation of Directive 2014/104/EU on antitrust damages actions, and encourages the Commission in the strongest possible terms to monitor its implementation closely and to pursue this issue with the Member States; strongly regrets that the implementation is proceeding slowly and many of the Member States have adopted not even a proposal for implementing legislation; therefore, encourages the Commission in the strongest possible terms to monitor its implementation closely and to pursue this issue with the Member States; stresses that access to justice, which may include the availability of collective redress, is essential for the attainment of the objectives of EU competition policy;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 57 #

2016/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Looks forward to the Commission’s proposal on the ECN+, and calls for the full involvement of the European Parliament under the ordinary legislative procedure; considers that effective tools to tackle distortions of competition are crucial for the functioning of the single market, and that it is imperative to ensure that consumers and businesses can rely on the consistent application of EU competition rules throughout the EU.; considers that European-wide minimum standards are particularly needed as regards leniency programs, sanctions and the independence of national competition authorities;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 60 #

2016/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the current revision of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER); recalls that there is legal uncertainty regarding the issue of whether the allocation of public funding to tourism organisations in its current form is in line with EU state aid rules; calls on the Commission to provide an adequate legal state aid basis for the Member States to support tourism as an important economic factor in the internal market; therefore, stresses the need to take up a new GBER exemption.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 66 #

2016/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Regards competition in the telecommunication sector as crucial to drive innovation and investment in networks, as well as for choice in services for consumers; regards the rapid broadband expansion as key to the completion of the digital single market; welcomes in this context that the Commission will consider the strategic connectivity objectives, as set out in the Telecommunication Package, when applying the Broadband State Aid Guidelines.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes initiatives designed to diversify sources of funding and reduce the cost of capital for SMEs; stresses the need to make EU funding more attractive to SMEs and to improve the way in which capital markets fund the real economy,; by developing alternaelieves that the proposal for a regulation on the prospectus to be published when securitives to bank loans, and to make EU funding more attractive to SMEsare offered to the public or admitted to trading can help to make it easier and less expensive for SMEs, as an alternative to bank loans, to raise capital on the capital market;
2016/04/22
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The present Directive establishes a consultation of three months to allow an assessment of notified draft measures as well as an effective dialogue with the notifying Member State. In order to make the consultation work in practice and to allow Member States, the Commission and stakeholdersthe Commission to effectively provide theirits comments, Member States should notify draft measures at least three months prior to their adoption. Notifying Member States should take into account the comments made on the notified draft measure, in compliance with Union law. Should the notifying Member State decide not to adopt the draft measure, it should be permitted to withdraw its notification at any time.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 118 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) Interested third parties should be given access to notifications sent by Member States in order to make them aware of planned authorisation schemes or certain requirements related to services in markets in which they actually or potentially operate and to enable them to provide comments thereon.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 137 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States are not obliged to notify the changes made during the parliamentary procedure to a draft measure that has been already notified. The same applies to draft measures belonging to the institutions of chambers formed by free, equal and secret ballot. However, Member States shall notify the draft measure containing those changes to the Commission once it has been adopted.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 160 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
That information shall identify the overriding reason relating to the public interest pursued and give the reascontain an explanations why the notifiedich demonstrates that the authorisation scheme or requirement is non-discriminatory on grounds of nationality or residence and why it is proportionatefit for its intended purpose, does not exceed what is necessary to achieve that purpose and that no option exists to replace the authorisation scheme or requirement with other, less restrictive measures which will achieve the same result.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 188 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission and Member States may, within a period of two months as of the beginning of the consultation period referred to in paragraph 2, submit comments that the notified measure may be incompatible with Directive 2006/123/EC to the notifying Member State.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 195 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In urgent cases where it is necessary to swiftly adopt a measure to protect public order, security and health or the environment, the consultation period shall be reduced to 14 days. The Commission and Member States may, within a period of seven days as of the beginning of the consultation period, submit comments to the notifying Member State. The notifying Member State shall answer the comments within seven days of receipt and before the notified measure is adopted.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 207 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Upon receipt of such an alert, the notifyingSuch an alert does not prevent the Member State shall notfrom adopting the draft measure for a period of three months after the closure of the consultation periodcorresponding legislation, regulation or administrative act.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 226 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Where the Commission has issued an alert in accordance with Article 6(1), it may, within a period of three months after the date of the closure of the consultation period referred to in Article 5(2), adopt a Decision finding the draft measure to be incompatible with Directive 2006/123/EC and requiring the Member State concerned to refrain from adopting the draft measure or, if such measure has been adopted in breach of Article 3(3) or Article 6(2), to repeal it. Member States shall ensure that a Decision of the Commission leads to the disputed measure becoming inapplicable under national law.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 236 #

2016/0398(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall designate a competentcommunicate to the Commission an authority responsible at national level for the operation of the notification procedure established by this Directive. That designation shall be without prejudice to the allocation of functions and powers among the authorities within national systems.
2017/09/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 319 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 28 – paragraph 2
14a. In Article 28, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. A pensioner who, in the fiveten years preceding the effective date of an old-age or invalidity pension has been pursuing an activity as an employed or self-employed person for at least two years as a frontier worker shall be entitled to benefits in kind in the Member State in which he/she pursued such an activity as a frontier worker, if this Member State and the Member State in which the competent institution responsible for the costs of the benefits in kind provided to the pensioner in his/her Member State of residence is situated have opted for this and are both listed in Annex V.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 320 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 28 – paragraph 3
14a. In Article 28, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: “3. Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the members of the family of a former frontier worker or his/her survivors if, during the periods referred to in paragraph 2, they were entitled to benefits in kind under Article 18(2), even if the frontier worker died before his/her pension commenced, provided he/she had been pursuing an activity as an employed or self-employed person as a frontier worker for at least two years in the fiveten years preceding his/her death.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 416 #

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 65 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. After exhaustion of the right to benefits from the competent Member State, an unemployed person as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entitled to benefits in the country of residence in cases where these rights are more extensive or extend over a longer period than those of the competent Member State, provided that the unemployed person satisfies the conditions laid down by the legislation of the country of residence for entitlement to benefits.
2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 292 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 269
(269) Member States should be able to lay down proportionate obligations on undertakings under their jurisdiction, in the interest of legitimate public policy considerations, but such obligations should only be imposed where they are necessary to meet general interest objectives clearly defined by Member States in conformity with Union law and should be proportionate and transparent. ‘Must carry’ obligations may be applied to specified radio and television broadcast channels and complementary services supplied by a specified media service provider. Obligations imposed by Member States should be reasonable, that is they should be proportionate and transparent in the light of clearly defined general interest objectives, for instance media pluralism. Member States should provide an objective justification for the ‘must carry’ obligations that they impose in their national law so as to ensure that such obligations are transparent, proportionate and clearly defined. The obligations should be designed in a way which provides sufficient incentives for efficient investment in infrastructure. Obligations should be subject to periodic review at least every five years in order to keep them up-to-date with technological and market evolution and in order to ensure that they continue to be proportionate to the objectives to be achieved. Obligations could, where appropriate, entail a provision for proportionate remuneration.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 301 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 270
(270) NetworkElectronic communications networks and services used for the distribution of radio or television broadcasts to the public include cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial broadcasting networks. They might also include other networks and services to the extent that a significant number of end- users use such networks as their principal means to receive radio and television broadcasts. Must carry obligations can include the transmission of services specifically designed to enable appropriate access by disabled users. Accordingly complementary services include, amongst others, services designed to improve accessibility for end-users with disabilities, such as videotext, subtitling, audio description and sign language. Because of the growing provision and reception of connected TV services and the continued importance of electronic programme guides for user choice the transmission of programme-related data supporting those functionalities can be included in must carry obligations.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 309 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘electronic communications service’ means a service normally provided for remuneration via electronic communications networks, which encompasses 'internet access service' as defined in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2120; and/or 'interpersonal communications service'; and/or services consisting wholly or mainly in the conveyance of signals such as transmission services used for the provision of machine-to-machine services and for broadcasting, but excludes services providing, or exercising editorial control over, content transmitted using electronic communications networks and services;
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 524 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Providers of electronic communications networks or services shall not apply any discriminatory requirements or conditions of access or use to end-users based on the end-user's nationality or, place of residence or temporary location unless such differences are objectively justified.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 529 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 92 a (new)
Article 92a Intra-Union calls 1. Providers of publicly available number based interpersonal communication services shall not apply tariffs to intra-Union fixed and mobile communications services terminating in another Member State which are higher from tariffs for services terminating in the same Member State, unless it is justified by the difference in mobile termination rates. 2. Where providers of publicly available number based interpersonal communication services apply different tariffs to intra-Union fixed and mobile communications services terminating in another Member State than to services terminating in the same Member State, the surcharge shall not be higher than the difference between mobile termination rate of the Member State where the call is terminating and mobile termination rate of the Member State where call is originating.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 540 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) Before a consumer is bound by a contract or any corresponding offer, providers of publicly available electronic communications services other than number-independent interpersonal communications services, and, where appropriate, providers of publicly available number-independent interpersonal communications services, shall provide the information required pursuant to Articles 5 and 6 of Directive 2011/83/EU, irrespective of the amount of any payment to be made, and the following information in a clear and comprehensible manner:
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 594 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 96 – paragraph 1
(1) National regulatory authorities shall ensure that the information referred to in Annex VIII is published in a clear, comprehensive and easily accessible form by the undertakings providing publicly available electronic communications services other than number-independent interpersonal communications services, or by the national regulatory authority itself. National regulatory authorities may specify additional requirements regarding the form in which such information is to be published.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 614 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 97 – paragraph 1
(1) National regulatory authorities may require providers of internet access services and of publicly available number- based interpersonal communications services to publish comprehensive, comparable, reliable, user-friendly and up- to-date information for end-users on the quality of their services and on measures taken to ensure equivalence in access for disabled end-users. That information shall, on request, be supplied to the national regulatory authority in advance of its publication.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 663 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 100 – paragraph 2
(2) Any subscription to additional services or goods provided or distributed by the same provider of publicly available electronic communications services other than number-independent interpersonal communications services shall not re-start the contract period of the initial contract unless the additional services or goods are offered at a special promotional price available only on the condition that the existing contract period is re-startedprovider and the consumer have agreed otherwise in accordance with existing law.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 672 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 102 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that all end-users of the service referred to in paragraph 2, including users of public pay telephones and users to whom internal emergency numbers are available, are able to access the emergency services through emergency communications free of charge and without having to use any means of payment, by using the single European emergency number ‘112’ and any national emergency number specified by Member States.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 683 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 102 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States shall ensure that all emergency communications to the single European emergency number ‘112’ are appropriately answered and handled in the manner best suited to the national organisation of emergency systems, taking account of the need to provide a multilingual answering service for such calls. Such emergency communications shall be answered and handled at least as expeditiously and effectively as emergency communications to the national emergency number or numbers, where these continue to be in use.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 691 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 102 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The Commission, acting in coordination with the relevant competent authorities, shall adopt a recommendation on performance indicators for the Member States and shall, by (...) and thereafter every two years, forward to the European Parliament and the Council reports on the effectiveness of the use of the European emergency number ‘112’ and the functioning of the performance indicators.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 704 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 102 – paragraph 5
(5) Member States shall ensure that caller location information is available to the PSAP without delay after the emergency communication is set up. This shall include both network-based location information and device location information, if available. Member States shall ensure that the establishment and the transmission of the caller location information are free of charge for the end- user and to the authority handling the emergency communication with regard to all emergency communications to the single European emergency number ‘112’. Member States may extend that obligation to cover emergency communications to national emergency numbers. Competent regulatory authorities shall lay down criteria for the accuracy and reliability of the caller location information provided.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 723 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 102 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Member States shall ensure, through the use of electronic communications networks, the establishment of an efficient 'Reverse- 112' communication system for warning and alerting citizens, in case of imminent or developing natural and/or man-made major emergencies and disasters, taking into account existing national and regional systems and without hindering privacy.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 751 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States may impose reasonable ‘must carry’ obligations, for the transmission of specified radio and television broadcast channels and related complementary services, particularly accessibility services to enable appropriate access for disabled end-users and data supporting connected TV services and electronic programme guides , on undertakings under their jurisdiction providing electronic communications networks and services used for the distribution of radio or television broadcast channels to the public where a significant number of end- users of such networks and services use them as their principal means to receive radio and television broadcast channels. Such obligations shall only be imposed where they are necessary to meet general interest objectives as clearly defined by each Member State and shall be proportionate and transparent.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 759 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 106 – paragraph 2
(2) Neither paragraph 1 of this Article nor Article 57(2) shall prejudice the ability of Member States to determine appropriate remuneration, if any, in respect of measures taken in accordance with this Article while ensuring that, in similar circumstances, there is no discrimination in the treatment of undertakings providing electronic communications networks and services. Where remuneration is provided for, Member States shall ensure that it is applied in a proportionate and transparent manner.
2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 783 #

2016/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 59 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States may ensure that national regulatory authorities may, on the grounds that the replication of infrastructure to end-users would be economically inefficient or physically impracticable, impose obligations upon reasonable request to grant access to network elements and to settle disputes concerning this access. Such access shall be subject to agreements concluded on the basis of fair and reasonable terms and conditions that allow replicability. When imposing such access the national regulatory authority shall do so proportionately, taking into account the future economic and financial viability of investments in new network elements, and solely if it is aimed at preventing or countering consumer harm and enabling maximum consumer benefits in terms of choice, price and quality on the basis of effective competition. It shall also respect the objective of promoting access to very high capacity data connectivity, both fixed and mobile, by all Union citizens and businesses.
2017/04/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Operators of retransmission services, that normally offer multiple programmes which use a multitude of works and other protected subject matter included in the retransmitted television and radio programmes, have a very short time- frame for obtaining the necessary licences and hence also face a significant rights clearing burden. There is also a risk for right holders of having their works and other protected subject matter exploited without authorisation or payment of appropriate remuneration.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 42 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The ancillary online services covered by this Regulation are those services offered by broadcasting organisations which have a clear and subordinate relationship to the broadcast. They include services giving access to television and radio programmes in a linear manner simultaneously to the broadcast and services giving access, within a defined time period after the broadcast, to television and radio programmes which have been previously broadcast by the broadcasting organisation (so-called catch-up services) to television and radio programmes during, or within a defined time period after, the broadcast. In addition, ancillary online services include services which give access to material which enriches or otherwise expands television and radio programmes broadcast by the broadcasting organisation, including by way of previewing, extending, supplementing or reviewing the relevant programme's content. The provision of access to individual works or other protected subject matter that have been incorporated in a television or radio programme should not be regarded as an ancillary online service. Similarly, the provision of access to works or other protected subject matter independently of broadcast, such as services giving access to individual musical or audiovisual works, music albums or videos, do not fall under the definition of ancillary online service.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 46 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Since the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service is deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment, while de facto the ancillary online service can be provided across borders to other Member States, it is necessary to ensure that in arriving at the amount of the payment to be made for the rights in question, the parties shoulthe parties fix appropriate remuneration. To be deemed appropriate, such remuneration should be reasonable in relation to the economic value of the service provided and take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service such as the features of the service, the actual and potential audience, including the audience in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment and in other Member States in which the ancillary online service is accessed and used, and theall language versions and subtitled versions.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 52 #

2016/0284(COD)

(11) Through the principle of contractual freedom it will be possible to continue limiting the exploitation of the rights affected by the principle of country of origin laid down in this Regulation, especially as far as certain technical means of transmission or certain language versions are concerned, provided that any such limitations of the exploitation of those rights are in compliance with Union law.Does not affect the English version.)
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 55 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based, mobile and similar networks, provide services which are equivalent to those provided by operators of cable retransmission services when they retransmit simultaneously, in an unaltered and unabridged manner, for reception by the public, an initial transmission from another Member State of television or radio programmes, where this initial transmission is by wire or over the air, including by satellite but excluding online transmissions, and intended for reception by the public. They should therefore be within the scope of this Regulation and benefit from the mechanism introducing mandatory collective management of rights. Retransmission services which are offered on the open internet should be excluded fromalso be within the scope of this Regulation as those services have different characteristics. They are not linked to any particular infrastructure and their ability to ensure a controlled environment is limited when compared for example to cable or closed circuit IP-based networksif they ensure a controlled environment and can show that their services have a clearly definable user group.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 59 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to provide legal certainty to operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based, mobile or similar networks and via the open internet if a controlled environment and a definable user group can be ensured, and to overcome disparities in national law regarding such retransmission services, rules similar to those that apply to cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC should apply. The rules established in that Directive include the obligation to exercise the right to grant or refuse authorisation to an operator of a retransmission service through a collective management organisation. This is without prejudice to Directive 2014/26/EU18 and in particular to its provisions concerning rights of right holders with regard to the choice of a collective management organisation. _________________ 18 Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi- territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market, OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 72–98.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 77 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) "ancillary online service" means an online service consisting in the provision to the public, by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation, of radio or television programmes simultaneously with, during or for a defined period of time after their broadcast by the broadcasting organisation as well as of any material produced by or for the broadcasting organisation which is ancillary to such broadcast;
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) "retransmission" means any simultaneous, unaltered and unabridged retransmission, other than cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC and other than retransmission provided over an internet access service as defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 , intended for reception by the public of an initial direct or indirect transmission from another Member State, by wire or over the air, including that by satellite but excluding online transmission, of television or radio programmes intended for the reception by the public, provided that such retransmission is made by a party other than the broadcasting organisation which made the initial direct or indirect transmission or under whose control and responsibility such transmission was made. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union, OJ L 310, 26.11.2015, p. 1.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 86 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(1) TWithout prejudice to the principle of territorial exploitation of rights, to the option of transfer of exclusive rights and to the principle of contractual freedom, the acts of communication to the public and of making available occurring when providing an ancillary online service by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation as well as the acts of reproduction which are necessary for the provision of, the access to or the use of the ancillary online service shall, for the purposes of exercising copyright and related rights relevant for these acts, be deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(2) When fixing the appropriate amount of the payment to be made for the rights subject to the country of origin principle as set out in paragraph 1, the parties shall take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service such as the features of the ancillary online service, the audience, and the language version. To be deemed appropriate, such an amount must be reasonable in relation to the economic value of the service provided and, in particular, take into account the features of the ancillary online service, the actual and potential audience, including the audience in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment and in other Member States in which the ancillary online service is accessed and used, and all language versions and subtitled versions.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 96 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Where a right holder has granted authorisation for a retransmission, he shall receive appropriate remuneration. The right to remuneration cannot be waived. The right can be assigned in advance only to a remuneration society and can only be asserted by such a society. This arrangement shall not affect collective agreements, company agreements and common rules on remuneration whereby the right holder receives appropriate remuneration for every further retransmission.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 102 #

2016/0284(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) Paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply to all service providers or parties who package and communicate to the public television and radio programmes of broadcasting organisations, irrespective of whether the broadcast signal has been received directly or indirectly, without prejudice of the authorisation that broadcasting organisations have to get from rightholders for the act of communication to the public they perform jointly with service providers.
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 31 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Research organisations across the Union encompass a wide variety of entities the primary goal of which is to conduct scientific research or to do so together with the provision of educational services. Due to the diversity of such entities, it is important to have a common understanding of the beneficiaries of the exception. Despite different legal forms and structures, research organisations across Member States generally have in common that they act either on a not for profit, non- commercial basis or in the context of a public-interest mission recognised by the State. Such a public-interest mission may, for example, be reflected through public funding or through provisions in national laws or public contracts. At the same time, organisations that undertake text and data mining for commercial purposes as well as organisations upon which commercial undertakings have a decisive influence allowing them to exercise control because of structural situations such as their quality of shareholders or members, which may result in preferential access to the results of the research, should not be considered research organisations for the purposes of this Directive. In case a research organization is part of a public-private partnership and engages in text and data mining for the benefit of the commercial undertaking, the commercial undertaking should also acquire lawful access through the rightholder.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 34 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) There is no need to provide for compensation for rightholders as regards uses under the text and data mining exception introduced by this Directive given that in view of the nature and scope of the exception the harm should be minimal.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Rapid technological developments continue to transform the way works and other subject-matter are created, produced, distributed and exploited. New business models and new actors continue to emerge. The objectives and the principles laid down by the Union copyright framework remain sound. However, legal uncertainty remains, for both rightholders and users, as regards certain uses, including cross-border uses, of works and other subject-matter in the digital environment. As set out in the Communication of the Commission entitled ‘Towards a modern, more European copyright framework’26 , in some areas it is necessary to adapt and supplement the current Union copyright framework. This Directive provides for rules to adapt certain exceptions and limitations to digital and cross-border environments, as well as measures to facilitate certain licensing practices as regards the dissemination of out-of- commerce works and the online availability of audiovisual works on video- on-demand platforms with a view to ensuring wider access to content. In order to achieve a well-functioning marketplace for copyright, there should also be rules on rights in publications, on the use of works and other subject-matter by online service providers broadcastoring and/or giving access to user uploaded content and on the transparency of authors' and performers' contracts. _________________ 26 COM(2015) 626 final.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 76 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) The rights granted to the publishers of press publications under this Directive should have the same scope as the rights of reproduction and making available to the public provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC, insofar as digital uses are concerned. They should also be subject to the same provisions on exceptions and limitations as those applicable to the rights provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC including the exception on quotation for purposes such as criticism or review laid down in Article 5(3)(d) of that Directive. The protection granted to press publications under this Directive should also apply where the content is automatically generated by, for example, news aggregators.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
(37 a) Today more creative content is being consumed than ever before. That happens on services such as user- uploaded content platforms and content aggregation services. At the same time, the creative sectors have not seen a comparable increase in revenues from this increase in consumption. One of the main reasons is being referred to as a transfer of value that has emerged due to the lack of clarity regarding the status of these online services under copyright and e-commerce law. An unfair market has been created, threatening the development of the Digital Single Market and its main players: the creative industries.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 b (new)
(37 b) Digital platforms are means of providing wider access to cultural and creative works and offer great opportunities for cultural and creative industries to develop new business models. Therefore, consideration is to be made of how this process can function with more legal certainty and respect for right holders. It is therefore of utmost importance to ensure transparency and a fair level playing field. The protection of right holders within the copyright and intellectual property framework is necessary in order to ensure recognition of values and stimulation of innovation, creativity, investment and production of content.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Union law already provides certain exceptions and limitations covering uses for scientific research purposes which may apply to acts of text and data mining. However, those exceptions and limitations are optional and not fully adapted to the use of technologies in scientific research. Moreover, where researchers have lawfully obtained access to content, for example through subscriptions to publications or open access licences, the terms of the licences may exclude text and data mining. As research is increasingly carried out with the assistance of digital technology, there is a risk that the Union's competitive position as a research area will suffer unless steps are taken to address the legal uncertainty for text and data mining.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 97 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Where information society service providers store and provide access to the public to copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users, thereby going beyond the mere provision of physical facilities and performing an act of communication to the public and an act of reproduction, they are obliged to conclude licensing agreements with rightholders to protect the legitimate interest of the rightholder, unless they are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . However, liability exemptions can only apply to genuinely neutral and passive online providers, and not to services that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising content at the expense of creators. _________________ 34 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1–16).
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) This legal uncertainty should be addressed by providing for a mandatory exception to the right of reproduction and also to the right to prevent extraction from a database. The new exception should be without prejudice to the existing mandatory exception on temporary acts of reproduction laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2001/29, which should continue to apply to text and data mining techniques which do not involve the making of copies going beyond the scope of that exception. Research organisations should also benefit from the exception when they engage into public-private partnerships, provided that the partnership is not profit-oriented or that they reinvest all their profits in scientific research.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 111 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Research organisations across the Union encompass a wide variety of entities the primary goal of which is to conduct scientific research or to do so together with the provision of educational services. Due to the diversity of such entities, it is important to have a common understanding of the beneficiaries of the exception. Despite different legal forms and structures, research organisations across Member States generally have in common that they act either on a not for profit, non- commercial basis or in the context of a public-interest mission recognised by the State. Such a public-interest mission may, for example, be reflected through public funding or through provisions in national laws or public contracts. At the same time, organisations that undertake text and data mining for commercial purposes as well as organisations upon which commercial undertakings have a decisive influence allowing them to exercise control because of structural situations such as their quality of shareholders or members, which may result in preferential access to the results of the research, should not be considered research organisations for the purposes of this Directive. In case a research organization is part of a public-private partnership and engages in text and data mining for the benefit of the commercial undertaking, the commercial undertaking should also acquire lawful access through the rightholder.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 116 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) There is no need to provide for compensation for rightholders as regards uses under the text and data mining exception introduced by this Directive given that in view of the nature and scope of the exception the harm should be minimal.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 138 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for an exception to the rights provided for in Article 2 of Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 5(a) and 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC and Article 11(1) of this Directive for reproductions and extractions made by research organisations in order to carry out text and data mining of works or other subject-matter to which they have lawful access for the purposes of non-commercial use such as scientific research.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) A free and pluralist press is essential to ensure quality journalism and citizens' access to information. It provides a fundamental contribution to public debate and the proper functioning of a democratic society. In the transition from print to digital, publishers of press publications are facing problems in licensing the online use of their publications and recouping their investments. The growth of traditional media is challenged by some news aggregators and search engines that develop their activities by using press publishers content without contributing to its development and without ensuring fair remuneration of the creators. In the absence of recognition of publishers of press publications as rightholders, licensing and enforcement in the digital environment is often complex and inefficient.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 191 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) For the purposes of this Directive, it is necessary to define the concept of press publication in a way that embraces only journalistic publications, published by a service provider, periodically or regularly updated in any media, for the purpose of informing or entertaining. Such publications would include, for instance, daily newspapers, weekly or monthly magazines of general or special interest and news websites. This protection should not extend to individual words or acts of hyperlinking, but should cover extracts from texts if the latter contain the key information which was to be conveyed by means of publication and thus do away with any incentive to click further to the source of the publication. Periodical publications which are published for scientific or academic purposes, such as scientific journals, should not be covered by the protection granted to press publications under this Directive. This protection does not extend to acts of hyperlinking which do not constitute communication to the public.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 195 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide publishers of press publications with the rights provided for in Article 2 and Article 3(2) of Directive 2001/29/EC for the digital use of their press publications.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The rights to referred in paragraph 1 shall not extend to acts of hyperlinking as they do not constitute communication to the public.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire 2015 years after the publication of the press publication. This term shall be calculated from the first day of January of the year following the date of publication.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) The rights granted to the publishers of press publications under this Directive should have the same scope as the rights of reproduction and making available to the public provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC, insofar as digital uses are concerned and the rights of rental, lending and distribution provided for in Directive 2006/115/EC. They should also be subject to the same provisions on exceptions and limitations as those applicable to the rights provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC including the exception on quotation for purposes such as criticism or review laid down in Article 5(3)(d) of that Directive.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 212 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) Publishers, including those of press publications, books or scientific publications, often operate on the basis of the transfer of authors' rights by means of contractual agreements or statutory provisions. In this context, publishers make an investment with a view to the exploitation of the works contained in their publications and may in some instances be deprived of revenues where such works are used under exceptions or limitations such as the ones for private copying and reprography. In a number of Member States compensation for uses under those exceptions is shared between authors and publishers. In order to take account of this situation and improve legal certainty for all concerned parties, Member States should be allowed to determine that, when an author has transferred or licensed his rights to a publisher or otherwise contributes with his works to a publication and there are systems in place to compensate for the harm caused by an exception or limitation, publishers are entitled to claim a share of such compensation, whereas the burden on the publisher to substantiate his claim should not exceed what is required under the system in place.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 215 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Information society service providers that store and provide to the public access to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users, thus going beyond the mere technical, automatic and passive provision of physical facilities, shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take effective measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter orand to prevent the availability on their services of works or other protected subject-matter identified by rightholders through the cooperation with the service providers. Those measures, such as the use of effective content recognition technologies, shall be appropriate and proportionate. The service providers shall provide rightholders with adequate information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter.
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The service provider referred to in paragraph 1 shall not benefit from the liability exemption provided for in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a . _________________ 1aDirective 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce)
2017/04/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
(37 a) Today more creative content is being consumed than ever before. That happens on services such as user- uploaded content platforms and content aggregation services. At the same time, the creative sectors have not seen a comparable increase in revenues from this increase in consumption. One of the main reasons is being referred to as a transfer of value that has emerged due to the lack of clarity regarding the status of these online services under copyright and e-commerce law. An unfair market has been created, threatening the development of the Digital Single Market and its main players: the creative industries.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 224 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 b (new)
(37 b) Digital platforms are means of providing wider access to cultural and creative works and offer great opportunities for cultural and creative industries to develop new business models. Therefore, consideration is to be made of how this process can function with more legal certainty and respect for right holders. It is therefore of utmost importance to ensure transparency and a fair level playing field. The protection of right holders within the copyright and intellectual property framework is necessary in order to ensure recognition of values and stimulation of innovation, creativity, investment and production of content.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 237 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Where information society service providers store and provide access to the public tobroadcast copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users and/or make them accessible to the public, thereby going beyond the mere provision of physical facilities and performing an act of communication to the public, they are obliged to conclude licensing agreements with rightholders, unless they are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . _________________ 34 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1–16).
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 261 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 3
In order to ensure the functioning of any licensing agreement, information society service providers broadcastoring and/or providing access to the public to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject- matter uploaded by their users should take appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure protection of works or other subject-matter, such as implementing effective technologies. This obligation should also apply when the information society service providers are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 277 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
(39) Collaboration between information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to large amounts of copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users and rightholders is essential for the functioning of technologies, such as content recognition technologies. In such cases, rightholders should provide the necessary data to allow the services to identify their content and the services should be transparent towards rightholders with regard to the deployed technologies, to allow the assessment of their appropriateness. The services should in particular provide rightholders with information on the type of technologies used, the way they are operated and their success rate for the recognition of rightholders' content. Those technologies should also allow rightholders to get information from the information society service providers on the use of their content covered by an agreement. For some start-ups, defined here as microenterprises and small enterprises1a which have been in existence for less than 10 years, the use of content-recognition technologies of this kind would probably constitute an insurmountable financial obstacle, for which reason enterprises of this kind should be released from the requirement to employ such technologies. _________________ 1a
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 286 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) A free and pluralist press is essential to ensure quality journalism and citizens' access to information. It provides a fundamental contribution to public debate and the proper functioning of a democratic society. In the transition from print to digital, publishers of press publications are facing problems in licensing the online use of their publications and recouping their investments, in a context where news aggregators and search engines are increasingly making profit out of press publications, without contributing to their development and without fairly remunerating their creators. In the absence of recognition of publishers of press publications as rightholders, licensing and enforcement in the digital environment is often complex and inefficient.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 303 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) The organisational and financial contribution of publishers in producing press publications needs to be recognised and further encouraged to ensure the sustainability of the publishing industry. It is therefore necessary to provide at Union level a harmonised legal protection for press publications in respect of digital uses. Such protection should be effectively guaranteed through the introduction, in Union law, of rights related to copyright for the reproduction and making available to the public of press publications in respect of digital uses.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 308 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(2) ‘text and data mining’ means any automatedcomputational analytical technique aiming to analyse text and datawhich analyses works and other subject matter in digital form in order to generate information such asincluding, but not limited to, patterns, trends and correlations;
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 316 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) For the purposes of this Directive, it is necessary to define the concept of press publication in a way that embraces only journalistic publications, published by a service provider, periodically or regularly updated in any media, for the purpose of informing or entertaining. Such publications would include, for instance, daily newspapers, weekly or monthly magazines of general or special interest and news websites. Periodical publications which are published for scientific or academic purposes, such as scientific journals, should not be covered by the protection granted to press publications under this Directive. This protection should notably apply where the content is automatically generated by, for example, news aggregators but does not extend to acts of hyperlinking which do not constitute communication to the public as it may be the case with acts of hyperlinking.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 328 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for an exception to the rights provided for in Article 2 of Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 5(a) and 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC and Article 11(1) of this Directive for reproductions and extractions made by research organisations in order to carry out text and data mining of works or other subject-matter to which they have lawfully obtained access for the purposes of scientific research.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 336 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) The rights granted to the publishers of press publications under this Directive should have the same scope as the rights of reproduction and making available to the public provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC, insofar as digital uses are concerned. They should also be subject to the same provisions on exceptions and limitations as those applicable to the rights provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC including the exception on quotation for purposes such as criticism or review laid down in Article 5(3)(d) of that Directive.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 427 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – title
Protection of press publications concerning digital uses
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 433 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide publishers of press publications with the rights provided for in Article 2 and Article 3(2) of Directive 2001/29/EC for the digitalas well as Articles 3 and 9 of Directive 2006/115/EG for the use of their press publications.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 435 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The protection afforded to publishers of press publications by the rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be extended to cover individual words, the linking of hyperlinks and text excerpts, provided that the latter do not contain the core of the information intended to be transmitted with the press publication.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 443 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire 2015 years after the publication of the press publication. This term shall be calculated from the first day of January of the year following the date of publication.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 444 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The authors and other rightholders of the works and other protected subject matter contained in a press publication shall be have an appropriate share of the remuneration for the exploitation of the press publication.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 457 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – title
Use of content protected contenby copyright by information society service providers storpublicly reproducing and/or giving access to large amounts of works and other subject-matter uploaded by their users
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 458 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – title
Use of protected content by information society service providers storing and giving access to large amounts ofreproducing so that they are accessible to the public and/or giving access to works and other subject-matter uploaded by their users
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 473 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Information society service providers that store and, beyond merely provide toing the public access to large amounts of works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take measures to ensure the functioning ofhysical facilities, are actively involved in the communication to the public of and/or making available the works and other subject-matter uploaded by their users shall not be covered by the exclusion of liability pursuant to Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Furthermore, these service providers shall undertake to conclude agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter or to prevent the availability onf their services of works or other subject-matter identified by rightholders through the cooperation with the service providers and shall, in consultation with the rightholders, take measures to ensure that the agreements concluded with the rightholders are respected. Those measures, such as the use of effective content recognition technologies, shall bemust be effective, appropriate and proportionate. The service providers shall provide rightholders rapidly and in a transparent manner with adequate information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 481 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Micro-enterprises and small enterprises1b less than ten years old shall be exempted from the obligation to use content recognition technologies, but not from the obligation to take measures to ensure that the agreements concluded with the rightholders are complied with. _________________ 1b in accordance with the Commission recommendation concerning the definition of micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 524 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Where the contracting partners of the authors and performing artists have transferred the right of use or granted further rights of use, the authors may also demand information and accountability from those third parties which essentially determine the financial aspects of the use processes in the licensing chain.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 542 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Contract adjustment mechanismRemuneration for the use of works or performances
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 543 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1 Member States shall ensure that authors and performers are entitled to an appropriate remuneration derived from the exploitation of their works.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 544 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a Member States shall ensure that when an author or performer has transferred or assigned his making available right, that author shall retain the right to obtain an appropriate remuneration. The right to remuneration cannot be waived.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 550 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that authors and performers are entitled to request additional, appropriate remuneration from the party with whom they entered into a contract for the exploitation of the rights, or their successors in title, when the remuneration originally agreed is disproportionately low compared to the subsequent relevant revenues and benefits derived from the exploitation of the works or performances.
2017/04/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 741 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – title
Protection of press publications concerning digital uses
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 757 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide publishers of press publications with the rights provided for in Article 2 and Article 3(2) of Directive 2001/29/EC for the digital use of their press publications.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 781 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire 2015 years after the publication of the press publication. This term shall be calculated from the first day of January of the year following the date of publication.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 42 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) On September 2016, on the “Evaluation of the Functioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments”, the EIB suggests that although EFSI has ramped up quickly and seems to be on track to reach the target to mobilise EUR 315 billion of total investment, there are areas for improvement, including: complementarity with the other pillars of the Investment Plan, a better distribution of EFSI’s portfolio across all Member States, as well as in additionality and governance.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The EFSI, implemented and co- sponsored by the EIB Group, is firmly on track in terms of approved operations to deliver the objective of mobilising at least EUR 315 billion in additional investments in the real economy by mid-2018, however it is lagging behind in terms of signed operations as well as disbursements according to the EIB’s operation evaluation of its functioning, that covered the period up to June 30 20186. The market absorresponse and adoption has been particularly quick under the SME Window where the EFSI is delivering well beyondaccording to expectations due to the fact that it used existing EIF mandates ((InnovFin SMEG, COSME LGF and the RCR mandate) to have an accelerated kick start. In July 2016 the SME Window was thus scaled-up by EUR 500 million within the existing parameters of Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017. A larger share of financing to be geared towards SMEs given the exceptional market demand for SME financing under the EFSI as well as due to the generally higher multipliers achieved through EIF operations: 40% of the increased risk bearing capacity of the EFSI should be geared towards increasing access to financing for SMEs.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 48 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) On 28 June 2016, the European Council concluded that “The Investment Plan for Europe, in particular the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), has already delivered concrete results and is a major step to help mobilise private investment while making smart use of scarce budgetary resources. The CommissUntil June 30 2016, under the Infrastructure and Innovation Wintends to soon put forward proposaldow, 63% of the total amount signed was in the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain and 91% in EU15 countries. Under the SME Window, 54% of the amount signed (excluding multi-country operations) was oin the future of the EFSI, which should be examined as a matter of urgency by the European Parliament and the Council.” Italy, France and Germany and 93% in EU15 countries. In order to improve balance of EFSI support, Member States should designate and support National Promotional Banks, whereas the EIB should further deploy region specific specialised task force groups and the EIAH should facilitate the combination of ESI funds with EFSI in cohesion regions.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The extended EFSI should address remaining market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and continue to mobilise private sector financing in investments crucial for Europe’s future job creation – including for the youth –, growth and competitiveness with strengthened additionality. They include investments in the areas of energy, environment and climate action, the circular economy, social and human capital and related infrastructure, healthcare, research and innovation, cross- border and sustainable transport, tourism, as well as the digital transformation. In particular, the contribution of operations supported by the EFSI to achieving the Union’s ambitious targets set at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) should be reinforced. This would be in line with EIB’s current climate finance target of 25% based on its full portfolio. Energy interconnection priority projects and energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted especially since the former could exemplify cases of market failure and the latter of sub-optimal investment situations. In addition, EFSI support to motorways should be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross-border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Additionality, a key feature of the EFSI, should be strengthenystematically assessed and documented in the selection of each projects. In particular, operations should only be eligible for EFSI support if they address clearly identified market failures or sub-optimal investment situations. Operations in infrastructure under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window linking two or more Member States, especially if at least one Member State is a cohesion country, including e- infrastructure, should be considered additional given their inherent difficulty and their high added value for the Union.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The EIB and the EIF should ensure that the final beneficiaries, including start- ups and SMEs, are informed of the existence of EFSI support, so as to enhance the visibility of the EU guarantee granted under Regulation (EU) 2015/1017.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) should be enhanced and its activities should focus on needs not covered adequately under current arrangements. It should pay particular attention to supporting the preparation of projects involving two or more Member States and projects that contribute to achieving the objectives of COP21. Notwithstanding its objective to build upon existing advisory services of the EIB and the Commission, so to act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union, the EIAH should also contribute actively to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI and support the EIB where needed in originating projects. It should also actively by strengthening its local presence in countries with limited capacity but with high investment potential. It should also actively collaborate with established National Promotional Banks, work with the Commission in order to facilitate Member States in the establishment of NPBs, contribute to the establishment of sectoral or regional investment platforms and provide advice on the combination of other sources of Union funding with the EFSI.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
To better address market failures or sub- optimal investment situationeconomic and financial inefficiencies, including market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, discrepancies in the investment capacity of the Member States as reflected in diverse risk premiums, leveraging frictions or weak investment multipliers, and including also complicated multinational and cross border projects, and lack of risk-taking, especially in research, innovation, new technologies as well as in new and traditional infrastructures, EIB’s special activities supported by the EFSI shall typically have features such as subordination, participation in risk-sharing instruments, as well as first-loss guarantee schemes only when combined with EU and/or national budgetary resources, cross-border characteristics, exposure to specific risks or other identifiable aspects as further described in Annex II. Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32015R1017&from=EN)
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 151 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a
TWhilst recognizing the demand driven nature of EFSI, the EIB shall target that at least 40 % of EFSI financing in the combined objectives under the infrastructure and innovation window supports projects with components that contributes to climate action, in line with the COP21 commitments. The Steering Board shall provide detailed guidance to that endEFSI financing for SMEs and mid-cap companies shall not be included in the computation.
2017/03/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2016/0152(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) receive electronically supplied services, the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use of copyright-protected works or other protected subject matter, in respect of which the trader has the requisite rights for the territory from which the consumer seeks to receive such services;
2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 203 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. A parcel delivery service provider which employs fewer than 50 personsWhere fewer than 50 persons work for a parcel delivery service provider, irrespective of their contractual basis, and are involved in the provision of parcel delivery services in the Member State in which that provider is established, that provider shall not be subject to the obligations under paragraph 1 and 2, unless that provider is established in more than one Member State.
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 220 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Universal service providers providing parcel delivery services and having their headquarters in Member States where there is insufficient competition shall provide the national regulatory authority with the terminal rates applicable on 1 January of each calendar year to postal items originating from other Member States. That information shall be provided by 31 January of each calendar year at the latest.
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 237 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The national regulatory authority shall assess the affordability of cross- border tariffs included in the public lists of tariffs obtained in accordance with Article 4(1), if there is insufficient competition in the Member State concerned, within 3 months of receipt of that information. In that assessment, in particular the following elements shall be taken into account:
2017/03/30
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 120 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In case of non-genuine posting as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2014/67/EU, the posted worker shall be deemed to be employed in the country to which the worker is posted.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 185 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) allowance rates to cover travel, board and lodging expenses for workers away from home for professional reasons.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 202 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration as defined by national law and applicable collective agreements in accordance with point (c).
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 225 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7 a (new)
(ca) The following paragraph is added: "7a. Paragraphs 1 to 6 shall not prevent application of terms and conditions of employment which are more favourable to workers. Expenses incurred on account of the posting, such as travel, board and lodging expenses, are provided by the employer. The allowances paid as a compensation for these expenses cannot be considered to be part of the minimum wage."
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 229 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The need for certification, control and monitoring of technical services by the designating authorities has increased since technical progress has raised the risk that technical services do not possess the necessary competence to test new technologies or devices emerging within their scope of designation. Due to the wide differences in interpretation of the current implementation of directive 2007/46/EC and the application of its provisions in the course of the type- approval procedure, considerable differences between technical services exist. The certification, control and monitoring must therefore be harmonised and increased to ensure a level playing field within the European single market. As technical progress shortens product cycles and as the intervals of surveillance on-site assessments and of the monitoring vary between designating authorities, minimum requirements with regard to the intervals of the surveillance and monitoring of the technical services should be established.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 255 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to allow market forces to work, technical services should apply the rules for the type-approval procedures in all transparency and uniformly, without creating unnecessary burden for economic operators. To guarantee a high level of technical expertise and a fair treatment of all economic operators, a uniform technical application of the rules for the type-approval procedures should be ensured. Within the Forum established by this regulation, type-approval authorities should exchange information on the functioning of the different technical services which they certified.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 366 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish or appoint the approval authorities and the market surveillance authorities. Member States shall notify the Commission of the establishment and appointment of such authorities. Member States shall ensure that type-approval authorities and market surveillance authorities function independently from each other.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 376 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall organise and carry out market surveillance and controls of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units entering the market, in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. They may decide to carry out joint market surveillance activities for the purposes of Article 8.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 386 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their type-approval activities and the quality of the type-approvals issued. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every four years and the results thereof together with a summary of the results shall be communicated to the other Member States and the Commission. The Member State concerned shall make a summary of the resultsCommission shall make the results and the summary accessible to the general public, in particular the number of type-approvals granted or rejected and the identity of the corresponding manufacturers and vehicle types.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 391 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their surveillance activities. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every four years and the results thereof together with a summary of the results shall be communicated to the other Member States and the Commission. The Member State concerned shall make a summary of the results accessible to the publicCommission shall make the results and the summary accessible to the general public, in particular the number of those vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that are not in compliance with this Regulation together with the identity of the corresponding manufacturers.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 439 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State decide to withdraw a vehicle, system, component and separate technical unit from the market in accordance with Article 49(5), they shall inform the economic operator concerned and where applicable the relevant approval authority.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 450 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their surveillance activities. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every four years and the results thereof together with a summary of the results shall be communicated to the other Member States and the Commission. The Member State concerned shall make a summary of the resultsCommission shall make the results and the summary accessible to the general public.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 464 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts to lay down the criteria for setting out the scale, scope and frequency with which the compliance verification checks of samples taken referred to in paragraph 1 have to be performed. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2).
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 478 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall organise and carry out, or require to be carriedcarry out, on an adequate scale, tests and inspections of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units already made available on the market, with a view to verifying that those vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units conform to the type approvals and to applicable legislation as well as to ensure the correctness of the type approvals.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 506 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Where the Commission establishes that the vehicles tested or inspected do not comply with the type-approval requirements laid down in this Regulation or any of the regulatory acts listed in Annex IV or that the type approval has been granted on the basis of incorrect data, it shall requireinform the type-approval authority that granted the type-approval and call on it to require the economic operator concerned to take corrective measures. Should the non-conformity established have an impact on the safety or the environmental performance of the vehicle, the Commission may in accordance with Article 54(8) require without delay the economic operator concerned to take all appropriate corrective measures to bring the vehicles in compliance with those requirements, or it shall take restrictive measures, either by requiring the economic operator to withdraw the vehicles concerned from the market, or to recall them within a reasonable period of time, depending on the seriousness of the established non- compliance.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 573 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 88 to lay down the composition, appointment process, detailed tasks, working methods and rules of procedure of the Forum. The composition of the Forum shall include at least representatives of the European Parliament, representatives of technical services, third-party testing organisations, safety and environment NGOs and consumer groups as observers.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 585 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Manufacturers shall ensure that the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units perform equally under the conditions found during the test-approval and under conditions that may reasonably be expected to be encountered in normal operation and use.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 655 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The EU type-approval for the final stage of completion shall be granted only after the approval authority has verified that the type of vehicle approved at the final stage meets at the time of the approval all applicable technical requirements. Verification shall include a documentary check of all requirements covered by an EU type-approval for an incomplete type of vehicle granted in the course of a multi-stage procedure, even where granted for a different category of vehicle. It shall also include verification that performance of the systems that were granted type-approval separately are still in conformity with said type-approvals when incorporated into a whole vehicle.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 669 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The approval authority and technical services shall have access to the software systems and algorithms of the vehicle that are necessary for verification and relevant for type approval.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 676 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The approval authority and the technical services may, by reasoned request, also require the manufacturer to supply any additional information neededdocumentation and information needed to allow the understanding of the functioning of the software systems and algorithms in order to take a decision on which tests are required, or to facilitate the execution of those tests.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 738 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Those national fees regarding type- approvals shall be levied on the manufacturers who have applied for type- approval in the Member State concerned. Fees shall not be levied directly by technical services.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 770 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Type-approvals for vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units shall be issued for a limited period of 58 years without the possibility of prolongation. The expiry date shall be indicated in the type-approval certificate. AfterPrior to the expiry of the type-approval certificate, it may be renewed upon application by the manufacturer and only where the approval authority has verified that the type of vehicle, system, component and separate technical unit complies with all the requirements of the relevant regulatory acts for new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units of that type. In this case, it is not necessary for the tests referred to in Article 28 to be repeated. In order to allow the approval authority to fulfil its tasks, the manufacturer shall submit his application at the earliest 12 months and at the latest 6 months before the expiry date of the type-approval.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 940 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
The type-approval authority shall be peer- reviewed by two type-approval authorities of other Member Stateshe Commission every two years.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 944 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The Member States shall draw up the annual plan for the peer-review, ensuring an appropriate rotation in respect of reviewing and reviewed type-approval authorities,review plan and submit it to the Commission.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 950 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The peer-review shall include an on-site visit to a technical service under the responsibility of the reviewed authority. The Commission may participate in the review and decide on its participation on the basis of a risk assessment analysis.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 956 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 9
9. The outcome of the peer-reviewCommission shall be communicated to all Member States and to the Commission and a summary of the outcome shall be made publicly available. It shall be discussed by the Forum established in Article 10 on the basis of an assessment of this outcome carried out by the Commission and issue recommendations the outcome of its review to all Member States and shall make it publicly available. It shall be discussed by the Forum established in Article 10 and recommendations shall be issued.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 963 #

2016/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 10
10. The Member States shall provide information to the Commission and the other Member States on how ithey hasve addressed the recommendations in the peer-review report.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the Court of Auditors report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU budget would be about 114 million EUR per year if the European Parliament centralised its activities; reiterates the call on Parliament and the Council to address, in order to create long term savings, the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by Parliament in several previous resolutions;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 68 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas all Union policies and legislations in the area of the Digital Single Market should allow new opportunities for users and businesses to emerge, especially within today’s service society, while taking a holistic approach that considers their social dimension as they inevitably involve structural changeoffer EU citizens a larger variety of cross-border services, stimulate the creation of innovative online services at competitive prices and facilitate easier access for businesses, and in particular SMEs, to cross-border markets;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 129 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas a high level of consumer protection and satisfaction entails necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information, responsibility of all operators along the value chain and trust in a secure online environment;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 138 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas a regulatory environment which better incentivizes investments in fixed and mobile electronic communications infrastructures is an essential requirement for a flourishing Digital Single Market; Widely available advanced communications infrastructures is essential for an inclusive digital economy;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 140 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas for the Digital Single Market to be competitive and to deliver its benefits to citizens and businesses, a level playing field for operators must be created. Market players need a reliable, fair, transparent and proportionate regulatory framework that allows them to compete fairly and equitably and to come up with innovative ideas and products without facing burdensome regulation;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 144 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the increasing development of e-commerce and online activities provides new possibilities for consumer protection and IPR enforcement; whereas the application of a duty of care along the supply chain would reinforce consumer and business trust online[CE1] by increasing cooperation and exchange of information and best practices to combat illegal goods and content;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 210 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European commission to propose initiatives that will overcome legal fragmentation and allow companies to reap the benefits of the single market, giving consumers a wider choice;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 220 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that users’ trusttrust of citizens and businesses in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcing that trust for both consumers and economic operators should be at the basis of both public policy and business models;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 237 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the lack of a European digital framework has fostered developments which have highlighted the failure to reconcile the interests of large and small providers and, more recently in particular, the need to establish a level playing field;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 255 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for European companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised integrated regulatory framework supporting investments in infrastructures and fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation; to this end, calls for considering the possibility of financing through the EFSI;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 277 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for cross-border financial instruments of venture capital which can support innovative SMEs in the scale up phase encouraging the emergence of European leaders in this new digital environment.
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 307 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned aboutby the different national approaches taken ton regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market and the internet as an trusted and secured open and global platform for communication and innovation while safeguarding citizens' interest in consistent consumer protection standards across all digital services and fair competition in the digital economy;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 339 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned by the different national fiscal approaches regarding the digital and sharing economy;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 384 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that consumers should be at the heart of the digital single market and calls for the adaptation of the current regulatory consumer protection framework for the digital age;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 387 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the important steps that have been taken in recent years on online dispute resolution and underlines that other areas of e-commerce still need to be addressed to ensure a level playing field and help European e-commerce to accelerate;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 392 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Believes that better consumer protection has to be balanced with the needs and capacities of business, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises. The rights and obligations of consumers and businesses go hand-in- hand and must come to a fair balance for both sides;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 397 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Considers that dismantling barriers to the cross-border development of e- commerce is of the utmost importance. This concerns, in particular, cross-border parcel delivery and VAT rules applicable to the sale of goods and services – which, due to their fragmentation and a lack of transparency, hamper cross-border e- commerce;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 457 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Is sceptical about the legal nature of model contracts regarding online sales of tangible goods in the absence of statutory regulation;deleted
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 485 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the principle of adequate information of consumers should apply in the field of e-commerce. Excessive information can lead to no information at all and may discourage consumers from buying online; considers therefor that current provisions should be adjusted to empower consumers to take informed decisions;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 492 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an ambitious enforcement framework forof the consumers' acquis and of the Services Directive; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure the full and correct implementation of existing rules, including fast-track infringement procedures whenever incorrect or insufficient implementation of the directive isare identified;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 554 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, and tangible goods and services by in particular by ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 590 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to propose measures to end practices such as IP tracking or the deliberate non- interoperability of systems restricting the choice of consumers and to guarantee the portability of people's digital lives;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 596 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Acknowledges that geo-blocking may be justified in certain cases, for example in the audiovisual sector, where financing production depends to a large extent on territorial exclusivity;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 611 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Supports in particular the Commission's approach to address geo- blocking in an effective and targeted manner and considers that it is important to focus on technological measures and technical practices resulting in unjustified limitations on access to services provided across borders, on the conclusion of cross-border contracts, and also on adjacent activities, such as payment and delivery;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 638 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 669 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the regulatory framework should better reward the risks of private investments in new infrastructures. This will ultimately be beneficial to the end-user also in remote areas;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 680 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Asks the Commission to take the necessary measures enabling all citizens to be connected to the internet at the highest speed and the lowest possible costs;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 681 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Calls the Commission to assess the regulatory restrictions on operators that keep them from taking business risks and investing in sparsely-populated or geographically-challenging areas. In this respect, EU State Aid regime should play a key role where private investment alone cannot be ensured. Therefore, the current application of state aid rules must be reconsidered to enable a better roll-out of broadband and other solutions;
2015/10/21
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 807 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to develop an innovation-friendly policy that fostersacilitates market entry; fosters fair and effective competition between, and innovation in, between online platforms; considers that the priorities should be transparencyransparency, good cooperation with all the actors, facilitation of switching between platforms or online services, non-discrimination, access to platforms, and identifying and addressing barriers to the emergence and scale- up of platforms and ensuring a level playing field between competitors should be priorities;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 852 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission's initiative to analyse the role of platforms inas part of the Digital Economy as part ofSingle Market Strategy and calls on the Commission to ensure that all actors along the supcoming Internal Market Strategyply chain apply a duty of care by taking all necessary measures against the sales of illicit content and goods;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 880 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24c. Promotes an appropriate European fiscal framework for addressing the new challenges raised by the digital economy, in particular concerning a territorialization adapted for the digital economy;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 881 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Urges the Commission to take into account the essential contribution of the cultural and creative industries in the digital economy and ensure that rights holders are entitled to remuneration for the online use of their works by platforms;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 925 #

2015/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Considers, in order to ensure trust and security in digital services, that increased resources from the public and private sector are required to strengthen the security of IT systems and, internet platforms, online networks and the encryption of communication, to improve cyber-attack prevention and to increase awareness of the risks and knowledge of basic security processes among users of digital services, inter alia via public-private partnership;
2015/10/22
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 1 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Annual Report as the first by this Commission; stresses that EU funds must be properly managed and used as efficiently as possible, the protection of the EU’s financial interests is at the core of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; notes that through a number of measure and that the Union and the Member States must together take responsibility for protecting the EU’s financial interests and for fighting against fraud; notes that through a number of measures and taking up last year’s recommendations the Commission and the Member States have increased their effectiveness in fighting the overall rate of fraudulent or non-fraudulent irregularities in order to ensure that EU funds are protected from fraud; notes a total of 1 649 cases of irregularities reported as fraudulent, this being 2 % more than in 2013 and representing EUR 538 million in EU funds;
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, on the one hand, that once again that 306 irregularities reported as fraudulent and 4 977 irregularities reported as non-fraudulent were cohesion -policy isrelated; notes the area with the highest number of irregularities reported as fraudulent, and, on the other hand, that the largest proportion of such irregularities in this policy area concern the European Regional Development Fundat in comparison with 2013, there has been a drop of 5% in the number of cases reported as fraudulent, but the related amounts have increased by 76%, and there has been an increase of 7% in the number of cases reported as non- fraudulent, with the related amounts increasing by 33%;
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that measures to detectthe statistical data in this Annual Report still only gives an approximate indication of the impact of irregularities continue to vary between Member States, mainly on account of differing definitions of irregularities the EU budget; believes that the inaccuracy stems from different approaches between and within Member States to the detection, classification and transmission of irregularities; takes the view that further harmonisation is necessary and welcomes the Commission Delegated Regulation of 8 July 2015 on the reporting of irregularities to supplement the common provisions; stresses that it is imperative to strike a balance between the common interest in providing accurate data for analysis on one hand, and the administrative burden on the Member States on the other; welcomes the preventive and corrective measures taken by the Commission to avoid fraudulent irregularities, including by interrupting 193 payments under the cohesion policy;
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 42 #

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that non-fraudulent irregularities are often caused by insufficient knowledge of the rules, complex requirements and regulations and believes that simplification of the rules and procedures will decrease the number of non-fraudulent irregularities; Appreciates the Commission’s decision to carry out a mid-term assessment in 2018 in order to establish whether the new regulatory architecture for the cohesion policy prevents fraud and reduces the risk of irregularities; calls on the Council to endorse the proposal for a directive on the fight against fraud to the EU’s financial interests by means of criminal law.
2015/10/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 65 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whether voluntary initiatives are adequatCalls on the Commission to study the existing voluntary initiatives for consultation among the parties in the supply chain and to consider how adequate they are for addressing UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers; draws attention to the voluntary initiative for consultation among the parties in the supply chain in Belgium, which is a response to the justified concern felt on account of the ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national law to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as and the initiative for consultation among the parties in the supply chain in Belgium, in which both agricultural organisations and retail trade organisations participate, as potential models for adaptation at EU level;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2015/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that the free movement of persons is one of the fundamental freedoms and a pillar of the Single Market and that it always has been an inseparable part of and precondition for the bilateral approach between the EU and Switzerland; therefore fully supports the EU’s rejection of July 2014 of the Swiss Authorities’ request to renegotiate the FMPA with a view to introducing a quota or a national preference system; notes with concern reports concerning the application by some firms and cantons of a national preference system, and points out that such a practice is at odds with the agreement on freedom of movement;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #

2015/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges that the current practice whereby taxi firms from EU Member States can provide services in Switzerland without restriction should continue, as it has long contributed to economic development in Swiss border regions and is mutually beneficial;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 63 #

2015/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Deplores the introduction and subsequent tightening-up by Switzerland of unilateral flanking measures, such as the charging of fees to cover administrative costs, the requirement to constitute bonds or a combination of such measures, as these are seriously hampering the provision of services, in particular by SMUs, in Switzerland under the agreement; calls on Switzerland to revise these measures in order to bring them into line with the agreement on freedom of movement;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 64 #

2015/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the implementation in 2013 of Directive 2005/36 on the recognition of professional qualifications was long overdue and calls for a swift transposiincorporation of Directive 2013/55 amending itin the annex to the agreement on freedom of movement in the expectation that Switzerland will find ways of ensuring that the agreement remains in force;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 67 #

2015/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that in overall terms cooperation under the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment (MRA) is satisfactory, but that the functioning of the agreement could be substantially improved if Switzerland were to pledge to update it consistently in line with developments in EU law;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 119 #

2015/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) This Directive covers rules applicable to the sale of goods, including online and other distance sales of goods, only in relation to key contract elements needed to overcome contract-law related barriers in the Single Market and the Digital Single Market. For this purpose, rules on conformity requirements, remedies available to consumers for lack of conformity of the goods with the contract and modalities for their exercise should be fully harmonised and the level of consumer protection as compared to Directive 1999/44/EC, should be increasedin such a way as to ensure a high level of consumer protection. This Directive should not affect national laws regulating the conditions under which the seller is liable for the sold goods' hidden defects that already existed before the consumer acquired possession of the goods, but only became apparent after such acquisition, and which render the goods unfit for the use for which they were intended, or which diminish their use to such an extent that the consumer would not have bought the goods or would only have paid a lower price for them if the defect had been known.
2017/01/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 224 #

2015/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) 'producer' means the manufacturer of goods, the importer of goods into the territory of the Union or any person purporting to be a producer by placing his name, trade mark or other distinctive sign on the goods;
2017/01/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 233 #

2015/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a Scope 1. This Directive shall apply to any sales contract concluded between a consumer and a seller. 2. This Directive shall not apply to contracts for the provision of services. However, in the case of contracts providing both for the sale of goods and for the provision of services, this Directive shall apply to the part thereof relating to the sale of goods. 3. This Directive shall not apply to goods in which digital content is embedded unless the supplier proves that the lack of conformity lies in the hardware of the good. This Directive shall likewise not apply to a tangible medium which serves exclusively as carrier of digital content, unless the supplier proves that the lack of conformity lies in the tangible medium. 4. If any provision of this Directive conflicts with a provision of another Union act governing a specific sector or subject matter, the provision of that other Union act shall prevail and shall apply to those specific sectors. 5. This Directive shall not affect national general contract laws such as rules on the formation, validity or effects of contracts, including the consequences of the termination of a contract, in so far as they are not regulated by this Directive.
2017/01/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 318 #

2015/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Where the seller remedies the lack of conformity with the contract by replacement, the seller shall take back the replaced goods at the seller's expense at the place where the goods were delivered unless the parties have agreed otherwise after the lack of conformity with the contract has been brought to the seller's attention by the consumer.
2017/01/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 346 #

2015/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the seller shall reimburse to the consumer the price paid without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from receipt of the goods and shall bear the cost of the reimbursement. Where Article 13(3)(c) applies, the seller shall reimburse to the consumer the price paid without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from receipt of the notice and shall bear the cost of the reimbursement;
2017/01/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 380 #

2015/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a clear statement of the legal rights of the consumer as provided for in this Directive and a clear statement that those rights are to be fulfilled without further conditions and are not affected by the commercial guarantee; and
2017/01/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 384 #

2015/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Commercial guarantee for lifespan The producer of an energy-related product as defined in point 1 of Article 2 of Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a shall: (a) indicate the minimum lifespan within which he guarantees to the consumer the fitness of the product and provide a clear statement of the legal rights of the consumer; or (b) clearly indicate that he does not offer a commercial guarantee for the lifespan of the product. This information shall be made available to the consumer before the consumer takes an informed transactional decision. _________________ 1a Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10).
2017/01/25
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 157 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The Directive should address problems across different categories of digital content and its supply. In order to cater for fast technological developments and to maintain the future-proof nature of the notion of digital content, this notion as used in this Directive should be broader than in Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.30 In particular it should cover services which allow the creation, processing or storage of dataor digital services and their supply. In order to ensure consistency with the acquis the notion of digital content should correspond with the one used in Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and should cover for example video, audio, applications, digital games and any other software.30 In order to cater for fast technological developments and to ensure this Directive is future-proof, this Directive should also cover digital services which allow the creation, processing or storage of data, for example cloud storage or file hosting services. It should also cover digital services allowing sharing and other interaction, for example social media, video or audio sharing websites or platforms. While there are numerous ways for digital content or digital services to be supplied, such as transmission on a duratangible medium, downloading by consumers on their devices, web- streaming, allowing access to storage capabilities of digital contentservices or access to the use of social media, this Directive should apply to all digital content or digital services independently of the medium used for its transmission. Differentiating between different categories in this technologically fast changing market is not desirable because it would hardly be possible to avoid discriminations between suppliers. A level- playing field between suppliers of different categories of digital content or digital services should be ensured. However tThis Directive should notalso apply to digital content which is embedded in goods, in such a way that it operates as an integral part of the goods and its functions are subordinate to the main functionalitiescluding DVDs and CDs, unless the supplier proves that the defect lies in the hardware of the goods. _________________ 30 OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p.64.
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 165 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) In order to meet the expectations of consumers and ensure a clear-cut and simple legal framework for suppliers of digital content offered on a durable medium, in relation to conformity requirements and remedies available to consumers for non-conformity, this Directive should apply to goods such as DVDs and CDs, incorporating digital content in such a way that the goods function only as a carrier of the digital content. The Directive should apply to the digital content supplied on a duratangible medium, independently whether it is solupplied at a distance or in face-to-face situations, so as to avoid fragmentation between the different distribution channels. The Directive 2011/83 should continue to apply to those goods, including tohe obligations related to the delivery of goods, remedies in case of the failure to deliver and the nature of the contract under which those goods are supplied. The Directive is also without prejudice to the distribution right applicable to these goods under copyright law.
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 466 #

2015/0287(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Where digital content is supplied on a tangible medium or is embedded in a good, this Directive, with the exception of Articles 5 and 11, shall apply to any lack of conformity unless the supplier proves that the lack of conformity lies in the tangible medium or the hardware of the good.
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCOJURI
Amendment 237 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
(44) The CE marking, indicating the conformity of a product with the accessibility requirements of this Directive, is the visible consequence of a whole process comprising conformity assessment in a broad sense. This Directive should follow the general principles governing the CE marking of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products. __________________ 40 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13/08/2008, p. 30).deleted
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 256 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53 a (new)
(53a) The accessibility requirements laid down in this Directive should apply only to those products placed on the Union market after the entry into force of the national implementing measures.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 260 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) Chapters I, II to V, and VII apply to the following new products placed on the Union market after the entry into force of the national measures implementing the Directive:
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 334 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
(2) “universal design” referred to also as “design for all” means the design of products, environments, programmes and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible and as far as technically possible, without the need for adaptation or specialised design; “universal design” does not exclude assistive devicesthe need to connect assistive devices such as third- party provider applications, peripheral devices, software, or hardware to the particular product in order to make it accessible for particular groups of persons with functional limitations, including persons with disabilities where this is needed;
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 361 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(3) The followingAn appropriate number of self- service terminals: Automatic Teller Machines, ticketing machines and check-in machines shall comply with the requirements set out in Section II of Annex I shall comply with the requirements set out in Section II of Annex I: automatic Teller Machines, ticketing machines and check-in machines.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 372 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6
(6) An appropriate number of air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport services, the websites, the mobile device- based services, smart ticketing and real- time information and Sself-service terminals, ticketing machines and check-in machines used for provision of passenger transport services shall comply with the corresponding requirements set out in Section V of Annex I.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 375 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7
(7) BAn appropriate number of banking services, the websites, the mobile device- based banking services, self- service terminals, including Automatic Teller machines used for provision of banking services shall comply with the requirements set out in Section VI of Annex I.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 409 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
(7) Manufacturers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned.deleted
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 432 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
(3) Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a product is not in conformity with the accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3, he shall not place the product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the product presents a risk to safety or health, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 441 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 8
(8) Importers who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with the requirements referred to in Article 3 shall immediately take the necessary corrective measures to bring that product into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate. Furthermore, where the product presents a risk to safety or health, importers shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective measures taken.
2017/02/14
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 452 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(3) Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a product is not in conformity with the accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3, they shall not make the product available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the product presents a risk to safety or health, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 459 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5
(5) Distributors who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have made available on the market is not in conformity with this Directive shall make sure that the necessary corrective measures are taken to bring that product into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate. Furthermore, where the product presents a risk to safety or health, distributors shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective measures taken.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 487 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
(6) Where the economic operators have used the exception provided for in paragraphs 1 to 5 for a specific product or service they shall notify the relevant market surveillance authority of the Member State in the market of which the product or service is placed or made available. Notification shall include the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. Microenterprises are exempted from this notification requirement but must be able to supply the relevant documentation upon request from a relevant market surveillance authorityThe assessment must be submitted to the relevant market surveillance authority in accordance with paragraph 3, if so requested.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 503 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16
General principles of the CE marking of The CE marking shall be subject to the general principles set out in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.Article 16 deleted products
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 513 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – title
Procedure for dealing with products presenting a risk to safety or health related to accessibility at national level
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 515 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State have taken action pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, or where they have sufficient reason to believe that a product covered by this Directive presents a risk to safety or health related to accessibility aspects covered by this Directive, they shall carry out an evaluation in relation to the product concerned covering all the requirements laid down in this Directive. The relevant economic operators shall fully cooperate with the market surveillance authorities.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 524 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
(5) The information referred to in paragraph 4 shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the non-compliant product, the origin of the product, the nature of the alleged non-compliance and the risk to safety or health involved, the nature and duration of the national measures taken and the arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator. In particular, the market surveillance authorities shall indicate whether the non- compliance is due to any of the following:
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 525 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the failure of the product to meet requirements relating to those set out in Article 3 of this Directive, resulting in a risk to safety or health, or
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 526 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 13 conferring a presumption of conformity, resulting in a risk to safety or health.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 528 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 8
(8) Member States shall ensure that appropriate, proportionate restrictive measures are taken in respect of the product concerned, such as withdrawal of the product from their market, without delay.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Disclosure of information in case of offers of securities to the public or admission of securities to trading on a regulated market is vital to protect investors by removducing asymmetries of information between them and issuers. Harmonising this disclosure allows for the establishment of a cross-border passport mechanism which facilitates the effective functioning of the internal market in a wide variety of securities.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 25 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) For offers of securities to the public of awith a total consideration belowin the Union of less than EUR 51 000 000, the cost of producing a prospectus in accordance with this Regulation is likely to be disproportionate to the envisaged proceeds of the offer. It is therefore appropriate that the requirement to draw up a prospectus under this Regulation should not apply to offers of such small scale. Member States shouldcan request issuers to provide a document, not subject to prior approval, describing the offer and setting out the general information relating to the issuer. Member States should however refrain tofrom imposeing at national level disclosure requirements which would constitute a disproportionate or unnecessary burden in relation to such offers and thus increase fragmentation of the internal market.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) WhereFor offers of securities to the public are addressed only to domestic investors in one Member State, and thus have no cross-border effects, and where such offers do not exceed a total consideration ofwith a total consideration not exceeding EUR 105 000 000, the passport mechanism under this Regulation is not needed andissuers should be entitled to drawing up a prospectus may represent a disproportionate cost. Therefore it is appropriate to allow Member States to decide to exempt such kinds of offers from the prospectus obligation set out in this Regulation, taking into account the level of domestic investor protection they deem to be appropriate. In particular, Member States should be free to set out in their national law the threshold between EUR 500 000 and EUR 10 000 000, expressed as the total consideration of the offer over a period of 12 months, from which this exemption should applyin accordance with Article 15. Once approved, such prospectuses should benefit from the passporting regime under this Regulation and should therefore be valid for the offer to the public in any number of host Member states.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) Favourable treatments granted to issuances of non-equity securities with a denomination per unit in excess of EUR 100 000 may distort the structure of debt markets, create impediments to proper diversification of portfolios and to the development of electronic trading platforms, thus undermining liquidity on the secondary market, and may reduce investment choice for retail investors by depriving them of the opportunity to acquire investment-grade corporate bonds. It is therefore appropriate to remove the prospectus exemption for offers of non-equity securities whose denomination per unit amounts to at least EUR 100 000 and the lower standard of disclosure granted to prospectuses concerning such non-equity securities, featured originally in Directive 2003/71/EC. In particular, it is appropriate to unify the minimum information requirements for non-equity prospectuses, thereby replacing the dual standard of disclosure between issuances targeting qualified investors only and issuances targeting non-qualified investors.deleted
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) an offer of securities whose denomination per unit amounts to at least EUR 100 000;
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) an offer of securities with a total consideration in the Union of less than EUR 51 000 000, which shall be calculated over a period of 12 months;
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 50 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Issuers shall be entitled to draw up a prospectus under the proportionate disclosure regime set out in Article 15 for offers of securities to the public with a total consideration not exceeding EUR 5 000 000 calculated over a period of 12 months. A prospectus approved pursuant to Article 15 shall be valid for any offer of securities to the public in any number of host Member States under the conditions set out in Article 23.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 51 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may exempt offers of securities to the public from the prospectus requirement of paragraph 1 provided that: (a) Member State, and (b) is less than a monetary amount calculated over a period of 12 months, which shall not exceed EUR 10 000 000. Member States shall notify the Commission and ESMA of the exercise of the option under this paragraph, including the consideration of the offer chosen below which the exemption for domestic offers applies.deleted the offer is made only in that the total consideration of the offer
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall notify the Commission and ESMA of the exercise of the option under this paragraph, including the consideration of the offer chosen below which the exemption for domestic offers applies.deleted
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 62 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, where the prospectus relates to the admission to trading on a regulated market of non-equity securities having a denomination of at least EUR 100 000, there shall be no requirement to provide a summary.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 65 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The summary shall be drawn up as a short document written in a concise manner and of a maximum of six sides of A4-sized paper when printed. It shall:
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 67 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The introduction of the summary shall containsection referred to in point (a) of paragraph 4 shall contain the following information: the name of the securities, the identity and contact details of the issuer, the offeror or the person seeking admission, the identity and contact details of the home competent authority and the date of the document. It shall contain warnings that:
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 69 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) under a sub-section titled 'What are the key risks that are specific to the issuer?' a brief description of no more than five of the most material risk factors specific to the issuer contained in the category of highest materiality according to Article 16.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 71 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) under a sub-section titled 'What are the key risks that are specific to the securities?' a brief description of no more than five of the most material risk factors specific to the securities, contained in the category of highest materiality according to Article 16.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 75 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
MinimumProportionate disclosure regime for SMEs
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 76 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
SMEIssuers may choose to draw up a prospectus under the minimumproportionate disclosure regime for SMEsset out in this Article in the case of an offer of securities to the public provided that they have no securities admitted to trading on a regulated market.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 77 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimumproportionate disclosure regime shall consist of a specific registration document and a specific securities note.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
When establishing the corresponding prospectuses schedules, the information shall be adapted to the size and to the length of the track record of such companies.deleted
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 80 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Companies making use of the minimumproportionate disclosure regime referred to in paragraph 1 and offering shares or non- equity securities which are not subordinated, convertible or exchangeable, do not give a right to subscribe to or acquire other types of securities and are not linked to a derivative instrument, shall be entitledhave the option to draw up a prospectus under a format structured in the form of a questionnaire with standardised text, to be filled in by the issuer. For this purpose, both the specific registration document and the specific securities note shall be structured in that form.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 81 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 42 to specify the reduced information to be included in the schedules applicable under the minimumproportionate disclosure regime and the optional format allowed under paragraph 2.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 82 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
When establishing the corresponding prospectuses schedules, the Commission will adapt the information requirements to the average size of such companies and the length of their track record, and will focus on information that is material and relevant for companies of that size and their investors, as well as to the specific type of security being offered, taking into account the following principles: (a) the need to facilitate access to capital markets; (b) the need to ensure investor protection; (c) the need to ensure proportionality between the cost of drawing up a prospectus and the size of the company and its fundraising needs; (d) the need to foster confidence for investors;
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 83 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
The prospectus schedules shall lay down the minimum information to be disclosed, which shall include: (a) key information on the issuer, such as: - the name of the issuer and the persons responsible for the prospectus; - a business overview and the prospects of the issuer - risk factors relating to the issuer; - working capital statement; - financial information; (b) key information about the securities and about the terms and conditions of the offer, such as: - the terms and conditions of the securities and a description of any rights attached to the securities; - risk factors relating to the securities; - the terms and conditions of the offer, including the issue price; - the reasons for the offer and the intended use of the proceeds.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 84 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. ESMA shall develop guidelines 4. addressed to SMEs on how to draw up a prospectus under the format referred to in paragraph 2. The procedures set out in subparagraphs 2 to 4 of Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 shall not apply.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 85 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The risk factors featured in a prospectus shall be limited to risks which are specific to the issuer and/or the securities and are material for taking an informed investment decision, as corroborated by the content of the registration document and the securities note. They shall be allocated across a maximum of three distinct categories which shall differentiate them by their relative materiality based on the issuer's assessment of the probability of their occurrence and the expected magnitude of their negative impact.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 88 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. ESMA shall develop guidelines on the assessment by competent authorities of the specificity and materiality of risk factors and on the allocation of risk factors across categorie. In addition, ESMA shall develop guidelines to assist competent authorities in their review of risk factors in a manner which encourages appropriate and focused risk factor disclosure by issuers.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 94 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 9
9. The level of fees charged by the competent authority of the home Member State for the approval of prospectuses, registration documents, including universal registration documents, supplements and amendments, as well as for the filing of universal registration documents, amendments thereto and final terms, shall be proportionate and disclosed to the public at least on the website of the competent authority.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 97 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Any fee charged by a competent authority for the scrutiny of advertisements pursuant to this article shall be of a proportionate level.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 99 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority of each host Member State may require that the summary referred to in Article 7 be translated into its official language or languages, but it shall not require the translation of any other part of the prospectus.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 101 #

2015/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority of each host Member State may require that the summary referred to in Article 7 be translated into its official language or languages but it shall not require the translation of any other part of the prospectus.
2016/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 238 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Manufacturers respond to the energy label by creating ever more efficient products. This technological development leads to products populating mainly the highest classes of the energy label. Further product differentiation may be necessary to allow customers a proper comparison, leading to the need to rescale labels. For the frequency of such rescaling a timescale of approximately ten years would be appropriate, taking into account the need to avoid over burdening manufacturers. This Regulation should therefore lay down detailed arrangements for rescaling in order to maximise legal certainty for suppliers and dealers. A newly rescaled label shouldmay have an empty top classes to encourage technological progress and enable ever more efficient products to be developed and recognised. When a label is rescaled, confusion to customers should be avoided by replacing all energy labels within a short timeframmaking the newly introduced label easily distinguishable from the old label by its visual appearance.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 293 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) TBased on the scope of this regulation, the Commission should provide a working plan for the revision of labels of particular products including an indicative list of further energy-related products for which an energy label could be established. The working plan should be implemented starting with a technical, environmental and economic analysis of the product groups concerned. This analysis should also look at supplementary information including the possibility and cost to provide consumers with information on the performance of an energy-related product, such as , upon which the Council and the European Parliament should be continuously formally informed by the Commission, should be implemented starting witsh absolute energy consumption, durability or environmental performance, in coherence with the objective to promote a circular economy technical, environmental and economic analysis of the product groups concerned. Such supplementary information should improve the intelligibility and effectiveness of the label towards consumers and should not lead to any negative impact on consumers.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 330 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘Energy-related product’ means any good or system or service with an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and put into service in the Union, including parts intended to be incorporated into energy-related products covered by this regulation which are placed on the market and put into service as individual part for customers and of which energy performance can be assessed independently;
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 350 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) 'Rescale' means a periodicn exercise to make more stringent the requirements for achieving the energy class on a label for a particular product, which, for existing labels may imply the deletion of certain energy classes;
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) 'Supplementary information' means information on the functional and environmental performance of an energy- related product, such as its absolute energy consumption or durability, which is based on data that are measurable and verifiable by market surveillance authorities, is unambiguous and has no significant negative impact on the clear intelligibility and effectiveness of the label as a whole towards customers.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 374 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they shall ensure that products placed on the market are providsupplied, free of charge, with accurate printed labels and make available product information sheets, printed or electronically, for each unit in accordance with this Regulation and the relevant delegated acts; delegated acts may provide that the label is printed on the packaging of the product. For product groups where the product consists of several parts or components and the energy efficiency is function of such components, suppliers shall provide labels, free of charge, to dealers at the moment of display.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 385 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) they shall ensure the accuracy of the labels they provide and product information sheets that they providmake available and produce technical documentation sufficient to enable the accuracy to be assessed by market surveillance authorities;
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 404 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they shall display in a visible manner, directly on the appliance or in its immediate proximity, the label provided by the supplier or otherwise made available for a product covered by a delegated act;
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 413 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) they shall, where they do not have a label or a rescaled label, request the label or a rescaled label from the supplier;
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 460 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the introduction of labels including rescaled labels and product information sheets is accompanied by educational and promotional information campaigns aimed at promoting energy efficiency and more responsible use of energy by customers, if appropriate in cooperation with dealers. These activities should be coordinated by the European Commission.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 521 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. When, for a given product group, no models belonging to energy classes D, E, F or G are allowed to be placed on the market any more because of an implementing measure adopted under Directive 2009/125/EC, the class or classes in question shall no longer be shown on the label.deleted
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 529 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall ensure that, when, based on studies on future technical evolution, that a label is only introduced or rescaled, the requirements are laid down so that no products are expected to f when technological progress makes this necessary and shall in genergy classes A or B at the moment of the introduction of the label and so that theally aim for a validity of at least ten years for the introduced or rescaled label. It shall review the label once it estimateds time within which a majority of modelhat 40 percent of the products sold within the Union markets falls into those classes shall be at least ten years latere top energy class and further technological development can be expected soon.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 550 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Labels shall be re-scaled periodicallywhen it estimates that 40 % of products sold fall into energy class A and, based upon studies on future potential technical evolution, further technological development can be expected soon.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 584 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The design of the rescaled label shall differ visibly from its predecessor. The European Commission shall ensure the development of communication and information campaigns to be rolled out by Member States in accordance with Article 4.4.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 586 #

2015/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Labels introduced by delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2010/30/EU before the date of application of this Regulation shall be considered as labels for the purposes of this Regulation. The Commission shall review those lLabels within five years of the entry into force of this Regulation with a view to rescaling themonce it estimates that 40 percent of the products sold within the Union market fall into the top energy class and further technological development can be expected soon.
2016/03/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 891 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Reiterates its commitment to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 901 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the seats of all the other EU institutions, agencies and bodies be determined by Parliament and the Council on a proposal by the European executive, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 91 #

2014/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the importance of a solid macroeconomic environment for cohesion investments and welcomes the link of the ESIF to the European Semester; is of the opinion that rigid enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) can inhibit growth-stimulating public investment, and calls for further consideration to be given to the idea that national and regional public spending co- financed by the Structural and Investment Funds should not be treated as public or equivalent structural expenditure within the meaning of the Stability and Growth Pact and hence not factored into deficit calculations;
2015/03/16
Committee: REGI
Amendment 103 #

2014/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that a simplification of management and procedures would also allow for error rates in the implementation of cohesion programmes to be reduced; underlines that these errors stem to a considerable degree from legislation outside of cohesion policy, such as public procurement and state aide rulnon-fraudulent errors stem to a considerable degree from ignorance of the law, complex requirements and regulations, and legislation outside of cohesion policy, such as public procurement and State aid rules; underlines that the number of irregularities in the implementation of cohesion programmes could be reduced by simplification of management and procedures and by early transposition of the newly adopted relevant directives; is concerned about the low rates of disbursement of financial instruments to beneficiaries, in particular in view of the objective to increase the use of these instruments;
2015/03/16
Committee: REGI
Amendment 4 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of each European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) and of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs and, in supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors, and in promoting resource efficiency; is of the opinion that those funds will contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue identifying the main obstacles and to initiate policies which would encourage SMEs to invest in green growth and eco- innovation, in order todevise clear-cut, feasible policies and combine these with existing strategies and support options in order to provide a basis for specific recommendations for (administratively straightforward) action which would encourage SMEs to invest both in processes to improve their resource and energy efficiency and in eco- innovation and would in that way promote opportunities for employment and the enhancement of sustainable growth;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 19 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to find a swift, responsible solution to the enormous backlog of payments related to regional policy and as regards the handling of ESIF assistance for the previous funding period, so as to ensure that SMEs as project partners will not, on account of payment delays, be deterred from taking part in support programmes;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends toCalls on the Member States that they include, when drafting thand the Commission to draft clear and objectively comprehensible selection criteria for EU- funded projects, elements that should incentivise in order to increase the attractiveness of projects geared towards sustainable and smart growth, and ensure a balanced representation of SME and environmental stakeholders when establishing the monitoring committees;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages theCalls on all Member States, to address – withaking into account their national and regional needs, to include ‘green’ public procurement in their operational programmes and to encourage their national and, regional needs when making use, and local authorities to increase the proportion of green public procurement, in order and hence offer real incentives for SMEs to develop environment-friendly products and services, the object being to promote green growth opportunities for SMEs (such as recycling, green energy production, energy efficiency and energy saving schemes); calls on the Commission to inform Parliament on the percentage/number of SMEs that are financed through the operational programmes in each Member State;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the extension of innovative support schemes, such as green innovation vouchers, which can promote the introduction of sustainable technologies and environmentally friendly solutions into the market; maintains, as regards applications for support, that the rules need to be simple and clear and only a modest administrative effort should be required;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 48 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and promote the creation of thematic and geographic/regional platforms, through which incremental or breakthrough eco- innovative projects would attract private and public investments, and to encourage stakeholder cooperation in order to enrich the European value chain;
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2014/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Maintains that SMEs frequently do not recognise the possibilities available to them, for instance for enhancing their energy and material efficiency; calls on the Member States and regions to devise measures to make SMEs more aware of green growth opportunities, not just by supplying them with information, but by approaching them directly and advising them and by supporting exchanges of tried and tested practice in order to help them understand more clearly that resource efficiency both contributes to environmental protection and increases their competitiveness and is consequently an area in which they should invest.
2015/03/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 42 #

2014/2155(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to quickly transpose into their national law the adopted directives on public procurement, on procurement by entities operating in the utilities sectors: water, energy, transport and postal services, and on the award of concession contracts;
2014/11/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2014/2155(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the European institutions and the Member States to assess at mid-term if the new regulatory architecture of the cohesion policy further prevents and reduces the risk of irregularities as well as to evaluate a greater regulatory simplification of the existing rules;
2014/11/17
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2014/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, bearing in mind inter alia the likely positive effects in terms of growth and job creation, to improve energy security of supply and, in pursuit of the transition to a low-carbon economy, to make full use of the scope that the European Fund for Strategic Investment affords for investing in energy efficiency and especially for promoting efficient urban infrastructure projects;
2015/02/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 52 #

2014/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises the need to exploit the full potential of renewable energy in the heating sector and to develop smart grids and new energy storage solutions to facilitate the integration of renewable energy;
2015/02/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 59 #

2014/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds the Member States of the recently produced European Energy Security Strategy and calls on them, in that regard, to step up regulatory and public financial support so as to accelerate the renovation rate of buildings and the improvement and/or roll-out of district heating systems;
2015/02/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that REFIT represents a first step towards reducing the burden ofsimplifying regulation onfor businesses and eliminating barriers to growth and job creation;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the improvement of regulation should be on the basis of quality, not quantity;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s commitment on cutting red tape and better regulation; belifears, howevesr, that cutting red tape should deliver proportionate, evidence-based protection for workers, while ensuring that businesses can grow, create jobs and boost competitiveness; notes that deregulation and better regulation are not mutually exclusivewill lead to deregulation, in particular as regards legislation on employment and health and safety at work; stresses that this improvement of regulation should encourage the development of businesses, make them more competitive and create jobs, whilst ensuring that employees have sufficient and appropriate protection;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s indication that the maternity leave directive should be considered for withdrawal;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Remains strongly opposed to the Commission’s intention to withdraw a number of legislative proposals, particularly the directive on maternity leave, the directive on musculoskeletal disorders and the revision of the carcinogens directive; regrets that these withdrawal proposals were announced without any supporting analysis and without the prior consultation of co- legislators and stakeholders;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 107 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for further measures to check that legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are inconsistencies and ineffective measures; calls also for impact assessments to take account of the social and environmental impact, as well as the economic impact;
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to continue to improve the legislative cycle and to introduce sunset clauses to ensure that employment legislation is periodically reviewed;deleted
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 154 #

2014/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that REFIT can in no way provide an excuse to question or refuse to recognise collective agreements that have been independently concluded by the social partners, nor may it hamper the development of consultation and social dialogue.
2015/03/30
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The form of Societas Unius Personae (SUP) referred to in Article 6 of this Directive shall only be authorised for micro or small undertakings within the meaning of Directive 2013/34/EU. Where a Societas Unius Personae no longer meets the criteria laid down therein, it should be converted into another legal form.
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 154 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10
An SUP shall have its registered office and either its central administration or its principal place of business in the Unionsame Member State.
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 170 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall require that theIn connection with the on-line registration of an SUP, Member States shall make available the uniform template of articles of association of the SUP, which shall cover at least the subject matters provided for in paragraph 2.
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 174 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The uniform template of articles of association shall cover the quesntain at least the following elements: - name and descriptions of formation, shares,the company, the single member and the business activity or activities; - formation and, where applicable, duration for which the company is set up; - single share and capital,; - organisation,; - accounts and theing; - dissolution of an SUP.and, where appropriate, conversion;
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 176 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
It shall be made available by electronic means.deleted
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 179 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
(3) The Commission shall adopt the uniform template of articles of association by an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27.deleted
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 191 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) if applicable, all the documents, authorisations and licences required for registration in accordance with the legal provisions of the Member State in which the SUP is to be registered;
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 192 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall establish, by means of an implementing act, a template to be used for the registration of SUPs in the registers of companies of the Member States in accordance with paragraph 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27.deleted
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 194 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
(2) An SUP shall acquire legal personality in accordance with the legal provisions of the Member State of registration and, at the latest, on the date on which it is entered in the register of companies of theis Member State of registration.
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 196 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States shall ensure that the on- line registration procedure for newly incorporated SUPs may be completed electronically in its entirety without it being necessary for the founding member to appear before any authority in the Member State of registration (on-line registration)by means of an electronic signature or the involvement of a public official.
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 198 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States mayshall lay down effective rules for verifying the identity of the founding member, and any other person making the registration on the member’s behalf, and the acceptability of the documents and other information submitted to the registration body. Any identification issued in another Member State by the authorities of that State or on their behalf, including identification issued electronically, shall be recognised and accepted for the purposes of the verification by the Member State of registration.
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 204 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
(5) Member States may lay down rules for verifyingVerification of the identity of the founding member, and any other person making the registration on the member's behalf, ands well as the acceptability of the documents and other information submitted to the registration body. Any identification issued in another Member State by the authorities of that State or on their behalf, including identification issued electronically, shall be recognised and accepted for the purposes of the verification by the Member State of registration, shall be governed by the applicable national law. Member States shall adopt provisions governing the subject.
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 206 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The share capital of an SUP shall be at least EUR 1. In Member States in which the euro is not the national currency, the share capital shall be at least equivalent to one unit of that Member States’ currency.deleted
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 6
(6) Member States shall not make the registration of an SUP conditional on obtaining any licence or authorisation, unless national legal provisions make such a licence or authorisation a precondition for specific, predetermined sectors. The registration of the SUP, all documents provided during the process of registration and subsequent changes to them, shall be disclosed in the relevant register of companies immediately after registration.
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 214 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the SUP is not subject to rules requiring the company to build up legal reserves. Member States shall allow companies to build reserves in accordance with their articles of associationrequired to build up legal reserves in accordance with the applicable national rules.
2015/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 220 #

2014/0120(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
(4) Member States shall ensure that the SUP is not subject to rules requiring the company to build up legal reserves. Member States shall allow companies to build reserves in accordance with their articles of associationrequired to build up legal reserves in accordance with the applicable national rules.
2015/03/05
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 148 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Some products on the market that provide a protective function to the user are excluded from the scope of Directive 89/686/EEC. In order to ensure as high level of protection for the user of those products as for the PPE covered by Directive 89/686/EEC, the scope of this Regulation should include PPEproducts for private use against damp, water and heat (e.g. dish-washing gloves, oven gloves), in line with similar PPE for professional use which is already covered by Directive 89/686/EEC. Artisanal products, such as hto protect against heat, as well as products with reflective or fluorescent components, the main functions of which are protective and which are explicitly described and made gloves, for whichrketed accordingly by their manufacturer does not explicitly claim a protective function are not personal protective equipment; they are therefore not concerned by this inclusion. It is also appropriate to clarify the exclusion list set out in Annex I to Directive 89/686/EEC by adding a reference to products covered by other legislation and therefore are excluded from the PPEs. Products of a decorative nature or for private use to protect against harmless atmospheric conditions, damp, water or cleaning materials of weak action are not PPE and should not therefore fall within the scope of the Regulation.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 151 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) It is necessary to ensure that PPE entering the Union market complies with this Regulation and, in particular, that appropriate conformity assessment procedures have been carried out by manufacturers. Provision should therefore be made for importers to make sure that the PPE theyto the effect that importers shall place on the market only PPE which complies with the requirements of this Regulation and that they do not place on the market PPE which does not comply with such requirements or whichdoes not present a risk. Provision should also be made for importers to make sure that the conformity assessment procedures have been carried out and that the CE marking and technical documentation drawn up by manufacturers are available for inspection by the market surveillance authorities.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 157 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) In order to ensure that PPE isPPE should be examined on the basis of the state of the art the limit. The minimum period of validity of the EU type- examination certificate should set to a maximum ofbe five years. A and a process for reviewing the certificate should be provided for. A minimum content of the certificate should be required in order to facilitate the work of the market surveillance authorities.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 164 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In order to take into account the progress of technical knowledge and new scientific evidence, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to amend the list of PPE included in each categorycategories of risk against which the PPE is intended to protect users and consumers, and to draw up a non-exhaustive list of products used in private households, which are not covered by this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carriesy out appropriate and transparent consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) intended for private use to protect against harmless atmospheric conditions that are not of an extreme nature;
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 173 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) intended for protection, in private households, against damp, water or cleaning materials of weak action;
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 174 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) intended for protection, in private households, against heat, and not explicitly described and marketed by their manufacturer as having this protective function;
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 175 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
(cc) intended for private use and decorative in nature or containing reflective or fluorescent elements and not specifically designated or advertised by the manufacture as having a protective function;
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 180 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. 'individually adapted PPE' means PPE produced in series where each item is, after manufactured to fit an for its intended purpose, can be adapted to the needs of individual users;
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 181 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a.'PPE type ': sample of complete PPE used as a model for a PPE series that is described in the technical documentation in accordance with Annex III and has - in the case of category II or III - undergone the EU type-examination procedure in accordance with Annex I;
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 188 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Manufacturers shall indicate, on the PPE, their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the PPE. The address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authoritiesthe official language or languages of the Member States(s) in which the PPE is to be marketed.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 196 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Importers shall indicate, on the PPE, their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted, or where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the PPE. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authoritiesthe official language or languages of the Member State(s) in which the PPE is to be marketed.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 215 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, in response to technical progress and new knowledge or scientific evidence, delegated acts in accordance with Article 37 on the drawing-up of a non-exhaustive list of products covered by Article 2(2)(c) to (cc) inclusive.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 217 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contact with water or cleaning materials of weak action;deleted
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 219 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) made-to-measure PPE except where such PPE is intended to protect users against risks listed in Category I.deleted
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 227 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – point 1.4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
These instructions, which must be precise and comprehensible and clearly legible, must be provided at least in the official language(s) of the Member State of destination. The instructions shall be deemed to be clearly legible if they can be read easily from an appropriate distance and without artificial aids by a normal user with normal vision.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 230 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – point 2.12 – paragraph 1
The identification markings or indicators directly or indirectly relating to health and safety affixed to these types of PPE must, if possible, take the form of harmonized pictograms or ideograms. They must be perfectly visible and legible and remain so throughout the foreseeable useful life of the PPE. In addition, these markings must be complete, precise and comprehensible so as to prevent any misinterpretation; in particular, when such markings include words or sentences, the latter must be written in the official language(s) of the Member State where the equipment is to be used.of destination of the PPE;
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 234 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – section 1 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point i
(i) the date of issue and, where appropriate, the date of expiry or the date(s) of renewal;
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 235 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – section 1 – point 6 – point 6.2 – point j
(j) the date of expiry (a maximum of five years after the date of issue or the date of the last renewal);deleted
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 237 #

2014/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – section 1 – point 7 – point 7.1 a (new)
7.1a. At the earliest five years after the date of issue or the last date of renewal, and if changes to the acknowledged state of the art suggest that the approved type no longer meets key health and safety requirements, the notified body shall decide whether the type in question should undergo a fresh EU type-approval procedure.
2015/03/03
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The interregional, transnational and cross-border co- operation and the support to all organisations operating for EURES in Member States would be facilitated by a structure at Union level ('the European Coordination Office') that should provide common information, training activities, tools and guidance. That structure should also be responsible for the development of the 'European Job Mobility portal' (EURES portal), the common IT platform. To guide its work, multiannual work programmes should be developed in consultation with Member States.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 61 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In cross-border regions, permanent structures like working communities, euroregions and in particular the EGTC can be the basis for cross-border partnerships
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) A broader membership of the EURES network has social, economic and financial benefits. It improves efficiency in service delivery by facilitating partnerships, enhancing complementarity and quality improvements. It increases the market share of the EURES network insofar as new members make available job vacancies, job applications and curriculum vitae ('CV’s'). TInterregional, transnational and cross- border co-operation, which is a key feature of the operation of the EURES network, could generate innovative forms of learning and co-operation between employment services, including on quality standards for job vacancies and support services. The EURES network would therefore enhance its relevance as one of the key Union tools available to Member States and the European Commission for supporting concrete measures towards a high level of employment within the Union.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘employment services’ means any legal or natural person, lawfully operating in a Member State, whether of a public or private nature and, in the latter case, whether for profit or non-profit, which provides services for job seekers to get employed and for employers to recruit workers;
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 84 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) "cross-border partnership and cooperation for the placement of frontier workers" means any cooperation and collaboration activities between the competent authorities at national, regional and local level to provide services to mediate between supply and demand with the objective of filling a job vacancy for frontier workers.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) The EURES Partners which are the organisations authorised by Member States to provide at national, regional and/or local level support with clearance and/or support services to workers and employers and EURES cross-border partnerships.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 88 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with their respective roles and responsibilities, all organisations participating in the EURES network promote actively, in close cooperation, the opportunities labour mobility in the Union offers and seek to enhance ways and means for workers and employers to seize these opportunities at local, regional, national and EuropeanEuropean, national and, in particular regional and/or local level.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 90 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the better functioning and integration of the labour markets in the Union;, including cross-border labour markets,
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 93 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) support smooth transition from education to work at the labour markets in the Union.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 99 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the analysis of geographic and occupational mobility, endeavouring to reflect regional and/or local characteristics;
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 102 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the monitoring and evaluation of EURES activity and its employment performance, in co-operation with EURES Members;, with particular attention to the regional and/or local dimension and, where appropriate, drawing up any proposals for improvement that it sees fit.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 105 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) organisation of the work for EURES in the Member State, including organisation of the delivery of support services, with particular attention to the regional and/or local dimension, in accordance with Chapter IV;
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 113 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Each Member State ensures that its National Coordination Office gets the staff and other resources necessary to carry out its tasks as defined under this Regulation. and properly represents the regional and/or local interests that exist within its territory;
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up a system to authorise EURES Partners to participate in the EURES network, monitor their activities and their compliance with national and Union law when applying this Regulation. This system shall be transparent, proportionate and respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law. The EURES cross-border partnerships proposed by the services territorially responsible for border regions shall be exempted from this national authorisation procedure and, once established, shall be considered EURES Partners as of right.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 118 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. EURES Partners may involve other EURES Partners or other organisations in order to comply together with the criteria in the Annex. In such cases, the continued existence of an appropriate partnership, particularly designed to resolve the specific problems of EU regions and/or municipalities, is an additional condition for participation in the EURES network.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 119 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Applicant organisations can choose to participate in the EURES network according tothrough the following optiomeans:
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 120 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to contributeing to the pool of job vacancies in accordance with Article 14(1), paragraph (a);
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 121 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to contributeing to the pool of job applications and CV’s in accordance with Article 14(1), paragraph (b);
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 122 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to provideing support services to workers and employers in accordance with Chapter IV or.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 123 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a combination of points (a) to (c).deleted
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 140 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support the development of a coordinated approach at national level to such services, designed to address the specific needs of regions and/or municipalities.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 146 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
The Commission and the Member States monitor labour mobility flows and patterns in the Union on the basis of Eurostat statistics and the available national and regional data.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 147 #

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the exchange of information and the joint analysis, Member States shall endeavour to develop mobility policies as an integral part of their employment policies. These mobility policies provide the framework on the basis of which Member States carry out the programming referred to in Article 28.
2015/02/04
Committee: REGI