328 Amendments of György SCHÖPFLIN
Amendment 103 #
2018/2170(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 211 – title
Rule 211 – title
Public hearings and plenary debates on citizens’ initiatives
Amendment 105 #
2018/2170(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 211 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Rule 211 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Parliament shall hold a plenary debate on a citizens' initiative published in the relevant register pursuant to point (a) of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011, at a part-session following the public hearing and shall, when placing the debate on its agenda, decide whether or not to wind up the debatewith a resolution. It shall not wind up the debate with a resolution if a report on an identical or similar subject matter is scheduled for the same or the next part- session, unless the President, for exceptional reasons, proposes otherwise. If Parliament decides to wind up a debate with a resolution, the committee responsible for the subject matter or a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold may table a motion for a resolution. Rule 123(3) to (8) concerning the tabling and voting of motions for resolutions shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 16 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Ukraine deserves particular praiseacknowledgement for reforms in the areas of energy, health, pensions, education and decentralisation;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the effectiveness of reform implementation is directly linked to the preliminary stages of policymaking and legislation; notes, however, that the policymaking cycle is lacking the essential instrument of public consultation and research-informed decision-making; stresses the need to avoid any influence of election campaign on reforms;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the government has committed to further amending the constitution in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission; urges the speedy adoption of the new electoral code and the law on party financingduring the amending process of legislation take care of respecting the existing minority rights (for example in formulating the draft text of ethno-national policy of Ukraine) and take fully into account the non- discrimination act adopted by Ukraine; urges the speedy adoption of the law on party financing and the new electoral code which has to secure equal possibilities for representation and running for a mandate of candidates of all nationalities living in Ukraine by recreation of constituencies that enable the candidates of national minorities to gain mandate;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the need for independent media and media pluralism to ensure the security of media workers and journalists, and calls on not to limit the opportunities of minority language media sources in order to have equal access of citizens of all ethnics to information;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomUrges Ukraine’s intention to amend the law on education in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission to amend the law on education to ensure the respect for rights already exercised of persons belonging to national minorities as enshrined in UN and Council of Europe Conventions and related protocols, non-discrimination of persons belonging to minorities and respect for diversity, in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, which has to be fully implemented on the basis of a substantive dialogue with the representatives of persons belonging to national minorities, including legislation to extend the transition period until 2023 and which regulates exemption for private schools;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes Ukraine’s economic stabilisation and the progress achieved in implementing the DCFTA; encourages the Commission to support Ukraine in identifying areas that could further foster economic diversification and in prioritising them in the process of implementing the DCFTA; and calls on Ukraine not to take legislation incompatible with DCFTA;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Praises Ukraine for good cooperation in the energy sector, not least the progress it has made in energy efficiency; points out the need for continued reforms, in particular to complete reform of the gas and electricity market, and to end existing monopolies, which will bring long-term economic benefits to industry and consumers, moreover encourages the Commission to ensure that all of the pipeline projects comply with EU regulation and all projects are examined on the basis of the same conditions;
Amendment 162 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the immense effortsteps undertaken to modernise Ukraine’s army, while encouraging, nonetheless, reform of the defence industry;
Amendment 348 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Encourages the Member States to ensure that the right to use a minority language is upheld and to protect linguistic diversity within the Union in accordance with the EU Treaties;
Amendment 349 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29 c. Believes that linguistic rights must be respected in communities where there is more than one official language, without limiting the rights of one compared to another, according to the constitutional order of each Member State;
Amendment 350 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29 d. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the promotion of the teaching and use of regional and minority languages, as a potential way of tackling language discrimination in the EU;
Amendment 351 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 e (new)
Paragraph 29 e (new)
29 e. Urges the Member States to provide effective education and training in the mother tongues of pupils and students, in accordance with the respect for human rights, non-discrimination, cultural and linguistic diversity, as enshrined in the Treaties, and to increase the level of support for educational institutions that teach in the mother tongue of ethnic or linguistic minorities;
Amendment 352 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 f (new)
Paragraph 29 f (new)
29 f. Stresses that, with regard to school, training and possibly higher education provided in the languages of national or ethnic minorities, more efforts should be done to prevent any restriction on access to education for pupils from minorities; recommends the establishment of systems that will enable graduates from minority backgrounds to enjoy the same opportunities for accessing continuous education and training as other graduates;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 31 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas Article 14 (2) TEU states that the European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union’s citizens; and whereas Article 16 (4) TEU specifies the allocation of the number of mandates for Member States as being based on their populations in the Council; whereas, given that Member States’ populations do not reflect entirely their citizens, the two concepts, respectively citizens and population, point to different legal categories; whereas therefore there is a contradiction between the principle of representation, being based on citizens, and the allocation of the number of mandates for Member States, based on population;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. Whereas it would be essential for the Union Institutions to find a clear concept on whose basis the level of representation and the allocation of number of mandates would be legal and proportional;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3
Annex – recital 3
Amendment 125 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3 a (new)
Annex – recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Whereas Article 14 (2) TEU states that the European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union’s citizens; and whereas Article 16 (4) TEU specifies the allocation of the number of mandates for Member States as being based on their populations in the Council; whereas, given that Member States’ populations do not reflect entirely their citizens, the two concepts, respectively citizens and population, point to different legal categories; whereas, therefore there is a contradiction between the principle of representation, being based on citizens, and the allocation of the number of mandates for Member States, based on population;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3 b (new)
Annex – recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Whereas it would be essential for the Union Institutions to find a clear concept with which the basis of the representation and the allocation of number of mandates shall be legal and proportional;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table
Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 14 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 13 Greece 21 Spain 586 France 78 Croatia 12 Italy 764 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 28 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 14 Finland 14 Sweden 21
Amendment 3 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to explore, through the already established European citizens' initiative budget line, all financial possibilities to cover campaigns and the cost of legal or additional experts during the process of an European citizens' initiative;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 2 a (new)
Amendment 69 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 2
“Statements of support may be collected online and on printed paper. The Commission shall on a permanent basis operate a free Commission-run centralised online collection system in order to simplify the collection of statements of support as well as to facilitate the checking of those statements by the national authorities.
Amendment 72 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3
The organisers may use other certified online collection systems. Independent online collection platforms shall be allowed to store the data they produce on the Commission's servers free of charge. The data that they produce shall be stored in the territory of a Member State.”.
Amendment 76 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
In Article 6 the following paragraph is added: (5a) The ECI budget line should cover expenditures, campaigns, legal experts or additional costs relating to the proposed citizens’ initiative.
Amendment 87 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 5 – point b – paragraph 2
“In the case of a successful citizens’ initiative, in the normal run of events there is a presumption that the Commission will submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council within twelve months of the end of the three month period referred to in point (c). If the Commission is of the opinion that there are good reasons not to submit such a proposal, then it shall duly justify its decisexplain in full detail its reasons for taking or not taking action. For the purposes of this Article, special attention should be paid to Article 296(2) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union..
Amendment 90 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 6 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 6 – paragraph 2
“Where the conditions of Article 10(1)(a) and (b) are fulfilled, and within two months from the publication of the citizens’ initiative in accordance with Article 10(1)(a), the organisers may present the citizens’ initiative at a public hearing. The Commission and the European Parliament shall ensure that this hearing isand a plenary vote are organised at the European Parliament, according to its own Rules of Procedure, if appropriate together with such other institutions and bodies of the Union as may wish to participate, and that the Commission is represented at an appropriate level.”;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2
“The European Parliament shall hold a debateplenary debate, according to its own Rules of Procedures, on those citizens’ initiatives that successfully meet all of the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those debates mayshall be concluded by the adoption of a motion for resolution .”;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2024(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2
Member States and Union Institutions, and in particular the European Commission , shall carry out information campaigns and use all public channels available in order to raise public awareness of the existence of the ECIuropean citizens' initiative, thereby maximising its added-value and promoting the active participation of citizens in the political life of the Union.”.
Amendment 206 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 374 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A target which is a reduction specified in Article 1(5)(a) on the average specific emissions of CO2 in 2021 or, where a single application is made in respect of a number of connected undertakings, a reduction specified in Article 1(5)(a) on the average of those undertakings’ average specific emissions of CO2 in 2021.
Amendment 539 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A a (new)
Annex I – part A a (new)
Aa For a manufacturer that has been granted a derogation with regard to a specific emissions target from 2030 onwards, the derogation target shall be calculated as follows: Derogation target from 2030 = WLTPCO2 ・(1-[reduction factor2030]) Where: WLTPCO2: Is the average specific emissions of CO2 in 2021 determined in accordance with Annex XXI to Regulation 2017/1151 without including CO2 saving resulting from the application of Articles 5 and 11 of this Regulation. Reduction factor 2030: Is the reduction specified in Article 1(5)(a).
Amendment 34 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to look at the best practices employed in protecting whistle-blowers around the world and, on that basis, to take a holistic approach to the task of introducing a common regulatory framework which guarantees a high level of protection across the board in both the public and private sectors; reiterates its call for proposals to be submitted by the end of 2017; this protection should not be extended to those, who disclose information for reasons of personal gain or malice or “false flag” operations or espionage or hybrid warfare or subversion or all forms of criminality; above all, sanctions should be imposed on those who disseminate falsehoods;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that current EU law should be applied whenever appropriate by both the EU institutions and the Member States, except when issues of national security or counter-terrorism or the fight against organised crime are involved,and that it should be interpreted in such a way as to offer whistle-blowers the best possible protection;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the importance of the provisions of the new IIA on better law- making tools (impact assessments, public and stakeholder consultations, evaluations, etc.) for a well-informed, inclusive and transparent decision-making process and for the correct application of legislation, whilst safeguarding the prerogatives of the legislators; stresses the importance of taking into account, and paying attention to, the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at all stages of the legislative cycle; underlines that, in accordance with the Commission guidelines of 19 May 20151a, the assessment of the impact on SMEs shall be included in impact assessment reports and calls on the Commission to provide supplementary information on this practice; welcomes the aim of improving the implementation and application of Union legislation, inter alia through better identification of national measures that beare not relation toquired by the Union legislation that is to be transposed ("gold-plating");, and expects Member States to clearly indicate and document such measures; _________________ 1a SWD(2015)111.
Amendment 34 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the letter of 15 December 2015 from the First Vice -President of the Commission on the functioning of the new Regulatory Scrutiny Board, which is to oversee the quality of the Commission's impact assessments; recalls that, in its resolution of 27 November 2014 on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines and the role of the SME test1a, it requested that the independence of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (formerly 'Impact Assessment Board') be strengthened including, in particular, that members of the Board should not be subject to political control; points out that the legislators may also carry out their own impact assessments where they consider this necessary; underlines that, furthermore, the new IIA provides for exchanges of information between the institutions on best practice and methodologies relating to impact assessments, thus providing an opportunity to review the functioning of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board in due time; with a view to achieving a common methodology; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0069.
Amendment 46 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UnderlinesWelcomes the agreement between the three institutions to cooperate in order to update and simplify legislation and to exchange views thereon prior to the finalisation of the Commission Work Programme; underlines in this context the importance of the agreed "Annual Burden Survey" as a tool to help avoid overregulation and reduce administrative burdens, which should include a list relating specifically to SMEs; points out that the feasibility and desirability of establishing objectives for the reduction of burdens in specific sectors must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in close cooperation between the institutions; expects the Commission to propose, on a regular basis, the repeal of legal acts where such repeal is deemed to be necessary; welcomes in this respect the fact that the three institutions have agreed that impact assessments should also address the impact of proposals on administrative burdens, particularly as regards small and medium-sized enterprises; recognises that appropriate Union legislation can cut administrative burdens for SMEs by replacing 28 divergent sets of rules with a single set of rules for the single market;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the TFEU establishes an ordinary legislative procedure with three readings; points out that, where Parliament and the Council fully exercise their prerogatives in the legislative procedure, second-reading agreements should be the standard procedure, whereas first-reading agreements should be the exception;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new)
- evaluation of the application by the Commission of its Better Regulation Guidelines2a and of the effective functioning of the newly created Regulatory Scrutiny Board, in particular in order to verify, in accordance with paragraph [4], that it operates in an independent manner and that its members are not subject to any political control; __________________ 2a SWD(2015)111, 19 May 2015.
Amendment 83 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
- the transparency and coordination of the legislative process (including the appropriate use of first and second- reading procedures, practical arrangements for exchanges of views, information- sharing and comparison of time-tables, transparency in the context of trilateral negotiations, development of platforms and tools for the establishment of a joint database on the state of play of legislative files, the provision of information to national parliaments and practical arrangements for cooperation and information-sharing regarding negotiations on, and the conclusion of, international agreements);
Amendment 87 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4
Paragraph 12 – indent 4
- delegated and implementing acts, on the basis of Parliament's resolution of 25 February 2014 on follow-up on the delegation of legislative powers and control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers3a (negotiations on delineation criteria for delegated and implementing acts, the setting-up of a register of delegated acts and full alignment of pre- Lisbon acts); __________________ 3a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0127.
Amendment 91 #
2016/2005(ACI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
- implementation and application of Union legislation (scrutiny of the communication, by Member States, of the transposition of directives, as well as of each national measure that goes beyond the provisions of Union legislation ("gold- plating"));
Amendment 26 #
2016/0070(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 53(1)4, 56 and 62 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8- 0114-2016),
Amendment 44 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regard to the reasoned opinions issued by national parliaments from 11 Member States objecting the Commission proposal on the grounds of subsidiarity;
Amendment 47 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The free movement of workers, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services are fundamental principles of the internal market in the Union enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The implementation of those principles is further developed by the Union aimed at enhancing social cohesion among Member States and guaranteeing a level playing field for businesses and respect for the rights of workers. Neither wages or salaries nor the access to capital alone can be considered as unfair competition.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) When calculating the duration of posting, the same posting within the same contract concluded by the undertaking referred to in Article 1 (1) should be identified as posting.
Amendment 60 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be viewed as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same task(s).
Amendment 64 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The freedom to provide services includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, to which they may post their own workers temporarily in order to provide those services there and the difference of wages has never been considered as "unfair competition" in the EU and in the case law of the ECJ. The Treaty provides that restrictions on the freedom to provide services are prohibited.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) When calculating the duration of posting, same postings within the same contract concluded by the undertaking referred to in Article 1 (1) should be taken into account.
Amendment 71 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be understood as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same tasks.
Amendment 72 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is necessary to assess whetherindeed enforce the rules and confirm that the Posting of Workers Directive still strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers, as well as the to explore that whether there is a possibility of reintroduction of custom duties for a temporarily but limited period in some regions or areas suffering high unemployment level based on public interest in terms of the social protection of workers due to unfair competitiveness of imported products and services, which were previously produced or provided locally within the framework of the revision of the current legislation relevant to posted workers.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertaking. By doing so the related jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union must be respected and taken into consideration.
Amendment 100 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Rome I Regulation clarifies also the situation of posted workers as it provides that the country where the work is habitually carried out shall not be deemed to have changed if he is temporarily employed in another country.
Amendment 110 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contr in line with Recital (2), it is necessary to state that posting is clearly covered by Article 8 (2) of Rome I. Regulation. The temporary nature of posting (as provision of service), which is a crucial element in the determination of habitual placte of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 monwork can only be determined on a case by case basis and it is not only determined by the length of time but also by other factors and facts of the individual worker's life. In addition to this, Article 2 of this when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide serviceDirective defines the nature of posting as having a temporary character therefore temporary character is ian circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulationindispensable feature of genuine posting. Moreover, the case law provides explanation of the notion of temporary nature of the provision of services, which is to be determined by its duration, regularity, periodicity and continuity.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 139 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added: “2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.”
Amendment 140 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Directive 2014/67/EC on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC provides a number of provisions to make sure that rules on posting of workers are enforced and are obeyed by all service providers. Article 4 of the enforcement Directive provides a clear list of elements that should be assessed in order to identify the genuine posting and prevent abuse as well as circumvention.
Amendment 146 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 164 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) During the implementation of the current posting of workers directive must be enforced fully and at the same time the unlawful practice of undeclared work shall be eliminated by strengthened efforts by the European Commission in all relevant areas in order to defend the rights and opportunities of the posted workers.
Amendment 172 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In a competitive internal market, service providers compete not only on the basis of a labour costs but also on factors such as productivity and efficiency, oras well as and rates of pay, bonuses and allowances are always based on a series of parameters, including experience, profile, level of responsibilities, labour market conditions, or on the quality and innovation of their goods and services.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 191 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationminimum rates of pay and bonuses and allowances in accordance with their law and practice. However, these national rules on remuneration applied to posted workers must be proportionate and justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services. Hence the Member States should ensure that workers posted to their territory are entitled to minimum rates of pay as well as specific categories of bonuses and allowances as specified in Article 3.1.(c).
Amendment 193 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
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 in accordance with point (c)minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 208 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remunerationminimum pay, bonus and allowance under national law or universally applicable collective agreements should be clear and transparent to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remunerationminimum rates of pays, bonuses and allowances on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive.
Amendment 210 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Amendment 232 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Laws, reguVia their national legislations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibilMember States have the freedom to establish on their territory appropriate measures applicable to local and foreign service providers in order to ensure compliance wityh to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remunerationhe applicable rules concerning posting in case of subcontracting chains. Where such rules on pays, bonuses and allowances exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.
Amendment 257 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(–1) In Article 1, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: 1. This Directive shall not apply to undertakings established in a Member State which, in the framework of the transnational proviswhich post workers, if the periond of services, post workers, in accordance with paragraph 3, to the territory of a Member Stateposting does not exceed three days within one month reference period.
Amendment 277 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a
Article 2a
Amendment 280 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 373 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remunerationminimum rates of pay, bonuses and allowances, including overtime rates; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 378 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point d
(d) the conditions of hiring-out of workers, in particular the supply of workers by temporary employment undertakings, except the conditions of collective accommodation for workers;
Amendment 401 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbite clear and unambiguous application of this Directive, pay, bonuses and allowances mean all the elements rendered mandatory by national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
Amendment 433 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single and registered official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remunerates of pay, the method of calculation in accordance with point (c).
Amendment 454 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Amendment 5 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a genuine revision of the MFFcomprehensive, wide- ranging review of the functioning of the MFF that subsequently leads to a compulsory legislative revision of the MFF Regulation and the accompanying Inter- institutional Agreement in accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation 1311/2013, encompassing the financial means made available under the current framework; notes the deployment of the special and flexibility tools in order to respond to the exceptional and unforeseen circumstances the Union is facing; calls for even greater flexibility in order to deal adequately with such circumstances; stresses, however, that in tackling new challenges the EU must not prejudice the allocation of resources for cohesion purposes;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it necessary to reform the system of financing of the MFF, particularly through the creation of new and genuine own resources for the EU budget; urges the Council to commit to reflecting on this issue, without prejudice to the final report from the High-Level Group on Own Resources; also urges the Council to reflect on the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms; underlines that any new instrument should be placed within the EU budget, but above the ceilings of the MFF, and financed from real own resources; stresses the necessity of unity of the EU budget on the grounds of democratic accountability and transparency;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Demands that a transparent, well- informed and conclusive debate be held jointly with the Council and the Commission on the most suitable duration of the post-2020 financial frameworks, which allows for their alignment with the European election cyclesigns the MFF duration with the political cycle of the European Parliament and the Commission;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the activation of the available ‘passerelle’ clauses regarding the decision- making procedures for both the MFF and the own resources decision, as provided for in the Treaties, and in particular in Article 312 (2) TFEU;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Views the Open Method of Coordination as an appropriate means for framing youth policies; reiterates its call for closer cooperation on youth issues at local, regional, national and EU level; recommends to the Member States to agree on clear indicators and benchmarks in order to allow for monitoring of the progress made;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the Structured Dialogue as a means of listening to young people, both youth organisations and non- organised individuals, about their real needs in order to conduct the implementation and development of youth policies more effectively at all levels and to foster active citizenship among young people; calls for strengthening the Structured Dialogue as a quality participatory tool for young people in the next cooperation to support framework for youth;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of cross- sectoral cooperation at all levels and notably between the different EU strategies that affect young people (current and future EU strategies on Youth, Education and Training Strategy, Health, Employment, etc.);
Amendment 73 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the role of family and its cooperation with schools, local communities and churches to guide young people towards full integration in society and emphasizes the role of youth workers and youth organizations in providing better opportunities for growing and learning;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; suggests that Member States take over best practices from each other in this respect;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Member States to provide support to young people to start their independent life and establish their own families with the help of housing allowances, preferences and reduction of personal income-taxes and to provide preferential student loans for students;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by promoting and facilitating mobility for learners through a better use of all EU tools and programmes; welcomes the transformation of the existing EU Skills Panorama website;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to take full advantage of the current reform of the EURES network to support intra-EU youth labour mobility, including mobility in apprenticeships and traineeships; calls on Member States to regularly update the vacancies and curricula vitae; calls on the Commission to improve the job matching process of EURES to ensure that young people receive adequate and qualitative job offers in line with their curriculum vitaes;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent in the field of education, sports and arts;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Is looking forward to the presentation of the comprehensive report on the implementation of the Youth Guarantee later this year by the Commission;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for stronger partnerships between youth organisations and public authorities to increase opportunities for participation in policy making; considers the role of youth and sports organisations in developing young people’s participatory skills and in improving the quality of the decision-making process especially important;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2351(INI)
22a. Stresses the value of youth organisations as providers of citizenship learning and education of democratic values, skills and competences, and recognises their contribution to improving youth participation in democratic processes;
Amendment 203 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion as tools that can have a huge impact on local communities and can help address many of the societal challenges facing youth;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2351(INI)
25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation in order to increase employability and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation and culture;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2156(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that, by giving budgetary discharge separately to the individual Union institutions and bodies, Parliament has departed from the procedure laid down by the Tit is Parliament’s prerogative to grant discharge pursuant to Articles 316, 317 and 319 TFEU, in line with current interpretatyion and that this practice is valid only if ipractice, namely to grant dis consistent with the Treaty provisions which confer on Parliament the power and the duty to scharge to each heading of the budget individually in order to maintain transparency and democruatinise the whole of the Union budgetc accountability towards Union taxpayers;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2156(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that since 2009 the Council has refused to cooperate with the discharge procedure as implemented by Parliament, failing to provide the necessary information, answer written questions and attend hearings and debates on the implementation of its own budget, and that, as a result, more than EUR 3 billion in public funds have been spent without proper scrutiny;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2156(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Council and Commission to enter into negotiations with Parliament with a view to ensuring that the latter can exercise its right of access to information concerning the implementation of the Council’s budget, either directly or through the Commission;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2156(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that, if these negotiatReminds the Council of the Commission’s fail or if the Council refuviews, expressed in its letter of 23 January 2014, that it will not oversese to open negotiations, Parliament should consider giving discharge only to the Commisshe implementation of the budget of the other institutions and that giving a response to questions and including in that global discharge separate resolddressed to another institution would infringe the autions for each Union institution and body, thereby ensuring that noomy of that institution in the implementation of its own section of the EU budget goes unscrutinised;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 May 2008 on the development of the framework for the activities of interest representatives (lobbyists) in the European institutions (2007/2115(INI));
Amendment 6 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union ‘shall observe the principle of the equality of its citizens, who shall receive equal attention from its institutions’ (Article 9 of the Treaty on European Union), and whereas ‘every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union’ and ‘decisions shall be taken as openly and as closely as possible to the citizen’ (Article 10(3)) and that ‘the Union’s institutions, bodies, offices and agencies shall conduct their work as openly as possible’ (Article 15(1) of the TFEU);
Amendment 11 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU institutions have been becoming more open and are in most respects already ahead of national and regional political institutions in terms of their transparency, accountability and integrity;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the adequate representation of different interests in the legislation process represents a significant source of information for Members and is crucial for the properly functioning of pluralistic societies;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in view of the greater distance between the EU and its citizens and lower levels of media interest in the EU affairs, EU institutions must strive for the highest possible standards of transparency, accountability and integrity;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in consequence of the ambiguous definitions and interpretations of transparency, the integrity and the accountability of EU institutions may be compromised in a volatile security environment;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. BelievEncourages that the Commission, Parliament and the Council should record and disclose allrelevant input received from lobbyists/interest representatives on draft policies, laws and amendments as a ‘legislative footprint’; suggests that this legislative footprint should consist of a form annexed to reports, detailing all the lobbyists with whom those in charge of a particular file have met in the process of drawing up each report and a second document listing all written input received;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to expand and improve its existing initiativeWelcomes the initiative of the Commission as laid out in its decision of 25 November 2014 on the publication of information on meetings held between Members of the Commission and organisations or self-employed individuals; considers that the recording of meeting data should be expanded to include everyone involved in the EU’s policy-making processalls on the Commission to continue with the increase of transparency in regard to meetings of decision makers in the EU’s policy-making process, while taking into account necessary data protection;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 83 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that an amendment should introduce mandatory monthlyannual updates on lobby expenditures;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its longstanding call to back up the EU lobby register with a legal act to close all loopholes anhich would achieve a fully mandatory register for all lobbyists; considers that the proposal for this legal act could take into account the progress achieved by changes in the inter- institutional agreement and Parliament’s Code of Conduct;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers lobby transparency through monthlyannual reporting by lobbyists about their meetings as a key element for future EU legislation;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that, when interpreting ‘inappropriate behaviour’ within the meaning of point (b) of the Code of Conduct, this expression shcould be taken to include turning down formal invitations to hearings or committees without sufficient reason;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 119 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls the position of the EP adopted in the Gualtieri report on the modification of the interinstitutional agreement on the Transparency Register(2014/2010(ACI)), with regard to professional organisations, and their readiness to work in partnership to ensure that, in the interest of their profession the withholding of information is confined exclusively to what the legislation objectively permits;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Bureau to restrict access to Parliament’s premises for non-registered organisations or individuals by making all visitors to its premises sign a declaration that they are not lobbyists falling within the scope of the register or otherwise declare their registrationthat undertake lobbying activities;
Amendment 134 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes it to be necessary, as a matter of urgency,Reiterates the necessity to introduce a proper monitoring system for submitted information in order to ensure that the information that registrants provide is meaningful, accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that representations of national, regional and local governments should not fall under the EU lobby register if they have their own mandatory lobby register and do not offer workspace for private or corporate actors within their representations;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Is of the opinion that further steps need to be taken both to tackle ethical issues relating to the political role of lobbies, their practices and their influence and to promote safeguards for integrity, in order to raise the level of transparency of lobbying activities;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 190 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 209 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that Article 3 of the Code of Conduct for Members should be rephrased to include a clear ban on MembersReiterates that MEPs should declare if they are holding side jobs or other paid work that could lead to a conflict of interest;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 229 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers it regrettable that the Council has still not adopted a code of conduct;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 243 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 252 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the need to enhance integrity and improve the ethical framework through clear and reinforced codes of conduct and ethical principles, so as to allow the development of a common and effective culture of integrity for all EU institutions and agencies;
Amendment 253 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Recognises that revolving door effect can be detrimental to the relations between the institutions and interest representatives; calls on the Commission to develop a systematic and proportional approach for this challenge throughout the European institutions;
Amendment 257 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 284 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 288 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 294 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 302 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls the provisions of Regulation 2014/1141, that will entry into force in January 1, 2017, stipulating that control over the financing of European Political Parties shall be exercised on the basis of annual certification by an external and independent audit, as well as by the Court of Auditors, in accordance with Article 287 TFEU;
Amendment 305 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 335 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Regrets that the Council’s lack of transparency is preventing citizens and national parliaments form holding governments fully accountable owing to a lack ofinsufficient information on the positions of individual Member States;
Amendment 343 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Believes, therefore, that preparatory meetings within the Council should be as public as meetings of Parliament’s committepossible, while taking into consideration reasonable need for confidentiality during the negotiations between Member States;
Amendment 356 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 370 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Takes the view that Members should have the right to request access to all Commission documents, where necessary under exceptional circumstancesich relate to any of the Parliament’s competences, where necessary through a reading room;
Amendment 387 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. RecognisWelcomes the progress made in the transparency of trade negotiations, but insists that these advances with respect to TTIP must be extended to all trade negotiation and the Commission's efforts to ensure greater openness; recognises that TTIP negotiations procedure is now among the most transparent public international negotiations ever; understands at the same time that a degree of confidentiality in the process of negotiations is often necessary for their success;
Amendment 415 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Believes that decisions taken or prepared in the Eurogroup, in the Economic and Financial Committee, ‘"informal’" Ecofin Council meetings and Euro summits must becomehave to be as transparent and accountas possible, fincluding through the publication of their minutesa right balance between desirable transparency and necessary data protection;
Amendment 462 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
Amendment 130 #
2015/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that the visibility of European political parties be enhanced by placing their names and logos on the ballot papers, and recommends that the same should also appear on posters and other material used in European election campaigns, since those measures would render European elections more transparent and improve the democratic manner in which they are conducted, as citizens will be able to clearly link their vote clearly with the impact it has on the size of a European political group in the European Parliament;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers at the same time, in the light of the European Union’s commitment to subsidiarity, that regional political parties competing in European Parliamentary elections should follow the same practice and that regional authorities should be encouraged to use officially recognised regional languages in that context;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes that Union citizens who reside in a third country be granted the right to cast their vote in elections to the European Parliament; considers that this would finally give all Union citizens the same right to vote in European elections under the same conditions, irrespective of their place of residence or nationalitycitizenship;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2035(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages Member States to use postal electronic and internet voting in order to make voting easier for people with reduced mobility and for those living abroadin an EU Member State of which they are not a citizen or in a third country;
Amendment 107 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall be governed by a Steering Board, which shall determine the strategic orientation, the strategic asset allocation and operating policies and procedures, including the investment policy of projects that EFSI can support and the risk profile of the EFSI, in conformity with the objectives under Article 5(2). When establishing the investment policy and the risk profile for the EFSI support, the Steering Board shall take into account the need to avoid excessive geographical concentration. The Steering Board shall elect one of its members to be Chairperson.
Amendment 128 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining potential operations in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations in line with Article 5, irrespective of their geographic location. The Investment Committee shall be composed of twelve independent experts and the Managing Director selected via an open and transparent selection procedure. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance, extensive knowledge of the sectors and geographical markets of the Union and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. Decisions of the Investment Committee shall be taken by simple majority.
Amendment 131 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Investment Committee shall take into account the Union's goal of economic, social and territorial cohesion and avoid further imbalances across the regions of the European Union.
Amendment 23 #
2014/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Citizens' Initiative is an exceptional opportunity for citizens to identify and articulate their aspirations and to ask for EU action, and that it must be encouraged, improved and supported; that all further assessment of the instrument should be aimed at attaining its maximal user-friendliness, given that it is a primary means of linking the citizens of Europe to the EU; further stresses that the use of one's mother tongue is a civic right, and that all activities connected with an ECI may therefore be undertaken in one's mother tongue;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Further supports the active participation of EU citizens to use this instrument appropriately for agenda setting; notes however that transparency and accountability should be an objective for all stakeholders in order to preserve the clarity of citizens' activities;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that under the terms of Article 4 of Regulation 211/2011, in the event of a refusal by the Commission to register an ECI, ‘the Commission shall inform the organisers of the reasons for such refusal and of all possible judicial and extrajudicial remedies available to them'; acknowledges, in this connection, the many complaints from organisers about not receiving detailed and exhaustive reasons for the rejection of their ECIs, and invites the Commission to provide as many elements as possible in order to explain the reasons and guide organisers to a possible solution, and stresses that the detailed and exhaustive reasons should be made in writing and, in the name of transparency, made fully public;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to consider the possibility of registering only part of an initiative in the event that the entire ECI does not fall within the Commission's powers, and to give the organisers, at the time of registration, an indication as to which part they could register; and to inform the European Parliament about its decision concerning the registration;
Amendment 75 #
2014/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deems it too complicated for organisers to provide different personal data in support of ECIs in the 28 Member States, as laid down in Regulation 211/2011 on the basis of the various national provisions, and suggests that consideration be given to establishing an EU digital citizenship; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore this issue in its digital agenda as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Invites the Member States to be flexible in their verification when they receive statements of support for an ECI which are just above the threshold of 1 million signatures, with a view to allowing its submissEncourages the Commission and the Member States to achieve more user- friendly and harmonised requirements in data collection;
Amendment 116 #
2014/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to explore the possibility of funding ECIs through the EU budget, via European programmes such as the Europe for Citizens programme and the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme, given that there is a real need for financial support for the organisation of ECIs and that numerous amendments to the EU budget have been submitted to this end; and, in this connection, urges the Commission to maximise the communication of the instrument, in order to bring its existence to the attention of citizens in as wide a measure as possible;
Amendment 139 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union obliges the Union to "respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity",
Amendment 148 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas fundamental freedoms, human rights and equal opportunities shall be provided for all citizens of the European Union including persons belonging to national and linguistic minorities;
Amendment 402 #
2014/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that even today people belonging to minorities are still victims of discrimination; calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards; Calls therefore, as a part of resolving the so- called Copenhagen dilemma, for the establishment of an effective mechanism to monitor and ensure fundamental and acquired rights of national and linguistic minorities both in candidate countries and in countries already admitted to the European Union;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The coherence of European Union legislation is inherently desirable, hence member state authorities are urged to avoid the practice of ‘goldplating’, as this often gives rise to marked divergences in the implementation process at the member state level and that, in turn, weakens respect for European Union legislation as citizens become aware of noteworthy variations across the EU;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the introduction of the EU Pilot mechanism which, via its online platform, facilitates communication between the Commission and Member States so as to avoid infringement proceedings being initiated wherever possible, but reminds the Commission that this system must not in any way undermine the rights of EU citizens under the rule of law or serve to justify direct or indirect discrimination within the meaning of Article 9 TEU, and calls on the Commission to itself inform citizens in an appropriate, comprehensible and timely manner on the follow-up given to their reports of potential non-compliance;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the European Parliament, which is now a fully‑ fledged co-legislator and an institution directly representing the citizens, does not yet receive transparent and timely information on the implementation of EU laws, when such information is essential, including for purposes of adopting amendments aimed at improving those laws; improved communication between the European Parliament and national parliaments could be a helpful step in this regard;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member States as regards the future of our continent, has given rise to unprecedented levels of ‘euroscepticism’ that risk a return to nationalism and the disintegration of the Union;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and accentuated its ‘variable geometry’; whereas more and more Member States are declining to agree on the goals and prefer properly ‘à la carte’ solutions, some of them even unilaterally;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, in the field of the euro and monetary policy, the United Kingdom obtained a permanent derogation from joining (Protocol No 15), Denmark has a constitutional exemption (Protocol No 16), Sweden has ceased to follow the euro convergence criteria and the possibility of Greece leaving the single currency hasve been openly and thus transparently discussed in the European Council;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, as regards Schengen, the free movement of people and the resulting abolition of internal border controls, all formally integrated into the Treaties, ‘opt- outs’ were given to the UK and Ireland; whereas four other Member States are also not taking part, though would like to do so, but have the obligation to do so, while ‘opt-ins’ were accorded to three countries outside the European Union; whereas this fragmentation not only prevents the total abolition of some remaining internal borders, but also hinders the establishment of a true internal market and according to some of a fully integrated area of freedom, security and justice;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, last but not least, this ‘variable geometry’ endangers the uniform application of EU law, leads to excessive complexity in terms of governance, jeopardises the cohesion of the Union and undermines solidarity among its citizens; but, equally, is fully in accordance with the ‘unity in diversity’ of Europe;
Amendment 228 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 239 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
Amendment 284 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the direction of the Union’s reform should lead towards its modernisation by establishing new effective European capacities and instruments, rather than its renationalisation by means of greater intergovernmentalism;
Amendment 297 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that recent Eurobarometer polling demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, some, but only some EU citizens are still fully aware of the importance of, and in support of, genuine European solutions19 ; __________________ 19 Standard Eurobarometer 84 - Autumn 2015 & Special Eurobarometer EP - June 2016.
Amendment 301 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 345 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the fracturinglexible process of ‘variable geometry’ has found its way into the European decision-making process every time the European Council decides to apply intergovernmental methods and to bypass the ‘Union method’ as lbeit undefined in the Treaties; this not only leads to less effective policy-making but also contributes to a growing lack of transparency, democratic accountability and control and accepts this as a viable method of European governance;
Amendment 358 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the ‘Union method’ is not the only method for legislating which ensures that all interests, especially the common European interest, are taken into account; understands by ‘Union method’ that the Commission as the executive initiates legislation, Parliament and the Council representing respectively the citizens and the states decide by majority voting, and the Court of Justice oversees and provides ultimate judicial control;
Amendment 366 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it essential in these circumstances to reaffirm the mission of an ‘ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe’ (Article 1 TEU) in order to mitigate any tendency towards disintegration and to clarify once more the moral, political and historical purpose, as well as the constitutional nature, of the European Union; not least by seeking inputs from all the diverse voices to be found in Europe an Uniond taking these fully into account in order to enhance the legitimacy of the European project;
Amendment 386 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly ‘variable geometry’, i.e. ‘l’Europe à la carte’, by ending the disruptive practice of opt-outs, opt-ins and exceptions;
Amendment 397 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 411 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 840 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 854 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 876 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Welcomes the successful new procedure whereby European political parties promote their top candidates for the President of the European executive, but believes that they should be able to stand during the next elections as official candidates in all Member States; proposes, therefore, following its legislative proposal on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union, empowering the electorate by giving them two votes, one for the national or regional lists and a second one for the European party lists; these European lists will be headed by the parties’ nominees to become President of the European executive or government and will be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the Member States;
Amendment 950 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
Amendment 1012 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
Amendment 15 #
2014/2010(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 7 – indent 3
Paragraph 7 – indent 3
– employing ‘front groups’, i.e. organisations which hide the interests and parties they serve, the latter not being registered in the Transparency Register, and the representatives of third countries when engaged in direct and indirect lobbying activities;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Memorandum signed by euro area countries seeking financial assistance, while recognising the conditions of urgency under which the decisions were taken, affects fundamental rights and the social situation of those countries, but the development and implementation of actions are not subject to democratic scrutiny; , not least, given that a considerable time has elapsed since urgency, it is regrettable that the short term decisions taken at the time appear to have become enduring;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas democratic legitimacy, transparency and accountability must be ensured at the level at which decisions are taken and implemented, and also in their mutual interactions;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the European Parliament and the national parliaments are, in their respective spheres, the pillars of the Union’s two-fold legitimacy, the former as the institution in which EU citizens are directly represented and the latter as the national institutions to which the governments represented in the Council are directly accountable, and, equally, recognising that this is a reciprocal relationship that imposes obligations on the European Parliament to seek the views of national parliaments on a regular basis;
Amendment 69 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas although the national parliaments’ role and contribution are clear under the new institutional set-up stemming from the Lisbon Treaty, the new provisions have been implemented in the absence of a clear overall institutional vision;
Amendment 75 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
Amendment 80 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas, almost five years after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, with a view to future Conventions, rel a reflection is needed on the experience drawn from the different forms of cooperations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments now need be consolidated and properly organised in order to avoid duplication and to help to giwith a view to giving ever greater democratic legitimacy to the European integration process, as well as to ensureing that democratic scrutiny is exercised in a timely manner and at the level at which decisions are taken and implemented and that everyone all parties in the legislative process receive the information they require;
Amendment 81 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas this reflection should be carried out after the forthcoming European elections, in close cooperation with national parliaments
Amendment 130 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Views interparliamentary meetings as places where EU policies and national policies come together and feed off each other, to the benefit of both; believes that a key function of such meetings is to allow national parliaments to take account of the European perspective in national debates, and the European Parliament to take account of the national perspective in European debates; reiterates that the aim of such cooperation is not to form a new joint parliamentary body for inclusion in the Union’s current decision-making set- up, as this would be both ineffective and undemocratic and unconstitutional;
Amendment 135 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention the fact that the novel European interparliamentary system that isis still in the process of taking shape is in need of a legal framework and of more formal procedures, to be established jointly with the national parliaments, in order to move forward with the process of ‘parliamentarising’ the European Union and consolidate the multitier parliamentary system; takes the view therefore that any attempt to devise a common framework for all types of interparliamentary cooperation is premature;
Amendment 138 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 142 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 145 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 147 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 171 #
2013/2185(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 45 #
2013/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 58 #
2013/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that, under the Treaties in force, the solution to be adopted may involve the establishment of a rotation system of Commissioners with portfolio composition of the Europeand Commissioners without portfolio, thus ensuring relativ must ensure stability in the number and content of portfolios and guaranteeing at the same time that the representation of the specificities and interests of all Member States is well balanced in the Commission’s decision- making process; believes that, within this framework, Commissioners without portfolio should fully participate in then order to balance the Commission's decision- making process and could undertake representative duties for the Commission at European level;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the demographic changeand migratory population changes in respect of Union and non-Union citizens that have occurred since the last elections to the European Parliament should be taken into consideration,
Amendment 24 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Undertakes to submit sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a new proposal for a decision of the European Council with the aim of establishing a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow, whenever necessary, a reallocation of the seats amongst the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their populationdemographic and migratory trends in their population in respect of Union and non- Union citizens as duly ascertained, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 2
Article 2
The total population of the Member States, comprising Union and non-Union citizens, is calculated by the Commission (Eurostat) on the basis of data provided by the Member States, in accordance with a method established by means of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 64 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4
Article 4
This Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their populationdemographic and migratory trends in their population, comprised of Union and non- Union citizens, as duly ascertained.
Amendment 29 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EEAS should be a streamlined, results-orientated, efficient and flexible structure, capable of providing support for political leadership in the area of CFSP and facilitating decision-making in the Council; whereas, for this reason, the EEAS should be capable of providing, at short notice and in a coordinated fashion, expertise from different departments, including from the Commission; whereas the current structure of the EEAS is too top-heavy and marked by too many decision-making layers, resulting on occasions in slow response times;
Amendment 108 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. to benefit from European foreign policy think tanks since the EEAS should be a focal point of European level policy making in external relations;
Amendment 113 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. to implement the full potential of the Lisbon Treaty by pursuing a Comprehensive Approach that integrates diplomatic, economic, development, and – in the last resort and in full compliance with the UN Charter – military means behind common Union strategic policy guidelines in order to promote the security and prosperity of EU citizens and their neighbours; in this respect, to ensure that the EEAS has the capacity for strategic thinking and to forward proposals for implementing important innovations offered by the Lisbon Treaty, including on Permanent Structured Cooperation;
Amendment 161 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. to ensure general transparency with regard to political and administrative related decisions and methods;
Amendment 176 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. to further pursue and intensify efforts to achieve better gender and geographical balance and to reflect effectively diversity on a European level, with due regard to merit and competences;
Amendment 183 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. given that, as indicated in the 2012 EEAS Staffing Report, the target of one third of staff recruited from Member States has been reached, to focus now on consolidating EUthe staff within the EEAS and on opening up the career perspectives of EUthe officials in the Service; to ensure that the quotas from the three different sources are respected at both AD and AST levels and among all grades, in order to avoid that staff from national ministries are concentrated at managerial levels; also to explore, in that regard, the modalities for national diplomats working at the EEAS to apply for permanent posts within the Service;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG a (new)
Recital AG a (new)
AGa. whereas, under the Fundamental Law, the powers of the Constitutional Court to review budget-related laws are temporary in nature and limited in scope; and whereas the constitutional rules on the powers of the Constitutional Court regarding budget-related laws do not affect the right of the Constitutional Court regarding the unlimited ex ante review of all budget-related legislative acts, regarding the unlimited ex post review of all legal acts other than acts of Parliament (e.g. government decrees), regarding the full ex ante and ex post review of all budget-related legislative acts from a procedural point of view and regarding full ex ante and ex post review of all budget-related legislative acts with regard to their compliance with international treaty obligations;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AI
Recital AI
AI. whereas the Constitutional Court, in its above-mentioned Decision 4561/2012,1 held that ‘Constitutional legality has not only procedural, formal and public law validity requirements, but also substantial ones. T"one of the most important arguments against the extension of the powers of the cConstitutional criteria of a democratic State under the rule of law are at the same timCourt to the review of the Constitution is that the cConstitutional values, principles and fundamental democratic freedoms enshrined in international treaties and accepted and acknowledged by communities of democratic States under the rule of law, as well as the ius cogens, which is partly the same as the foregoing. As appropriate, the Constitutional Court may even examine the free enforcement andCourt cannot create and cannot alter the Constitution which it is designed to protect and which it must apply as a yardstick in the course of the constitutional review of legislation. This is confirmed by the fact that, throughout its operation, the Constitutional Court has consistently refused to review the Constitution or its provisions. (...) Within the system of the division of powers, the power of the cConstitutionalisation of the substantial requirements, guarantees and values of democratic States under the rule of law.’ (Point IV.7 of the Decis Court, too, is a limited power. Following from this, the Constitutional Court will not draw the review the Constitution and new amendments to the Constitution within its competence without express authorisation in the Constitution);."
Amendment 234 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that as declared by the Constitutional Court in its Decision No 45/2012, 'Constitutional legality has not only procedural, formal and public law validity requirements, but also substantial ones [...]. As appropriate, the Constitutional Court may even examine the free enforcement and the constitutionalisation of the substantial requirements, guarantees and values of democratic States under the rule of law‘;'; also recalls the Constitutional Court's Decision 61/2011 stating "one of the most important arguments against the extension of the powers of the Constitutional Court to the review of the Constitution is that the Constitutional Court cannot create and cannot alter the Constitution which it is designed to protect and which it must apply as a yardstick in the course of the constitutional review of legislation. This is confirmed by the fact that, throughout its operation, the Constitutional Court has consistently refused to review the Constitution or its provisions. (...) Within the system of the division of powers, the power of the Constitutional Court, too, is a limited power. Following from this, the Constitutional Court will not draw the review the Constitution and new amendments to the Constitution within its competence without express authorisation in the Constitution."
Amendment 238 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 11 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Treaties offer different options and instruments for differentiated integration, including limitations of the territorial scope of application, safeguard clauses, derogations, opt-outs, opt-ins, enhanced cooperation, and provisions specific to the Member States whose currency is the euro, provided such instruments respect the unity, effectiveness and coherence of the European legal order and are embedded in the single institutional framework (the Community method);
Amendment 79 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the European Parliament is the only institution in which citizens are directly represented at Union level and is the parliamentary body of the EMU, and that its appropriate involvement is essential for ensuring EMU democratic legitimacy and functioningfunctioning and the active participation of national parliaments;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Is of the opinion that the European Stability Mechanism as a mechanism covering Member States whose currency is the euro can be the financial backstop of the SRM, which could cover more Member States than the ESM and which will automatically have to be open to all would-be Member States;
Amendment 174 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
Amendment 223 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
Amendment 226 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
Amendment 231 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
Amendment 236 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 243 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
Amendment 246 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
Amendment 250 #
2012/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
Amendment 58 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas true reconciliation between different peoples and the establishment of good neighbourly relations between countries contribute substantially to a genuine European integration process, and are of key importance to the enlargement process; whereas a number of candidate and potential candidate countries continue to have unresolved issues with their neighbours, hence all affected parties should work overtly towards the resolution of bilateral tensions;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly believes that enlargement needs to continue to be a credible policy; considers it, therefore, important for the EU to fulfil the promises already made and to create the conditions for ensuring that future enlargements are successful, hence it is vital to define the appropriate success criteria;
Amendment 117 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next only once all the conditions have been met at each stage; notes, however, certain tendencies to exaggeration, and recommends avoiding requiring of candidate and potential candidate countries higher standards than those applying in the EU; stresses the importance of setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process; it should also be clear that a benchmark, once attained, should be sustained and that backsliding should elicit the appropriate response on the part of those setting the benchmarks;
Amendment 151 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it important to give adequate priority within enlargement policy to the building of an efficient, independent and impartial judicial system and a transparent democratic political system that can strengthen the citizens' confidence in the rule of law; underlines, at the same time, the need to ensure freedom of the media in law and in practice, as well as to effectively fight corruption and organised crime;
Amendment 254 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that, in order to maintain the support of the EU's citizens for further enlargement and the commitment of the citizens of the candidate and potential candidate countries to continue with reforms, it is crucial to present them with clear and comprehensive information on the political, socio- economic and cultural benefits of enlargement; considers it essential, in particular, to explain to the public how the pursuing of enlargement policy has brought in its wake new investment and export opportunities for the older Member States, and how it can help attain the EU's objectives in terms of tackling the economic crisis, creating jobs, protecting the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change, and enhancing security and safety, while at the same time accelerating the reform agenda and improving living conditions in the enlargement countries for the benefit of all European citizens; stresses the need to target, as a priority in this regard, young people and trade unions, continued attention to education, the provision of the widest possible access to the internet, as well as key opinion-formers such as journalists, representatives of civil society and economic actors;
Amendment 53 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) A European banking union should therefore be set up, underpinned by a true single rulebook for financial services for the Single Market as a whole and composed of a single supervisory mechanism, and a common deposit insurance and resolution framework. . In view of the close links and interactions between Member States participating in the common currency, the banking union should apply at least to all Euro area Member States. With a view to maintaining and deepening the internal market, and to the extent that this is institutionally possible, the banking union should also be open to the participation of other Member States. whose currency is not the euro but which has established a close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with Article 6;
Amendment 57 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) As the Eeuro area's central bank with extensiveaccess to multiple information resources, with widely recognised expertise and having macroeconomic and financial stability issueintained its credibility through the crisis, the ECB is well placed to carry out supervisory tasks with a focus on protecting the stability of Europe's financial system. Indeed in many Member States Central Banks are already responsible for banking supervision. The ECBSpecific tasks should therefore be conferred specific tasksupon the ECB concerning policies relating to the supervision of credit institutions within the Eeuro area.
Amendment 74 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In its decision-making procedures, the ECB should be bound by Union rules and general principles on due process and transparency. The right of the addressees of the ECB's decisions to be heard should be fully respected. The Supervisory Board should publish its summary of the minutes.
Amendment 80 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In particular, a supervisory board responsible for preparing decisions on supervisory matters should be set up with the ECB encompassing the specific expertise of national supervisors. The board should therefore be chaired by a Chair and a Vice-Chair elected by the ECB Governing Council and composed, in addition, of representatives from the ECB and from national authorities. In order to allow for an appropriate rotation while ensuring the full independence of the Chair and the Vice-Chair, their termbe composed of representatives from the ECB and national authorities from participating member states. The board should be chaired by a Chair appointed by the supervisory board, on the basis of merit, skills, knowledge of financial institutions and markets, and of experience relevant to financial supervision and regulation, following an open selection procedure. The supervisory board shall also elect, from among its members, the Vice-Chair who shall carry out the functions of the Chairperson in his absence. The term of office of the Chair should not exceed five years and should be renewable once. The term of office of the Vice-Chair should not exceed five years and should not be renewable. In order to ensure full coordination with the activities of the EBA and with the prudential policies of the Union, the EBA and the European Commission should be observers in the supervisory board. The performance of the supervisory tasks conferred upon the ECB requires the adoption of a large number of technically complex acts and decisions, including decisions on individual credit institutions. In order to effectively carry out those tasks in accordance with the principle of separation from tasks relating to monetary policy, the ECB Governing Council of the ECB should be able to delegate certain clearly defined supervisory tasks and related decisions to the supervisory board, subject to the oversight and responsibility of the Governing Council, which can give instructions and directions to that body. The supervisory board may be supported by a steering committee with a more limited compositionWhen exercising its tasks, the supervisory board should take account of all relevant facts and circumstances in the participating Member States and should perform its duties in the interest of the Union as a whole. The national competent authorities of the participating Member States represented in the supervisory board should have equal voting rights.
Amendment 88 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘'participating Member State’' means a Member State whose currency is the euro or a Member State whose currency is not the euro which has established a close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with Article 6;
Amendment 121 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, the supervisory board shall include a Chair elected by the members of the Governing Council from the members, with the exception of the President,supervisory board, and a Vice-Chair elected by and from the members of the supervisory board of the ECB. The Chair should be appointed ofn the Executive Board, and a Vice-Chair elected by and from the members of the Governing Council of the ECBbasis of merit, skills, knowledge of financial institutions and markets, and of experience relevant to financial supervision and regulation, following an open selection procedure.
Amendment 128 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Governing Council shall adopt the rules of procedure ofor itself and the sSupervisory bBoard including rules on the term of office of the Chair and the Vice-Chair. The term of office, and shall make them public. The rules of procedure of the Supervisory Board shall ensure equal and balanced treatment of all its members. They shall establish rules prescribing the term of office of the Chair, which shall not exceed five years and shall not be renewable.
Amendment 131 #
2012/0242(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The Supervisory Board shall make its summary of the minutes public.
Amendment 47 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The European political parties and the European political foundations should be governed by the substantive rules set out in this Regulation, and, in matters not, or only partly, regulated by this Regulation, by national law in the Member States, in particular that of the Member State where they have their respective seat and for the purposes of which they should identify the appropriate legal form, which must correspond to a form of legal entity recognised in the legal order of that Member State.
Amendment 53 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 72 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The application of key aspects of this Regulation should be presented on a dedicated website and examined in an annual report from the European Parliament which should be published both in a printed and in an on-line version.
Amendment 152 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The European Parliament shall establish a registry (hereinafter referred to as ‘'the Registry’') for the purposes of the registration of a European political party and a European political foundation. The Registry shall be also available on-line.
Amendment 165 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Within three months following the reception of the application for registration, the European Parliament shall adopt a decision by an absolute majority of its component members, which it shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union, together with the party or foundation statutes or, where an application has not been approved, the grounds for rejection.
Amendment 191 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Whenever requested to do so by one quarter of its members, representing at least three political groups in the European Parliament, the European Parliament shall decide by an absolute majority of its members whether the condition in Article 3(1)(c) for a European political party and in Article 3(2)(c) for a European political foundation continues to be met.
Amendment 203 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
In the event that the committee should decide, having heard all the relevant representations, that the European political party or European political foundation concerned fails to meet the requisite criteria, it shall have the power to issue a reproof, levy a fine or propose the suspension or expulsion of the party or foundation in question.
Amendment 221 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. ForIn matters nothat aregulated by this Regulation or, where matters are not, or that are only partly, regulated by it, for those aspects not covered by itthis Regulation, the European political party and the European political foundation shall be governed inby the laws of the Member State in which it has its seat by those national laws applicable to the legal form referred to in the party or foundation statutes. Activities carried out by the European political party and the European political foundation in other Member States shall be governed by the relevant national laws of those Member States.
Amendment 252 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A European political party which is registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in this Regulation, which isle being represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members, and which is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article [93] of the Financial Regulationat least one quarter of the Member States by political parties within the meaning of Article 2(1), and in the European Parliament by at least one of its members, may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance. Applications for funding must be made in conformity with the terms and conditions published by the European Parliament in a call for [contribu. The European political party may not be in a situation of exclusion as defined in the Financial Regulations].
Amendment 332 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. If the European Parliament finds, in accordance with Article 7(2), that a European political party or a European political foundation has failed to respect the values on which the Union is founded or has been the subject of a judgement which has the force of res judicata for illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article [93(1)(e)] of the Financial Regulation, or that a European political party has failed to respect the minimum rules on internal democracy required by Article 4(2), the European political party or the European political foundation in question may be removsubject to a reproof or to a fine or may be deleted from the Registry, thereby forfeit its status in accordance with Article 11, and have any ongoing decision on Union funding received under this Regulation withdrawn or any ongoing agreement on such funding terminated and any Union funding recovered, including any unspent Union funds from previous years.
Amendment 5 #
2011/2191(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States to proceed with the ratificaPoints out that procedures for the adoption of the Accession Treaty with the Republic of Croatia without linking it to any other ratification procedures so as to avoid any undue delay in the date of accessionand of the protocols requested by Ireland and by the Czech Republic have a different treaty base, art. 49 TUE and 48 TUE respectively and therefore could not be legally incorporated into a one single act; stresses that the two procedures may coincide in time, reflecting the spirit of the political agreement incorporated into the Council's conclusions of June and October 2009; however, that the delay in the final agreement concerning the two said protocols should in no way delay the signature and ratification of the Accession Treaty with the Republic of Croatia.
Amendment 68 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that the removal of barriers to the acquisition of citizenship as well as restrictions regarding the loss of citizenship, and a more direct participation of citizens through European political parties and the Citizens' Initiative are decisive steps for achieving 'more' Europe and a more essential democracy;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 7 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 7 (new)
Article 7 Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members 1. An Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members ("the Advisory Committee") is hereby established. 2. The Advisory Committee shall be composed of five members, nominated by the President and elected by Parliament at the beginning of his or her term-of-office from amongst the members of the bureaux and the coordinators of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs, taking due account of the Members' experience and of political balance. Each Member of the Advisory Committee shall serve as chair for six months on a rotating basis. 3. The President shall also, at the beginning of his or her term-of-office, nominate and the Parliament shall elect reserve Members for the Advisory Committee, one for each group not represented in the Advisory Committee. In the event of an alleged breach of this Code of Conduct by a Member of a political group not represented in the Advisory Committee, the relevant reserve Member shall serve as a 6th full Member of the Advisory Committee for the alleged breach under consideration. 4. The Advisory Committee shall give guidance to Members for the interpretation and implementation of the provisions of this Code of Conduct and shall respond within 30 calendar days. At the request of the President, the Advisory Committee shall also assess alleged cases of breach of this Code of Conduct and advise the President on possible action to be taken. The proceedings of the Advisory Committee must be transparent: its assessments shall constitute a body of precedent and a record of its proceedings shall be made. 5. The Advisory Committee may, after consulting the President, seek advice from outside experts.
Amendment 4 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the consolidation in the ENP of previously separated strands of foreign and assistance policy; looks for a strengthened network of institutional arrangements which is stable, economical and purposefully dedicated to developing closer economic integration and political association among all those involved, including the alignment of values with the European Union at all international fora, especially at the United Nations;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need for decentralisation of ENP, aiming at greater involvement of the societies in the countries involved, welcomes in this respect Commission’s commitment to building partnerships with societies through such instruments as Civil Society Facility;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to avoid duplication, to concentrate on strategic issues within the multilateral fora of the ENP and to use subregional and bilateral contacts for specific investment projects and cooperation programmes; stresses the importance of building effective subregional partnerships within the wider Mediterranean region and continuing similar efforts within the Eastern Partnership;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers the Union for the Mediterranean to have been misconceived, poorly executed and even counterproductive; insists, therefore, on the full incorporation of the European side of the partnership into the conventional EU framework under the auspices of the High Representative/Vice- President and the European External Action ServiceRecognises the challenges facing the project of the Union for the Mediterranean, which has not so far fulfilled its task and has not been instrumental in enhancing cooperation in the wider Mediterranean region; Stresses at the same time that developments in the region require greatest attention and engagement of the Union that should also involve actions promoting regional cooperation; Calls therefore for re-examination of the existing structures for regional cooperation and their adaptation to the needs arising from the new situation;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports Parliament’s role in the ENP while noting the increased pressure on MEPs and Parliament’s services of maintaining effectively the growing number of multilateral and bilateral forms of parliamentary cooperation; urges continual assessment of the added value and practical organisation oftresses that despite its challenges the parliamentary dimension remains a very important component of ENP, enabling not only exchange of views, but also experiences, equally important to parliamentarism in the countries concerned; Advises that for the well functioning of this dimension a systematical assessment of the practical arrangements EuroNest and the Euro- Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly be undertaken for their improvement wherever possible;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends a clear separation between the respective intergovernmental and nongovernmental functions of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and the European Endowment for Democracy, which should be complementary to each other; notes the need for quick and flexible methods of EU sponsorship for the support of pluralistic civil society, including democratic political parties, contributing to the development of deep, stable, secular democracy;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 1 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 2 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) In accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union, as from 1 November 2014, a qualified majority in the Council shall be defined on the basis of the population of the Member States. The definition of the total population at national level for specific Union purposes should be laid down in a separate Regulation to be adopted in due course.
Amendment 5 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the usually resident population as referred to in Article 2(c) and (d) at the reference time. Where the circumstances described in Article 2 (d)i. or (d)ii. cannot be established, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on population at their place of legal or registered residence at the reference time; in this case, they shall undertake proportionate efforts to compute data which are the closest possible approximation to the usually resident population referred to in Article 2(c) and (d).
Amendment 6 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Amendment 52 #
2011/0440(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of qualified majority voting in the Council, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with data on the total population at national level at the reference time, as referred to in Article 2, within 8 months from the end ofof their citizens at the reference yeartime. For the purposes of this Article, Member States shall not provide data on population at their place of legal or registered residencetheir permanent residence (domicile) at the reference time.
Amendment 32 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Beneficiary countries should be encouraged to simplify their national rules in this field, thereby allowing easier access to Union funding for potential beneficiaries.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of this Regulation for the period from 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 14 110 100 000 (current prices). Up toAt least 3% of the financial reference amount shall be allocated to cross-border cooperation programmes between beneficiary countries and EU Member States.
Amendment 85 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Beneficiary countries should be encouraged to simplify their national rules in this field, thereby allowing easier access to Union funding for potential beneficiaries.
Amendment 120 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii). promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, enhanced respect for minority rights, promotion of gender equality, cultural diversity, non- discrimination and freedom of the press, and promotion of good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 196 #
2011/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of this Regulation for the period from 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 14 110 100 000 (current prices). Up toAt least 3% of the financial reference amount shall be allocated to cross-border cooperation programmes between beneficiary countries and EU Member States.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The rights inherent to citizenship of the Union are incorporated in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. According to the Charter's Preamble, the Union ‘places the individual at the heart of its activities, by establishing a citizenship of the Union and by creating an area of freedom, security and justice’. Chapter V of the Charter sets down ‘Citizens’ rights‘’, including, in its Article 45, the right of every citizen of the Union to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. It follows that there is a general presumption against the loss of citizenship.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) Active and participatory citizenship also includes access to information, transparency, democratic participation and representation, decision-making as closely as possible to the citizens, protection against all form of discrimination, and promotion of equality and inclusion of minority groups.
Amendment 25 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Treaty of Lisbon provides for this role of the political parties and their foundations with a view to creating a ‘European polis, a political space’ at the EU level, a ‘European democracy’, of which the European Citizens' Initiative is a key constitutive element;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU should further develop its foreign policy objectives and advance its values and interests worldwide with the overall aim of contributing to peace, democracy, security, solidarity, the protection of human rights, multilateralism and mutual respect among nations, free and fair trade and the eradication of poverty,
Amendment 16 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Lisbon Treaty is creating a new momentum in EU foreign policy, notably enablingproviding institutional and operational tools which could enable the Union to take on an international role compatible with its prominent economic status and its ambitions and to organise itself in such a way as to be an effective global player, able to share responsibility for global security and take the lead in defining common responses to common challenges,
Amendment 21 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a substantial transformation of the current international order is taking place, creating new power structures challenging the EU to engage more actively with current and emerging world powepowers and non-state actors as well as with bilateral and multilateral partners in order to promote effective solutions to shared problems which are common to European citizens and the world at large,
Amendment 34 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the annual report on the CFSP should drawbe based on the new momentuminstitutional framework created by the Lisbon Treaty and serve as an instrument for enhanced interinstitutional dialogue, notably by discussing the implementation of an EU foreign policy strategy, evaluating its effectiveness and outlining its future direction;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that coherence will need to be sought between the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Member States and the Commission, synergies improved between the EU and the national level and coordination enhanced between institutional actors, with a view to better integrating all relevant instruments and policies and delivering a single EU message on key political issues; considers cooperation at all levels between the EEAS, relevant bodies and committees in the European Parliament and the relevant services in the Commission to be essential with a view to shaping a strategic approach to our neighbourhood and to candidate and partners countries with membership prospects, as well as to policy areas such as trade, development, energy security and justice and home affairs;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes, however, that full coherence and consistency across EU foreign policy will not be achieved simply by setting up the EEAS, but will also require EU Member States to overcome their differing outlooks on key foreign policy issues; considers it essential, in this regard, that EU Member States not only agree on a common strategy for fcontribute, to share and to support European Common Foreign and sSecurity pPolicy, but also ensure that their national policies are supportive of EU positions;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. StressNotes that the role of EU Special Representatives (EUSRs) should generally be to represent and coordinate EU policy towards regions with specific strategic or security interests for the EU which require a continuous EU presence and visibilitywith the setting up of the EEAS in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty a new structure is emerging; therefore, bearing in mind that some positions of EU Special Representatives (EUSRs) expire during 2011, stresses that the role of EUSRs should generally be revisited; takes the view that close coordination must be established between the current EUSRs and the relevant EEAS departments and that important thematic issues, previously covered by Personal Representatives, should be reconsidered and proposals put forward for this role to be taken over by high-ranking EEAS officials or EUSRs; considers it essential that defining the role and mandates of EUSRs be made subject to prior consultation of Parliament and that proposals be put forward, in accordance with Article 36(1) of the TEU, on the procedures and remit for the briefings and reports to be made available to Parliament by EUSRs;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the revised 2006 Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management must provide for more transparency in the CFSP budgetary procedure and properly address the information requirements of the budgetary authority in order for that authority to be fully and regularly informed on the background, context and financial implications of political decisions in this policy area; takes the view that the European Parliament should receive adequate information prior to the adoption of mandates and strategies in the CFSP sphere; welcomes the support expressed by the VP/HR for the proposal that all important CSDP missions should be identified in the budget; reiterates its position that, in order to enhance the democratic legitimacy of the CFSP, Parliament's competent bodies should be consulted prior to the launch of CSDP missions and should be able properly to monitor CSDP missions in particular; emphasising that in order to fulfil the criteria of credibility and self-definition in the Lisbon Treaty, adequate budgetary resources need to be allocated to CFSP objectives;
Amendment 115 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Draws attention to new generation of security challenges and risks, e.g. cyber- attacks, social unrest, political insurgencies, global criminal networks and economic activities endangering the rule of law and the principles of democracy, and stresses the importance of formulating strategies appropriate to these developments;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages the VP/HR and the Commission to deepen the Eastern Partnership with our eastern European neighbours, with a view to their political association and economic integration, including in the area of energy, on the basis of shared European values and within a framework of conditions and incentives intended to trigger reforms; recalls that unresolved conflicts in the region lock parties involved into a situation where peace is not sustainable; calls on the parties involved to seek a peaceful solution in the long-term;
Amendment 263 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Welcomes the EU's readiness to support the peaceful implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan and to work towards long-term regional stability; stresses, at the same time, the need to renew efforts to address insecurity and reach a lasting peace settlement for Darfur; takes the view that the upcoming independence of South-Sudan has implications for the stability of culturally divided states, poses challenges for which the VP/HR should be prepared;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. Parliament’s electoral system is a compromise between the democratic principle of equality (‘one man one vote’) 1 person one Declaration of 3 June 2005 by Representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council. vote’) and the international law principle of equality among states, and the TEU lays down the principle of the equality of Union citizens while forbidding discrimination on the grounds of nationalitycitizenship,
Amendment 26 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the proposal of the Commission (COM(2006) 791) for amending Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals,
Amendment 33 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. there are several differences in the systems used by States for elections to the European Parliament, particularly with respect to the organisation of constituencies and to preferential voting, but also with respect to measures aimed at increasing the representation of women and ethnic minorities,
Amendment 34 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the importance of ensuring that political parties adhere to democratic principles in the selection of candidates at bothe pan-European and national levels;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. the number of EU citizens resident in Member States other than their own who vote in elections to the European Parliament is low, and the number who stand for election is negligible; residency qualifications for the franchise vary among States, as does the time after which their own nationals resident elsewhere in the EU are deprived of the right to vote in their original home State; moreover, the exchange of information between Member States on nationals of other Member States who have been entered on electoral rolls or have stood as a candidate, is not efficient,
Amendment 36 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. current proposals of the Commission to facilitate electoral participation by EU citizens resident in Member States other than their own and to abolish the information exchange system as one of the current means to prevent people from voting or standing as a candidate in more than one Member State in the same elections, are stalled in the Council21,
Amendment 40 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. the number of women MEPs now stands at 35 per cent; measureefforts should be taken to further reducemade to reduce further the gender imbalance in Parliament, especially in certain States,
Amendment 47 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. the redistribution of parliamentary seats among States needs to take place on a regular basis in order to reflect demographic change in the resident populations of the States and to respect strictly respect the principle of degressive proportionality; it may be possible to reach agreement on an apolitical, mathematical formula which would respect the criteria laid down in the Treaties and spelt out in the Act1,
Amendment 70 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that an additional 25 MEPs will be elected by a single constituency formed of the whole territory of the European Union; transnational lists will be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the States, and will be gender-balancedmay ensure an adequate gender representation; each elector will be enabled to cast one vote for the EU-wide list in addition to their vote for the national or regional list: voting for the EU constituency will be in accordance with the preferential semi-open list system (whereby votes are allotted either to the party list or to individual candidates 1 The Sainte-Laguë method uses divisors of 1, 3, 5, 7, etc, and was used in the 2009 European elections in Germany, Latvia and Sweden. It produces a slightly more proportional result than the D'Hondt method. within a list)closed list proportional system; and seats will be allocated in accordance with the Sainte-LaguëD'Hondt method1; further, proposes that an electoral authority will be established at EU level in order to regulate the conduct and to verify the result of the election taking place from the EU-wide list;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Proposes that a redistribution of the existing 751 seats among States will take place, if justified objectively by figures established by Eurostat, based on the total resident population, before every election; the redistribution will be made in accordance with a mathematical formula respecting the criteria laid down in the Treaties, and will be announced at least twelve months before the end of the mandate;
Amendment 88 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UrgesCalls on Member States and political parties to promote the better representation of women and ethnic minority candidates at both the EU and the national level;
Amendment 92 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Council, Commission and States to intensify efforts to help EU citizens resident in a State other than their own to participate in the European elections in their country of residence; in this context, requests the Commission to submit a new proposal for revision of Council Directive 93/109/EC laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals and in accordance with its preceding proposal to suggest the abolishment of the current information exchange system, whose function might be taken over by an electoral roll at EU level for the elections of the European Parliament;
Amendment 94 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. urges Member States and the future European electoral authority to promote the development of an electoral roll at EU level for the elections of the European Parliament;
Amendment 99 #
2009/2134(INI)
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union's citizens. 2a. Theyre shall not exceedbe seven hundred and fifty in number, plus the Presidentone seats allocated to constituencies established in the Member States. Representation of citizens shall be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State. No Member State shall be allocated more than ninety-six seats. The European Council shall adopt by unanimity, on the initiative of the European Parliament and with its consent, a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament, respecting the principles referred to in the first subparagraphdistribution of those seats among the States shall be reviewed regularly. Not later than twelve months before the end of the mandate of each Parliament the European Council shall adopt by unanimity, on the initiative of the European Parliament and with its consent, a decision on the redistribution of seats. 2b. In addition, there shall be twenty-five seats allocated to a single constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union.
Amendment 115 #
2009/2134(INI)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a For the purposes of distributing seats between Member States in accordance with the principle of degressive proportionality pursuant to Article 14(2a) of the Treaty on European Union, the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each State must vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous State and also, conversely, that no less populous State has more seats than a more populous State.
Amendment 130 #
2009/2134(INI)
Article 9
No one may vote more than once in any election of members of the European Parliament. In order to ensure the respect of this principle, an electoral roll on the level of the European Union will be established. Details shall be laid down in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 7 #
2009/2133(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Taking into account the fact that the European Parliament will be consulted on the setting-up of the EEAS, and given the budgetary consequences, believes that an early and substantive dialogue with Parliament is essential for the effective start-up of the EEAS and to ensure that it receives the necessary financial resources from the Community budget in line with all the requisite agreements, so as to ensure that the EEAS is able to operate financially as a sui generis body;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends that the approach with regard to the EEAS, which will be established in accordance with Articles 18, 27 and 40 of the Treaty on European Union in the version resulting from the Treaty of Lisbon, should evolve in the light of experience; considers that a body such as the EEAS cannot be completely circumscribed or predetermined in advance, but must be put in place by a gradual process based on mutual trust and a growing fund of expertise and shared experience;
Amendment 17 #
2009/2133(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the EEAS must deal with the CFSP and the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and with the tasks and policies currently dealt with by the Directorate- General for External Relations (DG Relex) in the Commission; in addition, the High Representative should present a comprehensive proposal on how other major external action-related policies will be organised in the new institutional set- up; enlargement, human rights, energy security, climate change, trade, development and humanitarian aid together constitute a substantial part of the EU's overall external policies; in order to achieve a single common foreign policy through the institutional set-up, there are compelling reasons to include development policy and enlargement policy, where appropriate, in areas within the new service;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the EEAS should take a form which improves the uniformity and coherence of the external action of the Union and its representation in foreign relations, for which purpose in particular the units dealing with external relations in the stricter sense and senior positions in the delegations in third countries should be brought under the umbrella of the EEAS; in the course of further development, consideration can then be given to what other functions should also be assigned to the EEAS;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Believes that, as a sui generis service from an organisational, functional and budgetary point of view, the EEAS must be incorporated into the Commission's administrative structure; considers that the decision relating to the establishment of the EEAS should ensure in a legally binding manner, by means of the directorial powers of the VP/HR, that the Service – as laid down in the Treaty of Lisbon – is subject to the decisions of the Council in the traditional fields of external policy (CFSP and CSDP) and subject to the decisions of the College of Commissioners in the field of common external relations; believes that the EEAS should be constituted as follows:
Amendment 31 #
2009/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point f
Paragraph 5 – point f
(f) in his or her absence, the VP/HR should decide on a substitute on a case-by-case basis on the recommendation of the Director-General and in the light of the duties to be performed on each occasion;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the decision establishing the organisation and operation of the EEAS should also stipulate that Union embassies in third countries must, whenever necessary, according to the resources at their disposal, provide logistical and administrative support to the members of all Union institutions; considers that, subject to the consent of the VP/HR, heads of embassies should be accountable to the parliamentary committees concerned and should be required to undergo an appropriate hearing procedure before they are appointed;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Proposes that enquiries be made to determine the extent to which Union embassy staff on secondment from national consular services, beyond their political and economic tasks, could gradually assume responsibility, where necessary, for consular tasks in relation to nationals of non-member countries and for tasks related to diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens in third countries, as already provided for by Article 20 of the EC Treaty; proposes, furthermore, that consideration be given to possibilities of cooperation between Parliament officials and the EEAS;
Amendment 40 #
2009/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that it is necessary to take further steps as regards providing Union officials with external relations training; suggests setting up a European diplomatic college which, in cooperation with appropriate bodies in the Member States, would provide Union officials and officials of the Member States who are to work in external relations functions, with appropriate training in consular and legation procedures, the provision of consular and legal support for diplomats, diplomacy and international relations, including knowledge of the history and workings of the European Union;
Amendment 42 #
2009/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that the appropriate committees of Parliament should review the functioning and goals of the EEAS within three years, with regard to the effectiveness of the institution, and should make recommendations with the aim of further improving the same, according to the special procedure whereby the Council acts unanimously on a proposal from the VP/HR, after consulting the European Parliament and after obtaining the consent of the Commission;
Amendment 44 #
2009/2133(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its determination to exercise its budgetary powers to the full in connection with these institutional innovations and calls for financial revision before the new budgetary term; emphasises that all aspects of the funding arrangements for the EEAS must remain under the supervision of the budgetary authority in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 23 #
2009/2005(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Draws attention to the need for sufficient funding to be made available for communication policy, notably that it be in alignment with the objectives set out in the common Declaration on Communicating Europe in Partnership adopted by Parliament, the Council and the Commission in October 2008;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU institutions and the national, regional and local authorities in the Member States to makes the fullest possible use of existing legal provisions and best practices to step up dialogue with citizens and civil society organisations; considers, in particular, that the EP Information Offices in each Member State should play an active role in the promotion, organisation and management of forums that take place at least annually between Parliament and representatives of civil society in that Member State, and stresses the importance of the regular participation of its Members, both from the Member State concerned and from other Member States, in these forums;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU institutions to ensure that all EU citizens – female, male, young and old, urban and rural – are able to take an active part, with equal rights, in civil dialogue, without being subjected to discrimination and, in particular, that members of linguistic minorities are able to use their native languages in such forums; takes the view that the EU's role in this area should be to foster the realisation of the principle of gender equality and to set an example in promoting that principle both within the Member States and outside the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EU institutions to formulate common, uniform and transparent rules and lay down mechanisms and procedures for the conduct of civil dialogue, in accordance with the general principles and minimum standards for consultation of 1 Communication from the Commission: Towards a reinforced culture of consultation and dialogue - General principles and minimum standards for consultation of interested parties by the Commission, COM(2002)0704. interested parties1interested parties1; points out that, to this end, all EU institutions should maintain up-to-date registers of all relevant non- governmental organisations whether they are active in the Member States and/or focused on the EU institutions;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the EU institutions to cooperate more closely in developing civil dialogue and promoting an actively European mindset among EU citizens, with a view to ensuring better communication, information flow and coordination in connection with their public consultation activities; notes that, in this connection, regular meetings between civil society and Commissioners in forums in the Member States would be highly desirable as a way of reducing the perceived gap between the EU and the citizens of Europe;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of the role played by professional European opinion polls in identifying and understanding the needs and expectations of EU citizens with regard to the way in which the Union operates; urges both EU institutions and civil society in the Member States to bear these expectations in mind in their interactions and debates;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the national, regional and local authorities in the Member States to foster civil dialogue, particularly in those countries and regions and in those sectors where it is not yet fully developed or sufficiently well implemented; further urges these bodies to actively promote the development of regional interactivity of civil society among Member States, cross- border initiatives; the building up of Member State clusters should also be explored as a means of promoting exchanges of ideas and experiences within the EU;
Amendment 60 #
2007/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Is of the view that, in the pursuit of global governance, particular attention must be paid to the role played by sovereign wealth funds and analogous state economic players, which should be encouraged to operate with maximum transparency and accountability;
Amendment 73 #
2007/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the view that, given the current situation in Serbia, dialogue with Belgrade should be based on concrete assistance and cooperation measures, and that particular emphasis should be placed on strengthening ties with civil society in areas of common interest; is further of the view that there are deep divisions in Serbia regarding the future orientation of the country and that it is strongly in the interest of the EU that Serbia should opt for a European rather than a Russian- orientated future;
Amendment 104 #
2007/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Also considers it important that during 2008 the Union should review its relations with Russia on a new basis of a balanced, wide-ranging partnership, encompassing international challenges, trade and energy, but also including human rights and respect for democracy; at the same time notes that Russia is pursuing strategies of its own that place a low value on human rights, democracy, even-handed relations with neighbouring states, transparency and accountability, at any rate as those concepts are understood in the European Union;
Amendment 30 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for clarity on Intergroups, i.e. a list of registered and non-registered Intergroups on Parliament's website, including relevant declarations of the financial interests of their respective chairs and a statement of the intergroup's broad aims;
Amendment 38 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that all actors falling within that definition and frequently influencing the European institutions should be considered as lobbyists and treated in the same way: professional lobbyists, companies' in-house lobbyists, NGOs, think-tanks, trade associations, trade unions and employers' organisations, profit-making and non-profit organisations, diplomatic representatives when pursuing lobbying activities and lawyers when their purpose is to influence policy rather than case-law;
Amendment 12 #
0000/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas political parties at European level contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of the citizens of the Union, which is of particular significance in the light of the European Parliament's wider competences under the TEU;
Amendment 18 #
0000/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the resolution of the current crisis of governance in the EU requires a fuller democratic legitimation of the integration process, and this necessarily involves the ever greater political role played by the European Commission;
Amendment 23 #
0000/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas repeated opinion polls suggest that a large majority would be inclined to vote if they were better informed about the European Parliament, the political parties, their programmes and candidates, hence, encourages all media outlets to treat the elections with maximum attention;
Amendment 38 #
0000/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Member States to see that the names and emblems of the European political parties appear on the ballot paper alongside their respective lists of candidates, and requests a commitment from those elected that they will, in fact, serve as Members, unless they are appointed to an office in another institution of the European Union;
Amendment 44 #
0000/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Requests the European political parties to nominate their candidates for the Commission presidency sufficiently well in advance of the election for them to be able to mount a significant campaign that concentrates on European issues;
Amendment 50 #
0000/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Insists that the European political parties adopt democratic and transparent procedures for the selection of their candidates for the European Parliament and for the Presidency of the Commission;
Amendment 58 #
0000/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to permit political broadcasts by the European political parties in any of the official languages of the EU, with subtitles as appropriate;
Amendment 66 #
0000/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that no results of the elections or exit polls be published in any Member State until 20h00 CETafter the close of polling in the Member State whose electors are the last to vote on Sunday 25 May 2014;