850 Amendments of Britta THOMSEN
Amendment 25 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report ‘Assessment of Cumulative Cost Impact for the Steel Industry’,
Amendment 26 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document ‘Exploiting the employment potential of green growth’,
Amendment 27 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 23 October 2013 on the Climate Change conference in Warsaw, Poland (COP19),
Amendment 32 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the European Council’s conclusions on GHG emissions reductions of 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels,
Amendment 36 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
- having regard to the International Labour Organization report ‘Towards a Green Economy: The Social Dimensions’,
Amendment 39 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
Citation 18 c (new)
- having regard to the Eurostat document ‘Energy Production and imports’,
Amendment 52 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas security of supply, competitiveness and climate objectives are of the utmost importance for the EU, are inextricably linked and must be addressed and considered on an equal footingmutually reinforcing and should not be considered as conflicting in nature;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas lessons should be learned from the fact that out of the three headline 2020 targets agreed in 2007 (20% of the Union’s energy mix to come from renewable sources, a 20% increase in energy efficiency compared to projections, and a reduction in GHG emissions of 20% as compared to 1990 levels) the only target not currently on track is the non-binding energy efficiency target;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas only binding targets offer Member States the necessary flexibility to decarbonise their economies in the most efficient and cost-effective way, taking into account national circumstances and specificities;
Amendment 63 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the current climate of uncertainty surrounding the future direction of climate and energy policy is deterring much-needed investments in clean technology;
Amendment 64 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 finds that decarbonisation of the energy sector and a high renewables scenario is cheaper than a continuation of current policies, and that over time prices of energy from nuclear and fossil fuels will continue to rise, whereas the cost of renewables will decrease;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the 2050 carbon roadmap estimates health savings through improvement in local air quality would save up to €17 billion per year by 2030 and the IEA estimates that by 2035 2°C consistent policies could cut the EU’s annual fossil fuel import bill by 46% or €275 billion (1% of EU GDP);
Amendment 66 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas attention must be paid to the impact of climate and energy policy not only on the most vulnerable groups in society but also on low and middle-income households whose standards of living have been squeezed in recent years;
Amendment 67 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas energy saving and energy efficiency are the fastest and cheapest routes to addressing issues such as energy security, external dependence, high prices and environmental concerns;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas the transport sector accounts for a significant share of both greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the EU; whereas greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector increased by 36 % between 1996 and 2007;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas this is acknowledged in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which stipulates that the objectives of the Union’s energy policy include the functioning of the energy market, security of supply, energy efficiency, energy saving, renewable energy and interconnections; and that the objectives of the Union’s environmental policy include preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, promoting human health, prudent and rational utilization of natural resources and the promotion of measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems and in particular climate change;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Eurostatpean Environment Agency figures show that the EU has reduced its CO2 emissions by 16.978% between 1990 and 20112 and is on track to achieve its 2020 target in this regard;, mainly due to the economic crisis1; __________________ 1 Trends and projections in Europe 2013, EEA Report nr 10/2013.
Amendment 97 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the verified EU emissions from 2005 to 2012 within the ETS fell by 16 % and within the non-ETS sectors by 10 %, indicating that the 2020 reduction targets of -21 % and -10 %, respectively, are likely to be achieved several years ahead of that year;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the IEA estimates that the EU is responsible for only 11 % of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the proportion is set to decrease in the future so that,while EU CO2 emissions measured by metric ton per capita still are higher than world average, and the average of emerging economies and developing countries; whereas even if ithe EU has limited capacity in lowering global emissions by means of unilateral action, it has a significant leading role to play, in particular; as regards the achievement of a binding agreement in Paris in 2015; whereas the EU therefore has to define a clear and ambitious position;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas investors and industries need a clear and long-term framework for EU climate and energy policy with greater levels of certainty in order to encourage medium and long-term private investment and reduce the risk associated with this;
Amendment 150 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU spent EUR 573 billion on imported fossil fuels in 2011 (equivalent to over €1000 per head of population) and its dependency on energy imports is expected to grow; whereas this dependency leaves the Union vulnerable to world energy prices and political shocks, and compromises Union and Member State foreign policy autonomy
Amendment 158 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas money spent on importing fossil fuels contributes little to investment, jobs or growth in the Union, and therefore redirecting this money towards domestic investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart infrastructure would stimulate the construction, automotive and high-tech industries and their downstream suppliers, creating high-quality, high- skilled jobs which cannot be exported/delocalised;
Amendment 164 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas fossil fuel subsidies in 2011 for electricity alone in the EU amounted to €26 billion and this figure does not take into account gas and oil subsidies;
Amendment 166 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas the conclusions from the European Council meeting of 22nd May 2013 called for priority to be given to phasing out environmentally or economically harmful subsidies, including for fossil fuels;
Amendment 168 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas investment in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency creates jobs in high-technology industries, ensures EU leadership in RES and EE technologies (fields with high global demand which will continue to grow), and also reduces energy dependence;
Amendment 192 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas nearly half of the final energy in the EU is used for heating and cooling purposes;
Amendment 215 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Green Paper on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies and expects the European Council to address these issues with realistic but ambitiousambitious and realistic responses;
Amendment 235 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. AsksInsists that the Commission to take a multifaceted approach, the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of which ought to be enhanced by coordinin its forthcoming communication should propose a new climated and coherent policies that address in equal measure issues such as competitiveness, energy security and climate objectives (e.g.energy package for 2030 consisting of three binding, and mutually-reinforcing headline targets for GHG emission reduction, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency)savings. ;
Amendment 248 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that a strong binding energy efficiency target is of primary importance in order to make the most efficient use of energy within the Union and such a target will also have the knock-on effect of ensuring that less effort will be needed to meet the GHG and renewable energies targets; therefore calls for the current 2020 target to be continued, but be made binding and the level of ambition doubled to 40%;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that a binding target of 45% for the share of renewable energies in the Union is the best way to ensure the necessary investor certainty for the continued development and promotion of renewable energy sources and related infrastructure and is entirely feasible alongside a strong binding energy savings target;
Amendment 256 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that a binding 50% domestic reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2°C target and is both realistic and affordable, as has been shown by numerous studies, particularly when combined with ambitious energy savings and renewable energy targets
Amendment 274 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Council to keep up the progress made at EU level and set ambitious but realistic objectivesswiftly endorse the new climate and energy package for the 2030 EU policies that take account of the economic, social, environmental, international and technological contexts, andwith these three binding headline targets, in order to establish a clear, stable, long-term and cost-effective framework for industries and investors;
Amendment 295 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU's climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be the principal instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies; doing so in a manner that creates a level playing field for competing technologies, that gives companies the flexibility to develop their own mitigation strategy, and that provides for specific measures to combat carbon leakage;
Amendment 307 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recognises that the ETS is experiencing problems not originally anticipated which has led to an accumulation of surplus allowances; calls on the Commission to take into account past experience when proposing structural improvement to the ETS, which is necessary in order to increase the scheme's ability to respond to economic downturns and upturns, enhance investor certainty and strengthen market-based incentives for investment in and the use of low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 315 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Member States to increase the proportion of ETS auctioning revenue spent on climate-related purposes so as to spur low-carbon investment in industry and encourage other means of job creation;
Amendment 325 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 372 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that some RES should nowas and when the cost of RES production be considered mature energy sources andmes competitive on the market, their subsidies should therefore be phased out onver time in order to be able to reallocate these to research and development (R&D) programmes and RESto next-generation RES technologies that are not yet cost- effeccompetitive; asksIn the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on general energy costs;same vein, affirms that fossil fuels are mature energy sources and their subsidies should be phased out as soon as possible.
Amendment 389 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the opinion that support schemes have already been shown to be effective at promoting the development and use of renewable energies; recognises however that they have in some cases been inefficient and should be better designed; deplores the retroactive changes made to some schemes which have damaged investor confidence; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;
Amendment 396 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on the functioning of the internal energy market;
Amendment 400 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights that the Commission's 2050 Low-carbon Roadmap showed that renewables and improved energy efficiency could result in annual savings of between 175 and 320 billion euros for the Union.
Amendment 401 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Amendment 421 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of the energy sectortire Union economy;
Amendment 436 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 450 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the European Commission to fully integrate the heating and cooling sector into the transformation of the European energy system; calls furthermore on the Commission and the Member States to support development of local heating and cooling infrastructures and readily available renewable heating and cooling solutions. Believes that in combination with energy efficiency measures, local heating and cooling have the potential to increase the security of supply by reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, while keeping energy costs affordable for consumers and businesses;
Amendment 454 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU's climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), should be able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturnchanges; recalls that the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low-carbon technologies, as these should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intended; </AmendOr. <Original>bg</Original>
Amendment 496 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the EU needs a comprehensive policy framework for 2030 that encourages investment in and the long- term decarbonisation of non-ETS sectors; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to reviewstrengthen the non-ETS targets while preserving the flexibility for Member States to define their own ways of meeting their effort sharing targets;
Amendment 502 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. calls on the Commission to increase dialogue and cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation so as to ensure inclusion of the shipping sector in CO2 reduction commitments; If an international agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime emissions has not been reached before 31 December 2015, calls on the Commission, through the ordinary legislative procedure, to propose emission reduction targets for international maritime shipping and market based measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector.
Amendment 507 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a specific framework for transport, including targets, as the transport sector accounts for around a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the EU making it the second biggest greenhouse gas emitting sector after energy production;
Amendment 516 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sees an important role for cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling in increasing energy efficiency in the future;
Amendment 521 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Sees an important role for advanced biofuels in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in transport, while increasing energy security and contributing to growth and jobs;
Amendment 531 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks Member States for better cooperation and interaction at EU level in order to make national measures more efficient and consistent;
Amendment 541 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that a clear, coherent and consistent policy and regulatory framework, based on three binding headline targets is key to helping stimulate the necessary investments in the ‘'no regrets’ technologies' options (energy efficiency, renewable energies and smart infrastructure) defined in the Energy Roadmap 2050 in a cost-effective and sustainable way;
Amendment 547 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Asks the Commission to analyse how the use of energy and environmental taxes by the Member States can be facilitated, in order to reduce GHG emissions within the non-ETS sectors in a cost-efficient way;
Amendment 551 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 574 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise the efficiency of renewables expansion, notably offshore wind energy; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewable energy resources and potential for the Member States;
Amendment 578 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to submit an analysis of how renewable energy sources can be developed sustainably, taking into account environmental impact, aspects related to dependency on raw materials and life cycle and, above all, how to support stablenon-intermittent sources of renewable energy such as hydropower, biomass or geothermal power;
Amendment 605 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 634 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of an energy strategy 2030 climate and energy framework focused on boosting energy security and economic and industrial competitiveness in the EU, job creation, social aspects and environmental sustainability by means of measures such as increasing the deployment of RES, investing heavily in energy efficiency and the diversification of supply routes, suppliers and sources and by increasing the deployment of RES;
Amendment 641 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 667 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that as the EU pursues its goal of energy security, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence between Member States by ensuring the swift completion of the EU internal energy market, including in particular the construction of interconnectors and elimination of cross- border barriers; believes furthermore that completing the EU supergrid infrastructure linking the north, south, east and west will enable the EU to make the best use of the comparative advantages of each Member State, and calls for further support for decentralised and micro-scale energy production and smart energy infrastructures in all Member States; stresses, therefore, the need for strong coordination between Member States’ policies and for joint action, solidarity and transparency in view of the fact that national energy policy decisions can affect other Member States; suggests that it would be desirable to determine whether and how the expertise and facilities of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) could be put to use in carrying out the above tasks;
Amendment 676 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 697 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that energy end consumers – individuals, SMEs and industry alike – are at the very core of the internal energy market and that they should benefit from lower energy prices, be duly protected, and accurately informed by ensuring easy access to information; for this purpose, calls on the Commission and Members States to achieve, as a matter of urgency, the completion of the internal market, security of supply and the interconnecpay particular attention to energy poverty and propose a specific strategy proposing measures to tackle energy poverty, including ensuring best-practice can be spread and the use of statistics and indicators, including an EU-wide definition of enetworks as requested in Article 194 TFEUrgy poverty;
Amendment 702 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that energy is an essential service covered by Protocol No 26 on Services of General Interest, appended to the Lisbon Treaties, which requires a high level of affordability; stresses that the 2030 framework needs to include the principle of affordability and avoid discrimination against vulnerable consumers, particularly those on low income; asks therefore that the Commission give greater priority to the socio-economic dimension of sustainability and introduce measures to address the distributional impact of its policies.
Amendment 703 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 734 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that some Member States, being energy islands, are still totally isolated from the European gas and electricity networks and continue to pay higher prices for energy, which adversely affects their competitiveness; suggests that these Member States could benefit in particular from energy efficiency measures and deployment of renewable energies; points out that without substantial infrastructure investment, the commitment of the European Council that no Member State should remain isolated from the EU networks by 2015 cannot be fulfilled for those Member States will be broken; favours in this regard the swift completion of the internal energy market;
Amendment 738 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 747 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 780 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Firmly believes that reducing energy use and costs through high energy efficiency, further developing renewable energy sources and using research and innovation to develop new technologies to slash our CO2 emissions are all necessary in order to boost the Union's competitiveness and create much-needed high-quality growth and jobs which cannot be exported outside the Union
Amendment 783 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Considers that the setting of ambitious targets would provide the necessary stimulus to revitalise Member States' economies and ensure an end to the current economic downturn, boosting competitiveness through lower production costs for heavy industry by resource and energy efficiency, decrease vulnerability to world energy price fluctuations and ensure a more stable investment environment, as well as ensuring European leadership in the high-tech sustainable technology sector and the first-mover advantage that goes with it.
Amendment 795 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to launch a study analysing new and cost-efficient market designs with a view to ensuring reasonably priced electricitaffordable energy to consumers and toindustry and preventingon of carbon leakage; asks therefore the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with an additional assessment and recommendations for further actions to prevent the risk of carbon leakage caused by reallocation of production facilities outside the EU, focusing in particular on additional scenarios in which limited or no further global action is taken on carbon emission reduction;
Amendment 814 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that the EU’'s main competitors on the global market place great emphasis on technological developments, innovation and improving industrial processes; notes also that their economies grow at a much faster pace than the EU; concludes that the EU must give priority to R&D and innovation;concludes that the EU must give priority to R&D and innovation and the setting of long-term targets will incentivise new technologies
Amendment 827 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 840 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Strongly underlines that any future EU policy must address the comparative strengths and weaknesses of its economy, particularly with regard to any free trade agreement the EU signs up to, especially in light of the planned free trade agreement (TTIP) with the US where energy prices have been decreasing significantly while efforts to reduce GHG emissions are not on par with the progress already achieved in the EU although the carbon price in California currently is more than double that in the EU;
Amendment 852 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 860 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the Commission’'s remarks that the EU climate and energy targets can impact differently on each Member State and their citizens, and that this justifies working on a more equitable effort sharing basis, taking into account a country’s GDP, achievements in reducing emissions since 1990, emissions per capita, economic potential and potential forwhen deciding each Member State's effort required to meet the new binding 2030 GHG, RES and EE targets, consideration should be given to each country's individual circumstances and potential for emission reduction, renewable energy sourcesproduction and energy efficiencsaving capacity;
Amendment 872 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines, in line with Article 194 TFEU, that Member States are the ultimate decision makers as regards their energy mix and within the framework of the three headline climate and energy targets should be able to use and develop different approaches for technologies and energy sources that are environmentally sound and socially and economically acceptable in respect of the Union's climate and energy policy goals;
Amendment 880 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 895 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that access to capital, even for heavy industry sectors, is often a barrier to investment in cleaner technologies; therefore asks the Commission to study the possibility of creating a fund that could help to leverage investment, possibly financed by a share of ETS revenue; considers that a significant strengthening and reorientation of the EIB would help in this respect;
Amendment 904 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Points out that a well-functioning EU ETS is pivotal in maintaining the EU's leadership on climate change and that several countries such as China and Australia are implementing or developing legislation to introduce their own emissions trading system following the example of the EU ETS; recalls in this regard that an international cap and trade system is central in order to secure a new legally binding global climate change agreement and that without a stable and predictable emissions trading system the credibility of the EU's climate policy is at risk;
Amendment 249 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that, without prejudice either to the Member States' right to choose their energy mix or to the need for better EU-wide coordination, the EU as a whole must make full use of the potential of all renewable energy sources that are at the disposal of EU Member States;
Amendment 264 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that harmonisation of renewable- and efficiency-related incentives and of auxiliary energy costs across all Member States – or at leasnational subsidies and other incentives are important for the large-scale uptake of renewables in national energy markets; notes that a wide variety of different schemes for promoting renewable energy sources (RES) currently coexist within the European Union, due to disparities between national market features, different potentials and different stages of technology patterns and maturity; notes that greater compatibility in this regard – is essentialmight be an important aspect for a well-functioning internal energy market, at both the wholesale and retail level, and for creating favourable conditions for the long-term development of the low-emission energy sector;
Amendment 301 #
2013/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to jointly assess investments needed to decarbonise the energy sector and develop an EU strategy that prioritises energy efficiency, cost- effective integration of renewables, and markets integration;
Amendment 22 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to enhance consistency and comparability of non-financial information disclosed throughout the Union, companies should be required to include in their annual report a non-financial statement containing information relating to at least environmental matters, gender equality and diversity, social and employee-related matters, respect for human rights, anti- corruption and bribery matters. Such statement should include a description of the policies, results, and the risks related to those matters.
Amendment 25 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The scope of these non-financial disclosure requirements should be defined by reference to the average number of employees, total assets and turnover. SMEs should be exempted from additional requirements, and the obligation to disclose a non-financial statement in the annual report should only apply to those companies whose average number of employees exceeds 2500, and exceed either a balance sheet total of EUR 20 million or a net turnover of EUR 40 million.
Amendment 29 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The obligation to disclose their diversity policies for their administrative, management and supervisory bodies with regard to aspects such as age, gender and other, disability, geographical diversity, educational and professional background should only apply to large listed companies and listed public undertakings. Therefore small and medium-sized companies that may be exempted from certain accounting obligations under article 27 of Directive 78/660/EEC should not be covered to by this obligation. Disclosure of the diversity policy should be part of the corporate governance statement, as laid down by Article 46a of Directive 78/660/EEC. Companies not having a such a diversity policy should not be obliged to put one in place, but they should clearly explain why this is the case.
Amendment 31 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including non- discrimination and gender equality, the freedom to conduct a business, respect for private life and the protection of personal data. This Directive has to be implemented in accordance with these rights and principles.
Amendment 32 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: The coordination measures prescribed by this Directive shall apply to the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to listed public undertakings and the following types of companies:
Amendment 33 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) The annual report shall include a fair review of the development and performance of the company's business and of its position, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces, and a description of its gender, social, environmental and human rights impacts.
Amendment 35 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – introductory wording
(b) For companies whose average number of employees during the financial year exceeds 2500 and, on their balance sheet dates, exceed either a balance sheet total of EUR 20 million or a net turnover of EUR 40 million, the review shall also include a non-financial statement containing information relating to at least environmental, social and employee matters, gender equality, respect for human rights, anti- corruption and bribery matters, taking into account the company´s supply chain, including:
Amendment 37 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – point iii a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 – point iii a (new)
(iiia) a description of the gender, human rights, social and environmental impacts of its operations, which result from the company's own activities or from its relationships with third parties;
Amendment 39 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 78/660/EEC
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 3
In providing suchthis information the company mayshould rely on national, EU-based or international frameworkseither EU-framework or the United Nations Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and, if so, the company shall specify which frameworks it has relied ups on.
Amendment 40 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(c) To the extent necessary for an understanding of the company's development, performance or position, and its social, environmental and human rights impact, including a gender equality perspective, the analysis shall include both financial and non-financial key performance indicators relevant to the particular business.
Amendment 44 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive78/660/EEC
Article 46a – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 46a – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) a description of the company's and listed public undertaking's diversity policy for its administrative, management and supervisory bodies with regard to aspects such as age, gender and other, disability, geographical diversity, educational and professional background, the objectives of this diversity policy, how it has been implemented and the results in the reporting period. If the company has no such policy, the statement shall contain a clear and reasoned explanation as to why this is the case.
Amendment 45 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Directive 83/349/EEC
Article 36 – paragraph 1 –subparagraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1 –subparagraph 1
1. The consolidated annual report shall include a fair review of the development and performance of the business and of the position of the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face, and a description of its impacts on gender, and social, environmental and human rights impacts.
Amendment 47 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Directive 83/349/EEC
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – introductory wording
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – introductory wording
For parent undertakings of undertakings to be consolidated that together exceeds an average number of 2500 employees during the financial year, and, on their balance sheet dates, exceed either a balance sheet total of EUR 20 million or a net turnover of EUR 40 million, the review shall also include a non-financial statement containing information relating to at least environmental, gender equality social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti- corruption and bribery matters, taking into account the company's supply chain, including the following:
Amendment 49 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Directive 83/349/EEC
Article 36 – parragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point iii a (new)
Article 36 – parragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point iii a (new)
(iiia) a description of the gender, human rights, social and environmental impacts of its operations, which result from the company's own activities or from its relationships with third parties;
Amendment 51 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Directive 83/349/EEC
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
In providing suchthis information the consolidated annual report may rely on national, EU-based or international frameworks and if so,mpany shall rely on either EU-based framework or the United Nations Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and if so, the company shall specify which frameworks it has relied ups on.
Amendment 52 #
2013/0110(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
To the extent necessary for an understanding of such development, performance or position, and its social, environmental and human rights, including from a gender equality perspective the analysis shall include both financial and non- financial key performance indicators relevant to the particular business.
Amendment 8 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about 160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing jobs for 5.4 million people – including around 50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry and services providing jobs for 1.4 million persons – and that cooperatives contribute around 5% on average to Member State GDP; notes that, over the last few years, several hundred industrial and service cooperative enterprises have been established as the result of the restructuring of businesses in crisis or without successors, thereby saving and re- developing local economic activities and jobs; notes that industrial and service cooperative groups have had a key impact on regional development in some of the most industrialised regions of the EU; notes that ‘some industrial and servicecial cooperatives’ specialised in labour integration provide jobs to over 30 000 disabled and disadvantaged persons in the industrial and service sectors; notes that cooperatives therefore play a very important role in the EU in economic, social and employment terms;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses the view that this greater resilience is in large part due to the cooperative model of governance, which is based on joint ownership and democratic control by their member-stakeholders, and that it is also due to their characteristic method of capital accumulationprinciples of re-investing surpluses in the development of the undertakings, thus considerably reducing the indebtedness of cooperatives; considers that this modelese principles helps to ensure that cooperatives take a long-term approach and anchors them in the local economy, giving them a stake incontributing to local sustainable development and ensuring that they do not delocalise, even when they internationalise;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls also on the Commission to ensure that measures under the Social Business Initiative are coordinated and that administrative barriers between the two initiatives are reduced;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that at Union level greater synergies and complementarities must be developed with other policy areas and programmes, particularly Horizon 2020, Structural and Cohesion policy and the CAP;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that public finance has a role to play in leveraging capital from the private sector to support commercialisation within the biotech sector; supports the Commission's intention to establish the public-private partnership (PPP) for bio- based industries.
Amendment 122 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of renewable energy differ and that the availability of public and private financing to promote RES varies widely; therefore agrees with the Commission that stimulating consumers to produce their own energy will lead to a stronger sense of ownership and control over their energy use and increased acceptance of renewable energy projects;
Amendment 194 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that the development of energy storage and stimulating consumers to produce their own energy can link up with market developments and are therefore important to make the internal energy market work;
Amendment 330 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Recognises the importance of small- scale RES for increasing the share of renewable energy sources; recognises that the deployment of small-scale RES represents an opportunity for single households, industries and communities to become energy producers, thus acquiring awareness of efficient ways to produce and consume energy; highlights the importance of microgeneration for increasing energy efficiency; emphasises that small-scale RES deployment can lead to substantial savings on the energy bills and to the creation of new business models and jobs;
Amendment 333 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18 e. Notes that a prerequisite for efficient local consumption and production of energy, both from a prosumer and a distribution grid perspective, is the roll- out of smart meters and more in general of smart grids;
Amendment 335 #
2012/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18 g. Welcomes the Commission's announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technologies and innovation focusing on micro- generation; however emphasizes the need for a coherent European strategy on microgeneration which includes specific measures to stimulate small-scale RES, such as the reduction of legislative burdens and an exchange of best practices in the field of fiscal incentives;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of working together for an energy system transformation which must start now; endorses, therefore, the Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050 as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on energy policy with a view to developing a policy framework for 2030, including milestones and targetsbased on legally binding targets (for greenhouse gas emissions, renewables and energy efficiency) ; notes that defining energy targets for 2050 assumes pan- European governance; pursues, within the spirit of the Union, a strategy that will allow Member States to cooperate and not feel repressed under the Roadmap;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the proposed strategies for 2030 and 2050 are not of a deterministic nature, but rather serve as a basis for constructive dialogueframework for developing more precise policy instruments aimed at reaching the objectives and binding targets, based on a constructive dialogue with all involved stakeholders on issues relating to industry, research and energy;
Amendment 44 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of the EU's energy policy amidst the financial crisis; emphasises the role that energy could potentiallyan play in spurring growth and competitiveness in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose post-2020 strategies and to present a 2030 policy framework for European energy policy; encourages the Member States to step up their ongoing efforts to reach the current 2020 targets in the area of EU energy policylegislation to renew and extend the climate and energy package in order to ensure a stable European energy policy framework towards 2030 and 2040, with an emphasis on binding targets for energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy and by full integration of the no regrets options of the energy roadmap 2050; encourages the Member States to step up their ongoing efforts to reach the current 2020 targets in the area of EU energy policy; stresses in this regard that timely and full implementation of all provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC is vital for achieving the EU´s binding target of at least 20% by 2020;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to come forward with one specific scenario which guides the way towards 2050; stresses that this scenario should be based on the no- regrets options combining high energy efficiency, high renewables and a smart infrastructure; realizes that it is impossible to look into the future but stresses that a clear action plan and consensus among all the Member States is crucial to reach the goals of sustainability, security and competitiveness;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that this scenario towards 2050 needs to be detailed, outlining specific crucial projects and ambitious policy measures including intermediate and 2050 targets for energy efficiency, renewable energy and green house gas emissions; emphasizes the urgency in developing this scenario as the first steps need to be taken now;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments; Emphasises in this regard the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and calls for the continuation of such a policy approach post-2020; Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU's energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency;
Amendment 108 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the conclusions reached in the Energy Roadmap that the transition of thtowards a sustainable energy sector on an EU-wide scale is technically and economically feasible, and couldwill be less costly in the long-run than a continuation of current policies under certain assumptions;
Amendment 117 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets that the Commission omitted to present a scenario based on both high efficiency and high renewables, emphasising the needed synergies between renewables and energy efficiency; calls on the Commission include such a scenario in its modelling exercises;
Amendment 119 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasizes that, when transforming the energy landscape, people take centre stage; therefore welcomes the inclusion of the social dimension in the Energy Roadmap; urges the Commission to elaborate further on this matter and propose measures for adjusting education and retraining enhancing a highly skilled workforce and boosting employment; asks to investigate consumer costs and benefits with special attention for energy poverty and protecting low-income households who are most affected by higher energy prices; stresses that all types of consumers and prosumers need to be included in the social dialogue and awareness campaigns should be carried out to generate the necessary behavioural changes;
Amendment 138 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that a higher share of renewable energy beyond 2020 is a key aspect of a more sustainable energy system; recognises, furthermore, that all of the decarbonisation scenarios explored in the Commission communication assume an increased share of renewable energy emphasises that a share of renewable energy of 45% in gross final energy consumption in 2030 can be obtained; for example by focussing more on energy efficiency and by setting the EU energy mix of around 30% in grosright targets, which would create the required certainty for investors final the energy consumption in 2030sector;
Amendment 156 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that improved energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the transformation of the energy system, and that meeting the 2020 objectives is an important basis for further progress up to 2050; recommendproposes, in this respect, that binding energy efficiency targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 are put in place; recommends awareness raising campaigns and energy efficiency to be integrated into national educational curricula in the Member States;
Amendment 183 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of a high level of energy efficiency for reaching energy security and the greenhouse gas reduction target, as well as the positive effects on EU competitiveness, industrial leadership, job creation, energy independence and energy prices; emphasizes the necessity of achieving the 20% energy efficiency target by 2020 and of setting binding intermediate targets for 2030, 2040 to reach 40% by 2050; recommends that, while aiming to augment energy efficiency, all steps and stakeholders of the supply and demand chain should be looked at (amongst others: production, transformation, transmission, distribution and consumption at all levels);
Amendment 187 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Agrees with the view in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that action is urgently needed as to what policy framework should follow after 2020 and encourages the European Commission, on the basis of the Roadmap and subsequent communications on the internal energy market and renewable energy, to come forward with a communication on a coherent policy framework for 2030 before the end of the current terms of the European Commission and the European Parliament;
Amendment 194 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Agrees with the Commission that renewable heating and cooling is vital to decarbonisation; however, draws attention to the misleading conclusion of the "Roadmap", which considers the "electrification of heating" as a straightforward solution to decarbonise the EU economy; notes that readily available RES solutions (geothermal, biomass including biodegradable waste, solar thermal and hydro-/aerothermal) in combination with energy efficiency measures, including CHP and the utilization of (industrial) waste heat, have the potential to decarbonise the entire heat demand by 2050 in a more cost effective way, while addressing the problem of energy poverty which is mainly focused on heat in the EU's societies;
Amendment 234 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the need to secure a sufficiently strong policy framework post 2020 for renewable energy technologies that have not yet reached grid parity designed with a view to converging and later phasing out subsidies;
Amendment 238 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Believes that the investment model applied in Energy Roadmap 2050 tends to back-load new (RES) investments with most happening after 2030, thereby greatly underestimating the actual investment need prior to 2030 and exacerbating the risk of locking-in new high-carbon investments;
Amendment 241 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Underlines that early policy clarity on the post-2020 framework is essential to provide investor confidence, promote energy innovation which is key for ensuring the development of different technologies enabling the long-term cost- effective decarbonisation of the energy sector, and to generate new jobs and growth potentials; believes that dedicated renewable energy targets have proven to stimulate economic growth and international industrial leadership on global markets; therefore, calls on the Commission to propose a binding 45% renewable energy target for 2030, including an assessment of the economic, environmental and social benefits of a dedicated post-2020 renewable energy target;
Amendment 242 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Emphasises that the increasing penetration of renewables requires changes in policy to be made with a view to adapting markets to this reality and achieving greater market integration; highlights the need to adapt support schemes to the individual characteristics of national markets and technologies and phase them out once technologies and supply chains have matured and can compete market failures are resolved, and side-benefits properly taken into account; considers stable and reliable support schemes key to avoiding unsustainable market developments while recognising that sudden and retroactive changes are undermining investor confidence in the sector; awaits the Commission's guidelines on best-practices and experience gained with support schemes which will address stability, predictability and cost-effectiveness; calls on the Commission to provide clear guidance on avoiding sudden and retroactive changes;
Amendment 245 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Finds that the investment model applied in the Energy Roadmap 2050 rests on dubious assumptions such as decreasing oil prices, which deteriorate the business case for renewable energy investments and postpone, in particular, forecasted investments in renewable energy;
Amendment 246 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Believes that the investment model applied in Energy Roadmap 2050 tends to back-load new (RES) investments with most happening after 2030, thereby greatly underestimating the actual investment need prior to 2030 and exacerbating the risk of locking-in new high-carbon investments;
Amendment 277 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the new challenges, such as the need for flexible resources in the power system (e.g. flexible generation, storage, demand management), that will arise as the contribution of variable renewable generation increases; stresses the need to have sufficient capacity, as well as the need for new infrastructure and flexibility at the distribution level and the ability of prosumers and distribution service operators (DSOs) to contribute to a higher energy efficiency; stresses the need for a thorough assessment of the available capacity to ensure security of electricity supply; stresses, in this regard, that policy developments in Member States should not create new barriers to electricity- or gas- market integration;
Amendment 288 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that, since the current infrastructure is outdated, huge investments will be necessary in each scenario of the Commission's Communication on the Roadmap 2050; this will result in a rise in the energy prices until 2030 in each scenario; furthermore, the Commission states that the largest share of these increases are already happening in the reference scenario since they are linked to the replacement of the next 20 years old, already fully written-off generation capacity; emphasizes that, since all scenario's have similar costs, the positive economic, environmental and social effects connected to the high energy efficiency and the high renewable scenario should not be neglected;
Amendment 310 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasizes the importance of the Connecting Europe Facility with a considerable amount reserved for transforming and further developing the energy infrastructure in the EU; stresses the importance of identifying and supporting crucial sustainable projects on a large as well as on a small scale;
Amendment 322 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasizes that more attention needs be given to demand-side management; stresses that demand-side management, on an industrial as well as on a consumer scale, is a powerful tool for achieving a renewables based energy system, as it evens out high peaks in demand or supply and therefore reduces the needed amount of storage and back- up provisions;
Amendment 351 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that unconventional gas has a role toUrges the Commission to come forward with a regulatory framework regarding unconventional gas, based on their recent assessments and taking into account all environmental, economic, social and health aspects, as well as calculations on total-life cycle costs, lock- in effects, land use and hazards of fracking in proximity to critical installations; stresses that, to determine the role that unconventional gas could play in the future EU energy mix, and calls on the Commission and the Member States toshould take the developresults of the assessments surrounding unconventional gas into account when formulating the future energy outlook scenarios;
Amendment 370 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the importance ofNotes that Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) could play a role on the road to 2050 and decarbonisation; however, is concerned about unresolved problems such as non-specified delays in development, high cost prices and environmental risks; stresses that CCS oughtis unlikely to be ready by 2030 if fossil fuels are to remain significant in the energy mixfor commercial deployment before 2030 and therefore recommends cautiousness when accounting for CO2 reductions attributed to CCS in the scenarios; highlights that CCS is alsomight be an important option for the decarbonisation of several heavy industries and could, combined with biomass, deliver ‘'carbon negative’' values;
Amendment 393 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is of opinion that, in a sustainable energy landscape and the path towards it, there is no place for hazardous or heavily polluting energy sources, especially in the long term; therefore stresses that no EU funds shall be granted to the construction of new coal or nuclear plants;
Amendment 408 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the need to ensure the energy security of the EU through, primarily achieved by promoting energy savings and renewable energy, which will, together with other alternative sources of energy and to, reduce import dependency; highlights, therefore, the emerging importance ofnotes the emerging interest regarding the exploration of oil and gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic; believes that there is an urgent need to develop an EU policy on oil and gas drilling at sea, with an emphasis on environmental hazards and including delineation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of EU Member States and relevant third countries in accordance with the UNCLOS Convention, to which all EU Member States and the EU as such are signatories;
Amendment 438 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recognises that the ETS is the principal – though not the only – instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in safe and sustainable low carbon technologies; notes that further improvement of the ETS is necessary; notes that any structural changes to the ETS would require a careful assessment of environmental, economic and social effects as well as on the impact on electricity prices and on the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the development of innovative, safe and sustainable technological solutions by European industries;
Amendment 446 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to continue to play an active role in the international negotiations on the global climate deal; takes the opinion that climate diplomacy should come under the umbrella of the European External Action Service (EEAS); stresses that the EU needs to know what the consequences of a failure to conclude a global climate change agreement would be but emphasizes that the EU needs to act on climate change in any case to safe costs, create benefits for the environment, job opportunities and front runner advantages for the industry;
Amendment 463 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that prices play a crucial role in energy-related investment and energy production; notes that the different Member States' policies to promote renewable energy show both successes and problemchallenges; takes the opinion that the recent relatively high prices of fossil fuels promote the development of renewable energy; notes, however, that in some Member States the promotion of renewable energy by means of financial support could lead to high energy prices, though being subsidised since decades, have led to increased energy prices, thus increasing the need for developing and deploying domestic sustainable resources; notes, however, that in some Member States the promotion of renewable energy by means of financial support could lead to an increase of energy prices; underlines, however, that this should be compared to the overall benefits linked to the deployment of renewable energy, including the avoided CO2 costs, the revenues generated on the power market and the positive impact of the merit-order- effect on reducing wholesale electricity prices; regrets that this benefit is often not passed to consumers and strongly calls on market actors to do so;
Amendment 478 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that, while energy bills in Europe have risen in recent years, this development has given rise to a ‘'smart’', common sense-based approach to energy efficiency and energy savings; stresses the importance of accompanying this natural yet insufficient change in behaviour with the right policy actions and financial support to enhance further energy savings, believes, regardless, that the role of ICT technologies is increasingly important for energy; highlights, in this context, the role of smart meters inneed to define the role of demand response programmes aimed at consumer benefits providing consumersthem with data on energy consumption in households and businesses;
Amendment 495 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. CHighlights the decrease in costs of renewable energy, partly created by technological improvements through advanced research and development; stresses the importance of continuing to support research and development for renewable energy, by, amongst others, earmarking a higher share for renewable energy research in the amount of 3% of public GDP reserved for research and by carrying out the SET plan; calls on the Commission to ensure that Horizon 2020 and the European Innovation Partnerships under the Innovation Union prioritise the need to develop all types ofsafe and sustainable low carbon technologies in order to spur EU competitiveness, promote job opportunities and bring about a change in consumer behaviour;
Amendment 507 #
2012/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Asks the EC to assist in establishing SET Plan European Industrial Initiatives for renewable energy technologies that are currently not included, namely the renewable heating and cooling technologies platform;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Therefore calls on Member States, employers and trade union movements to draft and implement serviceable, specific job evaluation tools to help determine work of equal value and thus to ensure equal pay between women and men;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Council to break the deadlock on the adoption of the amendment of the Directive on maternity, accepting the flexibility proposed by the European Parliament for Europe to make progress in protecting the rights and improving the working conditions of pregnant workers or those who have recently given birth; emphasises the need to ensure that non-typical employees in companies such as locums, freelance workers and other temporary employees can utilise rights to an extent that reflects the individual employee’s work contribution in the period up to pregnancy and birth and which assures the greatest possible equality of treatment in relation to permanent colleagues in the area;
Amendment 96 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the need to assure men’s right to take paternity leave, which will both strengthen their rights as parents and at the same time help to ensure a greater degree of equality between women and men; and a more appropriate sharing of the responsibility for family and housekeeping will enhance women’s opportunities for participating fully in the labour market;
Amendment 98 #
2012/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need to combat all forms of violence against women in the service sector, including workplace harassment, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and human trafficking;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to tackle SME market failures such as limited financial, human capital and organisational resources; welcomes the fact that the Commission endeavours to promote and support SMEs’ economic activities in foreign markets both inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CNotes that access to finance and credit insurance are an example of failure to adapt policies to SMEs’ needs; calls for a rational use of the budget allocated to the COSME programme and, in particular, underlines the need to further improve access to finance for SMEs; calls for the simplification and rationalisation of the various Community instruments devoted to access to credit or venture capital, in particular for SMEs with internationalisation plans;
Amendment 82 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that any exemption or simplified scheme in possible future legislation on SMEs and micro- enterprises should result from consultations with social partners, and in no case should these exemptions or schemes be detrimental to workers’ rights;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that the SME test should guarantee an appropriate compliance of the European Legislation on health and safety at work
Amendment 88 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the concept of excluding micro-enterprises by default from any proposed legislation is not an adequate tool; calls instead for the establishudy and agreement of a micro-dimension as an inherent part of the SME test in which all available options are systematically assessed, such as exclusion fromadaptation of the scope or individual provisions, extended transition periods or a lighter regime;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that health and safety at work and workers' protection cannot be considered administrative burdens; calls the Commission to simplify administrative burdens always ensuring health and safety at work and asks to considering the need for SMEs to guarantee adequate knowledge and resources to manage employees working environment properly in order to reduce costs of inadequate safety; this support could include: disseminating good practices, training employees, developing simple risk- assessment tools and guidelines, providing access to affordable, good-quality prevention services, offering financial incentives etc.;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses that fundamental workers rights and occupational safety and health should not be jeopardized by the reduction of documentation and reporting obligations;
Amendment 91 #
2012/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges improvements in the efficiency of the transposition of EU legislation into national law; calls on the Commission to consider submitting more legislative proposals in, the form of a regulation; asks the Commission to assess the extent to which the applicwhich should be dependent on the relevant policy field; demands in this respect that any legislation ofin the ‘checklist for good implementation of EU legislation’7 can be introduced as a requirementfield of company law, labour law or health and safety at work should be in the form of a minimum directive;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that green jobs in areas such as agriculture, energy, transport, utilities, research, technology, IT, construction, and waste are of great importance in the green economy;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on Member States to ensure women’s equal representation in political decision-making and to appoint more women in management roles and company boards within the green jobs sector; if it is not possible to achieve this through voluntary means, targeted initiatives, such as quotas or other methods, must be used to strengthen equality and democracy;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on Member States to use and develop ways to encourage women to choose courses and careers in the environmental, transport and energy sectors; it is especially important that Member States develop action plans to encourage women into employment in areas such as research, R&D and entrepreneurship and to encourage more women to choose courses within fields such as engineering, natural sciences, IT and other advanced technology subjects, where many of the green jobs will be in the future;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on Member States to instigate further training for women and men in the new environmental technologies and in work practices with a low environmental impact in both private and public sectors;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas an internal European energy market must be competitive and deliver real choice and transparent information to the consumer who is central in the energy market; whereas an internal energy market might be a way to bring down energy prices and to combat energy poverty;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a common EU energy policy is necessary to address the many challenges in the climate and energy field and to create a transparent EU energy market;
Amendment 53 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the trend of rising energy prices is likely to continue given its link to fuel prices, the impact of climate policy and the investments needed to maintain and modernise energy systemsEurope's dependency to fossil fuel imports, the external costs of traditional generation and the investments needed to maintain and modernise energy systems to maintain high levels of security of supply, facilitate the integration of RES, and enable the European internal market;
Amendment 72 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the European added value of better coordinating the Member States' energy policies, in a spirit of solidarity, and of creating efficient and secure trans- border energy systems, thereby creating synergies through improved management of the supply and demand of energy, facilitated through smart technologies at distribution system level;
Amendment 177 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes in addition that the integration of renewable energy sources will require an enhanced cooperation between transmission and distribution system operators in order to better accommodate the rising share of distributed generation; emphasises the importance to implement new approaches to overcome bottlenecks on the distribution grids, which do not always entail grid extension and reinforcement;
Amendment 47 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) At company level, it is widely acknowledged that the presence of women on boards improves corporate governance, because team performance and the quality of decision-making are enhanced due to a more diverse and collective mind-set incorporating a wider range of perspectives and therefore reaching more balanced decisions. Numerous studies have also shown that there is a positive relationship between gender diversity at top management level and a company's financial performance and profitability. Enhancing female representation on the boards of publicly listed companies in the Union can therefore have a positive impact on the economic performance of companies concerned. Companies should therefore take concrete steps to secure women’s access to the leadership ladder by promoting women’s career development at all levels of leadership;
Amendment 82 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 94 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In several Member States, a certain proportion of the non-executive directors can or must be appointed or elected by the company's workforce and/or organisations of workers pursuant to national law or practice. The quantitative objectives provided for in this Directive should apply to all non-executive directors including employee representatives. However, the practical procedures for ensuring that those objectives are attained, taking into account the fact that some non-executive Directors are employee representatives, should be defined by the Member States concerned on the basis of consultations with the social partners at national level.
Amendment 114 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In line with that case-law, Member States should ensure that the selection of the best qualified candidates for non- executive directors is based on a comparative analysis of the qualifications of each candidate on the basis of pre- established, clear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria. Examples of types of selection criteria that companies could apply include professional experience in managerial and/or supervisory tasks, international experience, multidisciplinarity, knowledge in specific relevant areas such as finance, controlling or human resources management, leadership and communication skills and networking abilities. Priority should be given to the candidate of the under- represented sex if that candidate is equally qualified as the candidate of the other sex in terms of suitability, competence and professional performance, and if an objective assessment taking account of all criteria specific to the individual candidates does not tilt the balance in favour of a candidate of the other sex.
Amendment 141 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 156 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Member States should require listed companies to provide information on the gender composition of their boards as well as information on how they managed to meet the objectives laid down in this Directive, on a yearly basis to the competent national authorities in order to enable them to assess the progress of each listed company towards gender balance among directors. Such information should be publishedincluded in the company’s annual report and published in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on the company’s website and, where the company in question has not met the objective, it should include a comprehensive description of the concrete measures that it has taken so far and intends to take in the future in order to meet the objective.
Amendment 175 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1) ‘listed company’ means a company incorporatedhaving its registered offices in a Member State whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market within the meaning of Article 4(1) (14) of Directive 2004/39/EC, in one or more Member States;
Amendment 184 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 191 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 231 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Amendment 250 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require listed companies to provide information to the competent national authorities, once a year as from [two years after adoption], about the gender representation on their boards, distinguishing between non-executive and executive directors and about the measures taken in view of the objectives laid down in Article 4(1) and in paragraph 1 of this Article,. Member States shall also require listed companies to include that information in the annual report and to publish that information in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on their website.
Amendment 256 #
2012/0299(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where a listed company does not meet the objectives laid down in Article 4(1) or its own individual commitments taken pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, the information referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall clearly include the reasons for not reaching the objectives or commitments and a description of the measures which the company has adopted or intends to adopt in order to meet the objectives or commitments.
Amendment 47 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Article 19(7) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7d(6) of Directive 98/70/EC require the impact of indirect land-use changes on greenhouse gas emissions to be taken into account and appropriate steps to be taken to address that impact, while taking due account of the need to protect investments already made.
Amendment 58 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. F. Further incentives should be provided by introducing a mandatory target for advanced biofuels within the 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. However, to avoid market distortions and frauds related to the production of advanced biofuels also the latter should comply with the relevant sustainability criteria as for conventional biofuels. In addition in an energy system based on renewable energy electrical vehicles (EVs) can deliver CO2 free transportation. In Directive 2009/28/EC, Article 3(4)(c) EVs are given a counting of 2,5. EVs should keep their relative advantage and further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuelEVs towards the 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional and advanced biofuels. In this context, onlyEVs and advanced biofuels with low estimated low indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be especially supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 78 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication ‘Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe’11 and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe12 , promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses than biofuels and that use waste materials for energy purposes only in accordance with the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 89 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 89 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops and other energy crops grown on land as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops, oil crops and other energy crops grown on land that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011. Furthermore it is appropriate to establish mandatory targets for advanced biofuels to be phased in gradually from 2016 to 2020, which will provide predictability and stability for investors.
Amendment 107 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The estimatedIn order to make sure that EU targets for greenhouse gas emission savings and biofuels are effectively met, indirect land- use change emissions should be included in the reportaken into account when calculating ofthe greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factor.
Amendment 113 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The use of land for growing biofuel feedstocks should not result in the displacement of local and indigenous communities. To this end, only biofuels and bioliquids whose production does not impinge on the rights of local and indigenous communities should be considered as sustainable.
Amendment 122 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% targetlaying down a separate (sub)-target of at least 3% for advanced biofuels for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 140 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which cshould include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021sustainability criteria to be met for advanced biofuels.
Amendment 146 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 2 – last subparagraph (new)
Article 7a – paragraph 2 – last subparagraph (new)
(-a) In paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is inserted after point c: "For purposes of compliance with the target referred to in Directive 98/70/EC, Article 7a, subparagraphs (a) and (b), Member States shall ensure that the maximum joint contribution made by suppliers from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars, oil crops and other energy crops grown on land shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution set out in Article 3(4)(d) of Directive 2009/28/EC."
Amendment 151 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 6
Article 7a – paragraph 6
6. Fuel suppliers shall by 31 March each year report to the authority designated by the Member State, the biofuel production pathways, volumes, and the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy, including the estimated indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex V Member States shall report these data to the Commission. In addition the fuel suppliers are obliged to report to the authority designated by the Member State on progress made towards reaching the mandatory target of 3% of the target of 10 % share of energy from renewable sources in each Member State's transport energy consumption by 2020. The suppliers shall document that the biofuels are produced from feedstocks listed in Part A of Annex IX and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin. Member States shall report these data to the Commission.
Amendment 162 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011.
Amendment 191 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The production of biofuels should not undermine the land rights of local and indigenous communities. Therefore special measures need to be introduced by the Union in the sustainability criteria to protect the land rights of these communities.
Amendment 201 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of compliance with target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops, oil crops and other energy crops grown on land shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in Article 3(4)d.
Amendment 214 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point i a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point i a (new)
2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(ia) point c is replace by the following: "(c) For the calculation of electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by electric road vehicles, that consumtion shall be considered to be 5 times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources."
Amendment 219 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which cshould include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021establishment of appropriate sustainability criteria for advanced biofuels.
Amendment 225 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops, oil crops and other energy crops grown on land shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020. Energy from biofuels and bioliquids shall not exceed contributions set out in this Article.
Amendment 229 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ca) paragraph 4a is added: "(4a) For the achievement of the target set in paragraph 4 of this Article, each Member State shall reduce energy use by at least 15 % compared to that of road transport in 2008. Each Member State shall publish and notify to the Commission, one year following adoption by [one year after the date on which this Directive enters into force], a forecast document inducating the measures and actions to be taken to comply with this paragraph."
Amendment 237 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 246 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7a – paragraph 6 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph 6a is inserted: "6a. Member States shall ensure that the maximum joint contribution made by suppliers from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars, oil crops for purposes of compliance with the targets referred to in paragraph 2 shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in Article 3(4)(d) of Directive 2009/28/EC."
Amendment 269 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 1
Article 7d – paragraph 1
(-a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. For the purposes of Article 7a and Article 7b(2), life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated as follows: (a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the biofuel production pathway, including indirect land-use change values referred to in Annex V, is laid down in Part A or B of Annex IV and where the el value for those biofuels calculated in accordance with point 7 of Part C of Annex IV is equal to or less than zero, by using that default value; (b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex IV; or (c) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formula referred to in point 1 of Part C of Annex IV, where disaggregated default values in Part D or E of Annex IV may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex IV, for all other factors, adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex V."
Amendment 283 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7d – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In order to protect investments already made, regarding installations that were in operation on or before 1st July 2014 the indirect land-use change emissions referred to in Annex V of this Directive shall not be taken into account in calculations performed under paragraph 1 in respect of the share of overall consumption of biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich-crops, sugars and oil crops or other types of land-based energy crops until 31 December 2017.
Amendment 296 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
The Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in limitingould organize further detailed and transparent research aimed at quantifications of indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuel and bioliquids. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, forand report the findings before 1. July 2014. The report should also be accompanied by a legislative proposal to introducinge estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021 and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/ECin Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC by December 31, 2015.
Amendment 301 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point -a (new)
Annex I – point 1 – point -a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex IV – Part C – point 1
Annex IV – Part C – point 1
Amendment 305 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex I – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex IV – part C – point 19 a (new)
Annex IV – part C – point 19 a (new)
(ba) The following point 19a is inserted: "19a. Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex V."
Amendment 309 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex V – Part A
Annex V – Part A
Feedstock group Estimated indirect land-use change emissions (gCO2eq/MJ) Cereals and other starch rich crops 12 Sugars 13 Oil crops 55 Other energy crops grown on land 15
Amendment 317 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1 – point -a (new)
Annex II – point 1 – point -a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 1
Annex V – part C – point 1
(-a) Point 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of biofuels shall be calculated as: E = eec + el + eiluc + ep + etd + eu – esca – eccs – eccr – eee where E = total emissions from the use of the fuel; eec = emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials; el = annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by direct land-use change; eiluc= annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by indirect land-use change; ep = emissions from processing; etd = emissions from transport and distribution; eu = emissions from the fuel in use; esca = emission savings from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management; eccs = emission savings from carbon capture and geological storage; eccr = emission savings from carbon capture and replacement; and eee = emission savings from excess electricity from cogeneration. Emissions from the manufacture of machinery and equipment shall not be taken into account."
Amendment 321 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 19 a (new)
Annex V – part C – point 19 a (new)
(ba) The following point 19a is inserted: "19a. The following point is added: Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex VIII."
Amendment 328 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2
Annex II – point 2
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII – Part A
Annex VIII – Part A
Feedstock group Estimated indirect land-use change emissions (gCO2eq/MJ) Cereals and other starch rich crops 12 Sugars 13 Oil crops 55 Other energy crops grown on land 15
Amendment 336 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new)
Annex IX (new)
Part A. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy contentich can be included in the sub-target for advanced biofuels (a) Algae. (b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under Article 11(2)(a) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. (c) Biomass fraction of industrial waste. (d) Straw. (e) Animal manure and sewage sludge. (f) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches. (g) Tall oil pitch and crude tall oil. (h) Crude glycerine. (i) Bagasse. (j) Grape marcs and wine lees. (k) Nut shells. (l) Husks. (m) Cobs (n) Bark, branches, leaves, saw dust and cutter shavings Part B. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twice their energy contentPart B. Feedstocks for advanced biofuels which can deliver to the remainder (a) Used cooking oil. (b) Animal fats classified as category I and II in accordance with EC/1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by- products not intended for human consumption12. (c) Non-food cellulosic material. (d) Ligno-cellulosic material except saw logs and veneer logs. (da) Crude glycerine (db) Renewable liquids and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin
Amendment 342 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point i a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point i a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c– second sentence
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c– second sentence
(ia) the second sentence of point (c) is replaced by the following: "Furthermore, for the calculation of electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by electric road vehicles, that consumption shall be considered to be five times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources."
Amendment 363 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
(iia) the following point (da) is added: "(da) The contribution made by advanced biofuels shall be at least 3% of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020."
Amendment 407 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
(-a) in paragraph 1, the introductory part of the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "1. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, energy from biofuels and bioliquids shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) only if they fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 and do not exceed contributions set out in Article 3(4)(d):"
Amendment 480 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Investors shall take into account that biofuel production technologies are still under development and further measures to mitigate negative impacts may be adopted at a later stage.
Amendment 486 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point -a (new)
Annex I – point 1 – point -a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex IV – part C – point 1
Annex IV – part C – point 1
Amendment 493 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex I – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex IV – part C – point 19 a (new)
Annex IV – part C – point 19 a (new)
(ba) the following point is added: "19a. Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex V."
Amendment 501 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1 – point -a (new)
Annex II – point 1 – point -a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 1
Annex V – part C – point 1
Amendment 510 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 19 a (new)
Annex V – part C – point 19 a (new)
(ba) the following point is added: "19a. Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex VIII."
Amendment 13 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To enable the automotive industry to carry out long-term investments and innovation it is desirable to provide indications of how this Regulation should be amended for the period beyondfor the period beyond 2020. This should be done by setting a target for 20205. These indications target should be based on an assessment of the necessary rate of reduction to be in line with the Union's long term climate goals and the implications forenhance the development of cost effective CO2 reducing technology for cars. It is therefore desirable for these aspects to be reviewed, the Commission to make a report and if appropriate proposals made for targets beyond 2020.
Amendment 25 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(1a) In Article 1, the following paragraph is added: "2a. From 2025 onwards, this Regulation sets a target of 100 g CO2/km as average emissions for the new light commercial vehicle fleet as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and its implementing measures."
Amendment 18 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) High and ever increasing fossil fuel and particularly oil prices are a threat to economic recovery, energy security and energy affordability in Europe. Oil shocks can lead to deep recessions, reduced competitiveness and rising unemployment. Therefore, reducing our oil dependence by, amongst others, increasing the efficiency and sustainability of new passenger cars and vans is a priority.
Amendment 26 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To enable the automotive industry to carry out long-term investments and innovation it is desirable to provide indications of how this Regulation should be amended for the period beyondfor the period beyond 2020. This should be done by setting a target for 20205. These indications target should be based on an assessment of the necessary rate of reduction to be in line with the Union's long term climate goals and the implications forenhance the development of cost effective CO2 reducing technology for cars. It is therefore desirable for these aspects to be reviewed, the Commission to make a report and if appropriate proposals made forpropose targets for beyond 2020.
Amendment 29 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In recognition of the long research and development times needed by manufacturers and in order to provide investors with the certainty they need, it is important to set a target for 2025. Setting this target now would mean continuing on the same time path of 2007 when targets for 2020 were set. If Europe wants to remain at the forefront of the global race for cleaner vehicles, bearing in mind the recently adopted ambitious fuel economy standards in the USA, Europe needs to set a long term target of 65g CO2/km in 2025;
Amendment 47 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(1a) In Article 1, the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 2: "From 2025 onwards, this Regulation sets a target of 65 g CO2/km as average emissions for the new car fleet as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and its implementing measures."
Amendment 48 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(1b) In Article 1, the following paragraph is inserted as paragraph 2 b: "From 2016 onwards for the purpose of measuring CO2 emissions, the World Light Duty Test procedure (WLTP) replaces the test procedures set out in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures."
Amendment 53 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(2a) In point (f) of Article 3 (1), the following is added at the end: "for the purposes of this point, the new World Light Duty Test Procedure shall apply as of 1 January 2016."
Amendment 57 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 5 a (new) – heading
Article 5 a (new) – heading
Amendment 60 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
1. In calculating the average specific emissions of CO2, each new passenger car wi of a manufacturer: (a) the specific emissions target of a manufacturer selling less than 4% new low emission cars, emitting less than 35 g CO2/km, shall be reduced by: - 4g for manufacturers selling less than 1% low emission cars - 3g for manufacturers selling less than 2% low emission cars - 2g for manufacturers selling less than 3% low emission cars - 1g for manufacturers selling less than 4% low emission cars (b) the specific emissions of CO2 oftarget of a manufacturer selling more than 4% low emission cars, emitting less than 35 g CO2/km, shall be counted as 1.3 passenger cars in the period from 2020 to 2023 and as 1 passenger car from 2024 onwards. increased by: - 2g for manufacturers selling more than 4% low emission cars - 3g for manufacturers selling more than 5% low emission cars 1a. The total number of vehicles per manufacturer with specific emissions of CO2 35 g CO2 /km shall be made publicly available by Member States by 28 February of each year in respect of the preceding calendar year commencing in ....+. 1b. By 28 February of each year in respect of the preceding calendar years commencing in ...+ the Commission shall publish a report on how the incentives for low emission cars have affected the specific emission targets of manufacturers. __________________ + OJ: Please insert the year of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 121 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Annex I – point 1 – point c a (new)
(13a) In point 1 of Annex I the following point is inserted: "(ca) From 2025: Specific emissions of CO2 = 65 + a × (M – M0) Where: M = mass of the vehicle in kilograms (kg) M0 = the value adopted pursuant to Article 13(2) a=* (*equivalent to 60% slope)"
Amendment 31 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) When established in the Union, collecting societies – as service providers – must comply with the national requirements pursuant to Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market which seeks to create a legal framework for ensuring the freedom of establishment and the free movement of services between the Member States. This implies that collecting societies should be freable to provide their services across borders, to represent rightholders resident or established in other Member States or grant licences to users resident or established in other Member States.
Amendment 60 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Titles I, II and IV with the exception of Articles 36 and 40 shall apply to all collecting societies established which operate within the Union.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘collecting society’ means any organisation which is authorised by law or by way of assignment, licence or any other contractual arrangement, by more than one rightholder, to manage copyright or rights related to copyright as its sole or main purpose and which is owned or controlled by its members; In order for the sole or primary purpose of an organisation to be considered rights administration, it must be stated in the articles of the association that the object of the organisation is to collect and ensure a fair distribution of rights revenue when mass exploitation of copyright takes place. Moreover, the number of employees engaged in the administration of rights must constitute the majority of the organisations total number of employees.
Amendment 74 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. RightholdMembers shall have the right to terminate the authorisation to manage rights, categories of rights or types of works and other subject matter granted to a collecting society or to withdraw from a collecting society any of the rights or categories of rights or types of works and other subject matter of their choice, for the Member States of their choice, upon serving reasonable notice not exceeding six months. The collecting society may decide that such termination or withdrawal will take effect only at the middle and at the end of the financial year, whichever is sooner after the expiry of the notice period.
Amendment 75 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. If there are amounts due to a rightholdmember for acts of exploitation which occurred before the termination of the authorisation or the withdrawal of rights took effect, or under a licence granted before such termination or withdrawal took effect, the rightholdmember shall retain his rights under Articles 12, 16, 18 and 34 with respect to those acts of exploitation.
Amendment 76 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Collecting societies shall not restrict the exercise of rights provided under paragraphs 3 and 4 by requiring that the management of rights or categories of rights or type of works and other subject matter which are subject to the termination or the withdrawal are entrusted to another collecting society. Notwithstanding this provision, collecting societies which administer the right of performers and phonogram producers to a single equitable remuneration according to Article 8, paragraph 2, of Directive 2006/115/EC, may require that the management of these rights is transferred to another collecting society established in the Union.
Amendment 78 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the rightholdmember gives express consent specifically for each right or category of rights or type of works and other subject matter which that rightholdmember authorises the collecting society to manage and that any such consent is evidenced in documentary form. This paragraph does not apply to the arrangements in the Member states concerning the administration of rights through extended collective licenses, legal presumption of representation or transfer, mandatory collective management or similar arrangements or a combination of them.
Amendment 82 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Where a collective management organization has as members entities representing right holders, the information under paragraph 3-7 shall be provided to these entities.
Amendment 113 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where the amounts due to rightholders cannot be distributed, after fivthree years from the end of the financial year in which the collection of the rights revenue occurred, and provided that the collecting society has taken all necessary measures to identify and locate the rightholders, the collecting society shall decide on the use of the amounts concerned in accordance with Article 7(5)(b), without prejudice to the right of the rightholder to claim such amounts from the collecting society.
Amendment 115 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of paragraph 2, measures to identify and locate rightholders shall include verifying membership records and making available to the members of the collecting society as well as to the public a list of works and other subject matter for which one or more rightholders have not been identified or located. Where due to the scope of activity of the collective management organisation such works or other subject matter cannot be determined, the categories of works or of other subject matter it represents, the rights it manages and the territories covered;
Amendment 137 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the repertoire and rights it manages and the Member Statworks or other subject matter it represents, the rights it manages, directly or under representation agreements, and the territories covered; or, where due to the scope of activity of the collective management organisation such works or other subject matter cannot be determined, the categories of works or of other subject matter it represents, the rights it manages and the territories covered;
Amendment 138 #
2012/0180(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, a collecting society shall make available at the request of any rightholder or any collecting society, any information on works for which one or more rightholders have not been identified including, where available, the title of the work, the name of the author, the name of the publisher and any other relevant information available which could be necessary to identify the rightholders; Where due to the scope of activity of the collective management organisation such works or other subject matter cannot be determined, the categories of works or of other subject matter it represents, the rights it manages and the territories covered.
Amendment 2 #
2012/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Article 4(4) should be deleted to take into account Article VI of the new agreement which provides for two separate product certification schemes (self- certification for products placed on the Union market and third-party certification for products placed on the United States market). In the long term, the Union should work towards harmonisation of certification schemes in the United States and the Union, so that both parties have third-party certification.
Amendment 3 #
2012/0049(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) If the Union does not sign up for third-party certification in the long term, there is a risk that European producers' market share in the United States will be reduced, since it will be more attractive for consumers to invest in third-party certified office equipment (security for a high standard). Signing up for third-party certification will therefore have a positive effect for European producers in the long term.
Amendment 1 #
2011/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the International Labour Organisation's convention 100: "Equal Remuneration",
Amendment 2 #
2011/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the ILO – UN Global Compact webinar of March 2011: "Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value: How do we get there?"
Amendment 54 #
2011/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls upon Member States and workers' and employers' organisations to jointly to develop objective job-evaluation instruments, in order to reduce the pay gap between men and women;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Encourages Member States to determine objectives, strategies and time limits for reducing the gender pay gap and equalizing equal pay for the same work and work of the same value;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 1, Paragraph 1, indent 3 a (new)
- work of the same value, so that relevant factors are mentioned;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 1, Paragraph 1, indent 3 b (new)
- Employer, so that different departments under a direction that is responsible for the employees pay (and any possible inequality in pay), is considered as the same employer;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 1, Paragraph 1, indent 3 c (new)
- Trades and collective agreements – it should be made more clear that jobs related to different collective agreements and different trades can be compared in court, provided that the jobs are comparable as equal work or work of equal value;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 2, Paragraph 3
2.3. It is therefore essential that regular pay audits, as well as accessible informthe publication onf their results, are made compulsory within companies (e.g. in companies with at least 1030 employees and where at least 10 % of the employees are womenof each sex). The same requirement must also apply to information on remuneration in addition to pay. This information should be accessible to employees, trade unions and adequate authorities (e.g. labour inspections, equality bodies).
Amendment 70 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 2, Paragraph 5 a (new)
2.5.a. When wage statistics show group or individual differences in pay on grounds of sex, employers are obliged to analyze these differences further and react to eliminate them.
Amendment 72 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3, Paragraph 1
3.1. The concept of the value of work must be based on qualifications, interpersonal skills orand responsibility emphasising quality of work, with the aim of promoting equal opportunities between women and men and should not be marked by a stereotyped approach unot favourable to women, for example putting the emphasis on physical strength rather than on interpersonal skills or responsibility. Women must therefore be provided with information, assistance and/or training in wage negotiations, job classification and pay-scaling.
Amendment 73 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3, Paragraph 1 a (new)
3.1.a. The practise of evaluating jobs or creating job classification systems should include a gender neutral usage of the concept of value, thus making sure that jobs involving responsibility for human beings should be considered of equal value to jobs involving responsibility for material or financial resources.
Amendment 75 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3, Paragraph 2
3.2. The Commission’s initiative should invitencourage Member States to introduce job classification complying with the principle of equality between women and men, enabling both employers and workers to identify possible pay discrimination based on a biased pay-scale definition. Respecting national laws and traditions concerning industrial relations systems remains important. Work evaluation and classification should also be transparent and be made available to all stakeholders and to labour inspectorates and equality bodies.
Amendment 76 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3, Paragraph 4
3.4. A gender-neutral job evaluation should be based on new systems for classifying and organising staff and organising work and on professional experience and productivity assessed above all in qualitative terms, such as education and other qualifications, mental and physical requirements, responsibility for human and material resources, for use as a source of data and assessment grids for determining pay, with due regard to the principle of transparency and comparability.
Amendment 80 #
2011/2285(INI)
Annex to the draft motion for a resolution
Recommendation 5, Paragraph 3 a (new)
To promote equal pay for work of equal value, we propose that the Commission work out an operative, practical orientated guidebook for use in social dialogue in companies and Member States. This guide should include guidelines and useful criteria for deciding the value of work and for comparing jobs. It should also include suggestions for possible job evaluation methods.
Amendment 43 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas families in the European Union are diverse and comprise married, unmarried and partnered parents, different-sex and same-sex parents, single parents and foster parents who deserve equal protection under national and European Union law;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets the implementation by some Member States of restrictive definitions of ‘family’ in order to deny legal protection to same-sex couples and their children; recalls that EU law applies without discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas discrimination based on sex or gender negatively affects transgender people, and whereas the policies and activities of the European Parliament, the European Commission and several Member States in the field of gender equality increasingly include gender identity,
Amendment 15 #
2011/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that Parliament’s gender mainstreaming work should also include gender identity, and assess how policies and activities impact transgender people; calls on the Commission to consider gender identity in all activities and policies in the field of gender equality;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, based on the budget review, the European Commission has decided to launch a debate to improvmaximise the efficiency of research and innovation funding at national and EU levels and to handle the allocation of financial resources for EU research and innovation programs as a top-priority of the EU,
Amendment 5 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the European Commission to implement gender budgeting in the CSF; mainstreaming in the CSF – including all programmes forming part of the CSF – by collecting gender- disaggregated data on the representation of women and men and on the allocation of funding;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas we are currently experiencing an economic and social crisis (which is affecting EU Member States in very different ways), and whereas research, education and innovation are crucial instruments for both economic recovery and job creation, as well as for the definition of a sustainable and inclusive growth model; whereas the main EU priority should be to maximise the growth and jobs potential of the EU by achieving the aims of the EU 2020 flagship initiatives,
Amendment 15 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the European Commission to make a special effort to increase the number of female entrepreneurs in the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP); 1welcomes the Commission’s plans to set up networks for female employers, but notes that a number of ambitious measures are needed; Or. da See Report on equality between women and men 2010 (COM(2009) 694)
Amendment 17 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas other regions and countries of the world are increasingly investing in R&D&I, and whereas EU investment in this domain should therefore be oriented towards a reinforcement of scientific capacity and an improvement in overall EU competitive capacity; whereas the creation of a consistent set of support tools along the whole “innovation chain" is needed, ensuring proper balance between the academically oriented research, the applied scientific research and innovation,
Amendment 21 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on using the Cohesion FundPolicies to finance initiatives aimed at increasing female employment in technology and innovation and educating female researchers;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas there is an enormous untapped potential for coordinating the 27 national research programmes so as to avoid wasting resources on duplicated work and unnecessary administration,
Amendment 27 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the importance of promoting non-gender-segregated research areas; calls on universities, EU institutions and Member States to promote science as a field of interest to both sexes from the early stages of education by promoting female researchers as role models and implementing information campaigns on the possibility of becoming a researcher.
Amendment 29 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of women being represented in leading positions in research institutes as well as in specific research projects;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the great importance of SMEs for the EU economy and employment is not mirrored in their level of access to EU R&D&I funds; whereas the participation of SMEs in R&D&I projects should reach the level of 15%, thus promoting Europe's competitive base,
Amendment 42 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas, in the light of the global crisis, there is a need for a paradigm shift in EU research from a rigid topic-based approach to a focus on the major societal challenges facing the world,
Amendment 45 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas poverty-related and neglected diseases hamper economic development, especially in developing countries; whereas the diseases affect more than a billion people and cause millions of deaths every year,
Amendment 53 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that a strong link needs to be forged between the common strategic framework and the ‘New skills and jobs’ flagship initiative, so as to exploit the job creation potential of the framework programme;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the importance of assuring continuity of successful instruments (including JTIs) between the 7th Framework Programme and the next Common Strategic Framework in particular in the cooperation programmes that have proven their value; believes that the need of specific sectors must be taken into account in order to meet the European long term objectives and that enough room and opportunity should be left also for new players;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need to enhance the flexibility of the common strategic framework, not only so that appropriations can be moved between the individual chapters and calls, but also so that the CSF is flexible enough to allow appropriations to be allocated to meet major societal challenges that arise during the budget period;
Amendment 188 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. This layer is the space for overall research, fundamental and applied, and social sciences and humanities; coordination participants are universities and, research centres/institutes, although the industrial sector should be encouraged to participatebusinesses and NGOs;
Amendment 212 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the European Research Council (ERC) has proved to be successful and ahas made a contribution as an effective and strengthening element of the European Research Area (ERA); stresses the need to increase the appropriations allocated to the ERA in the common strategic framework and thus strengthen excellence in research; stresses the need to increase the proportion of the budget dedicated to grants to young researchers, as well to strengthen Marie Curie actions and initiatives, thus reinforcing mobility; calls for the implementation of the necessary measures to cope with the precarious conditions of scientific workers in the EU as a means to attract and retain researchers, bearing in mind that precarious working conditions (which are still more prevalent for women) constitute a bottleneck on the way to achieving excellence in Europe;
Amendment 231 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. This layer is the space for marketing of products and services and generation of public wealth; businesses, and in particular innovative SMEs, play a pivotal role here in developing novel products and services;
Amendment 247 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. The funding scheme within this layer is covered by EU funding associated with CIP, access to credit enhancement by the EIF and specific loans from the EIB (mainly covering projects under EUR 50 million), and cooperation with the Structural Funds associated with entrepreneurship; additionally, suggests the creation of a new funding instrument – the EU SME Bank – which should act in articulation with national contact points and financial institutions designated by the MSrecalls that the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) has proven itself successfully as an instrument for innovation financing; believes that the RSFF should further be applied in such a way that a granting of funds at a small level is possible via national intermediates;
Amendment 254 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 302 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Amendment 337 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for consolidation of multidisciplinary research and recognition of the social dimension of research; in this context, recalls that great societal challenges (such as climate change, demographic ageing, energy supply, mobility and infrastructure, world health, migration and resources sustainability) cannot be dealt with only through technological responses and that therefore European research in social sciences and humanities is a pivotal asset in successfully addressing them;
Amendment 354 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for a balance to be kept between bottom-up (cooperative) and top-down projects (‘great societal challenges’), as well as for smaller bottom-up projects and bottom-up research cooperation to be facilitated;
Amendment 380 #
2011/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the need for continued investment in and accelerated research on the development of tools to tackle poverty related and neglected diseases and the need to continue to build national research capacity and to ensure affordable access to the results of the research, especially in developing countries;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the EU has to move towards a more efficient transport sector which contributes to its emission reduction targets and to lowering energy dependency on particularly unstable and undemocratic regimes;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the transport sector accounts for more than a quarter of total EU CO2 emissions, that the transport sector’s emissions are still rising and that, if there is to be a genuine change in that trend, the transport sector must be converted to new green technologies;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 19 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the great potential ICT has to reduce transport emissions in travel and freight, especially in connection with a future energy system in which electrified transport plays a crucial role; stresses the need to promote innovative solutions such as optimised route planning, intermodality or communication between vehicles and infrastructure; recalls that use of ICT can help reduce the need to travel;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that European research can provide new solutions to increase transport efficiency and welcomes the Commission’s strategic approach in this regard; believes that more efficient ways of commercialising research results are needed, together with further research into integration of ever increasing volumes of renewable energy in conjunction with a more intelligent energy system in which electrified transport is a central feature of the solution;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that electrification of the transport sector, coupled with the introduction of more renewable energy in the electricity sector, is one of the key tools for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; states that electrification should focus in particular on facilitating passenger transport by means of electric cars, but that biofuels should be used in heavy goods transport and, over time, in air transport; states that the great potential of electric cars can only be realised, however, by taking the necessary regulatory and legislative measures and dismantling existing barriers;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that electric cars have huge potential as a means of transport, especially in urban areas, asks the Commission and Member States to step up work on developing common European standards for charging, and stresses that the development of smart grids is crucial for the success of electric cars;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points up the need to create, at European level, an even stronger environment for decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for the transport sector to be included among energy utilities’ energy saving obligations, as put forward in the Commission’s recently submitted directive on energy efficiency;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Amendment 9 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the 1949 UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
Amendment 11 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 243 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Member States to set specific employment targets in the framework of their National Reform Programmes to ensure that women have equal access with men to enter and stay in the labour market; with a view to closing the entrenched gender pay and pension gaps these targets must address the persistent concentration of women in part-time, low-pay and precarious work and ensure sufficient quality care facilities for children and other dependents;
Amendment 251 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the EU to put an end to policies establishing dependency between family members in the framework of family reunion and calls on the EU and its Member States to grant migrant women an autonomous residence status, especially in cases of domestic violence;
Amendment 254 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Considers that women’s underrepresentation in political decision- making is a question of fundamental rights and democracy; welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas introduced in France, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal and Poland, and calls on the Member States with particularly low representation of women in political assemblies to consider introducing binding legislative measures;
Amendment 256 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Considers that violence against women is the most pervasive violation of girls’ and women’s human rights worldwide, including in the EU; calls on the EC to establish 2015 as the European Year to End Violence against Women, and to deliver a related EU-wide strategy to end violence against women as announced in the Council Conclusions of March 2010, comprising legally binding instruments, awareness raising actions, data collection, and funding for NGOs;
Amendment 258 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Reiterates its position on sexual and reproductive health rights, as stated in its resolutions of 10 February 20101 and 8 March 20112 on equality between women and men in the European Union – 2009 and 2010; expresses concern in this respect about recent restrictions on access to sexual and reproductive health services in some Member States, in particular safe and legal abortion, sexuality education and funding cuts to family planning; 1 P7_TA(2010)0021 2 P7_TA(2011)0085
Amendment 295 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the European Institute for Gender Equality in coordination with the Fundamental Rights Agency to conduct research and provide guidance at European and Member State level as regards the specific situation of women and girls with disabilities; particular attention should be paid to practices of forced sterilisation and coerced abortion, which may amount to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment and should, therefore, be prosecuted and punished;
Amendment 344 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Notes that there is a huge disparity in recognition of gender-based persecutions in asylum procedures in the EU; calls on Member States to adopt and implement gender guidelines for initial decision makers and judges based on UNHCR gender-relevant guidelines and the European Asylum Support Office to develop tools to ensure a gender equality perspective in the Common European Asylum System;
Amendment 349 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Considers that the tolerance for prostitution in Europe leads to an increase in trafficking of women into Europe for sexual purposes and to sex tourism; calls on the EU to set up mechanisms to ensure that the gender- equality analysis of trafficking in human beings is part of all laws and policies aimed at preventing and combating trafficking and to address the root causes of trafficking through preventive measures such as sanctions, education and awareness campaigns;
Amendment 400 #
2011/2069(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Stresses the need to integrate the necessary gender equality dimension of victim’s rights in the proposed directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime; the definition of gender-based violence should refer to violence against women and the definition of violence in close relationships needs a concrete gender dimension;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that, in order to raise the employment level of women, Member States must pay special attention toguarantee efficient implementation of anti- discrimination legislation and family- friendly provisions, promote recruitment to non-traditional jobs through voluntary measures and attainable targets, and provide for accessibility and accountability; emphasises the importance of monitoring the labour market and skills requirements;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that efforts should be made to ensure that all children develop fundamental IT skills at an early age, that IT should therefore be included in primary school education and that all Europeans should have cheap and easy access to the internet;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the need to arrange the labour market in the interest of reconciling work and family life by setting up structures and institutions for the care of children, older people and other dependents, and by doing more to introduce more flexible working times and various options for teleworking;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Member States to include in their structural labour market reforms instruments to combat professional segregation of women in, as manifested both in the horizontalinadequate representation of women in leading positions and in the vertical sensegender-segregated labour market, through effective measures against prejudices and stereotypes, and exchange of good practice and benchmarking indicators between the Member States, and legislative measures including quotas to increase women's representation in leading positions;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support, and invest in, women’s labour market participation through the promotion of diversity management, professional encouragement of women, and the promotion of the creation of new posts that allow a balance between professional and family life, such as flexible forms of work;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs should be seen in conjunction with the EU’s Research Framework Programme, and that synergies between the two could create growth and jobs;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that opportunities to raise the rate of women’s employment are offeCalls on the Member States to increase their efforts to prevent segregation of job markets by gender and to counter the trend not only by the ‘white-job’ sector, but also by the business servicesfor many women to work in worse- paid occupations, by interesting boys and girls at school in the whole spector – insurance and consulting, for example – and the ecological sector and sustainable jobrum of possible occupations, and broadening training opportunities for women so as to enable them to adapt to changes in the labour market during their careers;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the private and public sector to take all possible and necessary action to eliminate the gender pay gap with the aim of improving women’s participation in the labour market.; stresses in this connection the importance of transparency in the form of better statistics, and of a usable definition of ‘work of equal value’;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that ‘green jobs’ have the potential to become an important growth area in the future labour market in the EU; calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to ensure that women benefit from these jobs to the same extent as men; and highlights the importance of women obtaining the right qualifications to do these jobs;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the predominant two-parent model is becoming less frequent, and single mothers are becoming increasingly significant as a group in all advanced and industrialised countries, whether as a result of divorce, separation or never having been married, and whereas there is therefore a need to respond to this new reality by adapting policiethe modern family today also consists of same gender parents and to a large degree single mothers,
Amendment 23 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas single mothers are becoming increasingly significant as a group in all advanced and industrialised countries, whether as a result of divorce, separation or never having been married, and whereas there is therefore a need to respond to this new reality by adapting policies,
Amendment 24 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Member States have a responsibility to ensure reasonable conditions for single mothers and their children,
Amendment 64 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ECalls on the Commission and the Member States to encourages the work of all organisations and informal networks working for single mothers, especially in countries where there is little or no specific support for single-parents families;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls on the Member States to give a higher priority to the situation of single mothers;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ECalls on the Member States to encourages associations working in support of single mothers to provide training courses aimed at facilitating employment for single mothers and to help raise their self-esteem;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to facilitate access to training for single mothers, especially young mothers, who often stop their education when pregnant; thisakes the view that single mothers need to be given financial support for training, which would enable them to obtain qualifications and maximise their chances of getting high- quality work and gaining financial independence;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to encourage the development ofMember States’ responsibility for childcare facilities such as kindergartens and to facilitatecrèches, as well as care facilities for elderly and dependent people, which may significantly facilitate access to training and the search for employment for single mothers and improve their chance of remaining in work;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States to guarantee equal treatment and to maintain a high quality of life for all children regardless of the marital status of their parents, by providing universal allowances regardless of the parents’ ability or willingness to pay, in order to not pass poverty on to the child;
Amendment 133 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Member States to introduce policies aimed at providing financial support for single-parents families in the form of a one-parent benefit, tax deductions for single-parent households or other fiscal deductions for single parents appropriate to their national legislation as well as training aid for single carers;
Amendment 138 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Member States to ensure that allowances (child support) from non- custodial parents are paid regularly; by the public authorities, regardless of the parents’ ability or willingness to pay, so that non-payment remains a matter between the public authorities and the parents;
Amendment 147 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the fact that prioritythe Member States and public and private organisations should be given priority to work- life balance by introducing more family- friendly working conditions such as flexible working hours and teleworking and by developing child facilities, nurseries etc.;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Appeals to the European Commission to present a thoroughgoing legislative initiative on public procurement which will bring more innovation, flexibility, transparency and certainty to the sector and thus avoid frequent reforms in the future, which is the main reason for high costs and administrative burdens for participants, which significantly and disproportionately narrow SME access to public contracts;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 46 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that future EU public procurement legislation should reinforce existing provisions which require that energy-efficiency criteria be applied when deciding on the award of a public contract without hampering the free competition rules; such an approach can stimulate innovation and diversification of the offer on the market; stresses that use of public procurement policy to support other key EU policies such as climate change, energy efficiency or innovation should be preceded by proper impact assessments to avoid overregulation of the sector.
Amendment 49 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that binding EU legislation on chain liability for businesses might ensure a better business environment for European companies and, in conjunction with an ambitious public procurement policy, create growth and jobs in the EU;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas research in and development of better and more effective models, methodologies and tools for innovation and commercialization is needed and must be part the rest of FP7,
Amendment 67 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the level of participation and excellence in project selection; regrets, however, that the success rate under this programme generally remains quite low and is a disincentive, particularly for SMEs; underlines that the length of the projects often prevents SMEs' involvement; recommends that SMEs are more actively involved in the process of exploiting the achieved results; recommends that in particular beneficiaries among SMEs are offered twice a year the possibility of easy access to funds directed towards innovation and technology-transfer activities;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that growth in financial and human resources, an ever-growing number of objectives and themes covered and diversification of instruments has reduced the capacity of FP7 to serve a specific headline European objective; underlines that the current cooperation programme is too narrow and the topics often too specific to address grand societal challenges; recommends that the next framework program provides for calls with a broader thematic scope;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Approves the strengthening of the ‘Cooperation’ chapter, which remains relevant given current scientific and technological challenges; stresses its role in developing RDI critical mass of a kind not achievable at national/regional level, thus demonstrating European added-value; recommends implementation of the ‘Future and Emerging Technologies’ scheme and extension of the use of ‘roadmaps’ to all thematic areas; asks for more flexibility in setting call themes and financial thresholds and ceilings, making a distinction between large and small projects; recommends to avoid too specific calls;
Amendment 94 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes that research be accelerated in the sectors identified in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter of FP7: health, medicine (including clinical and preventive research) and medical technologies, food, biotechnology, ICT, nanosciences and nanotechnologies, materials, pollution, energy, environment (including climate change, woods and forests), ecotechnologies, CO2 capture, transport, socio-economic sciences and humanities, space and security; water research should also be a priority;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that research in education and teaching is not prioritised more since education and teaching is a central key to growth and competitiveness;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Regrets that the very specific and narrow calls in the Cooperation chapter on socio-economic sciences and humanities makes it very difficult to make new and innovation research in this area;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, in the ‘Ideas’ chapter, promising results obtained by the European Research Council (ERC) and its role aimed at enhancing the visibility and attractiveness of European research bodies; stresses the need to make the ERC an independent legal entity with decision- making power, directly responsible for its own scientific strategy and administrative management, as well as the need to increase funding for the ERC; supports greater transparency in the process of the appointment of the Scientific Council and in the composition of the review panels;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recommends that the ERC retains a strong support for individual excellent scientists; calls on the ERC to provide a possibility for support of team-based projects, always provided that such projects are formed through bottom-up processes, where excellence is the only criteria and to provide grants for proof-of- concept in order to allow for exploitation of obtained results, while the grants should only be available to former ERC grant holders; believes that the ERC should support the formation of international graduate schools in order to establish strong connections between excellent research communities within Europe;
Amendment 113 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports, within the framework of the ‘People’ chapter, the Marie Curie Actions, which are of great value to researchers in their career and secure individualised bottom-up research within a very broad range of topics; recommends that the Marie Curie program for mobility is continued and extended with further possibilities for mobility of PhD students;
Amendment 128 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges that ‘Joint Technological Initiatives’ (JTIs) assist the competitiveness of European industry; regrets, however, the legal and administrative obstacles (legal personality, intellectual property, financial rules), the heterogeneous governance and legal structures between JTIs and also the high operating costs specific to start-up of JTIs; asks to be more closely involved in political control of these instruments;
Amendment 135 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses reservations regarding more systematic use of overlymphasises the importance of open calls for proposals (bottom-up approach), preferring to maintainwhile acknowledging the importance of a balance between the two approaches (bottom-up and top- down), which meet specific needs;
Amendment 154 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 164 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that wider interdisciplinary perspectives will also be needed to tackle the growing societal challenges effectively; underlines that social sciences and humanities play a vital role in answering the grand challenges that the EU is facing;
Amendment 176 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the results of FP7 in favour of SMEs, as regards both the 15% target set in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter and the ‘Eurostars’ programme; is of the opinion that better coordination between FP7 and the Structural Funds could facilitate the participation of under-represented Member States; acknowledges in this context, the difficulties for SMEs to match the thematic calls in FP7 and suggests countering this by issuing more non- thematic calls for SMEs;
Amendment 219 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that the level of financing of FP7 must be maintained and recalls that investment in RDI is long-term investment and is key to achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy; stresses that universities cannot operate effectively in the short-term process of the political cycle or indeed business cycles which are also often too short; believes that scientific progress on grand challenges require medium to long-term commitment of funding instruments that support both fundamental research and collaboration with industry and other external partners;
Amendment 236 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Is of the opinion that the Structural Funds are an important key in establishing research infrastructure in the Member States that are worst off in terms of research capacity;
Amendment 247 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the opinion that commercialisation should be included in the parameters of future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation; of research results should be addressed, especially the lack of funding for proof- of-concept; in order to maintain the key criterion of excellence in future calls under FP7 such funding mechanisms for commercialisation should be established using CIP or Regional Funds in close coordination with FP7;
Amendment 258 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges that European Technology Platforms, ICT and PPPs contribute towards greater industry participation but stresses that also here administration should be simplified;
Amendment 259 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Points out that the EU must support many different sources for innovation; recognizes the importance of ideas, suggestions and competencies of ordinary employees when it comes to innovation since several studies point to the fact that employee driven innovation is not only good for business but also for job satisfaction – and – if performed in the right way - something that may actually reduce stress; stresses that we need to go from a narrow focus on highly educated employees, scientific-, technical and managerial staff to a broader focus on shop floor workers, clerical workers, care workers, metal workers, first line supervisors etc;
Amendment 266 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is concerned by the excessive administrative burden of FP7; supports the proposal to review the Financial Regulation to simplify procedures; with reference to the proposed EU application portal, suggests inspiration from the equivalent U.S. model(www.grants.gov);
Amendment 281 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Warmly welcomes the recommendations to shorten the timeframe for adjudication and, as a general rule, establish a moratorium on the creation of new instruments within the framework of FP7;
Amendment 299 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Recommends that the present unspent EU Structural funds and those for the period 2014-2020 be more strongly orientated towards innovation, science and research, both in terms of human resources, development and infrastructure; stresses that government expenditure on university based research and training (and higher education as a whole) should not be regarded as "consumption" of public resources, but as an "investment" in training, skills development and research and innovation activities;
Amendment 306 #
2011/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Recommends that the level of funding for FP7 should at least be maintained in the coming Common Strategic Framework;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas significant regional differences exist in female participation in the labour market, and whereas on average the participation of women is usually lower than that of men,
Amendment 8 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women form a majority of the population with higher-education qualifications, but at the same time far outnumber men in the worst-educated population groups,
Amendment 10 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas in 16 Member States the risk of extreme poverty for women exceeds that for men, and whereas women are exposed far more than men to precarious working conditions, especially in rural areas,
Amendment 16 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists, in the context of the cohesion policy, on the need to increase financial support for action to facilitatechildcare facilities, particularly for children under the age of three, as work-life balance for women and men, which benefits social cohesion by promoting the role of the family and parenthoodell as care facilities for older and dependent people, which benefits social cohesion and also economic cohesion by increasing the participation of women in the labour market;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that European Social Fund support should continue to focus primarily on raising employment levels, including by cofunding individual economic initiatives by people outside the labour market, including women over the age of 45, since the employment rate for women is significantly lower than that for men;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission in its reform of the cohesion policy, including by concentrating funding on a smaller number of priorities, on condition that gender equality in the labour market remains an ongoing high priority area;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the need to monitor the Commission activitieCalls on the Commission to draw up an action plan for determining specific and measurable objectives with time-frames, as set out in the accompanying document entitled ‘Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015’ and draws attention to the need to monitor the Commission’s activities;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while reducing fossil fuel imports and overall energy use, achieving a competitive internal energy market and ensuring universal access to sustainable, affordable and secure energy,
Amendment 83 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and, by reducing energy demand, can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure,
Amendment 216 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that ACER as well as National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) should, before approving infrastructure investments, establish concrete guidelines to verify on a project-by-project basis whether infrastructure requirements could be met more cost-effectively through demand-side energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 278 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of integrated energy infrastructure planning for agricultural and small-scale rural energy sources, so as to favour decentralised energy production and rural development, and emphasises the importance of priority access to the grid for renewables as outlined in EU Directive 2009/28/EC;
Amendment 281 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of infrastructure at distribution level and the role that prosumers and distribution system operators (DSOs) play during the integration of decentralised energy products into the system; and demand-side efficiency measures into the system; underlines that not giving a higher priority to demand- side management would considerably undermine the integration of decentralised energy sources and would undermine the achievement of overall energy policy objectives;
Amendment 307 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, particularly in relation to demand reduction through energy efficiency measures, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 414 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3
Paragraph 24 – indent 3
– they must be in line with climate, energy efficiency and environmental objectives,
Amendment 508 #
2011/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsolete in the coming years; points out that society will expect the cost of deploying new infrastructure to be optimised, emphasises therefore the need to accurately ascertain infrastructure requirements and avoid lock-in to surplus capacity by taking the cost-effective energy efficiency potential fully into account;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. SFirmly supports all initiatives, incentives and capacity-building measures contained in EU external policies to ensure the participation of women in decision-making at all levels, so that their presence both in public and private spheres, and believes that equal representation of women and men in decision-making serve to ensures the consideration of issues which have an impact on development of women;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that gender equality is systematically assessed and evaluated in all EU external policies;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the economic crisis has led to an enormous reduction in industrial production capacities, to a downturn in economic growth and to labour displacement; points out that any loss in GDP must be regarded as a cost in itself, comprothe corresponding emissing industry's investment potential; warns against the general concluons reduction should not be interpreted as a siogn that the economic crisis has madEU is on track to meet the emissions reduction cheapertarget;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 22 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the Commission's and the International Energy Agency'’s (IEA) assumption that delaying investments in low-carbon energy technologies would lead to higher costs at a later stage; considers that, if it is to meet the 2050 long-term target as confirmed once again by the European Council on 4 February 2011takes notice of the joint declaration of CEOs of leading European Utility Companies calling the EU to move to a 25% reduction target; considers that, if it is to meet the 2050 long-term target of domestic reductions between 80 - 95% as agreed by the European Council and confirmed in the Commission's Low Carbon Economy 2050 Roadmap, the EU would have to speed up its efforts after having achieved 20%at least 25% domestic emissions reductions in 2020; welcomerequests, therefore, that the Commission's intention to draw trajectories put forward a proposal for binding reduction targets for the period after 2020 in line with the trajectories presented in the Low Carbon Economy 2050 Roadmap designed to achieve long- term targets in the most cost-efficient way;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the EU is well on track to meet its 2020 renewable energy goals, but emphasizes that the Commission needs to promptly monitor the actual national implementation of the plans so ensure that progress actually occurs as planned;
Amendment 92 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the Commission has identified investment needs of €1 trillion to upgrade the EU's energy infrastructure by 2020, mainly to be financed through energy tariffs; calls for these investments to be made, with a view both to completing an interconnected internal energy market and substantially decreasing the carbon intensity of the European energy system; stressing in particularly the need for electricity interconnectors between member states to exploit fully the massive investments in new renewable energy amongst the North Sea countries;
Amendment 94 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the Commission has identified investment needs of €1 trillion in new energy generation capacity of which 60-70% needs to be invested into renewable energies and to upgrade the EU's energy infrastructure by 2020, mainly to be financed through energy tariffs; calls for these investments to be made, with a view both to completing an interconnected internal energy market, increasing energy saving and substantially decreasing the carbon intensity of the European energy system;
Amendment 110 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the increasing importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in reducing carbon emissions, not only in the energy sector, as transitional technologies on the road to a long-term fossil free power supply, in reducing carbon emissions, not only in the energy sector, while noting that the investments into CCS would require substantially higher carbon price compared to today’s levels; states that, according to the IEA CCS roadmap, in 2030 half of all CCS projects will be in the industrial manufacturing sector;
Amendment 121 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the development and deployment of breakthrough technologies hold the key to fighting climate change and, at the same time, convincing the EU's partners worldwide that emissions reductions are feasible without losing competitiveness and jobs; considers it essential that Europe should lead by example by substantially increasing expenditure devoted to research on climate-friendly and energy-efficient industrial technologies under the Researc8th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation that should be properly aligned with the strategic energy technologies set out in the SET-Plan;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to curb CO2 emissions in the transportation sector through the provision of standardized European infrastructures for electrical vehicles and more incentives for sustainable second generation biofuel as an alternative to fossil fuels;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 147 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that a shift in sustainable technology innovation away from Europe to other parts of the world is already occurring; states that, according to recent surveys, out of the 50 companies identified as clean technology leaders, 24 were based in Asia, 22 in the United States, three in Europe, and one in Canada; stresses that, according to the Ernst &Young 2010 barometer, China and US are the most attractive regions of the world for the development of renewable energy sources; underlines that this is both an argument for creating a better business environment for greentech in EU and for more ambitious CO2 reduction targets;
Amendment 150 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognizes the job creation and competitiveness effects associated with the transition to a low carbon economy, as the EU becomes a global leader within renewable energy technologies and energy efficient products and services;
Amendment 166 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25 a (new) (after Title)
Paragraph 25 a (new) (after Title)
25a. Stresses the need to speed up the fight against climate change and therefore move to 30 % CO2 emissions reductions in 2020;
Amendment 187 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 29 – point 7
Paragraph 29 – point 7
·give priority to climate change and energ, renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Eighth Research Framework Programme.
Amendment 189 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) strengthening skills, training and career development, as well as ensuring the promotion of women, through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (‘Marie Curie actions’);
Amendment 204 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) improving the lifelong health and wellbeing, taking disability into account;
Amendment 220 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) fostering equal, inclusive, innovative and securreflective European societies in a context of unprecedented transformations, persisting gender inequalities and growing global interdependencies.;
Amendment 237 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
In addition, those work programmes shall contain a section which identifies the cross-cutting actions as referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [Horizon 2020], across two or more specific objectives both within the same priority and across two or more priorities. Those actions shall be implemented in an integrated manner. Gender equality being a fundamental right of the Union it shall be implemented systematically.
Amendment 245 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The European Research Council shall operate according to the principles of scientific excellence, autonomy, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability. It will ensure unconscious gender bias is properly tackled in evaluation procedures. It shall ensure continuity with European Research Council actions conducted under Council Decision 2006/972/EC.
Amendment 252 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The members of the Scientific Council shall be appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their identification agreed with the Scientific Council, including a consultation of the scientific community and a report to the European Parliament and Council. The European Research Council shall be composed in accordance with the 40% target with respect to the underrepresented sex.
Amendment 269 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Particular attention will be paid to ensuring a broad approach to innovation, which is not only limited to the development of new products and services on the basis of scientific and technological breakthroughs, but which also incorporates aspects such as the use of existing technologies in novel applications, continuous improvement, non-technological and social innovation, social, gendered, cultural and institutional innovation. Innovation in services will also be encouraged by investing in multi- disciplinary competences, creation of capabilities, knowledge and value based on service solutions and intangible contents. Only a holistic approach to innovation can at the same time tackle societal challenges and give rise to new competitive businesses and industries.
Amendment 272 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
For the societal challenges and the enabling and industrial technologies in particular, there will be a particular emphasis on supporting activities which operate close to the end-users and the market, such as demonstration, piloting or proof-of-concept. This will also include, where appropriate, activities in support of social innovation,and gendered innovation, innovation in services and support to demand side approaches such as pre- standardisation or pre-commercial procurement, procurement of innovative solutions, standardisation and other user- cantered measures to help accelerate the deployment and diffusion of innovative products and services into the market. In addition, there will be sufficient room for bottom-up approaches and open, light and fast schemes under each of the challenges and technologies to provide Europe's best researchers, entrepreneurs and enterprises with the opportunity to put forward breakthrough solutions of their choice.
Amendment 276 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
Detailed priority setting during implementation of Horizon 2020 will entail a strategic approach to programming of research, using modes of governance aligning closely with policy development yet cutting across the boundaries of traditional sectoral policies. In order to improve the governance structure, it is necessary to demonstrate to what extent stakeholders and civil society representatives are involved in bottom-up processes, work programmes and decision-making. This will be based on sound evidence, analysis and foresight, with progress measured against a robust set of performance indicators. This cross- cutting approach to programming and governance will allow effective coordination between all of Horizon 2020‘'s specific objectives and will allow to address challenges which cut across them, such as for instance sustainability, climate change, gender equality or marine sciences and technologies. Horizon 2020 will be targeted towards activities where intervention at Union level brings added value above intervention at national or regional level by creating economies of scale and critical mass, reducing fragmentation and ensuring a Union-wide dissemination of results. These activities are mainly transnational, pre-competitive, collaborative projects and they shall comprise the majority of the total combined budget for the priority "Societal challenges" and the specific objective on "Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies".
Amendment 283 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 6
Priority setting will equally be based on a wide range of inputs and advice. It will include, where appropriate, groups of independent experts set up specifically to advise on the implementation of Horizon 2020 or any of its specific objectives. These experts group shall show the appropriate level of expertise and knowledge in the covered areas and a variety of professional backgrounds, including industry and civil society involvement. Expert groups shall also be composed according to the 40% target with respect to the underrepresented sex.
Amendment 297 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Social sciences and humanities are also mainstreamed as an essential element of the activities needed to tackle each of the societal challenges to enhance their impact. This includes: understanding the determinants of health and optimising the effectiveness of healthcare systems, support to policies empowering rural areas and promoting informed consumer choices, robust decision making on energy policy and in ensuring a consumer friendly European electricity grid, supporting evidence based transport policy and foresight, support to climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, resource efficiency initiatives and measures towards a green and sustainable economy. Social sciences and humanities will provide the expertise to systematically tackle the gender dimension in all challenges.
Amendment 301 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3
In addition, the specific objective ‘'Equal, Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’' will support social sciences and humanities research into issues of a horizontal nature such as the creation of smart and sustainable growth, social transformations in European societies, social innovation, innovation in the public sector or the position of Europe as a global actor. Measures towards a green and sustainable economy as well as measures towards a gender-aware and gender- supportive society.
Amendment 326 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.5 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.5 – paragraph 1
A key added value of research and innovation funded at the Union level is the possibility to disseminate and communicate results on a continent wide scale to enhance their impact. Horizon 2020 will therefore include, under all of its specific objectives, dedicated support to dissemination (including through open access to research results), communication and dialogue actions, with a strong emphasis on communicating results to end- users, citizens, civil society organisations, industry and policy makers. A gender- sensitive communication shall be expected. To this extent, Horizon 2020 may make use of networks for information transfer. Communication activities undertaken in the context of Horizon 2020 will also seek to raise public awareness on the importance of research and innovation by means of publications, events, knowledge repositories, databases, websites or a targeted use of social media. Free open access to publications, scientific data produced or collected within research funded by Horizon 2020 will be promoted.
Amendment 358 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – point 3 – paragraph 4
Cross-cutting action will also be vital in stimulating the interactions between the societal challenges and the enabling and industrial technologies needed to generate major technological breakthroughs. Examples of where such interactions may be developed are: the domain of eHealth, cyber security, smart grids, intelligent transport systems, mainstreaming of climate actions, or of gender, nanomedicine, advanced materials for lightweight vehicles or the development of bio-based industrial processes and products. Strong synergies will therefore be fostered between the societal challenges and the development of generic enabling and industrial technologies. This will be explicitly taken into account in developing the multi-annual strategies and the priority setting for each of these specific objectives. It will require that stakeholders representing the different perspectives are fully involved in the implementation and in many cases, it will also require actions which bring together funding from the enabling and industrial technologies and the societal challenges concerned.
Amendment 379 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – paragraph 2
In order to stimulate substantial advances at the frontiers of knowledge, the ERC will support individual teams to carry out research in any field of basic scientific and technological research which falls within the scope of Horizon 2020, including engineering, social sciences and the humanities. As appropriate, specific research topics or target groups (e.g. new generation researchers/emerging teams, women) may be taken into account, following the objectives of the ERC and needs for efficient implementation. Particular attention will be paid to emerging and fast- growing areas at the frontier of knowledge, and at the interface between disciplines.
Amendment 381 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – section 1 – point 1 – paragraph 3
Independent researchers of any age and irrespective of their sex, including starting researchers making the transition to being independent research leaders in their own right, from any country in the world will be supported to carry out their research in Europe.
Amendment 738 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
The energy sources and consumption patterns of Europe's industries, transport, buildings, towns and cities are largely unsustainable, leading to significant environmental and climate change impacts. The development of new and existing near-zero-emission buildings, renewable energy technology, highly efficient industries and mass take-up of energy- efficient approaches by companies, individuals, communities and cities will require not only technological advances, but also non - technological solutions such as new advisory, financing and demand management services. In this way energy efficiency may provide one of the most cost effective ways to reduce energy demand, thereby and, together with renewable energy, thereby decarbonising the energy sector, enhancing security of energy supply, reducing environmental and climate impacts and boosting competitiveness. and confirming Europe's global competitiveness and leadership. Funding for research and development of fossil fuel-based power generation is therefore not eligible under this societal challenge.
Amendment 758 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1
Electricity will play a central role in the establishment of an environmentally sustainable low-carbon economy. The uptake of low-carbon electricity generation is too slow due to the high costs involved. There is a pressing need to find solutions that reduce costs significantly, with enhanced performance and sustainability, to accelerate the market deployment of low carbon electricity generation. ISince FP7, the renewable energy have reduced costs essentially; however, to further stimulate the reduction, at least 2/3 of the budget under this challenge should be allocated to renewable energy technology, in particular to:
Amendment 769 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
The objective for wind energy is to reduce the cost of electricity production of onshore and offshore wind by up to about 20 % by 2020 compared to 2010, to increasingly move offshore, and to enable proper integration in the electricity grid. The focus will be on the development, testing and demonstration of next generation wind energy conversion systems of larger scale, higher conversion efficiencies and higher availabilities for both on - and off-shore (including remote locations and hostile weather environments) as well as new serial manufacturing processes. The feasibility of remote and hostile weather locations should investigated using appropriate atmosphere and ocean modelling tools. In order to realize these objectives, a separate budget line shall be dedicated to Wind Industrial Initiative under the SET- Plan.
Amendment 780 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 – paragraph 1
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a keyone of the options that hasve to be widely deployed on a commercial scale at global level to meet the challenge of a decarbonised power generation and low carbon industry by 2050. The objective is to minimise the extra-cost of CCS in the power sector for coal-fired and gas-fired power plants compared to equivalent plants without CCS and energy intensive industrial installations.
Amendment 810 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.8 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.8 – paragraph 1
The priority setting for the implementation of the activities in this challenge is led by the need to strengthen the European dimension of energy research and innovation. A main aim will be to support the implementation of the research and innovation agenda of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) to achieve the objectives of the Union's energy and climate change policy. The SET-Plan roadmaps and implementation plans will therefore provide a valuable input for the formulation of the work programmes. The SET Plan governance structure will be used as a principle basis for strategic priority setting and the coordination of Energy Research and innovation across the Union. The input of the industry within the governance of the European Industry Initiatives will be taken formally and transparently into account with respect to tools financing priorities identified in the EIIs Implementation Plans. The Initiatives will be financed through dedicated budget lines per technologies created under the SET-Plan budget line.
Amendment 281 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The implementation of Horizon 2020 should respond to the evolving opportunities and needs from science and technology, industry, policies and society. As such, the agendas should be set in close liaison with stakeholders from all sectors concerned, and sufficient flexibility should be allowed for new developments, also at the level of ongoing project. External advice should be sought on a continuous basis during Horizon 2020, also making use. The implementation plans of relevant structures such as European Technology Platforms, Joint Programming Initiatives and the European Innovation Partnerships will be fully taken into account in the process of identifying the research needs.
Amendment 299 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The activities developed under Horizon 2020 should aim at promotinge equality between men and women in research and innovation, by addressing in particular the underlying causes of gender imbalance, by exploiting the full potential of both female and male researchers, and by integrating. Furthermore Horizon 2020 should ensure that the gender dimension into s integrated in the content of projectresearch and innovation activities at all stages of the process in order to improve the quality of research and stimulate innovation. Activities should also aim at the implementation of the principles relating to the equality between women and men as laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 TFEU.
Amendment 450 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) The EFTA States that are party to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that agreement.
Amendment 453 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The terms and conditions regarding the participation of the EFTA States that are party to the EEA Agreement shall be in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement.
Amendment 501 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to ensure that applicants have sufficient freedom to create interdisciplinary projects with innovative solutions that cut across different priorities of Horizon 2020, calls for proposals shall be as open as possible. In order to allow for sufficient room for bottom-up approaches and open, light and fast schemes under each of the challenges and technologies to provide Europe's best researchers, entrepreneurs and enterprises with the opportunity to put forward breakthrough solutions of their choice, the work programmes shall be defined in broad terms with as little specific details as possible.
Amendment 523 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Horizon 2020 shall ensure the effective promotion of gender balance in all programs, in evaluations committees, in expert and advisory groups and in any decision making body existing or created for its implementation. To this end, targets will be developed, and appropriate actions designed to reach those targets will be implemented.
Amendment 527 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Horizon 2020 shall ensure that the gender dimension is properly considered in research and innovation content at all stages of the process, from priority setting, to definition of calls and proposals, to evaluation and monitoring of programs and projects, to negotiations and agreements.
Amendment 653 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the scale of impact on industrial competitiveness, job creation, sustainable growth and socio-economic issues and societal challenges;
Amendment 724 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) initiatives aimed at evaluating and communicating the implementation of the provisions established in Article 15 on gender equality and Horizon 2020.
Amendment 739 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall annually monitor the implementation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. This shall include information on cross-cutting topics such as gender equality, sustainability and climate change, including information on the amount of climate related expenditure.
Amendment 746 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) the contribution of the European Institute of Innovation and Technologies and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities to the priority on societal challenges, the gender targets, and the specific objective on ‘"leadership in enabling and industrial technologies’" and on "gender innovation" of the programme Horizon 2020.
Amendment 749 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Not later than end 2017, and taking into account the ex-post evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme to be completed by the end of 2015 and the review of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, its specific programme, including the European Research Council, and the activities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, on the achievements (at the level of results and progress towards impacts) of the objectives of Horizon 2020 and continued relevance of all the measures, the efficiency and use of resources, the scope for further simplification, and Union added value. That evaluation shall also take into consideration aspects relating to access to funding opportunities for participants in all regions, for SMEs and for promoting gender balanceperspectives and balance in research content. That evaluation shall additionally take into account the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and results on the long- term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 777 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point c
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) Marie Curie actions shall provide excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge- exchange opportunities through cross- border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges. Mobility programs will ensure effective equal opportunities between men and women and include specific measures to remove obstacles to the mobility of female researchers.
Amendment 794 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies shall provide dedicated support for research, development and demonstration on ICT, nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing and space. Proper consideration of user needs and gender dimensions shall be take into account in all these fields. Emphasis will be placed on interactions and convergence across and between the different technologies.
Amendment 853 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 16
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 16
Social sciences and humanities shall be an integral part of the activities to address all the challenges. In addition, the underpinning development of these disciplines shall be supported under the specific objective ‘'Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’'. Likewise, a focus on gender and gender equality will be integrated in all challenges. Support will also focus on providing a strong evidence base for policy making at international, Union, national and regional levels. Given the global nature of many of the challenges, strategic cooperation with third countries shall be an integral part of each challenge. In addition, cross-cutting support for international cooperation shall be provided under the specific objective ‘'Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’'.
Amendment 984 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 3
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 3
To stay at the forefront of global competition with a strong technological base and industrial capabilities, increased strategic investments in research, development, validation and piloting are required in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); Nanotechnologies; Advanced Materials; Renewable Energy Technologies and Biotechnology; Advanced Manufacturing and Processing;; and Space.
Amendment 1024 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 1
ICT underpins innovation and competitiveness across a broad range of private and public markets and sectors, and enables scientific progress in all disciplines. Over the next decade, the transformative impact of digital technologies, ICT components, infrastructures and services will be increasingly visible in all areas of life. Unlimited computing, communication and data storage resources will be available to every citizen on the globe. Vast amounts of information and data will be generated by sensors, machines and information- enhanced products, making action at a distance a commonplace, enabling global deployment of business processes and sustainable production sites and bringing a wide range of services and applications. Many critical commercial and public services and all key processes of knowledge production in science, learning, business and the public sector will be provided through ICT. ICT will provide the critical infrastructure for production and business processes, communication and transactions. ICT will also be indispensable in contributing to key societal challenges , as well as societal processes such as community formation, consumer behaviour, and public governance, for example by means of social media. It is crucial to support and integrate research on a usercentered perspective on standards, technologies and systems in order to develop competitive solutions.
Amendment 1037 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point e
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – point e
(e) Advanced interfaces and robots: Robotics and smart spaces. In developing the future robots and interfaces, it is central to integrate knowledge of the human expectations, fears, and dreams related to those new technologies;
Amendment 1312 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
The response depends on excellence in research to improve our fundamental understanding of health, disease, disability, development and ageing (including of life expectancy), and on the seamless and widespread translation of the resulting and existing knowledge into innovative, scalable and effective and accessible products, strategies, interventions and services. Furthermore, the pertinence of these challenges across Europe and in many cases, globally, demands a response characterised by long term and coordinated support for co- operation between excellent, multidisciplinary and multi-sector teams.
Amendment 1323 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Moreover, a wide range of health promotion problems pertain to the functioning of national and global health care systems and institutions i.e. the social, ethical, cultural and communicative processes involved in the interaction between different groups of professionals, politicians, patients and their relatives. The investigation of and understanding of such problems calls for involvement of social scientific, cultural and communicative expertise.
Amendment 1351 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis. This focus should include non- intervening scientifically based methods such as music and art therapy, psychology therapy and various stimuli treatments; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1454 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
To achieve these reductions, significant investments need to be made in research, development, demonstration and market roll-out of efficient, safe and reliable low- carbon energy technologies and services; energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies being the no-regret options to achieving the decarbonisation targets, at least 75% of the budget under this societal challenge shall be allocated to these technologies. These must go hand in hand with non- technological solutions on both the supply and demand sides. All this must be part of an integrated low- carbon policy, including mastering key enabling technologies, in particular ICT solutions and advanced manufacturing, processing and materials. The goal is to produce efficient energy technologies and services that can be taken up widely on European and international markets and to establish intelligent demand-side management based on an open and transparent energy trade market and intelligent energy efficiency management systems.
Amendment 1478 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 5
Implementation of the SET-Plan as the research and innovation pillar of European energy policy will reinforce the Union's security of supply and the transition to a low-carbon economy, help to link research and innovation programmes with trans- European and regional investments in energy infrastructure and increase the willingness of investors to release capital for projects with long lead-times and significant technology and market risks. It will create opportunities for innovation for small and large companies and help them become or remain competitive at world level, where opportunities for energy technologies are large and increasing. It is appropriate to distinguish SET-plan Industrial Initiatives into separate budget lines. In particular, renewable energy technologies will provide between 55 and 75% of the EU's energy consumption in 2050 according to the Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050, with wind providing more electricity than any other technology; it is therefore necessary that the Wind Industrial Initiative be given a separate budget line under the SET-Plan.
Amendment 1680 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6 – point 6.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In order to improve knowledge circulation within the scientific community and the wider public, the accessibility and use of the results of publicly funded research shall be further developed e.g. through popular science films.
Amendment 1696 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
The aim is to enhance solidarity as well as social cohesion, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners, through cutting-edge science and interdisciplinarity, technological advances and organisational innovations. Humanities research can play an important role here. Research shall support policymakers in designing policies that combat poverty and prevent the development of various forms of divisions, discriminations and inequalities in European societies, such as gender inequalities or digital or innovation divides, and with other world regions. It shall in particular feed into the implementation and the adaptation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the broad external action of the Union. Specific measures shall be taken to unlock excellence in less developed regions, thereby widening participation in Horizon 2020.
Amendment 1702 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (new)
i) We also suggest that research on tourism, experienced economy and cultural heritage are included in this activity. For instance, tourism and our cultural heritage play an important part in the construction of an European identity, and it is therefore important to find out how, for example tourism, effects the way we see ourselves;
Amendment 1703 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (new)
ii) Emphasis should also be given to user- driven technological advances that will enable a radical improvement in user- friendliness of ICT-solutions;
Amendment 1704 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (new)
iii) This will also require a better understanding of how ICT can improve learning processes at all levels in the educational system in Europe;
Amendment 1706 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) strengthen Europe's role as a global actor. The geopolitical, environmental and cultural importance of the arctic areas will most likely continue to grow in the coming years, underlining the need to strengthen the humanistic arctic research in order to improve the understanding of the rapid development and change these societies, cultures and geographical areas are undergoing;
Amendment 1821 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex II – Breakdown of the budget – table – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
** Around EUR 1131 million of this amount mayshall go towards the implementation of Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) projects. Around one third of this may go to SMEs.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Actions which fall within the scope of this Regulation should respect fundamental rights and observe the principles acknowledged in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Such actions should be in conformity with any legal obligation and, with ethical principles as well as principles of research integrity, which include avoiding any kind of fabrication of data and plagiarism.
Amendment 193 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) 'coordination and support action’' means an action consisting primarily of accompanying measures such as dissemination, awareness raising and communication, networking, coordination or support services, participation in standardization activities, policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies, including design studies for new infrastructure;
Amendment 356 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The grant agreement shall, where appropriate, reflect the general principles laid down in Commission Recommendation on the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers18 contain provisions ensuring the respect of ethical principles and principles of research integrity, including the establishment of an independent ethics board and the right of the Commission to carry out an ethics audit as well as the establishment of an independent research integrity board and the right of the Commission to carry out a research integrity audit.
Amendment 386 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 9
Article 19 – paragraph 9
9. Participants shall comply with national legislation, regulations and, ethical rules and principles of research integrity in the countries where the action will be carried out. Where appropriate, participants shall seek the approval of the relevant national or local ethics committees prior to the start of the action.
Amendment 648 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Each participant that has received Union funding shall use its best efforts to exploit the results it owns in further research or commercially, or to have them exploited by another legal entity for these purposes, in particular through transfer and licensing of results in accordance with Article 41. This could be done for instance through activities such as standardization.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Support for main actors, such as support for Member States when implementing Union law and policies; support for key European level networks whose activities are linked to the implementation of the objectives of the Programme; support with action and operating grants for NGOs or other organisations pursuing the objectives of the Programme; networking among specialised bodies and organisations, national, regional and local authorities at European level; funding of experts' networks; funding of European level observatories.
Amendment 107 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to the creation of an area, where the rights of persons, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Unionthe principle of equality between women and men, equality and non-discrimination, as enshrined in the TFEU, the Charter and the international human rights conventions that the Union has acceded to, are promoted and, protected and effectively implemented.
Amendment 123 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to prevent and combat all forms of violence against and harassment and exploitation of women, children young people and to protect victims and groups at risk, as well as to protect victims of such violence;
Amendment 143 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) assisting and supporting non- governmental organisations (NGO) and other organisations operating in the field of prevention and combating violence;
Amendment 152 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Analytical activities, such as regular collection of comparable data and statistics; including on different types of violence against women, children and young people, development of common methodologies and, where appropriate, indicators or benchmarks; studies, researches, analyses and surveys; evaluations and impact assessments; elaboration and publication of guides, reports and educational material; monitoring and assessment of the transposition and application of Union legislation and of the implementation of Union policies; workshops, seminars, experts meetings, conferences;
Amendment 154 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Training activities, such as staff exchanges, workshops, seminars, train-the- trainers events, development of online/other training modules; these activities should include a gender dimension and an anti-discrimination perspective;
Amendment 157 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Mutual learning, cooperation, awareness raising and dissemination activities, such as identification of, and exchanges on, good practices, innovative approaches and experiences, organisation of peer review and mutual learning; organisation of conferences and seminars; organisation of awareness-raising and information campaigns, media campaigns and events, including targeting specific audiences, including campaigns in the area of preventing and combating all forms of violence against women, children and young people and corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union; compilation and publication of materials to disseminate information as well as results of the Programme; development, operation and maintenance of systems and tools using information and communication technologies;
Amendment 160 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Support for main actors, such as support for Member States when implementing Union law and policies; support for key European level networks whose activities are linked to the implementation of the objectives of the Programme; support with action grants and operating grants and running costs for NGOs or other organisations pursuing the objectives of the programme; networking among specialised bodies and organisations, national, regional and local authorities at European level; funding of experts' networks; funding of European level observatories.
Amendment 175 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Annual work programmes 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8b in the form of annual work programmes drawn up in accordance with the Financial Regulation and setting out in particular: (a) the annual priorities and the actions to be undertaken, including the indicative allocation of financial resources; (b) detailed eligibility criteria for the beneficiaries; (c) the essential selection and award criteria to be used to select the proposals receiving financial contributions. 2. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the time schedule of the planned calls for tenders and calls for proposals in order to implement the annual work programmes referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 9(2). 3. Appropriate and fair distribution of financial support between different areas covered by this Regulation shall be ensured, while considering the level of funding already allocated under the previous 2007-2013 programmes referred to in Article 13. When deciding on the allocation of funds to those areas in the annual work programmes, the Commission shall take into consideration the need to maintain sufficient levels for all areas referred to in Article 4(1).
Amendment 182 #
2011/0344(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall ensure overall consistency, complementarity and synergies with the work of Union bodies, offices and agencies operating in areas covered by the objectives of the Programme.
Amendment 296 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport systems in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway. The achievement of this objective shall be measured by the length of the railway network in the EU-27 complying with the requirements set out in Article 45(2) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27, the length of inland waterway network and the length by class in the EU-27, the length of roads of the core network that has adequate coverage with infrastructure to supply alternative fuels to vehicles in the EU-27 and the reduction in casualties on the road network in the EU-27;
Amendment 531 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) dedicated financial instruments aiming to facilitate private investments for infrastructure projects using new technologies and innovation that improve the environmental sustainability of a transport mode and have higher investment risks.
Amendment 14 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposal for the Rights and Citizenships Programme and underlines the need for a clear European added value of the funded activities; emphasises that the Rights and Citizenship programme should receive at least the same share of the overall funding available in the field of Justice as the three existing programmes integrated into it, allocated to them within the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF); deplores the Commission's proposal to decrease the funding for fundamental rights, equality and combating violence in the next MFF;
Amendment 124 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union is facing unprecedented challenges resulting from increased dependence on energy imports and scarce energy resources, and the need to limit climate change and to overcome the economic crisis. Energy efficiency is a valuable means to address these challenges. It improves the Union's security of supply by reducing primary energy consumption and decreasing energy imports. It helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective way and thereby to mitigate climate change. It is a crucial instrument for keeping energy affordable for all consumers and in the fight against energy poverty. Shifting to a more energy-efficient economy should also accelerate the spread of innovative technological solutions and improve the competitiveness of industry in the Union, boosting economic growth and creating high quality jobs in several sectors related to energy efficiency.
Amendment 137 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The energy efficiency targets can best be reached by involving as many parties as possible, public as well as private. This will induce a high leverage effect, create jobs and contribute to greener growth on the path to the creation of a competitive and sustainable Europe.
Amendment 183 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The rate of building renovation needs to be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of all buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance without compromising the fire safety of the building during renovation and occupancy. These renovations shall be carried out while taking into account climatic and local conditions, as well as respecting indoor climate, accessibility, and other health and safety requirements, and the intended use of the building. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. The obligation to renovate public buildings complements the provisions of that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet minimum energy performance requirements.
Amendment 197 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) A number of municipalities and other public bodies in the Member States have already put into place integrated approaches to energy saving and energy supply, for example via sustainable energy action plans, such as those developed under the Covenant of Mayors initiative, and integrated urban approaches which go beyond individual interventions in buildings or transport modes. Member States should encourage municipalities and other public bodies to adopt integrated and sustainable energy efficiency plans with clear objectives, to involve citizens in their development and implementationlocal authorities to define such local development strategies based on a dialogue with local public, commercial and social stakeholders, including social partners. Member States should then encourage municipalities and other public bodies to adopt integrated and sustainable energy efficiency plans with clear objectives, to involve local stakeholders, including social partners, and citizens in their development and implementation, to provide education and training programmes to workers and entrepreneurs to help them develop the required skills, and to adequately inform them and citizens about their content and progress in achieving objectives. Such plans can yield considerable energy savings, especially if they are implemented by energy management systems that allow the concerned public bodies to better manage their energy consumption. Exchange of experience between cities, towns and other public bodies as well as with and between social partners should be encouraged with respect to the more innovative experiences.
Amendment 208 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The EU institutions should also set the right example by renting and purchasing only products, services and buildings of the highest available energy performance class.
Amendment 228 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) These audits should be carried out in an independently and in a cost-effective manner. Theis requirement for independence allows the audits to be carried out by in-house or energy service companies experts, provided that these are qualified or accredited, that they are not directly engaged in the activity audited, and that the Member State has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality and to impose sanctions if needed.
Amendment 238 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) When designing energy efficiency improvement measures, account should be taken of efficiency gains and savings that might be obtained through the widespread application of cost-effective technological innovations such as smart meters. To maximise the saving benefits of these innovations, final customers should be able to visualise indicators of cost and consumption and have regular indihe roll-out of these technological innovations may only be supported when a full cost-benefit analysis is positive, especially for consumers, including low income users and when privacy is guaranteed. The final consumers have to be able to vidsual billing based on actualise indicators of cost and consumption.
Amendment 241 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) When designing energy efficiency improvement measures, account should be taken of efficiency gains and savings obtained through the widespread application of cost-effective technological innovations such as smart meters building automation and controls. To maximise the saving benefits of these innovations, final customers should be able to visualise indicators of cost and consumption, to properly control them and have regular individual billing based on actual consumption.
Amendment 324 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy and energy services markets and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of national energy efficiency targets for 2020.
Amendment 390 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
12. ‘“energy audit’” means a systematic procedure to obtain adequate knowledge of the existing energy consumption profile of ahigh quality investment grade audit to obtain adequate knowledge of the actual energy performance of industrial facilities, industrial processes and buildings, or group of buildings, an industrial or commercial operation or installation or a private or public service, identify and quantify cost-effective energy savings opportunita private or public service. The audit identifies and quantifies cost- effective savings, and makes recommendations for realizing these savings and improving energy performance. The basis for these calculations must be life-cycle costs and benefits, while also taking into account variable elements such as user or occupiers’ behaviour. This provides facility and buildings owners and managers, utilities, energy services companies, and report the findings; investors with a high level of certainty about project costs and expected savings and risks;
Amendment 394 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
12 a. 'highly cost-effective recommendations' means measures identified by en energy audit that have pay-back periods of five years or less;
Amendment 395 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy performance contracting’ means a contractual arrangement between the beneficiary and the provider of an energy efficiency improvement measure, accordverified and monitored during tohe which the payment for the investment made by the provider isole term of the contract, where investments (work, supply or service) in that measure are paid for in relation to a contractually agreed guaranteed level of energy efficiency improvement or other agreed energy performance criterion, such as financial or kilowatt hour savings;
Amendment 423 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
27 a. 'Energy poverty' means having to spend a disproportionate amount of income on energy. Specifically this is defined as households having to spend in percentage terms of their household income, more than twice the median value of the percentage spend by households on energy used within the home; the spend is calculated to attain the same indoor temperatures as the majority of the national households
Amendment 425 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Amendment 432 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member States shall set a national energy efficiency target expressed as anensure that its national absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting is below these targets, in they shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % energy savings, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/EC and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level left column of the table in Annex -1. These mandatory national targets are consistent with the objectives of the Union of at least 20% energy savings which requires a reduction of EU primary energy consumption by at least 368 Mtoe in 2020.
Amendment 483 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 487 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Long-term energy savings target 1. Member states shall draw up plans to increase energy savings beyond 2020 leading up to 2050. Member states shall, in coordination with the Commission, set targets for energy savings as part of European energy policy. 2. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and make publicly available the national plans referred to in paragraph 1. They shall include at least: (a) a record of buildings differentiated according to the category of building, (b) an inventory of buildings owned by public bodies indicating the floor area in m2; and the energy performance of each building, (c) Energy savings targets for 2020, 2030 and 2040 along with detailed plans specifying the measures to achieve targets as well as specification of targets in different sectors. These targets shall be consistent with reaching the long term objective referred to in paragraph 1, (d) measures to address social, health and safety, technical and financial challenges in the buildings sector, (e) measures to ensure that tenants are not financially penalised, (f) measures to combat energy poverty.
Amendment 504 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall eAs part of the national plansu re that as from 1 January 2014, 3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application offerred to in Article 3a, and without prejudice to Article 47 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3% r, Member States shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2ensure that 3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EUis renovated each year.
Amendment 612 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) put in place contracts for energy services aimed at keeping or improving energy efficiency in the long term, including energy performance contracting;
Amendment 625 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The EU institutions will set the good example by decreasing their own energy use through, amongst others, innovative heating, lighting, installing energy efficient appliances and resource efficient processes. As for their buildings, they will integrate renewable energies where possible and bring their energy performance level up to the highest performance class (as defined in the country where the building is located) by 2015".
Amendment 633 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
As public bodies can function as very important role models for the rest of society, can promote new innovative energy efficiency products and services and account for a considerable part of the National energy consumption, Member States shall ensure that public bodies only purchase onlyand invest in products, services and buildings with the highest energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 637 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III. When tendering service contracts, public bodies shall assess the possibility of concluding long term energy performance contracts as referred to in Article 14 b).
Amendment 693 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State exincluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers.
Amendment 731 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the savings claimed by obligated parties are calculated in accordance with Annex V(2). They shall put in place control systems under which at least a statistically significant proportion of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the obligated parties is independently verified. The verification must take place each second year by an independent auditor.
Amendment 741 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring measures to be implemented in households affected by energy poverty or in social housingrecalling that Member States have defined the concept of vulnerable customers pursuant to Directive 2009/72 Article 3(7), member states shall ensure that a share of energy efficiency measures are targeted at this group;
Amendment 750 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) allow obligated parties to count savings obtained in a given year as if they had instead been obtained in any of the two previous or two following yearslong as they can be documented and verified.
Amendment 775 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Member States shall contribute inter alia through adequate financing of training programmes, to ensuring that information and consultation rights explicitly extend to include energy efficiency.
Amendment 776 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 790 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 826 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. The Commission shall contribute, inter alia through inclusion of a chapter dedicated to energy efficiency in training programmes for social partners and through adequate financing of these programmes, to ensuring that the remit of European social dialogue bodies (European Works’ Councils, European sectorial social dialogue committees, European works’ councils employment- skills) is extended to include energy efficiency.
Amendment 837 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of high quality energy audits which are cost-effective and affordable and carried out in an independent manner by qualified and/or accredited experts, as defined in Annex XVa.
Amendment 872 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified and/or accredited experts, as defined in Annex XVa, at the latest by 30 June 20143 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 903 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The results of the energy audits should be made public in a transparent and easy to use manner.
Amendment 904 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. In order to encourage the implementation of energy management systems, enterprises, not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, shall not be subject to mandatory energy audits once they have proven to comply with recognised energy management systems standards such as EN 16001 / ISO 50001.
Amendment 906 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Member states shall leverage inter alia the funding streams referred to in Article 2a to incentivize the implementation of cost-effective measures identified through energy audits. The Commission shall establish within the EU state aid guidelines to identify which financial incentives set up by Member States in favour of their enterprises will be compatible with the internal market rules and State aid rules.
Amendment 910 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters that accurately measure and allow to make available their actual energy consumption and provide information on actual time of use, in accordance with Annex VIcorrect and detailed information regarding their actual energy consumption. If this information is provided by smart meters, their installation must be based on the positive outcome of a full cost-benefit analysis, through which clear beneficial effects, a net zero financial impact for the customer and the protection of low income users can be guaranteed.
Amendment 920 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When smart meters are installed, Member States shall ensure that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters that accurately measure and allow to make available their actual energy consumption and provide real time information on actual time offree of charge and in format that enables customers to better understand their energy use, in accordance with Annex VI.
Amendment 939 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When, and if, Member States put in place the roll- out of smart meters, subject to the results of an economic assessment of all the long-term cost, benefits and energy savings if assessed positively, foreseen by Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC concerning electricity and gas markets, they shall ensure that the objectives of energy efficiency and final customer benefits are fully taken into account when establishing the minimum functionalities of the meters and obligations imposed on market participants. Upon the installation of the smart meter, customers shall be given the appropriate information and advice to maximise the potential benefits of smart meters.
Amendment 948 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In the case of electricity and on request of the final customer, meter operators shall ensure that the meter can account for electricity produced on the final customer's premises and exported to the grid. Member States shall ensure that if final customers request it, metering data on theirfinal customer’s real-time production or consumption is made available to a third party acting on behalf of the final customerthem. Where consumers submit a request for the data to be provided to them or to a third party acting on behalf of the final customer, this shall be provided at no additional cost in a format they can use to compare deals on a like for like basis.
Amendment 990 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure, not later than 1 January 2015, thatas specified and in line with the established national plans for the roll out of smart meters according to the legal requirements of Directive 2009/72/EC, that at least bi-monthly billing is accurate and based on actual consumption, for all the sectors covered by the present Directive, including energy distributors, distribution system operators and retail energy sales companies, in accordance with the minimum frequency set out in Annex VI(2.1)s made available on request of the customer, where the customer’s technical metering equipment allows. Appropriate information shall be made available with the bill to provide final customers with a comprehensive account of current energy costs, in accordance with Annex VI(2.2). The frequency and the form of information available for the customer will be subject to an agreement between the customer and the supplier.
Amendment 1011 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall require that if requested by final customers, information on their energy billing and historical consumption is made available to the customer or to an energy service provider designated by the final customer.
Amendment 1063 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling including the upgrade of existing district heating and cooling networks, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
Amendment 1078 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure including the upgrade of existing infrastructure to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-onlyNotably, authorisation and permitting decisions referred to in paragraphs 3, 6 and 8, shall be taken in line with national heating and cooling plans. When developing district heating and cooling, they high-efficiency cogeneration shall to the extent possible be given preference over heat-only combustion units generation.
Amendment 1178 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) a cost-benefit analysis which takes into account the full external costs and benefit shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate production of electricity generation and heating or cooling.
Amendment 1241 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) a cost-benefit analysis which takes into account the full external costs and benefit shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate production of electricity generation and heating and/or cooling.
Amendment 1366 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In line with Article 16 (2) of Directive 2009/28/EC which gives priority in access and dispatch to the grid to electricity produced from renewable energy sources, Member States shall ensure that, subject to requirements relating to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, based on transparent and non-discriminatory criteria defined by the competent national authorities, transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory:
Amendment 1383 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) when dispatching electricity generating installations, provide priority dispatch ofsupport to electricity from high efficiency cogeneration should be given in line with the internal electricity market, with minimum market distortion and negative impacts on promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 1428 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) providing model contracts for energy performance contracting in the public sector, based on Life-Cycle costs and benefits, while encouraging long-term contracts that provide greater savings; these shall at least include the items listed in Annex XIII;
Amendment 1444 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall ensure that training and job creation will benefit both men and women by focussing on changing the gender segregated labour market within the energy sector.
Amendment 1445 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member states shall develop a national strategy to promote and enable an efficient use of energy in the home. This strategy shall include the establishment of a single point of contact for advice and accredited providers, as defined in Articles 13 and 14. Member States may also use a range of tools to promote behaviour change in a joined-up way, including: fiscal incentives, access to finance, grants or subsidies, information provisions, exemplar projects, workplace activities, minimum standards for products and services. These strategies shall include a programme to engage consumers during the rollout of smart meters through communication of: cost-effective and easy to achieve changes in energy use and information on energy efficiency measures. Member States shall in the report referred to in Article 19 (2) also report on the progress of these strategies every 3 years.
Amendment 1458 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
b a) engage stakeholders, including local and regional authorities in the development of national communications plans to inform citizens about the benefits and practicalities of undertaking energy efficiency improvement measures, including through the engagement with smart meters.
Amendment 1525 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission's assessment of the first supplementary report shall include an assessment of the energy efficiency levels of existing and new installations undertaking the combustion of fuels with a total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more and installations undertaking the refining of mineral oil and gas, in the light of the relevant best available techniques as developed in accordance with Directive 2010/75/EU and Directive 2008/1/EC. Where this assessment identifies significant discrepancies between the actual energy efficiency levels of such installations and energy efficiency levels associated with the application of the relevant best available techniques, the Commission shall propose, if appropriate,by 31 December 2015 propose requirements to improve the energy efficiency levels achieved by such installations or that the use of such techniques shall in future be a condition for the permitting of new installations and for the periodic review of the permits for existing installations.
Amendment 1533 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. No later than 6 months after the entering into force of this Directive, the Commission shall adopt a regulation amending the Regulation referred to in Article 10 (4) of Directive 2003/87/EC in order to withhold no less than 1.4bn allowances so as to maintain the incentives for investment in energy efficiency measures and low carbon technologies; and the level of ambition envisaged in Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 1558 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex -I (new)
Annex -I (new)
ANNEX -I National Energy Savings Targets Primary energy consumption, in Mtoe Member State 2007 Projection to Reduction Absolute 2020 amount reduction Belgium 50,2 53,4 tbd tbd Bulgaria 19,3 21,8 tbd tbd Czech Republic 43,6 45,6 tbd tbd Denmark 20,2 20,0 tbd tbd Germany 314,9 299,9 tbd tbd Estonia 5,9 5,6 tbd tbd Ireland 15,8 18,7 tbd tbd Greece 32,6 36,0 tbd tbd Spain 138,9 162,8 tbd tbd France 254,8 276,4 tbd tbd Italy 173,3 208,8 tbd tbd Cyprus 2,7 2,8 tbd tbd Latvia 4,7 6,8 tbd tbd Lithuania 7,8 9,7 tbd tbd Luxembourg 4,6 5,6 tbd tbd Hungary 24,7 29,6 tbd tbd Malta 0,9 0,9 tbd tbd Netherlands 70,3 75,7 tbd tbd Austria 32,0 36,4 tbd tbd Poland 93,1 109,8 tbd tbd Portugal 23,8 30,0 tbd tbd Romania 37,5 50,1 tbd tbd Slovenia 7,0 8,8 tbd tbd Slovak Republic 16,8 20,3 tbd tbd Finland 36,2 37,4 tbd tbd Sweden 48,1 55,8 tbd tbd United Kingdom 212,2 213,5 tbd tbd EU 1691,9 1842,2 tbd tbd
Amendment 1597 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point e
Annex III – point e
e) require in their tenders for service contracts that service providers use, for the purposes of providing the services in question, only products that comply with the requirements referred to in points (a) to (d), when providing the services in question; when tendering service contracts, public bodies shall assess the possibility of concluding long term energy performance contracts as referred to in Article 14 b);
Amendment 1610 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex III – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Additional buildings the EU Institutions will rent or purchase in future will systematically be in the best available energy performance class
Amendment 1613 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – footnote 3
Annex IV – footnote 3
[3] Applicable when energy savings are calculated in primary energy terms using a bottom-up approach based on final energy consumption. For savings in kWh electricity Member States may apply a default coefficient of 2,5. Member States may apply a different coefficient provided they can justify it. , or one such coefficient has already been established in national legislation.
Amendment 1616 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – introductory part (new)
Annex V – introductory part (new)
The following are the guiding principles which shall be used by Member States when determining energy saving above those which would have occurred naturally.
Amendment 1617 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 1 - title
Annex V – section 1 - title
1. Measures that target short-term savingsdo not count towards the energy saving target
Amendment 1618 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 1 - introductory part
Annex V – section 1 - introductory part
The following measures shall be considered as targeting short-term savingsexcluded from the energy savings target :
Amendment 1623 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2
Annex V – section 2
2. Calculation of energy savings TheEnergy saving methodology Obligated parties may use one or more of the following methods for calculation ofng energy savings in national energy efficiency obligation schemes shall take into account the lifetime of measures. Where no national values for lifetimes are fixed the default values in point 4 shall apply. Obligated parties may use one or more of the following methods for calculating energy savings for the purposes of Article 6(2): a) engineering estimates; b) metering; c) standard values and lifetimes that Member States have adopted on a clear and sound basis. Such values shall be notified to the Commission. The Commission may request that such values are modified, where they are likely to distortfor the purposes of Article 6(2): a) Deemed savings, by reference to the results of previous independently monitored energy improvements in similar installations. The principles set out in point 3 shall apply when determining deemed savings. The generic approach is termed “ex-ante”; b) Metered savings, whereby the savings from the installation of a measure, or package of measures, is determined by recording the actual reduction in energy use, taking due account of factors such as occupancy, production levels and the weather which may affect consumption. The generic approach is termed “ex- post”. c) Scaled savings, whereby it may be appropriate to use engineering estimates of savings where establishing robust measured data for a specific installation is difficult or disproportionately too expensive e.g. replacing a compressor or electric motor with a different kWh rating than that for which independent information on savings has been measured. d) Surveyed savings, where consumers’ response to advice, information coampetition or where they show less ambition than the default values and lifetimes in points 3 and 4. d) the default values and lifetimes in points 3 and 4 where no national standard values and lifetimes have been establishaigns, or smart metering is determined. This approach may only be used for savings resulting from changes in consumer behaviour. It may not be used for savings resulting from the installation of physical measures. Savings from installations should either come from the deemed saving catalogue or engineering methods. When deemed savings are chosen, the use of engineering methods are excluded;.
Amendment 1629 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2 a (new)
Annex V – section 2 a (new)
Amendment 1630 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2 b (new)
Annex V – section 2 b (new)
Amendment 1631 #
Amendment 1635 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 4
Annex V – section 4
Amendment 1677 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – title
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – title
2.1 Frequency of billing basedinformation on actual consumption
Amendment 1682 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In order to enable final customers to regulate their own energy consumption, billing on the basisinformation ofn actual consumption shall be performed with the following frequency:
Amendment 1697 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) At least every two months for the consumption of natural gas. Where gas is used for individual heating, billinginformation shall be provided on a monthly basis.
Amendment 1709 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) With centralised heating and cooling, billinginformation shall be provided on a monthly basis during the heating/cooling season.
Amendment 1714 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) At least every two months for hot water billinginformation.
Amendment 1722 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 2
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1794 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex XI – section 3 – introductory part
Annex XI – section 3 – introductory part
3. Network tariffs shallmay be available that support dynamic pricing for demand response measures by final customers, including:
Amendment 1795 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex XI – section 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex XI – section 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall perform an impact assessment including a detailed analysis of the potential for demand response and a distributional analysis on the impact on different consumer groups and if these groups can access the benefits of dynamic pricing.
Amendment 1810 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex XV a (new)
Annex XV a (new)
Amendment 41 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The financing of standardisation activities should also be capable of covering preliminary or ancillary activities in connection with the establishment of standards or other standardisation products. This is necessary primarily for work involving research, the preparation of preliminary documents for legislation, inter-laboratory tests and the validation or evaluation of standards. The promotion of standardisation at European and international level should also continue through programmes relating to the technical assistance to, and cooperation with, third countries. With a view to improving market access and boosting the competitiveness of enterprises in the Union, it should be possible to give grants to other bodthose entities carrying out the abovementioned activities through calls for proposals or, where necessary, by awarding contracts.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Amendment 53 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. European standardisation bodies shall ensurable an appropriate representation of small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘'SME’'), consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders, in particularfor instance through the organisations referred to in Annex III, at the policy development level and at least at the following stages of the development of European standards or European standardisation deliverables:
Amendment 61 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. European standardisation bodies shall ensurable an appropriate representation, at technical level, of undertakings, research centres and universities, market surveillance bodies in the Member States and other legal entities, in standardisation activities concerning an emerging area with significant policy or technical innovation implications, if the legal entities concerned participated in a project that is related to that area and that is funded by the Union under a multiannual framework programme for activities in the area of research and technological development.
Amendment 80 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) SME, consumer organisations and environmental and social stakeholders are appropriately represented in European standardisation work, as referred to in Article 5(1), provided that relevant experts from those stakeholders are available and willing to participate.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That cCommittee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The Committee shall meet at least two times per year with European and national standardisation organisations and Member States.
Amendment 14 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
– ensuring effective assistance and support measures for victims, taking into account the specific needs of girls and women, the assistance and support provided should include at least a minimum set of measures that are necessary to enable the victim to recover;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2309(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
– impose sanctions on the users of any service exacted from a victim, with the knowledge that he/she has been trafficked;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the UN recognises Internet access as a human right, as is also the case in a number of Member States,
Amendment 30 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the EU should recognise Internet access as a fundamental human right;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need for the EU to support projects and experiments with ‘wireless cities’;
Amendment 162 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on Member States to increase efforts to address e-skills shortages at all educational levels and through lifelong education for all citizens, with a special focus on those with poor IT skills; points out that investment in broadband in the EU can only be successful if the technical investment goes hand in hand with investment in citizens’ IT skills;
Amendment 172 #
2010/2304(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Emphasises the need for the EU to constantly monitor and assess the health risks of wireless Internet so that citizens are not exposed to health-damaging radiation;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report of 3 October 2008 entitled ‘Implementation of the Barcelona objectives concerning childcare facilities for pre-school-age children’ (COM(2008)0638),
Amendment 7 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is important to recognise that in general working women require greater flexibility due to their continued primary care role and that therefore it is necessary to ensure a work-life balance in conformity with their multi-task lifestyle, which can leawomen's underrepresentation among entrepreneurs can also be ascribed to inadequate access to child care facilities and to care facilities for elderly persons and persons with special needs and gender disparities in the amount of time spent on unpaid work and daily involvement in care and sdome women to start up their own business to secure their independence atstic activities, and whereas women in particular have the greatest unpaid workload,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas men and women do not have the same opportunities to run and develop companies, because of gender stereotypes and structural barriers, and whereas women's entrepreneurship requires changes to structures and gender stereotypes;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Commission 'Action Plan: The European agenda for Entrepreneurship' (COM(2004)70) portrays the need for better social security schemes, and whereas the need for improved social security provision for women entrepreneurs in particular should be stressed,
Amendment 26 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas businesses have a need forwomen entrepreneurs need support not only during the start-up phase, but also throughout thea firm's business cycle, since there is a difference in the type of support required for business planning in the start-up and growth phases,
Amendment 28 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas female entrepreneurship and female SMEs arprovide a key source of jobs,for increasing the degree of female employment and thereby capitalising to a greater extent on women's level of education, as well as for ensuring that women do not go into precarious work, and whereas female entrepreneurship ensures business dynamism and innovation, the potential of which is not fully exploitfar from being harnessed in the European Union, with an increase in the number of women entrepreneurs resulting in a positive impact for the economy overall,
Amendment 32 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas men and women do not have the same opportunities to run and develop companies and whereas women's entrepreneurship is a type of long-term endeavour that requires time to change structures and attitudes; whereas women have always been entrepreneurial, but rules and traditions have meant that entrepreneurship has not always been an option for women,
Amendment 44 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas women entrepreneurs are a heterogeneous group, varying in terms of age, background and education, and they are active in a wide range of sectors and businesses; whereas women are often perceived to lack entrepreneurial characteristics and propensities such as self-confidence, assertiveness and risk- taking, which is a reflection of gender stereotyping,
Amendment 45 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 52 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Encourages the Commission and Member States to make better use of the funding opportunities that are available to female entrepreneurs through special grants, venture capital, social security provisions and interest rate rebates that will allow fair and equal access to finance, such as the European Progress Microfinance Facility, which provides micro-credits of up to EUR 25 000 to micro-enterprises and to those who want to start their own small business without access to traditional banking services, such as those who are unemployed;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that women who have become insolvent or bankrupt have access to financial recovery assistance and support in order that they may continue with their business aspirations;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to introducecarry out investment readiness programmes that can help women create viable business plans that provide investors with appropriately structured and relevant information;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider the creation of mentoring schemes making particular use of active ageing schemes that harness the advice and experience of retired male and female entrepreneurial professionals;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that businesswomen are more inclined to take measured or calculated risks, which may create barriers to growth; calls onCalls on the Commission and Member States to support female entrepreneurs' access to growth potential assessments conducted by experienced consultants which measure the risk potential;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and Member States to harness information and communication technologies that can help to raise awareness and networking support for women, such as portals and blogs that provide links to websites of women entrepreneurs, representative organisations, networks, projects and events; emphasises that these technologies can also aid females through the use of flexible, distant, web- based training packages;
Amendment 116 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage females to become involved in local chambers of commerce, lobbying groups and industry-based organisations that form the mainstream business community so that they can develop and strengthen competitive business skills;
Amendment 122 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Commission and Member States to encourage and make provisions for female leaders of SMEs to be linked with the appropriate business leaders in other fields so that they may have the opportunity to share experiences and practices and gain a better understanding of the wider business world;
Amendment 135 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for measures to be taken by the Commission and Member States to improve the social, cultural and legal position of female co- entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in SMEs - through better maternity arrangements, better childcare facilities and care facilities for elderly persons and persons with special needs, as well as better social security provision, and by breaking down gender stereotypes - and to improve their , cultural and legal position, especially in science, engineering and industrial sectors in urban and rural areas;
Amendment 145 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to offer support to women who want to start, buy or take over companies, such as family- owned businesses; considers that the support should be targeted on the specific requirements of these women, such as strengthening self-esteem and skills that will enable women to successfully navigate an acquisition situation;, in particular appraisals, valuing a company, banking and legal issues;
Amendment 152 #
2010/2275(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to propose, as soon as possible, an action plan to increase the proportion of women entrepreneurs;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A – point 2
Recital A – point 2
· the transition to sustainable management of resources: climate change, renewable energy, energy efficiency, water scarcity, floods and efforts to secure and substitute critical raw materials;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas innovation is about creating new products and solutions that will work in practice. Employees know how to turn practical problems into workable solutions. We need to go from a narrow focus on highly educated employees, scientific-, technical and managerial staff to a broader focus on where we include shop floor workers, clerical workers, care workers, metal workers, first line supervisors etc. Innovation Union must acknowledge that innovation is much more practical than e.g. high tech and research based innovation;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a willingness to take risks is a necessary prerequisite to successful innovation;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the targets as set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020, the Energy Efficiency Action Plan and the Roadmap for a Low Carbon Economy by 2050 must be given priority in the Innovation Union;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1
Paragraph 6 – point 1
Amendment 86 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 3
Paragraph 6 – point 3
· maximum involvement of all relevant players, e.g. SMEs, industry, universities, research institutes, governments and social partners, including the search for potential new, productive forms of cooperation between knowledge institutions and industry;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 3 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 3 a (new)
· realising the great and well-documented potential of multidisciplinarity, but also the need for multidisciplinarity in creating solutions to societal challenges;
Amendment 137 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the EU Innovation strategy should unleash the potential of employees by allowing also non-academic employees to be part of and participate in different kinds of EU schemes and innovation-projects;
Amendment 138 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Points out that The Innovation Union strategy must recognize the importance of ideas, suggestions and competencies of ordinary employees when it comes to innovation. Several studies point to the fact that employee driven innovation is not only good for business but also job satisfaction – and – if performed in the right way - something that may actually reduce stress;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to introduce a better method of financing innovation, by creating synergies and merging Research & Development & Innovation (R&D&I) support programmes where possible, for example the FPs, Joint Technology Initiatives, the CIP, Joint Programmes, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan, and to direct structural funding and parts of the Common Agricultural Policy funds and Emission Trading Scheme auction revenues to innovation; joins the Council in calling for a newbetter balance between trust and control, and between risk-taking and risk avoidance;
Amendment 264 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges the Member States to direct their public procurement towards innovative products, processes and services and to insist that public suppliers have concrete innovation strategies; calls, therefore, on the Commission, in its legislative proposals, to facilitate innovation enabling public procurement, including a review of pre-commercial procurement opportunities, and calls on the Member States to increase their green public procurement;
Amendment 277 #
2010/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point 1 a (new)
Paragraph 32 – point 1 a (new)
· both draw on and make use of many different forms and methods of innovation, particularly in view of the fact that industry has a wide range of knowledge requirements,
Amendment 7 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
-1. Whereas equality between women and men is a value, an objective and a fundamental right in the Union, and EU institutions have the duty to include gender equality in all their actions.
Amendment 8 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas women face direct and indirect discrimination in different pensions-related aspects the European Union.
Amendment 32 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is of the view that any proposal on adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems shall aim to eliminate inequalities between women and men in the European Union. It shall prohibit direct discrimination in private and public pension schemes, including the practice of basing the level of payments and contributions on life-expectancy, i.e private, public and occupational pension schemes, which are based on defined contributions, should apply unisex actuarial criteria;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the period spent by women and men on taking care of children or other dependent family members should be recognised in the calculation systems and taken into account to the period of work as well as all kind ofs periods of full time work as well as all kind of contracts including internships and atypical contracts;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States - particularly the new Member States - to review their pension systems, taking into account the higher life expectancy of womento take into account the higher life expectancy of women without by any means using it as a justification for sex-based discrimination, and the major pay differentials between men and women, which are reflected in the amount of the pensions granted, often pushing them below the poverty line, and to eliminate the gender pension gap ;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to initiate the procedure aiming at eliminating article 5 (2) of Directive 2004/113 which allows for discriminations against women on pension products;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the European Commission to undertake a full study on the impact of pension reforms on women’s lives in the EU with the following objectives in mind: (1) The individualisation of pension rights (and social security and taxation systems overall) to encourage women and men to engage in paid work, and thus earn individual economic security; (2) The development of mechanisms accommodating the employment patterns linked to society's need for the care of children and other dependant persons so that career-breaks or part-time work are considered as full-time work in the calculation of pension benefits, (3) the degree of women’s access to second and third pillar schemes, (4) the different needs of different groups of women such as migrant women and disabled women. On the basis of the above study, formulate concrete recommendations to strengthen the gender equality dimension of all pension schemes;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas women are traditionally at greater risk of poverty – especially single mothers and women aged over 65, who are often in receipt of pensions barely above the minimum subsistence level for various reasons such as having taken a break from or stopped work to take on family responsibilities, or having worked in their husband’s undertaking, particularly in the business and agriculture sectors, without remuneration and without social security affiliation; whereas most policies aim to support families with children, taking into account that up to 35% of households consist of a single person, which in the majority of cases is a woman,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas in 16 Member States the risk of extreme poverty amongst women greatly exceeds the risk of extreme poverty amongst men,
Amendment 18 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the longer the period of living in poverty with a particularly low income, the greater the risk of falling into a state of permanent economic privation and social exclusion; whereas, therefore, measures to combat poverty should not simply aim to help those who are already living in extreme economic deprivation but should also seek promptly to prevent and tackle factors which lead citizens and in particular women into extreme economic and social deprivation,
Amendment 28 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas older women are in a particularly precarious position as their right to a pension income is often derived from their marital status (spousal or survivor benefits) and they rarely have adequate pension rights of their own due to career breaks, pay gap and other factors,
Amendment 31 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas violence against women, in all its forms, is one of the most widespread human rights violations, knowing no geographical, economic, or social limits; whereas it is a severe problem in the Union, where some 20-25% of women suffer physical violence, and more than 10% sexual violence, in the course of their adult lives,
Amendment 53 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide systematic gender disaggregated data and information in national reporting and in the annual Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce new individual indicators in respect of women and poverty as a tool to monitor the impact of broader social, economic and employment policies on women and poverty;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States for specific programmes to promote the active inclusion or reintegration of women on the labour market and for specific training as life-long opportunities with a view to providing the skills and qualifications as empowerment, confidence building and capacity building needed in the light of the EU 2020 Strategy which puts an emphasis on green jobs for a new sustainable economy;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Call on the Member States to adopt the necessary measures in order to offer better opportunities for women in education, by broadening and diversifying the education opportunities, while fighting stereotypes in female/male dominated studies as well as eliminating traditional role models in school curricula;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to eliminate gender inequalities in employment as part of the EU 2020 Strategy; ;strongly encourages establishing as an objective the reduction of the gender pay gap by 1% each year, in order to achieve a target of 10% reduction by 2020, ensure full pay for women during statutory maternity leave as recommended by the Parliament report on this matter as it will contribute to eliminate gender inequalities in employment;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls in the policy makers, both at EU and national level, to build their policy responses aiming to limit the negative repercussions of the economic crisis on a gender-sensitive analysis of the labour market as well as systematic gender impact assessments and evaluations;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Points out that part-time work and low-quality employment, which affect mostly women, contribute to the increase of women amongst poor workers and it is a source of social exclusion; stresses that access to high-quality employment based on the flexicurity principle is a way to avoid and combat poverty;
Amendment 101 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets that the commitments assumed in Barcelona in 2002, targeting childcare, and fixing objectives until 2010, are far from being met; calls on the Council and the Member States to reconsider the above-mentioned objectives concerningfulfil and renew their commitments to the Barcelona targets for the provision of accessible, affordable and high quality child care facilitieand to develop new targets for the care of dependent persons;
Amendment 104 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Member States to adopt additional support measures, especially for working mothers who are members of single-parent families, either by making it easier to find forms of employment with flexible working hours so that they can meet their more extensive family commitments, or by providing affordable and quality childcare facilities;
Amendment 117 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Impact of gender based violencediscrimination on the risk of poverty
Amendment 122 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b Stresses the necessity to step up the European efforts to eradicate human trafficking and sexual exploitation through closer judicial and police cooperation; urge the Member States to take the necessary measures to eliminate customary or traditional harmful attitudes and practices, including female genital mutilation, early and forced marriages, and honour crimes;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to establish national plans to combat all forms of violence against women if one is not already in existence, ensure ongoing and systematic monitoring to measures progress, to ensure the highest standards of legislation with regard to combating male violence against women and provide adequate funding for the support and protection of victims of violence, as a way to prevent and reduce poverty;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a Calls on Member States to give greater visibility to the impact of poverty and social exclusion on women and in particular in relation to the multiple identities of women and to indicate as priorities women with disabilities, ethnic minorities, especially Roma community and children and immigrants;
Amendment 129 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b Calls on Member States to take gender-specific measures to address issues which are not only linked to income poverty, but which relate to culture, social and political participation and social networks;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights’ Issue Paper on Human rights and gender identity (2009),
Amendment 15 #
2010/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the Fundamental Rights Agency’s Report on Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (2010),
Amendment 96 #
2010/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay particular attention to vulnerable groups of women – disabled, elderly, immigrant, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or minority women being specific groups in need of measures tailored to their circumstances; calls on the Commission to broaden the scope of the European Year of Volunteering in 2011 to include promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that transgender people remain a highly marginalised and victimised group facing a high degree of stigmatisation, exclusion, and violence, as reported by the Fundamental Rights Agency; strongly encourages the European Commission and Member States to follow the Agency’s recommendations for stronger and clearer protection against discrimination on grounds of gender identity;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender equality in employment must entail the advancement of men and women, without distinction, both within the labour market generally and in terms of their promotion to management posts at all levels, in the interests of social justice and balance as well as effective economic performancefor making full use of women's skills so as to strengthen the economy in the process, and must afford women the same career development prospects as men;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas women's underrepresentation in decision-taking posts within firms can also be ascribed to inadequate access to child care facilities and gender disparities in the amount of time spent on unpaid work and daily involvement in care and domestic activities, and whereas women in particular have the greatest unpaid workload,
Amendment 16 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is therefore essential to proceed with the introduction of methods such as case studies and exchanges of good practice in this field, as well as affirmative actionuse existing methods such as the introduction of binding quotas for equal representation of women in firms' decision-taking posts and management bodies, exchanges of good practice in this field, transparency in pay bargaining and promotion processes, as well as affirmative action through public procurement, for example, in order to achieve optimal use of female human resources at all levels within companies,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas it is incumbent on policymakers, in both the EU and the Member States and companies to remove the barriers to women joining the labour market generally and management bodies in particular, and to offer women equal opportunities so that they can obtain senior posts, with a view to ensuring that all existing resources are efficiently utilised, that women’s skills and strengths are channelled to best effect and, that the best possible use is made of the Union’s human potential, and that the EU's core values are defended, given that equality is a fundamental principle,
Amendment 25 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the proactive initiatives and measures taken by the private sector to increase female representation – such as in- company human-resources development with a view to improved career support for women, or the creation of networks, beyond the bounds of the company, to encourage women’s participation and advancement as well as regular exchanges of good practice – have proved inowhere near sufficient to alter the status quo within companies, and women remain under-represented at management level,
Amendment 33 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the initiatives of Member States such as France, Spain and the Netherlands in setting thresholds, which companies have to achieve, for women’s representation on management bodies, and is following the debate about women’s representation in other Member States such as Germany and Italy; nottakes that voicing a political will is the only way of gettinge view that political decisions on binding measures adopted to help ensure meaningful representation of women in corporate management bodies are essential;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Invites the Member States and the Commission to consider introducingimplement new policies for enabling more women to become involved in managing companies, in particular by:
Amendment 54 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
a. initiating a dialogue with the management of large companies about ways of increasing female representation, over and above quotas for decision-taking posts, in firms in general and in decision- taking posts,
Amendment 57 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
b. supporting initiatives to assess male- female equality on recruitment committees and in other areas, e.g.to ensure transparency with regard to wage differentials and pay bargaining and in connection with promotion and career patterns,
Amendment 64 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
c. establishing institutions and arrangements to help parents employed in business to balance family and work commitments, and in that connection, in particular, establishing childcare facilities for children under three, which is a component of the Barcelona objectives, and care facilities for elderly persons and persons with special needs,
Amendment 77 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 80 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Warmly welcomes allny other voluntary steps by companies themselves to reach the critical threshold of 30% female membership of management bodies by 2015 and 40% by 2020;
Amendment 90 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point a
Paragraph 7 – point a
a. present, as soon as possible, comprehensive current data on female representation within all types of companies in the EU and on the compulsory and non-compulsory measures taken by the business sector as well as those recently adopted by the various Member States with a view to increasing such representation,
Amendment 93 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point b
Paragraph 7 – point b
b. following this exercisto introduce mand if the steps taken by companies and the Member States are found to be inadequate, to consider taking concrete measuresatory quotas for women in decision-taking posts at all management levels within companies with more than 250 staff, as Spain has already done, for increasing female representation in corporate management bodies, while taking account of the Member States’ responsibilities and of their economic, structural (i.e. company-size related), legal and regional specificities;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Commission to draw up a road map settingfor achieving the specific, measurable, appropriate and realistic and binding targets set, with a timetable, for the achievement of balanced representation; which it submitted in the Strategy for equality between men and women 2010-2015, and to propose a binding action plan for the introduction of quotas for women for decision-taking posts within firms;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that the new financial perspective and the policy on infrastructures should cover efficient local infrastructures such as district heating and district cooling that allow the development of integrated solutions for heating, cooling and electricity based on combined heat and power and efficient use of renewable energy sources;
Amendment 156 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Amendment 181 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that some Member States need additional Union support for infrastructure which the markets alone can not provide, including the replacement of old power plants, electrical grids and heat supply networks;
Amendment 230 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the introduction of further non-tax based market mechanismdevelopment of a free and well-functioning market for energy services to improve the energy efficiency as a way of stimulating the competitiveness of the EU economy;
Amendment 238 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to agree on a common methodology for measuring national energy efficiency and savings targets and monitoring progress on achieving these targets; stresses that binding legal targets can only be included once a common methodology is agreed;
Amendment 261 #
2010/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the Commission to present a communication on how to increase efficiency in the deployment of renewable sources of energy within the EU by striving towards a system of EU-wide common incentives for renewable sources of energy, which would allow to deploy the specific type of renewables in those parts of the EU, where they are most cost-efficient, and, thereby, lower electricity prices; believes that in the midterm, regional renewables market groups could be created;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas energy poverty is a major problem that affects an increasing number of European households and involves a combination of low household income, poor heating and insulation standards and unaffordable energy prices; whereas energy poor are likely to live in older buildings, which are poorly insulated and use older higher energy- consuming appliances; underlines that although the most sustainable, economical and long term solution to energy poverty is investment in housing to improve heating and energy efficiency of energy poor households, intervention across range of policies such as social welfare and energy prices is necessary,
Amendment 31 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the payback period for investments in energy efficiency is short and investments may create a million new jobs in rural as well as in urban areas which can to a large extent not be outsourced, in particular in the construction sector and within SMEs,
Amendment 38 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas mandatory targets have been shown in the case of other priority areas such as renewable energy and air quality to provide the drive, ownership and focus at EU and national level that are needed to ensure sufficient ambition in specific policies and dedication to their implementation,
Amendment 41 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas progress on energy saving is hampered by a lack of accountability for and commitment to delivering the 20% target,
Amendment 48 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas transport is responsible for almost 30 percent of the total European greenhouse gas emissions, a move from conventional fossil fuels cars to green technology vehicles powered by renewable energy, would contribute to substantial CO2 reduction, and create an optional energy storage, enabling the power grids to cope with the fluctuating production of renewable energy sources,
Amendment 58 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the Commission should assess the need to include new product categories, such as automatic controls and air-conditioning in residential and non-residential buildings, to the Eco- design Directive and Energy Labelling Directive,
Amendment 69 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present an evaluation of the result of the efforts made by Member States and the Commission; considers that, if the evaluation reveals unsatisfactory implementation of the strategy and the EU is therefore projected not to reach its 2020 target, the EEAP should include a commitment by the Commission to propose further EUby the end of the year an EEAP accompanied by a proper impact assessment, including measures such as binding energy efficiency targets for the Member States which are fair, measurable and take into account their relative starting positions and national circumstances; stresses that the method should be based on absolute reductions in energy consumption to ensure transparency;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the EU to adopt a binding target on energy efficiency by at least 20% by 2020, and thereby advance the transition into a sustainable and green economy;
Amendment 87 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious Energy Efficiency Action Plan which takes stock of the progress achieved withof all measures contained in the 2006 Action Plan, reinforces implementation of adopted energy efficiency measures adopted as outlined in the 2006 Action Plan, which are still under way, and includes new adequate measures to achieve the 2020 target and focusing on the full energy supply chain;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that although 3rd energy package requires the Member States to define vulnerable consumers, adopt national action plans and non- disconnection of vulnerable customers in "critical times", the package stopped short of requiring action at the European level such as common definition, data- collection, research and coordinated initiatives; calls on the Commission to address the energy poverty through monitoring enforcement of existing legislation, proposing new instruments and if necessary, legislation;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that achieving a sustainable economy by 2050 requires a comprehensive strategy for heating and cooling (industrial heat, domestic heating, cooling) that build on synergies between sectors and which can only be achieved provided a hierarchy of 3 REs is set to: reduce final demand of energy with high primary energy content, recycle energy that cannot be used in one sector (i.e. waste heat from electricity or industrial processes) in other sectors (i.e. domestic heating) and replace remaining demand of fossil fuels with renewable energy;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that a stronger focus is needed on system innovations such as smart grids, smart metering and energy storage which can facilitate energy efficiency by means of reduced congestion, fewer grid disconnections, easier integration of renewable technologies, reduced reserve generation requirements and greater and more flexible storage capacities;
Amendment 138 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a revision of the CHP Directive to promote CHP, Micro-CHP and district heating/cooling bythrough encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework, by considering priority access to the electricity grid for CHP and, by promoting use of CHP, Micro-CHP and district heating in buildings and sustainable funding for CHP, e.g. by making CHP a selection criterion for urban and rural development projects financed by the Sstructural Fundfunds or by encouraging Member States to introduce financial incentives;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to combine work on smart grids and smart metering with price incentives (differential pricing) to incentivise reductions in electricity use;
Amendment 184 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of reducing high fuel costs to poorer households by supporting deep refurbishment to drive down energy consumption and expenses;
Amendment 186 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Believes it is essential that the homes of energy poor households are improved to the highest possible energy efficiency standards and without raising the daily costs for the energy poor; Stresses that this will often require substantial investment in homes but will on the same time generate a lot of non energy benefits, e.g. by reduced mortality, improved general wellbeing, lower levels of indebtness and reducing healthcare costs by reducing indoor pollution and thermal stress;
Amendment 203 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the European Parliament and the Commissionbuildings of the European institutions and Agencies should set an example by refurbishing their buildings to nearly zero level by 2020;
Amendment 208 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that while the Energy Services Company (ESCO) market has great potential as a win-win delivery mechanism for energy savings in buildings and residential sector, additional initial support, guidance and appropriate financial incentives are needed to kickstart this market;
Amendment 223 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission and the Member States to promote the wider use ofmandate energy audits in companies and industrial buildings and to devise mechanisms for assisting SMEs, in particular, in this respect;
Amendment 231 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Asks the Commission to propose minimum energystallation requirements and/or benchmarks with regard to street lighting, green procurement and energy refurbishment to be implemented by local authorities, including the use of smarter controls and energy saving use patterns; urges in this context that it include specification of total lifetime costs for all public procurement of lighting installations by 2012;
Amendment 246 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that public authorities spend approximately 2 trillion Euros annually, equivalent to some 17% of the EU’s GDP, on goods and services; therefore energy savings and efficiency must be introduced as clear criteria in public procurement technical specifications;
Amendment 283 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 a (new)
· to promote the necessary support mechanisms and infrastructure investments to enable the widespread adaptation of new technologies which yield energy efficiency,
Amendment 289 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission in partnership with European energy regulation authorities to speed up the introduction of steep variations in electricity pricing (differential pricing) while at the same time equipping businesses and households with the smart meters and other technology necessary to be able respond to price incentives and reduce energy use;
Amendment 306 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to propose an energy efficiency standard for mobile air conditioning as part of the Integrated Approach to reducing CO2 emissions from light duty vehicles, and to promote the development of innovative devices to improve energy efficiency (e.g. spoilers for trucks) and to consider making them mandatory, if proved to be cost-effective;
Amendment 356 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Notes that while innovative technologies for energy efficiency are already available on the market, training of the workforce at the all levels need to be reinforced, particularly to ensure good quality energy audits; therefore, calls for a full exploitation and increase of the structural and cohesion funds for training purposes;
Amendment 362 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to improve and increase the use of existing EU funds such as the ERDF and EAFRD for energy efficiency measures; asks the Commission to identify the obstacles to the use of a larger share of the resources of the Structural and Cohesion Funds, as well as funds for rural development, for this purpose and to come forward with adequate actions to address these obstacles (e.g. additional EU measures to support technical assistance and awareness- raising);
Amendment 372 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Is convinced that introducing two components of taxation: one on carbon dioxide, and more stringent and comprehensive taxation on energy, particularly on electricity generation and transport fuels, would raise significant revenue to national budgets, which could be invested back into energy savings, renewable energies and for social compensatory measures; calls on the Commission in this regard to revise the Energy Taxation Directive in order to establish a new tax regime;
Amendment 375 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Notes that mandating energy companies to fulfil energy saving obligations could provide additional sources of financing for energy efficiency measures, such as wire charges applied to TSOs or DSOs, funds provided by suppliers as a means of fulfilling their obligation, or fines paid for non- fulfilment of requirements;
Amendment 393 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission to consider proposing effective measures, such as well devised white certificate schemes and energy labelling of power stations to push energy companies to invest in energy efficiency;
Amendment 398 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Calls on the Commission to promote EU measures to raise the level of public understanding as well as the level of competencies of all professional actors in energy efficiency implementation at all stages (assessment of existing energy performance, design and implementation of energy efficiency solutions, energy efficient operation and maintenance);
Amendment 418 #
2010/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Endorses the call by the G20 group of countries in its Toronto Summit Declaration of 27 June 2010 for fossil fuel subsidies to be phased out over the medium term, and points out that doing so would liberate billions of Euros which could be redirected to supporting energy efficiency measures, thus contributing far better to the EU's strategic energy objectives of sustainability, competitiveness and security of supply;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas maintaining global leadership of European industry is only possible through new technologies/processes/solutions, R&D,research, training and development; whereas there is also a need for a sophisticated supply- chain, better efficiency, strong human resources, e.g. through the active involvement of employees in innovation and development, focus on innovative sources of good logistics and infrastructure, as cost-cutting is not the way forward for industry in Europe,
Amendment 32 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is possible to achieve industrial progress through smart, long- term, balanced regulation and market stimulation, and global trends towards clean and sustainable forms of production, distribution, and whereas consumption could be smartly exploited to the benefit of European industry, its competitiveness and global leadership, it being crucial in that context to exploit the export potential arising in the newly industrialised countries,
Amendment 143 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new)
· must focus on the role that production plays in the innovation phase; if all industrial production is relocated to other parts of the world, knowledge production will lose its base in Europe and also relocate because ideas produced on the drawing board cannot be tested immediately in practice;
Amendment 153 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for research expenditure for the upcoming programming period from 2013 (RDP 8) to be significantly increased (EU target for public funding: 1% of GDP); Notes that, alongside a strongly process- oriented research and focus on research into innovative processes, management, organisation and employee involvement in innovation, research in basic cross-sectoral technologies is needed and, in addition, that procedures must be simplified;
Amendment 241 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
- ensuring adequate provision of raw materials through fair trade agreements and strategic partnership, strategic partnerships, and through the conclusion of economic partnership agreements with developing countries,
Amendment 265 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is convinced that industry needs an energy policy focused on the long term which guarantees appropriate energy prices and security of supply, exploiting the great potential of energy efficiency in European industry, allows manufacturing to take place without the release of gases damaging to the climate, and prevents carbon leakage; points out that the internal energy market is an asset when it comes to switching to low-carbonsustainable production and supply, and that the network infrastructure (including heating networks) must therefore be renewed and extended, and smart grids promoted; furthermore, a long-term energy policy should include the interaction between industries and the local heat market and possible use of low grade industrial heat in the residential and service sectors that will strengthen security of supply and increase resource efficiency;
Amendment 290 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Amendment 305 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
- Upskilling the existing workforce with particular focus on the low-skilled and employees with outdated training. The aim of upskilling is to boost firms' competitiveness and employees' job prospects; it is essential that upskilling does not simply take place in the light of the individual firm's assessment of its skill requirements; employees must also be guaranteed continuous maintenance and development of skills which enhance their job prospects in other firms/sectors; there should be systematic planning for the training of all employees,
Amendment 411 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Opposes specific national State aid schemes that create unequal terms of competition and place Member States that abide by the rules at a disadvantage in international competition;
Amendment 421 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for future trade agreements to be drawn up in such a way that they form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition in the developed and developing worlds; the principle of sustainable development must be comprehensively applied, and social and environmental standards incorporated in free trade agreements; calls for CSR and chain liability to be imposed on European investors in trade agreements as a guarantee against social dumping; steps must be taken to ensure that European industries are not endangered by unfair practices, as is currently happening in the solar energy industry; it should also be a basis of EU trade agreements that countries respect the fundamental rights of workers, as defined in the core ILO conventions;
Amendment 434 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that employees’ ideas and skills must be used in the restructuring of industry,-driven innovation is a key tool for creating growth in European industry; points out that employee-driven innovation means employees are systematically involved in the innovation process; that there is a vast untapped potential in the industrial sector for employee-driven innovation in achieving the EU’s objective to be the world’s leading region in the field of innovation; that the involvement of employees in the innovation process also results in higher productivity and greater job satisfaction, has a positive effect on the company’s bottom line and produces better results in the development of new products and processes; and therefore calls for the widest possible consultation, which should go beyond the minimum requirements (e.g. Directives 2002/14/EC and 2009/38/EC);
Amendment 460 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
Paragraph 26 – indent 3
• a particular focus on the key European industries – e.g. the automotive industry, renewable energies, aviation, chemicals, foodthat face major societal challenges but where there is also business potential – e.g. renewable energies, sustainable transport and the creative industries,
Amendment 481 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that European industry, which profits from these political efforts and the favourable framework conditions, should assume more responsibility for sustainable growth and employment in Europe; believes that industry should enter into clear voluntary commitments to invest in Europe, sustain its own research efforts, contribute to a new culture of qualifications offering good opportunities for high quality training and further training, develop even more innovative, sustainable products and processes, and enter wherever possible into strategic partnerships in Europe;
Amendment 485 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – introductory part
Paragraph 28 – introductory part
28. Stresses that regional structures make a major contribution to strengthening industry in Europe; considers that competitive clusters and innovation networks (businesses, universities and, research centres, technology services, training institutes, etc.) and linkages among businesses themselves and with other players (value-added chains, synergies) are essential to investment decisions; for this reason:
Amendment 23 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU and the Member States to include the health status of women as gender mainstreaming in their health policies and, their programmes and research from their development and design to impact assessment and budgeting;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges that EU and Member States introduce and use gender budgeting in public health policies at all levels;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the EU and the Member States to collectmake mandatory the collection of comparable sex- disaggregated, analysze and make effective use of data in order regularly to assess existing health policies and programmes specifically targeted at women;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to promote health research focused on women's health and women's health needs, the development of illnesses, the prevention, and to support multidisciplinary research into the socio- economic determinants of health across the lifespan of women; urges that resources and a stronger focus would be granted to the issues of gender equality and women’s needs including gender as criterion for funding in all EU research;
Amendment 71 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the EU and the Member States must take measures to ensure that access to healthcare services should be open to women regardless of their financial, social, linguistic, geographical or cultural and legal status (for example women migrants or refugees);
Amendment 81 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the EU and the Member States must take account of women'sensure women’s sexual and reproductive health and maternal mortality in their policies and provide the opportunity of safe abortion within and beyond the European Union.
Amendment 86 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges that EU and the Member States to ensure a stronger focus on women’s human rights notably in preventing, banning and prosecuting forced sterilisation of women, in particularly in cases of women with disabilities or Roma and as well genital mutilation;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the EU and the Member States to take the necessary measures in order to eliminate discrimination against women in relation to access to Assisted Reproductive Technologies based on marital status, age and sexual orientation as well as ethnic and cultural origins;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the EU and the Member States to recognise male violence against women as a public health issue, whatever form it takes;
Amendment 90 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Considers that the EU and the Member States must support civil society and women’s organisations that promote women’s human rights, including women’s sexual and reproductive rights, healthy lifestyle and work to ensure that women have a voice in European and national health policy issues;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the individualisation and increasing flexibility of the labour market – resulting in a reduction in collective bargaining – puts employees, and in particular women, who often have to balance family obligations, in a more vulnerable position which can leads to precarious jobs, since it makes it easier for employers to lower employment conditions,
Amendment 2 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out the gendered nature of precarious employment and recalls the shift in the labour market from standard to non- standard, often precarious types of employment; types of employment, making it necessary to prevent non-standard types of employment becoming precarious work; in order to combat these problems, the Member States and social partners must be asked to align to a large extent their legislative and contractual rules on standard work and atypical work, so as to prevent the most convenient and least expensive forms of work from taking precedence, taking into account however the risks of a possible increase in undeclared work;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses disappointment that the EU employment law package and the aforementioned directives on fixed-term, part-time and temporary agency work do not adequately address the precarious nature of employment; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to take further specific legislative measures, such as introducing binding minimum social standards for employees and granting all employees equal access to social services and benefits, including maternity leave, health care and retirement pensions, as well as to education and training, regardless of their employment conditions; calls on Member States, in addition, to implement legislation ensuring reasonable limitation of working hours, rest and leisure for workers;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need for unionisation ofproviding the women in precarious jobs, since with the option for unionised protection of entitlements such as decent pay, maternity leave, fair and regular working hours and a non- discriminating working environment is, which are crucial for these women; calls on the Member States to penalise the imposition of obstacles to trade union participation in general; calls on the Social Partner to improve gender parity in their bodies at all levels;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to break down professional and sectoral segregation on the labour market segregation through awareness- raising and education from an early age, for instance by promoting jobs associated with female skills to men, and vice versa, by motivating girl students towards sciences, and by combating the perception of women as second-earners, with the involvement of the European Institute for Gender Equality;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to exchange best practices and make full use of the co- financing opportunities offered by the Structural Funds, in particular the European Social Fund, to ensure broader access to affordable, quality childcare and elderly care facilities in order to transform domestic care jobs into decent, long-term public-sector jobs and to avoid women being forced into involuntary part-time employmentso that women are not forced to undertake these duties on an informal basis; stresses, in addition, the need to ensure that precarious domestic care jobs are transformed, wherever possible, into decent, long-term jobs;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose a new European agreement on the rules onregarding au pairs, which lowerings the age limit from 30 so that adult breadwinners in their late 20s cannot be placed as au pairs, and which emphasisinges that au pairs are young people on cultural exchanges who will help out with day-to-day family duties, which must not exceed five hours per daytheir role is to help out with day-to-day family duties and to take part in family activities, which must not exceed 30 hours per week, and that the aim is to develop the au pair's cultural understanding and language skills;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines that only by raising the female participation in the European labour market can we fully utilize the growth potential and job potential in the new economy, since narrowing the gap between male and female employment rates has accounted for half of the increase in Europe's overall employment rate and a quarter of annual economic growth since 1995;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, in the context of technical training and apprenticeships, greater account should be taken of women’s needs, including schedules and locations suited to their family roles and training appropriate to their skill level; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure affordable, flexible, high-quality childcare options;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need to increase women’s participation in trade unions in non- traditional employment sectors, since it is crucial to protect women’s rights ifthe protection of women's rights, such as the right to equal pay, maternity leave, fair working hours and a non-discriminating work environment, is decisive if the jobs in the new economy are to be socially sustainable;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to obligate public and private companies to develop plans to promote gender equality as well as a reporting system on the progresses achieved;
Amendment 50 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Communityon the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 3194 and 3192 thereof,
Amendment 60 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Radioactive waste, spent fuel and their storage and disposal involve major risks, as became painfully clear in Fukushima where severe accidents occurred in storage and disposal facilities; safety measures regarding radioactive waste and spent fuel should be tightened.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) While it is up to the Member States to define their energy mix, aAll Member States generate radioactive waste, whether or not they have nuclear reactors. Radioactive waste arises mainly from activities of the nuclear fuel cycle, such as the operation of nuclear power plants and the reprocessing of spent fuel, but also from other activities, such as applications of radioactive isotopes in medicine, research and industry.
Amendment 76 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The operation of nuclear reactors also generates spent fuel. Each Member State may define its fuel cycle policy considering spent fuel as a valuable resource that mayto be reprocessed, or deciding to dispose of it as wasteto be disposed. Whatever option is chosen, the final storage or disposal of high level waste, separated at reprocessing, or of spent fuel regarded as waste should be considered.
Amendment 79 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Spent fuels stored in pools represent an additional potential source of radioactivity in the environment, in particular if the cooling ponds are not covered anymore, as recently shown in Fukushima.
Amendment 101 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Although each Member State is responsible for its own policy on spent fuel and radioactive waste management, that policy should not only respect the relevant fundamental safety principles set by the IAEA43 but also impose the highest safety standards that reflect state of the art practices on the regulatory and operational level and Best Available Technology (BAT). It is an ethical obligation of each Member State to avoid any undue burden on future generations in respect of the historical and existing spent fuel and radioactive waste, as well as those expected from decommissioning of existing nuclear installations. Member States should therefore establish a decommissioning policy that guarantees that facilities are dismantled in the safest manner as early as possible after their closure.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Workers along the whole chain of spent fuel and radioactive waste management need to be protected and covered, regardless of their activity or status; the long term effects on the health and safety of workers need to be considered in any management instrument for spent fuel and radioactive waste.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34 b (new)
Recital 34 b (new)
(34b) When implementing this Directive, special attention must be given to workers at risk; non-compliance with health and safety legislation must be followed by immediate and severe sanctions.
Amendment 119 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The safety case and the graded approach should provide a basis for decisions related to the development, operation and closure of a storage, including spent fuels in pools, and disposal facility and should allow the identification of areas of uncertainty on which attention needs to be focused to further improve the understanding of those aspects influencing the safety of the storage or disposal system, including natural (geological) and engineered barriers, and its expected development over the time. The safety case should include the findings of the safety assessment and information on the robustness and reliability of the safety assessment and the assumptions made therein. The safety case for low-level waste and short-lived intermediate-level waste has to be made for at least 500 years and for high-level waste or spent nuclear fuel for at least 100 000 years. It should therefore provide the collection of arguments and evidence in support of the safety of a facility or activity related to the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste.
Amendment 131 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(2) It ensures that Member States provide for appropriate national arrangements for athe highest level of safety in spent fuel and radioactive waste management to protect workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation.
Amendment 143 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(2) Waste from extractive industries which may be radioactive and falls within the scope of Directive 2006/21/EC shall notalso be subject to this Directive.
Amendment 216 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The competent regulatory authority will have the powers and resources to regularly carry out nuclear safety assessments, investigations and controls, and where necessary enforcement actions in the facilities even during decommissioning. The health and safety of workers, including any sub- contractors, as well as staff levels and training are to form part of these assessments.
Amendment 243 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the national framework guarantees that adequatesufficient financial resources are available when needed for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, taking due account ofto cover all expenses related to decommissioning and the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, in accordance with the polluter-pays principle, i.e. the responsibility of radioactive waste producers.
Amendment 245 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the national framework guarantees that adequate financial resources are available when needed for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, taking due account ofhereby fully respecting the responsibility of radioactive waste producers and the "polluter pays" principle.
Amendment 274 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 2
Article 14 – point 2
(2) concepts, plans and technical solutions from generation to disposalstorage or disposal. High priority shall be placed on historic radioactive wastes and spent fuel in intermediate storage pools;
Amendment 50 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The social purpose of the transition period preceding the closure of undertakings is to guarantee Member States enough time to address fundamental challenges to the social fabric resulting from closures such as unemployment, poverty, re-skilling of workers and the creation of new jobs.
Amendment 81 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31 OctoDecember 2014 ;
Amendment 104 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As closure aid is granted in the context of an irrevocable closure of uncompetitive coal mines, it cannot be granted with the objective of rendering the concerned mines competitive at a later stage.
Amendment 59 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Directive adopts an integrated and holistic approach, together with a multifaceted approach, to the fight against trafficking in human beings. More rigorous prevention, prosecution and protection of victims' rights, are major objectives of this Directive. Women constitute the vast majority of victims of trafficking, and especially of trafficking for sexual exploitation. Children are more vulnerable and therefore at greater risk of falling victim to trafficking in human beings. In the application of the provisions of this Directive the child's best interests must be a primary consideration, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This Directive also adopts contextual understandings of the different forms of trafficking and aims at ensuring that each form is tackled with the most efficient measures. This includes a strong gender perspective in all provisions of the Directive, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the CEDAW convention.
Amendment 61 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The 1949 UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, the 2000 United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings are crucial steps in the process of enhancing international cooperation against trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 65 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to tackle recent developments in the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings, this Directive adopts a broader concept of what should be considered trafficking in human beings than under Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA and therefore includes additional forms of exploitation. Within the context of this Directive, forced begging should be understood as a form of forced labour or service as defined in the ILO Convention No. 29 concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour of 29 June 1930. Therefore, exploitation of begging falls within the scope of the definition of trafficking in human beings only when all the elements of forced labour or services occur. In the light of the relevant case-law, the validity of the eventual consent to perform such a service should be evaluated case by case. However, when a child is concerned, and in all cases of sexual exploitation, the eventual consent should never be considered valid. The term “exploitation of criminal activities” should be understood as exploitation of a person to commit, inter alia, pick-pocketing, shop-lifting and other similar activities which are subject to penalties and imply financial gain. The definition also covers trafficking in human beings for the purpose of the removal of organs, which can be linked with organ trafficking and constitutes a serious violation of human dignity and physical integrity.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The levels of penalties in this Directive reflect the growing concern among Member States about increased trafficking in human beings. Considering the gravity of the crime, this Directive aims to ensure further harmonisation and a higher level of penalties in the EU. When the offence is committed in certain circumstances, for example against a particularly vulnerable victim, the penalty should be more severe. In the context of this Directive, particularly vulnerable persons should include at least all children, and adults who were particularly vulnerable on grounds of sex, pregnancy, health conditions or disability, and immigration status at the time when the crime was committed. When the offence is particularly grave, for example when the life of the victim has been endangered or the offence has involved serious violence, including male violence against women, or has caused particularly serious harm to the victim, this should be reflected in a particularly severe penalty. When, under this Directive, a reference is made to surrender, such reference should be interpreted in accordance with Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States.
Amendment 81 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Victims of trafficking in human beings need to be able to exercise their rights effectively. Therefore assistance and support should be available to victims before, during and for an appropriate time after criminal proceedings. In order for the assistance and support to be effective, it is necessary that it is provided on an informed and consensual basis, guaranteeing that the victim agrees to for example actions to detect illnesses or other essential support measures. The assistance and support provided should include at least a minimum set of measures that are necessary to enable the victim to recover and escape from their traffickers. The practical implementation of such measures should, on the basis of an individual assessment carried out in accordance with national procedures, take into account the conditions and needs of the person concerned, included her immigration status. A person should be provided with assistance and support as soon as there is an indication that he or she might have been trafficked and irrespective of his/her willingness to act as a witness. Assistance should be provided unconditionally at least until the competent authorities have taken a final decision with regard to the reflection period and the residence permit, or otherwise acknowledge that the person is a victim of trafficking in human beings. If, after the completion of the identification process or expiry of the reflection period, the person is not considered eligible for a residence permit or does not otherwise have lawful residence in the country, the Member State concerned is not obliged to continue providing assistance and support to that person on the basis of this Directive. Where necessary, assistance and support should continue for an appropriate period after the criminal proceedings, for example if medical treatment is ongoing due to severe physical or psychological consequences of the crime, or if the victim's safety is at risk due to his/her statements in criminal proceedings.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Victims of trafficking who have already suffered the abuse and degrading treatment trafficking commonly entails, such as sexual exploitation, rape, slavery- like practices and the removal of organs, should be protected from secondary victimisation and further trauma during the criminal proceedings. To this end victims of trafficking should during criminal investigations and proceedings receive treatment that is appropriate to their individual needs. The individual needs assessment should take into consideration circumstances such as sex, age, pregnancy, health, disability, immigration status and other personal conditions, as well as the physical and psychological consequences of the criminal activity to which the victim has been subjected. Whether and how the treatment is applied is to be decided in accordance with grounds defined by national legislation, rules of judicial discretion, practice and guidance, on a case by case basis.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Directive 2009/52/EC of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards of sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals provides for penalties for employers of illegally staying third-country nationals who, while not having been charged with or convicted of trafficking in human beings, use work or services exacted from a person with the knowledge that he/she is a victim of such trafficking. In addition to that, Member States should take into consideration the possibility of imposing sanctions on the users of any service exacted from a victim, with the knowledge that he/she has been trafficked, and should impose sanctions on the prostitute-users. This further criminalisation could include employers of legally staying third-country nationals and EU nationals, as well as buyers of sexual services from any trafficked person, irrespective of their nationality.
Amendment 113 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and notably equality between women and men, human dignity, prohibition of slavery, forced labour and trafficking in human beings, prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the rights of the child, the right to liberty and security, freedom of expression and information, protection of personal data, the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial and the principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties. In particular, this Directive seeks to ensure full respect for these rights and principles and has to be implemented accordingly.
Amendment 122 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. The consent of a victim of trafficking in human beings to the exploitation, intended or actual, shall be always irrelevant where any of the means set forth in paragraph 1 has been used.
Amendment 127 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the offence was committed against a victim who was particularly vulnerable, which, in the context of this Directive, shall include at least child victims, and adults who were particularly vulnerable on grounds of sex, pregnancy, health conditions or disability, immigration status;
Amendment 131 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the offence was committed by use of serious violence, including male violence against women, or has caused particularly serious harm to the victim.
Amendment 142 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Article 7
Member States shall, in accordance with the basic principles of its legal system, provide for the possibility of not prosecutinge or imposinge penalties on victims of trafficking in human beings for their involvement in criminal activities they have been compelled to commit as a direct consequence of being subjected to any of the acts referred to in Article 2.
Amendment 143 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that investigation into or prosecution of offences referred to in Articles 2 and 3 is not dependent on reporting or accusation by a victim and that criminal proceedings may continue even if the victim has withdrawn his or her statement. In this case, proper assistance and protection measures should be initiated and/or further ensured.
Amendment 147 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that persons, units or services responsible for investigating or prosecuting offences referred to in Articles 2 and 3 are trained accordinglprovided training in human rights, women’s rights and gender equality.
Amendment 158 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to establish appropriate mechanisms aimed at early identification, assistance and support for victims, in cooperation with relevant support organisations. Member States shall work closely with civil society organisations, including those providing services to victims of trafficking, male violence against women and different forms of exploitation, including sexual exploitation.
Amendment 167 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Assistance and support measures referred to in paragraph 2 shall be provided on a consensual and informed basis, and shall include at least standard of living capable of ensuring victims' subsistence through measures such as appropriate and safe accommodation and material assistance as well as necessary medical treatment including psychological assistance, counselling and information in a language and format they can understand, translation and interpretation services where appropriate, and access to education for children. Member States shall attend to victims with special needs.
Amendment 171 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that victims of trafficking in human beings have access to free legal counselling and to legal representation, including for the purpose of claiming compensation and asserting withheld wages. Legal representation shall be free of charge when the victim does not have sufficient financial resources. This paragraph will be without prejudice to the application of Article 14(2) when the victim is a child.
Amendment 177 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that victims of trafficking in human beings receive appropriate protection on the basis of an individual risk assessment, inter alia by having access to witness protection programmes or other similar measures, if appropriate and in accordance with the grounds defined by national legislation or procedures. Individual risk assessment should take into account the situation of the victim which might make her particularly vulnerable, including on the grounds of sex, pregnancy, health conditions or disability, immigration status.
Amendment 178 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Child victims of trafficking in human beings shall be provided with assistance, support and protection, taking into account the best interests of the child. Member States shall work closely with civil society organisations, including those providing services to victims of trafficking, male violence against women and different forms of exploitation, including sexual exploitation.
Amendment 191 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) interviews with the child victim are carried out, where necessary, by or through professionals trained for this purpose, including training on human rights, women’s rights and gender equality;
Amendment 195 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to discourage and end the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation related to trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 199 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take appropriate actions such as information and awareness raising campaigns, research and education programmes, where appropriate in cooperation with civil society organisations, aimed at raising awareness and reducing the risk of people, especially children and women, becoming victims of trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 204 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall promote regular training on human rights, women’s rights and gender equality for officials likely to come into contact with victims and potential victims, including front-line police officers, border guards, labour inspectors, health care personnel and consular staff, aimed at enabling them to identify and deal with victims and potential victims of trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 210 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall consider takingtake measures to establish as a criminal offence the use of services which are the objects of exploitation as referred to in Article 2 with the knowledge that the person is a victim of an offence referred to in Article 2. On the specific form of sexual exploitation, Member States shall take measures to establish as a criminal offence the use of services which are the objects of exploitation irrespective of the knowledge that the person is a victim of trafficking.
Amendment 222 #
2010/0065(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to establish National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms. The tasks of such mechanisms shall include the carrying out of assessments on trafficking in human beings trends, the measuring of results of anti-trafficking actions and reporting to the relevant national and EU authorities. National Rapporteurs should be politically and party-independent and should have sufficient financial resources.
Amendment 61 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Engaging in sexual activities with a child who has not reached the age of sexual consent under national law shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least fiveeight years.
Amendment 73 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Under special circumstances a maximum penalty of at least 8 years. Especially if the child is exposed to danger, extreme violence is used which is causing the child serious harm, or where there are performances of more systematic or organized nature.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. Engaging in sexual activities with a child, where recourse is made to child prostitution shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least fiveeight years.
Amendment 83 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. In order to avoid the risk of repetition of offences, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a natural person who has been convicted of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 may beis temporarily or permanently prevented from exercising activities involving regular contacts with children.
Amendment 85 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States should ensure that a positive obligation is placed on state and private organisations exercising activities involving regular contact with children to actively check the criminal records of new employees, and that organisations, including schools, providing services for children have strong and active child protection policies in place.
Amendment 92 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall encourage state and private organisations exercising activities involving regular contact with children to carry out routine staff training, so that individuals are better able to detect where a child is being abused and are aware to whom this information should be reported.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States shall take steps to ensure that victims have access to confidential child-friendly reporting and referral mechanisms, such as telephone or internet helplines, and that these are run by professionals trained in dealing with abuse.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 99 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States should acknowledge child victims as active agents in the fight against sexual abuse and exploitation, ensure that their views are listened to, and take steps to help children develop the life skills necessary for recognising and avoiding situations where they may be vulnerable to abuse.
Amendment 104 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Without prejudice to the rights of the defence, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that in criminal investigationproceedings of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7:
Amendment 105 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) interviews with the child victim take place, where necessary, in premises designed or adapted for this purpose, and where the child feels safe;
Amendment 108 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the child victim mayshould be accompanied by his or her appointed guardian, legal representative or, where appropriate, an adult of his or her choice, unless a reasoned decision has been made to the contrary in respect of that person.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure, in criminal court proceedings relating to any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7, that it mayust be ordered that:
Amendment 112 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such intervention programmes or measures shall be adapted to meet the specific developmental needs for children who sexually offend against other children, including those who are below the age of criminal responsibility. Member States should ensure that such children are offered a suitable response, which includes an assessment of their individual needs and appropriate treatment to address their offending behaviour.
Amendment 79 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that every EU household should have access to broadband Internet at a competitive price by 2013; believes that this result could be reached using a combination of different technologies to provide cost-effective and environmentally friendly broadband connectivity in a given area based on constant, high quality performance; urges the Commission therefore to carry out a review of the universal service obligations and calls on Member States to impart new impetus to the European high-speed broadband strategy, notably by updating national targets for broadband and high- speed coverage;
Amendment 83 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 122 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, as Internet access rates are increasing, 50% of EU households should be connected to high-speed networks by 2015 enabling a reliable and improved end-user experience in line with consumer expectations and needs;
Amendment 157 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that one aim of the new electronic communications regulatory framework is progressively to reduce ex ante sector-specific rules as competition in the markets develops and, ultimately, for electronic communications to be governed by competition law only;
Amendment 171 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that all primary and secondary schools must have reliable, quality Internet connections by 2013 and high- speed Internet connections by 2015;
Amendment 172 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Proposes that action plans be implemented to ensure that ICT is integrated into teaching and is used by teachers as a natural tool in learning processes;
Amendment 173 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of broadband for European citizens’ health enabling the use of efficient health information technologies, enhancing the quality of care, extending the geographic reach of healthcare to rural insular, mountainous and sparsely populated areas, facilitating in-home care especially for seniors and people with disabilities and reducing unnecessary treatments and costly patient transfers;
Amendment 253 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that Broadband can help protect European citizens by facilitating and promoting public safety information, procedures, disaster response and recovery;
Amendment 298 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises that the great potential of the digital agenda is not only linked to the challenges ahead concerning the ICT sector, but is much broader and directly linked to EU targets for achieving a high- productivity knowledge economy, boosting the European economy's competitiveness through innovating industries, promoting social and territorial cohesion and universal access to public services, enhancing job creation within the European labour market and therefore promoting altogether a new sustainable EU growth model;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. As social services of general interest are generally driven by the principle of solidarity and are highly dependent on public financing, urges the Member States, so asUrges the Member States to continue with the same level of financing for social services as during the period of fast economic growth, and to ensure equality of access to these services independent of wealthgender, income or gender, to continue with the same level of financial contributions as during the fast- economic-growth periodemployment conditions; considers that social services are fundamental in ensuring gender equality as, along with health services and childcare facilities, they are one of the mainstays of efforts to increase female employment rates and equality in general;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that it is essential to promote stronger user-orientation and user- empowerment as well as to enhance access to social rights, particularly for disadvantaged groups, includinge importance of social services taking the needs of women, and especially single mothers and elderly women, into a ccountext where the need for services is becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, since these groups are especially vulnerable to, and run a greater risk of, poverty;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Requests that the Commission ensure that the assessment of proposed EU actions from a gender-equality perspectivevities becomes a regular and transparent process with discernible results, and that specific gender budgeting is built into all EU and national programmes and policiesakes due account of gender equality;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to ensure availability of accessible, affordable, high- quality, diversifhigh-quality childcare facilities as described in the Barcelona objectives and care facilitieds forms of childcare provision as an essential step towards elderly and dependent persons, as such facilities are essential for equal opportunities in employment for women and men, sinceand childcare services not only facilitate participation by women in the labour market but also offer job opportunities mainly for women;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that specific gender budgeting is built into all programmes and policies implemented in the EU or the Member States;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 62 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes CO2 emissions performance requirements for new light commercial vehicles. This Regulation sets the average CO2 emissions for new light commercial vehicles at 17560 g CO2/km, by means of improvements in vehicle technology, as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures, and innovative technologies.
Amendment 74 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. From 2020, this Regulation sets a target of 1350 g CO2/km for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles registered in the Community.
Amendment 196 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– subject to confirmation of its feasibility on the basis of updated impact assessment results, the modalities for reaching, by the year 2020, a long-term target of 1350 g CO2/km in a cost-effective manner; and
Amendment 147 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) “heating system” means the system of heat source(s), heat distribution and heat emission which is necessary to provide space heating and preparation of hot tap water (domestic hot water) in buildings, including all automatic controls ensuring comfort and energy savings;
Amendment 153 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
(4) "primary energy": means energy from renewable and non-renewable energysources which has not undergone any conversion or transformation process;
Amendment 155 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) "energy from renewable sources" means energy from renewable non-fossil sources: wind, solar, geothermal, aerothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases;
Amendment 181 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11 a (new)
Article 2 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) “heat recovery ventilation” means a centralised or decentralised continuous airflow system using heat exchangers to transfer energy from extracted air to intracted air;
Amendment 183 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 14
Article 2 – point 14
(14) "heat pump" means a device or installation thatcentral unit with an electrically operated refrigeration system which provides space heating and preparation of domestic hot water in buildings by extractsing heat at low temperature from air, water or earth and supplies the heat to the building.external media, such as, air, water or earth;
Amendment 189 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 14 a (new)
Article 2 – point 14 a (new)
(14a) 'residential energy poverty' means the situation where a household cannot afford to pay for an adequate level, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, of space heating and cooling, hot tap water ,and electricity for lighting and appliances, or spends more than 10% of its household income on such utility bills.
Amendment 271 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 - introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 - introductory part
For new buildings Member States shall ensure that, before construction starts, the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of the following alternative systems is considered and taken into account, including, but not limited to:
Amendment 276 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) decentralised energy supply systems based on energy from renewable energysources;
Amendment 286 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
da) heat recovery ventilation.
Amendment 298 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that, from 1 January 2015, in planning for any major renovation, the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of the following alternative systems are considered and taken into account: (a) decentralised energy supply systems based on energy from renewable sources; (b) cogeneration; (c) district or block heating or cooling, if available; (d) heat pumps; (e) heat recovery ventilation.
Amendment 299 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Member States shall in particular provide the necessary means to ensure, for existing buildings occupied by residents subject to residential energy poverty, the fulfilment of the minimum energy performance requirements under Article 4.
Amendment 300 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Adequate heating and cooling from renewable energy sources may be used to upgrade a building to meet the minimum energy performance requirements if the minimum requirements cannot be met in a technically, functionally and economically feasible manner by other means laid down under paragraph 1.
Amendment 316 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The minimum energy performance requirements set in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be consistent with the legislation applicable to the product(s) which compose the system and be based on proper installation of the product(s) and appropriate adjustment and control of the technical building system. In particular, those requirements shall ensure that a proper single room control and hydraulic balance of hydraulic wet heating systems is achieved and that the appropriate size and type of the product(s) have been used for the installation having regard to the intended use of the technical building system.
Amendment 356 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Amendment 411 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In laying down the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall, as far as is economically and technically feasible, ensure that inspections are carried out in accordance with inspections of leakages as laid down in CE 842/2006.
Amendment 413 #
2008/0223(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Amendment 124 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In particular, increased use of biofuelrenewable energies for transport is one of the most effective tools by which the Community can reduce its dependence on imported oil – where the security of supply problem is most acute - and influence the fuel market for transport.
Amendment 134 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Brussels European Council of March 2007 reaffirmed the Community's commitment to the Community-wide development of renewable energies beyond 2010. It endorsed a mandatory target of a 20% share of renewable energies in overall Community energy consumption by 2020 and a mandatory 10% minimum target to be achieved by all Member States for the share of biofuels in transport petrol and diesel consumptionrenewable energy in transport by 2020, to be introduced in a cost-effective way. It stated that the binding character of the biofuel target is appropriate subject to production being sustainable, second- generation biofuels becoming commercially available and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC being amended to allow for adequate levels of blending.
Amendment 142 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The main purpose of binding targets is to provide certainty for investors. Deferring a decision about whether a target is binding until a future event takes place is thus not appropriate. In a statement to the minutes of the Council of 15 February 2007, the Commission therefore stated that it did not consider that the binding nature of the target should be deferred until second generation biofuels became commercially available, however in this context, more support should be given to stimulating the development of biofuels, which which have greater greenhouse gas emission savings.
Amendment 146 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Parliament, in its Resolution of 25 September 2007 on the Roadmap for Renewable Energy in Europe1, has called on the Commission to present by the end of 2007 a proposal for a renewable energy legislative framework, referring to the importance of setting binding targets for the shares of energy from renewable sources at Community and Member State levelin electricity, transport and heating and cooling as well as binding targets at Community and Member State level. __________________________ 1 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2007)0406.
Amendment 161 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) By contrast, it is appropriate for the 10% target for renewable energy in transport to be set at the same level for each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. Because transport fuels are traded easily, Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources will easily be able to obtain renewable transport fuels from elsewhere. While it would technically be possible for the Community to meet its biofuel targetarget for renewable energy in transport solely from domestic production, it is both likely and desirable that the target will in fact be met through a combination of domestic production and imports. To this end, the Commission should monitor the supply of the Community market for biofuels, and should, as appropriate, propose relevant measures to achieve a balanced approach between domestic production and imports, taking into account the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations as well as environmental, cost, energy security, greenhouse gas savings and other considerations.
Amendment 163 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To ensure that the mandatory overall targets are achieved, Member States should work towards a an indicative trajectorymandatory minimum interim targets tracing a path towards the achievement of their final mandatory targets, and. They should establish a national action plrenewable energy action plan including information on joint target agreements, reference statistics, mandatory national final and including sectoralterim targets as well as sectoral targets. In addition, they should set out their measures to achieve these targets, while having in mind that there are different uses of biomass and therefore it is essential to mobilise new biomass resources. Assessments concerning the expected contribution of each renewable energy technology and a strategic environmental assessment should be included.
Amendment 174 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) To permit the benefits of technological advance and economies of scale to be reaped, the indicative trajectorymandatory minimum interim targets should take into account the possibility of a more rapid growth in the use of energy from renewable sources in later years. In this way, special attention can be given to sectors that disproportionately suffer from the absence of technological advance and economies of scale and therefore remain under-developed, but which in future could significantly contribute to reaching the targets for 2020.
Amendment 190 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In calculating the contribution of hydropower and wind power, the effects of climatic variation should be smoothed through the use of a normalisation rule.
Amendment 231 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The lack of transparent rules and coordination between the different authorisation bodies has been shown to hinder the deployment of renewable energy. Therefore the specific structure of the renewable energy sector should be taken into account when national, regional and local authorities review their administrative procedures for giving permission to construct and operate plants producing electricity, heating and cooling or transport fuels from renewable energy sources. A single administrative body responsible for all necessary authorisations should be established. Administrative approval procedures should be streamlined with clear deadlines for installations using energy from renewable sources. Planning rules and guidelines should be adapted to take into consideration cost effective and environmentally beneficial renewable heating and cooling and electricity equipment.
Amendment 259 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Biofuel production should be environmentally sustainable. Biofuels used for compliance with the targets laid down in this Directive, and those that benefit from national support systems, should therefore be required to fulfil criteria for environmental and social sustainability.
Amendment 301 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to permit the achievement of a 10% share of biofuelsenergy from renewable sources in transport by 2020, it is necessary to ensure the placing on the market of higher blends of biodiesel in diesel than those envisaged by standard EN590/2004.
Amendment 306 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50 a (new)
Recital 50 a (new)
(50a) Member States operate different mechanisms of support for energy from renewable sources at the national level, which vary also among renewable energy sectors. A harmonised Community-wide framework regarding support schemes in any of the renewable energy sectors could be envisaged in the long term. [By December 2012] the Commission should assess the impacts of the existing support schemes and the possibility of proposing a harmonised market based European renewable energy deployment support scheme.
Amendment 314 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) When designing their support systems, Member States mayshould encourage the use of biofuels which give additional benefits – including the benefits of diversification offered by biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material – by taking due account of the different costs of producing energy from traditional biofuels on the one hand and of these biofuels which give additional benefits on the other hand. Member States mayshould encourage investment in the development of renewable energy technologies that need time to become competitive.
Amendment 318 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to adapt the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether environmental and social sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels and other bioliquids and to adapt the energy content of transport fuels to technical and scientific progress. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by the adaptation of the methodological principles and values, they must be adopted in line with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 321 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Since the general objectives of achieving a binding 20% share of renewable energies in the Community’s overall final energy consumption and a binding 10% share of biofuelenergy from renewable sources in each Member State’s transport petrol and diesel consumptionsector by 2020 cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 359 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
(d) “district heating or cooling” means the distribution of thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water or chilled liquids, from a central source of production through a network to multiple buildings, for the use of space or process heating or, cooling or for preparation of hot tap water;
Amendment 391 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The European Union’s overall target for the consumption of renewable energy sources as a share of overall final energy consumption in 2020 shall be at least 20%.
Amendment 403 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State, whereby biofuels and other bioliquids counting towards the target shall fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in Article 15. By the end of 2015 Member States may set a target of at least 1% of final consumption of energy in transport from cellulosic biofuel. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of cellulosic biofuel in transport in 2020 is at least 2% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.
Amendment 418 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall establish before 1 January 2010 a methodology for calculating the contribution of renewable electricity and hydrogen in the total fuel mix. This measure, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21, paragraph 3.
Amendment 431 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall develop a common binding template for national action plans in an annex to this Directive by 30 June 2009. That template shall serve as guidelines for Member States and shall be developed in consultation with Member States and civil society. Those guidelines shall indicate the structure of national action plans including standardised information on the steering instruments and overall measures that Member States intend to use to reach their national target, the measurements/methodology and reference statistics for calculation of the share of energy from renewable sources, planned actions by technologies (such as wind power, bioenergy and solar power) and by sectors (such as industry, household and services as well as transport). The Member States shall report general measures including tax, financial, legal or other policies promoting the use of energy from renewable sources as well as actions envisioned for the use of renewable energy in the public sector. To increase transparency for investors in renewable energy the national action plans shall include a description of the subsidy levels for different technologies. That information shall be published by the Commission.
Amendment 525 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate a single competent body for guarantees of origin and, where appropriate, transfer accounting certificates to undertake the following tasks: (a) establishing and maintain a national register of guarantees of origin; (b) issue guarantees of origin; (b) issuing; (c) recording any transfer of guarantees of origin; (d) cancel guarantees of origi; (d) cancellation; (e) publishing an annual report on the quantities of guarantees of origin issued, transferred to or from each of the other competent bodies and cancelled.
Amendment 635 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the automatic approval of planning and permit applications for renewable energy installations where the authorising body has not responded within the set time limits;
Amendment 636 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) a single administrative body is established for processing authorisation, certification and licensing applications for renewable energy installations and providing assistance to applicants;
Amendment 640 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) less burdensome and simplified authoriszation procedures are established for smaller projects; and
Amendment 648 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall require local and regional administrative bodies to considerensure the installation of equipment and systems for the use of heating, cooling and electricity from renewable sources and for district heating and cooling when planning, designing, building and refurbishing industrial or residential areas. Member States shall, in particular, encourage local and regional administrative bodies to include heating and cooling from renewable energy sources in the planning of the city infrastructure in cities with more than 50 000 inhabitants.
Amendment 658 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. In their building regulations and codes Member States shall require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new orand refurbished buildings. Any exemption from those minimum levels shall be transparent and based on criteria relating to:
Amendment 667 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 677 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall develop guidance for planners, engineers and architects so that they are able properly to consider the use of waste energy from all energy resources for district heating and cooling (and block heating and cooling), when planning, designing, building and renovating industrial or residential areas.
Amendment 682 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. With respect to their building regulationsIn their support schemes for energy from renewable sources in heating and codesoling, Member States shall promote the usedifferentiate in favour of renewable energy heating and cooling systems and equipment that achieve a significant reduction of energy consumption. Member States shall use energy or eco-labels or other appropriate certificates or standards developed at national or European level, where these exist, as the basis for encouraging such systems and equipment.
Amendment 740 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take all the necessary steps to develop grid infrastructure to accommodate the further development of electricity production from renewable energy sources, including interconnectors between Member States.
Amendment 742 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, and insofar as the security of the national electricity system permits: (a) Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the priority connection, transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. They shall also and ensure that the responsible system operators optimise, reinforce and extend the grid following a reasonable request from a renewable energy producer to ensure priority connection, access, transmission, distribution and dispatch of electricity produced from renewable energy sources; (b) Member States shall provide for priority access to the grid system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. W(c) when dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources insofar as the security of the national electricity. (d) Members States shall ensure that the responsible system operators take all appropriate grid and market related operational measures to minimise the losses of electricity produced from renewable energy sources; Members States shall ensure that the responsible system opermitsators report publicly and without undue delay on the issues and measures taken.
Amendment 759 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to provide comprehensive and detailed information concerning the transmission systems to any new producers wishing to be connected to the transmission and distribution grid. This information should include data concerning transmission capacity already attributed and that still available.
Amendment 763 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to provide any new producer wishing to be connected to the system with: a) a comprehensive and detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection. Member States may allow producers of electricity from renewable energy sources wishing to be connected to the grid to issue a call for tender for the connection work; b) a reasonable and precise timetable for receipt and processing the request for grid connection; c) a reasonable and precise timetable for an effective grid connection Member States shall define provisions imposing sanctions in case of non- compliance with the rules listed under (a), (b) and (c) of this article.
Amendment 783 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Amendment 788 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – first sentence
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – first sentence
1. BIrrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biofuels and other bioliquids shall be taken into account for the purposes listed under letters (a), (b) and (c) below only if they fulfil the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 5:
Amendment 799 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and other bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 35% and will rise to at least 50% in 1 January 2014 and 60% in 1 January 2017.
Amendment 811 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Biofuels and other bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with recognised high biodiversity value, that is to say land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008, whether or not the land still has this status: (a) forest undisturbed by significant human activity, that is to say, forest where there has been no known significant human intervention or where the last significant human intervention was sufficiently long ago to have allowed the natural species composition and processes to have become re-established; (b) (i) areas designated for nature protection purposesby law or by the relevant competent authority for nature protection purposes, or (ii) areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental or international non-governmental organisations, subject to their recognition in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 16(4), second subparagraph, unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material did not interfere with those purposes; (c) highly biodiverse grassland, that is to say grassland that is species-rich, not fertilised and not degraded.
Amendment 850 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Biofuels and other bioliquids shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless effective measures have been taken to prevent: (a) deterioration of surface and groundwater quality by inputs of pollutants and excessive amounts of nutrients; (b) excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce.
Amendment 853 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biofuels and other bioliquids shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless information has been provided in accordance with Article 16 of this Directive, in relation to the production of biofuels and other bioliquids, and of their raw materials, on: i. the right to use the land can be demonstrated and is not legitimately contested by local communities with demonstrable legal or customary rights; ii. local people are compensated for any agreed land acquisitions and relinquishment of rights, subject to their free, prior and informed consent and agreements negotiated through their own institutions; iii. no raw material shall be cultivated on land obtained for that purpose through forced eviction; iv. the production of raw materials for biofuels, other bioliquids shall not use or support forced labour including bonded labour as well as child labour as defined by ILO conventions 29, 105, 138, 182; v. all workers have legal contracts and should be remunerated fairly including the right to organise and bargain collectively and freedom of discrimination as defined by ILO conventions 100, 111, 87, 98.
Amendment 858 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Where appropriate, smallholder farmers, producer organisations and cooperatives will be able apply for group certification schemes in case designed auditing procedures place disproportionate administrative burden on them.
Amendment 878 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
Verification of compliance with the environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids
Amendment 884 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Where biofuels and other bioliquids are to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in Article 15(1), Member States shall require economic operators to show that the environmental sustainability criteria set out in Article 15 have been fulfilled. For this purpose they shall require economic operators to use a mass balance system providing the following:
Amendment 894 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide thatshall conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements between the Community and third countries demonstrate that biofuels and other bioliquidto guarantee that energy from biomass produced from raw materials cultivated in those countries comply with the environmental sustainability criteria in paragraphs 3 or 4, 4, 7a and 8 of Article 15. The agreements will include measures to guarantee participation of SMEs.
Amendment 897 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 15(2) or demonstrate that consignments of biofuelenergy from biomass comply with the environmental sustainability criteria in paragraphs 3 or 4 of Article 15.
Amendment 953 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall take measures to guarantee sufficient fuelling options for zero-emission vehicles.
Amendment 982 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) progress made in urban planning procedures with regard to the enhanced used of district heating and cooling from renewable sources;
Amendment 1004 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. In its reports, the Commission shall analyse: (a) the relative environmental and social benefits and costs of different biofuels, the effects of the Community's import policies thereon, the security of supply implications and the ways of achieving a balanced approach between domestic production and imports; (b) the impact of increased demand for biofuel on sustainability in the Community and in third countries; (c) the impact of EU biofuel policy on the availability of foodstuffs in exporting countries and on the price development of raw materials, the impact report shall in particular focus on Low Income Food Deficit Countries and Least Developed Countries, the ability of and access to people in developing countries to afford and access these foodstuffs, and wider development issues; and (d) the impact of increased demand for biomass on biomass using sectors. It shall, if appropriate,(da) the availability of biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material and ligno-cellulosic material. (db) the impact of EU biofuel policy on direct and indirect land use change and the implications for land use rights It shall propose corrective action.
Amendment 1024 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In its reports the Commission shall also analyse the policies implemented by those Member States where there is a potential for offshore wind development, particularly whether those Member States have: (a) established a single administrative body responsible for processing authorisation, certification and licensing applications for offshore wind installations and providing assistance to applicants; (b) identified the need for long-term and strategic grid planning to incorporate large amounts of electricity from offshore wind farms; (c) established marine spatial planning instruments to reach optimal site selection. It shall, if appropriate, propose further legislation to ensure the timely deployment of offshore wind.
Amendment 1027 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. By 31 December 2018 the Commission shall publish a Renewable Energy Roadmap for the post-2020 period, accompanied by the necessary legislative proposals. This Roadmap may assess the need for proposing a harmonised European renewable energy support scheme taking into account: (a) the liberalization of electricity markets across the EU; (b) barriers for RES development in each Member State; (c) level of support mechanisms received by other generation technologies, particular nuclear and coal; (d) level of harmonized grid access, administrative and planning procedures.
Amendment 21 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the conventional approach to evaluating "excellence" and "performance", inter alia in terms of number of publications tends to underestimate skills which are oftis not gen deemed more female in character, such as communication skillsr- neutral;
Amendment 39 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for more transparent recruitment processes and for an obligation to ensure gender balance in evaluation panels and selection, selection and all other committees, as well as nominated panels and committees, ensuring they consist of at least 40% women and at least 40% men;
Amendment 46 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the situation by means of integration of the family angle through possibilities for flexible working hours, improved child care facilities, cover of additional costs for moving abroad with a family as well as social security provisions accessibility across the borders; calls for improved conditions with regard to parental leave; stresses that reconciling family life and work is a responsibility for both men and women;
Amendment 50 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a change in the definitions of excellence and of a "good researcher", in order to take into account and overcome the differences between male and female scientific careers; stresses that female researchers also contribute to the research world with different perspectives and choices of research topics;
Amendment 56 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 87 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes CO2 emission performance requirements for new passenger cars in order to ensure proper functioning of the internal market and achieve the EU's overall objective that the average new car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 120 g CO2/km. The Regulation sets the average CO2 emissions for new passenger cars at 1320 g CO2/km in the year 2012 and sets further reductions to achieve an average of 80g CO2/km in the year 2020 by means of improvement in vehicle motor technology as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures. This Regulation will be complemented by additional measures corresponding to 10 g/km as part of the Community's integrated approach.
Amendment 172 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. The Commission shall ensure that, by 31 December 2012, the procedures for measuring CO2 emissions as set out under Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures shall be adapted, in accordance with Article 14, paragraph 3 of that Regulation, to better reflect real driving conditions. The Commission shall ensure that all relevant eco-innovations are brought under these procedures.
Amendment 53 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Any system to be implemented should be effective in removing any conflict of interests between producers and transmission system operators, and should not create an onerous and cumbersome regulatory regime for national regulatory authorities that would be difficult and expensive to implement.
Amendment 103 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Member States should consider with the social partners concerned the implications of the amendments to the Directive 2003/55/EC in terms of the employment, working conditions and information, consultation and participation rights of workers, with a view to mitigating the negative consequences.
Amendment 127 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point –1 a (new)
Article 1 – point –1 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(–1a) In Article 1, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: "1. This Directive establishes common rules for the production, transmission, distribution and supply [...] of [...] gas with a view to creating integrated and competitive energy markets in the European Union. It lays down the rules relating to the organisation and functioning of the gas sector, access to the market, the criteria and procedures applicable to calls for tenders and the granting of authorisations [...] and the operation of networks. It also sets out universal service obligations and rights for gas consumers and clarifies competition obligations."
Amendment 164 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 e (new)
Article 1 – point 1 e (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 235 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (d a) (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (d a) (new)
(6a) In Article 8(1), the following point shall be added: "(da) be responsible for collecting congestion rents and payments under the inter transmission system operator compensation mechanism in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003, for granting and managing third party access and for giving substantiated explanations when access is denied, which shall be monitored by the national regulatory authorities; in carrying out their tasks under this Article, transmission system operators shall primarily consider the benefits of the region in which they operate."
Amendment 401 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (i a) (new)
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (i a) (new)
"(ia) monitoring the occurrence of restrictive contractual practices, including exclusivity provisions, which may prevent or restrain the choice of non-household customers from contracting simultaneously with more than one supplier; where appropriate, the national regulatory authorities shall inform the national competition authorities of such practices;"
Amendment 523 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – point 14 a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24f a (new)
Article 24f a (new)
Amendment 525 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14 b (new)
Article 1 – point 14 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24f b (new)
Article 24f b (new)
Amendment 201 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 5a
Article 5a
Member States and national regulatory authorities shall cooperate among themselves for the purpose of integrating their national markets at least at the regional level. In particular, Member States shall promote the cooperation of network operators at a regional level, and foswith the aim of creating regional transmission system operators, thereby creating a competitive European market, and facilitater the charmonsistencyation of their legal and regulatory framework. The geographical areas covered by regional cotransmission system operationors shall be in line with the definition of geographical areas by the Commission in accordance with Article 2h(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity.
Amendment 308 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 c (new)
Article 1 – point 8 c (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 472 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 4 – point (a)
Article 22c – paragraph 4 – point (a)
(a) connection and access to national networks, including transmission and distribution tariffs. These tariffs shall allow the necessary investments in the networks to be carried out in a manner allowing these investments to ensure the viability of the networks; these tariffs shall not discriminate against new entrants who should benefit from the same conditions as their competitors did in the past;
Amendment 477 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 5
Article 22c – paragraph 5
5. In fixing or approving the tariffs, the regulatory authorities shall ensure that network operators are granted adequate incentive, over both the short and long term, to increase efficiencies, limit carbon emissions in the operation of the system, foster market integration and support the related research activities.
Amendment 509 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22d - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22d - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to ensure that regional electricity market integration is mirrored by adequate regulatory structures, the national regulatory authorities of the Member States concerned shall ensure, in close cooperation with and under the guidance of the Agency, that at least the following regulatory tasks are performed in relation to their regional markets:- (a) harmonisation at least at the relevant regional level of all technical and market codes for the relevant transmission system operators and other market players; (b) harmonisation of the rules governing the management of congestion and the fair redistribution of revenues and/ or costs of congestion management among all market players; (c) definition of a set of nodal points or zones to serve as a geographical basis for the setting up of location signals and merit order attribution; (d) rules to ensure that the owners and/or managers of power exchange(s) which operate the relevant regional pool market are fully independent of the owners and/or managers of generation assets.
Amendment 539 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22f a (new)
Article 22f a (new)
Amendment 540 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22f b (new)
Article 22f b (new)