Activities of Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2015 on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2014 and the European Union’s policy on the matter,

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Reiterates its condemnation of the practice of surrogacy, which undermines the human dignity of the woman since her body and its reproductive functions are used as a commodity; emphasises that the practice of gestational surrogacy which involves reproductive exploitation and use of the human body for financial or other gain, in particular in the case of vulnerable women in developing countries, shall be prohibited and treated as a matter of urgency in human rights instruments;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Calls for clear principles and legal instruments addressing human rights abuses related to surrogacy, such as exploitation of women and human trafficking, and sale of children;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Stresses that the sale of children is a serious harm and human rights violation in and of itself, without having to prove any other rights violation such as sexual or labour exploitation;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Stresses that sale of children in the context of surrogacy shall be prosecuted with a focus primarily on intermediaries, and, should not, unless special circumstances, include surrogate mothers, who may often be regarded as exploited victims;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23 c. Stresses that there is no “right to a child” under international law and therefore the State cannot guarantee or provide it as a good or service; considers that “right to a child” approach constitutes a fundamental denial of the equal human rights of the child and undermines the fundamental premise of children as persons with human rights;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Peter LIESE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Alojz PETERLE, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)

23 d. Calls for establishment of efficient legal and policy framework strengthening the protection of rights of children before birth, especially in order to prevent sex- selective abortions, forced abortions as a part of family planning policies and similar practices incompatible with right to life and human dignity;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas AI is key to turning Europe into a ‘start-up continent’ by exploiting the latest technologies to generate growth in Europe, in particular in the areas of health technology, healthcare services and programmes, drug discovery, robotic and robot-assisted surgery, and medical imaging and records as well as securing sustainable environment and safe food production;

2018/09/07
Committee: ENVI

2018/2088(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Peter LIESE, Alojz PETERLE, Elisabetta GARDINI

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas there are strong ethical concerns about the ~~autonomy of robots and their impact on the doctor-patient relationship~~use of word ´autonomous´ for complex AI systems since the autonomy as such can only be attributed to human beings;

2018/09/07
Committee: ENVI

2018/2088(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Peter LIESE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Alojz PETERLE, Elisabetta GARDINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)

-1. Underlines that any revolutionary technological progress, particularly in the field of AI and robotics, shall serve human wellbeing;

2018/09/07
Committee: ENVI

2018/2088(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Peter LIESE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Alojz PETERLE, Elisabetta GARDINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)

-1a. Stresses that AI systems and robots are innovative technological means to improve people´s lives, grow the economy, and address challenges in health, environment, climate change, food safety among many others with human agent being always responsible for their use;

2018/09/07
Committee: ENVI

2018/2088(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Peter LIESE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Alojz PETERLE, Elisabetta GARDINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up a fully comprehensive EU Action Plan aimed at creating a European ‘artificial intelligence ecosystem’; in line with the Statement on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and ´Autonomous´ Systems published by European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies in March 2018 and thoroughly address issues of safety, security, prevention of harm and mitigation of risks, human moral responsibility, governance and regulation of AI and robots;

2018/09/07
Committee: ENVI

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union, ‘the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom democracy, equality, the rule of law and the respect for human rights, including the rights of the persons belonging to minorities. In particular and in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human dignity is the primary foundation of all fundamental human rights. These values are common to the Member States in a society where pluralism, non- discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail’. Article 3 further specifies that the ‘Union’s aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its people’ and, among others, ‘it shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced’. Those values are further reaffirmed and articulated in the rights, freedoms and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Those fundamental human rights and values must continue to be promoted and enforced and shared among the citizens and peoples and be at the heart of the EU project, on the basis of the idea that fundamental human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. Therefore, a new Justice, Rights and Values Fund, comprising the Rights and Values and the Justice programmes shall be created in the EU budget. At a time where European societies are confronted with extremism, radicalism and divisions, it is more important than ever to promote, strengthen and defend justice, fundamental human rights and EU values: human rights, respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law. This will have profound and direct implications for political, social, cultural and economic life in the EU. As part of the new Fund, the Justice Programme will continue to support the further development of Union area of justice and cross-border cooperation. The Rights and Values Programme will bring together the 2014-2020 Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship established by Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 and the Europe for Citizens programme established by Council Regulation (EU) No 390/20149, (hereafter ‘the predecessor Programmes’). __________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62) 9 Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme for the period 2014- 2020 (OJ L 115, 17.4.2014, p.3)

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The Justice, Rights and Values Fund and its two underlying funding programmes will focus primarily on people and entities, which contribute to make our common values, fundamental human rights and rich diversity alive and vibrant. The ultimate objective is to nurture and sustain rights-based, equal, inclusive and democratic society. That includes a vibrant civil society, encouraging people’s democratic, civic and social participation and fostering the rich diversity of European society, based on our common history and memory. Article 11 of the Treaty of the European Union further specifies that the institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action. Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union sets out that the Union shall maintain a dialogue with the churches and organisations mentioned in that Article. Churches and religious communities or associations are long- standing primary stakeholders in fostering protection and promotion of fundamental human rights and should be granted the same access as civil society organisations to the relevant funding opportunities.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In order to bring the European Union closer to its citizens, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts are necessary. Bringing together citizens in town-twinning projects or networks of towns and supporting civil society organisations in the areas covered by the programme will contribute to increase citizens’ engagement in society and ultimately their involvement in the democratic life of the Union. At the same time supporting activities promoting mutual understanding, diversity, dialogue , including intercultural and interreligious dialogue, and respect for others fosters a sense of belonging and a European identity, based on a shared understanding of European values, culture, history and heritage. Increasing plurality and global migration movements raise the importance of intercultural and inter- religious dialogue in our societies. Full support should be given to inter-religious dialogue as a part of social harmony in Europe and a key element in solving social tensions. Interreligious dialogue could also help to highlight the positive contribution of religion to social cohesion. As religious illiteracy sets the stage for the misuse of religious feelings among the population, support for projects and initiatives developing religious literacy is also important. The promotion of a greater sense of belonging to the Union and of Union values is particularly important amongst citizens of the EU outermost regions due to their remoteness and distance from continental Europe.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Remembrance activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory are necessary to make citizens, in particular young citizens, aware of the common history, as the foundation for a common future, ~~moral purpose and~~rooted in Europe’s spiritual and moral heritage and based on shared values. The relevance of historical, spiritual, cultural ~~and~~, intercultural and interreligious aspects should also be taken into account, as well as the links between remembrance and the creation of a European identity and sense of belonging together.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) ~~Gender-based violence~~Violence against women and violence against children and young people constitute a serious violation of fundamental rights. Violence persists throughout the Union, in all social and economic contexts, and has serious repercussions on victims’ physical and psychological health and on society as a whole. Children, young people and women are particularly vulnerable to violence, in particular in close relationships. Action should be taken to promote the rights of the child and to contribute to the protection of children from harm and violence, which pose a danger to their physical and mental health and constitute a breach of their rights to development, protection and dignity. The concept of harm and violence should cover the exposition of children to pornography or gratuitous violence. Combating all forms of violence, promoting prevention and protecting and supporting victims are priorities of the Union which help fulfil individuals’ fundamental rights and contribute to equality between women and men. Those priorities should be supported by the Programme.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Non-discrimination is a fundamental principle of the Union. Article 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Non- discrimination is also enshrined in Article 21 of the Charter. The principle of non- discrimination entails not only that similar situations should not be treated differently, but also that different situations should not be treated in the same way. The specific features of the diverse forms of discrimination should be taken into account and appropriate action should be developed in parallel to prevent and combat discrimination on one or more grounds. The Programme should support actions to prevent and combat discrimination, racism, xenophobia, anti- Semitism, anti-muslim hatred and other forms of intolerance. In that context, particular attention should also be devoted to preventing and combating all forms of violence, hatred, segregation and stigmatisation, including anti-religious stigmatisation, as well as combating bullying, harassment and intolerant treatment. The Programme should be implemented in a mutually reinforcing manner with other Union activities that have the same objectives, in particular with those referred to in the Commission Communication of 5 April 2011 entitled ‘An EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 202010’ and in the Council Recommendation of 09 December 2013 on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States11. Authorities at Union and national level have an obligation to prevent discrimination on grounds of belonging to a religious group or carrying out religious acts, whether affiliated to majority or minority religious denominations. Furthermore, focus should not be placed on discrimination of religions, but on people being discriminated because of their religious affiliation or practices. An effective protection by the Member States of the right to conscientious objection, both at the individual and institutional level, especially in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, educational and economical fields, as a fundamental right placed at the basis of democracy and the rule of law should also be supported. __________________ 10 COM(2011)173. 11 OJ C 378, 24.12.2013, p. 1.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Attitudinal and environmental barriers as well as lack of accessibility hinder the full and effective participation of people with disabilities in society, on an equal basis with others. People with disabilities are faced with barriers to, among other things, access the labour market, benefit from an inclusive and quality education, avoid poverty and social exclusion, enjoy access to cultural initiatives and media, or use their political rights. As a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the UNCRPD), the Union and all its Member States have committed to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities. The provisions of the UNCRPD have become an integral part of the Union legal order. Specific needs in the area of disability should be fully taken into account in the relevant funding efforts.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Article 3(3) TEU requires the Union to promote the protection of the rights of the child, in line with Article 24 of the Charter and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The primary responsibility shared between the mother and the father to promote and protect their child’s best interest should be paramount, avoiding the interpretation according to which children and their rights can be seen as separate from their family and parents. Public authorities should strengthen the rights of the child to live in a family environment that ensures harmonious upbringing and growth, the protection of his or her psychological integrity and the development of his or her personality.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. The general objective of the Programme is to protect and promote fundamental human rights and values as enshrined in the EU Treaties, including by supporting civil society organisations, in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies, as well as other key stakeholders such as churches and religious associations or communities, think tanks, and research and academic institutions.

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to promote equality and fundamental human rights (Equality and rights strand),

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Marek JUREK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history, cultural heritage and diversity, as well as of the diversity of historical memories in Europe;

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0207(COD)

Marijana PETIR, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) mutual learning through exchange of good practices among stakeholders to improve knowledge and mutual understanding, including through intercultural and interreligious dialogue, and civic and democratic engagement;

2018/10/30
Committee: LIBE

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Ivo BELET, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. The Coordination Group shall act by consensus, or, where necessary, vote by ~~simple~~qualified majority. ~~There shall be one vote per Member State.~~

2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Andrey KOVATCHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) medical devices classified as class IIb and III pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 for which the relevant expert panels have provided a scientific opinion in the framework of the clinical evaluation consultation procedure pursuant to Article 54 of that Regulation;deleted

2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Andrey KOVATCHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The Commission shall, by means of Delegated Acts, include in Article 5 paragraph 1 of this Regulation a specific product category of medical devices if at least five Member States are systematically performing health technology assessments on the same specific product category of medical devices.

2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Andrey KOVATCHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) in vitro diagnostic medical devices classified as class D pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/74617 for which the relevant expert panels have provided their views in the framework of the procedure pursuant to Article 48(6) of that Regulation. __________________ 17Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 176).deleted

2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Andrey KOVATCHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The Commission shall, by means of Delegated acts, include in Article 5 paragraph 1 of this Regulation a specific product category of in vitro diagnostic medical devices if at least five Member States are systematically performing health technology assessments on the same specific product category of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Andrey KOVATCHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The Coordination Group shall initiate joint clinical assessments of health technologies on the basis of its annual work programme by designating a sub-group to oversee the preparation of the joint clinical assessment report on behalf of the Coordination Group. Member States may propose additional comparator, which from their point of view represents the relevant evidence-based standard of care in their Member State. In case this proposal has not been taken into account, the relevant Member State may use the mechanism referred to in Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new).

2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Ivo BELET, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 12

12. The Coordination Group shall approve the final joint clinical assessment report and summary report, wherever possible by consensus or, where necessary, by ~~a simple~~qualified majority of Member States.

2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Andrey KOVATCHEV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. This shall not prevent the Member States from complementing the joint clinical assessment with clinical assessments comparing the technology against a comparator which represents the best available evidence based standard of care in this Member State which, despite the Member States request during the scoping face, will not form part of the joint clinical assessment and which is necessary to complete the health technology assessment in that Member State. Any such measure should be justified, necessary and proportionate to achieving this aim. Any national assessment complementing the joint clinical assessment should follow the methodology established in accordance with Article 22. Member States shall notify the Commission and the Coordination Group of their intention to complement the joint clinical assessment together with a justification for doing so no later than 2 weeks after the Coordination Group has laid down the specific requirements for the joint assessment of the specific technology.

2018/06/15
Committee: ENVI

2018/0018(COD)

Peter LIESE, Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Ivo BELET, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 12

12. The Coordination Group shall approve the final joint scientific consultation report, wherever possible by consensus or, where necessary, by ~~a simple~~qualified majority of Member States, at the latest 100 days following the start of the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 4.

2018/06/15
Committee: ENVI

2017/2131(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the efforts taken in recent years to achieve a better reconciliation of work and private life; recalls the Commission's proposal for a directive on work-life balance for parents and carers1 presented in April 2017 and encourages the Hungarian government to contribute to its swift adoption; __________________ 1__________________ 1 COM(2017)0253. COM(2017)0253.

2018/04/10
Committee: FEMM

2017/2131(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the reinterpretation and narrowing of gender equality policies towards family policies and recalls the National Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2010-2021), which Hungary has not yet implemented;deleted

2018/04/10
Committee: FEMM

2017/2131(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned about the impact of Hungary’s Law on the Transparency of Organisations Receiving Foreign Funds on civil society organisations that receive funds from the EU, EEA and third countries and on the future functioning of non-governmental organisations, which include many women's rights organisations, which are crucial for the functioning and progress of society;deleted

2018/04/10
Committee: FEMM

2017/2131(INL)

Marijana PETIR, György HÖLVÉNYI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that violence against women in Hungary, as in all other Member States, is a persistent structural violation of human rights; ~~calls on the Hungarian government to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;~~

2018/04/10
Committee: FEMM

2017/2131(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of the right of women to self-determination and, in this context, the importance of respecting their sexual and reproductive rights, including the respect of patients' rights to a safe and non-violent birth;deleted

2018/04/10
Committee: FEMM

2017/2131(INL)

Marijana PETIR, György HÖLVÉNYI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Strongly condemns, in this context,~~Condemns the ill-treatment and discrimination of Roma women in fields such as access to healthcare;

2018/04/10
Committee: FEMM

2017/2131(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. Condemns the attacks on free teaching and research, in particular on gender studies, which have become the target of defamation campaigns.~~deleted

2018/04/10
Committee: FEMM

2017/0328(COD)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, József NAGY, Biljana BORZAN, Kateřina KONEČNÁ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Andrzej GRZYB

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Regrets the decision of the Council which leads to a deepening of the geographical disproportionality with only 9 out of 37 EU decentralised agencies being located in new Member States contrary to the European Council Conclusions 5381/04 and 11018/1/08 which both give priority to new Member States.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the Statement from November 2016 on behalf of the European Union and its Member States by H.E. Mr. João Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, at the Security Council Debate on 'The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina',

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas BiH still did not implement the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas joint Croatian and Bosniak forces defended Orasje, and on October 31st only the officers of Croatian nationality were arrested for alleged war crimes;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas BiH is a signatory too the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991);

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the progress on the implementation of the 2015-2018 Reform Agenda, a~~s well as the country’s~~nd calls for determination toin pursueing further institutional and socio- economic reforms, including the necessary reform of electoral law, that will ensure progress on BiH's path to EU membership as well as ensure equal rights of all three constituent peoples; stresses that harmoniszed implementation of the Reform Agenda is needed to achieve real change across the country and to improve the lives of all BiH citizens; calls for the reform momentum to be maintained in order to transform BiH into a fully effective, inclusive and functional state; regrets that common reform efforts often continue to be hampered by ethnic and political divisions; considers it essential to maintain consensus on EU integration and to advance in a concerted manner on the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, the reform of the judiciary and public administration;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Lars ADAKTUSSON, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates its concern about the continued fragmentation into four different legal systems; stresses the need to s~~treng~~wiftly address any outstanding shortcomings of then judicia~~l independence, including from polit~~ry and emphasizes the need for its de-politicization, including in prosecution of war crimes, as well as strengthening judicial ~~pressure,~~independence and to fighting corruption in the judiciary; urges the rapid adoption of the action plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 justice sector reform; welcomes the adoption of the law on free legal aid at state level and the introduction by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of guidelines on prevention of conflict of interest, the drafting of integrity plans and disciplinary measures; notes the important role of the Structured Dialogue on Justice in addressing the shortcomings in the BiH judiciary;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Lars ADAKTUSSON, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Deplores the fact that BiH is still in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for not implementing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Sejdić-Finci, Zornić and Pilav cases; strongly calls for progress to be made in this regard in order to advance the country’'s EU perspective and establish a functional democratic society in which equal rights of all constituent peoples and citizens of BiH is guaranteed;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is concerned about cases of political pressure and intimidation against journalists, including physical and verbal attacks, as well as by the lack of transparency in media ownership; emphasises the need to investigate attacks against journalists and ensure proper judicial follow-up; calls on the competent authorities to ensure the independence and financial stability of the three public service broadcasters as well as the political, operational and financial independence of the Communications Regulatory Authority; calls for the digital switchover to be finalised and for a broadband strategy to be drawn up; calls for introduction of legislation to guarantee media pluralism and for programmes to be broadcast in the languages of all of the three constituent peoples;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Lars ADAKTUSSON, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Remains concerned by the continued ~~fragmentation,~~ inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governance, in a way to still ensure the right of children to education in their own language; continues to be concerned about the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; reg~~rets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’ and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schools~~arding the system' two schools under one roof' calls on the authorities to promote the principles of tolerance and dialogue as well as the right of all constituent peoples to education in their own language;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Notes that progress in the areas of environmental protection and climate change has been poor; calls on BiH authorities to quickly enhance environmental protection in line with EU standards, including the prevention of transboundary air pollution and especially the pollution caused by the Bosanski Brod oil refinery, whose harmful impact is cutting across borders and affecting the quality of life and the health of people living in Slavonski Brod; maintains that BiH needs to comply in full with its obligations under the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo, 1991) and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kiev, 2003), not least as regards activities in the Neretva and Trebišnjica river basin;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Calls on the international community to start a debate on the necessary constitutional reform that will ensure full functionality and stability of BiH; emphasizes that it is crucial to introduce a mechanism that will ensure equal rights of all constituent peoples; in this regards, considers federalization of the state as a possible model;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the implementation of the political agreement leading to early parliamentary elections on 11 December 2016 and the respect for fundamental freedoms shown at the elections ~~of 11 December 2016~~; urges all political parties to accept its results in the interest of domestic stability and underlines their responsibility to ensure that there is no backsliding into political crisis; calls for a swift formation of a new government in order to make use of the mandate to carry on with necessary reforms; considers cross- party cooperation essential for addressing pressing domestic and EU-related challenges;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the strategic importance of supporting further progress in the process of EU integration and urges once again that the political will be shown to fully implement the Urgent Reform Priorities and the Przhino Agreement; calls on the Commission to assess, at its earliest convenience but before the end of 2017, the country’s progress on implementation and to report back to Parliament; while recalling that long overdue reforms need to be launched and implemented, supports the continuation of the High Level Accession Dialogue (HLAD) for systematically assisting the country in this endeavour; draws attention to the potential negative consequences of further delays in the country’s accession process;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Takes note of the recommendation by the Commission to open accession negotiations with Macedonia and calls on the Council to address the issue at the earliest convenience after the early parliamentary elections have been held;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Underlines the significant progress country has made in the process of EU integration and emphasizes the negative consequences of further delaying the process of integration, including the threat to the credibility of the EU enlargement policy and the risk of instability in the region;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Points out that the current challenges the European Union is facing (BREXIT, migration, radicalism, etc.) should not hinder the enlargement process, rather these challenges have demonstrated the necessity to fully integrate the Western Balkans into EU structures in order to enhance and deepen partnership to overcome international crises;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Welcomes the high level of legislative alignment with the acquis communautaire and acknowledges the priority given to the effective implementation and enforcement of existing legal and policy frameworks, as in the case of countries already engaged in the accession negotiations;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4 e. Congratulates Macedonia for its continuous fulfilment of its commitments under the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA); calls on the Council to adopt the Commission's 2009 proposal to move to the second stage of the SAA, in line with the relevant provisions;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes ~~some~~promising progress in reforming public administration including the steps to implement the new legal framework on human resources management; ~~remains concerned about the politicisation of public administration and that civil servants are subject to political pressure;~~ urges the new government to enhance professionalism, neutrality and independence at all levels; stresses the need to complete the 2017-2022 public administration reform strategy, including by making sufficient budget allocations for its implementation, and to strengthen relevant administrative capacity;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the adoption of the national strategy for equality and non- discrimination 2016-2020; is concerned about impartiality and the independence of the Commission for Protection from Discrimination; reiterates its condemnation of hate speech against discriminated groups; is concerned that intolerance against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people persists; reiterates its call for the Anti- Discrimination Law to be aligned with the acquis as regards discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation; underlines again the need to combat discrimination against the Roma, and to facilitate their integration and their access to the education system and the labour market; is concerned about the inhumane physical conditions in prisons, despite a significant increase in the prison budget;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is concerned about the lack of implementation of the Law on Equal Opportunities and the limited effectiveness of institutional mechanisms to advance ~~gender~~ equality between men and women; urges the competent authorities to make sufficient budget allocations for its implementation and to improve support services to victims of domestic violence;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Commends the co~~untry for constructive cooperation in addressing the migration crisis~~nstructive role the country has played in dealing with the challenges of the migration crisis and adhering to the decision of the European Council to close the Western Balkan migration route in March 2016; recommends further actions to ensure capacities to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Emphasizes the importance of regional cooperation as a tool to drive the process of EU integration forward and commends country's constructive efforts and proactive contributions in promoting bilateral relations with all countries from the region;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes Macedonia’s continued constructive role in regional and international cooperation; commends the increased alignment with EU foreign policy (73 %); ~~reiterates the importance of finalising the negotiations on a bilateral treaty with~~commends also the positive focus on bilateral projects in areas of infrastructure, economy and interconnectivity and country's efforts to hold European standards and values at the heart of bilateral relations; encourages the continuation and finalization of the talks on the Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation; emphasizes the necessity to respect the history, sovereignty and national and linguistic identity of both Macedonia and Bulgaria;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. ~~Welcomes the tangible results from~~Commends the positive approach which has been applied to strengthen bilateral cooperation, especially in the context of European integration, for increasing mutual trust and promoting good neighborliness in concrete terms; acknowledges positive developments regarding the implementation of the confidence- building measures ~~with Greece~~, including the visit of Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs to Skopje in August 2016; strongly reiterates its invitation to the Vice- President/High Representative (VP/HR) and the Commission to develop new initiatives to overcome the remaining differences and to work, in cooperation with the two countries and the UN Special Representative, on a mutually acceptable solution on the name issue and to report back to Parliament thereon; calls upon the UN to intensify the mediation process in order to find a mutually acceptable solution regarding the naming dispute with Greece and to request that Greece respects International Law and the 2011 ICJ ruling;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, László TŐKÉS, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Welcomes the efforts of the Berlin Process, which demonstrated strong political support for the European perspective of the Western Balkans and that will continue to encourage further reforms in key areas and promote economic developments through core connectivity investments, providing concrete results for the citizens and the entire region; welcomes the establishment of the RYCO (Regional Youth Cooperation Office) and the Western Balkans Fund and requests the EU to take into account the initiatives and projects which have been proposed by Macedonia;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2310(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Patricija ŠULIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Željana ZOVKO, Ivica TOLIĆ, Sandra KALNIETE, Ivana MALETIĆ, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Commends the country on its chairmanship of the CEI, focusing on economic cooperation and business opportunities, infrastructure and general economic development, including rural development and tourism, as well as on bridging macro-regions throughout 2015;

2017/02/09
Committee: AFET

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Ivo BELET, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the European Court of Auditors report "Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain" (2016)1a , _________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=40302.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Michel DANTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas according to the World Food Programme (WFP) 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy and active life; whereas poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) or approximately 3.1 million of deaths in children under the age of five; whereas one in six children in the world are underweight and one in four is stunted; whereas it is therefore not only an economic and environmental but also a moral obligation to reduce food waste1a ; _________________ 1a https://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats.

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas reducing food waste can improve the economic situation for households without lowering the standard of living;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Angélique DELAHAYE, Michel DANTIN

1. Stresses the urgent need to reduce the amount of food waste in the Union at every step of the supply and consumption chain; in this regard, underlines the importance of political leadership and commitment from both the Commission and Member States; reminds that the European Parliament repeatedly, in its resolutions from 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016, asked the Commission to take action against food waste;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Ivo BELET, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the recent creation of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste; reiterates the importance of exchanging best practices, combining knowledge and avoiding duplication with other relevant forums such as for example the EU Retail Forum on Sustainability, the European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production Roundtable, the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain, the Consumer Goods Forum;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; stresses the importance of empowering consumers in order to make informed decisions; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Bart STAES, Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ivica TOLIĆ, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Carolina PUNSET, Mihai ŢURCANU, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders; encourages the Member States to reduce food waste in public establishments; in this regard emphasizes the importance of educating and engaging children to minimize food waste in school canteens; asks the Quaestors to give priority to actions to reduce food waste in the European Parliament and encourages other European institutions to follow;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Welcomes the establishment of "Social Grocery Shops", as well as public and private partnerships with charity organizations, to make the best possible use of edible but not sellable food;

2017/02/08
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the pharmaceutical sector takes advantage of various innovation incentives such as supplementary protection certificate, data exclusivity or market exclusivity which aim at promoting valuable innovation fulfilling unmet medical needs, and whereas these incentives do not always prove to attain those objectives.

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas, due to the current international reference pricing system, the prices of medicines are usually negotiated by means of bilateral and confidential negotiations between the pharmaceutical industry and Member States;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the entry of generics and biosimilars onto the market is an important mechanism to reduce prices, and whereas there are clear concerns about the strategies to delay this entry;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. Whereas the European Parliament has shown its strong political commitment to this matter, above all by opening its current legislature to a more open policy for access to medicines;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to take a very cautious approach and guarantee safety and efficacy in any fast- track approval process and to introduce the concept of conditional authorisation based on effectiveness; in this respect, calls on the Commission to take into consideration the opinion of non-industry related stakeholders;

2016/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e

(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IX; from biomass other than food/feed crops while meeting the EU sustainability regime under the legislation in force.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by settingMember States may set a lower limit for the contribution from ~~food or feed crop based~~ biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)

(ba) For promoting the gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in transport, Member States may set higher national mandates in the transport sector by authorising the use of sustainable biofuels, biomass fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin consumed in the transport sectors produced from feedstocks not included in Annex IX.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

1. With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall ~~requir~~set the fuel ~~suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels~~incorporation obligation and shall increase gradually the share of renewable energy from conventional biofuels, as well as advanced and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

The greenhouse gas emission savings from the use of conventional, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX shall be at least 70% as of 1 January 2021.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1

(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of a~~dvanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX~~ny types of biofuels and biogas, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road ~~vehicles~~and rail transport, shall be taken into account.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2

For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b a (new)

(ba) For the calculation of the contribution from electricity produced from renewable sources and consumed in all types of electric vehicles and for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin for the purpose of points (a) and (b), Member States may choose to use either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in their own country as measured two years before the year in question. Furthermore, for the calculation of the electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by electrified rail transport, that consumption shall be considered to be 2,5 times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources. For the calculation of the electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by electric road vehicles in point (b), that consumption shall be considered to be five times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources;

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b b (new)

(bb) Biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Annex IX shall be considered to be twice their energy content for the purpose of complying with the target set out in the first subparagraph.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c a (new)

(ca) For the calculation of both numerator and denominator, only biofuels and bioliquids that are produced from feedstock derived/produced within the EU can be taken into account.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

3. To determine the share of renewable electricity for the purposes of paragraph 1 either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Member State where the electricity is supplied, as measured two years before the year in question may be used. However, electricity that is supplied to road vehicles and obtained from a direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity or through power purchase agreements for renewable electricity from the grid, that electricity shall be fully counted as renewable electricity. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, András GYÜRK

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 2

However, electricity obtained from direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity (i) that comes into operation after or at the same time as the installation producing the renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non- biological origin and (ii) is not connected to the grid, can be fully counted as renewable electricity for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin. Similarly, electricity obtained through power purchase agreements for renewable electricity shall be fully counted as renewable electricity for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b

(b) When biomass isor biomass fuels are processed with fossil fuels in a common process, the amount of biofuel in the product shall be established applying adequate conversion factors to the biomass input. In case the process yields more than one product, all products stemming from the process shall be assumed to contain the same share of biofuel. The same rules shall apply for the purposes of Article 27(1).

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 7

7. By 31 December 2025, in the context of the biennial assessment of progress made pursuant to Regulation [Governance], the Commission shall assess whether the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 effectively stimulates innovation and promotes greenhouse gas savings in the transport sector, and whether the applicable greenhouse gas savings requirements for biofuels and biogas are appropriate. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal to modify the obligation laid down in paragraph 1. Any modification should at least maintain levels reflecting advanced biofuels installed and under construction capacity in 2025.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point c

~~(c) Molasses that are produced as a by-product from of refining sugarcane or sugar beets provided that the best industry standards for the extraction of sugar has been respected.~~deleted

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex X

~~[…]~~deleted

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Eduard KUKAN, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, József NAGY, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A

Part A: Maximum contribution from liquid biofuels produced from food or feed crops to the EU renewable energy target as referred to in Article 7 paragraph 1 Calendar year Minimum share 2021 7.0% 2022 6.7% 2023 6.4% 2024 6.1% 2025 5.8% 2026 5.4% 2027 5.0% 2028 4.6% 2029 4.2% 2030 3.8% Deleted

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0023(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point a

(a) from 1 January 20198: ~~acetaldehyde production~~where mercury is used as a catalyst

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/0023(COD)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Eduard KUKAN, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, József NAGY, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point b

(b) from 1 ~~January 2019: vinyl chloride monomer production~~1 December 2017 where mercury is used as an electrode or from 11 December 2020 where Article 15 (4) of Directive 2010/75/EU is applied

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/0023(COD)

Michel DANTIN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point b

(b) from 1 January 201925: vinyl chloride monomer production

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/0023(COD)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Eduard KUKAN, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, József NAGY, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) Point (b) shall apply for the production of potassium methylate and ethylate and for vinyl chlorid monomer only from 1 January 2021.

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2016/0023(COD)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Eduard KUKAN, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, József NAGY, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

The production of ~~sodium or~~ potassium methylate or ethylate and vinyl chlorid monomer shall be carried out in accordance with point (b) of Part I and the following requirements:

2016/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 f (new)

67f. Condemns the practice of surrogacy that undermines human dignity of the woman as her body and its reproductive functions are used as a commodity, the practice of gestational surrogacy which involves reproductive exploitation and use of human body for financial or other gain, in particular of vulnerable women in developing countries, shall be prohibited and treated as a matter of urgency in human rights instruments;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 g (new)

67g. Calls for clear principles and international legal instruments addressing human rights issues related to surrogacy aiming at the prevention of human rights abuses, such as exploitation of women and human trafficking, and protection of rights, interests and wellbeing of children;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 d (new)

72d. Calls for the establishment of efficient legal and policy framework strengthening the protection of rights of children before birth, especially in order to prevent sex-selective abortions, forced abortions as a part of family planning policies and similar practices incompatible with the right to life and human dignity;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 e (new)

72e. Calls for an advanced approach to the right to life in order to enhance the protection of a human being in prenatal period;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2229(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 f (new)

72f. Emphasizes that abortion shall not be promoted as a form of family planning in the external policies of the EU;

2015/10/16
Committee: AFET

2015/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

– having regard to Articles 3, 5 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

– having regard to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard to the Oviedo Convention;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Davor Ivo STIER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

– having regard to the Hague Adoption Convention;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

– having regard to Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2005 on the trade in human egg cells;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2015 on Human Rights and Democracy in the world 2014 and the European Union policy on that matter;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas THB takes many different forms across many legal and illegal activities, including, but not limited to, agriculture, food processing, prostitution, domestic work, manufacturing, care, cleaning, other types of forced labour (particularly in the service industries), forced begging, forced marriage, illegal adoptions, gestational surrogacy and the trade in human organs, cells and tissues, including trade in reproductive cells as well as foetal cells and tissues;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas women are exposed to special kinds of reproductive exploitation such as trafficking of their reproductive cells, forced marriage, coerced adoption, prostitution, surrogacy and female genital mutilation;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Expresses its concern by growing practice of reproductive exploitation of women; calls on the European Commission to include gestational surrogacy as a form of THB as it involves reproductive exploitation and use of human body for financial or other gains; calls upon the Member States to respect their international commitments and to take the necessary actions to stop any involvement of European countries, citizens or companies in surrogacy tourism;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

2015/2118(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Davor Ivo STIER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Recalls that the human body should not be a source of financial gain; calls on the Commission to condemn all sorts of THB with the purpose of the removal of organs and adopt a clear attitude toward illegal trade of organs, tissues and cells, including trade in reproductive cells and foetal tissues and cells;

2016/03/02
Committee: FEMM

Andrzej GRZYB, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7

If the EIB recommends not financing an investment and provides reasons for this recommendation, a decision shall only be adopted if a majority of two-thirds of all members vote in favour. The Member State in which the investment will take place and the EIB shall not be entitled to cast a vote in this case. For small projects funded through loans provided by a national promotional bank or through grants contributing to the implementation of a national programme serving specific objectives in line with the objectives of the Modernisation Fund, provided that not more than 10% of the Member States' share set out in Annex IIb is used under the programme, the two preceding sentences shall not apply.deleted

2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Andrzej GRZYB, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. The beneficiary Member States shall report annually to the ~~management committee~~advisory board on investments financed by the fund. The report shall be made public and include:

2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Andrzej GRZYB, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, György HÖLVÉNYI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 6

6. Each year, the ~~management commit~~beneficiary Member Statees shall report to the Commission on experience with the evaluation and selection of investments. The Commission shall review the basis on which projects are selected by 31 December 2024 and, where appropriate, make proposals to the ~~management commit~~relevant beneficiary Member Statees.

2016/08/23
Committee: ENVI

2015/0148(COD)

Andrzej GRZYB, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

A list of installations covered by this Directive for the ~~five~~two years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September 2018, and lists for the subsequent ~~five~~two years shall be submitted every ~~five~~two years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub- installation level over the ~~five~~two calendar years preceding its submission. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.

2016/07/07
Committee: ENVI

2014/2245(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Bearing in mind that family-run companies, being locally based, are a cornerstone of regional development and territorial cohesion, urges the EU and the Member States to promote businesses of this type and encourage women to become more actively involved in family firms;

2015/03/16
Committee: REGI

2014/2216(INI)

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Jan OLBRYCHT, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Hermann WINKLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

57. Calls on the EU to actively participate in the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, and to continue to fight against all attempts to undermine the UN Beijing Platform for Action concerning, among other elements, access to education and health as basic human rights, and sexual and reproductive rights; abortion shall not be promoted as a form of family planning.

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

Peter LIESE, Anne DELVAUX, Anna ROSBACH, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Alda SOUSA, Margrete AUKEN, Thomas ULMER, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Filip KACZMAREK, Richard SEEBER, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT, Jutta HAUG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Where the proposed reporting Member State does not wish to be the reporting Member State, it shall agree with another Member State concerned that the latter will be the reporting Member State. If no Member State concerned accepts to be the reporting Member State, the proposed reporting Member State shall be the reporting Member State.deleted

2013/03/06
Committee: ENVI

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Within ~~six~~14 days following submission of the application dossier, the proposed reporting Member State shall notify the sponsor through the EU portal of the following:

2013/03/06
Committee: ENVI

2012/0192(COD)

Peter LIESE, Anne DELVAUX, Anna ROSBACH, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Alda SOUSA, Thomas ULMER, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Zofija MAZEJ KUKOVIČ, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Filip KACZMAREK, Richard SEEBER, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT, Jutta HAUG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Where the proposed reporting Member State has not notified the sponsor within ~~the time period referred to in paragraph 2~~14 days, the clinical trial applied for shall be considered as falling within the scope of this Regulation, the application shall be considered complete, the clinical trial shall be considered a low-intervention clinical trial if this is claimed by the sponsor, and the proposed reporting Member State shall be the reporting Member State.

2013/03/06
Committee: ENVI

2012/0192(COD)

Peter LIESE, Anne DELVAUX, Anna ROSBACH, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Thomas ULMER, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Filip KACZMAREK, Richard SEEBER, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT, Jutta HAUG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

Where the proposed reporting Member State has not notified the sponsor according to points (a) to (d) of paragraph 2 within ~~three~~seven days following receipt of the comments or of the completed application, the application shall be considered complete, the clinical trial shall be considered as falling within the scope of this Regulation, the clinical trial shall be considered as a low-intervention clinical trial if this is claimed by the sponsor, and the proposed reporting Member State shall be the reporting Member State.

2013/03/06
Committee: ENVI

2012/0192(COD)

Peter LIESE, Anne DELVAUX, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Alda SOUSA, Margrete AUKEN, Thomas ULMER, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Filip KACZMAREK, Richard SEEBER, Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT, Jutta HAUG, Anna ROSBACH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) within ~~10 days from the validation date~~25 days, but no earlier than 15 days after receipt of the successfully validated application, for low-intervention clinical trials;

2013/03/06
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point h d (new)

(hd) the Ethics Committee, with paediatric expertise or after taking advice in clinical, ethical and psychosocial problems in the field of paediatrics, has endorsed the protocol;

2013/03/01
Committee: ENVI

2012/0192(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) the Ethics committee positively assesses that a direct benefit of the clinicial trial for the patient is to be expected, as well as the fact that the clinical trial poses a minimal risk to, and imposes a minimal burden on, the subject.

2013/03/01
Committee: ENVI

2012/0192(COD)

Peter LIESE, Anne DELVAUX, Anna ROSBACH, Thomas ULMER, Alojz PETERLE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

3. Within one year from the end of a clinical trial, the sponsor shall submit to the EU database and to the public EudraPharm database a summary of the results of the clinical trial.

2013/03/01
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)

Mb. Whereas the Charta of Fundamental Rights which is the leading principle for the European Union and legally binding after entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty prohibits making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)

Mc. Whereas unpaid donation is not only an ethical principle but also necessary to protect the health of the donor and the recipient as the involvement of high amounts of money in the donation process may stimulate the donor to take risks and may hinder the disclosure of risks in his/her medical history.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)

Md. Whereas there is a lot of evidence that allogenic cordbloood transplantation is already successful for many patients and there are also serious reports that in some cases autologes treatment with this kind of cells can be successful.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~consider revising the principles governing tissue and cell donation as laid down in~~propose as soon as possible a revision of the Directive 2004/23/EC, in order to bring them into line with the principles governing organ donation laid down in Directive 2010/45/EU, and to take into account ~~of scientific developments and the~~ the new legal situation after the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty and to take into account the scientific developments, the practical experience of actors in the sector and the recommendations of this report;

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
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; consequently, calls on the Commission and the national and local authorities to improve the link between the cohesion funds and the Research Framework Programme as these funds should be used to enhance research infrastructure to enable research to reach the level of excellence necessary for access to research funds; in this respect underlines the need to set clear objectives and to assess whether the goals were achieved in these Member States;

2011/03/24
Committee: ITRE

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4

2012/06/25
Committee: ENVI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Oldřich VLASÁK

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, according to Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in order to promote its overall harmonious development, the Union shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion, and in particular, the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions such as rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicap,

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Oldřich VLASÁK, Karin KADENBACH

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the strategic dimension of cohesion policy guaranteeing consistency with the European Union priorities - making Europe and its regions more attractive places in which to invest and work, improving knowledge and innovation for growth and creating more and better jobs - is provided and highlighted through Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (hereinafter: General Regulation), the Community strategic guidelines on cohesion (hereinafter: Strategic Guidelines), the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) and the Operational Programmes (OP),

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Karin KADENBACH, Oldřich VLASÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. NReiterates its appreciation of the national efforts resulting in average allocation of expenditure for the achievement of the Lisbon agenda of 65% of the available funds in the convergence regions and 82% in the regional competitiveness and employment regions, exceeding the levels originally requested; notes with satisfaction that a total of EUR 63 billion is reported as allocated to Lisbon earmarking projects and that project selection under Lisbon earmarking is at the same level or slightly faster than selection for other actions;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Oldřich VLASÁK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that the progress rate among CSG themes is highest in the Territorial Dimension theme (30%), above average for ‘Improving knowledge and innovation for growth’, but below 27.1% in the case of the other two guidelines and that, moreover, selection rates are above average for Lisbon earmarked projects in both Convergence and Regional Competitiveness and Employment objectives, but amount only to 20.5% in the European Territorial Cooperation objective; regrets that, in the absence of output and result indicators for all Member States, the analysis of policy performance as presented in the strategic report has proved to have serious limitations; calls on the Commission, therefore, to review its administrative reporting requirements and calls on the Member States to be more disciplined about providing data on programme implementation;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Karin KADENBACH, Oldřich VLASÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Believes that corrective measures need to be promptly taken to improve poor performance in some priority areas; calls on Member States in this context to step up efforts to improve project selection in the delayed themes, and to accelerate implementation of all selected projects so as to avoid the risk of not reaching the agreed objectives;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Karin KADENBACH, Oldřich VLASÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Considers that rapid project selection and implementation is particularly needed for the activities aimed at improving human capital, supporting labour markets and enhancing social inclusion in order to overcome the negative impacts of the economic crisis;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Karin KADENBACH, Oldřich VLASÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Highlights the fact that several Member States confirmed that the discipline imposed by the earmarking exercise has improved the quality and focus of programming; moreover Member States unanimously considered that maintaining fundamental priorities of their National Strategic Reference Frameworks and Operational Programmes linked to the Lisbon Strategy is the best instrument to tackle the crisis, and reconfirmed the relevance of the medium and long term objectives set out in these documents;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Karin KADENBACH, Oldřich VLASÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the fact that effective selection and implementation of projects in some areas is hampered by missing relevant preconditions, such as the lack of clear national priorities for certain areas of intervention, belated transposition of EU laws and lack of institutional and administrative capacity; calls therefore on Member States and regions to facilitate policy implementation by tackling these challenges and in particular by improving the legal framework in the field of state aid, public procurement and environmental rules and pursue institutional reforms;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Karin KADENBACH, Oldřich VLASÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Considers that the signs of recovery from the crisis are fragile, and in the coming years Europe has to tackle its structural weaknesses, also through Cohesion Policy interventions; stresses therefore the need for a thorough analysis of the impact of measures aimed at counteracting the crisis;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Oldřich VLASÁK, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights the particular added value of more synergies between ERDF and ESF, since experience clearly proves that successful performance of ESF-financed programmes is essential in order to maximise the effectiveness of ERDF funding for economic actions; notes also that greater coordination would be welcome between cohesion policy instruments and rural development policy instruments, since achieving more synergies between ERDF and EAFRD is similarly important;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2010/2139(INI)

Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Karin KADENBACH, Oldřich VLASÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers that strategic reporting, as a valuable tool of monitoring the progress of implementation creates a basis for peer review and strategic debate on EU level, therefore encourages Member States to adopt more analytical and strategic approach while elaborating national reports, and expects stronger focus on outputs, outcomes, as well as reasons for the failure to achieve the targets;

2011/02/07
Committee: REGI

2009/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to assure full application of the Charter of Fundamental rights in all aspects of the Union's external action and the consistency between Union's external action and its other policies wherein the human rights shall be mainstreamed;

2010/05/19
Committee: AFET

2009/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in this context, that in future legislation Parliament should insist on an arrangement whereby trade advantages, including those stemming from free trade agreements, can be suspended temporarily by the Commission alone if sufficient evidence of human rights or labour rights violations is found, ~~either on its own initiative or~~or shall be suspended by the Commission at the request of a certain number of Member State s and/or the European Parliament;

2010/05/19
Committee: AFET

2009/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)

3a. Calls for the establishment of an arbitration body with binding powers;

2010/05/19
Committee: AFET

2009/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the possibility to prosecute multilateral corporations before international courts and tribunals for violations of humanitarian law;

2010/05/19
Committee: AFET

2009/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to table a proposal for ~~a regulation~~ banning the import into the EU of goods produced using slave, child or forced labour in violation of basic human rights standards; emphasises that such a regulation would have to enable the EU to investigate specific claims;

2010/05/19
Committee: AFET

2009/2219(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)

6a. Underlines that the TRIPS agreements´ provisions shall respect the enjoyment of right to health of the population in developing countries;

2010/05/19
Committee: AFET

2009/2219(INI)