Activities of Andreas MÖLZER
Plenary speeches (1888)
Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - Economic Recovery Programme: energy projects - Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (debate)
Credit requirements directives: Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC - Community programme for financial services, financial reporting and auditing
Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (A6-0263/2009, Jean Lambert)
Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (A6-0263/2009, Jean Lambert)
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Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
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Conclusions of the European Council (19-20 March 2009) (debate)
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Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
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Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
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Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
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Question Time (Commission)
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Security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents (debate)
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
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Organisation of working time (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (debate)
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Crises in the car industry (debate)
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EU response to the world financial crisis: follow-up of the informal European Council from 7 November and of the G20 Summit from 15 November 2008 - Commission's legislative and work programme for 2009 (debate)
EMU10: The first 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union and future challenges (debate)
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Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union (debate)
Priorities of the European Parliament for the legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2009 (debate)
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Social package (First part) (debate)
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Preparation of the European Council following the Irish referendum (debate)
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Internal market in electricity - Conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers (debate)
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Hygiene of foodstuffs (debate)
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Employment Policy Guidelines for Member States (debate)
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Question Time (Commission)
Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)
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China's policy and its effects on Africa (debate)
Cross-border cooperation to combat terrorism and cross-border crime (debate)
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Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)
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Treaty of Lisbon (debate)
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Protection of the Communities’ financial interests – Fight against fraud – Annual reports 2005 and 2006 (debate)
Cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States (debate)
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Proposals on energy and climate change (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Slovenian Presidency (debate)
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Air pollution: ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (debate)
Population and housing censuses (debate)
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (debate)
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Application of the Schengen acquis - Application of the Schengen acquis in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (debate)
Regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (debate)
EU-Turkey relations (debate)
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Framework directive on the sustainable use of pesticides - Thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides - The placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)
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Dangerous toys manufactured in China (debate)
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Fight against terrorism (debate)
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Freight transport logistics in Europe and sustainable mobility (debate)
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Better Regulation - Better law-making 2005:, subsidiarity and proportionality - Simplification of the regulatory environment - Use of 'soft law' (debate)
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Improving the method for consulting Parliament in procedures relating to enlargement of the euro area – Adoption by Cyprus of the single currency on 1 January 2008 – Adoption by Malta of the single currency on 1 January 2008 (debate)
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The situation in Palestine (debate)
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Definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks (debate)
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Debate on the future of Europe (debate)
Situation in Nigeria (debate)
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Housing and regional policy – Structural policies and EU cohesion – Future regional policy and innovation (debate)
Relations between EU and Switzerland (debate)
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Transatlantic relations (debate)
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Directives concerning the protection of health and safety of workers: simplifying and rationalising practical implementation reports (debate)
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Assessment and management of flood risks (debate)
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The integration of new Member States in the CAP (debate)
European Council meeting (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
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Transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
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Preparations for the European Council (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
Women in Turkey (debate)
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Programme of the German presidency (debate)
Enlargement strategy and main challenges 2006-2007 – The institutional aspects of the European Union’s capacity to integrate the new Member States (debate)
Financing instrument for development cooperation – A financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories (debate)
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2006 annual report on the Euro Area (debate)
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Export of toxic waste to Africa – Use of criminal law to protect the environment (debate)
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Commission Question Time
Recovery of Community funds (debate)
The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010 (debate)
Follow-up to the report on competition in professional services (debate)
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Situation in Darfur (debate)
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Turkey's progress towards accession (debate)
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Pericles programme Pericles programme extension to non-participating Member States (debate)
European natural, architectural and cultural heritage in rural and island regions (debate)
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Council Question Time
Fight against violence (Daphne) (2007-2013) (debate)
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Investing for growth and employment (debate)
Protection of the Communities' financial interests (debate)
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Prohibitions on certain sex offenders (debate)
Natural disasters: agricultural aspects – Natural disasters: regional development aspects – Natural disasters: environmental aspects – EU Solidarity fund (debate)
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Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
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Promoting multilingualism and language learning in the EU (debate)
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Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (debate)
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Commission Question Time
Guidelines for trans-European energy networks (debate)
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European political parties (debate)
Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) (debate)
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Community action programme in the field of consumer protection (2007-2013) (continuation of the debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
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Commission Question Time
Relocation in the context of regional development (debate)
Local border traffic (debate)
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Globalisation and the internal market (debate)
Social legislation relating to road transport Harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport
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Situation in the Middle East
Presentation of the programme of the Austrian Presidency
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Common organisation of the market in sugar – Support schemes for farmers (sugar) – Restructuring the sugar industry
Climate change
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Data retention
Annual report of the Council on human rights
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Arms exports
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Progress towards accession by Bulgaria and Romania
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Opening of negotiations with Turkey - Additional Protocol to the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement
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Procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status
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Situation in the Middle East
Basic guidelines for sustainable European tourism
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EU/Iraq - A framework for engagement
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European Council/Luxembourg Presidency
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Economy, Employment, Social Policy
Situation in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia
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Protection of groundwater against pollution
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Foreign policy / Security
Applications for accession of Bulgaria and Romania
Social situation in the European Union
Constitution for Europe
Turkey's progress towards accession
Ratification of the Constitutional Treaty
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (continuation)
2012 discharge: European Parliament (A7-0246/2014 - Cătălin Sorin Ivan)
Request for defence of the parliamentary immunity of Mario Borghezio (A7-0245/2014 - Bernhard Rapkay)
Role of broadcasting media in projecting the EU and its values (A7-0248/2014 - Graham Watson)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0239/2014 - Miroslav Ouzký)
Computer databases which are part of the surveillance networks in the Member States (A7-0201/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
European Year for Development (2015) (A7-0384/2013 - Charles Goerens)
Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (A7-0252/2014 - Romana Jordan)
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (A7-0153/2014 - Luigi Berlinguer, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Carlo Casini)
Greenhouse gas emission trading (international aviation emissions) (A7-0079/2014 - Peter Liese)
European single market for electronic communications (A7-0190/2014 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
Statutory audit of public-interest entities (A7-0177/2013 - Sajjad Karim)
EU comprehensive approach and coherence of EU external action (A7-0138/2014 - Arnaud Danjean)
2012 discharge: European Commission and executive agencies (A7-0242/2014 - Markus Pieper)
2012 discharge: European Council and Council (A7-0189/2014 - Bogusław Sonik)
2012 discharge: European Asylum Support Office (A7-0187/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Institute for Gender Equality (A7-0230/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (A7-0185/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
2012 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (A7-0184/2014 - Petri Sarvamaa)
European single market for electronic communications - Measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks - Electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (debate)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (A7-0022/2014 - Sylvie Guillaume)
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries (A7-0149/2014 - Othmar Karas, Liem Hoang Ngoc)
Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (A7-0135/2014 - Alejandro Cercas)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and Internal Security Fund (general provisions) (A7-0021/2014 - Lorenzo Fontana)
Internal Security Fund (Police cooperation, preventing and combating crime and crisis management) (A7-0026/2014 - Salvatore Iacolino)
Internal Security Fund (External borders and visas) (A7-0025/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
High common level of network and information security (A7-0103/2014 - Andreas Schwab)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (debate)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (A7-0402/2013 - Jan Philipp Albrecht)
EU-Azerbaijan Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0155/2014 - Mariya Gabriel)
Provision of food information to consumers as regards the definition of 'engineered nanomaterials' (B7-0185/2014)
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (A7-0124/2014 - Hans-Peter Mayer)
Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern partnership countries (A7-0157/2014 - Paweł Robert Kowal)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (A7-0139/2014 - Claude Moraes)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (A7-0141/2014 - Salvatore Iacolino)
2013 progress report on Turkey (B7-0241/2014)
Information accompanying transfers of funds - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (debate)
EU guarantee to EIB against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (debate)
Production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (A7-0112/2014 - Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris)
EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement (A7-0116/2014 - Iuliu Winkler)
Genetic resources (A7-0263/2013 - Sandrine Bélier)
Farm structure surveys and survey on agricultural production methods (A7-0111/2014 - Paolo De Castro)
Goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (A7-0260/2013 - Paolo De Castro)
European System of Financial Supervision review (A7-0133/2014 - Sven Giegold)
Horticulture (A7-0048/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
Saudi Arabia (A7-0125/2014 - Ana Gomes)
Visa requirements for third-countries nationals - Future of EU visa policy (debate)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (A7-0071/2014 - Mary Honeyball)
SOLVIT (A7-0059/2014 - Morten Løkkegaard)
European Investigation Order (A7-0477/2013 - Nuno Melo)
EU-Indonesia voluntary partnership agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU (A7-0043/2014 - Yannick Jadot)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0219/2014, B7-0219/2014, B7-0220/2014, B7-0221/2014, B7-0222/2014, B7-0223/2014, B7-0224/2014)
Use of armed drones (RCB7-0201/2014, B7-0201/2014, B7-0202/2014, B7-0203/2014, B7-0204/2014, B7-0205/2014, B7-0206/2014)
European Arrest Warrant (A7-0039/2014 - Sarah Ludford)
Situation in Venezuela (RCB7-0207/2014, B7-0207/2014, B7-0212/2014, B7-0215/2014, B7-0216/2014, B7-0217/2014, B7-0218/2014)
Private copying levies (A7-0114/2014 - Françoise Castex)
EU-Turkey agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (A7-0097/2014 - Renate Sommer)
Amendment of Rules 166 (final vote) and 195(3) (voting in committee) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (A7-0035/2014 - Carlo Casini)
Single European railway area (A7-0037/2014 - Saïd El Khadraoui)
Third programme for the Union's action if the field of health (2014-2020) (A7-0224/2012 - Françoise Grossetête)
Trans-European telecommunications networks (A7-0272/2013 - Evžen Tošenovský)
Situation in Iraq (debate)
Amendment of Rule 136 of the Rules of Procedure on the attendance of Members at sittings (A7-0038/2014 - Gerald Häfner)
2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (A7-0151/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
Community trade mark (A7-0031/2014 - Cecilia Wikström)
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) (A7-0096/2014 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
Conditions of entry and residence[nbsp ]of third-country nationals (A7-0377/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (A7-0158/2013 - Michèle Striffler)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects (A7-0091/2014 - Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto)
Plant breeding (A7-0044/2014 - Marit Paulsen)
Occurrence reporting in civil aviation (debate)
Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system - Deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall (debate)
Elimination of female genital mutilation (continuation of debate)
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (A7-0047/2014 - Anne Delvaux, Konrad Szymański)
Resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Bank Resolution Fund (A7-0478/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
Recommendation for a decision, pursuant to Rules 88(4)(d) and 87a(6) of the Rules of Procedure, to raise no objections to draft Commission Regulation (EU) No.../...amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-2020 (B7-0090/2014)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0138/2014, B7-0138/2014, B7-0139/2014, B7-0140/2014, B7-0158/2014, B7-0161/2014, B7-0163/2014, B7-0164/2014)
Situation in Egypt (RCB7-0145/2014, B7-0145/2014, B7-0146/2014, B7-0147/2014, B7-0148/2014, B7-0153/2014, B7-0154/2014, B7-0162/2014)
EU-Russia summit (B7-0149/2014, RCB7-0150/2014, B7-0150/2014, B7-0151/2014, B7-0152/2014, B7-0156/2014, B7-0159/2014)
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (B7-0074/2014)
2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B7-0073/2014)
2013 progress report on Montenegro (B7-0072/2014)
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (debate)
Undocumented women migrants in the European Union (A7-0001/2014 - Norica Nicolai)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment (A7-0428/2013 - Claude Moraes)
Arms Trade Treaty (B7-0075/2014)
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A7-0053/2014 - Christofer Fjellner)
Lifts and safety components for lifts (A7-0260/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (A7-0020/2014 - Georges Bach)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Europe's role in the Central African Republic (debate)
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (debate)
Promoting free movement by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents (A7-0017/2014 - Bernhard Rapkay)
Copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses (A7-0281/2013 - Marielle Gallo)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (A7-0009/2014 - Ulrike Lunacek)
EU justice scoreboard (A7-0442/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
29th annual report on monitoring the application of EU law (2011) - EU regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - better lawmaking (debate)
EU homelessness strategy (debate)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (A7-0464/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
Amendment of Parliament 's Rules of Procedure on the waiver and the defence of parliamentary immunity (A7-0012/2014 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki)
Placing on the market, for cultivation, of a genetically modified maize product (B7-0007/2014)ЍЍ
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (RCB7-0016/2014, B7-0016/2014, B7-0023/2014, B7-0024/2014, B7-0025/2014, B7-0026/2014, B7-0027/2014)
EU citizenship for sale (RCB7-0015/2014, B7-0015/2014, B7-0017/2014, B7-0028/2014, B7-0029/2014, B7-0030/2014, B7-0031/2014)
2013 progress report on Serbia (B7-0006/2014)
European integration process of Kosovo (B7-0004/2014)
2012 progress report on Iceland and post-election perspectives (B7-0005/2014)
Situation in South Sudan (RCB7-0018/2014, B7-0018/2014, B7-0019/2014, B7-0020/2014, B7-0021/2014, B7-0022/2014, B7-0032/2014)
EU homelessness strategy (RCB7-0008/2014, B7-0008/2014, B7-0009/2014, B7-0010/2014, B7-0011/2014, B7-0012/2014)
Renewal of the EU-Russia agreement on cooperation in science and technology (A7-0473/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
Future of EU-ASEAN relations (A7-0441/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
Tachographs and social legislation relating to road transport (A7-0471/2013 - Silvia-Adriana Ţicău)
Award of concession contracts (A7-0030/2013 - Philippe Juvin)
Public procurement (A7-0007/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
Procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (A7-0034/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
Access of goods and services to public procurement markets (A7-0454/2013 - Daniel Caspary)
Honey (A7-0440/2013 - Julie Girling)
Hercule III programme and protection of the European Union's financial interests (A7-0385/2012 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Combating wildlife crime (B7-0013/2014)
EU citizenship for sale (debate)
2013 progress report on Serbia - European integration process of Kosovo (debate)
Review of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
Carbon capture and storage technology (debate)
Combating wildlife crime (debate)
European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (debate)
Payment accounts (A7-0398/2013 - Jürgen Klute)
Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies (B7-0555/2013)
2013 progress report on Albania (B7-0556/2013)
Green infrastructure policy (B7-0549/2013)
European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (A7-0382/2013 - Gianni Pittella)
Exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the 'Pericles 2020' programme) (A7-0423/2013 - Anthea McIntyre)
EU donor coordination on development aid (A7-0393/2013 - Gay Mitchell)
Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action (A7-0447/2013 - Elmar Brok)
European neighbourhood instrument (A7-0449/2013 - Eduard Kukan)
Establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (A7-0450/2013 - Thijs Berman)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020 (A7-0005/2013 - Marian Harkin)
System for registration of carriers of radioactive materials (A7-0385/2013 - Béla Kovács)
Resilience and disaster risk reduction in developing countries (A7-0375/2013 - Gay Mitchell)
Women with disabilities (A7-0329/2013 - Angelika Werthmann)
Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (debate)
ILO Convention concerning safety in the use of chemicals at work (A7-0400/2013 - Jutta Steinruck)
Importation of beef from animals not treated with certain growth-promoting hormones and increased duties applied by the United States to certain products of the European Union (A7-0427/2013 - Vital Moreira)
EU space industrial policy (A7-0338/2013 - Angelika Niebler)
Cloud computing (A7-0353/2013 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)
North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters (A7-0395/2013 - Kriton Arsenis)
Civil protection mechanism (A7-0003/2013 - Elisabetta Gardini)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (A7-0426/2013 - Edite Estrela)
Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe (A7-0348/2013 - Marco Scurria)
Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (debate)
North-East Atlantic: deep-sea stocks and fishing in international waters - Status of the North-East Atlantic mackerel fishery (debate)
Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies - Progress made in the implementation of national Roma integration strategies (debate)
Horizon 2020 - framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020) (A7-0427/2012 - Teresa Riera Madurell)
Rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020 (A7-0428/2012 - Christian Ehler)
Strategic innovation agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A7-0422/2012 - Marisa Matias)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A7-0403/2012 - Philippe Lamberts)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) (A7-0420/2012 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
Specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 (A7-0002/2013 - Maria Da Graça Carvalho)
European statistics (A7-0436/2012 - Liem Hoang Ngoc)
Programme for social change and innovation (A7-0241/2012 - Jutta Steinruck)
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (A7-0294/2012 - Jutta Haug)
Action programme for taxation (A7-0399/2012 - Theodor Dumitru Stolojan)
Action programme for customs (A7-0026/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
Insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II) (A7-0352/2013 - Sharon Bowles)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (A7-0360/2013 - Maria Eleni Koppa)
European defence technological and industrial base (A7-0358/2013 - Michael Gahler)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - Transitional provisions on support for rural development (debate)
2014 budgetary procedure: joint text
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument - financing of the Cypriot Structural Funds programmes (A7-0388/2013 - Jean-Luc Dehaene)
Draft amending budget No 9/2013: Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for Romania (Drought and forest fires in 2012) and for Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic (Flooding in May and June 2013). (A7-0390/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund - Drought and forest fires in Romania and floods in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic (A7-0369/2013 - José Manuel Fernandes)
European satellite navigation systems (A7-0321/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
EU-Russia agreement on drug precursors (A7-0342/2013 - Franck Proust)
Third States and organisations with which Europol shall conclude agreements (A7-0351/2013 - Philip Claeys)
European Social Fund (A7-0250/2012 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Cohesion Fund (A7-0270/2013 - Victor Boştinaru)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (A7-0340/2013 - Evelyn Regner, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP (A7-0363/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox, Gerald Häfner)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) - Entrepreneurship 2020 action plan - Reigniting the entrepreneurial spirit in Europe (debate)
Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 - Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (debate)
2014 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 (A7-0389/2013 - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Ivailo Kalfin)
Draft amending budget No 7/2013 - Strengthening the European Social Fund (ESF) to address youth unemployment, poverty and social exclusion in France, Italy and Spain (A7-0367/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application EGF/2013/004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana building materials from Spain) (A7-0341/2013 - Andrej Plenković)
Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia (A7-0119/2013 - Giles Chichester)
Electronic communications - Recent proposals to complete the digital single market (debate)
Future of the EU wine sector (debate)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen)
Marine knowledge 2020 (A7-0295/2013 - Maria do Céu Patrão Neves)
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
Climate change conference (B7-0482/2013)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
European Neighbourhood Policy, working towards a stronger partnership: EP's position on the 2012 progress reports (B7-0484/2013)
European Semester for economic policy coordination (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013)
Suspension of the SWIFT agreement as a result of NSA surveillance (B7-0467/2013, RCB7-0468/2013, B7-0468/2013, B7-0471/2013, B7-0472/2013, B7-0481/2013)
Draft amending budget No 6/2013 (A7-0347/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
General Union environment action programme to 2020 (A7-0166/2013 - Gaston Franco)
Dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation (A7-0303/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok)
Electronic communications (A7-0313/2013 - Catherine Trautmann)
Nacrt općeg proračuna Europske unije za financijsku godinu 2014. - svi dijelovi (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen) HR
Znanje o moru 2020. (A7-0295/2013 - Maria do Céu Patrão Neves) HR
Primjena i provedba međunarodnih trgovinskih pravila (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi) HR
Konferencija o klimatskim promjenama (B7-0482/2013) HR
Organizirani kriminal, korupcija i pranje novca (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino) HR
Europska politika susjedstva: prema jačanju partnerstva: stajalište Europskog parlamenta o izvješćima za 2012. (B7-0484/2013) HR
Europski semestar za usklađivanje ekonomske politike (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira) HR
Migracijski tokovi u Sredozemlju, s posebnim naglaskom na tragične događaje nedaleko od Lampeduse (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013) HR
Suspenzija sporazuma SWIFT zbog nadzora Agencije za nacionalnu sigurnost (B7-0467/2013, RCB7-0468/2013, B7-0468/2013, B7-0471/2013, B7-0472/2013, B7-0481/2013) HR
Nacrt izmjene proračuna br. 6/2013 (A7-0347/2013 - Giovanni La Via) HR
Opći akcijski program Unije za okoliš do 2020. (A7-0166/2013 - Gaston Franco) HR
Opasnosti koje potječu od izloženosti ionizirajućem zračenju (A7-0303/2013 - Thomas Ulmer) HR
Godišnje izvješće Vijeća Europskom parlamentu o zajedničkoj vanjskoj i sigurnosnoj politici u 2012. (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok) HR
Elektroničke komunikacije (A7-0313/2013 - Catherine Trautmann) HR
Trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (A7-0167/2013 - Franck Proust)
Drug precursors (A7-0153/2013 - Anna Hedh)
e-justice Action Plan 2014-2018 (B7-0465/2013)
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (debate)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
Human rights in the Sahel region (A7-0325/2013 - Charles Tannock)
Rethinking education (A7-0314/2013 - Katarína Neveďalová)
EU pre-accession funds: judicial systems and the fight against corruption (A7-0318/2013 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Patient safety (A7-0320/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Misleading advertisement practices (A7-0311/2013 - Cornelis de Jong)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (debate)
e-justice Action Plan 2014-2018 (debate)
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (A7-0310/2013 - Andrea Češková)
Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (A7-0038/2013 - Bernadette Vergnaud)
Permitted health claims made on foods (B7-0437/2013)
Technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations (B7-0440/2013)
EU and Member State measures to tackle the flow of refugees as a result of the conflict in Syria (B7-0442/2013)
Rise of right-wing extremism in Europe (debate)
Rise of right-wing extremism in Europe (debate)
Rise of right-wing extremism in Europe (debate)
EC-Ukraine cooperation agreement on a civil Global Navigation Satellite System (A7-0298/2013 - Amalia Sartori)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2011/025 IT/Lombardy - Italy (A7-0294/2013 - Salvador Garriga Polledo)
Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (A7-0250/2013 - Ana Gomes)
Private international law and employment (A7-0291/2013 - Evelyn Regner)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds (A7-0269/2013 - Erminia Mazzoni)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (debate)
European carbon market in 2012 (debate)
Food and products of animal origin (debate)
EU-Mauritania fishing opportunities and financial contribution protocol (debate)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing EU external borders (A7-0139/2013 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
EU cybersecurity strategy: an open, safe and secure cyberspace (B7-0386/2013)
Digital agenda for growth, mobility and employment (B7-0385/2013)
Situation in Syria (RCB7-0413/2013, B7-0413/2013, B7-0423/2013, B7-0424/2013, B7-0425/2013, B7-0426/2013, B7-0427/2013, B7-0428/2013)
Situation in Egypt (RCB7-0411/2013, B7-0411/2013, B7-0412/2013, B7-0414/2013, B7-0415/2013, B7-0417/2013, B7-0420/2013)
EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects (A7-0205/2013 - Marietta Giannakou)
Pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (RCB7-0389/2013, B7-0389/2013, B7-0393/2013, B7-0394/2013, B7-0395/2013, B7-0396/2013, B7-0397/2013)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity (A7-0239/2013 - François Alfonsi)
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: flooding in Slovenia, Croatia and Austria in autumn 2012 (A7-0283/2013 - José Manuel Fernandes)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (A7-0279/2013 - Corinne Lepage)
Union Customs Code (A7-0006/2013 - Constance Le Grip)
Collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings (A7-0179/2012 - Giancarlo Scottà)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (A7-0238/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (A7-0275/2013 - Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska)
Internal market for services (A7-0273/2013 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Maritime dimension of the common security and defence policy - EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects (debate)
EU policy towards Belarus (debate)
Right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and right to communicate upon arrest (A7-0228/2013 - Elena Oana Antonescu)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (A7-0202/2012 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) (A7-0347/2012 - Arlene McCarthy)
Making the internal energy market work (A7-0262/2013 - Jerzy Buzek)
Right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and right to communicate upon arrest (debate)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate)
Making the internal energy market work - Micro-generation (debate)
Completing the digital single market (debate)
Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups (debate)
Connected TV (short presentation)
Further macro-financial assistance for Georgia (A7-0244/2013 - Vital Moreira)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (RCB7-0336/2013, B7-0336/2013, B7-0337/2013, B7-0338/2013, B7-0341/2013, B7-0342/2013, B7-0343/2013)
Practical arrangements for the holding of the European elections in 2014 (A7-0219/2013 - Andrew Duff)
Arms exports: implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (RCB7-0258/2013, B7-0258/2013, RCB7-0260/2013, B7-0260/2013, B7-0262/2013, B7-0263/2013, B7-0264/2013, B7-0267/2013)
Completing the digital single market (B7-0331/2013)
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2014 (B7-0315/2013, B7-0316/2013, B7-0325/2013, B7-0326/2013, B7-0328/2013, B7-0329/2013)
Situation in Egypt (RCB7-0362/2013, B7-0362/2013, B7-0363/2013, B7-0364/2013, B7-0365/2013, B7-0366/2013, B7-0367/2013)
Review of the Irish Presidency, including the MFF agreement (B7-0332/2013, RCB7-0334/2013, B7-0334/2013, B7-0335/2013, B7-0339/2013, B7-0340/2013)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2013/000 TA 2013 - technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission (A7-0243/2013 - Alda Sousa)
Investigations conducted by the European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) (A7-0225/2013 - Ingeborg Gräßle)
Laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (A7-0125/2013 - Sven Giegold)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Serious cross-border threats to health (A7-0337/2012 - Gilles Pargneaux)
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (A7-0230/2013 - Anni Podimata)
Adoption by Latvia of the euro on 1 January 2014 (A7-0237/2013 - Burkhard Balz)
Road safety (B7-0318/2013)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (A7-0229/2013 - Rui Tavares)
Recent floods in Europe (RCB7-0319/2013, B7-0319/2013, B7-0320/2013, B7-0321/2013, B7-0322/2013, B7-0323/2013, B7-0324/2013)
Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector (A7-0231/2013 - Arlene McCarthy)
Protection of the EU's financial interests - fight against fraud (A7-0197/2013 - Derek Vaughan)
Integrated internal control framework (A7-0189/2013 - Andrea Češková)
Closure of Greek national broadcasting company (continuation of debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Staff Regulations of officials and Conditions of employment of other servants of the EU (A7-0156/2012 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (A7-0198/2013 - Alajos Mészáros)
External aviation policy (A7-0172/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Marine Le Pen (A7-0236/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
Registration documents for vehicles (A7-0199/2013 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
Inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles (A7-0207/2013 - Olga Sehnalová)
Certain categories of horizontal State aid and public passenger transport services by rail and by road (A7-0179/2013 - Herbert Dorfmann)
Blue growth - enhancing sustainable growth in the marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors (A7-0209/2013 - Spyros Danellis)
Registration documents for vehicles - Inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles - Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (debate)
Road safety (debate)
Road safety (debate)
Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Central Africa (debate)
Re-use of public sector information (debate)
Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Central Africa (A7-0190/2013 - David Martin)
Second amendment to the Cotonou Agreement of 23 June 2000 (A7-0110/2013 - Michael Cashman)
Freedom of press and media in the world (A7-0176/2013 - Marietje Schaake)
Financial services: Lack of progress in Council and Commission's delay in the adoption of certain proposals (B7-0304/2013)
Situation in Turkey (RCB7-0305/2013, B7-0305/2013, B7-0306/2013, B7-0307/2013, B7-0308/2013, B7-0309/2013, B7-0310/2013, B7-0311/2013)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (A7-0147/2013 - Elmar Brok, Roberto Gualtieri)
Promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief (A7-0203/2013 - Laima Liucija Andrikienė)
Reconstruction and democratisation of Mali (B7-0254/2013)
Partnership and cooperation agreement with Afghanistan (RCB7-0274/2013, B7-0274/2013, B7-0281/2013, B7-0282/2013, B7-0283/2013, B7-0284/2013, B7-0285/2013)
Millennium development goals (A7-0165/2013 - Filip Kaczmarek)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Appointment of a member of the European Commission - Neven Mimica
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (A7-0214/2013 - Antonio Masip Hidalgo)
Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) (A7-0216/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (A7-0217/2013 - Sylvie Guillaume)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints (A7-0432/2012 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (A7-0200/2012 - Renate Weber)
Adjustment rate to direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 in respect of calendar year 2013 (A7-0186/2013 - Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos)
Draft decision of the European Council establishing the composition of the European Parliament (A7-0213/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri)
Social investment for growth and cohesion (B7-0255/2013)
Annual report on competition policy (A7-0143/2013 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) - Democratic decision making in the future EMU (B7-0271/2013, B7-0272/2013, B7-0277/2013)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) - European action to combat youth unemployment (RCB7-0270/2013, B7-0270/2013, B7-0273/2013, B7-0275/2013, B7-0276/2013, B7-0278/2013, B7-0279/2013, B7-0280/2013)
Situation in Turkey (debate)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (debate)
A new agenda for European consumer policy (A7-0163/2013 - Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón)
Legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (A7-0161/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (A7-0185/2013 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (A7-0009/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (A7-0175/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
Social housing in the European Union (A7-0155/2013 - Karima Delli)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints - Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (debate)
Evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis - Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders (debate)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (debate)
Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (debate)
Social investment for growth and cohesion (debate)
A macro-regional strategy for the Alps
Labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (continuation of debate)
Non-commercial movement of pet animals - Animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets (debate)
Community Customs Code as regards the date of its application (A7-0170/2013 - Constance Le Grip)
Reinstatement of Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences (A7-0122/2013 - David Martin)
Financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by international agreements to which the EU is party (A7-0124/2013 - Paweł Zalewski)
Non-commercial movement of pet animals (A7-0371/2012 - Horst Schnellhardt)
Animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets (A7-0366/2012 - Horst Schnellhardt)
Future legislative proposals on EMU (B7-0250/2013)
EU trade and investment agreement negotiations with the US (B7-0187/2013, B7-0195/2013)
Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences (B7-0198/2013)
A macro-regional strategy for the Alps (B7-0190/2013, B7-0190/2013, B7-0196/2013, B7-0197/2013, B7-0229/2013)
Labour conditions and health and safety standards following the recent factory fires and building collapse in Bangladesh (RCB7-0223/2013, B7-0223/2013, B7-0224/2013, B7-0225/2013, B7-0230/2013, B7-0231/2013, B7-0232/2013)
Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens (A7-0162/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth (A7-0154/2013 - Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz)
Draft protocol on the application of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic (consent) (A7-0282/2012 - Andrew Duff)
Draft protocol on the application of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic (consultation) (A7-0174/2013 - Andrew Duff)
EU-Canada Agreement on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security (A7-0152/2013 - Peter Šťastný)
Pyrotechnic articles (A7-0375/2012 - Zuzana Roithová)
Implementation of the audiovisual media services directive (A7-0055/2013 - Piotr Borys)
Situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries (debate)
Asset recovery to Arab Spring countries in transition (debate)
2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
EU-Sri Lanka Agreement on certain aspects of air services (A7-0169/2013 - Petri Sarvamaa)
Enhanced cooperation between the European Union and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (A7-0157/2013 - Jaromír Kohlíček)
Period for the eighth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (A7-0138/2013 - Carlo Casini)
Takeover bids (A7-0089/2013 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne)
Regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union (A7-0145/2013 - Jens Geier)
Offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (A7-0121/2013 - Ivo Belet)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (A7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul)
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (A7-0136/2013 - Marije Cornelissen)
Adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (A7-0137/2013 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions - European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (debate)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (debate)
Offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (debate)
One year of European Citizens' Initiative in practice: evaluating experience and tackling obstacles (debate)
Completing the scoreboard for the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (debate)
Amendment of the EC-Ukraine Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0059/2013 - Claude Moraes)
EU-Moldova Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0128/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
Ship recycling (A7-0132/2013 - Carl Schlyter)
2012 progress report on Turkey (B7-0162/2013)
2012 progress report on Serbia (B7-0090/2013)
2011 discharge: Section III, Commission (A7-0116/2013 - Jens Geier)
Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2011 Commission discharge (A7-0096/2013 - Jens Geier)
2011 discharge: EU general budget, European Parliament (A7-0063/2013 - Eva Ortiz Vilella)
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (A7-0061/2013 - Andrea Češková)
Estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2014 - Section I - Parliament (A7-0112/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
Financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro (A7-0129/2013 - Danuta Maria Hübner)
European Central Bank annual report (2011) (A7-0031/2013 - Marisa Matias)
Common system of value added tax as regards the treatment of vouchers (A7-0058/2013 - Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz)
International recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance (A7-0091/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)
2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia (debate)
2012 progress report on Montenegro (debate)
2012 progress report on Serbia (debate)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Hans-Peter Martin (A7-0106/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2011/010 AT/Austria Tabak (A7-0134/2013 - Frédéric Daerden)
Credit institutions and prudential supervision (A7-0170/2012 - Othmar Karas)
Prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (A7-0171/2012 - Othmar Karas)
Groundhandling services at European Union airports (A7-0364/2012 - Artur Zasada)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (A7-0044/2013 - Zita Gurmai)
Advancing development through trade (A7-0054/2013 - Alf Svensson)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (debate)
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (debate)
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (debate)
Situation of women in North Africa (A7-0047/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and overseas countries and territories for 2014-2020 (A7-0049/2013 - Patrice Tirolien)
Motion for a resolution - European Council conclusions of 7-8 February concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework
Flag State responsibilities for the enforcement of Council Directive 2009/13/EC implementing the Agreement concluded by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations and the European Transport Workers’ Federation on the Maritime Labour Convention (A7-0037/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - Section III (A7-0043/2013 - Anne E. Jensen)
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (A7-0041/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri)
Definition, description, presentation, labelling and protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (B7-0082/2013)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (A7-0027/2013 - Åsa Westlund)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (A7-0040/2013 - Nadja Hirsch)
Asbestos-related occupational health threats and prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos (A7-0025/2013 - Stephen Hughes)
Situation in Egypt (debate)
Online consumer dispute resolution (A7-0236/2012 - Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein)
Alternative consumer dispute resolution (A7-0280/2012 - Louis Grech)
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (A7-0052/2013 - Patrice Tirolien)
Radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption (A7-0033/2013 - Michèle Rivasi)
Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area (A7-0172/2012 - Jean-Paul Gauzès)
European venture capital funds (A7-0193/2012 - Philippe Lamberts)
Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures (A7-0028/2013 - Oreste Rossi)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - Section III (debate)
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (debate)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
Risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union ("stress tests") (debate)
Accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use - Mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change (debate)
European Investment Bank - 2011 annual report (debate)
European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (A7-0029/2013 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - sections other than the Commission (A7-0020/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth (A7-0017/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A7-0010/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (A7-0015/2013 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0435/2012 - Miroslav Ouzký)
European Refugee Fund, the European Return Fund and the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (A7-0004/2013 - Nils Torvalds)
External Borders Fund (A7-0433/2012 - Nils Torvalds)
Conservation of fishery resources (A7-0342/2012 - Pat the Cope Gallagher)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (B7-0049/2013)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (debate)
Specific measures in favour of agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands (A7-0319/2011 - Georgios Papastamkos)
Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (A7-0321/2011 - Gabriel Mato Adrover)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (debate)
Modification of Parliament's calendar of part-sessions - 2013
Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (A7-0391/2012 - Eija-Riitta Korhola)
Sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (A7-0180/2012 - Anna Rosbach)
Conclusion of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (A7-0429/2012 - Matthias Groote)
Public finances in EMU - 2011 and 2012 (A7-0425/2012 - Alfredo Pallone)
Credit rating agencies (A7-0221/2012 - Leonardo Domenici)
Undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds managers (A7-0220/2012 - Leonardo Domenici)
Multi-annual plan for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea (A7-0395/2012 - Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa)
Conservation of fishery resources (A7-0342/2012 - Pat the Cope Gallagher)
Amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the order of precedence of Vice-Presidents elected by acclamation (A7-0412/2012 - Carlo Casini)
Role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy (A7-0437/2012 - Lena Kolarska-Bobińska)
Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (A7-0402/2012 - Sylvie Goulard)
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
Corruption, misuse of EU funds and effects on the political decision-making processes (debate)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino)
Role of territorial development in cohesion policy (A7-0421/2012 - Derek Vaughan)
European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas)
EU strategy for the Horn of Africa (A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock)
Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (A7-0423/2012 - Catherine Grèze)
Debate on the future of the European Union - Statement by Mr Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria (debate)
Situation in Mali (debate)
Youth guarantee (debate)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth - Role of territorial development in cohesion policy - European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application - Role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy (debate)
Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (debate)
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New EU-Russia agreement (debate)
Situation in Egypt (debate)
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Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports - Groundhandling services at European Union airports - Allocation of slots at European Union airports
Transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries (debate)
Macro-financial assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic (debate)
Prevention of age-related diseases of women (short presentation)
Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock - Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms - Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels - Small-scale and artisanal fisheries and CFP reform - External dimension of the common fisheries policy (debate)
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Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Cases of restructuring in the European car industry (debate)
EU steel industry (debate)
Marketing and use of explosives precursors (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Card, internet and mobile payments (short presentation)
Protecting children in the digital world (short presentation)
Elections in Georgia (debate)
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Single Market Act II - Concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market (debate)
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Conclusions of the European Council meeting (18-19 October 2012) (debate)
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Future of EU development policy - 2015 - European Year for Development (debate)
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State of the Union (debate)
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Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Electronic identification of bovine animals (debate)
Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (debate)
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Review of the Danish Presidency (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (28-29 June 2012) (debate)
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Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (debate)
Implementation of EU water legislation (debate)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)
European milk producers (debate)
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European Semester (debate)
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Negotiations on the UN Arms Trade Treaty (debate)
Latest developments in the Middle East, including the situation in Syria (debate)
Follow-up of the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
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Sudan and South Sudan (debate)
SMEs’ access to Structural Funds - Evaluation of the SME definition
Situation in Ukraine, case of Yulia Tymoshenko (debate)
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Visa-free travel to Canada for all EU citizens and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (debate)
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Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
Trade and investment strategy for the southern Mediterranean following the Arab Spring revolutions (debate)
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EU-USA agreement on the use and transfer of PNR to the US Department of Homeland Security (debate)
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Biometric passports
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Situation in Syria (debate)
Situation in Burma (debate)
Black Sea strategy (debate)
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Enlargement report for Serbia (debate)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
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Outcome of the presidential elections in Russia (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (1-2 March 2012) (debate)
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General guidelines for the 2013 budget: Section III - Commission (debate)
International Cocoa Agreement 2010 - Child labour in cocoa sector (debate)
Succession and the European Certificate of Succession (debate)
Judicial training (debate)
Family reunification of third-country nationals living in the EU (debate)
Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin - Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (debate)
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Situation in Syria (debate)
19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (debate)
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Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (debate)
Technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euros (debate)
Application of waste management directive (debate)
Budgetary control of EU humanitarian aid (short presentation)
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Iran and its nuclear programme (debate)
Situation in Russia (debate)
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
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Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (8-9 December 2011) on a draft international agreement on a Fiscal Stability Union (vote)
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Review of the Polish Presidency (debate)
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Single European transport area (debate)
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EU-Russia Summit (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
EU-Morocco fisheries partnership agreement - Future protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (debate)
Single application procedure for residence and work (debate)
Right to information in criminal proceedings (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
ECB annual report for 2010 (debate)
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Accession Treaty : Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia - Application of Croatia to become a member of the European Union (debate)
European semester for economic policy coordination (debate)
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EU-US summit of 28 November 2011 (debate)
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Commission work programme for 2012 (debate)
Single European railway area (debate)
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Qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection (debate)
EU-Australia agreement on the processing and transfer of PNR data (debate)
European Semester 2011: first lessons (debate)
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Small Business Act, crisis and SMEs (debate)
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Preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (debate)
Current developments in Ukraine (debate)
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Eastern partnership summit (Warsaw, 29 September) (debate)
Trade in agricultural and fishery products between the EU and Palestine (debate)
EU-Taiwan trade (debate)
Famine in East Africa (debate)
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Situation in Libya (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
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Energy market integrity and transparency (debate)
An effective raw materials strategy for Europe (debate)
EU counter-terrorism policy: main achievements and future challenges (short presentation)
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Situation in the Arab world and North Africa - Situation in Yemen - Situation in Syria (debate)
EU external policies in favour of democratisation (debate)
Review of the Hungarian Presidency (debate)
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Investor-compensation schemes (debate)
Agency for the management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
Negotiations on the PNR agreements with the US, Australia and Canada (debate)
2012 draft budget trilogue (debate)
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Preparations for the European Council meeting (24 June 2011) (continuation of debate)
Prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances - Implementation of excessive deficit procedure - Requirements for budgetary frameworks of Member States - Budgetary surveillance in euro area - Surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies - Enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in euro area (debate)
Stress tests of nuclear power plants in EU and nuclear safety in EU neighbourhood countries (debate)
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A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
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EU-Russia summit (debate)
EU relations with Mongolia (debate)
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Sudan and South Sudan (debate)
Application of Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
Seventh EU programme for research, technological development and demonstration (debate)
EU-Canada trade relations (debate)
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Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
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Migration flows and asylum and their impact on Schengen (debate)
Interinstitutional agreement on a common Transparency Register - Amendment of the Rules following the establishment of a common Transparency Register
Radio spectrum policy (debate)
Emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan (debate)
Transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries (debate)
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Situation in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) (debate)
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European statistics on tourism (debate)
EU policy framework to fight violence against women (debate)
EU response to the migration flows in North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean, in particular, in Lampedusa - Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of EU foreign policy (debate)
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US subpoenas and EU data protection rules (debate)
EU relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (short presentation)
Prevention of natural and man-made disasters (debate)
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Southern Neighbourhood, and Libya in particular, including humanitarian aspects (debate)
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EU approach towards Iran (debate)
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2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
European integration process of Montenegro (debate)
Innovative financing at a global and European level (debate)
EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement (debate)
EU strategy for the Atlantic region (debate)
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2010 progress report on Croatia (debate)
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Situation in Egypt (debate)
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State of European asylum system, after the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights (debate)
Immediate EU measures in support of Italy and other Member States affected by exceptional migratory flows (debate)
Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (debate)
Radioactive contamination of foodstuffs (debate)
Practical aspects regarding the revision of EU instruments to support SME finance in the next programming period (debate)
Implementation of the EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
Financing instrument for development cooperation - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006) - A financing instrument for development cooperation (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006) - Establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006) (debate)
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Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
Referendum on the future status of Southern Sudan (debate)
A sustainable EU policy for the High North (debate)
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Situation in Belarus
EU-Libya Framework Agreement
EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Serbia (continuation of debate)
Review of the Belgian Presidency of the Council (debate)
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EU-Cameroon forest law agreement - EU-Republic of Congo forest law agreement - FLEGT voluntary partnership agreements (continuation of debate)
Interim Partnership Agreement between the EC and the Pacific States - Interim Partnership Agreement between the EC and the Pacific States (debate)
Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
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Economic governance and Article 9 of the Treaty of Lisbon (debate)
Human rights in the world 2009 and EU policy on the matter (debate)
Outcome of the NATO Summit in Lisbon (debate)
European Protection Order (debate)
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EU-Georgia agreement on facilitation of issuance of visas - EU-Georgia agreement on readmission of persons residing without authorisation - Visa liberalisation scheme in Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Implementation of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement (debate)
Creation of an immigration liaison officers’ network (debate)
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008) (debate)
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Conclusions of the European Council meeting (28-29 October) and economic governance (continuation of debate)
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Future of the Africa/EU strategic partnership on the eve of 3rd Africa/EU summit (debate)
Situation in Western Sahara (debate)
Ukraine (debate)
State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines (debate)
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Upcoming EU-US summit and Transatlantic Economic Council - EU-US Data Protection Agreement (debate)
EU external strategy on Passenger Name Record (PNR) (debate)
Implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova (debate)
Integrated Maritime Policy (debate)
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Preparations for the European Council meeting (28-29 October) - Preparations for the G20 summit (11-12 November) - Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken - Improving economic governance and stability framework in the EU, in particular, in the euro zone (debate)
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Instrument for Stability - Financing instrument for development cooperation - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries - Financing instrument for development cooperation (debate)
Ukraine (debate)
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities as regards the European External Action Service - Draft amending budget No 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council; Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service - Amendment of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of those Communities (debate)
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Parliament's position on the 2011 draft budget as modified by the Council - all sections - Draft amending budget No 3/2010: Section III - Commission - BAM (Banana Accompanying Measures) (debate)
Data transfer to the US by Member States on the basis of Memoranda of Understanding (debate)
EU cohesion and regional policy after 2013 - Future of the European Social Fund (debate)
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EU action on oil exploration and extraction in Europe (debate)
Social provisions of the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States (debate)
Future allocation of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) for the cross-border cooperation programmes (CBC) budget (debate)
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Security of gas supply (debate)
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Agreement between the EC and Pakistan on readmission - Community readmission agreements with third countries (debate)
Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
EU legislation aiming at the conservation of biodiversity (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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Situation of the Jordan River with special regard to the Lower Jordan River area (debate)
Products from cloned animals in the food chain (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
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Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)
Fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (debate)
Implications for EU agriculture of the reopening of negotiations with Mercosur with a view to concluding an Association Agreement - Preparations for the forthcoming EU-Brazil summit on 14 July 2010 in Brasilia (debate)
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The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate)
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Kosovo - Albania (debate)
Review of the Spanish Presidency (debate)
Agreement between the EU and the USA on the processing and transfer of financial messaging data from the EU to the USA for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (debate)
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Capital requirements for the trading book and for re-securitisations, and the supervisory review of remuneration policies - Remuneration of directors of listed companies and remuneration policies in the financial services sector (debate)
A new impetus for the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture (debate)
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Preparations for the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) - Preparations for the G20 summit (26-27 June) (debate)
Conclusions of the EU/Russia Summit (31 May - 1 June) (continuation of debate)
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Israeli military operation against the humanitarian flotilla and the Gaza blockade (debate)
Food information to consumers (debate)
Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate)
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Credit rating agencies (debate)
European rail network for competitive freight (debate)
Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
The need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus (debate)
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Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the framework of the current financial and economic crisis? (debate)
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European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC). Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1104/2008) - Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Decision 2008/839/JHA) - The establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006) (debate)
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Energy performance of buildings (recast) (debate)
Textile names and related labelling of textile products (debate)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
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Accession agreement of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (debate)
Commission Legislative and Work Programme for 2010 (debate)
The EU strategy for relations with Latin America (debate)
EU - Canada Summit (debate)
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Aviation security charges (debate)
Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (recast) (debate)
ECB annual report for 2008 - Report on the 2009 Annual Statement on the Euro Area and Public Finances (debate)
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Situation in Tibet (debate)
Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow? (debate)
The effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation (short presentation)
Situation in Chile and EU humanitarian aid strategy (debate)
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2008 annual report on the CFSP - The implementation of the European Security Strategy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - Non-proliferation Treaty (debate)
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EU policy on Arctic issues (debate)
Cuba (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate)
Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate)
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Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals (debate)
Revision of the Package Travel Directive (debate)
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EU 2020 - Follow-up of the informal European Council of 11 February 2010 (debate)
Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine (debate)
Online gambling in relation to recent ECJ rulings (debate)
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Venezuela
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2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate)
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Body scanners - Operation of intelligence services in the context of counter-terrorism strategies (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Effects of the economic crisis on world trade (debate)
Presentation of the College of Commissioners and statement on the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)
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Difficult monetary, economic and social situation of Eurozone countries (debate)
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EU-Tunisia relations (debate)
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Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (continuation of debate)
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Situation in Yemen (debate)
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Results of the Swedish Presidency - Outcome of the European Council on 10 and 11 December 2009 (debate)
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Belarus (debate)
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
Question Time (Council)
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Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as modified by the Council (all sections) - Draft amending budget No 10/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III – Commission - Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument - Amendment to the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013: financing energy projects under the European Economic Recovery Plan (debate)
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Improvement needed in the legal framework for access to documents following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
Situation in Georgia (debate)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Sweden-Volvo; Austria-Steiermark; Netherlands-Heijmans (debate)
Preparation of the European Council to be held on 10 and 11 December 2009 (debate)
Preparation of the European Council to be held on 10 and 11 December 2009 (debate)
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Enlargement strategy 2009 concerning the countries of the western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey (debate)
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Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm Programme) (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
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European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) - Rules on the confidentiality of Europol information - Implementing rules governing Europol’s relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information - List of third States and organisations for Europol agreements - Implementing rules for Europol analysis work files - Accreditation of forensic laboratory activities (debate)
The European Ombudsman’s activities (2008) (debate)
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EU-Russia Summit on 18 November 2009 in Stockholm (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (29 and 30 October 2009) (debate)
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The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States (debate)
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Evaluation mechanism to monitor the application of the Schengen acquis - Establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (debate)
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New regulations on visas for Western Balkan countries (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia) (debate)
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Outcome of the European Council (18-19 June 2009) - Term in office of the Czech Presidency (debate)
Written declarations (37)
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Amendment 8 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
– having regard to the fact that accession negotiations with Turkey were opened on 3 October 2005 and that the opening of such negotiations is the starting point for a long-lasting and open-ended process based on fair and rigorous conditionality and the commitment to reform, in spite of the fact that Turkey is not a European country and for that reason cannot join the EU,
Amendment 17 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
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Amendment 23 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
– having regard to the fact that, in its 2013 Enlargement Strategy, the Commission concluded that, for its economy, strategic location and important regional role, Turkey is a strategic partner for the European Union and a valuable component of EU economic competitiveness and that important progress on reforms was made in the preceding twelve months; having regard to the fact that the Commission called for further reforms and the promotion of dialogue across the political spectrum in Turkey and in Turkish society at largeshould therefore be offered the status of a privileged partnership,
Amendment 43 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the 2013 Progress Report on Turkey and shares the Commission's conclusion that Turkey is a strategic partner for the European Union and that important progress on reforms was made in the preceding twelve monthsshould therefore be offered the status of a privileged partnership; underlines the importance and urgent need of further reforms and the promotion of dialogue across the political spectrum and in society more broadly, as well as the respect of fundamental rights in practice;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the transformative power of negotiations between the Union and Turkey, which have provided Turkey with a clear reference for its reform process; stresses therefore the importance of credible negotiations based on a mutual commitment by Turkey and the Union to effective reforms furthering the democratic foundations of Turkish society, promoting fundamental values and producing positive change in the institutions, in legislation and, in the mentality of society; welcomes, therefore the opening of Chapter 22 in certain areas;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of achieving a common understanding between Turkey and the EU on the relevance for both the EU and Turkey of the readmission agreement and the roadmap leading to visa liberalisation; recalls that Turkey is one of the key transit countries for irregular migration to the EU and therefore calls on Turkey to sign and implement the readmission agreement without further delay; calls on the Commission in parallel to take steps towards visa liberalisation and stresses the clear benefits of facilitating access to the EU for business people, academics, students and representatives of civil societRecalls that Turkey is one of the key transit countries for irregular migration to the EU and therefore calls on Turkey to sign and implement the readmission agreement without further delay;
Amendment 104 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the urgent need for further progress in implementing the 2010 constitutional amendments, in particular the adoption of laws on the protection of personal data and military justice, and of laws introducing affirmative-action measures to promote gender equality;
Amendment 174 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the implementation of the third judicial reform package has led to the release of a significant number of detainees and welcomes the fourth judicial reform package as another important step towards a judiciary in Turkey in line with EU standards and values; notes, in particular, (i) the new, important distinction between freedom of expression and incitement to violence or to committing acts of terrorism, (ii) the limitation of the offence of praising a crime or a criminal to instances where there is a clear and imminent danger to public order and (iii) the narrowing down of the scope of the offence of committing a crime in the name of an organisation, without being a member of it, to armed organisations only;
Amendment 181 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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Amendment 214 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly supports the Government’s initiative to strive for a settlement of the Kurdish problem on the basis of negotiations with the PKK; encourages the Government to devise the reforms directed at promoting the social, cultural and economic rights of the Kurdish community on the basis of adequate consultation of relevant stakeholders and the opposition; calls on the opposition to actively support the negotiations and the reforms as an important step for the benefit of Turkish society at large; calls on the Turkish authorities to cooperate closely with the European Commission to assess which programs under IPA could be used to promote sustainable development in the South East in the framework of negotiations on Chapter 22;
Amendment 242 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the continuing efforts by Turkey and Greece to improve their bilateral relations including through bilateral meetings; considers it regretunacceptable, however, that the casus belli threat declared by the TGNA against Greece has not been withdrawn;
Amendment 264 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its strong support for the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement for both communities; asks Turkey to actively support the negotiations aimed at a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General and in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions; calls on Turkey to begin the full withdrawingal of its forces from Cyprus and to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta, under EU customs supervision, in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations, and to allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all; takes note of the proposals by the Government of Cyprus to address the above issues;
Amendment 280 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 292 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Turkish Government to recognise as such the genocide perpetrated in 1915 and 1916 against the Armenians, in which according to scholarly studies cost the lives of more than 1.5 million people;
Amendment 317 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 335 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes Turkey’s commitment to the provision of humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees; notes that a large number of foreign fighters in Syria gain access to Syria via Turkey and asks Turkey to increase border patrols, restrict the entry of fighters and arm flows to Islamist groups credibly found to be implicated in systematic human rights violations; believes that the EU and Turkey should actively seek to develop a joint strategic vision to promote a political solution in Syria and support political and economic stability in the region, with particular reference to Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission to address the problems faced by graduates when applying for traineeships or jobs in another Member State, by developing a quality framework to protect trainees’ rights and guarantee them fair pay; urges the Commission also to explore new means of improving the exchange of information about traineeships and job opportunities in other EU countries, notably through the EURES network;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2186(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note ofWelcomes the Commission’s intention of supporting from 2013 on, via its town twinning scheme, exchanges of best practice between municipalities and projects aimed at enhancing knowledge about citizens’ rights, but considers it highly regrettable that the financial envelope for the next MFF of the Europe for Citizens programme, from which such projects can be funded, has been drastically cut;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underscores the importance of long- term capital funding as a prerequisite for the effectiveness of EU regional policy; emphasises the role of both the Structural and the Investment Funds in the long-term promotion of growth, given that the availability of lending for investment in the economy varies greatly from region to region; notes, in this regard, the need to deploy the funding efficiently;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that some countries face serious obstacles to, or are even denied, access to capital markets because in recent years they have contracted excessive levels of debt;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the European Investment Fund’s credit enhancement operations and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme to generate additional financing for SMEs; notes, in this context, that at present insufficient financing is available for SMEs;
Amendment 145 #
2013/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that there is a strong need for a stable tax environment which prevents impediments to long-term investments; notes that certain tax incentives and concessions can be key in fostering investment; stresses that the internal market requires stronger coordination of national tax policies in order to facilitate cross- border investment and avoid double taxation; encourages the Member States to assess the possibility of granting tax-free yields on infrastructure projects;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with grave concern the existence of secret detention centres and the practice of incommunicado detention in several countries, which represent some of the most worrying examples of torture and ill- treatment; believes that these cases should be systematically raised in statements and démarches and included in the individual cases list at human rights dialogues and consultations; repeats its explicit condemnation of the secret detention centres allegedly run by the US intelligence services in some Member States;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call on the US authorities to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp immediately and prohibit, and refrain from, the use of torture and ill- treatment in all circumstances;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2167(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of cultural diplomacy; welcomes the Erasmus+ and Europe for Citizens programmes, which will contribute to enhancing linguistic competence, cultural awareness, active citizenship and mutual understanding and respect for different national cultures; stresses the importance of the Creative Europe programme in the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the audiovisual sector;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2167(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the increasing cooperation between, and involvement of , third and neighbourhood countries in EU cultural programmes; encourages synergies and youth initiatives in education, multilingualism, sport, media, tourism, volunteering and training as integral parts of external relations;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas interest in and use of Your Europe is growing fast, and whereas, according to the online Single Market Scoreboard, last year more than 11 000 visitors consulted the portal each day in 2012, as compared to 6 500 the year before;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on SOLVIT centres to be bolder and more efficient in responding to complaints and, in particular, in handling more complex cases;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring, within the annual report on the single market integration, the performance of the Union’s problem-solving mechanisms – in particular SOLVIT – as part of the Annual Growth Survey; reiterates, furthermore, its call on the Commission to strengthen single market governance by establishing a specific pillar of the European Semester, including dedicated country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2109(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA constitutes the cornerstone of mutual recognition and has been very successful inits purpose is to speeding up surrender compared to traditional extradition procedures among Member States;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2109(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas problems have however arisen in its operation, some specific to Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA and resulting largely from poor implementation, but others shared with the set of mutual recognition instruments due to the incomplete and unbalanced development of the Union area of criminal justice;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2109(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C – point x
Recital C – point x
Amendment 85 #
2013/2109(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d
Paragraph 3 – point d
(d) a procedure whereby a mutual recognition measure canmust, if necessary, be validated in the issuing State by a judge, court, investigating magistrate or public prosecutor, in order to overcome the differing interpretations of the term “judicial authority”;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2109(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 38 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union has developed a fundamental acquis, which aims to ensure that fundamental rights are respected, protected and promoted, including through the development of the ‘Copenhagen criteria’, the inclusion of Articles 2, 6 and 7 in the EU Treaty, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and, the obligation to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights and the corresponding national legislative provisions of the Member States;
Amendment 74 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that as a political, historical and ethical project, the European Union endeavours to bring together sovereign countries which share and together promote common European values, such as those laid down in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights, equality and protection of minorities, which are closely linked and are mutual preconditions, and believes therefore that a fundamental pillar of the European identity is, and must be, the internal and external promotion of these European values;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point e
Paragraph 4 – point e
(e) develop and adopt a set of recommendations and penalties (e.g. the temporary suspension of Fund commitments, the application of certain acto ensure that the rights, etc.) to deal with violations ofnshrined Article 2 and Article 7 of the EU Treaty are successfully upheld;
Amendment 177 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its concern about the numerous instances of ill-treatment by police forces, particularly in relation to the disproportionate use of force against peaceful participants and journalists in connection with demonstrations;
Amendment 203 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 226 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses its concern about the numerous breaches of the right of asylum and of the obligation to extend protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition of any migrant; stresses the obligation to comply with international human rights conventions, particularly the Geneva Convention and the principle of non- refoulement, and the obligation to come to the assistance of people at sea who are risking their lives to reach the European Union, and to arrange for reception conditions andasylum procedures which respect their dignity and fundamental rights; welcomes the adoption of the ‘asylum’ package; deplores, however,deplores the fact that minors can still be placed in detention and calls for them to be systematically excluded from expedited procedures; calls for the establishment of common minimum standards for the reception of unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, the integration of people with disabilities and the rights of LGBT persons; reiterates for the umpteenth time its call for the Council to adopt the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 274 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses its concern about the situation of the Roma in the European Union and the numerous instances of persecution, violence, stigmatisation, discrimination and expulsion, contrary to fundamental rights and European Union law; calls for more vigorous action to promote integration, particularly in the field of protection of fundamental rights, and calls for an end to illegal expulsions and to segregation of Roma children in schools;
Amendment 294 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Condemns racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and xenophobic violence and violence against migrants and also resident populations, which have reached alarming levels in certain Member States, in the absence of strong action by the authorities;
Amendment 347 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the right to freedom of movement and residence of European citizens and their families laid down in the Treaties and guaranteed by the Directive on freedom of movement is one of the fundamental rights of European citizens; condemns any attempt to review this acquis, and calls for any breach of the rules to result in action before the Court of Justice, particularly in cases where the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality, ethnic or racial origin or sexual orientation is breached;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas corruption perpetuates unequal, unjust and discriminatory and unjust outcomes with regard to the equal enjoyment of human rights, be these civil, political and economic or social and cultural rights; whereas corruption affects disproportionately the most disadvantaged and marginalised groups in society, barring them from equal access to political participation, administrative services, judicial redress, safety, land, jobs, education, health and housing, and whereas corruption may affect progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment by limiting women’s capacities to claim their rights;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas acts of corruption and human rights violations typically involve the misuse of power, lack of accountability and the institutionalisation of various forms of discriminationnepotism, or are motivated by greed; whereas corruption is more frequent where enforcement of human rights is lacking or absent, and whereas corruption often permeates the institutions which normally provide checks and balances and ensure respect for democratic principles and human rights, such as parliaments, law enforcement authorities, the judiciary and legal systems;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas corruption distorts the size and composition of government expenditure, seriously harming the state’s capacity to harness to a maximum its available resources in order to achieve full realisation of economic, social and cultural rights, and whereas corruption diverts large amounts of funding from investment in the economy, or siphons off international aid into dubious channels in many recipient countries, thus hindering the recovery of countries in economic hardship, including EU Member States, and causing financial damage to the citizens of donor countries;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned at the level of youth unemployment and, in particular, the considerable asymmetries in youth unemployment from one Member State to another, with variations from less than 15 % to over 55 %; is also concerned at the number of young people not in education, training or employment (14 million NEETs between the ages of 15 and 30), which undreflects the differmines the existence of the European project, endangeringg levels of efficiency and competitiveness of national economies; recommends rapid and far- reaching structural reforms in crisis-hit countries, given that the wide discrepancies endanger the economic development and viability of a Europe united in its quality of life and working conditions, as well as the EU’s economic, social and territorial cohesion, as defined under Article 174 TFEU;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for joint action by the European funds, in particular the instruments of cohesion policy, the ESF and ERDF, to find an urgent answer to this worrying situationsupport the fight against youth unemployment;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
– having regard to the fact that in its 2012 Enlargement Strategy the Commission concluded that, for its economy, strategic location and important regional role, Turkey is a key country for the European Union and that the accession process remains the most suitable framework for promoting EU-related reforms in Turkey; having regard to the fact that the Commission expressed concern regarding Turkey's lack of progress on the fulfilment of the political criteria,
Amendment 70 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Commends the Commission and Turkey for the implementation of the positive agenda, which proves how, in a context of mutual engagement and clear objectives, Turkey and the EU could advance their dialogue, achieve common understanding and produce positive change; bBelieves that a renewed mutual engagement in the context of the negotiation process is needed to maintain a constructive relationship; stresses the importance of creating the conditions for a constructive dialogue and the foundations for a common understanding;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Council decision to invite the Commission to take steps towards visa liberalisation as a gradual and long term perspective, in parallel with the signature of the readmission agreement; uUrges Turkey to sign and implement the readmission agreement without further delay and to ensure that, until this agreement enters into force, existing bilateral agreements are fully implemented; recalls that Turkey is one of the key transit countries for illegal migration to the EU and underlines the need to intensify cooperation with the EU on migration management, the fight against human trafficking and border controls; stresses once again the importance of facilitating access to the EU for business people, academics, students and representatives of civil society from Turkey; supports the efforts of the Commission and the Member States to implement the visa code, harmonise and simplify visa requirements and create visa facilitating centres in Turkey; Reminds the Member States of their commitments under the association agreement in line with the Soysal Ruling of the European Court of Justice of 19 February 2009;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses its astonishment at the ‘progress report’ published by the Turkish Government, in which it assesses itself;
Amendment 161 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that freedom of expression and media pluralism are core European values and that a truly democratic society requires true freedom of expression, including the right of dissent; underlines once again the importance of abolishing legislation providing for disproportionately high fines on the media, leading in some cases to their closure or to self-censorship, and the urgent need to reform the internet law;
Amendment 181 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Fully sSupports the Commission’s new approach to open the chapters on the judiciary and fundamental rights and on justice and home affairs early on in the negotiation process and to close them as the very last ones; stresses that official benchmarks would provide a clear roadmap and would give a boost to the reform process; calls therefore on the Council for renewed efforts for the opening of Chapters 23 and 24;
Amendment 191 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 222 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the urgent need for comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation and the establishment of an anti- discrimination and equality board to protect individuals against discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or sexual identity; calls on Turkey to adopt an action plan to promote the full equality of rights and full acceptance of LGBT persons;
Amendment 314 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Expresses once again its strong support to the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement for both communities; underlines the urgency of an agreement between the two communities on how to proceed with the substantive settlement negotiations, so that the negotiating process, under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, can soon regain momentum; calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and transfer Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls, in parallel, on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta under EU customs supervision in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations and allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all;
Amendment 315 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Expresses once again its strong support to the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement for both communities; underlines the urgency of an agreement between the two communities on how to proceed with the substantive settlement negotiations, so that the negotiating process, under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, can soon regain momentum; calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and transfer Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls, in parallel, on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta under EU customs supervision in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations and allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all;
Amendment 318 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Attaches great importance to acknowledgement of the Armenian genocide by the Turkish Government;
Amendment 350 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the importance of a coherent and comprehensive security approach in the Eastern Mediterranean and calls on Turkey to allow political dialogue between the EU and NATO by lifting its veto on EU-NATO cooperation including Cyprus, and consequently calls on the Republic of Cyprus to lift its veto on Turkey’s participation in the European Defence Agency;
Amendment 369 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Deplores Turkey’s refusal to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards all Member States; recallurges that this refusal continues toshould deeply affect the process of negotiations;
Amendment 391 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Supports Turkey’s commitment to democratic forces in Syria and the provision of humanitarian assistance to Syrians who fled the country; aAsks the Commission, the Member States and the international community to support Turkey’s efforts to cope with the growing humanitarian dimension of the Syrian crisis; underlines the importance of a common understanding between the EU and Turkey on how to deliver the available humanitarian assistance to the displaced Syrians currently on Turkish territory or waiting at its borders;
Amendment 403 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the decision to enhance cooperation between the EU and Turkey on a number of important energy issues and calls on Turkey to commit to this cooperation; believes that, in view of Turkey's strategic role, initial consideration should be given to the value of opening negotiations on Chapter 15 on energy with a view to furthering the EU- Turkey strategic dialogue on energy;
Amendment 414 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 15 #
2012/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 32 #
2012/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that natural disasters, exacerbated by climate change, are highly destabilising, particularly for the states most vulnerable to adverse weather events and for failing states, most of which are in developing regions of the tropics and subtropics; stresses that in many cases populations with deteriorating access to freshwater and foodstuffs caused by natural catastrophes exacerbated by climate change are forced to migrate, thus often overstretching the economic, social and administrative capabilities of already fragile regions or failing states and consequently creating conflict and a negative impact on security; recalls that these events create competition between communities and countries for scarce resources, exacerbating old security dilemmas and creating new ones;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that current national, regional and international conflicts, such as those in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel regions, are alsopartially climate-driven; recognises the fact that the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa is to a certain extent climate-driven and has negatively affected the humanitarian, political and security situation in Somalia, Kenya and other countries in the region; recalls the analysis published by UNEP in December 2011 on the situation in the Sahel region, where it is stated that rising temperatures have led to water shortages and have specifically put local populations, whose livelihoods are dependent on natural resources such as farming, fishing and herding, under strong pressure, resulting, in some cases, in violence and armed conflict;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that complex crises must be predicted and prevented by applying a comprehensive approach including policy areas covering the entire range from the Common Security and Defence Policy to humanitarian and development aid;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the EU’s obligation to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter; underlines that the concepts of human security and responsibility to protect (R2P) concern not so much the sovereignty of states but focus more on the well-being of people; recognises that the EU CFSP and CSDP are particularly designed to implement human security and R2P; reiterates the need to promote an international system based on stronger multilateral cooperation and improved global governance in which the EU plays an enhanced leading role, notably in the context of the shift in the strategic position of the United States since January 2012;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the Lisbon Treaty has introduced new provisions (Articles 21-23, 27, 39, 41(3), 43-46), notably those related to the start-up fund in Article 41(3), and that these need to be implemented urgently so that the EU is ready to respond to climate-driven as well as all other natural and humanitarian crises as they arise;
Amendment 98 #
2012/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 138 #
2012/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the urgent need for the EU to use all the instruments at its disposal; calls on the HR/VP and the Commission to use the current legislative procedure ahead of the next multiannual financial perspective 2014-2020 in order to mainstream climate security through all the financial instruments for external assistance; welcomes the Commission proposal for a renewed Instrument for Stability, which already takes into account the negative impact of climate change on security, peace and political stability;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that ensuring that all PSAPs in all Member States are equipped to a high standard is essential if there is to be a uniform level of protection of all citizens throughout the Union, and therefore calls on the Member States to upgrade their emergency response services infrastructures so as to be able to handle eCalls by 2015, in the way best suited to their national structures;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that private eCall services shouldmust also ensure respect for the principles of privacy and data protection, providing in particular for informed consent and the possibility of opting out, in line with the recommendations of the Article 29 Working Party;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2050(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the Athena mechanism for financing the common costs of EU-led military and defence operations does not provide a sufficient overview of all the financial implications of missions conducted under the CFSP; insists and therefore that, as a minimum, the results of the Athena mechanism for financing the common costs should be part of the information given to Parliament.calls for a clear list of all expenditure;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the EU legislation in force is intended to protects the rights of consumers and provides a solid foundation for a competitive European energy market; however, it has not yet been transposed adequately or properly into national legislation in several Member States;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers comprehensobjective and appropriate levels of information concerningabout the internal market for citizens, consumers and businesses to be essential in the internal marketuseful; calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise this and, above all, to make the necessaryrequisite funding available and use it economically;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it important to exchange information between national systems and, in this context, welcomes the recent linking of business registers1; continues to urgesiders cross- border cooperation on administration or improved networking through central platforms to be useful in specific areas;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to follow the fundamental single point of contact principle to create ‘one-stop shops’ by means of which SMEs can apply for European, national and local funds.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for financial institutions to be required to provide consumers with adequate information regarding the risks involved in foreign currency lending and the impact on instalments of a severe depreciation of the legal tender of the Member State in which a consumer is domiciled and of an increase of the foreign interest rate; considers that this information should be included in any advertising concerning consumer credit agreements in foreign currency, in pre-contractual information, and in consumer credit agreements;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 22 #
2012/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on financial institutions not to provide consumer credit which is secured by the consumer’s house where the consumer’s only source of income is a singl does not have an adequate wage or salary;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas common international values and norms aim to ensure peace, security and prosperity in the world, and to share the benefits of globalisation among all on a more equitable basis;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the UN ishould be at the centre of global governance, while at the same time it isalso pursuing its own reforms in order to boost its transparency, effectiveness and efficiency;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a growing need for common rules and decision-making mechanisms in certain areas in order to jointly address emerging global challenges and the negative impact of the global economic crisis;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to advance effective multilateralism as thean overriding strategic concern of the EU, by enhancing the representativeness, transparency, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of the UN, with the aim of improving its delivery on the ground;
Amendment 62 #
2012/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to focus on the need to ensure the participation of committed men and women at all stages of peace processes and to systematically engage them in preventive diplomacy, early warning and security monitoring;
Amendment 101 #
2012/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab
Paragraph 1 – point ab
(ab) to focus on social and economic inclusion, democratic transition and political/electoral processes, capacity- building, the strengthening of civil society, the participation of young people in parliamentary democracy and the improvement of women’s rightsthe rights of women and children;
Amendment 103 #
2012/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac
Paragraph 1 – point ac
(ac) to better integrate democracy support into European external action; to enable EU delegations to support democratic governance by financial means and human resources; to work with partners globally and locally to enhance the rule of law, foster independent media and build and strengthen democratic institutions that can deliver;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a high level of protection for asylum applicants and beneficiaries of international protection cannot be achieved if the overall number of asylum applicants is not reduced, and the discrepancies in the proportion of asylum applications and in the technical and administrative capacities in different Member States are not redressed;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the rise of xenophobia and racism and of negative and misinformed assumptions about asylum seekers and refugees accompanying socio-economic insecurity in the EU; taking into account the crucial role of public opinion and society in the functioning of the CEAS, recommends that Member States undertake awareness-raising campaigns on the actual situation ofing unemployment accompanying socio-economic insecurity in the EU, leading to increased anticompetitive practices in the low-skills sector; therefore recognises the general need to reduce migration, thus promptly removing the reason for the rise of xenophobia and racism and of negative and misinformed assumptions about asylum seekers and refugees; therefore recommends that Member States should reduce the quota for asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the creation as from 2014 of a simpler and more flexible Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF), which will replace the European Refugee Fund, the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals and the European Return Fund; underlines the need to allocate substantialnecessary and sufficient resources to support the protection of beneficiaries of international protection and asylum seekers; stresses, in this respect, the importance of including safeguards within the AMF, in order to prevent excessive allocation of funds to only one policy area at the expense of the CEAS as a whole;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the home affairs policy dialogues with individual Member States on their use of the funds preceding multiannual programming; recommends reinforcing the partnership principle by including civil society, local authorities and relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 151 #
2012/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Notes that restrictive visa regimes and enhanced border controls can have adoversall positive effects on access to international protection, as they prevent persons in need from reaching the EU or lead to persons in need of protectionfor those persons seeking such protection in the EU and in particular for preventing economic migrants who are aware of the stringent regulations from choosing dangerous migration routes and exposing themselves to smugglers and traffickers in their attempts to reach the EU and reiterates, therefore, the need to apply measures in a protection-sensitive manner;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that Article 32 of the Regulation states that the Commission report shall take into account ‘scientific evidence on the welfare needs of animals’, and may be accompanied if necessary by appropriate legislative proposals concerning long journeys; calls on the Commission and the Council, therefore, to review Regulation 1/2005 in order to establish a maximum 8- hour limit overall for the journeys of animals transported for the purpose of being slaughtered;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2029(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is in favour of polcritical dialogue with Norway and Russia over the exploration of new energy sources in the Barents Sea, while ensuringhaving regard to the fact that complete protection of the vulnerable environment of the Arctic region is practically impossible in view of the latest accidents and incidents;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2029(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that energy policy cooperation must contribute to the promotion of the core values of the Union, such as respect for human rights, democracy, good governance, the rule of law, social dialogue, the fight against climate change and th and comprehensive protection of the environment, and must promote peace and be coherent with the Union’s foreign policies.
Amendment 2 #
2012/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeRegards the Commission’s Green Paper which represents a goodas a starting point to assess possible solutions to foster financial stability, budgetary discipline and economic growth within the EU;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that fullthe proposed experiment involving the substitution of stabilityo-called euro bond issuance for national issuance would constitute the most suitable response to the sovereign debt, incorrectly referred to by the more harmless term ‘stability bonds’, is not a suitable solution for the euro crisis; also considers, however, that the relevant prerequisites in terms of economic, financial and political integration still need tohave not been fulfilled and should not be fulfilled; considers, therefore, that it seems appropriate to proceed gradually, particularly with regard to the legal implementation of stabilityabandon the idea of euro bonds;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that consistency with EU law is a precondition for the introduction of stability bonds; accordingly, emphasises the need for a solid legal framework in order to provide financial market stability in a way which is compatible with the Treaty while reducing the risks of moral hazard and enhancing fiscal disciplineand the laws of the individual Member States is a precondition for the introduction of euro bonds;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is aware that the introduction of stability bonds can improve the implementeuro bonds can threaten the consolidation of budgets, particularly in countries with high budgetary deficits; in this context draws attention to the rapid deterioration of the budgetary policies at Member State levelsituation in the highly indebted euro area countries after the introduction of the euro and the associated significant reduction in refinancing interest rates; points out, on the other hand, that further measures in terms of economic governance might necessitate Treaty changes and require long-term implementation; would further undermine national sovereignty and should therefore be rejected;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Shares the Commission’s concerns with regard to accounting issues relating to the treatment of stability bonds under national law; uUrges the Commission comprehensively to assess the impact of different guarantee structures for stabilityeuro bonds on national debt- to-GDP ratios;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission further to explore the possible combination of approaches through gradual implementation; to this end, considers that an introduction of stability bonds based on a partial approach could ease to distance itself from the introduction of euro bonds, as joint and several liability is not in the spirit of European solidarity, nor can it be assumed that it will meet withe market acceptance while overcoming legal constraints;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeViews the Commission’s proposal to enhance the use of financial instruments (FI) in the next programming period (2014- 2020); stresse with scepticism; doubts that at a time of heavy fiscal constraint and reduced lending capacity on the part of the private sector, the increased use of innovative FI can foster public-private partnerships, achieve a multiplier effect with the EU budget, open up alternative sources of finance and guarantee an important financing stream for strategic regional investments; believes that although FI could, as a complement to grants, evolve to become an important aspect of the EU’s regional growth strategies, this will further increase the spiral of debt;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that financial instruments are a complementary tool to grant funding and provide the opportunity to create multiplier and leverage effects and therefore can be a more efficient and effective means of public support; recallsis surprised to learn that the Commission is promoting an increased use of financial instruments for the next multiannual financial framework1 despite the fact that the Commission itself considers financial instruments in the cohesion area to be of high risk2;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that financial instruments can onlyshould not be supported through public funds in the event of an evidenced market failure; underlines, therefore, the importance of a high-quality assessment of the market failure which identifies a quantified financing gap and therefore an evidenced demand for public support to financial instruments; is convinced that financial instruments with public support should only be introduced if they address such evidenced demand, as a failure to do so could lead to market distortions; underlines the importance of compliance with state aid rules in this context;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Sees the benefit ofmainly disadvantages in involving the private sector through financial instruments; would be critical, however, about preferential treatment being given to private investors, as this would shift risks to the public sector which are not commensurate with the opportunities available; believes, therefore, that recourse to preferential treatment needs to be justified in each individual case;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the application of FI being extended under the cohesion policy to all thematic objectives and all CSF funds in the next programming period; stresses, nevertheless, that a better overview of applied FI is necessary in order to mitigate the risk of a lack of coordination and overlapping of different schemes;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the limited institutional capacity of the Commission to accommodate the projected increased role of FI; bBelieves that know-how and the technical capacity for using and managing FI should also be strengthened at the level of managing authorities, financial intermediaries and banks; stresses that better knowledge of FI among those responsible for implementation of public policies is vital in order to remove constraints of a cultural nature and promotensure the success of FI;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotesIs critical of the suggested increase of 7.3 % in the Instrument for Pre-Accession for the next multiannual financial framework (from EUR 11.668 billion in 2007–2013 to EUR 12.520 billion in 2014– 2020, in constant 2011 prices) andgiven the current debt and euro crisis, but nevertheless welcomes the proposed changes, in particular as regards enhanced differentiation of assistance according to the specific needs of each beneficiary country, incentives for good performance, the sector-based approach, conditionalities, transparency and accountability, and the improved use of instruments and collaboration with partners to create greater financial and policy leverage;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the goals of Europe 2020 are built around universal principles which have been a strong driver for economic well-being; therefore, recommends that progress on flagship initiatives is included in the pre-accession dialogue and incentivised with additional funding;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas enlargement has been a success story for the EU and Europe as a whole, in many areas and can helping to overcome the division of the Cold War, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity throughout Europe, stimulating reforms and consolidating liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, as well as the market economy;
Amendment 53 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in line with the renewed consensus on enlargement of 2006, this process should be based on consolidation, conditionality and communication, combined with the EU’s capacity to integrate new members; whereas integration capacity is a major consideration and a prerequisite for the sustainability of enlargement policy and the overall integration process; whereas this consideration has been a positiven incentive for institutional deepening, as demonstrated by the consecutive treaty revisions that have accompanied the different waves of enlargement, extending the functions and activities of the Union;
Amendment 68 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly believes that enlargement needs to continue to be a credible policy; considers it, therefore, important for the EU to fulfil the promises already made and to create, on the one hand, while also paying greater attention to the current political situation on the other, and that the conditions for ensuring that future enlargements are successful must be met;
Amendment 114 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next only once all the conditions have been met at each stage; notes, however, certain tendencies to exaggeration, and recommends avoiding requiring of candidate and potential candidate countries higher standards than those applying in the EU; stresses the importance of setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process;
Amendment 159 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages greater participation by civil society and non-state actors in the accession process; stresses that civil society can work as an engine of approximation with the EU and create bottom-up pressure for the implementation of the European agenda; calls for additional financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility;
Amendment 226 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of initiatives such as the positive agenda oindividual positive developments in Turkey and the high- level accession dialogue with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; welcomes the aim of creating a fresh dynamic in the reform process, but stresses that these initiatives must in no way replace the formal negotiation procedures;
Amendment 230 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that enlargement policy iscan be an instrument for modernisation and stabilisation, and also has the aim of strengthening the EU; calls on the Commission to undertake comprehensive impact assessments whenever it considers new applications for EU membership and when it recommends the opening or, in case of fundamentally changed circumstances, the closing of accession negotiations;
Amendment 246 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that, in order to maintain the support of the EU’s citizens for further enlargement and the commitment of the citizens of the candidate and potential candidate countries to continue with reforms, it is crucial to present them with clear and comprehensive information on the political, socio-economic and cultural benefits of enlargement; considers it essential, in particular, to explain to the public how the pursuing of enlargement policy has brought in its wake new investment and export opportunities for the older Member Stt is crucial to present the EU’s citizens with clear and comprehensive information on the political, socio-economic and cultural pros and cons of enlargement to enable them to evaluates, and how it can help attain the EU’s objectives in terms of tackling the economic crisis, creating jobs, protecting the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change, and enhancing security and safety, while at the same time accelerating the reform agenda and improving living conditions in the enlargementassess this policy; the same applies to the citizens of the candidate and potential candidate countries ifor the benefit of all European citizeny are to support continued reforms; stresses the need to target, as a priority in this regard, young people and trade unions, as well as key opinion-formers such as journalists, representatives of civil society and economic actors;
Amendment 257 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Strongly believes that the EU can still attain great strategic benefits through enlargement policy; emphasises that EU membership can represents a stable anchor in the swiftly changing international environment, and that ‘belonging to the club’ continues to offer hope for stability and prosperity, despite the on-going economic crisis; is of the opinion that enlargement is a long-term strategic concept, in which cannot necessarily be measured in terms of short-term balance sheets; considers it important to take due account of its value as representing soft but nevertheless essential power for the EUshort-term evaluations and balance sheets must also be included; ;
Amendment 266 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Remains fully committed to the prospect of enlargement, and calls on the Member States to maintain the momentum of the enlargement process by reconfirming the European perspective of every candidate and potential candidate country, notwithstanding the requirement of strict compliance with the Copenhagen criteria; stresses its conviction that with the Lisbon Treaty the EU can both pursue its enlargement agenda and maintain the impetus of deeper integrationccording to the relevant regulations, which in particular entails strict compliance with the Copenhagen criteria;
Amendment 283 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that the global financial crisis and the difficulties in the eurozone have highlighted the interdependence of national economies, both within and beyond the EU; emphasises, therefore, the importance of further consolidating economic and financial stability and fostering growth, also in the candidate and potential candidate countries; in these difficult circumstances, stresses the need to provide adequatethe need to consolidate national budgets on a sustainable basis, which excludes the possibility of copious pre-accession financial aid to candidate and potential candidate countries; welcome in the immediate future; therefore rejects the increase proposed by the Commission for the financial perspective 2014-2020; stresses, in this regard, the need to simplify and speed up procedures, as well as to strengthen the administrative capacity of the beneficiary countries, in order to ensure a high level of participation in EU programmes and to enhance absorption capacityfurther curb the frequent misuse of EU funds in the context of EU programmes;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the general principles of the future European administrative regulation cshould include the principle of equality and the principles of impartiality and independence, while provision ought to be madethere should be provisions to guarantee fairness and legitimate expectations, lawfulness and legal certainty and the principles of proportionality and openness;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that EU policies and the EU budget should make amust promote substantial contribution to the revitalisation of sustainable growth in the EU and to addressing major societal challenges such as resource scarcity and climate changeinable growth as a matter of principle, though the EU budget can be used for this only in specific cases and individual Member States can better and more efficiently provide assistance on the ground;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union budget represents, a uniquemong other things, an instrument that can act as a catalyst for investment, which should be stepped up at a time of crisis,
Amendment 3 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that 2013 could see the start of an exit from the crisis, and budget policy should not in itself act as a barrier to the prospect of a return to growth; takes the view, therefore, that the next multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 should provide a better balance between restrictive measures and measures to stimulate job creation and the return to employment;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 4 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need to provide adequate technical support and assistance for the countries of Europe’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods, especially when negotiating with them deep and comprehensive free trade agreements which have a strong bearing on their laws and regulations;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Also calls on the Council and on the Commission to carefully evaluate the real needs in terms of payments for 2013 under heading 1b, not to make any cuts which are unrealistic or not sufficientonly objectively justified cuts and not to take decisions that are at odds with forecasts provided by Member States themselves and used as a basis for the Commission’s draft budget; stresses in this regard that it will oppose any possible decrease in the level of payments as compared to the needs estimated by the Commission on that basis;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 6 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the appropriate resources should be providedions in the current budget must be sufficient to take the full benefit from existing high-level dialogues with the US, China, Japan and Russia and to build strategic trade partnerships with high- growth emerging trading powers such as Brazil and India;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that 2013 is a pre-election year, which calls for increased Europeana balanced, objective communication policy to inform citizens of their electoral rights and the issues at stake in the European elections; takes the view that citizens should also have an opportunity to inform themselves of the Union's role, as well as the action already taken by the Union and action that may be taken in the future to tackle the crisis;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RegretFinds that it has not been possible for the European Year of Citizens 2013 to receive additional funding from the Union budget and calls on the Commission to ensure that the year's objectives are properly taken into account when Union policies are implemented;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for public communication campaigns to be mounted with a view to ensuring that European citizens are well informed about EU trade policy; eEmphasises the need – particularly in a time of crisis – to enhance budgetary allocations for social and employment tools that are used to adjust to economic shocks and trade liberalisation;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that, in some areas, the EU budget represents a unique synergetic potential for implementing policies that could not be carried out by the Member States alone; calls for economical and optimal use to be made of existing EU funding by focusing on EU added value, effective streamlining and leveraging effects;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to earmark increased funding for the fight against all forms of discrimination against women; calls on the Commission to earmark financial resources to target the gender pay gap;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 20 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the need to strengthen and coordinate funding in order to implement the EU 2020 strategy; is concernvinced that the ceilings under Heading 1a within the current financial framework are inmust be sufficient to meet the EU’s priority polices;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reaffirms the importanceIs in favour of appropriate funding for the European Institute for Gender Equality;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that a high number of women, men and children continue to live in poverty or are at risk of poverty; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to this problem when drawing up and implementing the relevant budget headings;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the pivotal role of EU flagship programmes such as Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility; calls for more substantialexisting resources to be mobiliseddeployed effectively in order to boost the green economy as a key driver for future competitiveness and resilience;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Paragraph 8 – indent 2
Amendment 35 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
Amendment 46 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 48 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that 2013 will be the last year of the programming period and is concerned by possible cuts in the level of payment appropriations; stresses that it is essential to meet the EU’s commitments to ongoing projects;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2009(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that it is for all responsible actors in the Member States - notably the fishermen themselves - to adequately define how to measure “capacity” and “overcapacity”; notes that the CFP measures vessel capacity in terms of power (kilowatt) and size (gross tonnage) and that, however, these measures do not take into account technological progress in fishing methods, which complicates setting appropriate targets for its reduction; notesis therefore surprised that for reasons of coherence the Commission wants to maintain these static parameters until the end of 2015;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2009(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) reducing industrial fishing and increasing small-scale fishing.
Amendment 41 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) As a recognition of the mission attributed to European political parties in the Treaty and in order to facilitate their work, a specific European legal status should be established for European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations, providing them with full legal capacity and recognition in all the Member States. However the conditions for recognition and funding should not be so onerous as to restrict the funding to those European political parties and affiliated European political foundations which are already established.
Amendment 249 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A European political party registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in this Regulation, which is represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members, and having member parties within the meaning of Article 2(1) established in one quarter of the Member States which is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article [93] of the Financial Regulation may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the European Parliament in a call for [contributions].
Amendment 2 #
2011/2318(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the importance of the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP); considers that the EU, as one of the biggest players in fisheries and the largest market for fish imports, has both the duty and the leverage to actively promote best practices in fisheries managementecologicallly sustainable and efficient practices across the globe;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2318(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission to lead the way andCalls on the EU to engage with other major importers with a view to eradicating Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing, by such means as information exchange, enhancing the role of port states and flag states, and the establishment of traceability mechanisms;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2318(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that transparency is an essential element of sustainable fisheries management and is vital for matching consumer demand with adequate information; stresses the need for the ex ante evaluation of bilateral agreements, including scientific stock assessments, so as to determine their sustainability; invitescalls on the Commission to ensure that high sustainability standards are applied to EU vessels also when fishing in third-country waters;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2318(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Would like to see the SFAs improve the integration of developing countries in the world economy and encourage investment and the development of the local private sector, includingprimarily for small enterprises and small-scale fisheries, by supporting processing and marketing activities;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2318(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the allocation for sectoral support in the SFAs boosts the EU’s development cooperation objectives and is in line with the signatory country’s national development plan; calls for this allocation not to replace the cooperation on fisheries provided for in other agreements or cooperation instruments but to complement it in a coherent way; calls in this context on the Commission to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises, in particular, are assisted;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 56 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c) emphasisurgently promote in the Association Agreement the importance of guaranteeing citizens' fundamental rights and freedoms, the development of civil society, the rule of law, the continued fight against corruption, political pluralism and the independence of the media and the judiciary;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 108 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
j) ensure speedy negotiations on visa facilitation and readmission agreements in order to promote people-to-people contacts and treat youth and student mobility as a priorityreadmission agreements and visa facilitation for students in order to promote people-to-people contacts; contribute to the fight against illegal immigration; ensure that the provisions on asylum are fully in line with international obligations and commitments and EU standards, especially in the human rights field;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
l) enhance transparency in the management of public finances and improve public procurement legislation in order to contribute significantly to good governance and transparent decision-making and regularly report to the EU on progress in this sector;
Amendment 117 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
m) takediscuss the necessary action to incorporate in the Association Agreement provisions enabling Azerbaijan to participate in Community programmes and agencies, as a tool to promote European integration at all levels;
Amendment 130 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
q) provide better-targeted technical assistance to Azerbaijan to ensure that it can meet the commitments stemming from the negotiations on the Association Agreement and its full implementation, by continuing to offer Comprehensive Institution-Building programmes;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the unresolved conflicts are undermining the stability and development of Armenia and the South Caucasus region; whereas in its Joint Communication on ‘A new response to a changing neighbourhood’ the EU stated its ambition to engagcontribute more pro-actively into conflict resolution in the South Caucasus;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) incorporate into the Association Agreement clauses and benchmarks on the protection and promotion of human rights which reflect the highes, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, and for the combating of corruption and the promotion of the independence of the media, which reflect current international and European standards, drawing to the fullest possible extent on Council of Europe and OSCE frameworks and the ongoing EU– Armenia Human Rights Dialogue;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 45 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) encourage the Armenian authorities to continue to develop the office of Human Rights Defender, in particular by providing him with additional financial and human resources and supporting the newly established regional offices;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) emphasise the importance of mobility in promoting European integration and, to that end, ensure the prompt launch of negotiations on visa facilitation and readmission agreements; treat youth and student mobility as areat mobility for schoolchildren and students as a particular priority; ensure that the provisions on asylum are fully in line with international obligations and commitments and EU standards;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) emphasise the need for a sustainable economy, including through the promotion of renewable energy sources; ensure that the development of the energy sector is carried out in accordance with the EU’s environmental standards, particularly in and is guided by the principle of sustainability, and, in particular, that alternatives are developed for the nuclear sector, noting that the situation of the Medzamor nuclear power plant remains a topic of major concern and that a specific date for its decommissioning should be set;
Amendment 109 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
Amendment 115 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) provide better-targeted financial and technical assistance to Armenia to ensure that itnegotiations can begin on all aspects of the Association Agreement and that the country can meet the commitments stemming from the negotiations on the Association Agreement and its full implementation, by continuing to offer Comprehensive Institution-Building programmes;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2313(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 14 #
2011/2310(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to increase the volume and competitiveness of short sea shipping in the Atlantic Ocean, as an innovative and environmentally-friendly way to improve and diversify the trans-European transport networks, stimulate the activity of small and peripheral ports, and contribute to the reduction of road congestion and emissions; underlines the importance of prioritising the development of Motorways of the Sea in the context of the future TEN- T guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility, while taking the available financial resources into consideration; invites the Atlantic states and seaport authorities to conclude memorandums of understanding with a view to promoting the development of Motorways of the Sea across the Atlantic seaboard;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2310(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable, responsible and high-quality tourism for the regeneration of the Atlantic area and the creation of high-value, all- year-round jobs; stresses, therefore, the need to protect, and adequately promote the attractiveness of, the Atlantic coastal areas, landscapes and cultural heritage, and to develop alternative and thematic tourism products, with a view to enhancing the region’s profile as a tourist destination and ensuring a sustainable economy; calls for better use of the EU support programmes in favour of tourism and for action to raise awareness concerning available funding instruments;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2310(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on the need to restore the attractiveness of the maritime professions, in order to offer young people more employment opportunities and and to establish reintegration programmes for people who have lost their jobs in the maritime sector, in order to offer young people more employment opportunities and to enable older people to continue to contribute their experience, thereby retaining maritime expertise in the Atlantic region;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that the current regulatory framework of EU legislation does not provide an adequate guarantee against the risks to the environment and human health resulting from shale gas activities; is worried,opposes therefore, about any potential investment by European companies in unconventional oil or gas resources in developing countries;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to identify new options for strengthenimplementing binding standards on the responsibilities of transnational corporations with regard to social and strengthening environmental rights and possible means of implementation.
Amendment 4 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Declares that water is a shared resource of humankind and a public good and therefore should not be a source of profit, and that access to water should constitute a fundamental and universal right; stresses that the sustainable use of water is an environmental and health necessity that plays a fundamental role in the climate regulation cycle; reiterates that ‘the management of water resources should not be subject to internal market rules’ (EP Resolution P5_TA (2004)0183) and invites the European Commission to review the relevant legislation, particularly that on public procurement and concessions, so as to guarantee continued or restored exclusive public ownership and management of water and water utilities;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that every enterprise depends on water resources and believes that the future of industry in Europe depends on thean effective and sustainable response to the current water challenges;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 24 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the potential for better data management, based on an improvement in statistical information and the use of GMES monitoring of the state of water resopressurces andon these pressources on them from economic activity;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reminds the Member States of their obligations under the WFD to achieve good water status by 2015, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to act as quickly as possible to take all necessary measures and to make sufficient funding and technical assistance available to reach these water quality targets; considers that the participation of citizens, environmental NGOs and the civil society is essential for successful implementation of the WFD and sustainable environmental management as a whole;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the potential of hydropower as a form of CO2-neutral and own-resource- based energy production that can effectively respond to a large part of the demands of European energy supply; calls for the development of new and innovative energy solutions in this area;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomClassifies the Commission’s upcoming ‘Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s water resources’ as the EU policy response to current and future water challenges, with the objective of ensuring sufficient availability of good-quality water for sustainable and equitable water use to 2050 without impinging on national jurisdictions in relation to water;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that the European Commission proposal amending the WFD (COM (2011)876) adds only 15 new chemical substances from a list of 2000 potentially dangerous substances that should be monitored and reduced, and fails to set out clear timetables to phase out the most dangerous chemicals, despite explicit legal requirements agreed upon since 2000; asks, therefore, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, in its recommendation to the Commission, to pay particular attention to the priority substances mentioned above – very often identified by petitioners as ‘toxic and radioactive waste’ – given the high degree of risk they pose, as water contaminants, to human health;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop water awareness programmes and information campaigns so as to introduce a water saving and water efficient culture among the European citizens.
Amendment 17 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. in view of the growing number of younger and older EU citizens participating in volunteering, spread out over the areas of education, culture, youth policies, sport, the environment, sustainable development, health, immigration, corporate social responsibility and the EU’s relations with third countries in every imaginable area;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to assess the need forpromote the establishment of a clear legal framework for volunteers, to foster cooperation between the various bodies supporting volunteering activities and to draw up national strategies to promote the growth of volunteering activities;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need to make volunteering accessible to immigrants and the Roma people tooall interested parties, as an essential element in encouraging their integration and social inclustegration;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to support cooperation between organisers of voluntary activities in EU countries to promote the mobility of young volunteers across Europe, with the aim of fostering mutual intercultural enrichmentunderstanding;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of providing information to and also permitting senior citizens to volunteer in another EU country, as already supported by the Grundtvig programme, encouraging active ageing as a rich source of wisdom and experience for society;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission, in particular, to pay greater attention to ensureing that future volunteering projects are included in all newtaken into account to a greater extent in funding programmejects;
Amendment 109 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recommends that the Commission maintain the useful contact points set up both with ‘EYV 2011 Alliance’, which includes many civil society volunteering and networking organisations, and with the national coordinating bodies, strategic partners and spokesmen of the national governments in this sector, given the large variety of bodies responsible for volunteering in the EU;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the world’s oceans not only provide nutrition, food security and livelihood for 500 million people worldwide and at least 50 % of their animal protein for 400 million people in the poorest countries through fisheries, but are also crucial in climate change mitigation,lso provide transport, and are home to some 90 % of the habitat for life on earth;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2286(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, although the impaeffects of the global economic and financial crisis on Latin America hasve been less severe than in other regions, inequality indices and poverty rates continue to be very high, and insufficient progress has been made towards achieving sixeight of the MDGs;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2286(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of closer relationships with Latin American countries – particularly in view of the continuously growing volume of trade – and the need to develop new forms of cooperation with emerging and middle- income countries in Latin America through the Development Cooperation Instrument and the new Partnership Instrument;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2286(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that the EU should show a clear commitment toa clear and decisive commitment from the EU to greater cooperationg with Latin America (LA) with the aim ofis needed in order to fighting poverty in middle-income countries with significant social differences;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2286(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to enhance coordination between the European Union and Latin America in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly the actions aiming at combating poverty, at job creation and at the social inclusion of marginalised groups; stresses that the MDG aiming at a global partnership for development (MDG 8) should be at the centre of the EU’s cooperation policy with Latin America, with areas being selected in which to implement the new strategy of "‘inclusive growth"’ in these countries; emphasises that the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Foundation can play a significant role in achieving these objectives;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2286(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that economic and technological advances in some Latin American countries make it necessary to rethink the EU’s development cooperation objectives; calls for cooperation to be redirected and not cut or suspended; stresses that we face common challenges that we must tackle by strengthening multilateralism;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2286(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses, taking account of those indicators, that the EU should continue bilateral cooperation under the future DCI, at least with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, Peru and Paraguay;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2286(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to boost the Partnership Instrument by over EUR 1 billionsufficiently in order to foster the new shape of cooperation with MICs and LMICs, ensuring that funds can be planned, quantified and scrutinised;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2286(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that climate change represents an additional burden for Latin America and that there is an urgent need to finance actions to combat, mitigate and adapt to climate change;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2286(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, as defined in the Treaty of Lisbon, the overall objective of development cooperation is to eradicate povertyrelieve poverty as quickly as possible and to eradicate it in the long term and promote sustainable economic and social development, including the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2286(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU, by means of the Association Agreements and its development aid, should continues to provide significant support for the development and stabilisation process in the region; whereas the possibility that it may no longer do so when the results of this process are consolidated is a cause for serious concern;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the non-respect of a deadline for the transposition of a directive is an infringement of the Treaties, like any other non-respect of substantive provisions, and must be seen and treated accordingly; welcomes in this respect the possibility created by the Treaty of Lisbon for a lump sum payment or penalty to be imposed in such cases on the Member State concerned together with the judgment on the infringement; however, in view of the difficult financial situation in many Member States, doubts whether such penalties could ever be collected in practice;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the direct applicability of provisions of directives when they are sufficiently precise and unconditional (‘direct effect’), suggests that the Commission explicitly refer to such provisions in its justification for a directive andin order to make the directive easier to apply; is of the opinion that the legal profession should be made more aware of them;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to evaluate in each single case whether, in view of the enormous number of non-communication cases (470 pending in 2010), the relevant question could not be better regulated at national level or, vice versa, whether the choice of a regulation instead of a directive is more appropriate; notes that thise latter would at the same time resolve the problem of Member States going beyond the standards required by a directive, entailing a protectionist effect (‘gold-plating’);
Amendment 30 #
2011/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ascertain whether the EED will generate a more strategic and political EU approach to democracy supportsupporting democratic developments by providing context- specific, flexible, timely and bottom-up assistance with rapid reprogramming where this is needed to facilitate democratic transition in partner countries;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that the EED fosters and encourages ‘deep and sustainable democracy’ in pre-transition and transition countrieefforts to bring about profound and sustainable democratic reforms in countries where a transition to democracy is pending or in progress, with a primary, although not exclusive, focus on the European Neighbourhood;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) enable the EED to act in the early stages of transitionhe democratisation process, to kick-start projects which thus far could not be supported by the EU owing to bureaucratic restrictions; and model the EED in such a way that it is less risk-aversefunctions more quickly, efficiently and comprehensively;
Amendment 95 #
2011/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ensure that the EED has robust links with beneficiary groups, but without having regional offices, relying instead on local organisations or independent experts and practitioners, while ensuring that no inefficiency arises and, indeed, that there is no misuse of the monies made available;
Amendment 100 #
2011/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) structure the EED as an administratively flexible and efficient Brussels-based structure, with straightforward grant-award mechanisms; applicants should not be required to undergo cumbersome tendering proceduresand rapid but comprehensive mechanisms for awarding grants where justified; co-financing by beneficiaries should not be a prerequisite for funding;
Amendment 129 #
2011/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) review after one year of activities – or, in special circumstances, for example if there is an above-average number of funding awards in a short timespan, on a six-monthly basis – the impact and performance of the EED;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 5 #
2011/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to ensure that any compensation provided to donors is compatible with the ethical principles; advises that particular attention should be paid to this issue where the compensation is given not to the donor, but to the donor’s family after death;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, in order to pursue the ethical imperative of the Commission and the Member States should ensuringe adequate supply, the Commission and the Member States shoul and consider the possibility of setting up a Europe-wide database of donors and potential recipients in order to manage supply in the general interest and avoid shortages where possible;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that such a database could also usefully contain details on a potential voluntary donor’s consent or otherwise to organ donations in the event of death, as donor databases are currently organised at national level, which means that information is often not available in relation to citizens who have benefited from their freedom of movement;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 6 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas twenty years after the declaration of its independence and some eight years following the application for EU membership, Croatia marked a historic milestone in the process of its reintegration into the European Union by successfully closing accession negotiations with the EU; whereas Croatia’s achievements deserve unqualified recognition;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the accession process has significantly contributed to Croatia’s transformation into a solid and mature democracy based on European values; whereas the prospect of accession often acts as a powerful catalyst for reform by mobilising the various actors in political, economic, social and cultural life; whereas reform efforts also need to be sustained beyond the completion of the negotiations and accession in order for the country and its citizens to fully benefit from EU membership;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a true reconciliation between the different peoples and the establishment of good-neighbourly relations can substantially contribute to a genuine European integration process; whereas the prosecutions for of war crimeinals and the reintegration of refugees and displaced persons are fundamental elements of the reconciliation process;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Croatian Government to continue actively to encourage and support the prosecutions for of war crimeinals and to continue cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY);
Amendment 67 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Croatian authorities to continue their efforts to combat discrimination and to enforce the anti- discrimination legislation as well as to address resolutely cases of hate crimes, racial threats and intolerance against sexual minoritiesof every kind and to enforce the relevant legislation; further invites Croatia to continue to act in the spirit of tolerance and take appropriate measures to protect those who may still be subject to threats or acts of intimidation;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considering that the success of accession depends to a large extent on the support and commitment of citizens, encourages the Croatian authorities and civil society to conduct, with the help of the Commission, a wide-ranging, fair, and objective information campaign on the obligations, consequences and advantages arising from EU accession so that the Croatian people will be fully aware of their choice in the referendum and that they see the European project as theirs as well;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of this report and reiterates that the Single Market can only be fully realised by progressively removing the remaining unjustifiable cross- border barriers standing in the way of the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital, thus offering tangible benefits to European citizens and businesses;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RecallObserves that democratic participation stemming from electoral rights cannot be imposed on citizens, but should originate in them; considers, in this respect, that the electoral process is a means of giving European citizens a feeling of ownership of democracy and and that Member States should encourage the exercise of these rights; points out that European political parties play a key role in forming a European demos and that they contribute to enriching the ‘European identity’ of citizens;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that apart from common principles – namely free, secret elections by universal suffrage –democratic principles some practical considerations and powerful European symbols (e.g. organising European elections at the same time in every Member State) are also necessary to increase voter participation;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Invites Member States to grant voting rights to EU citizens in regional elections when their regions are vested with legislative capacitiesy are permanently resident in a region;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission to consider adopting a Citizens’ Rights Charter, as called foMember States to make available on the websites of their min Parliament’s afoistries compremhentioned Resolution of 20 May 2010,sive information material outlining citizens’ rights, obligations and cross- border issues within the Single Market; considers that this Charter should be readily available and serve as a handbook for all citizens moving, working, shopping and selling across borders;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 17 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 26 #
2011/2181(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that every company should be required to publish an annual report setting out the ways in which it has been socially and environmentally active during the preceding year;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the goal of the Bologna Process – to enable compatible systems of higher education in Europe – is still valid and the strengtheningcontinuation of the process ishould servinge the goals of growth based on knowledge and innovation within the Europe 2020 strategy, particularly in the current economic crisis;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the three-degree structure is applied – in some cases successfully – in most of the Bologna countries, despite the difficulties encountered, although in many cases there are important exemptions for courses such as medicine, where full implementation of the three-degree Bologna model would not be appropriate;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas universities, public administrations and enterprises must beshould be encouraged to show a strongly committedment to the issue of employability;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is a major achievement, which mustshould be enhanced through the use of appropriate tools and procedures;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a macro-regional approach wcould enable an overall project to be set out in this area vital to the EU’s future, with a view to emerging from the present crisis and responding to the expectations of all its neighbours, particularly those in the Southern Mediterranean;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2179(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Mediterranean is a very large area stretching nearly 4 000 km from east to west, with numerous islands, and whereas a huge network of maritime routes should be promoted therein, enabling increased trade whilst reducing related CO2 emissions;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that appropriate resources should be devoted to the development of a new Ionian-Adriatic macro-regional strategy from the existing budgets for this area, with sufficient safeguards to ensure that existing financing is used in an effective manner, promoting, where necessary, the principle of 'more for more', and always in strict compliance with the rule of law and on the basis of respect for human rights;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that major areas of intervention for the Ionian-Adriatic macro- region should be the promotion of sustainable tourism, which could help small and medium-sized enterprises; as well as the development of sustainable maritime transport, which could alleviate the problems relating to road transport; the introduction of measures to protect the Mediterranean Sea against pollution; and the strengthening ofdevelopment of strategies for more effective public administration, to tackle any possible issues of inefficient governance, and drafting strategies for combating illegal immigration into the EU;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regards it as crucial that the new macro- region should make a major contributeion to the definition of a newan effective strategy for the proper management of immigration flows;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the European defence industry is characterised by varying national policies, which sometimes result in distortion of competition and could further aggravate the adverse effects on the industry; stresses therefore that the competitiveness and resilience of the defence industry need to be increased by privatisation, European cooperation in research and the removal of subsidies to minimise the adverse effects;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the absence of a common defence industrial policy has led to a deeper fragmentation of the defence market in terms of demand, regulations, standards and supply; recognises that a common defence industrial policy makes sense economically, but also threatens to undermine the sovereignty of the individual state, which should retain full control over its core defence-related technical capabilities; believes therefore that European defence industrial policy should promote multidimensional cooperation for the benefit of the EU, outlining the main industrial objectives, mapping the comparative advantages and strategic industrial sectors and emphasising the role of the EDA and NATO bodies in supporting cooperation among Member States;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that a constructive and coherent long-term neighbourhood policy is of vital importance forcan strengthen the willingness and ability of the partnership countries in order to promote progress towards democracy, stability and prosperity, but and is also strategically important for the European Union considering the importance of the partner countries in the East as well as the South for our common security, environment and economic development;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the consolidation in the ENP of previously separated strands of foreign and assistance policy; looks for a strengthened network of institutional arrangements which is stable, economical and purposefully dedicated to developing closer economic integration and political association among all those involved, including the alignment of values at the United Nationsthe common values and standards embodied in democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an equitable distribution and alignment of the ENP financial programmes’ existing funding for mobility and support of civil society, so that both the Eastern and the Southern arenas are equivalent in terms of EU external cooperation;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the review of the ENP must develop a well-structured and long-term, forward-looking ENI instrument, especially in a constrained budgetary environment, in order to make for well- targeted resource efficiency and to avoid exaggerated fluctuations of financing and any potential overlapping with existing instruments; regrets, in that regard, the conclusion of the Foreign Affairs Council on 20 June 2011 that ‘significantly increased financial support [...] will be decided [...] without prejudice notably to the MFF’;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to avoid duplication, to concentrate on strategic issues within the multilateral fora of the ENP and to use subregional and bilateral contacts for specific investment projects and cooperation programmes, which presupposes a strengthening of the collective opinion-forming process in the EU; stresses the importance of building effective subregional partnerships within the wider Mediterranean region;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it essential that the EU fulfil, through its revised neighbourhood policy, the aspirations of those who fought for democracy and, human rights, includ and economic renewal ing the right to mobilityarea;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees on the necessary improved interaction between ENI and other instruments such as the EIB and EBRD to maximise EU added value, avoid duplication of efforts and, through greater coherence in terms of substance and instruments, optimise the impact of assistance; believes in this regard that a comprehensive framework for this interaction should be considered;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that the EU programmes for young people have had a great impact on enhancing educational opportunities for youth; appeals to the Member States, therefore, to enable gifted students from ENP countries to have access to educationreceive grants to study in Europe;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers the Union for the Mediterranean to have been misconceived, poorly executed and even counterproductive; insists, therefore, on the full incorporation of the European side of the partnership into the conventional EU framework under the auspices of the High Representative/Vice-President and the European External Action Service and on the placing of the Eastern Partnership on an equal financial and political footing with other similar initiatives;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to encourage , through investment, the construction, upgrading and development of energy networks and infrastructure interconnections with EU neighbours;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that, regardless of the present focus on the South, striking and maintaining a reasonable balance in financial and political terms between East and South components is important, especially since Eastern neighbouring countries have a long-term prospect of joining the EU and have generally made greater progress where the political institutional order is concerned; believes, however, that this balance cannot be considered permanently fixed; fully supports the principle of differentiated and performance-driven flexible financial assistance, based on real needs, absorption capacity and targets attained;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas respect for and promotion of democracy and human rights – particularly women’s rights – justice and the rule of law, fundamental freedoms – including freedom of speech, conscience, religion, association and the media –, strengthening of security, democratic stability, prosperity, the fair distribution according to performance of income, wealth and opportunities in a system which rewards efforts to self-help, the fight against corruption and the promotion of good governance are founding principles and aims of the EU which must constitute common values at the core of the ENP review,
Amendment 19 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council and the Commission to set up a structured dialogue with third country authorities in order to develop a win-win approach to mobility and progress towards visa liberalisation beyond a visa facilitation only for targeted groups, particularly with a view to strengthening the borders of the European Union and its neighbouring states against illegal immigration; and to evaluatxamine the existing mobility partnerships, particularly the interdependence between development aid, a strict immigration policy, regular migration and irregular migration as defined in the Global Approach to Migration;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of renewables and of energy efficiency and notes that both the EU’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods have major potential in these areas; recognises that increased use of renewables is often impeded by a lack of incentives, by regional conflicts in the southern neighbourhood, by a lack of integration and by technical limitations preventing grids from receiving and distributing renewables-generated power, and encourages the Commission to support the development of local expertise and the transfer of know-how, where stable political and social conditions will allow;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is in the highest interest of the EU to be economically ambitious and politically focused in its support to democratic transitions, whilst at the same time differentiating between individual countries and being aware of the threat of growing Islamisation in the EU’s southern neighbourhood,
Amendment 40 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to accelerate the energy market integration process by encouraging further convergence of regulatory frameworks, notwithstanding the merits of the Energy Community Treaty; stresses the need to take the regulatory context into account and to include the market structures in the energy markets, i.e. the monopoly position of certain energy suppliers, and the legal reality;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to favour the channelling of EU funds to projects aimed at protecting migrants’ rightsencouraging the return of migrants to their countries of origin;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU should provide itself withmake effective use of flexible and properly funded instruments which are organised to benefit those countries which consistently strive to progress, in order to match its ambitions,
Amendment 56 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Looks forward to the Commission’s proposals on the new ENI and welcomes the Commission’s intention to emphasise the need for further differentiation, flexibility and conditionality in grantingauthorising investments and granting technical and administrative assistance; notes that, while EU financial rules must be fully observed, EU assistance should be easily accessible and the pursuit of excellence should not be hampered by a rigid framework.;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Council to urgently address the refugee crisis by conducting an enquiry into the shipwrecks of boat peopletaking systematic measures to halt illegal immigration, which would prevent shipwrecks of boat people, as well as putting an end to people trafficking, with its cynical and dangerous disregard for human life, by depriving it of its commercial lifeblood, providing the EP with a detailed report on the Frontex Hermes operation, condemntreating the agreement concluded between the Italian authorities and the Transitional National Council of Libya as a possible point of departure for other European initiatives along these lines, providing support to Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey and Lebanon for the development of effective border controls, in particular by exploring the possibility of setting up a humanitarian corridor, and unblocking without delay the negotiations on the Joint EU Resettlement Programme.
Amendment 66 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that differentiation based on performance and achievements and priority treatment under the ENP should be predicated on clearly defined criteria and assessable benchmarks;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Although the EU does not seek to impose a model or a ready-made recipe for political reforms, since in some countries the state structures are not yet functioning, underlines that the ENP is based on shared values and the commitment to democracy, human rights, the rule of law, market economy and good governance;
Amendment 90 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the proposal for a European Endowment for Democracy, which is a timely response to the clamour for democracy by the populations of our neighbouring countries, and considers that financial discrimination against the EU’s Eastern partners must be stopped; underlines that it should be based on the principles of transparency and flexibility and should complement already-existing EU Instruments and the exemplary work of longstanding European political or non- political foundations; stresses that its scope and organisation should be clearly defined and that its structures and procedures should be simple, light and straightforward; calls for a truly political steering committee to be established with the participation of the European Parliament, which should also be involved in the ex-post control mechanisms;
Amendment 118 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to provide a clear methodology and detailed benchmarks to assess the democracy record of these countries and to deliver regular sufficiently detailed reports, which should be the basis for the allocation of funds under the new performance-based approach ‘more for more’; asks for these reports to be presented annually and on the occasion of extraordinary social and political events to its Committee on Foreign Affairs; insists on the need to systematically include civil- society organisations at all stages of the review process;
Amendment 147 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that sustainable democracy, functioning and de-bureaucratised institutions and the rule of law not only promote political stability and social welfare but also stimulate economic growth by improving the business environment and attracting investment, allowing new SMEs to emerge and fostering trade and tourism, all of which generate new jobs and new opportunitiescontribute to a new, self-confident, socially and commercially active social stratum;
Amendment 177 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. States that differentiation should be applied to trade, invites ENP partner countries to move forward on creating the conditions that will allow the establishment of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreas (DCFTAs)ements and calls on the EU to assist them in their reform efforts and to gradually open its internal market accordingly; underlines that the EU should also assess the political, economic, social and environmental circumstances of each country with reference to their participation in the future DCFTAtrade agreements;
Amendment 202 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reaffirms that, for the Southern partnership, the aim should be mutually beneficial and ambitious trade arrangements which can lead to DCFTAsubsequently lead to the gradual introduction of Free Trade Areas, which willcould surely represent the first step towards a big ‘Euro- Mediterranean Economic Space’, which will also help to solve the economic problems of our neighbouring partners in the South;
Amendment 220 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the EU should improve the management of migration, providing better conditions for the establishment of legal migrants in the EUeventing illegal immigration and selecting legal migrants in accordance with needs; considers that the EU needs to favour legal labour migration by concluding mobility partnerships in order, in particular, to be able to attract highly skilled workers;
Amendment 238 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the importance of paying particular attention to the younger generation; stresses that the EU should increase cooperation in the field of education, immediately broadening and increasing certain scholarship programmes and mobility of students by promoting university and high-school exchanges and public-private partnerships in the field of research; stresses the strong need for a structured information policy towards the citizens of the ENP partners concerning the possibility of participation in EU programmes;
Amendment 247 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the EU should advance its work on visa facilitation and readmission agreements, with a view to moving – once all conditions are met – to a visa-free regime; uUnderlines that the provisions on asylum must be fully in line with international obligations and commitments and EU standards, especially in the human rights field, which require traffickers and smugglers of human beings to be deprived of the basis for their trade by preventing illegal immigration;
Amendment 285 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the EU should get more involved and play a more active and constructive role in resolution of regional conflicts by developing more confidence- building measures, considering new pragmatic and innovative approaches, promoting coordinated action by the Member States, launching public communication strategies, supporting civic culture and community dialogue and strengthening good- neighbourly relations;
Amendment 295 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Insists on the need to keep a regional approach and welcomes the decision both to appoint an EUSR for the South Caucasus as well asnd for the Southern Mediterranean Region and also theto establish a task force for the Southern Mediterranean;
Amendment 299 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the work that international organisations, particularly certain UN agencies and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), carry out on the ground in conflict and post-conflict situations and in promoting sustainable development throughout the neighbourhood, notably the long-standing commitment of UNRWA to Palestinian refugees;
Amendment 309 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. WelcomNotes the proposal for the new European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the increase of funding for the ENP, as requested in its previous resolutions; considers that the distribution of funds should be first adjusted and then made flexible and adequate for both regions, with an approach that is performance-driven and not geographically driven; notes that more flexibility and simplification should respect the right of democratic scrutiny and be accompanied by increased supervision of the spending; observes furthermore that greater progress has particularly been made in Eastern Partnership States which are more dependent on the EU for their security and economically, and that they should be rewarded accordingly;
Amendment 325 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasises that the funding of the ENP should not immediately be affected by the current sovereign debt crisis;
Amendment 327 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that the CSF could be envisaged as an integral further part of ENI; suggests considering the idea of redirecting the management of the ENI funds to the CSF if states fail to meet the conditions for financing due to unsatisfactory performance;
Amendment 331 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Emphasises that the allocation of resources should be based on a limited number of clearly defined priorities, taking into account partner countries’ needs and based on clear conditionality and on the progress already achieved; underlines that budget support should be used only where there are guarantees for sound budgetary management and that the full range of available tools should be used to better reflect the priorities;
Amendment 338 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. WelcomNotes the work carried out by the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and underlines the importance of and the need for more synergies with other international financial institutions also active in these countries; supports the modification of the EBRD’s statutes in order for the Southern neighbourhood partners also to be eligible for its assistance;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the average general government deficit in the euro area deteriorated to 6.0% of GDP in 2010 and the average debt burden stood at 85.1% of GDP, up from 0.7% and 66.2% in 2007, respectively, and in comparison to athe debt burden of 101.1% of GDP for the USA and 212.71% for Japan,for the USA which rose from 93.5% to 101.1% of GDP in 2011, while Switzerland’s fell from 56.4% of GDP in 2005 to only 40.1% of GDP in 2010;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Target2 balances, which permit the financing of current account deficits via the ECB, do not contain any upper limits on the accumulation of deficits in the national central banks’ balance sheets, and whereas Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain have by now accumulated EUR 340 billion in Target liabilities vis-à-vis the ECB;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas most of the long-term government debt of Greece and Portugal is on the ECB balance sheet and the persistent rumours of Greek debt restructuring maywhereas Greek debt restructuring, justified by structural debt and growth problems, will again delay the ECB’s exit from non- standard measures,
Amendment 26 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that so far, the ECB has been remarkably successful in maintaining HICP inflation at close to 2% despiteNotes that the ECB has allowed HICP inflation to exceed 2%, partly owing to a number of macro-financial shocks and volatile commodity prices;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that, while month-on-month HICP inflation has mostly been above 2% since the beginning of 2010, wthat matters forfuture expectations regarding this figure are a significant aspect of monetary policy, are future expectations, thend that efforts are needed to bring it to a low level of, which are a testimcan only of high ECB credibilitybe achieved through the ECB’s full independence from fiscal actors;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes that, despite unitary monetary policy, monetary conditions diverge considerably in the euro area; in countries experiencing turbulence, banks are tightening the availability of credit, with the opposite happening in other countries with a current account surplus; this asymmetry is likely to become even more pronounced if the ECB keeps increasing rates, given the prevalence of loans indexed to short-term interest rates in the former group of countries, while in the latter group of countries the risk of an investment and asset bubble will become acute if the interest rate remains relatively low;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set up a European credit rating foucreate condaition and to evaluate the pros and cons of temporarily suspending credit ratings for countries following an EU/IMF adjustment programmes that will boost competition between rating agencies as well as increasing the number of such agencies;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the determination and proactive stance of the ECB throughoutduring the crisis since 2007on the financial markets in 2007 and 2008;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that hesitation in the management of the crisis by the Commission and the Member States, particularly in those lacking reforms, has triggered the ECB’sthe ECB has taken up a position against restructuring of Greece’s debt;
Amendment 97 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, while deleveraging is continuing in parts of the private sector and most Member States (MS), leveraging , leveraging, which is drastically increasing the level of debt in nearly all Member States, is still veryfar too widespread in the public sector;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the rapid evolution of the leverage ratio of the ECB, measured by its capital and reserves in relation to assets; notes that this leverage ratio by far exceeds that of other comparable central banks, with the exception of those having implemented quantitative easing programmes, – which, unlike the purchase of government debt by the ECB, serve a monetary policy management purpose – such as the Federal Reserve or the Bank of England;
Amendment 134 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the ECB to put in place in the Security Markets Program a discount rate mechanism that can be adjusted, taking into account whether a certain security is further downgraded by most credit rating agencies and ensuring that the ECB does not end up with too many risky assets; in addition, believes that the ECB should use at least twoconsult all credit rating qualifications before accepting a security as collateral;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Asks for more public information on flows between euro area central banks measured in the Target-2 programme so that these flows are not interpreted as permanently moving from current account surplus countries to deficit countries in order to avoid their financial collapsecan be identified as a temporary substitute for private capital to finance current account deficits, and for clarification that the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) serves to replace this method for financing current account deficits;
Amendment 150 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a more integrated macro- prudential policy framework within the monetary policy context, if necessary including differentiated macro-prudential tools in the Union tosupervision of the financial system which is better integrated into the monetary policy context and which takes account ofor differences between the euro area and non- euro area countries; calls for an analysis of the effectiveness of the new financial supervisory architecture and for an evaluation of the option establishing a single European financial supervisory authority, unifying under its umbrella the current European Supervisory Authorities and the European Systemic Risk Board;
Amendment 163 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need forat the creation of a single European minister of Finance in order to coordinate a basic common fiscal policy that could enhance the effectiveness of the eurowith democratic legitimacy could enhance the economical use of the European Union’s existing resources; believes that the democratic legitimacy of such a proposal must adequately be addressed; notes in this sense that in a monetary union, fiscal policy does not only concern the Member States and that the present crisis has shown the limits of 100% decentralised fiscal policies; fiscal equalisation mechanisms seeking to paper over the fundamental structural failings of the European monetary union;
Amendment 181 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for a single European Treasury to relieve the ECB off its quasi-fiscal role; until that is the case, suggests confining more tasks to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM); regretnotes that, as it stands, the ESM will not operate under Community rules and did not – and was not intended to – acquire the right to purchase government bonds on the secondary market as this would have meant a relief for the ECB in the current circumstances;
Amendment 196 #
2011/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the introduction of eurosecurities may constiat this junctutre the necessary fiscal quantum-leap forward that the Union needs at this juncturewill result in increased incentives to irresponsible national budgetary policies; welcomes the rapid implementation of the feasibility report promised by the Commission in its declaration XXX;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Galileo and EGNOS are instrumental in the creation of a Single European Sky and for the further development of safe and cost effective air traffic management in Europe and therefore calls for setting an ambitious and firm timetable along withto be set and for private investors to be involved so as to ensure stable financing for implementing both programmes as a precondition for a timely launch of the Single European Sky, the latter being a vital strategic step towards furthering European integration and strengthening the European common market;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Commission’s proposed Financial Framework for the period 2014 - 2020 excludes the GMES programme completely, and asks the Member States to conduct a thorough cost-benefit analysis and, on that basis, to decide whether they wish to continue to cover the costs of the launch and annual maintenance of the programme; considers that this would lead to a potential temporary suspension of the programme itself, an interruption in data provision as a result, and a dependence on non-European space infrastructure;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of European involvement in ensuring security in space, on the basis of the polluter pays principle, in ensuring security in space – which includes preventing China from testing anti-satellite weapons – via the European Space Situational Awareness System as well as in space exploration via the International Space Station, since both, protecting the critical European space infrastructure from the risk of collision with spacecraft or space debris and technology spill-over resulting from space exploration, could benefit transport sectors on Earth, especially aviation;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the costs relating to GMES are already covered until 2013, totalling EUR 3 billion (approximately EUR 2.3 billion for the satellites and EUR 700 million for related services) and that it is estimated that the programme’s maintenance costs for the period 2014 - 2020 will average EUR 850 million per year, with the likelihood, in the light of previous rises in space project costs and the fact that there are no comparable projects, that costs will be higher;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that Parliament’s aim is, following a cost-benefit analysis, to include the GMES programme in the European budget, enabling Europe to commit to achieving the space programme objectives while respecting all the ‘2020’ objectives, among them combating climate change.
Amendment 15 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is important in the context of the fourth Forum to remind donors of their commitment to devote 0.7% of their GNP/GNI to development aid by 2015, define PDA more rigorously and comply with the principles of the Accra Agenda for Action, which still remain valid,
Amendment 20 #
2011/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for the European Union to adopt an ambitious position at HLF-4 that will make a substantial contribution to deepening and fully implementing its aid effectiveness commitments; in view of the importance of aid effectiveness to the realisation of the MDG, hopes to see high-levelqualified representation on the part of the European Union in Busan;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the future Association Agreement with Ukraine heralds a new generation of association agreements and involves an unprecedented level of integration between the European Union and a third country; whereas with this agreement Ukraine commits itself to implementing a large portion of the acquis communautaire; whereas the negotiations with Ukraine are amongst the most advanced in the Eastern Neighbourhood and therefore serve as an example for the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) as a whole, which means that the EU must insist even more resolutely on compliance with human rights and rule of law provisions;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU favours a stable and democratic Ukraine that respects the principles of a social market economy, the rule of law, human rights and the protection of minorities and which guarantees fundamental rights; whereas Ukraine’s efforts to builddevelop domestic political stability and augment internal reform, freedom of expression and internal reforms that serve to strengthen democracy are accelerating and facilitating the further development of Ukraine’s European integration process,
Amendment 37 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Ukrainian political and state leadership has repeatedly confirmed its commitment to European integration and its long-term ambition to enable Ukraine to become a Member State of the European Union; whereas this goal continues to be supported by all, for a variety of different reasons, by actors on the Ukrainian political stage; whereas the increase in cooperation between the Ukraine and Members of the European Parliament, and between the Ukraine and parliaments of the EU Member States, is a commendable example of different political forces working together to advance Ukraine’s integration with the EU,
Amendment 42 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Ukraine’s progress on the path of European integration must be based on a policy of systematic and irreversible reforms in a number of important institutional, economic and social areas; whereas important reforms have already been carried out or are being carried out, when it comes to the independence of the judiciary and the media, still need to be undertaken; whereas the framework provided by the Association Agreement will constitutcan provide a crucial modernisation tool for Ukraine and will constitute a roadmap to steer its internal domestic reforms,
Amendment 50 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Association Agreement will have a positive impact on the business climate in Ukraine, since it provides EU and Ukrainian business actors with common rules and standards and therefore increases the predictability of investments in Ukraine, provided there is genuine compliance with these rules and standards rather than only selective uptake of advantages such as access to the European market; whereas this positive impact will be further strengthened by a full and effective implementation of anti- corruption law,
Amendment 66 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to make all necessary progress in order to achieve the rapid conclusion of an EU- Ukraine Association Agreement by no later than the end of 2011, while ensuring Ukraine fulfils its commitments;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to strive for the signing of the agreement by the Council during the first half of 2012 and to make all documents relevant to the ratification process available to the European Parliament and to the national parliaments by no later than the end of 2012;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the EU already has strong preferential trade agreements with many SMCs under the Association Agreements; nevertheless underlines that none of these processes have been fully completed and is convinced that there is still great potential to deepen economic relations, particularly in the regulatory field, with the long-term goal of integration into the EU’s internal market;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomNotes, therefore, the Council decision to authorise the opening of DCFTA negotiations with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia as soon as the necessary preparatory processes are completed; believes that the subsequent scoping exercises should draw from the experiences of the preparatory phases conducted with the Eastern partners whilst recognising the great political importance of avoiding unnecessary delays for those partners who are ready to commence negotiations, but also of not rushing into anything;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that the European External Action Service (EEAS) has not yet made public the details of the ‘more for more’ criteria that will determine, together with the commercial scoping exercise, whether a country is eligible for an DCFTA; asks the EEAS, therefore, to establish these criteria so that the process is transparent and so that partner countries know in advance where adjustments need to be made; insists that respect for democratic institutions and fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and freedom of association, must be central to this process and considers that it should be responsive to significant improvements or deteriorations in partner countries during the preparatory phase and the negotiations themselves; insists that these criteria should include an appropriate level of economic opening and an index of how all levels of society benefit from trade and foreign direct investment (FDI);
Amendment 48 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the focus on behind-the- border barriers to trade and alignment with the EU’s acquis, but notes that there is still scope for further tariff reductions with certain countries; stresses that, for DCFTAs to be of true value to SMCs, the EU must be prepared to make genuine concessions in sensitive areas such as agriculture and Mode IV services; notes, in this context, that the EU actually has a significant total trade surplus in agriculture with these countries;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that FDI is particularly important for the economic development of SMCs, since levels of investment are either insufficient or overly targeted at raw material extraction industries; asks the Commission to ensure that DCFTAs and investment efforts in the region are coordinated to promote economic diversification;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes, however, that previous attempts to negotiate sectoral arrangements under the Association Agreements have not proved successful; asks the Commission to incentivise SMCs to negotiate on investment and other so-called ‘Singapore issues’ such as services within the context of DCFTAs; considers that the Commission should apply asymmetrical implementation, where appropriate, and be flexible regarding the sensitive sectors of partner countries;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Ask the Commission to use DCFTAs to align standards in the regulatory field, namely regarding technical standards and regulations, sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures (SPS), transparency rules for public procurement, trade/customs facilitation and the elimination of non-tariff barriers (NTBs); points out that this cooperation is not satisfactorily addressed in Association Agreements and that the level of EU involvement should be intensified;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that DCFTAs should be the main objective but that, in the meantime, the Commission is pursuing sectoral negotiations under the existing Association Agreements, including agreements on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (ACAAs), agriculture and fisheries agreements, services and investment agreements, and dispute settlement arrangements; calls on the Commission to also consider updating the existing sectoral agreements with countries where offers can be improved and where an DCFTA is not immediately possible; asks the Commission to give better consideration to when and how these processes will be finally merged with the future DCFTAs, and to ensure that the loss of membership of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) in 2014 will not negatively affect SMC access to the EU market in any product line;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Demands that the Commission also prepares a strategy for those ‘more for more’ partners with which either no prior agreement exists or which are not the immediate targets of DCFTAs, especially those, such as Libya and Lebanon, which are not yet members of the WTO; underlines that, while technical assistance to help these countries’ progress towards WTO membership should continue in earnest, this alone is not sufficient and should be complemented, as appropriate, by WTO-compatible agreements which will bring benefits in the shorter term;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Regrets that SMEs and cooperatives have very limited access to investment and insists on the need to provide proper access to financing through the reliable, accessible and user-friendly provision of micro-credit and counter guarantee schemes by the European Investment Bank (EIB); believes that such schemes will allow them to innovate and restructure in a manner that would enable them to tap the potential of the EU’s Internal Market; insists, in this context, on effective controls to avoid bad investments;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 70 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 73 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. RegretNotes that the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area was not established by 2010 and hopes that all partners will use the momentum created by the Arab Spring to push forward with the necessary reforms for the creation of a functioning and fully fledged free trade area;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 81 #
2011/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is adamant that the Commission’s trade initiatives need to be supported by a stronger presence of EU trade officials on the ground; deplores the fact that the EU Delegation only has one trade official in Tunisia and has no presence whatsoever in Jordan, despite conducting scoping exercises for DCFTAs with these countries;
Amendment 144 #
2011/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the EU should have capacity to adjust and reform its internal governance structures in order to ensure a decision- making process able to reflect its plurality and create consensus; stresses the importance of a coherent foreign policy approach at EU level towards the BRICS and other emerging countries being reflected in the organisation of the EEAS; takes the view that with regard to the BRICS, in addition to its organisation along geographical and thematic lines, the EEAS should establish an ad hoc coordinating unit to ensure that all individual policies towards BRICS are compatible from a systemic point of view and that the policy lines adopted are reflected in the EU dialogue with emerged powers such as the USA, Canada and Japan; believes that the EU delegations in BRICS countries and other relevant emerging countries should form a network aimed at providing continuous monitoring and analysis on relations amongst the BRICS and relevant cross-sensitivities, thus enabling a more systemic approach; believes that the EU should direct itsmore of its efforts and resources to leading the reform process of a global system of governance and of international organisations with a view to ensuring a more inclusive consensus- building and decision-making process at global level;
Amendment 161 #
2011/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomNotes the aforementioned Commission Communication on ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, which draws up a proposal for the design of financial instruments and programmes under the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020; shares the view of the EEAS that the new partnership instrument aimed at supporting EU economic interests in the rest of the world and including non-ODA- eligible activities should be a foreign policy instrument; believes that such a partnership instrument could help consolidate stronger economic ties and thereby stronger political ties with select countries, and welcomes the promotion of regulatory convergence as one of its aims; believes that the new design of financial instruments and programmes should give particular relevance to ad hoc financing lines supporting emerging countries and potentially emerging countries in consolidating democratic structures and developing good governance and the rule of law, good educational systems and progressive social inclusion; welcomes the proposal by the Commission to include the principle of conditionality in all EU programmes and instruments and believes that this is key to achieving more leverage in promoting universal values and good governance;
Amendment 111 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the EU and its Member States, in the event of a partner country issuing an invitation to an individual who is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant, to exert strong pressure on that country without delay (for instance, through the withdrawal of development aid) with a view to preventing the travel of such an individual, such invitations having been issued recently by Chad, China, Djibouti, Kenya and Malaysia, among others;
Amendment 119 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers support for the ICC on the part of African states to be an indispensible factor in facilitating the Court’s work and in determining its effectiveness and demands that a linkage be established between such support and development cooperation with the EU and its Member States, so as to provide a credible means of exerting pressure;
Amendment 153 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU leaders to liaise with the key states that have not yet become party to the Rome Statute, particularly those that are permanent members of the UN Security Council (i.e. Russia, China and the United States), to encourage them to do so; regrets in particular the fact that the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was received by China;
Amendment 155 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the participation of the United States as an observer at the Assembly of States Parties of the ICC and expresses the hope that it will soonregrets the fact that, even under the new administration, it is not taking any steps to become a State Party;
Amendment 163 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. EncouragesNotes that Turkey, is the only official EU candidate whothat has not yet done so, to become a State Party to the Rome Statute and to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities (APIC) as soon as possib, while, stressing the need for any future candidate countries and the partner countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) to do the samebecome a State Party soon;
Amendment 174 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for continued diplomatic efforts to encourage UN Security Council members to ensure the timely referral of cases, as most recently illustrated by the unanimous referral of the situation in Libya to the ICC by the UN Security Council; regrets the fact that no resolution has been adopted on Syria in this connection, as such a move is being blocked by Russia and China, permanent members of the Security Council;
Amendment 179 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the UN Security Council’s members to find a way for the UN to provide the Court with financial resources, in particular to cover costs related to the opening of investigations into situations referred by the UN Security Council and to ensure the execution of arrest warrants (arrest and transfer);
Amendment 184 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Advises the EEAS to ensure that the ICC is mainstreamed acrossfeatures among EU foreign policy priorities, where appropriate;
Amendment 205 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recommends that the EU and its Member States increasemaintain their contributions to the ICC Trust Fund for the Victims and to the Witness Relocation Fund;
Amendment 217 #
2011/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Encourages the EU Member States and the EEAS to start discussions relating to the review of current EU financial instruments, with a view to examininge how they could further contribute to supporting complementarity activities in beneficiary countries;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in the light of all scientific studies on climate change, including those that take a critical view, it needs to be questioned whether and to what extent the European Union mustshould agree specific targets for emission reductions to provide the basis and framework for the necessarany legislative acts and other measures that may be necessary;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises not only the benefits tobut also the difficulties for Member States of developing a low carbon economy; therefore endorsequestions the Commission’s Roadmap to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, together with its trajectory, the specific milestones for domestic emission reductions of 40%, 60% and 80% for 2030, 2040 and 2050 respectively, and the ranges for sector- specific milestones, as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on economic and climate policy;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to bring forward within the next two years the measures which in its opinion are currently necessary to achieve the 2030 objectives, taking into account particular national capacities and potentials, as well as international progress on climate action;
Amendment 61 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the worldwide development and application of low carbon technologies is continually increasing rapidly, and Europe’s future competitiveness will depend upon itcould be boosted by increasing levels of investment that currently lag far behind countries such as China as a proportion of GDP; notes, however, in this context that China, in spite of heavy investment in this sector, has significantly increased its CO2 emissions and will continue to do so in years to come;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the principal instrumentnot a miracle cure for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies, but acknowledges as is clear from the fact that the carbon price is very much lower than was originally envisaged and is failing to provide the necessary investment stimulus;
Amendment 97 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls on the Commission to adopt measures to correctreconsider and review the fautilingsty of the ETS and to allow it to function as originally envisaged, in particular by taking the following steps before the end of 2012: introduce a system aimed at ensuring that the natural world and the environment are better and more effectively protected in Europe and, subsequently, world-wide;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
Amendment 111 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 119 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
Amendment 140 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to publish details of the EU’s real contribution to reducing global CO2 emissions since 1990, taking into account its consumption of products now manufactured elsewhere and the actual benefit produced by this reduction of CO2 emissions;
Amendment 145 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Call on the Commission to produce an analysis of sectors for which free allocation of allowances fails to prevent carbon leakage, and recommends that the Commission bring forward proposals for border adjustment measures requiring importers of products in these sectors to purchase allowances equivalent to those which would have been required if the product had been manufactured in the EUan additional analysis that addresses the question of the extent to which the European economy would be damaged if the CO2 reduction measures proposed by the Commission were adopted without similar rules being adopted at the same time by the US and the BRIC countries, in particular;
Amendment 171 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to encourage sustainable biomass production; insists that meeting the EU’s target for the use of biofuels must not result in the release of disproportionate quantities of greenhouse gases and lead to higher food prices;
Amendment 183 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Horizon 2020 prioritises the need to develop low carbonenvironmentally-friendly technologies to spur EU competitiveness;
Amendment 201 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of applying CCS technology if thea reduction in carbon emission reduction goals ares is to be achieved at the least possible cost, and acknowledges that procedural delays, financial shortfalls and lack of commitment by some Member States are likely to frustrate achievement of the European Council’s ambition of having up to 12 CCS demonstration projects in operation by 2015; calls on the Commission to publish a CCS Action Plan;
Amendment 211 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomNotes the production of low carbon strategies by some EU Member States but calls on all to produce them no later than July 2013; insist, though a coordinated approach to this issue by all Member States would have been desirable; proposes that the Commission should introduce legislative proposals to requirenable their preparation if by the end of 2012 all Member States have not made such a commitmentof such strategies to be harmonised;
Amendment 217 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on relevant industry groups to prepare sector-specific roadmaps that will set out how EU low carbon objectives can best be realiappropriate and realistic ways of reducing environmental stresseds, including the levels of investment required and the sources of funding to be utilised;
Amendment 227 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Insists on the need to avoid the risk of massive carbon lock-in; cCalls on the Commission to propose legislation before the end of 2013 that will give a clear long- term signal to investors by requiring that, from 2015, new sources of electricity generation that emit more than 100g CO2/kWh shall not have a permit to operate for more than ten years uonless intended solely as peaking plant with operating time limited to 10% of the total in any one yeary if they are constructed and/or operated to the highest environmental standards;
Amendment 246 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. WelcomNotes the progress exceeding expectations that has been made by vehicle manufacturers in reducing CO2 emissions from passenger cars since 2007, and stresses the importance of accelerating further fuel efficiency improvements; affirms that in preparing its forthcoming review the Commission should be proposing ways of ensuring that average CO2 emissions by new cars meet the agreed 2020 target of not more than 95g/km by 2020, and do not exceed 70g/km by 2025;
Amendment 272 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote efficiency gains from the use of agricultural land;
Amendment 288 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. SupportCriticises proposals made by the Commission for the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 to provide dedicated funding solely to increase investment and promote the development and application of low carbon technologies; endorses the intention to mainstream climate-related funding to 20% of the total MFF and insists that provision must be made for this to be effectively monitoredconsiders it more important for a generally environmentally aware and sustainable production and life style to be at the forefront of policy;
Amendment 308 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to bring forward before the end of 2012 ambitious proposals to reduce the emission of methane and F-gasescurb the ongoing degradation of the environment;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that Member States have already acknowledged that patterns and causes of gender inequality in the labour market are strictly related to the life- cycle stage, and stresses that a life-cycle approach to work must therefore be promoted; urges the Member States, however, – in order to address the challenges of life cycle adequately – to compare the disadvantaged position of young and older women with children with men of the same age in their active labour market policies and not just address the latter to women and men in adulthood; calls on the Member States to examine the wage disadvantage suffered by women with children compared with women without children and to take appropriate measures to alleviate the additional burden on, or improve the situation of, women with children;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make fullefficient use of the existing EU instruments and programmes, including the European Social Fund, to increase participation of older women in labour markets;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes, as regards the competition sector, that the most effective tool for deterrence continues to be public enforcement by the Commission and national competition authorities; is also convinced that private enforcement through collective rbetter information about existing claim proceduress could facilitate the compensation at EU and Member State level of harm caused to consumers and undertakings;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotStresses that private enforcement already exists in most Member States even though many do not have explicitly established specific rules on collective redress, and expects the European system to be based on the experiences of the Member States with their systems of collective enforcement; recalls that only Member States have the competence to legislate on the rules applicable for quantifying the amount of compensation that can be awarded;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Rejects any system – particularly any which permits collective action (opt-out) – whereby abusive litigation and unmeritorious claims are encouraged by the introduction of contingency fees for lawyers or the availability of punitive damages; calls for a thorough and objective analysis of whether this can genuinely be ensured by means of the system;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the leniency policy is an essential tool for uncovering cartels; emphasisefears that collective redress should nomight compromise the effectiveness of the leniency programme and of the settlement procedure; underlines, therefore, that any legislative instrument applicable to collective redress must fully respect the specificities of the antitrust sector;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to include a definition of sporting fraud in criminal law; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a harmoniscoordinated approach against corruption in sport; stresses the need to include all forms of corruption in sport in the Anti-Corruption Package;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that match-fixing is a growingserious phenomenon in Europe and is an ‘attractive’ crime with high revenues and low sentenc, in certain Member States, excessively low sentences and detection rates, often accompanied by organised crime related to money laundering, drug trafficking and human trafficking;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the fight against doping should be in full compliance with EU law; calls on the World Anti-Doping Agency to create an accurate and easy-to-use whereabouts administration system in line with EU law; stresses the need for relevant statistics; notes the importance of punishing the use of doping rather than missed tests;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission study on the implications of internal market policies on the funding of grassroots sports and calls for a bridging of the gap between ‘rich’ and ‘pothe Member States where necessary to suppor’t sports by means of financial solidarity mechanismwith an unsteady funding basis;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Respects the right of Member States to draw up penalising measures to repress illegal online gambling; calls for a regulatory principle whereby a gambling company can only operate (or bid for the necessary national licence) in a Member State if it does not contravene the law in any other EU Member State in which it also accepts bets;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RegardsTakes the view that the efficient use of resources ashould be a key element of the European Union's external relations in the future and believes that trade in environmental goods and services can be an instrument of sustainable economic development, to the benefit of both trade and the environment;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas intense resource use and, dramatically increased global consumpenergy consumption, and speculation are pushing up prices of raw materials, with real commodity prices having increased by 147% since the turn of the century; whereas the EU is likely to face severe challenges in securing access to, and the uninterrupted supply of, key resources;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomNotes the work carried out in the course of the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round of trade negotiations on the reduction or elimination of tariff and non- tariff barriers to trade in environmental goods and services, and strongly encourages the Parties to continue to work towards a clear definition of environmental goods;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2068(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that although opening up global markets to environmental goods and services creates increased export opportunities, or encourages the further diffusion of technologies, stimulates innovation and leads to lower prices, higher quality and greater consumer choicethis can also have a negative impact on local markets;
Amendment 156 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to streamline the waste acquis and to introduce a progressive landfill ban, accompanied by appropriate transition measures;
Amendment 189 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States to shift more strongly towards environmental taxation in public revenues accounting for an EU average of more than 10% byso as to ensure that the proportion of public revenues thus generated continues to rise until 2020, in line with the best performing Member States; emphasises that this will allow for cuts in other taxes such as on labour, increase competitiveness and create a levelbetter playing field;
Amendment 232 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture, and dietary changes to reduce animal protein intake and diminishingmake greater use of regional foods and products so as to reduce transport and imported land use;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital A
Recital A
A. Parliament has over the years considerably extended its powers, securing for itself substantial tools enabling it to influence the decision- making process of the European Union in mostany of the Union's activities;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital B
Recital B
B. written declarations have in the paststill served as a useful vehicle for raising issues of particular concern to Union citizens;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital C
Recital C
C. written declarations are ustabled regularly but not in very great numbers;on a very wide variety of topics; naturally only a small percentage of them obtain the required support of a majority of Parliament's component members;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital D
Recital D
D. mostthe majority of written declarations lapse after the period laid down in the Rules of Procedure;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 17 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 20 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital G
Recital G
G. in lightspite of Parliament's growing powers, the significance of written declarations has substantiallynot diminished;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital H
Recital H
H. the impact of written declarations have a very limited impact, consists particularly in addressing terms of both agenda-setting and influencing decisiopics which for various reasons have not found their way ons taken by the institutions, and may give a misleading impression as to their effectivenesso the agenda, and they thus constitute an effective additional parliamentary instrument;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2058(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Recital I
Recital I
I. accordingly written declarations should be graduallynot be restricted and in the next term Parliament should examine whether they should not be completely abolishedhow they might be rendered more attractive;
Amendment 14 #
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 advancedgrowing in number as a group in many European countries and in industrialised countries worldwide, 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 26 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 78 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the development of parental training courses to prepare and teach single mothers and fathers the best ways of dealing with the difficult job of raising a child as a single parent while providing the child with a balanced life rhythm;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to facilitate access to training for single mothers, particularly after a break to care for children, especially young mothers, who often stop their education when pregnant; this would enable them to obtain qualifications and maximise their chances of getting high- quality work and gaining financial independence;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to encourage the development ofat childcare facilities such as kindergartens and to facilitate significantly access to trainingshould be available to single mothers and mothe search for employment for single mothersrs liable to provide maintenance;
Amendment 122 #
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 in order to not pass poverty on to the child;
Amendment 142 #
2011/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the fact that priority should be given to work-life balanceeven with regard to work-life balance the welfare of the child should be given priority by introducing more family-friendly working conditions such as flexible working hours and teleworking for both mothers and fathers and by developing child facilities, nurseries etc.;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its position that the collective target of devoting 0.7% of the Union's Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA by 2015 must be metshould remain the objective; urges the Commission and Member States to find new sourcesplace even more emphasis on efficient and sustainable distribution of development funding; opposes any broadening of the definition of ODA;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the added value of the Commission's development aid justifies a significant increase in real terms inthe retention of the budget earmarked for development aid in the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework) even at a time of economic and financial crisis, which also represents a strong threat to the common currency, the euro;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Acknowledges that the development of the private sector in developing countries is crucial to creating employment opportunities, delivering services and enhancing wealth creation; stresses that, in keeping with the pro-poor agenda, EU development aid should focus on encouragingmaking it clearer to recipient countries to crehate an environment must be created conducive to the development of small, medium-sized and micro-enterprises and on the removal of barriers to formalisation, and that services and capacity-building should be targeted in particular on poorer entrepreneurs;
Amendment 152 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports more systematic efforts to mainstreamand efficient measures relating to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction measures;
Amendment 158 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 1 #
2011/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the Union's involvement in the European Schools is disproportionately little compared to the financial contribution from its budget; recognises, however, that exerting greater influence in this area is not a primary task for the Union;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the European Schools should be brought under the umbrella of the Un, principally, intensify their cooperation in the field of language promotion; considers that an appropriate legal basis in this regard could be Article 165 TFEU, which reads: ‘The Union should contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity’ and further specifies the aims of the Union's action, which correspond to the aims of the European Schools.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an overall strategic, prioritised and longer-term approach ensuring that gender equality is put at the heart of allapplied in Community policies, programmes, projects and activities promoted at a European Union level, as well as in relations with third countries, as this is directly linked to improving democratic stability, social cohesion and human rightdiverse activities, as well as in relations with third countries;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the crucialsignificant role of the European Union in the realisation of equality between women and men in its Member States and in its relations with third countries, by mainstreaming and reinforcing gender equality issues in thematic priorities and through the use of participatory approaches in programme design and development, with an emphasis on combating gender stereotypes and all forms of discrimination and violence against women, in addition to involving women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and empowering them to be active citizens, for the benefit of society, paying special attention to the most vulnerable among them;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the decision establishing the European External Action Service requires recruitment based on merit and requires that gender balance be ensured at all levels; welcomestakes note of the efforts to ensure that a 50/50 distribution between men and women at the level of head of Delegation be reached1.
Amendment 13 #
2011/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU should play a proactive part in building a United Nationsthe overhaul of the United Nations to create an organisation that can effectively contribute to global solutions, peace and security and a rule-of-law-based international order; whereas, in accordance with Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the EU is formally committed to effective multilateralism with a strong UN at its core, which is essential in order to address global challenges, such as climate change and security and development for all,
Amendment 72 #
2011/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to consider it an EU strategic priority to strengthen international crisis-management partnerships and to enhance dialogue with other major crisis-management actors, such as the UN, NATO and the AU, and third countries, such as the USA, Turkey, Norway and Canadaparticularly the UN; to synchronise actions on the ground, share information and pool resources in the fields of peacekeeping and peacebuilding, including cooperation on crisis management and, in particular, maritime security, and the fight against terrorism under international law; to improve coordination, in this regard, with the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and bilateral donors,
Amendment 94 #
2011/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to live up to the pledges made at the MDG summit as regards gathering together the resources needed to meet the targets by 2015, in particular by meeting the EU’s commitments on official development aid; to strongly advocate an incmaintaining the prease in thent level of financial investment in order to meet the MDG targets and to rapidly scale updevise and replicate proven innovative programmes and policies aimed at overall development and economic and social transformation,
Amendment 21 #
2011/2029(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to make certain that Impact Assessments examine, in a balanced and serious manner, the potential effects of the proposed legislation for both the business community and society as a whole;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2029(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Requests the Commission to review, in particular, all the funding regulations in order to reduce the administrative burden for applicants for EU-subsidies with a view to making the whole application procedure more efficient.
Amendment 19 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Commission to resist calls for new imprecise broad principles which may cause legal uncertainty, skew competition, erect trade barriers, contravene the presumption of innocence and create additional burdens on controllers without quantlifiable benefits in resolving genuine problems;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission to review existing rules for relevance, need, efficiency, clarity, enforceability and powers, competence and enforcement activities of the authorities;
Amendment 105 #
2011/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomUrges the Commission communication’s focus onto step up further awareness- raising campaigns aimed both at the general public and more specifically at young people;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in Europe it is estimated that there iswill be a shortage of one million workers in the health sector and thatuntil 2020 and whereas labour mobility needs to be increased, initially within countries, given the fact of high unemployment, and then also for workers whose qualifications are automatically recognised,
Amendment 9 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is in favour of modernising and improving Directive 2005/36/EC and encourages the use of the most recentefficient modern technologies and the introduction of a professional card;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the existence of regular human rights dialogues with all five countries, even though overall progress on the ground has been scarce and in some instances regression can be observed; considers that the existence of human rights dialogues should not be used as an excuse for excluding human-rights-related questions arising in other fields of cooperation or for not engaging in further actions; calls for the systematic involvement of NGOs and civil- society actors in the preparation of these dialogues and for the outcome of these dialogues to be made public so as to allow for an assessment of their effectiveness and of the commitment of the parties;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the openingcontinuation of fully- fledged EU delegations in all thestrategically important countries of Central Asia as a means of increasing the presence and visibility of the EU in the region and long- term cooperation and engagement with all sectors of society and fostering progress towards better understanding and the emergence of the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Approves the holding of regular regional EU- Central Asia summits and calls for an EU- Central Asia parliamentary forum to be established as a means of assessing and contributing to the contents of the summit talks; underlines the importance of the regular bilateral parliamentary cooperation in the framework of the existing Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and interparliamentary meetings with the Central Asian countries;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regards the Rule of Law Initiative as a key component of cooperation with the states of Central Asia, and approves of the exemplary interaction between the EU and its Member States in implementing assistance projects and investment, which should be tied in with the EU's energy and security-policy objectives; expects the Rule of Law Platform project to include clear objectives and a transparent assessment of its implementation and results while avoiding any reinforcement of the repressive components of security forces;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regards it as of the utmost importance that energy cooperation projects include long-term supply agreements, enshrining the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; stresses that it is important for the EU to establish itself as a serious purchaser of energy alongside China and Russia;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WelcomNotes the increased engagement of the European development banks in the region, and especially, the extension of the mandate of the EIB to Central Asia focusing on environmental and water issues;
Amendment 106 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that its expertise in managing transnational water resources and its existing involvement in bilateral cooperation with a view to integrated national water management plans and multilateral cooperation in the regional Water Governance project and the International Fund for the Aral Sea create an opportunity for the EU to profile itself inter alia as a mediator and a facilitator in the sharing of water resources between upstream and downstream states (including Northern Afghanistan), a role that no other international actor is willing or able to fulfil despite calls by the countries concerned;
Amendment 122 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the inclusion of cross-border cooperation with Afghanistan, in particular with its border provinces, inso that control and surveillance of drug trafficking routes starting in Afghanistan can be improved, as well as transport, energy, trade and development actions and programmes, taking account of the warlike conditions in the country;
Amendment 135 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the aspirations of Kazakhstan towards closer and enhanced relations with the EU and takes note of the recent launching of negotiations on a new enhanced EU-Kazakhstan PCA but stresses that economic cooperation mustshould go hand in hand with political cooperation and be based on the political will to implement common values; looks forward, in this context, to tangible progress in the fields of freedom of the media, freedom of association and assembly, and to improvements in the conduct of the electoral process in the upcoming legislative elections in 2012;
Amendment 157 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Expresses its concern at the inefficiency of EU development aid in the country resulting from the high level of corruption and the looming regional fragmentation fuelled by the dire economic and social conditions; calls, therefore, for an alternative approach based on human security through alternative non-monetary channels of assistance which are also aimed at curbing drug trafficking out of Tajikistan and Afghanistan;
Amendment 165 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the EU to promote and help, by means of feasibility studies, and technical expertise and, where necessary, appropriate EIB loans, the development of smaller-scale hydroelectric plant projects distributed along the course of rivers, and, where necessary, of alternative renewable energies;
Amendment 171 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes note of the legislation adopted in the political, economic, social and educational field and expects words to be followed by deeds; urges, in this regard, the Council and the HR/VP to encourage the Turkmen authorities to implement fully the new legislation and, to continue the process of engagement with international and regional organisations and to diversify its gas deliveries by opening a trans-Caspian pipeline;
Amendment 182 #
2011/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Takes note of the Council Conclusions of October 2010 that put an end to all sanctions on Uzbekistan and confirmed the willingness of the EU to strengthen relations with that country in a comprehensive manner; recalls that the level of the engagement depends on progress by Uzbekistan in the fields of human rights, democratisation and the rule of law and the fight against drug trafficking, and expects the EEAS and the Council to develop a policy of critical, conditional and coherent European engagement with Uzbekistan;
Amendment 4 #
2011/0382(NLE)
Draft opinion
–
–
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament decline to give its consent.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission examined attentively the arguments put forward by stakeholders , in particular the medical community, and after several consultations decided to reconsider thoroughly and revise some provisions of Directive 2040/40/EC, on the basis of new scientific information produced by internationally recognised experts, and to examine the new recommendations of the International Commission for Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
Amendment 5 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that terrorism, as stated in the European Security Strategy1 and its Implementation Report2, remains a major threat to international stability and European societies that requires a global response; welcomes, in the area of CSDP, the ongoing update of the military database and the European Defence Agency’s contribution to combating terrorism; affirms that human intelligence, on top of all technical means available, remains indispensable in tackling terrorist networks;
Amendment 19 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strategic cooperation between the Union and the US reflected by various agreements; stresses therefore that the EU-US Agreement on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme, the Toledo declaration on aviation security and the Counter-Terrorism Declaration are positive examples to be followed in the Union’s relations with other third countries;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that counter-terrorism is an integral part of the Union’s relations with third countries; asks for an increase in the funding of counter-terrorism assistance measures in the next Instrument for Stability in order to prevent state failure; agrees, in this respect, with the priority areas being South Asia, in particular Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Sahel region (Mauretania, Mali, Niger) and Yemen; calls on the Council to adopt a Comprehensive Union Strategy for tackling terrorism in the Saharo-Sahelian region in consultation with the European Parliament; welcomes the adoption of counter-terrorism clauses in international agreements;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the common values that the Union shares with other international organisations, especially the UN; stresses the need for the universal ratification and implementation of the UN conventions and protocols against terrorism; advocates the adoption of a UN Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism; asks for greater flexibility in the UN Security Council process of listing terrorist organisations and individuals;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that it is important and necessary for the situation in the fight against terrorism to be re-evaluated and reassessed following the death of Osama bin Laden;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Draws attention to the need to expand and develop strategic partnerships with countries such as Japan, Russia, China and India;
Amendment 138 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d
Paragraph 5 – point d
d. examine whether the current instruments for assessing the impact on privacy and civil liberties are adequate and proportionate;
Amendment 144 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e
Paragraph 5 – point e
e. identify where further law enforcement powers are needed or, inversely, where the powers granted are excessive and go beyond what is necessary to obtain that objective;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to strengthen the existing coordination mechanisms between the services and agencies in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on the one hand, and the European External Action Service (EEAS), including missions and operations under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) on the other, taking advantage in particular of the new capabilities of the EU Situation Centre in order to provide common strategic analyses, threat assessments and timely information to all actors involved;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Vice-President/High Representative to make sure internal security threats are duly taken into account in EU external action instruments and, where appropriate, adequately addressed through them, including through the launching of CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 6 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas culture forms a fundamental basis for European and national identities and shared values,;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the complete digitisation of both European film industry and its cinemas must be accomplished urgently, and shouldwould make them more competitive and should, where appropriate, be supported at Europeanregional and national level,
Amendment 44 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that in Europethe Member States, there is an imbalance in the accessibility of citizens to cinemas, particularly between rural and urban areas;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and the EC to support the full digitisation of EU cinemas and to establish European and national programmes to support the transition to digital technologies;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that the high costs of digitisation create a significant burden for many small and independent cinemas and which, in the face of closure, require special support from private associations or possibly from the Member States and regions;
Amendment 111 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that in order to ease the digitisation process for small cinemas with one or two screens, flexible and diversified financing, both public andpossibly public but above all private, should be made available at local, regional, and national and European level;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. UnderlinNotes that although European Structural Funds are a significant source of financing for digitisation projects and training initiatives, funding should be increased as part of the new financial perspectives 2014 – 2020;
Amendment 136 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that mechanisms integratingfor compensation between distributors and exhibitors should be implemented and calls for strengthened cooperation between small cinemas to minimise the costs of investment in digital equipment;
Amendment 165 #
2010/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of the MEDIA Programme in the digitisation of cinemas and calls for increasedefficient use and, if appropriate, reallocation of funds in the next generation of the programme to tackle the challenges brought by digital technologies;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the interdependence between the Chinese and the EU markets, and the need for a level playing field where protectionism is avoided; notes the progress made by China towards opening up its markets; stresses, however, the need to address certain ‘behind the border measures’ in China,expects of the Chinese government, however, that it refrain from all measures which hamper the business climate for European businesses; takes the view, while continuing along the WTO track, that the phasing in of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China could improve trade relations;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of the EU- China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue; calls for the EU and China to meet twice each year to strengthen their dialogue, in particular on investments, provision of services, intellectual property rights, standards, public procurement, product safety and access to raw materials; calls on the EU to defend its economic interests within competent international bodies should China breach existing bilateral and multilateral agreements and, if none exist, to endeavour to establish these;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned with the high level of counterfeiting and piracy and the low level of IPR enforcementExpects China to take more effective action against illegal counterfeiting and piracy and to establish more efficient ways for foreign businesses to enforce their IPR in China;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2298(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one of the aims of the Treaty of Lisbon was to provides the EU with a clearer and stronger voice in the world and encourages all types of mutually beneficial EU cooperation with relevant international and regional organisations, and whereas it should have enablesd the Union to organise itself in such a way as to be able to become an effective global player, but this is not yet the case,
Amendment 43 #
2010/2298(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU and NATO's common objective of achieving a ‘strategic partnership’ should allow for greater maximisation of the assets of both organisations and ensure effective cooperation; whereas the EU and NATO should ensure efficient crisis management in order to identifytake the best possible action in response to a crisis,
Amendment 128 #
2010/2298(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. ConsideringNotes that regular meetings take place already on all levels, permanent military liaison arrangements have already been established and occasional joint meetings are organised between the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC) and NATO's North Atlantic Council (NAC), calls on the EU and NATO to redouble their efforts towards the establishment of a framework for integrated cooperation including permanent structures for cooperation; proposes that mutual observer status should be established at the level of the NAC and the PSC in order to improve cooperative arrangements in the spirit of the Treaty of Lisbon and following the adoption by NATO of its new strategic concept as well as due to the ambition to develop an EU-NATO strategic partnership;
Amendment 19 #
2010/2294(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the EU should stand at the forefront, providing a model of institutional transparency and modern democracy for the Member States as well as for third countries;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regards the agreement as an important first step towards greater transparency;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that the agreement meets, de facto,does not meet Parliament’s demand for obligatory registration because lobbying activities can also take place outside Parliament; notes that it remains impossible for anyone to procure a badge giving access to Parliament without first registering;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the scope of the register, which covers all relevant actors but excludes, among others, social partners as actors in the social dialogue, as well as churches, political parties and, local, regional and municipal authorities and their official representations in Brussels;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Approves conclusion of the agreement below, taking into account the contents of this report, and decides to annex it to its Rules of Procedure;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 10 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls –, in the interest of ensuring that funds reach the Roma in need and make long-lasting advances in their lives -improving the situation of the Roma, for real commitment on the part of the Commission and the Member States to launching more target- oriented, complex and flexible programmes withdesigned to have a longer time coverage and more territorial relevance, addressing the problem of suburban and rural poverty, assuring sustainability, and with special emphasis on improving substandard housing and the desegregation of Roma neighbourhoods, where this is possible and is accepted by a majority of those affected; stresses, however, that this process also presupposes action on the part of the Roma community to ensure that the issue of Roma integration is addressed equally by both sides;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for surveys on the socio-economic situation (mainly regarding education, health, housing and employment) of the Roma and their wishes for change, and invites international organisations to elaborate on these issues as part of their general surveys, to help set specific targets;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States’ performance in absorbing EU funds, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies; notes in this connection that very careful checks are carried out, specifically with funds intended for Roma, on how this money is allocated among the Roma population, so as to ensure that all those involved benefit from the funds and that they are fairly shared out;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deems that there is also a need forit also makes sense to issue new regulations on the allocation of the Structural Funds towhich set conditionality concerning the elimination of segregationtaking account of the housing situation of the Roma and the assurance ofing equal access of the Roma to public services;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to gradually introduce compulsory institutional guarantees for the mainstreaming of non- discrimination and anti- segregation measures, and also to monitor such mainstreamingeasures;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to provide appropriate instruments to guide Member States in securing complementarityoperation between the ESF, the ERDF, and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to advance Roma inclusionin the interests of the Roma;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to change the regulatory framework of cross-financing, decrease bureaucratic burdens, simplify procedures for EU funds, and also require Member States to introduce simple and normative funding procedures and utilise Global Grants;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the setting up of EU Development bodies with local decision- making power in the Member States, with large Roma communities in order to secure development-oriented EU funding ihich can support of good local initiatives and thus help the Roma;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 77 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that complex programmes adapted to the specific needs of Roma communities are crucial, and that in this context there is a need to provide the Roma Roma should be provided with access to personalised services on the site;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that social inclusion of the Roma is not possible without creating and strengthening their interest representation and civil activities through NGOs at national and European level; further considers that, if this is to happen, both sides must send clear signals of a willingness in principle to participate, chiefly to prevent mutual rejection from being reinforced by outside pressure;
Amendment 92 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deems it necessary to design, develop, implement and evaluate policies for possible Roma inclusion policies in cooperation with local authorities and with Roma and non-Roma population groups in order to improve acceptance of policies;.
Amendment 52 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the exploitation of irregular migration not only puts the lives of migrants at high risk, but is very often associated with the worst human rights abuses, including slave labour, sexual exploitation, child abuse and gender violence, and whereas action by the EU to prevent such abuses and to protect migrants, including irregular migrants, in situations of distress oftenis therefore necessary and proves vital,
Amendment 115 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that support for politically and economically fragile states, as a source of irregular migration and security and stability tensions, should always include, in addition to budgetary relief and support, direct investment and EU market-access strategies, rural development and food security strategies, job-creation policies, infrastructure development, and strategies geared to promoting democratisation and good governance, social inclusion and religious tolerance, thereby maximising local prospects and alternatives for potential migrants; calls in this connection on the bodies responsible in the EU also to factor in this approach when laying down measures in other policy areas, e.g. when awarding agricultural export subsidies, so that the objectives expressed here are not countered; firmly believes that such strategies must be based on active partnerships which draw on the principles of ownership and empowerment of the beneficiary countries, but also on targets, clear roadmaps and conditions for their achievement co-defined with donor countries, and on benchmarks and strict accountability standards;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for SMEs and micro- enterprises to have access to affordable finance by increasing the scope for participation in different innovative projects; urges the Commission to take appropriate steps to improve the functioning of the EU’s funding programmes by, particularly as rewgarding enterprises that promotes the selection of suitable enterprises, and to facilitate access for SMEs and micro- enterprises which adopt innovative approjectaches;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch a strategyadopt and an open dialoguection plan aimed at tackling high prices, in particular for basic goods and services, in the internal market and support affordable innovative products without undermining wages.
Amendment 1 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that pension systems have to be adequate anddesigned in such a way as to guarantee adequate pensions and be financeable on a sustainable basis.
Amendment 3 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas pension system actuarial calculations are based on salary and work period and whereas there is a significant disadvantage for women in the retirement amount received due to work interruptions and part-time work on one side and the gender pay gap,
Amendment 6 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that both the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and the Stability and Growth Pact refer to age-related public expenditures; recognises that the correct inclusion of pension liabilities is only one of many conditions for sustainability; requests that the economic governance reform takes this dimension duly into account;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 11 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas during their career women are more often interrupting their career than men to take care of children, or ill or elderly family members and given their family obligations, tend to take up more often the part-time and precarious job thean men,
Amendment 25 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that, because of the frequent changes to pension systems, it is barely possible, if at all, for younger citizens to plan for their future as pensioners; calls on the Commission to submit proposals to the parliaments of the Member States as to how their pension systems can be made simpler and more predictable in the longer term;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 44 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that pension reforms are necessary in the context of demographic ageing and the financial and economic crisis, but notes at the same time that the first objective of a reform should be to ensure adequate, equitable and affordable retirement income for all;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the EU has a strong role to playshould give its opinion on and can play an advisory role in developing a definition of an adequate and social retirement benefit, in the form of a set of goods and services that older people need - particularly in setting minimum pension levels - in the form of a set of goods and services which it proposes to Member States that older people could need in order to enjoy for a decent and pleasant life;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that there is no perfect pension system, but is convinced that a balanced multi pillar system of public, work related and private as well as funded and unfunded should be found; is of the opinion that each Member State should define a minimum target income level after retirement so as towhich can avoid raising poverty among ageing population;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the divergent wage and social security levels in the Member States do not permit or justify an EU-wide harmonised minimum pension;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the Member States to draw up their regulations on minimum pensions in such a way that their pension systems cannot be exploited by citizens of other EU states in a kind of social security and pension tourism, which could create serious economic problems for the countries concerned;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Realises that workers generally do not work until their notional retirement age; stresses that the first priority in reaching sustainability is to ensure workers' ability to work until that age by implementing adequate employment enhancing policies and creating appropriate incentives;
Amendment 179 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to closely follow the implementation of this Directive, take action against Member States where justified and when reviewing the Directive to take account of the specific situation concerning the financing obligations of the employer vis-à-vis the employee or its pension fund; is of the opinion that as a principle employee's pension rights provided by employers should be fully funded and separated from that employer;
Amendment 189 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Realises that pension knowledge of employees is very limited; is of the opinion that employees need to be better informed by independent bodies of any pension right they build up, the conditions to which it is subject, the security and portability of this right and the possible need for further savings to reach a target level;
Amendment 195 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that in the case of pension schemes more choice is not always better; underlines that the subject matter is of low interest to employees and very complex; is of the opinion that default options should be available, preferablyif appropriate with mandatory membership and that opt- outs should be limited;
Amendment 202 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that Commission President Barosso has put pensions as a priority already during his first term; is of the opinion that so far a coherent and comprehensive approach was lacking; welcomes the Green Paper as a first step to such an approach; looks forward to concrete legislative proposals in the near future;
Amendment 206 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to organise itself with an increased focus on pensions by setting up a task force chaired by President Barossoaddress the issue of by setting up a working party chaired by the Commissioner for Financial Planning and the Budget, involving the competences related to pension issues of all relevant DGs, in particular DGs ECFIN, MARKT, EMPL, TAXUD, SANCO and the Services of Eurostat and the ECB.
Amendment 7 #
2010/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for greater transparency in oil and gas data on the future demand and supply scenario for mutual interests in predictable oil markets; welcomes therefore the importance of the Joint Oil Data Initiative; takes the view that, in recent years, movements in the price of oil have reflected free-market rules to a limited extent only, and calls on the EU institutions and the Gulf Cooperation Council, in the interests of all, to contain commodity market speculation as effectively as possible;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that the potential synergies in renewable energy sources (solar and wind, for instance) and new clean coal technologies offer considerable prospects for technological, industrial and policy cooperation between the EU and the GCC;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of deepening cooperation with the GCC on research and technology programmes, with special focus on new knowledge-based industries in areas such as renewable sources, CCS, oil and gas derivatives and energy efficiency; expects the same commitment to such cooperation from the Gulf Cooperation Council as from the EU;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the need to provide better information on the existence of EU exchange programmes such as Erasmus Mundus to GCC - and EU Member State - students and professors; encourages therefore participation by GCC students and professors in existing EU exchange programmes in order to deepen the cultural dialogue and to promote common understanding;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for improvements in the work on EU visibility carried out by the single delegation covering the 6 Gulf countries; advocates therefore the establishment of 5 new delegations in the remainingose countries and the opening of 5 new offices where this is regarded as useful.
Amendment 25 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls therefore for an increase inthe retention of the overall funds available for TEN-T through earmarking cohesion funding for transport projects (currently 23.7% of cohesion resources) and the dedication of an amount within this for the core TEN-T network, thus increasing EU added value, and for TEN-T funding to be made conditional upon the concentration of national funding on the TEN-T core network;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Insists that Galileo is a project of major strategic importance for the European Union, especially in view of the commitment to invest in similar systems from national military budgets shown by other economies, such as China, India and Russia, and that a scenario where European business is unable to benefit from the multiple economic, environmental, innovative, research and employment opportunities offered by Europe having its own satellite navigation system is not desirable; considers moreover that, should a service be reduced or switched off, the potential disruption to business, banking, transport, aviation, communication etc., to name but a few, would be very costly (e.g. in terms of revenues for business, road safety etc.) and could entail many problems; recalls that the budgetary authority recognised this when it increased the ceilings for Heading 1A within the current Financial Perspective to accommodate continued investment in the Galileo programme;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls the importance of tourism to the European economy, to the European natural and cultural heritage and to particular countries and regions where it is an economic and social mainstay; draws attention to the significance of the new provision on tourism that is now included in the Lisbon Treaty, giving Parliament legislative powers in the field of tourism for the first time; reiterates its concern that no budget line to assist in the development of tourism has been established to reflect this new challenge and insists that in future adequate levels of EU support for tourism must be provided through the establishment of a dedicated budget line for sustainable economic development, industrial heritage, protection of the natural and cultural heritage, aided where appropriate by the Structural Funds and other funds; also stresses, however, that tourism can have a negative impact on the environment and therefore calls for resources to be allocated in the first instance to projects dedicated to sustainable, environmentally friendly tourism.
Amendment 8 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas no single intervention will by itself eliminate gender-based violence, but only a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, health, and other service-related actions can significantly reduce it and its consequences,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based violence against women that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life,
Amendment 23 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence is a traumatic experience for any man, woman or child, but gender-based violence is preponderantly inflicted by men on women and girlschildren, and both reflects and reinforces inequities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims,
Amendment 30 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas overhasty and groundless accusations against innocent people are extremely stressful not only for the persons concerned but also for their partners and families and should therefore be avoided at all costs,
Amendment 123 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on gender- based violence, including figures on how many women are killed annually by their partner or ex-partner, based on data from the Member States;
Amendment 153 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 161 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that civil society, particularly NGOs, women’s associations and other public and private voluntary organisations providing support to victims of violence, offers a service of great value and should be given support by the Member States;
Amendment 179 #
2010/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that violence against women – although it fortunately only affects a relatively small proportion of the population – must be combated consistently; considers it necessary, to this end, for the agencies responsible to adopt efficient measures, which, however, must not result in preconceptions against men or damage intact family structures;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers such initiatives as the ‘European Capital of Culture’, the ‘European Heritage Label’ and the ‘Iron Curtain Trail’ to be necessary inuseful for promoting European heritage, contemporary creativity and sustainability in cultural tourism; calls in this context for closer links with the traditional regional culture and for promotion measures to preserve traditional urban and rural landscapes; welcomes programmes such as EDEN and NECSTouR due to their potential for boosting economic development;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. At the same time, calls for efficient follow-up and management of existing EU programmes, enabling them to reach their full potential by providing sufficient resources; also calls, however, for strict cost controls and sound financial management and for for equally strict review of the suitability of these programmes;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the future accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights as an opportunity to prove its commitment to defending human rights inside and outside its borders; calls on the EU Member States to support this and commit the EU’s citizens to it;
Amendment 150 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Greatly welcomes the fact that the current US Administration is seeking greater involvement with the UN and has assumed a seat on the UNHCR for the period from 2009 to 2012; acknowledges that US membership enhances the credibility and capacity of the UNHRC; calls for the EU to strengthen cooperation with the US, particularly in terms of exchanging experiences of human rights dialogues;
Amendment 162 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the special sessions of the HRC on the human rights situation in the east of the DRC, on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realisation and effective enjoyment of human rights, on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka, and on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and East Jerusalem; regrets that in the context of the special session on the OPT the majority of members applied a one-sided interpretation of the Goldstone report;
Amendment 253 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Remains vigilant vis-à-vis non-EU governments which use the adoption of controversial laws governing NGOs as a subtle attempt to silence the human rights movement;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2171(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that, according to the Court of Auditors, EUR 700 000 of operating expenditure had to be cancelled, which is 18% of the appropriations, and that, according to the Court of Auditors, EUR 3 500 000 of operating expenditure had to be carried over to the next year; joins in the Court of Auditor's' request for improvements in the programming and monitoring of activities with a view to maximising the use ofusing the available appropriations as efficiently as possible and in order better to respect the principle of annuality;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2167(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the Court of Auditors was compelled to comment on the budgetary and financial statement of Eurofound, especially to the effect that the initial provisional accounts presented by Eurofound contained serious shortcomings, pointing to significant weaknesses in Eurofound's financial organisation; welcomes Eurofound's confirmation that it will ensure, through additional training and resources, that its implementation of year- end procedures and its adherence to the deadlines for the presentation of its accounts is correct; is of the opinion that any recurrence of serious shortcomings as a result of weaknesses in the financial organisation of a European foundation must have consequences for the staff concerned;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that, according to the Court of Auditors, EUR 1 600 000 of operating expenditure had to be cancelled and joins in its request for improvements in the programming and monitoring of activities with a view to maxoptimising the use of the available appropriations and in order better to respect the principle of annuality;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union is confronted with a major economic, financial and social crisis thatthe most serious financial and economic crisis since the great recession of the 1930s, which is in danger of becoming a social crisis and which, inter alia, affects women in the labour market and in their personal lives, in particular women at risk of poverty,
Amendment 7 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas combating poverty is one of the Commission’s five measurable targets proposed for EU 2020; whereas Integrated Guideline 10 of the Europe 2020 Strategy (Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty) would encourage the adoption of national policies to protect women, in particular, from the risk of exclusionpoverty, ensuring income security for one-parent families or elderly women,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the female employment rate is 59.1% on average; whereas since 2000, the average gender pay gap has remained significantunchanged (between 14% and 17.48%) and the gender-segregated labour market has direct consequences on women,
Amendment 21 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas access to support services such as children’s care facilities, facilities for the elderly and other dependants is important for equal participation of women and men in the labour market and as a means to prevent and reduce poverty,
Amendment 26 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas women, in particular in rural areas, are more often part of the informal economy than men, not being registered on the official labour market, or have short-term working contracts, which generates particular problems as regards women’s social rights, including rights during pregnancy, maternity leave and breastfeeding, the acquisition of pension rights and access to social security,
Amendment 29 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas gender based violence is also a major barrier to problem for gender equality and is closely linked to the risk of povertyparticular income situation; whereas trafficking in human beings is a modern form of slavery that primarily affects women and girls on a large scale and constitutes a significant factor that contributes to povertyis equally correlated with the particular income situation,
Amendment 36 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the conditions of some groups of women who more often face double discrimination, such as disabled women, women with dependants, elderly women, immigrant women, and ethnic minority women, especially Roma women, contribute to raising the risk of finding themselves in situation of poverty and social exclusion,
Amendment 43 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the Commission Communication on the Strategy for equality between women and men 2010- 2015; calls on the European Commission and Member States to adopttake account of a gender specific perspective as a key component of all common policies and national programmes to eradicate poverty and combat social exclusion;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission initiative on a ‘European platform against poverty’; calls on the Commission and Member States to promotetake account of the gender dimension in this platform;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 84 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to consider granting individualised rights in pensions and social security schemes as a tool to combat the risk of poverty; encourages the Member States in this context, in the medium term, to eliminate gender-specific inequalities of retirement age, which still exist in many EU States;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to promote the reconciliation of work and private life, in order to enable women who are exposed to the risk of poverty to pursue their careers, by providing access to flexible work arrangements or to full-time work; calls on the Member States furthermore to protect young mothers against poverty by means of appropriate measures and to assist them in returning to employment;
Amendment 102 #
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 concerningir approach to childcare facilities;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the risk of falling into poverty is greater for women than for men, particularly in old age, where social security systems are based on the principle of continuous remunerated employment; points out that, in some cases, women do not fulfil this requirement because of interruptions to their work and that they are de facto penalised because of discriminaand often receive smaller pensions because of their employment situation and their position on the labour market, in particular because of the wage gap, maternity leave and part- time work;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that violence against women is still a major problem at European Union level, and has an increasing impact on the risk of poverty, as it has a direct influence on women’s health and their capacity to access the labour market; once again calls on the Commission to establish a European Year for combating violence against womgainst which efficient measures must be taken;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to provide adequate funding for thetake comprehensive measures to support and protection of victims of violence, as a way to prevent and reduce poverty;
Amendment 136 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to increasemaintain the financial allocation that may be used among civil society organisations in fighting and curbing the effects of women’s poverty;
Amendment 147 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and, the Commission and the parliaments and governments of the Member States.
Amendment 7 #
2010/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that the goal of cohesion policies should be sustainable economic growth evenly spread both territorially and socially, job creation, improved quality of life and the implementation of the European social model, which constitutes a factor of cohesion and competitiveness for the European economy;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in order to be used profitably, the ESF must focus on investing in skills, ongoing training and retraining, the proper functioning of the labour market and social conditions, with a view to promoting employability, productivity, growth, fair pay, quality of life and employment in Europe;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RegardsConsiders that despite the economic crisis asthere is currently an opportunity to focus transport policy on innovative and ecological transport modes as well as intelligent transport systems;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Suggests, as the most appropriate solution as far as health is concernedsafest solution from a medical viewpoint, technology based on passive millimetre wave imaging systems, which do not emit any radiation;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes, as the most suitable solution, active millimetre wave imaging systems using non-ionising radiation, which is not considered harmfulsafe if exposure remains below the limit values laid down in existing legislation;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the technology based on backscatter x-ray scanning emits a low dose of X-rays. Clearly, any exposure to ionising radiation, however low, may have long-term effects on health due to the cumulative effect of radiation. It is therefore proposed that we avoid this technology, or at least ensure that all exposures are as low as possible for workers and passengers; for passengers during a body scan are lower than during a flight and that workers are adequately protected;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for, in respect of the use of X-ray body scanners (paragraph 3), special treatment to be given, especially to passengers who are sensitive to ionising radiation (e.g. pregnant women and children) and to those who refuse on principle to undergo body scanning. Exemptions should also be granted to those with implanted medical devices (e.g. pacemakers and defibrillators);
Amendment 42 #
2010/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Insists that passengers be informed in an appropriate manner about the possible health impacts and risks with regard to both body scanning and the subsequent flight;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the criteria for defining a ‘pandemic’, adopted by the WHO in 2009 and based solely on the propagation of the virus while discounting the severity of the infection, - in contrast to earlier definitions, based on high morbidity and mortality rates - distorted the meaning of the word ‘pandemic’ and triggered a false alarm worldwide, with that alarmism giving rise to inappropriate public health decisions and a disproportionate response among the public and administrations of the European Union and its Member States,
Amendment 49 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Poland's decision not to order or offer vaccinations against H1N1 influenza did not significantly increase the mortality rate in that country,
Amendment 66 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas in that connection the influence exerted on the WHO and the EU by lobbyists working on behalf of international pharmaceuticals companies should be examined more closely,
Amendment 94 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the powers of and funding for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) should be reinforced so that the EU has its own means of assessing the severity of infection risk, by establishing, if necessary, its own health alert scale independent of international organisations such as the WHO;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Demands that robust, credible, independent, quick and effective scientific procedures be introduced for the evaluation of medicinal products recommended in the event of health emergencies, and more particularly in genuine pandemic situations;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for immediate independent data collection and corresponding clarifications on the effectiveness of the influenza vaccination strategies recommended in the EU, given the weight of evidence casting doubt on their effectiveness, the absence of reliable data guaranteeing that effectiveness and the lingering uncertainties surrounding their benefit-risk profile;
Amendment 115 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls in particular on the EMA to review the accelerated authorisation procedures for the placing on the market of medicinal products designed to respond to a health crisis, in order to ensure correct assessment of the benefit-risk profile associated with the use of those medicinal products, and to draw up corresponding proposals for a revision of these authorisation procedures;
Amendment 136 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers the conflicts of interest apparent in the case of some experts who advise the European institutions to give rise to suspicions of undue influence and to undermine the overall credibility of the European health agencies and their recommendations; calls in particular for the EMA and ECDC to revise forthwith their current and future expert screening procedures to ensure complete transparency; calls on the European Anti- Fraud Office (OLAF) to carry out a thoroughgoing review of these screening procedures;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the publication of the names, roles and potential conflicts of interest of senior officials who are members of informal groups such as the EU’s Health Security Committee, the Health Emergency Operational Facility (HEOF) and the ‘vaccines’ task force; calls on OLAF to investigate these statements concerning the falsification of or the failure to provide important information;
Amendment 167 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses its approval of the introduction of a procedure enabling the Member States to make group purchases of anti-viral vaccines and medicinal products on a voluntary basis where the positive benefit-risk profile of their preventive/therapeutic effect is clearly demonstrated by independent experts and indisputable, in order to obtain, for a given product, advantageous rates approaching its cost price;
Amendment 172 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the WHO and national parliaments.
Amendment 5 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for more effective implementation of programmes in the environmental sector, especially in cross-cutting areas which provide European added value, such as action to combat climate change, investment in cleaner and low-carbon technology, the promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energies with a view to achieving the renewable energy targets by 2020 and the promotion of green jobthe promotion of energy efficiency, the development of improved energy sources and preparation for environmental disasters;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the relevant funds to be used forto prepare for and prevent environmental disaster preventions and calls on the Member States to speed up investment in prevention and in the rehabilitation of industrial sites and contaminated land, given the low rate of implementation;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it crucial that the ‘Prevention’ part of the EU CBRN Action Plan should be amended in such a way as to force the chemicals industry to replace the use of high-risk chemicals with suitable lower-risk alternatives, where such replacement is possible, regardless ofwith due concern for the economic costs; suggests that a specific link should be established with the existing REACH Regulation1, something which the version of the Action Plan proposed by the Commission rightly sought to do;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas price volatility in agriculture is fundamentally structural in nature, as prices respond disproportionately to small variations in the level of production, but is also increasingly due to speculation on commodities markets,
Amendment 98 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports, in this context, a revision of the existing legislation on financial instruments, which should provide for more transparent trading and minimum thresholds for the operators allowed to trade on these markets; recalls that financial instruments should serve the economy and help agricultural production surmount crises and climatic eventsnatural events and, so far as possible, proceed with business as usual; at the same time, speculation should not be allowed to threaten otherwise efficient agricultural holdings;
Amendment 107 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes, however, that global stocks of food are much more limited than in the past, having fallen to a record low of 12 weeks' worth of global food reserves during the food crisis of 2007; points out that world food production is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events linked to climate changevarious natural events, which can cause sudden and unpredictable food shortages;
Amendment 112 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers, therefore, that a global system of food stocks would be beneficial, helping to facilitate world trade when price spikes occur, warding off recurring protectionism and easing the pressure on world food markets; stresses, however, that such a system must not endanger the livelihoods of small farmers; considers that these stocks should be managed by a common body under the aegis of the United Nations and make full use of the experience amassed by the FAO and the UN World Food Programme; calls on the Commission to play a leading role in advocating this global food-stock system;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reaffirms the position set out in its report on the future of the CAP after 2013; reaffirms its commitment to a strong agricultural and rural development policy which ensures food security for all, maintainincreases the vitality of rural Europe, is supportive of innovation, competitiveness and employment, and plays its part in meeting major global challenges, such as climate change;
Amendment 165 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the fact that products from small-scale farming supply local markets with fresh food, which is more environmentally sustainable than transported food and helps to support established farming communities; calls on the Commission, as a priority, to address these agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including the possibility of creating special financial incentives; stresses that at present it is in many cases unnecessary – and, in relation to support for small farmers, disproportionate – to subsidise large holdings;
Amendment 182 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for a CAP that does not encroach on developing countries' ability to produce food, but which provides help for farmers to grow food locally; calls for the EU to support the agricultural sectEU policy in this field to include among its aims, in particular, safeguarding the long-term self-sufficiency of developing countries; supports of developing countrietherefore the development in those countries of agriculture tailored to local conditions;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2111(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of increasing the protein crop production within the European Union; points out however that the difference between the market price of cereals and protein crops, the strong international price competition, and the comparative advantage of third-country producers stemming from climatic conditions, greater farm-size and, lower environmental requirements, low staffing costs and low land prices necessitates the targeted support of protein crop production;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2111(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the European Commission to establish a monitoring mechanism on the origin of protein crops imported to the European Union, revealing especially the sustainability of applied farming practices in the country of origin, and the use of genetically modified organisms; underlines that occasional on-site checks are also necessary to this end; reiterates its call not to authorise GMOs in the European Union;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2111(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasizes that the treatment of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal shall meet strict provisions on the protection of human health andbeings, animals and the environment, also methane emissions stemming from the process shall be reduced; considers that under the current regulatory framework animal-waste is best utilised in biogas production and calls on the Commission and Member States to favour the use of animal-waste for that purpose.
Amendment 13 #
2010/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages a radiccontinual reduction of tariffs on agricultural imports from all developing countries and the limitation of non-tariff barriers in order to provide real market- access opportunities for developing countries;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the standards equivalent to those applied in the EU must be imposed on importsfor imports must be brought into line with the standards laid down in the EU as quickly as possible so as to ensure that EU farmers compete on a level playing field and EU citizens are effectively protected; underlines the need for tighter import controls at borders;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets that the Commission is not willing to require, in the framework of trade agreements, that equivalentthe standards befor imposed on imported goodsrted goods be brought into line with the standards laid down in the EU as quickly as possible; considers that these agreements must provide at least for compliance with international obligations and standards (such as sanitary and phytosanitary standards);
Amendment 37 #
2010/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that developing countries are the least well equipped to deal with climate change; urges implementation of the EU financial pledge under the Copenhagen Accord and the Global Climate Change Allianceenvironmental problems of all kinds.
Amendment 55 #
2010/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that tax competition affects the way the tax burden is distributed between owners of capital and wage earners; underlines that the costs of tax competition are higher for developing countries since they derive a larger part of their tax revenues from capital and have little possibility to collect alternative taxes; considers that multinational enterprises should pay a faircorrespondingly high share of taxes, while developing countries should have policy space to impose capital controls;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that conventional ODA will fail to eradicate global poverty, but it helps if no ambitious measures are taken within the G20, the OECD and the EU to clamp down on tax havens and harmful tax structures;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there has been a dramatic increase in the number and severity of natural disasters caused, in particular, by the impact of climate change; the incidence of complex crises is rising; violations of international humanitarian law are worsening; and the ‘humanitarian space’ is shrinking,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas more specific attention oughtattention should continue to be directed at the most vulnerable groups of people, and whereas the worsening incidence of gender-related violence and sexual violence is a major problem in humanitarian contexts, with systematic rape being used in some cases as a weapon of war,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the increasing involvement of non-humanitarian bodies in responding to humanitarian crises carries with it a major risk of confusion between thmisconceptions arising as to the respective military and humanitarian roles and blurs the boundaries of neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian aid,
Amendment 15 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the recent tragedies in Haiti and Pakistan demonstrated once again that the tools available to the EU for responding to disasters (humanitarian aid and the Community Civil Protection Mechanism) need to be further improved in terms of effectiveness, speed, coordination, efficiency and visibility,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the humanitarian context worldwide has deteriorated, the scale of the challenges and the humanitarian need is huge and it is essential to work on strengthening implementation of the European Consensus and the associated action plan,
Amendment 26 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates, increased funding for humanitarian aid to reflect the growing number of humanitarian interventions the light of the continuing global financial and economic crisis, which has resulted in high budget deficits in Europe as well, and of the growing number of humanitarian interventions, the more focused and more efficient use of existing funding, and calls on the budgetary authority to transfer all or part of the emergency reserve allocation to DG ECHO’s initial budget;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to ensure that additional funding is earmarked formeasures to promotinge IHL and raisinge awareness of it on the ground – among those who bear arms, among young people and among politicians and civil society - are improved;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the provision of aid must be based solely on need, that the quality and quantity of the aid is determined primarily by an initial evaluation and that the evaluation process needs to be further improved, particularly with regard to the application of vulnerability criteria;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Actively encourages the Commission to pursue its work in specific fields such as nutrition, protection, gender and sexual violence, and cCalls for the issues of gender and reproductive health to be systematically integrated into the emergency healthcare aspect of humanitarian response;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for respect forDraws attention to the diversity of bodies actively involved in financing and implementing international humanitarian programmes – the UN, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs – and encourages efforts to reinforce the capacity of local players;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes initiatives to achieve greater consistency among the various European crisis-response instruments, and the fact that humanitarian aid and civil protection have been placed under the responsibility of a single directorate-general; insists, however, that a clearformal separation be maintained between the respective remits and roles;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Council and the Commission to introduce strictprecise and transparent rules on cooperation and coordination between the EEAS and the Commission in the management of large- scale crises outside the EU;
Amendment 70 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reaffirms that a very clearformal distinction needs to be maintained between the remits of military and humanitarian bodies and that it is essentialimportant for military resources and capabilities to be used only in a very limited number of cases and as a last resort in support of humanitarian aid operations, in accordance with UN guidelines (the MCDA and Oslo guidelines);
Amendment 74 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to undertake awareness-raising activities about the specificity of humanitarian aid as part of EU foreign policy and calls on the Member States to ensure that their armed forces observe and apply the UN guidelines and to monitor their efforts to comply; considers, further, that there is a need for dialogue between military and humanitarian bodies in order to develop mutual understanding;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to bring forward ambitious legislative proposals for the establishment of a European civil protection force, based on optimising the existing Community Civil Protection Mechanism and pooling existing national resources so that no major additional costs will be incurred, and drawing on systems tried and tested during preparatory initiatives;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Advocates a substantial increase in the funding allocated to this aspect of policy and sStresses the importance of maintaining provision for small-scale funding in order to ensure a context-friendly approach and local ownership of projects;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the agenda on adaption to climate change to be better coordinated with disaster risk reduction activitdisaster risk reduction agenda and activities to be better coordinated between individual countries;
Amendment 86 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 88 #
2010/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and, the Commission, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Amendment 22 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the long-term goal of EU agricultural policy must be to ensure that less-developed countries as well are agriculturally fully autonomous and competitive;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that since less-favoured communities tend to derive their subsistence from agriculture, the development of non-industrial forms of agriculture is necessarily a condition for realising the Millennium Development Goals; believes that subsistence agriculture can offer a response to the challenge of food self-sufficiency, by means of strengthening the vital role played by women, notably via on-the-spot processing and the widespread use of loans and microcredits, and involving small producers' cooperatives as key players in the definition of effective agricultural and commercial policies;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is convinced that the use of genetic engineering in agriculture can only be an emergency solution to prevent famine, not a long-term solution;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Council to continue on- going discussions about improving the predictability of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and considers that the establishment of an EU Civil Protection Force, as suggested by the Barnier report, is one of the availablea promising options and should be given careful consideration;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the existing structures, capabilities and instruments developed under the CSDP since the Helsinki and Feira European Councils, and that civilian crisis management (including civilian response teams) can be financed from the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) budget; therefore supports the development of a rapid response capability that does not duplicate, but isusefully complementary tos, the existing structures and capabilities within the CFSP framework;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the global economic crisis has hit European industry hard, further exacerbating the already ongoing challenging processes of globalisation, climate change, demographic change and change to knowledge-based industry that are profoundly affecting industrial development, the workforceemployment market and prospects for the future,
Amendment 25 #
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, a sophisticated supply- chain, better efficiency, strong human resources, good logistics and infrastructure, as cost-cutting is not the way forward for sustainable development of industry in Europe,
Amendment 194 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to prevent knowledge being transferred from the EU all over the world, particularly to China, which does not often reciprocate;
Amendment 214 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
14. Stresses that the long-term and secure availability of raw materials is of central importance to European industry’s development possibilities, and therefore calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive raw materials strategy inby March 20101, which should include:
Amendment 227 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
- intensification of raw material recovery by means of ambitious recycling rulplans and incentives, appropriate support for research, and a stop to the exporting of waste that contains raw materials,
Amendment 244 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
- ensuring adequate provision of raw materials through fairadvantageous trade agreements and strategic partnerships,
Amendment 255 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 5
Paragraph 14 – indent 5
- measures to counter the growing oligopalisation of extraction of, and trade in, raw materials, especially fossil raw materials and rare earth metals;
Amendment 258 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 5 a (new)
- a contingency plan in the event of a sudden interruption in supplies of vital raw materials for a variety of reasons,
Amendment 274 #
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, and allows manufacturing to take place without the release low emissions 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- carbon production and supply, and that the network infrastructure must therefore be renewed and extended, and smart grids promoted;
Amendment 302 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
- coordinated initiatives to improve the teaching of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at all levels, particularly to women, and to promote the exchange of best practice,
Amendment 304 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new)
- a marked increase in efforts to encourage young citizens, and women in particular, to opt for courses of education in STEM subjects,
Amendment 311 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
- opening up and, modernising and financially strengthening universities to allow them to offer higher vocational qualifications (for engineers, IT specialists, technicians, etc.);
Amendment 407 #
2010/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that sectoral aid policy should not only be seen in the context of competition law, but must, in the interests of Europe, be used proactively, transparently and with clear rules to strengthen innovation and the roll-out of new products, and in connection with industrial restructuring operations, without thereby jeopardising the future of SMEs;
Amendment 482 #
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 employmentfairly paid employment with a secure long-term future 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, develop even more innovative, sustainable products and processes, and enter wherever possibworthwhile into strategic partnerships in Europe;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. whereas women often find themselves in precarious situations linked to their gender, way of life, religion, agelife expectancy, social status and financial solvency,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, while citizens live, on average, longer and healthier lives than previous generations, the EU is faced with an important challenge, namely the large gaps in health which existhas set itself the task of dealing with the in some cases serious weaknesses which exist in the field of health between and within EU Member States,
Amendment 12 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the difference in life expectancy at birth between the lowest and highest socio-economic groups is 10n the European Union, depending on the Member State, is generally between 4 and 6 years for men and 6between 2 and 4 years for women, although greater disparities are sometimes observable,
Amendment 15 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that within the internal market the accessibility and affordability of pharmaceutical treatments should be considered a key aspect of measures against health inequality and, in this regard, calls on Member States to ensure that the Transparency Directive (89/105/EEC) is being properly implemented;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
C. whereas women usually live longer than men, but suffer from health problems in later lifepend a longer portion of their life in a poor state of health,
Amendment 19 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas health inequalities have also an important gender dimension: women in general live longer than men but may spend a longer proportion of their lives in illpoorer health than men,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU and the Member States to includetake greater account of gender mainstreaming in their health policies and programmes;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas inequalities in health between people in higher and lower educational, occupational and income groups have in principle been found in all Member States, but in very different degrees,
Amendment 41 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas a social gradient in health status exists, whereby people in lower educational, occupational and income groups tend to die at a younger age and to have a higher prevalence of most types of health problems, in addition to which significant influential factors such as consumption of alcohol, tobacco or drugs and a healthy diet correlate very strongly with standard of education,
Amendment 46 #
2010/2089(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Argues that opensocial, competitive and well functioning markets stimulate innovation, investment and research in the healthcare sector and may help in identifying effective healthcare models;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Commission forecasts that unemployment in the EU is likely to reach 10.3% by the end of 2010, and whereas there is widespread concern that the present economic crisis, particularly its effect on unemployment, will adversely affect population health,
Amendment 82 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that attention must focus on the whole social gradient, with particular attention to be given to the needs of people in poverty, disadvantaged migrant and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, elderly people and children living in poverty;Does not affect the English version.
Amendment 91 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the economic and financial crisis, in particular on the supply side, may lead to a reduction in the level of funding for public health and health and long-term care services as a result of budget cuts and lower tax revenues, while the demand for health and long-term care services may increase as a result of a combination of factors that contribute to the deterioration of the health status among the general population and that particularly accentuate health inequalities;
Amendment 100 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Council to evaluate measures to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis on the health care sector, in particular in the following areas: investing in health infrastructure, public health, health promotion and disease prevention, optimising funding for the health care sector, restructuring and reorganising the health care system; stresses that the objective should be not only to reduce health inequalities and increase health awareness but also to ease the burden on Member State budgets;
Amendment 139 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the importance of raising the average level of healthcare and, in particular the level of healthcare for disadvantaged groups, while at the same time decreasing the inequalities between the different social groups, and underlines that these objectives could be achieved through the optimisation of public spending for healthcare;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Council and the Commission to give greater recognition within the Europe 2020 strategy to the fact that health and well-being are key toimportant factors in fighting exclusion and to include indicators stratified by socio-economic status in the monitoring of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 179 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in making better use of EU cohesion policy and structural funds in order to support projects to address factors contributing tocombat health inequalities; calls also on the Commission to support activities financed under the PROGRESS programme;
Amendment 188 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Council to promote the tacklingreduction of health inequalities as a policy priority in all Member States, taking into account the social determinants of health, by means of actions in policy areas such as the environment, education and working conditions;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts in this field by assessing budgetary needs and to provide a comprehensive tiered approach applicable in day-to-day political work and decision-making, including decisions related to political strategies, financing, legislation and ex- post evaluation; considers that future policies should be based on data that is rigorous, timely, comparable, fit for purpose and politically accepted and which covers all essential issues;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Black Sea region lies at the junction of Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, characterised by close ties and great potential, but also diversities and rivalries, particularly of a cultural nature, and rivalries, which have sometimes grown historically; whereas the region comprises EU Member States Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, the candidate country TurkeyTurkey, an official candidate for accession, and ENP partners Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the Russian Federation as strategic partner,
Amendment 6 #
2010/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in order to launch an effective Strategy for the Black Sea, it is vital to involve fully all the countries concerned, with no distinction betweenincluding both EU and non-EU countries; calls for cooperation between all the relevant regions, through the involvement of existing organisations, such as the BSEC, the PABSEC and the Commission on the Black Sea, but also through the creation of new ones where necessary, with the aim of identifying common challenges and available resources, as well as areas where coordinated action can bring significant added value;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Black Sea region is of strategic importance for the EU; whereas the Black Sea is partially internal to the EU, which results in shared challenges and opportunities for the EU and the countries of the region, as well as in a common need to ensure there is an area of peace, democracy, security, stability and sustainable prosperity around the Black Sea,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas one aspect of the Black Sea Synergy (BSS) has hadbeen the merit of recognisingrecognition of the Black Sea region as strategic for the EU, together with the need for strengthened EU involvement in the area; whereas BSS results have so far been rather limited and no clear and comprehensive picture exists on the current implementation results of the BSS, exposing the EU to criticism that it lacks a strategic vision of the region and that it is applying a fragmented approach to implementation,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 16 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas many developments have taken place in the Black Sea Region since 2008, in particular as a result of the 2008 Georgia war, and while regional cooperation seems to be advancing in some technical fields such as environment, education, research and technology, as well as in normative approximation, a number of challenges such as protracted conflicts, militarization and the deterioration of democratic rule persist and have even gained in intensity,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas illegal immigration into the EU is increasing at the EU’s eastern external borders,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that all infrastructure projects, whether in the area of transport or energy, should be negotiated betwagreend allmong the Black Sea countries concerned, and that coordination should be ensured especially with regard to TEN-T projects and to projects relating to the development of harbours;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas a substantial share of goods smuggled into the EU reaches the Union via its eastern external borders;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Having regard to the importance of the Black Sea region for Europe’s energy supply, considers a thorough evaluation of all the benefits and environmental implications of currently planned and future energy projects essential; believes that all possible measures should be taken to facilitate a prompt and effective response to all potential environmental disasters or technical accidents; in this regard, regardconsiders it as crucial that all the countries and regions concerned agree well in advancenow on how to deal with these events from an environmental, economic and technical point of view;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 36 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 38 #
2010/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Given that the Black Sea is highly polluted, and that pollution knows no frontiers, calls for a joint solution to be found to the problem through the use of all existing instruments and on the basis of EU standards, removing existing pollution as well as preventing further pollution.
Amendment 41 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced, therefore, that the success of the strategy depends on the provision of appropriate and identifiable funding; calls for the creation of a specific budget line for the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for devising efficient disbursements methods and strict controls on the use of the funds;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in order to provide visibility, strategic guidance and high-level coordination, ministerial meetings between the EU and the wider Black Sea region countries should be organised on a regular basis and include all actors in the region; believes that the Strategy for the Black Sea should be developed at all levels of regional cooperation; notwelcomes, therefore, the parliamentary cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea countries, welcomes the creation of the Black Sea Civil Society Forum and encourages strengthened cooperation among local authorities, civil society and business;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the complementarities of the BSS and the Eastern Partnership, and calls on the Commission to make positive use of the differing approaches of the two initiatives; calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the EEAS effectively coordinates and controls the various initiatives and instruments deployed by the EU in the wider Black Sea region;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that two main objectives should be pursued in the EU Strategy for the Black Sea Region: establishing peace, democracy, security, prosperity and stability in the Black Sea area and providing for EU energy security and supplies of raw materials for the EU; considers that good governance, energy, transport, environment, and economic and social development should constitute priority actions;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Black Sea region is faced with considerable transnational challenges that cannot be ignored, such as protracted conflicts, bilateral disputes, regional secession movements, cultural conflicts, closed borders and strategic rivalries leading to militarisation and proliferation of arms, weak institutions and governance and the deterioration of democratic rule, cross-border crime and trafficking, border and movement management, and deteriorated maritime security and safety;
Amendment 77 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the EU can and should play a bigger role in shaping the Black Sea security environment; calls for an enhanced EU involvement as a mediator in the regional strategic dialogue, and cooperation with its strategic partners on security issues, as well as in conflict prevention and resolution; calls for cross-border crime and trafficking to be tackled in the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for a further strengthening of cooperation on border and movement management;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that a security strategy for the Black Sea region should also incorporate the objectives of improving governance, democratic rule and state capabilities; calls on the Commission to mainstreamtake stock of and evaluate initiatives on institution-building and democratic governance;
Amendment 93 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points to the strong independence and secessionist movements in many areas of the region; demands that secessionist forces be allowed to present their case within a democratic framework and that the EU actively support a peaceful form of freedom of opinion; at the same time condemns acts of terrorism in the strongest possible terms ;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Points to the threat posed by illegal immigration and the smuggling from the region into the EU; considers, therefore, that strict border controls and the involvement of Frontex are urgently needed;
Amendment 102 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the EU’s aim of diversifying routes and sources of supply; reiterates the importance of the Nabuccovarious project and of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) transportation to Europe, in the form of the AGRI project and the development of LNG terminals in Black Sea ports planned in the region to supply the EU with natural gas; recalls the need for a common normative framework for promoting a transparent, competitive and rules-based gas market;
Amendment 121 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the economic, social and human development of the region as a whole should be promoted; regards furthergradual liberalization of trade and intensification of intra-regional trade as essential to the economic development of the region; supports the EU’s Integrated Maritime Policy aimed at the socio- economic development of maritime regions, but regrets that its Black Sea dimension is poorly developed; welcomes the results registered in cooperation on education, research and technology; further encourages the goal of promoting social development, people-to-people contacts and the development of a strong civil society;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas women in today’s society assume multifunctional roles in the context of their individual family and occupational ties, and this very multiplicity of roles enables them to contribute significantly to progress and innovation at all levels of society and to the improvement of quality of life, especially in rural areas,
Amendment 18 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas, especially in rural areas, family care and care for the elderly are frequently provided by women,
Amendment 19 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, thanks to years of efforts with policies for women and the intensive public promotion of education, advice and business start-up initiatives, inter alia under the second pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), there have clearly been impressive successes in improving men’s and women’s living conditions in the countryside,
Amendment 21 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, in the circumstances of modern society, this ‘multifunctional challenge’ can be met onlyst be met by drawing on support services, facilities and structures, which need to be affordable and accessible,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the multifunctional role played by women in rural areas can contributes significantly to shaping a modernthe image of women in our society,
Amendment 27 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas ensuring social cover for women who work in agriculture, including farmers’ wives with additional sources of income (from combined earnings, individual self-employment or part-time self-employment) as well as temporary and migrant workers, is an essential factor in the modern, sustainable development of rural areas,
Amendment 34 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that it has always beenis in the interest of the European unificatUnion to support women;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, because of the sometimes inadequate infrastructure, young families in rural areas in particular are dependent on a well-functioning public transport network;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the rural world to be promoted as a multifaceted, integrated setting in which people can work and do business, and for the key function of women, their expertise and their competencewomen's competence in particular to be used to this end;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the promotion of development strategies that have their own momentum, as a means of supporting the particular creativity of men and womenpeople in the countryside;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, as in urban areas, a further precondition for pursuing the above aims is the adaptation of infrastructure for everyday life – such as childcare facilities, care services, educational facilities, local outlets for everyday goods, and leisure and cultural facilities and medical services – and calls for agricultural policies to be framed in such a way that women in rural areas are enabled to fulfil their potential in making multiwell-functionaling, profitable and sustainable farming a reality;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that, in relation to innovative forms of provision, positive experience with projects for women already carried out under the second pillar of the CAP (e.g. Leader + projects) should be utilised, and examples of best practicetried and tested methods should be identified;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that, given the circumstances of the rural world, training and counselling provision for women that has a specific rural focus must be maintained and developed; therefore considers it desirable to work towards the creation of a European rural women’s network (or a network of women’s associations), and draws attention to the successes achieved through CAP second- pillar measures;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for women’s entrepreneurial spirit to be encouraged, for support to be given to networks of female entrepreneurs, and also for provision to be made in the financial sector for affording rural businesswomen, including individually self-employed or part-time self-employed women with low earnings, access to investment – thus empowering them more effectively in the marketplace and enabling them to develop businesses from which they can make a stable living;
Amendment 117 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for greater account to be taken, in company-level and regional-level development strategies, of women’s agricultural and non-agricultural vocational skills; and stresses how important it is for women farmers and other women in rural areas to be able to obtain qualifications and training as producers and entrepreneurs, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, in consultation with rural organisations and women’s and farmers’ associations, to propose rural development programmes accordingly;
Amendment 123 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for support to be given to political efforts to further the role of women in agriculture by making it easier for them, in practical and in legal terms andproviding greater encouragement, including with regard to farm ownership, for them to be active as agricultural entrepreneurs so that – on the basis of their co-responsibility for farm businesses – they can be more strongly involved in the associated rights and duties, including inter alia in the representation of interests on agricultural bodies and by having a real share in all forms of farm income;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Directive’s precise impact on the economy, businesses and citizens cannot be evaluated until it has been transposed in all of the EU Member States and whereas at present only an estimate on the basis of developments so far can be given,
Amendment 11 #
2010/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the quality of implementation of the Directive by the Member States is just as vital asmore important than compliance with the deadlines for implementing it,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2.Welcomes the fact Notes that implementation of the Services Directive iscan creatinge unprecedented momentum for modernisation throughout the Member States in the form of new methods of working and evaluation; underlines the key role of the social partners and professional organisations in the transposition process; asks the Commission to fully involve bothe latter in the mutual evaluation phase;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the process of evaluating national legislation governing freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services is a pillar of the Directive; notes that the process must allow for the modernisnot exclude the adaptation of authorisation schemes and requirements on the freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services, in order to facilitatmake the crossborder provision of services possible;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the Member States can maintain their authorisation schemes and certain requirements if the latter are non- discriminatory, necessary and, proportionate and non- discriminatory; emphasises that in this connection the Member States have maintained a number of authorisation schemes by making them more accessible and more transparent to service providers;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. RegretNotes that the PSCs are still barinadequately known by service providers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch information campaigns as soon as possible directed at all those concerned;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a new impetus is given by the institutional innovations on the gender architecture within the UN system in order to achieve a holistic and coherent approach to gender mainstreaming andbe able to contribute successfully to strengthening women’s empowerment,
Amendment 14 #
2010/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas negotiations on a comprehensive and legally binding international post-2012 agreement on climate change should result in an agreement balanced discussion of human influence on climate change in Mexico City in December 2010; whereas climate change may exacerbate the potential for conflicts over natural resources,,
Amendment 27 #
2010/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to establish, in cooperationcoordinate with the new US administration, a commo its own agenda of short- and long-term goals with regard to multilateral issues within the UN framework,
Amendment 40 #
2010/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) to fully support the efforts of the UN Secretary General to better define the notion of the principle of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), to successfully implement R2P within the UN system and to stress its importance in preventing conflicts,
Amendment 84 #
2010/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a c
Paragraph 1 – point a c
(ac) to promote a debate on human influence on climate change with regard to the forthcoming Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16) in Mexico in December 2010 and to start building consensus on the adoption of a new binding international agreement on climate change for the period post-2012,
Amendment 87 #
2010/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a d
Paragraph 1 – point a d
(ad) to avoid the organisational and structural mistakes of COP15 in Copenhagen, which failed to deliver an international binding agreement, by suggesting specific voting rules, based on significant majoritieshold a debate among the various schools of thought on human influence on climate change, in order to facilitate progress in the negotiations;
Amendment 90 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a)Recruitment shall be based on merit whilst ensuring the broadest possible geographical balance. The staff of the EEAS shall compromise a meaningful presence of nationals from all the Member States, despite the fact that the working languages within the EEAS are English, French and German. The review foreseen in 2010 should also cover this issue, including, as appropriate, suggestions for additional specific measures to correct possible imbalances.
Amendment 20 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Attacks against information systems, in particular as a result of the threat from organised crime, are a growing menace, as evidenced by the cyber attacks on Estonia and Georgia as a method of modern warfare, and there is increasing concern about the potential for terrorist or economically or politically motivated attacks against information systems which form part of the critical infrastructure of Member States and the Union. This constitutes a threat to the achievement of a safer information society and an area of freedom, security and justice, and therefore requires a response at the level of the European Union.
Amendment 24 #
2010/0273(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) There is evidence of a tendency towards increasingly dangerous targeted and recurrent large scale attacks conducted against information systems which are critical to states or to particular functions in the public or private sector. This tendency is accompanied by the development of increasingly sophisticated tools that can be used by criminals to launch cyber-attacks of various types.
Amendment 27 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
In order to bring this Directive in line with the technical progress and to take account of developments in relevant international standards, the Commission may by means of delegated acts adapt the Annexes as required, except of Part I of Annex I, and of Annex II.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to minimise the distortion of competition in the internal market resulting from aid, such aid should be degressive and strictly limited to production units that are irrevocably planned for closurfollow a downward trend and should be limited to production units that – unless they have become competitive by then – are planned for closure on expiry of the deadline.
Amendment 62 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty on European Union reinforces the citizenship of the Union and enhances further the democratic functioning of the Union by providing inter aliaprovides that every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union and that not less than one million citizens who are nationals of a significant number of Member States may take the initiative of inviting the European Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties.
Amendment 74 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come. In order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest, this number should be set at one thirdquarter of Member States.
Amendment 79 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is appropriate to fix a minimum age for supporting a citizens' initiative. This should be set as the age at which citizens are entitled to vote in the European Parliament elections in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 94 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission should examine a citizens' initiative and set out its conclusions and the actions it envisages to take in response to it, within a period of four monthsthree months. Where a citizens’ initiative is supported by more than one million Union citizens, the Commission should take action with regard to the matter which it concerns. At all events, a successful initiative should also be the subject of an official hearing at Union level. In this case, the institutions and bodies of the Union should cooperate with a view to organising this debate.
Amendment 101 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Regulation fivthree years after its entry into force.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
1. "Citizens’ initiative" means an initiative, submitted to the Commission in accordance with the present Regulation, inviting the Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties, which has received the support of at least one million eligible signatories coming from at least one thirdquarter of all Member States;
Amendment 121 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. In order to be eligible to support a proposed citizens' initiative, signatories shall be citizens of the Union and shall be of the age to be entitled to vote in the European elections. in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 130 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This information shall be provided in at least one of the official languages of the Union, in an online register made available for that purpose by the Commission (hereafter "the register").
Amendment 132 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Proposed citizens' initiatives which can be reasonably regarded as improper because they areThe Commission shall register a proposed initiative within two months following its receipt, provided that the following conditions are met: (a) there are no manifest, significant inconsistencies between the linguistic versions of the title, subject-matter and objectives of the proposed initiative; (b) the initiative does not manifestly fall outside the scope of the Commission’s power under the Treaties to submit a proposal for the requested legal act; (c) the proposed initiative is neither abusive nor devoid of seriousness will not be registered.
Amendment 159 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one thirdquarter of Member States.
Amendment 165 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In one thirdquarter of Member States, signatories shall comprise at least the minimum number of citizens set out in Annex I.
Amendment 187 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
b. examine the citizens' initiative and, within 43 months, set out in a communication its conclusions on the initiative, the action it intends to take, if any, and its reasons for doing so.
Amendment 188 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba. if a citizens' initiative signed by more than one million Union citizens succeeds, submit a proposal for a Union legal act consistent with the subject-matter of the citizens' initiative.
Amendment 193 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
The organising committeer shall destroy all statements of support received for a given citizens' initiative and any copies thereof at the latest onetwo months after spubmitting that initiative to the Commisslication of the European Commission's communication in accordance with Article 10 or 18 months after the date of registration of a proposed citizens' initiative, whichever is the earlier.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Efficient management of the external borders through checks andeffective checks and efficient surveillance contributes to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings and to reduce the threats to the internal security, public policy, public health and international relations of the Member States.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Cooperation with third countries regarding matters covered by Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 is increasingly important. To establish a solid cooperation model with relevant third countries the Agency should have the possibility to launch and finance projects of technical assistance and to deploy liaison officers in third countries. The Agency should also have the possibility to invite representatives of third countries to participate in its activities, after having provided the necessary training. Establishing cooperation with third countries is relevant also with regards to promoting the European standards of border management, including the respect of fundamental rights and human dignity.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The development of a forward-looking and comprehensive European migration policy, based on surveillance, solidarity and responsibility, remains a key policy objective for the European Union.
Amendment 89 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Agency should provide training, including on effective denial of admission to or apprehension of people crossing the border illegally, while respecting fundamental rights, at European level for national instructors of border guards and additional training and seminars related to control and surveillance at the external borders and removal of third-country nationals illegally present in the Member States for officers of the competent national services. The Agency may organise training activities in cooperation with Member States on their territory. Member States should integrate the results of the Agency’s work in this perspective in the national training programs of their border guards.
Amendment 122 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
"All border guards and other personnel of the Member States, as well as the staff of the Agency shall, prior to their participation in operational activities organised by the Agency, have received training in relevant EU and international law, including fundamparticularly concerning effective dential rights and access to international protectionof admission to or apprehension of people crossing the border illegally, while respecting fundamental rights."
Amendment 163 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3b (new) – paragraph 4
Article 3b (new) – paragraph 4
4. Members of the Frontex Joint Support Teams shall, in the performance of their tasks and in the exercise of their powers, fully respect fundamental rights and human dignity. Any measures taken in the performance of their tasks and in the exercise of their powers shall be proportionate to the objectives pursued by such measures. While performing their tasks and exercising their powers, members of the teams shall not discriminate against persons on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, social status, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 178 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Agency shall establish and further develop common core curricula for border guards' training and provide training at European level for instructors of the national border guards of Member States, including with regard to fundameffective dential rights and access to international protectionof admission to or apprehension of people crossing the border illegally, while respecting fundamental rights.
Amendment 204 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
(13a) In Article 10 paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. It is recommended that host Member States grant border control officers of the Agency appropriate executive powers which enable them to perform effectively the duties assigned to them.”
Amendment 20 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that cooperation with Russia could be stepped up; welcomes, therefore, the intention of the Commission and the Member States in the region to have a renewed engagement with Russia on a vast number of areas, such as transport connections, customs and border controls and in particular concerning energy issues; believes that the EU-Russia common spaces will provide a valuable framework in this regard;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Given that social services of general interest make a major contribution to the achievement of the EU's goals as enshrined in the Treaties, particularly in terms of promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion, cCalls on the Commission to strengthen legal security in the field of social services of general interest, using a tailored approach which can easily be applied by organising public authorities and takes into account the specific ways in which social services are organised and their strongly local nature;
Amendment 4 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that social services of general interest (SSGI) play a comprehensive role in implementation of the principles set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Articles 9 and 14 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), particularly with regard to the development of a highly competitive social market economy and the promotion of social and territorial cohesion in the Union; stresses here that it is important to reinforce the social dimension of the internal market by taking better account of the special nature of SSGI, with emphasis on a pragmatic approach in which the accessibility, universality, quality and efficiency of such services are the prime considerationsconstantly reviewed;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 12 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, given the place which these services have in Europe, especially against a background of economic crisis, the EU should do more to promote their importance; asks the Commission, therefore, to explore the idea of setting up a European social services observatory to collect information from various sources in the Member States and to promote good practice at European, national, regional and local level and to draw up a corresponding cost assessment; also calls on the Commission to update the website on questions and answers concerning SSGI, making it accessible in all the EU official languages;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 19 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 27 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU needs to play a moren active political role and develop a strategy to assist the transformation of the South Caucasus into a region of sustainable peace, stability and prosperity and to use fully its potential to contributein order to contribute, while taking account of Russia’s geostrategic sphere of interest, to the peaceful solution of the conflicts in the region by combining its soft power with a firm approach;
Amendment 50 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the responsibility of external actors to use their power and influence in ways that are fully consistent with international law, including human rights law; believes that reduction of the competition between external actors in the region should be pursued, but cannot come at the price of effectively accepting any actor’s claim to have ‘privileged interests’; is of the opinion that introducing conditions for respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the South Caucasus states is unacceptable;
Amendment 109 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the protocols on the establishment of diplomatic relations, border opening and cooperation; calls on both sides to seize this opportunity to mend their relations through ratification and implementation; does not support the introduction of conditions for ratification not mentioned in the protocols, but notes that if implemented, they will have wide- ranging, potentially overall verymost probably have positive consequences in the region and that they can therefore not be seen in isolation; calls on Armenia, as well as Azerbaijan, to intensify their efforts in the Minsk Co-chairs-led talks on the principles for a settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict;
Amendment 118 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is seriously concerned about the use oft reports that ethnic cleansing has a prelude to theoccurred in the run-up to Russian recognition of South Ossetian and Abkhazian statehood; notes with satisfaction; notes that the international community remains united in its rejection of the unilateral declaration of independence; calls on Russia to honour its commitment in the Ceasefire Agreement to withdraw its troops to the positions held before the outbreak of the August 2008 war and to cease its blocking of EUMM access to South Ossetia and Abkhazia;
Amendment 164 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underscores the importance of free and fair elections to be held in accordance with international commitments and standards; notes that the last presidential elections held in Armenia in February 2008 were once again violent and that repercussions of the internal crisis in their aftermath are still being felt; takes note of the municipal elections held in a peaceful manner in Azerbaijan on 23 December 2009 and awaits the report of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities observation delegation thereon; calls on the Georgian authorities to ensure that the local elections scheduled for 30 May 2010 take place in accordance with international standards and that the electoral law is amended accordingly, and reaffirms that securing direct election of mayors is crucial; confirms its and the EU’s position that elections and referenda in breakaway regions are illegitimate; defends the political rights of all displaced persons;
Amendment 202 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underscores the importance of building a favourable business climate and the development of the private sector; commends Azerbaijan on its noteworthy economic growth and the reform process, which makes the economy more attractive to foreign investors, and hopes that Azerbaijan will continue and eventually complete its negotiations on accession to the WTO; welcomes the progress in implementing market-economy reforms aiming at gradual liberalisation of the market in Armenia and Georgia; notes however that the economic development of Armenia and Georgia has been affected by the general economic crisis and welcomes the decision at the end of 2009 to provide macrofinancial assistance to the two countries;
Amendment 214 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recognises the significance of the region for the EU’s energy cooperation and energy security; notes the great value of Azerbaijan’s energy resources and the essential role these play in its economic development; underscores the importance of ensuring that the benefits deriving from the exploitation of natural resources are evenly distributed and invested in the development of the country as a whole, permitting it to brace itself against the negative repercussions of an eventual decline in oil production;, and welcomes in this context the intention of Azerbaijan to diversify its economy;
Amendment 223 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underscores the importance of investing in renewable energy sources and ensuring that environmental concerns are catered for; welcomes the establishment of the Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus; considers the plans proclaimed by Azerbaijan to make the development of alternative energy sources a government priority praiseworthy and encourages the pursuit of such objectives; is glad to take note of the decision of Armenia to decommission the nuclear plant in Medzamor, but regretsis seriously concerned that a new nuclear plant will be built in the same seismic area;
Amendment 249 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Takes note of the current EU involvement in conflict resolution processes in the region and believes that the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty justifies a more prominent role for the EU; welcomes the work of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia and calls for increased EU action to persuade Russia and the relevant de facto authorities to stop blocking the EUMM from entering South Ossetia and Abkhazia; welcomes the work of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia ; considers that the EU now has the opportunity to play a greater role in the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and could do so by participating in the negotiations through the establishment of an EU mandate for the French Co-chair of the Minsk Group, by standing ready to launch reconstruction aid programmes and by supporting civil-society projects that aim to promote reconciliation and contacts between individuals and peoples in the region;
Amendment 257 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the High Representative for the Union’s Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to follow closely the developments in the region and to be actively involved in the conflict resolution processes; acknowledges the work of the Special Representative for the South Caucasus and expresses the hope that the High Representative will ensure its continuity and consistency; encourages the Council to consider the possible use of tools from the CSDP to step up its participation in the peace-building and conflict- management processes;
Amendment 263 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to grant substantialthe necessary financial and technical support to measures building confidence and promoting trust between and among the peopulationles of the South Caucasus and to participate in rehabilitation and reconstruction in the region, such as income-generating projects and projects on socio-economic integration of IDPs and returnees, on the rehabilitation of housing and aiming at dialogue and mediation;
Amendment 274 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Recognises the potential role of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum as the space to foster the development of a genuine civil society and strengthen its entrenchment in the states of the region, and calls on the Commission to ensure that the Forum receives sufficient financial and technical support; draws attention to the importance of financing civil society projects and the role that the EU Delegations in the region play in selecting these, and the significance that the projects can have in promoting contacts at regional level;
Amendment 278 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls that energy security is a common preoccupation; urges the EU therefore to give more robust support to the energy projects in the region, and to step up its cooperation on energy issues and to work towards the completion of the Nabucco pipeline; also calls on the Commission to ensure that the energy- and transport- related projects in the South Caucasus foster relations between the three countries and are not a cause of exclusion of certain communities; reaffirms the importance of the Baku Initiative and its corresponding supporting programmes, INOGATE and TRACECA;
Amendment 282 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Considers that the EU should continue to support economic development, trade and investment in the region, and believes that the negotiation and establishment of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements plays a very important role in this respect; calls on the Commission to consider possible ways to assist the countries in the region to prepare them and enable them to negotiate and then implement and sustain the commitments provided for in possible future FTAs;
Amendment 288 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Reiterates the significance of people- to-people contacts and mobility programmes, especially aimed at youth; calls on the Council and Commission to make progress towards visa facilitation with the three countries and welcomes the initialling of the visa facilitation and readmission agreements with Georgia;
Amendment 16 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union must adopt a strategic view of its relations with its southern neighbours and move beyond cooperation driven solely by considerations pertaining to security and migrationin security and migration issues, which are becoming increasingly important due to the ever greater pressure of migration from Africa,
Amendment 67 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. having regard to the crucial importance of the capital flows represented by the funds migrants send tofunds transferred by numerous guest workers for their families and people in countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean,
Amendment 109 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 - point 1
Paragraph 4 - point 1
- providing the secretariat with the necessary resources to operate effectively, efficiently and independently;
Amendment 110 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 - point 2
Paragraph 4 - point 2
- clarifying the criteria for approving, funding and implementing major projects and specifically setting the priorities for the next 3 years;
Amendment 116 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 - point 4
Paragraph 4 - point 4
- stepping up coordination with EU projects and programmes approved by the specialised ministerial conferences, with a particular focus on possible synergies;
Amendment 129 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the Paris Summit identified six main horizontal strategic sectors, in most of which projects are already under way as part of the EuroMed partnership, but considers it sensible and necessary, due to increasing migration from countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, to propose that the item on migration be defined as the seventh strategic sector at the Barcelona Summit in June 2010;
Amendment 141 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point 2
Paragraph 6 - point 2
- emphasises that, in the period leading up to the end of the 2007-2013 financial perspectives, any financial contributions made by the Union should not affect existing or planned Euro-Mediterranean regional projects; underlines the need to increase substantially thuse funds allocated to the UfM in the EU’s forthcoming financial perspectives for 2014-2020; efficiently and increase them in order to finance priority projects;
Amendment 196 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is keen to see new projects in the cultural field put on the UfM’s agenda in the very near futureas soon as assurance is given that the projects classified as a priority have been fully financed; suggests that priority be given to setting up a Euro- Mediterranean junior Erasmus programme called ‘Averroës’, as a way of stepping up exchanges between secondary school pupils in UfM member countries;
Amendment 101 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that the effects of the melting ice are also creating opportunities for economic development in the Arctic region; acknowledges the wish of the inhabitants of the Arctic to continue to pursue sustainable economic development while at the same time protecting the very sensitive nature of the Arctic ecosystems, taking into account their experience in using and developing the resources of the region in a sustainable way; recommends, however, assigning greater importance to protecting the Arctic ecosystem than to economic development in the region;
Amendment 132 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expresses its hope that the AC will further develop its important work and broaden the basis for decision-shaping processes to include non-Arctic actors who are upgrading their presence in the Arctic region, and thus involve their knowledge and capacities and take into account their legitimate interests under international law, while at the same time the significantly greater importance of the interests of the Arctic States should be stressed; welcomes the internal procedure within the AC regarding a review of the status of observers and of the possible future scope of the tasks of the AC;
Amendment 136 #
2009/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the opinion that a strengthened AC should both play a leading role in cooperation on the Arctic and be sure to include relevant non-Arctic players;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 53 #
2009/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the continuation and deepening of a constructive dialogue on migration issues in the Euro-Latin American area, with both countries of destination and countries of origin and transit, with a view to regulating immigration into the EU;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges that climate change and global warming should remain a priority on the political agenda between the EU and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and that additional efforts be made to meet the Copenhagen targets;
Amendment 63 #
2009/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends opening an innovative dialogue on energy and energy supply and saving in order to combat climate change and move towards sustainable energy consumption;
Amendment 109 #
2009/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the signing in November 2009 of a memorandum of understanding between the EIB and the Inter-American Development Bank and supports the efforts made by the EIB to finance projects in Latin America, whilst pointing out that, if it is to fulfil its objectives, the EIB requires moresufficient funds and contributions from both the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 150 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises that the FRA constitutes a guarantee ofmakes a contribution to the ongoing protection of fundamental rights within the Union and that it should therefore have adequate resources for its increased tasks following the implementation of the Charter; points out that its monitoring role should extend to the acceding countries; reiterates its request to be fully associated in revising the multi-annual programme of the FRA;
Amendment 154 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that the main task of the FRA is to provide the decision-making institutions with objective facts and data and balanced documentation on matters related to fundamental rights and that, to this end, it collects and analyses information and data, as well as raising awareness by carrying out scientific research and surveys, publishing thematic and annual reports and networking and promoting dialogue with civil society; welcomnotes its 2009 annual report and its approach of providing a comparative overview and highlighting good practice in the 27 Member States; is concerned at the partly one-sided reporting of the FRA and at attempts through its publications to influence European polic-making in a certain direction;
Amendment 156 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls onRecommends that the EU decision- making institutions to use the data and facts provided by the FRA during the preparatory stage of legislative activity and in decision-making and/or monitoring processes as one source among others;
Amendment 203 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 2
Paragraph 35 – indent 2
- protecting data and privacy, including transfer and storage of financial and personal data, and promotfinding the right balance between individual freedoms and collective security challenged by new forms of terrorism,
Amendment 206 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 3
Paragraph 35 – indent 3
- combating trafficking of human beings – especially women and children – whichsince it constitutes an intolerable form of slavery,
Amendment 209 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 4
Paragraph 35 – indent 4
- protecting the rights of victims of violence, crime, war and human rights violations, an area in which EU-wide legislation is required,
Amendment 234 #
2009/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – indent 7
Paragraph 35 – indent 7
- drawing up an action-oriented strategy on the Romaminorities that are particularly affected and mainstreaming the issue in European and national policy implementation,
Amendment 2 #
Amendment 28 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. Parliament has been directly elected every five years since 1979 and has seen its powers and influence increase throughout this period, most notably as a result of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon,
Amendment 38 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 41 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. the number of women MEPs now stands at 35 per cent; measures should be taken to further reduce the gender imbalance in Parliament, especially in certain States and is showing a welcome upward trend,
Amendment 42 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. there remain a number of other issues that could be reviewed in respect of the elections, including the question of thresholds, the use of electronic polling,discussed and reviewed in future, such as the question of the verification of the credentials of MEPs andor the filling of vacancies,
Amendment 56 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. Parliament has previously resolved to study the possibility of electing some MEPs on transnational lists, considering that this wcould impart a genuine European dimension to the campaign, particularly by entrusting a central role to European political parties3. 1 Most recently in its above-mentioned resolution of 11 October 2007 (Lamassoure-Severin report). 2 Most recently in its above-mentioned resolution of 11 October 2007 (Lamassoure-Severin report). 3 Most recently in its above-mentioned resolution of 11 October 2007 (Lamassoure-Severin report).2. Or. de
Amendment 68 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 85 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 6 #
2009/0814(NLE)
Draft decision
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas these two Conventions, which brought together representatives of the national parliaments, the European Parliament, the national governments and the Commission for the first time to work on the development of a common project for the European Union, constituted a significant step towards the introduction of more democratic, more effectiverepresent further steps in the centralisation of legislative competences, with the aim of increasingly disempowering the European peoples and nation states, and have resulted in considerably overblown decision-making processes at European level,
Amendment 20 #
2009/0813(NLE)
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees, however, to the convening of an intergovernmental conference, provided that it is confined to the specific issue ofwhich should, among other matters, deal with the adoption of transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament for the rest of the 2009-2014 parliamentary term;
Amendment 26 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
12. Third country nationals or stateless persons who have requested international protection in one Member State may have the option of requesting international protection in another Member State for many years to come. Therefore, the maximum period during which fingerprint data should be kept by the Central System should be of considerable length. Given that most third country nationals or stateless persons who have stayed in the European Union for several years will have obtained a settled status or even citizenship of a Member State after that period, aA period of ten years should be considered a reasonable period for the conservation of fingerprint data.
Amendment 29 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – subpoint ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – subpoint ii
(ii) in relation to a person covered by Article 11, the Member State which transmits the personal data to the Central System and receives the results of the comparison;
Amendment 31 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where it is not possible to take the fingerprints of an applicant on account of measures taken to ensure the health of the applicant or the protection of public health or for technical reasons, Member States shall take and send the fingerprints of the applicant as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after these grounds no longer prevail.
Amendment 32 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall promptly take the fingerprints of all fingers of every third country national or stateless person of at leastwho cannot prove that he or she is under 14 years of age who is apprehended by the competent control authorities in connection with the irregular crossing by land, sea or air of the border of that Member State having come from a third country and who is not turned back or who remains physically on the territory of the Member States and who is not kept in custody, confinement or detention during the entirety of the period between apprehension and removal on the basis of the decision to turn them back.
Amendment 33 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where it is not possible to take the fingerprints of such person on account of measures taken to ensure the health of the person or the protection of public health or for technical reasons, the Member State concerned shall take and send the fingerprints of the person, in accordance with the deadline set out in paragraph 2, once these grounds no longer prevail.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Does not apply to English text.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to Article 5 data transmitted to the Central System pursuant to Article 11(2) shall be recorded for the soleprimary purpose of comparison with data on applicants for international protectionwhich is already recorded in or which will in future be transmitted subsequently to the Central System.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 38 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Each set of data relating to a third country national or stateless person as referred to in Article 11(1) shall be stored in the Central System for oneten years from the date on which the fingerprints of the third country national or stateless person were taken. Upon expiry of this period, the Central System shall automatically erase the data from the Central System.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The data relating to third country national or stateless person as referred to in Article 11(1) shall be erased from the Central System in accordance with Article 21(3) as soon as the Member State of origin becomes aware of one of the following circumstances before the oneten- year period mentioned in paragraph 1 has expired:
Amendment 40 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 41 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. With a view to checking whether third country national or a stateless person found illegally present within its territory has previously lodged an application for international protection in another Member State, each Member State may transmit to the Central System any fingerprint data relating to fingerprints which it may have taken of any such third country national or stateless person of at leastwho cannot prove that he or she is under 14 years of age together with the reference number used by that Member State.
Amendment 42 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 43 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The fingerprint data of third country national or a stateless person as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Central System soleprimarily for the purpose of comparison with the fingerprint data of applicants for international protection transmitted by other Member States andpersons whose data will be transmitted in future or is already recorded in the Central System.
Amendment 44 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The fingerprint data of such a third country national or a stateless person shall not be recorded in the Central System, nor shall they be and compared with the data already transmitted to the Central System pursuant to Article 11(2).
Amendment 47 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. In each Member State, any person may request that data concerning him or her which are factually inaccurate be corrected or that data concerning him or her recorded unlawfully be erased. The correction and erasure shall be carried out without excessive delay by the Member State which transmitted the data, in accordance with its laws, regulations and procedures.