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1631 Amendments of Roberts ZĪLE

Amendment 10 #

2023/0201R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that the revision must focus on addressing the manifold consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, on safeguarding the Union’s strategic autonomy and sovereignty and on endowing the Union with adequate flexibility to respond to crises; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s proposal for a targeted revision as a first step in the right direction to ensure that the MFF can better address those challenges; emphasises that for some member states these challenges are of a direct and serious nature, caused inter alia by the influx of refugees, the aggravated security situation with imminent hybrid threats in particular, the profound changes in trade flows including important disruptions of local agricultural markets; expects the Union to assess and address these needs appropriately;
2023/09/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2023/0201R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the proposed revision targets only the most pressing areas of concern in the existing framework; welcomes the fact that, in line with Parliament’s position, the proposal for revision does not lead to any downward revision of the pre-allocated national envelopes; emphasises that the agreement on the MFF for 2021-2027 and on the cohesion policy package was adopted late, and that coupled with the COVID-19 crisis this led to a slow start to the programming process and disruption to projects, but not because of the policy itself; calls on the Commission to ramp up administrative simplification efforts; underlines that the delayed start does not in any way call into question the pivotal role and added value of cohesion policy as an essential Union investment policy and convergence instrument;
2023/09/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2023/0201R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Reaffirms the importance of the horizontal principles concerning climate, biodiversity and gender equality that underpin the MFF and all related EU policies; calls on the Commission to take concrete action to ensure that the agreed targets are met;
2023/09/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 80 #

2023/0201R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines that, in order to deliver on the strategic objectives for STEP, financing should be increased, with further reinforcements of EUR 2 billion in current prices over and above the Commission proposal in Heading 1 and of EUR 12 billion in current prices over and above the Commission proposal in Heading 5;
2023/09/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 98 #

2023/0201R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Recalls its demands for an increase in the Flexibility Instrument and the SEAR and for an additional permanent special instrument to allow the EU budget to better adapt and quickly react to crises and their social and economic effects; understands that, in the absence of such an instrument, it will remain difficult for the Union to ensure its preparedness for unforeseen events, especially since, currently, 99.6 % of the Union’s budget is pre-allocated; stands ready to work to find pragmatic solutions in the short term, while reflecting on a more structural, streamlined solution in the next MFF;
2023/09/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 108 #

2023/0201R(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 point iii
(iii) increase the ceiling of (iii) increase the ceiling of Heading 5 by EUR 1 billion in current Heading 5 by EUR 2 billion in current prices over and above the prices over and above the Commission Commission proposal; proposal;
2023/09/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 94 #

2023/0115(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The range of depositors that are currently protected through repayment by a DGS is motivated by the wish to protect non-professional investors, while professional investors are deemed not to need such protection. For that reason, public authorities have been excluded from coverage. However, most public authorities (which in some Member States include schools and hospitals) cannot be considered to be professional investors. It is thereforeTherefore, in order to facilitate a level playing in the single market it is necessary to ensure that deposits of all non- professional investors, including public authorities, can benefit from the protection offered by a DGS.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 145 #

2023/0115(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2014/49/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Members States shall ensure that where a credit institution does not comply with its obligations as a member of a DGS, that DGS shall immediately notify the competent authority of that credit institution thereof. Member States shall ensure that the competent authority, in cooperation with that DGS, uses the supervisory powers laid down in Directive 2013/36/EU, and promptly takes all measurdesignated authority promptly takes all appropriate measures, including, if necessary, the imposition of penalties, to ensure that the credit institution concerneds compliesy with itstheir obligations, including where necessary by imposing administrative penalties and other administrative measures in accordance with the national laws adopted in addition to the implementation of provisions of Title VII, Chapter 1, Section IV, of Directive 2013/36/EU.; as members of a DGS. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable in the event of infringements by credit institutions of the obligations incumbent on them as a member of a DGS. The penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.’
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 221 #

2023/0115(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2014/49/EU
Article 11a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where Member States shallow the use of DGS funds for preventive measures as referred to in Article 11(3), Member States shall ensure that DGSs ensure that the designated authorities, after consulting the competent authorities and the resolution authorities, approve in a timely manner the use of the available financial means of DGSs for the preventive measures referred to in Article 11(3) , provided that all of the following conditions are met:
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 257 #

2023/0115(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2014/49/EU
Article 11b – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Where the financial means of a DGS are used for preventive measures in accordance with paragraph 3, the competent authority shall require the beneficiary credit institution to update the recovery plan referred to in Article 5 or 7 of Directive 2014/59/EU, as applicable.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 263 #

2023/0115(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2014/49/EU
Article 11b – paragraph 5
5. Where relevant, Member States shall ensure that the measures envisaged in the note referred to in paragraph 1 are aligned with the capital conservation plan referred to in Article 142 of Directive 2013/36/EUcompetent authorities establish that no dividends, share buy-backs or variable remuneration are paid out and that no irrevocable commitment to pay out dividends, share buy-backs or variable remuneration is undertaken by the supported credit institution. Member States shall ensure that the restrictions under this paragraph remain in place until the supported credit institutions provides the DGS with the means used for such measures.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #

2023/0112(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Where national insolvency and resolution frameworks achieve effectively the objectives of the framework in a comparable manner, preference should be given to the option that minimises the risk for taxpayers and the economy. That approach ensures a prudent and responsible course of action, aligned with the overarching goal of safeguarding both the interests of taxpayers and the broader economic stability.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 76 #

2023/0112(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Competent authorities should be empowered to withdraw the authorisation of an institution or entity solely on the basis of the fact that the institution or entity is failing or likely to fail, there are no alternatives to prevent the failure and is not put in resolution. Competent authorities should be able to withdraw the authorisation to support the objective of winding up the institution or entity in accordance with national law, particularly in cases where the available procedures under national law cannot be initiated at the moment the institution or entity is determined to be failing or likely to fail, including the cases where the institution or entity is not yet balance sheet insolvent. To further ensure that the objective of winding up the institution or entity can be achieved, Member States should ensure that the withdrawal of the authorisation by the competent authority is also included among the possible conditions to initiate at least one of the procedures available under national law and applicable to institutions or entities that are failing or likely to fail but are not put in resolution.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2023/0112(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) In the midst of evolving financial landscapes the modification in the ranking of creditors coupled with the removal of the DGS super preference boost the accessibility of DGSs and the single resolution fund (SRF) over the traditional reliance on public support, and also lays the foundation for more financially astute solutions when addressing the complexities of resolving financial institutions.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 209 #

2023/0112(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the competent authority deems that remedial actions other than early intervention measures are insufficient to address the problems due inter alia to a rapid and significant deterioration of the financial condition of the institution or entity;
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 216 #

2023/0112(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a – point f a (new)
(fa) the requirement for the management body of the entity to draw up a plan that the entity can implement in case the relevant corporate body decides to initiate the voluntary wind-down of the entity
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 230 #

2023/0112(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 30 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Following the notification referred to in the first subparagraph, competent authorities and resolution authorities shall, in close cooperation,shall monitor the situation of the institution or entity referred to in Article 1(1), points (b), (c) or (d), the implementation of the any relevant measures within their expected timeframe and any other relevant developments. For that purpose, resolution authorities and competent authorities shall meet regularly, with a frequency set by resolution authorities considering the circumstances of the case. Competent authorities and resolution authorities shall provide each other with any relevant information without delay.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #

2023/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The current legislative review seeks to reinforce the conditions for an orderly bank resolution that provides more protection for depositors. It firmly upholds the insurance to covered deposits, while reinforcing the policy toolbox for resolution, thus allowing for smoother alternatives that provide additional safeguards to depositors and financial stability.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2023/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The intensity, and level of detail, of the resolution planning work needed with respect to subsidiaries that have not been identified as resolution entities varies depending on the size and risk profile of the institutions and entities concerned, the presence of critical functions, and the group resolution strategy. The Single Resolution Board (the ‘Board’) should therefore be able to consider those factors when identifying the measures to be taken in respect of such subsidiaries and follow a simplified approach where appropriate, as long as the simplified approach does not, under any circumstances, result in a reduction of required standards.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 72 #

2023/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Where the resolution strategy envisages the use of resolution tools other than bail-in, the recapitalisation needs of the entity concerned will generally be smaller after resolution than in case of open bank bail-in. The calibration of the MREL in such a case should take that aspect into account when estimating the recapitalisation requirement. Therefore, when adjusting the level of the MREL for resolution entities the resolution plan of which envisages the sale of business tool or the bridge institution tool and its exit from the market, the Board should take into account the features of those tools, including the expected perimeter of the transfer to the private purchaser or to the bridge institution, the types of instruments to be transferred, the expected value and marketability of those instruments, and the design of the preferred resolution strategy, including the complementary use of the asset separation tool. Since the resolution authority has to decide on a case by case basis on any possible use in resolution of funds from the deposit guarantee scheme and since such decision cannot be assumed with certainty ex ante, the Board should not consider the potential contribution of the deposit guarantee scheme (in resolution when calibrating the level of the MREL. That approach also reduces the likelihood of moral hazard by ensuring that entities are not pre-emptively assuming that funds from the respective deposit guarantee scheme will be used to reach the 8% total liabilities and own funds target.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 76 #

2023/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Where the Board requires information that is necessary for the purposes of updating resolution plans, preparing for the possible resolution of an entity or of carrying out a valuation, the ECB or the relevant national competent authorities should provide the Board with that information to the extent that it is available to them. Where the relevant information is not already available to the ECB or the relevant national competent authorities, the Board and the ECB or the relevant national competent authorities should cooperate and coordinate to collect the information considered necessary by the Board. In the context of such cooperation, the authorities should collect the necessary information having due regard to the principle of proportionality.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2023/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The resolution framework is meant to be applied to manage the failure of any institution or entity that has a positive public interest assessment, namely, when the tools available under national law are not adequate. To ensure such outcome, the criteria to apply the public interest assessment to any failing institution or entity should be specified.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 115 #

2023/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) Despite an agreement having been reached on the introduction by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) of a backstop to the Single Resolution Fund, its implementation has not yet been achieved. The additional function of the Single Resolution Fund to provide guarantees to deposit guarantee schemes thus warrants additional safeguards to the former, such as the ratification of the ESM backstop to the Single Resolution Fund.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 174 #

2023/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the requirement for the management body of the entity to draw up a plan that the entity can implement in case the relevant corporate body decides to initiate the voluntary winding down of the entity.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 257 #

2023/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 18a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6 a (new)
Where the ECB or the relevant national competent authority does not recognise the remediation plan as credible or feasible, or where the institution or entity fails to comply with the remediation plan, an assessment of whether the institution or entity is failing or likely to fail shall be conducted in accordance with Article 18.
2023/11/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to contribute to the reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990 and in conformity with the energy efficiency first principle, it is necessary to strengthenassess the reduction requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 for heavy-duty vehicles. A clear pathway also needs to be set for further reductions beyond 2030 to contribute to achieving the climate neutrality objective by 2050.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to users and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen-powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 46 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for new heavy-duty vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that will deliver a strong signal to accelerateconsistent with the availability of enabling conditions, namely sufficiently dense network of alternative fuels infrastructure, with the aim of promoting the uptake of zero-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zero-emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 77 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Recital 14 new . This regulation aims to accelerate the transition towards carbon neutral mobility according to the principle of technology neutrality. To complement the efforts towards an increasing availability of zero emission vehicles, a mechanism based on a carbon correction factor is introduced to duly account for the contribution from the use of sustainable renewable transport fuels when assessing the compliance with CO2 emissions reductions of newly registered heavy-duty vehicles.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 80 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Due to the heterogeneous structure of the total truck fleet, it is not possible to fully predict whether for all niche uses, technological developments will be quick enough to ensure that zero-emission tailpipe technology is a viable choice. This may include uses such as long-haul heavy- duty vehicles in specific territorial morphology and meteorological circumstances, coaches and lorries for critical security and safety applications that cannot be fulfilled by zero-emission tailpipe technologies. The vehicles in question should constitute a limited share of the entire heavy-duty vehicle fleet. In view of such considerations, some margin in the 2040 target should be left to accommodate developments in technology yet to occur. It is important to assess the full life-cycle CO2 emissions from heavy- duty vehicles at Union level. To that end, the Commission should evaluate, not later than one year after the entry into force of the regulation, the possibility of developing a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life-cycle CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles that are placed on the Union market. The Commission should adopt follow-up measures, including, where appropriate, legislative proposals.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 84 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Following consultation with stakeholders, at the latest one year after the entry into force of the regulation, the Commission should make a proposal for registering heavy-duty vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels for compliance purposes in conformity with EU law and with the Union’s climate neutrality objective.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 – paragraph 5
Vocational vehicles, such as garbage trucks, tippers or concrete mixers, should continue to be exempted from the calculation of average specific CO2 emissions of manufacturers. On the other hand, zero-and-Low emission vocational vehicles could be used for the purpose of this Regulation and for the purpose of determining manufacturer’s compliance with its specific CO2 emissions targets.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) For the purposes of the newly introduced transfer of vehicles between manufacturers and of establishing an exemption for manufacturers producing only few vehicles, a definition of the term of ‘group of connected entities’ should be added to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242, in substance following the terminology used in Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council20 for light-duty vehicles. __________________ 20 Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13).deleted
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 115 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The zero- and low-emission factor should last be applied for the reporting period of the year 20239, because it is no longer considered necessary after that time as an incein order to contivnue to promote the market entrance of zero-emission vehicles in the HDV sector.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 122 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) As commercial rather than legal entities should be considered for compliance, economically connected manufacturers should, within certain limits, be allowed to transfer vehicles between them for the purposes of accounting these vehicles under Regulation (EU) 2019/1242.deleted
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) This regulation aims to accelerate the transition towards carbon neutral mobility in a technologically neutral way. As a complement to the efforts towards an increasing availability of zero emission vehicles, a mechanism based on a carbon correction factor is introduced to duly account the contribution from the use of sustainable renewable transport fuels including biofuels, biomass fuels as well as RFNBOs when assessing the compliance with CO2 emissions reductions of newly registered heavy-duty vehicles.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 137 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 2 – point b
(b) N1, which do not fall under Regulation (EU) 2019/631, N22 with a technically permissible maximum laden mass above 5 tons and N3;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 2 – after point c
(ca) It shall also apply, for the purposes of this Regulation, to zero-and-low emission vocational vehicles.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) CO 2 Neutral Fuel’ means a renewable and/or synthetic fuel as defined by Directive 2018/2001 including biofuel, biogas, biomass fuel, Renewable liquid and gaseous transport Fuel of Non Biological Origin RFNBO or a Recycled Carbon Fuel RCF, where the emissions of the fuel in use ( e u ) is taken to be net zero. Other renewable and/or synthetic fuels not listed in Directive 2018/2001 can fulfil this definition provided that they meet the above criteria and the sustainability criteria of said Directive and associated delegated acts. (23b) ‘Carbon Correction Factor (CCF)’ means a factor which applies a correction to the CO2 tailpipe emissions of vehicles for compliance assessment, to reflect the GHG emission intensity and the share of CO 2 Neutral fuels, as defined in Article 3 (23a) of this Regulation.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 165 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point j
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 – new paragraph
(j) the following paragraph is added: ‘ For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘a group of connected manufacturers’ means a manufacturer and its connected undertakings. ‘Connected undertaking’ means: (a) manufacturer has, directly or indirectly: (i) half the voting rights; or (ii) half the members of the supervisory board, board of management or bodies legally representing the undertaking; or (iii) undertaking’s affairs; (b) indirectly have, over the manufacturer, the rights or powers referreddeleted undertakings in which the the power to exercise more than the power to in appoint (a); (c) undertaking referred to in point (b) has, directly or indirectly, the rights or powers referred to in point (a); (d) manufacturer together with one or more of the undertakings referred to in point (a), (b) or (c), or in which two or more of the latter undertakings, jointly have the rights or powers referred to in point (a); (e) or the powers referred to in point (a) are jointly held by the manufacturer or one or more of its connected undertakings referred to in points (a) to (d) and one or more third parties.; ’more than the right to manage the undertakings which directly or undertakings in which an undertakings in which the undertakings in which the rights
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 168 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 a – point b
(b) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2030 to 2034 by 4530 %,
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 178 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 a – point c
(c) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2035 to 2039 by 650 %,
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 a – point d
(d) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2040 onwards by 970%.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 195 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 b – paragraph 1
1. For vehicles referred to in point 4.2 of Annex I, manufacturers shall comply with the minimum shares of zero-emission vehicles in their fleet of new heavy-duty vehicles as laid down in point 4.3 of Annex I. For new urban buses the share of zero- emissions vehicles shall be 80% as from the reporting period of the year 2030 and 100% as from the reporting period of the year 20305.;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 219 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the data reported for the manufacturer’s new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the preceding reporting period;, including zero-and-low emission vocational vehicles and;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 222 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(5a) in Article 4, first paragraph, the following point (ba) is inserted: ‘(ba) the application of the Carbon Correction Factor (CCF) determined in accordance with point 7 of Annex I.’
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 4 a (new)
(5b) the following Articles 4a is inserted: Following consultation with stakeholders, at the latest one year after the entry into force of the regulation, the Commission shall develop a methodology for registering heavy-duty vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels for compliance purposes in conformity with EU law and with the Union’s climate neutrality objective.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 230 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – point a
Starting from 1 July 2020 and for each subsequent reporting period until the reporting period of the year 2029, the Commission shall determine for each manufacturer the zero- and low-emission factor for the preceding reporting period.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 234 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The zero-emission and low- emission factor shall reduce the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 310 %. The contribution to that factor of the zero-emission vehicles of category N, other than those in vehicles sub-groups 4-UD, 4-RD, 4-LH, 5-RD, 5- LH, 9-RD, 9-LH, 10-RD, 10-LH, shall reduce the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 1,53 %.;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for the transfer of vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles, the transferring and the receiving manufacturer must belong to a group of connected manufacturers;deleted
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Emission credits and emission debts acquired in the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2039 shall, where applicable, be carried over from one reporting period to the next reporting period. However, any remaining emission debts shall be cleared in the reporting periods of the year 2029, 2034 and 2039.;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 249 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where, in any of the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2028, 2030 to 2033, 2035 to 2038 the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits exceeds the emission debt limit referred to in Article 7(1), third subparagraph;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 252 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where, in the reporting period of the years 2029, 2034, 2039 and 2040 the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits is positive;deleted
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 260 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, as early as possible but at the latest one year after the entry into force of the regulation, evaluate the possibility of developing a common Union methodology for the assessment, and the consistent data reporting, of the full life-cycle CO2 emissions of new heavy-duty vehicles that are placed on the Union market. The Commission shall transmit that evaluation, including where appropriate proposals for follow-up measures, such as legislative proposals, to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, in 20287, review the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the result of the review. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the state of the enabling conditions for the market adoption of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in the Union. In this report, the Commission shall assess in particular, but not limited to, the following elements: (a) registrations of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in Member States, (b) the deployment of charging and refuelling infrastructure suitable for heavy-duty vehicles in Member States [REFERENCE TO XXX AFIR], (c) the implementation of road user charges differentiated by CO2 emissions in Member States [REFERENCE TO XXX Eurovignette] (d) the level of the average price of allowances under the new the emissions trading system covering road transport [REFERENCE TO XXX ETS2] (e) other measures that support the uptake of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles. Based on the results of the above assessment and on the evidence of lack of any of the above of conditions, the CO2 targets should be reviewed and excess CO2 emissions premiums according to Art. 8 of this Regulation be waived.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 277 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 17
The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3b, Article 4a, Article 11(2), Article 13(4) second subparagraph, Article 13c(3), Article 13d(2), Article 13e(4), Article 13f(2) and Article 14(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [OP, please insert the date of entry into force of this Regulation].;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 279 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 17 – paragraph 3
The delegation of power referred to in Article 4a, Article 11(2), Article 13(4) second subparagraph, Article 13c(3), Article 13d(2), Article 13e(4), Article 13f(2) and Article 14(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 17 – paragraph 6
(c) in paragraph (6), “Article 4a, Article 11(2), the second subparagraph of Article 13(4) and Article 14(1)” is replaced by the following: “Article 11(2), Article 13(4) second subparagraph, Article 13c(3), Article 13d(2), Article 13f(2) and Article 14(1)”;
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 295 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1
2.1. Calculation of the specific CO2 emissions of a new heavy-duty vehicle The specific emissions in g/km of a new heavy-duty vehicle v attributed to a sub- group sg or of its primary vehicle shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula: 𝐶𝑂2𝑣 = ∑𝑚𝑝𝑊𝑠𝑔,𝑚𝑝 × 𝐶𝑂2𝑣,𝑚𝑝 × (𝟏 ― 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 ) 𝐶𝑂2p𝑣 = ∑𝑚𝑝𝑊𝑠𝑔,𝑚𝑝 × 𝐶𝑂2p𝑣,𝑚𝑝 × (𝟏 ― 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 ) Where, ∑𝑚𝑝 is the sum over all mission profiles mp listed in Table 2; sg is the sub-group to which the new heavy-duty vehicle v has been attributed according to Section 1 of this Annex; Wsg,mp, is the mission profile weight specified in points 2.1.1 to 2.1.3; CO2v,mp is the CO2 emissions in g/km of the new heavy-duty vehicle v determined for a mission profile mp, reported in accordance with Articles 13a and 13b and normalised pursuant to Annex III; CO2pv,mp is the CO2 emissions in g/km of the primary vehicle of the new heavy- duty vehicle v, determined for a mission profile mp, reported in accordance with Articles 13a and 13b; CCFi is the Carbon Correction Factor for the fuel or blend of fuels in use i, as defined in Article 3 point (25) and calculated according to paragraph 7 of this Annex For zero-emissions motor vehicles the values of CO2v,mp and CO2pv,mp shall be set to 0.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 297 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1.1
Vehicle Mission profile (mp)** sub- group (sg)* RDL RDR LHL LHR UDL UDR REL, MUL MUR COL COR RER, LEL, LER 53 0,2508 0,2579 0 0 0,025 0,2511 0 0 0 0 0 54 0,2508 0,2579 0 0 0,025 0,2511 0 0 0 0 0
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 302 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2
[…] Where, ∑𝑣 is the sum over all new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in the sub-group sg, subject toincluding zero-and-low vocational vehicles, subject to the provisions of Article 7b; CO2v is the specific CO2 emissions of the new heavy-duty vehicle v determined in accordance with point 2.1; CO2pv is the specific CO2 emissions of the primary vehicle of the new heavy- duty vehicle v determined in accordance with point 2.1; Vsg is the number of new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer, in including zero-and-low vocational vehicles in subgroup sg; Vpvsg the number of new heavy-duty vehicles within the sub-group sg, which pursuant to Article 7b shall be accounted for with the CO2 emissions of their primary vehicles in the calculation of the average specific CO2 emissions of point 2.2.3.; PLsg is the average payload of vehicles in the sub-group sg as determined in point 2.5. PNsg is the average passenger number of vehicles in the sub-group sg as determined in point 2.5.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 316 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4
[…] Where, Vzevsg is the number of new zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in a subgroup sg; Vpvsg the number of new heavy-duty vehicles within the sub-group sg, which pursuant to Article 7b shall be accounted for with the CO2 emissions of their primary vehicles in the calculation of the average specific CO2 emissions of point 2.2.; Vsg is the number of new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in a, including zero-and-low vocational vehicles, in a subgroup sg; V is the number of new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer. , including zero-and-low vocational vehicles.
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 328 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 –table
X = 2025 X= NO X = MCO2 X= MZE vehicle sub-groups, subject sub-groups of sub-groups of sub-groups of transport of to CO2 emissions targets transport of transport of persons vehicles, subject to according to Article 3a goods vehicles, persons zero-emissions vehicle targets persons vehicles, subject to to CO2 emissions targets transport of transport of zero-emissions vehicle targets according to Article 3a goods vehicles, persons according to Article 3b paragraph 1 (a) subject to CO2 vehicles, according to Article 3b emissions subject to CO2 targets emissions according to targets Article 3a according to paragraphs Article 3a 1(b), 1(c) and paragraphs 1(d) and 1(b), 1(c) and paragraph 3 1(d) 4-UD, 4-RD, 4-LH, 5-RD, All vehicle sub- 32-C 31-L2, 32-C32, 31-LF, 31-L1, 31-L2DD, 31-DD3-LF, 5-LH, 9-RD, 9-LH, 10-RD, groups referred 32-DDC3, 34-C22-DD, 33-LF1, 33-L1DD, 33-L2, 33-DD,5-FE, 39-FE 10-LH to in points 34-C3, 34-DD, 35-FE, 39-FE 33-L2 34-C2, 1.1.1 and 1.1.3. 34-C3, 34-DD,
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3.1 – table
CO2 reduction targets rfsg and rfpsg Sub-groups sg Reporting period of the years 2025 – 2029 2030 – 2034 2035 – 2039 As from 2040 2040 Medium lorries 53, 54 0 43% 6415% 9 50% 70% Heavy lorries > 7,4t 1s, 1, 2, 3 0 43 30% 64% 50% 970% Heavy lorries > 16 t 4-UD, 4-RD, with 4x2 and 6x4 axle 4-LH, 5-RD, 15% 43% 64% 90% with 4x2 and 6x4 axle 4-LH, 5-RD, 15% configurations 5-LH, 9-RD, 30% 50% 70% 9-LH, 10-RD, 10-LH Heavy lorries > 16 t 11, 12, 16 0 with special axle 43 30% 6450% 970% configurations Coaches (rfsg) 32-C2, 32- 0 C3, 32-DD, 43 15% 64% 50% 970% 34-C2, 34- C3, 34-DD Primary vehicles of 32-C2, 32- 0 0 coaches (rfpsg) C3, 32-DD, 43% 64%15% 90%50% 70% 34-C2, 34- C3, 34-DD Trailers 0 7,5% 7,5% 7,5% Semi-trailers 0 0 15% 15% 15% 15%
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3.1 – table
CO2 reduction targets rfsg and rfpsg Sub-groups sg Reporting period of the years 2025 – 2029 2030 – 2034 2035 – 2039 As from 2040 Medium lorries 53, 54 0 43 15% 6450% 90% 70% Heavy lorries > 7,4t 1s, 1, 2, 3 0 43% 30% 64% 50% 970% Heavy lorries > 16 t 4-UD, 4-RD, 15% with 4x2 and 6x4 axle 4-LH, 5-RD, 43% 64% 90% 15% configurations 5-LH, 9-RD, 30% 50% 70% 9-LH, 10-RD, 10-LH Heavy lorries > 16 t 11, 12, 16 0 with special axle 43% 30% 64 50% 970% configurations Coaches (rfsg) and 32-C2, 32- 0 interurban busses C3, 32-DD, (rfsg) 34-C2, 34- 43% 64 15% 9 50% 70% C3, 34-DD,34-C2, 34- 31-L2, 33-L2C3, 34-DD Primary vehicles of 32-C2, 32- 0 0 coaches (rfpsg) C3, 32-DD, 43% 15% 64% 50% 90% 70% 34-C2, 34- C3, 34-DD Trailers 0 0 7,5% 7,5% 7,5% 7,5% Semi-trailers 0 0 15% 15% 15% 15%
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 342 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3.2 – table
Zero-emission vehicle mandates zevMsg Sub-groups sg Reporting period of the years before 2030 2030 – 2035 – 2039 As from 2034 2040 Urban heavy 31-LF, 31-L1, 31- 0 1080% 100% 100% buses DD, 33-LF, 33- L1, 33-DD, 35- FE, 39-FE, 31-L2, 33-L2
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 351 #

2023/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7(new)
7. CALCULATION OF THE CARBON CORRECTION FACTOR (CCF) For each fuel or blend of fuels i, the CCF shall be calculated according to the following method: 7.1. For CO2-Neutral Fuels, as defined in article 3 point (25) and used in compliance with Art. 4a, CCFi = 1; 7.2. For fuels other than CO2-Neutral Fuels, CCFi = 0; 7.3. For blends of CO2-Neutral Fuels and fuels other than CO2-Neutral Fuels, the CCF shall be calculated according to the following formula: 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑺𝒏,𝒊 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑺𝒏 ― 𝟏,𝒊 + 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 = 𝟐 Where: CCFi is the Carbon Correction Factor for a specific blend of conventional and CO2-Neutral Fuel i SHARESn,i percentage of renewable fuel i reported in Shares database, referred to the last available reporting period n and calculated as the average share over all EU member states. SHARESn - 1,i percentage of renewable fuel i reported in Shares database, referred to the second last available reporting period n and calculated as the average share over all EU member states. The Shares database is accessible at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/data/shares
2023/06/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2022/2172(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine has led to a major humanitarian crisis and has triggered an enormous economic and social shock of uncertain duration worldwide;
2023/02/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2022/2172(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine has led to a major humanitarian crisis and has triggered an enormous economic and social shock of uncertain duration worldwide;
2022/12/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 14 #

2022/2172(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reminds that direct taxation remains the sole prerogative of individual member states, subject to the fundamental freedoms fixed in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and that Article 311 TFEU provides no basis that would give the EU any powers of taxation;
2023/02/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2022/2172(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Expresses its concerns about the excessively regressive impact of the ETS- based own resource in low-income and carbon-intensive Member States; considers therefore the ETS-based own resource very problematic from the perspective of social sustainability;
2023/02/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2022/2172(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is worried of additional EU own resources. Reminds instead of the fact that member states are closer to the citizens and thereby allow better democratic accountability for the EU budget;
2022/12/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2022/2172(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes with concern that Next Generation EU, which was supposed to be an extraordinary one-off, has established a precedent by which the cost of future crises are moved to EU-level;
2022/12/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #

2022/2172(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Notes with concern that the EU raising additional revenue by way of taxation will diminish the 'power of the purse' currently in the hands of Member States;
2022/12/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 30 #

2022/2172(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Reminds that the Commission has stated that the unforeseen needs created by war in Europe are well beyond the means available in the current multiannual financial framework, necessitating better prioritization of existing EU funds;
2022/12/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 31 #

2022/2172(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Regrets that the Commission has not presented an alternative repayment solution instead of the introduction of new EU taxes;
2022/12/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2022/2172(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Underlines that a joint borrowing may not poses threat to the underlining EU fabric particularly in respect to the subsidiarity and the exclusive competences of the Member States;
2022/12/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2022/2172(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that the current way in which the EU budget is financed subjects it to national budgetary constraints, thus leading to undue downward pressure on its – already modest – overall volume and a ‘Considers it unlikely that establishing new sources of financing will succeed in eliminating the 'juste retour' logic that does not reflect the solidarity principle at the core of EU integration; believes that this structure is one of the maibecause the offsetting of new own resources against the GNI-based own reasons preventing the EU from fulfilling all its tasks effectively; is very concerned by the slow progress in the modernisation of the own resources system since the creation of the European Communitiurce would immediately raise the issue of burden-sharing among the member states;
2023/02/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 84 #

2022/2172(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to cease all funding from the EU-budget of Islamism and organisations with ties to Islamism as well as campaigns glorifying or legitimizing the Hijab;
2022/12/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 156 #

2022/2172(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Recognises the merits ofAcknowledges that the GNI- based own resource in view of its reliable balancing function; notes the endurhas proved to be a reliable, transparent, and fair source of funding; predominance of the share of national contributions in the own resources system, now amounting to approximately 80 %; points out the modest share of traditional and genuine own resources, especially customs duties, which stands at around 13 % todoints out that the fact that the member states themselves can decide how to raise the money for their EU contributions is in line with the subsidiarity principle and ensures that taxes are collected in an effective way;
2023/02/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 128 #

2022/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the unanimity requirement for adoption of the MFF Regulation impedes the necessary decisions in the revision process; calls, in that regard, on the European Council to activate the passerelle clause set out in Article 312(2) TFEU to allow for adoption of the MFF Regulation by qualified majority;deleted
2022/10/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 299 #

2022/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Stresses that all EU spending should be based on real needs and geared towards obtaining EU added value; considers bridging missing links in border regions for all transport modes as a central EU responsibility by its very nature and instrumental for the further integration and resilience of the single market and a corner stone for the EU's geopolitical independence; urges the Commission therefore to commit to the swift implementation of planned projects;
2022/10/14
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 30 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Since the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility,3 unprecedented geopolitical events and their direct and indirect socio-economic consequences have considerably affected the Union’s society and economy, its economy and its social and territorial cohesion. In particular, it has become clearer than ever that the Union’s energy security is indispensable for a successful, sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, as it is also a major factor contributing to the resilience of the European economy. __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
2022/09/29
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 42 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) TIn the context of an unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russian Federation on 24 February 2022 the Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022 of the Heads of States and Governments invited the Commission to propose by the end of May a REPowerEU plan to phase out the dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports, which was subsequently reiterated in the European Council Conclusions of 24-25 March 2022. This should be done well before 2030 in a way that is consistent with the EU’s Green Deal and the climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 enshrined in the European Climate Law. Regulation (EU) 2021/241 should therefore be amended to enhance its ability to support reforms and investments dedicated to diversifying energy supplies, in particular fossil fuels, thereby strengthening the strategic autonomy of the Union alongsideending Europe's dependency on Russian energy imports as soon as possible while strengthening an open economy. Support should also be given to reforms and investments increasing the energy efficiency of the Member States’ economies.
2022/09/29
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 93 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) The Commission and Member States should conclude operational arrangements as soon as possible after the adoption of the Council's implementation decision. In order to implement it fast, the Commission and the Member States are encouraged to take advantage of previous negotiations and interoperable provisions from the previously concluded operational agreements in respect to the RRF.
2022/09/29
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 102 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) For the allocation of the maximum financial contribution stemming from the new revenue of the RePowerEU chapters, the Commission should propose updated indicators to the existing methodology to additionally take into account the share of fossil fuels in total available energy for a Member State and the change in price for households related to housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, and other criteria reflecting newest economic data that could reflect on the disparities of the increased cost of living among Member States and reduce their vulnerability to Russian Federation energy war policies.
2022/09/29
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 122 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Recent geopolitical events have already considerably affected prices of energy and construction materials and have also caused shortages in the global supply chains resulting in inflation, which is particularly acute in regions with higher historic share and dependency of Russian fossil fuels resulting in considerably higher cost of living. These developments may have a direct impact on the capacity to implement some investments included in the recovery and resilience plans. To the extent that Member States can demonstrate that such developments make a specific milestone or target, either totally or partially, no longer achievable, such situations may be invoked as objective circumstances under Article 21. These developments cannot constitute objective circumstances for revising reforms, as reforms are generally not cost dependent. In addition, no request for amendments should undermine the overall implementation of the recovery and resilience plans.
2022/09/29
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 126 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In line with the six pillars referred in Article 3 of this Regulation, the coherence and synergies they generate, and in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, the general objective of the Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience, crisis preparedness, adjustment capacity and growth potential of the Member States, by mitigatincreasing the social and economic impact of that crisis, in particular on women, by contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, by supporting the green transition, by contributing to the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate targets set out in point (11) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999,and by complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 and of the digital transition, by increasing the resilience of the Union energy system through a decrease of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union level in light of the war against Ukraine and resulting energy war against the EU invoked by Russian Federation (‘REPowerEU objectives’) thereby contributing to the upward economic and social convergence, restoring and promoting sustainable growth and the integration of the economies of the Union, fostering high quality employment creation, and contributing to the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy and generating European added value.
2022/09/29
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 147 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
(q) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, a summary of the consultation process, conducted in accordance with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the recovery and resilience plan; in particular, the summary of the consultation process shall explain the outcome of the consultations with local and regional authorities and other relevant stakeholders on reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter and outline how the input received was reflected in the REPowerEU chapter;
2022/09/29
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 54 #

2022/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Third countries and international organisations may become the Programme participants in accordance with Article 36, except countries covered by the European sanctions regime.
2022/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 56 #

2022/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the policy priorities of the Union where they are directly linked to the objectives of this Regulation, with a particular view to creating synergies with other Union policies;deleted
2022/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 57 #

2022/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the legitimate interests of all stakeholders concernedthe Member States and of the Union;
2022/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 58 #

2022/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to promote in all Member States throughout the Union and throughout the supply chain, the widest and most open participation possible by economic operators from the Member States, in particular start-ups, new entrants and SMEs, including in the case of sub- contracting by the tenderers;
2022/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 61 #

2022/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure a clear division of tasks and responsibilities between the various entities involved in the Programme and shall coordinate the activities of those entities. The Commission shall also ensure that all the entrusted entities involved in the implementation of the Programme protect the interests of the Union and the Member States, guarantee the sound management of the Union’s funds and comply with the Financial Regulation and this Regulation.
2022/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 62 #

2022/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) third countries, other than those third countries covered in points (a) and (b), except countries covered by the European sanctions regime. .
2022/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 71 #

2022/0039(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
If necessary, appropriations mayshould be entered in the Union budget beyond 2027 to cover the expenses necessary to fulfil the objectives provided for in Article 3, to enable the management of actions not completed by the end of the Programme, as well as expenses covering critical operational activities and services provision.
2022/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 55 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that even if the economic effects of the RRF cannot be fully disentangled from other developments, it seems fair to conclude that, so far, for the Member States whose NRRPs have been adopted, the RRF has had positive effects on gross domestic product (GDP) and that its effective implementation will be key for the EU’s economic growth; recognises that the RRF has helped to cushion EU economies and citizens from the most acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and is positively contributing to the EU’s recovery and resilience;
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 59 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Emphasizes that inflation can lead to a significant negative change with respect to the expected outcome of the RRF and more importantly to the expected results of the milestones and targets and estimated costs of the Member States’ NRRPs.
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 60 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Emphasizes that inflationary circumstances should be recognised by the Commission as justified and reasoned course of action for a Member State to amend its NRRP including the potential of downgrading the milestones and targets if it chooses so due to the inflationary circumstances.
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 107 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that in the 26 NRRPs that have been submitted so far, Member States have requested a total of EUR 337.5 billion in grants out of the EUR 338 billion available; notes furthermore that not all Member States, in their current NRRPs, have requested the full amount of grants available to them; notes that not all Member States have chosen to submit requests up to its maximum financial contribution, as referred to in Article 11 of the RRF Regulation, therefore have not acquired a maximum amount of the pre- finance payment, based on the financial contribution.
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 121 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to reassess the potential amount of RRF loan support that would not be requested by the Member States due to limited interest for the loan component, thereby calls on the Commission to exercise more flexible framework for the provision of support of the Facility to Member States particulary in respect to the fallout of the Russian aggression on Ukraine, namely related to social, children, housing infrastructure, etc. aspects.
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 125 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Urges the Commission to reassess the potential amount of RRF loan support that would not be requested by the Member States due to limited interest for the loan component, in order to supplement the REPowerEU program in necessary ways to help make the EU independent from Russian fossil fuels in light of Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 133 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Tasks the Commission with analysing the reasons why the Member States have not requested loans to the full extent of their allocation; and requests to come up with recommendations how this issue could be improved, provided Member States chose to update or amend their NRRPs
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 151 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Looks forward to more granular and disaggregated data allowing for a better understanding of the additionality impacts of the RRF; urges the Member States to provide detailed information to the Commission in order to ensure effective reporting of the impact of the RRF;
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 158 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Observes that 20 Member States have received pre-financing of up to 13 % of of their total allocafinancial contribution, that one Member State has not requested pre- financing and that five have so far requested first payments from the RRF;
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 172 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the fact that 22 NRRPs have been approved and observes that as of early February 2022, one Member State had not yet put forward its NRRP; further notes that four NRRPs are pending assessment by the Commission; calls on the Commission to make the final assessment of the above mentioned plans as soon as possible; reminds the Commission that according to Article 19 of the RRF Regulation, the assessment needs to be done in close cooperation with the Member State within two months of the official submission of the NRRPs;
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 177 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Points out that the delay of assessment of the NRRPs by the Commission considerably hinders the main objectives of the RRF set out to help to cushion EU economies and citizens from the most acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to positively contribute to the recovery and resilience of every Member State; notes that these delays further contribute to suspiciousness of politically driven reasons.
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 186 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Reminds the Commission that the rule of law conditionality mechanism is an essential component of the RRF; calls on it to refrain from approving the NRRPs of Poland and Hungary as long as concerns regarding the observance of the rule of law and the prevention and detection of and fight against fraud, conflicts of interest and corruption persist in those countries, and to ensure that all the measures set out in their plans comply with EU values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union;deleted
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 196 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to monitor very carefully the risks to EU financial interests in the implementation of the RRF and any breach or potential breach of the principles of the rule of law;
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 236 #

2021/2251(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that approved NRRPs envisage expenditure on healthcare-related measures of EUR 37 billion, which corresponds to 8 % of total NRRP expenditure; expects these healthcare- related measures to contribute to increasing the resilience of healthcare systems and their preparedness for future crises; notes that Commission’s assessment criteria related to healthcare systems should be revised in order to cover individual country specific challenges more accurately.
2022/03/21
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 9 #

2021/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the countries of Southernand Central and Eastern Europe are particularly exposed to the risk of tax revenuelosses due to tax fraud, esspecialy CEE countries in particular have suffered ahuge loss of tax revenue during the transformation period in the 90’s;
2021/11/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 75 #

2021/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that base erosion and profit shifting are still ongoing and are facilitated by the tax regimes of certain Member States; the fight against this practice should be one of the main tasks of the eu for the incoming years; moreover recalls that the Commission, in the context of the European Semester and the assessment of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, found that more reforms are needed in order to address aggressive tax planning in six Member States, where the absence or limited application of withholding taxes on outbound payments are likely to be misused for aggressive tax planning;
2021/11/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2021/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up a harmonised withholding tax framework that ensures that all dividend, interest and, capital gains, royalties payments, professional services payment and relevant contract payments flowing out the EU are taxed at a minimum effective tax rate in accordance with the principles of II Pillar;
2021/11/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2021/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the lack of an effective minimum tax rate on dividend payments to shareholders has triggered a race to the bottom in this field; calls for the adoption of an effective minimum tax rate for dividend payments to share holders in the EU, thereby reducing harmful tax competition in this realm however, such an European rate should be competitive in relation to the world economies;
2021/11/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 108 #

2021/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. As negotiations to establish a common minimum rate can take years, also calling for harmonisation of the rules on deductions and exemptions from withholding tax, which are actually responsible for tax erosion within the European Union;
2021/11/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 116 #

2021/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the inquiry and final report by the European Securities and Markets Authority in to cum-ex, cum-cum and withholding tax reclaim schemes, as requested by Parliament; calls on the Commission to propose measures to link tax reclaims to the underlying distribution of dividends, or to entrust a single entity in every member country with responsibility for collecting the withholding tax and issuing the relevant certificate;
2021/11/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 142 #

2021/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the Commission’s intention to put forward a proposal by the end of 2022 establishing a European withholding tax framework for dividend, interest or royalty payments, accompanied by a mechanism for the exchange of information and cooperation among tax administrations of Member States;
2021/11/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 155 #

2021/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that digitalising these procedures and improving cooperation between national tax administrations could reduce the administrative burden and uncertainty in cross-border investments and tax erosion;
2021/11/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 27 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Parliament fully respects the principle of national tax sovereignty;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas although tax policy largely remains a Member State responsibility, in order to achieve a better functioning Single market while respecting the Council unanimous acting in respect to the Special legislation procedure, the single market requires a minimum degree of coordination in setting tax policy1 ; _________________ 1 As laid down in Articles 110-118 TFEU.
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas tax policy fragmentation creates various obstacles for companies and citizens in the single market, including legal uncertainty, red tape, the risk of double taxation and difficulties claiming tax refunds; whereas these obstacles discourage cross-border economic activity in the single market; whereas policy fragmentation also creates risks for digital administration in the field of taxation and tax authorities such as double non-taxation and arbitrage possibilities (such as tax planning);
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas tax competition particulary for Member States which have lower levels of accumulated wealth or quality of life is the main factor to contribute to strengthening their economic and social cohesion;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 64 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas possible aggressive tax planning should be addressed in the countries’ Recovery and Resilience plans that have received country-specific recommendations on this issue;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 89 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that tax base harmonisation such as the common corporate tax base or the ‘Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation’ could reduce the cost of tax compliance for SMEs that operate in more than one Member State;deleted
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 100 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that many Member States as well as the EU have introduced dedicated regimes favouring SMEs such as special VAT rules in order to offset the higher effective tax rates and higher tax compliance costs for SMEs; stresses that such special treatment, if utilised extensively, while generally positive, could risk introducing further distortions and further increasing the overall complexity of the system; while stresses that tax competition is the main mechanism helping Member States to identify and close the loopholes and shortcomings responsible for tax evasion;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 106 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that an effective tax system with low average tax rates is less vulnerable to tax evasion and tax optimisation;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 129 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights that in order to facilitate trade and increase legal certainty in the single market, the Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, should establish a Union VAT Web information portal for businesses;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 133 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Welcomes that major progress has been achieved on cooperation between the tax authorities of the Member States over the last decade; Supports further discussions among Member States in order to strengthen the administrative cooperation as major progress has already been achieved;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 142 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that digitalisation and a heavy reliance on intangible assets that pose challenges to the current tax system warrant a high degree of policy coordination in establishing a level playing field and ensuring that digital companies are fairly contributing to the societies where they do business; deplores the fact that some Member States have pressed ahead with the introduction of national digital taxes despite ongoing negotiations at EU and OECD levels; stresses that these national measures should be phased out following the implementation of an effective international solution;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 172 #

2021/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that tax incentives applied in fiscally responsible manner for private research and development (e.g. via tax credits, enhanced allowances or adjusted depreciation schedules) can help to lift an economy’s overall spending towards research and development, which often comes with positive externalities; is concerned, however, that certain types of tax incentives such as patent box / intellectual property box regimes do little to increase research and development spending and may actually distort the single market and social cohesion particularly if incentives for research and development become more centralised which leads to even greater distortion amongst Member States;
2021/10/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 10 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution "Towards Future- proof Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) in Europe" (2021/2015(INI)),
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 27 April 2021 on technical and operational measures for more efficient and cleaner maritime transport (2019/2193(INI)),
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 63 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas an important share of EU inland waterway freight is seaport related; whereas both sea and inland ports play an important role as multimodal hubs offering connections to other modes of transport that can also take over freight loads temporarily, and whereas it is therefore important and required by TEN- T guidelines that sea and inland ports are well connected with each other and have good connections with the hinterland;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 65 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the EU waterborne transport sector is of EU strategic interest for its integrity of supply and for the competitiveness of EU ports;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the development of new technologies, such as the electric or hydrogen-powered engines, and the relevant infrastructure are not proceeding at a satisfactory pace;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 87 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas odometer fraud continues to be a serious and widespread problem in the EU; whereas between 30 % and 50 % of all second-hand cars traded across the EU’s internal borders are manipulated, which is detrimental to consumer confidence, road safety and environmental performance, and leads to huge economic losses; whereas both Belgium (Car-Pass) and the Netherlands (Nationale Autopas) have developed best practices to tackle odometer fraud and both of these systems have managed to significantly reduce mileage fraud in a cost-efficient manner;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 96 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas, as a result of the Covid- 19 pandemic, the transport sector has suffered huge losses, including the passenger transport sector;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 138 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that any legislative proposal implementing this strategy should be based on a detailed analysis of its impact on the environment, employment, the internal market and the competitiveness of the transport sector;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of low and zero- emission vehicles low and zero- emission fuels; calls on the Commission to aim for higher numbers of low and zero- emission light- and heavy- duty vehicles by 2030 and to propose more stringent CO2 standards and air-pollutant emission standards;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 219 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to 4. propose bindinggeneral targets for public charging points as well as for hydrogen refuelling stations; believes that Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 should be transformed into a regulation; nd hydrogen refuelling stations, while leaving the setting of national targets up to Member States under their national policy frameworks, taking into account social-economical and geographical situation, national and regional demand, density of infrastructure network and other specifics of each country; Stresses that in the forthcoming revision of Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 the Commission shall foreseen additional actions to ensure full interoperability of infrastructure devoted to low and zero- emission alternative fuel vehicles and all services of alternative fuels infrastructure use; _________________ 2 OJ L 307 28.10.2014, p. 1.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 265 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that the most reliable measurement of carbon emissions is the 'well-to-wheel' approach, which measures both the carbon intensity of the production process of the fuel itself and the amount of CO2 produced as a result of its combustion; only on the basis of this way of measuring carbon emissions can measures be proposed that will actually lead to the decarbonisation of the transport sector;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 354 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s idea to offer consumers carbon-neutral choices for scheduled collective travel by 2030, but underlines that these choices should be available for journeys up to 1 000 kmand stresses importance of sustainable and climate-friendly collective passenger transport such as railway and long- distance buses: bus carriages often have an important social role and they are either complementary to rail or the only mobility option in many regions and areas, and provide affordable and sustainable connectivity for millions of citizens;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 355 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomNotes the Commission’s idea to offer consumers carbon-neutral choices for scheduled collective travel by 2030, but underlines that these choices should be available for journeys up to 1 000 km; stresses that the passenger transport sector suffered significant financial losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and therefore needs adequate financial support and a gradual introduction of zero-emission solutions depending on the speed of technological development;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 368 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Council and Member States to finalise the reform of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services proposed as part of the clean mobility package, in order to improve functioning of inter-urban bus and coach services and provide citizens with better quality, affordable and sustainable mode of transport and contributing in reduction of use of passenger cars;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to complete missing cross-border links, including via motorways of the sea, to improve interurban cross-country connections;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 468 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Welcomes that Commission considers cities are as frontrunners for sustainable urban mobility; stresses the importance of supporting local authorities without increasing administrative burden; considers a bottom-up approach key in view of the interoperability of mobility standards;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 476 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s continued support to shift freight transport towards rail, short sea shipping and inland waterways; regrets the fact that, despite these efforts,underlines, in this context, that rather than setting unrealistic goals, intermodal transport requires the introduction of appropriate incentives that take account of the schare of road freight transport has increased in recent yearsacteristics and needs of each mode of transport and investments in infrastructure;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 495 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of further development of railway infrastructure, with particular emphasis on TEN-T and trans-border sections, as well as adequate financing thereof, as reliable, extensive, interoperable railway infrastructure is one of the preconditions for shift towards more sustainable transport.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 496 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the recognition of short sea shipping as a sustainable mode of transport but regrets that the targets put forward are not accompanied by a strategy nor measures to achieve them; stresses the importance of a level playing field for short sea shipping versus other modes of transport within the TEN-T;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 505 #

2021/2046(INI)

13b. Welcomes the results of the studies requested by the EC which confirm that adopted provisions of the Mobility Package I contain solutions that will make it more difficult to achieve the objective of reducing emissions from road transport, causing significant negative effects on the environment and health of EU citizens; Calls on the EC to immediately propose a legislative proposal amending those provisions of the Mobility Package I that are contrary to the objectives of the Green Deal, in particular concerning the obligation to return the vehicle to the country of registration;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 514 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to completntinue the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport, as it offers important steps towards a more efficient use of the infrastructures and reducing the transport sector’s emissions, while the proposed measures should clearly justify gains and benefits for users against the increase in costs, as well as offer solutions on how to secure fairness for transport users and to avoid a disproportionate burden for certain segments of the population;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 528 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the idea of inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and the planned reduction of allowances allocated for free to the aviation sector; taking into account strong international dimension of both modes of transport, underlines that EU shall play a leading role in the discussion on the market based measures on the global level and emphasizes the need for a comprehensive impact assessment that takes into consideration potential impacts that may affect the European economy and trade;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 532 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) andAwaits the impact assessment of the European Commission regarding the possible integration of the maritime sector in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) in view of safeguarding the global level playing field and the competitiveness of the European maritime sector and ports and ensuring the compatibility with the international framework; welcomes the planned reduction of allowances allocated for free to the aviation sector;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 557 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on the phasing-out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2022 in the Union and in each Member State, and considers the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive as the best possibility to achieve a stable and predictable carbon price;deleted
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 622 #

2021/2046(INI)

23. Highlights that all means of digitalisation should be used also to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and increase transport safety; believes that it is of vital importance to ensure that every step of digitalisation contributes to a lower overall transport volume;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 628 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Concerns that the strategy pays insufficient attention to the digitalisation of the transport sector, and in particular the digitalisation of documents and inspection processes; calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts in this area;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 680 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that transport is the backbone of a well-functioning internal market and is of utmost importance for European socioeconomic and territorial cohesion; and recognizing the importance of digitalization and decarbonisation calls on the Commission and Member States to make all necessary further efforts to ensure, adequate transport infrastructure in all regions of the EU. In this case introduction of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle should be introduced carefully.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 688 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses that the integrity of the single market must be maintained and that no new barriers for competition should be introduced. In this context welcomes the Commission’s commitment to review or propose, as necessary, legislation to remove obstacles to the free movement of goods and services affecting transport, and underlines that doing so the Commission should seek to improve the efficiency of the transport system and transport operations, for example by aiming to reduce empty runs, thus avoiding harmful emissions and pollution.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 779 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Continues to advocate for a legislative framework to combat odometer fraud or to ensure at least a reliable and comprehensive central registration system in the Member States, the exchange of mileage data between Member States and access to mileage data for consumers 1a; _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)023
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2021/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the Gross National Income (GNI)-based resource is the largest source of the EU budget; stresses the GNI-based resource is a simple, transparent, fair and democratically accountable own resource; underlines the GNI-based resource serves as a residual source to balance the EU-budget and therefore guarantees sufficient funding for the EU budget;
2021/03/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 303 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) An isolated network for the purposes of this Regulation should mean a rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge different from that of the European standard nominal track gauge. Imposing certain standards and requirements of this Regulation to such networks, or parts thereof, is not justified in economic cost- benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of such networks arising from their detachment with other networks of a different track gauge.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 314 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) As stated in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, an integration of the Core Network Corridors and of the Rail Freight Corridors into ‘European Transport Corridors’ is needed to increase synergies between infrastructure planning and the operation of transport. The European Transport Corridors should become the instrument for the development of sustainable and multimodal freight and passenger transport flows in Europe and for the development of interoperable high quality infrastructure and operational performance. As such, they should also be the tool to realise the vision of creating a highly competitive rail and inland waterway network across the Union.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 380 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) The useful life of rail equipment, including ERTMS, is around 30 years on average, ensuring a long period of return on investments, which, while slowing down the renewal of equipment, is a major financial consideration when it comes to balancing operational costs and benefits. However, frequent updates to technical interoperability specifications effectively limit the lifespan of the equipment, which cannot be predicted with any certainty by rail transport stakeholders, possibly deterring prospective investors. It is therefore necessary seek a level of regulatory stability that consistently upholds the principle of technological neutrality at least.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 383 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) The de-isolation of the isolated railway networks is the long term goal of the Regulation, however the migration should be done only where it is viable and in a practical way as direct connections bring new possibilities for the EU wide European gauge network and shall not lead to any further fragmentation inside isolated networks themselves and therefore shall not worsen the existing interoperability within such networks. The changes in the interoperability of the isolated railway networks shall be made in way not to harm the rail services already offered.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 389 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) Inland waterways in Europe are characterised by a heterogeneous hydro- morphology which hampers a coherent performance for all waterway stretches. Inland waterways, especially free flowing stretches, may be heavily impacted by climate and weather conditions. In order to ensure reliable international traffic, while respecting the hydro-morphology and applicable environmental legislation, TEN- T requirements should take into account the specific hydro-morphology of each waterway (for example free-flowing or regulated rivers) as well as the objectives of environmental and biodiversity policies. Such an approach should be considered at river basin levelcorridor level in close cooperation with Member States and infrastructure managers.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 394 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
(45a) As the cross-border multimodal nodes of the trans-European transport network, inland ports support rail and inland shipping, urban mobility, the circular economy, and sustainable logistics solutions.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 518 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
(77) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards implementing acts which specify reference water levels and minimum requirements per river basin (good navigation status)corridor, which define a single entity for the construction and management of cross- border infrastructure projects of common interest, which establish a methodology for the urban mobility data to be collected by Member States and implementing acts for each work plan of the European Transport Corridors and the two horizontal priorities as well as for the implementation of specific sections of the European Transport Corridor or for the implementation of specific transport infrastructure requirements of the European Transport Corridor or of the horizontal priorities. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . __________________ 32 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 559 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge different from that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435 mm), for which certain major infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of that network arising from its geographic detachment or peripheral location;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 615 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a j
(aj) ‘maintenance’ means activities that have to be undertaken routinely, periodically or in emergency situations in order to be able to use the asset over its expected service life cycle with the same level of service and safety, in line with this Regulation;works intended to maintain the condition and capability of existing commissioned infrastructure.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 683 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point v a (new)
(va) ensuring the adaptation of infrastructure for dual-use on key routes of geostrategic importance;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 700 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the taking into account of possible synergies with other networks, in particular the trans-European energy or telecommunication networks or network identified in EU Military Requirements for Military Mobility;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 715 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The environmental assessment of plans and projects shall be carried out in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC49 , Directives 2000/60/EC50 , 2001/42/EC51, 2002/49/EC52 , 2009/147/EC53 and 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council54 . For the projects of common interest for which the procurement process for an environmental assessment has not yet been carried outinitiated at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, it should also include the assessment in accordance with Council Directive 2002/49/EC and of the compliance with the “do no significant harm” principle. __________________ 49 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 50 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 51 Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30). 52 Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise (OJ L 189 18.7.2002, p. 12). 53 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, O. 7). 54 Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1).
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 723 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) contribute to the objectives falling within at least twohree of the four categories set out in Article 4;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 729 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) demonstrate European added value.or (c) be a part of the network or project identified in EU Military Requirements for Military Mobility; and demonstrate European added value by contributing to the objectives falling within all four categories set out in Article 4;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 738 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may requireconsult Member States by means of an implementing act to establish a single entity for the construction and management of cross-border infrastructure projects of common interest. The relevant European Coordinator shall have the status of observer in the management or supervisory board or in both of that single entity.
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 779 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) bridging missing links and removing bottlenecks, particularly in cross- border sections and projects;
2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 840 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the railway infrastructure of the comprehensive network, includingexcept connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), by 31 December 2050:
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 843 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) is fully electrified as regards line tracks and, to the extent necessary for electric train operations, as regards sidings;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 845 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) provides for a nominal track gauge for new railway lines of 1435 mm, except where the new railway line is an extension on a network the track gauge of which is different and detached from the main rail lines in the Union;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 847 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) enables, without special permission, an axle load of at least 22.5 tons;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 849 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) enables, without special permission, the operation of freight trains with a train length of at least 740 m (including the locomotive(s)). This requirement is met if at least the following conditions are complied with: (i) of the train paths for freight trains, and not less than two train paths per hour and direction, can be allocated to freight trains with a length of at least 740 m; (ii) train path per two hours and direction can be allocated to freight trains with a length of at least 740 m;deleted on double track lines, at least 50% on single track lines, at least one
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 853 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i
(i) on double track lines, at least 50% of the available train paths for freight trains, and not less than twoone train paths per hour and direction, can be allocated to freight trains with a length of at least 740 m;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 857 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d – point ii
(ii) on single track lines, at least one12 train paths per two hoursday and direction can be allocated to freight trains with a length of at least 740 m;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 859 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) provides a standard of at least P400 in accordance with item 1.1.1.1.3.5 of Table 1 in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/77757 , without any additional requirement for special permission to operate services. __________________ 57 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/777 of 16 May 2019 on the common specifications for the register of railway infrastructure and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/880/EU (OJ L 139I, 27.5.2019, p. 312).deleted
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 863 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) provides a standard of at least P400 on a list of predefined international rail freight routes of the TEN-T network suitable to upgrade, established by the Member States upon consultation with the European Commission, the rail freight corridors and all rail operators in accordance with item 1.1.1.1.3.5 of Table 1 in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/77757 , without any additional requirement for special permission to operate services. ; __________________ 57 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/777 of 16 May 2019 on the common specifications for the register of railway infrastructure and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/880/EU (OJ L 139I, 27.5.2019, p. 312).
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 868 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The requirements set out in paragraph 2 points (c), (d) and (e) shall apply only on those lines of the comprehensive network which: (i) connect urban nodes with the core or extended core freight network and or a multimodal freight terminal or a maritime or an inland port with its closest crossing point, or (ii) are capable to operate more than twenty freight trains per day on average in both directions based on the data for the previous year and prospected investments on the same line.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 870 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) isolated networks are exempted from tThe requirements underset out in paragraph 2, points (a), (c), (d) and (e) do not apply to isolated networks;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 877 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, upon request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions shall be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of requirements referred to in this Article on the ground of specific geographical or significant physical constraints, negative result of socio-economic cost-benefit analysis or potential negative impacts on environment or biodiversity. Any such request shall be substantiated with sufficient justification. The request for exemptions shall be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) in case of cross-border sections. A Member State may request the granting of several exemptions in a single request.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 879 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the railway infrastructure of the extended core network, includingexcept connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), by 31 December 2040:
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 883 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) meets the requirements set out in Article 15(2), points (a) to (e), and of a prevailing minimum operational line speed of 100 km/h, where the topography allows, for freight trains on the freight lines of the extended core network;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 893 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c – paragraph 1
allows for a prevailing minimum line speed of 160 km/h for passenger trains, where the topography allows, on the passenger lines of the extended core network;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 895 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c – paragraph 2
If the topography does not allow for above speed parameters, the requirements may not be applied without exemption procedure. When constructing or upgrading a passenger line of the extended core network or sections thereof, Member States shall perform a study to analyse the feasibility and economic relevance of higher speeds, and build or upgrade the line to such higher speed where its feasibility and economic relevance are demonstrated.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 897 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall ensure that the railway infrastructure of the core network, includingexcept connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), by 31 December 2030:
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 901 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) meets the requirements set out in Article 15(2), points (a) to (d), and of a prevailing minimum operational line speed of 100 km/h, where the topography allows, for freight trains on the freight lines of the core network;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 902 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
If the topography does not allow for above speed parameters, the requirements may not be applied without exemption procedure.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 907 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall ensure that the railway infrastructure of the core network, includingexcept connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), by 31 December 2040:
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 914 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) isolated networks are exempted from tThe requirements underset out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4; do not apply to isolated networks.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 918 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure that the railway infrastructure connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), meet the requirements of Articles 15 and 16: – on the core network by 31 December 2030; – on the extended core network by 31 December 2040; and – on the comprehensive network by 31 December 2050. Where the rail freight terminals, ports or airports are not capable of meeting the requirements pursuant to Articles 15 or 16, or are exempted from such requirements, the corresponding railway infrastructure connections pursuant to Article 14(1) shall be considered compliant whereby meeting the requirements of the corresponding terminals, ports or airports. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases including reasons of cost- efficiency of the service, exemptions to the requirement set out in Articles 15 and 16 may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio- economic cost-benefit analysis and an assessment of the impact on interoperability. An exemption shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council, be coordinated with and agreed by the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable; At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases where specific geographic or significant physical constraints prevent such provision, exemptions to the requirement set out in Article 15(2), point (d) may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 919 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Without prejudice to paragraph 4, upon at the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions shall be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of requirements referred to in this article on the ground of specific geographical or significant physical constraints, negative result of socio-economic cost-benefit analysis or potential negative impacts on environment or biodiversity. Any such request shall be substantiated with sufficient justification. The request for exemptions shall be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) in case of cross-border sections. A Member State may request the granting of several exemptions in a single request.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 922 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a European standard nominal track gauge for rail 1. Member States shall ensure that any new railway line of the European Transport corridors provides for the European standard nominal track gauge of 1435 mm. That requirement is considered to be met when 1435 mm track gauge trains can circulate on the infrastructure at the latest: – by 2030 for the core network, and – by 2040 for the extended core network. For the purposes of this Article new railway line means any line for which construction works have not started on …[the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. 2. Member States with an existing rail network, or a part thereof, with a track gauge different from that of the European standard nominal track gauge of 1435 mm shall carry out an assessment study, at the latest three years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, assessing the viability of migration of the existing railway lines located on the European Transport Corridors in view of their possible migration to the European standard nominal track gauge of 1435 mm. The assessment study shall include a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis on the viability of the possible migration. 3. Based on the assessment under paragraph 2, if appropriate according to the outcomes of the study, the Member States concerned are encouraged to draw up, where relevant, at the latest two years following the completion of the assessment study, a plan for the migration of those identified lines. The plan shall be coordinated with the neighbouring Member State(s) concerned by the migration and provide for an indicative timeline for the migration. 4. The priorities for infrastructure and investment planning resulting from the plans referred to in paragraphs 3 shall be included in the first work plan of the European Coordinator for a European Transport Corridor of which the freight railway lines with a track gauge different from that of the European standard nominal track gauge is part, in accordance with Article 53. 5. Upon the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, an exemption from the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of the requirement referred to in paragraph 1 for new railway lines or for part thereof. Any request for exemption shall be based on sufficient justification. In the case of cross-border sections, the requests for exemption shall be coordinated with the neighbouring Member State. The neighbouring Member State may provide an opinion to the Member State requesting the exemption. The Member State shall attach the opinion(s) of the neighbouring Member State(s) to its request. A Member State may request the granting of several exemptions in a single request. The Commission shall assess the request in view of the justification provided as well as in terms of its significant impact on interoperability and continuity of the railway network, where relevant. The Commission shall take duly into account the opinion(s) of the neighbouring Member State(s) concerned. The Commission may ask additional information to the Member State no later than thirty calendar days following the receipt of request pursuant to the first subparagraph. If the Commission considers that the information provided is insufficient, it may ask the Member State to supplement that information within thirty calendar days from the receipt of that information. The Commission shall take a decision on the requested exemption no later than 6 months following the receipt of the request pursuant to in the second subparagraph or, in case further information has been provided by the Member States concerned pursuant to the third subparagraph, no later than 4 months following the latest receipt of such information, whichever is the latest date. The Commission shall inform other Member States of the exemptions granted pursuant to the fourth subparagraph.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 928 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that on the railway infrastructure of the extended core network and the comprehensive network, including connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), by 31 December 2040:
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 931 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ERTMS is equippedon the railway infrastructure of the extended core network and the comprehensive network, except connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), ERTMS is equipped, while ensuring a synchronised and harmonised ERTMS deployment trackside and on board of trains;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 933 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ERTMS is equipped trackside and on board of all trains on all TEN-T networks, while all means of useful cooperation between Member States, Infrastructure Managers and Transport Operators are adopted to ensure the a synchronised and harmonised ERTMS deployment;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 942 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) class B systems are decommissionedERTMS is deployed on connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), of the extended core and the comprehensive network where such equipment is deemed necessary by the Member State concerned in coordination with the relevant stakeholders, in particular the infrastructure manager.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 950 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that by 31 December 2030: – the railway infrastructure of the core network, including connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), by 31 December 2030 meets the requirements of paragraph 1, point (a). except connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d),meets the requirements of paragraph 1 – ERTMS is deployed on connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), of the core network where such equipment is deemed necessary by the Member State concerned in coordination with the relevant stakeholders, in particular the infrastructure manager.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 952 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the railway infrastructure of the core network, including connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), by 31 December 2040 meets the requirement of paragraph 1, point (b).deleted
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 956 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that on the railway infrastructure of the core network, the extended core network and the comprehensive network, including connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), as of 31 December 202530, in case of construction of a new line or upgrade of the signalling system, radio-based ERTMS is being deployed.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 963 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure that radio-based ERTMS is deployed by 31 December 2050 on connections referred to in Article 14(1), point (d), of the core network, the extended core network and the comprehensive network, where such equipment is deemed necessary by the Member State concerned in coordination with the relevant stakeholders, in particular the infrastructure manager. In case of construction of a new line, such deployment shall be ensured as of 31 December 2030.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 965 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The requirements set out in paragraphs 1 to 5 do not apply to isolated networks.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 968 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. At theWithout prejudice to paragraph 5a, upon request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions mayshall be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5. Any request for exemption shall be based on anegative result of socio-economic cost-benefit analysis and an assessment of the impact on interoperability. An exemption shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 , be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable. y such request shall be substantiated with sufficient justification. The request for exemptions shall be coordinated with the neighbouring Member State(s) in case of cross-border sections. The neighbouring Member State(s) may provide an opinion to the Member State requesting the exemption. The Member State shall attach the opinion(s) of the neighbouring Member State(s) to its request. A Member State may request the granting of several exemptions in a single request. Requested exemptions shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council59. The Commission shall assess the request in view of the justification provided under the first subparagraph as well as in terms of its significant impact on interoperability. The Commission shall take duly into account the opinion(s) of the neighbouring Member State(s) concerned. The Commission may ask additional information to the Member State no later than thirty calendar days following the receipt of request pursuant to the first subparagraph. If the Commission considers that the information provided is insufficient, it may ask the Member State to supplement that information within thirty calendar days from the receipt of that information. The Commission shall take a decision on the requested exemption no later than 6 months following the receipt of the request pursuant to in the first subparagraph or, in case further information has been provided by the Member States concerned pursuant to the third subparagraph, no later than 4 months following the latest receipt of such information, whichever is the latest date. In the absence of an explicit decision by the Commission within such time limits, the exemption shall be deemed to be granted. The Commission shall inform other Member States of the exemptions granted pursuant to this Article. __________________ 59 Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44).
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 969 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions mayshall be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts in respect of requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5a. Any request for exemption shall be based on negative result of a socio- economic cost-benefit analysis and an assessment of the impact on interoperability. An exemption shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council59 , be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicabley such request shall be substantiated with sufficient justification elements. The request for exemptions shall be coordinated and agreed with the neighbouring Member State(s) where applicable. A Member State may request the granting of several exemptions in a single request. Requested exemptions shall comply with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council59. The Commission shall assess the request in view of the elements justification provided under the first subparagraph. __________________ 59 Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44).
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 996 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Operational requirements for the European Transport Corridors 1. by 31 December 2030, the quality of services provided by infrastructure managers to railway undertakings, technical and operational requirements for infrastructure use and procedures related to border controls do not prevent the operational performance of rail freight services along the rail freight lines of the European Transport Corridors from meeting the following target values: (a) border section, the dwelling time of all freight trains crossing the border does not exceed 15 minutes on average. Dwelling time of a train on a cross-border section means the total additional transit time that can be attributed to the existence of the border crossing, irrespective of the underlying causes, such as police border controls and procedures or considerations of infrastructural, operational, technical and administrative nature, without taking into account the time that cannot be attributed to the border crossing, such as operational procedures carried out in facilities located in the proximity of the border crossing but not intrinsically related to it; (b) crossing at least one border of a European Transport Corridor arrive at their destination, or at the external Union border if their destination is outside the Union, at their scheduled time or with a delay of less than 30 minutes. 2. Member States shall modify, as appropriate, contractual agreements referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2012/34/EU and take appropriate measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 to meet the target values set out in points (a) and (b) of the first paragraph.Article 18 deleted Member States shall ensure that, for each internal Union cross- at least 90% of the freight trains
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 998 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that, by 31 December 2030, the quality of services provided by infrastructure managers to railway undertakings,on the rail networks, the technical and operational requirements for infrastructure use and procedures related to border controls do not prevent the operational performance of rail freight services along the rail freight lines of the European Transport Corridors from meeting the following target values:
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1003 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for each internal Union cross- border section, the dwelling time of all freight trains crossing the border doesshall not exceed 1530 minutes on average. Dwelling time of a train on a cross-border section means the total additional transit time that can be attributed to the existence of the border crossing, irrespective of the underlying causes, such as police border controls and procedures or considerations of infrastructural, operational, technical and administrative nature, without taking into account the time that cannot be attributed to the border crossing, such as operational procedures carried out in facilities located in the proximity of the border crossing but not intrinsically related to it;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1006 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) at least 9075% of the freight trains crossing at least one border of a European Transport Corridor arrive at their destination, or at the external Union border if their destination is outside the Union, at their scheduled time or with a delay of less than 30 minutes.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1010 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission, in close cooperation with all the rail stakeholders, shall ensure that a digital capacity management system, which enables passenger and freight operators to book a cross-border train path, will be developed by 31 December 2025. Member States shall fully deploy the system on the rail lines of the European Transport Corridors core and extended core networks by 31 December 2027.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1042 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) developing innovative alternative fuels technologies for railways, such as hydrogen for sections that are exempted from the electrification requirement where the economic viability of such projects has been established on basis of a cost-benefit analysis.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1053 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) inland ports, including basic port infrastructure in the form of internal basins, quay walls, berths, jetties, docks, dykes, backfills, platforms, land reclamation and the infrastructure necessary for transport operations within the port area and outside the port area;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1079 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 2
The reference water levels shall be established on the basis of the number of days per year on which the actual water level exceeded the specified reference water level. The Commission shall adopt implementing actsSubject to the approval of the Member States concerned in accordance with Article 172 TFEU, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts, to be elaborated in close cooperation with such Member States and, if applicable, in consultation with river navigation commissions set up by international agreements, specifying the reference water levels referred to in the previous subparagraph per river basincorridor, per waterway or per waterway section.. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1091 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions from the minimum requirements referred to in paragraph (3), point (a), may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, the assessment of specific geographic or significant physical constraints and/or of potential negative impacts on environment and biodiversity. Member States carrying out activities for the development of inland waterway infrastructure improving navigability in accordance with national and EU strategy papers on sustainable transport development may apply for exemptions from the minimum requirements.
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1154 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) maritime ports of the comprehensive network with the total annual cargo flow of more than 3 million tons, will be connected with the rail and road infrastructure and, where possible, inland waterways, except where specific geographic or significant physical constraints prevent such connection;
2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1267 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) where the average annual air temperature is above 8 C, air transport infrastructure provides for pre-conditioned air supply to stationary aircraft.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1383 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensure suitable conditions for emerging technologies such as automated train services, autonomous vehicles and passenger and freight drones and promote their wider use so as to maintain the EU’s leading position in the field and encourage private and public infrastructural investment in new mobility options, such as urban last mile drones, elevated cycle paths, maglev trains and the Hyperloop, while preserving and promoting the principle of technological neutrality;
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1546 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1
1. Each European Coordinator of the European Transport Corridors and the two horizontal priorities shall draw up, in the consultation with Member States, at the latest two years after the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter every four years, a work plan that provides a detailed analysis of the state of implementation of the corridor or horizontal priority under his/her competence and its compliance with the requirements of this Regulation as well as the priorities for its future development.
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1621 #

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Annex PART III to Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 is amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation. .
2022/11/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Digitalisation is changing the world of work, improving productivity and enhancing flexibility, while also carrying some risks for employment and working conditions. Algorithm-based technologies, including automated monitoring and decision-making systems, have enabled the emergence and growth of digital labour platforms and have created economic opportunity for hundreds of thousands of EU citizens and businesses while offering choice and value to consumers in the EU.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Platform work is performed by individuals through the digital infrastructure of digital labour platforms that provide a service to their customers. By means of the algorithms and artificial intelligence, the digital labour platforms mayare creating efficiencies that benefit the individuals, businesses and consumers and they may exert control, to a lesser or greater extent – depending on their business model – the performance of the work, its remuneration and the relationship between their customers and the persons performing the work. Platform work can be performed exclusively online through electronic tools (‘online platform work’) or in a hybrid way combining an online communication process with a subsequent activity in the physical world (‘on-location platform work’). Many of the existing digital labour platforms are international business actors deploying their activities and business models in several Member States or across borders.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Therefore, the proposed solutions should help platform workers to continue their professional activities with their preferred flexibility to organise and control their own status (e.g. as an additional source of income), workload and schedule.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Underlines that most platform workers have another job or other source of income and for most of whom platform activities are not their primary employment1a. According to research, platform workers tend to be low paid, but with a few relatively good incomes. Furthermore, workers in the platform economy tend to be younger and more highly educated than the wider population1b. __________________ 1a Study of the Value of Flexible Work for Local Delivery Couriers, p.5 1b The Social Protection of Workers in the Platform Economy https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2017/614184/IPOL_STU(20 17)614184_EN.pdf
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Court cases in several Member States have shown the persistencecases of misclassification of the employment status in certain types of platform work, in particular in sectors where digital labour platforms exert a certain degree of control over the remuneration and performance of work. While digital labour platforms frequently classify persons working through them as self-employed or ‘independent contractors’, many courts have found that the platforms exercise de facto direction and control over those persons, often integrating them in their main business activities and unilaterally determining the level of remuneration. Those courts have therefore reclassified purportedly self-employed persons as workers employed by the platforms. However, with different national definitions of employee and employment relationship, national case law has resulted in diverse outcomes and digital labour platforms have adapted their business model in various ways, thus increasing the lack of legal certainty over the employment status.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 46 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The allocation of work through algorithms, an essential feature of the business model of many platforms, can have a very negative impact on working conditions. Often the allocation of work is not transparent and perceived as unfair by those working through the platform. In practice, these individuals are often on standby waiting for a job assignment and feel that competition is high, which can cause stress and worsen their work-life balance. In addition, this can lead to a reduction in autonomy and control of the work done through the platform. However, it should be noted that this does not apply to all platforms equally.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The popularity of some platforms, in particular transport and food delivery, increased significantly during the pandemic, mainly because they provided access to certain services during a period of isolation. According to research, more than 60% of EU residents say that, even after the COVID-19 crisis, they do not intend to stop using online services, including, for instance, the possibility of ordering meals online.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The number of platforms active in the EU has increased from 463 in 2016 to 516 in March 2021. In recent years, however, net growth in platforms has slowed down significantly. This can be explained by a decrease in the number of newly launched platforms, and an increase both in the number of platforms taken offline due to limited longer-term viability, and in merger and acquisition activity. Nevertheless, the platform economy in the EU has increased almost fivefold during the same period, from an estimated EUR 3.4 billion in 2016 to about EUR 14 billion in 2020. The majority of this activity falls under taxi and food delivery services, both of which were strongly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak (-35% and +125% respectively). The earnings of people working through platforms have only increased by about 2.5 times in the past five years, from an estimated EUR 2.6 billion in 2016 to EUR 6.3 billion in 2020. About half of this amount is earned by people active on the top five platforms, involving predominantly food delivery and taxi services. The total earnings of people working through platforms are estimated to have decreased somewhat due to COVID-191f. __________________ 1f Digital Labour Platforms in the EU. Mapping and Business Models, p.8
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) Platforms with their origin outside the EU play an important role in the EU. Platform economy (23% of active platforms and 49% in terms of earnings). Most of these platforms intermediating on-location services nevertheless have an office in the EU, whereas the platforms intermediating online services tend not to have an office in the EU. In total, less than a tenth of the work done through platforms is provided through platforms without an office in the EU1g. __________________ 1g Digital Labour Platforms in the EU. Mapping and Business Models, p.8
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 d (new)
(9d) The large majority of people working through the selected platforms are, according to the information available, free to choose and change their working time, in that they themselves can log onto the platform when they like or can choose their hours of availability. Only an estimated 3% of earnings of people working through selected platforms are locked into an agreed working time. Moreover, none of the platforms surveyed included an ‘exclusivity of services’ provision in their T&Cs1h. __________________ 1h Digital Labour Platforms in the EU. Mapping and Business Models, p.11
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 52 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Council Recommendation 2019/C 387/0158 on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed recommends Member States to take measures ensuring formal and effective coverage, adequacy and transparency of social protection schemes for all workers and self-employed. Member States currently have varying degrees of providing social protection to the self- employed and the issue of social security remains an exclusive competence of the Member States. _________________ 58 Council Recommendation of 8 November 2019 on access to social protection for workers and the self- employed (2019/C 387/01) (OJ C 387, 15.11.2019, p. 1).
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Ensuring correct determination of the employment status should not prevent the improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work. Where a digital labour platform decides – on a purely voluntary basis or in agreement with the persons concerned – to pay for social protection, accident insurance or other forms of insurance, training measures or similar benefits to self-employed persons working through that platform, those benefits as such should not be regarded as determining elements indicating the existence of an employment relationship.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) Effective implementation of the legal presumptioncorrect determination of the employment status through appropriate measures, such as disseminating information to the public, developing guidance and strengthening controls and field inspections is essential to ensure legal certainty and transparency for all parties involved. These measures should take into account the specific situation of start-ups to support the entrepreneurial potential and the conditions for the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Union.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. 2 a. Member States shall take supporting measures to ensure the correct determination of the employment status referred to in paragraph 1 while taking into account the impact on start-ups, avoiding capturing the genuine self- employed and supporting the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms. In particular they shall: (a) ensure that information on the correct determination of the employment status is made publicly available in a clear, comprehensive and easily accessible way; (b) develop guidance for digital labour platforms, persons performing platform work and social partners to understand and implement the correct determination of the employment status including on the procedures for rebutting it; (c) develop guidance for enforcement authorities to proactively target and pursue non-compliant digital labour platforms; (d) strengthen the controls and field inspections conducted by labour inspectorates or the bodies responsible for the enforcement of labour law, while ensuring that such controls and inspections are proportionate and non- discriminatory.
2022/06/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 constitutes the main legal instrument for the prevention of the use of the Union financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing. That Directive sets out a comprehensive legal framework, which Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and the Council23 further strengthened by addressing emerging risks and increasing transparency of beneficial ownership. Notwithstanding its achievements, experience has shown that Directive (EU) 2015/849 should be further improved to adequately mitigate risks and to effectively detect criminal attempts to misuse the Union financial system for criminal purposes and to further integrity of the internal market. _________________ 22 Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73). 23 Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, and amending Directives 2009/138/EC and 2013/36/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 43).
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 241 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The results of risk assessments should, where appropriate, be made available to obliged entities and publicly in a timely manner to enable them to identify, understand, manage and mitigate their own risks.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 243 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) To be able to review the effectiveness of their systems for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, Member States should maintain, and improve the quality of, relevant statistics. With a view to enhancing the quality and consistency of the statistical data collected at Union level, the Commission for the purpose of streamlining the methodology may adopt implementing acts and the AMLA should keep track of the Union-wide situation with respect to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing and should publish regular overviews.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 249 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Central registers of beneficial ownership information are crucial in combating the misuse of legal entities. To ensure that in light of comprehensive framework the registers of beneficial ownership information are easily accessible and contain high-quality data, consistent rules on the collection and storing of this information should be introduced.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 253 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) With a view to enhancing transparency in order to combat the misuse of legal entities, Member States should ensure that beneficial ownership information is stored in a central register located outside the company, in full compliance with Union law. Member States canshould, for that purpose, use a central database, which collects beneficial ownership information, or the business register, or another central register. Member States may decide that obliged entities are responsible for filling in the register. Member States should make sure that in all cases that information is made available to competent authorities and FIUs and is provided to obliged entities when they take customer due diligence measures.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The Commission shall conduct a feasibility assessment engaging all relevant authorities and stakeholders on the development and further streamlining of a European Customer due diligence register.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 262 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) The accuracy of data included in the beneficial ownership registers is fundamental for all of the relevant authorities and other persons allowed access to that data, and to make valid, lawful decisions based on that data. Therefore, where sufficient reasons arise, after careful analysis by the registrars, to doubt the accuracy of the beneficial ownership information held by the registers, legal entities and legal arrangements should be required to provide additional information on a risk-sensitive basis in accordance with national law. In addition, it is important that Member States entrust the entity in charge of managing the registers with sufficient powers to verify beneficial ownership and the veracity of information provided to it, and to report any suspicion to their FIU. Such powers should extend to the conduct of inspections at the premises of the legal entities.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 266 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Moreover, the reporting of discrepancies between beneficial ownership information held in the central registers and beneficial ownership information available to obliged entities and, where applicable, competent authorities, is an effective mechanism to verify the accuracy of the information. AWith an oversight of competent authorities any such discrepancy should be swiftly identified, reported and corrected.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 267 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) In view of ensuring that the mechanism of discrepancy reporting is proportionate and focused on the detection of instances of inaccurate beneficial ownership information, Member States may allow obliged entities to request the customer to rectify discrepancies of a technical nature directly with the entity in charge of the central registers. Such request to the customer shall be implemented in a clear and reliable form. Such option only applies to low-risk customers and to those errors of a technical nature, such as minor cases of misspelt information, where it is evident that that those do not hinder the identification of the beneficial owner(s) and the accuracy of the information.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 319 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
(56) Member States should ensure effective, impartial and risk-based supervision of all obliged entities, preferably by public authorities via a separate and independent national supervisor. National supervisors should be able to perform a comprehensive range of tasks in order to exercise effective supervision of all obliged entities and be accordingly granted with such legal powers.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 333 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 79
(79) The cooperation between financial supervisors and the authorities responsible for crisis management of credit institutions and investment firms, such as in particular Deposit Guarantee Scheme designated authorities and resolution authorities, is necessary to reconcile the objectives to prevent money laundering under this Directive and to protect financial stability and depositors under the Directives 2014/49/EU and 2014/59/EU. Financial supervisors should oversee the performance and quality of customer due diligence process where the credit institution has been determined failing or likely to fail or when the deposits are defined as unavailable, and the reporting of any suspicious transactions to the FIU. Financial supervisors should inform the authorities responsible for crisis management of credit institutions and investment firms of any relevant outcome from the customer due diligence performed and of any account that has been suspended by the FIU.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 354 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Before the end of the period referred to in paragraph 3, the Commission, having consulted the Authority for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism established by Regulation [please insert reference – proposal for establishment of an Anti-Money Laundering Authority - COM/2021/421 final] (AMLA), shall issue and make publicly available a detailed opinion regarding whether the measure envisaged:
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 375 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. With respect to the obliged entities referred to in Article 3, points (3)(a), (b), (d), (e) and (h) to (l), of Regulation [please insert reference – proposal for Anti-Money Laundering Regulation - COM/2021/420 final], Member States shall ensure that supervisors take the necessary measures to prevent persons convicted of money laundering, any of its predicate offences or terrorist financing or their associates from being professionally accredited, holding a management function in or being the beneficial owners of those obliged entities. Member States must ensure that supervisory decisions made under this Article can be subject to administrative appeal.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 406 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Within 2 years of the adoption of the report referred to in paragraph 1, and every fourthree years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the actions taken based on the findings of that report.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 411 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall carry out a national risk assessment to identify, assess, understand and mitigate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing affecting it. It shall keep that risk assessment up to date and review it at least every fourthree years.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 512 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall require that the reporting of discrepancies referred to in paragraph 5 takes place within 214 calendar days after detecting the discrepancy. In cases of lower risk to which measures under Section 3 of Chapter III of Regulation [please insert reference – proposal for Anti-Money Laundering Regulation] apply, Member States may allow obliged entities to request the customer to rectify discrepancies of a technical nature that do not hinder the identification of the beneficial owner(s) directly with the entity in charge of the central registers.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 584 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a The Commission in cooperation with AMLA shall conduct a feasibility assessment engaging all relevant authorities and stakeholders on the development of a European customer due diligence register in order to facilitate its quality and limit shortcomings. The Commission shall report on the study referred to in this Article to the European Parliament and the Council, and, if necessary, submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council for the establishment of a European customer due diligence register.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 973 #

2021/0250(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that, where financial supervisors find that a credit institution has refused to enter intoor continue a business relationship but the documented customer due diligence pursuant to Article 17(2) does not justify such refusal, they shall inform the authority responsible for ensuring compliance by that institution with Directive (EU) 2014/92 or Directive (EU) 2015/2366.
2022/06/27
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 99 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Most crypto-asset transactions are pseudonymous and transparent, and therefore, present a lower risk of money laundering and terrorist financing due to the inherently transparent and immutable nature of blockchain technology which makes it easier to trace crypto-asset transactions;
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 112 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order not to impair the efficiency of payment systems and crypto-asset transfer services , and in order to balance the risk of driving transactions underground as a result of overly strict identification requirements against the potential terrorist threat posed by small transfers of funds or crypto-assets , the obligation to check whether information on the payer or the payee , or, for transfers of crypto-assets, the originator and the beneficiary, is accurate should, in the case of transfers of funds where verification has not yet taken place, be imposed only in respect of individual transfers of funds or crypto-assets that exceed EUR 15000, unless the transfer appears to be linked to other transfers of funds or transfers of crypto-assets which together would exceed EUR 15000, the funds or crypto-assets have been received or paid out in cash or in anonymous electronic money, or where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting money laundering or terrorist financing.
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 140 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
(45a) Crypto-asset service providers should be exempted from the requirement to ensure that transfers of crypto-assets are accompanied by detailed information on both the originator and beneficiary of the transfers if they can demonstrate that they have implemented technical measures which pursue the same objectives of the Regulation and provide an equivalent level of prevention against money laundering and terrorist financing. For a technical measure to be considered as achieving an equivalent level of prevention against money laundering and terrorist financing, competent authorities should consider the extent to which they are capable of identifying and tracing illicit activities and identifying suspicious accounts.
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 141 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules on the information on payers and payees, accompanying transfers of funds, in any currency, and the information on originators and beneficiaries, accompanying transfers of crypto-assets, for the purposes of preventing, detecting and investigating money laundering and, terrorist financing and avoidance of EU sanction, where at least one of the payment or crypto-asset service providers involved in the transfer of funds or crypto- assets is established in the Union.
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 191 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for transfers of funds exceeding EUR 15000, whether those transfers are carried out in a single transaction or in several transactions which appear to be linked, the information on the payer or the payee in accordance with Article 4;
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 195 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) for transfers of funds not exceeding EUR 15000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of funds which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 15000, at least:
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 200 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Article 4(1), and, where applicable, without prejudice to the information required in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 260/2012, where the payment service provider of the payee is established outside the Union, transfers of funds not exceeding EUR 15000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of funds which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 15000, shall be accompanied by at least:
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 234 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 and paragraph 2, the crypto- asset service provider shall be exempted from the requirement to provide the information listed in this Article for transfers of crypto-assets if it can demonstrate that it has implemented technical measures having an equivalent object or effect as requirement in this Article, allowing the provider to achieve the objectives of this Regulation and effectively prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 260 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Article 14(1), transfers of crypto-assets not exceeding EUR 15 000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of crypto-assets which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 15 000, shall be accompanied by at least the following information:
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 270 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of transfers of crypto- assets exceeding EUR 15 000, whether those transfers are carried out in a single transaction or in several transactions which appear to be linked, before making the crypto-assets available to the beneficiary, the crypto-asset service provider of the beneficiary shall verify the accuracy of the information on the beneficiary referred to in paragraph 1 on the basis of documents, data or information obtained from a reliable and independent source, without prejudice to the requirements laid down in Articles 83 and 84 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366.
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 277 #

2021/0241(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In the case of transfers of crypto- assets not exceeding EUR 15 000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of crypto-asset which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 15 000, the crypto-asset service provider of the beneficiary shall only verify the accuracy of the information on the beneficiary in the following cases:
2022/03/03
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 123 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 constitutes the main legal instrument for the prevention of the use of the Union financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing. That Directive sets out a comprehensive legal framework, which Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and the Council24 further strengthened by addressing emerging risks and increasing transparency of beneficial ownership. Notwithstanding its achievements, experience of inaccurate implementation of minimum standards that have led to a fragmented, inefficient environment in the Union, thereby also affecting competition of the financial system in the single market has shown that further improvements should be introduced to adequately mitigate risks and to effectively detect criminal attempts to misuse the Union financial system for criminal purposes. _________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73). 24 Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, and amending Directives 2009/138/EC and 2013/36/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 43).
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 127 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The main challenge identified in respect to the application of the provisions of Directive (EU) 2015/849 laying down obligations for private sector actors, the so- called obliged entities, is the lack of direct applicability of those rules and a fragmentation of the approach along national lines. Whereas those rules have existed and evolved over three decades, as a rule they are still implemented in a manner not fully consistent with the requirements of an integrated internal market. Therefore, it is necessary that rules on matters currently covered in Directive (EU) 2015/849 which may be directly applicable by the obliged entities concerned, as well as other positive examples that Member States have already implemented are addressed in a new Regulation in order to achieve the desired uniformity of application.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 128 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) whereas, in the current unstable situation of increased security threats, the EU legal framework for combating money laundering and terrorist financing should be strengthened and harmonised so as to close existing gaps and tighten up current regulations in order to hinder criminal activity in this area;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 136 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Independent legal professionals, as defined by the Member States, should be subject to this Regulation when participating in financial or corporate transactions, including when providing tax advice, where there is the risk of the services provided by those legal professionals being misused for the purpose of laundering the proceeds of criminal activity or for the purpose of terrorist financing. There should, however, be exemptions from any obligation to report information obtained before, during or after judicial proceedings, or in the course of ascertaining the legal position of a client, which should be covered by the legal privilege. Therefore, legal advice should remain subject to the obligation of professional secrecy, except where the legal professional is taking part in money laundering or terrorist financing, the legal advice is provided for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, or where the legal professional knows that the client is seeking legal advice for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 212 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
(62) Obliged entities may outsource tasks relating to the performance of customer due diligence to an agent or external service provider, unless they are established in third countries that are designated as high-risk, as having compliance weaknesses or as posing a threat to the Union’s financial system. In the case of agency or outsourcing relationships on a contractual basis between obliged entities and external service providers not covered by AML/CFT requirements, any AML/CFT obligations upon those agents or outsourcing service providers could arise only from the contract between the parties and not from this Regulation. Therefore, the responsibility for complying with AML/CFT requirements should remain entirely with the obliged entity itself. The obliged entity should in particular ensure that, where an outsourced service provider is involved for the purposes of remote customer identification, the risk-based approach is respected, as well as the utmost care in ensuring the customer's confidence in the obliged entity’s identity.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 215 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
(63) In order for third party reliance and outsourcing relationships to function efficiently, including the performance of customer due diligence, further clarity is needed around the conditions according to which reliance takes place. AMLA should have the task of developing guidelines on the conditions under which third-party reliance and outsourcing can take place, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the respective parties. To ensure that consistent oversight of reliance and outsourcing practices is ensured throughout the Union, the guidelines should also provide clarity on how supervisors should take into account such practices and verify compliance with AML/CFT requirements when obliged entities resort to those practices.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 255 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) measures to limitstop the misuse of bearer instruments.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 266 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
(7) ‘trust or company service provider’ means any person or arrangement which has a similar structure or function to an express trust that, by way of its business, provides any of the following services to third parties:
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 268 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) acting as, or arranging for another person to act as, a director or secretary of a company, a partner of a partnership, a president of a management board or a similar position in relation to other legal persons;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 277 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
(17a) 'high-level professional sports club' means a legal entity established in a Member State which owns or manages a professional sports club of which at least one team plays in at least one championship of the highest level of the competition in that Member State;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 306 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
(26a) the siblings
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 309 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
(27a) 'high-net-worth individual' means a natural person who owns at least EUR 500 000 or the equivalent in national currency in liquid financial assets;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 329 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) auditors, certified debt collectors, external accountants and tax advisors, and any other natural or legal person that undertakes to provide, directly or by means of other persons to which that other person is related, material aid, assistance or advice on tax matters as principal business or professional activity;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 330 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – introductory part
(b) notaries and other independent legal professionals, recognised as such in accordance with the practice of the Member States, where they participate, whether by acting on behalf of and for their client in any financial or real estate transaction, or by assisting in the planning or carrying out of transactions for their client concerning any of the following:
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 336 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
(d) estate agents, including when acting as intermediaries in the letting of immovable property for transactions for which the monthly rent amounts to EUR 10 000 or more, or five times exceeds the average monthly rent in a Member State, or the equivalent in national currency;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 349 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
(i) persons trading or acting as intermediaries in the trade of works of art, and other similar goods, including when this is carried out by art galleries and auction houses, where the value of the transaction or linked transactions amounts to at least EUR 108 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 354 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point j
(j) persons storing, trading or acting as intermediaries in the trade of works of art when this is carried out within free zones and customs warehouses, where the value of the transaction or linked transactions amounts to at least EUR 108 000 or the equivalent in national currency;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 362 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point l
(l) investment migration operators permitted to represent or offer intermediation services including but not limited to third country nationals seeking to obtain residence rights or a citizenship in a Member State in exchange of any kind of investment, including but not limited to capital transfers, purchase or renting of property, investment in government bonds, investment in corporate entities, donation or endowment of an activity to the public good and contributions to the state budget.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 367 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point l a (new)
(la) high level professional sports clubs
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 375 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. With the exception of casinos and online gambling platforms, Member States may decide to exempt, in full or in part, providers of gambling services from the requirements set out in this Regulation on the basis of the proven low risk posed by the nature and, where appropriate, the scale of operations of such services.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 381 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall notify the Commission of any exemption that they intend to grant in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 without delay. The notification shall include a justification based on the relevant risk assessment under a direct supervision of the Member State for the exemption.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 383 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) confirm that the exemption may be granted by reasoned decision on the basis of the justification given by the Member State;
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 385 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Upon reception of a decision by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 2(a), Member States may adopt the decision granting the exemption. Such decision shall state the reasons on which it is based. Member States shall review such decisions regularly, but no later than one year after the exemption has been granted for the first time, and in any case when they update their national risk assessment pursuant to Article 8 of Directive [please insert reference – proposal for 6th Anti- Money Laundering Directive - COM/2021/423 final].
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 387 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall publish every year in the Official Journal of the European Union the list of exemptions granted and an analytical and factual overview of the exemptions granted pursuant to this Article.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 399 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Those internal policies, controls and procedures shall take into account the national risk assessments and the guidelines of FIUs and supervisors, including the results of controls by the competent authorities.
2022/07/04
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 422 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. OWithout prejudice to national provisions obliged entities shall appoint one executive member of their board of directors or, if there is no board, of its equivalent governing body who shall be responsible for the implementation of measures to ensure compliance with this Regulation (‘compliance manager’). Where the entity has no governing body, the function should be performed by a member of its senior management.
2022/07/05
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 480 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) identify the customer and verify the customer’s identity, ensuring that the methods taken are fully in line with the [GDPR] Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and ensuring that the identification of the obliged entity is provided to the customer in a reliable and trustworthy form via secure authentification process where appropriate;
2022/07/05
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 487 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. financial institutions for the purposes of identifying the customer and verify the customer's identity shall ensure that the methods taken are fully in line with the [GDPR] Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and ensure that the identification of the obliged entity is provided to the customer in a reliable and trustworthy form via secure authentification process where technically possible;
2022/07/05
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 675 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) In addition to the countermeasures selected under this Article the Member States shall not grant citizenship or residence status to nationals of countries designated under Articles 23, 24, or 25 on the basis of national schemes that grant citizenship or residence rights in exchange for any type of investment.
2022/07/05
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 716 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The obliged entity shall ensure that the customer is fully and reliably informed about the obliged entity’s identity.
2022/07/05
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 873 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. Notaries, lawyers and other independent legal professionals, auditors, external accountants and tax advisors shall be exempted from the requirements laid down in Article 50(1) to the extent that such exemption relates to information that they receive from, or obtain on, one of their clients, in the course of ascertaining the legal position of their client, or performing their task of defending or representing that client in, or concerning, judicial proceedings, that is related to suspicious transactions or activities of similar nature, including providing advice on instituting or avoiding such proceedings, whether such information is received or obtained before, during or after such proceedings.
2022/07/05
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 925 #

2021/0239(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
1. Persons trading in goods or providing services may accept or make a payment in cash only up to an amount of EUR 107 000 or equivalent amount in national or foreign currency, whether the transaction is carried out in a single operation or in several operations which appear to be linked and whether the transaction has been done by resident or non-resident.
2022/07/05
Committee: ECONLIBE
Amendment 203 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Electric heavy-duty vehicles need a distinctively different recharging infrastructure than light-duty vehicles. Public accessible infrastructure for electric heavy-duty vehicles is however currently almost unowhere available in the Union. Therefore, it will require a substantially longer period for its development than the infrastructure for light-duty vehicles. A combined approach of distance-based targets along the TEN-T network, targets for overnight recharging infrastructure and targets at urban nodes should ensure that a sufficient publicly accessible infrastructure coverage for electric heavy-duty vehicles is established throughout the Union to support the expected market uptake of battery electric heavy-duty vehicles.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) Exemptions from the infrastructure requirements applicable to the TEN-T Core and Comprehensive network should be possible in duly justified cases, including cases where investment cannot be justified in socio- economic cost-benefit terms.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 231 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) Newly proposed obligations regarding a minimum coverage of publicly accessible recharging points dedicated to light and heavy-duty vehicles on the road network result in increased expectations on distribution system operators to connect recharging points, which will consequently affect distribution system in terms of additional investment cost and its functioning on the daily basis. Therefore, implementation of the tasks resulting from this regulation should take into account the technical and financial capabilities of distribution system operators
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 391 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
(54) The market for alternative fuels and in particular for zero emission fuels is still in the early stages of development and technology is evolving fast. This should likely affect the demand for alternative fuels and consequently for alternative fuels infrastructure across the modes. The Commission should therefore review this Regulation by the end of 20268 in particular as regards the targets setting for electric recharging points for HDV as well as targets for infrastructure for alternative fuels for zero-emission vessels and aircraft in waterborne transport and aviation.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 417 #

2021/0223(COD)

– biomass fuels and biofuels, including biogas and biopropane, as defined in Article 2, points (27), (28) and (33) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001,
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 432 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c – introductory part
(c) ‘alternative fossil fuels’ for a transitional phasetransitional alternative fuels’:
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 508 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
To that end Member States shall ensure that, at the end of each year, starting from the year referred to in Article 24eighteen months after 1 January of the year following that of the entry into force of this Regulation, the following power output targets are met cumulatively:
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 524 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from point (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, Member States may not meet the cumulative power output targets set out in point (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 after the share of fully electric light duty vehicles exceeds 20% of the entire light duty fleet in that particular Member State. Member States shall notify the use of this derogation to the Commission.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 559 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By way of derogation from point (a) and (b) of paragraph 2, along TEN-T core and comprehensive network roads with a total annual average daily traffic density of less than 10.000 light duty vehicles and where the infrastructure cannot be justified in socio-economic cost-benefit terms, a single publicly accessible recharging station which is easily accessible from both travel directions, shall be considered to meet the requirements for both directions, as set out in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 in terms of total power output of the pool and number of stations as required for one travel direction. Additionally, by way of derogation from point (a) and (b) of paragraph 2, along TEN-T core and comprehensive network roads with a total annual average daily traffic density of less than 7500 light duty vehicles and where the infrastructure cannot be justified in socio-economic cost-benefit terms, Member States may extend the maximum distance between charging stations up to 100 km. Member States shall notify the use of this derogation(s) to the Commission.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 585 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) by 31 December 20258, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 1400 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 591 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) by 31 December 20303, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 3500 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 597 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) by 31 December 20303, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 1400 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 602 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) by 1 December 20358, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 3500 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 607 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by 31 December 20303, in each safe and secure parking area at least one recharging station dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles with a power output of at least 100 kW is installed;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 617 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 31 December 20258, in each urban node publicly accessible recharging points dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles providing an aggregated power output of at least 600 kW are deployed, provided by recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 150 kW;
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 622 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) by 31 December 20303, in each urban node publicly accessible recharging points dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles providing an aggregated power output of at least 1200 kW are deployed, provided by recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 150 kW.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 627 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from point (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, along TEN-T core and comprehensive network roads with a total annual average daily traffic density of less than 2000 heavy duty vehicles and where the infrastructure cannot be justified in socio-economic cost-benefit terms, a single publicly accessible recharging station, which is easily accessible from both travel directions, shall be considered to meet the requirements for both directions, as set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 in terms of total power output of the pool and number of stations as required for one travel direction. Additionally, by way of derogation from point (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, along TEN-T core and comprehensive network roads with a total annual average daily traffic density of less than 2000 heavy duty vehicles and where the infrastructure cannot be justified in socio-economic cost-benefit terms, Member States may extend the maximum distance between charging stations up to 100 km. Member States shall notify the use of this derogation(s) to the Commission.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 728 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Operators of publicly accessible recharging points shall ensure that all publicly accessible recharging points operated by them comply with provisions of directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 745 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
To that end Member States shall ensure that by 31 December 2030 publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations with a minimum capacity of 2 t/day and equipped with at least a 700 bars dispenseralong the TEN-T core network are deployed with a maximumn average distance of 15300 km in-between them along the TEN-T core and the TEN-T comprehensive network. Liquid hydrogen shall be made available at publicly accessible refuelling stations with a maximum, but not more than a distance of 4350 km in-between them.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 882 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions from the requirement set out in points (a), (b) and (c) in Paragraph 1, may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio- economic cost-benefit analysis, the assessment of specific geographic or significant physical constraints and/or of potential negative impacts on environment.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1022 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall cooperate with the relevant distribution system operators in preparing their national policy frameworks in relation to deployment of recharging points.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1048 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The regulatory authority of a 3. Member States shall assess in cooperation with distribution system operators concerned, at the latest by 30 June 2024 and periodically every three years thereafter, how the deployment and operation of recharging points could enable electric vehicles to further contribute to the flexibility of the energy system, including their participation in the balancing market, and to the further absorption of renewable electricity. That assessment shall take into account all types of recharging points, whether public or private, and provide recommendations in terms of type, supporting technology and geographical distribution in order to facilitate the ability of users to integrate their electric vehicles in the system. It shall be made publicly available. On the basis of the results of the assessment, Member States shall, if necessary, take the appropriate measures for the deployment of additional recharging points and include them in their progress report referred to in paragraph 1. The assessment and measures shall be taken into account by the system operators in the network development plans referred to in Article 32(3) and Article 51 of Directive (EU) 2019/944.
2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12)(a) thereof,
2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub-sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions.deleted
2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to replace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressivelyis supposed to be complementary to the current mechanisms. It should be phased in, while the potential withdrawal of free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. The combined and should be considered no earlier trhansitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Un upon completion of the pilot phase of the CBAM and after carrying out a thorough analysis of the real impact of the new mechanism on the stability of the internal market and the competitiveness of Union production.
2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 11
11. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 28 to amend the lists in Annex II, Sections A or B, depending on whether the conditions in paragraphs 5, 7 or 9 are satisfied.
2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 41 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Any declarant shall, prior to importing goods as referred to in Article 2, apply to the cCompetent authoritymission at the place where it is established, for an authorisation to import those goods into the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 63 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 3
Fertilisersdeleted
2022/02/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 550 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 3
Fertilisersdeleted
2022/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 25 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
2022/02/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in 2022, on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during 2021, 2022 and 2023 and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
2022/02/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 20168, 20179 and 201820, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. _________________ 32 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) With the setting of bindingcative national annual targets for greenhouse gas removals based on the reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals from 2026 onwards, the rules for target compliance should be set out. The principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should apply mutatis mutandis, with a penalty for non- compliance calculated in the following way: 108% of the gap between the assigned target and the net removals reported in the given year will be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported in the subsequent year by the Member State.
2022/02/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in 2022, on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during 2021, 2022 and 2023 and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidly climate-neutral by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate- neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land-based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensuring that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State. _________________ 34 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p.1).deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2021/0201(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192 (12) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to whichand the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9- 0320/2021),
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12) thereof,
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) With the setting of binding national annual targets for greenhouse gas removals based on the reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals from 2026 onwards, the rules for target compliance should be set out. The principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should apply mutatis mutandis, with a penalty for non-compliance calculated in the following way: 108% of the gap between the assigned target and the net removals reported in the given year will be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported in the subsequent year by the Member State.deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) commitments of Member States to take the necessary measures aiming towards the collective achievement of climate-neutrality in the Union by 2035 in the land use, land use change and forestry sector including emissions by the non- CO2 agriculture.’;deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation also applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Section A of Annex I, reported pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and occurring on the territories of Member States from 2031 and onwards, in any of the land categories listed in paragraph 2, points (a) to (j) and in any of the following sectors: (a) enteric fermentation; (b) manure management; (c) rice cultivation; (d) agricultural soils; (e) prescribed burning of savannas; (f) field burning of agricultural residues; (g) liming; (h) urea application; (i) ‘other carbon-containing fertilizers’; (j) ‘other’.deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310225 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account, amongst others, the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 20189, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, and other relevant country-specific factors, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. Where Member States can and are willing to achieve higher, they are encouraged to do so. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 154 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions in the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (j), shall aim to be net zero by 2035 and the Union shall achieve negative emissions thereafter. The Union and the Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the collective achievement of the target for 2035. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025 and on the basis of integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by each Member State pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 by 30 June 2024, make proposals for the contribution of each Member State to the net emissions reduction.deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in [2022], on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during [2021, 2022 and 2023] and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidly climate-neutral by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate- neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land-based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensuring that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State. __________________ 34Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p.1).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 216 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13c
Article 13cdeleted
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling. Therefore, more thorough studies must be conducted so that we can ensure, that if Member States choose to deploy such practises, they have the means to adequately support individual farmers or forest managers so that there are no detrimental socio-economic effects.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) compliance with the targets pursuant to Article 13c.; deleted Or. en (13(c))
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2021/0201(COD)

Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 climate-neutrality target as laid down in Article 4(4), additional Union policies and measures, and a post-2035 framework, including in the scope of the Regulation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environment.;
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 235 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1) – point ii
the Member State’s commitments and national targets for net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and its contributions aim towards reaching the Union objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and achieving negative emissions thereafter pursuant to Article 4(4) of that Regulation;
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 38 – paragraph 1a
In 2025, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the national inventory data submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of this Regulation, in order to determine the indicative annual targets of net greenhouse gas emissions reduction of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and in order to determine the annual emission allocations of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.;
2022/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 255 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State, the targets must take into consideration the sovereignty and autonomy of each Member State, as well as the challenges each Member State faces in implementing the targets.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 263 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Discontinuing the current accounting rules after 2025 creates a need for alternative provisions for natural disturbances such as fire, pest, and storms, in order to address uncertainties due to natural processes or as a result of climate change in the land use, land use change and forestry sector. A flexibility mechanism linked to natural disturbances should be available to Member States in [2032], provided that they have exhausted all other flexibilities at their disposal, put in place appropriate measures to reduce the vulnerability of their land to such disturbances and that the achievement by the Union of the 2030 target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector is completed.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) With the setting of binding national annual targets for greenhouse gas removals based on the reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals from 2026 onwards, the rules for target compliance should be set out. The principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should apply mutatis mutandis, with a penalty for non-compliance calculated in the following way: 108% of the gap between the assigned target and the net removals reported in the given year will be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported in the subsequent year by the Member State.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 286 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In view of setting out the net greenhouse gas removals targets for the Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030, the Commission should exercise a comprehensive review to verify the greenhouse gas inventory data for the years [2021, 2022 and 2023]. For this purpose, a comprehensive review should be carried out in 2025, in addition to the comprehensive reviews that the Commission is to carry out in 2027 and 2032 in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Efforts to curb and eventually reverse the adverse effects of climate change by means of increasing carbon removals and sequestration are undertakings at a global level. The Union and Member States should encourage partners and third parties to also take action in the land use, land use change, and forestry sectors at the COP27 and COP28 and in other international settings.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 332 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(e) commitments of Member States to take the necessary measures aiming towards the collective achievement of climate-neutrality in the Union by 2035 in the land use, land use change and forestry sector including emissions by the non- CO2 agriculture.’;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation also applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Section A of Annex I, reported pursuant to Artdeleted enteric fermentation; manure management; ricle 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and occurring on the territories of Member States from 2031 and onwards, in any of the land categories listed in paragraph 2, points (a) to (j) and in any of the following sectors: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) residues; (g) (h) (i) fertilizers’; (j)cultivation; agricultural soils; prescribed burning of savannas; field burning of agricultural liming; urea application; ‘other carbon-containing ‘other’.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 423 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual indicative targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on, inter alia, where appropriate, the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years [2021, 2022 and 2023], reported by each Member State. The value of the 310225 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the indicative targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years [2021, 2022 and 2023] submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 445 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions in the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (j), shall aim to be net zero by 2035 and the Union shall achieve negative emissions thereafter. The Union and the Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the collective achievement of the target for 2035. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025 and on the basis of integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by each Member State pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 by 30 June 2024, make proposals for the contribution of each Member State to the net emissions reduction.’;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 471 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 a (new)
3 a. the following Article 4a is inserted: ‘Article 4a Natural disturbances 1. Member States shall be swiftly provided with adequate additional financial, technical, and know-how support in the event of natural disturbances that hinder progress in achieving the national or Union targets for removals of greenhouse gases as set out in this regulation to respond to the issue effectively. 2. Member States shall also have increased flexibility in the national or Union targets for removals of greenhouse gases as set out in this regulation, proportional to the natural disturbance which has occurred. 3. Where a Member State is struggling, despite its best efforts, to make steady progress in reducing net emissions and increase net removals of greenhouse gases covered by this regulation, it shall be provided with adequate additional, technical, and know-how support to reverse this trend’;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 483 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. Based on the proposed forest reference levels submitted by Member States, on the technical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article and, where applicable, on the revised proposed forest reference level submitted under paragraph 7 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 amending Annex IV with a view to laying down the forest reference levels to be applied by the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2025.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 504 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products, that have a carbon sequestration effect, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity.;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 523 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 11 – paragraph 3
(a) paragraph 3 is deleted;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 550 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Finland may compensate up to an additional 5[X] million tonnes of CO2 equivalent accounted emissions under the land accounting categories managed forest land, deforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland, in the period from 2021 to 2025, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 561 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 a – paragraph 3
3. The additional compensations may [not] be subject to transfer pursuant to Article 12 of this Regulation or Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 593 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the difference in the Union between the annual sum of all greenhouse gas emissions and removals on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), and the Union target [of 310225 million tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals] is negative, in the period from 2026 to 2030.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 600 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When assessing whether, within the Union, total emissions exceed total removals as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c), the Commission shallmay, in close consultation with Member States, determine whether to include 20% of net removals not banked by Member States from the period from 2021 to 2025 on the basis of the impact of natural disturbances and applying information submitted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article. The Commission shall in that assessment also ensure that double counting is avoided by Member States, in particular in the exercise of the flexibilities set out in Article 12 of this Regulation and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 609 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c
(14) the following Article 13c is inserted: Article 13c Governance of the targets If the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions and removals of a Member State in 2032 exceed the annual targets of that Member State for any specific year of the period 2026 to 2030, taking into account the flexibilities used pursuant to Articles 12 and 13b, the following measure shall apply: An amount equal to the amount in tonnes of CO2 equivalent of the excess greenhouse gas net emissions, multiplied by a factor of 1,08, shall be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported by that Member State in the following year, in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 15.;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 652 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation to supplement this Regulation in order to lay down the rules for the recording and an accurate carrying out of the following operations in the Union Registry established pursuant to Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999:
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 654 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) compliance with the targets pursuant to Article 13c.;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 672 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 climate-neutrality target as laid down in Article 4(4), additional Union policies and measures, and a post-2035 framework, including in the scope of the Regulation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environmentmay, following close consultation with Member States, make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate.;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 687 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point ii
the Member State’s commitments and national targets for net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and its contributions aim towards reaching the Union objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and achieving negative emissions thereafter pursuant to Article 4(4) of that Regulation;;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 698 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a
In 2025, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the national inventory data submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of this Regulation, in order to determine the indicative annual targets of net greenhouse gas emissions reduction of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and in order to determine the annual emission allocations of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 725 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 1
Member State Value of the net greenhouse gas emissions reduction in kt of CO2 equivalent in 2030 Belgium Regulation (EU) 2018/841 which currently may be achieved in 2030 in the baseline scenario Belgium -1 352 -1 200 Bulgaria -9 718 -7 900 Czechia -1 228 Denmark -6 400 Denmark 5 338 Germany -30 840 Estonia -2 545 Ireland 3 728 Greece -4 373 Spain -43 635 France -34 046 Croatia -5 527 Italy -35 758 Cyprus 5 800 Germany 6 100 Estonia -500 Ireland 9 100 Greece -2 900 Spain -33 300 France -43 000 Croatia -3 600 Italy -21 000 Cyprus -352 -400 Latvia -644 Lithuania -4 633 Luxembourg 3 700 Lithuania -3 700 Luxembourg -403 Hungary -400 Hungary -5 724 -700 Malta 2 0 Netherlands 4 523 Austria -5 650 Poland -38 098 5 100 Austria -4 000 Poland -26 000 Portugal -1 358 Romania -25 665 -10 800 Romania -24 000 Slovenia -146 Slovakia -6 821 Finland -17 754 Sweden -3 900 Slovakia -6 100 Finland -20 800 Sweden -47 321 -34 100 EU-27 -310 -225 000
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 726 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 2 (new)
Member State Value of the net greenhouse gas emissions reduction in kt of CO2 equivalent in 2030 Belgium [-1 352 ] Bulgaria [-9 718 ] Czechia [-1 228 ] Denmark 5 338 [5 338] Germany [-30 840 ] Estonia [-2 545 ] Ireland 3 728 [3 728] Greece [-4 373 ] Spain [-43 635 ] France [-34 046 ] Croatia [-5 527 ] Italy [-35 758 ] Cyprus -352 [-352] Latvia -644 [-644] Lithuania [-4 633 ] Luxembourg [-403] Hungary -403 Hungary[-5 724] Malta [2] Netherlands -5 724 Malt[4 523] Austria [-5 650] Poland 2 Netherlands 4 523 Austr[-38 098] Portugal [-1 358] Romania [-25 665] Slovenia -5 650 Poland [-146] Slovakia -38 098 Portugal[-6 821] Finland -1 358 Romania -25 665 Slovenia -146 Slovakia -6 821 Finland -17 754 Sweden [-17 754 ?] Sweden [-47 321] EU-27 -47 321 EU-27 [-310 000 ]
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 727 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 3 (new)
Member State Value of the netAverage greenhouse gas emissions reduction in kt of CO2 equivalent in 2030 Belgiumfor the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Belgium -1 352 9 Bulgaria -9 797 Czechia -9 718 Czechia 1 875 Denmark 2 040 Germany -22 161 Estonia -1 228 Denmark892 Ireland 4 266 Greece -3 640 Spain 5 338 Germany-38 863 France -305 84079 EstonCroatia -2 54-5 465 Irelandtaly 3 728 Greece -35 664 Cyprus -4 373 Spain318 Latvia -43 635 France -34 046 Croat-2851 Lithuania -5 527 Italy -35 758 Cyprus6 608 Luxembourg -352 Latvia -644 Lithuania358 Hungary -4 633 Luxembourg -403 Hungary5 124 Malta -5 724 Malta 0.6 2 Netherlands 4 523 Austria -5 650 Poland -38 098 Portugal 4 592 Austria -4 782 Poland -31 256 Portugal -1 3583 115 Romania -25 665 Slovenia -146 -31 406 Slovenia -610 Slovakia -6 3821 Finland -17 7546 660 Sweden -47 321 EU-27 -38 523 EU-27 -310 000 -289 939
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 730 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 1 – introductory sentence
The Union target and the national targets of the Member States of net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(2) to be achieved in 2030in Regulation (EU) 2018/841 which may be achieved in 2030 according to the baseline scenario analysis
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 732 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 2 – introductory sentence
The Union target and the national targets of the Member States of net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(2) which the Union and Member States are encouraged, where possible, to pursue to 2030
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 733 #

2021/0201(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 3 – introductory sentence
The Union and the national levels of the Member States of net greenhouse gas removals averaged for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
— having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019)0640),deleted
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 2 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
— having regard to the Commission communication of 14 January 2020 entitled ‘Sustainable Europe Investment Plan – European Green Deal Investment Plan’ (COM(2020)0021),deleted
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 4 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
— having regard to the adoption of the Climate Bank Roadmap by the EIB Board of Directors on 11 November 2020 and to the EIB’s new climate strategy of November 2020,deleted
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 7 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
— having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2020 on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan – How to finance the Green Deal4 , _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0305.deleted
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Special Report entitled ‘European Fund for Strategic Investments: Action needed to make EFSI a full success’, published on 29 January 2019
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses serious concerns about the severeNotes macroeconomic imbalances deriving from the COVID-19 crisis and their related impact on economic growth, investment, resilience, employment rates and socio-economic inequalities; encourages Member States to address emerging imbalances through reforms that enhance economic and social resilience;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the EIB’s crucial role in supporting the economic recovery in the short and medium term in conjunction with the Next Generation EU Recovery Instrument, the EU’s long-term budget, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and other European financial instruments; welcomnotes the EIB’s financial engagement in the EFSI as a way to help overcome the investment gap in the EU; welcomnotes, moreover, the EIB’s central role in supplying advisory support under the InvestEU Advisory Hub;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 36 #

2020/2124(INI)

2 a. Underlines that it is questionable whether EFSI solved the causes of the investment gap or if it merely shifted the risks that private lenders were not willing to take to all European taxpayers;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 37 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Acknowledges the risks of dead- weight loss and moral hazard of EFSI;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Reminds that ECA found that the methodology used to estimate the investment mobilised in some cases overstated the extent to which EFSI support actually induced additional investment in the economy; reminds that some EFSI support just replaced other financing from the EU and the European Investment Bank;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Stresses ECA’s recommendation that for all the investment support instruments for the MFF 2021-2027, the Commission should define a set of indicators measuring the expected results of budgetary guarantees in a realistic manner that enables comparison with other EU financial instruments; in particular, if “investment mobilised” and the “multiplier effect” are used as indicators, the calculation methodology and reporting arrangements should appropriately reflect the extent to which EU budget guarantee support actually induces or mobilises the investment of others;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Is concerned that the lack of comparable performance and monitoring indicators for all EU financial instruments and budgetary guarantees diminishes transparency and the ability to assess results;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2 f. Reminds that the causes of the investment gap, such as record level of public debts, non-performing loans in the banking sector, and high bureaucratic, regulatory and tax burden, have not yet been properly addressed;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 44 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on proper discussion and data-driven analysis of the effectiveness of the possibility that the shareholders of the EIB to agree on a capital increase, both cash- in and callable in nature; emphasises that a capital increase should go hand in hand with greater transparency and democratic accountability;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 55 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the EIB as the EU’s public bank to make the utmost concerted efforts to deliver strong, policy-driven financing activity which gives priority to efficient public purpose projects, in particular those that would not otherwise be ‘bankable’, both within and outside the EU, with a view to addressing the unprecedented global challenges of the decades to come;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, in addition, the subsequent creation of the EUR 25 billion European Guarantee Fund (EGF) in response to the COVID-19 crisis, not least its positive impact in providing financial support to SMEs and the health sector; suggesttresses that the EGF should remain operational beyond 2021; deems it of the utmost importance to step up such initiatives to ensure that funds are reaching the real economyEGF was set up to be temporary in nature and will be able to guarantee loans provided until 31 December 2021;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomNotes the creation of a targeted financing initiative of up to EUR 5.2 billion in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to support countries outside the EU;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that in the light of the successive waves of COVID-19 infections, the efficiency of these instruments will need to be further strengthened and extended; asks the EIB to stand ready to launch new supportive financial initiativesscrutinized and enforced;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 86 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Becoming the EU Climate Bankdeleted
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the adoption by the EIB Board of Directors of the EIB Climate Bank Roadmap for 2021-2025, which provides a crucial framework to support the implementation of the European Green Deal and marks a decisive step towards making the EIB the EU Climate Bank, promoting sustainable investments and protecting the environment during the critical decade ahead;deleted
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomeQuestions the proposal to increase EIB financing for climate action and environmental sustainability, including renewable energies, from around 30 % to at least 50 % by 2025, which would unlock ; underlinvestment of more than EUR 1 trillion over the next decade the importance of accountability and transparency for bodies that receive and provide EU funding;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, however, that the roadmap envisages the introduction of a transition period until the end of 2022, which would mean that the EIB will not be aligned with the objectives of the Paris Agreement until 2023 at the earliest;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 125 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the crucial role of the EIB in meeting the goals of the Just Transition Mechanism and asks for more commitment and concrete action in this respect, namely through structural programme loans, InvestEU and as a financing partner for the public sector loan facility;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 131 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that principle of value for money should represent the cornerstone of all EU funded investments; points out that EU funding should be accompanied by measurable objectives and outputs including a quantifiable and comparable evaluation mechanism that will allow to compare and rank the efficiency of individual EU programmes;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 136 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that efficient investment in innovation, infrastructure and skills are crucial elements to recover from the economic and social crisis, ensure sustainable growth and create high-quality jobs and long-term competitiveness;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 138 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Urges not to repeat mistakes of the past in response to the economic crisis and warns that boosting investment is not an alternative to productivity-enhancing reforms; emphasises that regulatory environment with predictable rules, a level playing field and reduced compliance costs attract private investments;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 155 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the EIB to play a role in assisting and financing the creation of innovation ecosystems and in promoting place-based industrial transformation, where universities, businesses, SMEs and start-ups can develop long-lasting partnerships for the common good; warns against the costs in a form of dead-weight loss, shifting of resources and moral hazard; calls the Commission to properly scrutinize the economic viability of the EIB programs;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 161 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, social welfare systems in the Member States have come under unprecedented strain; calls on the EIB to partner with the Commission and Member States to strengthen social welfare systems and increase investment in the social sector, including by establishing similar targets for social investment to those for digital and green investments;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 166 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the EIB to play an active role in helping Member States to deliver on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, while standing ready to align with the forthcoming Commission action plan and the Social Summit in Porto; points to the importance of ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of the sustainability, economic, social and environmental impact of projects accompanied by measurable result indicators;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 169 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Highlights that public investments are limited as they represent scarce resources mostly funded by the taxpayers; calls on the EIB to prioritise the investments according to their efficiency in order to support economic growth;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 174 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. WelcomNotes the fact that the EIB is the largest multilateral lender in the world that strives to support EU external cooperation and development policies;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 178 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the EIB to prioritiserealise only an efficient investment in infrastructure that helps third countries to realise the UN Sustainable Development Goals and that delivers on social and environmental justice,deliver public services and fair economic opportunities for citizens;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 190 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. RecallNotes its request for an interinstitutional agreement between the EIB and Parliament in order to improve access to EIB documents and data and enhance democratic accountability;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 191 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Proposes the establishment of a protocol for a Memorandum of Cooperation between the EIB and Parliament, applicable with immediate effect, in order to improve interinstitutional dialogue and enhance the EIB’s transparency and accountability;deleted
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 219 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the EIB’s Group Strategy on Gender Equality and Gender Action Plan; regrets the fact that women are still not sufficiently represented in managerial and senior office positions; believes that more needs to be done in this regard during the implementation of the second phase of the Action Plan in 2021;deleted
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 227 #

2020/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the fact that the EIB will review its environmental and social standards and calls for a wide and inclusive public consultation on these issues; invites the EIB to take account of the do-no harm principle in its operations; calls on the EIB to take this opportunity to strengthen its human rights policy;
2021/03/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 7 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 a (new)
— having regard to the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Special Report entitled ‘Resolution planning in the Single Resolution Mechanism’, published on 14 January 2021,
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 20 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Banking Union encompasses a single supervisory mechanism, a single resolution mechanism, and harmonised national deposit guarantee schemes;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas a reinforced Banking Union requires first and foremost accelerated efforts by various Member States to reduce their high levels of non- performing loans and prevent their increase in the future;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 45 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas as long as risks differ greatly between national banking systems, European Deposit Insurance Scheme would pose additional systemic risk for the Banking Union;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 62 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas prudential and anti-money laundering supervision is necessary and equally important;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the sound public finances are necessary condition for the macro- financial stability of the Banking Union;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the near zero interest rates greatly reduce the profitability of banks in one of their most important areas of business activity, the provision of credit for long-term investments;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
J b. whereas the stability of financial institutions in the Banking Union is still a matter of grave concern; whereas the economic downturn will lead to an increase in non-performing loans;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Banking Union has delivered the institutional set-up for greater market integration, through the SSM and the SRM, while a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS) is still lacking;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 101 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that banks’ response to the current crisis demonstrates that the regulatory reforms in the past decade, as well as the institutional set-up, have resulted in better-capitalised and less- leveraged banks; notes, however, that the high level of non-performing loans remains a serious problem in several Member States;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 120 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the vital contribution to addressing the crisis of public guarantee schemes, moratoria on loan repayments for borrowers in financial difficulty, the central banks’ liquidity programmes and the ECB’s targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO) and pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP); warns in this regard over the risk of overshooting the inflation target due to loose monetary policy which could affect the functioning of Banking Union;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 126 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is concerned that loose monetary policy contributes to the lower long-term economic growth and creates an incentive to delay the implementation of the necessary structural reforms;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 137 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the need to further strengthen the financial sector through the completion of the Capital Markets Union which will help to channel credit into the real economy;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 191 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets the failure to ensure full gender balanceliminate gender discrimination in EU financial institutions and bodies;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 197 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Condemns all forms of discrimination and stresses that competence and moral integrity should be the only and mandatory criteria for any job position in EU financial institutions and bodies;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 220 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that ensuring proper and timely management of deteriorated exposures will be key to preventing a build-up of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the short term; advices the Member States to make further efforts to address this issue;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 260 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that as Member States sell increasing amounts of sovereign bonds, their share in banks’ balance sheets grows, potentially aggravating the doom loop; considers thatpoints out that government bonds are not risk-free assets and should not be treated as such; questions whether the creation of Next Generation EU will provide high-quality European assets;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 272 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the EU-wide stress test launched on 29 January 2021 aims to test capital trajectories of banks in a situation of worsening asset quality; stresses the importance to consider the impact of potentially rising interest rates on banks’ balance sheets;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 279 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the efforts of the SSM to provide guidance and clarity to banks for self-assessing and appropriately reporting environmental and climate change-related risks; considers the SSM climate risk stress test an important step in evaluating banks’ practices and identifying concrete areas of improvement; warns, however, of danger of green asset bubbles that could be a consequence of oversubsidizing the sustainable investments;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 300 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. TrustNotes that the introduction of a backstop into the SRF earlier than originally envisaged is positive for the strengthening of the crisis management frameworkincreases risk sharing; advises that risk reduction should precede any form of legacy sharing and risk sharing;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 311 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Endorses ECA’s recommendation that in order to ensure that supervisory action is taken sufficiently early, the SRB and the Commission should approach the legislators and the ECB, in its role as supervisor, and advocate for objective and quantified thresholds for triggering early intervention measures, and reaching the decision that a bank is failing or likely to fail;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 357 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Points out that risks still differ greatly between different national banking systems;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 358 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. Emphasises the potential high risks of EDIS, particularly those related to moral hazard; opposes therefore the completion of the Banking Union through the creation of a fully mutualised EDIS;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 360 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
35 c. Stresses that risk reduction would ensure the level of protection that depositors currently enjoy, without raising the systemic risk through establishing fully mutualised EDIS;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 361 #

2020/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 d (new)
35 d. Questions whether Article 114 would be an appropriate legal basis for the establishment of EDIS;
2021/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 6 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
— having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2019 on fair taxation in a digitalised and globalised economy: BEPS 2.01 , _________________ 1 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0102.deleted
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 33 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the public debt to GDP in the euro area is projected to rise from 86% in 2019 to 103% in 2020; whereas such debt levels may be unsustainable if and when interest rates return to higher levels7a ; _________________ 7a https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/ip_20_799
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas growth has to an important degree relied upon unconventional and, in the long term, unsustainable monetary policy; whereas this monetary policy has failed to create a momentum for productivity-enhancing reforms;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 45 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas monetary policy has not been neutral and has led to large redistribution effects between deficit and surplus countries and between savers and debtors;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 46 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the stability of financial institutions in the Eurozone is still a matter of grave concern; whereas the economic downturn will lead to an increase in non-performing loans;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the Commission’s estimate of the investment needs of the EU for delivering the green transition and digital transformation amounts to at least EUR 595 billion per year8 ; recognises that public investments are limited as they represent scarce resources mostly funded by the taxpayers; underlines the need to prioritise the public investments which enhance economic growth; _________________ 8 Commission Staff Working Document - Identifying Europe's recovery needs, p. 16: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/eco nomy- finance/assessment_of_economic_and_inv estment_needs.pdf
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned with the insufficient progress in trade talks between the EU and UK; urges the Commission to prepare also for the no deal scenario, which would create serious barriers to trade between EU and UK since the beginning of 2021;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 83 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that the EU faces the unprecedented challenge of mitigating the social and economic consequences of the historic recession and setting the course for a rapid economic recovery linked to a sustainable and just transition and digital transformation; is convinced that, for this, a significant increase in public and private investment compared to the 2010s is indispensable and that the increasedappropriate and efficient level of investment must be stabilised for many years to come; calls on Member States to create a regulatory framework that supports private investment;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 92 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that the backbone of the economic recovery lies in the growth- enhancing structural reforms; notes that in order to protect European taxpayer, any assistance from Recovery Plan to each Member State should be conditional on the implementation of the structural reforms recommended in the Country Specific Recommendations;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 95 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that high levels of taxation in Europe are a hindrance to investments, jobs, productivity and competitiveness;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 97 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses that the sound public finances are necessary condition for the macro-financial stability of the Eurozone;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 98 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recalls the positive practice of transparency in several Member States in the form of mandatory disclosure of contracts concluded by the public sector which supports the efficiency of public finances and promotes economic growth;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 102 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the swift and strong response to the crisis in the area of monetary and fiscal policy, at both EU and Member State level, as well as the European Recovery Plan; considers it essential that the recovery package is fully aligned with the EU’s new growth strategy, i.e. in accordance with the principles of the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and with the aim to protect women’s rights and achieve gender equality; demands that funds and resources be directed to projects and beneficiaries that comply with our Treaty- based fundamental values and that recipient firms protect their workers, pay their fair share of taxes, and refrain from paying out dividends or offering share buy- back schemes aimed at remunerating shareholders;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 124 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the activation of the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact, and expects that it will remain activated at least until the end of 2021 in order to support the efforts of the Member States to recover from the pandemic crisis and strengthen their economic and social resilience;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 131 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges Commission to present a roadmap to ensure a swift retraction of the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 151 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the conclusion of the European Fiscal Board (EFB)9 that the fiscal framework has to be revised, and is convinced that the deep economic crisis triggered by the pandemic further exacerbates this need; believes that the review and reform have to meet the above requirements in terms of increasing investment relating to climate change and digitalisation and stabilising the newensure vigorous enforcement of sound budgetary management and secure clear path to sustainable levels of investment, while ensuring sound budgetary managementpublic debt in Member States; _________________ 9EFB Annual report 2019, p. 71 - https:/ec.europa.eu/info/sites/infos/files/20 19-efb-annual-report_en.pdf
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 154 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Regrets the poor enforcement of the EU fiscal rules before the COVID-19 pandemic;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 162 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls that many growth-friendly structural reforms do not require fiscal space but rather legislative and administrative efforts aimed at strengthening market forces and private sector initiatives;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 170 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it essential that the revision of the EU’s fiscal and economic policy framework should be completed by the time the escape clause is repealed and should enable fiscal policy to respond with discretion to shocks in the short term, and to reduce high public debt ratios to an agreed reference value60% GDP in the long term, while allowing a suefficient level of public investment, progressive tax policies and the repayment of loans in a cycle- comfortable manner, and the long-term modernisation of in line with EU fiscal rules, and efficient investment in public commodities;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 180 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Warns that boosting investment should not be seen as an alternative to productivity-enhancing reforms;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 182 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that principle of value for money should represent the cornerstone of all EU funded investments; points out that EU funding should be accompanied by measurable objectives and outputs including a quantifiable and comparable evaluation mechanism that will allow to compare and rank the efficiency of individual EU programmes; underlines the importance of accountability and transparency for bodies that receive EU funding;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 189 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Proposes a combination of expenditure rules for public non- investment expenditure and a golden rule for public investment which is central to both; wishes to see a rapid recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and a transition to a cleaner, socially sustainable and more digital society;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 200 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that the European Semester cycle is a framework for EU Member States to coordinate their budgetary and economic policies;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 202 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Recommends the necessary respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; stresses that Member States must continue to have sufficient flexibility in implementing an appropriate social policy;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 211 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the refocus of the European Semester Spring Package aimed at providing an immediate economic policy response to tackle and mitigate the health and socio-economic impact of COVID-19 and reboot economic activity; supports the Commission’s announcement of a reform of the European Semester to convert it into a tool to coordinate the recovery measures, framed by the principles of the EGD, the EPSR and the SDGs; is convinced that this has to include the coordination of measures concerning state aid and tax policies; underlines the need for the integration of a new set of binding sustainability and wellbeing indicators and alternative measurements of growth performanceto define relevant performance indicators measuring progress of implementation of structural reforms;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 228 #

2020/2078(INI)

13. Recognises the role that the Commission has allotted to the European Semester in the Recovery Plan; notes, however, that the effectiveness and success of the alignment of Member States’ investment and reform programmes to the Semester process will depend on the progress of the Semester reform and the above-mentioned reform of the Stability and Growth Pact;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 236 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of Parliament’s democratic role in the economic governance framework in any upcoming Treaty change and, in the meantime, for an Interinstitutional Agreement on Sustainable European Governance granting Parliament a right of consent on the policy recommendations presented in the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey, the euro area fiscal package and the Country Specific Recommendations;deleted
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 258 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Commission to explore new policies suggested by international institutions that support and contribute to financing a just transition and sustainable growth, as well as aiming to restore Member States’ public finances; calls for the new basket of resources to include income stemming from EU policies favouring both the implementation of environmental protection and the preservation of a fair single market;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 271 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the urgent need to complete and reinforce the EMU architecture with a view to protecting citizens and reducing pressure on public finances during external shocks so as to overcome social and economic imbalances, by creating a fiscal capacity for public investment, a macroeconomic stabilisation and cohesion function for the euro area, and a European unemployment benefit reinsurance scheme;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 281 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to further strengthen the financial sector through the completion of the Capital Markets Union;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 283 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Reminds that debt service costs remain low also because of ECB low interest rates policy; recommends to consider the impact of potentially rising interest rates and risks arising from further expansion of the ECB's balance sheet;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 284 #

2020/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Recalls the need to reduce the levels of public debt to help the European economies to be more resilient to shocks, especially in highly indebted countries; warns about higher financing costs in the future once monetary policy accommodation is reduced, especially in the euro area;
2020/07/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 12 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the primary purpose of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) must be to enable internationally effective carbon pricing schemes, to mitigate the leakage dilemma in the context ofpromote global climate ambition with regard to reducing emissions, compliment the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and to prevent distortions to competition and trade; stresses that the CBAM will help the EU to meet its climate targets while keeping a level playing field in international trade, with the aim of galvanising the rest of the world into taking and remaining open to multilateral approaches that contribute effectively to global climate action in line with the Paris Agreement;
2020/11/17
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance of designing, from the outset, the CBAM in a WTO-compliant manner, including ensuring non-discrimination of foreign exporters; notes that should new own resources be vulnerable to legal challenge they threaten the ability of the EU to appropriately and prudently engage in budgetary planning;
2020/11/17
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the CBAM, if used as a basis for an own resource, would bring the revenue side of the EU budget into closer alignment with strategic policy objectives such as delivering a just transition, supporting the European Green Deal, the fight against climate change and facilitating the growth of the circular economy, and that it would thereby help to generate co- benefits, incentives and EU added value;
2020/11/17
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2020/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of various prudent revenue estimates ranging from 5 to 14 billion EUR per year, depending on the scope and design of the new instrument; highlights the fact that the EU budget is in any event uniquely suited to absorbing fluctuations of revenue or even long-term regressive effects; considers that it may be beneficial to phase the implementation of the CBAM, beginning with pilot sectors, such as steel, cement, fertilisers and electricity, prior to broader application to all imports; further considers that this may allow for an assessment of the economic impact across the Member States, and for corrective action in the event that disproportionate negative impacts are felt in any European region;
2020/11/17
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 65 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to take into account the immediate impact of the adverse consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union on the Member States and their economies and the need to adopt mitigating measures, as appropriate, prior to the expiry of the transition period, the eligibility period for implementing such measures should start as from 1 July 2020 and be concentrated over a limited period of 30 monthslast until 31 December 2024.
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 76 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to enable Member States to deploy the additional resources and to ensure sufficient financial means to swiftly implement measures under the Reserve, a substantial amount thereofthe total amounts of the Reserve allocated to each Member State should be disbursetermined in 2021 as pre-financing, with those amounts distributed as pre-financing in three annual tranches. The distribution method should take into account the importance of trade with the United Kingdom and the importance of fisheries in the United Kingdom exclusive economic zone, based on reliable and official statistics. Given the unique nature of the event that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union constitutes and the uncertainty that has surrounded key aspects of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Union after the expiry of the transition period, it is difficult to anticipate the appropriate measures Member States will have to take rapidly to counter the effects of the withdrawal. It is therefore necessary to grant Member States flexibility and in particular to allow the Commission to adopt the financing decision providing the pre-financing without the obligation pursuant to Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation to provide a description of the concrete actions to be financed.
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 102 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘reference period’ means the reference period referred to in Article 63(5), point (a), of the Financial Regulation, which shall be from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 20224;
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 113 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The maximum resources for the Reserve shall be EUR 5 370 994000 000 000 in current2018 prices.
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 115 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a pre-financing amount of EUR 4 244 832 0005 000 000 000 in 2018 prices shall be made available in 2021 in accordance with Article 8 and divided as follows: (a) 2 000 000 000 in 2018 prices in 2021; (b) 1 500 000 000 in 2018 prices in 2022; (c) 1 500 000 000 in 2018 prices in 2023;
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 122 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) additional amounts of EUR 1 126 162 000 shall beAny necessary redistribution of the amounts referred to in point (a) shall be carried out and made available in 2024 in accordance with Article 11.
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 162 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The pre-financing amount described in Article 4 is allocated in two parts, as follows: (a) 4 000 000 000 in 2018 prices; (b) 1 000 000 000 in 2018 prices. The allocation criteria for those pre- financing amounts to be paid by the Commission to Member States are set out in Annex I.
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 218 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Each Member State’s share from pre-financing of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve is determined as the sum of a factor linked to the fish caught in the waters that belong to the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and a factor linked to trade with the UKpplicable factors.
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 220 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Allocations made under Article 8 (1), point (a) shall be determined using the factor linked to the fish caught in the waters that belong to the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the factor linked to trade with the UK. The factor linked to fish caught in the UK EEZ is used to allocate EUR 600 million. The factor linked to trade is used to allocate EUR 3 400 million. Both amounts are expressed in 2018 prices.
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 222 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. Allocations made under Article 8 (1), point (b) shall be determined exclusively on the basis of the factor linked to trade with the UK.
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 234 #

2020/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point h a (new)
h a) ha) to provide a minimum level of access to the funds from the Reserve, no Member State can receive less than EUR 15 million in 2018 prices. The resources needed to ensure this minimum amount are deducted from the other Member States' envelopes, proportionally to their shares not limited by this minimum threshold;
2021/03/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 174 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) To ensure the effectiveness of the review of gatekeeper status as well as the possibility to adjust the list of core platform services provided by a gatekeeper, the gatekeepers should inform the Commission and other particular competent national authorities of all of their intended and concluded acquisitions of other providers of core platform services or any other services provided within the digital sector. Such information should not only serve the review process mentioned above, regarding the status of individual gatekeepers, but will also provide information that is crucial to monitoring broader contestability trends in the digital sector and can therefore be a useful factor for consideration in the context of the market investigations performed by the Commission foreseen by this Regulation.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 191 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) To prevent further reinforcing their dependence on the core platform services of gatekeepers, the business users of these gatekeepers should be free in promoting and choosing the distribution channel they consider most appropriate to interact with any end users that these business users have already acquired through core platform services provided by the gatekeeper and for which the core platform service has already been remunerated. Conversely, end users should also be free to choose offers of such business users and to enter into contracts with them either through core platform services of the gatekeeper, if applicable, or from a direct distribution channel of the business user or another indirect distribution channel such business user may use. This should apply to the promotion of offers and conclusion of contracts between business users and end users. Moreover, the ability of end users to freely acquire content, subscriptions, features or other items outside the core platform services of the gatekeeper should not be undermined or restricted. In particular, it should be avoided that gatekeepers restrict end users from access to and use of such services via a software application running on their core platform service. For example, subscribers to online content purchased outside a software application download or purchased from a software application store should not be prevented from accessing such online content on a software application on the gatekeeper’s core platform service simply because it was purchased outside such software application or software application store.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 242 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) In particular gatekeepers which provide access to software application stores serve as an important gateway for business users that seek to reach end users. In view of the imbalance in bargaining power between those gatekeepers and business users of their software application stores, especially those that are SMEs particularly such as publishers accessing online search engine and online social networks, those gatekeepers should not be allowed to impose general conditions, including pricing conditions, that would be unfair or lead to unjustified differentiation. Pricing or other general access conditions should be considered unfair if they lead to an imbalance of rights and obligations imposed on business users or confer an advantage on the gatekeeper which is disproportionate to the service provided by the gatekeeper to business users or lead to a disadvantage for business users in providing the same or similar services as the gatekeeper. The following benchmarks can serve as a yardstick to determine the fairness of general access conditions: prices charged or conditions imposed for the same or similar services by other providers of software application stores; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for different related or similar services or to different types of end users; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for the same service in different geographic regions; prices charged or conditions imposed by the provider of the software application store for the same service the gatekeeper offers to itself. This obligation should not establish an access right and it should be without prejudice to the ability of providers of software application stores to take the required responsibility in the fight against illegal and unwanted content as set out in Regulation [Digital Services Act].
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 289 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation in order to strenghten the proper functioning of the internal market shall apply to core platform services provided or offered by gatekeepers to business users established in the Union or end users established or located in the Union, irrespective of the place of establishment or residence of the gatekeepers and irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the provision of service.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 340 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘Business user’ means any natural or legal person acting in a commercial or professional capacity using core platform services on the basis of contractual relationships with the provider of those services for the purpose of or in the course of providing goods or services to end users;
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 378 #

2020/0374(COD)

3. Where a provider of core platform services meets all the thresholds in paragraph 2, it shall notify the Commission thereof within three months after those thresholds are satisfied and provide it with the relevant information identified in paragraph 2.. That notification shall include the relevant information identified in paragraph 2 for each of the core platform services of the provider that meets the thresholds in paragraph 2 point (b). The notification shall be updated wheneverin respect of other core platform services individually meet the thresholds in paragraph 2 point (b)no later than three months after those services individually meet the thresholds in paragraph 2. Where core platform services fall below those thresholds after being notified, the provider shall notify the Commission thereof within three months after those thresholds no longer apply.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 383 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
A failure by a relevantShould the Commission consider that an undertaking provider ofing core platform services to notify the required information pursuant to this paragraphmeets all the thresholds provided in paragraph 2, but has failed to notify the required information pursuant to the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Commission shall require that undertaking pursuant to Article 19 to provide the relevant information relating to the quantitative thresholds identified in paragraph 2 within 30 days. The failure by the undertaking providing core platform services to comply with the Commission’s request pursuant to Article 19 shall not prevent the Commission from designating these providersat undertaking as a gatekeepers pursuant to paragraph 4 at any time based on any other information available to the Commission. Where the undertaking providing core platform services complies with the request, the Commission shall apply the procedure set out in paragraph 4.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 393 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 37 to specify the methodology for determining whether the quantitative thresholds laid down in paragraph 2 are met, and to regularly adjust it to market and technological developments where necessary, in particular as regards the threshold in paragraph 2, point (a).
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 532 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) allow business users and providers of ancillary services access to and interoperability with the same operating system, hardware or software features that are available or used in the provision by the gatekeeper of any ancillary services where such interoperability does not present a disproportionate technical obstacle;
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 572 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) allow business users to promote offers including under different conditions to end users acquired via the core platform service or through other channels, and to conclude contracts with those end users regardless of whether for that purpose they use the core platform services of the gatekeeper or not;
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 588 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The measures implemented by the gatekeeper to ensure compliance with the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6 shall be effective in achieving the objective of the relevant obligation. The gatekeeper shall ensure that these measures are implemented in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC, and with legislation on cyber security, consumer protection and product safety. In the implementation of these measures, the gatekeeper may take reasonable, proportionate and adequately justified steps to ensure service integrity, user security and core functionality of its core platform services.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 599 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds that the measures that the gatekeeper intends to implement pursuant to paragraph 1, or has implemented, do not ensure effective compliance with the relevant obligations laid down in Article 6, it mayshall by decision specify the measures that the gatekeeper concerned shall implement. The Commission shall adopt such a decision within six months from the opening of proceedings pursuant to Article 18.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 606 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. In view of adopting the decision under paragraph 2, the Commission shall communicate to the gatekeeper its preliminary findings within three months from the opening of the proceedings. In the preliminary findings, the Commission shall explain the measures it considers to take or it considers that the provider of core platform services concerned should take in order to effectively address the preliminary findings. The Commission may consult interested third parties demonstrating sufficient interest when drafting the preliminary findings. The preliminary findings shall be public.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 723 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) be accompanied by a delegated act amending Articles 5 or 6 as provided for in Article 10.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 796 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. When threewo or more Member States request the Commission to open an investigation pursuant to Article 15 because they consider that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper, the Commission shall within four months examine whether there are reasonable grounds to open such an investigation.
2021/09/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16 a) “repurposed gas infrastructure” means physical upgrade of existing natural gas infrastructure for use of renewable gases, such as biomethane, renewable hydrogen or hydrogen derived fuels.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 154 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – introductory part
(e) for electrolyserpower-to-gas technologies falling under the category set out in point (4) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to all of the following specific criteria:
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e – point i
(i) sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the deployment of renewable hydrogen or hydrogen derived fuels.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 164 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
(f) for smart gas grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (2) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability by enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane, or renewable hydrogen or hydrogen derived fuels, into the gas distribution and transmission networks in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 219 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – title
3 3. PRIORITY CORRIDORS FOR HYDROGEN AND POWER-TO-GAS TECHNOLOGIES
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Hydrogen interconnections in Western Europe (‘HI West’): hydrogen infrastructure, including repurposed gas infrastructure, enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 222 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 8 – paragraph 1
ElectrolyserPower-to-gas: supporting the deployment of power-to-gas applications, including electrolysers, aiming to enable greenhouse gas reductions and contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation and smart energy system integration. Member States concerned: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain;
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 223 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – paragraph 1
ElectrolyserPower-to-gas: supporting the deployment of power-to-gas applications, including electrolysers, aiming to enable greenhouse gas reductions and contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation and smart energy system integration. Member States concerned: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia;
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 225 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – introductory part
(9) Hydrogen interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘HI East’): hydrogen infrastructure, including repurposed gas infrastructure, enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 227 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10 – introductory part
(10) Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in hydrogen (‘BEMIP Hydrogen’): hydrogen infrastructure, including repurposed gas infrastructure, enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 228 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 10 – paragraph 1
ElectrolyserPower-to-gas: supporting the deployment of power-to-gas applications, including electrolysers, aiming to enable greenhouse gas reductions and contributing to secure, efficient and reliable system operation and smart energy system integration. Member States concerned: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 241 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) any of the following equipment or installation aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of plurality of renewable and low-carbon gases (including biomethane or hydrogen or hydrogen derived fuels) into the network: digital systems and components integrating ICT, control systems and sensor technologies to enable the interactive and intelligent monitoring, metering, quality control and management of gas production, transmission, distribution, storage and consumption within a gas network. Furthermore, such projects may also include equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the existing network.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 247 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d – paragraph 1
Any of the assets listed in points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (d a) may be newly constructed assets or assets converted from natural gas dedicated to hydrogen, or a combination of the two.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 248 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) any equipment or installation allowing for hydrogen or hydrogen- derived fuels injection into the gas network or use in the transport sector within the TEN-T core network.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 251 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) concerning electrolyserpower-to-gas facilities:
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 252 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) electrolysers and power-to- methane equipment that: (i) have at least 100 MW capacity, (ii) the production complies with the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings requirement of 70 % relative to a fossil fuel comparator of 94g CO2e/MJ as set out in Article 25(2) and Annex V of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.60 Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions savings are calculated using the methodology referred to in Article 28(5) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 or, alternatively, using ISO 14067 or ISO 14064-1. Quantified life-cycle GHG emission savings are verified in line with Article 30 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 where applicable, or by an independent third party, and (iii) have also a network-related function; _________________ 60 OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82.
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 267 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point f
(f) for electrolyserpower-to-gas, the project provides at least 100 MW installed capacity and the brings benefits directly or indirectly to at least two Member States;
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 286 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – introductory part
(7) concerning electrolyserpower-to-gas projects falling under the category set out in point (4) of Annex II the criteria listed in Article 4 shall be evaluated as follows:
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #

2020/0360(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
(a) sustainability measured by assessing the share of renewable hydrogen or hydrogen derived fuels, or hydrogen meeting the criteria defined in point (4) (a) (ii) of Annex II integrated into the network, and the related greenhouse gas emission savings;
2021/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2020/0268(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) At Union level the requirements related to ICT risk for the financial sector are currently spread over Directives 2006/43/EC,18 2009/66/EC,19 2009/138/EC,20 2011/61/EC,21 EU/2013/36,22 2014/65/EU,23 (EU) 2015/2366,24 (EU) 2016/234125 of the European Parliament and of the Council and are diverse and occasionally incomplete. In some cases, ICT risk has only been implicitly addressed as part of the operational risk, whereas in others it has not been addressed at all. This should be remedied by aligning Regulation (EU) xx/20xx of the European Parliament and of the Council26 [DORA] and those acts. This Directive puts forward a set of amendments that appear necessary to bring legal clarity and consistency in relation to the application by financial entities that are authorised and supervised in accordance with those Directives of various digital operational resilience requirements that are necessary in the pursuit of their activities, thus guaranteeing the smooth functioning of the internal market, while facilitating proportionality in particular with regards to SMEs and other small financial entities, other than microenterprises, with the aim of reducing compliance costs. _________________ 18 Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 87). 19 Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (OJ L 302, 17.11.2009, p. 32). 20Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (OJ L 335, 17.12.2009, p. 1) . 21Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and 2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 1095/2010 (OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 1). 22Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338). 23Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349). 24Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 35). 25 Directive (EU) 2016/2341 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) (OJ L 354, 23.12.2016, p. 37). 26 OJ L […], […], p. […].
2021/05/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2020/0268(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) In the area of banking services, Directive 2013/36/EU on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential regulation of credit institutions and investment firms currently sets out only general internal governance rules and operational risk provisions containing requirements for contingency and business continuity plans which implicitly serve as a basis for addressing ICT risk management. However, to ensure that ICT risk is explicitly addressed, and in order to provide legal clarity, the requirements for contingency and business continuity plans should be amended in a proportionate way to include business continuity and disaster recovery plans also for ICT risk, in in accordance with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/xx [DORA].
2021/05/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2020/0268(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) In order to strengthen the digital resilience of financial entities even after the changes in the less safe digital business and consumer environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the DORA Regulation should also apply to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. In order to provide solutions for the application of the digital resilience dimension, Directive (EU) 2015/849 should be amended to include the DORA framework for that application, where appropriate.
2021/05/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 46 #

2020/0268(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) There is a need for proportionality of the DORA framework, so that smaller financial institutions and smaller IT suppliers are not pushed out of the market by that Regulation.
2021/05/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 60 #

2020/0268(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2015/849
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point f (new)
Article 7 a Amendment to Directive (EU) 2015/849 [AML] In Article 7(4), the following point is added: '(f) take appropriate steps to support procedures in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2021/xx [DORA] in relation to mitigating ICT-related risks, where applicable.'
2021/05/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 183 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Past experiences have shown that investment is often drastically cut during crises. However, it is essential to support investment in this particular situation to speed up the recovery and strengthen long- term growth potential. Investing in green and digital technologies, higher-risk activities such as research and innovation, capacities and processes aimed at assisting clean energy transition, boosting energy efficiency in housing and other key sectors of the economic are important to achieve sustainable growth and help create jobs. It will also help make the Union more resilient and less dependent by diversifying key supply chains.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 250 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy and the translation of the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the Facility established by this Regulation will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and environmental sustainability and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives and ensuring public acceptance as well as addressing the social and economic aspects of this process.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 259 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As a sector representing more than 25 % of Union CO 2 emissions, investments that support transport decarbonisation should be given priority in line with the existing country-specific recommendations of the European Semester process as well as with national recovery and resilience plans.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 304 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, taking into account the existing disparities in economic development of individual regions and Member States, thereby restoring the growth potential and long-term competitiveness of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation, up and reskilling of workers, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation and to promoting sustainable growth.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 319 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation, boosting investments in key sectors and to promoting sustainable growth.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 342 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the fair green and digital transitions. The measures should enable reduction of emissions, a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. AWhile ensuring that the costs of the measures will not put an additional burden on those Member States at risk of energy and economic poverty, all supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the digital, climate and environmentalsustainable priorities of the Union.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 378 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In preparing and implementing their Recovery and Resilience Plans and in proposing reforms and investments Member States should consider Article 107 TFEU and the State aid framework and its restrictions. The proper functioning of the internal market and its competition and State aid rules are to the benefit of European consumers and businesses and are necessary to avoid undue distortions of competition. The Commission should therefore continue to perform its role under the Treaties to ensure a level playing field in the internal market.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 390 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Recognising that a fair allocation of funds has not been used to its full potential as the unemployment rate used in the methodology set out in Annex I has not been adjusted to reflect labour force related internal migration flows between Member States that ultimately affects Member States’ population and unemployment rates in a way that does not reflect the real socio-economic situation particularly in Member States that have had negative migration flows, thus reducing receivable funds.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 465 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Given the short-term focus and the emphasis being placed on the national envelopes in the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, there is a risk that the implementation of the funds merely to meet the deadline would be prioritised over the control and the scrutiny of the initial purpose of the Facility.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 509 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) For effective monitoring of implementation, the Member States should report on a quarterlybiannual basis within the European Semester process on the progress made in the achievement of the recovery and resilience plan. Such reports prepared by the Member States concerned should be appropriately reflected in the National Reform Programmes, which should be used as a tool for reporting on progress towards completion of recovery and resilience plans.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1182 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) whether the justification provided by the Member State on the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible and is commensuratest-efficient with a view to the expected impact on the economy and employment;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1400 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
The Member State concerned shall report on a quarterlybiannual basis within the European Semester process on the progress made in the achievement of the recovery and resilience plans, including the operational arrangement referred to in Article 17(6). To that effect, the quarterlybiannual reports of the Member States shall be appropriately reflected in the National Reform Programmes, which shall be used as a tool for reporting on progress towards completion of the recovery and resilience plans.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1438 #

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring the implementation of the activities and results are collected efficiently, effectively, and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipientthe final beneficiaries of Union funding.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 74 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Whereas COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges for social and unemployment dimensions across the Union, the Just Transition Mechanism in the next two years while fulfilling the European Green Deal objectives should be balanced between tackling the Green Deal initiatives and addressing social economic consequences in order not to expand social and unemployment risks and disparities among regions.
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy but without a mandatory transfer of ERDF funds into the JTF envelope. Member States should devote a portion of ERDF funds to the economic revitalization of regions affected by the transition as a compliment to the social support provided by the JTF.
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 215 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 732.5 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 269 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) investments in energy efficiency and renewables, including investments in district heating;
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 271 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(d b) investments relating to the production, processing, distribution, storage and combustion of natural gas;
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 293 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) investments that contribute to reducing emissions from transport;
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 301 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers; including local mobility grants.
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 308 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) any other specific activities contributing to the JTF single specific objective, included in the territorial just transition plans and agreed between a Member State, the relevant authorities of the territories concerned and approved by the European Commission;
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 316 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.deleted
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 341 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels; unless storage and distribution infrastructure plays a significant role in preserving the EU energy network that mitigates monopoly risks;
2020/06/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 25 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the EU’s low productivity and global competitiveness require urgent structural reforms and fiscal discipline aiming at growth, employment and increased convergence within the EU;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 26 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
-A a. whereas in order to achieve sustainable growth the EU needs to shift from rather experimental, unprecedented and unsustainable monetary policies to conventional, evidence based and growth- friendly investment, a comprehensive and non-selective implementation of the SGP, and structural reforms;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 27 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
-A b. whereas persisting high levels of public debt represent a drag on growth, greater risk of a fiscal crisis, lower national savings and income and lead to large tax hikes;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
-A c. whereas debt reduction measures have been slow in a number of Member States;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A d (new)
-A d. whereas five euro area Member States with high debt-to-GDP ratios are forecast to have a sizeable structural deficit in 2020;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 37 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the improvement in the economic situationd economic discipline and stability and low interest rates provide an opportunity to implement ambitiousnecessary reforms, in particular measures aimed at encouraging effective public investment to tackle climate change and its social consequences and create full-time jobs;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas structural reforms in the Member States are needed in order to create the conditions for sustainable growth;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas close to zero interest rates severely distort the intertemporal allocation of capital; whereas a flat yield curve severely damages the traditional borrowing and lending business model of banks and drives them into riskier business activities;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 44 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas the unemployment rate in the EU is below the pre-crisis level and the unemployment rate in the euro area is still above the pre-crisis level;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. having regard to the need for a European Climate Law with a legally binding goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest and an intermediate target of at least 65 % for 2030;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in view of the climate change emergency, the EU’s Annual Growth Survey (AGS) has now been renamed the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey (ASGS), and considers that this implies a change in the positioning of the report and the implementation of ecological indicators; stresses however that this change must comply with the valid fiscal rules;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 99 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the role of the European Green Deal as the EU’s new strategy defining ecological issues and the wellbeing of citizens as principal goals for the Union; notes, with regard to the scope of the European Semester, the inclusion of the SDGs and of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), which will require the adjustment of existing indicators and the creation of new ones to monitor the implementation of EU economic, environmental and social policies, as well as coherence between policy goals and budgetary means; notes the need to implement long-term planning to tackle climate change;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 116 #

2019/2211(INI)

3. Considers achieving a fair transition to climate neutrality to be a major responsibility for the EU’s citizens and economy and its role in the world; calls for appropriate support and policies, with involvement for and of the public, the various sectors, regions and Member States with a view to benefiting from this transformation and making it a success; calls on the Commission to undertake an annual evaluation of the Union’s ecological debt, carbon budget and imported emissions;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 138 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the euro area is going through a prolonged period of subdued growth (1.1 % in the euro area and 1.4% in the EU as a whole in 2019 with significant differences between Member States from 0.1 % to 5.6 %), with growth in the euro area in 2020 and 2021 forecast at 1.2 % and for the EU in 2020 and 2021 forecast at 1.4 %; also notes that the inflation rate is forecast to further slow down, to 1.2 % in 2019 and 2020, in a context of high uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions and Brexit; is concerned at the high level of both public and private debt;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 150 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that post-crisis investment has been on a downward path in the EU in spite of historically low interest rates, currently standing at 3.4 %, with overall infrastructure investment now at about 75 % of its pre-crisis level; notes that monetary policy of low interest rates has not helped to increase the level of investments to pre-crisis level; whereas 80 % of the shortfall is the result of cutbacks in the public sector, which have occurred particularly in countries subject to adverse macroeconomic conditions and the more severe fiscal constraints imposed on disadvantaged regions already characterised by poor infrastructure quality and weak socio- economic outcomes, but also, and surprisingly, in countries with a large fiscal space;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 152 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasises that reliable investment requires a regulatory environment that allows for a return on investment; considers that predictable rules, a level playing field and reduced compliance costs are crucial factors for attracting investment;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 163 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Endorses the conclusion of the European Fiscal Board (EFB) that the fiscal framework has not protected the quality of public expenditure, and welcomes the EFB’s proposal for a ‘golden rule’ to protect public investment; calls, therefore, for the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the introduction of a golden rule aimed at implementing sound fiscal policy on an equal footing with investment within the EU’s policy objectives; whereas this should cover the investment foreseen for the realisation of the Green Deal, the Digital Revolution, the SDGs and the EPSR Rights, including expenditure aimed at reducing poverty and inequality related to social protection, health services and long-term care, and education and training; highlights that public investments are limited as they represent scarce resources mostly funded by the taxpayers; calls on the Commission to prioritise the public investments according to their efficiency in order to support economic growth;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 176 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the problem of too low a level of public investment; calls on the Commission to assess the cost of not taking action in this area, in particular by evaluating the difference between the need for investment and the actual investments made;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 187 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Emphasises the fiscal benefits of investment efficiency measurements and investment quality comparison; recommends the Commission to systematically monitor the value for money of EU funded projects and to publish the evaluation criteria to maximise the benefits of public scrutiny;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 189 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. warns that boosting investment should not be seen as an alternative to productivity-enhancing reforms;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 190 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a European Green Industrial Strategy;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 205 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes with concern that the EU share of global foreign direct investments flows have fallen significantly since the crisis;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 206 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses that principle of value for money should represent the cornerstone of all EU funded investments; points out that EU funding should be accompanied by measurable objectives and outputs including a quantifiable and comparable evaluation mechanism that will allow to compare and rank the efficiency of individual EU programmes; underlines the importance of accountability and transparency for bodies that receive EU funding;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 208 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Shares the concern expressed in others of the EFB’s conclusions regarding the pro-cyclical elements in the EU fiscal rules, which forced Member States to adjust their economies in a poor or difficult economic situation, failing to improve the quality of public finance and promote investment; welcomes the EFB’s recommendation of a seven-year cycle mirroring the MFF so as to better coordinate Member States’ public accounts, and especially investment;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 214 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines that implementation of the Green deal shall not distort the long- term sustainability of public finances and shall be in full compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact and with short- term macroeconomic stabilisation;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 222 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. NoteRegrets that the debt levels of all the Member States are above the pre-crisis level and are expected to exceed 60 % GDP in 2021; further notes that in six Member States the ratio will be higher than 90 %; highlights the fact that the fiscal rules have not contributed to bringing down the debt levels of highly indebted countries but have, rather, increased them GDP; underlines that debt levels may be hard to sustain if and when interest rates return to normal levels;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 225 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls the need to reduce the levels of public debt to help the European economies to be more resilient to shocks, especially in highly indebted countries; warns about higher financing costs in the future once monetary policy accommodation is reduced, especially in the euro area;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 226 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Recalls that growth-friendly structural reforms do not require fiscal space but rather political, legislative and administrative efforts aimed at strengthening market forces and private sector initiatives;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 233 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Supports flexibility in the implementation of the SGP as proposed by the Commission in 2015; considers that much more flexibility should be introduced in order to booPoints out that acquis communautaire and other common measures, including fiscal rules, shall be respected and regrets long last investment and ecological transition in the EU; calls, therefore, for the reform of the SGP and the introduction of a euro area fiscal capacityg selective non-compliance with common EU rules; calls, therefore, for the full and unambiguous implementation of the SGP;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 239 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its call for a European stabilisation function and a European unemployment benefit reinsurance scheme, with a view to protecting citizens and reducing pressure on public finances during external shocks so as to overcome social and economic imbalances;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 258 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the Commission warranted in-depth reviews for 13 Member States identified as having imbalances; supports the suggestion made in the Alert Mechanism Report (AMR) 2020 that a rebalancing of current account deficits and surpluses in the euro area is needed urgently and would be beneficial for all Member Statesnotes that in such environment the required adjustment for some Member States seeking improvement of intra-EU competitiveness becomes much harder to achieve;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 269 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned about the accelerating rise in house prices as a consequence of ECB’s monetary policy;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 279 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the importance of the efficient regulation of the banking and financial sectors in order to prevent a new crisis; believes that such regulation must integrate the ecological situation; emphasises the importance of completing the Banking Union and the need to reform the European Stability Mechanism;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 308 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. CRecalls forthat qualified majority voting in Council on tax matters would infringe the sovereign Member States competence;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 313 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that to stay competitive with the world, the economic systems of Member States need to stay in competition with one another; therefore asks the Commission for comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of European tax systems through comparable indicators and voluntary application of best practices among Member States which would take into account differences in European economies, different traditions, different developments and different expectations of its citizens;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 318 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the systematic inclusion of tax matters in the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs), with the aim of ensuring economic coherence across EU Member States as well as the fairness of EU tax systems; believes that the CSRs could ensure a fair balance between sources of revenue and should also include innovative elements aiming at promoting the Green Deal; further; believes that they should also support Member States in tackling tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 334 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Recalls that high levels of taxation in Europe are a hindrance to investments and jobs; supports the Commission’s initiatives to achieve increased transparency and a reformed VAT system;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 352 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that, according to the EU Labour Force Survey, there are 8.3 million involuntary part-time workers in the EU, two thirds of them women; requests the Commission to undertake a study to analyse the impact of this development on pension systems and public finances taking into account the influence of tax wedge on the share of part-time workers;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 355 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Takes note of AMR 2020’s finding that wage growth at euro area level remains below what would be expected at the current levels of unemployment on the basis of historical data, and that this affects the inflation rate; highlights that the currently low productivity and inflation together with structural reforms transferring collective bargaining to the enterprise level are detrimental to wage growth and are leading to greater income inequality and an increase in the numbers of working poor, with in-work poverty affecting almost one in ten workers in Europe; accordingly advocates wage growth;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 370 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Agrees that it is a matter of great concern that income inequality is above pre-crisis levels in some countries, being frequently linked to unequal opportunities in access to education, training and social protection; welcomes in this regards the efforts of those Member States that are shifting away from the high tax burden on labour in Europe;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 374 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the fact that the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion stands, on 2017 figures, at 113 million, or 22.5 % of the population and welcomes the decrease to 21.9% in 2018;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 381 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that equality between women and men, gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting must become key elements of the European Semester, leading to action on gender pay, gender career development and the gender pension gap (which currently stands at 40 % in the EU);deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 385 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the ASGS 2020’s proposals for fostering social and regional convergence towards better living and working conditions in the EU;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 389 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Demands the necessary respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; stresses that in line with the Treaties, Member States must continue to have sufficient flexibility in implementing an appropriate social policy;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 391 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the time constraints on the current European semester process, which form an obstacle to full debate and the proper involvement in the process of civil society organisations, social partners, and even national parliaments and the EP, and contribute significantly to the lack of a sense of ownership and implementation; calls for the extension of the semester cycle to a biannual or triannual period, with the possibility of revision in case of major economic shocks;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 398 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Recalls that the focus of the European Semester should be on national ownership;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 404 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Looks forward to the stronger involvement of the EP and the national parliaments and regional in the European Semester process and to the creation of an institutionalised dialogue with the Commission, the social partners, territories and civil society, at both EU and national level and relevant actors, in order to further boost the process’s democratic legitimacy;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 408 #

2019/2211(INI)

27. Invites the stakeholders in this necessary next step to create enhanced democratic accountability mechanisms at both EU and national levels, while formalising the scrutiny role of the EP in the European Semester; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the social dialogue, including over the CSRs, and to engage in dialogue with the social partners;deleted
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 414 #

2019/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Reminds Member States of the importance of committing to and delivering on the CSRs including recommendations of the European Court of Auditors;
2020/01/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 20 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that rail is one of the most sustainable and energy-efficient modes of mass transportation, and that rail is not yet achieving its full potential, in spite of theERTMS is indispensable to allow positive developments in the sector, such as thea constant increase in rail passenger volumes and rail freight volumes, even if these have been uneven over the past few years ;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the European Green Deal calls for a majorsubstantial modal shift to rail and that the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets the milestones of doubling high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and rail freight traffic by 2050; which will not be achieved without a large scale deployment of ERTMS throughout the EU;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Agrees with the statement of the EC Expert Group Report on the Competitiveness of the European Rail Supply Industry that “coming to light as a collaborative, cross-border project, ERTMS is the flagship of EU industry’s innovative power, successfully conquering markets inside and outside Europe”;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the role of the ERTMS Coordinator in defining the lines and corridors to be equipped with the ERTMS as a matter of priority, and in ensuring its deployment in the most cost-efficient way in close cooperation with the Member States and the stakeholders;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that compared with the targets set, at the end of 2020 only around 13 % of the core network corridors were operated with the ERTMS, and ERTMS deployment in most of the corridors ranged between 7 % and 28 %, and reminds that the slow pace of the trackside installation represents also a major disincentive to a steady deployment of OBUs;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 90 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that there are still currently roughly 30 different national signalling systems; highlights that the Class B systems are a bottleneck for the ERTMS rollout and for rail traffic cross- border operations of rail traffic inin the European network, requir as they cause a more expensive and difficult safety authorisation for operators, and are arail transport operators, and constitute a major barrier to the competitiveness of the rail transport;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 91 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the European Commission, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and the Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking to put ERTMS at the heart of a digital rail system evolution and create a truly smart transport system;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 104 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Reiterates that the European Commission should take action to ensure that a large-scale deployment plan for ERTMS, both at the national and at the European level, foresees as fundamental requirements the twofold objective of the trackside installation with ETCS systems, involving the balises, the interlockings, the digitalization of the stations and the decommissioning of class-B systems at a foreseeable date, along with an ambitious plan for the retrofitting of the rolling stock with ERTMS on board units, ensuring that a so-called dual-on-board strategy is incorporated, at least during a transitional stage;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 113 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the timeframe of conformity-to-type authorisation processes for retrofit projects still differ because of diverging assessmentsat the national level may represent a burden because of the lengthy time requirements applied by the National Security Agencies (NSAs) on the need to re- authorise certain modifications; calls on the Commission to ensrolling stock for the sole national area of use, which may run up until one month to re-autorise on each rolling stock1a. Therefore, urges the Commission to take legislative action to ensure that conformity-to-type checks at the national level are streamlined by means of fast- tracked control operations - in line with the performance indicators adopted by ERA on the conformity-to-type operations for the extended area of use of the rolling stock - and that the time to grant conformity-to-type certificates is reduced. _________________ 1a The Implementing Regulation 545/2018 on Vehicle authorization at the article 34.1 and 34.2 states that on conformity to type procedures that the authorisation procedures following type authorisation processes are streamlined by means of fast-tracked control operations;e authorising entity and the concerned NSAs for the relevant area of use shall verify the completeness of the information and documentation provided by the applicant within one month following the date of the receipt of the application. Consequently, the time span of one month is entirely used by the NSAs to carry out the on-board controls on vehicles for the national area of use, while causing the need to keep every vehicle completely stationary for one month while the conformity-to-type controls on board are carried-out. This represent an evident major hurdle to a large-scale deployment plan on a rolling- stock fleet for the railway undertakings and the legislative action would be urgently required to cut the time frame allowed for the procedure to a maximum of two weeks.
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 118 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Reminds the Commission the importance to defining an encompassing strategy that includes the objective to achieve a simplified and time-efficient authorizing process involving also the conformity-to type controls operated on rolling stocks for the national area of use;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Reminds the strategic importance of Next Generation EU and of the RRF in supporting ambitious large scale deployment plan for ERTMS in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans of the Member States, and invites the Commission to ensure that ERTMS funding is granted adequate relevance during the preparatory phase of the NRRPs;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #

2019/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Recalls that ERTMS deployment on the TEN-T Core Network is expected to represent a total amount of investment needs of at least EUR 12 billion and at least EUR 5 billion for on-board deployment;
2021/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the platform economy has become an integral and rapidly growing part of the European transport sectorglobal and European economy, including transport sector, contributing to business formation and job growth, facilitating offers of new products and services, and fulfilling individual customer wishes;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the unfair competitive advantages ofe lack of social security that these platform economy over the traditional economy, based on social dumping and tax avoidance and evasion, are unacceptableworkers often face, as most of work is carried out as some form of non-standard work, notably by independent self-employed or “own- account” workers and in many cases only as a part-time job;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 67 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to come up with a strategy to align the working conditions of platform workers with those of regular employeeson how to make social protection coverage for platform workers more sustainable, inclusive, effective and adaptable, taking into account wide variety of these new forms of work, while avoiding creation barriers for these forms of work to develop, with full respect for the diversity of national labour market models and the autonomy of social partners;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in assessing the different characteristics of workers and finding policy solutions to determine the status or category of work for platform workers; remainds sceptical of the addition of a third categoryabout non-standard nature of these working formats that may require new and innovative, but at the same time simple and easy implementable solutions that would help platform workers to continue their professional activity with their preferred flexibility to organise and control their own status (for example, as secondary source of income), workload and schedule;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. At the same time invites the Commission and Member States to consider innovative, effective and socially beneficial cross-border solutions, for example creation of some sort of cross- border digital system, that would collect contributions from platform workers professional activities and transfer these contributions to respective national social security system professional is attached to, thus ensuring necessary country-specific social coverage and protection.
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that current international and national tax rules were mostly conceived in the early 20th century; asserts that the existing tax rules are often unable to keep up with the increasing speed of the economy; notes that there is an urgent need for reform of the rules, so that international, EU and national tax systems are fit for the new economic, social and technologic challenges of the 21st century; notes the broad understanding that current tax systems are not equipped to keep up with these developments and ensure that all market participants pay fair taxes;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 85 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Council and Member States to prioritise projects, notably with the support of the Fiscalis programme, aimed at quantifying the magnitude of tax avoidance in order to better address the current tax gap;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 125 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses theat in some cases similarity between corporate tax payers and high-net-worth individuals in the use of corporate structures and similar structures such as trusts and offshore locations for the purpose of ATP; recalls the role of intermediaries in setting up such schemes;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 166 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes note ofIs opposed to the statement made by the French Finance Minister at the TAX3 meeting of 23 October 2018 regarding the need to discuss the concept of minimum taxation; welcomnotes the readiness by France to include the debate on minimum taxation as one of the priorities of its G7 Presidency in 2019; recalls, however, that taxation falls within the competence of the Member States;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 264 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to issue a proposal aimed at repealing patent boxes, and notes the calls on Member States to favour non- harmful and, if appropriate, direct support for R&D; reiterates, in the meantime, its call to ensure that current patent boxes establish a genuine link to economic activity, such as expenditure tests, and that they do not distort competition; welcomes the improved definition of R&D costs in the common corporate tax base (CCTB) proposal;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 288 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. WelcomNotes the re-launch of the CCCTB project in a two-step approach, with the Commission’s adoption of interconnected proposals on CCTB and CCCTB; calls on the Council to swiftly adopt them, taking into consideration Parliament’s opinion that already includes the concept of virtual permanent establishment that would close the remaining loopholes allowing tax avoidance to take place and level the playing field in light of digitalisation;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 316 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Welcomes the digital tax package adopted by the Commission on 21 March 2018; calls on the Council to swiftly adopttudy and improve these proposals, taking into account Parliament’s opinion on them;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 363 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Reminds Member States of their obligation under the Treaty32 to cooperate loyally, sincerely and expeditiously with due regard for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; calls, therefore, in the light of cross-border cases, most notably the so-called Cum-Ex files, for the nomination of Single Points of Contact (SPoC) by all Member States’ national tax authorities, in line with the SPoC-system of the Joint International Taskforce on Shared Intelligence and Collaboration (JITSIC) in the framework of the OECD33 , to facilitate and enhance cooperation in combating tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning; calls further on the Commission to facilitate and coordinate cooperation between Member States’ SPoCs; _________________ 32 Article 4(3) TEU. Article 4(3) TEU. 33 http://www.oecd.org/tax/forum-on-tax- administration/jitsic/
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 401 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Stresses that the proposal for public CBCR was submitted to the co-legislators just after the Panama papers scandal on 12 April 2016, and that Parliament adopted its position on it on 4 July 2017; recalls that the latter called for an enlargement of the scope of reporting and protection of commercially sensitive information; deplornotes the lack of progress and cooperation from the Council since 2016; urges for progress to be made in the Council so that it enters into negotiations with Parliament;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 427 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
50. Is concerned by the magnitude of tax unpaid for all Member States over long periods39 ; recalls that the aim of the recovery of unlawful aid is to restore the position to the status quo, and that calculating the exact amount of aid to be repaid is part of the implementation obligation incumbent on the national authorities; calls on the Commission to assess possiviable countermeasures, including fines, to help prevent Member States from offering selective favourable tax treatment which constitutes State aid which is non- compliant with EU rules; _________________ 39 As in the case of decision of 30 August 2016 (SA.38373) on State aid implemented by Ireland to Apple. The tax rulings in question were issued by Ireland on 29 January 1991 and 23 May 2007.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 497 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
60. Stresses that VAT is an important revenue sourcsource of tax revenue for national budgets; notes that in 2016, VAT revenues in the EU28 Member States amounted to EUR 1 044 billion, which corresponds to 18 % of all tax revenues in the Member States; takes note of the fact that the 2017 annual EU budget amounted EUR 157 billion;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 500 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
61. Regrets, however, that every year, large amounts of the expected VAT revenue are lost because of frauNotes that VAT collection in Member States needs to be improved; highlights that according to the Commission’s statistics, the VAT gap in 2016 amounted to EUR 147 billion, which represents more than 12 % of the total expected VAT revenue,43 although the situation is much worse in a number of Member States where the gap is close to or even above 20 % ; regrets that every year, large amounts of the expected VAT revenue are lost because of fraud; notes that the Commission estimates that around EUR 50 billion – or EUR 100 per EU citizen each year – is lost to cross-border VAT fraud44 ; _________________ 43 Study and Reports on the VAT Gap in the EU-28 Member States: 2018 Final Report / TAXUD/2015/CC/131. 44 See Commission press release: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17- 3443_en.htm
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 526 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
69. Welcomes in particular the progress made by the Council towards the definitive VAT regime by adopting the Quick Fixes47 on 4 October 2018; expresses its concern, however, that no safeguards in relation to its fraud-sensitive aspects were adopted along the lines of Parliament’s position48 on the Certified Taxable Person (CTP) proposal49 , as expressed in its opinion of 3 October 201850 ; profoundly regretnotes that the Council postponed the decision on introduction of CTP status until the adoption of the definitive VAT regime; _________________ 47 Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards harmonising and simplifying certain rules in the value added tax system and introducing the definitive system for the taxation of trade between the Member States (COM(2017)0569). 48 European Parliament legislative resolution of 3 October 2018 on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards harmonising and simplifying certain rules in the value added tax system and introducing the definitive system for the taxation of trade between Member States, texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0366. 49 Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as certain value added tax obligations for supplies of services and distance sales of goods (COM(2016)0757). 50 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0367.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 527 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Is of the view that the granting of certified taxable person (CTP) status to businesses considered reliable taxpayers remains problematic as the criteria for granting the status are vague and thus may result in different approaches taken by the Member States; remains concerned about the potential difficulties for medium enterprises to obtain the CTP status which in turn could in effect result in only the biggest companies being considered reliable taxpayers;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 530 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 b (new)
69b. Stresses the problems that could arise from two parallel systems of accounting for VAT depending on whether the buyer has obtained a CTP status or not;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 584 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
81. Emphasises that natural persons do not generally exercise their freedom of movement for the purposes of tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning; underlines, however, that some natural persons can have a tax base large enough to span several tax jurisdictions;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 613 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
85. ObservesIs concerned that a majority of Member States have adopted citizenship by investment (CBI) or residency by investment (RBI) schemes57 , generally known as golden visa or investor programmes, by which citizenship or residence is granted to non-EU citizens in exchange for financial investment; observes that these programmes do not necessarily require applicants to spend little or no time on the territory in which the investment is made; _________________ 57 18 Member States have some form of RBI scheme in place, including four Member States that operate CBI schemes in addition to RBI schemes: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Romania. 10 Member States have no such schemes: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden. Source: study entitled ‘Citizenship by investment (CBI) and residency by investment (RBI) schemes in the EU‘, EPRS, October 2018, PE: 627.128; ISBN: 978-92-846-3375-3.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 621 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
86. Observes that at least 5 000 non-EU citizens have obtained EU citizenship through citizenship by investment schemes58 ; _________________ 58stresses that the potential financial benefits of these schemes are not reaped by the society as a whole and those benefits only occur in the Member States running the schemes, whereas the potential risks are shared by the Union as a whole; _________________ 58 See the above-mentioned study. See the above-mentioned study.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 628 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
87. Stresses that CBI and RBI schemes carry significant risks, including apotential security risks, devaluation of EU citizenship and the potential for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion; reiterates its concern that citizenship or residence could be granted through these schemes without proper or indeed any customer due diligence (CDD) having been carried out, leading to possibility whereby third country nationals which pose security risk or are of questionable reputation obtain a residence permit or EU citizenship; notes that several formal investigations into corruption and money laundering have been launched at national and EU level directly related to CBI and RBI schemes; underlines that, at the same time, the net economic benefits as well as sustainability and viability of the investments provided through these schemes aremain uncertain highly questionable; notes that some of these schemes have contributed to distortions in the local housing market;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 639 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
88. Notes that these programmes regularly involve tax privileges or, special tax regimes for the beneficiaror other privileges for the beneficiaries and in some cases their families; is concerned that these privileges could hamper the objective of making all citizens contribute fairly to the tax system and the society;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 648 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
89. Worries that there is very little transparency in relation to the number and origin of applicants, the numbers of individuals granted citizenship or residency by these schemes and the amount invested through these schemes or the origin and legality of the funding; appreciates the fact that some Member States make explicit the name and nationalities of the individuals who are granted citizenship or residency under these schemes;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 664 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91
91. Concludes that the potential, yet questionable economic benefits of CBI and RBI schemes do not offset the serious money laundering and tax evasion and potential security risks they present; calls on Member States to phase out all existing CBI or RBI schemes as soon as possible; stresses that, in the meantime, Member States should properly ensure that enhanced CDD on applicants for citizenship or residence through these schemes is duly carried out, as required by AMLD5; calls on the Commission to monitor rigorously and continuously the proper implementation and application of CDD within the framework of CBI and RBI schemes until they are repealed in each Member State;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 670 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
92. Calls on Member States to prevent conflicts of interest linked to CBI and RBI schemes, which mightare likely to arise when private firms which assisted the government in the design, management and promotion of these schemes, also advised and supported individuals by screening them for suitability and filing their applications for citizenship or residence;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 682 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
93. Urges the Commission to finalise its study on CBI and RBI schemes in the Union; urges the Commission to examine whether, and, if so, which of these schemes posed a threat to EU legislation and security of the Member States;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 691 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
96. Recalls that free ports are warehouses in free zones, which were – originally – intended as spaces to store merchandise in transit; deplores the fact that in some cases they have since become popular for the storage of substitute assets, including art, precious stones, antiques, gold and wine collections – often on a permanent basis;60 _________________ 60 EPRS study entitled ‘Money Laundering and tax evasion risks in free ports‘, October 2018, PE: 627.114; ISBN: 978-92- 846-3333-3.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 693 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
97. Notes that, apart from secure storage, the motivations for the use of free ports often include a high degree of secrecy and the deferral of import duties and indirect taxes such as VAT or user tax;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 734 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107 a (new)
107 a. Deplores those financial institutions and the related banking models which have actively facilitated, or prevented putting a stop to, systemic money laundering;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 766 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 113
113. Notes that during the mandate of the TAX3 Committee alone, three2018 alone, a number of deplorable cases of money laundering through EU banks have been disclosed:revealed. Among others, in a settlement with the Netherlands’ Public Prosecution Service68 ING Bank N.V. recently admitted serious shortcomings in the application of AML/CTF provisions and agreed to pay EUR 775 million in a settlement with the Netherlands’ Public Prosecution Service68 ; ABLV Bank in Latvia went into voluntary liquidation after, failing to prevent accounts held by ING clients in the Netherlands from being used for criminal activities, including money laundering, for many years; the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) decided to propose a ban on ABLV from having a correspondence account in the United States due to money laundering concerns69 , and. ABLV Bank went into voluntary liquidation following determinations of 23 February 2018 by the ECB that the bank and its subsidiary ABLV Luxembourg were failing or likely to fail70a; Danske Bank admitted, after an investigation into 15 000 customers and around 9.5 million transactions linked to its Estonian branch had taken place, that major deficiencies in the bank’s governance and control systems had made it possible to use its Estonian branch for suspicious transactions70 ; stresses, however, that the above financial institutions are just one part of the chain in the wider money-laundering schemes and should thus be seen in this context, as opposed to being viewed as the main culprits; further notes that the laundered money likely moved to and through other financial institutions within the EU; _________________ 68 Netherlands’ Public Prosecution Service, September 4 2018: https://www.om.nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten /@103952/ing-pays-775-million/ 69 European Parliament, Directorate- General for Internal Policies, Economic Governance Support Unit, in-depth analysis entitled ‘Money laundering - Recent cases from a EU banking supervisory perspective’, April 2018, PE 614.496. 70 Bruun & Hjejle: Report on the Non- Resident Portfolio at Danske Bank’s Estonian Branch, Copenhagen, 19 September 2018. 70a https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.e u/press/pr/date/2018/html/ssm.pr180224.e n.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 768 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 113 a (new)
113 a. Stresses that ML is a wider issue that cannot be pinpointed to just a few financial institutions in a given year; Regrets that more revelations of ML involving financial institutions in the EU may emerge;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 769 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 113 b (new)
113 b. Stresses that ML is a systemic and persistent problem with a cross-border dimension which will not be addressed without effective and enforced legislative framework that helps prevent ML from taking place;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 773 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 a (new)
114 a. Notes that in the case of ING Bank N.V. its clients in the Netherlands were able to use their bank accounts to launder hundreds of millions of euros, without bank having put in place adequate AML and KYC procedures.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 802 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 119
119. Calls for increased scrutiny and supervision of non-resident deposit portfolios and the share within them originating from countinuous supervision ofries that potentially pose a security risk, the number of transactions in a given period as well as the members of management boards and shareholders of credit institutions and investment firms in the EU, and stresses in particular the difficulty of revoking banking licences or equivalent specific authorisations;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 804 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120
120. Supports the work undertaken by the Joint Working Group comprising representatives of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and its Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, the ECB, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the Chair of the ESAs Joint Committee Anti-money Laundering Sub-committee, with a view to detecting current shortcomings and proposing measures to enable effective coordinperation and exchange of information among supervisory and enforcement agencies;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 815 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124
124. Stresses that ESAs, and in particular the EBA, should be provided with sufficient financial and administrative resource capacity to carry out their oversight functions and improve AML supervision; notes, however, the continued and increased importance the national supervisors;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 820 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 a (new)
124 a. Stresses that prudential and anti- money laundering supervision cannot be treated as separate;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 821 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124 b (new)
124 b. Highlights that in order to fight effectively against money laundering activities, increased and productive cooperation between national supervisors and the Member States’ financial intelligence units (FIUs) is key;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 826 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5.2
Cooperation betweenand role of financial intelligence units (FIUs)
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 845 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 127 a (new)
127 a. Stresses that in order to help fight effectively against money laundering activities, adequate financial and administrative capacity of the Member States’ FIUs is of vital importance;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 856 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 129
129. Encourages the competent authorities and FIUs to engage with financial institutions and other obliged entities to enhance suspicious activity reporting, ensuring and reduce defensive reporting, thus helping to ensure that FIUs receive more useful, focused and complete information to properly perform their duties, while at the same time ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 862 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 129 a (new)
129 a. Notes that while some Member States are members of FATF, others are members of MONEYVAL which may lead to double standards; considers that all EU Member States should be members of FATF;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 885 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 134
134. Calls for a more stringcoherent and precise definition of beneficial ownership to ensure that all natural persons who ultimately own or control a legal entity are identified;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 939 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 146
146. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensureNotes that the EU cannot speaks with one voice at the FATF as not all the Member States are members of FATF; calls on the Commission to include European Parliament staff as observers in the Commission delegation to the FATF;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1022 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 158
158. Reiterates its call for the EU to have a leading role in the global fight against tax evasion, aggressive tax planning and money laundering, in particular through Commission initiatives in all related international forums; regrets that in fight against money laundering, the EU has so far not set the best example;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1118 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 174
174. Calls on the CommissionMember States´ tax authorities to collect and release the number of tax disputes submitted and resolved, sorted by type of dispute per year and by countries involved, so as to monitor the mechanism and ensure that it is efficient and effective;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1129 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 177
177. Welcomes the broad definition of both ‘intermediary’ and ‘reportable cross- border arrangement’ in the recently adopted DAC683 ; _________________ 83regrets that a number of details are still unclear; _________________ 83 OJ L 139, 5.6.2018, p. 1. OJ L 139, 5.6.2018, p. 1.
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1144 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 178
178. Draws attention to the risks of conflicts of interest stemming from the provision of legal advice, tax advice and auditing services within the same accountancy firm; stresses, therefore,acknowledges the measure that have already been taken to help remedy this; stresses the importance of transparent indication of what services are provided to a particular client and clear separation between these services;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1165 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 180
180. Believes that the protection of whistle-blowers is of major importance to ensure that unlawful activities and abuse of law are prevented or do not prosper; stresses that whistle-blowers are often a crucial source for investigative journalism and should therefore be protected against any form of harassment and retaliation; notes the importance of internal reporting channels; believes that it is necessary to protect the confidentiality of investigative journalism’s sources, including whistle- blowers, if the role of investigative journalism as a watchdog in democratic society is to be safeguarded;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1186 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 184
184. Acknowledges the difficulties faced by journalists when investigating or reporting on cases of money laundering, tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning; worries that investigative journalists are often subject to physical threats and intimidation;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1203 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 188
188. Deplores the fact that investigative journalists are often victims of abusive lawsuits intended to censor, intimidate and silence them by burdening them with the costs of legal defence until they are forced to abandon their coriticism or oppositionginally stated claims; recalls that these abusive lawsuits constitute a threat to fundamental democratic rights, such as to freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom to disseminate and receive information; calls on the Member States to put in place mechanisms to prevent strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP); considers that these mechanisms should take duly into consideration the right to a good name and reputation; calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of taking legislative action in this area;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1218 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 192
192. Notes that, despite requests to the Council, no relevant documents have been made available to the TAX3 Committee; calls into question, therefore, the political will ofon the Council to enhance transparency and cooperation in the fight against money laundering, tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning or to comply with the TEU and the principle of sincere cooperation;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1226 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 196
196. Stresses that the above-mentioned Ombudsman recommendations also apply to the CoC Group, which should provide the necessary information, relating in particular to harmful tax practices of Member States and the EU listing process;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 1266 #

2018/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 205
205. WelcomNotes the Commission’s intention to propose qualified majority voting for specific and pressing tax policy issues where vital legislative files and initiatives aimed at combating tax fraud, tax evasion, aggressive tax planning or financial crimes have been blocked in the Council to the detriment of Member States;
2018/12/20
Committee: TAX3
Amendment 17 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Europe’s economy is now entering its sixth year of uninterrupted growth; whereas the growth rate has been weak and is expected to moderate further; whereas growth rates for both the euro area and the EU are lagging behind the rest of the world;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas economic growth remains vulnerable, including to continued geopolitical tensions, which have an impact on global trade, and persisting uncertainties surrounding the Union’s future relations with the UK;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 31 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the euro area and the EU GDP growth rates have been downgraded with growth forecast at 1.9 % and 2.0 % respectively in 2019;1a _________________ 1a European Economic Forecast. Autumn 2018. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/ec onomy-finance/ip089_en_0.pdf [Accessed 17 January 2019]
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) has lately decreased significantly in both the euro area and the EU, although remains well above the 2007-2009 levels;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 43 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, according to Eurostat, the old-age dependency ratio in the EU is predicted to increase from 29.3 % in 2016 to 52.3 % by 2080, which amounts to fewer than two working-age people for every elderly person; whereas there are vast differences between the Member States in this regard;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 53 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas over the past two decades, total factor productivity in the euro area has lagged behind that of major global competitoreconomies;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 60 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas according to the Commission forecast, ten Member States are expected to have debt-to-GDP ratios of more than 60 % in 2019 and in seven Member States the ratio will remain above 90%; whereas debt reduction measures have been slow in a number of Member States;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas unemployment stands at 7.9 % and 6.7 % in euro area and the EU respectively;1b whereas the unemployment rates vary significantly among the Member States; _________________ 1b Eurostat (2019) Euro area unemployment at 7.9%; EU28 at 6.7%. January 9. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2 995521/9477410/3-09012019-AP- EN.pdf/1f232ebb-1dcc-4de2-85d1- 5765fae86ea8 [Accessed 17 January 2019]
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Member States to take responsibility for future generations, and to ensure the sustainability of finances and our social security systems in particular and, in so doing, the future of our welfare states;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Urges Member States to prepare for these demographic developments by: 1) building fiscal buffers to arm against rising fiscal costs; 2) implementing structural reforms to reduce these costs; and 3) enhancing productivity growth, which by embracing automation, which by extension is essential to ensuring sustainabletrong economic growth in the future;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that a higher proportion of elderly people entails higher healthcare, old-age care and pension spending; notes, moreover, that in an ageing society the proportion of working-age people is falling in relation to the proportion of elderly people, meaning that there are fewer working-age contributors per elderly person; highlights that this places a massive burden on public finances, threatchallenging their sustainability;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is concernedDeeply regrets that some Member States with budget deficits and high levels of public debt have missed the opportunity presented by favourable macroeconomic conditions to carry out the necessary reforms and build fiscal buffers, while, in contrast, some Member States with fiscal space have consolidated further, thereby contributing to the euro area’s current account surplus of around 3.2 %, the highest in the world;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 125 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets that five euro area Member States with high debt-to-GDP ratios are forecast to have a sizeable structural deficit in 2019;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 149 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges Member States to build fiscal buffers for future generations; calls for improvements to the enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), with a focus on deficit and debt reduction;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 166 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that Notes that according to a study by Aiyar et. al. (2016), “workforce ageing is likely to be a significant drag on European productivity growth over the next few decades; urges”1c ; is of the view that Member States, therefore, toshould implement productivity- enhancing structural reforms; _________________ 1c Aiyar, S.and C. Ebeke and X. Shao (2016) The Impact of Workforce Aging on European Productivity. IMF, December 2016. Available at: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2 016/wp16238.pdf [Accessed 17 January 2018], p. 19
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 182 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of increasing the labour force participation rate in order to, also to help keep social security systems sustainable, particularly in the context of an increasing dependency ratio;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 183 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes that the unemployment rate in the EU is below the pre-crisis level; Regrets that the unemployment rate in the euro area is still above the pre- crisis level;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 186 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a tax shift away from the high tax burden on labour in Europe; welcomes the efforts of those Member States that are implementing such reforms;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 195 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that digitalisation, globalisautomation and technological change arehave the potential of radically transforming our labour markets, thus potentially helping to improve productivity growth and by extension helping to fuel economic growth;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 204 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights that mobilising a shrinking working-age population will require more versatile employees and more flexible labour markets, combined with active labour market policies, life-long learning, upskilling and retraining, ands well as accessible social security systems, as outlined in the European Pillar of Social Rights;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 212 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), which are an important driver of employment, cannot fully harness the potential of the European single market owing in part to legislative and administrative barriers; urges the Commission to reduce these barriers; urges the Commission, moreover, to tackle unfair competition and taxation among SMEs and multinational corporations;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 221 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for taxation reforms with a viewon Member State to improvinge the tax collection; highlights the need for better coordination of administrative practices in the field of taxation;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 231 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls the importance of a resilient banking sector that safeguards financial stability; welcomesnotes the calls for the step-by- step completion of the banking union, with a credible European deposit insurance scheme and a package to reduce non- performing loans;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 239 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights that a transition to a new risk weight regime for banks’ sovereign exposures will help to weaken the ‘doom loop’ between banks and sovereigns;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 248 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights that to ensure intergenerational fairness, Member States must increase productivity through productive investments, such as in growth- enhancing infrastructure projects, in order to help stimulate much-needed potential economic growth;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 249 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights that to ensure intergenerational fairness, Member States must increase productivity through productive investments, such as in growth- enhancing infrastructure projects, in order to help stimulate much-needed potential economic growth;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 272 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Remains concerned about the low productivity growth in the EU and the pronounced decline of productivity growth in the euro area; Stresses that increasing productivity growth requires investment in R&D, innovation, and digitalisation, with an emphasis increased automation, increasing both physical and human capital;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 280 #

2018/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that intra-European foreign direct investment leads to productivity gains for both the investing firm and local firms in the host regions, and helps generates economic convergence within Europe;
2019/01/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 5 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Notice of 19 July 2016 on the notion of State aid as referred to in Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 36 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the treaty-based competition rules must be interpreted in the light of the wider European values underpinning the Union’s social market economy, notably environmental and social protection, equality considerapplied in consistency with the other policies and activities of the European Union, as enshrined in article 7 TFEU; notes furthermore that article 9 TFEU states that ‘in defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of educations, consumer protection and public health, as mandated by Article 7 TFEU; takes the view,training and protection of human health’; draws attention to article 36 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, demanding the refore, that activities which cause negative social and environmental externalities create market distortions that need to be addressed by means of competition law while, conversely, activities which bringspect for access to services of general economic interest as provided for in national laws and practices, in order to promote the social and territorial cohesion of the Union; takes the view, therefore, that social orand environmental benefits should be explicitly taken into account when assessing treaty- basedinterpreting the EU competition provisionrules;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that even when products or services are supplied for free, most notably in the digital economy, consumers may still have to endure unjust behaviour, such as a degradation in quality or extortive practices; calltakes therefore, for the purposes of the cases under consideration, for the formulation of a 'theory of harm', which view that EU competition rules should transcend price- centric approaches and account for broader considerations such as the impaquality of products onr services also in view of citizens’ privacy;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. UCalls on the Commission to take ambitious steps to eliminate illegitimate obstacles to online competition; underlines the urgent need for an effective framework tailored to the challenges of the data-driven economy; notes in particular that digital platforms, in controlling ever-increasing data flows, generate considerable network externalities and economies of scale, and ultimately, by dint of excessive concentration, rent extraction and abusive market power, bring about market failures;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 61 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the urgent need for an effective framework tailored to the challenges of the data-driven economy; notes in particular that digital platforms, in controlling ever-increasing data flows, generate considerable network externalities and economies of scale, and ultimately, by dint ofcertain types of digital platforms with an ability of controlling ever-increasing data flows can generate economies of scale which may result in excessive concentration, leading to rent extraction and abusive market power, bring about market failures;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, in this regard, to adjudge the control of data necessary for the creation and provision of services as a proxy for the existence of market power, including when issuing its guidance on Article 102 TFEU, and to require interoperability between online platforms and social network providers; requests that the Commission provide a dedicated chapter on these issues in its next annual report on competition policy, including case studies onand monitor price caps in sectors such as online platforms for accommodation and tourism;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 95 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the jurisdictional thresholds setting the starting point for an EU merger review, which are based on the turnovers of the target and acquiring entities, aremay not always be appropriate for the digital economy, in which value is often, for advertising purposes, represented by the number of visitors to a website; suggests that these thresholds be revised and adapted to the number of consumers impacted by mergers and the value of the related transactions;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact thatexistence of barriers to entry in the digital economy are becoming increasingly insurmountable, as the more that unjust behaviour is perpetuated, the harder it gets to revert to anti-competitive effects; affirms, in this regard, that the Commission should make effective, where appropriate, make effective yet proportional use of interim measures, while ensuring due process and the right of defence of undertakings under investigation;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers that it is a priority to ensure that State aid rules are strictly and impartially adhered to when dealing with future banking crises, so that taxpayers are protected against the burden of bank rescues;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 132 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points to thCalls on Commission to examine possible discrepancies between the rules on state aid in the area of liquidation aid and the resolution regime under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD); points out that in two recent cases, in spite of the Single Resolution Board’s (SRB) concluurges the Commissions that resolution could not be justified on the grounds of public interest, the Commission approved state aid on the basis that it would mitigate economic disturbance at a regional level, thereby demonstrating two distinct interpreo come forward with a transparent presentations of public interest; urges the Commission, therefore, to reconsider its interpretation of the relevant state aid rules in a manner consistent with the BRRD and to revise its 2013 Banking Communication accordingly, including the area of liquidation aidits interpretation of the relevant state aid rules in relation to the BRRD;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 151 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Underlines that the application of competition rules to mergers must be evaluated from the perspective of the entire internal market;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 155 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is deeply alarmed at the far- reachingTakes note of the concentration of the food supply chain, whereby four companies, all with close financial ties, own and sell up to 60 % of the global seed market and 75 % of global pesticides, to the detriment of consumers, farmers, the environment and biodiversity alike; points out that such an oligopoly will make farmers even more technologically and economically dependent on a few globally integrated one-stop-shop platforms, produce limited seed diversity, re-direct trends in innovation away from the adoption of a production model which is respectful of the environment and biodiversity and ultimately, as a result of reduced competition, generate less; stresses in this regard the need for fair competition and more innovation;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 158 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is deeply alarmed at the far- reachingNotes the concentration of the food supply chain, whereby four companies, all with close financial ties, own and sell up to 60 % of the global seed market and 75 % of global pesticides, to the potential detriment of consumers, farmers, the environment and biodiversity alike; points out that such an oligopoly will make farmers even murges the Commission to remain vigilant and strictly enforce technologically and economically dependent on a few globally integrated one-stop-shop platforms, produce limited seed diversity, re-direct trends in innovation away from the adoption of a production model which is respectful of the envirarticle 102 prohibiting the abuse of a dominant position as well as its merger control procedures, enshrined in Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of conmcent and biodiversity and ultimately, as a result of reduced competition, generate less innovationrations between undertakings;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 169 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission to come forward with a revision of the EU Merger Regulation, so that it may be vested with the powers, much as a numbexamine the viability in the digital era of Member States are at present, to adopt measures to protect the European public order and the rights and principlesexisting competition law instruments and concepts, particularly in the field of mergers, and to come forward with a revision of the TFEU and EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, including environmental protecMerger Regulation;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 171 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission to come forward with a revisionew of the EU Merger Regulation, so that it may and analyse whether it should be vested with the powers, much as a number of Member States are at present, to adopt measures to protect the European public order and the rights and principles of the TFEU and EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, including environmental protection;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 177 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for Article 101(3) TFEU to be interpreted, including in the Commission’s horizontal guidelines, in a way that does not focus on narrow, price- centric consumer welfare but that considers the need for social and environmental efficiency, by encouraging horizontal coordination in order to improve the environmental and social sustainability of the supply chain; points out that the efficiencies generated by such agreement in a relevant market must be sufficient to outweigh the anti-competitive effects that they produce in either the same or an unrelated geographical market;deleted
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 182 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises that the legally binding commitments undertaken by the Member States as part of the Paris Climate Agreement will not be realised without concrete state measures to promote and finance, enable and create incentives for the production and use of renewable energy; takes note of the forthcoming revision of the guidelines on state aid and energy, which will no longer exclude two of the sectors that benefit the most from state subsidies, nuclear energy and fossil fuel extraction, and which provide for greater flexibility for consumer-generated renewable energy;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 188 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is of the view that diversified and thus competitive natural gas markets are key for contributing towards sustained economic growth at the national and the EU level; notes that the strategy of partitioning EU gas market and by extension potentially breaking of the EU antitrust rules by certain energy companies needs to be properly addressed;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 191 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the importance of boosting investments in new technologies and increase the competitiveness of the European energy markets;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 196 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Highlights the importance of completing the Energy Union through integration of markets, notably by investing in interconnectors where needed and based on market conditions and commercial potential, and by increasing the tradable capacity in existing interconnections, as well as measures at European level aimed at removing obstacles to free price formation;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 198 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses the importance of a competitive transport sector; notes that single market in transport remains to be complemented with rail sector being the most fragmented; welcomes the steps taken by the Commission in fostering completion and improved operation in internal market for the road passenger transport;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 200 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Highlights the commonly agreed aims and targets of the Energy Union and points specifically to the dimension Security, solidarity and trust;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 201 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Underlines the importance of securing that the European energy markets are built on rule of law, competition, diversity of energy sources and suppliers, predictability and transparency and to prevent any market operator, established in the union or in a third country, from levering a dominant position to the detriment for competitors and consumers; in this regard, calls for increased scrutiny of, and, where necessary, measures and imposed obligations against such market operators;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 202 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Reaffirms that new infrastructure projects, including those connecting a Member State to a third country, shall be the subject of European legislation, notably rules on unbundling and market price formation;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 216 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses the need to deepen the internal market, to open up for new competition and freedom of establishment in all sectors;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 217 #

2018/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Reiterates its support for international trade and investment agreements to include strong competition sections;
2018/11/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 13 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas entrusting the ECB with the prudential supervision of financial institutions has proven to be successful; whereas the ECB currently lacks the investigative powers to uncover breaches of anti-money laundering; whereas some directly-supervised financial institutions have been actively facilitating money laundering;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 19 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas prudential and anti- money laundering supervision cannot be treated as separate;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the role and capacity of the EBA needs to be significantly strengthened in order to effectively implement anti-money laundering measures and common framework; whereas the role and functions of national regulators and Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) level cannot be effectively replaced by a single EU body; whereas cooperation between the national supervisors, FIUs and EBA is key in order to help prevent systemic money- laundering problems at the national and the EU level;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the achievements of the Banking Union in helping to fostering a truly single market, a level playing field and increased predictability for market actors; considers that a fully completed Banking Union will help to further strengthen financial stability and growth prospects in the EU;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of completing the capital markets union, which will help to channel credit into the real economy, further enable private risk sharing, reduce the need for public risk- sharing and complement funding through banks;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 53 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that one of the aims of the Banking Union should be to preserve the diversity of EU banking models that are sustainable, lawful, non-corrupt and well-functioning, as this enables the requirements of citizens and of their projects to be met, as well as acting as a diversification tool, a key feature to cope with potential shocks;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 57 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores those financial institutions and the related banking models which have actively facilitated, or prevented putting a stop to, systemic money laundering;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 61 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the need for a coherent set of rules for the proper functioning of the Banking Union; calls on the Commission to prioritise regulations over directives as the legislative tool for the Banking Union and to make it a priority to fully ensure that all relevant legislation is fully and correctly implemented in all Member States; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the European supervisory authorities, to identify and remove obstacles to the internal market;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 67 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the ECB’s recent ‘failing or likely to fail’ assessments, carried out in 2018; is deeply concerned that in one episode such assessment was countered by a national court; notes that some of these cases raised issues concerning the enforcement of anti-money laundering rules in the Banking Union; underlines the urgent need for a common EU approach in this regard with clearly assigned powers;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 71 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that prudential and anti- money laundering supervision are equally important; calls for a unified approach towards prudential and anti-money laundering supervisions;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that some financial institutions directly supervised by the ECB have been actively facilitating money laundering;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 77 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the results of the EBA’s EU- wide stress test; believes that stress tests should be interpreted in combination with other on-going supervisory monitoring activities;, and that fulfilment of prudential requirements by financial institutions with risky and often questionable business models may not necessarily prevent them from encountering other problems in the near future that can quickly lead to liquidity and solvency problems, as witnessed in the recent past.
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 94 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission proposal to reinforce the role of the EBA in anti-money laundering supervision in the financial sector; calls on the co-legislators adopt the proposal without undue delay; notes, however, that the role and responsibilities of national supervisors and Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) cannot be replaced by a single EU body; stresses the importance of cooperation between national supervisors, FIUs and EBA in order to help prevent systemic money-laundering problems at the national as well as the EU level;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of the on-going negotiations on the NPL package; strongly warns against weakening the Commission proposals, as this would jeopardise the overarching goal of risk reduction and hinder efforts to complete the Banking Union; welcomes the ECB addendum on NPLs and the work of the EBA on guidelines on management of non- performing and forborne exposures; welcomes the reduction in volume of NPLs over the past years; stresses that the risk to financial stability posed by NPLs is still significant; agrees with the Commission that the primary responsibility for reducing NPLs lies with the Member States, notably through efficient insolvency laws, and banks themselves;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of the on-going negotiations on the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS); believes that a single market needssupervision at the national level needs to be complemented by appropriate supervisory powers at the EU level;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 131 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Remains concerned about the spread of shadow banking in the EU; recalls that the problem needs to be addressed at bothnational, EU and global level in order to ensure fair competition, transparency and financial stability; calls on the Commission to urgently identify remaining gaps in the current regulations;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 186 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the ECB and the EBABA, the ECB, the SRB, the national parliaments and the competent authorities as defined in point (40) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the approach views expresentsed during plenary debates on the ‘Future of Europe’, whereby; is of the view that the future EU budget should promote European added value, ensurneeds to continue contributing towards the economic and social cohesion between the Member States so as to enhance European solidarity, stability and growth; stresses, therefore, the need for adequate financesing for new challenges and continue supporting European solidarity, stability and growth as well as thethe cohesion policy; deeply regrets the proposed cuts in cohesion policy as set out by the Commission in its Multiannual financial framework (MFF) proposal; notes that the EU budget also needs to promote European added value and ensure finances for new challenges and modernisation of EU policies;
2018/09/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 15 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of commitment to the process of completing the Banking Union and the need to ensure openness and equal treatment of all Member States participating in the Banking Unionand, by extension, financial institutions participating in the Banking Union; notes, however, that the functioning of the already existent pillar of the Banking Union – the Single Supervisory Mechanism – needs to be improved in order to avoid in future situations whereby the directly-supervised financial institutions are actively facilitating money laundering;
2018/09/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of continuing the process of deepening and completing the EMU in order to preserve the stability of the single currency and enhance the convergence of economic, fiscal and labour marketnecessary economic policies among the Member States; supports furnotes ther steps taken in the development of the ESM and the common backstop to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) as confirmed by the European Council; emphasises, however, that risk- sharing should go hand-in-hand with risk-reduction;
2018/09/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that there are a number of Member States outside of the EMU, some of which may never join it; urges respect for the paths the Member States have taken and warns against the effective creation of the so-called “multi-speed Europe”;
2018/09/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the Reform Support Programme having in mind that the European Semester has been strengthened and streamlined, but the implementation of key reforms in the Member States is stilloften slow and inadequate, and remains a priority; is concerned that in the period 2011 -2017 only 9% of Country-Specific Recommendations (CSR) have been fully implemented; welcomes the convergence facility which will provide an incentive and help Member States outside the euro area to implement reforms and fulfil the criteria for introducing the euro;
2018/09/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that it is first and foremost the responsibility of the Member States to choose adequate and sustainable fiscal and economic policies; stresses that Member States, especially those with high debt and deficit levels, are responsible for observing fiscal self-restraint;
2018/09/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 57 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the future InvestEU programme and stresses the need to also ensure finances for more risky private projects, innovation and the quick scaling- up of start-ups;
2018/09/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Deems it necessary to embark on a comprehensive review of existing VAT legislation; welcomurges the need to step up fight against tax fraud, including cross-border VAT fraud as well as tax avoidance and evasion; notes the work of the Commission on the fair taxation of the digital economy.
2018/09/12
Committee: ECON
Amendment 160 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a level playing field for farmers in all Member States, fair standard of living across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need for an updated and fairer system of payments, as in many Member States the currentthe system of entitlements is based in many Member States on historic benchmarksreferences, which are now almost 20nearly twenty years old and which constituteserve as an obstacle to generational renewal and hindeaccess for young farmers’ access to farm land, as given the fact that new entrants do not possess entitlements and are thus at a disadvantaged;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 366 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasisunderlines that the integrity of the sSingle mMarket and a truly common and adequately financed by the EU policy must be the overriding priorities of reform;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 416 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common general set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I without national co-financing and thus a level playing field;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 498 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to avoid renationalisation of CAP and grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules ;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 536 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniformgeneral criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local conditions;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 554 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the nextonly if it remain a common, modern and well- funded policy which supports sustainable development of agriculture and is crucial for providing safe, high quality and diverse food, jobs and growth in rural areas; which contributes to further levelling of developmental gaps in agriculture and rural areas and which reflects social and economic cohesion in its financial and programming dimension as well as proposed instruments and thus calls for maintaining the CAP budget in the post-2020 MFF at at least athe current levels in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyondafter 2020;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 618 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and that this can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that and, at the same time and reflecting economies of scale considering different agricultural structures, support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 670 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the replacement of the existing system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced bywith an EU-wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order so as to make the system simpler and more transparent;.
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 691 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that support paid per hectare of agricultural land, this should be used as a main criterion in calculating direct payments, accompanied by the extent of areas facing natural constraints;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 709 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is certain that both the Basic Payment Scheme(BPS) and the Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should continue to apply and all Member States should be allowed to choose between them;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 739 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair and equal distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 760 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls to complete the process of full convergence of direct payments between Member States as of 2021;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 765 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Underlines that all EU farmers have to meet the same standards and requirements and are facing the same challenges;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 778 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, and used as a tool to address needs of sensitive sectors and in a wider scope to address specific objectives related to environment, climate or quality and marketing of agricultural products, counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 797 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. In case of direct payments related to voluntary coupled support (VCS), more support should be given to small and medium-sized farms, and socio-economic considerations, that could be used in addition to statistical production figures, need to be taken into account;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 817 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by farmers in many Member States and that consequently each nNational sStrategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I1 and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in ordernd also via national measures and wider use of new financial instruments as a tool to grant access to capital in the circumstances of limited resources, to incentivisze famers to pass on their farming operations;.
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 858 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that investment support (non-repayable) should primarily be used in areas of EU-level added value;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 879 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in, to improve the synergy of different policies and to enhance competitiveness, promotes effective and sustainable economies and enhances development of rural areas, to supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri-tourism, and to secure community-supported agricultureby financially strengthening Pillar II, thus increasing potential to generate income, to tackle depopulation, unemployment, poverty and theo provision of social services in rural areasmote social inclusion;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 936 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, receiving equal awards for provision of comparable services of public interest, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1164 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity tof strengthening the position of the producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthencombating unfair trade practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain as a minimum by introducing EU non-legislative document as well as promoting transparency in the markets and crisis preventiontackling crises;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1208 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – particularly in the dairy sector –Underlines the importance of new Omnibus regulation to encourage active crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1251 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that the compliance of farming in partner states with good and sustainable farming practices, climate measures and other means to minimise environmental impact of farming, which are applied in the EU, shall become an obligatory threshold for allowing access of goods manufactured in the third states to enter the EU market;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas, according to the Commission’s forecasts, the GDP growth rate for the euro area was 2.4 % in 2017 and willis projected to dip slightly to 2.3 % in 2018 and to 2 % in 2019; whereas economic growth is still fragile and is expected to slow down in the face of many challenges such as higher oil priceubdued and significant differences in growth rates across the EU remain; whereas growth is challenged in the face of many challenges such as increasing trade protectionism, higher oil prices and other global events;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas in 2017 the youth unemployment rate in the euro area wasthe unemployment rates in the euro area, including the youth unemployment rate, are steadily falling, yet still high and in May 2018 the seasonally adjusted rates stood at 8.4 % and 186.8 %, and respectively; whereas in 2017 the youth unemployment rate was particularly high in Greece (43.6 %), Spain (38.7 %) and Italy (34.8 %);
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 27 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the public debt level in the euro area is falling, but still high; whereas at the end of the fourth quarter of 2017 the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area stood at 86.7 %;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas in the fourth quarter of 2017 the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio in the euro area stood at 0.6 %;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 49 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2018 country-specific recommendations (CSR); and the Commission’s claim that since the outset of the European Semester in 2011, over two-thirds of CSRs have been implemented with at least ‘some progress’; urges the Member States to improve the track-record in the implementation of the recommendations that still falls short of expectations;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 61 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the urgency of carrying on the fight against the inequalities thatbetween and within the Member States that can hamper economic growth;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 66 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers thatNotes the calls for growth- orientated fiscal policies are needed at the European level, alongside an appropriateexpansionary monetary policy, in order to strengthen the European economy; stresses that Member States, especially those with high debt and deficit levels, are responsible for observing fiscal self-restraint;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 77 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the current economic environment provides a favourable window of opportunity for Member States to build fiscal buffers and to step up and carry out the necessary reforms in order to strengthen the resilience of their economies;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Warns against the increasing trend whereby countries are granted extra time and leeway to bring down the budget deficit within the permissible thresholds;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 87 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. SupportsNotes the calls for flexibility in the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact as proposed by the Commission in 2015; consid in order to also help implement structural reforms; warns, howevers, that too much more flexibility is required to boost investmentrisks undermining the very idea of Stability and gGrowth in the EU; calls, therefore,Pact and the wider euro area macroeconomic framework; notes the calls for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the introduction of an aggregate euro area fiscal stance; stresses, however, that the concept of an aggregate fiscal stance does not imply that surpluses and deficits in different Member States offset each other;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 96 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the importance of the macroeconomic imbalance procedure (MIP) and its objective of preventing imbalances within Member States with a view to avoiding negative spill-over effects to other Member States;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 98 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reminds that the Excessive Imbalance Procedure (EIP) is an enhanced surveillance mechanism to ensure compliance with the MIP; is of the view that EIP should be consistently applied to countries that significantly and constantly experience imbalances and fail to take adequate actions to correct them, regardless of the type of imbalances;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the development of new budgetary tools aimed at stabilisation and convergence in the euro area would be extremely important for the economic governance of the Eurozone in order to help avoid, as far as possible, the re- emergence of events already experienced during the years of the financial crisis; notes, however, that it is first and foremost the responsibility of the Member States to choose adequate and sustainable fiscal and economic policies;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 112 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that government debt levels are excessively high in some Member States; stresses the importance of bringing down overall debt levels, especially as monetary policy conditions are expected to normalise in the near future;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 134 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the importance of access to quality public services endowed with sufficient resources; notes that ageing population risks challenging the sustainability of the welfare programmes in a number of Member States;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 140 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. RecallStresses the importance of efficient supervision and regulation of the banking and financial sectors to help forestall any new crises; urges the Member States to step up anti-money laundering efforts;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 164 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that tax evasion is still a problem in a number of Member States and fight against it, combined with improved tax administration, would help increase fiscal space;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 165 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the need to step up the fight against cross-border VAT fraud which deprives Member States of significant tax revenues;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 190 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages stronger coordination and harmonisation of taxation with the objective of reducing the differences among Member States over a ten-year period, thus making any possible company relocation unattractive;deleted
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 214 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the fact that employment level in the euro has confidently surpassed the pre-crisis level and is at its highest level ever recorded; notes, however, that skills shortage, loss of jobs due to automation, ageing societies as well as a number of other challenges put a strain on employment growth and reduction of unemployment levels across the Member States;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 219 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses that gaps persist in the rate of participation of different population groups in the labour market;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 228 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern the recent rise in oil prices which generallycould weakens growth and raises inflation; stresses that, rather than relying on seasonal factors for its recovery, the only way to make the European economy an area of prosperity is to encourage public investment ande need for public and private investments and, in Member States with fiscal scope, promoteion of domestic demand;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 252 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the need for stronger surveillance of the employment and social situation in Europe and appropriate and constant follow-up at every step of the European Semester in order to help boost quality job creation and thus achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 253 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Shares the Commission’s concerns regarding developments in the housing market in some Member States; stresses that rising interest rates and housing prices are having an impact on household private debt; underlines that this debt plays a role incan affect the stability of the euro area; calls on the Commission to take initiatives in this area in line with recommendation 19 of the social pillar;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 275 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Deeply regrets the proposed cuts in cohesion policy, especially for the less wealthy euro area Member States, as set out by the Commission in its MFF proposal; insists on the fact that a decrease in structural funding runs counter to the EU’s objective of strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion, puts at risk the key importance of the ESIF in stimulating public and private investment, and would send a negative signal to citizens; recalls that the EU cohesion policy has a direct impact on citizens’ lives;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 288 #

2018/2033(INI)

22. Stresses the key importance of structural funds, especially for the EU's Eastern Member States, for the stimulation of public investment, taking into account their strong multiplier effect;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 36 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Fiscalis 2020 programme, which was established by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 and is implemented by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States and associated countries, and its predecessors have significantly contributed to facilitating and enhancing cooperation between tax authorities within the Union. The added value of those programmes, including as regards the protection of the financial and economic interests of Member States of the Union and of taxpayers, has been recognised by the tax authorities of the participating countries. The challenges identified for the next decade cannot often be tackled effectively if Member States do not look beyond the borders of their administrative territories orand cooperate intensively with their counterparts. _________________ 18 Regulation (EU) No 1286/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing an action programme to improve the operation of taxation systems in the European Union for the period 2014-2020 (Fiscalis 2020) and repealing Decision No 1482/2007/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 25).
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In providing a framework for actions which supports the single market, fosters Union competitiveness and protects the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States while at the same time respecting the sovereignty of Member States regarding their tax policies, the Programme should contribute to preventing and fighting tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance; preventing and reducing unnecessary administrative burden for citizens and businesses in cross- border transactions; achieving the full potential of the single market and fostering Union competitiveness; and supporting a joint Union approach in international fora.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to support the process of accession and association by third countries, the Programme should be open to the participation of acceding and candidate countries as well as potential candidates and partner countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy if certain conditions are fulfilled. It may also be open to the United Kingdom after its departure from the European Union as well as to other third countries, in accordance with the conditions laid down in specific agreements between the Union and those countries covering their participation to any Union programme.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 45 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The actions which applied under the Fiscalis 2020 programme have proven to be adequate and should therefore be maintained. In order to provide more simplicity and flexibility in the execution of the Programme and thereby better deliver on its objectives, the actions should be defined only in terms of overall categories with a non-exhaustive list of illustrative examples ofto highlight the priorities and concrete activities. Through cooperation and capacity building, the Fiscalis programme should also promote and support the uptake and leverage of innovation to further improve the capabilities to deliver on the core priorities of taxation.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Given the increasing mobility of taxpayers, the number of cross-border transactions and, the internationalisation of financial instruments and hence the increased risk of tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, which go well beyond the Union borders, adaptations of or extensions of European electronic systems to third countries not associated to the Programme and international organisations could have an interest for the Union or the Member States. In particular, they would avoid the administrative burden and the costs implied by developing and operating two similar electronic systems for, respectively, Union and international exchanges of information. Therefore, when duly justified by such an interest, adaptations of or extensions to European electronic systems for cooperation with third countries and international organisations should be eligible costs under the Programme.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 51 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Considering the importance of globalisation, tThe Programme should continue to provide the possibility of involving external experts within the meaning of Article 238 of the Financial Regulation. Those external experts should mainly be representatives of governmental authorities, including from non-associated third countries, as well as representatives of international organisations, economic operators, taxpayers and civil society. The external experts should be competitively selected by the Commission based on their skills, experience and knowledge relevant as well as their ability to contribute to the specific action, avoiding any potential conflict of interest.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 201623 , there is a need to evaluate this programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, canshould include measurable indicators and baseline figures, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Instrument on the ground. _________________ 23 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1-14.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to respond appropriately to changes in tax policy priorities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the list of indicators and adding baseline figures to measure the achievement of the specific objectives of the Programme. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 69 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme has the general objective to support tax authorities and taxation to enhance the functioning of the single market, foster Union competitiveness and protect the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States. The programme does not impose any substantive requirements on Member States in terms of their approach to tax policy which is a national competence.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in 2. paragraph 1 may also cover expenses for preparation, monitoring, control, audit, evaluation and other activities for managing the Programme and evaluating the achievement of its objectives. It may moreover cover expenses relating to studies and other relevant written material, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, in so far as they are related to the objectives of the Programme, as well as expenses linked to information technology networks focusing on information processing and exchange, including corporate information technology tools and other technical and administrative assistance needed in connection with the management of the Programme.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 85 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) studies and other relevant written material;
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 86 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) any other relevant action provided for in the work programmes referred to in Article 13, which is necessary for attaining or in support of the objectives set out in Article 3.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 87 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – paragraph 2
Possible forms of relevant actions referred to in points (a), (b) and (d) are presented in a non-exhaustive list in Annex 1.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 89 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Actions referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be further pre-defined by means of listing priority topics.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 97 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The external experts shall be competitively selected by the Commission based on their skills, experience and knowledge relevant as well as their ability to contribute to the specific action, avoiding any potential conflict of interest.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. To ensure effective assessment of progress of the Programme towards the achievement of its objectives, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 to amend Annex 2 to review or complement the indicators and add baseline figures where considered necessary and to supplement this Regulation with provisions on the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as farlong as they are proportional and justified, and are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2018/0233(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – introductory part
2. Knowled ge sharing and networking:
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 191 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to improve the completion of transport projects in less developed parts of the network, a Cohesion Fund allocation should be transferred to the Programme to finance transport projects in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund. In an initial phase and within a limit of 750% of the transferred envelope, the selection of projects eligible for financing should respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The remaining 350% of the transferred envelope should be allocated on a competitive basis to projects located in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund with priority to cross-border links and missing links. The Commission should support Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund in their efforts to develop an appropriate pipeline of projects, in particular by strengthening the institutional capacity of the public administrations concerned.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 197 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Implementation period of many large-scale cross-border projects with the high EU added value, which are selected in the previous CEF calls, goes much beyond one MFF planning period. These large projects need a guarantee that they, once works are started, will be carried through and finished. In order to ensure that ongoing projects are fully and consistently implemented, the same co- financing rates should be maintained as under previous financial period CEF.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 569 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 350% of these amounts shall be made available immediately to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross-border and missing links. Until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 7050 % of the resources transferred. As of 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 612 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Integration of military mobility needs into the TEN-T networks 1. Projects of common interest shall contribute to the integration of military mobility needs into the TEN-T networks as defined by Regulation 1315/2013, with the purpose of enabling a civilian-military dual use of infrastructure, in accordance with the military-civilian dual-use requirements identified in the work programmes referred to in Article 19. 2. New and existing TEN-T infrastructure can be adapted to military needs through supporting the proposals on actions, or specific activities within an action. Such actions shall contribute to the implementation of the dual-use requirements and shall in particular focus (1) on the integration of multimodal nodes, like ports, airports and rail-road terminals, (2) on the deployment of interoperable railroads, in particular port- hinterland connections and the ensuing Core network corridors, and (3) on the upgrading or replacement of specific road infrastructures, such as bridges and tunnels. 3. All actions integrating the military mobility needs shall be financed from the funds provided in Article 4 (2)(a)(iii).
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 776 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Under the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(ii): actions, or specific activities within an action, supporting new and existing transport infrastructure on the TEN-T Network in order to adapt it to military mobility requirements with the purpose of enabling a civilian-military dual-use of the infrastructure.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 939 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) as regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund as well as for works relating to the specific objective referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) (ii), the maximum co- financing rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as referred to in the Regulation (EU) XXX [CPR]. These co- financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 85% for actions relating to cross-border links and missing links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 975 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 978 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost;, except for funds transferred from the Cohesion Fund in the transport sector in accordance with a Regulation (EU) XXX [CPR].
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 981 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) eligible costs shall not include value added tax ("VAT") .
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 985 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) eligible costs shall not include value added tax ("VAT").
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 987 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) expenditure related to military requirements shall be eligible from the action eligibility start date regardless of the date of entry into force of the delegated acts referred to in Article 6 (a) (3).
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 1004 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The grant agreement may be terminated on the basis of the grounds specified in paragraph 1. In such case, the Commission shall make the unused funds available to other projects without delay, giving priority to the projects of common interest on the core network corridors of greater maturity. The Commission shall strive to leave sufficient time for the implementation of projects using reallocated resources.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 7 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the success of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) under the current MFF; welcomes the fact that it is to be extended under the new MFF; deplores, however, the 12% cut in constant prices to the allocation for CEF Transport and the 13% cut in the Cohesion Fund contribution; takes the view that the budget for the CEF cannot be allocated to other programmes that are unrelated to its specific objectives; calls for the CEF Transport allocation of EUR 12.3 billion and the EUR 11.5 billion Cohesion Fund contribution to be reinstated. In any case the allocated Cohesion Fund contribution shall be sufficient to complete during the next MFF 2021-2027 those projects, which are currently ongoing and funded from this earmarked Cohesion Fund;
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 15 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points up the effectiveness of the centralised governance structure laid down by the CEF Regulation; notes that transferring part of Cohesion Fund funding to the CEF has been a great success and that the degree of satisfaction of the Member States concerned opens up the prospect ofconfirms that thatis mechanism being extended under the next MFF; accordingly proposes an allocation of EUR 20 billion from the European Regional Development Fund to the CEF, with the same management rules to be laid down as for the transfer of management responsibility for Cohesion Fund funding for the CEshall be continued under the next MFF; considers that, in view of the big difference between available funding and what is needed, that move would ensure that TEN-T projects in Europe made significant headway;
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that all Member States collect significant volumes of tax and parafiscal revenue that is directly related to transport and that transferring even a minimal proportion of that revenue to the EU as own resources would put it in a better position to meet the new challenges it has to cope with; considers that moving back to the more significant level of own resources that was planned when the European Community was established would bolster the EU’s capacity for political and budgetary action.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The Commission, in its VAT Action Plan30 , sets out the amendments to the VAT system that would be necessary in order to develop such a destination-based system for intra-Union trade by means of the taxation of cross-border supplies. The Council subsequently reaffirmed the conclusions of that Action Plan and stated, inter alia, that in its view the principle of taxation at origin as envisaged for the definitive VAT system should be replaced by the principle of taxation in the Member State of destination31 . That change may help reduce cross-border VAT fraud, estimated to be EUR 50 billion in 2015. _________________ 30 Action Plan on VAT – Towards a single EU VAT area - Time to decide (COM(2016) 148final of 7.4.2016. 31 See: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/p ress-releases/2016/05/25-conclusions-vat- action-plan/
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 13a – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) evidence of financial solvency of the applicant, which shall be deemed to be proven either where the applicant has good financial standing, which enables him to fulfil his commitments, with due regard to the characteristics of the type of business activity concerned, or through the production of guarantees provided by insurance or other financial institutions or by other economically reliable third parties for the period necessary to establish that the applicant is solvent.
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 13a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The criteria set out in paragraph 2 shall not be subject to interpretation by the Member States. To ensure a coherent understanding and implementation of the relevant criteria across the Member States, the Commission shall publish further guidance, including clearly defined procedures for correct application.
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 13a – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. To ensure a level playing field and discourage implicit discrimination, the tax authorities when assessing the applicant´s eligibility for the status of certified taxable person against the criteria set out in paragraph 2(b) and (c) shall take into account the size and the nature of the applicant´s economic activity.
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 43 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 13a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. To encourage applications for the certified taxable person status, the Commission shall introduce a tailored procedure for Small and Medium Enterprises.
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 45 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 13a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
A taxable person who applies for the status of a certified taxable person shall supply all therelevant information required by the tax authorities in order to enable them to take a decision. The tax authorities shall process the application without delay.
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 49 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 13a – paragraph 5
5. Where the application is refused, the grounds for refusal shall be notified without delay by the tax authorities to the applicant together with the decision which clearly states the grounds for refusal. Member States shall ensure that the applicant is granted a right of appeal within a reasonable timeframe against any decision to refuse an application.
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 54 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 13a – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. To ensure uniform standards for monitoring of continued eligibility for the status of certified taxable person and the withdrawal of the tax status within and across Member States, the Commission shall adopt relevant guidelines.
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 57 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 36a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where goods are supplied in the context of a chain transaction situation, the transport or dispatch from one Member State to another referred to in point (b) of Article 14(4)(3) shall be ascribed to the supply made by the providfirst supplier to the intermediary operator, where the following conditions are met:
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 58 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 36a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the intermediary operator communicates the name of the Member State of arrival of the goods to the providfirst supplier;
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 36a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 'chain transaction situation' shall mean a situation where successive supplies of the same goods by taxable persons give rise to a single transport or dispatch of those goods from one Member State to another and where both the intermediary operator and the provider are certified taxable persons;
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 60 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 36a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) 'intermediary operator' shall mean a supplier in the chain other than the first supplier or customer, who dispatches or transports the goods, himself or by a third party on his behalf;
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 61 #

2018/0164(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2006/112/EC
Article 36a – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) 'providfirst supplier' shall mean the taxable person in the chain who supplies the goods to the intermediary operator;
2018/11/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 20 #

2018/0162(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to foster the professional mobility of seafarers within the EU and avoid the European maritime sector facing a shortage of competent staff with the right mix of skills and competences, the mutual recognition of seafarers’ certificates issued by Member States should be facilitated. Therefore, Member States should fully recognise certificates of proficiencies and documentary evidence issued to seafarers by other Member States, including for the purposes of issuing national certificates of competency. If a Member State refuses to endorse or accept such a valid certificate issued by another Member State, it should state the reasons on which that decision is based.
2018/12/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2018/0162(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 5 b – paragraph 1
1. Every Member State shall accept Certificates of Proficiency and Documentary evidence issued by another Member State, or under its authority, on paper or in electronic format, for the purpose of allowing seafarers to serve on- board its fleetvessels in its fleet, and for issuing Certificates of Competency or Certificates of Proficiency.
2018/12/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The Decision on the System of Own Resources, furthermore, provides the legal basis for the Commission to borrow funds on the capital markets in order to finance expenditure in the framework of the Next Generation EU Recovery Package. The related costs of the principal and interest of the repayments must be re-financed by the Union budget in a pre-defined timeframe depending on the maturities of the bonds issued and the debt repayment strategy. Such costs should not lead to an undue reduction in programme expenditure or investment instruments under the Multiannual Financial Framework, nor should they result in sharp increases in national contributions. Therefore, such costs should be covered by the income from new Own Resources.
2020/07/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 41 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The new categories of Own Resources should be introduced in sufficient time for their proceeds to be available when the interest and repayment obligations occur. The proceeds from those Own Resources should partly cover the costs of the principal and interest of the repayments and other related costs. In that regard, the European Parliament, in its MFF-Own Resources Interim Report of November 2018, has already endorsed a list of potential candidates for new own resources.
2020/07/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
(8) The Union considers as a priority to achieve its emission reduction target of at least 40% between 1990 and 2030 as committed under the Paris Climate Agreement. The European Union Emissions Trading System is one of the main instruments put in place to implement this objective and generates revenue through the auctioning of emission allowances. Considering the harmonised nature of the European Union Emissions Trading System as well as the funding provided by the Union to foster mitigation and adaptation efforts in the Member States, it is appropriate to introduce a new Own Resource for the EU budget in this context. This Own Resource should be based on the allowances to be auctioned by Member States, including transitional free allocation to the power sector. In order to take account of the specific provisions for certain Member States provided for in Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 , allowances redistributed for the purposes of solidarity, growth and interconnections as well as allowances dedicated to the Innovation Fund and the Modernisation Fund should not be counted for determining the Own Resource contribution. Warns that expanding the scope of the ETS Directive to new sectors or geographical regions, if not done in a coordinated manner on a global scale risks damaging EU competitiveness. _________________ 20Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32). Or. en (NOTE: the text comes from COM(2018)0325)
2020/07/20
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Persons who work for an organisation or are in contact with it in the context of their work-related activities are often the first to know about threats or harm to the public interest which arise in this context. By ‘blowing the whistle’ they play a key role in exposing and preventing breaches of the law and in safeguarding the welfare of society. However, potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliation or legal consequences.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 27 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) At Union level, reports by whistleblowers are one upstream component of enforcement of Union law: they feed national and Union enforcement systems with information often leading to effective detection, investigation and prosecution of breaches of Union law.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) In certain policy areas, breaches of Union law may cause serious harm to the public interest, in the sense of creating significant risks for the welfare of society. Where weaknesses of enforcement have been identified in those areas, and whistleblowers are in a privileged position to disclose such breaches, it is necessary to enhance enforcement by ensuring effective protection of whistleblowers from retaliation and introducing effective reporting channels.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Accordingly, common minimum standards ensuring effective whistleblower protection should only apply in those acts and, policy areas whereand Member States where there is evidence that i) there is a need to strengthen enforcement; ii) under-reporting by whistleblowers is a key factor affecting enforcement, and iii) breaches of Union law cause serious harm to the public interest.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) In the area of financial services, the added value of sectoral whistleblower protection was already acknowledged by the Union legislator. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, which exposed serious shortcomings in the enforcement of the relevant rules, measures for the protection of whistleblowers were introduced in a significant number of legislative instruments in this area34 . In particular, in the context of the prudential framework applicable to credit institutions and investment firms, Directive 2013/36/EU35 provides for protection of whistleblowers, which extends also to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms. _________________ 34 Communication of 8.12.2010 "Reinforcing sanctioning regimes in the financial services sector". 35 Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338).
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 44 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In the same vein, whistleblowers’ reports can be key to detecting and preventing, reducing or eliminating risks to public health and to consumer protection resulting from breaches of Union rules which might otherwise remain hidden. In particular, consumer protection is also strongly linked to cases where unsafe products can cause considerable harm to consumers. Whistleblower protection shouldmay therefore be introduced by Member States in relation to relevant Union rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114, 168 and 169 TFEU.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 46 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) The protection of privacy and personal data is another area where whistleblowers are in a privileged position to disclose breaches of Union law which can seriously harm the public interest. Similar considerations apply for breaches of the Directive on the security of network and information systems45 , which introduces notification of incidents (including those that do not compromise personal data) and security requirements for entities providing essential services across many sectors (e.g. energy, health, transport, banking, etc.) and providers of key digital services (e.g. cloud computing services). Whistleblowers' reporting in this area is particularly valuable in order to prevent security incidents that would affect key economic and social activities and widely used digital services. It helps ensuring the continuity of services which are essential for the functioning of the internal market and the wellbeing of society. _________________ 45 Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) Acts which breach the rules of corporate tax and arrangementsggressive tax planning whose purpose is to obtain a tax advantage and to evade legal obligations, defeating the object or purpose of the applicable corporate tax law, negatively affect the proper functioning of the internal market. They can give rise to unfair tax competition and extensive tax evasion, distorting the level-playing field for companies and resulting in loss of tax revenues for Member States and for the Union budget as a whole. Whistleblower protection adds to recent Commission initiatives aimed at improving transparency and the exchange of information in the field of taxation47 and creating a fairer corporate tax environment within the Union48 , with a view to increasing Member States’ effectiveness in identifying evasive and/or abusive arrangements that could otherwise go undetected and will help deter such arrangements. _________________ 47 Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC (as amended). 48 Council Directive (EU) 2016/1164 of 12 July 2016 laying down rules against tax avoidance practices that directly affect the functioning of the internal market (as amended); Proposal for a Council Directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, COM/2016/0683 final — 2016/0336; Proposal for a Council Directive on a Common Corporate Tax Base, COM/2016/0685 final — 2016/0337.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 56 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) This Directive should be without prejudice to the protection of national security and other classified information which Union law or the laws, regulations or administrative provisions in force in the Member State concerned require, for security reasons, to be protected from unauthorised access. In particular, Moreover, the provision of this Directive should not affect the obligations arising from Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/444 of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information or Council Decision of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) PMember States may decide that protection should also extend to further categories of natural or legal persons, who, whilst not being 'workers' within the meaning of Article 45 TFEU, can play a key role in exposing breaches of the law and may find themselves in a position of economic vulnerability in the context of their work-related activities. For instance, in areas such as product safety, suppliers are much closer to the source of possible unfair and illicit manufacturing, import or distribution practices of unsafe products; in the implementation of Union funds, consultants providing their services are in a privileged position to draw attention to breaches they witness. Such categories of persons, including self- employed persons providing services, freelance, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers, are typically subject to retaliation in the form of early termination or cancellation of contract of services, licence or permit, loss of business, loss of income, coercion, intimidation or harassment, blacklisting/business boycotting or damage to their reputation. Shareholders and persons in managerial bodies, may also suffer retaliation, for instance in financial terms or in the form of intimidation or harassment, blacklisting or damage to their reputation. Protection should also be granted to candidates for employment or for providing services to an organisation who acquired the information on breaches of law during the recruitment process or other pre-contractual negotiation stage, and may suffer retaliation for instance in the form of negative employment references or blacklisting/business boycotting.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 68 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) Effective whistleblower protection implies protecting also further categories of persons who, whilst not relying on their work-related activities economically, may nevertheless suffer retaliation for exposing breaches. Retaliation against volunteers and unpaid trainees may take the form of no longer making use of their services, or of giving a negative reference for future employment or otherwise damaging their reputation or career prospects.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 75 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) For the effective detection and prevention of breaches of Union law it is vital that the relevant information reaches swiftly those closest to the source of the problem, most able to investigate and with powers to remedy it, where possible. This requires that legal entities in the private and the public sector establish appropriate internal procedures for receiving, analysing and following-up on reports.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 76 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
(39) The exemption of small and micro undertakings from the obligation to establish internal reporting channels should not apply to private undertakings active in or closely linked to the area of financial services. Such undertakings should remain obliged to establish internal reporting channels, in line with the current obligations set forth in the Union acquis on financial services.
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 92 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
(62) As a rule, rReporting persons should first use the internal channels at their disposal and report to their employer. However, it may be the case that internal channels do not exist (in case of entities which are not under an obligation to establish such channels by virtue of this Directive or applicable national law) or that their use is not mandatory (which may be the case for persons who are not in an employment relationship), or that they were used but did not function properly (for instance the report was not dealt with diligently or within a reasonable timeframe, or no action was taken to address the breach of law despite the positive results of the enquiry).
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. WIn cases where Member States do not already have sufficient protection in place and with a view to enhancing the enforcement of Union law and policies in specific areas, this Directive lays down common minimum standards for the protection of persons reporting on the following unlawful activities or abuse of law which Member States may adopt:
2018/09/06
Committee: ECON
Amendment 18 #

2017/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas equivalence decisions should also adhere to the international principle of non-discrimination, between third countries themselves, and between EU and third country firms;
2018/05/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 119 #

2017/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Believes that equivalence decisions and international agreements should also explicitly adhere to a binding principle of non-discrimination in the same way as the approach followed and promoted by the World Trade Organisation; non- discrimination between third countries themselves, so that all are assessed on the same transparent basis and on the same timeframes and regularity; and between EU and third country firms, so that a higher standard should not be applied to comparable non-EU firms than would be required of EU firms, simply on the basis of nationality;
2018/05/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 122 #

2017/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Questions the rationale behind equivalence decisions typically taking the form of implementing acts; insists that the process for granting equivalence to a third country in the area of financial services should always be scrutinised by Parliament and that, owing to their political nature, and for the purposes of greater transparency, these decisions should be taken by means of delegated acts;deleted
2018/05/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 139 #

2017/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the Commission has the right to withdraw equivalence decisions, and believes that Parliament should be consulted in a timely manner before such a withdrawal decision is taken; calls for the introduction of clear procedures and timelines governing the adoption, withdrawal or suspension of equivalence decisions;
2018/05/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 145 #

2017/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that there is no consistent framework for ongoing supervision of an equivalent third country’s regime; considers that the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) should be equipped with the power to monitor regulatory developments in third countries and demands that Parliament should be kept informed of ongoing regulatory monitoring in third countries;
2018/05/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 151 #

2017/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls for the need for third countries who have been granted equivalence to discuss new regulations prior to implementation with ESAs to ensure that it is within the parameters of equivalence; notes that third countries should closely monitor developments in EU legislation to ensure they can adapt accordingly;
2018/05/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 167 #

2017/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for equivalence decisions to be reviewed at least once every three years by the relevant ESA and for such reviews to be made public;
2018/05/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 187 #

2017/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that close consideration should be given to the equivalence regime between the EU and high-impact third countries in order to develop stable and resilient regulatory relationships with those countries which have close financial links with the Union;deleted
2018/05/04
Committee: ECON
Amendment 16 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the GDP growth rate for the euro area was 1.8 % in 2016 and is set to remain steady at 1.7 % in 2017 and at 1.9 % in the EU overall, surpassing pre- crisis levels while still being insufficient; and much lower than the projected growth for the whole world; whereas private consumption has been the main driver of growth over the past years; whereas this casts doubt over the sustainability of recovery as well as the future growth potential;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 27 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the euro area and EU28 unemployment rates were 9.3 % and 7.8 % respectively in April 2017, their lowest rates since March 2009 and December 2008, but still above the pre-crisis levels; whereas significant differences in unemployment rates remain across the EU ranging between 3.2 % and 23.2 %; whereas there is still a high share of involuntary part-time work;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 31 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas employment in the euro area – nearly a decade after the global financial crisis – is still below the pre- crisis levels, although some further growth is projected;whereas the EU needs an inclusive labour market which helps fight inequality;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 42 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU's excessively low productivity and global competitiveness calls for structural reforms, continued fiscal efforts and investment in Member States in order to bring about sustained and inclusive growth and employment, and achieve upward convergence with other global economies and within the EU;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 71 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the good performance of the European economy, supported by moderate GDP growth and decreasing, yet still high, unemployment rates; notes that the modest recovery remains uneven, fragile and that the development of GDP per capita is close to stagnation;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Europe harbours untapped economic potential as growth and employment are advancing unevenly; underlines that this is the result of the heterogeneous performance of the Member States’ economies; emphasises that the implementation of structural reforms in the Member States could facilitate at least 1 % higher growth;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 105 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that for this to materialise the structural conditions for growth need to be improved; takes the view that the potential growth of all Member States should increase in the long term to at least 3 %; for this to happen, establishing clear benchmarks on how to improve the potential growth of Member States could provide the necessary guidance for policy actions; points out that such a regular benchmarking exercise would have to take due account of individual structural strengths and weaknesses of Member States;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 108 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that this would complemente ongoing efforts on improving the quality and management of national budgets by addressing the triggers for growth in line with Union fiscal rules;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 133 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the uneven growth and employment situation in the euro area requires better coordination of structural reforms, in particular through improved and consistent implementation of the country-specific recommendations (CSR);
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 151 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that legacies from the crisis such as a high level of indebtedness in all sectors of the economy still often act as a drag on growth and pose potential risks; is concerned in this regard that the persistently high level of non- performing loans in some Member States could have significant spill-over effects from one Member State to another, presenting a risk to financial stability in Europe;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 167 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that quality reforms to improve the business climate are needed to help boost productivity and employment in the euro area; underlines in this context the importance of supply-side reforms;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 183 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Shares the Commission's view on the need for changes in labour market legislation that provide flexibility and security for both employees and employers, thereby helping to increasinge employment and ensuring sustainable growth; notes, however, that skills shortage, loss of jobs due to automation, ageing societies as well as a number of other challenges not related to labour market legislation as such put a strain on further employment growth and reduction of unemployment levels across the Member States;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 195 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of wage developments in line with productivity; takes note of the fact that wage growth is forecast to be relatively moderate;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 208 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. StressNotes that the lack of competitiveness and investment in the EU is partly linked to a general tax burden that is 10 to 15 % higher than in competing markets, often creating hindering tax wedges on companies, investments and labour; stresses, however, that low tax rates alone do not necessarily encourage uplift in investment and thus should be viewed in a broader context of structural reforms; notes that tax evasion is still a problem in a number of countries and fight against it, combined with improved tax administration, would increase fiscal space;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 232 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Agrees that the economic upswing needs to be supported by investment and notes that there is still an investment gap in the euro area; notes that there are a number of Member States with fiscal scope and favourable financing conditions where investment is still subdued; is of the view that such countries should use the available means to increase the investment levels; recognises, however, that in some Member States investments already exceed the pre- crisis level;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 249 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that reforms removing investment bottlenecks would allow for immediate support for economic activity and at the same time help set the conditions for long-term growth;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 254 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. TStresses the importance of the structural funds, especially for the EU's Eastern countries; takes the view that a timely agreement in the ongoing negotiations on the revised European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) could help to improve the effectiveness of this instrument and to address some of the shortcomings experienced in its implementation so far; notes that a significant share of EFSI projects in Eastern and Central Europe are co- financed using public, not private money; warns against the trend whereby EU initiated public-private partnership programmes like EFSI are replacing the existing EU funding programmes;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 282 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point a (new)
(a) Notes that countries experiencing imbalances due to high current account surplus should make use of fiscal policy in order to achieve a sustained upward trend in investment and thus limit the negative spill-over effects to the rest of the euro area;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 291 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that deficits in the euro area are projected to decline; is concerned, however, that this process is slowing down and agrees that government debt remains too high in some and at the end of 2016 stood at 1.7 % and 1.5 % of GDP in euro area and EU-28 respectively; further welcomes that a number of Member States have achieved budget balance or surplus; is concerned, however, that this process is slowing down and agrees that government debt – although falling in nearly all Member States – remains too high in most Member States; agrees with the Commission that increase of demand in the surplus countries can ease deleveraging needs in the highly indebted Member States;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 340 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises, however, that the aggregate view ignores the heterogeneous situation across Member States and the need to differentiate the fiscal efforts requiredwith surplus and deficit countries, and the fiscal scope available by each Member State;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 359 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Recognises that Member States have made progress in the area of fiscal policy and active labour market policies, while leastnot enough progress was made in areas such as competition in services and the business environment, labour market policies, fiscal policy and governance, as well as correction of current account surpluses; expects a greater commitment on the part of Member States to take the necessary policy actions based on the CSRs;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 373 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Takes note of the Commission's recommendation to close the Excessive Deficit Procedures for several Member States; welcomes past and ongoing fiscal and reform efforts, yet insists that these efforts will need to continue to ensure the durability of the correction of the excessive deficit; warns against the increasing trend whereby countries are granted extra time and leeway to bring down the budget deficit within the permissible thresholds;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 383 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights that the macroeconomic imbalance procedure (MIP) is aimed at preventing imbalances within Member States with a view to avoiding negative spill-over effects to other Member States;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 385 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Reminds that the Excessive Imbalance Procedure (EIP) is an enhanced surveillance mechanism to ensure compliance with the MIP;is of the view that EIP should be consistently applied to countries that significantly and constantly experience imbalances and fail to take adequate actions to correct them, regardless of the type of imbalances;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 399 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it of great importance therefore that all Member States take the necessary policy action to address imbalances, in particular high levels of current account surpluses and indebtedness, and commit to structural reforms ensuring the economic sustainability of each individual Member State, thereby ensuring the overall competitiveness and resilience of the European economy;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 403 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Urges the Commission to consistently and vigorously enforce the existing macroeconomic governance rules to all Member States, regardless of the type of imbalances;notes that increased tolerance for breaches of rules risks undermining the effectiveness of the existing economic governance framework;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 13 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission in respect of the recently published mobility package to present an overview of the existing and planned safe and secure parking places for truck drivers;asks the Commission to present cost estimates for upgrading existing and building new safe and secure parking places and to explore possible options of funding schemes at a European level;
2017/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Since tThere is greater interdependence among the Member States whose currency is the euro and hence increased susceptibility to spill-over effects from each other’s budgetary policies, i. In order to further enhance economic integration, convergence and coordination among them, a number of improvements to budgetary coordination and surveillance were introduced through Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 and Regulation (EU) No 473/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.18 _________________ 17 Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1). 18 Regulation (EU) No 473/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 11).
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 19 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In order to maintain sound and sustainable public finances and to avoid excessive government deficits and debt levels as required by the TFEU, while at the same time improving the resilience of the euro area as a whole, there should be specific provisions in the national law of the Member States whose currency is the euro to strengthen their fiscal responsibility and their medium-term budgetary orientation beyond the provisions of Directive 2011/85/EU.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 20 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Since tThe economic and financial crisis has left a number of Member States with a legacy of high and often steady levels of public debt,. Thus a framework of numerical fiscal rules specific to each Member State and which aim at strengthening its responsible conduct of fiscal policy while effectively promoting compliance with the budgetary obligations deriving from the TFEU is instrumental in ensuring convergence of public debt to prudent and sustainable levels. Such a framework should operate in particular by setting a medium-term objective in terms of structural balance that is binding on the national budgetary authorities and their annual decisions. Medium-term objectives for the budgetary position allow the different public-debt-to-GDP ratios and sustainability risks of Member States to be taken into account, anchoring debt developments towards the reference value set out in Article 1 of Protocol No 12 on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the TFEU.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 25 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve and maintain the medium-term objective in structural terms, it is necessary for Member States to set out a consistent adjustment path, based on variables under the control of the budgetary authorities. National fiscal planning underpinned by a government expenditure path adjusted for the impact of discretionary revenue measures favours effectiveness, transparency and accountability when monitoring fiscal developments. In order to tightly connect plans with the overall fiscal outcomes in the medium-term and to ensure an enhanced sense of national ownership of fiscal policy, a medium-term growth path of government expenditure net of discretionary revenue measures should be set for the whole term of the legislature as established by the constitutional legal order of each Member State. That path should be set as soonwithout undue delay as a new government takes office and annual budgets should adhere to it so as to bring about resolute convergence towards the medium-term objective.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) If they are not adequately addressed, significant deviations from the medium-term objective or the adjustment path towards it hamper the credibility of the budgetary plans and risk derailing government debt developments and sustainability of public finances. To enhance the credibility of the Member States' commitment to the medium-term objective, a correction mechanism should be automatically activated in the event of a significant observed deviation. A credible correction mechanism should set out the measures which need to be implemented to correct the deviation over a defined period of time, taking account of the nature and size of the deviation. In particular, the correction mechanism should compensate for deviations from the medium-term growth path of government expenditure net of discretionary revenue measures.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 30 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Independent bodies charged with monitoring public finances in the Member States are an essential building block of effective fiscal frameworks. In order to foster fiscal discipline and strengthen the credibility of fiscal policy, such bodies should carry out independent and non- partisan assessments of the framework of numerical fiscal rules, including notably the medium-term budgetary orientation, and should monitor compliance with that framework and the activation and operation of the associated correction mechanisms. There should be full transparency in the work and operations of such bodies. The independent bodies should be precluded from any normative policy-making responsibilities and refrain from passing judgement regarding issues outside the scope of their mandate.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Strengthened national fiscal responsibility and a binding multi-annual orientation of fiscal policy requires fiscal institutions to be independent, their mandates clearly defined and have their own resources for actively monitoring fiscal developments and providing recommendations throughout the medium- term bugdgetary cycle, including in particular where a significant deviation from the medium-term objective or the adjustment path towards is observed. In order to boost the credibility and enforceability of the medium-term objective, its underlying government expenditure path and the related correction mechanism in case of significant deviations, the budgetary authorities of the Member States should comply with the recommendations put forward in the assessments of the independent bodies or publicly justify the decision not to comply with them. Anchoring that principle in the national legal order can play a crucial role in that respect.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive lays down provisions for strengthening fiscal responsibility and the medium-term budgetary orientation in the Member States to ensure compliance with obligations relating to the avoidance of excessive government deficits and public debt.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 43 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 'independent bodies' means bodies with a clearly defined mandate that are structurally independent or bodies endowed with functional autonomy vis-à- vis the budgetary authorities of the Member State, and which are underpinned by national legal provisions ensuring a high degree of transparency in their work, functional autonomy and accountability.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 53 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) fiscal planning shall include a medium-term growth path of government expenditure net of discretionary revenue measures and consistent with the medium- term objective or the time-frame for convergence towards it. That path shall be set as soonwithout undue delay as a new government takes office in the Member State, for the term of the legislature as established by the constitutional legal order of that Member State, and shall be respected by the annual budgets throughout that period.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 61 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall designate independent bodies for monitoring compliance with the provisions in paragraphs 1 and 2. The independent bodies shall provide objective and non- partisan public assessments to ascertain:
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 69 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) are independent and non-partisan, established by a statutory regime grounded in national laws, regulations or binding administrative provisions; and are precluded from any normative policy- making responsibilities
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 71 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) do not take instructions from the budgetary authorities or the incumbent government of the Member State concerned or from any other public or private body;
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) have the capacity to communicate publicly in a timely manner to all relevant stakeholders;
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 76 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) are made up of members who are nominated and appointed without reference to political affiliation, on the basis of merit and their experience and competence in public finances, macroeconomics and budgetary management, and by means of transparent procedures;
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Statistical integrity through respect of the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice, as reviewed and updated by the European Statistical System Committee on 28 September 2011, and of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council17, is of particular importance where statistics are being used directly for administrative and policy-making purposes. _________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 26 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In accordance with Article 2 (7) of Council Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom, for own resources purposes, GNI shall mean an annual GNI at market price, as provided by Annex A of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 (‘ESA 2010’). Besides, In accordance with Article 10(1) of Council Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom18, and subject to Article 10(2) thereof, Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom19 was repealed. _________________ 18 Council Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom of 26 May 2014 on the system of own resources of the European Union (OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 105). 19 Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities’ own resources (OJ L 163, 23.6.2007, p. 17).
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 27 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) It is essential that GNI data is comparable and therefore the relevant definitions and accounting rules of ESA 2010 should be complied with. For that purpose, the assessment procedures and the basic data actually used should permit the correct application of the definitions and accounting rules of ESA 2010. However, due to national specificities, perfect comparability of GNI data is not always possible.
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) It is essential that GNI data is exhaustive and t. Therefore it should take account also ofalso take into account the activities that are not reported in statistical surveys or to fiscal, social and other administrative authorities. Improved GNI coverage presupposesrequires consultation of relevant national experts, developing suitable statistical bases and assessment procedures, and making suitable, where applicable, making necessary adjustments.
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 608/201421 provides for inspections visits in Member States for the purpose of verifying own resources. In addition to those inspections, the Commission should be entitled to carry out GNI information visits in order to ensure that GNI data is comparable, reliable and exhaustive. The participation of representatives of national statistical authorities in GNI information visits to other Member States should contribute to the transparency of the process ofis essential in order to increase the transparency and accuracy of the GNI verification process. _________________ 21 Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 608/2014 of 26 May 2014 laying down implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union (OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 29).
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establishcalculate GNI in accordance with Article 1 in the contexas part of regular national accounts compilation.
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall establish a formal expert group, composed of qualified representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission, to advise the Commission on and to express its views on the comparability, reliability and exhaustiveness of GNI calculations, to examine questions ofmonitor and examine implementation of this Regulation and to issue annual opinions on the appropriateness of the GNI data submitted by the Member States for own resources purposes.
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 44 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall verify the use of sources and methods in the inventory referred to in Article 3(1). A verification model, drawn up by the Commission in close cooperation with the expert group referred to in Article 4, shall be used in this context. The model shall be based onrespect the principles of subsidiarity and peer review, and be cost- effectiveness.
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 46 #

2017/0134(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
When carrying out information visits in Member States, the Commission (Eurostat) may and is encouraged to request the assistance of national accounts experts representing national statistical authorities.
2017/11/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 3 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Recital 8
(8) Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 requires undertakings to conduct effectively and continuously their operations with the appropriate technical equipment and facilities at an operating centre situated in the Member State of establishment, and it allows for additional requirements at national level, the most common of which being a requirement to have parking spaces available in the Member State of establishment. However, those, unevenly applied, requirements have not been sufficient to ensure a genuine link with that Member State in order to efficiently fight letter-box companies and to reduce the risk of systematic cabotage and nomadic drivers organised from an undertaking to which the vehicles do not return. Considering that, in order to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market in the area of transport, specific rules on the right of establishment and the provision of services may be necessary, it is appropriate to further harmonise the establishment requirements and to strengthen the requirements linked to the presence of the vehicles used by the transport operator in the Member State of establishment. Defining a clear minimum interval within which the vehicle has to return also contributes to ensuring that those vehicles can be correctly maintained with the technical equipment situated in the Member State of establishment and facilitates controls. The cycle for such returns should be synchronised with the obligation on the transport undertaking in Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 to organise its operations in a manner that enables the driver to return home at least every four weeks, so that both obligations can be fulfilled through the return of the driver together with the vehicle at least every second four week cycle. This synchronisation strengthens the right of the driver to return and reduces the risk that the vehicle has to return only to fulfil this new establishment requirement. However, the requirement to return to the Member State of establishment should not require a specific number of operations to be conducted in the Member State of establishment or otherwise limit the operators possibility to provide services throughout the internal market. _____________________________ 6 the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Recital 21
(21) Cabotage operations should help to increase the load factor of heavy duty vehicles and reduce empty runs, and should be allowed as long as they are not carried out in a way that creates a permanent or continuous activity within the Member State concerned. To ensure that cabotage operations are not carried out in a way that creates a permanent or continuous activity, hauliers should not be allowed to carry out cabotage operations in the same Member State within a certain time after the end of a period of cabotage operations.deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Recital 22
(22) While the further liberalisation established by Article 4 of Council Directive 92/106/EEC9 , compared to cabotage under Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, has been beneficial in promoting combined transport and should, in principle, be retained, it is necessary to ensure that it is not misused. Experience shows that, in certain parts of the Union, that provision has been used in a systematic manner to circumvent the temporary nature of cabotage and as the basis for the continuous presence of vehicles in a Member State other than that of the establishment of the undertaking. Such unfair practices risk leading to social dumping and jeopardise respect of the legal framework relating to cabotage. It should therefore be possible for Member States to derogate from Article 4 of Directive 92/106/EEC and to apply the provisions relating to cabotage in Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 in order to address such problems by introducing a proportionate limit to the continuous presence of vehicles within their territory. __________________ 9Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (OJ L 368, 17.12.1992, p. 38).deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) organise its vehicle fleet's activity in such a way as to ensure that vehicles that are at the disposal of the undertaking and are used in international carriage return to one of the operational centres in that Member State at least within eight weeks after leaving it;deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) on an ongoing basis, have at its regular disposal a number of vehicles that complying with the conditions laid down in point (e) and employ drivers who are normally based at anbased on the law applicable to operational centre inof that Member State, in both casese undertaking, proportionate to the volume of transport operations carried out by the undertaking.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is inserted: '2b. Hauliers are not allowed to carry out cabotage operations with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, in the same Member State within 48 hours following the end of its cabotage operation in that Member State.';
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
National road haulage services carried out in the host Member State by a non-resident haulier shall only be deemed to comply with this Regulation if the haulier can produce clear evidence of the preceding international carriage and of each consecutive cabotage operation carried out. In the event that the vehicle has been in the territory of the host Member State within the period of four days preceding the international carriage, the haulier shall also produce clear evidence of all operations that were carried out during that period.;
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) the following paragraph is added: '7. this Article and by way of derogation from Article 4 of Directive 92/106/EEC, Member States may, where necessary to avoid misuse of the latter provision through the provision of unlimited and continuous services consisting in initial or final road legs within a host Member State that form part of combined transport operations between Member States, provide that Article 8 of this Regulation apply to hauliers when they carry out such initial and/or final road haulage legs within that Member State. With regard to such road haulage legs, Member States may provide for a longer period than the seven-day period provided for in Article 8(2) of this Regulation and may provide for a shorter period than the four-day period provided for in Article 8(2a) of this Regulation. The application of Article 8(4) of this Regulation to such transport operations shall be without prejudice to requirements following from Directive 92/106/EEC. Member States making use of the derogation provided for in this paragraph shall notify the Commission thereof before applying their relevant national measures. They shall review those measures at least every five years and shall notify the results of that review to the Commission. They shall make the rules, including the length of the respective periods, publically available in a transparent manner.';deleted In addition to paragraphs 1 to 6 of
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union[insert date 18 month after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union]. By .... [OJ: 4 months after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union] the Commission shall present a proper impact assessment regarding the impact of this Regulation on actual economic situation of the EU road haulage market and drivers' health safety situation, and, where appropriate, propose amendments to this Regulation taking into account the new market situation of the sector.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 139 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
(i) point (a) is deleted;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 216 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point i
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
In determining whether an undertaking has satisfied that requirement, Member States shall consider the conduct of the undertaking, its transport managers, executive directors, general partners in the case of partnerships, other legal representatives and any other relevant person as may be determined by the Member State. Any reference in this Article to convictions, penalties or infringements shall include convictions, penalties or infringements of the undertaking itself, its transport managers, executive directors, general partners in the case of partnerships, other legal representatives and any other relevant person as may be determined by the Member State.;deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 223 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
(xi) the posting of workers;deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 239 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a – point b
(b) define the degree of seriousness of infringements according to their potential to create a risk of fatalities or serious injuries and to distort competition in the road transport market, including by undermining the working conditions of transport workers;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(a) in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘In order to satisfy the requirement laid down in Article 3(1)(c), an undertaking shall, on a permanent basis, be able to meet its financial obligations in the course of the annual accounting year. The undertaking shall demonstrate, on the basis of annual accounts certified by an auditor or a duly accredited person, that, every year, it has at its disposal equity capital totalling at least EUR 9 000 when only one vehicle is used and EUR 5 000 for each additional vehicle used. Undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes shall demonstrate, on the basis of annual accounts certified by an auditor or a duly accredited person, that, every year, they have at their disposal equity capital totalling at least EUR 1 800 when only one vehicle is used and EUR 900 for each additional vehicle used.;’deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a – point i
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the total assets, liabilities, equity and turnover during the last two years;deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 16– paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States may choose to keep the data referred to in points (e) to (j) of the first subparagraph in separate registers. In such a case, the relevant data shall be available upon request or directly accessible to all the competent authorities of the Member State in question. The requested information shall be provided within fivethirty working days of receipt of the request. The data referred to in points (a) to (d) of the first subparagraph shall be publicly accessible, in line with the relevant provisions on personal data protection.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 385 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from another Member State or from a third country to a host Member State have been delivered, hauliers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allowed to carry out, with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, cabotage operations in the host Member State or in contiguous Member States. The last unloading in the course of a cabotage operation shall take place within 57 days following the first day from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of the incoming international carriage.;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 431 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 10a
(7) the following Article 10a is inserted: ‘Article 10a Checks 1. Each Member State shall organise checks in such a way that, as from 1 January 2020, in every calendar year at least 2 % of all cabotage operations performed in their territory are checked. They shall increase the percentage to at least 3 % from 1 January 2022. The basis for the calculation of that percentage shall be the total cabotage activity in the Member State in terms of tonnes- kilometres in year t-2, as reported by Eurostat. 2. Member States shall target those undertakings which are classed as posing an increased risk of infringing the provisions of the present Chapter, applicable to them. For that purpose, Member States shall, within the risk classification system established by them under Article 9 of Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council*** and extended in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council,****treat the risk of such infringements as a risk in its own right. 3. Member States shall, at least three times per year, undertake concerted roadside checks on cabotage operations. Such checks shall be undertaken at the same time by the national authorities in charge of enforcing the rules in the field of road transport of two or more Member States, each operating in its own territory. The national contact points designated in accordance with Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council**** shall exchange information on the number and type of infringements detected after the concerted roadside checks have taken place. ______________________ *** Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35). ****Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 51).;’deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 441 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 14 a
Article 14adeleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 442 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 14 a
Liabilitydeleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 443 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 14 a
Member States shall provide for sanctions against consignors, freight forwarders, contractors and subcontractors for non- compliance with Chapters II and III, where they knowingly commission transport services which involve infringements of this Regulation.deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Recital 15
(15) While in general regular weekly rest periods and longer rest periods canshall not be taken in the vehicle or in a parking area, but only in suitable accommodation, which may be adjacent to a parking area, i, by way of derogation relevant rest periods may be taken in vehicles, provided that the vehicle is parked in certified safe and secure parking area which provides parking places for commercial vehicles and service facilities fulfilling the minimum requirements. It is of utmost importance to enable drivers to locate safe and secure parking areas that provide appropriate levels of security and appropriate facilities. The Commission has already studied how to encourage the development of high- quality parking areas, including the necessary minimum requirements. The Commission should therefore develop standards for safe and secure parking areas. Those standards should contribute to promoting high- quality parking areas. The standards may be revised in order to cater for better access to alternative fuels, in line with policies developing that infrastructure. It is also important that parking areas are being kept free from ice and snow.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. In any two consecutive weeks a driver shall take at least: (a) two regular weekly rest periods; or (b) one regular weekly rest period and one reduced weekly rest period of at least 24 hours. A weekly rest period shall start no later than at the end of six 24-hour periods from the end of the previous weekly rest period. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, a driver engaged in international transport of goods may, outside the Member State of establishment, take two consecutive reduced weekly rest periods provided that the driver in any four consecutive weeks takes at least four weekly rest periods, of which at least two shall be regular weekly rest periods. For the purpose of this paragraph, a driver shall be considered to be engaged in international transport where the driver starts the two consecutive reduced weekly rest periods outside the Member State of the employer's establishment and the country of the drivers' place of residence.;deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
8. Where a driver chooses to do this, daily rest periods and reduced weekly rest periods away from base may be taken in a vehicle, as long as it has suitable sleeping facilities for each driver and the vehicle is stationary. The regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest period of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest periods shall not be taken in a vehicle. They shall be taken in suitable gender-friendly accommodation with adequate sleeping and sanitary facilities. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, the regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest may be taken in a vehicle, provided that the vehicle is parked in certified safe and secure parking area which provides parking places for commercial vehicles and service facilities fulfilling the minimum requirements set out in Article 8a . Until [OJ: three years after entry into force] a vehicle may also be parked in a regular parking area which provides basic service facilities. Relevant period might be prolonged by the Commission, by means of delegated act, for additional two years if according to the outcomes of the Commission’s report on the availability of safe and secure parking areas the number of certified safe and secure parking areas across EU would not be sufficient to meet reported needs. Any costs for accommodation outside the vehicle shall be covered by the employer, as well as any fee deriving from the use of safe and secure parking area.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8a – subparagraph 1
8a. Transport undertakings shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to return to the employer's operational centre where the driver is normally based and where the driver's weekly rest period begins, in the Member State of the employer's establishment, or to return to the drivers' place of residence, or to any other location chosen by the driver, within each period of four consecutive weeks, in order to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest period of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest period.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8a – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2024,At the latest [OJ: three years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the availability of suitable rest facilities for drivers and of secured parking facilities, as well as on the development of safe and secure parking areas certified in accordance with the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 2. That report may list. The report shall in particular cover information on the number and the location of certified safe and secure parking areas, on their capacity and usage, and on the demand for additional places or facilities. Based on this report, the Commission shall propose, if appropriate, measures aiming to increase the number and quality of certified safe and secure parking areas and/or measures to prolong transitional period laid down in the fourth subparagraph of Article 8 paragraph 8 for an additional two years.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union[insert date 18 month after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union]. It shall apply from [insert date 18 month after date of entry into force]. By ... [OJ: 4 months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union] the Commission shall present a proper impact assessment regarding the impact of this Regulation on actual economic situation of the EU road haulage market and drivers' health safety situation, and, where appropriate, propose amendments to this Regulation taking into account the new market situation of the sector.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Having evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the existing set of Union social rules in road transport, and in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 , certain deficiencies were identified in the existing legal framework. Unclear and unsuitable rules on weekly rest, resting facilities, breaks in multi-manning and the absence of rules on the return of drivers to their home or to another location chosen by the driver, lead to diverging interpretations and enforcement practices in the Member States. Several Member States recently adopted unilateral measures further increasing legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators. _________________ 9 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Drivers engaged in long-distance international transport operations spend long periods away from their home. The current requirements on the regular weekly rest unnecessarily prolong those periods. It is thus desirable to adapt the provision on the regular weekly rest in such a way that it is easier for drivers to carry out transport operations in compliance with the rules and to reach their home for a regular weekly rest, and be fully compensated for all reduced weekly rest periods. It is also necessary to provide that operators organise the work of drivers in such a way that these periods away from home are not excessively long. Drivers should be able to choose how and where they take their rest periods.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) There are differences among Member States in the interpretation and implementation of the weekly rest requirements as regards the place where the weekly rest should be taken. It is therefore appropriate to clarify that requirementwhere the weekly rest may be taken to ensure that drivers are provided with adequate accommodation for their regular weekly rest periods if they are taken away from homerest conditions.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Adequate resting facilities are crucial for improving drivers working conditions in the sector and maintaining road safety. As rest in the cabin is characteristic for the transport sector and full separation of drivers and their vehicles is not desirable from a security and insurance perspective, drivers should be allowed to take their rest in their vehicle, if the vehicle is equipped with suitable sleeping facilities. Due to current shortage of safe and secure parking areas on European roads, the requirement for drivers to take the 45 hrs weekly rest outside the cabin is not practically implementable, therefore it should be applied only when this shortage is addressed and solved. The revised TEN-T guidelines foresee the development of rest areas on motorways approximately every 100 km to provide parking space for commercial road users with an appropriate level of safety and security and therefore Member States should be encouraged to implement the TEN-T guidelines and sufficiently invest in safe and suitably adapted parking areas.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 137 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) To ensure the fair and equal competition between the EU and non-EU carriers from neighbouring countries, it should be possible to control tachographs of all vehicles performing international transport operations between the EU and third countries which are signatories to the AETR Agreement, so it is important that in future smart tachographs are recognized by non-EU AETR Contracting Parties. Therefore, dates of introduction of a smart tachograph should be aligned with the dates when all countries, which are AETR Contracting Parties, have reached an agreement on technical standards and specifications of smart tachographs
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 206 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 6 – paragraph 3
(2a) in Article 6, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The total accumulated driving time during any twofour consecutive weeks shall not exceed 9180 hours. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32006R0561&from=en)" Or. en
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 255 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) four regular weekly rest periods, or
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 264 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) two regular weekly rest periods of at least 45 hours and two reduced weekly rest periods of at least 24 hours., or
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 271 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (new)
(b a) In Article 8, paragraph 6, the following point shall be added: "one regular weekly rest period of at least 45 hours and three reduced weekly rest periods of at least 24 hours."
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 278 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of point (b) and (ba), the reduced weekly rest periods shall be compensated by an equivalent period of rest taken en bloc before the end of the thirdfourth week following the week in question.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 317 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a
8a. The regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest shall not be tamay be taken in a vehicle, if the vehicle is equipped with suitable sleeping facilities for each driver, and the vehicle is parkend in a vehicle. Theysuitable parking area. Otherwise, these rest periods shall be taken in a suitable accommodation, with adequate sleeping and sanitary facilities; , and with appropriate parking spaces for commercial road users with an appropriate level of safety and security; The requirement to take these rest periods outside a vehicle (second subparagraph) shall not apply as long as the revised 2013 TEN-T Guidelines1a which foresee approximately every 100 km appropriate parking space for commercial road users with an appropriate level of safety and security, have not been implemented by Member States. The Commission should encourage Member States to construct parking space with an appropriate level of safety and security, and shall regularly monitor the number of parking areas in the Member States. _________________ 1a REGULATION (EU) No 1315/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 December 2013on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 343 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a – point b
(b) at home or at another privateanother location chosen by the driver.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 354 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
8b. A transport undertaking shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest at home within each period of three consecutive weeks.; or another location chosen by the driver within each period of four consecutive weeks.; The driver shall declare that a regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken for compensation for a reduced weekly rest, has been taken in a location of driver’s choice. The declaration shall be kept at the premises of undertaking.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 404 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) 561 /2006
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Provided that road safety is not thereby jeopardised, the driver may depart from Article 8(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 8(6) to be able to reach a suitable accommodation as referred to in Article 8(8a) to take a daily or weekly rest there. Such a departure shall not result in exceeding daily or weekly driving times or shortening daily or weekly rest periods. The driver shall indicate the reason for such departure manually on the record sheet of the recording equipment or on a printout from the recording equipment or in the duty roster, at the latest on arrival at the suitable accommodation.deleted
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 476 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 165/2014
Article 37 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
7. The driver shall enter in the digital tachograph the symbols of the countries in which the daily working period started and finished as well as where and when the driver has. The driver shall also enter the symbol of the country that the driver enters after crosseding a border in the vehicle on arrival at the suitable stopping placeof a Member State at the beginning of the driver's first planned stop in that member State. That stop is to be understood as the break or rest planned in accordance with Regulation (EC) Nr 561/2006 or any other stop for the needs of the driver or the transport operation. Member States may require drivers of vehicles engaged in transport operations inside their territory to add more detailed geographic specifications to the country symbol, provided that those Member States have notified those detailed geographic specifications to the Commission before 1 April 1998..
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) In order to ensure efficient use of transport resources, take into account the operational realities and reduce the number of empty runs, which is an important element in achieving the objectives of the Paris agreement in relation to the reduction of CO2 emissions, a limited number of additional transport activities should be possible without triggering the posting rules. Such activities consist of operations performed during a period in the course of or following a bilateral international transport operation from the Member State of establishment and before the return journey to the Member State of establishment.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Recital 12
(12) When a driver is engaged in a combined transport operation, the nature of the service provided during the initial or final road leg is closely linked with the Member State of establishment if the road leg on its own is a bilateral transport operation. By contrast, when the transport operation during the road leg is carried out within the host Member State or as a non-bilateral international transport operation, there is a sufficient link with the territory of a host Member State and therefore the posting rules should apply.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Recital 13
(13) Where a driver performs other types of operations, notably cabotage operations or non-bilateral international transport operations, there is a sufficient link to the territory of the host Member State. The link exists in case of cabotage operations as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/20096 and (EC) No 1073/20097 of the European Parliament and of the Council since the entire transport operation takes place in a host Member State and the service is thus closely linked to the territory of the host Member State. A non- bilateral international transport operation is characterised by the fact that the driver is engaged in international carriage outside of the Member State of establishment of the undertaking making the posting. The services performed are therefore linked with the host Member States concerned rather than with the Member State of establishment. In those cases, sector- specific rules are only required with regard to the administrative requirements and control measures. Nevertheless, until negotiations between the Union and relevant third countries as regards the application of rules equivalent to those laid down in this Directive will be concluded, certain number of cross-trade operations should be exempted from posting rules. _________________ 6Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 7Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 88).
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Recital 15
(15) Union operators face growing competition from operators based in third countries. It is therefore of the utmost importance to ensure that Union operators are not discriminated against. According to Article 1(4) of Directive 96/71/EC, undertakings established in a non-member State must not be given more favourable treatment than undertakings established in a Member State. That principle should also apply with regard to the specific rules on posting provided for in this Directive. It should, in particular, apply when third country operators perform transport operations under bilateral or multilateral agreements granting access to the Union marketTherefore, taking into account the fact that the Union has already exercised its competence and adopted common specific rules on posting of drivers, it should begin negotiations with the relevant third countries with a view to the application of rules equivalent to those laid down in this Directive.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of this Directive, a bilateral transport operation in respect of goods means the movement of goods, based on a transport contractconsignment note, from the Member State of establishment, as defined in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, to another Member State or to a third country, or from another Member State or a third country to the Member State of establishment.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 12 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In a bilateral transport operation, a Member State of establishment shall be either the place of origin where the transported goods are loaded or the place of destination where the goods are unloaded. Moreover, a bilateral transport operation may involve picking up of the goods at one or several loading points until their final delivery at one or several delivery points.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
From … [18 months after the entry into force of this Directive], which is the date from which drivers are required, pursuant to Article 34(7) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, to record border crossing data manually, Member States shall apply the exemption for bilateral transport operations in respect of goods Moreover, by way of derogation, a driver shall not be considered to be posted for the purpose of Directive 96/71/EC when performing up to 3 cross-trade transport operations, where theset out in the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph also where, perations are performed during or following addition to perforn incoming a bilateral transport operation, the driver performs one activity of loading and/or unloading in the Member States or third countries that the driver crosses, provided that the driver does not load goods and unload them in the same Member State from the Member State of establishment or during an outgoing bilateral transport operation to the Member State of establishment.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 15 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For the purpose of this Directive, a cross- trade operation is the movement of goods, based on a consignment note, between two different Member States other than the Member State of establishment, as defined in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009. Moreover, a cross-trade transport operation may involve picking up of the goods at one or several loading points until their final delivery at one or several delivery points.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Where a bilateral transport operation starting from the Member State of establishment during which no additional activity was performed is followed by a bilateral transport operation to the Member State of establishment, the exemption for additional activities set out in the third subparagraph shall apply to a maximum of two additional activities of loading and/or unloading, under the conditions set out in the third subparagraph.deleted
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2017/0121(COD)

The exemptions for additional activities set out in the third and fourth subparagraphs of this paragraph shall apply only until the date from which smart tachographs complying with the requirement of recording border crossings and additional activities referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 are required to be fitted in the vehicles registered in a Member State for the first time, under the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) of that Regulation. From that date the exemptions for additional activities set out in the third and fourth subparagraphs of this paragraph shall apply solely to drivers using vehicles fitted with smart tachographs, as provided for in Articles 8, 9 and 10 of that Regulationnegotiations between the Union and relevant third countries as regards the application of rules equivalent to those laid down in this Directive will be concluded.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) picks up passengers in the Member State of establishment and sets them down in another Member State and/or a third country;
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) picks up passengers in a Member State and/or a third country and sets them down in the Member State of establishment; or
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Moreover, a bilateral transport operation in international occasional or regular carriage of passengers may involves picking up of passengers and /or setting passengers down more than once as specified in journey form or authorisation.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
From … [18 months after the entry into force of this Directive], which is the date from which drivers are required, pursuant to Article 34(7) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, to record border crossing data manually, Member States shall apply the exemption for bilateral transport operations in respect of passengers set out in the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph also where, in addition to performing a bilateral transport operation, the driver picks up passengers once and/or sets down passengers once in Member States or third countries that the driver crosses, provided that the driver does not offer passenger transport services between two locations within the Member State crossed. The same shall apply to the return journey.deleted
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The exemption for additional activities set out in the third subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply only until the date from which smart tachographs complying with the requirement of recording of border crossings and additional activities referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 are required to be fitted in the vehicles registered in a Member State for the first time, under the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) of that Regulation. From that date the exemption for additional activities set out in the third subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply solely to drivers using vehicles fitted with smart tachographs, as provided for in Articles 8, 9 and 10 of that Regulation.deleted
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 8
8. A posting shall, for the purpose of Article 3(1a) of Directive 96/71/EC, be considered to beas ending when the driver leafinally delivers goods or sets passengers down in the host Member State in the performance of thean international carriage of goods or passengers. That period of, and that posting period shall not be cumulated with previous periods of postingosting periods in the context of such international operations performed byof the same driver or by another driver whom he or she replaces.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 10
10. Transport undertakings established in a non-Member State shall not be given more favourable treatment than undertakings established in a Member State, including when performing transport operations under bilateral or multilateral agreements granting access to the Union market or parts thereof. Hence once this Directive has entered into force, the Union shall begin negotiations with the relevant third countries with a view to the application of rules equivalent to those laid down in this Directive.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By ... [OJ: 4 months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union] the Commission shall present a proper impact assessment regarding the impact of this Directive on actual economic situation of the EU road haulage market and drivers' health safety situation, and, where appropriate, propose amendments to this Directive taking into account the new market situation of the sector.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 10 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall enter into force on the day following[insert date 18 month after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union].
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
These checks shall cover each year a large and representative cross-section of mobile workers, drivers, undertakings and vehicles falling within the scope of Regulations (EC) No 561/2006 and (EU) No 165/2014 and in case of checks at the premises of mobile workers and drivers falling withing the scope of Directive 2002/15/EC.;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2017/0121(COD)

Each Member State shall organise checks in such a way that at least 3% of days worked by drivers of vehicles falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, and Regulation (EU)165/2014 and Directive 2002/15/EC are checked.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(3a) in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following "1. Member States shall organise a system of appropriate and regular checks on correct and consistent implementation, as referred to in Article 1, both at the roadside and at premises of undertakings of all transport categories. Moreover, controls of compliance with provisions of Directive 2002/15/EC shall be limited to checks at the premises of the undertakings." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32006L0022&from=PL)
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 189 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Checks at premises shall be planned in the light of past experience in relation to the various types of transport and undertakings. They shall also be carried out if serious infringements of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 or (EU) No 165/2014 or Directive 2002/15/EC have been detected at the roadside.;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
Where the requested Member State considers that the request is insufficiently reasoned, it shall inform without delay the requesting Member State accordingly within 10 working days. The requesting Member State shall further substantiate the request. Where this is not possible, the request may be rejected by the Member State.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #

2017/0121(COD)

The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a common formula for calculating a risk rating of undertakings, which shall take into account the number, severity and frequency of occurrence of infringements as well as the results of controls where no infringement has been detected and whether a road transport undertaking has been using the smart tachograph, pursuant to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, on all its vehicles. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(2) of this Directive.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 227 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. In order to facilitate targeted roadside checks and provided that it is to be technically feasible, the data contained in the national risk rating system shall be accessible at the time of control to all the competent control authorities of the Member State concerned.;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 243 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2006/22/EC
Annex I – Part A – point 6
(a) in Part A, the following point (6) is added: ‘(6) Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2002/15/EC.;’deleted weekly working times as set out in
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 275 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) [of that Directive 96/71/EC], when performing international carriage operations as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting towithin their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 3[10] cumulative days during a period of one calendar month. A [7] day threshold should also apply to cabotage operations as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/2009 and 1073/2009.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
International operations and cabotage operations falling under the scope of this Directive shall be excluded from the rules on long-term posting referred in Article 1 of the legislative act amending the Directive 96/71/EC.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 293 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
International operations and cabotage operations falling under the scope of this Directive shall be excluded from the provisions on collective agreements which are not universally applicable as defined in Article [...] of Directive 96/71/EC.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 296 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 c (new)
Member States shall not apply neither this Directive, nor Directive 96/71/EC as amended by ... [2016/0070 (COD)] or Directive 2014/67/EU to transit operations.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 307 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
When the period of posting is longer than 3 days[10]cumulative days concerning international transport and [7] cumulative days concerning cabotage, Member States shall apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC for the entirfor the rest of the period of posting towithin their territory during the period of one calendar month referred to in the first subparagraph.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 341 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purposes of the calculation of the periods of posting referred to in paragraph 2:, a day may not be less than at least 24 hours respectively spent in the territory of the host Member State. The weekly rest periods shall be excluded from the calculation of the periods of posting.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 350 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a daily working period shorter than six hours spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as half a day;deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 362 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a daily working period of six hours or more spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as a full day;deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 394 #
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 541 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By way of derogation from Article 9 of Directive 2014/67/EU Member States may only impose the following administrative requirements and control measures: (a) an obligation for the driver to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, and evidence of transport operation taking place in the host Member State, such as an electronic consignment note (e-CMR) or evidence referred to in Article 8 of Regulation(EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (b) an obligation for the driver to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside control, the tachograph records, and in particular the country codes of Member States where the driver has been present when carrying out international road transport operations or cabotage operations; (c) in case of credible indications of possible infringements of this Directive, Directive 2006/22/CE and Directive 2014/67/EU, the Member States shall request within a reasonable period of time not shorter than 30 working days for information to the Member State of establishment that will ask to the road transport operator, after the period of posting. The information referred to shall only comprise the following details: - the evidence of transport operation taking place in the host Member State, such as an electronic consignment note (e-CMR) or evidence referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. - the tachograph records, and in particular the country codes of Member States where the driver has been present when carrying out international road transport operations or cabotage operations. - a copy of the employment contract and posting declaration or an equivalent document such as certificate of employment within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC, available in one of EU official languages.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 588 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The entry into force of this Directive shall repeal any provisions regarding the date of application of this Directive deriving from ... [2016/0070(COD)] amending Directive 96/71/EC.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 589 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
The transport sector is exempt from the measures deriving from the legislative act amending Directive 96/71/EC until the entry into force of enforcement requirements laying down specific rules with respect to transport of this Directive.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the shift towards low- emission mobility offers major opportunities for car manufacturers, suppliers and for innovative energy and service providers;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review the EU approach to aviation connectivity; stresses that connectivity should focus onand Member States to improve flight connectivity between different regions of the EU with the need to further connecting remote and disadvantaged regions of the Union; underscores that this should be combined with investments in green alternatives such as cross-border (night) trainsadvances to this end have been made by the aviation sector;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that clearer price signals to reflect better the polluter-pays and user-pays principles are essential in ensuring fairness and a level-playing field for different transport modes in Europe;deleted
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 123 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts at developing standards for inter- operable electronic tolling systems in the EU and the forthcoming revision of the Eurovignette Directive, which should include distance-based charging and differentiation on the basis of carbon dioxide emissions; calls for the extension of distance-based charging to cover all passenger cars and vans, and for the principle to be extended to urban areas;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 143 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that kerosene taxation needs to be introduced for aviation, which represents the mode furthest away from internalising its external costs; calls, furthermore, for the removal of the VAT exemption on air passenger tickets; encourages Member States to introduce or retain flight ticket taxes and/or levies in the interim;deleted
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, that autonomous vehicles should be electric, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 182 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Supports initiatives on mobility management for achieving more efficient and environmentally friendly intermodal transport services and, smart mobility, which can be key to promoting the shift from car ownership toand mobility as a service;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 250 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to limit European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) financing to initiatives that contribute to climate action;deleted
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages cities to include GHG targets into their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and calls for the Commission to link EU co-financing of urban projects to achieving such targets;deleted
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 300 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the Commission to strengthen the networks of front-runners among cities and to share success storiesbest practice in both GHG emission reductions and clean air strategies;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 317 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for new standardAwaits the Commission's proposals for 2030 CO2 emissions fromtargets for cars and vans to be set for 2025 and 2030 on the basis of a linear trajectory and at a level corresponding to an annual improvement of at least 6-8 %, corresponding to 70 g New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) in 2025 and 50g NEDC in 2030calculated on the basis of the new Worldwide harmonised Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP);
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Commission to introduce a minimum target for the share of electric vehicles for all manufacturers of at least 25 % for 2025;deleted
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 397 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Urges the Commission to come forward with an ambitious proposal for the Combined Transport Directive that better promotes efficient freight transport and encourages the modal shift towards rail and sustainable waterways of 30 % by 2030 and 50 % by 2050;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 408 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the Commission to improve aviation efficiency, including by means of the proposal on landing fees and CO2 standards beyond those enshrined in the IntStresses that efficiency in the aviation sector in Europe will be best improved by the full implementation by Member States of Single European Sky legislation and through appropriate funding of the SESAR Joint Undertaking and Joint Technology Initiatives such as Clean Sky I and II which will drive the next genernational Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) agreement of air traffic management systems and aircraft design;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 421 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Urges Member States to speed up implementation of Single European Sky, as the causal effects of the current fragmentation of European airspace are excessive delays, additional fuel burn, longer flight times and greater CO2 emissions;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 439 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that the EU should implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) through the Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), while allowing for 50 % of the journeys to be excluded, provided that the destination is implementing CORSIA through national measures; proposes that the EU ETS should be retained for flights within the European Economic Area (EEA)when agreed at ICAO, thereby avoiding conflicting or duplicate schemes at domestic and regional level once CORSIA is implemented; underlines that the creation of a distortion of competition would be an unacceptable administrative burden for the European aviation sector and Member States;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 443 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses that CORSIA should apply to all international flights, including cross-border flights within the EEA, in order to achieve a successful outcome for the implementation of a GMBM;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 456 #

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses that, in the absence of an international agreement on an emissions reduction objective for the shipping sector and IMO measures to mitigate emissions in the international maritime sector, the Union should incorporate international shipping into the Emissions Trading System from 2023Urges the international maritime sector to work constructively through the IMO to establish an agreed global market based measure to mitigate emissions from the sector;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the employment rate in the EU is growing steadily, althoughyet unevenly, at an insufficient pace, reducing and unemployment rates remain too high in some Member States with unemployment in the euro area to 10.1 % in 2016currently standing at 10.1 %;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas this recovery in the labour markets, and growth, is uneven among the Member States, benefitting those that have implemented structural reforms; and remains fragile, benefitting mostly those countries that have implemented structural reforms, reduced debt levels or have benefitted from more favourable treatment by the markets and have had cheaper and more available access to financing and investment;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 58 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas growth has to an important degree relied upon unconventional and, in the long term, unsustainable monetary policies; whereas this monetary policy failed to create a momentum for reform; whereas this supports the call for a three- pronged policy approach of growth- friendly investment, a full and consistent implementation of the Stability and Growth pact across Member States, and a particular focus on structural reforms;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 67 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas some Member States still carry a very high sovereign debtfor two thirds of Member States the sovereign debt levels exceed 60% of GDP threshold as set within the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP); whereas seven euro area Member States carry sovereign debt levels that are close to or exceed 100% of GDP;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 157 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with the Commission that equal access to finance across the European Union is crucial for businesses to grow;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 163 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that even though investment has lately picked up in the EU, it is below the pre-crisis levels;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 164 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes Commission President Juncker's plan to increase the capacity of the Investment Plan for Europe from EUR 315 billion to EUR 630 billion. Stresses, however, the subpar functioning of EFSI as during the first year of operations 92 per cent of all investment has concentrated in EU-15 countries whilst only 8 per cent has reached the EU-13 countries;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 166 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Believes that as only 8 per cent of EFSI investment to date has reached the EU-13 countries, the current functioning of EFSI is contrary to the Fund's Regulation which states that EFSI should contribute to strengthening of the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion ; further believes that the concentration of capital in the EU-15 countries and underserving of EU-13 countries widens social and economic disparities between the EU's Western and Eastern regions;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 167 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Warns against the trend whereby investment funds based on public-private partnerships are replacing the EU's conventional funding mechanisms and within the context of EFSI are partly funded using money that has previously been earmarked for other purposes; notes that as EFSI has thus far been incapable of contributing towards the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion, the EU's structural funds are still the main funds capable of serving the EU's cohesion policy aims;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 172 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the financial system and its institutions are crucial for investment and growth in the European economy; stresses thatfurther notes that even though there have been improvements since the economic crisis, more needs to be done to improve the functioning of the current financial system which is characterised by increased safety and stabilitynoticeable disparities among the EU countries;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 183 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that many credit institutions are still undercapitalised and carry a significant share of non-performing loans on their books; believes that the underperformance of these institutions is to some extent undermining economic growth both within euro area as well as in the EU;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 195 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that barrier-free access to Member States' markets is paramount to insure that maximum levels of investment can reach those countries;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 199 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that a step-by-step completion of the Banking Union shall aim at increasing resilience in the banking sector and contributing to financial stability; urges respect and enforcement of the existing common rules, notwithstanding those stipulated in the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) as well as those in relation to state aid;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 220 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that reliable investment requires a regulatory environment that allows for a return on investment; considers that predictable rules, a level playing field and reduced compliance costs are crucial factors for attracting investment; notes, however, that certain investment schemes to date have still favoured wealthier EU regions where return on capital is generally higher;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 304 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the effects of demographic developments on public finances, conditioned by, inter alia, low birth rates, ageing societies, emigration and the influx of refugees; points in particular to the impact of ageing populations -- fuelled in some Eastern EU Member States by demographic changes due to emigration -- on pension and healthcare systems in the EU; notes that, owing to different demographic structures, the effects of these developments will vary across Member States, but warns that the already foreseeable funding costs will have a significant impact on public deficits; highlights the fact that current consolidation paths will not be sufficient to ensure compliance with EU fiscal rules if pension systems are not reformed or current reforms are reversed or not implemented;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 352 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Warns against unilateral actions taken by some Member States in a name of equal social standards which in reality limit effective competition within the Single Market;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 399 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Is concerned about the hesitancy in using the instruments available under the Excessive Deficit Procedure as well as the Excessive Imbalance Procedure;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 423 #

2016/2306(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Is concerned about excessively high and on-going current account surpluses of some Member States as this affects the overall functioning of the Monetary Union; notes that in such environment the required adjustment for some Member States seeking improvement of intra-EU competitiveness becomes much harder to achieve;
2016/12/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the critical importance of reliable positioning and timing information provided by the European satellite navigation programmes Galileo and EGNOS for the implementation of automated vehicles, particularly for navigation and safety systems in automated vehicles on the one hand and for intelligent transport systems and traffic management systems on the other hand;
2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 900 #

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
The President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors shall be elected by secret ballot, in accordance with Rule 182. Nominations shall be with consent. They may only be made by a political group or by at least 40 Members. However, if the number of nominations does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidates may be elected by acclamation. Members shall be permitted to serve a maximum of two terms in the office of President pursuant to Rule 19(1), regardless of whether they are served consecutively or not.
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1072 #

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136
1. three political groups may submit a written declaration of not more than 200 words relating exclusively to a matter falling within the competence of the European Union. The contents of such a declaration may not go beyond the form of a declaration. In particular, it may not call for any legislative action, contain any decision on matters for which specific procedures and competences are laid down in these Rules of Procedure or deal with the subject of ongoing proceedings in Parliament. 2. further shall be subject to a reasoned decision by the President pursuant to paragraph 1 in any given case. Written declarations shall be published in the official languages on Parliament's website and distributed electronically to all Members. They shall be entered, with the names of the signatories, in an electronic register. This register shall be public and shall be accessible through Parliament's website. Hard copies of written declarations with signatures will be also kept by the President. 3. The signature of any Member may be added to a declaration entered in the electronic register. It may be withdrawn at any time before the end of a period of three months from the entry of the declaration in the register. In the event of such a withdrawal the Member concerned shall not be permitted to add his or her signature again to the declaration. 4. three months from its being entered in the register, a declaration is signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members, the President shall notify Parliament accordingly. Without binding Parliament, the declaration shall be published inRule 136 deleted Written declarations At least 10 Members from at least The authorisation to proceed Where, at the end of a period of The procedure shall be closed by Where the minutes with the names of its signatories. 5. the forwarding to the addressees, at the end of the part-session, of the declaration, together with the names of the signatories. 6. adopted declaration has been addressed do not inform Parliament about the intended follow-up within three months from its receipt, the matter shall, at the request of one of the authors of the declaration, be placed on the agenda of a subsequent meeting of the committee responsible. 7. remained in the register for over three months and is not signed by at least one half of the component Members of Parliament shall lapse, without any possibility of that three-month period being extended.stitutions to which the A written declaration that has
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #

2016/2099(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes Commission President Juncker's plan to increase the capacity of the Investment Plan for Europe from EUR 315 billion to EUR 630 billion; underlin. Stresses, however, that it should not lead to a reduction in well-functioning sources of transport infrastructure funding;e subpar functioning of EFSI as during the first year of operations 92 per cent of all investment has concentrated in EU-15 countries whilst only 8 per cent has reached the EU-13 countries and that to date 10 Member States, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe, had operations only under the SME Window (SMEW) of EFSI;1a __________________ 1a EIB independent evaluation report "Evaluation of the functioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments" (http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publication s/all/evaluation-of-the-functioning-of-the- efsi.htm)
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2016/2099(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that as only 8 per cent of EFSI investment to date has reached the EU-13 countries, the current functioning of EFSI is contrary to the Fund's Regulation which states that EFSI should contribute to strengthening of the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion. Further believes that the concentration of capital in the EU-15 countries and underserving of EU-13 countries widens social and economic disparities between the EU's Western and Eastern regions; notes that such disparities are fuelling brain drain and emigration of youth from the EU's poorer Member States towards the Western EU countries which, in turn, puts extra pressure on the former countries' social safety nets; further notes the growing discontent in Western EU countries to changes in their labour market structures, caused by immigration from the EU's poorer Member States, which often results in Western EU countries' governments adopting changes to their social legislation which are de- facto discriminatory in their nature;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2016/2099(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that many Eastern EU countries still lack major transport infrastructure and thus full integration within the EU Single Market. Thus believes that EFSI has so far been largely unhelpful in facilitating the Eastern EU countries' full integration within the Single Market;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2016/2099(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that an innovative and effective economy needs advanced infrastructure and that transport infrastructure should be among the priorities, with a special focus on EU's Eastern regions as well as innovative multimodal infrastructure solutions such as short multimodal tunnels or bridges in sparsely populated areas or local communities;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2016/2099(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that in order to ensure more equal geographical balance and geographical diversification of investments as well as to reach the currently underserved EU-13 countries, a set of specific conditions and criteria that reflect the EU transport policy priorities and goals shall be established for transport infrastructure projects; also blending of CEF grants with EFSI financial instruments shall be facilitated as a way to leverage additional funding; notes that within the context of EFSI, many for-profit transport infrastructure projects are contrary to the EU´s Transport policy objectives to shift transport to more environmental friendly modes; believes that the above situation can only be changed if the share of certain transport mode projects is limited - - e.g. by limiting road transport project development to only countries eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund as well as to cross-border projects;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2016/2099(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to 5. develop new common EU regulations on the use of innovative financial instruments such as public-private partnerships or project bondWarns against the trend whereby investment funds based on public-private partnerships are replacing the EU's conventional funding mechanisms and within the context of EFSI are partly funded using money that has previously been earmarked for other purposes; Notes that as EFSI has thus far been incapable of contributing towards the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion, the EU's structural funds are still the main funds capable of serving the EU's cohesion policy aims;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 76 #

2016/2099(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that in order to reduce the burden imposed on taxpayers and the public finances in general for the construction and maintenance of infrastructure, public-private partnership type transport infrastructure projects should generally be based on user-pays principle;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 77 #

2016/2099(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EIB uses a wide range of products, such as loans, guarantees, project bonds and public- private partnerships to support public and private investment in transport; stresses that it is important to coordinate various types of EU funding and not to promote PPP type Funds at the expense of Structural Funds in order to ensure that EU transport policy objectives are met. across all of the EU;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 165 #

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomNotes the start of the EFSI, the legislation governing which entered into force in July 2015; underlstresses the subpar functioning of EFSI as during the first year of operations 92 per cent of all inves that the success of the programme is dependent upon its swift implementation; tment has concentrated in EU-15 countries whilst only 8 per cent has reached the EU-13 countries and that to date 10 Member States, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe, had operations only under the SME Window (SMEW) of EFSI; notes that after the first year of operations, 63 per cent of EFSI financing signed under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window (IIW) went to only three Western EU Member States, thus exceeding the geographical concentration limit of 45% as set within the Fund´s Strategic Orientation;1a __________________ 1aEIB independent evaluation report "Evaluation of the functioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments" (http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publication s/all/evaluation-of-the-functioning-of-the- efsi.htm)
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 171 #

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Particularly welcomNotes the fact that total investment in EFSI approvals amounts to EUR 115.7 billion, which is equivalent to 37 % of the original target value (EUR 315 billion); believes, however, that as only 8 per cent of EFSI investment to date has reached the EU-13 countries, the current functioning of EFSI is contrary to the Fund's Regulation which states that EFSI should contribute to strengthening of the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion. Further believes that the concentration of capital in the EU-15 countries and underserving of EU-13 countries widens social and economic disparities between the EU's Western and Eastern regions; notes that such disparities are fuelling brain drain and emigration of youth from the EU's poorer Member States towards the Western EU countries which, in turn, puts extra pressure on the former countries' social safety nets; further notes the growing discontent in Western EU countries to changes in their labour market structures, caused by immigration from the EU's poorer Member States, which often results in Western EU countries' governments adopting changes to their social legislation which are de-facto discriminatory in their nature;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 201 #

2016/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Warns against the trend whereby investment funds based on public-private partnerships are replacing the EU's conventional funding mechanisms and within the context of EFSI are partly funded using money that has previously been earmarked for other purposes; notes that as EFSI has thus far been incapable of contributing towards the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion, the EU's structural funds are still the main funds capable of serving the EU's cohesion policy aims;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 9 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the large investment gap in Europe, which the Commission estimates at a minimum of EUR 200-300 billion a year; , highlights in particular, against this backdrop, the market needs in Europe for high-risk financing, for instance in the fields of R&D, energy and ICT; is concerned by the fact that the most recent data on national accounts do not indicate any surge in investment since the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) was launched, leading to risks of continued subdued growth and continuing high, although generally falling, unemployment rates; stresses that closing this investment gap is key to reviving growth, fighting unemployment and attaining long-term EU policy objectives; further stresses that the macroeconomic data on growth and investment levels in the EU-28 and EU-17 countries should be assessed by taking into account ongoing disparities between the various EU’s countries and regions;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 9 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Strategic Orientation approved by the EFSI Steering Board in December 2015, which includes indicative geographical concentration limits; notes an unbalanced geographical distribution among beneficiaries of the EFSI; recalls that the GDP ratio criterion is relevant, among other things to ensure economic, social and territorial cohesion, with a view to ensuring a balanced spread of projects; as during the first year of operations 92 per cent of all investment has concentrated in EU-15 countries whilst only 8 per cent has reached the EU-13 countries and that to date 10 Member States, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe, had operations only under the SME Window (SMEW) of EFSI[1]; recalls that the GDP ratio criterion is relevant, among other things to ensure economic, social and territorial cohesion, with a view to ensuring a balanced spread of projects and underlines that the concentration of capital in the EU-15 countries and underserving of EU- 13 countries widens social and economic disparities between the EU's Western and Eastern regions; [1] EIB independent evaluation report "Evaluation of the functioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments" (http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publication s/all/evaluation-of-the-functioning-of-the- efsi.htm)
2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. However warns against the trend whereby investment funds based on public-private partnerships are replacing the EU's conventional funding mechanisms and within the context of EFSI are partly funded using money that has previously been earmarked for other purposes; Notes that as EFSI has thus far been incapable of contributing towards the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion, the EU's structural funds are still the main funds capable of serving the EU's cohesion policy aims;
2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that EFSI was launched to help mobilising, resolve difficulties and remove obstacles to financing as well as to implement strategic, transformative and productive investments that provide a high level of added value to the economy, the environment and society and to encourage private investment in all regions of the EU;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 31 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that blending EU grants with financial instruments can also ensure the additionality required and will mobilise investors to submit projects that otherwise might not have been carried out; asks the EIB and the Commission to promote the blending of EU grants (various EU mechanisms such as CEF, H2020, European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)) with the EFSI in order to improve the infrastructure projects' financial profile providing European Added Value, but at the same time stresses that it is important to coordinate various types of EU funding and not to promote PPP type Funds at the expense of Structural Funds in order to ensure that EU transport policy objectives are met across all of the EU;
2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that public-private partnership transport infrastructure projects generally should be based on user-pays principle in order to reduce the burden imposed on public budgets and taxpayers for the construction and maintenance of infrastructure;
2017/02/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the role of Parliament as foreseen in the regulation, in particular in relation to the monitoring of EFSI implementation; acknowledges, however, that even though it is too early to finalise a comprehensive assessment of the functioning of EFSI and its impact on the EU economy, the general direction and trends of the Fund are becoming increasingly clear; but is of the opinion that a preliminary evaluation is crucial in order to identify possible areas of improvement for EFSI 2.0 and thereafter;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 71 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, while all projects approved under EFSI are presented as ‘special activities’, an independent evaluation has found that some projects could have been financed otherwise; further notes that as every EFSI project is first approved by the EIB board and subject to the Bank’s standard due diligence process, the EIB needs to demonstrate that EFSI projects – past and future – would not have benefitted from EIB funding if EFSI guarantee was not available;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 84 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the assessment criteria for the fulfilment of the additionality are unclear, and therefore the figures given about the amount of ‘additional private investment’ should be considered an estimate;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 103 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the fulfilment of the additionality criteria is dependent upon region specific economic conditions, as a project may be additional in one region but not in another; asks the EIB, where appropriate in cooperation with the EIF, to include an evaluation of the degree of additionality obtained at the level of each Member State in its annual report to the European Parliament and the Council;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 174 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern that small projects are deterred from applying for EFSI financing based on their size; points to the significant impact that a small project might nevertheless have on a national or regional scale which has resulted in a low success rate of the EU’s geographically small countries with below-average GDP per capita; believes that EFSI should seek to encourage private investment in all regions of the EU; points to the significant impact that a small project might nevertheless have on a national or regional scale, especially since often the smaller-scale projects in these Member States are relatively large when measured as percent of GDP; believes that the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) is instrumental in advising and accompanying promoters of small-scale projects in the structuring and bundling of projects via investment platforms or framework agreements; calls on the Steering Board to look into this issue and put forward proposals to correct this situation;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 211 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that on 30 June 2016, 63.4% of the IIW portfolio is concentrated in just three countries – Italy, Spain and the UK – thus exceeding the geographical concentration level of 45%; further notes that 54% of the SMEW portfolio is concentrated in three EU-15 countries: Italy, France and Germany;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 230 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the IC experts are responsible for EFSI project selection, granting the EU guarantee and for approving operations with investment platforms and National Promotional Banks (NPBs) or institutions; recalls further that they are independent; considers that project selection is not transparent enough and that decisions have to be accounted for; stresses that the EIB should make improvements to the disclosure of information about the projects it approves under EFSI, with a proper justification of additionality and the scoreboard as well as the projects’ contribution in achieving the EFSI objectives; is concerned about documented conflicts of interest on the part of IC members;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 272 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes that by the end of 2016, all 28 countries received EFSI funding; underlines, however, that as of 30 June 2016, EU-15 had received 91% whereas EU-13 had only received 9% of EFSI support; regrets that EFSI support has mainly benefitted a limited number of countries; acknowledges however that the distribution of the total EFSI-related investment appears much less concentrated, once either the size of the economy or the population is accounted for;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 293 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Acknowledges that GDP and the number of projects approved are linked; recognises that larger Member States are able to take advantage of more developed capital markets and are therefore more likely to benefit from a market-driven instrument such as EFSI; underlines that lower EFSI support in EU- 13 may partly be attributable to other factors, such as the small size of projects, and competition from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF); observes with concern, however, the disproportionate benefit to certain countries and underlines the need to diversify geographical distribution further, especially in crucial sectors such as modernising and improving the productivity and sustainability of economies;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 322 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Recalls that the EU Guarantee Fund is predominantly funded from the EU budget, the bulk of which was taken by cutting the budget of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility programmes; notes the trend whereby the EU money is taken from the existing programmes in favour of financing public-private partnership (PPP) investment programmes; takes account of all relevant evaluations suggesting that the current provisioning rate of the Guarantee Fund of 50% appears to be cautious and prudent in terms of covering potential losses and that the Union budget would already be shielded by an adjusted target rate of 35%; intends to examine whether proposals for a lower target rate would have repercussions on the quality and nature of the projects selected; stresses that, so far, there have been no calls as a result of defaults of EIB or EIF operations;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 369 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Calls for the communication about EFSI to be clearer; in particular about the fact that EFSI provides a guarantee and that the EIB support is a loan, not a grant; notes with concern that some project promoters, whether by mistake or design, position the EIB and EFSI support as absorption of the EU funds which could result in negative consequences, especially where the taxpayers’ money is used to co-finance the relevant projects;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 370 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
48b. Notes that there is little publicly disclosed information available on the approved projects; calls on the EIB to offer more detailed information about the approved projects by, among other means, publishing it on the Bank’s website so as to insure the general public is more informed;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 390 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Stresses that the existing EU programmes are still the main contributors towards the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 174 #

2016/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that European Commission identified in the Aviation Strategy for Europe the issue of significant connectivity gaps between EU13 and EU15 (the connectivity of EU131 is 7.5 times lower than of EU152); therefore stresses that the connectivity index should also address the gaps in the air connectivity between the different regions within the EU, especially in EU13, and considers that the Commission should develop further proposals aimed at reducing these gaps in the air transport services and guaranteeing sufficient connectivity for all Member States. ________________________________ [1] Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Malta, Cyprus [2] SWD(2015)261 Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the Communication from the Commission "An Aviation Strategy for Europe"
2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 180 #

2016/2062(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that such a type of connectivity index should look on air connections in a wide perspective and, without undermining the EU objective of territorial cohesion, can serve the overall strategic planning by distinguishing economically viable opportunities from unprofitable projects and by identifying intermodal and cost- efficient solutions;
2016/10/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that Union transport policy, in particular with regard to the Tran-European transport Network, is one of the most successful Union policies; points out that the TEN-T network plays a fundamental role in commercial exchanges within the Union, contributing to the wealth of its citizens; recalls therefore the importance of financing missing and cross- border links of the TEN-T network and importance of linking the transport networks of all EU regions and solve such problems as the lack of appropriate infrastructure, accessibility and a low interoperability between the Central and Eastern, and Western parts of the EU;
2016/07/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) did not produce the expected results as regards transport infrastructures;, partly due to lack of clear and transparent geographical and economical allocation criteria and partly because the nature and objectives of the EFSI programme notably differ from the TEN-T policy goals, stresses therefore that cuts in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) should not be further used to finance EFSI; strongly requests that the cuts in CEF to finance the EFSI programme are restored within the framework of the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework or are at least earmarked for transport infrastructure projects with European added value;
2016/07/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Support of this kind should encourage entities with a public mission such as public authorities and providers of public services to offer free local wireless connectivity as an ancillary service to their public mission so as to ensure that local communities can experience the benefits of very high-speed broadband in the centres of public life. Such entities could include municipalities and other local public authorities, libraries and hospital, hospitals, providers of various modes of transport and historical or natural tourist sites.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Given Internet connectivity needs within the Union and the urgency of promoting access networks that can deliver, throughout the EU, an Internet experience of high quality based on very high- speed broadband services, financial assistance should seek to attain a geographically balanced distribution.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point h
(h) 'local wireless access point' means a low power equipment of small size operating within a small range, using on a non-exclusive basis radio spectrum for which the conditions of availability and efficient use for this purpose are harmonised at Union level, and which allows free local wireless access by users to an electronic communications network.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 65 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Annex - Section 4 - subparagraph 3 - point 2
2) build on very high-speed broadband connectivity enabling delivery of high quality Internet experience to users that
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Annex - Section 4 - subparagraph 4
Projects duplicating or overlapping already existing private or public offers of similar characteristics, including quality, in the same area shall not be covered. The local wireless access points funded under this Regulation shall cover primarily public spaces.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2016/0287(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Annex - Section 4 - subparagraph 5
The available budget shall be allocated in a geographically balanced manner across the EU to projects meeting the above conditions in view of the proposals received and, in principle, on a 'first come, first served' basisand to ensure that the projects in all member states shall be funded under this Regulation.
2017/03/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The EFSI was established for an initial period of three years and with the aim of mobilising at least EUR 315 billion in investments. Given its success, theIn spite of European Court of Auditors opinion1a noting that the plans to extend EFSI duration were drawn up too soon and there being little evidence that the increase in funding is justified, Commission is committed to the doubling of the EFSI, both in terms of duration and financial capacity. The legal extension covers the period of the current Multiannual Financial Framework and shcould provide a total of at least half a trillion euro investments by 2020. In order to enhance the firepower of the EFSI even further and reach the aim of doubling the investment target, Member States shwould also contribute as a matter of priority. need to make additional contributions. ___________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors (2016) EFSI: an early proposal to extend and expand, Opinion 2/2016. Available at: http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/News/NE WS1611_11/OP16_02_EN.pdf [Accessed 24 January 2017]
2017/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The extended EFSI should address remaining market failures and sub- opthe noticeable weaknesses in its functioning thus far, notably the geographical concentration of investment whereby after the first year of operations 92 per cent of the EFSI related investment landed in the EU-15 countries whilst the EU-13 countries received just 8 per cent.1a The undeserving of the EU-13 countries has a potentimal investment situations anto widen social and economic disparities between the EU's Western and Eastern regions. The extended EFSI should thus strongly address its objective of strengthening of the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion. EFSI should continue to mobiliseing private sector financing in investments crucial for Europe's future job creation – including for the youth –, growth and competitiveness with strengthened additionality. They include investments in the areas of energy, environment and climate action, social and human capital and related infrastructure, healthcare, research and innovation, cross- border and sustainable transport, as well as the digital transformation. In particular, the contribution of operations supported by the EFSI to achieving the Union's ambitious targets set at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) should be reinforced. Energy interconnection priority projects and energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted. In addition, EFSI support to motorways should be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross-border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support. ________________ 1aEuropean Investment Bank (2016) Evaluation of the functioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), September 2016. Available at: http://www.eib.org/attachments/ev/ev_eval uation_efsi_en.pdf [Accessed 24 January 2017]
2017/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Additionality, a key feature of the EFSI, should be strengthened in the selection of projects. In particular, operations should only be eligible for EFSI support if they address clearly identified market failures or sub-optimal investment situations and support the Fund's other objectives including strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion. Operations in infrastructure under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window linking two or more Member States, including e-infrastructure, should be considered additional given their inherent difficulty and their high added value for the Union.
2017/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to reinforce the take-up of the EFSI in less-developed and transition regions and to correct EFSI's current underserving of the EU-13 countries, the scope of the general objectives eligible for EFSI support should be enlarged.
2017/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The first year of experience shows that the EFSI has been effective in increasing the volume of EIB special activities in favour of SMEs and mid-cap companies but has not been successful in boosting the volume of transport and mobility projects to a sufficient extent, especially in the Eastern EU countries. It is therefore necessary to adopt further measures to better address the difficulties faced by Member States and project promoters in proposing infrastructure projects, in particular transport projects contributing to the achievement of climate change objectives.
2017/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) That positive momentum should be maintained and efforts need to be continued to bring investment back to its long-term sustainable trend. The mechanisms of the Investment Plan work and should be reinforcedinvestment environment within the Union should continue to be improved by carrying out the necessary structural reforms, removing barriers to investment, completing the Single Market and the Capital markets union, actively pursuing the Commission's better regulation agenda and by reducing regulatory red tape. Also the functioning of the Investment Plan should be improved in order to continue the mobilisation of private investments in sectors important to Europe's future and where market failures or sub-optimal investment situations remain.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 76 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) On 1 June 2016 the Commission Although according to article 18 paragraph 6 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 the Commission should have submitted to the European Parliament and the Council by 5 July 2018 a report containing an independent evaluation of the application of this Regulation, and the Commission should have submitted a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation only in the event this report concluded that maintaining a scheme for supporting investment is warranted, the Commission issued a Communication entitled 'Europe investing again – Taking stock of the Investment Plan for Europe and next steps' already on 1 June 2016, just one year after the entry into force of this regulation and before the publication of the independent evaluation, outlining the achievements of the Investment Plan so far and the envisaged next steps, including the premature extension of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) beyond its initial three-year period, the scaling-up of the Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (SME) Window within the existing framework and the enhancement of the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH).
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 94 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The EFSI was established for an initial period of three years and with the aim of mobilising at least EUR 315 billion in investments. Given its success, tThe drive to meet this quantitative target has sometimes prevailed over the additionality of the projects selected. The Commission is therefore committed to the doubling of the EFSI, both in terms of duration and financial capacextend the investment period of EFSI and raise the level of additionality. The legal extension covers the period of the current Multiannual Financial Framework and should provide a total of at least half a trillion euro investments by 2020. In order to enhance the firepower of the EFSI even further and reach the aim of doubling the investment target,. In order to enhance the firepower of the EFSI. Member States shcould also contribute as a matter of priority.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 101 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) For the period after 2020, the Commission inteThe EFSI is meant to tackle the investment gap and is therefore by nature a temporary instrument, discussions on the extension or smooth termination of the Fund after 2020 should be based on reports submitted by the Commission to the European Parliament ands to put forwardhe Council with independent evaluations on the nesuccessary proposals to ensure that strategic investment will continue at a sustainable level of EFSI, in particular with regard to the additionality of the projects, and the wider investment situation in the EU.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 143 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The fulfilment of the additionality criteria is dependent upon region specific economic conditions, as a project may be additional in one region but not in another. The Investment Committee, therefore should take into account region specific conditions when assessing compliance with the additionality criterion.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 183 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) It is expected that when the EU guarantee is combined with the EUR 7 500 000 000 to be provided by the EIB, the EFSI support should generate EUR 100 000 000 000 additional investment by the EIB and EIF. The amount of EUR 100 000 000 000 supported by the EFSI is expected to generate at least EUR 500 000 000 000 ofn order to remove any incentive to select investments that are not fully additional merely to make the quantitative goals, EFSI will no longer have an investment target. EFSI should lead to a high quality and innovative additional investment in the real economy by the end of 2020.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 221 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) should be enhanced and its activities should focus on needs not covered adequately under current arrangemenshould make efforts to contribute actively where possible towards sectorial and geographic diversification of the EFSI and support the EIB where needed in originating projects. It should pay particular attention to supporting the preparation of projects involving two or more Member States and projects that contribute to achieving the objectives of COP21. Notwithstanding its objective to build upon existing advisory services of the EIB and the Commission, so to act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union, the EIAH should also contribute actively to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI and support the EIB where needed in originating projects. It should also actively contribute to the establishment of investment platforms and provide advice on the combination of other sources of Union funding with the EFSI.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 449 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point a
(-a) In paragraph 3, point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) the EIB shall publish a comprehensive report on the functioning of the EFSI, which shall include an evaluation of the impact of the EFSI on investment in the Union, employment creation and access to financing for SMEs and mid-cap companies; and an evaluation of the degree of additionality obtained at the level of each Member State and each region;’
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 494 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Annex II – section 3 – point d a (new)
(2 a) in Section 3, point (da) is added: ‘(d a) attention shall be paid to region specific conditions when assessing the additionality.’
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 85 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) TIn a small number of cases the tariffs applicable to low volume senders of cross-border parcels and other postal items, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals, are still relatively high. This has a direct negative impact on users seeking cross- border parcel delivery services, especially in the context of e-commerce.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to improve the affordability of cross- border parcel delivery services, especially for users in remote or sparsely populated areas, it is necessary to improve the transparency of public lists of tariffs for a limited set of cross-border parcel delivery services offered by unparcel deliversaly service providers, which are mostly used by small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals. Transparency of public lists is also necessary to address the issue of high tariffs of cross-border delivery services and to reduce, where applicable, unjustified tariff differences between national and cross-border parcel delivery serviceMaking cross-border prices more transparent and easily comparable across the Union should encourage the reduction of unreasonable high tariffs.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 114 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Therefore is a lack of exact definition, what is essential difference between ,,postal”, ,,express” or ,,courier” services. Taking into account, that for e-commerce purposes universal service providers offer also additional options, such as track- and-trace, electronic notifications of delivery, choice of delivery at the home or other premises, that to a certain extent are similar to the services offered by other parcel delivery companies, for the purpose of implementing this Regulation, it is important to provide a clear definition of parcels and parcel delivery services and to specify which postal items are covered by thatese definitions. This concerns in particular postal items, other than items of correspondence, which because of their weight are commonly used for sending goods and merchandise. This Regulation should therefore cover, in line with consistent practice, postal itemarcels weighing up to 31.5 kg, as heavier items cannot be handled by a single average individual without mechanical aids. In line with current practice and Directive 97/67/EC, each and are subjects of the freight transport and logistics sector regulation. Providers of parcel delivery services using alternative business models, for example those drawing on the collaborative economy and e-commerce platforms can involve other contractual undertakings to provide some steps in the postal chain, i.e.delivery chain such as clearance, sorting and delivery should be consideredof parcel. The latters should not be subject to this Regulation, if they provide these services as subcontractors of other parcel delivery service providers. Transport alone that is not undertaken in conjunction with one of those steps should fall outside the scope of parcel delivery services as it canshould in this case be assumed that this activity is part of the transport sector.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 126 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary that national regulatory authorities have knowledge and information for statistical purposes about parcel delivery service providers active on the market on the basis of appropriate authorisations procedures or other legal requirements. New business models are widespread, especially in the parcel and express industry, non-standard employment contracts are commonly used by parcel operators, who also use contract service subcontractors and self-employed staff to carry out the delivery tasks. However, in order to limit the administrative burden for small parcel delivery service providers who are only active on a national or regional market, a threshold of 10 persons should be applied, based on the number of persons working for the service provider and involved in the provision of parcel delivery services. over the previous calendar year for the service provider including subcontractors and involved in the provision of parcel delivery services unless that provider is established in more than one Member State. This threshold is in line with Commission Recommendation 2003/361 of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, reflects the labour intensive nature of the sector and captures most of the parcel delivery market and level of market share, especially in countries with low volumes of parcels flows. The average number of persons should include full- time, part-time and temporary employees as well as self-employed workers persons and employees of subcontractors involved.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 128 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) When providing information to the national regulatory authority, it should be taken into account that parcel delivery service providers may have already provided certain information to the same national regulatory authority. Parcel delivery services are important for small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals and they should be able to compare easily between different providers. Therefore, the services for which tariffs should be provided by universalcross- border parcel delivery service providers should be clearly defined. Those tariffs should be published by the Commission on a dedicated webpage and should, together with the confidential regular provision of the underlying terminal rates, constitute the basis for the national regulatory authorities to assess the affordability of tariffs for cross-border parcel delivery services. Parcel delivery service providers other than universal service providers may voluntarily provide, in a comparable form, their national regulatory authority with the tariffs for the same items provided that such items are delivered at the home or the premises of the addressee.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 143 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Significant differences between domestic and cross-border tariffs for parcel delivery services should be justified by objective criteria, such as additional costs for transport and a reasonable profit margin. Universal service providers providing parcel delivery services should be required to provide such justification without delay.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 151 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Universal service providers providing parcel delivery services may conclude multilateral and bilateral agreements on terminal rates and may set up other programmes to facilitate the interconnectivity of their delivery networks. For reasons of non- discrimination, competing parcel delivery service providers shall be granted equal access to the terminal rates applicable between parties under multilateral agreements. It may be justified that terminal rates payable by third-party parcel delivery service providers, in some cases, exceed those payable by universal service providers that are parties to such agreements. This may be the case where the parties to a multilateral agreement on terminal rates are able to demonstrate that the cost of setting up, operating and administering the agreement, the extra cost incurred by accepting and handling items from non-designated parcel delivery service providers and other such costs are not covered by the terminal rates payable by the third-party service provider in the originating Member State.deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) In practice and for operational reasons, the point at which access should be provided is the inward office of exchange, which is an office or a facility determined by universal service providers in the destination Member State for handing over postal items other than items of correspondence.deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 165 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 1 – title
SuObject matter and definitionsives and scope
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 168 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation establishes specific rules, in addition to the rules set out in Directive 97/67/EC for the provision of parcel delivery services, concerning:
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 176 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) transparent and non- discriminatory access to certain cross- border parcel delivery services and/or infrastructure.deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a Scope 1. For the purposes of this Regulation parcel delivery services referred to in Aricle 2 of this Regulation are considered as postal services1 and are dividing into: - parcel delivery services under universal service obligation; - services, which comprise courier, express and other parcel delivery services with or without value added features. [1] by the means of Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/38 59598/5902521/KS-RA-07-015- EN.PDF/dd5443f5-b886-40e4-920d- 9df03590ff91?version=1.0
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) “parcel delivery service provider” means an undertaking that provides one or more parcel delivery services and which has appropriate authorization for the provision of parcel delivery services relevant to the national legislation of country where services referred to in paragraph 2 (a) are provided; undertaking that only provides domestic parcel delivery services as part of a sales contract as defined by point 5 of Article 2.5 of Directive 2011/83/EU and as part of that contract the undertaking personally delivers those goods to the consumer, or undertaking that provides the clearance, sorting, transport or distribution of parcels and other subcontracting companies that provides services for the parcel delivery service provider on contractual basis shall not be considered as parcel delivery service provider;
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) “parcel delivery services” means services involving the clearance, sorting, transport orand distribution of postal items other than items of correspondence; transport alone shall not be considered a parcel delivery service; delivery of such items exceeding 31,5 kg shall not be considered a parcel delivery servicearcels;
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) (-a) “parcel” means a postal item with a weight not exceeding 31,5 kg excluding items of correspondence;
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 199 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) “terminal rates” means payments from the originating universal service provider to the destination universal service provider for the costs of cross- border parcel delivery services in the destination Member State.deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 203 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) “Express delivery service” means services featuring, in addition to greater speed and reliability in the collection, distribution, and delivery of items, all or some of the following supplementary facilities: guarantee of delivery by a fixed date; collection from point of origin; personal delivery to addressee; possibility of changing the destination and address in transit; confirmation to sender of receipt of the item dispatched; monitoring and tracking of items dispatched; personalised service for customers and provision of an à la carte service, as and when required.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 204 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) “Courier services” means postal services in which the item is always under the permanent responsibility of the same person from collection till delivery to addressee.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 217 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By 31 March0 June of each calendar year, all parcel delivery service providers shall submit the following information to the national regulatory authority of the Member State in which they are established:
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 219 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the annual turnover in parcel delivery services for the previous calendar year in the Member State in which the provider is established, broken down in parcel delivery services relating to national, incoming and outgoing cross- border postal itemarcels;
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the average number of persons working for the parcel delivery service provider and involved in the provision of parcel delivery services over the previous calendar year in the Member State in which theat provider is established in the previous calendar year. The average number of persons shall include full-time, part-time, temporary employees, self-employed persons and persons of subcontracting companies working for this parcel delivery services provider, where applicable.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 225 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the number of postal items other than items of correspondence and not exceeding 31,5 kgarcels handled in the Member State in which the parcel delivery service provider is established in the previous calendar year, broken down into national, incoming and outgoing cross- border postal itemarcels.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 233 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. AThis Article shall not apply to a parcel delivery service provider which employs fewer than 50 persons shall not be subject to the obligatthemselves and together with other involved persons in the clearance, sorting, transport or distribution of parcels for this parcel delivery services provider over the previonus under paragraph 1 and 2calendar year, on average fewer than 10 persons, unless that provider is established in more than one Member State. The average number of persons shall include all those working for parcel delivery services provider on a full-time, part-time, temporary, non- guaranteed hours and self-employed basis, as well employees of any subsidiaries and linked subcontracting undertakings.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Provisions referred to in point 6 are applied without prejudice to the national legislative procedures and obligations to submit information requested by the competent national regulatory authorities from parcel delivery services providers.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 239 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. For the purposes of preventing duplication of information to be submitted to the national regulatory authorities and getting accurate data of parcel market, parcel delivery service providers, when subcontracting other undertakings with an aim to ensure a part of parcel delivery services chain, shall submit information requested under this Article, taking into account the following criteria: (a) the number of domestic parcels handled shall include total number of parcels collected from senders together with those collected by all undertakings working for this parcel delivery service provider; (b) the number of incoming cross-border parcels shall include the number of parcels which this parcel delivery service provider, together with all undertakings working for this parcel delivery service provider, directly receives from the parcel delivery service provider of origin Member State; (c) the number of outgoing cross-border parcels shall include total number of parcels that this parcel delivery service provider directly sent to the parcel delivery services provider of destination Member State; (d) the information on annual turnover of the parcel delivery service provider shall be submitted only by those parcel delivery service providers directly collecting charges from senders (or addressee if applicable) for the parcel delivery services.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Transparency of tariffs and terminal rates
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 253 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Universal service providers providingCross-border parcel delivery service providers shall provide the national regulatory authority of the Member State in which they are established with the public list of tariffs applicable on 1 January of each calendar year for the delivery of postal itemarcels falling within the categories listed in the Annex. That information shall be provided by 31 Jan28February of each calendar year at the latest.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 255 #

2016/0149(COD)

2. The national regulatory authorities shall without delay and by 28 February31 March of each calendar year at the latest submit the public lists of tariffs obtained in accordance with paragraph 1 to the Commission. The Commission shall publish them on a dedicated neutral website by 30 April of each calendar year at the latest. This website site should not carry out any commercial activities.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Universal service providers providing parcel delivery services shall provide the national regulatory authority with the terminal rates applicable on 1 January of each calendar year to postal items originating from other Member States. That information shall be provided by 31 January of each calendar year at the latest.deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 273 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The national regulatory authorities shall submit the terminal rates obtained in accordance with paragraph 3 to the Commission and the national regulatory authorities of the originating Member States by 28 of February of each calendar year at the latest.deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 277 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Assessing affordability ofof certain cross-border tariffs
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TIf the national regulatory authority deems it necessary, it shall assess the affordability of cross- border tariffs included in the public lists of tariffs obtained in accordance with Article 4(1) within 3 months of receipt of that information. In thatThe assessment, in particular the following elements shall be taken shall apply only to tariffs related to services that are part of the universal service obligation and should be lead into account:rdance with article 12 of the Postal Services Directive (97/67/EC).
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the domestic tariffs of the comparable parcel delivery services in the originating Member State and in the destination Member State;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 300 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the terminal rates obtained in accordance with Article 4(3);deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 304 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) any application of a uniform tariff to two or more Member States.deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 305 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The assessment shall not be deemed necessary in particular where: (a) The tariffs are subject to price regulation under national legislation or (b) Similar services are offered by another parcel delivery service provider
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 307 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where the national regulatory authority concludes that cross-border tariffs referred to in paragraph 1 are not affordable, it shall request further necessary infIn carrying out its initial assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the national regulatory authority shall in particular take into account the following elements: terms of geographic scope, service characteristics, including added value features, their intended use and pricing, other relevant cost criteria such as labour costs, transpormtation and/or justification in relation to the level of those tariffscosts, specific handling costs and service quality standards. For this purpose the national regulatory authority may request any relevant evidence from the universal service provider.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 324 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The universal service provider shall provide the national regulatory authority with the information and/or justification referred to in paragraph 2 within 1530 working days of receipt of the request.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 328 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where the national regulatory authority in its initial assessment considers that cross-border tariffs referred to in paragraph 1 are unreasonable high, it may request additional information from the universal service provider in relation to detailed assessment of the level of those tariffs and evaluate whether these tariffs meet conformity with the principles referred to in Directive 97/67/EC set for the tariffs of the services fall into the scope of the universal service obligation.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 329 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The national regulatory authorities shall in accordance with national and Union law ensure the confidentiality and data protection of the assessment and evidence provided in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3a.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 330 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The national regulatory authority shall submit its assessment, including any information and/or justification provided in accordance with paragraph 3a non-confidential version of its assessment, to the Commission, and the national regulatory authorities of the other Member States and the national authorities within the Member State of the submitting national regulatory authority entrusted with the implementation of competition law. A non-confidential version of that assessment shall also be provided to the Commission. That information shall be provided by 31 MarchJune of each calendar year at the latest.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall publish the non-confidential version of the assessment provided by the national regulatory authorities in accordance with paragraph 4 on the dedicated website by 30 AprilJuly of each calendar year at the latest.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 341 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
1. Whenever universal service providers providing parcel delivery services conclude multilateral agreements on terminal rates they shall meet all reasonable requests for access to all network elements and associated facilities as well as relevant services and information systems, necessary for the provision of cross-border parcel delivery services. 2. The point at which access should be provided shall be the inward office of exchange in the destination Member State 3. Universal service providers referred to in paragraph 1 shall publish a reference offer. The reference offer shall contain all the relevant associated terms and cArticle 6 deleted Transparent and non-ditions, including prices. 4. The reference offer shall include all components necessary for access as referred to in paragraph 1, including any conditions limiting access to and/or use of services where such conditions are allowed by Member States in conformity with Union law. 5. Before the reference offer is published, it shall be approved by the national regulatory authority. The national regulatory authority may, where necessary, impose changes to the reference offer to give effect to obligations set out in this Regulation. 6. Universal service providers referred to in paragraph 1 shall upon request, and based on a reference offer, make an individual offer available to a parcel delivery service provider requesting access within the meaning of that paragraph at the latest one month after the receipt of the request. Universal service providers receiving an access request and providers requesting access shall negotiate in good faith. 7. When no agreement is reached on the basis of the individual offer referred to in paragraph 6, the parcel delivery service provider requesting access may submit the individual offer made by the universal service provider to the national regulatory authority. If necessary, the national regulatory authority shall change the individual offer to give effect to the obligations laid down in this Article. 8. The access shall be operationally ensured within a reasonable period of time, not exceeding three months from the conclusion of the contract.scriminatory cross-border access
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 382 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1
Postal items for which the public list of national and all cross-border tpariffs to other Member Statecel delivery service provider’s tariffs shall be notified to the national regulatory authorities:.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 385 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1 a (new)
1. List of the cross-border (intra Union) tariffs applied for the handling of following categories of postal items should be notified: (a) a 500 gr standard letter; (b) a 1 kg standard letter; (c) a 2 kg standard letter; (d) a 500gr registered letter; (e) a 1 kg registered letter; (f) a 2 kg registered letter; (g) a 500gr track and trace letter; (h) a 1 kg track and trace letter; (i) a 2 kg track and trace letter; (j) a 1 kg standard parcel; (k) a 2 kg standard parcel; (l) a 5 kg standard parcel; (m) a 1 kg track and trace parcel; (n) a 2 kg track and trace parcel; (o) a 5 kg track and trace parcel. 2. Postal items listed in point 1 shall meet the following characteristics: (a) For the purpose of this Regulation letters listed in point 1 mean postal items containing merchandises and treated in letter –post flows if applied; (b)In addition to the definition of registered item given in Directive 97/67/EC the following criteria of services features should be taking into account in classification of postal items: i) ,,standard” - postal items are treated in standard (ordinary) way without possibility to choose additional quality features, ii) ,,track and trace” - the postal items are treated with additional service, giving the possibility to electronically track items in every stage of postal item delivery chain from posting until delivery to addressee.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 386 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a
(a) a 500 gr (domestic and intra Union) standard deletter;d
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 388 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point b
(b) a 1 kg (domestic and intra Union) standard deletter;d
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 390 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point c
(c) a 2 kg (domestic and intra Union) standard deletter;d
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 392 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d
(d) a 500gr (domestic and intra Union) registered deletter;d
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 394 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point e
(e) a 1 kg (domestic and intra Union) registered letter;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 396 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point f
(f) a 2 kg (domestic and intra Union) registered letter;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 399 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g
(g) a 500gr (domestic and intra Union) track and trace deletter;d
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 400 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h
(h) a 1 kg (domestic and intra Union) track and trace deletter;d
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 403 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i
(i) a 2 kg (domestic and intra Union) track and trace deletter;d
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 405 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point j
(j) a 1 kg (domestic and intra Union) standard parcel;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 406 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point k
(k) a 2 kg (domestic and intra Union) standard parcel;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 408 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point l
(l) a 5 kg (domestic and intra Union) standard parcel;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 410 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point m
(m) a 1 kg (domestic and intra Union) track and trace parcel;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 411 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point n
(n) a 2 kg (domestic and intra Union) track and trace parcel;deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 413 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point o
(o) a 5 kg (domestic and intra Union) track and trace parcel.deleted
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 414 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
3. The postal items, as defined above, shall meet the following criteria of size and weight:
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 416 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) The size limits of the postal items a-ilisted in point 1 (a) to (i) (letter mail products ) shall follow the following rule: Length, width and depththickness combined: 900 mm, the greatest dimension mayshall not exceed 600 mm the smallest dimension shall exceed 20mm, weight shall exceed 500 grams;
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 419 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The parcels (items j-size of parcels listed in point 1 (j) to (o) shall not be smaller than the size prescribed for letters (a-listed in point 1 (a) to (i).
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 420 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2
(*4.The tariffs of postal items listed in point 1 shall meet the following criteria: (a) The tariffs corresponding to the postal items shall be single piece tariffs and not contain any special discounts on the basis of volumes or on any other special treatment.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 422 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 3
(**b) The value of the tariffs shall be provided to the national regulatory authorities net of VAT.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 423 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 4
(***) Pc) Parcel delivery services providers who offer more than one productof postal items meeting the criteria above should report the least expensive pricetariff.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 424 #

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 5
(****d) The tariffs aboveof postal items listed in point 1 shall correspond to items delivered at the home or other premises in the destination Member State of destination. if tariff for certain postal item includes such option without additional charge. (e) Parcel delivery services providers may establish tariffs for postal items listed in point 1 with weight witch differs from weights listed in this paragraph and falls into range between two directly following postal items ranges listed in point 1 (a) to (o). In such case parcel delivery service provider notifies for the national regulatory authority according to the Article 4(1) the tariffs of postal items with weight which should not be lower than weight of item with smaller weight of certain range and should not exceed the weight of item with smaller weight of next range.
2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 131 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The European Union Agency for Asylum should provide adequate support in the implementation of this Regulation, in particular by establishing the reference key for the distribution of asylum seekers under the corrective allocation mechanism, and by adapting the figures underlying the reference key annually, as well as the reference key based on Eurostat data.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 177 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure that the aims of this Regulation are achieved and obstacles to its application are prevented, in particular in order to avoid absconding and secondary movements between Member States, it is necessary to establish clear obligations to be complied with by the applicant in the context of the procedure, of which he or she should be duly informed in a timely manner. Violation of those legal obligations should lead to appropriate and proportionate procedural consequences for the applicant and to appropriate and proportionate consequences in terms of his or her reception conditions. In line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Member State where such an applicant is present should in any case ensure that the immediate material needs of that person are covered.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 205 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Proper registration of all asylum applications in the EU under a unique application number should help detect multiple applications and prevent irregular secondary movements and asylum shopping. An automated system should be established for the purpose of facilitating the application of this Regulation. It should enable registration of asylum applications lodged in the EU, effective monitoring of the share of applications of each Member State and a correct application of the corrective allocation mechanism.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 212 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty, Union acts should, whenever necessary, contain appropriate measures to give effect to the principle of solidarity. A corrective allocation mechanism should be established in order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 220 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) A key based on the size of the population and of the economy of the Member States should be applied as a point of reference in the operation of the corrective allocation mechanism in conjunction with a threshold, so as to enable the mechanism to function as a means of assisting Member States under disproportionate pressure. The application of the corrective allocation for the benefit of a Member State should be triggered automatically where the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible exceeds 150% of the figure identified in the reference key. In order to comprehensively reflect the efforts of each Member State, the number of persons effectively resettled to that Member State should be added to the number of applications for international protection for the purposes of this calculation.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 233 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) When the allocation mechanism applies, the applicants who lodged their applications in the benefitting Member State should be allocated to Member States which are below their share of applications on the basis of the reference key as applied to those Member States. Appropriate rules should be provided for in cases where an applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to national security or public order, especially rules as regards the exchange of information between competent asylum authorities of Member States. After the transfer, the Member State of allocation should determine the Member State responsible, and should become responsible for examining the application, unless the overriding responsible criteria, related in particular to the presence of family members, determine that a different Member State should be responsible.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 242 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Under the allocation mechanism, the costs of transfer of an applicant to the Member State of allocation should be reimbursed from the EU budget.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 249 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve months-period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 264 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) The [General Data Protection Regulation (EU) .../2016] applies to the processing of personal data by the Member States under this Regulation from the date set out in that Regulation; until this date Directive 95/46/EC applies. Member States should implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and be able to demonstrate that processing is performed in accordance with that Regulation and the provisions specifying its requirements in this Regulation. In particular those measures should ensure the security of personal data processed under this Regulation and in particular to prevent unlawful or unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration or loss of personal data processed. The competent supervisory authority or authorities of each Member State should monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the authorities concerned, including of the transmission to and from the automated system and to the authorities competent for carrying out security checks.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 279 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) In order to assess whether the corrective allocation mechanism in this Regulation is meeting the objective of ensuring a fair sharing of responsibility between Member States and of relieving disproportionate pressure on certain Member States, the Commission should review the functioning of the corrective allocation mechanism and in particular verify that the threshold for the triggering and cessation of the corrective allocation effectively ensures a fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States and a swift access of applicants to procedures for granting international protection in situations when a Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is responsible under this Regulation.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 324 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – indent 5
- the sibling or siblings of the applicant, where the proof of the relationship is provided;
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 338 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) 'benefitting Member State' means the Member State benefitting from the corrective allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation and carrying out the allocation of the applicant;deleted
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 341 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) ‘Member State of allocation’ means the Member States to which an applicant will be allocated under the allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation;deleted
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 343 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘resettled person’ means a person subject to the process of resettlement whereby, on a request from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (‘UNHCR’) based on a person’s need for international protection, third-country nationals are transferred from a third country and established in a Member State where they are permitted to reside with one of the following statuses: (i) ‘refugee status’ within the meaning of point (e) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/95/EU; (ii) ‘subsidiary protection status’ within the meaning of point (g) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/95/EU; or (iii) any other status which offers similar rights and benefits under national and Union law as those referred to in points (i) and (ii);deleted
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 366 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any Member State shall retain the right to send an applicant to a safe third country, subject to the rules and safeguards laid down in Directive 2013/32/EU.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 615 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 3(1) and only as long as no Member State has been determined as responsible , each Member State may decide to examine an application for international protection lodged with it by a third-country national or a stateless person based on family grounds in relation to wider family not covered by Article 2(g) , even if such examination is not its responsibility under the criteria laid down in this Regulation.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 655 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Member State with which an application for international protection is lodged shall enter in the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) within the period referred to in Article 10 (1) of Regulation [Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation (EU) 603/2013] that:
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 658 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Upon entry of the information pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44 shall register each application under a unique application number, create an electronic file for each application and communicate the unique application number to the Member State of application.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 659 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall provide the European Union Agency for Asylum with information on the number of third country nationals effectively resettled on a weekly basis. The Agency shall validate this information and enter the data in the automated system.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 666 #
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 667 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate in real time:
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 671 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the number of third country nationals resettled by each Member Stadelete;d
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 672 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the share of each Member State pursuant to the reference key referred to in Article 35.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 674 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) where the allocation mechanism under Chapter VII applies, the information referred to in Article 36(4) and point (h) of Article 39.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 675 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Upon communication by the Member State responsible pursuant to Article 20(7) and Article 22(3) the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall count that application and that third country national effectively resettled for the share of that Member State.deleted
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 776 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
1. The allocation mechanism referred to in this Chapter shall be applied for the benefit of a Member State, where that Member State is confronted with a disproportionate number of applications for international protection for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation. 2. Paragraph 1 applies where the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) indicates that the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible under the criteria in Chapter III, Articles 3(2) or (3), 18 and 19, in addition to the number of persons effectively resettled, is higher than 150% of the reference number for that Member State as determined by the key referred to in Article 35. 3. The reference number of a Member State shall be determined by applying the key referred to in Article 35 to the total number of applications as well as the total number of resettled persons that have been entered by the respective Member States responsible in the automated system during the preceding 12 months. 4. The automated system shall inform Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum once per week of the Member States' respective shares in applications for which they are the Member State responsible. 5. The automated system shall continuously monitor whether any of the Member States is above the threshold referred to in paragraph 2, and if so, notify the Member States and the Commission of this fact, indicating the number of applications above this threshold. 6. Upon the notification referred to in paragraph 5, the allocation mechanism shall apply.Article 34 deleted General Principle
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 815 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
1. For the purpose of the corrective mechanism, the reference number for each Member State shall be determined by a key. 2. The reference key referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the following criteria for each Member State, according to Eurostat figures: (a) the size of the population (50 % weighting); (b) the total GDP (50% weighting); 3. The criteria referred to in paragraph 2 shall be applied by the formula as set out in Annex I. 4. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall establish the reference key and adapt the figures of the criteria for the reference key as well as the reference key referred to in paragraph 2 annually, based on Eurostat figures.Article 35 deleted Reference key
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 822 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The reference key referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the following criteria for each Member State, according to Eurostat figures:
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 825 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the size of the population (50 % weighting);
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 829 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the total GDP (50% weighting);
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 832 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) number of migrants already living in the Member State;
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 841 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) integration capacity of the Member State;
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 847 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Application of the reference key 1. Where the threshold referred to in Article 34(2) is reached, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall apply the reference key referred to in Article 35 to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1) and notify the Member States thereof. 2. Applicants who lodged their application in the benefitting Member State after notification of allocation referred to in Article 34(5) shall be allocated to the Member States referred to in paragraph 1, and these Member States shall determine the Member State responsible; 3. Applications declared inadmissible or examined in accelerated procedure in accordance with Article 3(3) shall not be subject to allocation. 4. On the basis of the application of the reference key pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate the Member State of allocation and communicate this information not later than 72 hours after the registration referred to in Article 22(1) to the benefitting Member State and to the Member State of allocation, and add the Member State of allocation in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2).rticle 36 deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 872 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
1. A Member State may, at the end of the three-month period after the entry into force of this Regulation and at the end of each twelve-month period thereafter, enter in the automated system that it will temporarily not take part in the corrective allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation as a Member State of allocation and notify this to the Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. 2. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall in that case apply the reference key during this twelve-month period to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1), with the exception of the Member State which entered the information, as well as the benefitting Member State. The automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall count each application which would have otherwise been allocated to the Member State which entered the information pursuant to Article 36(4) for the share of that Member State. 3. At the end of the twelve-month period referred to in paragraph 2, the automated system shall communicate to the Member State not taking part in the corrective allocation mechanism the number of applicants for whom it would have otherwise been the Member State of allocation. That Member State shall thereafter make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per each applicant who would have otherwise been allocated to that Member State during the respective twelve-month period. The solidarity contribution shall be paid to the Member State determined as responsible for examining the respective applications. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt a decision in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56, lay down the modalities for the implementation of paragraph 3. 5. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.Article 37 deleted Financial solidarity
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 924 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
Obligations of the benefitting Member The benefitting Member State shall: (a) take a decision at the latest within one week from the communication referred to in Article 36(4) to transfer the applicant to the Member State of allocation, unless the benefitting Member State can accept within the same time limit responsibility for examining the application pursuant to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and Article 18; (b) notify without delay the applicant of the decision to transfer him or her to the Member State of allocation; (c) transfer the applicant to the Member State of allocation, at the latest within four weeks from the final transfer decision.Article 38 deleted State
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 934 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
The Member State of allocation shall: (a) confirm to the benefitting Member State the receipt of the allocation communication and indicate the competent authority to which the applicant shall report following his or her transfer; (b) communicate to the benefitting Member State the arrival of the applicant or the fact that he or she did not appear within the set time limit; (c) receive the applicant and carry out the personal interview pursuant to Article 7, where applicable; (d) examine his or her application for international protection as Member State responsible, unless, according to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and 16 to 18, a different Member State is responsible for examining the application; (e) where, according to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and 16 to 18 a different Member State is responsible for examining the application, the Member State of allocation shall request that other Member State to take charge of the applicant; (f) where applicable, communicate to the Member State responsible the transfer to that Member State; (g) where applicable, transfer the applicant to the Member State responsible; (h) where applicable, enter in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2) that it will examine the application for international protection as Member State responsible.Article 39 deleted Obligations of the Member State of allocation
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 941 #

2016/0133(COD)

1. Where a transfer decision according to point (a) of Article 38 is taken, the benefitting Member State shall transmit, at the same time and for the sole purpose of verifying whether the applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to the national security or public order, the fingerprint data of the applicant taken pursuant to Regulation (Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation 603/2013/EU) to the Member State of allocation. 2. Where, following a security verification, information on an applicant reveals that he or she is for serious reasons considered to be a danger to the national security or public order, information on the nature of the alert shall be shared with the law enforcement authorities in the benefitting Member State and shall not be communicated via the electronic communication channels referred to in Article 47(4). The Member State of allocation shall inform the benefitting Member State of the existence of such alert, specifying the law enforcement authorities in the Member State of application that have been fully informed, and record the existence of the alert in the automated system pursuant to point d of Article 23(2), within one week of receipt of the fingerprints. 3. Where the outcome of the security verification confirms that the applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to the national security or public order, the benefitting Member State of application shall be the Member State responsible and shall examine the application in accelerated procedure pursuant to Article 31(8) of Directive 2013/32/EU. 4. The information exchanged shall only be used for the purposes set out in paragraph 1 and shall not be further processed.Article 40 deleted Exchange of relevant information for security verification
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 955 #

2016/0133(COD)

1. Chapter V and Sections II to VII of Chapter VI shall apply mutatis mutandis. 2. Family members to whom the procedure for allocation applies shall be allocated to the same Member State.Article 41 deleted Procedure for allocation
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 961 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
For the costs to transfer an applicant to the Member StateArticle 42 deleted Costs of allocation, the benefitting Member State shall be refunded by a lump sum of EUR 500 for each person transferred pursuant to Article 38(c). This financial support shall be implemented by applying the procedures laid down in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 516/2014.ransfers
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 970 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Cessation of corrective allocation The automated system shall notify the Member States and the Commission as soon as the number of applications in the benefitting Member State for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation is below 150 % of its share pursuant to Article 35(1). Upon the notification referred to in paragraph 2, the application of the corrective allocation shall cease for that Member State.Article 43 deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 981 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – title
Automated sSystem for registration, and monitoring and the allocation mechanism
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 982 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the registration and monitoring the share of applications for international protection pursuant to Article 22 and of the application of the allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII an automateda system shall be established.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 983 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. The automated system shall consist of the central system and the communication infrastructure between the central system and the national infrastructures.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 985 #
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 987 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. The competent asylum authorities of the Member States referred to in Article 47 shall have access to the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) for entering the information referred to in Article 20(7), Article 22(1), (4) and (5), Article 37(1) and point (h) of Article 39.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 989 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in Article 23(2), Article 36(4) and point h of Article 39 shall be accessible for consultation only shall be accessible by the competent asylum authorities of the Member States referred to in Article 47 for the purposes of this Regulation and of Regulation [Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation (EU) No 603/2013].
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 990 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall notify the Commission without delay of the specific authorities responsible for fulfilling the obligations arising under this Regulation, and any amendments thereto. The Member States shall ensure that those authorities have the necessary resources for carrying out their tasks and in particular for replying within the prescribed time limits to requests for information, requests to take charge, take back notifications and, if applicable, complying with their obligations under the allocation mechanism .
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 995 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. The competent supervisory authority or authorities of each Member State shall monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the authorities referred to in Article 47 of the Member State in question, including of the transmission to and from the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) and to the authorities competent for carrying out checks referred to in Article 40.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 999 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
By way of derogation from Article 34(2), during the first three months after entry into force of this Regulation, the corrective allocation mechanism shall not be triggered. By way of derogation from Article 34(3), after the expiry of the three month period following the entry into force of this Regulation and until the expiry of one year following the entry into force of this Regulation, the reference period shall be the period which has elapsed since the entry into force of this Regulation.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1007 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
By [18 months after entry into force] and from then on annually, the Commission shall review the functioning of the corrective allocation mechanism set out in Chapter VII of this Regulation and in particular the thresholds set out in Article 34(2) and Article 43 thereof.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1011 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2
2. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall publish at quarterly intervals the information transmitted pursuant to Article 34(4). newdeleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1013 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Formula for the reference key pursuant to Article 35 of the Regulation: Population effectMS27 GDP effectMS28 ShareMS = 50% Population effectMS + 50% GDP effectMS _________________ 27For three Member States, participation depends on the exercise of rights as set out in the relevant Protocols and other instruments. 28For three Member States, participation depends on the exercise of rights as set out in the relevant Protocols and other instruments.deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 70 #
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 71 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be understood as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same tasks.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 72 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) For the calculation of the remuneration within the meaning of this Directive, minimum rates of pay and other mandatory elements, laid down by law or universally applicable collective agreements or arbitration awards, are to be taken into account, provided that these elements do not alter the relationship between the service provided by a workers and the consideration which the worker receives in return. The mandatory elements are the elements which apply to all workers and that are not optional or dependent on certain events or factors. Member States should specify in a transparent way the different elements of remuneration applicable on their territory. Posted worker should be entitled to the gross amount of remuneration which does not have to comply with the all mandatory elements but to the amount required.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 82 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of th it would be pmosting of workers directive raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suited for these challenges to be addressed suited to address this topic through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport market.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 121 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remuneration exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 132 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) When calculating the duration of posting, only postings within the same contract concluded by the undertaking referred to in Article 1 (1) should be taken into account.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be understood as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same tasks.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 134 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) For the calculation of the remuneration within the meaning of this Directive, minimum rates of pay and other mandatory elements, laid down by law or universally applicable collective agreements or arbitration awards, are to be taken into account, provided that these elements do not alter the relationship between the service provided by a workers and the consideration which the worker receives in return. The mandatory elements are the elements which apply to all workers and that are not optional or dependent on certain events or factors. Member States should specify in a transparent way the different elements of remuneration applicable on their territory. Posted worker should be entitled to the gross amount of remuneration which does not have to comply with the all mandatory elements but to the amount required.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added: “2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.”
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) The following Article 2a is added: ‘Article 2a Posting exceeding twenty-four months 1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in case of replacement of posted workers performing the same task at the same place, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months. ’deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 155 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of th it would be pmosting of workers directive raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suited for these challenges to be addressed suited to address this topic through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport market.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 193 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 200 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 201 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)., their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive."
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 210 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
1a. If undertakings established in the territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State may, on a non– discriminatory and proportionate basis, provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 229 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remuneration exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.deleted
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 260 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(–1) In Article 1, the following paragraph 2a is inserted : 2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 279 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a
(1) The following Article 2a is added: Article 2a Posting exceeding twenty-four months 1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in case of replacement of posted workers performing the same task at the same place, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months.deleted
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 366 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – pragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 400 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 428 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remunerminimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c).
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 438 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 452 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – pragraph 1 a
(b) The following paragraph is added: 1a. territory of a Member State are obliged by law, regulation, administrative provision or collective agreement, to sub-contract in the context of their contractual obligations only to undertakings that guarantee certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration,, the Member State may, on a non– discriminatory and proportionate basis, provide that such undertakings shall be under the same obligation regarding subcontracts with undertakings referred to in Article 1 (1) posting workers to its territory.deleted If undertakings established in the
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 468 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: 1aa. When the effective duration of posting exceeds 24 months, Member States shall ensure that, whatever the law applicable to the employment relationship, the undertaking referred to in Article 1(1) guarantee workers posted to their territory, in addition to the terms and conditions of employment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the terms and conditions of employment covering the following matters which, in the Member State where the work is carried out, are laid down: – by law, regulation or administrative provision, and/or – by collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable within the meaning of paragraph 8: (a) other mandatory rules relating to leave and holiday entitlements, in addition paragraph 1(b); (b) parental and paternal leave; (c) other mandatory rules relating to working hours and rest periods, in addition to paragraph 1(a); (d) remuneration, including overtime rates, in addition to paragraph 1(c), unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of the remuneration, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes; Where a posted worker is replaced by another posted worker performing the same task at the same working place [by the undertaking referred to in Article 1(1), the duration of the posting shall for the purposes of this paragraph be the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the individual workers concerned. This paragraph shall not apply to workers that are posted for an effective duration of six months or less. For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, in the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted. Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 469 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a b (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: 1ab. Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2016/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A Member State, in whose territory the professions referred to in this Directive are not exercised, due to the fact that there are no inland waterways, or inland navigation is not used to a significant extent but only in limited journeys of purely local interest or temporally (meaning less than half a year) would be under a disproportionate and unnecessary burden if it had the obligations to transpose and implement the provisions of this Directive. Therefore, such Member State should be exempted, for as long as the professions do not exist on its territory, from those obligations.
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 118 #

2016/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Directive applies to deck crew members, persons who are involved in the operation of bunkering vessels using liquefied natural gas as fuel and passenger navigation experts of the following vessels on any Union inland waterway: s that have been classified as inland waterways of the Union in accordance with Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a: __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC (OJ L252, 16.9.2016, p. 118)
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 124 #

2016/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) crafts operating limited journeys of local interest or temporally within a Member State, where the total distance from the departure point is less than three nautical miles; or crafts operating in lakes or rivers, which have no navigable inland waterway connection to the navigable inland waterway network of another Member State or crafts operating a journey of not more than two nautical miles away from the nearest coast or island or crafts operating in harbour areas.
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 128 #

2016/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) crafts in inlets subject to the requirements of Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 1a in accordance with national law. __________________ 1a Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (OJ L 323, 3.12.2008, p. 33)
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 131 #

2016/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'inland waterway' means a stretch of water not part of the sea, open to navigation;the inland waterways referred to in Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC (OJ L252, 16.9.2016, p. 118)
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 213 #

2016/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a Member State shall not be obliged to transpose this Directive as long as: (a) there are no persons referred to in Article 2 exercising on its territory the professional activities within the scope of this Directive; (b) the professional activities on its territory are exercised exclusively by persons subject to the requirements of Directive 2008/106/EC1a; (c) the professional activities on its territory are exercised by persons subject to the requirements of national legislation providing at least equal level of navigational safety as the provisions of this Directive. Such Member State shall in such case inform the Commission thereof by (date of transposition). The Member State may not issue Union certificates of qualifications or approve training programmes or simulators until it has transposed and implemented the provisions of this Directive and informed the Commission thereof. __________________ 1a Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (OJ L 323, 3.12.2008, p. 33)
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 117 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the urgent need to enhance the road infrastructure network along the eastern border of the EU along the Via Baltica and Via Carpatia, starting in Estonia, passing through Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria and ending in Greece; considers that such efforts should build on the long-standing planning done already under the Via Carpatia project; believes that the possibility of opening the Rhine-Danube corridor to the north of the EU through the Via Carpatia should be exploited;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines common gain of "Rail Baltica" as one of priority project of the North Sea-Baltic Corridor and its significant strategic importance for all the Member State involved as well as for the region starting from Finland (with the possible "Bothnian extension"), continuing to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and going further to Germany, Netherlands and Southern Europe;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the progress made in the construction and preparations of the Rail Baltica rail link; expects this project to be an example of good practice in cooperation for other Member States and emphasises that good co-operation of the interested and involved countries - Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Poland - is crucial for moving forward with the "Rail Baltica" project without any further delays and fall-backs, and avoiding any risk of failing to commit allocated financial resources for this project; Stresses that if the European Commission's rules are not respected, the EU co-funding of app 85% will be lost and future conditions of the funding in future will never be as favourable as they are now;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 154 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges involved countries to recognise and to strengthen the role of the RB Rail Joint Venture as the most optimal body for management of a cross-national project of such scale: to submit joint applications for EU funding, proceed with both joint as well as national public procurements, co-ordinate the project's works, and, finally - to demonstrate that involved Member States are able to co- operate;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 195 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that air links within this part of the EU need to be further developed; recognises that connectivity of EU13 is 7.5 times lower that of EU15[1]; is concerned that while airport infrastructure in the region undergoes constant modernisation, the vast majority of new air routes are only oriented to the west; invites the Commission to analyse if the relevant legislation is fit-for-purpose and if needed, propose new initiatives to guarantee sufficient connectivity between the peripheral areas and the centre of Europe; [1] SWD(2015)261 Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the Communication from the Commission "An Aviation Strategy for Europe".
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas, in the transport sector, security, safety of passengers and high working conditions are interlinked certain working conditions may have potential safety and security implications;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas equal work, equal rights and fair competition must be at the heart of a well-functioning single marketransport industry is a backbone of the EU single market with the free movement of goods, services and persons, and the right of establishment;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is no clear and universally accepted definition of "social dumping" and there are different interpretations of this term, which may create confusion and sometimes include protectionist measures that can lead to fragmentation the EU common market;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. having regard to the White Paper on Transport 2011: Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to swiftly implementNotes that fair completion and clear rules are essential for well-functioning market for all transport modes and therefore calls on the Member States to implement swiftly, efficiently and non- discriminatory all relevant social legislation covering the transport sector; strongly urges the Commission to monitor more closely the implementation and, proper enforcement and uniform interpretation of the existing legislation; underlines that any transport regulations should not limit the four freedoms of the European Union, in particular the free movement of people and the free movement of services;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that precise definition of problems in the EU transport sector is a prerequisite to further legal actions at the EU or national level and that any problem at the EU transport market must be tackled by targeted approach which will not hamper honestly operating businesses;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 46 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that it is necessary to take into account the conditions and the development gap between Western and Central and Eastern Europe Member States where in the latter the lower level of economic development implies lower cost of doing business; this situation is cannot be under any circumstances called unfair competition;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that each transport or social legislation reform must be evidence-based and proportional and should not go beyond of what is necessary to increase efficiency of the EU transport sector; reminds that social regulations are the competence of Member States - any transport regulations, not related to safety or security, should observe the subsidiary principle in the EU;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 63 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to enhance social dialogue insupport dialogue between employees and employers in the transport sector as a whole, but reminds theat transport sector as a whole; is a globally competitive sector and any social limitations imposed on the sector should also take into account their impact on the competitive position of EU carriers;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 84 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend such business practices as precarious contracts (bogus self-employment, Stresses that aviation industry competes in a highly competitive international market and therefore a high-skilled motivated workforce and development of more competitive economic models are important for being competitive; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that flexible employment contracts (zero-hour contracts, pay- to-fly-schemes, etc.), letter-box companies and flags of convenienc and innovative business practices provide ian order to ensure thappropriate social protection of workers;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 103 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the introduction of appropriate control devices, using modern technology, for all transport modes for professional use so as to monitor working and rest time effectively,efficient, non-discriminatory enforcement of the existing legislation, to ensure uniform interpretation, and more efficient and increased controls with a view to ensuring proper and timely implementation of existing legislationworking time and rest times legislation, notably Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 123 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for the Commission to treat social aspects as a major priority of the road package, including measures to ensure legal clarity and better implementation of rules governing working conditions, social and welfare rights, wages and social responsibilitylay down more clear and simple rules regarding the social aspects in the road package, in order to improve legal clarity and facilitate the freedom to provide transport services across the EU, while ensuring proper implementation of social rules;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and the Member States to cooperate across borders in relation to enforcement information, to giveallow, where necessary, monitoring authorities access upon request to data registered in the Member States' national electronic registers and in the European Register of Road Transport Undertaking (ERRU) and to consolidate the list of infringements leading to the loss of good repute of road transport operators by including illegal cabotage and non- compliance with Community social and labour legislation;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the creation of a European Road Transport Agency to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation and promote standardisation across all Member States, including the social dimension, such as working conditions and labour issues in road transport;deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 171 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the social dimension of the Aviation Package published by the Commission must be strengthened as employment and working conditions are directly linked to the maintenance of the safety and security of both passengers and staff; underlines furthermore, in this connection, the need for the Commission and the Member States to monitor and ensure proper enforcement of national social legislation and collective agreements for airlines having operational bases on EU territory;deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 184 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for a new groundhandling regulation, that will provide social protection for workers; calls for an improved Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 to ensure binding application of national labour legislation for airlines having European operational bases and to improve the definition of ‘homebase’ for crew members;deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 209 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in the maritime sector, the Commission should promote the recruitment and retention of skilled European-based seafarers to stop European officers being replaced by crew from third countries; considers furthermore that the Commission should create provisions enabling EU-controlled tonnage to be returned to flags of EU Member States;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 213 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, without prejudice to national and Union law, including collective agreements between social partners, the competent authority should require the designated provider of port and railway services to establish staff working conditions on the basis of binding national, regional or local social standards and to implement the compulsory transfer of staff in the event of a change in service provider;deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 227 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum training requirements for maintenance personnel in the railway sector and to safeguard the economic equilibrium of public service obligations.deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 47
— having regard to the work and reports of the International Organization for Migration, including the key finding in one of the reports that over half of the European population believes immigration levels in their countries should be decreased,
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 47 a (new)
- having regard to the work and reports of the International Monetary Fund,
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 47 b (new)
- having regard to the work and report of the OECD, especially their finding about the migration's impact on GDP and other economic aspects,
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 51 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘A European agenda on migration’ (COM (2015)0240) and strongly calls for adequateStrongly calls on the EU and the Member States to find and immediate measures to be taken at both Member States and EU level to prevent further human miseries in the Mediterranean Sea and to ensure that international and ethical obligations are fulfilled in accordance with the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility, effective and sustainable solution to the current deficiencies of the EU’s migration system, to address the actual causes of the current immigration crisis and to prevent further departures of trafficked vessels and further loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea;
2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that in order to stop human trafficking and further loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea, refugee camps should be created in the respective region outside the EU, and after processing asylum applications, those applicants who have been granted asylum, should be provided by safe and legal maritime transport to cross Mediterranean Sea and enter the EU;
2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas, according to Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, around 70% of immigrants are irregular migrants and not refugees; whereas there have been a number of reported cases where irregular migrants are pretending to be refugees from war torn countries;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that there should be a zero- tolerance policy on human trafficking, and urges the Member States to work closely with EUROPOL, FRONTEX, EASO and EUROJUST to combat these criminal networks of smugglers by identifying their routes, preventing their departure and encouraging both the EU and third countries to apply the toughest criminal penalties;
2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 80 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Article 80 TFEU – Solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including search and rescue obligations
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas Article 80 TFEU puts the principles of 'solidarity' and fair sharing of responsibility at the heart of the whole of the Union system, providing a legal basis for the implementation of these principles in'responsibility' go hand in hand and the former cannot be deemed more important at the expense of the latter, especially in relation to the Union policies on asylum, migration and border control;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 86 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas solidarity can take themany forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decisions, operational support measures, a pro-active interpretation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, whileand the interpretation of the word should not be used in benefit of certain interests; whereas resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea promote external solidarity;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 93 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that recent temporary reintroduction of border controls by several Member States puts under risk the normal Schengen system of open EU internal borders and free movement of persons, and also creates problems for functioning of the EU transport system, including passenger carriages; stresses that in case asylum seekers will be compulsory distributed amongst Member States it will be necessary to prevent them from leaving one Member State and going to another, and therefore calls on Commission to come up with respective rapid reaction instruments and solutions on how the smooth functioning of transport system and rights of free movement of persons, including passenger rights, will be maintained;
2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on all parties involved in the situation in the Mediterraneanfor a strengthening of EU cooperation with partner countries in the Middle East and Africa to seek solutions to the refugee crisis, including efforts to promote democracy, the rule of law, and improve the safety and human rights of the refugees in their home countries;
2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation are distinct legal phenomena requiring properly targeted responses, while often overlapping in practice is a significant push factor that has noticeably exacerbated the European migration crisis; whereas migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation are all aspects that require immediate properly targeted responses; and whereas criminal smuggling and trafficking networks can change their modus operandi very quickly, thus requiring rapidly adapted responses based on the most recent and accurate data;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 111 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation necessitates both short, medium and long-term responses, including measures to disrupt criminal networks and to bring criminals to justice, the gathering and analysis of data, measures to protect victims and to swiftly and effectively return irregularly staying migrants, as well as cooperation with third countries and longer-term strategies to address the demand for trafficked and smuggled persons and the root causes of migration which, some of which often force people into the hands of criminal smugglers;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 114 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the overwhelming majority of people using the services of the smugglers to reach Europe via Mediterranean do so voluntarily and have a choice to avoid people smugglers;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 121 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with thit is important that the Schengen Member States uphold their commitment to open borders and free, unhindered movement of people and goods within the Area; and whereas the very existence and functioning of the single market as well as the single currency rests upon open borders; whereas it is equally important to ensure effective management of external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone's fundamental rights;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 135 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas 86 % of the world’s refugee population is hosted by non-industricriminal networks and smugglers facilitate the illegali seda countrierossings; and whereas criminal networks andthe smugglers also exploit the desperationwillingness of people trying to enter the EU whil, many of which are fleeing persecution or war;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 144 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas safe and legal routes for refugeemigrants to access the EU are limited, andavailable, yet many continue to take the risk of embarking on dangerous routes facilitated by smugglers, often being a part of wider criminal networks; and whereas the creation of new safe and lawful routes for asylum seekers andgenuine refugees to enter the EU, building on existing legislation and practices, would allow the EU and the Member States to have a better overview of the protection needs and of the inflow into the EU and to undermine the business model of the smugglers;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 161 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas the EU has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum to respond adequatelyin attempt to respond to the current refugeemigration crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan, the commitments taken on the Western Balkans Routes and the Aaction Plan adopted at the Valetta sSummit;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 177 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Developing adequate legal economic migration channelsThe mass migration impact on demographics and employment
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 180 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas the working-age populinflow of migrants is already unmanageable and unsustainable but the recent immigration wave will not significantly improve the demographic situation inof the EU as the working-age population is projected to decline by 7.5 million by 2020; whereas projections on the development of labour market needs in the EU points to emerging and future shortages in specific fields; and whereas third-country nationals face many difficulties in obtaining recognition of their foreign qualifications, and therefore tend to be over-qualified for their jobcannot offset these future shortages;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 184 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas the current EU approach to labour migration is fragmented, with numerous directives focusing on specific categories of workers and of third-country nationals who are, under certain conditions, allowed to work; and whereas this approach can only serve to meet short-term, specific needvarious studies have shown that mass immigration has at least a short term negative impact on natives workers' wages, especially in the lower income wage earner groups;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 196 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation is essentialnecessary in order to harmonise national laws and promote solidarity among Member States, and whereas Member States can seek supporting assistance from EASO to meet the standards required by the CEAS; whereas, however, harmonisation of reception conditions and asylum procedures can avoid stress on countries offering better conditions and are key to responsibility sharingare unlikely to change the migrants' perception of certain Member States and their willingness to seek asylum in specific countries;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 215 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action on migration is based; notes that the principle of solidarity, as set out in Article 80 TFEU, covers asylum, immigration and border control policies; takes the view that Article 80 provides a legal basis ‘jointly’ with Articles 77-79 TFEU to implement the principle of solidarity in those areais a two-way process and the Member States' diverging views on the issue of the European migration crisis have to be respected; takes the view that the word 'solidarity' has been misused within the context of the European migration crisis;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 221 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that solidarity cannot be deemed more important and be at the expense of responsibility;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 231 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Starts from the premise that people smugglers have exacerbated the European migration crisis and have been responsible for countless deaths at sea, however, saving lives must be a firstmong the top priorityies and that proper funding, at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential; notes that there has been an increase in the number of irregular arrivals by sea and an alarming increase in the number of deaths at sea throughout 2015, and that a better European response to the migration crisis is still required;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 245 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that a permanent, robust and effective Union response in search and rescue operations at sea is crucialwill not stop the flow of immigrants, but is nevertheless one of the steps that needs to be taken to preventing an escalating death toll of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 255 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests, iIn that respect, suggests that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States' governments must deploy more resources within their means – both, in terms of financial assistance and assets - in the context of a Union- wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safety;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 275 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because, while the policy response must be properly integratedst both activities are criminal, they must also be properly targeted; states that, in general terms, the criminal smuggling of migrants involves facilitating the irregular entry of a person to a Member State, whereas human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person through the use of violent, deceptive or abusive means, for the purpose of exploitation;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 282 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people has to be among the top priorities in the context of the European migration crisis;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 300 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomNotes the positivelimited role played by navy vessels in saving lives at sea and in disrupting criminal networks to date; supports the aims oftresses that navy operations such as Operation Sophia, and have been unsuccessful in reducing the number of people being smuggled to Europe via Mediterranean Sea; further stresses the need to protect life, emphasising that all aspects of the operation should ensure that migrant lives are protected;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 312 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that military operations should not be the predominate aspect of any holistic approach to migration and reiterates that Operation Sophia must not distract assets already deployed in the Mediterranean from saving lives at seaPoints out that seizing of vessels used by smugglers has a potential to exacerbate the numbers of deaths at sea as they are adapting their modus operandi accordingly and opting instead for more disposable, often sea unworthy boats that further endanger the lives of migrants;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 331 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that, since criminals can and do change their modus operandi very quickly, policy responses must adapt to the most recent and accurate data; notes, as a positive step forward, that the Commission adopted a Union Action Plan against Migrant Smuggling on 27 May 2015 ('the Action Plan on Smuggling’),') under which it, among other initiatives, provides for the setting up of a Contact Group of Union Agencies on migrant smuggling, to strengthen their operational cooperation and information exchange; notes, however, that other initiatives included in the Action Plan, such as the development of counter narrative in the media to uncover the smugglers' lies have limited added value;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 352 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection, or a beneficiary of international protection, from one Member State to another – is a practical example of solidarity within the Union; recalls, in addition, that, since 2009, Parliament has been calling for a binding mechanism for the distribution of asylum seekers among all the Member Staten unhelpful way to tackle the problem of mass immigration of people and is in contradiction to an idea of holistic approach in solving the migration crisis;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 357 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that, within the last year, the Council has adopted two decisions on temporary relocation measures in the Union (‘Relocation Decisions’)9 , and that theydespite clear concerns and opposition expressed by some Member States. Further notes that as in the case of the latter of the two Relocation Decisions there was no consensus amongst the Member States, majority voting was used instead and four Member States voted against the relevant Relocation Decision that involves the transfer of applicants of international protection from Greece and Italy to other Member States; observes that, although the Relocation Decisions do not end the current Dublin rules on allocation of responsibility, they do constitute a ‘temporary derogation’ from the Dublin rulesare effectively putting the Dublin rules on hold in the foreseeable future; __________________ 9 Council Decision (EU) 2015/1523 and Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601.
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 375 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is not a move in the right direction, ands calls onn be witnessed by the Member States to' slow fulfilment of their obligations with regard to those measures as soon as possible;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 385 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the Relocation Decisions, relocation will cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months, on the basis of Eurostat data; notes that the Relocation Decisions will affect a relatively small number of people, and will leave out the large numbers of applicants originating from other third countries who cannot be relocated under those decisionso date the Member States’ implementation of Relocation Decisions have been slow;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 392 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival will therefore have to handle the more complicated asylum claims (and appeals), wilhave to handle most asylum claims (and appeals) and to date have been often doing so in a very lax manner, with cases reported of migrants pretending to be from refugee producing countries and being registered accordingly; further notes that Member States of first arrival have to organise longer periods of reception, and will, in theory, have to organise and coordinate returns for those ultimately not entitled to international protection;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 411 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the Relocation Decisions is an unconstructive approach to help solve the migration crisis at the Union level and at the very least the weighting of the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, should be reconsidered in future; notes that consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of the Member Stateincluding but not exclusively, the Member States' willingness to accept the relocated migrants, the Member States' readiness to process the relocated asylum applicants as well as the readiness of the Member States to physically settle and house the arriving migrants;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 427 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out be determined before the decision of relocation is taken; recognises that this is one way of discouraging secondary movements and encouraging applicants themselves to accept rsecondary movement of migrants within the Union cannot be effectively discouraged and is a further proof that the Relocation dDecisions, but that it should not stop the relocation proces adopted are unhelpful in solving the migration crisis;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 436 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Further believes that the societies of the host Member States, in the context of migrant relocation scheme, need to be adequately informed about the potential costs of receiving and settling of migrants which, among other aspects, can result in deficit spending; notes, at the same time, that, as found by a number of studies, the economic benefits of immigration are marginal whilst the impact on such values as social capital are more noticeable;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 442 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 14
On resettlement and refugee camps
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 445 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Takes the view that resettlement is one of the preferred options for granting safe and lawful access to the Union for true refugees and those in need of international protection, where the refugees can neither return to their home countries nor receive effective protection or be integrated into the host country;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 459 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union's external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission's agenda for mMigration; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees, with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Union;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 472 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatory participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 478 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Understands that all refugees seeking asylum in Europe cannot be resettled in a short timeframe and therefore more work needs to be done on establishment of safe refugee camps in third countries;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 545 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protectioneffectiveness of the Regulation, including the responsibility for Member States to uphold the commonly agreed rules; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced by Member States situated at the Union's external borders; believes that the European Union needs to accept the on-going difficulties with the Dublin logic, and to develop options for solidarity both among its Member States and the migrants concerned; that are in line with the objective of tackling the European migration crisis; __________________ 10 Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31).
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 553 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Points out that the pressure placed on the system – as established by the Dublin Regulation – by the rising number of migrants arriving in the Union has shown that, as implemented, the system, among other aspects, has largely failed to achieve its two primary goals of establishing objective and fair criteria for allocation of responsibility and of providing swift access to international protectiondeterring multiple asylum claims (so-called 'asylum shopping');
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 559 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Further points out that, at the same time, the incidence of secondary movements across the Union remains high; views it as self-evident that, since its creation, the Dublin system was not designed to share responsibility among Member States, but that it within the context of the European migration crisis the first Member State legally responsible for processing of the asylum claims under the Dublin system is rarely the country of choice for arriving irregular migrants; notes that since its creation, the Dublin system's main purpose was to assign swiftly assign responsibility for processing an asylum application to a single Member State;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 570 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. RecommendNotes that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based are largely unhelpful and therefore should not be built directly into the Union's standard rules for allocating responsibility; further recommends that the concerns of the Member States, especially those with little experience of immigration, should be taken into account; emphasises that, in reviewing the Dublin Regulation, it is important to reflect on the value of describing certain asylum seekers as 'applicants in clear need of international protection', since those migrants and refugees who do not fall into that category would still – at least under the current system – have to be dealt with by the Member State of first arrival;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 593 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a; understands, however, that most migrants within the ceontral system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union; suggests that such a system could provide for certain relative thresholds perext of the European migration crisis want to make their asylum claims and settle in just some Member State,s above which no further allocation of responsibility could be made until all other Member States have met their own thresholds, which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States; believes that such a system could function on the basis of a number of Union ‘hotspots’ from where Union distribution should take place; underlines that any new system for allocation of responsibility must incorporate the key concepts of family unity and the best interests of the childnd no amending of existing rules is going to change that in near future; regrets that certain Member States have knowingly suspended the application of Dublin system in order to welcome migrants, thus also worsening the uncontrolled influx of people in the Union;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 631 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and that the Temporary Protection Directive shcould – under its own logic – have been triggered; calls, in any case, for a clear definition of 'mass influx' to be established upon revision of this dDirective; understands that such a revision of the Temporary Protection Directive can form part of the review of the Dublin system;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 647 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must within their means offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society; emphasises that integration is a two-way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU is built must be an integral part of the integration process; understands that there can be no forced integration of people unwilling to accept the way of life of certain Member States; further understands that within the context of the Relocation Decisions, relocated migrants cannot effectively be integrated in a way to discourage secondary movement within the Union; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 715 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at swifter decisions on family reunification; notes, however, that this should not come at the expense of other relevant aspects such as thorough background checks to insure safety and security of the relevant societies;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 741 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. UnderstandStresses that the safe and swift return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 755 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, only 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 770 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them;, reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns, but cannot alone insure that a meaningful number of migrants physically leave the Union;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 787 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Suggests that any attempt, however rare, by Member States to 'push -back' migrants who have not been given the opportunity to present asylum claims runs contrary to Union and iInternational lLaw, and that the Commission should take appropriate action against any Member State that attempts such 'push -backs';
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 813 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. Regrespects the current situation in which Member States apply different lists, containing different safe countries, hampering uniform application and incentivising secondary movementfact that Member States are free to create their own lists, containing different safe countries;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 873 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
61. Understands that the recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to effectively replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 888 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the Schengen area andis dependent on all participating Member States observing the commonly agreed rules; regrets the fact that within the context of the European migration crisis a number of member states reintroduced controls on their borders, with some Member States effectively trying to unjustifiably seek ways to prolong such controls; also regrets that in addition to border controls some Member States have constructed or are in the process of constructing fences along their borders with neighbouring countries, in some cases even those that border another Schengen Member country; notes, however, that the abolishment of internal border controls are dependent on having effective management of external borders, with high common standards applied by all Member States at the external borders and an effective exchange of information between them;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 903 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
65. AcceptsUrges Member States to respect the Schengen Agreement and keep the internal borders open so as to ensure the free movement of people and goods, and effective functioning of the single market and the single currency; accepts, however, that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that measures are necessary to enhance the capacity of the Schengen Area to address the new challenges facing Europe and preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of persons;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 974 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
76. Believes that such a revision is necessary and should consider introducing a system allowing for victims of trafficking and criminal smuggling to come forward and aid in the effective prosecution of a trafficker or criminal smuggler without fear of being prosecuted themselves;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 985 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. Underlines that another crucial step in dismantlstep in weakening criminal smuggling and trafficking networks is to prioritisestep up financial investigations, as: tracking and confiscating the profits of those criminal networks is essential if they areone way to be weakened and eventually dismantled; calls, in this regard, them; understands, however, that effective dismantling of criminal networks facilitating people smuggling will not be possible for as long as there is a constant demand to use the services of the smugglers; calls for the Member States to transpose swiftly and effectively the fFourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 996 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be developed further, with greater involvement of third countries; notes that current actions in this field, under Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) or Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs), focus on capacity building to tackle criminal smuggling and human trafficking networks within third countries of origin and transit; notes, at the same time, that the resettlement component of these programmes continues to be weak; believes that capacity-building efforts and resettlement activities should be stepped up and carried out together with third countries hosting large refugee populations that are unable to cope with the numbers;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1013 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
82. Understands that the external dimension should focus on cooperation with third countries in tackling the root causes of, and addressworking towards stopping, irregular flows to Europe; understands that partnerships and cooperation with key countries of origin, transit and destination should continue to be a focus, for example through the Khartoum and Rabat processes, the Africa-EU migration and mobility dialogue, the Budapest Process and the Prague Process;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1052 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
87. Points out that many smuggled persons have some level of awareness of the risks they will face on a potentially hazardous trip to Europe, but choose to embark on the journey regardless, as they assess those risks to be lower than those they would face if they were not to migrate;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1057 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
88. WelcomNotes the fact that the Action Plan on Smuggling links the launching of new awareness-raising campaigns to the assessment of existing ones; recommends that any such campaigns should contain information on the criteria to be used to determine protection status in the Union, since such information may convince some migrants – who risk embarking on a perilous journey only to be returned if they are not granted protection – not to make the journey;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1060 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 a (new)
88a. Is of the view that awareness-raising campaigns need to be implemented across the Member States as well in order to inform the citizens about the relevant aspects of mass migration, including its impact on the Member States' economies;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1067 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the 'push factors' in third countries (persecution, conflict, generalised violence or extreme poverty), which force people into the hands of criminal smuggling networks, which they see as their only chance to reach the Union as well as the 'pull factors' (among them, the role of people smugglers in facilitating illegal sea crossings as well as the unilateral welcoming of migrants by some Member States, in some cases ignoring the common rules);
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1082 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91
91. Highlights that the recent increase ind arrivals of refugees into the Union has shown that, on their own, the extent of preventive measures are to date have not been sufficient for managand need to be stepped up; stresses that the measures already taken and any future initiatives in regards to strengthening of the current migration phenomenaUnion's external borders will not be effective if, among other factors, some Member States encourage mass immigration in the meantime;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1087 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
92. Understands that, in the long -term, greater impetus is needed in helping to solvinge the geo-political and other issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger, and a lack of opportunities meand the role played by people smugglers; realises that people will still feel forced to fleecontinue migrating to Europe unless Europe looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this meanshelps overcome some of the above problems; understands, however, that it is beyond the reach and is not the Union's unilateral responsibility to solve the above problems; notes that most problems related to root causes of migration cannot be overcome quickly and easily; Points out that the Commission and the Member States, where appropriate, must put up the money to help build capacity in third countries,; such as by facilitating investment and education,; strengthening and enforcing asylum systems,; helping to manage borders better, and reinforcing legal and judicial systems there;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1137 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100
100. EncouragNotes theat Member States to take full, if necessary and where appropriate, can take advantage of the possibilities offered by funds which are not directly related to migration policy, but which can be used to fund actions in that area (e.g. integration actions), such as those available under the European Social Fund, the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, Horizon 2020, the European Regional Development Fund and the Rights and Citizenship Programme;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1140 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 101
101. Recommends that, under the MFF review scheduled for the end of 2016, substantial additional resources be provided under the Union budget, Heading 3, on Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice, so that adequate funding is made available on the basis of migration trends and the attendant financial requirements for the Union’s and the Member States asylum, migration and integration policies; stresses, however, that without a proper framework to tackle the European migration crisis, increase in funding alone will not help solve the wider problem of large scale immigration;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1151 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 38
On demographic trends and employment
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1157 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104
104. Notes that, prior the increased migratory flows into the Union in 2015, according to an OECD and Commission study of 2014, the working-age population (15-64) in the Union will decline by 2.2% (7.5 million) between 2013 and 2020, and that if net migration were to be excluded from their projections, the decline would be even more pronounced, as it would amount to a reduction of the working age population by 11.7 million; stresses that, according to the same report, European labour force, despite declining population, is actually projected to increase by 1.2% between 2010 and 2020; further stresses that whilst the current levels of mass immigration to Europe are unsustainable for extended periods for socio-economic and other reasons, the inflow of people, however large, is not going to noticeably rejuvenate the European population; stresses, therefore, that the demographic arguments cannot be used in support of large scale immigration, especially if the demographic benefits are singled out at the expense of other aspects that contain significant risks which are deliberately overlooked;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1163 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 105
105. Points out, nevertheless, that, as of NovDecember 2015, the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20 % the unemployment rates in the European Union and the Euro Area stood at 9% and 10.4% respectively, whilst the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 19.7%; stresses that such levels are still too high, whilst at the same time a number of studies have found a short-term negative link between immigration and the native workers' unemployment levels; further stresses that current studies about the impact on unemployment levels caused by immigration may be too optimistic as they rely on a small sample whereas the current levels of immigration to the EU are unprecedented;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1168 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106
106. Further nNotes that, according to recent Eurostat projections, the ratio of pean Commission report, using data from Eurostat, the demographic old-age dependency ratio (people aged 65 or older,above relative to those aged 15 to 64, will) is projected to increase from 27.5 8% at the beginning of 2013 to almost 50 % by 2050; notes that thisat would mean a change from the present ratio of four4 working-age persons for every person aged 65 or oldver at present to only two2 working- age persons for everyone aged 65 or older; notes, however, that the particular report does already project significant net migration and therefore the current inflow of migrants, however large, will not significantly reduce the worsening old-age dependency ratio;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1176 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107 a (new)
107a. Notes that short-term economic rationale in the context of labour migration should not be prioritised over other aspects, including those related to the immigration's impact on local workers' displacement and wage depression risks, the impact to the social capital as well as the potential security risks;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1192 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish mor, if necessary, can propose general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the potential gaps identified inby the UnionMember States in their labour markets;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1211 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 113
113. Believes that better data and improved tools for analysing such data can only help policy-makers determine future labour migration policies, and that the Union and the Member States should identify potential gaps in their labour markets that could help them fill jobs that would otherwise remain vacant;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1235 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120
120. Reiterates that the Commission’s Implementation Report on the current Blue Card Directive underlines its flawshortcomings, including the very limited level of harmonisation brought about by the wide discretion in implementation it gives the Member States, in particular the right for Member States to maintain parallel national schemes;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1242 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121
121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high- qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages; believes, in addition, that the revision of the Blue Card should be both ambitious and targeted, and should seek to remove the inconsistencies of the existing directive, particularly as regards parallel national schemes; recommends that thought be given to revising the scope to include those third- country nationals who could help tackle the potential gaps identified in EU labour markets;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 52 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The EFSI should be considered as a temporary and one-off instrument within the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020.
2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives, and all operations under EFSI should be consistent with Union's policies. In this perspective, EFSI support to transport infrastructure should contribute to the objectives of Regulation (EU) 1315/2013 (CEF) and Regulation No 1316/2013 (TEN-T).
2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure and large mid- cap projects should be made by an Investment Committee. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects as well as in the investment areas concerned by the EFSI as defined in article 2a, paragraph 2, and a representative of the European Commission. This representative should co-operate closely with the respective Directorates-General of the Commission depending on the investment areas of the projects and ensure and confirm the consistency of potential operations with Union policies. The Investment Committee should be accountable to a Steering Board of the EFSI, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies.
2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 86 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) The EFSI should help to overcome Europe's current investment difficulties and thus contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion. The contribution from the Union budget to the EU Guarantee Fund should therefore be redeployed from other funds than from the funds already allocated to the cohesion policy.
2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 95 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall conclude an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the establishment of a European Fund for Strategic Investments ('EFSI') for the period 2015-2020.
2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The Commission Communication (COM(2014/330) on the European Energy Security Strategy has stressed that in order to improve energy security, Member States should complete the transposition of internal energy market legislation, notably unbundling rules, including a provision that transmission system operators controlled by non-EU entities comply with the same obligations as those controlled by EU entities; however the recent experience of certain non-EU operators seeking to avoid compliance with EU legislation on EU territory requires a stricter application and a reinforcement of the applicable rules at EU and Member State level: it can be facilitated by provision that only those projects concerning gas that are carried out in gas infrastructure sectors in Member States where the effective ownership unbundling is implemented, shall be eligible for the EU guarantee.
2015/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a Eligibility criteria for the use of the EU guarantee 1. The EFSI Agreement shall provide that EFSI is to support projects which: (a) are consistent with Union policies, (b) are economically and technically viable, (c) provide additionality, (d) maximise where possible the mobilisation of private sector capital. 2. In addition, the EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI is to support projects pursuing any of the following general objectives: (a) development of the transport infrastructure, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1316/2013 (CEF) and Regulation (EU) 1315/2013 (TEN-T Guidelines (both core and comprehensive networks); (b) development of the energy sector, in particular energy interconnections and other infrastructure, and thus contributing to energy security; (c) research, development and innovation; (d) development of the digital economy and society, in particular infrastructure for information and communication technologies, and thus contributing to the digital single market; (e) investment in education and training; (f) provision of financial support for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on innovative micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises. 3. When establishing the investment policy and risk policy for the EFSI support, the Steering Board shall take into account the need to avoid an excessive exposure within a given sector or geographic area.
2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of six independent experts and the Managing Director and a representative of the European Commission. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. s well as in the investment areas concerned by the EFSI as defined in article 2a, paragraph 2, and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. Their recruitment follows a transparent procedure and their declaration of financial interests is transmitted to the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council. The representative of the European Commission shall have no voting power but shall confirm the consistency of potential operations with Union policies. He/she shall co-operate closely with the respective Directorates-General of the Commission depending on the investment areas of the projects and ensure and confirm the consistency of potential operations with Union policies. In the transport sector, the Investment Committee shall take into account recommendations expressed by respective Directorate-General of the Commission (DG MOVE) on those transport infrastructure projects which have been granted financial support from any EU programmes.
2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 175 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. As far as the payments from the general budget of the Union referred to in paragraph 2(a) are concerned, the funds under heading 1B (Economic, social and territorial cohesion) shall not be redeployed.
2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 440 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regarding the gas infrastructure projects, the EU guarantee shall only be granted for projects and operations which are carried out in the parts of gas infrastructure sectors where the provisions on unbundling of Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas are implemented, including in those Member States where derogations are applied in this regard.
2015/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) In the absence of fishing effort regime it is necessary to delete the specific rules on special fishing permit and replacement of vessels or engines applicable to the Gulf of Riga. Accordingly, Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 should be amended.deleted
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 160 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the trawling prohibition for the Gulf of Riga laid down in Article 22 thereof.deleted
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 195 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16 Amendments to Council Regulation (EC) Articles 20 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 are deleted.deleted No 2187/2005
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 11 #

2014/0170(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that, according to the Convergence Report, there have been no tensions surrounding the litas-euro exchange rate during the two-year assessment period, and Lithuania therefore fulfils this convergence criterion;
2014/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 16 #

2014/0170(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Welcomes the fact that, according to the Convergence Report, legislation in Lithuania is fully compatible with the compliance duty under Article 131 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
2014/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 17 #

2014/0170(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7b (new)
7b. Welcomes in this regard in particular the compatibility of the law on Lietuvos bankas with the principle of central bank independence set out in Article 131 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and mirrored in Article 7 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank;
2014/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2013/2145(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the economic and financial crisis is continuing to grip Europe. GivenRespecting thate simultaneous austerity measures across many Member States is leading to contraction, the EU budget needs to be boosted for the EU to be able provide stronger counter-cyclical stabilizat, the Union budget needs to follow the trend of eliminating inefficient expenditure and shifting the available resources towards reasonable growth-enhancing programmes so as to be an effective instrument for promoting competitiveness, real and sustainable growth as well as employment across the Union.
2013/07/22
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2013/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. EmphasRecognises thate importance of the growth of e-commerce in the EU as a fast- growing, job-creating sector, and one of the main reasons for its success is the quality of delivery services; furthermore, believes that continued growth in the sector should not be constrained by an extension of a regulatory framework;
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 9 #

2013/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the limited cross-border development of e-commerce by SMEs; encourages collaboration between SMEs as well as via their representative bodies to negotiate more advantageous delivery prices;
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2013/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the formal requirements for distance contracts as specified in article 8 of the 2011/83/EU Directive on consumer rights and endorses the enforcement of these provisions as a means to formalize the responsibility of e-retailers;
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2013/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fragmentation of the European postal sector into national networks with poor interoperability; calls on the Commission to introducework with industry to encourage innovative industry led interoperability initiatives and common labelling and traceability standards which are driven by the industry itself;
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2013/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the relevance of a revision of Directive 2008/6/EC to meet the present challenges can only be assessed after analysis of the evaluation report on its implementation and in light of the efforts made by stakeholders.; believes that any consideration of an extension of regulation into this competitive market must be evidence based and consider to what extent further regulation would have an impact on market operations and market growth
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 397 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Emission limit values for existing medium combustion plants 1. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines Pollutant Solid Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel Natural gas Gaseous fuels biomass fuels other than oil fuels other than heavy fuel than natural gas oil gas SO2 200 400 1100 170 350 - 35 35 NOX 650 650 200 650 200 250 250 Particulate 30(1) 30 350 30 30 - - - matter (1) 45 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW
2015/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 420 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
Emission limit values for new medium combustion plants 1. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines Pollutant Solid Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel Natural gas Gaseous biomass fuels other than oil fuels other heavy fuel than natural oil gas SO2 200 400 1100 170 350 - 35 35 NOX 300 300 650 200 300 100 200 (1) Particulate 20(1) 20 530 20 20 - - - matter (1) 25 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW
2015/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2013/0190(NLE)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges the stability of the Latvian banking sector during the present crisis; notewarns that Latvia has a long tradition in servicingthe non-resident deposits now constitute half of the total non-bank deposits in banks; notes that 85% of non- resident banking clients; welcomes the exceptionally stringentdeposits are demand-deposits and thus are contributing to mismatch between banks’ asset-liability maturity structures and can be considered a danger to financial stability and contain a geopolitical dimension; notes the regulation of Latvian banks active in the non-resident deposits (NRD) business; calls on the Latvian authorities to ensure that a strict supervision of those banks ais well as adequateobserved and adequate additional risk management measures are maintainimplemented;
2013/06/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 124 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
7. ‘air traffic flow and capacity management (ATFCM)service’ means a service aiming at protecting air traffic control from over-delivery and optimising the use of the available capacity;, performed at network level by the Network Manager and at regional and local level by ANSPs.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40
40. ‘national supervisory authority’ means the national body or bodies entrusted by a Member State with the tasks under this Regulation other than the tasks covered by the national competent authority;
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 159 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The national supervisory authorities shall exercise their powers impartially, independently and transparently and shall be organised, staffed, managed and financed accordingly. This shall be achieved by applying appropriate management and control mechanisms and shall be organised, staffed, managed and financed accordingly, including within the administration of a Member State. However, this shall not prevent the national supervisory authorities from exercising their tasks within the rules of organisation of national civil aviation authorities or any other public bodies.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the national supervisory authorities shall be legally distinct and independent from any other public or private entity in terms of their organisation, functioning, legal structure and decision-making.deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 273 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
[...]deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 306 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they shall hold a valid certificate or a valid declaration as referred to in Article 41 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and an economic certificate in accordance with Article 6(1).
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where this enables cost-efficiency gains to the benefit of airspace userjustified by service quality, safety considerations, cost-efficiency and potential environmental gains, air traffic service providers may decide to procure CNS, AIS, ADS or MET services under market conditions.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 345 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where this enables cost-efficiency gains to the benefit of airspace userjustified by service quality, safety considerations, cost-efficiency and potential environmental gains, Member States shallmay allow airport operators to procure terminal air traffic services for aerodrome control under market conditions.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 359 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In addition, where this enables cost- efficiency gains to the benefit of airspace userjustified by service quality, safety considerations, cost- efficiency and potential environmental gains, Member States may allow airport operators or the national supervisory authority concerned to procure terminal air traffic services for approach control under market conditions.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 362 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Procurement of services under market conditions shall be on the basis of equal, non-discriminatory and transparent conditions in accordance with Union law including Treaty rules on competition. The tender procedures for the procurement of the services concerned shall be designed so as to enable the effective participation of competing providers in these procedures including through regular reopening of competition.deleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 366 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the provision of en route air traffic services is separated in terms of organisation from the provision of CNS, AIS, ADS, MET and terminal air traffic services and that the requirement concerning the separation of accounts referred to in Article 25(3) is respected.deleted
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. National supervisory authorities shall ensure that procurement by air traffic service providers and airport operators as referred to in paragraph 1 complies with paragraph 2, and where necessary shall apply corrective measures. In the case of terminal air traffic services, they shall be responsible for approving tender specifications for terminal air traffic services, which shall include requirements on service quality. The national supervisory authorities shall refer to the national competition authority referred to in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 matters relating to the application of competition rules.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 388 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where common information services are provided, the data disseminated shall present the integrity and quality necessary to enable the safe provision of services for the management of traffic of unmanned aircraft.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 392 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The costs referred to in the first subparagraph shall be set out in an account separate from the accounts for any other activities of the operator concerned and shall be made publicly available to the national supervisory authority concerned.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 421 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, based on an impact assessment and following consultation with stakeholders concerned, add additional key performance areas for performance target setting or monitoring purposes, where necessary to improve performance.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 449 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of preparing its decisions on Union-wide performance targets, the Commission shall collect any necessary input from stakeholders and the potential complementary baseline values and breakdown values, the Commission shall collect any necessary input from stakeholders and the relevant national regulators (national supervisory authorities / national competent authorities). Upon request of the Commission, the Agency acting as PRB shall provide assistance to the Commission for the analysis and preparation of those decisions, by way of an opinion.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 692 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) costs incurred by the air traffic service providers for fees and charges and annual contributions paid to the Agency acting as PRB;
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 695 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) costs or parts thereof incurred by the air traffic service providers, in relation to their oversight and certification by national supervisory authorities, unless other financial resources are used by Member States to cover such costs;
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 696 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) costs of Eurocontrol, unless other financial resources are used by Member States to cover these costs.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 888 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may set up common projects for implementing the essential operational changes identified in the European ATM Master Plan havingwhich: a) have a network-wide impact. ; b) require synchronised implementation of multiple operational stakeholders in order to achieve timely performance benefits; c) reached sufficient maturity; and d) aim to enable interoperable capabilities in all Member States.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 445 #

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 - point aa (new)
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a and 2 b (new)
(aa) The following new 2a and 2b paragraphs are added: 2a A Member State shall not be required to grant any right of access to infrastructure for the purpose of operating any type of services to railway undertakings where the control belongs directly or indirectly to a person or persons from a third country or third countries where access rights to infrastructure and service facilities, on conditions that are of a similar nature to those specified in this directive, are not granted to Union undertakings. For the purposes of this paragraph, control shall be constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or in combination and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of exercising decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by: (a) ownership or the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; (b) rights or contracts which confer decisive influence on the composition, voting or decisions of the organs of an undertaking. 2b (new) A Member State shall not be required to grant any right of access to infrastructure for the purpose of operating any type of services to railway undertakings established in third countries where access rights to infrastructure and service facilities, on conditions that are of a similar nature to those specified in this directive, are not granted to Union undertakings.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 280 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point –a c (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 5 – paragraphs 3 a (new) – 3 b (new) – 3 c (new)
4. Article 5 is amended as follows: (-ac) The following paragraph is inserted: (3a) Until 2 December 2019, the competent authority may exclude from competitive tendering procedures railway undertakings established in Member States which have no generally applicable rules providing that rail contracts shall be awarded following a competitive tendering procedure. (3b) The competent authority may exclude from tendering procedures operators and railway undertakings, where the control belongs directly or indirectly to a person or persons from third country or third countries if such countries have no provisions which allow for competitive tendering bids for companies from the Member States of the Union or do not provide effective access to their markets. For the purposes of this paragraph, control shall be constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or in combination and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of exercising decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by: (a) ownership or the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; (b) rights or contracts which confer decisive influence on the composition, voting or decisions of the organs of an undertaking. (3c) The competent authority may also exclude from competitive tendering procedures railway undertakings established in third countries which have no generally applicable provision providing that rail contracts shall be awarded following a competitive tendering procedures.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 391 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 8 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 8 – paragraph -2 (new)
-2. Article 5 with the exception of its paragraph 3 shall be applicable with the entry into force of this Regulation.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 409 #

2013/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 8 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Public service contracts for public passenger transport by rail directly awarded between 1 January 2013 and 2 December 2019 may continue until their expiry date. However they shall, in any event, not continue after 31 December 2029.
2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) networks that are functionally separate from the rest of the railway system and intended only for the operation of regional, local, urban or suburban passenger services, as well as railway undertakings operating solely on these networks;
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 135 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Organizationally and technically separate railway lines using a track gauge different than the one dominant in the given Member State, having direct access to the railway infrastructure of countries outside the EU, as well as railway undertakings operating solely on these lines;
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 143 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge which is different to that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435mm - hereafter "standard gauge"), which is geographically or technically detached from it;
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 265 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The single safety certificate shall be granted by the Agency or in the cases of paragraphs 2a, 2b and 2c, by the national safety authority, on the basis of the evidence that the railway undertaking has established its safety management system in accordance with Article 9 and meets the requirements laid down in TSIs and in other relevant legislation in order to control risks and provide transport services safely on the network.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 268 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where a railway undertaking intends to operate in only one Member State, it may choose to submit its application for a safety certificate to the Agency or to a relevant national safety authority.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 270 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Where a railway undertaking intends to operate exclusively on isolated networks, it may choose to submit its application for a safety certificate to the Agency or to a relevant national safety authority.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 272 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Where a railway undertaking intends operate exclusively on rail network with a track gauge that differs from the main rail network within the Union, in Member States which are well-integrated into those networks together with third countries but isolated from the Union's main network, it may choose to submit its application for a safety certificate to the Agency or to a relevant national safety authority.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 280 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The single safety certificate shall specify the type and extent of the railway operations covered. ItThe certificate issued by the Agency shall be valid and recognised throughout the Union for equivalent operations. In the case of paragraphs 2a, 2b and 2c the certificate issued by the national safety authority shall be valid in the Member State concerned.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For the purpose of cross-border railway traffic, a Member State may allow railway undertakings appropriately licensed and/or certified in neighbouring third countries access to its border railway stations designated for [carrying out] the cross-border operations without requiring a single safety certificate provided that appropriate level of safety is ensured through cross-border agreements or through equivalent contractual arrangements.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 302 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
If the national safety authority has doubts concerning the fulfilment of one or more conditions it shall request more information from the railway undertaking. However, this exchange may not have any suspensive or delaying effect on the start of operation. If the national safety authority finds evidence that one or more conditions are not met, it shall refer the matter to the Agency, where appropriate, which shall take the appropriate measures, including revocation of the certificate.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The holder of the single safety certificate shall inform the Agency or the national safety authority, where appropriate, without delay of any major changes in the conditions of the single safety certificate. It shall furthermore notify the Agency or the national safety authority, where appropriate, whenever new categories of staff or new types of rolling stock are introduced.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 310 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The Agency or the national safety authority, where appropriate, may require that the single safety certificate be revised following substantial changes to the safety regulatory framework.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 316 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. If a national safety authority finds that a holder of a single safety certificate no longer satisfies the conditions for certification, it shall ask the Agency, where appropriate to revoke it. The Agency or the national safety authority may revoke the single safety certificate, giving reasons for its decision. The Agency, where appropriate, shall immediately inform all the national safety authorities of the networks on which the railway undertaking operates.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. On rail networks with a different track gauge from that of the main rail network within the Union, in the Member States which are well-integrated into those networks together with third countries but isolated from the Union's main network, the national safety authorities concerned shall agree on principles of mutual recognition for safety certifications issued by them.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 335 #

2013/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Applications for singlea safety certificates shall be submitted to the Agency. The Agency or in the case of Article 10(2a), (2b) and (2c), to the national safety agency. The Agency or the national safety authority, where appropriate, shall take a decision on an application without delay and in any event not more than four months after all required information and any supplementary information requested by the Agency or the national safety authority, where appropriate, has been submitted. If the applicant is requested to submit supplementary information, such information shall be submitted promptly.
2013/09/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) networks that are functionally separate from the rest of the railway system and intended only for the operation of regional, local, urban or suburban passenger services, as well as railway undertakings operating solely on these networks.;
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 103 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Organizationally and technically separate railway lines using a track gauge different than the one dominant in the given Member State, having direct access to the railway infrastructure of countries outside the EU, as well as railway undertakings operating solely on these lines.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 110 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge which is different to that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435mm - hereafter "standard gauge"), which is geographically or technically detached from it;
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) for vehicles coming from or going to third countries the track gauge of which is different from that of the main rail network within the Union.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. In all cases referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c), the Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission the request for non- application of the TSI, also specifying the alternative provisions that the Member State intends to apply instead of the TSIs. The Commission shall by means of implementing acts establish the content of the file which shall accompany the request of non-application of one or more TSIs or parts of them, the details, the format and the transmission modalities of that file. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(3). The Commission shall check that file, analyse the alternative provisions that the Member State intends to apply instead of the TSIs, decide whether to accept or not the request of non-application of the TSI and inform the Member State of this decision.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 261 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. A vehicle shall be placed on the market only after having received the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market issued by the Agency or in the cases of paragraphs 1a, 1b and 1c, by the national safety authority in accordance with paragraph 5.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the vehicle is intended to be used in one Member State only, applicants may choose to submit its application for the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market to the Agency or to the relevant national safety authority.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 263 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Where the vehicle is operated or is intended to be operated exclusively on an isolated network, applicants may choose to submit applications for the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market to the Agency or to a relevant national safety authority.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 264 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Where the vehicle is operated or is intended to be operated exclusively on rail networks with a different track gauge from that of the main rail network within the Union, in Member States which are well-integrated into those networks together with third countries but isolated from the Union's main network, applicants may choose to submit application for the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market to the Agency or to a relevant national safety authority.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 265 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. A national safety authority may, under its own responsibility and when the applicant so requests, issue the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market. In order to issue such authorisations, the national safety authority shall assess the file in relation to the elements set out in paragraph 4.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 269 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall issue decisions granting vehicle authorisations for placing on the market. Those authorisations attest shall state the values of the parameters relevant for checking the technical compatibility between the vehicle and the fixed installations as set out in the TSIs. The vehicle authorisation for placing on the market shall also provide information about the vehicle's compliance with the relevant TSIs and sets of national rules, related to these parameters.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 301 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Agency shall take the decisions referred to in paragraph 2or, in the case of paragraphs 1a, 1b, and 1c, the national safety authority shall take the decisions granting vehicle authorisations for placing on the market within a pre- determined, reasonable time, and, in any case, within four months from receipt of all relevant information. These authorisationsAuthorisations issued by the Agency shall be valid in all Member States. In case of paragraphs 1a, 1b and 1c authorisations issued by a national safety authority shall be valid in allthe respective Member States. .
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 305 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Agency or in case of paragraphs 1a, 1b and 1c, the national safety authorities shall provide detailed guidance on how to obtain the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market. An application guidance document describing and explaining the requirements for the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market and listing the required documents shall be made available to applicants free of charge. The national safety authorities shall cooperate with the Agency in disseminating such information.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 343 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Freight wagons belonging to a pool of freight wagons in shared use with third countries the track gauge of which is different from that of the main rail network within the Union and authorised pursuant to a different vehicle authorisation procedure shall not be authorised in accordance with this Article. The rules governing the authorisation procedure in respect of such wagons shall be in line with Union law and national law and shall be published and notified to the Commission. The conformity of such wagons with the essential requirements of this Directive shall be ensured by the railway undertaking in the context of its safety management system.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 347 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. On rail networks with a different track gauge from that of the main rail network within the Union, in the Member States which are well-integrated into those networks together with third countries but isolated from the Union's main network, the national safety authorities concerned shall ensure cross acceptance regarding the national rules that are common on this network. The national safety authorities concerned shall agree on principles of mutual recognition for authorisations issued by them.
2013/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Agency shallor the national safety authority, where appropriate, in accordance with procedure set out in Article 20, may grant authorisations to place vehicle types on the market .
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 376 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall provide detailed guidance on how to obtain the authorisation to place vehicle types on the market. An application guidance document describing and explaining the requirements for the authorisation to place vehicle types on the market and listing the required documents shall be made available to applicants free of charge. The national safety authorities shall cooperate with the Agency in disseminating such information.deleted
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 382 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. However, iIf the Agency or the national safety authority issues a vehicle authorisation for placing on the market, it shall at the same time, at the applicant's request, issue the authorisation to place the corresponding vehicle type on the market .
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 385 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. In the event of changes to any relevant provisions in TSIs or national rules, on the basis of which an authorisation to place a vehicle type on the market has been issued, the TSI or national rule shall determine whether the authorisation to place that vehicle type on the market already granted remains valid or needs to be renewed. If that authorisation needs to be renewed, the checks performed by the Agency or the national safety authority may only concern the changed rules. The renewal of the authorisation to place a vehicle type on the market does not affect vehicle authorisations for placing on the market already issued on the basis of the previous authorisation to place that vehicle type on the market.
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 398 #

2013/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 5
5. In the case of vehicles placed in service for the first time in a third country and subsequently placed in service in a Member State, that Member State shall ensure that the vehicle data, including at least data relating to the vehicle keeper, the entity in charge of maintenance and the restrictions on how the vehicle may be used, can be retrieved through the national vehicle register or through provisions of an international agreement .
2013/09/20
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2012/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
1 Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 1, as amended by Council Decision 93/81/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (OJ L 33, 9.2.1993, p. 15)Ba. whereas there are no clear provisions on the way in which seats in the European Parliament are to be distributed when a new Member State joins the Union, and whereas it is necessary to take into account the fact that further expansion of the Union is expected, which will raise new questions on the representation of each Member State within the European Parliament and bythe Council Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom (OJ L 283, 21.10.2002, p. 1).of the European Union, Or. en
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 3 #

2012/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the current allocation of seats in the European Parliament is not proportional and is thus in contradiction with the Treaty on European Union, and whereas the representation of each Member State in the European Parliament cannot be discussed separately from representation in the Council of the European Union,
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 4 #

2012/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the demographic changes that have occurred since the last elections to the European Parliament should be taken into consideration,deleted
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 7 #

2012/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, given that the problem of truly degressive proportional representation in the European Parliament and the Council can be definitively solved only by changes to the Treaty on European Union, a temporary solution must be found pending the resolution of that question by changes to the Treaty,
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #

2012/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
1 See note "The allocation between the EU Member States of the seats in the European Parliament - Cambridge compromise" by Parliament's Policy Department C (PE 432.760). Ca. whereas those demographic changes of a temporary nature, caused by economic cycles, that have affected Member States which, by remaining committed to the agreements under the EU Balance-of- Payments financial assistance programmes, have implemented demanding economic adjustment measures and maintained fixed exchange rates, thus helping to ensure financial stability and confidence across the Union, should not be taken into consideration,
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 15 #

2012/2309(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the only possible temporary solution, in order not to distort the balance of representation of the Member States within the Union, is to temporarily increase the number of seats in the European Parliament from the 2014- 2019 parliamentary term, pending changes to the Treaty;
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 31 #

2012/2309(INI)

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Recital 4
(4) This Decision mustshould have respected the criteria laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, namely representatives of the Union's citizens not exceeding seven hundred and fifty in number, plus the President, that representation being degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State and no Member State being allocated more than ninety-six seats,
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 32 #

2012/2309(INI)

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – introductory part
In the application of the principle of degressive proportionality provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the following principles shallould have been respected as far as possible:
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 39 #

2012/2309(INI)

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – indent 1 a (new)
– the number of seats is not reduced for those Member States which under the EU Balance-of-Payments financial assistance programmes have implemented demanding adjustment measures and maintained fixed exchange rates, thus helping to ensure financial stability and confidence across the Union;
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 44 #

2012/2309(INI)

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3
Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 212 Bulgaria 178 Czech Republic 212 Denmark 13 Germany 969 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 212 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 112 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 89 Lithuania 112 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 212 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 212 Romania 323 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 1920 United Kingdom 73
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 60 #

2012/2309(INI)

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4
This Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, toremain in effect until such time as new principles are laid down for the reallocate theion of seats between the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, as well as voting rights in the Council.
2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 50 #

2012/2299(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to complete a fair agreement with the Russian Federation regarding the modernisation of the existing system of utilisation of Trans-Siberian Routes; Notes that the Russian Federation refuses to respect the agreement on the phasing-out of Siberian overflight royalties reached in the framework of the Russian Federation's WTO accession in 2011; considers that, as the EU carriers are placed under long-term discriminatory conditions by these illegal transit charges, the EU should be able to take reciprocal measures by denying or limiting transit over its territory or generally by establishing any measure related to the use of EU airspace for air carriers of the Russian Federation in order to motivate the Russian Federation to remove the above-mentioned charges which are illegal as they contravene international agreements (the Chicago Convention) and therefore calls on the Commission and the Council to examine possible measures to ensure reciprocity in relation to the use of air space between the Russian Federation and the Union;
2013/03/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Takes note of the rationale adopted by the Commission when proposing reductions as compared to the Financial programming, which has led, in the view of the Commission, to the identification of potential savings within under- implemented lines of –among others- FP7, TEN-T, Marco Polo, Progress, Statistical programme, Customs and Fiscalis; is determined to carefully analyse the performance under each of these programmes in order to check the appropriateness of the proposed cuts and exclude negative impacts on the programmes concerned; recalls that the main TEN-T programme was fully executed in 2011 and points out that a final judgement on how commitments have been implemented and paid out on projects in the 2007-2013 financial framework can be made only in 2017;
2012/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 57 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that at a time of fiscal constraint, innovative solutions are urgently required to mobilise a greater share of private savings and to improve the range of financial instruments available for infrastructure projects;
2012/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 58 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Believes that the Programme to support the further development of an Integrated Maritime Policy needs adequate funding for 2013; underlines its disappointment on the absence of a budgetary line on tourism and regrets the constant decrease in the road safety budgetary allocation;
2012/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the TEN-T programme plays a central role in the attainment of the objectives of competitiveness and employment in the Europe 2020 Strategy, through investment in high European added value infrastructures, plays a central role in the attainment of the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; considers this programme as essential to raise the competitiveness of the EU as a whole, by creating the missing infrastructure, and removing bottlenecks andwithin the internal market; highlights that infrastructure projects also directly contribute to growth by stimulating employment during the building phase; underlines the role of the TEN-T programme for meeting the adaptation to climate change goals by ensuring the future sustainability of the EU transport networks; welcomes the Commission's proposed increase by ca. EUR 85 million compared to the Budget 2012 but asks for further clarifications on the proposed reduction by EUR 118 million as compared to the Financial programming;
2012/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 161 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
69. Is however worried that for the first time the Commission cut the budgetary requests of almost all agencies, which were in line with Financial programming amounts overall, including of those agencies which belong to Parliament's priorities, for a total amount of some EUR 44 million; will carefully analyse the methodology, rationale and possible impact of such cuts; Underlines once more that EU agencies‘ budget allocations are far from consisting in administrative expenditure alone, but instead contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 goals and EU objectives in general, while aiming at making savings at national level, as decided by the legislative authority;
2012/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 67 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts may, following accordance with Article 20 amending the list set out in Annex III to include other products and equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 150 or more, or that rely on them to work, if it has been established that alternatives to the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases or to the use of specific types of fluorinated greenhouse gases are available, and their use would result in lower overall greenhouse gas emissions and to exclude, where appropriate for a specified period of time, certain categories of products or equipment for which alternative substances which fall below the specified global warming potential limit are not available for technical, economic or safety reasons request by a competent authority of a Member State, by means of implementing acts authorise a time-limited exemption to exclude certain categories of products or equipment listed in Annex III where alternative substances are not available or cannot be used for technical, economic or safety reasons. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure in Article 21.
2013/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2012/0305(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts inmay, following a request by ac cordance with Article 20 (a) amending the maximum quantities set out in Annex V in the light of developments of the market in hydrofluorocarbons and related emissions; and (b) exempting the placing on the market for specific uses from the quota requirement laid down in paragraph 1mpetent authority of a Member State, by means of implementing acts authorise a time-limited exemption to exclude from the quota requirement laid down in Article 1 certain categories of products or equipment listed in Annex III where the use of hydrofluorocarbons is necessary for health orand safety reasons and a sufficient supply would not otherwise not be ensured. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure in Article 21
2013/04/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likelyanticipated that the greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordinglyIn order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate for the Commission to study further the impact of different groups of crops on both direct and indirect land use change.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) If, on the basis of further data collection, studies and effective modelling the Commission considers a limitation on the production of biofuels from certain crops appropriate, an amendment to Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC may be brought forward. The effectiveness of such modelling should be supported by clear scientific and economic data.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The 5% limit set up in Article 3(4)d does not affect the Member States' freedom to arrange their own trajectory as to compliance with this prescribed share of conventional biofuels within the overall 10% target, on conventional biofuels, should not affect the Member States' ability to comply with overall 10% target, as no trajectory to meet the 5% sub-target has been prescribed therein. As a consequence, the access to the market of the biofuels produced by the installations in operation before the end of 2013 remains fully open. Therefore this amending directive does not affect the legitimate expectations of the operators of such installations.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The Commission should review the methodology for estimating land-use change emission factors included in Annexes VIII and V to Directives 2009/28/EC and 98/70/EC respectively in the light of adaptation to technical and scientific progress. To this end, and if warranted by the latest available scientific evidence, the Commission should consider the possibility of revising the proposed crop group indirect land-use change factors, as well as introducing factors at further levels of disaggregation and including additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 2009/28/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the list of biofuel feedstocks that are counted multiple times towards the target set in Article 3(4)advanced biofuels, the energy content of transport fuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly biodiverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, and the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels and bioliquids.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which could include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021.
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 120 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
(ii) the following point (d) is added: ‘(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.’deleted
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 130 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e
(iii) the following point (e) is added: ‘The contribution made by: (i) biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Part A of Annex IX shall be considered to be four times their energy content; (ii) biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Part B of Annex IX shall be considered to be twice their energy content; (iii) renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin shall be considered to be four times their energy content. Member States shall ensure that no raw materials are intentionally modified to be covered by categories (i) to (iii). The list of feedstock set out in Annex IX may be adapted to scientific and technical progress, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the accounting rules set out in this Directive. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) concerning the list of feedstock set out in Annex IX’deleted
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 167 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3
The Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in limiting indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuel and bioliquids. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021 and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/EC.deleted
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII
(2) The following Annex VIII is adddeleted:
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII
Annex VIIIdeleted
2013/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2012/0164(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the total amount available in that facility has been increased from the initital EUR 12 000 mbillion to EUR 25 000 mbillion in December 2008 and to EUR 50 000 mbillion in May 2009, in response to the financial crisis; whereas out of the EUR 50 000 mbillion, EUR 13,4 000 mbillion have been disbursed to Romania, Latvia and Hungary, in addition to a precautionary reservation of EUR 1,4 000 mbillion to Romania;
2013/02/20
Committee: ECON
Amendment 4 #

2012/0164(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which was established in October 2012, is the main support mechanism for euro area Member States, with a lending capacity of EUR 500 000 mbillion, provided by subscribed capital; whereas the ESM will, in the future, under certain conditions, be able to fund banks in difficulties directly;
2013/02/20
Committee: ECON
Amendment 19 #

2012/0164(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point ii
(ii) no effective link or material conditionality should be established between the balance of payments facility and the use of structural funds; c. Suspension of all or part of the payments and commitments by the Commission will only worsen the macroeconomic situation in Member States and increase disparities between the different regions of the Union. Conditions relating to the use of structural funds should, if at all, should be addressed in the relevant legislative act;
2013/02/20
Committee: ECON
Amendment 24 #

2012/0164(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point iii
(iii) the increased variety of financial assistance to non-euro area Member States provided for in the BoP Proposal is welcome; however, an appropriate instrument for bank recapitalisation needs to be added to the selection of financial assistance tools in order to ensure a level playing field between euro area and non-euro area Member Statescurrently only euro area Member States have access to the ESM and will benefit from direct bank recapitalisation via the Mechanism in the future. In order to ensure a level playing field between European Union countries and proper functioning of the Single Market, legal obstacles have to be removed so that non-euro area Member States committed to joining the euro and the Single Supervisory Mechanism can decide to participate in and contribute to the ESM, and benefit from direct bank recapitalisation via the Mechanism in the future;
2013/02/20
Committee: ECON
Amendment 100 #

2011/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that the bulk of the new EU competences introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon, in the areas of energy, tourism and space, falls within the remit of Heading 1a; expresses its disappointment that no extra funding for these new policies is proposed by the Commission in the third year after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty; underlines that neither Galileo nor GMES – the two main EU space programmes – is to benefit from extra funding by the end of the current MFF and that the Galileo funding is decreasing between 2011 and 2012; reiterates the need to introduce some specific, visible measures in support of tourism, given the economic relevance of this sector, which represents the third industrsocio-economic activity in Europe in terms of size and revenueemployment and GDP creation, and regrets that the Commission is not proposing a new legal basis to replace the three preparatory actions in this field which cannot be extended in 2012; asks that appropriate resources be allocated for the tourism sector in 2012 and 2013 as well as in the future multiannual financial framework;
2011/05/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 102 #

2011/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines the absence of a specific budget allocation to the Programme to support the further development of an Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), which should be operational by the end of this year and will need operational credits for 2012;
2011/05/24
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘life cycle’ means all consecutive and/or interlinked stages, including production, transport, use and maintenance, throughout the existence of a product or a works or the provision of a service, from raw material acquisition or generation of resources to disposal, clearance and finalisation;monetising, wherever possible, the full costs associated to the public procurement, including maintenance and resource (including energy) efficiency costs, end- of- life recycling costs, and social impact costs where these relate to performance of the contract. Efficient design, planning and use of electronic means can also be included in life cycle monetisation. For the purposes of public procurement, the life cycle runs from the point of purchase throughout the lifetime of the works, supplies or services and forms an integral and in-dissociable part of the calculation of what constitutes the Most Economically Advantageous Tender.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, at the latest 2 years after the date provided for in Article 101(1)by 1 January 2017, at least 70% of procurement procedures under this Directive are performed using electronic means of communication, in particular e- submission, in accordance with the requirements of this Article. Member States shall ensure that, by 1 January 2020, all procurement procedures under this Directive are performed using electronic means of communication, in particular e- submission, in accordance with the requirements of this Article.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – first subparagraph
Member States mayshall provide that contracting entities may apply innovation partnerships as regulated in this Directive. Member States may decide not to transpose into their national law innovation partnerships or to restrict the use of it to certain types of procurement.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 76 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph
The most economically advantageous tender referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 from the point of view of the contracting entity shall be identified on the basis of criteria linked to the subject-matter of the public contract in question and, wherever possible, on the basis of the monetisation of the life cycle as defined in Article 2, point 22.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 76 – paragraph 2 – second subparagraph – point d
(d) the specific process of production or provision of the requested works, supplies or services or of any other stage of its life cycle, as referred to in point 22 of Article 2, to the extent that those criteria are specified in accordance with paragraph 4 and they concern factors directly involved in those processes and characterise the specific process of production or provision of the requested works, supplies or services.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) internal costs, including costs relating to acquisition, such as production costs, use, such as energy consumption, maintenance relating to use, such as maintenance and resource efficiency costs (including energy efficiency), end-of-life recycling and collection costs, and end of life, such as collection and recycling costs andsocial impact costs where these relate to performance of the contract. Internal costs also include considerations of efficient design, planning and process costs such as the use of electronic means.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2011/0439(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 80
Contracting entities may lay down special conditions relating to the performance of a contract, provided that they are indicated in the call for competition or in the specifications. Those conditions may, in particular, concern social andclude economic, innovative, environmental or social considerations. They may also include the requirement that economic operators foresee compensations for risks of price increases that are the result of price fluctuations (hedging) and that could substantially impact the performance of a contract. However, none of those special conditions shall result in loosing the link to the subject matter of the contract.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘life cycle’ means all consecutive and/or interlinked stages, including production, transport, use and maintenance, throughout the existence of a product or a works or the provision of a service, from raw material acquisition or generation of resources to disposal, clearance and finalisation. monetising, wherever possible, the full costs associated with the public procurement, including maintenance and resource (including energy) efficiency costs, end- of-life recycling costs, and social impact costs where these relate to performance of the contract. Efficient design, planning and use of electronic means can also be included in life cycle monetisation. For the purposes of public procurement, the life cycle runs from the point of purchase throughout the lifetime of the works, supplies or services and forms an integral and in-dissociable part of the calculation of what constitutes the Most Economically Advantageous Tender.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 7 – subparagraphs 1 and 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that, at the latest 2 years after the date provided for in Article 92(1)by 1 January 2017, at least 70% of procurement procedures under this Directive are performed using electronic means of communication, in particular e- submission, in accordance with the requirements of this Article. Member States shall ensure that, by 1 January 2020, all procurement procedures under this Directive are performed using electronic means of communication, in particular e- submission, in accordance with the requirements of this Article.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 46 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Member States may decide not to transpose into their national law the competitive procedure with negotiation, the competitive dialogue and the innovation partnership procedures.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The most economically advantageous tender referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article from the point of view of the contracting authority shall be identified on the basis of criteria linked to the subject-matter of the public contract in question and wherever possible, on the basis of the monetisation of the life cycle as defined in point 22 of Article 2. Those criteria shallmay include, in addition to the price or costs referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article, other criteria linked to the subject-matter of the public contract in question, such as:
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 75 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the specific process of production or provision of the requested works, supplies or services or of any other stage of its life cycle as referred to in point (22) of Article 2, to the extent that those criteria are specified in accordance with paragraph 4 and they concern factors directly involved in these processes and characterise the specific process of production or provision of the requested works, supplies or services.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 77 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) internal costs, including costs relating to acquisition, such as production costs, use, such as energy consumption, maintenance costs, and end of life, such as collection and recycling costs and relating to use, such as maintenance and resource efficiency costs (including energy efficiency), end-of-life recycling and collection costs, and social impact costs where these relate to performance of the contract. Internal costs also include considerations of efficient design, planning and process costs such as the use of electronic means.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 90 #

2011/0438(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 70
Contracting authorities may lay down special conditions relating to the performance of a contract, provided that they are indicated in the call for competition or in the specifications. Those conditions may, in particular, concern social andclude economic, innovative, environmental or social considerations. They may also include the requirement that economic operators foresee compensations for risks of price increases that are the result of price fluctuations (hedging) and that could substantially impact the performance of a contract. However, none of those special conditions shall result in loosing the link to the subject matter of the contract.
2012/07/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network (and in particular the core network corridors) in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Cohesion Fund allocation of each Member State under the Connecting Europe Facility shall respect national envelopes, but after the mid-term review, funding not committed by the Member State concerned shall be made available to all Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 176 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) Most research available clearly illustrates the substantial increased benefits that accrue from investments in ICT infrastructure to generate jobs and growth in both the long and short term, not just from the construction of the infrastructure itself but also from the immediate, strong and durable multiplier effect of enhanced digital capability throughout the economy, especially for small businesses; urges that every effort should be made not only to clarify amounts available in the Union Budget but to do everything to ensure that existing funds be shaped towards ICT take up;
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 394 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 399 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. VAT shall not be an eligible cost.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 487 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. As regards the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network (and in particular the core network corridors) exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 494 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible prioruntil 31 December 2017, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall explicitly shall be given to projects respecting the national allocatrespect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. From 1 January 2018, resources transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure projects by Member States according with their envelopes, shall be made available to all Member States eligible to the Cohesions Funder the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects; these projects shall be selected on a first come first served basis.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 498 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund shall not be counted into the [ ...]¹ % GDP capping methodology for Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund. _____________________ ¹Pending agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2014-2020.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 573 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Coordination Committee of the Facility. Thats established for each of the three sectors of the Facility - transport, energy and ICT infrastructure. These committees shall be a committees within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 575 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The committees shall ensurecoordinate their actions, in order to ensure consistency and a horizontal overview of the work programmes referred to in Aarticle 17 and to ensure consistency and that synergies are identified and exploited between sectors.
2012/10/10
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 14 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Despite its legal existence as defined in Directives 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas, the internal market in energy remains fragmented due to insufficient interconnections between national energy networks. Union-wide integrated networks, with effectively separated supply and production activities from network operations however are vital for ensuring a competitive and well functioning integrated market for promoting growth, employment and sustainable development.
2012/05/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility]. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and works and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if they are carried out in the parts of gas infrastructure sectors where the provisions on unbundling of Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas are implemented, including in those Member States where derogations are applied in this regard.
2012/05/07
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 129 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Despite its legal existence as defined in Directives 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas, the internal market in energy remains fragmented due to insufficient interconnections between national energy networks. Union-wide integrated networks, with effectively separated supply and production activities from network operations however are vital for ensuring a competitive and well functioning integrated market for promoting growth, employment and sustainable development.
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 584 #

2011/0300(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in point 2 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and works and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility], if they are carried out in the parts of gas infrastructure sectors where the provisions on unbundling of Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas are implemented, including in those Member States where derogations are applied in this regard. Projects of common interest falling under the categories set out in points 1, 2 and 4 of Annex II are eligible for Union financial support in the form of grants for studies and financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of [Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility].
2012/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The planning, development and operation of trans-European transport networks contribute to the attainment of major Union objectives, such as the full implementation and smooth functioning of the Sinternal mgle European Market and the strengthening of economic and soc, social and territorial cohesion and also have the specific objectives of allowing the seamless and sustainable mobility of persons and goods among Member States and ensuring appropriate accessibility and connectivity for all regions of the Union and contributing to further economic growth and competitiveness in a global perspective.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) In order to implement the core network within the given time horizon, a corridor approach could be used as an instrument to coordinate on a transnational basis different projects and synchronise the development of the corridor, thereby maximising network benefits. Therefore this instrument should provide prioritisation of corridor projects over other projects of the core network, in cases when the implementation of core network projects, due to financial or administrative constraints, notably reduces the possibilities for a corridor project to be implemented.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 213 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘freight terminal’ means a structure equipped for transhipment between at least two transport modes or between two different rail systems and for temporary storage of freight such as ports, inland ports, airports and rail-road terminals;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 214 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge which is different to that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435mm), for which certain major infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of that network arising from its geographic detachment or peripheral location;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 243 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide appropriate accessibility of all regions of the UnionCohesion through: (i) contributing to accessibility and connectivity of all regions of the Union, including outermost regions, insular, peripheral as well as mountainous ones, thereby promoting social, economic and territorial cohesion and, supporting inclusive growth, and reducing transport infrastructure disparities among various parts of the Union.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 306 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Union, Member States, regions and local authorities located on the TENs, infrastructure managers and other project promoters, when developing the comprehensive network, shall give particular consideration to measures that are necessary for:
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 355 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) railway lines are equipped with ERTMS, following the economic cost- benefit analysis;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 376 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3–point c – subpoint 2
(2) electrification, with the exception of sidings and terminals;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 385 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3–point c – subpoint 3
(3) lines which are used by conventional freight trains: 22,5 t axle load, and 75740 m train length plus an additional 10 m safety margin;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 394 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) migrating to 1 435 mm nominal track gauge;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 401 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) achieving standards higher than those set out as minimum requirements in the technical specifications, as described in Article 13meeting the infrastructure requirements and enhancing interoperability.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 606 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 1
– full electrification of the railway lines, with the exception of sidings and terminals;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 622 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
– lines with regularconventional freight traffic: at least 22.5 t axle load, 100 km/h line speed and 7540 m train length plus an additional 10 m safety margin;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 625 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
- full deployment of ERTMS, except for isolated networks;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 626 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2 b (new)
- nominal track gauge for new railway lines: 1435 mm;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 667 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In cases when implementation of a core network project due to financial or administrative constraints notably reduces possibilities for a core network corridor project to be implemented, priority shall be given to a core network corridor project.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 709 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. For each core network corridor, the Member States, regions and local authorities located on the TENs concerned shall jointly establish a corridor platform responsible for defining the general objectives of the core network corridor and for preparing and supervising the measures referred to in Article 53(1).
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 716 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The corridor platform shall be composed of the representatives of the Member States, regions and local authorities concerned and, as appropriate, other public and private entities. In any case, the relevant infrastructure managers as defined in Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure shall participate in the corridor platform.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 184 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 9a current level of direct payments per hectare below 80 % of the EU average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the UnionMember States with a level of direct payments above 80% but below the EU average should close this gap by 10 %. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. However, the maximum level of direct payments per hectare in the Member States should not exceed 120% of the EU average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 646 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 and 2a shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 1000 of direct payments for the previous year.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 657 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall establish appropriate objective and non- discriminatory criteria to ensure that no direct payments are granted to a natural or legal person whose agricultural activities form only an insignificant part of its overall economic activities, and whose income from agricultural activities form less than a certain percentage of total incomes of the beneficiary.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 908 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set, for each Member State, the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be usetd in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37 and 39. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1418 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chaptershall be entitled ipso facto to payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - farmers which have at least 20 % of forest areas; - farmers with more than 50 % of the eligible agricultural area covered by grassland; - farmers which are 100 % certified as using sustainable farming methods, including of integrated farming.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1550 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: - where the arable land is entirely used for grass production or other herbaceous forage, entirely left fallow, entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or a combination of these, or; - where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 50% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent crops.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1625 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure the maintenance of the ratio of the land under permanent grassland in relation to the total agricultural area. That obligation shall apply at national or regional level. The reference ratio shall be established as relation between the land under permanent grassland and total agricultural area declared by the farmers in 2014.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1643 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not appMember States shall ensure that the ratio under this Article shall not decrease to the detriment of land under permanent grassland by more than 10 % relatively into the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstancesratio for the relevant reference year.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1667 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land. For the purposes of paragraph 2, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules on maintenance of permanent grassland, in particular to ensure that measures are taken to maintain the ratio, including individual obligations to be respected such as obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grassland where it is established that the ratio of land under permanent grassland is decreasing.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1728 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the arable land and area covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and permanent crops, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strip like hedges or stone walls, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen-fixing crops, land cultivated according to environmentally friendly methods and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1763 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the minimum percentage indicated in paragraph 1 is reduced to: - 5% in cases of joint undertakings of groups of farmers putting in place continuous, adjacent ecological focus areas; - 1,5% in the Member States with at least 45% of their total terrestrial area covered by forests or; - 1,5% in the Member States where utilised agricultural area constitute is less than 35% of the total terrestrial area.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2046 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, pigmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2112 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide to use up to 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II provided that:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2118 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to 20% provided that they applied, until 31 December 2013, the single area payment scheme as laid down in Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, or financed measures under Article 111 of that Regulation, or are concerned by the derogation provided for in Article 69(5), or, in the case of Malta, in Article 69(1) of that Regulation; and/or
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2123 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to 10% provided that they allocated, during at least one year in the period 2010- 2013, more than 5 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action.deleted
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 29 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
(58) In order to strengthen the focus on results and achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives and targets, fivone per cent of the resources for the ‘Investment for growth and jobs’ goal should be set aside as a performance reserve for each Fund, and category of region in each Member State.
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 30 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure the effectiveness of the CSF Funds, in particular through monitoring, reporting and evaluationplanning, implementing, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 32 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 18 – paragraph 1
51% of the resources allocated to each CSF Fund and Member State, with the exception of resources allocated to the European territorial cooperation goal and to Title V of the EMFF Regulation, shall constitute a performance reserve to be allocated in accordance with Article 20.
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Conditionality linked to the coordination of Member States' economic policies 1. The Commission may request a Member State to review and propose amendments to its Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes, where this is necessary: a) to support the implementation of a Council recommendation, addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Articles 121(2) and/or 148(4) of the Treaty, or to support the implementation of measures addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; b) to support the implementation of a Council recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 126(7) of the Treaty; c) to support the implementation of a Council recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No …/2011 [on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances], provided that these amendments are deemed necessary to help correct the macroeconomic imbalances; or d) to maximise the growth and competitiveness impact of the available CSF Funds pursuant to paragraph 4, if a Member State meets one of the following conditions: (i) Union financial assistance is made available to it under Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010; (ii) medium-term financial assistance is made available to it in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002; (iii) financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan is made available to it in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism. 2. The Member State shall submit a proposal for amending the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes within one month. If necessary, the Commission shall make observations within one month from the submission of the amendments, in which case the Member State shall re-submit its proposal within one month. 3. Where the Commission has not made observations or where its observations have been satisfactorily taken into account, the Commission shall adopt a decision approving the amendments to the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes without undue delay. 4. By derogation to paragraph 1, where financial assistance is made available to a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1(d) and is linked to an adjustment programme, the Commission may without any proposal from the Member State amend the Partnership Contract and the programmes with a view to maximising the growth and competitiveness impact of the available CSF Funds. To ensure effective implementation of the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes, the Commission shall become involved in their management as detailed in the adjustment programme or the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Member State concerned. 5. Where the Member State fails to respond to the Commission's request referred to in paragraph 1 or does not reply satisfactorily within one month to the observations of the Commission referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may, within three months following its observations, adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, suspending part or all of the payments for the programmes concerned. 6. The Commission shall suspend, by means of implementing acts, part or all of the payments and commitments for the programmes concerned where: a) the Council decides that the Member State does not comply with the specific measures set out by the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; b) the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(8) or Article 126(11) of the Treaty that the Member State concerned has not taken effective action to correct its excessive deficit; c) the Council concludes in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2011 [on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances] that, on two successive instances, the Member State has not submitted a sufficient corrective action plan or the Council adopts a decision declaring non- compliance in accordance with Article 10(4) of that Regulation; d) the Commission concludes that the Member State has not taken measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 or Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 and as a consequence decides not to authorise the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to this Member State; or e) the Board of Directors of the European stability mechanism concludes that the conditionality attached to an ESM financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan to the concerned Member State was not met and as a consequence decides not to disburse the stability support granted to it. 7. When deciding to suspend part or all of the payments or commitments in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 respectively, the Commission shall ensure that the suspension is proportionate and effective, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, and respects equality of treatment between Member States, in particular with regard to the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. 8. The Commission shall without delay lift the suspension of payments and commitments where the Member State has proposed amendments to the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes as requested by the Commission, which the Commission has approved and, where applicable: a) the Council has decided that the Member State complies with the specific measures set out by the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; b) the excessive deficit procedure is held in abeyance in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 or the Council has decided in accordance with Article 126(12) of the Treaty to abrogate the decision on the existence of an excessive deficit; c) the Council has endorsed the corrective action plan submitted by the concerned Member State in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No […] [EIP Regulation] or the excessive imbalance procedure is placed in a position of abeyance in accordance with Article 10(5) of that Regulation or the Council has closed the excessive imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 11 of that Regulation; d) the Commission has concluded that the Member State has taken measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 or Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 and as a consequence has authorised the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to this Member State; or e) the Board of Directors of the European stability mechanism has concluded that the conditionality attached to a financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan to the concerned Member State is met and as a consequence has decided to disburse the stability support granted to it. At the same time, the Council shall decide, on a proposal from the Commission, to re-budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation (EU) No […] laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 to 2020.deleted
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Each programme, except those where technical assistance is undertaken under a specific programme, shall set out the indicative amount of support to be used for climate change objectives.deleted
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
(55 a) In order to meet the objective of this Regulation, namely to reduce disparities between levels of development of the various regions, the disparities in average per capita aid intensities that may arise for some Member States in comparison to period 2007-2013 should be reduced, therefore the capping rates for cohesion funding allocations for the period 2014-2020 should be set at least at the level of the period 2007-2013 referring to the calculation methodology set out in the Annex II of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. The level of capping shall be reduced according to the exclusion of fisheries and rural development funds.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make duly justified observations within three months of the date of submission of the programme. The Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, revise the proposed programme accordingly.
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the CSF Funds may support actions for preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and communication, networking, complaint resolution, and control and audit. The CSF Funds may be used by the Member State to support actions for the reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries, including electronic data exchange systems, and actions to reinforce the capacity of Member State authorities and beneficiaries to administer and use the CSF Funds. These actions may concern preceding and subsequent programming periods, and shall be geared towards implementing long-lasting institutional capability.
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) It is necessary to fix the limits of those resources for the 'Investment for growth and jobs' goal and to adopt objective criteria for their allocation to regions and Member States. In order to encourage the necessary acceleration of development of infrastructure in transport and energy as well as information and communication technologies across the Union, a Connecting Europe Facility should be created. The allocation of the annual appropriations from the Funds and the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the Connecting Europe Facility to a Member State should be limited to a ceiling that would be fixed taking into account the capacity of that particular Member State to absorb these appropriations. In addition, in line with the headline target on poverty reduction, it is necessary to reorient the scheme for food support for the most deprived persons to promote social inclusion and the harmonious development of the Union. A mechanism is envisaged which transfers resources to this instrument and ensures that these will be constituted from ESF allocations through an implicit corresponding decrease of the minimum percentage of the Structural Funds to be allocated to the ESF in each country.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall clearly define the forms of support mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Regulation together with the related eligibility criteria before the beginning of the 2014-2020 programming period.
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 45 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes, which complements national, regional and local intervention, to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines, the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and, the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 6
6. 51% of the resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall constitute the performance reserve to be allocated in accordance with Article 20.
2012/04/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) mechanisms for ensuring the coherence and consistency of the programming of the CSF Funds with the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) an analysis of disparities and development needs with reference to the thematic objectives and key actions defined in the Common Strategic Framework and the targets set in the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of the Partnership Contract with this Regulation, with the Common Strategic Framework, and the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, taking account of the ex ante evaluations of the programmes, and shall make observations within three months of the date of submission of the Partnership Contract. The Member State shall provide all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, shall revise the Partnership Contract.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of programmes with this Regulation, the Fund-specific rules, their effective contribution to the thematic objectives and the Union priorities specific to each CSF Fund, the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract, the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, taking account of the ex ante evaluation. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the programme strategy, the corresponding objectives, indicators, targets and the allocation of budgetary resources.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 110 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the consistency of the selected thematic objectives, the priorities and corresponding objectives of the programmes with the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract and the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In order to reduce the disparities in average per capita aid intensities that may arise for some Member States in comparison to period 2007-2013, the capping rates for cohesion funding allocations for the period 2014-2020 shall be set at least at the level of the period 2007-2013 referring to the calculation methodology set out in the Annex II of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. The level of capping shall be reduced according to the exclusion of fisheries and rural development funds.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Support from the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility shall be implemented in accordance with Article [13] of Regulation (EU) […]/2012 on establishing the Connecting Europe Facility35 in respect of projects listed in Annex 1 to that Regulation, giving greatest possible priority to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. After the mid-tem review of the financial framework uncommitted fund allocations shall be allocated horizontally amongst the projects selected on a first come first served basis. Support from the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility shall not be limited to a ceiling that would be fixed taking into account the capacity of Member States to absorb appropriations.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 142 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) an identification of needs addressing the challenges identified in the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, and taking into account the Integrated Guidelines and national and regional specificities;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1234 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For Member States which acceded to the Union before 2013, whose GDP per capita is below 75% of the EU 27 average, and whose average real GDP growth 2008- 2010 was lower than the EU 27 average, the cohesion policy allocation shall not be lower than in the period 2007-2013.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be primarily concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) A shift towards sustainable mobility - based on multimodal transport, integrated transport systems and diversion of international and transit traffic out of the city centres - is crucial to achieve its EU 2020 targets, given that transport accounts for 24 % of all CO2 emissions in the Union and transport in the Union has seen its emissions increase by 34 % since 1990. The sustainable mobility will require major investments, e.g. in bypassing urban areas, promotion of modern and environmentally friendly public transport, intelligent traffic management systems as well as public logistic platforms or intermodal terminals.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 c (new)
(7 c) New funding priorities focusing on the achievement of complex multimodal transport are indispensable.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In order to identify or test new solutions to issues relating to sustainable urban development which are of relevance at Union level, the ERDF should support innovative actions and technologies in the field of sustainable urban development including innovative traffic management systems.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The ERDF should address the problems of accessibility to, and remoteness from, large markets facing areas with an extremely low population density, as referred to in Protocol No 6 on special provisions for Objective 6 in the framework of the Structural Funds in Finland and Sweden to the 1994 Act of Accession. The ERDF should also address the specific difficulties encountered by certain islands, mountainous areas, border regions and sparsely populated areas whose geographical situation slows down their development, with a view to supporting their sustainable development. As a next point, the ERDF should address the problems of regular transport services to and from national and regional capitals, links between cities and their surrounding areas - including rural areas - or regions, connections of industrial zones and international airports as well as cultural exchange and tourism infrastructure.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of energy, environment, transport,sustainable tourism and transport - including removal of bottlenecks, connections of industrial zones and international airports to trans- European and fundamental national infrastructure, strengthening of trans- border links as well as the links between cities and their surrounding areas or regions - and information and communication technologies (ICT);
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) support to public research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and, transport safety, technological innovation in transport and mobility as well as applied research in enterprises;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
(e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas, including sustainable mobility chains that combine walking- cycling-carpooling-public transport and mobility, intelligent traffic management systems and diversion of international and transit traffic out of the city centres;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 114 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
(a) supporting a multimodal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) network and the modernisation of existing fundamental infrastructure;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 117 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) enhancing regional and local mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes and other places to TEN-T infrastructure and among each other where relevant;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
(d a) developing a complex system of multimodal transport including public logistic platforms, intermodal terminals and initial support of regular intermodal transport links as well as inclusion of industrial zones and international airports in multimodal transport and their adequate connection to trans-European and fundamental national infrastructure;
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shall support, within operational programmes, sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate, transport and social challenges affecting urban areas.
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 158 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 15
Railway km Total length of new railway line of which: TEN-T km Total length of repaired, reconstructed or upgraded railway line of which: TEN-T
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 162 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 19
Roads km Total length of newly built roads of which: TEN-T km Total length of repaired, reconstructed or upgraded roads of which: TEN-T
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #

2011/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 20 a (new)
International airports minutes Total reduction of the average time needed to reach the airport by means of public transport from the nearest city centre
2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 131 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Through the adaptations of the European agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport, signed in Geneva on 1 July 1970, including its six amendments, deposited with the Secretary- General of the United Nations (AETR), the use of the recording equipment referred to in Annex IB has been made mandatory as regards vehicles registered in neighbouring third countries. As these countries are directly affected by changes to the recording equipment introduced by the present Regulation, they should be able to participate in dialogue on technical matters and on the establishment of a single electronic system for the exchange of information on driver cards. A Tachograph Forum should accordingly be set up.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 302 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Chapter II – Article 9(1)
- Chapter II, Article 9(1), of the Regulation shall be replaced by the following: By way of derogation from Article 8, where a driver accompanies a vehicle which is transported by ferry or train, and takes a daily rest period or a reduced weekly rest period, that period may be interrupted not more than twice by other activities not exceeding one hour in total. During the regular daily rest period mentioned in paragraph 1 the driver shall have access to a bunk or couchette.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 304 #

2011/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Chapter II – Article 9 – new point 1(a)
- The following new point 1(a) shall be inserted in Chapter II, Article 9, of the Regulation: By way of derogation from Article 8, a driver may interrupt a daily rest period or a reduced weekly rest period spent in the vehicle not more than twice to perform other activities not exceeding one hour in total in order to move the vehicle in border-crossing, customs, loading or unloading areas.
2012/03/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2011/0190(COD)

Proposal for a directive- amending act
Recital 7
(7) Passenger ships operate mostly in ports or close to coastal areas and their impacts on human health and the environment are significant. Those ships are required to use marine fuel with the same maximum sulphur content as is applicable in SECAs (1.5%). Given that stricter sulphur standards will apply in SECAs, it is justified by the need to improve air quality around ports and coasts in the non-SECA territories that the same standards apply to passenger ships. However, the introduction of a new SECA standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availability.
2011/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2011/0190(COD)

Proposal for a directive- amending act
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In order to ensure that the air quality and health benefits can be enjoyed by the Member States whose coasts are not part of SECAs, and to establish a minimum level playing field for the sector across the Union, the same fuel quality requirement should be extended to the territorial seas of Member States and to pollution control areas outside SECAs.
2011/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2011/0190(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 13
(13) In order to determine the date of the application of 0.50% sulphur limit, to designate new SECAs, to approve new alternative abatement methods and to establish the appropriate conditions for their use, to ensure appropriate monitoring of sulphur content of fuels and the harmonized content and the format of Member States' reports and to adapt the provisions of the Directive to scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of specification of the date from which the maximum sulphur content of fuel of 0.50% by mass should apply in the Union, designation of new SECAs on the basis of the decision of the IMO, approval of new emission abatement methods not covered by Council Directive 96/98/EC15 and establishment, supplementation or amendment of conditions for their use, the specification of the means of sampling and emission monitoring and the content and the format of the report and the amendment of Article 2, points 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b and 4 or Article 6 paragraph 1(a) and 2 in the light of scientific and technical progress and, where relevant, the instruments of the IMO. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2011/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2011/0190(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – introductory part
'1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that marine fuels are not used in the areas of their territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones falling outside SOx Emission Control Areas if the sulphur content of those fuels by mass exceeds:
2011/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 65 #

2011/0190(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – point (a)
(a) 31.50 % as of 1 January 2012;
2011/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2011/0190(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – point b
(b) 0.510 % as from 1 January 202015.
2011/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #

2011/0190(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a of this Directive concerning the date from which the sulphur standard laid down in point (b) of this paragraph applies. Based on the assessment by the IMO of the availability of marine fuel to comply with the maximum sulphur content of fuel of 0.50% by mass, referred to in Regulation 14(8) of Annex VI of MARPOL, this date shall be 1 January 2020 or 1 January 2025.
2011/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 80 #

2011/0190(COD)

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (e)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 4 – point (d)
(d) 0.10 % as from 1 January 202015.
2011/11/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that transport underpins Europe's economic and social activity, that the transport sector represents 4.6% of the European Union's GDP, while employing 9.2 million individuals, and that, as well as allowing communication between individuals and communities and providing the network upon which the movement of goods in the single market ultimately depends, the sector is significant in terms of its potential contribution to ensuring soceconomic, social and territorial cohesion, boosting employment and trade and enhancing the tourism sector, together with the contribution an efficient transport system can make to reduced carbon emissions, pollution and congestion;
2010/12/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that, viewed particularly from a financial efficiency standpoint, the need to ensure real added value from EU budgetary expenditure on transport policy items is paramount; notes that, while duplication or displacement of investment and expenditure better undertaken at national and regional level must be avoided, it is essential not to miss the opportunities for facilitating sustainable growth which the added value of EU transport expenditure at national, regional and cross- border level alone can provide;
2010/12/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Draws particular attention to the added value of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), whose priority projects are all transnational and whose added value is particularly evident in context of development of efficient, multimodal and comprehensive EU transport network and addressing the issue of lack of accessibility and low interoperability between various parts of the EU, in cross- border sections of projects and in the leverage effect which EU investment has in encouraging private and public funding of strategic projects;
2010/12/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Calls therefore for an increase in 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, as well as improved coordination between the EU and Member States and between the revised TEN-T Guidelines and the EU Cohesion strategic guidelines, in order to ensure consistency in funding priorities between the EU and national levels in full conformity within this for the core TEN-T network, thus increasing EU added value, and for TEN-T funding to be made conditional upon the conce Guidelines and thus to use better the available sources of financing and increase its added value in the implementration of national funding on the TEN-T core networkthe EU objectives;
2010/12/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2010/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the necessity to complete formation of free market for all modes of transport, in order to ensure an internal market without borders where free movement of goods and services are guaranteed and where clear and easily enforceable rules provide free and fair competition;
2010/10/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2010/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, while reviewing legislation on passenger rights and reimbursement for delays, to guarantee fair and equal compensation schemes for delays across all transport modes (25 % compensation for a delay of more than 1 hour, 50 % for a delay of more than 2 hours, according to the existing legislation in the field of railways) and the setting-up of independent arbitration bodies between operators and clientensure that enforcement of existing legislation for all transport modes is further improved by the Member States and to provide adequate degree of protection of passengers so that passengers and industry can enjoy a level playing field and similar degrees of protection, according to the different transport modes;
2010/10/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #

2010/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to analyse the effects on the intermodal transport market of the substantial assistance given in recent years to the automotive industry;deleted
2010/10/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2010/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to avoid unensure free and fair competition within the liberalised road transport sector byincluding complete opening of this market for cabotage, and to guaranteeing that social, safety and environmental rules are properly applied, paying special attention to the opening of this market for cabotage and dumping practices;
2010/10/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2010/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Riders of L-category vehicles belong to a vulnerable road user group with the highest fatality and injury rates among all road users. This Regulation should therefore be aligned with the European Road Safety Policy 2011-2020 and should introduce effective primary safety measures to provide the riders with vehicles equipped with the safest reasonably affordable technologies. Along with requirements for safe cornering and lighting and anti-tampering measures, this Regulation introduces mandatory Anti-lock Breaking Systems (ABS) for new motorcycles of certain categories. The efficiency of the chosen safety measures, which should be complemented by better training and education for riders of L-category vehicles and adapted road infrastructure, is well tested and proven by research and studies,
2011/03/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2010/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point a
(a) new motorcycles(27) of the L3e–A1 subcategory which are sold, registered and entering into service are to be equipped with either an anti-lock(28) or a combined brake system(29) or both types of advanced brake systems, at the choice of the vehicle manufacturer;deleted
2011/03/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #

2010/0271(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point b
(b) new motorcycles(27) of subcategories L3e– A1, L3e–A2 and L3e–A3 which are sold, registered and entering into service to be equipped with an anti-lock(28) brake system on both wheels.
2011/03/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 150 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. A railway undertaking shall be entitled to apply for a licence in the Member State in which it is established. In the Member States which are bordering with third countries, with the network whose track gauge is different from the main rail network within the Union and whose rail freight markets are dominated by the rail freight carriages to and from third countries, the licensing authorities when making decision on the issue of licences to railway undertakings which are directly or indirectly effectively controlled through the ownership shares of third country or nationals of third country, may take into account existence or non-existence of reciprocal access for the EU rail undertakings to the rail freight market of the respective third country.
2012/05/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) For the protection of customers and third parties concerned it is important to ensure that railway undertakings are sufficiently insured against liability. Coverage of its liability in the event of accidents through guarantees provided by banks or other undertakings should also be allowed, provided that such coverage is offered under market conditions, does not result in a State aid and does not contain elements of discrimination against railway undertakings.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) For the protection of customers and third parties concerned it is important to ensure that railway undertakings are sufficiently insured against liability. Coverage of its liability in the event of accidents through guarantees provided by banks or other undertakings should also be allowed, provided that such coverage is offered under market conditions, does not result in a State aid and does not contain elements of discrimination against railway undertakings.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may exclude from the application of Article 31(5) vehicles operated or intended to be operated from and to third countries, running on a network whose track gauge is different from the main rail network within the Union.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may exclude from the application of Article 31(5) vehicles operated or intended to be operated from and to third countries, running on a network whose track gauge is different from the main rail network within the Union.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 343 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. HWithout prejudice to the charging framework of Articles 31 and 32, and having due regard to Articles 93, 107 and 108 of the Treaty, Member States may alsoshall provide the infrastructure manager with financing consistent with its tasks, the size of the infrastructure and financial requirements, in particular in order to cover new investments.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 343 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. HWithout prejudice to the charging framework of Articles 31 and 32, and having due regard to Articles 93, 107 and 108 of the Treaty, Member States may alsoshall provide the infrastructure manager with financing consistent with its tasks, the size of the infrastructure and financial requirements, in particular in order to cover new investments.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 476 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. A railway undertaking shall be entitled to apply for a licence in the Member State in which it is established, provided that Member States or nationals of Member States. A Member State shall take a decision on an application for a licence by a railway undertaking established own in total more than 50% of this railway undertaking and effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings, except where an agreement with a third country to which the European Union is a party provides otherwisets territory where that railway undertaking is owned by more than 50% in total by third party interests outside of the EU and where such third parties effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 476 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. A railway undertaking shall be entitled to apply for a licence in the Member State in which it is established, provided that Member States or nationals of Member States. A Member State shall take a decision on an application for a licence by a railway undertaking established own in total more than 50% of this railway undertaking and effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings, except where an agreement with a third country to which the European Union is a party provides otherwisets territory where that railway undertaking is owned by more than 50% in total by third party interests outside of the EU and where such third parties effectively control it, whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 484 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 , a railway undertaking shall be adequately insured or have guarantees under market conditions for cover, in accordance with national and international law, of its liabilities in the event of accidents, in particular in respect of freight, mail and third parties.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 484 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 , a railway undertaking shall be adequately insured or have guarantees under market conditions for cover, in accordance with national and international law, of its liabilities in the event of accidents, in particular in respect of freight, mail and third parties.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 494 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that the charging framework and charging rules are published in the network statement. In cases resulting from the conditions of competition with third countries, charging principles and charging rules are not published in the network statement but are published separately no later than 3 months before the date of entry into force of the new timetable.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 494 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that the charging framework and charging rules are published in the network statement. In cases resulting from the conditions of competition with third countries, charging principles and charging rules are not published in the network statement but are published separately no later than 3 months before the date of entry into force of the new timetable.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 508 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Article or to Article 32, the charges for the minimum access package shall be set at the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the train service, according to Annex VIII, point 1 . In order to obtain full recovery of the costs incurred by the infrastructure manager a Member State may, if the market can bear this, levy mark-ups on the basis of efficient, transparent and non-discriminatory principles, while guaranteeing optimal competitiveness in particular of international rail services. The charging system shall respect the productivity increases achieved by railway undertakings. The level of charges must not, however, exclude the use of infrastructure by market segments which can pay at least the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the railway service, plus a rate of return which the market can bear. Before approving the levy of such mark- ups, Member States shall evaluate their relevance for specific market segments, considering at least the pairs listed in Annex VIII, point 3 and retaining the relevant ones. The list of market segments defined by infrastructure managers shall contain at least the three following ones: freight services, passenger services within the framework of a public service contract and other passenger services. Infrastructure managers may further distinguish market segments. Market segments in which railway undertakings are not currently operating but may provide services during the period of validity of the charging system shall also be defined. The infrastructure manager shall not include a mark-up in the charging system for these market segments. The list of market segments shall be published in the network statement and shall be reviewed at least every five years.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 508 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Article or to Article 32, the charges for the minimum access package shall be set at the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the train service, according to Annex VIII, point 1 . In order to obtain full recovery of the costs incurred by the infrastructure manager a Member State may, if the market can bear this, levy mark-ups on the basis of efficient, transparent and non-discriminatory principles, while guaranteeing optimal competitiveness in particular of international rail services. The charging system shall respect the productivity increases achieved by railway undertakings. The level of charges must not, however, exclude the use of infrastructure by market segments which can pay at least the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the railway service, plus a rate of return which the market can bear. Before approving the levy of such mark- ups, Member States shall evaluate their relevance for specific market segments, considering at least the pairs listed in Annex VIII, point 3 and retaining the relevant ones. The list of market segments defined by infrastructure managers shall contain at least the three following ones: freight services, passenger services within the framework of a public service contract and other passenger services. Infrastructure managers may further distinguish market segments. Market segments in which railway undertakings are not currently operating but may provide services during the period of validity of the charging system shall also be defined. The infrastructure manager shall not include a mark-up in the charging system for these market segments. The list of market segments shall be published in the network statement and shall be reviewed at least every five years.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 535 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. In order to obtain full recovery of the costs incurred by the infrastructure manager a Member State may, if the market can bear this, levy mark-ups on the basis of efficient, transparent and non-discriminatory principles, while guaranteeing optimal competitiveness in particular of international rail freight. The charging system shall respect the productivity increases achieved by railway undertakings. The level of charges must not, however, exclude the use of infrastructure by market segments which can pay at least the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the railway service, plus a rate of return which the market can bear. These market segments shall be established in accordance with the criteria laid down in Annex VIII, point 3 subject to the prior approval of the regulatory body. For market segments for which there is no traffic, mark-ups shall not be included in the charging system. Annex VIII, point 3 may be amended in the light of experience in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 535 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. In order to obtain full recovery of the costs incurred by the infrastructure manager a Member State may, if the market can bear this, levy mark-ups on the basis of efficient, transparent and non-discriminatory principles, while guaranteeing optimal competitiveness in particular of international rail freight. The charging system shall respect the productivity increases achieved by railway undertakings. The level of charges must not, however, exclude the use of infrastructure by market segments which can pay at least the cost that is directly incurred as a result of operating the railway service, plus a rate of return which the market can bear. These market segments shall be established in accordance with the criteria laid down in Annex VIII, point 3 subject to the prior approval of the regulatory body. For market segments for which there is no traffic, mark-ups shall not be included in the charging system. Annex VIII, point 3 may be amended in the light of experience in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 60.deleted
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 555 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and representatives of the regulatory bodies, which co-operate according to Article 57, shall be informed of and invited to attend as observers all meetings at which common principles and practices for the allocation of infrastructure are developed. In the case of IT-based allocation systems, the regulatory bodies shall receive sufficient information from these systems to allow them to perform their regulatory supervision in accordance with the provisions of Article 56.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 555 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and representatives of the regulatory bodies, which co-operate according to Article 57, shall be informed of and invited to attend as observers all meetings at which common principles and practices for the allocation of infrastructure are developed. In the case of IT-based allocation systems, the regulatory bodies shall receive sufficient information from these systems to allow them to perform their regulatory supervision in accordance with the provisions of Article 56.
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 708 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 8 – point 3
3. TIn case the infrastructure manager shall demonstrate to the regulatory body the ability of a train service to pay mark-ups according to Article 32(1), whereby each of the services listed under a single one of the following points shall belong to different market segmentlevies mark-ups, it shall develop a list of market segments to which the regulatory body shall give its prior approval. Mark-ups shall be such that traffic volumes in individual segments develop no worse than traffic volumes on competing markets. The pairs to be considered by infrastructure managers when they define a list of market segments with a view to introducing mark-ups in the charging system according to Article 31(3) include at least the following ones:
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 708 #

2010/0253(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex 8 – point 3
3. TIn case the infrastructure manager levies mark-ups, it shall demonstrate to the regulatory body the ability of a train service to pay mark-ups according to Article 32(1), whereby each of the services listed under a single one of the following points shall belong to different market segmentvelop a list of market segments to which the regulatory body shall give its prior approval. Mark-ups shall be such that traffic volumes in individual segments develop no worse than traffic volumes on competing markets. The pairs to be considered by infrastructure managers when they define a list of market segments with a view to introducing mark-ups in the charging system according to Article 31(3) include at least the following ones:
2011/05/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the specific situation of the Baltic States, which to a large extent are currently isolated from the European transport network, and takes the view that this strategy should, inter alia, help to address the lack of appropriate infrastructure and accessibility, as well as low interoperability between various national transport networks owing to different technical systems and administrative barriers, in order to develop a comprehensive multimodal transport system across the Baltic Sea Region;
2010/03/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that one of the common goals of the European Ports Policy is to make European sea ports more competitive, as they often face unfair competition from non-EU ports as well as discriminatory measures adopted in the relevant regional markets by countries adjoining the EU, and notes the situation of the Baltic Sea ports in this regard;
2010/03/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Considers themes such as water sports, wellness and spa tourism, the cultural heritage and landscapes to offer great potential for developing the region’s profile as a tourist destination;
2010/03/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Regards improvements in transport links and the elimination of bottlenecks to be of no less importance for this service sector than for manufacturing industry, and notes that border-crossing difficulties at checkpoints on the EU’s eastern border with the Russian Federation, which cause long queues of lorries and pose threats to the environment, social harmony, traffic safety and drivers’ safety, could be solved via this strategy in order to ensure the smooth flow of goods through the Baltic Sea region;
2010/03/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 196 #

2008/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that exchange of best practices concerning mobility governance and better co-ordination is essential for improving urban transport and mobility, as such shortcomings like lack of appropriate allocation of responsibilities and properly co-ordinated actions between various local, regional and national authorities, and insufficient co- ordination of planning urban, suburban and rural transport systems are being observed;
2008/04/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 208 #

2008/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that the EU has a role to play in the development, promotion and exchange of best practices of Intelligent' Transport Systems (ITS) and funding innovative technologies, as they can make a significant contribution to, for example, improving road safety and the flow of traffic; considers, therefore, that the further development and, above all, increasing adoption in the European Union of ITS should be promoted;
2008/04/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #

2008/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new).
11a. Stresses that the current EU financial instruments and programmes, especially those aimed at the exchange of best practices and research should be enlarged and developed more widely and suggests that a training programme for new urban planners and developers be established;
2008/04/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. having regard to the future challenges facing European ports, particularly in the areas of the environment, globalisation, sustainable development, employment, finance, market access and administration, as well as anti-competitive and discriminatory measures taken by non-EU countries in relevant geographical markets,
2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that European Union ports are in competition with third country ports which are often not subject to the same rules, and also face discriminatory economic policies implemented by EU neighbouring countries, for example via discriminatory tariff policies;
2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to conduct a survey of the problems encountered by European ports in this area and calls on the Commission to consider compiling a log of these problems, so as specifically to tackle problems generated by competition with third country portnon-EU ports and anti-competitive and discriminatory measures taken by EU neighbouring countries;
2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The national plan referred to in paragraph 1 shall be developed in cooperation with local and regional authorities and include inter alia the following elements:
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 442 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that local and regional authorities are involved in the development of information, awareness raising, guidance and training programmes.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2008/0147(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
(12) Time-based user charges levied on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis should not discriminate against occasional users, since a high proportion of such users are likely to be non-national hauliers. A more detailed ratio between daily, weekly, monthly and annual rates should therefore be fixed. For reasons of efficiency and fairness, time-based user charges should be considered as a transitional instrument for charging of infrastructure. A phasing out of time-based charging systems should therefore be taken into consideration at the latest by 2013. The Member States with EU land external borders with third countries may derogate from this provision and continue to apply time-based charging systems after 2013 in order to ensure that charges applied to the vehicles queuing on the border-crossing points are of equal value to (correspond with) the environment pollution actually caused.
2008/11/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2008/0147(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 26
(26) A comprehensive assessment of the experience acquired in those Member States which apply an infrastructure and/or an external cost charge in accordance with this Directive should be sent in due time by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council. This assessment should also include an analysis of progress in the strategy to fight climate change, including in defining a common fuel tax element related to climate change in Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, including of the fuel used by heavy goods vehicles. In the light of this progress, the question of carbon dioxide eThis assessment should also include a progress report on the internalisation process for all modes of transport. In the light of this comprehensive assessment, the Commissions should be included and an analysis of any other further appropriate actions should be continuedpropose a further revision of Directive 1999/62/EC, also taking into account further externalities to be included, the possibility to impose a mandatory charging system and the possibility to phase out time-based charging systems while providing a derogation for the Member States with EU land external borders with third countries to continue to apply time-based charging systems.
2008/11/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 422 #

2008/0147(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the technical and economic feasibility of gradual abolishing time-based charging systems with a derogation for the Member States with the EU land external borders with third countries to continue to apply time-based charging systems.
2008/11/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2008/0127(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 -point -a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 549/2004
Article 2 − point -a (new)
(-a) The following point -a shall be inserted: (-a) "right of transit" shall mean the right for air carriers in respect of international air services to fly across the territory of a country without landing in accordance with Article 15 of the Chicago Convention.
2008/11/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #

2008/0127(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – point 10a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 550/2004
Article 16 a (new)
(10a) The following Article 16a shall be inserted: Article 16a Third countries 1. At the request of a Member State, or on its own initiative, the Commission may examine the limitations, including charges and payments of any kind, imposed by a third country in connection with the transit of Community carriers over its territory. 2. If the Commission determines that the measures referred to in paragraph 1 fail to afford treatment to Community carriers which is not less favourable than that provided under Article 15 of the Chicago Convention or in the Transit Agreement, or which is otherwise discriminatory, it shall report to the Council and may decide that the Member States shall deny or limit the transit over their territory by one or more of the carriers of the third country concerned. 3. Decisions taken pursuant to paragraph 2 shall remain in force for as long as the measures which justify their adoption remain in place. However, if the third country concerned undertakes, in an agreement concluded with the Community, to abolish progressively such measures, the Community may repeal or modify its decision.
2008/11/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 527 #

2007/0196(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 15 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(15b) In Article 28, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "1a. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, being an isolated region that is not directly connected to the interconnected system of any other Member State and having the only one main external supplier with exclusive monopoly rights granted by contracts or commitments concluded before the 1st May 2004, and currently having no physical possibility to be supplied by any other supplier, may derogate from the provisions of Articles 7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d and 9. A supply undertaking having a market share of more than 75% in this region shall be considered to be a main supplier. This derogation shall automatically expire on the date when the above-mentioned contracts or commitments concluded before the 1st May 2004 with main suppliers expire, but not later than 10 years from the adoption of Directive .../.../EC [amending Directive 2003/55/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas]. Any such derogation shall be notified to the Commission."
2008/03/31
Committee: ITRE