Activities of Iliana IOTOVA
Plenary speeches (94)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance BG
Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (debate) BG
Turkey's progress in fulfilling the requirements of the Visa liberalisation roadmap (debate) BG
Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU - New territorial development tools in cohesion policy 2014-2020 - Acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (debate) BG
Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU - New territorial development tools in cohesion policy 2014-2020 - Acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (debate) BG
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) BG
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 March 2016 and outcome of the EU-Turkey summit (debate) BG
Communication on implementing the European agenda on migration (debate) BG
Refugee emergency, external borders control and future of Schengen - Respect for the international principle of non-refoulement - Financing refugee facility for Turkey - Increased racist hatred and violence against refugees and migrants across Europe (debate) BG
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 December 2015 (debate) BG
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 December 2015 (debate) FR
Detention and use of force against asylum-seekers (debate) BG
Outcome of the Valletta summit of 11 and 12 November 2015 and of the G20 summit of 15 and 16 November 2015 (debate) BG
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (debate) FR
Objectives of the previous Daphne programmes in the context of the new Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme (debate) FR
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance BG
Preparation of the European Council meeting (15-16 October 2015) (debate) BG
Conclusions of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on migration (14 September 2015) (debate) FR
Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece (debate) FR
Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece (debate) BG
Conclusions of the European Council (25-26 June 2015) and of the Euro Summit (7 July 2015) and the current situation in Greece (debate) FR
EU Strategy for equality between women and men post 2015 (debate) BG
European Agenda on Migration (debate) FR
Maternity leave (B8-0453/2015) FR
Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing - Information accompanying transfers of funds (debate) BG
Report of the extraordinary European Council meeting (23 April 2015) - The latest tragedies in the Mediterranean and EU migration and asylum policies (debate) FR
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance BG
Progress on equality between women and men in the EU in 2013 (debate) BG
Report of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government (12 February 2015) (debate) BG
Way forward for Frontex and the European Asylum Support Office BG
One-minute speeches (Rule 163) BG
Recent human smuggling incidents in the Mediterranean (debate) BG
Renewing the EU Internal Security Strategy (debate) BG
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance BG
Combating violence against women (continuation of debate) BG
Situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) BG
Delays in the start-up of cohesion policy for 2014-2020 (debate) BG
Better prevention and management of floods at European level (debate) BG
Impact on European agriculture of the trade ban on agricultural products and foodstuffs from the EU, imposed by the Russian Federation (debate) BG
One-minute speeches (Rule 163) BG
Common rules for the internal market in electricity - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - Access to the network: cross-border exchanges in electricity - Internal market in natural gas - Conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks - Fuel efficiency: labelling of tyres - The energy performance of buildings (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Consequences of the recent gas crisis - Second Strategic Energy Review - Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (debate)
Improving consumer education and awareness on credit and finance (short presentation)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (debate)
Combating terrorism - Protection of personal data (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Toy Safety (debate)
Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine (debate)
Discharge 2012 (debate)
Discharge 2012 (debate)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and Internal Security Fund (general provisions) - Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund - Internal Security Fund (Police cooperation, preventing and combating crime and crisis management) - Internal Security Fund (External borders and visas) (debate)
Freedom of movement for workers (debate)
Freedom of movement for workers (debate)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (debate)
EU citizens' mobility and Member States' welfare systems (debate)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Situation in Bulgaria (debate)
Situation in Bulgaria (debate)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (debate)
Cooperation and verification mechanism: methodology, current application and its future (debate)
Rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria (debate)
Rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria (debate)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Corruption, misuse of EU funds and effects on the political decision-making processes (debate)
Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock - Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms - Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels - Small-scale and artisanal fisheries and CFP reform - External dimension of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Possible delays to the start of the operation of SIS II (debate)
Measures in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing for the purpose of the conservation of fish stocks - Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products - Conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources - Reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Youth opportunities initiative (debate)
Recent political developments in Hungary (debate)
Situation of the Roma in Member States (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Ombudsman's annual report 2010 (debate)
Ombudsman's annual report 2010 (debate)
State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (debate)
Black Sea fisheries (short presentation)
Changes to Schengen (debate)
Application of Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
European fisheries sector crisis due to rise in oil prices (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Eavesdropping scandal in Bulgaria (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova (debate)
Free movement of workers – temporary restrictions affecting Romanian and Bulgarian citizens on the European Union labour market (debate)
A new impetus for the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate)
Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress) (debate)
Reports (4)
REPORT on cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU PDF (360 KB) DOC (161 KB)
REPORT Report on protecting the consumer: improving consumer education and awareness on credit and finance PDF (166 KB) DOC (101 KB)
REPORT on the Annual Report on the European Ombudsman’s activities in 2010 PDF (177 KB) DOC (107 KB)
REPORT on current and future management of Black Sea fisheries PDF (170 KB) DOC (110 KB)
Shadow reports (5)
REPORT on the fight against corruption and follow-up of the CRIM resolution PDF (490 KB) DOC (87 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece PDF (261 KB) DOC (392 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on safety from crime PDF (155 KB) DOC (79 KB)
REPORT on the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy PDF (270 KB) DOC (182 KB)
REPORT on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy – Overarching Communication PDF (250 KB) DOC (166 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION Report from the Commission: Fifth Report on Citizenship of the Union (1 May 2004 – 30 June 2007)
OPINION on women’s working conditions in the service sector
Shadow opinions (5)
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015
OPINION on how the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas
OPINION on the activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014
OPINION on cohesion policy and marginalised communities
OPINION Precarious women workers
Institutional motions (5)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Implementation of the Association Agreements / Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine PDF (276 KB) DOC (80 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Hungary PDF (357 KB) DOC (76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the latest tragedies in the Mediterranean and EU migration and asylum policies PDF (250 KB) DOC (70 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on delays in the start-up of cohesion policy for 2014-2020 PDF (132 KB) DOC (63 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on delays in the start-up of cohesion policy for 2014-2020 PDF (226 KB) DOC (55 KB)
Oral questions (2)
Disturbance of the free movement of goods by Greece PDF (99 KB) DOC (27 KB)
Measures to enhance railway security in Europe PDF (197 KB) DOC (27 KB)
Written questions (8)
Funding earmarked for Bulgaria at the Bratislava summit to cope with pressure of migration at the EU external border PDF (101 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Common agricultural policy (CAP) funding - financial corrections and losses for Bulgaria PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Financial corrections under Article 99 and Article 98 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 PDF (99 KB) DOC (14 KB)
Details of the meeting between the Commission and Balkan leaders on migration flows, held in Brussels on 25 October 2015 PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Free movement and Roma PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
New comprehensive EU common migration policy and conditions for the distribution of refugees among all Member States PDF (102 KB) DOC (25 KB)
Violation of human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants in Ukraine PDF (191 KB) DOC (25 KB)
EU energy relations with the Russian Federation, the discontinued South Stream project and the 'Turkish Stream' project announced by Moscow and Ankara PDF (103 KB) DOC (25 KB)
Written declarations (3)
Amendments (413)
Amendment 38 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the EFSI cannot and should not replace the cohesion policy as the basic instrument for support to SMEs in the EU and should continue to act as a supplement to the ESIF;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5а. Notes that SMEs in the regions as defined in Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, especially the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross-border and mountain regions, face additional difficulties owing to their lack of accessibility, infrastructure, connectivity and human resources, which affects their access to capital; calls for a holistic approach covering the ESIF and other EU programmes, including the EFSI, aimed at supporting SMEs in the aforementioned regions;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas gender inequality, gender-based stereotypes and poverty, raise the risk of violence and other forms of exploitation, including trafficking in women and prostitution, and hinder the full participation of women in all areas of life;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas trafficking in human beings is a gross violation of fundamental rights, whereas trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is still the most widespread form; whereas 76 % of registered victims in the EU are women;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and calls for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible; underlines that the Istanbul Convention is the most comprehensive, modern tool available for prevention, protection and collection of data on Violence against Women (VAW) and deplores that only 14 Member States have ratified it so far;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RStresses that Violence against Women (VAW) is a systematic fundamental rights abuse, 62 million women are victims of violence in the EU; reiterates its call on the Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act on violence against women and to present a comprehensive strategy on violence against women and girls and gender-based violence;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that women and girls represent the biggest group and a particularly vulnerable group within the migratory flows that requires specific and careful assessment of their needs within the asylum and reception procedures; reiterates in this regard that specific approaches, programmes and measures have to be provided for them;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that women are particularly more vulnerable to certain forms of forced labour, also due to increased economic uncertainty and the higher risk of unemployment and poverty; calls on the Member States to address also the demand side of trafficking and exploitation of human beings in their national strategies and action plans;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that domestic workers are predominantly women and calls on the Member States to speed up the process of ratifying and implementing the ILO Domestic Workers Convention after Council Decision 2014/51/EU as a key instrument in ensuring decent work conditions;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that the gender pay gap, which currently is at 16% in average in the EU, embodies an inadmissible discrimination and runs counter to the EU Treaties (Article 157 TFEU); urges the Member States to ensure that the principle of equal pay for equal work is applied in all segments of the labour market;
Amendment 21 #
2016/0142(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The circumstances mentioned in this Regulation for which the EU would be enabled to respond must nevertheless be accompanied by a robust set of guarantees and measures to protect human rights, along with reports and statistics supplied by the European agencies and the competent law enforcement authorities.
Amendment 42 #
2016/0142(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 2 a – introductory part
Article 1a – paragraph 2 a – introductory part
“2a. Where the Commission has concrete and reliable information of circumstances referred to in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 2, or that the third country is not cooperating on readmission, in particular where a readmission agreement has been concluded between that third country and a Member State, or that third country and the Union, for instance:
Amendment 59 #
2016/0142(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Article 1a – paragraph 4
Article 1a – paragraph 4
(i) The circumstances mentioned in this Regulation for which the EU would be enabled to respond must nevertheless be accompanied by a robust set of guarantees and measures to protect human rights, along with reports and statistics supplied by the European agencies and the competent law enforcement authorities.
Amendment 56 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission to take into account the extraordinary efforts made by Member States and regions in providing appropriate reception conditions and integrating asylum seekers and other migrants, and to explore the possibility, in compliance with the expenditure ceilings set out in the MFF, of providing additional assistance to such Member States and regions, and especially to those lying on the EU's external borders, when reviewing the functioning of the MFF;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas macro-regional strategies are athe current fundamental tool for applying the principle of territorial cohesion;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) offer potentially significant resources and a wide range of tools and options for the Strategy; notes the availability of other funds and instruments relevant to the Strategy pillars, notably Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility, the LIFE programme, and the COSME programme for SMEs and the European Fund for Strategic Investments, for which the Commission should investigate the possible added value of specific calls focused on the particular challenges of the Alpine region;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for increased coactivity through the coordination of those EU policies, programmes and strategies that play a role in the Alps, and calls on the Commission to scrutinise the practical application of the programmes in question in order to avoid overlap and maximise complementarity and added value;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the diversification of tourism supply by such means as tourist theme parks and routes, food and wine tourism and sporting tourism, in order to prolong the tourist season and achieve year-round employment in tourism, enhance the competitiveness of tourist destinations, and promote new tourist activities that are better adapted to climate change;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to the lack of effective connections within mountain areas and between mountain and adjoining areas; urges the Commission and the Member States to facilitate better connection at local level in order to enhance cohesion and quality of life in these areas and encourage resettlement;
Amendment 152 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underscores the importance of the connections between mountain areas and the large conurbations near to them, which are among the main sources of tourism to the mountains;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the participating countries to continue their efforts to diversify energy supply sources and to develop, taking account of natural and environmental balances, the renewable sources available, such as solar and wind energy, within the energy production mix; underlines the sustainability and competitiveness of hydropower plants; calls on the participating countries to contribute to the setting-up of well-functioning electricity infrastructure networks in the macro- region;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6а. Notes the success of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of beneficiaries under the age of 25; notes the lack of success in respect of beneficiaries over the age of 55; calls for the methods applied to older beneficiaries under the EGF to be improved and for its use to reintegrate young people into the job market to be encouraged;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Expresses disappointment that the EGF has been used for twice as few female beneficiaries as male beneficiaries; notes that women achieve better results from EGF interventions; calls for a balanced approach, under the EGF, to gender equality;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for activities under the EGF to be coordinated with the ESI Funds and EU programmes, with a view to helping people find employment and creating jobs; calls for greater coordination with youth employment initiatives;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Points to migration as being one of the serious challenges facing the job market in Europe; calls for the possibility to be considered of using the EGF in cases where the job market in a Member State is under pressure;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Recommends that the Commission and Member States compile statistics on potential job losses among men and women in order to ascertain the best way to harness funding;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the Commission to review the activities financed, bearing in mind the need to ensure that the most vulnerable beneficiaries are not deprived of resources and that resources are used in the most effective manner;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Recommends that the Commission support the Member States in developing innovative measures and programmes with which to help Member States better benefit from the EFG.
Amendment 28 #
2015/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in Europe there are mountain ridges that expand intocross more than one Member State and in some cases cross both Member States and non-Member States;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas mountainous regions depend largely upon mountain agriculture agriculture is important for the identity and culture of mountainous regions and continues to contribute to employment and the economy in those regions;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the beneficiaries of ESI Funds in the mountainous regions assess the performance, potential and needs of locally situated technological and industrial parks and, where such parks do not exist, consider building them using EU and national means;
Amendment 155 #
2015/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38а. Notes that tourism is influenced to a large extent by the presence of infrastructure and access to services of services of general interest; calls on the Commission to consider the possibilities for creating infrastructure in support of tourism in mountainous regions;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to launch a gender impact assessment based on the findings of the 2015 EP study on rural women to avoid both indirect discrimination and untargeted CAP measure design and delivery
Amendment 33 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that gender equality is a core objective of the EU and its Member States and that gender mainstreaming is an integral part of the CAP; emphasises on the need to identify targets and objectives as a way to promote sustainable prospects and paid employment opportunities for women in agriculture and enhance economic efficiency ;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Draws attention to the fact that 42% of farm labour force is women; calls on the Commission to revise the definition of family farm, to facilitate their access to training and professional advice as well as to capital and benefit ;s
Amendment 47 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission to implement gender budgeting for the financial aid under CAP first and second pillars ;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to consider for the aid measures under the second pillar of the CAP differential targeting and promotion of women-only training and counselling for women on farms; specific agricultural education and training would enhance women's skills and their competitiveness in agriculture and facilitate new prospects and formal employment opportunities for women ;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises on the need of "farm diversification" within the CAP to support a wide spectrum of service-oriented business such as farm tourism, direct marketing, social services as these can create paid employment opportunities for women and at the same time significantly facilitate the reconciliation of family life and work ;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasise that rural areas across Europe are prone to population ageing, low population density and, in some areas, depopulation; calls for additional measures to develop living and working conditions in rural areas that offer women and their families reasons for staying and making a successful life there ;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for good quality, accessible and affordable infrastructure, facilities and services for everyday life in rural areas such as childcare and pre-school facilities, healthcare services, educational facilities, lifelong learning facilities, care for the elderly and other dependants, replacement services in the event of illness and pregnancy, local outlets for everyday goods, and leisure and cultural facilities in order to enable women (and men) to balance their family and professional lives ;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Notes that better access to capital for investment within the CAP is pivotal to improving the socio-economic situation of women;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to publish its second Anti-corruption Report without delay.
Amendment 45 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to look into how to combine the various monitoring mechanisms at Union level, including the Cooperation and Verification mechanism, the EU Anti- Corruption Report, the EU Justice Scoreboard, into a broader rule of law monitoring framework which could be applied to all 28 Member States.
Amendment 75 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b
Paragraph 10 – point b
(b) a definition of 'public official'; to be adopted, bearing in mind that the Directive on the Protection of the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law ("PIF Directive") proposes to establish such a definition;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
(da) further alignment of the various legislative norms in criminal law matters, including minimum common penalties and sentences for the same crimes and offences.
Amendment 90 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call for the establishment of an independent European Public Prosecutor’s Office with clearly defined responsibilities and powers;, to be adopted as soon as possible with the participation of as many Member States as possible with clearly defined responsibilities and powers detailing how the new Office would complement and synergize the work of OLAF, Eurojust and the Member States, thus, preventing the overlapping of the spheres of competences of the different agencies and bodies
Amendment 99 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. In that context, since the offences for which the future European Public Prosecutor's Office would be responsible will be laid down in the PIF Directive, calls on the Council and Member States to unblock negotiations on the PIF Directive as quickly as possible, and in that regard, include VAT fraud within the scope of the Directive;
Amendment 157 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to find an appropriate way to monitor the corruption within the European Institutions and agencies, and ensure that the relevant legislative framework is in place to ensure that dissuasive and effective sanctions exist for offenders;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes the Commission's intention to propose a revision to the 4th Anti- money laundering Directive. Calls on the Commission, in that revision, to ensure that registries of beneficial owners cover all forms of legal entities, including trusts, and provide adequate transparency guarantees with regard to the information contained in those registries;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness of the serious effects of enabling corruption, to consider the possibility of a comprehensive plan to deter asset transfers to non-EU countries that serve as anonymity protectors for corrupt individuals, and to reconsider its economic and diplomatic ties with these countries;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to present a European Agenda on fighting corruption, organised crime and money laundering, based on the same principle and model, as the Agendas on Migration and Security;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40
Citation 40
— having regard to the work and reports of Europol, and in particular to Joint Operational Team MARE, and the recent establishment of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) at Europol.
Amendment 595 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
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 central 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 per Member State, 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"hotspots" that should be operational not only on the EU external maritime and land borders but also throughout the entire Union; requires the inclusion of the "hotspots" to the EU legislative frame so that the EC could hold the Member States accountable for the (non)-application of the law, which is not the case at present.; underlines that any new system for allocation of responsibility must incorporate the key concepts of family unity and the best interests of the child;
Amendment 804 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive13 ; observes that if such a Union list would become obligatory for Member States it could, in principle, be an important tool for facilitating the asylum process, including return; Suggests, however, that this EU list should be flexible, i.e. under serious circumstances and comprehensive evaluation the EU institutions and the Member States should have the possibility to get a country in or out of this list __________________ 13 Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (OJ L180, 29.6.2013, p. 60).
Amendment 74 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Th European Border and Coast Guard is intended to replace Frontex in order 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. In accordance with the Treaties and their Protocols, the Member States to which provisions of the Schengen acquis on lifting border controls are yet to apply should be able to participate in and/or benefit from all the actions under this Regulation.
Amendment 105 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘external borders’ means the land and sea borders of the Member States and their airports and seaports, to which the provisions of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 38 apply, including those Member States to which provisions of the Schengen acquis on lifting internal borders are yet to apply; __________________ 38 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 119 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Whereas the proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to 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 high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein; in line with the Treaties and their Protocols, notes that the Member States to which provisions of the Schengen acquis on lifting border controls are yet to apply can participate in and/or benefit from all the actions under the new proposal.
Amendment 142 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. To ensure a coherent European integrated border management at all external borders, the Agency shall facilitate and render more effective the application of existing and future Union measures relating to the management of external borders, in particularcluding the Schengen Borders Code established by Regulation (EC) No 562/2006.
Amendment 247 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘external borders’ means the land and sea borders of the Member States and their airports and seaports, to which the provisions of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council 38 apply, including those Member States to which provisions of the Schengen acquis on lifting internal borders are yet to apply; __________________ 38 Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 345 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. To ensure a coherent European integrated border management at all external borders, the Agency shall facilitate and render more effective the application of existing and future Union measures relating to the management of external borders, in particularcluding the Schengen Borders Code established by Regulation (EC) No 562/2006.
Amendment 869 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Members of the teams shall have the capacity to perform all tasks and exercise all powers for external border control and return as well as those which are necessary for the realisation of the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 and Directive 2008/115/EC, respectively.
Amendment 28 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In accordance with Article 78 (2) of the Treaty the Commission should propose to the European Parliament and the Council by the end of 2015 a permanent mechanism for administrating emergency measures in the case that one or more Member States are faced with an emergency situation, characterised by a sudden inflow of nationals of third countries to the benefit of the Member State(s) concerned.
Amendment 31 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) When drafting the permanent mechanism for relocation under Article 78 (2) of the Treaty as an emergency measure, when one or more Member States are faced with an emergency situation, the Commission should provide a definition of the terms "sudden inflow of nationals of third countries" and "exceptional migratory pressure".
Amendment 37 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) SeveralThe Member States wein South and South-eastern Europe on the external borders of the EU are confronted with a significant increase in the total number of migrants, including applicants for international protection, arriving on their territories in 2014 and some continue to be so in the first months ofsince 20151. Emergency financial assistance by the European Commission and operational support by EASO were provided to several Member States to help them cope with this increase.
Amendment 39 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Among the Member States witnessing situations of particular pressure in South and South-eastern Europe and in light of the recent tragic events in the Mediterranean, Italy and Greece in particular havare experienceding unprecedented flows of migrants, including applicants for international protection who are in clear need of international protection, arriving on their territories, generating a significant pressure on their migration and asylum systems.
Amendment 42 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The expert forecast shows an increased migratory pressure in a short- and mid-term perspective on the external maritime and land borders of the EU.
Amendment 43 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) The financial, administrative and technical capacity in the Member States on the external borders of the EU is almost depleted and this impedes the management of the migratory flows.
Amendment 50 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) According to Frontex data, another important migration route into the Union since 20141 was the Western Balkan route with 43 357 irregular border crossings. However, the majority of migrants using the Balkan route are not prima facie in need of international, the migration from the Middle East and North Africa, in particular from Syria and Afghanistan through the land borders of Hungary and the borders of Turkey with Greece and Bulgaria. The migratory flow through these borders is increasing protecportion, with 51% of the arrivals being made up only of Kosovars. ally, regardless of the measures taken in fighting trafficking and smuggling of migrants.
Amendment 54 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) With regards of the expectations for an increased migratory pressure on other Member States on the external borders of the EU, the Commission should guarantee a display of solidarity through drawing up and implementation of a permanent mechanism for relocation under Article 78 (2) of the Treaty.
Amendment 63 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The temporary measures for relocation by the Commission are only one part of the future holistic policy on migration by creating legal ways for migration, integration programmes, cooperation with third countries and fighting trafficking.
Amendment 65 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In accordance with Article 78(2) of the Treaty the Commission should come up with a proposal for a permanent mechanism for relocation with strictly defined criteria.
Amendment 70 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A choice had to be made in respect of the criteria to be applied when deciding which and how many applicants are to be relocated from Italy and Greece. A clear and workable system is envisaged based on a threshold of the average rate at Union level of decisions granting international protection in the procedures at first instance as defined by Eurostat out of the total number at Union level of decisions on asylum applications for international protection taken at first instance, based on the latest available statistics. On the one hand, this threshold would have to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all applicants who are most likely in need of international protection would be in a position to fully and swiftly enjoy their protection rights in the Member State of relocation. On the other hand, it would prevent, to the maximum extent possible, applicants who are likely to receive a negative decision to their application from being relocated to another Member State and therefore prolong unduly their stay in the Union. Based on Eurostat data for 2014 first instance decisions, a threshold of 75%, which corresponds in that year to decisions on applications for Syrians and Eritreans, should be used in this Decision.
Amendment 71 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In accordance with Article 78(2) of the Treaty the Commission should propose criteria to determine the applicants who will be relocated, as well as the Member States for relocation.
Amendment 79 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) When drafting the permanent mechanism for relocation under Article 78(2) of the Treaty, the Commission should include the territory of a Member State as a criterion for determining the distribution key of migrants.
Amendment 81 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The Commission should control the spending of the sum of EUR 6000 for the relocation of each applicant.
Amendment 83 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) NGuaranteeing the national security and public order should be taken into considerationin Greece and Italy, as well as in all other Member States is of an utmost importance throughout the relocation procedure of the applicant, until the transfer of is implemented. It is essential to strengthen applicant is implementednd further develop the cooperation between the European and national law enforcement agencies when screening and identifying the applicants.
Amendment 93 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In addition, in order to decide which specific Member State should be the Member State of relocation, specific account should be given to the specific qualifications of the applicants concerned which ccultural and linguistic ties, social-economical conditions and the needs of the Member State of relocation including the provisions of the Regulation EU (604/2013), as well as broader family ties, going outside the scope of this Regulation. All this should facilitate their integration intof the Member State of relocation, such as their language skillsasylum seekers. Where appropriate, their own preferences should be taken into account. In the case of particularly vulnerable applicants, consideration should be given to the capacity of the Member State of relocation to provide adequate support to those applicants.
Amendment 102 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The appointment by Member States of liaison officers in Italy and Greece should facilitate the effective implementation of the relocation procedure, including the appropriate identification of the applicants to be relocated, taking into account in particular their vulnerability and qualifications and, as far as possible, their preferences.
Amendment 121 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. It is necessary to include a review clause at the end of the first year of implementation.
Amendment 134 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. As soon as possible after receiving the information referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall inform about the available capacity for reception of migrants and indicate the number of applicants who can be relocated immediately to their territory and any other relevant information, within the numbers set out in Annex I and Annex II respectively.
Amendment 146 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – introductory part
Article 7 – introductory part
Member States shall increase their support in the area of international protection to Italy and Greece via the relevant activities coordinated by EASO and other relevant Agencies, in particular by providing when necessary national experts upon previous agreement with the hosting Member States for the following support activities:
Amendment 149 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point b
Article 7 – point b
(b) the initial processing of the applications; the screening of the third- country nationals arriving in Italy and Greece, including their clear identification, fingerprinting and registration of the applications for international protection;
Amendment 151 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point d
Article 7 – point d
(d) the implementation of the transfer of the applicants to the Member State of relocation. The transfer costs to the Member State of relocation should not be an additional burden to Greece and Italy.
Amendment 157 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. If Italy or Greece does not comply with the obligation referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission may decide, having given the State concerned the opportunity to present its views, to suspend this Decision with regard to that Member State for a period of up to three months. The Commission may decide once to extend such suspension for a further period of up to three months. Or. {EN}en
Amendment 161 #
2015/0125(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11
Article 11
Italy and Greece shall report to the Council and the Commission on the implementation of this Decision, including on the roadmaps referred to in Article 8, every threesix months.
Amendment 121 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure;
Amendment 131 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) Strategic investments of high importance to a specific EU region.
Amendment 1 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas marginalization is a social phenomenon, in which individuals or communities are socially excluded, systematically blocked from, or are denied access to participate in social and political processes which are essential to integrate society; whereas ‘marginalised communities' refers to diverse groups and individuals; whereas racism, patriarchy, economic disadvantages and other discriminatory systems contribute to creating layers of inequality and a dynamic of disempowerment for women within marginalised communities;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Whereas the MS play a decisive role in creating an environment that defines and shapes marginalisation; they must reflect the needs of marginalised communities and to include their interests in the drafting and argumentation of operational programmes in front of the European Commission. Points out that these women face multiple discrimination, putting them at even greater risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the EC to take on board affirmative action while drafting regional programmes in order to prevent the further decline of women in marginalised communities under the poverty line and pre-empt child poverty at an early stage;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund play a specific and significant role in fighting against poverty and promoting social inclusion, thus representing a crucial tool in the promotion of greater inclusion of marginalised communities.
Amendment 34 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points to the importance of empowering women within marginalised communities through stimulating women entrepreneurs and active women in those communities;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the fact that society does not acknowledge that marginalisation of certain communities such as women in precarious working conditions and the "working poor", single mothers, disadvantaged old women pensioners; calls on the Member States to clearly identify these groups and adopt programmes targeting the improvement of living conditions, access to healthcare and basic services;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is no EU definition of marginalised communities; whereas understanding the report begins by specifying certain attributes and characteristics of marginalised groups, such as living and working conditions, limited access to education and health care systems, early school leaving, accompanied by structural and systemic exclusion;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 48 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Within the framework of the Cohesion Policy of the EU, calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on regions with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps as referred to in point 4 of Article 121 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and develop special provisions with possibilities for alternative employment and occupation, for the marginalised group of women in those communities, characterised by high poverty levels, lack of employment perspectives, voluntary abandonment of education, lack of social services, social isolation -and deriving from this higher risk of child poverty.
Amendment 55 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. Whereas although these different types of marginalised communities share common difficulties and all suffer from multiple forms of stigmatisation and discrimination, they also have specific needs;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas cohesion policy should address marginalised communities in their diversity, taking into account specific needs but not limiting its focus on a community in particular;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas alongside formal education, informal education and lifelong learning play a significant role in the integration of marginalised communities, overcoming structural limits of the formal education systems and allowing more flexibility in addressing the specific needs of marginalised communities;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the horizontal principle of equal opportunities and non- discrimination must be applied, as systemic causes of inequality need to be eradicated; emphasises that understanding and awareness-raising of systemic xenophobia and racism, such as anti-Gypsyism, should be a focal point when analysing the roots of exclusion, whether economic, social, cultural or based on gender, need to be eradicated;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that equality between women and men constitutes a funding principle that applies horizontally; considers that marginalised communities, particularly women and persons with disabilities in those communities, often face multiple forms of discrimination;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that the implementation of the cohesion policy must tackle the crucial challenge of poverty and exclusion of young people and children, including the transition from institutional to community-based care and services for vulnerable children;
Amendment 109 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an alignment and stronger links between national strategies for marginalised communities, including National Roma Inclusion Strategies and, National Poverty Reduction Strategies and gender equality strategies with cohesion policy;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 113 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for Member States and local authorities to encourage the use of ERDF to support SMEs and social enterprises involving and benefitting marginalised communities;
Amendment 134 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Finds regrettable that the Commission has accepted partnership agreements that do not include marginalised communities; asks the Commission to ensure inclusion of marginalised communities in the preparation, implementation of projectsand assessment of projects as a tool for empowering the concerned communities; calls for the Commission, national and local authorities to set up a structured dialogue with civil society and representatives of communities in relation to cohesion policy and marginalised communities in the cohesion policy post 2020; suggests recommendations in the European Semester as a suitable tool to promote action to be taken by the Member States;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers multi-level governance to play an important role; emphasises that involvement of local authorities is essential to reach the target group and requires the highest territorial proximity possible; highlights the importance of multi-level coordination to better connecting the regions to the EU, in particular for rural areas;
Amendment 156 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the need to also pay particular attention to the specific needs that marginalised communities living in rural areas face, including challenges related connectivity, mobility and access to services, but also in terms of cultural and social opportunities;
Amendment 170 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that EU-funded projects must have a long-term perspective in order to be effective; warns that implementers may satisfy the criteria set for inclusion on paper, while no and that the funds must support investingment in the actual needs of beneficiaries and not reachingwith mechanisms to ensure target groups are reached; calls for qualitative evaluation and monitoring mechanisms; calls on the Commission to put in place proactive and participatory monitoring and supervision of Members States' actions in the planning and evaluation process of funds;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is justifiable that the goals of cohesion policy have evolved over time and that the policy itself has become more closely linked to the overall policy agenda of the EU; whereas, nevertheless, the original role of cohesion policy – the strengthening of economic, social and territorial cohesion in all EU regions, and particularly of less developed and the least favoured regions – should be reinforced; whereas cohesion policy ought not to be regarded as merely an instrument to attain the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy and other EU development strategies;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the Sixth Cohesion Report (2014) the economic crisis has had a negative effect on the long-term trend towards a narrowing of regional disparities and, despite some positive tendencies, at the beginning of the new programming period disparities between regions of many different kinds remain wide;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the recent reform of cohesion policy aimed at tackling these challenges, based on a coherent strategic framework for 2014-2020 with clear objectives and incentives for all Operational Programmes; calls on all actors involved to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the new legislative framework for cohesion policy by strongly focusing on achievement of better performance and results;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges Member States, which have not yet covered the ex-ante conditionalities applicable to their operational programmes, to strictly implement their time schedules and to avoid delays in the implementation of programmes by successfully meeting the deadline for such conditionalities at the end of 2016;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the importance of a solid macroeconomic environment for cohesion investments and welcomes the link of the ESIF to the European Semester; Calls on the Commission to continue considering the option for applying an investment clause in the preventive arm of the SGP allowing temporary deviation, linked to the national expenditure on projects co- funded by the ESIF, from the structural deficit path towards the Medium-Term Objective (MTO) set in the country specific recommendations, or the MTO for Member States that have reached it;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is convinced that the Code of Conduct on Partnership will strengthen participation in implementation of the operational programmings in the regions, in form and substance, and has a fundamental role to play in boosting the effects of cohesion policy and consolidating its impact; calls on the Commission to inform Parliament about the partners' participation in programming for ESIF assistance for 2014-2020;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to ensure enhanced coordination between different funds and instruments in order to avoid overlapping and duplication of the support for identical projects;
Amendment 160 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for closer coordination between cohesion policy, the Instrument for Pre- accession and the EU Neighbourhood Policy, as well as for better assessment and dissemination of the results of projects;
Amendment 162 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fully explore the potential of the macroregional strategies for solving common problems faced by the participating regions and thus contributing to better use of the available EU funds and achievement of mutually beneficial results;
Amendment 191 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to enshrine ‘zero tolerance’ campaigns in the strategy and to push forward the debate in the Member States about the origins of violence and abuse and the reasons why women resort to prostitution and emphasises the importance of including men more specifically in the fight against violence against women and raising awareness of the opportunities under Daphne III;
Amendment 246 #
2014/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study and come up with specific proposals for measures to combat undeclared work and the shadow economy where a significant percentage of women work without employment contracts and thus have no right to maternity or childcare leave;
Amendment 86 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with their respective roles and responsibilities, all organisations participating in the EURES network promote actively, in close cooperation, the opportunities labour mobility in the Union offers and seek to enhance ways and means for workers and employers to seize these opportunities at local, regional, national and European level, especially in regions with a high level of unemployment and few employment opportunities.
Amendment 138 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The public employment services shall actively endeavour to make agreements with other employment services operating on that Member State's territory to ensure the applicability of the principle referred to in paragraph 1 also to online job search tools managed by them.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A а (new)
Recital A а (new)
Aa. whereas, the services sector represents over 70 % of economic activity in the European Union and a similar and growing percentage in total employment;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, currently nine out of ten jobs are created in the services sector, and studies indicate that further enhancement of the single market for services can help unlock considerable potential for employment — jobs which the EU needs urgently in this time of crisis
Amendment 3 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas, the employment rate for women is 62.1 % compared to 75.1 % for men, which means that the primary goal of Europe 2020 for achieving an employment rate of 75 % by 2020 can be achieved only if more women have access to the labour market;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the policies permitting better balancing of work and personal life will help trigger substantial employment potential for women and will facilitate better allocation of women in terms of available jobs and thus boost economic growth, employment and innovation; moreover, women in the services sector work mainly in areas such as retail sales and hotels, but do not yet work in higher positions;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas flexible employment contracts such as flexitime, part-time and short-term work, can help both male and female caregivers, if they have the ability to choose, to combine work and care, especially bearing in mind that the services sector offers many opportunities for such flexible options;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in consultation with the social partners, to develop strategies to set minimum standards in the service sector, including regular contracts, collective bargaining and statutory wage floors; calls for a special tax and benefits regime for the personal and household service sector in order to regularise the widespread phenomenon of undeclared work and thereby ensure decent working conditions; what is more, information on workers’ rights must be readily accessible;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 а (new)
Paragraph 2 а (new)
2a. Welcomes the working document of the Annual Growth Survey entitled ‘Utilisation of the Labour Potential of Personal and Household Services’ and calls on Member States, social partners and other stakeholders to actively accept the invitation of the Commission to conduct a discussion on this issue;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of swiftly reaching an agreementWelcomes that Microfinancing will have a continuation as an own axis in the framework onf the Programme for Social Change and Innovation in order to enable workers and entrepreneurs in the service sector to benefit from its Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axisand highlights the importance of microfinancing as an instrument to support female entrepreneurs and persons who are in a disadvanteged labour market position in the service sector;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 а (new)
Paragraph 3 а (new)
3a. Notes that the phenomenon of undeclared and uncertain employment in the services sector, especially among women, is widespread; the Commission should encourage Member States to develop strategies and incorporate them in their national strategies for the implementation of Europe 2020 to combat this phenomenon. Workers in the services sector should have the opportunity for lifelong learning and access to programs to acquire/improve/change;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the challenges faced by workers in the service sector escpecially women in reconciling work and family life; calls therefore on affordable child care services, compatible schedules in order to ensure a better work-life balance and the promotion of gender equality as a pre-condition for increasing employment participation of men an women
Amendment 38 #
2012/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls for a strong social dialogue and the involvment of employers' and workers representatives in the setting of EU priorities in the field of the service sector with regard to the protection of social and working rights, unemployment benefits and representative rights
Amendment 66 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its belief in the need for coherence between the fisheries policy of the Union and its policies with respect to development and the environment; notes that such coherence requires coordination both within the Commission itself, within Member State governments and between the Commission and the governments of the individual Member States;
Amendment 83 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to drive forward the global and multilateral agenda promoting sustainable fisheries worldwide, while transforming its dialogues with key countries such as the US, Japan and China, into effective partnerships to address crucial issues such as the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the strengthening of high seas control and governance in line with the principles of UNCLOS;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the EU should launch an initiative at UN level to set up a global catch documentation scheme as a key tool tofor all major fisheries in international trade as a key tool to support legal and sustainable fisheries and combat IUU fishing;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that bilateral fisheries agreements, or Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFA) as the Commission proposes to call them, negotiated between partners and equitably implemented, should be of benefit to both parties, providing economic resources, technical and scientific expertise and support for improved fisheries management and good governance to the third country, while allowing the continuation of fishing activities by EU vessels that provide a modest butn important supply of fish to the EU and other markets;
Amendment 114 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to include several provisions in future bilateral agreements, including respect for the principle of limiting access to resources that are scientifically demonstrated to be surplus to the coastal State's own catch capacity, a human rights clausein line with art.61 of UNCLOS, a human rights clause in line with agreements on human rights and the exclusivity clause, though the latter needs to be made consistrengthened and made consistent acrost across agreements and proposes that the exclusivity clause will be integrated in the protocol and not in the Sustainable Fisheries aAgreements; ;
Amendment 123 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages implementation of integrated ecosystem-based management in the new and existing agreements;
Amendment 129 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the Fishing Authorisations Regulation should be amended so that EU-flagged vessels which have temporarily left the register of a Member State to seek fishing opportunities elsewhere are not allowed to benefit from fishing opportunities under the SFA if they subsequently return to an EU regisEU-flagged vessels when reflagging should ensure they commit to the same high EU standarts of operations irrespective of the flag stater;
Amendment 136 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the currently used social clause should be strengthened to include respect for International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 188 as well as the eight ILO Fundamental Conventions;
Amendment 141 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the Commission in its endeavoursfisheries and development policy to build up the capacity of the Coastal State to obtain complete and reliable data from the coastal State on the total amount of fishing occurring in its waters, so as to prevent over-exploitation;
Amendment 184 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists on full compliance by Member States of the catch-reporting to coastal states in real time and other rules applicable in the waters of partner countries;
Amendment 199 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the EU should work towards an improved system of decision- making in RFMOs to avoid the ‘lowest common denominator’ approach that results from consensus, possibly by making more frequent use of voting; Multiannual plans should be used where possible.
Amendment 203 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Insists on the rapid expansion of the coverage of RFMOs so that all high seas fisheries are effectively managed with the ecosystem approach to ensure resource conservation; notes that this may require a combination of new RFMOs where none exist as well as an increase in the competence of existing RFMOsEncourages the Commission to promote the up-take by RFMOs of the ecosystem approach to ensure resource conservation;
Amendment 219 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Is firmly opposed to the EU supporting the adoption ofBelieves that rights-based management systems inof RFMOs which wshould not jeopardise the livelihood of dependent fishing communities and continue to form the basis for effective fisheries management on which past or future business investments are undertaken;
Amendment 235 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that information ondata on catches, as well as on the number and type of vessels operating under private agreements between EU fishipng vessels owners and third countries, as well as joint ventures in third countries, including the number and type of vessels operating under such agreements and joint ventures, as well as their catches, should be provided by the Member State to the Commission and made publicly availshould be provided by fishing vessels operators to an independent body monitoring fish stocks, especially the coastal States' own monitoring body, whose creation should be facilitated by the Commission and other multilateral donors as applicable;
Amendment 243 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to give serious consideration to methods for preventing EU-flagged vessels from being deregistered unless they are to be reto create strong incentives for EU-flagged vessels and vessels flagged toin States in good standing in all relevant RFMOs to keep this flag and continue to operate in good faith;
Amendment 251 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that EU vessels should not be allowedbe given strong incentives not to temporarily reflag in order to take advantage of fishing opportunities under other flags, either in bilateral fisheries agreements or under the auspices of RFMOs, with due regard to limited fishing opportunities under existing agreements and to mainatining the competitiveness of the EU's fishing industry;
Amendment 261 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 280 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 42 – indent 5 a (new)
- unsustainably caught products should not enter the EU market
Amendment 148 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the key priority in the Committee on Petitions: to find a solution to the longstanding property concerns in countries such as Spain, Cyprus and, Bulgaria and other EU Member States; points out that EU citizens, both nationals and non-nationals, have had a numberbeen experiencing series of serious problems with property transactions and bank guarantees and thedifferent kinds of violation of property rights, which has indeed contributed to a lack of confidence in the cross-border property market and to Europe's economic problems; on the basis of the conclusions reached by a number of property law experts and members of the Committee on Petitions, calls for the EU's consumer-protection and free movement principles to be extended to cover property, and reiterates its call for the right to legitimately acquired property to be fully respected;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Emphasises that 70 million members of the EU’s population are dependent on the fisheries sector; in that connection, calls on the Member States to encourage research and development activities with the aim of developing a more competitive, sustainable and up-to-date fisheries sector;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that consolidated community policies such as agriculture and fisheries, which form the basis of the EU’s economy, require appropriate and targeted scientific support. Stresses that traditional ways of solving sector-specific problems such as environmental impact, provision of feed, health control and integration in coastal zones have long since ceased to be the primary and most important sources of solutions; recommends that the financial framework enable the funding, under the European Fisheries Fund, of facilities and scientific research equipment in the field of fisheries;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that specific budget allocations for calls for proposals within the new Framework Programme and actions deriving from it would help to combat many of the sector’s weaknesses and would also help build a stronger position for fisheries researchers. Stresses also that building a strong research base would help to further develop a sustainable fisheries and aquaculture sector; calls for the new financial framework to provide support for research and innovation with the aim of stimulating the aquaculture sector and making it more competitive, sustainable and stable and better equipped to meet environmental challenges, in order to ensure the independence of the European fisheries sector vis-à-vis the rest of the world;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that cooperation between EU scientific teams and their counterparts outside the Community is the cornerstone for a clearer vision of the state of fisheries resources and the marine ecosystem; considers it vital for the EU to provide funding for this type of cooperation;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that unless access to EU funding is made easier and more flexible, under strict conditions, and administrative obstacles are significantly reduced, there is a risk of that money continuing to go unused and of it not contributing towards a more sustainable EU fisheries sector;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises the importance of establishing a strong base for EU cooperation efforts in the context of the ‘Innovation Union’, which is one of the flagship initiatives under the Europe 2020 Strategy, so as to enable a sustainable structured framework to be created for the development of research and innovation in the field of fisheries, with the aim of enhancing understanding of the marine ecosystem and encouraging selective fishing;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes that all the decisions and policies adopted by the EU need to be based on firm scientific grounds; considers, in this connection, that the stepping-up of research activities will contribute towards a better assessment of the state of fisheries resources and better management of the EU fisheries sector;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Considers that the development of the fleet also needs to be encouraged, in order to establish sustainable fisheries and favourable conditions for small-scale fishing, which is why the new financial framework must focus on research and innovation in this area;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Notes that the European fishing industry is closely dependent on research; in this connection, initiatives such as the European Fisheries Technological Platform can be suitable instruments for encouraging the transition from a high-expenditure sector to a much more competitive, sustainable and up-to-date one, with a view to embracing all current and future projects in the field of fisheries and bolstering EU fishery capacities;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 а (new)
Citation 14 а (new)
- having regard to Article 27 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 8 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the report by the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) indicating that, with unemployment in Europe on the increase, it is becoming harder for people with disabilities to obtain and remain in work, and to the fact that in many countries the level of unemployment among people with disabilities is higher than that among non-disabled people,
Amendment 136 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that for many workers, especially women and single parents, the reconciliation of work and family life remains a difficult task; calls on the Member States to give all parents, especially single-parent families, opportunities for integration not only into working life but also into lifelong learning processes;
Amendment 172 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Finds it regrettable that many people with disabilities who are capable of working are not integrated into the labour market, and calls on the Member States to implement policies that offer alternatives with regard to education, training and employment for people with disabilities;
Amendment 178 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to promote European centres of excellence within new academic specialisations for tomorrow’s jobs; considers that, as the pace of economic restructuring increases, a skilled workforce, managerial expertise, innovation, science, technology and green jobs are all prerequisites for sustainable growth;
Amendment 184 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages Member States to integrate ICT competences, digital literacy and transversal key competences such as communication in foreign languages, as well as entrepreneurship, into their vocational training and lifelong learning policies; considers it necessary to establish a clearly defined skill set, accessible to all groups and offering general competences, with appropriate courses of study; recommends that national qualifications frameworks be established;
Amendment 198 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages Member States to implement a dual system of education/training in order to introduce young people to the labour market from the earliest stage; furthermore, calls on relevant stakeholders to ensure that traineeships and apprenticeships lead to the provision of new jobs and do not entail the exploitation of young people;
Amendment 215 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers it important to improve geographical mobility, eliminate legal and administrative barriers, coordinate the Member States’ various security systems and promote the European Research Area;
Amendment 216 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recommends that the Member States tap the potential of migration in a targeted way by ensuring better integration, putting in place a more flexible policy on the admission of migrants, and officially accrediting their abilities, qualifications, educational certificates, knowledge and skills;
Amendment 217 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Member States, as part of the supported employment model, to finance further training for people with physical and mental disabilities in their respective jobs;
Amendment 233 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that a more targeted use of innovation and a more competitive industrial base are necessary in order to boost employment; considers it necessary to promote youth employment, R&D- based business models and specific incentives for the recruitment of a wider range of job-seekers;
Amendment 258 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly condemns undeclared work which endangers both society and workers; calls on the Member States to carry out regular checks, penalise employers who offer insecure contracts and to initiate information campaigns in order to raise awareness of long-term disadvantages for workers employed in the black economy;
Amendment 293 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses, however, that flexicurity alone cannot remedy the crisis and calls on the Commission, Member States and the social partners to pay special attention to workers from disadvantaged groups, such as young people, low-skilled workers and, workers with disabilities and workers from ethic-minority backgrounds;
Amendment 353 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers that workplace accessibility, especially in relation to the built environment and information technologies, is an essential working condition and one that is crucial to the vocational integration of people with disabilities;
Amendment 172 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 а (new)
Recital 6 а (new)
6а) The EMFF must guarantee equal rights for the use of public aid by fishing regions both in coastal territories and on the banks of the River Danube and within Member States;
Amendment 470 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
(5) 'fisheries area' means an area with sea or lake shore or including ponds or a river estuary with a significant level of employment in fisheries or aquaculture and designated as such by the Member State;
Amendment 481 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
(6) '‘fisherman'’ means the owner of a fishing vessel or any person engaging in professional fishing, as recognised by the Member State, on board of an operational fishing vessel or engaging in professional harvesting of marine organisms, as recognised by the Member State, without a vessel, or a co-owner or a fisheries worker carrying out work relating to aquaculture, or any person professionally engaging in inland fishing;
Amendment 719 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The specific ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex III of this Regulation shall apply for the EMFF.
Amendment 772 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point б
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point б
(b) construction of new fishing vessels, decommissioning or importation of fishing vessels;
Amendment 783 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point в
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point в
Amendment 964 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point а
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point а
(a) a transfer of funds between Union's priorities, the size of which does not exceed 30 % of the amount allocated to the relevant Union priority;
Amendment 966 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point б
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point б
(b) introduction or withdrawal of measures or types of operations and information related to them and indicators;
Amendment 967 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1091 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point а а (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point а а (new)
(аа) prequalification activities
Amendment 1193 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 а (new)
Article 33 а (new)
Amendment 1409 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 а (new)
Article 39 а (new)
Article 39а Mutual funds 1. In order to support the fishermen’s incomes, the EMFF may support mutual funds covering losses due to: (а) natural disasters; (b) adverse climatic events; (c) environmental catastrophes; 2. For the purposes of this Article, the term ‘mutual fund’ shall mean a system recognised by Member States, in accordance with their national legislation, which allows fishermen to receive compensation for losses caused in the cases referred to in paragraph 1. Legislation. 3. The occurrence of the events referred to in paragraph 1 must be officially recognised by the Member State or by the internal regulations of the mutual funds.
Amendment 1488 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point г
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point г
(d) on existing ports and, landing sites and boat spaces as referred to in Article 41 and under the conditions set out in paragraphs 1-3 of that Article.
Amendment 1570 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. In order to foster forms of aquaculture with high growth potential, the EMFF may support investment inThe EMFF may support investments in increasing the production of and/or modernising existing aquaculture enterprises or for establishing new ones, provided that development is consistent with the Multiannual National Strategic Plan for the dDevelopment of off-shore or non food aAquaculture.
Amendment 1602 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be emgranted the powered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 1501(3) in order to identify the type of operations and the eligible costs.
Amendment 1782 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to safeguard the income of aquaculture producers the EMFF may support the contribution to an aquaculture stock insurance or a mutual fund recognised by the Member State which shall cover the losses due to:
Amendment 1787 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point в
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point в
(c) sudden water quality and quantity changes;
Amendment 1809 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Article 57 – paragraph 3
3. Support shall only be granted for aquaculture stock insurance contracts or mutual funds which cover economic losses under paragraph 1 exceeding 30 % of the average annual production of the aquaculture farmer.
Amendment 1839 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2 – point б
Article 61 – paragraph 2 – point б
(b) ensure that local communities fully exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by maritime and coastal development and the development of inland waters.
Amendment 2221 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1
Article 95 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall apply a maximum intensity of public aid of 5060 % of the total eligible expenditure of the operation.
Amendment 2412 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 137 – paragraph 1 – point а
Article 137 – paragraph 1 – point а
(a) shall be consulted and issue an opinion, within foursix months of the decision approving the programme, on the selection criteria for the financed operations; the selection criteria shall be revised according to programming needs;
Amendment 2415 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 138 – paragraph 1
Article 138 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 2023, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the operational programme in the previous calendar year. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
Amendment 2449 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 - paragraph 1
Article 100 - paragraph 1
Amendment 2454 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 - paragraph 1
Article 102 - paragraph 1
1. In addition to Article 134 of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions], the Commission may suspend, by means of an implementing act, all or part of the interim payments of the operational programme where the Commission has adopted a decision by means of an implementing act recognising that a Member State has failed to comply with its obligations under the Common Fisheries Policy. Such non compliance shall be liable significantly to affect the expenditure contained in a certified statement of expenditure for which the interim payment is requested.
Amendment 2469 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 - paragraph 1 - point b
Article 106 - paragraph 1 - point b
(b) expenditure contained in a certified statement of expenditure is significantly affected by cases of non compliance with CFP rules by the Member State which are essential to the conservation of marine biological resources;
Amendment 2474 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 - point a
Article 114 - point a
(a) shall be consulted and issue an opinion, within foursix months of the decision approving the programme, on the selection criteria for the financed operations; the selection criteria shall be revised according to programming needs;
Amendment 2475 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 - paragraph 1
Article 115 - paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 2023, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the operational programme in the previous calendar year. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
Amendment 291 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is important that the management of the Common Fisheries Policy is guided by principles of good governance. Those principles include decision-making based on bestin accordance with the available scientific advice, broad stakeholder involvement and a long-term perspective. The successful management of the Common Fisheries Policy also depends on a clear definition of responsibilities at Union, national, regional and local levels and on the mutual compatibility and consistency of the measures taken with other Union policies.
Amendment 534 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) To ensure the involvement of concerned operators in the Union system for control, inspection, and enforcement, Member States should be able to and the collection of data, Member States must require the holders of a fishing licence of Union fishing vessels of 12 meters length over all or more flying their flag to contribute proportionally to the costs of that system.
Amendment 540 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) The objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States given the problems encountered in the developmentsituation of fish stocks in the EU, the poor profitability of the fishing industry and its management, and the limits on the financial resources of the Member States. Therefore, multiannual Union financial assistance focused on the priorities of the Common Fisheries Policy should be granted to contribute to the achievement of those objectives. The primary purpose of Union financial assistance should be to strengthen control and enforcement measures, the collection of data, research and the development of initiatives to help achieve healthy marine ecosystems.
Amendment 584 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) fresh water biological resources,the management of aquaculture, and the processing and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products, in relation to measures on markets and financial measures in support of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 724 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promote thensure the sustainable development of Union aquaculture activities to contribute to foodthe availability of foodstuffs and to security and employment in coastal and rural areas;
Amendment 739 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities both within the Union and outside it;
Amendment 846 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
6. 'maximum sustainable yield' means the maximum annual catch that may be taken from a fish stock indefinitelycontinuously and indefinitely without risk of stock depletion and so as to ensure the recovery of already depleted stocks;
Amendment 969 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 28
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 28
28. 'surplus of allowable catch' means that part of the allowable catch which a coastal State does not have the capacity to harvest, keeping the overall exploitation rate in line with the objective of re-establishing populations of harvested species and maintaining them above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield;
Amendment 987 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32
32. '‘sustainable fisheries agreements'’ mean international agreements concluded with another state for the purpose of obtaining access to resources or watersa share of surplus of allowable catch in exchange for financial compensation from the Union.
Amendment 1192 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b а (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b а (new)
(bа) measures to provide for data collection sufficient to enable accurate scientific assessments of harvested species;
Amendment 2119 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point а
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point а
а) ensure that the data are collected on time and that the collected data are accurate and reliable;
Amendment 2169 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 1
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall participate in the activities of international organisations dealing with fisheries, including regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) in line with international obligations and policy objectives and consistent with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3must actively encourage and support effective measures for the recovery of stocks, the principles of the sustainability and ecological management of fish stocks, transparency in the processing of data and participation of the stakeholders in international fora dealing with fisheries, including regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) in line with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and the principles of good governance set out in Article 4. There is a need to further the implementation of international commitments, obligations and policy objectives and encourage their fulfilment.
Amendment 2251 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – title
Part 8 – article 43 – title
Promoting aquaculturesustainable aquaculture through Union strategic guidelines and national strategic plans
Amendment 2265 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point а
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point а
а) improving the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry and supporting its sustainable development and innovation;
Amendment 2305 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall establish a multiannual national strategic plan for the development of sustainable aquaculture activities on their territory by 31 December 2014.
Amendment 2316 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point а
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point а
а) administrative simplificharmonisation, in particular regarding licenses;
Amendment 2535 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 13 – article 56 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 13 – article 56 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall publish an annual report informing the public about the fisheries situation in the EU, including information on the biomass levels of fish stocks, the sustainability of exploitation rates and the availability of scientific data.
Amendment 358 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) carrying out an assessment of the passengers prior to their scheduled arrival or departure from the Member State in order to identify any persons who may be involved in a terrorist offence or serious crime and who require further examination by the competent authorities referred to in Article 5. In carrying out such an assessment the Passenger Information Unit may compare PNR data against relevant databases, including international or national databases or national mirrors of Union databases, where they are established on the basis of Union law, on persons or objects sought or under alert, in cluding against data stored by Europol, in accordance with Union, international and national rules applicable to such files. Member States shall ensure that any positive match resulting from such automated processing is individually reviewed by non-automated means in order to verify whether the competent authority referred to in Article 5 needs to take action;
Amendment 409 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall adopt a list of the competent authorities entitled to request or receive PNR data or the result of the processing of PNR data from the Passenger Information Units in order to examine that information further or take appropriate action for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences and serious crime. Europol shall be entitled, within its mandate, to request and receive from the Passenger Information Units PNR data or relevant analytical information obtained from PNR data that are necessary in a specific case to prevent, detect, investigate, or prosecute terrorist offences and serious transnational crimes.
Amendment 531 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Exchange of information under this Article may take place using any existing channels for international law enforcement cooperation, especially the channels provided for by Europol. The language used for the request and the exchange of information shall be the one applicable to the channel used. Member States shall, when making their notifications in accordance with Article 3(3), also inform the Commission with details of the contacts to which requests may be sent in cases of urgency. The Commission shall communicate to the Member States the notifications received.
Amendment 8 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to educate young people for the Europe of the future, which means making it possible for all young people to enjoy schooling, vocational training and higher education and non-formal "outside of the classroom" education that lays stress on meeting the technological requirements of a modern and sustainable society; this would contribute to a full engagement of the students during their time in school, stressing on the importance of building civil awareness and belonging from an early age;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the importance of specific, verifiable objectives associated with adequate financial means for the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy integrated guidelines to reduce youth unemployment; takes the view that the target groups and indicators proposed by the Commission in the initiative should be monitored and that the progress made during implementation should be measured by means of clear indicators; Member States in their National Reform Programmes should commit to specific youth employment targets that would allow to increase the youth employment rate (for those not in education) to 75%;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that voluntary mobility in the framework of schooling and vocational training and for the purposes of employment should be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobility and professional guidance and counselling made available throughout the process;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Believes there is a need to increase knowledge about distance learning and disseminate it more widely in higher- education establishments, as this form of learning offers the possibility of combining work and study;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that thee need for a successful transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment, which must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or training, and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partners and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition of qualifications obtained; considers that it would be good practice in this regard to establish a link between business and secondary education with, for example, specialists in various fields taking time to give lectures or seminars to familiarise students with their work; considers it essential to promote the establishment of more careers information centres working along these lines or encourage existing centres to undertake such activity;
Amendment 105 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that measures must be taken to reinforce the role of the family, youth organisations and social environment of young people and of their school in guiding them in their career choices and towards finding an occupation;
Amendment 133 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that an active labour market policy, including publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs are essential preconditions for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be targeted more specifically at these objectives; underscores the need for a more accessible and transparent method of making applications under ESF programmes;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported individually to increase their employabilitywith a special emphasis for those neither in education, nor employment must be supported individually to assist them in finishing their studies, increase their employability and facilitate their transition from employment to education and that publicly funded training places are an effective instrument for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people;
Amendment 145 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported individually to increase their employability and that publicly funded training places are an effective instrument for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people; calls on the Member States and the Commission to support information campaigns about education and training possibilities for young people with disabilities, such as the ExchangeAbility project developed by the European Disability Forum and the Erasmus Student Network;
Amendment 159 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that high-quality training places are an appropriate aid in making the right career choice at all stages of the process of choosing an occupation, but must not be allowed to replace regular jobs and must provide sufficient income and social protection; stresses that a European quality framework for traineeships must be introduced; calls for periods of traineeship and voluntary work to be taken into account in determining people’s overall time in employment and for purposes of pension insurance;
Amendment 172 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 11 – point 1 (new)
Draws attention to the problem of non- recognition of qualifications that is faced by young people in certain Member States; calls for the procedure for recognition of qualifications to be made as straightforward as possible; urges, to that end, the establishment of a single list of accredited universities and specialisms, which will guarantee the recognition of qualifications throughout the EU and thus facilitate the process of applying for jobs or for places in other higher- education establishments within the EU;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member State governments to encourage the Roma to attend school, at least until the mandatory minimum age set by the country in which they are resident; notes that the Roma should not be hived off into special schools or classes, as that will affect their full integration into society;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the areas in which the Roma settle benefit, at a minimum, from adequate conditions such as drinking water, sanitation and roads;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States‘ performance in absorbing EU funds, to analyse the reason for only 1/6 of the funds being used, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4а. Calls on the Commission to establish incentives, such as grants or other financial assistance, to encourage the Roma to attend school;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes the sound initiative to provide housing for the Roma, but calls on the Commission to check whether the Roma families living in that housing are integrating, and to assess the extent to which they are adapting to their new way of life, in order to ensure that they do not lose the housing they have been provided;
Amendment 51 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CRegrets the bureaucratic and lengthy application for European funds for Roma projects; therefore calls on the Commission to change the regulatory framework of cross-financing, decrease bureaucratic burdens, simplify the application procedures for EU fundthe financing of Roma projects, and also require Member States to introduce simple and normative funding procedures and utilise Global Grants;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to move to a 100% financing of European projects in order to ensure a greater use of the available funds in order to enable a better and quicker integration of the Roma population;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10а. Calls on the Commission to frame projects of a duration of at least one year, to see to their development and to continue to monitor the situation in the Member States once they have run their course;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11а. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to work out strategies and action plans for Roma education and for better cooperation and implementation;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that complex programmes and programmes adapted to the specific needs of Roma communities are crucial, and that in this context there is a need to provide the Roma with access to personalised services on the site; calls on the Commission to ensure necessary the conditions for Roma participation in those programmes and projects;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to propose, and the Council to adopt, an EU Strategy on Roma Inclusion (hereinafter: ‘the Strategy’) as well as an indicative, inclusive and place-based action plan, which is prepared and implemented on a multi-level basis and can evolve as needed; it should be based on the tasks, objectives, principles and instruments defined by the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, as referred to above, and on the shared competences, as well as the supporting, coordinating and complementary actions, of the Union;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 а (new)
Paragraph 1 а (new)
1а. Calls on the Commission to ensure respect for the principle of the free movement of people in the European Union, the protection of personal data and human rights;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13а. Notes that there are two types of Roma – nomadic and settled; calls on the Commission, therefore, to develop programmes and projects suited to both groups and corresponding to their needs;
Amendment 95 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point а – indent 6
Paragraph 2 – point а – indent 6
Amendment 104 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 1
Amendment 110 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 2
combating of prejudices, stereotypes, racism and anti- gypsyism,
Amendment 129 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 4
access to quality basic education,
Amendment 144 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 7
Amendment 150 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 а (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 8 а (new)
provision of extracurricular and outside school activities for pupils,
Amendment 161 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 11
Amendment 167 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 13
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 13
Amendment 173 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 а (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 14 а (new)
upgrading of existing, and development of new, settlement construction plans, and assistance to Roma families to regularise those dwellings that meet legal standards,
Amendment 177 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 15 а (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 15 а (new)
installation of technical infrastructure, where this is lacking – electricity and water supply, sewerage, road networks, street lighting and telephone services,
Amendment 180 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16
equal access to quality healthcare and preventive measures,
Amendment 185 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 а (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 а (new)
provision of the necessary social infrastructure, where this is lacking – health and education facilities and green areas, etc.,
Amendment 186 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 16 b (new)
guaranteed healthcare for women during pregnancy and early motherhood,
Amendment 192 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 18
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 18
Amendment 197 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19
Paragraph 2 – point b – indent 19
Amendment 206 #
Amendment 221 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of endorsing and controlling the Strategy and Action Plan in a transparent manner, with the primary responsibility falling on democratically accountable ministers within the Council, and emphasises that the Strategy should in no way be divisive for the EU, creating splits among Member States;
Amendment 236 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 а (new)
Paragraph 3 а (new)
3а. Reminds the Commission that Roma must not be discriminated against or deported to their countries of origin, or be fingerprinted, unless it is proven they have committed a crime;
Amendment 264 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and Roma communitiesivil society from all levels through the European Roma Platform, and work in partnership with the other institutions, Member States and regions, international financing institutions, transnational programming bodies and intergovernmental organisations;
Amendment 277 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Member States to appoint a government official or an administrative body to act as ‘National Contact Point’ for the implementation of the Strategy; calls on the Commission, similarly, to monitor closely the implementation of the Strategy by the Member States, and to take appropriate action if need be;
Amendment 297 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 10 а (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 10 а (new)
low level healthcare provision,
Amendment 313 #
2010/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to create a direct link between the allocation of financing and resultsexisting problems and the results achieved by requiring that a certain percentage of commitment appropriations under each national indicative breakdown should be allocated as the Performance Reserve in accordance with the regulations governing the Funds;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Given the provisions of the Treaties and the existing legislation, recalls that Member States have a responsibility to simplify the administrative procedures regarding the exercise of free movement of workers with a view to an optimal implementation of this right and to avoiding unjustified, unnecessary or cumbersome administrative procedures restricting the application of this right; calls on the Member States to afford all workers, irrespective of whether they are residents of the host state or of another Member State, equal access to jobs, employment and conditions of employment;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to eradicate the existing transitional barriers regarding free movement of workers for the Member States who joined in 2004 and 2007; takes the view that these barriers, impose double standards, are counterproductive and represent discriminatory measures against European citizens, calling for the preference clause to be effectively enforced for the whole Union;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the Member States should facilitate, and establish general criteria for, the recognition of diplomas and qualifications, as this is very often a source of difficulty for people seeking work in a Member State other than their country of origin;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital a (new)
Recital a (new)
A. whereas parental poverty often leads to child poverty and seriously affects children later in life,
Amendment 2 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital b (new)
Recital b (new)
B. whereas women from ethnic minorities, women with disabilities and older women are victims of dual discrimination,
Amendment 3 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital c (new)
Recital c (new)
C. whereas the pay gap between men and women in the EU is almost 18% and the principle of equal pay for men and women is one of the basic principles set out in the European treaties,
Amendment 4 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital d (new)
Recital d (new)
D. whereas extreme poverty, trafficking in human beings, recruitment to prostitution and all other types of exploitation are closely linked,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2
Paragraph 1 – point 2
2. Underlines that suitable financing for the European Social Fund should be significantly increasedshould be provided through the European Social Fund, and for the Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in order to provide adequate resources for measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion; calls, likewise, for targeted funds to be earmarked, within the new budgetary framework, for job creation and social protection for women; urges the Member States to undertake more information campaigns on opportunities for participation in EU-funded projects;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to implement the indicators in respect of women and poverty developed in connection with the Beijing Platform for Action as a tool to monitor the impact of broader social, economic and employment policies on reducing poverty; calls on the Member States to find more appropriate methods of measuring poverty among women;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 5
Paragraph 1 – point 5
5. Points out that social protection and social policy make important contributions to lessening the depth and duration of the recession by stabilising labour markets and consumption, and that the social protection system is a stabiliser on both the revenue and the expenditure side. Calls on the Member States to pinpoint more appropriate means of measuring female poverty;
Amendment 73 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
(8a) Notes that women entrepreneurs’ access to credit is limited, which is a major obstacle to their professional development and economic independence, and which conflicts with the principle of equal treatment;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 а (new)
Paragraph 1 а (new)
1a. Notes that women entrepreneurs’ access to credit is limited, which is a major obstacle to their professional development and economic independence, and which conflicts with the principle of equal treatment;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to lifelong learning programmes, especially as far as older women are concerned;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that, on account of the lack of adequate social infrastructure, women are forced to choose between bringing up children and a professional career; calls on the Member State governments to give recognition to the bringing-up of children and ensure that period counts towards a pension, thereby enabling women to benefit from full pensions; recommends that Member States ensure the provision of adequate and dependable pensions for women;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Reminds the Member States that the provision of adequate childcare is a fundamental part of gender equality on the labour market; therefore reminds the Member States of the importance of attaining the Barcelona childcare targets, thereby encouraging women to participate in the labour market and fostering a work-life balance;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to education and training programmes for immigrant women and women from ethnic minorities, which will facilitate their participation in the labour market;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2162(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the Member States, in the context of the revision of Council Directive 92/85/ЕEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, to take the necessary steps to prevent the dismissal of women workers during pregnancy and motherhood; calls on the Member States to take active measures to prevent discrimination against pregnant women on the labour market, as well as measures to ensure that motherhood does not affect the right of women workers to pensions and that the scale of those pensions is not affected by the fact they have taken maternity leave;
Amendment 97 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
(11a) In the context of the revision of Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, calls on the Member States to take the measures necessary to prevent the dismissal of workers during pregnancy and motherhood; calls on the Member States to take active measures to prevent discrimination against pregnant women on the labour market, as well as measures to ensure that motherhood does not affect the right of women workers to pensions and that the scale of those pensions is not affected by the fact they have taken maternity leave;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that, on account of the lack of adequate social infrastructure, women are forced to choose between bringing up children and a professional career; and that the risk of falling into poverty is greater for older women than for men, particularly in old age, where social security systems are based on the principle of continuous remunerated employment; points out that, in some cases, women do not fulfil this requirement because of interruptions to their work and that they are penalised because of discrimination on the labour market, in particular because of the wage gap, maternity leave and part-time work; calls on the Member State governments to give recognition to the bringing up of children and ensure that period counts towards a pension, thereby enabling women to benefit from full pensions; recommends that Member States ensure the provision of adequate and dependable pensions for women;
Amendment 112 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
(13a) Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to lifelong learning programmes, especially as far as older women are concerned;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a Underlines that adequately increased financing for and effective usage of the European Social Fund (ESF) should be ensured in order to provide adequate resources for measures to improve education and training with a view to improving labour market access and combating unemployment and measures and activities under the Social Inclusion Strategy and the ‘Europe 2020’ flagship initiative on combating poverty and social exclusion in favour of disadvantaged and vulnerable persons, especially women, including those confronted with precarious and insecure contracts; stresses that ESF regulations should be revised and changed to reach those who need it most, that visibility and transparency should be enhanced, that the monitoring of the social effects of the fund usage should be carried out thoroughly, and that further emphasis should be placed on the long-term sustainability of the projects; therefore calls for targeted funds to be earmarked, within the new budgetary framework, for job creation and social inclusion; urges the Member States to undertake more information campaigns on opportunities for participation in EU funded projects; stresses that single parents are often alone in educating their children and demands that the Barcelona targets for childcare provision should be fully implemented;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries on Current and Future Management of Black Sea Fisheries (2010/2113 INI),
Amendment 98 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the EU to include the Black Sea in the Integrated Maritime Policy and in particular in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) on an equal footing with the other European basins; the EU should make all the necessary diplomatic efforts to attract the Black Sea states outside EU as closest as possible to the principles of the CFP; underlines the importance of creating a separate common stocks management body for the Black Sea and of applying the mechanism of multiannual management plans;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2а. Emphasises the importance of aquaculture being regulated within the IMP legal framework, which will contribute to priority acceleration and sustainable development at European and national levels;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential to strengthen regional cooperation in order to achieve sustainable and more efficient management of marine and coastal resources, particularly where there is a complete interdependence of activities in the maritime area, as is the case in particular in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3а. Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient resources to enable public-sector broadcasters to take advantage of the new digital technologies and to secure for the public generally the benefits of modern audiovisual services;
Amendment 125 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls further on Member States adequately to address the issue of underfunding of public service broadcasters; bearing in mind particularly the specific remit of the public media to be accessible to the greatest possible number of viewers and listeners on all the new media platforms;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aа. whereas women in precarious employment are less likely to know their rights and are exposed to a greater risk of exclusion from legal protection and/or of wrongful dismissal,
Amendment 9 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the importance should be emphasised of the right of all workers, including women in precarious employment, to vocational education and training,
Amendment 10 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the growing number of women in precarious employment increases the risk of poverty among women,
Amendment 16 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to use the new employment strategy to strive for the inclusion of women in precarious employment in social security systems and employment protection systems, irrespective of the status of their work; Considers it highly important for women in precarious employment and their families to be guaranteed unemployment and maternity benefits; Calls on the governments of the Member States to extend the range and duration of benefits with a view to providing an adequate social security net;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to create childcare and carers'’ networks so as to facilitate full-time work and avoid part- time work which is an unwilling choice; Calls on the Member States to create a body for monitoring and imposing penalties on employers offering employment contracts with precarious working conditions;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates standard jobs being arranged in future in accordance with 'good work' principles, and not being converted into precarious jobs; considers that job markets should be better regulated through stringent labour inspections, with the aim of reducing precarious employment;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the two sides of industry to extend the opportunities for trade union participation and codetermination rights for precarious workers, and to penalise obstacles to trade union participation and to facilitate access to information on the workers’ rights;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 а (new)
Paragraph 8 а (new)
8а. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt legislation regulating the social and legal status of seasonal workers and to provide them with social security cover. Understands seasonal workers to be workers who have concluded open-ended or fixed term employment contracts whose duration and continuation is affected by seasonal factors, such as the climatic cycle, public holidays and/or agricultural harvests.
Amendment 40 #
2010/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (f a) (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (f a) (new)
(fa) Support law enforcement and judicial authorities, at their request, with expertise in fighting cybercrime and responding to cyber incidents;
Amendment 55 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Member States should be encouraged to provide the necessary training during the education of future and current teachers and educational staff on the causes of behavioural changes in children and the possible changes in behaviour to look for.
Amendment 66 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Child victims should be protected from sanctions and should receive the adequate legal support and counselling even where no criminal proceedings started.
Amendment 67 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Child victims should not be confronted with visual contact with the offender during criminal proceedings.
Amendment 74 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Convicted offenders should be prevented from any professional activities that directly involves care for children.
Amendment 90 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive aims to establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in the area of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, as well as the presentation of child sexual abuse material. It also aims to introduce common provisions to strengthen the prevention of the crime and the protection of its victims.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint iv
(iv) realistic images of a child engaged or depicted as being engaged in sexually explicit conduct or realistic images of the sexual organs of a child, regardless of the actual existence of such child, for primarily sexual purposes.;
Amendment 116 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the intentional conduct referred to in paragraphs 2 to 11 is punishable.
Amendment 153 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. Engaging in sexual activities with a chilor agreeing to engage with a child, irrespective of whether or not the sexual act is committed, where recourse is made to child prostitution shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least fivesix years.
Amendment 217 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the offence involved serious violence or threat or caused or was likely to caused serious harm to the child.
Amendment 239 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide for the possibility ofensure not prosecuting or imposing penalties on child victims of the offences referred to in Articles 4 and Article 5 (4) to (6) for their involvement in unlawful activities as a direct consequence of being subjected to those offences.
Amendment 247 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the prosecution of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3, Article 4 (2) to (3) and (5) to (11), and Article 5 (6) for a sufficient period of timet least 20 years after the victim has reached the age of majority and which is commensurate with the gravity of the offence concerned. In that regard the Commission shall promote harmonisation of the national statutes of limitation in order avoid confusion or mistakes when law enforcement agencies undertake cross-border investigations.
Amendment 257 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall create information campaigns advertising the hotline 116, to ensure that children are aware of the existence of the hotline.
Amendment 305 #
2010/0064(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
ba) interviews with child victim shall take place in the absence of the offender;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G а (new)
Recital G а (new)
Gа. whereas this makes it essential to encourage additional European production, especially in the new EU Member States with proven aquaculture potential but with insufficient capacity (water resources, undertakings, feed materials, human resources, expertise and research capacity) to exploit that potential,
Amendment 6 #
2009/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H а (new)
Recital H а (new)
Hа. whereas the need to satisfy the strong growth in demand can be achieved through enriching and diversifying the supply of European aquaculture products, which can solely be done by means of targeted aid for the development of sustainable aquaculture in the EU in the interest of the Community,
Amendment 4 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in this context, the most appropriate step is for the Commission to propose a regulation laying down rules for the aquaculture sector and thus introducing the necessary legislative clarity,
Amendment 15 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, given the importance of developing the aquaculture sector, the Commission is urged to ring-fence a portion of the European Fisheries Fund for that purpose; and whereas the relevant instruments will need to be sufficiently flexible and effective to secure the development of the sector, including scientific research,
Amendment 46 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses the view that a strong sustainable aquaculture sector couldwill act as a catalyst for the development of many coastal and rural areas in the EUMember States and contribute to the development of relatedlocal production activities;
Amendment 86 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18а. Believes that the Commission should bring forward proposals for all measures required to promote competitiveness in the sector, with the aim of giving it a level economic playing field and enabling it to develop in a balanced way in the Member States;
Amendment 113 #
2009/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 29 #
2008/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all EU citizens residing in a Member State other than their own are provided with all the necessary information regarding their right to vote at local and European elections;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 4 December 2003 on the adoption of measures concerning the repatriation of mortal remains1, _________________ 1 OJ C 89 E, 14.4.2004, p. 162.
Amendment 55 #
2008/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to fully implement the rights granted under Article 2 and Article 3 of Directive 2004/38/EC not only to different sex spouses, but also to the registered partners, members of the household and the partners, including same- sex couples and irrespective of nationality, on the basis of the principles of mutual recognition, equality, non- discrimination, dignity, private and family life; in this regard, calls the Commission to issue strict guidelines, in addition drawing on the analysis and conclusions contained in the Fundamental Rights Agency report;
Amendment 93 #
2008/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises the restrictions on repatriation of mortal remains of Union citizens and calls on the Commission to bring forward a Code of Conduct to which Member States could adhere to, in order to ensure that it is a corollary to the freedom of movement of citizens.
Amendment 8 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A first accompanying transitional measure should be that phonogram producers are under an obligation to set aside, at least once a year, at least 20 percent of the net revenues from the exclusive rights of distribution, reproduction and making available of phonograms which, in the absence of the extension of the term of protection as a result of lawful publication or lawful communication, would be in the public domain.
Amendment 11 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 13 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Those monies should be reserved solely for the benefit of performers whose performances are fixed in a phonogram and who have transferred their rights to the phonogram producer against a one-off payment. The monies set aside in this manner should be distributed to non- featured performers at least once a year on an individual basis. Member States may requishould ensure that distribution of those monies is entrusted to collecting societies representing performers. When the distribution of those monies is entrusted to collecting societies, nNational rules on non-distributable revenues may be applied.
Amendment 17 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Where a phonogram contains the fixation of the performances of a plurality of performers, Member States should be free to decide whether the performers may terminate the transfer or assignment jointly or individually.
Amendment 19 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The overall amount to be dedicated by a phonogram producer to payments of the supplementary remuneration referred to in paragraph 3 shall correspond to at least 20 percent of the net revenues which he has derived, during the year preceding that for which the said remuneration is paid, from the reproduction, distribution and making available of those phonograms in regard of which, by virtue of Article 3 (1) and (2) in their version before amendment by Directive [// insert: Nr. of this amending directive]/EC, the performer and the phonogram producer would be no longer protected on 31 December of the said year.
Amendment 22 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When calculating the revenues referred to in the above subparagraph, the only sums that may be deducted are: the remuneration of performers who have transferred or ceded their rights in respect of the phonograms in question in exchange for recurring remuneration and the remuneration of the authors of works whose performance is fixed in the phonograms in question.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 26 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 10 – point 4
Article 10 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. If, after the moment at which, by virtue of Article 3 (1) and (2) in their version before amendment by Directive [// insert: Nr. of this amending directive]/EC, the performer and the phonogram producer would be no longer protected in regard of, respectively, the fixation of the performance and the phonogram, the phonogram producer ceases to offer copies of the phonogram for sale in sufficient quantity or to make it available to the public, by wire or wireless means, in such a way that members of the public may access ithem from a place antd at a time individually chosen by them, the performer may terminate the contract on transfer or assignment. Where a phonogram contains the fixation of the performances of a plurality of performers, they may terminate their contracts on transfer or assignment only jointly. If the contract onIf the transfer or assignment is terminated pursuant to sentences 1 or 2, the rights of the phonogram producer in the phonogram shall expire.
Amendment 22 #
2008/0047(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) All the Member States have ratified and are parties to the 20 November 1989 International Convention on the Rights of the Child, pursuant to which the States are required to adopt any national, bilateral and multilateral measures which are needed in order to prevent any form of child exploitation, and to adopt any legislative, administrative and other measures which are necessary for the purpose of upholding the rights recognised under the Convention (where appropriate by means of international cooperation).
Amendment 25 #
2008/0047(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I - Actions - Introduction - paragraph 3
Annex I - Actions - Introduction - paragraph 3
The programme has the overall aim to promote safer use of the Internet and other communication technologies (hereafter referred to as “online technologies”), especially by children, promote the development of a safe online environment, reduce the amount of illegal content disseminated online, tackle potentially harmful conduct online and ensure public awareness of online risks and precaution(including the psychological manipulation of children with a view to sexual abuse or 'grooming', electronic harassment and electronic files showing physical and/or psychological aggression) and ensure public awareness of online risks and precautions, and also to develop pedagogical tools on the basis of sound practices.
Amendment 30 #
2008/0047(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I - Actions - Section 3 - paragraph 1
Annex I - Actions - Section 3 - paragraph 1
1. Raising public awareness and disseminating information on safer use of online technologies. The activities will promote public awareness by providing adequate information about possibilities, risks and ways to deal with them in a coordinated way across Europe. Activities will encourage cost-effective means of distributing awareness information to a large number of users. One of the means of raising public awareness should be small informative pedagogical booklets, clearly written and including explanatory drawings so that they can be easily read and understood by children.
Amendment 6 #
2007/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas research has shown that those who have learned the basic aspects of personal finance at a very early age have morebetter financial literacy; whereas financial education is closely related to the teaching of basic skills (mathematics and reading), and whereas financial decisions impact greatly on quality of life and as such financial education should be taught in a context of social awareness and social responsibility,
Amendment 15 #
2007/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the role of consumer organisations in defining the specific needs of target groups for financial education, in notifying weaknesses and shortcomings in existing education schemes, and in providing financial information to consumers, such asincluding through internet- based tools for financial planning;
Amendment 17 #
2007/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that financial education programmes can only be effective if they are tailored to the needs of specific target groups and, if appropriate, if they are as personalised as possible; is of the opinion, moreover, that all financial education programmes should contribute to the improvement of a conscious and realistic handling of each individual's financial possibilities; consideration should be given to the development of programmes that improve adults’ financial capability skills, either in the workplace or by making use of landmark points in the life of an individual, such as the birth of a child, marriage, divorce or bereavement, and which are supported by a range of independent consumer tools;
Amendment 23 #
2007/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasizes that financial education can complement but cannot be a substitute for robust consumer protection provisions in financial services legislation and the regulation and strict supervision of financial institutions;
Amendment 29 #
2007/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends that financial education schemes focus on important life-planning aspects such as basic saving, debt management, insurance and pensions; moreover, specific schemes should also encourage parents to become a role model for financial behaviour and literacy;
Amendment 39 #
2007/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages Member States to include combined social and financial education in the primary and secondary school general curriculum, which is designed to develop the skills and understanding needed in everyday life, and to organise systematic training for teachers on this issue;
Amendment 42 #
2007/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages Member States to pay special attention to the educational needs of pensioners and workers at the end of their professional career, and also to young people starting their professional career who are faced by the challenge of determining how to make appropriate use of their first income;
Amendment 231 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (b) a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (b) a (new)
(ba) end-users shall have free of charge access to a help-line within the country where the contract was signed, when calling from mobiles phones and from landlines.
Amendment 30 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Consumers should be at the centre of this Directive. Existing rights for consumers need to be strengthened and guaranteed, and should include greater transparency and representation. Consumer protection must ensure that all customers benefit from a competitive market. Consumer rights should be enforced by national regulatory authorities through creating incentives and imposing sanctions on companies which do not comply with consumer protection and competition rules.
Amendment 31 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) Consumer protection depends on the availability of effective channels of redress available to all. Member States should introduce rapid and effective arbitration procedures including extra judicial procedures and a collective redress mechanism to be followed up by an energy consumer ombudsman or an authority with a specific remit in each Member State.
Amendment 34 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The public service requirements and the common minimum standards that follow from them need to be further strengthened to make sure that all consumers can benefit from competition. A key aspect in supplying customers is access to consumption data, and consumers must have access to their data so that they can invite competitors to make an offer based on these data. Consumers also should have the right to be properly informed about their energy consumption; advance payments should be appropriate and reflect effective gas consumption figures. Regularly provided information on energy costs will create incentives for energy savings because it will give customers direct feedback on the effects of investment in energy efficiency and change of behaviour.
Amendment 36 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23b) Regular dialogue between energy consumer organisations and all other stakeholders (social partners, energy, regulators, government representatives, etc.) on all issues of energy consumer rights should be encouraged in order to ensure that maximum is done to achieve a high level of energy consumer rights. Furthermore, consumer organisations and authorities responsible for consumer protection should co-operate to check the accuracy of the information provided by the gas supplies.
Amendment 37 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23 c (new)
Recital 23 c (new)
(23c) Clear and comprehensible information should be made available to gas consumers concerning their rights in their dealings with the energy sector. In this context, the Commission must, after adoption of this directive, table a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers. It must be possible to send a copy of the European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers to all consumers subscribing to new contracts.
Amendment 38 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to contribute to security of supply whilst maintaining a spirit of solidarity between Member States, notably in the event of an energy supply crisis, it is important to provide a transparent and effective framework for regional solidarity cooperation.
Amendment 41 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(-1) Article 1, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: "1. This Directive establishes common rules for the transmission, distribution, supply and storage of natural gas, together with consumer protection provisions. To this end, it lays down the rules relating to the organisation and functioning of the natural gas sector, access to the market, the criteria and procedures applicable to the granting of authorisations for transmission, distribution, supply and storage of natural gas and the operation of systems. It also sets out the universal service obligations and the rights of natural gas consumers and clarifies obligations in respect of competition."
Amendment 42 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
(ba) The following point is added: "36a. "energy poverty", means a situation in which a residential user cannot afford to heat his home to an acceptable level. The level shall be evaluated in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation, that is to say at least 18°C in all living areas when occupied, up to 22°C, depending on the function of the room. This situation shall also be evaluated in the light of the scope for customers to purchase other energy services for their homes at a reasonable price. A residential user is poor in energy terms if energy expenditure as a percentage of total household expenditure exceeds twice the national average of energy expenditure.
Amendment 43 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – – point 1 – point b
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 2 – point 36 b (new)
Article 2 – point 36 b (new)
36b. "affordable price": a price defined at national level by the Member States in consultation with national regulators, the social partners and other stakeholders taking account of energy poverty as defined by this directive;
Amendment 47 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 d (new)
Article 1 – point 1 d (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(1d) In Article 3, paragraph 3 is amended as follows: "3. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that all household customers and small enterprises enjoy the benefit of a universal service, in particular the right to be supplied with gas of a specified quality at affordable, easily and clearly comparable, transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs and prices including adjusted prices and tariffs resulting from their respective indexation mechanisms; based on actual energy consumption and the right to choice, fairness, representation and redress. Member States shall ensure that quality of service is a central responsibility of gas companies. Member States shall take appropriate measures to protect final customers and to ensure high levels of consumer protection, and shall, in particular, ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect vulnerable customers, including appropriate measures to help them avoid disconnection. In this context, they may take appropriate measures to protect customers in remote areas who are connected to the gas system and energy intensive businesses, as defined in Article17(1)(a) of Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity. […]"
Amendment 48 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 e (new)
Article 1 – point 1 e (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(1e) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3: "3a. Member States shall appoint a supplier of last resort for customers connected to the gas network. Member States shall inform the public, the Commission and the Agency for regulators cooperation of the supplier-of- last-resort mechanism applied in order to prohibit any grid disconnection and therefore safeguard continuity of delivery."
Amendment 49 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 f (new)
Article 1 – point 1 f (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 50 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 g (new)
Article 1 – point 1 g (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 c (new)
(1g) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3: "3c. Member States shall also ensure the transparency and predictability of published prices, tariffs (and parameters for calculating the tariffs), any indexation mechanisms and attached conditions through comprehensible and easily accessible calculation methods or through any other communications forms, communicated beforehand to and monitored or approved by the independent national regulator. The measures shall be communicated by the independent national regulator to the European Agency for regulators cooperation."
Amendment 51 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 h (new)
Article 1 – point 1 h (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 d (new)
(1h) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3: "3d. Member States shall ensure that energy consumers receive transparent and easily comprehensible energy invoices based on actual energy consumption. Energy invoices shall be timely and frequent enough to provide accurate and comprehensible information. Member States shall develop standard invoicing to be applied by all suppliers in order to increase their transparency and allow comparability. The consumers shall be on a regular basis - at least every month- informed about their global energy consumption."
Amendment 52 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 i (new)
Article 1 – point 1 i (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 e (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 e (new)
(1i) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3: "3e. Member States shall ensure that suppliers or network operators under their respective responsibilities install easily accessible help-lines, to deal with connection problems and other service quality issues occurring. They also shall establish a physical single entry point for any consumer information request. Member States shall ensure that suppliers and network operators put in place a common entry point for consumer complaints."
Amendment 53 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 j (new)
Article 1 – point 1 j (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 f (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 f (new)
(1j) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3: "3f. The Commission shall finance and develop pilot projects for the provision to individual consumers of “smart meters”, accurately reflecting actual energy consumption and time of use. On the basis of these pilot projects Member States shall ensure the proper provision of those meters in order to give consumers accurate information about energy consumption and to secure end-user efficiency. In conformity with Annex A point i)."
Amendment 54 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 k (new)
Article 1 – point 1 k (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(1k) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 5: "5a. Member States shall take appropriate measures to combat energy poverty as part of their national energy plans, so as to guarantee a real fall in the number of those who are poor in energy terms and they shall inform the Commission of these measures. The Member States may select an integrated approach to guarantee that the universal service and public service obligations are fulfilled. Such measures shall provide for greater energy efficiency and may include special tariffs for vulnerable consumers and individual residential users. The Commission shall provide indictors to monitor the impact of such measures on energy poverty. Such measures shall not prevent the market opening arrangements provided for in Article 23."
Amendment 55 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 l (new)
Article 1 – point 1 l (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 7 a (new)
(1l) The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 7: "7a. To promote energy efficiency and help to reduce energy poverty, the national regulatory authorities must require gas suppliers to offer a sliding scale of tariffs with charges, increasing where consumption levels are higher. The national regulatory authorities shall guarantee that levels of consumption for which charges are lowest shall be equivalent to the typical consumption of low income residential users."
Amendment 65 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24b – point (b)
Article 24b – point (b)
(b) the development of competitive and proper, transparent, properly and effectively functioning regional markets within the Community in view of the achievement of the objective mentioned in point (a);
Amendment 69 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (i)
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (i)
(i) monitoring the effective level of market opening and competition at wholesale and retail levels, including on natural gas exchanges, household prices, switching rates, the extent to which prepayment arrangements are appropriate and reflect real consumption, disconnection rates and household complaints in an agreed format, as well as any distortion or restriction of competition in cooperation with competition authorities, including providing any relevant information, bringing any relevant cases to the attention of the relevant competition authorities;
Amendment 71 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (l)
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (l)
(l) without prejudice to the competence of other national regulatory authorities, ensuring high standards of public service for natural gas, the protection of vulnerable customers, and that consumer protection measures set out in Annex A are effective and are being implemented properly in the interests of consumers, penalties being imposed for non-compliance by supply companies with the provisions in force;
Amendment 73 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (n)
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (n)
(n) ensuring access to customer consumption data, the application of a harmonised and easily comprehensible format for consumption data, and theppropriate prepayment arrangements reflecting consumption and access to data under paragraph (h) of Annex A;
Amendment 74 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (na) (new)
Article 24c – paragraph 1 – point (na) (new)
(na) National regulators shall introduce standardised bills for use by all suppliers, so as to achieve greater transparency and comparability, and shall include information on the rights of consumers on the websites of gas companies or independent national regulators;
Amendment 82 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16 b (new)
Article 1 – point 16 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (a) – indent 7 a (new)
Annex A – point (a) – indent 7 a (new)
(16b) In Annex A, point (a), a new indent shall be inserted: – in case contract conditions require minimum contract duration, the expiry date shall be mentioned on the bill.
Amendment 83 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 16 b (new)
Article 1 – point 16 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (a) – indents 7 b and c (new)
Annex A – point (a) – indents 7 b and c (new)
– available payment parameters and facilities; – specification on appropriate metering and informative billing that accurately reflects individual consumers' consumption;
Amendment 84 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex A – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. All information obligations of the pre- contractual phase shall unrestrictedly apply to all elements of a future contract.
Amendment 85 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (c) a (new)
Annex A – point (c) a (new)
(ca) are able to benefit from the creation of an internet tool enabling them to compare prices and hence make informed choices.
Amendment 86 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (h)
Annex A – point (h)
(h) have at their disposal their consumption data, and shall be able to, by explicit agreement and free of charge, give any undertaking with a supply license access to its metering data, which may include the supply of available energy in a specific area and all national and Community measures promoting energy efficiency. The party responsible for data management is obliged to give these data to the undertaking. Member States shall define in a readily comprehensible manner, a format for the data and a procedure for suppliers and consumers to have easy access to the data. No additional costs can be charged to the consumer for this service.
Amendment 87 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (h) a (new)
Annex A – point (h) a (new)
(ha) shall have access to consumer rights on the websites of gas suppliers
Amendment 88 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (h) b (new)
Annex A – point (h) b (new)
(hb) must have access to tariff simulators on the websites of suppliers and of the independent national regulators.
Amendment 89 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (i)
Annex A – point (i)
(i) shall be properly informed every month of actual gas consumption and costs. No additional costs can be charged to the consumer for this service, which may include the supply of available energy in a specific area and all national and Community mechanisms to promote energy efficiency. No additional costs can be charged to the consumer for this service. Smart meters accurately recording the levels and times of energy consumption shall be installed in all homes by 2015.
Amendment 90 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j)
Annex A – point (j)
(j) can change supplier at any time in the year without additional costs, and a customer's account with the previous supplier shall not be settled later than one month following the last supply by this previous supplier.
Amendment 91 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j a) (new)
Annex A – point (j a) (new)
(ja) with special needs caused by impairments or in a poor financial situation shall benefit from essential energy services to maintain their physical and mental health and well-being, at reasonable prices or, where necessary, free of charge.
Amendment 92 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j b) (new)
Annex A – point (j b) (new)
(jb) receive specification on how they will be provided with up-dated information on available energy efficiency improvement measures, comparative end-user profiles and/or objective technical specifications for energy-using equipment.
Amendment 93 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j c) (new)
Annex A – point (j c) (new)
(jc) receive conditions referring to price changes allowing them to understand their effects easily.
Amendment 94 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j d) (new)
Annex A – point (j d) (new)
(jd) receive information on energy supply without incurring excessive or costly inquiries
Amendment 95 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j e) (new)
Annex A – point (j e) (new)
(je) shall have easy access to updated information on - the energy supply available in their area, and - on all national programmes, mechanisms and financial and legal frameworks promoting energy efficiency.
Amendment 96 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j f) (new)
Annex A – point (j f) (new)
(jf) benefit from non-judicial dispute settlement, such as out-of court settlement, administrative procedures or mediation procedures shall enable disputes to be settled fairly, promptly (within a period of 3 months) and with no cost to the consumer.
Amendment 97 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17
Article 1 – point 17
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – point (j g) (new)
Annex A – point (j g) (new)
(jg) shall have a clarified role of energy regulators in dispute settlement and shall be informed thereof without delay.
Amendment 100 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (a)
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (a)
(17b) In Annex A, a new paragraph on obligations of the Member States shall be inserted: "2b. The Member States shall ensure that: (a) existing measures for the benefit of vulnerable consumers shall be well targeted and periodically reassessed. They shall be well balanced in order not to prevent market opening, create discriminations among European energy suppliers, distort competition, restrict resale or create discriminatory treatment of other consumers."
Amendment 101 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (b)
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (b)
(b) competent bodies at national level shall monitor the gas offers available on the market. They shall present the results of price monitoring once a year to the public in a manner making it possible to compare prices and basic conditions of available offers.
Amendment 102 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (c)
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (c)
(c) National Energy Action Plans are set up to address energy poverty and communicate such measures to the European Agency for regulators cooperation. The European Agency shall monitor, in cooperation with the national authorities, these measures and communicate successful measures. The Agency shall present to the European Parliament a report on the state of energy poverty in the Member States every two years.
Amendment 103 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (d)
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (d)
(d) a definition of vulnerable consumers is adopted and published, and will be applied - without further request by the vulnerable consumer - by all suppliers of gas, where gas supply meets basic household needs. The Commission shall start infringement procedures against Member States omitting to adopt and to apply this definition.
Amendment 104 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (e)
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (e)
(e) the rights linked to the status of vulnerable consumer are applied without placing an excessive burden on the consumers demanding it. Particular attention shall be granted in this respect to cases of pending disconnection.
Amendment 105 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Article 1 – point 17 b (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (f)
Annex A – paragraph 2 b (new) – point (f)
(f) social prices and conditions for well defined categories of gas consumers in remote areas or with special needs, or at least ensure that such consumers have systematic access to the lowest offer on the market.
Amendment 106 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 c (new)
Article 1 – point 17 c (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 c (new) – point (a)
Annex A – paragraph 2 c (new) – point (a)
Amendment 107 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 c (new)
Article 1 – point 17 c (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 c (new) – point (b)
Annex A – paragraph 2 c (new) – point (b)
(b) promotion offers shall ensure that European energy consumers to a large extent benefit from metering facilities reflecting actual consumption and information on the time of use.
Amendment 108 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 c (new)
Article 1 – point 17 c (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 c (new) – point (c)
Annex A – paragraph 2 c (new) – point (c)
(c) natural gas is provided to consumers against payment. Nonetheless disconnection shall generally be considered an undesirable remedy in case of non-payment.
Amendment 109 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 17 d (new)
Article 1 – point 17 d (new)
Directive 2003/55/EC
Annex A – paragraph 2 d (new)
Annex A – paragraph 2 d (new)
(17d) In Annex A, a new paragraph shall be inserted: "2d. The European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers, as proposed by the Commission, shall serve as a basis for the consumer protection guidelines recommended by the Agency to the Commission’.
Amendment 13 #
2007/0192(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2 - point b
Article 1 - point 2 - point b
Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
Article 5 - paragraph 2
Article 5 - paragraph 2
For the purpose of facilitating the control for authenticity of circulating euro notes and coins, the transport of counterfeit notes and coins amongst the competent national authorities as well as the institutions and bodies of the European Union shall be permitted. False notes and coins which constitute evidence in criminal proceedings shall be transported for the purpose of expert analysis in accordance with national rules governing criminal proceedings and relating to evidence.
Amendment 14 #
2007/0192(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 3 - point a
Article 1 - point 3 - point a
Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
Article 6 - paragraph 1
Article 6 - paragraph 1
1. Credit institutions, and any other institutions engaged in the sorting and distribution to the public of notes and coins as a professional activity, including establishments whose activity consists in exchanging notes and coins of different currencies, such as bureaux de change, shall be obliged to ensure that euro notes and coins which they have received and which they intend to put back into circulation are checked for authenticity and counterfeits are detected. Cash transporters shall be required to verify the authenticity of euro notes and coins solely in cases where they have direct access to the euro notes and coins which are entrusted to them. This verification shall be carried out in line with procedures to be defined by the European Central Bank and the Commission for euro notes and coins respectively.
Amendment 15 #
2007/0192(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 3 a (new)
Article 1 - point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
Article 7 - paragraph 2 - indent 3 a (new)
Article 7 - paragraph 2 - indent 3 a (new)
3a. The following indent is added to Article 7(2): '– devising and promoting training and information activities (information leaflets, training seminars) for citizens and consumers concerning the risks of counterfeiting, the security measures incorporated into euro notes and coins and the competent authorities to be contacted by those who come into possession of notes and/or coins which are suspected of being false. Furthermore, financial institutions and any other institutions engaged in the sorting and distribution to the public of notes and coins as a professional activity (including establishments whose activity consists in exchanging notes and coins of different currencies, such as bureaux de change) shall display and make available to consumers information leaflets (supplied by the competent national authorities, the Commission and the European Central Bank) dealing with the above-mentioned risks, measures and authorities.'
Amendment 11 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The CARS 21 High Level Group report of 12 December 2005 supported the Commission's initiative on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient vehicles, on condition that a technology-neutral and performance based integrated approach involving vehicle manufacturers, oil or fuel suppliers, repairers, customers or drivers and public authorities is taken.
Amendment 12 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Clean and energy efficient vehicles initially have a higher price than conventional ones. Creating sufficient demand for such vehicles should ensure that economies of scale can lead to cost reductions and an economy based on renewable energies.
Amendment 14 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) MThe mandatory application of the criteria for the procurement of clean and energy efficient vehicles set out in this Directive does not preclude the inclusion of other relevant award criteria. It also does not prevent the choice of retro- fitted vehicles upgraded for higher environmental performance.
Amendment 15 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In accordance with point 34 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making1, Member States should draw up, for themselves and in the interests of the Community, their own tables illustrating, as far as possible, the correlation between this Directive and the transposition measures, and make them public. ___________ 1 OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.
Amendment 16 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 b (new)
Recital 19 b (new)
(19b) Priority should be given to vehicles with alternative fuels that lead to clean road transport and a significant improvement in air quality. Therefore the Commission and the Member States should promote the development of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles.
Amendment 17 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 c (new)
Recital 19 c (new)
(19c) The Member States should involve municipalities and regions in further efforts to implement, follow up and evaluate the measures set out in this Directive.
Amendment 18 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 d (new)
Recital 19 d (new)
(19d) The Member States and the Commission should focus on the promotion of hydrogen as the fuel of the future. Hydrogen is a clean way of powering vehicles, and its use should contribute to the creation of a pollution- free economy, as vehicles propelled by hydrogen produce neither carbon-based pollutants nor emissions of green-house gases from the exhaust pipe.
Amendment 19 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive requires the inclusion of operational lifetime costs of energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and pollutant emissions as award criteria in the procurement of road transport vehicles, by contracting authorities orand contracting entities within the meaning of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC or, as criteria for the purchase of such vehicles bywell as certain operators under contract, licencse, permit or authorisation granted by public authorities, in orderto take account, on a mandatory basis, of the operational lifetime costs of energy consumption, CO2 emissions and pollutant emissions when procuring road transport vehicles, so as to promote clean and energy efficient vehicles.
Amendment 20 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
Amendment 21 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Energy and environmental costs as mandatory award criteria infor the procurement of vehicles
Amendment 22 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of this Directive, operational lifetime costs for energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and pollutant emissions linked to the operation of the vehicles under procurement shall be monetised and calculated following the methodology set out in points (a), (b) and (c). (a) The lifetime cost of the energy consumption for the operation of a vehicle shall be calculated using the following methodology: – the fuel consumption per kilometre of a vehicle according to paragraph 2 of his Article shall be converted into energy consumption per kilometre, using the conversion factors of Table 1 in the Annex for the energy content of the different fuels; – a single monetary value per unit of energy shall be used. This single value shall be the lower of the cost per unit of energy of petrol or diesel before tax when used as a transport fuel; – lifetime cost of the energy consumption for the operation of a vehicle shall be calculated by multiplying the lifetime mileage according to paragraph 3 by the energy consumption per kilometre according to the first indent of this paragraph, and by the cost per unit of energy according to the second indent of this paragraph. (b) The lifetime cost for the CO2 emissions of the operation of a vehicle shall be calculated by multiplying the lifetime mileage according to paragraph 3 by the CO2 emissions in kilograms per kilometre according to paragraph 2, and by the cost per kilogram taken from Table 2 in the Annex. (c) The lifetime cost for the pollutant emissions of the operation of a vehicle shall be calculated by adding up the lifetime costs for emissions of oxides of nitrogen, non-methane hydrocarbons, and particulate matter. The lifetime cost for each pollutant shall be calculated by multiplying the lifetime mileage according to paragraph 3 by the emissions in grams per kilometre according to paragraph 2, and by the respective cost per gram taken from Table 2 in the AnnexMember States shall ensure that, no later than the date referred to in Article 7(1), all contracting authorities, entities, and operators referred to in Article 2, when procuring road transport vehicles, take account, on a mandatory basis, of the operational lifetime energy and environmental impacts referred to in paragraph 1a and apply one of the options set out in paragraph 1b.
Amendment 23 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The energy and environmental impacts to be considered shall include at least the following: a) energy consumption; b) CO2 emissions; c) emissions of pollutants, as defined in the Annex. In addition to the energy and environmental impacts referred to in the first subparagraph, contracting authorities, contracting entities and operators shall also consider including other environmental impacts linked to the operation of the vehicles under procurement, where appropriate.
Amendment 24 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)