1361 Amendments of Catherine GRISET
Amendment 1 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 4 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 5 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
Citation 24
Amendment 8 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29
Citation 29
Amendment 9 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 43
Citation 43
Amendment 11 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 b (new)
Citation 46 b (new)
– having regard to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, known as the ‘Oviedo Convention’ of 4 April 1997;
Amendment 15 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as set out in Article 2 TEU; whereas the EU’s action worldwide is guided by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and by the fact that the effective protection and defence of human rights and democracy is at the core of the EU’s external action;
Amendment 17 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas consistency and coherence across the EU’s internal and external policies are key for achieving an effective realistic EU human rights policy, and whereas such a policy must respect Member States’ prerogatives and interests;
Amendment 50 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, illiberalism and popu and religious fundamentalism, as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;
Amendment 64 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 82 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomesIs deeply concerned about the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; notes, however, the challenges thpoints out that sanctions exacerbate the requirement of unanimity poses ise in global bloc dynamics and tensions, while jeopardising the adoption of sanctions and reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting foreconomic, political and social stability of the current Member States; stresses that unanimity within the Council for all decisions con the GHRSR; fully supports the possibicerning foreign, security and defence politcy of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclumust be maintained, as well as in all the other fields where it currently applies, particularly with regard to the adoption of sanctions, and stresses that the introduction of qualified majority voting for decision is on the GHRSR or underconstitutes a differenct regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcemeattack on the sovereignty of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackledMember States;
Amendment 84 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;
Amendment 92 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms that promoting the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights around the world requires strong international cooperation at a multilateral level; underlines the particularly important role of the UN and its bodies as the main forum which must be able to effectively advance efforts for peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue supporting the work of the UN, both politically and financially; reiterates the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice at the UN and in other multilateral forums; calls for EU delegations to play a stronger role in multilateral forums, for which they should have appropriate resources available;
Amendment 95 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is deeply concerned by growing attacks against the rules-based global order by authoritarian regimes, including through the undermining of the functioning of UN bodies, namely the abuse of veto power at the UN Security Councilor regimes based on religious fundamentalism; underlines that the diminished effectiveness of theseUN bodies brings with it real costs in terms of conflicts, lives lost and human suffering, and seriously weakens the general ability of countries to deal with global challenges; calls on the Member States and like‑minded partners to intensify their efforts to reverse this trend;
Amendment 96 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 97 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 98 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes with concern the increasing disregard for international humanitarian law and international human rights law, particularly in the form of ongoing conflicts around the world; underlines that it is of the utmost importance for humanitarian personnel to remain neutral and non-combatant and for humanitarian aid agencies to be able to provide full, and timely and unhindered assistancessistance in agreement with sovereign states to all people in vulnerable situations and calls on all parties to armed conflicts to protect civilian populations and humanitarian and medical workers; calls upon all states to unconditionally and fully conform with international humanitarian law; calls upon the international community and the Member States in particular to promote accountability and the fight against impunity for grave breaches of international humanitarian law; calls for the systematic creation of humanitarian corridors in regions at war and in combat situations, whenever necessary, in order to allow civilians at risk to escape conflicts, and strongly condemns any attacks on them;
Amendment 101 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the potential for stronger alignment in approaches to human rights protection and promotion between Member States’ embassies and EU delegations in non-EU countries; emphasises the opportunity for Member States’ embassies to take an increasingly active role in advancing and safeguarding human rights, while also supporting civil society in these countries; highlights the importance of shared responsibility between Member States and EU delegations in these efforts; calls for the EU and its Member States to intensify their collective efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and to support democracy worldwideNotes that attempts to take precedence over Member States’ foreign policies by establishing autonomous European diplomacy through the ‘Team Europe’ approach constitutes a direct attack on Member States’ sovereignty, and a further step in the direction of federalisation;
Amendment 106 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Condemns any action or attempt to legalise, instigate, authorise, consent or acquiesce to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment methods under any circumstances; condemns the increasing reports of the use of torture by state actors or religious fundamentalists in conflict situations around the world, and reiterates the non-derogable nature of the right to be free from torture or other forms of inhuman or degrading treatment;
Amendment 110 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that climate change and its impact on the environment has direct effects on the effective enjoyment of all human rights; recognises the important work of CSOs, indigenous people, land and environmental HRDs and indigenous activists for the protection of a clean, healthy and sustainable environment; dDeplores the risks that environmental HRDs and indigenous activists face and calls for their effective protection to be guaranteed; notes with deep concern the increasing threats to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment posed by the deployment of weapons of mass destruction and other forms of warfare that adversely and disproportionately affect the environment;
Amendment 120 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all of the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations; condemns the decline in respect for the rights of the child and the increasing violations and abuses of these rights, including through violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including feminine genital mutilation and online sexual abuse, trafficking, child labour, recruitment of child soldiers, lack of access to education and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; further condemns the increase in death of children in situations of armed conflict and stresses the need for effective protection of children’s rights in active warfare; reiterates its call for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all EU external policies;
Amendment 122 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) states that the children have the right, as far as possible, to know and be cared for by their parents; condemns methods of procreation that are in breach of this right, such as surrogacy;
Amendment 123 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls for the integrity of children to be preserved by prohibiting the use of puberty-inhibiting hormones before the age of majority, in accordance with Article 39 of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which states that ‘today's girl is tomorrow's woman’, and with Chapter II of the Oviedo Convention on the Consent of Persons;
Amendment 130 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that women’s rights and gender equality are indispensable and indivisible human rights, as well as a basis for the rule of law and inclusive resilient democracies; deplores the fact that millions of women and girls continue to experience discrimination and violence, especially in the context of conflicts, and are denied their dignity, autonomy and even life, as illustrated by the persistence of sex- selective abortions in some countries, including in Europe; calls for the EU, its Member States and like- minded partners to step up their efforts to ensure the full enjoyment and protection of women’s and girls’ human rights; condemns in the strongest terms the increasing attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world, as well as gender-based violence; welcomes the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention; calls for the EU and its international partners to strengthen their efforts to ensure that women fully enjoy human rights and are treated equally to men; stresses the need to pursue efforts to fully eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation, honour killing and early and forced marriages, which are particularly widespread in Islamic communities;
Amendment 143 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Stresses that the abuses of transgenderism in certain countries, including in the European Union, threaten the status of women by blurring their identity, by allowing men freely to substitute women's identities, by encouraging men to take part in institutions and competitions as women, by allowing men to benefit from men- women equality as women, by provoking violence or by threatening whistleblowers who denounce these abuses;
Amendment 146 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Condemns the practice of surrogacy, which compromises human dignity, exploiting the woman's body and its reproductive functions, as well as considering the unborn child as an object; calls on the Member States to follow the example of Italy, which recently adopted a law strengthening the ban on surrogacy by making it illegal abroad; welcomes the initiative of the Casablanca Declaration, an international group of experts, researchers, lawyers and doctors who have drawn up a proposal for an international convention for the universal abolition of surrogacy;
Amendment 150 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Denounces the erosion of the human rights and the safety of refugees, asylum seekers and forcibly displaced persons; reaffirms their inalienable human rights andReaffirms the fundamental right to seek asylum;, and recalls the obligation of states to protect them in accordanceat the states must comply with international law on that subject; calls for the EU and its Member States to effectively uphold their rights in the EU’s asylum and migration policy and in the EU’s cooperation with partner countries in this regard of states to expel to third countries migrants not complying with national legislation; stresses that the EU should step up its efforts to acknowledge and develop ways to address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, building the resilience of migrants’ communities of origin and helping them offer their members the possibility to enjoy a decent life in their home country, including by calling on the governments of migrants’ home countries to accept returns of their nationals who fail to fulfil the obligations of the host countries; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue and, where possible, step up their support for countries hosting the most refugees, as well as for transit countries; reiterates that close cooperation and engagement with non-EU countries remain key to preventing migrant smuggling; stresses, in this regard, that the dissemination of information and awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of smuggling and its consequences on those living in the host countries are crucial; calls for EU- funded humanitarian operations to take into consideration the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children and to ensure their protection while they are displaced; underlines the importance of developing an effective framework of safe and legal pathways to the EU and welcomes, in this regard, the Commission communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU10, including the development of talent partnerships with partner countries; _________________ 10 Commission communication of 27 April 2022 on attracting skills and talent to the EU (COM(2022)0657).;
Amendment 155 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 22
Subheading 22
Rights of sexual minorities, including LGBTIQ+ persons
Amendment 159 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the human rights violations, including discrimination, persecution, violence and killings, against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons around the world; is extremely concerned by the spreading of hatred and anti- LGBTIQ+ narratives and legislation that target LGBTIQ+ persons and HRDs; reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 as the EU’s tool for improving the situation of LGBTIQ+ people around the worldany person on the grounds of sexual orientation, stresses that these violations are particularly widespread in Islamic countries;
Amendment 172 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its condemnation of all forms of racism, intolerance, xenophobia and discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sex or sexual orientation or gender identity; condemns the growing international threat of hate speech, including online; reiterates the crucial role of education and dialogue in promoting tolerance, understanding and diversity; calls for the EU and its Member States to lead the global fight against all forms of extremism and welcomes the adoption of an EU strategy to this end;
Amendment 176 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Reiterates, while respecting national legislation, its principled opposition to the death penalty, which is incompatible with the right to life and a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment that is irreversible; stresses that the EU must be relentless in its pursuit of the universal abolition of the death penalty as a major objective of its human rights foreign policy; notes that despite the trend in some non-EU countries to take steps towards abolishing the death penalty, significant challenges in this regard still exist; deplores the fact that in other non-EU countries the number of death sentences that have been carried out has reached its highest level in the last five years; reiterates its call for all countries to completely abolish the death penalty or establish an immediate moratorium as a first step towards its abolition;
Amendment 177 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reiterates its concern regarding violations of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief; deplores the instrumentalisation of religious or belief identities for political purposes and the exclusion of persons belonging to religious and belief minorities and religious communities in certain non- EU countries; recommends that the Special Envoy for the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU be granted more resources so that he can comfortably carry out his mandate; highlights the necessity for the Special Envoy to continue to work closely and in a complementary manner with the EUSR for Human Rights and the Council Working Party on Human Rights; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to protect the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, to raise these issues at UN human rights forums and to continue working with the relevant UN mechanisms and committees;
Amendment 180 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Deplores the fact that the Commission does not have a specific strategy for combating ‘Christianophobia’, when Christianity is the world’s most persecuted religion; notes that the Commission has, however, put in place a coordinator for combating Islamophobia;
Amendment 181 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Notes with concern that Christians remain the world’s most persecuted religious group, with Islamists being their main persecutors; condemns, in the strongest terms, any and all attacks against Christian communities worldwide; points out that the EU shares a Christian heritage and that it is therefore obliged to address these attacks;
Amendment 185 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes with concern that so-called “wokeism” and the resultant cancel culture widen divisions within society, lead to a reductive view of history and culture, encourage censorship and historical revisionism, and inevitably reduce freedom of expression; denounces the hate speech, intimidation and threats faced by certain people - including many feminists - who campaign against transactivist ideology and assert that men and women are defined by their biological sex; these verbal and sometimes physical attacks constitute serious violations of freedom of expression;
Amendment 188 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Deplores that the right to participate in free and fair elections is not respected in authoritarian and illiberal regimes; highlights that these regimes conduct fake elections with the aim of entrenching their power, as they lack real political contestation and pluralism;
Amendment 194 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Is concerned by the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) can pose to democracy and human rights, especially if it is not duly regulated; welcomes the Council conclusions on Digital Diplomacy of 26 June 2023 to strengthen the EU’s role and leadership in global digital governance, in particular its position as a shaper of the global digital rulebook; welcomnotes, in this regard, the adoption of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act which aims to harmonise the rules on AI for protecting human rights, and the advantages that AI can bring to human wellbeing; notes with concern the adverse effects of the ‘fake content industry’ on the right to information and press freedom, including the rapid development of AI and the subsequent empowerment of the disinformation industry12; _________________ 12 Reporters Without Borders, ‘2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry’ https://rsf.org/en/2023-world-press- freedom-index-journalism-threatened-fake- content-industry.
Amendment 6 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention) of 4 April 1997,
Amendment 18 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas unchecked transgenderism poses a threat to the status of women in the European Union and around the world, by blurring women’s identity, by allowing a man to freely appropriate the identity of a woman, by encouraging a man to participate in institutions and competitions as a woman, by allowing a man to benefit from gender equality as a woman, by inciting violence or by making threats against whistleblowers who denounce such abuses;
Amendment 21 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas just six years in advance of the 2030 deadline for the UN’s SDGs, not a single indicator under Goal 5 has been fully achieved; whereas the UN estimates that radical actionre is are needed in order to accelerate progress and to avoid taking 286 years to, close gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory legislation for women;
Amendment 25 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a 2024 UN study3 on the evaluation of SDG 5 highlights that social and religious norms still exist that legitimise violence against women and girls, early and forced marriages, female genital mutilation and the imposition of religious clothing on girls, reduce access to healthcare services, assign unpaid care and domestic work solely to women and restrict leadership opportunities; _________________ 3 UN, Are we getting there? A synthesis of UN system evaluations of SDG 5, March 2024, https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital- library/publications/2024/03/are-we- getting-there-a-synthesis-of-un-system- evaluations-of-sdg-5.
Amendment 38 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) confirm its commitment to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and to the range of actions for women’s human rights and gender equality outlined therein; confirm its commitment to women’s human rights, through gender mainstreaming in all policy areas and cycles, to the implementation of specific and targeted actions for women’s human rights and gender equality, and to ensuring proper gender budgetingthe preservation of girls’ integrity by prohibiting the use of puberty-blocking hormones before the age of majority, in accordance with Article 39 of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which stipulates that ‘the girl child of today is the woman of tomorrow’, and Chapter II of the Oviedo Convention on individual consent;
Amendment 44 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) provide a precise definition of ‘woman’ and ‘girl’ as a biological reality;
Amendment 45 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 66 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) reiterate that the EU has an important role to play in achieving a gender-equal world through supporting partner countries in addressing gender discrimination; ensure that the EU leads by example by urging the remaining five Member States that have still not ratified and implemented the Istanbul Convention to do so in the shortest possible timeframewith partner countries in addressing sex-based discrimination;
Amendment 93 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 101 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) commit to constant appraisal and pro-active corrective action in the EU’s internal and external policies in regard to gender equality, mainstreaming and budgeting;
Amendment 110 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) take the lead in the global fight against the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights, which in some countries can manifest itself as sex- selective abortions;
Amendment 119 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) urge the Commission to further develop and improve the collection of gender-desegregated data and to ensure that this data contributes to better policymaking; as well as to reinforce the European Institute for Gender Equality both in terms of funding and capacity;
Amendment 130 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
Amendment 142 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) devise, fund and implement policies that reduce the role of genderincidence of sex and motherhood as a factor in poverty both within and, through external action, outside of the EU, taking due note of intersectionalmultiple factors, including age, care responsibilities or number of children, disability, race and sexuality;
Amendment 154 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) address the systemic and root causes of women’s poverty, particularly single mothers, and empower women and girls in all their diversity through education, training, lifelong- learning, non-discriminatory labour opportunities, access to social services, particularly maternity support services, balancing unpaid care and social responsibilities through legislative initiatives, combating gender stereotyping and promoting women as role models;
Amendment 160 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) call for further efforts, legislation and enforcement of existing measures to ensure the rights of women domestic workers, whistleblowers and single mothers;
Amendment 168 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) enhance the EU’s response, resources and toolkit, both internally and externally, regarding gender-based violence, including domestic, sexual, physical, psychological and economic violence, including in war zones, taking account of migration, prostitution and sexual exploitation, or regarding violence in pornography, in accordance with Article 118 of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action;
Amendment 183 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) ensure that women in all their diversity have access to health services, including for sexual rights and reproductive healthgynaecological and obstetric care, including age- appropriate sexuality and relationship education, contraception, safe and legal abor that respects and involves parents, contraception, maternal healthcare and care- based health services;
Amendment 190 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
Amendment 203 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) advocate for and strengthen civil society organisations supporting women’s rights, particularly facilities that welcome and support single pregnant women, single mothers or women suffering from violence or threats;
Amendment 2 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes, however, that many meetings and documents remain untranslated in the European institutions owing to a shortage of interpreters, but also a lack of more innovative tools to translate these exchanges in real time; encourages the Centre to build partnerships with companies developing artificial intelligence with the aim of improving real-time translation capacity, ultimately allowing multilingualism to be maintained without increasing its financial burden;
Amendment 24 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the EIGE participated, along with Eurostat and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, in the EU gender-based violence survey, published on 25 November 2024; calls on the EIGE to prioritise the fight against violence, to tackle this issue without any ideological bias, to ensure that the scale of violence against women in public places is not underestimated, and to gather data on the profiles of perpetrators, not just victims; stresses that this information is vitally important when adopting efficient public policies to combat violence against women;
Amendment 35 #
2024/2030(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the overall gender imbalance among EIGE staff has increased in recent years, with women accounting for 75 % of employees in 2023;
Amendment 11 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets, however, that under the conditionality mechanism for European funds and values, the Union is sanctioning Hungarian universities by cutting them off from Erasmus+ while funding academic institutions linked to Islamist movements in third countries;
Amendment 12 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Regrets that the Commission is not committed to stopping the funding of Islamist organisations; notes that this ambiguity towards radical Islamism has already been noted in numerous Commission communications on social media promoting the Islamic veil, including in the context of the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 18 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses serious concern over the lack of focus on protecting women and girls from violence in the Union budget; regrets the absence of disaggregated data on gender-based violence that indicate not just the profiles of victims but also the profiles of perpetrators (age, social/professional category, nationality, migratory status, etc.), and urges mandatory gender impact assessments specifically aimed at protection against violence to enable monitoring of the effectiveness of the measures in relevant legislative acts;
Amendment 27 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the Union’s commitment to gender mainstreaming and the need to further focus on combating violence against women and girls in policymaking; stresses the need to urgently establish a common approach to rape with common minimum sanctions in national lawsis concerned that European women are less and less safe in public places and calls on the Union to address this serious problem;
Amendment 46 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to stop all funding, direct or indirect, for associations or communication campaigns promoting the Islamic veil;
Amendment 49 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges the Commission to stop all funding, direct or indirect, for associations promoting surrogacy;
Amendment 51 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Urges the Commission to stop all funding, direct or indirect, for associations promoting transgender activism;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas alien pollinators and invasive species in Europe have a negative impact on native pollinators and are the second biggest cause of biodiversity extinction, after the degradation and destruction of natural habitats;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Takes note of the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) revised guidance on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees) and, calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement it swiftly, calls on the Commission to mandate the EFSA to issue an opinion on the use of pure organic acids to combat the development of Varroa in order to determine whether their use could be more widely authorised, and lastly calls for funding for research into protecting native pollinators from alien pollinators and invasive species;
Amendment 118 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that linear infrastructure in the EU should be designed, managed and adapted so as to minimise negative effects in the form of habitat fragmentation, and must not undermine the integrity of the ‘Buzz Lines’ network project or network of ecological corridors and habitats for pollinators, allowing species to move in search of food, shelter and nesting and breeding sites;
Amendment 133 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Supports the implementation of the EU pollinator monitoring scheme and the integration of a specific indicator for the common agricultural policy, which will evaluate the policy’s impact on both pollinators and pollination;
Amendment 146 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support research to better understand the interactions, including in terms of competition, between honeybee colonies and native/alien/wild pollinators;
Amendment 150 #
2023/2720(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively engage in bee diplomacy as a foreign policy tooltool in free-trade agreements to promote the inclusion of pollinators in international policies;
Amendment 134 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to accelerate climate action, enhance ambition and promote a green and just transition;
Amendment 222 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the UNFCCC decision- making process to be protected from interests that run counter to the goals of the Paris Agreement;deleted
Amendment 241 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the current geopolitical situation highlights the urgency of cutting dependence on fossil fuels and the need to boost the deployment of renewables and low-carbon forms of energy;
Amendment 332 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates the need to urgently end fossil fuel subsidies and other environmentally harmful subsidies in the EU and worldwide;deleted
Amendment 337 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. considers that the energy transition cannot succeed without a continuous supply of fossil fuels, and that under-investment in this area could lead to higher prices;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas premature deaths as a result of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases account for 68 % of all premature deaths in Europe; whereas other NCDs include mental and neurological disorders, kidney diseases, liver diseases, oral diseases, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and, endometriosis among other condind myocardial infarctions;
Amendment 78 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas NCDs account for the largest share of countries’ healthcare expenditures, costing EU economies and whereas workers suffering from NCDs are expected to lose potential productive years of output worth EUR 115 billion per year, or 0.8 % of GDP annually as well as entailing other societal costs such as loss of productivity and workforce; whereas in 2018, no more than 2.8 % of total health expenditure in the EU was spent on prevention, whereas the costs of treating NCDs remains high5; _________________ 5 European Commission, ‘Healthier together – EU non-communicable diseases initiative’, p. 15, June 2022.
Amendment 95 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the repercussions of NCDs go beyond individual health to affect the whole economy and social fabric; whereas it is imperative to take global measures on the various issues pertaining to NCDs;
Amendment 103 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the economic effects of NCDs manifest themselves in the loss of potential years of productive life; whereas this has an impact on part of the economy of the Member States;
Amendment 138 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas most NCDs are impacted by environmental risk factors such as air pollution;
Amendment 193 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas people with one or more NCDs were one of the population cohorts most severely affected during the COVID- 19 pandemic;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas antimicrobial resistance (AMR) significantly disrupts medical procedures such as surgical procedures, dental implants, cancer treatments and organ transplants ; whereas AMR also makes it more difficult to manage prevalent NCDs, including cardiovascular disease, dementia and tumours;
Amendment 203 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas one cargo ship produces as much fine particle pollution as all of the cars in France and there are thousands of them sailing around the world as a result of unfettered free trade; whereas this widespread pollution harms air and water quality, and ultimately Europe's citizens;
Amendment 294 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
Paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 347 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that the harmful use of alcohol is a risk factor for multiple NCDs and underlines that the lower the amount of alcohol consumed, the lower the risk is of developing NCDs14; stresses the importance of good-qualitty preventive measures in the Member States, especially for young people; _________________ 14 Global burden of disease 2016 Alcohol Collaborators, ‘Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories,1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016’, 23 Augusaoût 2018.
Amendment 357 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point a
Paragraph 7 – point a
Amendment 394 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Notes that an unhealthy diet is one of the major risk factors for NCDs, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, oral and dental diseases and other conditions linked to obesity15; acknowledges that obesity is considered a risk factor for several NCDs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to: _________________ 15 World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, ‘Noncommunicable diseases’.
Amendment 410 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
aa. Place limits on advertising for ultra-processed foods, particularly those intended for children and adolescents, and encourage the compulsory labelling of foodstuffs on the front of packaging, with details of the processing used to make them;
Amendment 464 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to improve physical and sporting activities in schools in order to reduce the risk of NCDs; stresses that physical tests (in respect of sport) should be carried out to detect various risk factors in children;
Amendment 492 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy and transport sectorssuch as nulear energy and to ensure a shift towards sustainable and local food systems;
Amendment 494 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to limit the expansion of globalisation which is pushing maritime freight cargo towards seas and oceans; calls, therefore, on the Commission to call into question the many free trade agreements;
Amendment 518 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 543 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of preventing non-communicable diseases and of early intervention by medical services; recognises that many non- communicable diseases set in from a very young age and that it is important to invest in strategies and programmes to foster children's healthy development and growth, from infancy and their first years of life; calls, therefore, on the Member States to revise their health systems to take better account of early interventions;
Amendment 564 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the importance of identifying people with a high risk of developing NCDs and diagnosing people as early as possible to improve disease management, prevent complications and save downstream costs for healthcare systems and calls for fair, accessible self- management tools to be set up;
Amendment 623 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that nurses, doctors, general practitioners, dental health professionals and other primary care professionals have a significant role in referring patients for diagnostic tests and treating NCDs; encourages the Member States to offer training to healthcare professionals to better identify high-risk individuals and treat NCDs;
Amendment 675 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Invites the Commission to publish a study on the current state of affairs in respect of and the impact of the shortage of health-care workers in the European Union;
Amendment 684 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19a. Considers that health-care systems need to focus research on the early detection of NCDs, as well as overall improvements in the management of these various diseases;
Amendment 722 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the urgent need to combat regional disparities in access to health care by striving to ensure availability of quality NCD management on an equitable basis in different geographical areas within Member States with a view to eradicating medical deserts;
Amendment 755 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes public-private partnerships as a way of strengthening innovation in healthcare; highlights the European Health Innovation Collaborative, which promotes entrepreneurship and innovation in the healthcare sector and brings together academia, research, and industry to foster collaboration and investment in health technologies; encourages the Commission and the Member States to foster and accelerate public-private partnerships while putting public interests first; underlines the fact that public health is a common good to be defended;
Amendment 779 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the limits of dependence on third countries for medicines; proposes redoubling EU efforts to solve the problem of medicine shortages, encouraging the relocation of production facilities and specifically examining shortages of generic medicines;
Amendment 805 #
2023/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to establish five EU NCD partnerships: ‘beating NCDs – children’, ‘beating NCDs – young people, ‘beating NCDs – adults’, ‘beating NCDs – elderly people’ and ‘beating NCDs – vulnerable groups’; believes that such partnerships should bring together Member States and national authorities to draft roadmaps and innovative proposals to ensure effective and targeted actions against NCDs; invites, however, the Member States to establish a strategy tailored to suit their own population which, rather than compartmentalising care, uses a comprehensive approach with a view to ensuring better patient care;
Amendment 53 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas all the member states of the WHO have undertaken to implement the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030, which seeks to improve mental health through more effective leadership and governance, comprehensive, integrated and responsive mental health services in community- based settings, strategies for promotion and prevention, and the strengthening of information systems, evidence and research activities;
Amendment 57 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in 2020 the outcomes countries had achieved in relation to the Action Plan were analysed as part of the Mental Health Atlas 2020; whereas the analysis showed that progress made was insufficient to attain the targets set in the Action Plan;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas ‘tackling stigma’ is the second point in the Declaration of Helsinki: - foster awareness of the importance of mental well-being; - collectively tackle stigma, discrimination and inequality, and empower and support people with mental health problems and their families to be actively engaged in this process; - design and implement comprehensive, integrated and efficient mental health systems that cover promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, care and recovery; - address the need for a competent workforce, effective in all these areas; - recognise the experience and expertise of service users and carers as an important basis for planning and developing services;
Amendment 98 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas since March 2020 the COVID-19 epidemic and the decisions taken to contain it have turned everyone’s lives upside down, with visible impacts at the economic, social and emotional levels; whereas the major challenge is to maintain a balance between health needs and the impact on life within society;
Amendment 107 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the risks may develop at any stage of life, but those that occur at critical periods of development, particularly in early childhood, are especially damaging; whereas research should be focused as a priority on that section of the population;
Amendment 112 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas in order to act on the determining factors for mental health, it is often necessary to take measures that go beyond the health sector itself; whereas promotion and prevention programmes should therefore ensure that the sectors of education, work, justice, transport, the environment and housing are involved;
Amendment 117 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas 90% of people with a mental health problem and who are able to and available to participate in the employment market are not in paid work, compared with 50% of people suffering from a physical disability, according to the WHO;
Amendment 217 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the profound impact of exposure to illness on healthcare staff and on the well-being of carers, and calls urgently for their specific needs for psychological care to be identified and responded to through specific training using dedicated tools;
Amendment 227 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 263 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to increase diagnosis among children, as it is said that most mental health issues develop before the age of 14;
Amendment 265 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that mental health issues cover a very wide spectrum, from moderate and one-off issues to severe, chronic and disabling issues;
Amendment 266 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for access to mental health services in Europe to be measured and monitored; considers that this should include data on access to and the availability of different categories of mental health services, such as psycho- oncology in the sphere of cancer treatment;
Amendment 293 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that, according to the Quebec Public Health Institute (2008), prejudice surrounding mental illness results in nearly 2/3 of people who are experiencing difficulties not seeking the help they are so much in need of;
Amendment 297 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States to undertake a genuine reflection about discrimination within medical spaces themselves because, as a British study demonstrates, 44% of people with a mental illness have experienced discrimination from their family doctors, and 32% have experienced it from other health professionals;
Amendment 299 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Suggests that Member States should reduce stigmatisation of people suffering from mental health issues by: - openly talking about mental illness in the community; - providing accurate information on the causes, prevalence, course and effects of mental illness in the community or in the world of work; - countering the negative stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding mental illness; - providing support and treatment services that enable persons suffering from a mental illness to participate fully in all aspects of community life; - ensuring the existence of legislation to reduce discrimination in the workplace, in access to health and social community services;
Amendment 308 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is deeply concerned by the poor availability of mental healthcare services and of specific mental healthcare services in the Member States, as exemplified by the alarmingly long waiting lists for appointments with psychiatrists and psychologists and the limited options for therapeutic treatment, as well as for in- and outpatient clinic treatment; considers that the shortage in staff in this specific sector and the lack of funding aggravate the issue;
Amendment 358 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recommends greater use of screening tools to improve the diagnosis of mental health needs, such as the use of screening to detect psychological distress among cancer patients;
Amendment 392 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses how important it is to improve the integration of psychological care into the care journey, and to have multidisciplinary teams for illnesses such as cancer and other non-transmissible illnesses;
Amendment 432 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to collaborate with the Member States to improve the Europe-wide mapping of gaps in personnel working in mental health, and the responses to be made; stresses that sharing skills strengthens knowledge and improves health systems as a whole;
Amendment 437 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Member States to take more account of pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs); stresses the importance of providing care for persons suffering from these disorders; points out that measures vary from country to country and that state-of-the-art research must be put in place at EU level;
Amendment 446 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Suggests that the Commission and Member States should support a programme to improve the return-to-work rights of employees with mental health issues or other illnesses;
Amendment 459 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Invites the Commission and the Member States to invest in further research on mental health, particularly on the interaction between mental health and other illnesses, to achieve comprehensive research;
Amendment 489 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the EU and the Member States to urgently develop psychosocial mental health support structures aimed specifically at victims of natural, climate, humanitarian, geopolitical and conflict- related disasters, and asylum seekers and migrants from all backgrounds;
Amendment 501 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Commission, together with the Member States, to further develop its Mental Health Strategy and draw up concrete targets and goals for the future, including more in-depth initiatives, from a bottom-up perspective;
Amendment 522 #
2023/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the EU lacks a direct fund for mental health research and innovation and invites the Commission to create a mission on mental health under the Horizon Europe programme and the future programme in the 2028-2035 multiannual financial framework; stresses that health is a prerogative of the Member States and that therefore the Commission must not encroach upon the jurisdiction of Member States;
Amendment 76 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the contribution of funds to the book sector in the budget for the Creative Europe programme for 2028- 2034, in particular by dedicating more funds to the book sector, and to expand support for the sector through the Horizon Europe programme for 2028-2034;
Amendment 80 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Member States to foster culintellectural diversityand literary pluralism by increasing the acquisition budget of libraries, so that they can further expand the range of books that they offer, and supporting local bookshops;
Amendment 85 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to support the translation of European books, in particular by enhancing public funding at both national and European levels so as to improve the circulation, visibility and diversity of translated books; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take seriously the threat of ‘sensitivity readers’, an American phenomenon that seeks to impoverish literature through a political and ideological translation of cultural works;
Amendment 89 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to support the translation of European non-fiction books, particularly via Creative Europe, which does not currently allow for this; calls for more initiatives aimed at supporting the translation of books in the Member States in the face of the linguistic and cultural hegemony of English;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for more initiatives to promote reading in the Member States, such as the introduction of ‘cultural vouchers’ that could facilitate the purchase of books so as to encourage the acquisition of the great works of European literature;
Amendment 104 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for more support for certain literary genres and for children’s books, in particular, to be promoted by establishing a ‘first book programme’ or similar initiatives to encourage reading at national level; calls also for support for classic works, the essence of our European civilisation;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Air quality in Europe - 2020 report’,
Amendment 30 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
— having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report of 27 October 2020 entitled ‘The Mediterranean: Mare plasticum’,
Amendment 31 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
— having regard to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),
Amendment 32 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 70 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the international trade fostered by the free trade agreements that are ratified by the Commission affects biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 78 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas densification generally entails the risk of cutting city dwellers off from nature and exposing them to many health hazards (air pollution, noise, etc.);
Amendment 84 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas, according to the latest figures, there are 1 525 ecoregions on the planet, divided into three categories: terrestrial ecoregions, freshwater ecoregions and coastal and marine ecoregions; whereas each ecoregion is home to a variety of ecosystems and natural environments;
Amendment 89 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas ecosystems not only support the life of the organisms that inhabit them but also provide services that are beneficial to mankind; whereas these services account for the equivalent of USD 33 000 billion per year (1.8 times the global gross national product);
Amendment 100 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Amendment 103 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas soil is an essential, complex, multifunctional and living ecosystem of crucial environmental and socio-economic importance, as it performs many essential functions and delivers services that are vital to human activities and the survival of ecosystems;
Amendment 108 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas soil organic matter performs many environmental functions; whereas it constitutes a temporary reservoir of organic carbon, which can act as a source of carbon capture or carbon sink;
Amendment 115 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas the stock of organic carbon in agricultural soils has decreased;
Amendment 118 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas disparities between soil types exist and sensitivity to environmental pressures therefore varies, and whereas, consequently, methods of approach must take into account both the technical and historical aspects of a given territory;
Amendment 121 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A j (new)
Recital A j (new)
Aj. whereas soil, which hosts 25% of the world's biodiversity, plays a central role as a habitat and gene pool, whereas it performs key ecosystem services such as the provision of food and of raw materials, carbon sequestration, water purification, nutrient regulation and pest control, whereas it serves as a platform for human activity and whereas it limits the risk of floods and droughts;
Amendment 127 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A k (new)
Recital A k (new)
Ak. whereas erosion is a natural phenomenon which can create mudflows that sometimes have disastrous consequences, causing deep gullies to emerge, thus leading to the loss of the soil’s fertile surface layer, and whereas, in the long term, erosion can lead to soil degradation and the loss of cultivable land;
Amendment 131 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A l (new)
Recital A l (new)
Al. whereas erosion is both a national and a European concern: 17% of Europe’s territory is affected by erosion, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA);
Amendment 133 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A m (new)
Recital A m (new)
Am. whereas, in Europe, a little over a fifth of soils are susceptible to wind erosion, of which 3% (13 million hectares) are highly susceptible;
Amendment 134 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A n (new)
Recital A n (new)
An. whereas no Member State is spared from coastal erosion, and whereas that retreat of the coastline leads to soil erosion on Europe’s coasts;
Amendment 135 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A o (new)
Recital A o (new)
Ao. whereas soil plays a role in the beauty of our European landscapes, along with forest areas, coastlines, mountainous areas and all of Europe’s ecosystems;
Amendment 136 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A p (new)
Recital A p (new)
Ap. whereas voluntary national initiatives and existing national measures are essential to the achievement of greater soil protection with a view to meeting the SDG 15 targets;
Amendment 137 #
2023/2010(INI)
Aq. whereas soil and land degradation has inherent transboundary aspects linked, for example, to climate change and pollution, and whereas it requires a response at EU level with agreements between bordering Member States in order to achieve one of the SDG 15 targets;
Amendment 138 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A r (new)
Recital A r (new)
Ar. whereas the outermost regions (ORs) and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) have specific soil types, such as soil which has developed on an old volcanic base, and consequently they have their own specific characteristics;
Amendment 148 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society, giving priority to inhabitants of the European continent;
Amendment 159 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that, at the halfway point in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDGs remains crucial; underlines that 2023 offers a unique opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; warns that the consequences of inaction in this crucial year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people;
Amendment 171 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9owing to constraints imposed by the COVID-19 crisis and particularly the successive lockdowns of the global population; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.
Amendment 209 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 229 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester and to use the country- specific non-binding recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement;
Amendment 239 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 252 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the cornerstone of the follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU and non- binding voluntary review report in 2023;
Amendment 263 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations, intermediary organisations and European scientific organisations in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process;
Amendment 278 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally, while prioritising our European interests in economic, social and environmental matters;
Amendment 283 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States must avoid negative spillover effects at the expense of the Global South, which occur as a result of their past economic and technological model; advocates cooperation with global partners to turn any negative spillover effects into virtuous circles; calls for all EU policies to be subject to a mandatory SDG check to provide more insight on and address any negative effects and ensure that change in this area is measurable;
Amendment 298 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the invaluable role the Member States play;
Amendment 301 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Emphasises the importance of improved cooperation among Member States in order to achieve SDG 14’s target of combating illegal fishing;
Amendment 304 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on the Commission to promote biodiversity within EU youth programmes such as the European Voluntary Service, and to launch a Green Erasmus programme focused on the restoration and conservation of natural environments; reiterates its calls for a specific mission and funding dedicated to biodiversity within future research programmes;
Amendment 307 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Calls on the Member States to scale up the different scientific modules on biodiversity, in particular;
Amendment 309 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Emphasises that biodiversity protection should take place in cooperation with the territory’s stakeholders so that it adds to the final value of the products concerned (wood of better quality, commercial enhancement of exports);
Amendment 310 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)
Paragraph 12 f (new)
12f. Calls on the Commission and Member States with one or more coastlines to introduce measures for harmonised data collection, information exchange and best practice on coastline retreat across the Union;
Amendment 311 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 g (new)
Paragraph 12 g (new)
12g. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad consultation process with Member States, as well as a public participatory consultation process;
Amendment 320 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups;
Amendment 325 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises that Member States will be taking part in the comprehensive collection of data by sharing their progress and any constraints there are regarding specific SDGs;
Amendment 332 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, furthermore, that important data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the poorest and most marginalised people;
Amendment 342 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 348 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 350 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Laments the fact that the list of invasive exotic species of concern to the EU includes less than 6% of the invasive exotic species that are present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of invasive exotic species affecting threatened species on the EU list and to step up prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 351 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Emphasises that numerous invasive exotic plants can cause problems for public health; notes that their pollen can be particularly allergenic for some people, as is the case with ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), to which 10 % of the French population is thought to be sensitive; notes that, for others, sap can cause burns when it comes into contact with the skin, as is the case with giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);
Amendment 352 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that spending related to invasive exotic species and the Union’s programmes takes sufficient account of these impacts on the biodiversity of the outermost regions;
Amendment 353 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Emphasises the urgent need to work with financial institutions so that they can define and adopt investment strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;
Amendment 356 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the broad recognition, when the SDGs were adopted, of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development but recalls that in its Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2019, the OECD emphasised the need not only to ‘mobilise a greater quantity of financial resources for developing countries’ but also to focus on the quality, or sustainable development footprint, of all finance; is alarmed by the fact that the SDG financing gap has instead grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year10; _________________ 10 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.
Amendment 372 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the preparation of an EU financing plan for the SDGs; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a social taxonomy to complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European Green Deal;
Amendment 406 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly welcomes the Bridgetown Initiative in this regard and calls on the Commission and the Member States to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly; emphasises that this initiative to change the IMF’s rules and to finance infrastructure that is resilient to climate change in poor countries can only work if it directly benefits the local populations concerned;
Amendment 407 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly welcomes the Bridgetown Initiative in this regard and calls on the Commission and the Member States to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly; emphasises that this initiative to change the IMF’s rules and to finance infrastructure that is resilient to climate change in poor countries can only work if it directly benefits the local populations concerned;
Amendment 438 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a comprehensive map of the financial envelopes for the EU’s policies, programmes and funds, including investments and structural reforms carried out under the Recovery and Resilience Facility;
Amendment 466 #
2023/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates that the SDGs are the only globally agreed and comprehensive set of goals on the great challenges ahead and the 2030 Agenda should therefore serve as a guiding light for navigating through the current uncertainties; highlights the opportunity that the SDGs provide to establish a true well-being economy centred onn economy that really works for people and for the planet and to work towards a sustainable world beyond 2030;
Amendment 37 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Addressing labour shortages requires a comprehensive approach at Union and national level which includes, as a priority, better realising the full potential of groups with lower labour market participation, reskilling and upskilling the existing workforce, facilitating intra-EU labour mobility, as well as improving working conditions and the attractiveness of certain occupations. Due to the current scale of the labour market shortages and the demographic trends, measures targeting the domestic and Union workforce alone are likely to be insufficient to address existing and future labour and skills shortages. Therefore, legal migration is key to complement those actions and must be part of the solution to fully support the twin transition.
Amendment 82 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Each participating Member State shall designate an EU Talent Pool National Contact Point. Participating Member States shall ensure that relevant authorities from the field of employment and immigration are appointed as the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points.
Amendment 96 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 97 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 75 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In this connection, it is necessary to step up support for public research both at Member State level concerning control over NGT plants, assessment of risks and effects on health and the environment and the discovery of solutions that reconcile an eco-friendly transition with food sovereignty.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This legal framework ensures high standards of transparency and involves stakeholders in setting up and monitoring the impact of regulation.
Amendment 100 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) This legal framework provides guarantees of prudence because at this stage, based on the scientific knowledge available, the impact and effects of NGT plants are not known. It is particularly important to monitor the consequences of an accelerated modification of organisms in relation to their natural plant cycle on the balance and stability of the living world.
Amendment 101 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) This legal framework ensures systematic and permanent traceability so as to ensure transparency, freedom of choice and information for users and consumers.
Amendment 102 #
2023/0226(COD)
(8d) This legal framework provides protection for the living world and opposes its ‘privatisation’ through a possible extension of patents to living organisms that would go beyond the necessary protection of techniques and methods.
Amendment 132 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The potential risks of NGT plants must be measured regularly in order to analyse their capacity to meet the needs of society without minimising their impact on the health of the different populations concerned and on the environment. Biovigilance and sociovigilance networks shall be set up in each Member State to facilitate the assessment of the ex-ante and ex-post effects of NGT plants.
Amendment 338 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Given the novelty of the NGTs, it will be important to monitor closely the development and presence on the market of NGT plants and products and evaluate any accompanying impact on human and animal health, the environment and environmental, economic and social sustainability. Information should be collected regularly and within fivthree years after the adoption of the first decision allowing the deliberate release or the marketing of NGT plants or NGT products in the Union, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation to measure the progress made towards the availability of NGT plants containing such characteristics or properties on the EU market.
Amendment 340 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) Consequently, all NGT plants and products imported into the EU should be subject to the same requirements as products originating in the Union and those requirements should be systematically incorporated in trade agreements (‘mirror clause’).
Amendment 653 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Category 1 NGT plants shall be subject to a systematic ex-post health and environmental risk assessment through the implementation of regular reviews in order to adapt the authorisations in line with scientific developments and the effects observed by the biovigilance and sociovigilance networks. In the event of a negative assessment, the authorisation for release shall be suspended pending further analysis.
Amendment 717 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
This label shall ensure that sufficient and understandable information is provided to users and consumers. In particular, it shall specify the production process used, the changes made and their expected food and environmental benefits. The introduction of a QR code may complement the physical labelling, which must remain the norm.
Amendment 766 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i (new)
(i) Category 2 NGT plants shall be subject to a systematic health and environmental risk assessment, including ‘off-target’ or unintended modifications and those related to the adventitious and persistent presence of residual DNA from the transformation vector.
Amendment 767 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii (new)
Amendment 922 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
This label shall ensure that sufficient and understandable information is provided to users and consumers. In particular, it shall specify the production process used, the changes made and their expected food and environmental benefits. The introduction of a QR code may complement the physical labelling, which must remain the norm.
Amendment 997 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. No soonlater than three years after the first decision is adopted in accordance with Article 6(8) or (10) or Article 7(6) or in accordance with Sections 2 or 3 of Chapter III, whichever is the earliest, and thereafter every five years, the Commission shall forward to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 1006 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The competent authorities of the Member States shall set up biovigilance and sociovigilance networks to facilitate the collection of indicators and the measurement of environmental and health impacts.
Amendment 1019 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a The Commission shall ensure that all NGT plants and products imported into the EU are subject to the same obligations as those originating in the Union and are systematically enshrined in trade agreements (‘mirror clause’). This shall concern, in particular, the inclusion of traceability and labelling clauses and the provision of all data and information required under this legislation.
Amendment 1 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of the European economy through the green and digital transformations has been the EU compass over the last years. The green and digital transitions anchored in the European Grean Deal38and the Digital Decade,39spurs growth and the modernisation of the EU economy, opening up new business opportunities and helping gain a competitive advantage on the global markets. The European Green Deal sets out the roadmap for making the Union’s economy climate neutral and sustainable in a fair and inclusive manner, tackling climate and environmental-related challenges. Moreover, the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 sets out a clear direction for the digital transformation of the Union and for the delivery of digital targets at Union level by 2030, notably concerning digital skills, digital infrastructures, and the digital transformation of businesses and public services. _________________ 38 Communication on The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final. See also European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020, and European Council conclusions of 11 December 2020. 39 Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (OJ L 323, 19.12.2022, p. 4).
Amendment 3 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies (including the respective critical raw materials value chains), in particular projects, companies and sectors with a critical role for EU’s competitiveness and resilience and its value chains. By way of example, deep technologies and digital technologies should include microelectronics, high-performance computing, quantum technologies (i.e., computing, communication and sensing technologies), cloud computing, edge computing, and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity technologies, robotics, 5G and advanced connectivity and virtual realities, including actions related to deep and digital technologies for the development of defence and aerospace applications. Clean technologies should include, among others, nuclear; renewable energy; electricity and heat storage; heat pumps; electricity grid; renewable fuels of non- biological origin; sustainable alternative fuels; electrolysers and fuel cells; carbon capture, utilisation and storage; energy efficiency; hydrogen and its related infratructure; smart energy solutions; technologies vital to sustainability such as water purification and desalination; advanced materials such as nanomaterials, composites and future clean construction materials, and technologies for the sustainable extraction and processing of critical raw materials. Biotechnology should be considered to include technologies such as biomolecules and its applications, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies vital for health security, crop biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology, such as for waste disposal, and biomanufacturing. The Commission maywill issue guidance to further specify the scope of the technologies in these three fields considered to be critical in accordance with this Regulation, in order to promote a common interpretation of the projects, companies and sectors to be supported under the respective programmes in light of the common strategic objective. Moreover, technologies in any of these three fields which are subjects of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU should be deemed to be critical, and individual projects within the scope of such an IPCEI should be eligible for funding, in accordance with the respective programme rules, to the extent that the identified funding gap and the eligible costs have not yet been completely covered.
Amendment 4 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Strengthening the manufacturing capacity of key technologies in the Union will not be possible without a sizeable skilled workforce. However, labour and skills shortages have increased in all sectors including those considered key for the green and digital transition and endanger the rise of key technologies, also in the context of demographic change. Therefore, it is necessary to boost the activation of more peoplerestrict access to the labour market to people who are relevant for strategic sectors, in particular through the creation ofand to create jobs and apprenticeships for young, disadvantaged persons people, in particular, young peopl those not in employment, education or training. Such support will complement a number of other actions aimed at meeting the skills needs stemming from the transition, outlined in the EU Skills Agenda.45 . _________________ 45 Communication on a European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience, COM(2020) 274 final.
Amendment 13 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. When deciding on investment projects to finance from their respective shares of the Modernisation Fund in accordance with Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/EC, Member States shall consider as a priority project for critical clean technologies, such as nuclear, which have received the Sovereignty Seal in accordance with paragraph 1. In addition, Member States may decide to grant national support to projects with a Sovereignty Seal contributing to the Platform objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii).
Amendment 14 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
In addition to the allowances referred to in the first to fifth subparagraphs of this paragraph, the Innovation Fund shall also implement a financial envelope for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2027 of EUR 5 000 000 000 in current prices for supporting investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2, point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../...63 [STEP Regulation]. This financial envelope shall be made available to support investments only in Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017 _________________ 63 Regulation …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council … [insert full title and OJ reference].
Amendment 22 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(vii) EUR 1 970 000 000 for the non- nuclear direct actions of the JRC;
Amendment 80 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The assessment made to substantiate explicit environmental claims needs to consider the life-cycle of the product or of the overall activities of the trader and should not omit any relevant environmental aspects or environmental impacts, such as the environmental impact of a product imported from a third country. The benefits claimed should not result in an unjustified transfer of negative impacts to other stages of the life cycle of a product or trader, or to the creation or increase of other negative environmental impacts.
Amendment 113 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) While unfair commercial practices, including misleading environmental claims, are prohibited for all traders pursuant to Directive 2005/29/EC84, an administrative burden linked to substantiation and verification of environmental claims on the smallest companies could be disproportionate and should be avoided. To this end, microenterprises should be exempted from the requirements on substantiation of Article 3 and 4 unless these enterprises wish to obtain a certificatean alternative to third-party certification should be provided for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises on the basis of a declaration of conformity of explicit environmental claims that will be recognised by the competent authorities across the Union. _________________ 84 Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to- consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Unfair Commercial Practices Directive) (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22) as amended.
Amendment 138 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to avoid potential disproportionate impacts on the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, the smallest companies should be exempted from the requirements of Article 5 linked to information on the substantiation of explicit environmental claims unless these enterprises wish to obtain a certificate of conformity of explicit environmental claim that will be recognised by the competent authorities across the Union.
Amendment 166 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should be ablegiven sufficient support to benefit from the opportunities provided by the market for more sustainable products but, as they couldgenerally face proportionately higher costs and difficulties with some of the requirements on substantiation and verification of explicit environmental claims. The Member States should provide adequate information by means of easily accessible information portals or similar means and raise awareness of the ways to comply with the requirements of this Directive, ensure targeted and specialised training free of charge, and provide specific and sufficient assistance and support, including financial, so thato SMEs wishing to make explicit environmental claims on their products or as regards their activities are able to do so. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 332 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) identify whether improving environmental impacts, environmental aspects or environmental performance subject to the claim leads to significant harm in relation to environmental impacts on climate change, resource consumption and circularity, sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, pollution, biodiversity, public well-being and health, animal welfare and ecosystems;
Amendment 370 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) provide relevant information on the environmental impact of the transport of products, in particular in the context of imports.
Amendment 381 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to traders that are micro, small or medium- sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC110 unless they request the verification with the aim of receiving the certificate of conformity in accordance with Article 10. _________________ 110 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 431 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The requirements laid down in this Article shall not apply to traders that are micro, small or medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC111 unless they request the verification with the aim of receiving the certificate of conformity in accordance with Article 10. _________________ 111 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 503 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The requirements set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 shall not apply to traders that are micro, small or medium- sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC unless they request the verification with the aim of receiving the certificate of conformity in accordance with Article 10.
Amendment 555 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 621 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The verification and certification requirements shall apply to traders that are micro, small or medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC only if they so request.
Amendment 624 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When they set up the procedures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall encourage verifiers to take into account the complexity of the substantiation of the claim and the size and turnover of traders requesting verification and certification when calculating their pricing for the cost of verification and certification, paying particular attention to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 700 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take appropriate measures to help micro, small and medium sized enterprises apply the requirements set out in this Directive. Those measures shall at least include guidelinaccessible guidelines containing clear examples or similar mechanisms to raise awareness of ways to comply with the requirements on explicit environmental claims. In addition, wWithout prejudice to applicable state aid rules, such measures may include one or more of the following elements:
Amendment 706 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) access to specialised information portals.
Amendment 732 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 760 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) the size of the company;
Amendment 761 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 812 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those measures from [OP please insert the date = 2436 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 17 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) having regard to Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC, and in particular Article 85 thereof,
Amendment 32 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The net-zero transformation is already causing huge industrial, economic, and geopolitical shifts across the globe, which will become ever more pronounced as the world advances in its decarbonisation efforts. The road to net zero translates into strong opportunities for the expansion of Union’s net-zero industry, making use of the strength of the Single Market, by promoting investment in technologies in the field of renewable energy technologies , electricity and heat storage technologies, heat pumps, grid technologies, renewable fuels of non- biological origin technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, fusion, nuclear technologies including small modular reactors and, related best-in-class fuels, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies, and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies and their supply chains, allowing for the decarbonisation of our economic sectors, from energy supply to transport, buildings, and industry. A strong net zero industry within the European Union can help significantly in reaching the Union’s climate and energy targets effectively, as well as in supporting other Green Deal objectives, while creating jobs and growth.
Amendment 61 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 126 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU already allow contracting authorities and entities awarding contracts through public procurement procedures to rely, in addition to price or cost, on additional criteria for identifying the most economically advantageous tender. Such criteria concern for instance the quality of the tender including social, environmental and innovative characteristics. When awarding contracts for net-zero technology through public procurement, contracting authorities and contracting entities should duly assess the tenders’ contribution to sustainability andor resilience in relation to a series of criteria relating to the tender’s environmental sustainability, the extent to which the economic and social externalities of a tender are taken into account, innovation, system integration and to resilience.
Amendment 225 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67; electrolysers and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies. They refer to the final products, specific components and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
Amendment 624 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Contracting authorities or contracting entities shall base the award of contracts for net-zero technology listed in the Annex in a public procurement procedure on the most economically advantageous tender, which shall include the best price-quality ratio, comprising at least the contribution of the tender in terms of sustainability andor of resilience contribution of the tenderand of security of supply, in compliance with Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, or 2014/25/EU and applicable sectoral legislation, as well as with the Union’s international commitments, including the GPA and other international agreements by which the Union is bound.
Amendment 625 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The tender’s sustainability andor resilience and security of supply contribution shall be based on at least one of the following cumulative criteria which shall be objective, transparent and non- discriminatory:
Amendment 629 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the tender’s contribution to resilience and security of supply, taking into account the proportion of the products originating from a single source of supply, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council72, from which more than 65% of the supply for that specific net-zero technology within the Union originates in the last year for which data is available for when the tender takes place. _________________ 72 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 631 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the extent to which the economic and social externalities of a tender, such as job creation or retention, tax revenue and impact on social expenditure, are taken into account.
Amendment 635 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Contracting authorities and contracting entities shall give the tender’s sustainability andor resilience contribution a weight between 1520% and 350% of the award criteria, without prejudice of the application of Article 41 (3) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Article 67 (5) of Directive 2014/24/EU or Article 82 (5) of Directive 2014/25/EU for giving a higher weighting to the criteria referred to in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b).
Amendment 638 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The contracting authority or the contracting entity shall not be obliged to apply the considerations relating to the sustainability and resilience contribution of net-zero technologies where their application would oblige that authority or entity to acquire equipment having disproportionate costs, or technical characteristics different from those of existing equipment, resulting in incompatibility, technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. Cost differences above 130% may be presumed by contracting authorities and contracting entities to be disproportionate. This provision shall be without prejudice of the possibility to exclude abnormally low tenders under Article 69 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 84 of Directive 2014/25/EU, and without prejudice to other contract award criteria according to the EU legislation, including social aspects according to Articles 30 (3) and 36 (1), second intent of Directive 2014/23/EU, Articles 18 (2) and 67 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Articles 36 (2) and 82 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Amendment 639 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Any tender submitted for the award of a net zero technologies contract should be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender.
Amendment 641 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Where the cost differential between two or more tenders is less than 15%, or where two or more tenders are equivalent in terms of the contract award criteria, the contracting authority or the contracting entity should give preference to a tender containing no more than 50% of products originating in a third country.
Amendment 753 #
Amendment 24 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission already plays an important role in the ESS and the scope thereof needs to be broadened, given that its involvement is currentlyshould be limited to human resources and budgetary matters, leaving the equally important educational aspects out of the equation;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 77 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to perform an in-depth review, by the end of 2024, of the governance and management structures across the EES and at each individual school in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary-General of the European Schools (OSG) and the Member States, and for this review to examine the roles and structures in place at all levels and assess the independence of functions and potential conflicts of interest;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 95 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Requests that the Member States meet their obligations vis-à-vis the ESS in full, particularly with regard to the secondment of qualified teachers and the provision of adequate infrastructure (suitable premises, maintenance thereof and upgrades thereto), and calls for a binding system of direct financial contributions to ensure greater flexibility for both the ESS and the Member States;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a dedicated task force to be established by mid-2025, composed of representatives of all budgetary contributors to the ESS and involving relevant pedagogical experts from the OSG, the Commission and the Member States, with a mandate to make concrete suggestions to resolve critical resourcing issues and develop a comprehensive and sustainable cost-sharing model that will allow the ESS to fulfil its mission in line with the new ‘ESS Charter’;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the BoG to resolve ongoing teacher shortages and ensure a stable and fair employment situation for all by retaining staff and reducing turnover, thereby avoiding a brain drain; calls, in this regard, for a strengthened employment package for seconded and locally recruited staff alike, with competitive remuneration, more equal salaries for nursery, primary and secondary teachers, clarity about employment status and stability, continuous professional development (CPD) and further career prospects in and beyond the ESS;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the BoG to strengthen educational and pedagogical standards by: a) creating a task force with relevant pedagogical expertise by mid-2024 to review and update the quality assurance approach put in place as part of the 2009 European Schools reform; b) introducing an enhanced and accountable inspection regime, including permanent chief inspectors, subject-specific inspections and follow-up processes that include AES; c) reinforcing the role of the OSG’s Pedagogical Development Unit and the Joint Teaching Committee; and dand c) ensuring ESS participation in EU programmes and initiatives such as the Erasmus+ Teacher Academies and the EEA;
Amendment 131 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 149 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Asks the BoG and the OSG to assess the inclusion of vocational education and training (VET) modules in the ESS, and establish partnerships with VET institutions and explore the possibility of an accredited European VET school;
Amendment 155 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Insists on the need to deliver a high-quality educational experience for all students, including those without a language section (SWALS); calls for an update of existing curricula with a view to further strengthening the European dimension, including through the teaching of history and citizenship education, as well as an increase in the number of ‘European Hours’ at all educational levels, with a focus on the importance of European values and digital and green skills;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Suggests the creation of an annual celebratory event to share pedagogical best practice, pool knowledge among schools, teachers and students and showcase their work and projects to the broader system, with national education representatives being invited in order to raise awareness of the ESS;
Amendment 170 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 173 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 178 #
2022/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an independent, external expert body to explore and propose alternative governance models, including a review of the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools and the possibility of replacing the schools’ intergovernmental legal status with a supranational European model;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2104(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Authority to do all in its power to conduct a thoroughgoing, comprehensive, and transparent risk assessment of glyphosate in the light of the current, well-documented scientific data;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the Court's finding, in its Special Report 16/20214, that EU agricultural funding destined for climate action has not contributed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; shares the Court's view that the new Common Agricultural Policy should have a greater focus on reducing agricultural emissions, and be more accountable and transparent about its contribution to climate mitigation; _________________ 4 Common Agricultural Policy and climate – Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions are not decreasing, 21 June 2021.
Amendment 16 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 19 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Condemns strongly the cases of maladministration by the European Commission, revealed by its management of the vaccine procurement contracts and the case of the texts exchanged between President von der Leyen and the CEO of Pfizer;
Amendment 29 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is of the opinion, on the basis of the data available and the implementation reportcases of maladministration in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, that discharge cannot be granted to the Commission in respect of expenditure in the areas of environmental and climate policy, public health and food safety for the financial year 2021.
Amendment 3 #
2022/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and includes the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authorities and regardless of frontiers; deplores, however, that some governments and individuals in positions of power around the globe are systematically threatening this right;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the freedom of media and media pluralism have increasingly come under threat in recent years with globalisation of media streams, and that disinformation and propaganda are growing trends in the media landscape worldwide; notes that this trend has been intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war against Ukraine; believes that this situation should be considered a general threat to the values the European Union stands for as a global actor andbelieves that this situation should be considered a general threat to democracy as a whole;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 86 #
2022/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Russian disinformation campaign before and during the war on Ukraine has triggered urgent sanctions that are partially being evaded by state media; calls therefore for an appropriate and sustainable legal framework establishing a free information space protection mechanism based on the reciprocity of openness requirements; believes that this mechanism should be built on two pillars: 1) equal treatment – for all audio-visual outlets broadcasting on EUthe territory of the EU Member States; 2) reciprocity – openness of public space for EU broadcasters in third countries and territories.
Amendment 5 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the proposals made by the plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe on 9 May 2022, particularly the following: 6, 9, 13, 15, 17, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 37, 46, 47, 48 and 49, as they call to foster culture, education, youth, audiovisual media and sport policies, highlighting their fundamental role in strengthening the European sense of belonging, especially for the youth;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out, in this regard, that common minimum standards in education should be adopted, focusing on the following topics: civic education including Union values and, history of Europe, digital skills, media and information literacy, language learning, including ancient languages, environmental education, soft-skills, economic literacy and STEAM education;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the strengthening of the Creative Europe 2021-2027 programme;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the inclusassimilation of the most disadvantaged groups in cultural activities and initiatives;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fundamental importance of culture for the development of the individual’s identity andidentity, the assimilation by minorities of European identities and values and an individual’s overall well-being as well as in the education of children and young people;
Amendment 200 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 206 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 241 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Acknowledges the important contribution of the New European Bauhaus initiative;
Amendment 248 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the vast contribution that the arts and culture make to raising awareness of environmental, climate and sustainability issuesnature, and inspiring positive behavioural change;
Amendment 287 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 291 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 303 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 314 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Welcomes the efforts undertakenHas reservations about the efforts by certain Member States to return cultural works and artefacts to their places of origin; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to support those Member States in their negotiating processes with countries outside the EU; stresses that these actions create precedents that might impoverish and deplete European museums; points out that possessing works from all countries makes it possible for people to discover cultural diversity without an impact on their carbon footprint;
Amendment 319 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 326 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Recalls that promoting and safeguarding culture is both an end in itself and a key contributor to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to ensure, in transposing the Directive, that it is clear and easy to understand, in particular for end-users, whether the protection of minors from harmful content, such as pornography, the protection of the general public against certain illegal content, and the content- related advertising restrictions of the Directive apply in the medium currently being used, especially online; the protection of minors must entail the full participation of stakeholders in the sector, through co- regulation and self-regulation instruments;
Amendment 90 #
2022/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers it appropriate to maintain the European quota targets as minimum targets at their current level; states that European cultural creation must be safeguarded and supported through domestic preference rules;
Amendment 118 #
2022/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 69 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas there is a real risk of addiction, particularly in the case of networked games and multi-player role games, and whereas these symptoms are characterised by anxiety or depressive symptoms, relational consequences (isolation, abandonment of other leisure activities), lack of sleep, lack of appetite, muscle wasting, musculoskeletal disorders, educational/professional consequences (reduced ability to concentrate and memorise, disengagement, failure, dropping out of school , dismissal);
Amendment 97 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Council’s position on a European strategy for the cultural and creative industrial ecosystem, in particular on the definition, protection and promotion of our strategic cultural assets; declares its readiness to move forward on this subject, in particular with regard to European video game studios and catalogues;
Amendment 132 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that video games can be a valuable teaching tool for actively involving learners in a curriculum; believes that the deployment of video games in school should be done in parallel with raising teachers’ awarenessin addition to traditional teaching at an age when learners have acquired the requisite maturity and perspective; believes that teachers need to be trained ofn how best to use video games in their teachingand on the risks for pupils notably in terms of reduced concentration and fatigue;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the importance of European training courses dedicated to the video game professions; stresses the importance of developing leading educational programmes in Europe focusing on video games and of pursuing a proactive policy to foster gender equality and inclusivity in the sectoracilitate access to the sector for all interested parties;
Amendment 180 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that e-sport and traditional sports are different sectors, especially given the fact that video games used for competitive gaming or e-sports belong to a private entity and are played in a digital environment; believes, however, that they may complement each other and promote similar values and skills, such as fair play, teamwork, antiracism and gender equality; considers, however, that historical truth should not be sacrificed on the altar of ideology;
Amendment 183 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that, owing to the borderless nature of the discipline, the European Union is the appropriate level at which to address the challenges of e- sport; eEncourages the introduction of European mapping of e-sport actors at local, regional and national level, enabling Europeans to get in touch with structures close to them, as well as facilitating the organisation of competitions and encouraging amateur e-sport;
Amendment 188 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to develop, in partnership with publishers, clubs and tournament organisers, a charter to promote European valueaimed at ensuring respect for the rules and players in e-sport competitions;
Amendment 199 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 165 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for more coordination at European level between Member States, regional authorities and local representatives of sports and cultural associations, youth organisations, educational and university bodies and the private sector in order to strengthen dialogue and cooperation and create a dynamic, multi-level social network that can respond and adapt to future challenges;
Amendment 176 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to take action to ensure that the EU as a whole becomes stronger and more self-reliant, leaving no one behind; points out that it must ad, with the Member States, to redress the wider structural gaps caused by the lack of digital infrastructure and digital tools in rural and peripheral areas;
Amendment 8 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 33 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Air quality in Europe – 2020 report’,
Amendment 34 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
— having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report of 27 October 2020 entitled ‘The Mediterranean: ‘Mare plasticum’,
Amendment 35 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
— having regard to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),
Amendment 98 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the international trade fostered by the free trade agreements that are ratified by the Commission affects biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas densification cuts people off from nature in general and exposes them to many nuisances (air pollution, noise, etc.);
Amendment 100 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, according to the latest figures, there are 1 525 ecoregions on the planet, divided into three categories: terrestrial ecoregions, freshwater ecoregions and coastal and marine ecoregions; whereas each ecoregion is home to a variety of ecosystems and natural environments;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas ecosystems not only support the life of the organisms living within them but also provide services of benefit to humans; whereas these services account for the equivalent of USD 33 000 billion per year (1.8 times the global gross national product);
Amendment 102 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas debate within the European Parliament must be focused, in terms of SDGs, on the European continent, and must subsequently take into account the concerns of non-EU countries;
Amendment 103 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas soil is an essential, complex, multifunctional and living ecosystem of crucial environmental and socio-economic importance which performs many key functions and delivers services vital to human activities and the survival of ecosystems;
Amendment 104 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas soil organic matter performs many environmental functions; whereas it constitutes a temporary reservoir of organic carbon, which can act as a source of carbon capture or carbon sink;
Amendment 105 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas the stock of organic carbon in agricultural soils has decreased;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B i (new)
Recital B i (new)
Bi. whereas the disparity of soils results in differing sensitivity to environmental pressures, and whereas methods of approach must therefore take into account both the technical and historical aspects of a given territory;
Amendment 107 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B j (new)
Recital B j (new)
Bj. whereas soil plays a central role as a habitat and gene pool as it hosts 25% of the world’s biodiversity, provides key ecosystem services such as the provision of food, provides raw materials, carbon sequestration, water purification, nutrient regulation and pest control, serves as a platform for human activity and helps to prevent floods and droughts;
Amendment 108 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B k (new)
Recital B k (new)
Bk. whereas erosion is a natural phenomenon which can create mudflows having sometimes disastrous consequences, with the emergence of deep gullies leading to the loss of the soil’s fertile surface layer, and whereas, in the long term, erosion can lead to soil degradation and the loss of cultivable land;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B l (new)
Recital B l (new)
Bl. whereas erosion is both a national and a European concern: 17% of Europe’s territory is affected by erosion, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA);
Amendment 110 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B m (new)
Recital B m (new)
Bm. whereas, across Europe, a little over a fifth of soils are susceptible to wind erosion, of which 3% (or 13 million hectares) are highly susceptible;
Amendment 111 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B n (new)
Recital B n (new)
Bn. whereas no Member State is spared from coastal erosion, and whereas this coastline retreat leads to soil erosion on Europe’s coasts;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B o (new)
Recital B o (new)
Bo. whereas soils play a role in the beauty of our European landscapes, along with forest areas, coastlines, mountainous areas and all of Europe’s ecosystems;
Amendment 113 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B p (new)
Recital B p (new)
Bp. whereas voluntary national initiatives and existing national measures are important for achieving the objective of greater soil protection pursued by SDG 15;
Amendment 114 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B q (new)
Recital B q (new)
Bq. whereas soil and land degradation necessarily has a cross-border dimension linked, for example, to climate change and pollution; whereas it therefore requires a response at European level, with agreements between bordering Member States to achieve one of SDG 15’s targets;
Amendment 115 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B r (new)
Recital B r (new)
Br. whereas the outermost regions (ORs) and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) have specific soils, such as soil which has developed on an old volcanic base, and consequently they have their own specific characteristics;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
1a. Repeats its demand for the restoration of degraded land and soil, particularly where land is affected by desertification, drought and flooding, and for efforts to ensure that the impact on European soil is, as far as possible, limited;
Amendment 134 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Confirms that, in order to bring nature into our lives, the environment must be at the heart of the numerous European projects, and not the reverse;
Amendment 135 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for a halt to the construction of wind parks, which disturb marine and terrestrial ecosystems; emphasises that this infrastructure permanently alters some species and still presents recycling and replacement difficulties; emphasises that this infrastructure conflicts with some SDGs;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for an in-depth study of protected areas throughout Europe as it is essential to conduct a recent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness and application of current protected terrestrial areas in order to prepare for possible new protected areas;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for urgent steps to be taken to reduce the degradation of the natural environment; calls for biodiversity loss to be halted; calls for protection for threatened species, preventing their extinction;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Amendment 139 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Points out that, despite the ban on the international ivory trade, elephant poaching and ivory trafficking have reached unprecedented levels; notes that between 20 000 and 30 000 African elephants are illegally hunted every year; stresses that, in 2015, more than 40 tonnes of ivory were seized;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and calls for similar restrictions for all other endangered species, such as tigers, together with all species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);
Amendment 141 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Notes that an IUCN report reveals that some 229 000 tonnes of plastic waste are discharged into the Mediterranean every year, which is the equivalent of more than 500 shipping containers per day;
Amendment 142 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Notes that for primary microplastics, i.e. those that mix with ocean water in the form of small particles and not in the form of the degradation of large waste, the discharge of plastic into the Mediterranean is estimated at 13 000 tonnes per year;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Notes that with the current status quo, pollution in the Mediterranean is likely to increase to 500 000 tonnes per year by 2040;
Amendment 144 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 k (new)
Paragraph 1 k (new)
1k. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; calls on the Commission to lead negotiations with the sovereign Member States with a view to reaching an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 152 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improves coherence and interconnections for the SDGs;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the importance of improved cooperation between Member States in order to achieve SDG 14’s target on combating illegal fishing;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the immense value of Member States and certain civil society organisations in this regard; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;
Amendment 166 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce biodiversity within Union youth programmes such as the European Voluntary Service, and to launch a Green Erasmus programme focused on restoration and conservation; reiterates its calls for a specific mission and funding dedicated to biodiversity within future research programmes;
Amendment 167 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to scale up the different scientific modules on biodiversity, in particular;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises that biodiversity protection should take place in cooperation with the territory’s stakeholders so that it adds to the final value of the products (wood of better quality, commercial enhancement of exports);
Amendment 179 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States with one or more coastlines to introduce measures for harmonised data collection, information exchange and best practice on coastline retreat across the Union;
Amendment 192 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that invasive exotic species are recognised as the third largest cause of global biodiversity erosion; notes that, according to the latest estimates of the IUCN’s Red List, they form a threat to almost one third of threatened land-based species and are involved in half of known extinctions;
Amendment 193 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Regrets that the list of invasive alien species of Union concern represents less than 6% of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Emphasises that numerous invasive exotic plants can cause problems for public health; notes that their pollen can be particularly allergenic to some, as in the case of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), to which 10% of the French population is sensitive; notes that, for others, sap coming into contact with the skin can cause burns: this is the case for giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);
Amendment 195 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that spending related to invasive exotic species and the Union’s programmes take sufficient account of these impacts on the biodiversity of ultra-peripheral regions (UPR);
Amendment 206 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad consultation process with Member States, as well as a public participatory consultation process;
Amendment 302 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the urgency of requiringcollaborating with financial institutions toso that they can define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;
Amendment 306 #
2022/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. RegretsEmphasises the fact that the EU still has no plan to finance the SDGs; exhortscalls on the Commission to urgently come up with such a plan, bearing in mind the post- COVID-19 estimated annual SDG financing gap of EUR 4.2 trillion11; underlines that the absence of such a plan, with clearly defined, quantifiable targets, prohibits comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking under the EU budget; _________________ 11 OECD, ‘Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021 – A New Way to Invest for People and Planet’, Paris, 2020.
Amendment 400 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) To promote the circularity and sustainable use of packaging, reusable packaging and systems for re-use should be incentivised. For that purpose, it is necessary to clarify the notion of reusable packaging and to ensure that it is linked not only to the packaging design, which should enable a maximum number of trips or rotations and maintaining the safety, quality and hygiene requirements when being emptied, unloaded, refilled or reloaded, but also to the setting up of systems for re-use respecting minimum requirements as set out in this Regulation. In order to facilitate conformity assessment with requirements on reusable packaging, it is necessary to provide for presumption of conformity for packaging which is in conformity with harmonised standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 for the purpose of expressing detailed technical specifications of those requirements and define reusable packaging criteria and formats, including minimum number of trips or rotations, standardised designs, as well as requirements for systems for re-use, including hygiene requirements. Given the amount of water needed for the re-use system, the costs for economic operators, the additional costs for consumers and the potential health impact, the Commission should carry out a comprehensive impact assessment before proposing re-use targets for sectors.
Amendment 593 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies without prejudice to Union regulatory requirements for packaging such as those regarding safety, quality, the protection of health and the hygiene of the packed products, or to transport requirements, as well as without prejudice to the provisions of the Directive 2008/98/EC as regards the management of hazardous waste and in particular the requirements laid down in Article 4(2).
Amendment 671 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point a (new)
(a) 'take-away' means items purchased at staffed points of sale, including cold or hot drinks filled in a receptacle at the point of sale and ready- prepared food, intended for immediate consumption without the need for further preparation, and typically consumed from the receptacle;
Amendment 672 #
2022/0396(COD)
(b) 'occupied point of sale' means a point of sale where items are sold with the involvement of employees or other staff;
Amendment 673 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point c (new)
(c) ‘unoccupied point of sale’ means a point of sale where items are sold without the involvement of employees or other staff;
Amendment 724 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 36
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 36
Amendment 750 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 40
(40) ‘contact sensitive packaging’ means packaging that is intended to be used in any packaging applications in the scope of Regulations: (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 1935/2004, (EC) No 767/2009, (EC) No 2009/1223, (EU) 2017/745, (EU) 2017/746, (EU) 2019/4, and (EU) 2019/6, Directives 2001/83/EC, or Directive 2008/682008/68/EC, 2002/46/EC and 2008/68/EC, or for the products defined in Article 1 of Decision 2014/763/ECU;
Amendment 762 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
(43a) 'plastic packaging' means packaging made wholly or mainly of plastic;
Amendment 864 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. AFrom 1 January 2030, all packaging shallould be recyclable.
Amendment 879 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) it can be recycled at scale: - it is effectively and efficiently separately collected in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2); - it is sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams; - it can be recycled so that the resulting secondary raw materials are of sufficient quality to substitute the primary raw materials;
Amendment 880 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 884 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 889 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 897 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 935 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Recyclable packaging shallould, from 1 January 2030, comply with the design for recycling criteria as laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 4 and, from 1 January 2035, also with the recyclability at scale requirements laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 6. Where such packaging complies with those delegated acts, it shall be considered to comply with paragraph 2, points (a) and (eb).
Amendment 961 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 996 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. TFrom 1 January 2026, the Commission shall, for each packaging type listed in Table 1 of Annex II, establish the methodology to assess if packaging is recyclable at scale. That methodology shall be based at least on the following elements:
Amendment 1019 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Specific provisions should be approved for inert packaging placed on the market in very small quantities (i.e. around 0.1 % by weight) in the Union.
Amendment 1033 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Amendment 1056 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Until 31 December 2034, tThis Article shall not apply to the following:
Amendment 1072 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
(ca) crystal packaging as defined in Directive 69/493/EEC.
Amendment 1089 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part inprovided that the appropriate infrastructure is in place and operational, and that suitable recycled materials are available, plastic packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit ofon average over all plastic packaging plackaged on the market by each undertaking:
Amendment 1152 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part inprovided that the appropriate infrastructure is in place and operational, and that suitable recycled materials are available, plastic packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit ofon average over all plastic packaging plackaged on the market by each undertaking:
Amendment 1204 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) insulated transport packaging with high thermal performance;
Amendment 1207 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) packaging which must meet specific health and hygiene requirements, in accordance with sectoral regulations, and which, for its specific use, must meet technical and qualitative requirements.
Amendment 1259 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of plastic packagon average over all plastic packaging placed on the market by each undertaking, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1286 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
By 1 January 2028, the Commission shall assess the need for derogations from the minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points b and d, for specific plastic packaging, or for the revision of the derogation established under paragraph 3 for specific plastic packaging.
Amendment 1300 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Based on this assessment, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend this Regulation in order to: provide for derogations from the scope, timing or level of minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points b and d, for specific plastic packaging.
Amendment 1303 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1315 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1326 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Where justified by the lack of availability or excessive prices, in particular because of insufficient collection arrangements, a lack of appropriate infrastructure such as that defined in Article 44, or significant use of recycled materials for applications that do not allow for further recycling, making compliance with the minimum percentages for recycled content laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 excessively difficult, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 58 to amend paragraphs 1 and 2 by adjusting the minimum percentages accordingly.
Amendment 1351 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: By [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging referred to in Article 3(1), points (f) and (g), sticky labels attached to fruit and vegetables and very lightweight plastic carrier bags shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions in bio- waste treatment facilities.
Amendment 1400 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. PFrom 1 January 2030, packaging shall be designed so that its weight and volume isare reduced to the minimum necessary for ensuringto perform its functionalitys as listed in the definition of packaging in Article 3(1), taking account of the material that the packaging is made of and its design, the format of the product and the necessary delivery arrangements.
Amendment 1412 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. PFrom 1 January 2030, packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design isand/or the products packaged are subject to geographical indications of origin and/or intellectual property rights (patent, licence, trademark, design or model) that are protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 1427 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1435 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of assessing the compliance with this paragraph, space filled by paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene, styrofoam chips or other filling materials shall be considered as empty space unless it is necessary to protect and transport the goods concerned.
Amendment 1448 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the identification of the design requirements, including as regards intellectual property aspects, which prevent further reduction of the packaging weight or volume, for each of these performance criteria;
Amendment 1456 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Packaging manufactured or imported before the deadlines referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 may be marketed up to 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 1503 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From [OP: Please insert the date = 42 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging shall be marked with a label and a QR code or other type of digital data carrier containing information on its material composition. This obligation does not apply to transport packaging. However, it applies to e- commerce packaging.
Amendment 1537 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Where a unit of packaging covered by Article 7 is marked with a label containing information on the share of recycled content, that label shall comply with the specifications laid down in the relevant implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 11(5) and shall be based on the methodology pursuant to Article 7(7). Where a unit of plastic packaging is marked with a label containing information on the share of biobased plastic content, that label shall comply with the specifications laid down in the relevant implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 11(5).
Amendment 1546 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Labels referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 and the QR code or other type of digital data carrier referred to in paragraph 2s 1, 2 and 3 shall be placed, printed or engraved visibly, clearly legibly and indelibly on the packaging. Where this is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature and size of the packaging, they shall be affixed to the grouped packaging.
Amendment 1578 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 1635 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 1638 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1647 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1650 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1660 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. EFrom 1 January 2030, economic operators who supply products to a final distributor or an end user in grouped packaging, transport packaging or e- commerce packaging, shall ensure that the empty space ratio is maximum 40 % on average of all relevant packaging placed on the Union market by the economic operator concerned.
Amendment 1683 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Space filled by filling materials such as paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene or Styrofoam chips, shall be considered as empty space unless it is required in order to protect and transport the goods concerned.
Amendment 1706 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. EFrom 1 January 2030, economic operators shallould not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V.
Amendment 1722 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, eEconomic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 3 of Annex V as of 1 January 20305.
Amendment 1737 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may exempt economic operators from point 3 of Annex V if they comply with the definition of micro-company and small enterprise in accordance with rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and where it is not technically feasible not to use packaging or to obtain access to infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a reuse system.
Amendment 1758 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators who place reusable packaging on the market shall ensure that a system for re-use of such packaging is in place, which meets the requirements laid down in Article 24 and Annex VI. This provision can be regarded as met by the extended producer responsibility schemes for recycling already in place in the Member States.
Amendment 1762 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators making use of reusable packaging shall participate in one or more systems for re-use and shall ensure that the systems for re-use, which the reusable packaging is part of, comply with the requirements laid down in Part A of Annex VI. This provision can be regarded as met by the extended producer responsibility schemes for recycling already in place in the Member States.
Amendment 1799 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1828 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1862 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1885 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1927 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 1949 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 1964 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 1990 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 2019 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Amendment 2040 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, trays, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, drums and canisters, of all sizes and materials, including flexible formats, which do not come into direct contact with food products.
Amendment 2104 #
2022/0396(COD)
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 100 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas, and if it is not technically feasible to use reusable packaging or to have access to infrastructure necessary for the reuse system to function.
Amendment 2115 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligations to meet the targets in this Article if, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, they can demonstrate that alternative packaging formats provide better outcomes with regard to the environment, the economy, health and hygiene.
Amendment 2176 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 20286, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing detailed calculation rules and methodology regarding the targets set out in Article 26.
Amendment 2298 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and separate collection of all packaging waste from the end users in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling. Member States shall ensure that a system is set up to provide priority access for recycled raw materials for use in applications where the distinct quality of the recycled material is retained or recovered in such a way as to allow further recycling and reuse in the same way and for the same or a similar product category, with minimal loss of quantity, quality or function.
Amendment 2344 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and separate collection of all packaging waste from the end users in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling. Member States shall ensure that a system is set up to provide priority access for recycled raw materials for use in applications where the distinct quality of the recycled material is retained or recovered in such a way as to allow further recycling and reuse in the same way and for the same or a similar product category, with minimal loss of quantity, quality or function.
Amendment 83 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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— The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 119 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for biodiversity, therefore achieving the nature restoration targets set out in Union law on nature restoration. The Union certification framework will be instrumental in meeting the Union climate change mitigation objectives set in international agreements and in the Union legislation.
Amendment 136 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal activities, and other elements of the Union certification framework, taking into account the existing national frameworks.
Amendment 162 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A carbon removal activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals that a carbon removal activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance may be used. In order to reflect the social, economic, environmental and technological developments and to encourage ambition over time in line with the Paris Agreement, baselines should be periodically updated.
Amendment 165 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production. A reductionDecreases in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of the carbon removal activity should not be taken into account to quantify the net carbon removal benefit, but should be considered as a co- benefit towards the sustainability objective of climate change mitigation; by being reported on the certificates, decreases in greenhouse gas emissions (like the other sustainability co-benefits) can increase the value of the certifiedmust be accounted and valued in the same way as carbon removals.
Amendment 364 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and materials, and the marine environment, or the reduction of carbon release from a biogenic carbon pooland greenhouse gases more generally to the atmosphere;
Amendment 444 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit, or net greenhouse gas benefit, generated by a carbon removal activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 648 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) availability and quality of food production.
Amendment 689 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 toFollowing the conclusion of the Expert Group, the Commission shall establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.
Amendment 702 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the objectives of ensuring the robustness of carbon removals and reductions and recognising the protection and restoration of ecosystems;
Amendment 711 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) relevant Union and national lawthe division of competences between the EU and its Member States and respect for those competences, for example in the area of forestry policy;
Amendment 862 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consulttake into account the opinion of the experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter- institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
Amendment 867 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall be kept under review in all aspects, taking into account the relevant developments concerning Union legislation, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, technological and scientific progress, market developments in the field of carbon removals, and Union food security.
Amendment 868 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This Regulation shall ensure that the Union framework for carbon removals is strictly voluntary.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Moreover, in response to challenges to media pluralism and media freedom online, some Member States have taken regulatory measures and other Member States are likely to do so within their national competence, with a risk of furthering the divergence in national approaches and restrictions to free movement in the internal market.
Amendment 173 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Journalists and editors are the main actors in the production and provision of trustworthy media content, in particular by reporting on news or current affairs. It is essential therefore to protect journalists’ capability to collect, fact-check and analyse information, including information imparted confidentially. In particular, media service providers and journalists (including those operating in non-standard forms of employment, such as freelancers) should be able to rely on a robust protection of journalistic sources and communications, including against deployment of surveillance technologies, since without such protection sources may be deterred from assisting the media in informing the public on matters of public interest. As a result, journalists’ freedom to exercise their economic activity and fulfil their vital ‘public watchdog’ role may be undermined, thus affecting negatively access to quality media services. The protection of journalistic sources contributes to the protection of the fundamental right enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 191 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Public service media established by the Member States play a particular role in the internal media marketmedia diversity, by ensuring that citizens and businesses have access to quality information and impartial media coverage, as part of their mission. However, public service media can be particularly exposed to the risk of interference, given their institutional proximity to the State and the public funding they receive. This risk may be exacerbated by uneven safeguards related to independent governance and balanced coverage by public service media across the Union. This situation may lead to biased or partial media coverage, distort competition in the internal media market and negatively affect access to independent and impartial media services. It is thus necessary, building on the international standards developed by the Council of Europe in this regard, to put in place legal safeguards for the independent functioning of public service media across the Union. It is also necessary to guarantee that, without prejudice to the application of the Union’s State aid rules, public service media providers benefit from sufficient and stable funding to fulfil their mission that enables predictability in their planning. Preferably, such funding should be decided and appropriated on a multi-year basis, in line with the public service mission of public service media providers, to avoid potential for undue influence from yearly budget negotiations. The requirements laid down in this Regulation do not affect the competence of Member States to provide for the funding of public service media as enshrined in Protocol 29 on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 197 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) It is crucial for the recipients of media services to know with certainty who owns and is behind the news media so that they can identify and understand potential conflicts of interest which is a prerequisite for forming well-informed opinions and consequently to actively participate in a democracy. Such transparency is also an effective tool to limit risks of interference with editorial independence within the limits of the editorial line set by the owner. It is thus necessary to introduce common information requirements for all relevant media service providers across the Union that should include proportionate requirements to disclose ownership information. In this context, the measures taken by Member States under Article 30(9) of Directive (EU) 2015/84949should not be affected. The required information should be disclosed by the relevant providers on their websites or other medium that is easily and directly accessible. _________________ 49 Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73-117).
Amendment 204 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Media integrity also requires a proactive approach to promote editorial independence by news media companies, in particular through internal safeguards. Media service providers should adopt proportionate measures to guarantee, once the overall editorial line has been agreed between their owners and editors, the freedom of the editors to take individual decisions in the course of their professional activityprotect the editorial freedom of the media in the course of their professional activity, in particular by appointing publishing directors with legal responsibility for the publication of content. The objective to shield editors from undue interference in their decisions taken on specific pieces of content as part of their everyday work contributes to ensuring a level playing field in the internal market for media services and the quality of such services. That objective is also in conformity with the fundamental right to receive and impart information under Article 11 of the Charter. In view of these considerations, media service providers should also ensure transparency of actual or potential conflicts of interest to their service recipients.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) To mitigate regulatory burdens, micro enterprises within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council50should be exempted from the requirements related to information and internal safeguards with a view to guaranteeing the independence of individual editorial decisions. Moreover, media service providers should be free to tailor the internal safeguards to their needs or to their particular editorial line, in particular if they are small and medium- sized enterprises within the meaning of that Article. The Recommendation that accompanies this Regulation51provides a catalogue of voluntary internal safeguards that can be adopted within media companies in this regard. The present Regulation should not be construed to the effect of depriving the owners of private media service providers of their prerogative to set strategic or general goals and to foster the growth and financial viability of their undertakings. In this respect, this Regulation recognises that the goal of fostering editorial independence needs to be reconciled with the legitimate rights and interests of privatemedia owners and with the exercise of responsibility of the publishing director. _________________ 50 Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19-76). 51 OJ C , , p. .
Amendment 232 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Without prejudice to the powers granted to the Commission by the Treaties, it is essential that the Commission and the Board work and cooperate closely. In particular, tThe Board should actively support the Commission in its tasks of ensuring the consistent application of this Regulation and of the national rules implementing Directive 2010/13/EU. For that purpose, the Board should in particular advise and assist the Commission on regulatory, technical or practical aspects pertinent to the application of Union law, promote cooperation and the effective exchange of information, experience and best practices and draw up opinions in agreement with the Commission or upon its request in the cases envisaged by this Regulation. In order to effectively fulfil its tasks, the Board should be able to rely on the expertise and human resources of a secretariat provided by the Commission. The Commissionfree of any political or economic interference. The secretariat should provide administrative and organisational support to the Board, and help the Board in carrying out its tasks.
Amendment 243 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) To ensure the effective enforcement of Union media law, to prevent the possible circumvention of the applicable media rules by rogue media service providers and to avoid the raising of additional barriers in the internal market for media services, it is essential to provide for a clear, legally binding framework for national regulatory authorities or bodies to cooperate effectively and efficiently.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Regulatory authorities or bodies referred to in Article 30 of Directive 2010/13/EU have specific practical expertise that allows them to effectively balance the interests of the providers and recipients of media services while ensuring the respect for the freedom of expression. This is key in particular when it comes to protecting the internal market from activities of media service providers established outside the Union that target audiences in the Union where, inter alia in view of the control that may be exercised by third countries over them, they may prejudice or pose risks of prejudice to public security and defence. In this regard, the coordination between national regulatory authorities or bodies to face together possible public security and defence threats stemming from such media services needs to be strengthened and given a legal framework to ensure the effectiveness and possible coordination of the national measures adopted in line with Union media legislation. In order to ensure that media services suspended in certain Member States under Article 3(3) and 3(5) of Directive 2010/13/EU do not continue to be provided via satellite or other means in those Member States, a mechanism of accelerated mutual cooperation and assistance should also be available to guarantee the ‘effet utile’ of the relevant national measures, in compliance with Union law. Additionally, it is necessary to coordinate the national measures that may be adopted to counter public security and defence threats by media services established outside of the Union and targeting audiences in the Union, including the possibility for the Board, in agreement with the Commission, to issue opinions on such measures, as appropriate. In this regard, risks to public security and defence need to be assessed with a view to all relevant factual and legal elements, at national and European level. This is without prejudice to the competence of the Union under Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Very large online platforms act for many users as a gateway for access to media services. Media service providers who exercise editorial responsibility over their content play an important key role in the distribution of information and in the exercise of freedom of information online. When exercising such editorial responsibility, they are expected to act diligently and provide information that is trustworthy and respectful of fundamental rights, in line with the regulatory or self- regulatory requirements they are subject to in the Member States. Therefore, also in view of users’ freedom of information, where providers of very large online platforms consider that content provided by such media service providers is incompatible with their terms and conditions, while it is not contributing to a systemic risk referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2022/XXX [the Digital Services Act], they should, before imposing any restriction, duly consider freedom and pluralism of media, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/XXX [the Digital Services Act], and provide, as early as possible,engage in a dialogue with the media service provider concerned, including providing the necessary explanations to the media service providers, as theira business users, in the statement of reasons under Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council54. To minimise the impact of any restriction to that content on users’ freedom of information, very large online platforms should endeavour tomustsubmit the precisestatement of reasonsprior to the restriction taking effect without prejudice to their obligations under Regulation (EU) 2022/XXX [the Digital Services Act]. In particular, this Regulation should not prevent a provider of a very large online platform to take expeditious measures eitheragainst illegal content disseminated through its service, or in order to mitigate systemic risks posed by dissemination of certain content through its service,in compliance with Union law, in particular pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/XXX [the Digital Services Act]. Such platforms should minimise the moderation of legal information content of media service providers, even if such information contravenes their moderation policy. _________________ 54 Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 57-79).
Amendment 292 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) To this end, providers of very large online platforms should provide a functionality on their online interface to enable media service providers to declare that they meet certain requirements, while at the same time retaining the possibility not to accept such self-declaration where they consider that these conditions are not met, on the basis of transparent, objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Providers of very large online platforms may rely on information regarding adherence to these requirements, such as the machine-readable standard of the Journalism Trust Initiative or the recognition of press publication status as used by media service providers in certain Member States or other relevant codes of conduct. Guidelines by the Commission may be useful to facilitate an effective implementation of such functionality, including on modalities of involvement of relevant civil society organisations in the review of the declarations, on consultation of the regulator of the country of establishment, where relevant, and address any potential abuse of the functionality to address any potential abuse in its implementation by very large online platforms.
Amendment 337 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) It is also key that the Board is empowered to issue an opinion, on the Commission’s request, where national measures are likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for audiovisual media services. This is, for example, the case when a national administrative measure is addressed to an audiovisual media service provider providing its services towards more than one Member State, or when the concerned media service provider has a significant influence on the formation of public opinion in that Member State.
Amendment 340 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Media play a decisive role in shaping public opinion and helping citizens participate in democratic processes. This is why Member States should provide for rules and procedures in their legal systems to ensure assessment of audiovisual media market concentrations that could have a significant impact on audiovisual media pluralism or editorial independence. Such rules and procedures can have an impact on the freedom to provide audiovisual media services in the internal market and need to be properly framed and be transparent, objective, proportionate and non- discriminatory. MAudiovisual media market concentrations subject to such rules should be understood as covering those which could result in a single entity controlling or having significant interests in audiovisual media services which have substantial influence on the formation of public opinion in a given media market, within a media sub- sector or across different media sectors in one or more Member States. An important criterion to be taken into account is the reduction of competing views within that market as a result of the concentration. Where effective national measures exist, they should not be amended for the sake of European harmonisation.
Amendment 345 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) National regulatory authorities or bodies, who have specific expertise in the area of audiovisual media pluralism, should be involved in the assessment of the impact of audiovisual media market concentrations on audiovisual media pluralism and editorial independence where they are not the designated authorities or bodies themselves. In order to foster legal certainty and ensure that the rules and procedures are genuinely geared at protecting audiovisual media pluralism and editorial independence, it is essential that objective, non-discriminatory and proportionate criteria for notifying and assessing the impact of audiovisual media market concentrations on media pluralism and editorial independence are set out in advance.
Amendment 349 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) When an audiovisual media market concentration constitutes a concentration falling within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/200455, the application of this Regulation or of any rules and procedures adopted by Member States on the basis of this Regulation should not affect the application of Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. Any measures taken by the designated or involved national regulatory authorities or bodies based on their assessment of the impact of audiovisualmedia market concentrations on audiovisualmedia pluralism and editorial independence should therefore be aimed at protecting legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 21(4), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004, and should be in line with the general principles and other provisions of Union law. _________________ 55 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1-22).
Amendment 353 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The Board should be empowered to provide opinions on draft decisions or opinions by the designated or involved national regulatory authorities or bodies, where the notifiable concentrations may affect the functioning of the internal audiovisual media market. This would be the case, for example, where such concentrations involve at least one undertaking established in another Member State or operating in more than one Member State or result in audiovisual media service providers having a significant influence on formation of public opinion in a given audiovisual media market. Moreover, where the concentration has not been assessed for its impact on audiovisual media pluralism and editorial independence by the relevant national authorities or bodies, or where the national regulatory authorities or bodies have not consulted the Board regarding a given audiovisual media market concentration, but that media market concentration is considered likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for audiovisual media services, the Board should be able to provide an opinion, upon request of the Commission. In any event, the Commission retains the possibility to issue its own opinions following the opinions drawn up by the Board.
Amendment 361 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) With a view to ensuring pluralistic audiovisual media markets, the national authorities or bodies and the Board should take account ofMember States should lay down a set of criteria. In particular, impact on audiovisual media pluralism should be considered, including notably the effect on the formation of public opinion, taking into account of the online environment. Concurrently, it should be considered whether other audiovisual media outlets, providing different and alternative content, would still coexist in the given market(s) after the media market concentration in question. Assessment of safeguards for editorial independence should include the examination of potential risks of undue interference by the prospective owner, once the owner has set the editorial line, or the management or governance structure in the individual editorial decisions of the acquired or merged entity. The existing or envisaged internal safeguards aimed at preserving independence of the individual editorial decisions within the audiovisual media undertakings involved should also be taken into account. In assessing the potential impacts, the effects of the concentration in question on the economic sustainability of the entity or entities subject to the concentration should also be considered and whether, in the absence of the concentration, they would be economically sustainable, in the sense that they would be able in the medium term to continue to provide and further develop financially viable, adequately resourced and technologically adapted quality audiovisual media services in the market.
Amendment 392 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Risks to the functioning and resilience of the internal media market should be regularly monitored as part of the efforts to improve the functioning of the internal market for media services. Such monitoring should aim at providing detailed data and qualitative assessments on the resilience of the internal market for media services, including as regards the degree of concentration of the market at national and regional level and risks of foreign information manipulation and interference. It should be conducted independently, on the basis of a robust list of key performance indicators, developed and regularly updated by the Commission, in consultation with the Board. Given the rapidly evolving nature of risks and technological developments in the internal media market, the monitoring should include forward-looking exercises such as stress tests to assess the prospective resilience of the internal media market, to alert about vulnerabilities around media pluralism and editorial independence, and to help efforts to improve governance, data quality and risk management. In particular, the level of cross-border activity and investment, regulatory cooperation and convergence in media regulation, obstacles to the provision of media services, including in a digital environment, as well as transparency and fairness of allocation of economic resources in the internal media market should be covered by the monitoring. It should also consider broader trends in the internal media market and national media markets as well as national legislation affecting media service providers. In addition, the monitoring should provide an overview of measures taken by media service providers with a view to guaranteeing the independence of individual editorial decisions, including those proposed in the accompanying Recommendation. In order to ensure the highest standards of such monitoring, the Board, as it gathers entities with a specialised media market expertise, should be duly involved.
Amendment 397 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) however, the inclusion in the scope of ‘media services’ of the written and radio press, which is not covered by Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010, should be borne in mind. Its inclusion while the written press is a national, regional or local market, is essential to the functioning of democracy and undeniably embodies cultural diversity must be removed from the proposal for a regulation.
Amendment 402 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 2 – point a c (new)
Article premier – paragraph 2 – point a c (new)
(ac) Directive 2005/29/EU; Directive 2010/13/EU, with the exception of Article 27 of this Regulation; Directive (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Amendment 418 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘media service’ means a service as defined by Articles 56 and 57 of the Treaty, where the principal purpose of the service or a dissociable section thereof consists in providing programmes or press publications to the general public, by any means, in order to inform, entertain or educate, under the editorial responsibility of a media service provider, by electronic communications networks within the meaning of Article 2(a) of Directive 2002/21/EC, where that directive excludes the written press;
Amendment 430 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘editor’ means a natural person or a number of natural persons possibly grouped in a body, regardless of its legal form, status and composition, that takes or supervises editorial decisions within a media service provider;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 432 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) ‘publishing director’ means the legal representative of the media service provider who assumes responsibility, including legal responsibility, for the provision of a media service;
Amendment 434 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘editorial responsibility’ means the exercise of effective control both over the selection of the programmes or of the content of press publications and over their organisation, for the purposes of the provision of a media service, regardless of the existence of liability under national law for the service provided;
Amendment 450 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘media market concentration’ means a concentration as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 involving at least one media service provider of a very large online platform;
Amendment 456 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘audience measurement’ means the activity of collecting, interpreting or otherwise processing data about the number and characteristics of users of media services and users of online platforms for the purposes of decisions regarding advertising allocation or prices or the related planning, production or distribution of content;
Amendment 466 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘State advertising’ means the placement, publication or dissemination, in any media service, or online platforms of a media service provider, of a promotional or self-promotional message, normally in return for payment or for any other consideration, by, for or on behalf of any national or regional public authority, such as national, federal or regional governments, regulatory authorities or bodies as well as state-owned enterprises or other state-controlled entities at the national or regional level, or any local government of a territorial entity of more than 1 million inhabitants;
Amendment 476 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Amendment 564 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) Editors should not be subject to any influence as regards their editorial lines from Member States, the Board or the Commission.
Amendment 566 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the name(s) of their direct or indirect owner(s) with shareholdings enabling them to exercise influencewhere the media service provider is a legal person, its name or registered trade name, its registered address, its legal form and the name of its legal representative and onf the operation and strategic decision makingphysical or legal persons holding at least 10% of its capital;
Amendment 606 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Without prejudice to national constitutional laws consistent with the Charter, media service providers providing news and current affairs content shall take measures that they deem appropriate with a view to guaranteeprotecting the independence of individual editorial decisions. In particular, such measures shall aim to:
Amendment 609 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Without prejudice to national constitutional laws consistent with the Charter, media service providers providing news and current affairs content shall take measures that they deem appropriate with a view to guaranteeing the independence of individual editorial decisions. In particular, such measures shall aim to:
Amendment 614 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) guarantee thaprotect editors arein their freedom to take individual editorial decisions in the exercise of their professional activity, in particular in the exercise of the responsibility conferred upon the publishing director; and
Amendment 696 #
2022/0277(COD)
5. The Commission shall designate a representative to the Board. The representative of the Commission shallmay participate in all activities and meetings of the Board, without voting rights. The Chair of the Board shall keep the Commission informed about the ongoing and planned activities of the Board. The Board shall consult the Commission in preparation of its work programme and main and the deliverables.
Amendment 712 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The Board, in agreement with the Commission, may invite experts and observers to attend its meetings.
Amendment 728 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
8. The Board shall adopt its rules of procedure by a two-thirds majority of its members with voting rights, in agreement with the Commission.
Amendment 734 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Board shall have a secretariat, which shall be provided by the Commissith the budget it needs to fulfil its remit without the risk of being subject to political influence. The secretariat must be independent of the Commission in order for it to be above any suspicion of influence or corruption.
Amendment 767 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support the Commission, through technical expertise, in ensuring the correct application of this Regulation for audiovisual media services and the consistent implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU across all Member States, without prejudice to the tasks of national regulatory authorities or bodies;
Amendment 771 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) promote cooperation and the effective exchange of information, experience and best practices between the national regulatory authorities or bodies on the application of the Union and national rules applicable to audiovisual media services, including this Regulation and Directive 2010/13/EU, in particular as regards Articles 3, 4 and 7 of that Directive;
Amendment 775 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) advise the Commission, on its own initiative or where requested by it, on regulatory, technical or practical aspects pertinent to the consistent application of this Regulation andfor audiovisual media services and the implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU, as well as all on other matters related to audiovisual media services within its competence. Where the Commission requests advice or opinions from the Board, it may indicate a time limit, taking into account the urgency of the matter;
Amendment 786 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) when requested by the Commission, provide opinions on the technical and factual issues that arise with regard to Article 2(5c), Article 3(2) and (3), Article 4(4), point (c) and Article 28a(7) of Directive 2010/13/EU;
Amendment 797 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) in agreement with the Commission, draw up opinions with respect to:
Amendment 800 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
(iii) national measures concerning audiovisual media service providers established outside of the Union, in accordance with Article 16(2) of this Regulation;
Amendment 809 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – introductory part
(f) upon request of the Commission, draw up opinions with respect to:
Amendment 814 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – point i
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – point i
(i) national measures which are likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for audiovisual media services, in accordance with Article 20(4) of this Regulation;
Amendment 818 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
(ii) media market concentrations which are likely to ahave a proven adverse effect on the functioning of the internal market for audiovisual media services, in accordance with Article 22(1) of this Regulation;
Amendment 822 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) draw up opinions on draft national opinions or decisions assessing the impact on media pluralism and editorial independence of a notifiable audiovisual media market concentration where such a concentration may affect the functioning of the internal market, in accordance with Article 21(5) of this Regulation;
Amendment 832 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
(ii) factors to be taken into account when applying the criteria for assessing the impact of audiovisual media market concentrations, in accordance with Article 21(3) of this Regulation;
Amendment 837 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) coordinate national measures related to the dissemination of or access to content of audiovisual media service providers established outside of the Union that target audiences in the Union, where their activities prejudice or present a serious and grave risk of prejudice to public security and defence, in accordance with Article 16(1) of this Regulation;
Amendment 860 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Not intervene in national media markets, or in the Member States’ spheres of competence in that regard, bearing in mind that Article 167 TFEU stipulates in particular that ‘[t]he Union shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore’.
Amendment 890 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. Where the requesting authority does not consider the measures taken by the requested authority to be sufficient to address and reply to its request, it shall inform the requested authority without undue delay, explaining the reasons for its position. If the requested authority does not agree with that position, or if the requested authority’s reaction is missing, either authority may refer the matter to the Board. Within 14 calendar days from the receipt of that referral, the Board shall issue, in agreement with the Commission, an opinion on the matter, including recommended actions. The requested authority shall do its outmost to take into account the opinion of the Board.
Amendment 908 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. If no amicable solution has been found following mediation by the Board, the requesting national authority or body or the requested national authority or body may request the Board to issue an opinion on the matter. In its opinion the Board shall assess whether the requested authority or body has complied with a request referred to in paragraph 1. If the Board considers that the requested authority has not complied with such a request, the Board shall recommend actions to comply with the request. The Board shall issue its opinion, in agreement with the Commission, without undue delay.
Amendment 913 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Board shall foster the exchange of best practices among the national regulatory authorities or bodies, consulting stakeholders, where appropriate, and in close cooperation with the Commission, on regulatory, technical or practical aspects pertinent to the consistent and effective application of this Regulation and of the national rules implementing Directive 2010/13/EU.
Amendment 925 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may issue an opinion on any matter related to the application of this Regulation and of the national rules implementing Directive 2010/13/EU. The Board shall assist the Commission in this regard, where requested.
Amendment 956 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The Board, in agreement with the Commission, may issue opinions on appropriate national measures under paragraph 1. All competent national authorities, including the national regulatory authorities or bodies, shall do their utmost to take into account the opinions of the Board.
Amendment 994 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Providers of very large online platforms shall bolster the prominence of news and information media, along with access to a diverse and pluralistic media offer
Amendment 1003 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where a provider of very large online platform decides to suspend the provision of its online intermediation services in relation tobelieves that the content provided by a media service provider that submitted a declaration pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, on the grounds that such content is incompatible with itsthe terms and conditions, without that content contributing to a systemic risk referred to in Article 26 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/XXX [Digital Services Act], it shall take all possible measures, to the extent consistent with their2065, it shall notify the media service provider by electronic means, providing comprehensive reasons to explain why it is incompatible, and give it the opportunity to send a reasoned reply within a reasonable time frame. If the media service provider and the online platform do not reach an agreement, the Board shall issue an opinion on the compatibility of the very large obnligations under Union law, including Regulation (EU) 2022/XXX [Digital Services Act], to communicate tone platform's action with freedom of expression and media freedom. No content may be suspended before the media service provider has received that notice. Suspending media services' content has repercussions on pluralism of information and on the media services provider concerned the statement of reasons accompanying that decision, as required by Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150, prior to the suspension taking effectIf a very large online platform provider decides to suspend the provision of online intermediation media services, the online intermediation media service may ask the competent national judicial authorities, on the basis of applicable law, to instruct the very large online platform provider to reinstate the provision of its online intermediation services for the content in question.
Amendment 1022 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Providers of very large online platforms shall take all the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure that complaints under Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 by media service providers that submitted a declaration pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article are processed and decided upon with priority and without undue delayin a reasonable time frame. And if the complaint has not been received, very large platform providers shall reinstate the content that is the subject of the complaint.
Amendment 1030 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Where a media service provider that submitted a declaration pursuant to paragraph 1 considers that a provider of very large online platform frequently restricts or suspends the provision of its services in relation to content provided by the media service provider without sufficient grounds, the provider of very large online platform shall engage in a meaningful and effective dialogue with the media service provider, upon its request and supervised by the national judiciary authorities responsible for media services, in good faith with a view to finding an amicable solution for terminating unjustified restrictions or suspensions and avoiding them in the future. The media service provider may notify the outcome of such exchanges to the Board.
Amendment 1042 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the numblist broken down by media service provider of instances where they imposed any restriction or suspension on the grounds that the content provided by a media service provider that submitted a declaration in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article is incompatible with their terms and conditions; and
Amendment 1052 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the specific, substantiated and detailed grounds for imposing such restrictions.
Amendment 1124 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The Board, upon request of the Commission, shall draw up an opinion where a national legislative, regulatory or administrative measure is likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for media services. Following the opinion of the Board, and without prejudice to its powers under the Treaties, the Commission may issue its own opinion on the matter. Opinions by the Board and, where applicable, by the CommissionOpinions by the Board shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 1153 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) designate the national regulatorycompetition authority or national regulatory body as responsible for the assessment of the impact of a notifiable concentration on media pluralism and editorial independence or ensure the involvement of the national regulatory authority or body in such assessment;
Amendment 1157 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) set out in advance objective, non- discriminatory and proportionate criteria for notifying media market concentrations that could have a significant impact on media pluralism and editorial independence and for assessing the impact of media market concentrations on media pluralism and editorial independence.
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the impact of the concentration on media pluralism at European, national and regional level, including its effects on the formation of public opinion and on the diversity of media players on the market, taking into account the online environment and the parties’ interests, links or activities in other media or non-media businesses; those effects may be positive for the freedom of the press and the plurality of opinion, since concentration makes it possible to keep publishing some media, in particular the regional press, which is very influential in the formation of public opinion.
Amendment 1171 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1178 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1185 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission, assisted by the Board, may issue guidelines on the factors to be taken into account when applying the criteria for assessing the impact of media market concentrations on media pluralism and editorial independence by the national regulatory authorities or bodies.
Amendment 1187 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1192 #
2022/0277(COD)
Amendment 1195 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6
Article 21 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1271 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Media service providers publishing information on current affairs or politics must be the first recipients of public funds;
Amendment 1316 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1322 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a detailed analysis of the resilience of media markets of all Member States, including as regards the level of media concentration and risks of foreign information manipulation and interferencetake into account the results of media monitoring;
Amendment 14 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes, in this regard, that the Union budget should foresee a significant increase in the 2023 Erasmus+ Programme so that the education and training systems can cope with the new challenges and that learners, teachers, schools, youth organisations and NGOs can benefit from adequate resources; believes, furthermore, that a budgetary increase also ensures the continued greening and digitalisation of the Erasmus+ Programme as well as further inclusion measures to allow the participation of more disadvantaged young Europeans, in particular those from outlying rural areas;
Amendment 32 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the urgent need for more funding to fight disinformation; insists, in this regard, that the budget for the Cross-Sectoral and Media Strands under Creative Europe should be reinforced; stresses, therefore, the need to take an interest in foreign funding of media;
Amendment 136 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal announced a revision of Union measures to address pollution from large industrial installations, including reviewing the sectoral scope of the legislation and how to make it fully consistent with climate, energy and circular economy policies. In addition, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy also call for reducing pollutant emissions at source, including sources not currently within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council69 . Addressing pollution from certain agro- industrial activitielarge agricultural installations thus requires their inclusion within the scope of that Directive, even though the agricultural sector cannot be regarded as part of the industrial sector. __________________ 69 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17- 119).
Amendment 146 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 224 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 231 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 647 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point i
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the permit includes all measures necessary to comply with the requirements of Articles 11 and 18. To that effect, Member States shall ensure that permits are granted further to consultnotification of all relevant authorities who ensure compliance with Union environmental legislation, including with environmental quality standards.
Amendment 1266 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Amendment 1276 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 70c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Where the Member State considers that an operation or type of operation does not present genuine risks, it may provide for exemptions from authorisation and simplified authorisations that may take the form of a simple notification.
Amendment 1309 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 3
Article 70c – paragraph 3
Amendment 1333 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70e – paragraph 3
Article 70e – paragraph 3
3. The operator shall, without delay, make available the data and information listed in paragraph 2 of this Article to the competent authority upon request. The competent authority may make such a request in order to verify compliance with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. The competent authority shall make such a request if a member of the public requests access to the data or information listed in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Amendment 1348 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70f – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 70f – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where non-compliance causes a significant degradation of local air, water or soil conditions, or where it poses, or risks to pose, a significant danger to human health, the operation of the installation shall be suspended by the competent authority until compliance is may be subject to binding measures tored stop the degradation.
Amendment 1353 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70g – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70g – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the public concerndirectly affected are given early and effective opportunities to participate in the following procedures:
Amendment 1374 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70h – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70h – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with the relevant national legal system, members of the public concerndirectly affected have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or another independent and impartial body established by law to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, acts or omissions subject to this Chapter when one of the following conditions is met:
Amendment 1377 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70h – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 70h – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) they have a sufficiendirect interest;
Amendment 1388 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1421 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 2
Article 70i – paragraph 2
Amendment 1447 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 1
Article 74 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1451 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1465 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1476 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1478 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1479 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Amendment 1482 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Amendment 1485 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 76 – paragraph 4
Article 76 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1486 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 76 – paragraph 5
Article 76 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1487 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 76 – paragraph 6
Article 76 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1507 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 79 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Since agricultural activity cannot be treated as an industrial activity, the provisions of this Directive can under no circumstances give rise to penalties in the event of infringement of national implementing provisions by natural or legal persons carrying out an activity in the agricultural sector.
Amendment 1541 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Amendment 1656 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Amendment 1679 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Amendment 33 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe finds itself in a moment of ecological, digital and social transition, which is being accelerated by the economic and social impact of COVID- 19 and geopolitical tensions linked to the war on Ukraine in a context of rising populism and anti-European sentiment due to the opacity of its operation and a far too systematic recourse to English; whereas the NEB Lab, for example, is only available in English, which creates a barrier, in particular towards ‘remote’ populations;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas architecture, urban and territorial planning, design, the arts, sociology and engineering are complementary and instrumental for building an inclusive society society that offers equal opportunities and puts the principle of fairness into practice;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the notion of aesthetics varies depending on the individual, which suggests favouring potentially mould- breaking harmony in urban planning over aesthetics, taking as a model the town of Le Plessis-Robinson and its ‘Cœur de ville’ project, designed by François Spoerry;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the historic Bauhaus movement created a paradigm shift in design, architecture and the arts which delivered radical innovation and reflected true cultural and social changes in a progressiven artistic and educational context; whose role is to offer citizens reflection freed from all prejudices, both conformist and progressive;
Amendment 304 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 357 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 468 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the future NEB lab to make innovative recommendations, to collaborate with other institutions, national and regional governments, and stakeholders and to establish clear operating and reporting rules in line with the initiative; insists that this tool must be translated into all the official languages of the European Union in the name of diversity and inclusion;
Amendment 484 #
2021/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to create a publicly accessible database of NEB projects, available in all the languages of the European Union, to make the results of the initiative more visible and to further develop the NEB based on best practices;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the strong need for culture and education, as the backbone of our civilisations, democracy, societys and economyies, to receive support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), also with regard to the green and digital transitions;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that onlyNotes that 14 Member States have included culture in their RRF plans; fears that this heterogeneity of public investments leads to recovery at different speeds, causing increased disparities within the EU’s cultural ecosystem and threatening Europe’s cultural diversity;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls previous requests urginviting the Member States to dedicate at least 2 % of the sufficient and adapted budget tof each national RRF plan to culture and 10 % to education; criticises the fact that these already misleading numbers have been achieved at an aggregated EU level only;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that for the correct implementation of the RRF a special focus should be given to micro and small organisations, includingespecially in rural areas;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need for sustainable structural reforms targeting education and the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular regarding social security in the latter; regrets that such reforms are planned in only a minority ofreforms which could be initiated at the will of the Member States;
Amendment 10 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the synergy among various individual and collective modes of transport must be maintained in order to meet the needs of people in the EU, and whereas the wide variety of professions and places in which people live should be taken into account in order to move away from an approach to transport that is centred around metropolitan areas;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the difficult economic and social context resulting from the pandemic has plunged the various transport-related sectors into a deep crisis; whereas there is therefore a need to proceed with the utmost caution when introducing binding measures;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas in 2019, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, less than 1% of European motorists used electric or hybrid vehicles1a; _________________ 1aACEA Report Vehicles in use Europe 2019, 2019 www.acea.be/uploads/publications/ACEA _Report_Vehicles_in_use- Europe_2019.pdf
Amendment 37 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the binding measures that are piling up in the field of mobility and the ever-closer deadlines being set are creating a climate of uncertainty both for the public and for manufacturers and policymakers in the Member States;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas this strategy cannot overlook genuine dialogue involving, as a priority, people with the lowest incomes, the least well-served regions and professionals who depend on various types of transport;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s communication entitled ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future’ and points out shortcomings that need to be overcome; stresses that the sector’s potential to reduce its emissions is greatly dependent on investment in environmentally sustainable public transport systems, which must give rise to a paradigm shift in mobility, which is overly focused ; points out, furthermore, that the success of the sustainable and smart mobility strategy hinges upon the issue of alternative-energy distribution lindividual transportked to the rollout of a sufficient number of charging points across the TEN-T network;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets the fact that 2035 has been set as the deadline beyond which no new internal combustion vehicles may be sold; emphasises that this measure is expensive and does not take into account the public’s budgets and needs; points out that half of the vehicles that will be on the world’s roads in the next decade are already in circulation and will mostly be fully powered by internal combustion;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that there is an imbalance between the significant financial and legal constraints on individual transport and the relative impunity of air transport and shipping; calls for this imbalance to be addressed via a transition to financial incentives for individual transport and stricter measures for air transport and shipping;
Amendment 109 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that a sustainable mobility strategy must encompass all methods of transport, increasing the modal share of the most sustainable means of transport, as well as the different levels of travel – local, regional, national and international – and should be inextricably linked to suitable spatial planning and land use; underlines the particular challenges of mobility in urban areas and advocates a public transport pricing policy that incentivises greater use thereof, and which is based on ongoing discussions among transport operators, passengers’ associations and regions to tailor the transport on offer to suit the layout of the region concerned;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that transferring transport services to private operators often results in the profits being privatised, the losses being nationalised, and no improvement in services in remote areas;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the decarbonisation of societies can be facilitated by shortening production- consumption circuits, reducing the impact of long distribution chains and promoting local production, and that there is therefore a need to focus on an energy transition incentive policy based on consultation with businesses and professional organisations, rather than one that is systematically based on the punitive ‘polluter pays’ principle, which forms the basis for the Eurovignette, for example;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the switch to electric cars addresses only a tiny proportion of the pollution caused by cars, as it cannot solve the problem of embodied energy, i.e. the energy consumed throughout the life cycle of a material; points out that motor manufacturing requires fossil fuels for the plastic parts and tyres, hydrocarbons for air conditioning and metal for bodywork, no matter how the engine is powered;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that the resources needed to produce electric batteries are rare metals mined in the Global South, that such mining generates unsustainable pollution and consumption, including excessive water consumption, the pollution of nearby farms and air pollution, and that it brings with it the risk of shortages of these metals in the future;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises that there is a risk that a shift to mostly electric mobility could automatically cause an increase in demand for energy, mobilising the generation of electricity from fossil fuels;
Amendment 166 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Emphasises the need to promote a range of alternatives to fossil fuels other than the electric engine; in that context, encourages the scientific efforts being made to develop engines that run on hydrogen and synthetic fuels; emphasises the significant progress made with regard to the internal combustion engine in recent years, both in cutting fuel consumption and in reducing emissions of pollutants;
Amendment 169 #
2021/2046(INI)
4. Advocates that the objective of global emissions reduction in the transport sector should be grounded in a regulatory approach that is no longer exclusively focused on market-based instruments, makes each economic agent responsible, involves the privatisation of transport companies only as a last resort and paves the way for the rapid dissemination of the best available technologies.
Amendment 8 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that an independent, impartial, professional, representative and responsible media is a key pillar of democracy; expresses serious concerns about the situation in some Member States whereby media laws allow for greater political and economic interference;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the current COVID-19 pandemic not only continues to have a significant negative impact on public health, social welfare and the economy, but also entails a serious threat to media freedom; warns that governments across the world could use the coronavirus emergency as an excuse to implement draconian new restrictions on freedom of expression and tighten media censorship; calls on the Commission to mobilise funds to encourage anti-corruption investigative journalism, with no distinctions on political grounds;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that Reporters Without Borders1 argue that the next decade will be crucial for ensuring the preservation of media freedom, as it is often threatened by the rise of populist governmentsgroupthink; calls on the Member States and the Commission to enforce a legal framework to protect journalists and their sources; _________________ 1 2020 World Press Freedom Index.
Amendment 32 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)the Sleeping Giants in order to protect independent media and journalists from vexatious lawsuitsagainst financial pressure intended to silence or intimidate them;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the increase inexploitation of online hate speech, notably against with the political aim of restricting freedom of the press and freedom of expression; stresses the need for better cooperation between authorities and online platform service providers in order to combat hate speech, without destabilisingcensorship and safeguard the fundamental right to freedom of expression;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to guarantee that the public service media is free from censorship and political influence; invites the Member States, in this regard, to establish the necessary regulatory frameworks to monitor media ownership and ensure full transparencypluralism of opinion;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to introduce effective measures to ensure better protection for the personal safety of journalists, in particular investigative journalist and whistle-blowers.
Amendment 76 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Encourages research into rare earth alternatives in order to reduce Europe’s dependence and ease the tension caused by global competition for access to these resources;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the improvement of processing capacity so that the EU can process in situ extracted materials such as lithium;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that European strategic autonomy should be based on security of supply, training in new skills, maintaining and developing know-how in the academic world and industry, and technological sobriety;
Amendment 188 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the rapid growth in renewable energy technologies is leading to increased dependence on CRMs, including rare earths.
Amendment 78 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 122 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s recent adoption of the 2021-2027 framework of measures aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion in the current Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes, but nevertheless calls on the Commission to closely monitor the future national implementation of this framework;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas education is a fundamental right that should be equally accessible to all; whereas the Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education in order to participate fully in society; , while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity1 a, the Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education in order to participate fully in society; _________________ 1 a Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Union policies and internal actions - Title XII: education, vocational training, youth and sport - Article 165
Amendment 23 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas new systemic changes such as the climate crisis, supranational political integration and the digital shift require the corresponding adaptation of educational systems, including citizenship education, but these citizenship education lessons must remain free from political or ideological influence and focus instead on factual information and the functioning of institutions and democracy;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas citizenship education must be understood as multilevel, encompassing local, regional, national, European and glob and national citizenship;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the main focus must be on national citizenship education, given that citizenship and democracy are first and foremost exercised at national level;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law, exclusionary nationalism and the instrumentalisation of Euroscepticism for political purposes, along with the rise of extremist movements and authoritarianpoverty, the rise in fake news, the migration crisis and Islamic terrorism, may pose a serious threat to European democracies and destabilise the EU as a whole; whereas strengthening citizenship education in formal, non- formal, informal and lifelong-learning education could play an important role in countering this trend;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 63 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that there is no common, non-binding definition of apolitical citizenship education; believes that teaching citizenship education involves a combination of knowledge, skills, competences and care;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 98 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and sport, in developing social and civic skills, competences and behaviours, and in shaping responsible and active European citizens;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretNotes that the political consensus at European level on the need to advance citizenship education and the teaching of common European values hwas not been translated into concrete objectives, targets and benchmarks; concludes that citizenship education policies suffer from an implementation gap;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RegretNotes that EU programmes havwere not been able to provide substantial and effective support for EU and global citizenship education;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Finds that EU programmes make a limited contribution to advancing certain dimensions of citizenship education, mainly because of Member State competence in this area, a lack of explicit direct support, limited resources and uneven geographical coverage; regretnotes that so far, EU-funded projects in this area have not had a widespread long-term impact;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Affirms that on the basis of Articles 9, 10, 165 and 166 TEU, the EU has a primary responsibility to foster EU citizenship education as a way to ensure deeper knowledge among its citizens of the European projectU as a union of democratic states, thus guaranteeing its citizens the right to fully participate in political life and decision- making at EU level;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that in the post-ET 2020 cooperation framework, attention should be focused on developing curricula and national assessmentsnon-binding curricula in citizenship education that integrate all relevant aspects of the subject area;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 169 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to include European citizenship learning modules and a visit programme to heritage and memory sites of historical significance for the Union and the host countries as an integral part of any Erasmus + and European Solidarity Corps mobility opportunity;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a comprehensive, non- binding European strategy on European civic and citizenship education, as well as the creation of supporting platforms to promote its implementation, focusing notably on shared EU democratic values and principles;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; believes that said common demonstrative curricula should foster a better understanding of the existing EU institutions, the European electoral and decision-making processes, and the history and cultures of Member States and the common links between them, combining different pedagogical approaches and methods, including theoretical and project- based learning;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on EU cultural education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; takes the view that the abovementioned indicative, common cultural education curricula should focus on providing a better understanding of what Europe is about;
Amendment 209 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 102 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The deployment of publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for light-duty electric vehicles has been uneven across the Union. Continued uneven distribution would jeopardize the uptake of such vehicles, limiting connectivity across the Union. Continuing divergence in policy ambitions and approaches at national level will not create the long-term certainty needed for substantive market investment. Mandatory minimum targets for Member States at national levelember States should therefore be provided with policy orientations and complement National Policy Frameworks. That approach should combine national fleet based targets with distance-based targets for the trans- European network for transport (TEN-T). National fleet based targets should ensure that vehicle uptake in each Member State is matched with the deployment of sufficient publicly accessible recharging infrastructure. Distance-based targets for the TEN-T network should ensure full coverage of electric recharging points along the Union’s main road networks and thereby in order to ensure easy and seamless travel throughout the Union.
Amendment 119 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Owners of electric vehicles should make use to a large extent of recharging points at their own premises or in collective parking lots in residential and non-residential buildings. While the deployment of ducting infrastructure and of recharging points in those buildings is regulated through Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Member States should take into account the availability of such private infrastructure when planning the deployment of publicly accessible recharging points, as well as the uneven national distribution of recharging points, which currently gives priority to cities. __________________ 50Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 151 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Hydrogen-powered motor vehicles have at present very low market penetration rates. However, a build-up of sufficient hydrogen refuelling infrastructure is essential in order to make large-scale hydrogen-powered motor vehicle deployment possible as envisaged in the Commission’s hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe. Currently, hydrogen refuelling points are only deployed in a few Member States and are largely not suitable for heavy-duty vehicles, not allowing for a circulation of hydrogen vehicles across the Union. Mandatory dDeployment targets for publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling points should ensure that a sufficiently dense network of hydrogen refuelling points is deployed across the TEN-T core network to allow for the seamless travel of hydrogen fuelled light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles throughout the Union. __________________ 54 COM(2020) 301 final.
Amendment 188 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Electricity supply to stationary aircraft at airports should replace the consumption of liquid fuel with a cleaner power source by aircraft (use of Auxiliary Power Unit) or ground power units (GPUs), within a time frame that takes into account the considerable pandemic- related difficulties that hinder this sector. This should reduce pollutant and noise emissions, improve air quality and reduce the impact on climate change. Therefore, all commercial transport operation should be able to make use of external electricity supply while parked at gates or at outfield positions at TEN-T airports.
Amendment 193 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The revised national policy frameworks should include supporting actions for the development of the market as regards alternative fuels, without promoting one type of fuel over another, including the deployment of the necessary infrastructure to be put into place, in close cooperation with regional and local authorities and with the industry concerned, while taking into account the needs of small and medium- sized enterprises. Additionally, the revised frameworks should describe the overall national framework for planning, permitting and procuring of such infrastructure, including the identified obstacles and actions to remove them so that a faster rollout of infrastructure can be achieved.
Amendment 195 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) The action plan should fully take into account the research on synthetic liquid fuels in order to capitalise on the significant technological progress made on combustion engines, the ongoing reduction of CO2 emissions and fine particles, the know-how of industrial groups in this sector, and the importance of these types of engines for both heavy and light commercial and private vehicles.
Amendment 202 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Member States should make use of a wide range of regulatory and non- regulatory incentives and measurincentives to reach the mandatory targets and implement their national policy frameworks, in close cooperation with private sector actors and researchers in particular, who should play a key role in supporting the development of alternative fuels infrastructure.
Amendment 219 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Alternative fuels infrastructure is a fast developing area. The lack of common technical specification constitutes a barrier for the creation of a single market of alternative fuels infrastructure. Therefore, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to ncommon rules form technical specifications should be laid down for areas where common technical specifications are outstanding but necessary. In particular, this should include the communication between the electric vehicle and the recharging point, the communication between the recharging point and the recharging software management system (back-end); the communication related to the electric vehicle roaming service and the communication with the electricity grid. It is also necessary to define the suitable governance framework and roles of the different actors involved in the vehicle-to- grid communication ecosystem. Moreover, emerging technological developments, such as electric road systems (‘ERS’) have to be accounted for. As concerns data provision, it is necessary to provide for additional data types and technical specifications related to the format, the frequency and the quality in which these data should be made available and accessible.
Amendment 224 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to promote a broad market development of alternative fuels, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States individually, but can rather, by reason ofthe diverse range of alternative fuels, may be applied in different ways because of the diversity of the Member State transport networks and their need fors, action to meet the demand for a critical mass of alternative fuel vehicles and formust be based on dialogue between EU and national actors in order to allow cost- efficient developments by European industry, and to allow Union-wide mobility of alternative fuel vehicles, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 226 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets out mandatory national targets for the deployment of sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure in the Union, for road vehicles, vessels and stationary aircraft. It lays down common technical specifications and requirements on user information, data provision and payment requirements for alternative fuels infrastructure.
Amendment 233 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘alternative fuelenergies for zero- emission vehicles’:
Amendment 283 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 293 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 319 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) along the TEN-T core network, publicly accessible recharging pools dedicated to light-duty vehicles and meeting the following requirements are deployed in each direction of travel with a maximum distance of 60 km in-between them:
Amendment 331 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) by 31 December 202530, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 300 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 150 kW;
Amendment 332 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Amendment 376 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) along the TEN-T core network, publicly accessible recharging pools dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles and meeting the following requirements are deployed in each direction of travel with a maximum distance of 60 km in-between them:
Amendment 386 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) by 31 December 202530, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 1400 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
Amendment 387 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 397 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) along the TEN-T comprehensive network, publicly accessible recharging pools dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles and meeting the following requirements are deployed in each direction of travel with a maximum distance of 100 km in-between them:
Amendment 406 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) by 31 December 20305, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 1400 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
Amendment 408 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Amendment 677 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) measures to promote the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure for captive fleets, in particular for electric recharging and hydrogen, LNG and biofuel refuelling stations for public transport services and electric recharging stations for car sharing;
Amendment 730 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 734 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 743 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) the number of publicly accessible biofuel refuelling points;
Amendment 758 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Where it is evident from the report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article or from any information available to the Commission that a Member State is at risk of not meeting its national targets as referred to in Article 3(1), the Commission may issue a finding to this effect and request the Member State concerned to take corrective measures to meet the national targets. Within three months following the receipt of the Commission’s findings, the Member State concerned shall notify to the Commission the corrective measures that it plans to implement to meet the targets set in Article 3(1). The corrective measures shall entail additional actions that the Member State shall implement to meet the targets set in Article 3(1) and a clear timetable for actions that enables the assessment of the annual progress towards meeting those targets. Where the Commission finds that the corrective measures are satisfactory, the Member State concerned shall update its latest progress report as referred to in Article 14 with these corrective measures and submit it to the Commission.
Amendment 133 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Green Deal, with its ambitious targets, has increased costs for European producers. An instrument ensuring a level playing field with third countries, which do not have the same ambitious climate policies as the EU, is thus required.
Amendment 134 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Green Deal with its ambitious objectives has brought to the increase of cost for European producers, thus it is necessary to have an instrument to ensure a level playing field with third countries, which do not have the same ambitious climate policies as the EU has.
Amendment 136 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Tackling climate and other environmental-related challenges and reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement are at the core of the European Green Deal. The value of the European Green Deal has only grown in light of the very severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economic well- being of the Union’s citizens, the need to develop European policies promoting localism and the relocation of the most strategic industries.
Amendment 157 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition, while at the same time preventing investment drain and ensuring a level playing field in order to preserve the competitiveness of European industry.
Amendment 159 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition, while at the same time ensuring a level playing field in order to preserve the competitiveness of EU industries.
Amendment 167 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions.
Amendment 171 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions.
Amendment 204 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to streplace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk ofn carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated freeprotection in view of higher EU climate ambition by 2030 and thereafter replace progressively these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Unionbon leakage in a different way.
Amendment 209 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to replace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union during a pilot phase that will allow for its effectiveness to be assessed following a transitional period making it possible to ensure that genuinely equivalent carbon pricing of direct and indirect emissions between the European Union and third countries has been achieved.
Amendment 221 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) First, under the import provisions, the CBAM seeks to ensure equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are progressively phased out as of 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proved to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports and exports. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 232 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Second, under the export provisions, the CBAM seeks to limit the risk of replacement of European low- carbon exports with carbon intense products on third-country markets which would undermine the objective of reducing global emissions. It is necessary to continue addressing the risks of carbon leakage associated with European exports to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU, by introducing allowance adjustments for exports as of the start of the progressive phasing out of free allowances. Those allowance adjustments for exports are established as a component of the EU ETS and are introduced as part of the CBAM to prevent carbon leakage associated with European exports. To this end, the allowance adjustments for export would remain in force independently from the reduction commitments of free allowances under the EU ETS until other countries take equivalent and effective steps to impose carbon costs on competing production.
Amendment 236 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) Given the unique characteristics of price formation on the EU electricity market, that are not existing in third countries, the mechanism in Article 10a(6) shall remain outside the scope of CBAM until the CBAM can accurately mirror the indirect costs that are actually passed on in electricity prices in Europe.
Amendment 270 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As an instrument to prevent carbon leakage and reduce GHG emissions the CBAM should ensure that imported products are subject to a regulatory system that applies carbon costs equivalent to the ones that otherwise would have been borne under the EU ETS. The CBAM is a climate measure which should prevent the risk of carbon leakage and supportpartially linked to the Union’s increased ambition on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility.
Amendment 280 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) This Regulation should apply to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union from third countries, except where their production has already been subject to the EU ETS, whereby it applies to third countries or territories, or to a carbon pricing system fully linked with the EU ETS. Exceptions will be granted only to those goods imported into the customs territory of the Union which are subject to carbon cost burden equivalent to that incurred under the EU ETS.
Amendment 285 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) This Regulation should also apply to goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
Amendment 290 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to exclude from the CBAM third countries or territories fully integrated into, or linked, to the EU ETS and where the carbon cost burden is equivalent to that under the EU ETS, in the event of future agreements, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the list of countries in Annex II. Conversely, those third countries or territories should be excluded from the list in Annex II and be subject to CBAM whereby they do not effectively charge the ETS price on goods exported to the Union.
Amendment 301 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The GHG emissions to be regulated by the CBAM should correspond to those GHG emissions covered by Annex I to the EU ETS in Directive 2003/87/EC, namely carbon dioxide (‘CO2’) as well as, where relevant, nitrous oxide (‘N2O’) and perfluorocarbons (‘PFCs’). The CBAM should initially apply to direct emissions of those GHG from the production of goods up to the time of import into the customs territory of the Union, and after the end of a transition period and upon further assessment, as well to indirect emissions, mirroring the scope of the EU ETS. Including indirect emissions and pricing them in the CBAM should be done only once the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions has been reduced to a minimum, as the European electricity grid decarbonises.
Amendment 315 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) However, while the EU ETS sets an absolute cap on the GHG emissions from the activities under its scope and allows tradability of allowances (so called ‘cap and trade system’), the CBAM should not establish quantitative limits to import, so as to ensure that trade flows are not restricted. Moreover, while the EU ETS applies to installations based in the Union, the CBAM should be applied to certain goods imported into the customs territory of the Union. Overseas territories should benefit from special treatment to avoid any negative effects deriving from the application of the CBAM on their production.
Amendment 319 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) However, while the EU ETS sets an absolute cap on the GHG emissions from the activities under its scope and allows tradability of allowances (so called ‘cap and trade system’), the CBAM should not establish quantitative limits to import or export, so as to ensure that trade flows are not restricted. Moreover, while the EU ETS applies to installations based in the Union, the CBAM should be applied to certain goods imported into or exported from the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 324 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The CBAM system has some specific features compared with the EU ETS, including on the calculation of the price of CBAM certificates, on the possibilities to trade certificates and on their validity over time. These are due to the need to preserve the effectiveness of the CBAM as a measure preventing carbon leakage over time and to ensure that the management of the system is not excessively burdensome in terms of obligations imposed on the operators and of resources for the administration, while at the same time preserving an equivalent level of flexibility available to operators under the EU ETS. European SMEs and VSEs should benefit from a derogation system to prevent and limit the administrative burden caused by the implementation of the CBAM.
Amendment 330 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to preserve its effectiveness as a carbon leakage measure, the CBAM needs to reflect closely the EU ETS price. While on the EU ETS market the price of allowances is determined through auctions, the price of CBAM certificates for imports should reasonably reflect the price of such auctions through averages calculated on a weekly basis. Such weekly average prices reflect closely the price fluctuations of the EU ETS and allow a reasonable margin for importers to take advantage of the price changes of the EU ETS while at the same ensuring that the system remains manageable for the administrative authorities.
Amendment 331 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Under the EU ETS, the total number of allowances issued (the ‘cap’) determines the supply of emission allowances and provides certainty about the maximum emissions of GHG. The carbon price is determined by the balance of this supply against the demand of the market. Scarcity is necessary for there to be a price incentive. As it is not possible to impose a cap on the number of CBAM import certificates available to importers, if importers had the possibility to carry forward and trade CBAM import certificates, this could result in situations where the price for CBAM certificates would no longer reflect the evolution of the price in the EU ETS. That would weaken the incentive for decarbonisation between domestic and imported goods, favouring carbon leakage and impairing the overarching climate objective of the CBAM import. It could also result in different prices for operators of different countries. Therefore, the limits to the possibilities to trade CBAM import certificates and to carry them forward is justified by the need to avoid undermining the effectiveness and climate objective of the CBAM and to ensure even handed treatment to operators from different countries. However, in order to preserve the possibility for importers to optimise their costs, this Regulation should foresee a system where authorities can re-purchase a certain amount of excess certificates from the importers. Such amount is set at a level which allows a reasonable margin for importers to leverage their costs over the period of validity of the import certificates whilst preserving the overall price transmission effect, ensuring that the environmental objective of the measure is preserved.
Amendment 337 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Given that the CBAM, under the import provisions, applies to imports of goods into the customs territory of the Union rather than to installations, certain adaptations and simplifications would also need to apply in the CBAM regime. One of those simplifications should consist in a declarative system where importers should report the total verified GHG emissions embedded in goods imported in a given calendar year. A different timing compared to the compliance cycle of the EU ETS should also be applied to avoid any potential bottleneck resulting from obligations for accredited verifiers under this Regulation and the EU ETS.
Amendment 341 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Under the export provisions of the CBAM, given that the installations concerned can be easily identified, the CBAM would apply to EU installations. The adjustment allowances provided for exported products will calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the CBAM regime when those goods are exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
Amendment 349 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) While the EU ETS applies to certain production processes and activities, the CBAM should target the corresponding imports or exports of goods. That requires clearly identifying imported or exported goods by way of their classification in the Combined nomenclature41 (‘CN’) and linking them to embedded GHG emissions. __________________ 41Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
Amendment 361 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) The Commission should take into account the economic and social effects of the scope of the CBAM and its potential expansion and should propose measures to minimise these effects on European export producers.
Amendment 364 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The goods under this Regulation should be selected after a careful analysis of their relevance in terms of cumulated GHG emissions and risk of carbon leakage in the corresponding EU ETS sectors while limiting complexity and administrative burden, particularly for SMEs and VSEs. In particular, the actual selection should take into account basic materials and basic products covered by the EU ETS with the objective of ensuring that imports of energy intensive products into the Union are on equal footing with EU products in terms of EU ETS carbon pricing, and to mitigate risks of carbon leakage. Other relevant criteria to narrow the selection should be: firstly, relevance of sectors in terms of emissions, namely whether the sector is one of the largest aggregate emitters of GHG emissions; secondly, sector’s exposure to significant risk of carbon leakage, as defined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC; thirdly, the need to balance broad coverage in terms of GHG emissions while limiting complexity and administrative effort. fourthly, the impact of Covid-19 on global supply chain disruption and the rise in raw materials prices.
Amendment 366 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The goods under this Regulation should be selected after a careful analysis of their relevance in terms of cumulated GHG emissions and risk of carbon leakage in the corresponding EU ETS sectors while limiting complexity and administrative burden. In particular, the actual selection should take into account basic materials and basic products covered by the EU ETS with the objective of ensuring that imports of energy intensive products into the Union are on equal footing with EU products in terms of EU ETS carbon pricing, and to mitigate risks of carbon leakage. Other relevant criteria to narrow the selection should be: firstly, relevance of sectors in terms of emissions, namely whether the sector is one of the largest aggregate emitters of GHG emissions; secondly, sector’s exposure to significant risk of carbon leakage, as defined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC; thirdly, the need to balance broad coverage in terms of GHG emissions while limiting complexity and administrative effort fourthly, the impact of Covid-19 on global supply chain disruption and the increasing of prices in raw materials and other strategic sectors.
Amendment 382 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Similar technical constraints apply to refinery products, for which it is not possible to unambiguously assign GHG emissions to individual output products. At the same time, the relevant benchmark in the EU ETS does not directly relate to specific products, such as gasoline, diesel or kerosene, but to all refinery output. Due to these constraints, refinery products should be eligible to be included in the scope only if an unambiguous, verifiable and effective methodology is developed in close cooperation with the refining industry.
Amendment 387 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) However, aluminium products should be included in the CBAM as they are highly exposed to carbon leakage. Moreover, in several industrial applications they are in direct competition with steel products because of characteristics closely resembling those of steel products. Inclusion of aluminium is also relevant as the scope of the CBAM may be extended to cover also indirect emissions in the future. However, including indirect emissions and pricing them in the CBAM could be considered only once the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions has been reduced to a minimum. If after the initial transitional period, the data collected by the Commission shows that the CBAM cannot effectively protect against carbon leakage and incentivise the reduction of global emissions, further phase-in of CBAM and phase-out of free allocation of emission allowances should be paused until an effective solution can be found.
Amendment 395 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) In case European industries producing goods subject to the CBAM face serious difficulties as a result of its implementation, an in-depth assessment developed in close cooperation with the industrial sectors should be made as promptly as possible to examine whether a CBAM is effective and practicable.
Amendment 400 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Before widening the scope of the CBAM to new sectors, including downstream products using goods covered by the CBAM, a prior assessment should be made by the European Commission in consultation with the industrial sectors in order to check its practicability and effectiveness.
Amendment 401 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 b (new)
Recital 36 b (new)
(36b) Circumvention practices must be prohibited, where a change in the pattern of trade between third countries and the Union or between third countries, or between individual companies or within the same undertaking in relation with products included in the scope of this regulation, whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work that have insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation. Those practices should include all types of circumvention practices, including resource shuffling, cost absorption, manipulation of emissions data, wrongful labelling of goods and slight modifications of the product so as to import a product under a different customs code thereby avoiding the present Regulation.
Amendment 412 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) CBAM certificates for imports differ from EU ETS allowances for which daily auctioning is an essential feature. The need to set a clear price for CBAM import certificates makes a daily publication excessively burdensome and confusing for operators, as daily prices risk becoming obsolete upon publication. Thus, the publication of CBAM import prices on a weekly basis would accurately reflect the pricing trend of EU ETS allowances and pursue the same climate objective. The calculation of the price of CBAM certificates should therefore be set on the basis of a longer timeframe (on a weekly basis) than in the timeframe established by the EU ETS (on a daily basis). The Commission should be tasked to calculate and publish that average price.
Amendment 416 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) In order to give the authorised declarants flexibility in complying with their CBAM obligations and allow them to benefit from fluctuations in the price of EU ETS allowances, the CBAM import certificates should be valid for a period of two years from the date of purchase. The authorised declarant should be allowed to re-sell to the national authority a portion of the certificates bought in excess. The authorised declarant should build up during the year the amount of certificates required at the time of surrendering, with thresholds set at the end of each quarter.
Amendment 439 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) A transitional period should apply during the period 2023 until 2025. AUnder the import provisions, a CBAM without financial adjustment should apply, with the objective to facilitate a smooth roll out of the mechanism hence reducing the risk of disruptive impacts on trade. Declarants should have to report on a quarterly basis the actual embedded emissions in goods imported during the transitional period, detailing direct and indirect emissions as well as any carbon price paid abroad.
Amendment 446 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
Recital 50 a (new)
(50a) Under the export provisions of the CBAM, the allowance adjustments for exports would be implemented as of the start of the phasing out of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge. A transitional period of two years before the implementation of allowance adjustments for exports is needed to ensure a swift implementation of the mechanism. Particular attention should be paid to the arrangements for the calculation of corresponding allowance adjustments, the operation of registries, the application of the monitoring and reporting guidelines and verification.
Amendment 460 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050 and possibilities to improve carbon leakage measures to ensure a level playing field between the EU and third countries. The Commission shouldall, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, including downstream products using goods covered by the CBAM, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . With regard to indirect emissions, the evaluation shall take into account the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions and that EU producers are exposed to carbon costs passed on in electricity prices due to the functioning of the EU energy market (indirect carbon costs). __________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 466 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . __________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 513 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) As the CBAM aims to encourage cleaner production processes, the EU stands ready to work with low and middle- income countries towardsincome should be used primarily to support the de- carbonisation of their manufacturing industries. Moreover, the Union should support less developed countries with the necessary technical assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this regulationEuropean industry, technological innovation within it and its competitiveness. These resources should be allocated directly to Member States for redistribution under a sector-by-sector approach.
Amendment 517 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) This assistance should be financed under the expenditure programmes in the Union budget, in particular the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) or the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance (IPA III) and not through revenue generated by the CBAM.
Amendment 526 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert and industry level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201651 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 51Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 528 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) The financial interests of the UnionMember States should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, administrative and financial penalties.
Amendment 540 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1
Article premier – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage and encourage third countries to align with European standards.
Amendment 543 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into or exportation from the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage.
Amendment 544 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The CBAM complements the system established for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union by Directive 2003/87/EC by applying an equivalent set of rules to imports into or export from the customs territory of the Union of goods referred to in Article 2.
Amendment 552 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism willshall, if effective, progressively become an alternative to the mechanisms established under Directive 2003/87/EC to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, notably the allocation of allowances free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of that Directive, without prejudice to the maintenance of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge until 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proven to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports into or exports from the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 562 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 3
Article premier – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism will progressively become an alternative to the mechanisms established under Directive 2003/87/EC to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, notably the allocation of allowances free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of that Directive, without prejudice to the maintenance of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge until 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proven to be effective in preventing the risk of carbon leakage.
Amendment 583 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Regulation also applies to goods listed in Annex I when those goods are produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the Customs territory of the European Union to third countries, which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
Amendment 585 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 2a, this Regulation does not apply to goods originating in or exported to countries and territories listed in Annex II, Section A.
Amendment 596 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed in the country where the goods are originating in are equivalent to those imposed under the EU ETS.
Amendment 598 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 6
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts in order to determine the conditions for applying the CBAM to goods referred to in paragraph 2 and 2a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(2).
Amendment 640 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) ‘exportation’ means the release for export of goods produced in EU installations subject to the EUETS as provided in Article 269 of regulation (EU) N° 952/2013;
Amendment 649 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘declarant’ means a person lodging a customs declaration, either for release for free circulation in its own name or for export, or the person in whose name such a declaration is lodged in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
Amendment 657 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘surrender’ means offsetting of CBAM certificates against the declared embedded emissions in imported or exported goods;
Amendment 668 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
(28a) ‘indirect emissions costs’ mean EUA costs passed on in electricity prices. These are not an indication of the physical indirect emissions in the production.
Amendment 675 #
Amendment 679 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Goods shall only be imported into or exported from the customs territory of the Union by a declarant that is authorised by the competent authority in accordance with Article 17 (‘authorised declarant’).
Amendment 680 #
Amendment 688 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Notification and registration of exports Any declarant wishing to obtain adjustments to their emission allowances corresponding to the embedded emissions of the goods produced in the EU and exported outside the territory of the customs union shall be registered as a declarant according to Article 4 and shall notify the competent authorities of its intention at the time of lodging the pre- departure declaration. On release of the goods, the customs office of export will transmit the necessary particulars of the export movement to the competent authority, which shall issue a certificate establishing the allowance adjustments to be granted to calibrate the regulatory obligation.
Amendment 690 #
Amendment 707 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning detailed rules regarding the elements of the calculation methods set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and default values and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data on the basis of which the default values shall be determined, including the level of detail and the verification of the data. Where necessary, those acts shall provide that the default values can be adapted to particular areas, regions or countries to take into account specific objective factors such as geography, natural resources, market conditions, prevailing energy sources, or industrial processes. The implementing acts shall build upon existing legislation for the verification of emissions and activity data for installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC, in particular Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/2067.
Amendment 725 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The authorised declarant shall ensure that the total embedded emissions declared in the CBAM declaration submitted pursuant to Article 6 are verified by a verifier accredited pursuant to Article 18, based on the verification principles set out in Annex V. The competent authority is authorised to verify the accuracy of the information in the CBAM declaration.
Amendment 736 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning the principles of verification referred to in paragraph 1 as regards the possibility to waive the obligation for the verifier to visit the installation where relevant goods are produced and the obligation to set thresholds for deciding whether misstatements or non-conformities are material and concerning the supporting documentation needed for the verification report. Provisions laid down in such implementing acts shall be equivalent to the provisions set in Regulation 2018/2067.
Amendment 780 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The records referred to in paragraph 5, point (c), shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the verification in accordance with paragraph 5, point (b), and to enable any competent authority to verify and to review, in accordance with Article 19(1), the CBAM declaration made by an authorised declarant to whom the relevant information was disclosed in accordance with paragraph 8.
Amendment 793 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The central data base should, insofar as possible, mirror the information provided in the ETS database.
Amendment 808 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall make available to the Member States a list of all competent national authorities and publish this information in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 843 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall establish a central database at the EU level accessible to the public containing the names, addresses and contact details of the operators and the location of installations in third countries in accordance with Article 10(2). An operator may choose not to have its name, address and contact details accessible to the public. The central database should insofar as possible, mirror the ETS database.
Amendment 922 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where a CBAM declaration in accordance with Article 6 has not been submitted, the competent authority of the Member State of establishment of the authorised declarant shall assess the CBAM obligations of that declarant on the basis of the information at its disposal and calculate the total number of CBAM certificates due at the latest by the 31 December of the fourth year following that when the CBAM declaration should have been submitted. This information shall be submitted to the competent authority.
Amendment 934 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Amendment 936 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a CBAM Export certificates 1. Member States may apply administrative or criminal sanctions for failure to comply with the CBAM legislation in accordance with their national rules in addition to penalties referred to in paragraphs2 and 4a. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. 2. For those export of goods listed in Annex I, the competent authority shall grant adjustment allowances certificates for goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same level as the EU to calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the CBAM. The adjustment allowances for the emissions embedded in the good exported mentioned in the certificate shall be deducted in accordance with Article 5 from the annual amount of allowances above the benchmark, or by default, the amount of allowances not covered by the fallback benchmarks to be surrendered to the competent authority.
Amendment 937 #
Amendment 947 #
Amendment 951 #
Amendment 953 #
Amendment 956 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The revenues generated from the sale of CBAM certificates shall be allocated to Member States to be used for the decarbonisation of European industries and the deployment of low-carbon technologies, as they face higher production costs as a result of the ambitious targets set under the European Green Deal, as well as to cover the administrative costs of the CBAM.
Amendment 966 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council, with a view to drawing up an exhaustive list of unfair practices and fraud and circumvention practices related to the MACF in third countries.
Amendment 969 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
Penalties in relation to imports of goods
Amendment 975 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) In case of repeated failure to surrender a number of CBAM certificates corresponding to the emissions embedded in goods imported during the previous year, or in case of submission of false information in the CBAM declaration, an authorized declarant, and any of its related parties, may be automatically excluded from the register for a period of 3 years from the date of exclusion. The respective verifier – and any of its related parties - who has certified the accuracy of the information in the CBAM declaration has its certification withdrawn by the competent authority.
Amendment 983 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may apply administrative or criminal sanctions for failure to comply with the CBAM legislation in accordance with their national rules in addition to penalties referred to in paragraph 2s2 and 4a. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 992 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Practices of circumvention include situations where a change in the pattern of trade in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulationbetween third countries and the Union or between third countries themselves or between individual companies or within the same undertaking in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulation , whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work that has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations or seeking benefits as laid down in this Regulation and consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulationor undermining their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the goods concerned.
Amendment 1015 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The practice, process or work referred to in paragraph 2 include, inter alia: (a) the slight modification of the goods included in the scope of this Regulation to make it fall under customs codes which are normally not subject to the obligations of this Regulation, provided that the modification does not alter its essential characteristics; (b) false declarations as to the identity of the producer of the goods or of the nature of the goods or the production process involved to product these goods; (c) the consignment of the goods via third countries to which more favourable obligations apply; (d) the reorganisation by exporters or producers of their patterns and channels of sales in order to avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermine their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the goods, for instance via practices of resource shuffling. (e) the assembly of parts by an assembly operation in the Union or a third country to avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 1036 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State or any party affected or benefitted by the situations described in paragraphs 2 to 2f may notify the Commission if it is confronted, over a two- month period compared with the same period in the preceding year with a significant decrease in the volume of imported goods included in the scope of this Regulation and an increase of volume of imports of slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I. The Commission shall continually monitor any significant change of pattern of trade of goods and slightly modified products at Union level.
Amendment 1077 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Amendment 1083 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 b (new)
Article 27 b (new)
Article 27 b Following a complaint made by any party, or at the request of Member States or on its own initiative, the Commission may decide, following an investigation, to extend obligations laid down in this regulation, in whatever way is necessary to prevent future circumvention of the present Regulation, when circumvention of the measures in force is taking place. This includes the possibility for the Commission to impose a penalty on an authorised Declarant involved in the circumvention, if this is proportionate, from the date of registration of imports. Given the circumstances of the individual case, the Commission may also decide to ban those imports from entering the Union territory during a certain period or to prevent the authorized Declarant and any of its related parties to import goods subject to the present Regulation into the Union for a certain period.
Amendment 1085 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 c (new)
Article 27 c (new)
Article 27 c Decisions referred to in paragraph 2b shall be subject to an appeal procedure.
Amendment 1087 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 d (new)
Article 27 d (new)
Article 27 d Investigations shall be initiated pursuant to this Article on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State or of any interested party on the basis of sufficient evidence regarding possible circumvention practices as defined in paragraphs 2 and 2a. Initiations shall be made by means of a Commission regulation which shall also instruct customs authorities of Member States to subject imports to registration in accordance with Article 27(5). The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once a party or a Member State has submitted a request to initiate an investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof, or where the Commission has itself determined that there is a need to initiate an investigation.
Amendment 1088 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 e (new)
Article 27 e (new)
Article 27 e Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded within 4 months.
Amendment 1089 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 f (new)
Article 27 f (new)
Article 27 f Where the facts as finally ascertained justify the extension of obligations, this shall be done by the Commission adopting delegated acts.
Amendment 1113 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall collect the information necessary with a view to extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other than those listed in Annex I, including downstream products using goods covered by this Regulation, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods.
Amendment 1133 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, an in-depthe assessment - developed in close cooperation with the industrial sectors - of the rules to be applied during the trial period established pursuing to article 30a and of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, including downstream products using goods covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future.
Amendment 1140 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessment of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future, without undermining the proper functioning of the internal market or increasing costs for consumers.
Amendment 1159 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The report by the Commission shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal. The proposal should consider, inter alia, the option to maintain the allocation of free allowances for EU exports and to allocate a refund for the carbon costs that EU producers incur under the EU Emissions Trading System.
Amendment 1183 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Amendment 1191 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b Emergency clause In case European industries producing goods subject to the CBAM face serious difficulties in relation to its implementation during the transitional period or the trial period, an individual assessment should be made as promptly as possible to examine whether a CBAM is still effective and practicable for the sector concerned.
Amendment 1217 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
During the transitional period of this Regulation, the import provision of the CBAM mechanism shall apply as a reporting obligation as set out in Articles 33 to 35.
Amendment 1222 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each declarant shall, for each quarter of a calendar year, submit a report (‘CBAM report’) containing information on the goods imported or exported during that quarter, to the competent authority of the Member State of importation or exportation or, if goods have been imported or exported to more than one Member State, to the competent authority of the Member State at the declarant’s choice, no later than one month after the end of each quarter.
Amendment 1224 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CBAM report shall include the following information for imports and where relevant for exports:
Amendment 1244 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
da) In order to ensure carbon neutrality and a level playing field, Article 31 shall only apply when carbon costs are equal for the EU and third countries.
Amendment 1254 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 6 – row 1 (new)
Annex I – subheading 6 – row 1 (new)
Inclusion of a new Combined Nomenclature (‘CN’) code: 2804 10 00 – Hydrogen
Amendment 156 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The EU ETS should incentivise production from installations that partly or fully reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, the description of some categories of activities in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to ensure an equal treatment of installations in the sectors concerned. In addition, free allocation for the production of a product should be independent of the nature of the production process. It is therefore necessary to modify the definition of the products and of the processes and emissions covered for some benchmarks to ensure a level playing field for new and existing technologies. It is also necessary to decouple the update of the benchmark values for refineries and for hydrogen to reflect the increasing importance of production of hydrogen outside the refineries sectorCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 should be reviewed accordingly to take into account lower emissions associated with the low-carbon fuels.
Amendment 176 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Greenhouse gases that are not directly released into the atmosphere should be considered emissions under the EU ETS and allowances should be surrendered for those emissions unless they are stored in a storage site in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , or they are permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, or they are captured and used to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts specifying the conditions where greenhouse gases are to be considered as permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, including obtaining a carbon removal certificate, where appropriate, in view of regulatory developments with regard to the certification of carbon removals. _________________ 46Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114).
Amendment 249 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Bearing in mind that this Directive amends Directive 2003/87/EC in respect of a period of implementation that has already started on 1 January 2021, for reasons of predictability, environmental effectiveness and simplicity, the steeper linear reduction pathway of the EU ETS should be a straight line from 2021 to 2030, such as to achieve emission reductions in the EU ETS of 61 % by 2030, as the appropriate intermediate step towards Union economy- wide climate neutrality in 2050. As the increased linear reduction factor can only apply from the year following the entry into force of this Directive, a one-off reduction of the quantity of allowances should reduce the total quantity of allowances so that it is in line with this level of annual reduction having been made from 2021 onwards.
Amendment 277 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 303 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), established under Regulation (EU) […./..] of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , is an alternative to free allocation to address the risk of carbon leakage. To the extent that sectors and subsectors are covered by that measure, they should not receive free allocation. However, a transitional phasing-out of free allowances as of 2030 is needed to allow producers, importers and traders to adjust to the new regime. The reduction of free allocation should be implemented by applying a factor to free allocation for CBAM sectors, while the CBAM is phased in. This percentage (CBAM factor) should be equal to 100 % during the transitional period between the entry into force of [CBAM Regulation] and 20259, 90 % in 202630 and should be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to reach 0 % and thereby eliminate free allocation by the tenth year. The relevant delegated acts on free allocation should be adjusted accordingly for the sectors and subsectors covered by the CBAM. The free allocation no longer provided to the CBAM sectors based on this calculation (CBAM demand) must be auctioned and the revenues will accrue to the Innovation Fund, so as to support innovation in low carbon technologies, carbon capture and utilisation (‘CCU’), carbon capture and geological storage (‘CCS’), renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change. Special attention should be given to projects in CBAM sectors. To respect the proportion of the free allocation available for the non- CBAM sectors, the final amount to deduct from the free allocation and to be auctioned should be calculated based on the proportion that the CBAM demand represents in respect of the free allocation needs of all sectors receiving free allocation. Free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out as of 2030 only provided that the CBAM has proved to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage. _________________ 51 [please insert full OJ reference]
Amendment 315 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) Because third-country governments have still not limited or priced greenhouse gas emissions at the same levels as the EU, there is a difference in regulatory ambition that creates a risk of carbon leakage through the substitution of EU exports to third- country markets by products not subject to equivalent carbon limitation and pricing policies. In this situation, emissions limited in the EU would then be simply emitted in another third country, jeopardizing the EU’s overall objective to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 318 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30 b (new)
Recital 30 b (new)
(30b) Therefore, allowance adjustments for the emissions embedded in the goods exported is justified as long as significant numbers of EU’s international partners have policy approaches that do not result in the same level of climate ambition as the Union, with a view to calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the EU ETS. Allowances adjustments for exports should be introduced as of the start of the progressive phasing out of free allowances and should remain in force until other countries take equivalent and effective steps to impose carbon costs on competing foreign production, independently from any reduction commitments of free allowances under the EU ETS until other countries take equivalent and effective steps to impose carbon costs on competing production.
Amendment 320 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 330 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In order to reflect the actual technological progress within installations included in product benchmarks with consideration of fuel and electricity exchangeability in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 and where the share of indirect emissions is higher than 50 % of the relevant product benchmarks, the update of such benchmarks for the periods as of 2026 should not be affected by the evolution of the carbon intensity of the electricity mix.
Amendment 337 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 b (new)
Recital 31 b (new)
(31b) Where ex-ante benchmarks cannot be derived for an individual sector or subsector and allowances are allocated on the basis of generic fall back approaches, it is necessary to ensure that sectorial and geographical differences amongst the sectors and subsectors covered are nevertheless appropriately reflected. In developing implementing acts pursuant to Article 10a(2), the Commission should therefore ensure that sector specific fall back approaches are devised where needed to avoid discrimination between sectors.
Amendment 352 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia that are produced from renewables, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovation Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. _________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
Amendment 374 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The scope of the Modernisation Fund should be aligned with the most recent climate objectives of the Union by requiring that investments are consistent with the objectives of the European Green Deal and Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and eliminating the support to any investments related to fossil fuels. In addition, the percentage of the Modernisation Fund that needs to be devoted to priority investments should be increased to 80 %; energy efficiency should be targeted as a priority area at the demand side; and support of households to address energy poverty, including in rural and remote areas, should be included within the scope of the priority investments.
Amendment 392 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels can be important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sectors that are hard to decarbonise. Where recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin are produced from captured carbon dioxide under an activity covered by this Directive, the emissions should be accounted under thate activity where the CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere. To ensure that renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels contribute to greenhouse gas emission reductions and to avoid double counting for fuels that do so, it is appropriate to explicitly extend the empowerment in Article 14(1) to the adoption by the Commission of implementing acts laying down the necessary adjustments for how and where to account for the eventual release of carbon dioxide and how to avoid double counting to ensure appropriate incentives are in place for capturing CO2, taking also into account the treatment of these fuels under Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 402 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) As carbon dioxide is also expected to be transported by means other than pipelines, such as by ship and by truck, the current coverage in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC for transport of greenhouse gases for the purpose of storage should be extended to all means of transport for reasons of equal treatment and irrespective of whether the means of transport are covered by the EU ETS. Where the emissions from the transport are also covered by another activity under Directive 2003/87/EC, the emissions should be accounted for under that other activity to prevent double counting. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 should be reviewed accordingly in order to reflect all modalities of CO2 transport.
Amendment 423 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The Communication of the Commission on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition57 , underlined the particular challenge to reduce the emissions in the sectors of road transport and buildings. Therefore, the Commission announced that a further expansion of emissions trading could include emissions from road transport and buildings. Emissions trading for these two new sectors would be established through separate but adjacent emissions trading, ideally with a long-term aim to achieve convergence on a uniform and durable carbon price for the whole economy, once the abatement costs of different sectors will converge, in order to enable emission reductions at the lowest societal costs. Considering especially the vulnerable consumers and the risk of mobility poverty as a result of the proposed expansion of carbon pricing, the Commission should carefully assess the impact of the proposed regulation as well as the adequacy of the proposed mitigation measures. This would avoid any disturbance of the well-functioning emissions trading in the sectors of stationary installations and aviation. The new system is accompanied by complementary policies and measures safeguarding against undue price impacts, shaping expectations of market participants and aiming for a carbon price signal for the whole economy. Previous experience has shown that the development of the new market requires setting up an efficient monitoring, reporting and verification system. In view of ensuring synergies and coherence with the existing Union infrastructure for the EU ETS covering the emissions from stationary installations and aviation, it is appropriate to set up emissions trading for the road transport and buildings sectors via an amendment to Directive 2003/87/ЕC. _________________ 57 COM(2020)562 final.
Amendment 433 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) The possible further expansion of emissions trading for these two new sectors should not lead to the introduction of multiple additional CO2 taxes, charges and duties being levied on these sectors where such charge taxes and duties are already levied through other means.
Amendment 448 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44 a (new)
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) Given the slow development of and accessibility to low and zero emission vehicles in the various market segments of road transport and the millions of vehicles that would be affected by additional charges being introduced, for road transport, the system should be gradually introduced over a ten-year period once allowances and compliance obligations start in 2026. Re-evaluations should take place every two to three years. The starting point and the evaluation process should depend on a number of conditions, including the availability of alternative fuel technology, the speed in deploying sufficient numbers of alternative fuel light- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as an alternative fuel infrastructure for the sector and its various niches.
Amendment 497 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) The eventual inclusion of road transport in the EU ETS should not lead to commercial road transport undertaking established in a non-member State being given more favourable treatment than commercial road transport undertaking established in a Member State.
Amendment 529 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The introduction of the carbon price in road transport and buildings should be accompanied by effective social compensation, especially in view of the already existing levels of energy poverty. About 34 million Europeans reported an inability to keep their homes adequately warm in 2018, and 6,9 % of the Union population have said that they cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently in a 2019 EU-wide survey60 . To achieve an effective social and distributional compensation, Member States should be required to spend the auction revenues on the climate and energy-related purposes already specified for the existing emissions trading, but also for measures added specifically to address related concerns for the new sectors of road transport and buildings, including related policy measures under Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council61 . Auction revenues should be used to address social aspects of the emission trading for the new sectors with a specific emphasis in vulnerable households, micro, small and medium- sized-enterprises and transport users. In this spirit, a new Social Climate Fund will provide dedicated funding to Member States to support the European citizens most affected or at risk of energy or mobility poverty. This Fund will promote fairness and solidarity between and within Member States while mitigating the risk of energy and mobility poverty during the transition. It will build on and complement existing solidarity mechanisms. The resources of the new Fund will in principle correspond to 25 % of the expected revenues from new emission trading in the period 2026-2032, and will be implemented on the basis of the Social Climate Plans that Member States should put forward under Regulation (EU) 20…/nn of the European Parliament and the Council62 . In addition, each Member State should use their auction revenues inter alia to finance a part of the costs of their Social Climate Plans. _________________ 60 Data from 2018. Eurostat, SILC [ilc_mdes01]. 61Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1–56). 62[Add ref to the Regulation establishing the Social Climate Fund].
Amendment 588 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) The application of emissions trading in the buildings and road transport sectors should be monitored by the Commission, including the degree of price convergence with the existing ETS, and, if necessary, a review should be proposed to the European Parliament and the Council to improve the effectiveness, administration and practical application of emissions trading for those sectors on the basis of acquired knowledge as well as increased price convergence. The Commission should be required to submit the first report on those matters by 1 January 2028 and every two years thereafter.
Amendment 691 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3g – paragraph 1
Article 3g – paragraph 1
1. The allocation of allowances and the application of surrender requirements in respect of maritime transport activities shall apply in respect of fifty percent (50 %) of theCO2 emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, fifty percent (50 %) of the emissions from ships performing voyage departing from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, one hundred percent (100 %) of emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and one hundredunder the jurisdiction of a Member State and fifty percent (1050 %) of CO2 emissions from ships at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State.
Amendment 702 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3g – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3g – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If a thorough ex ante impact assessment regarding the risks of cargo diversion establishes that no major negative impacts on EEA port activities are expected, the Commission shall propose an amendment to this Directive aiming at applying the allocation of allowances of X percent (X%) of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a third country port and X percent (X %) of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a third country port and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State.
Amendment 719 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 20 % of verified emissions reported for 20236;
Amendment 723 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 45 % of verified emissions reported for 20247;
Amendment 728 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of verified emissions reported for 20258;
Amendment 735 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3ga – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 100 % of verified emissions reported for 20269 and each year thereafter.
Amendment 741 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 2
Article 3ga – paragraph 2
To the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered compared to the verified emissions from maritime transport for the years 20236, 20247 and 20258, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established in respect of each year, a corresponding quantity of allowances shall be cancelled rather than auctioned pursuant to Article 10. The phasing in of the EU ETS for the maritime sector shall be conditional on a full assessment to be conducted before 2025 that ascertain the availability of alternative fuels and technologies and an adequate infrastructural network in each Member State. Based on the above assessment, the phasing-in shall be further postponed and/or differentiated geographically based on the effective availability of alternative fuels and technologies at national level. By way of derogation, regular passenger and ferry services engaged in cabotage and island cabotage operations in the Mediterranean Sea shall be temporarily exempted until a full assessment demonstrates the availability of alternative fuels and technologies in the areas concerned.
Amendment 756 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3gd a (new)
Article 3gd a (new)
Article 3gda Maritime Transition Fund The Commission shall establish a dedicated Maritime Transport Fund to support and accelerate projects, investments and innovations in the EU maritime sector. At least 75 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in Article 3g shall be allocated to this Fund. The dedicated Fund shall support and facilitate the transition to energy efficient and climate resilient EU maritime sector, providing funding to companies for technological, fleet renewal and retrofitting investments as well as to support improvement of the energy efficiency of ships and ports and the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for decarbonising the maritime transport sector. The remained 25 % of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances shall be allocated to the Innovation Fund, in order to support the deployment and realization of intermodal projects, shift to rail and combined transport within the ports included in the TEN-T core network.
Amendment 774 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ge – paragraph 2
Article 3ge – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of this Chapter and possible trends as regards companies seeking to avoid being bound by the requiremennd adverse impacts as regards, inter alia, possible transport cost increases, port evasion and shift of transhipment hubs, the competitiveness of the maritime sector in the Member States, taking account of the specificities of each fleet segment companies seeking. Particular attention shall be paid to the adverse impacts ofn this Directive. If appropriate, the Commission shall propose measures to prevent such avoidance.;ose shipping services that provide essential services of “territorial continuity”. All potential impacts shall be assessed considering the aggregated effects of the different policy measures under the Fit for 55 package as well as the specific impacts in each Member State. The Commission shall propose measures to prevent such adverse impacts and develop adequate support mechanisms.
Amendment 781 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/CE
Article 3ge – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3ge – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Every year over a period of five years as from the entry into force of the EU ETS, the Commission shall evaluate the impact of ETS on EU ports exposed to competition from non-EU ports. A list of carbon leakage. Should the cargo diversion be caused by the introduction of EU ETS, the Commission shall compensate the loss of competitiveness through additional funding for port infrastructure and for superstructure such as new clean mobile service equipment.
Amendment 810 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
In [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be decreased by [-- million allowances (to be determined depending on year of entry into force)]. In the same year, the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be increased by 79 million[number corresponding to scope of application to maritime transport activities as set out in Article 3g of Directive 2003/87/EC] allowances for maritime transport. Starting in [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the linear factor shall be 4,2 %. The Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances within 3 months of [date of entry into force of the amendment to be inserted].;
Amendment 831 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a
In addition, 2,5 % of the total quantity of allowances between [year following the entry into force of the Directive] and 2030 shall be auctioned for the Modernisation Fund, with a possibility to increase the share if justified by thorough analysis in order to meet modernisation needs of the beneficiary Member States. The beneficiary Member States for this amount of allowances shall be the Member States with a GDP per capita at market prices below 65 % of the Union average during the period 2016 to 2018. The funds corresponding to this quantity of allowances shall be distributed in accordance with Part B of Annex IIb.
Amendment 910 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is inserted: “4a. In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, for every year in which the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum amount that respects the auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that amount shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum amount is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform manner. By way of derogation from previous subparagraph, an additional amount of up to 5 % of the total quantity of allowances shall, to the extent necessary, be used to increase the maximum amount available under paragraph 5. Where less than 5 % of the total quantity of allowances is needed to increase the maximum amount available under the first subparagraph: a maximum of 50 million allowances shall be used to increase the amount of allowances available to support innovation in accordance with Article 10a(8); and a maximum of 0,5 % of the total quantity of allowances shall be used to increase the amount of allowances available to modernise the energy systems of certain Member States in accordance with Article 10d.”
Amendment 930 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Amendment 943 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
“In the case of installations covered by the obligation to conduct an energy audit under Article 8(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) [Article reference to be updated with the revised Directive], free allocation shall only be granted fully if, following an appeal procedure, the recommendations of the audit report are implemented within a period of 3 years, to the extent that the pay- back time for the relevant investments does not exceed fivthree years and that the costs of those investments are proportionate. Otherwise, the amount of free allocation shall be reduced byproportionately to the amount of emissions corresponding to the recommendations of the report, and in any event by not more than 25 %. The amount of free allocation shall not be reduced if an operator demonstrates that it has implemented or is implementing other measures which lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to those recommended by the audit report. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 945 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
1. In the case of installations covered by the obligation to conduct an energy audit under Article 8(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) [Article reference to be updated with the revised Directive], free allocation shall onlymay not be granted fully if the recommendations of the audit report are not fully implemented within a period of five years or at the earliest reasonable opportunity in case the project requires a scheduled downtime of the installation, to the extent that the pay- back time for the relevant investments does not exceed five years and that the costs of those investments areis proportionate. Otherwise, the amount of free allocation shallmay be reduced by 25 %up to 25 % proportionally to the direct emissions related to the not implemented investments. The amount of free allocation shall not be reduced if an operator demonstrates that it has implemented other measures which lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to those recommended by the audit report. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 961 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b
Amendment 972 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 983 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In order to provide further incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency, the determined Union- wide ex-ante benchmarks shall be reviewedsubjected to an extensive and comprehensive assessment by the Commission to evaluate the need to review them before the period from 2026 to 2030 in view of potentially modifying the definitions and system boundaries of existing product benchmarks.;
Amendment 993 #
2021/0211(COD)
(iia) the following subparagraph is inserted after the third subparagraph: “To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the Regulation (EU) …./.. [reference to CBAM], the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are progressively phased out as of 2030, only provided that the CBAM has proved to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports and exports.”
Amendment 1002 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1017 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Amendment 1029 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a –paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 10a –paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1038 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 1a - subparagraph 2
Article 10a - paragraph 1a - subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the previous subparagraph, for the first years of operation of Regulation [CBAM] and until 2030, the production of these products shall benefit from free allocation. As of 2030, the production of these products shall benefit from free allocation in reduced amounts. A factor reducing the free allocation for the production of these products shall be applied (CBAM factor). The CBAM factor shall be equal to 100 % for the period during the entry into force of [CBAM regulation] and the end of 20259, 90 % in 202630 and shall be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to reach 0 % by the tenth year.
Amendment 1041 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 1a - subparagraph 2
Article 10a - paragraph 1a - subparagraph 2
Amendment 1055 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 3
The reduction of free allocation shall be calculated annually as the average share of the demand for free allocation for the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] compared to the calculated total free allocation demand for all installations, for the relevant period referred to in Article 11, paragraph 1. The CBAM factor shall be appliedport by the Commission shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend this article in view of gradually phasing out free allocation after 2030proportionally to the proven level of effectiveness of the CBAM.
Amendment 1071 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 4
Allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation shall be made available to support innovation in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] in accordance with Article 10a(8).;
Amendment 1075 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: “1aa. As of the start of the progressive phasing the export of products subject to Regulation (EU) …/… [CBAM] shall be entitled to benefit from adjustment allowances for the emissions embedded in the goods exported, the number of which will calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the EU ETS. These adjustment allowances shall be deducted from the annual amount of allowances above the benchmark to be surrendered to the competent authority.”
Amendment 1099 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
(d) Where the annual reduction rate exceeds 2,5 % or is below 0,2 %, the benchmark values for the period from 2026 to 2030 shall be the benchmark values applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020 reduced by whichever of those two percentage rates is relevant, in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028. By way of derogation from the previous point, the maximum annual reduction rate of the fuel and heat fall back benchmarks shall remain at 1,6 % .;
Amendment 1103 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
(d) Where the annual reduction rate exceeds 2,51,6 % or is below 0,2 %, the benchmark values for the period from 2026 to 2030 shall be the benchmark values applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020 reduced by whichever of those two percentage rates is relevant, in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028.;
Amendment 1116 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point iii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
By way of derogation regarding the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas, those benchmark values shall be adjusted by the same percentage as the refineries benchmarks in order to preserve a level playing field for producers of those products.;
Amendment 1124 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d a (new)Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d a (new)Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraphs 5a and 5b
(da) paragraphs 5a and 5b are replaced by the following: “5a. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, an additional amount of up to 35% of the total quantity of allowances shall, to the extent necessary, be used to increase the maximum amount available under paragraph 5. Where the maximum amount available under paragraph 5, further increased as per the previous subparagraph, is not sufficient to avoid the adjustment referred to therein, unallocated allowances from the market stability reserve shall be used to the extent necessary. Alternative 3 % remains as in the current text and the Market Stability Reserve related amendment addresses the issue on its own. 5b. Where less than 3%5 % [optional] of the total quantity of allowances is needed to increase the maximum amount available under paragraph 5: - a maximum of 5100 million allowances shall be used to increase the amount of allowances available to support innovation in accordance with Article 10a(8); and - a maximum of 0,5 % of the total quantity of allowances shall be used to increase the amount of allowances available to modernise the energy systems of certain Member States in accordance with Article 10d.”
Amendment 1152 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The list of sectors or subsectors considered as exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs shall be determined following the methodology foreseen under Article 10(b)1.Accordingly, sectors and subsectors in relation to which the product resulting from multiplying their intensity of trade by their indirect emission intensity, divided by their gross value added, exceeds 0,2, shall be deemed to be at risk of indirect carbon leakage. Furthermore the determination of eligibility shall include qualitative assessments, taking into account the criteria mentioned in Articles 10b(2), points (a), (b) and (c), and assessments at a 6-digit or an 8-digit level(Prodcom) for sectors for which the above mentioned product does not exceed 0,2but exceeds 0,15 and for sectors that have previously been assessed at Prodcom level in the context of Article 10b.;
Amendment 1175 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1177 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
.Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
.Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
In addition, 50 milliona comprehensive assessment shall be carried out to examine the need for additional resources to strengthen the Innovation Fund in order to meet the objectives of the European Green Deal and Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, which shall stem from the unallocated allowances from the market stability reserve. These shall supplement any remaining revenues from the 300 million allowances available in the period from 2013 to 2020 under Commission Decision 2010/670/EU(*), and shall be used in a timely manner for innovation support as referred to in the first subparagraph. Furthermore, the external assigned revenues referred to in Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) [FuelEU Maritime] shall be allocated to the Innovation Fund and implemented in line with this paragraph.
Amendment 1247 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The investments supported shall be consistent with the aims of this Directive, as well as the objectives of the Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019 on The European Green Deal (*) and Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council (**) and the long-term objectives as expressed in the Paris Agreement. No support from the Modernisation Fund shall be provided to energy generation facilities that use fossil fuelA technology neutral approach shall be applied in order to achieve the most cost- effective emissions reductions.;
Amendment 1250 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a Directive 2003/87/EC
A list of installations covered by this Directive for the five years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September 2019, and lists for each subsequent period of five years shall be submitted every five years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub-installation level over the five calendar years preceding its submission. For each five years allocation period starting from the 1January 2026, the calculation of free allocations shall be based on the median of the activity level of the five calendar years referred to in the previous sentence. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.
Amendment 1262 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the generation and use of electricity from renewable and low-carbon sources;
Amendment 1337 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e Directive 2003/87/EC
An obligation to surrender allowances shall not arise in respect of emissions of greenhouse gases which are considered to have been captured and utilised to become permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use and in respect of greenhouse gases that are captured and used to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin.
Amendment 1379 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(19a) In Article 27, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the EU ETS installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 250 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 35 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the EU ETS ; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures. ” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02003L0087- 20210101&qid=1641400487702)
Amendment 1438 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 c – paragraph 1
Article 30 c – paragraph 1
1. The Union-wide quantity of allowances issued under this Chapter each year from 2026 shall decrease in a linear manner beginning in 2024. The 2024 value shall be defined as the 2024 emissions limits, calculated on the basis of the reference emissions under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) for the sectors covered by this Chapter and applying the linear reduction trajectory for all emissions within the scope of that Regulation. The quantity shall decrease each year after 2024 by a linear reduction factor of 5,15 %. For road transport, the speed of the linear reduction trajectory and the price of the emission allowances shall be determined by a number of conditions, including the availability of alternative fuel technology, the speed in deploying sufficient numbers of alternative fuel light- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as an alternative fuel infrastructure for the road transport sector and its various niches. By 1 January 2024, the Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances for the year 2026.
Amendment 1446 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 c – paragraph 2
Article 30 c – paragraph 2
2. The Union-wide quantity of allowances issued under this Chapter each year from 2028 shall decrease in a linear manner beginning from 2025 on the basis of the average emissions reported under this Chapter for the years 2024 to 2026. The quantity of allowances shall decrease by a linear reduction factor of 5,43 %, except if the conditions of point 1 of Annex IIIa apply, in which case, the quantity shall decrease with a linear reduction factor adjusted in accordance with the rules set out in point 2 of Annex IIIa. For road transport, the speed of the linear reduction trajectory and the price of the emission allowances shall be determined by a number of conditions, including the availability of alternative fuel technology, the speed in deploying sufficient numbers of alternative fuel light- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as an alternative fuel infrastructure for the road transport sector and its various niches By 30 June 2027, the Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances for the year 2028 and, if required, the adjusted linear reduction factor.
Amendment 1479 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 e – paragraph 2
Article 30 e – paragraph 2
Amendment 1527 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 i – paragraph 1
Article 30 i – paragraph 1
By 1 January 2028, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter with regard to their effectiveness, administration and practical application, including on the application of the rules under Decision (EU) 2015/1814 and use of allowances of this Chapter to meet compliance obligations of the compliance entities covered by Chapters II, IIa and III. Where appropriate, the Commission shall accompany this report with a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Chapter. By 31 October 2031 the Commission should assess the impact of the regulation on the new emissions trading for road transport and buildings, as well as adequacy of the proposed mitigation measures, and feasibility of integrating the sectors covered by Annex III in the Emissions Trading System covering the sectors listed in annex 1 of Directive 2003/87/EC.’’;
Amendment 95 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) having regard to the informal joint declaration by Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Sweden, submitted during the Porto Social Summit in May 2021, calling for respect for ‘national autonomy in social policies’,
Amendment 109 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31 should provide an additional economic incentive to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this shcould, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment. _________________ 31 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 118 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) However, resources are needed to finance those investments. In addition, before they have taken place, the cost supported by households and transport users for heating, cooling and cookingall daily needs requiring energy, as well as for road transporttravel, is likely to increase as fuel suppliers subject to the obligations under the emission trading for buildings and road transport pass on costs on carbon to the consumers.
Amendment 133 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The increase in the price for fossil fuels may disproportionally affect vulnerable households, vulnerable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users who spend a larger part of their incomes on energy and transport, who, in certain regions, do not have access to alternative, affordable mobility and transport solutions and who may lack the financial capacity to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption.
Amendment 136 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Stresses that the dependence of our economies on the price of fossil fuels could be reduced through nuclear power, and that the green labelling given to this energy source as part of the energy transition absolutely must be maintained.
Amendment 147 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Therefore, a part of the revenues generated by the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC should be used to address the social impacts arising from that inclusion, for the transition to be just and inclusive, and for purchasing power to be preserved, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 150 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This is even more relevant in view of the existing levels of energy poverty. Energy poverty is a situation in which households are unable to access essential energy services such as cooling, as temperatures rise, and heating. About 34 million Europeans reported an inability to keep their homes adequately warm in 2018, and 6.9% of the Union population have said that they cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently in a 2019 EU-wide survey32. Overall, the Energy Poverty Observatory estimates that more than 50 million households in the European Union experience energy poverty. Energy poverty is therefore a major challenge for the Union. While social tariffs or direct income support can provide immediate relief to households facing energy poverty, only targeted structural measures, in particular energy renovations, can provide lasting solutions. _________________ 32 Data from 2018. Eurostat, SILC [ilc_mdes01]).
Amendment 168 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprisemeasures taken within the context of seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% on vulnerable households, vulnerable SMEs, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sourcesor low-carbon emission sources, in line with the Member State’s energy mix, and granting improved access to zero- and low- emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable SMEs, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 213 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) For that purpose, each Member State should submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’). Those Plans should pursue two objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable households, vulnerable SMEs, vulnerable micro- enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users the necessary resources to finance and carry out investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling, in zero- and low-emission vehicles and mobility. Secondly, they should mitigate the impact of the increase in the cost of fossil fuels on the most vulnerable and thereby prevent energy and transport poverty during the transition period until such investments have been implemented. The Plans should have an investment component promoting the long-term solution of reduce fossil fuels reliance and could envisage other measures, including temporary direct income support to mitigate adverse income effects in the shorter term.
Amendment 225 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States, in consultation with regional level authorities, are best placed to design and to implement Plans that are adapted and targeted to their local, regional and national circumstances as their existing policies in the relevant areas and planned use of other relevant EU funds. In that manner, the broad diversity of situations, the specific knowledge of local and regional governments, research and innovation and industrial relations and social dialogue structures, as well as national traditions, canmust best be respected and contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall support to the vulnerable.
Amendment 248 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, vulnerable SMEs and micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transport.
Amendment 260 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Pending the impact of those investments on reducing costs and emissions, well targeted direct income support for the most vulnerable would help the just transition. Such support should be understood to be a temporary measure accompanying the decarbonisation of the housing and transport sectors. It would not be permanent as it does not address the root causes of energy and transport poverty. Such support should only concern direct impacts of the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, not electricity or heating costs related to the inclusion of power and heat production in the scope of that Directive. Eligibility for such direct income support should be limited in time and arrangements for its implementation must be laid down solely by Member States.
Amendment 336 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% ofall the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026- 2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341, Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 50% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. Given that the States are in fact financing the whole of their plans since they contribute the whole of the European Union’s budget, they must benefit from more autonomy enabling them to make their Plan correspond to their respective national interests. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 347 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 353 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Member States shall be free to determine the targets and milestones of their Plans by including in them, where applicable, national policies which have proved their effectiveness, in order to support their efforts.
Amendment 361 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure transparent rules for monitoring and evaluation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of setting the common indicators for reporting on the progress and for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Plans. Iit is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 367 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The implementation of the Fund should be carried out in line with the principle of sound financial management, including the effective prevention and prosecution of fraud, tax fraud, tax evasion, corruption and conflicts of interest, and must under no circumstances represent an additional administrative burden adding to the procedures already weighing upon the actors concerned.
Amendment 373 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) For the purpose of sound financial management, while respecting the performance-based nature of the Fund, specific rules should be laid down for budget commitments, payments, suspension, and recovery of funds as well as for the termination of agreements related to financial support. The Member States should take appropriate measures to ensure that the use of funds in relation to measures supported by the Fund complies with applicable Union and national law. Member States must ensure that such support is granted in compliance with the EU State aid rules, where applicable. In particular, they should ensure that fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests are prevented, detected and corrected, and do their best to ensure that double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes is avoided. Suspension and the termination of agreements related to financial support as well as reduction and recovery of the financial allocation should be possible when the Plan has not been implemented in a satisfactory manner by the Member State concerned, or in the case of serious irregularities, meaning fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest in relation to the measures supported by the Fund, or a serious breach of an obligation under the agreements related to financial support. Appropriate contradictory procedures should be established to ensure that the decision by the Commission in relation to suspension and recovery of amounts paid as well as the termination of agreements related to financial support respects the right of Member States to submit observations.
Amendment 377 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Commission should ensure that the financial interests of the Union are effectively protected. While it is primarily the responsibility of the Member State itself to ensure that the Fund is implemented in compliance with relevant Union and national law, the Commission should be able to receive sufficient assurance from Member States in that regard. To that end, in implementing the Fund, the Member States should ensure the functioning of an effective and efficient internal control system and recover amounts unduly paid or misused. In that regard, Member States should be able to rely on their regular national budget management systems. Member States should collect, record and store in an electronic system standardised categories of data and information allowing the prevention, detection and correction of serious irregularities, meaning fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests, in relation to the measures supported by the Fund. The Commission should make available an information and monitoring system, including a single data- mining and risk-scoring tool, to access and analyse this data and information, with a view to a mandatory application by the Member States.
Amendment 401 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 3
Article premier – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall benefit households, SMEs, micro-enterprises and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual cars (in remote and rural areas).
Amendment 416 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 4
Article premier – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressingvoiding, as a priority, the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 453 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Amendment 457 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) ‘small or medium-sized enterprise’ means a small or medium-sized enterprise as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC1c; _________________ 1c Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36)
Amendment 481 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘vulnerable micro-enterprises’ means micro-enterprises that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy or to support their workers within the context of initiatives to encourage the use of car-sharing or public transport;
Amendment 487 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘vulnerable small and medium- sized enterprises’ means small and medium-sized enterprises that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy or to support their workers within the context of initiatives to encourage the use of car-sharing or public transport;
Amendment 518 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the impact of carbon pricing on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprisesmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable heating, cooling and mobility while accompanying and accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Union.
Amendment 536 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Plan may include national measures providing temporary managed direct income support to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels resulting from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 589 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a prioritisation of measures in line with their feasibility, speed of implementation and efficiency;
Amendment 621 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the estimated amount of pre- financing needed to launch the measures;
Amendment 674 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) reductions in the number of vulnerable households, especially households in energy poverty, of vulnerable SMEs, of vulnerable micro- enterprises and of vulnerable transport users, including in rural and remote areas.
Amendment 687 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Fund shall only support measures and investments respecting the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. and as recognised by Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council 1d and by the delegated act approved on 2 February 2022. _________________ 1d Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
Amendment 696 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Social Climate Fund must not permit the European Union to interfere indirectly in the social policies falling within the competence of Member States.
Amendment 719 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States may include the costs of the following measures and investments in the estimated total costs of the Plans, provided they principally benefit vulnerable households, vulnerable SMEs, vulnerable micro- enterprises, vulnerable SMEs or vulnerable transport users and intend to:
Amendment 727 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support building renovations, especially for those occupying worst- performing buildings, including in the form of financial support or fiscal incentives such as deductibility of renovation costs from the rent, independently of the ownership of the buildings concerned; but while ensuring that the aid is correctly signposted towards the operator responsible for such renovations, in accordance with the national legislation in force;
Amendment 734 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) promote ownership of housing with good energy scores, in the form of financial support or fiscal incentives;
Amendment 761 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) provide access to zero- and low- emission vehicles and bikeselectric or hybrid means of transport, including financial support or fiscal incentives for their purchase as well as for appropriate public and private infrastructure, including for recharging and refuelling; for support concerning low- emission vehicles, a timetable for gradually reducing the support shall be provided;
Amendment 769 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) support vulnerable SMEs and micro-enterprises when changing their vehicle fleets, particularly in the form of tailored advice on the alternative vehicles possible and through targeted aid for the purchase of new zero- or low-emission electric or hybrid vehicles;
Amendment 783 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) support public and private entities in developing, maintaining and providing affordable zero- and low-emission mobility and transport services and the uptake of attractive active mobility options for rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or for less developed regions or territories, including less developed peri-urban areas.
Amendment 786 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) support SMEs and micro- enterprises wishing to offer their employees mobility assistance in the form of covering the cost of public transport passes, in part or in full, or incentives for car-sharing.
Amendment 793 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) finance training or retraining programmes for workers wishing to train in the areas of zero- or low-emission energy, research or new technologies.
Amendment 798 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 821 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States may include into the estimated total costs financial support provided to public or private entities other than vulnerable households, vulnerable SMEs, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport uses, if those entities carry out measures and investments ultimately benefitting vulnerable households, vulnerable SMEs, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 868 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may entrustare free, in accordance with their national systems, to choose to which authorities they entrust the implementation of measures and investments benefitting from this Fund. Member States wishing to do so may entrust the task to the managing authorities of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 and of the cohesion policy operational programmes under Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 with the implementation of measures and investments benefitting from this Fund, where applicable in view of the synergies with those Union funds and in conformity with the objectives of the Fund. Member States shall stindicate in their intention to entrust those authorities in their PlansPlans to which authorities they wish to entrust that responsibility, as well as the concomitant structure.
Amendment 885 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Support under the Fund shall be additional tocompatible with the support provided under other Union funds, programmes and instruments. Measures and investments supported under the Fund may receive support from other Union funds, programmes and instruments provided that such support does not cover the same cost.
Amendment 887 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Support from the Fund shall be additional and shall not substituteto recurring national budgetary expenditure.
Amendment 923 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the Plan and, where applicable, any amendment to that Plan submitted by a Member State in accordance with Article 17, for compliance with the provisions of this Regulation. When carrying out that assessment, the Commission shall act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. The Commission may make observations or seek additional information. The Member State concerned shall provide the requested additional information and may revise the Plan if neededit so desires, including after the submission of the Plan. The Member State concerned and the Commission may agree to extend the deadline for assessment by a reasonable period if necessary.
Amendment 970 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) For the purpose of assessing coherence, the Commission shallmay take into account, on an indicative basis, whether the Plan contains measures and investments that represent coherent actions.
Amendment 21 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 26 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The necessity and value of the European Green Deal's industrial capacities have only grown in light of the very severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health, living and working conditions and well- being of the Union’s citizens, which have shown that our society and our economy need to improve their resilience to external shocks and act early to prevent or mitigate them. European citizens continue to express strong views that this applies in particular to climate change27 . __________________ 27Special Eurobarometer 513 on Climate Change, 2021 (https://ec.europa.eu/clima/citizens/suppo rt_en).
Amendment 35 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) All sectors of the economy need to contribute to achieving those emission reductions. Therefore, the ambition of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council30, should be adjusted to be in line with the economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitment for 2030. __________________ 30Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system fo without jeopardising their recovery, provided that the net greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitment for 2030 is maintained, after greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32)vision, and achievable.
Amendment 48 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 58 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 71 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 73 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendments to Decision (EU) 2015/1814 In Article 1(5), first subparagraph, of Decision (EU) 2015/1814, the last sentence is replaced by the following: ‘By way of derogation from the first and second sentences, until 31 December 2030, the percentages and the 100 million allowances referred to in those sentences shall be doubled.’rticle 1 deleted
Amendment 62 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 80 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 119 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 141 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 142 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 149 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(1) In Article 1, “30%” is replaced by “4035%”;
Amendment 153 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to the greenhouse gas emissions from IPCC source categories of energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture and waste as determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and the Council*, excluding greenhouse gas emissions from the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC, other than the activity “maritime transport”.
Amendment 154 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to the greenhouse gas emissions from IPCC source categories of energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture and waste as determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and the Council*, excluding greenhouse gas emissions from the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC, other than the activity “maritime transport”.
Amendment 172 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) In Article 4, paragraphs 2 and 3 are 3 is replaced by the following:
Amendment 173 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 188 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4, paragraph 2 (b)
Article 4, paragraph 2 (b)
(b) do not exceed, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2022 at the annual emission allocation for that Member State, as set out pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article for that year, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation;
Amendment 197 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Amendment 200 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual emission allocations for each Member State for the years from 2021 to 2030 in tonnes of CO2 equivalent in accordance with the linear trajectories set out in paragraph 2. By way of derogation to Article 4, the Commission shall not adopt a draft implementing act where the Committee delivers no opinion, and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 215 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
For the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, it shall determine the annual emission allocations based on the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State indicated pursuant to the second subparagraph and the reviewed values of the national inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 referred to in the second subparagraph.
Amendment 222 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 292 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 7a (new)
Article 7a (new)
(5a) The following article is inserted: ‘Article 7a Procedure for natural calamity 1. Where forests in a Member State are damaged by a natural calamity or pests causing a damage to more than 5 % of the forest area, the annual emission allocations of the affected Member State shall be increased by the equivalent emissions absorbed by the destroyed or damaged forest. 2. A Member State shall be entitled to an increase in the annual emission allocation only if the forest damaged in accordance with paragraph 1 is reforested. 3. The increase of the allocation shall be made for Member States whose forests were damaged in accordance with paragraph 1 also in the years 2010-2021. 4. The request of the affected Member State to increase the emission limit shall be approved by the Council acting by a qualified majority. 5. In justifying the request for an increase in the emission allocation, the affected Member State shall substantiate: (a) the extent of forest damage pursuant to paragraph 1, (b) quantification of the emissions absorbed by the damaged forest.
Amendment 362 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 d (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
(7d) In Article 14, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 2. The committee referred to in paragraph 1 shall decide unanimously.
Amendment 8 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 15 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022 of the Heads of States and Governments invited the Commission to propose by the end of May a REPowerEU plan to phase out the dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports, which was subsequently reiterated in the European Council Conclusions of 24-25 March 2022. This should be done well before 2030 in a way that is consistent with the EU’s Green Deal and the climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 enshrined in the European Climate Law. Regulation (EU) 2021/241 should therefore be amended to enhance its ability to support reforms and investments dedicated to diversifying energy supplies, in particular fossil fuels, thereby strengthening the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy. Support should also be given to reforms and investments increasing the energy efficiency of the Member States’ economies.
Amendment 56 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Recalls that particular attention should be paid to nuclear energy, which is fully in line with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle and is a pillar of European energy autonomy, and the need to remove all obstacles to the promotion and development of this energy source.
Amendment 60 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 85 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Recent geopolitical events have affected prices of energy and construction materials and have also caused shortages in the global supply chains. These developments may have a direct impact on the capacity to implement some investments included in the recovery and resilience plans. To the extent that Member States can demonstrate that such developments make a specific milestone or target, either totally or partially, no longer achievable, such situations may be invoked as objective circumstances under Article 21. These developments cannot constitute objective circumstances for revising reforms, as reforms are generally not cost dependent. In addition, no request for amendments should undermine the overall implementation of the recovery and resilience plans.
Amendment 88 #
2021/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Stresses the need for the EU to be more resilient in coping with the economic upheavals caused by recent geopolitical events by working determinedly to reindustrialise the continent and secure its value chains and energy supply.
Amendment 6 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Under Article 118(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, third country operators exporting animals and products of animal origin to the Union are required to respect the prohibition of the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion and yield increase, as well as the prohibition of the use of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans in order to preserve the efficacy of those antimicrobials. As set out in that Regulation, any such requirements on operators in third countries would need to respect Union obligations under relevant international agreements. The inspections and controls of compliance of Member State operators with those prohibitions should be carried out in accordance with Chapter VIII of that Regulation.
Amendment 8 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Article 118 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 builds on the One Health Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (‘AMR’)9 , by enhancing the prevention and control of AMR and promoting a more prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials in animals. This is also reflected in the Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy10 , in which the Commission has set the ambitious target of reducing by 50% overall EU sales of antimicrobials used for farmed animals and in aquaculture by 2030. _________________ as well as in the Council Conclusions of 19 October 2020 on that Strategy1a. _________________ 1a Document ST 12099/20 9European Commission, A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), June 2017, https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files /antimicrobial_resistance/docs/amr_2017_a ction-plan.pdf. 10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 20 May 2020, A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, COM (2020) 381 final.
Amendment 11 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 1 − paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 − paragraph 3 a (new)
-1 In Article 1, the following paragraph is inserted: “3a. This Regulation shall also apply to official controls performed on animals and products of animal origin entering the Union from third countries to verify their compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 118 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council.”
Amendment 12 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 14 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 18 − paragraph 7 − point g
Article 18 − paragraph 7 − point g
Amendment 6 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 15 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report of 27 October 2020 entitled ‘The Mediterranean: Mare plasticum’,
Amendment 30 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Air quality in Europe - 2020 report’,
Amendment 51 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),
Amendment 98 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the international trade fostered by the free trade agreements that are ratified by the Commission affects biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Aarhus Convention is an effective means of accessing information, promoting public participation in decision-making and accessing justice in environmental matters;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas densification generally entails the risk of cutting city dwellers off from nature and exposing them to multiple nuisances (air pollution, noise, etc.);
Amendment 140 #
Amendment 179 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, according to the latest figures, there are 1 525 ecoregions on the planet, divided into three categories: terrestrial ecoregions, freshwater ecoregions and coastal and marine ecoregions; stresses that each ecoregion is home to a variety of ecosystems and natural environments;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that ecosystems not only support the life of the organisms living within them but also provide services of benefit to humans; recalls that these services account for the equivalent of USD 33 000 billion per year (1.8 times the global gross national product);
Amendment 217 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that, according to the latest edition of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species (version 2020.3), of the 128 918 species studied, 35 765 are classified as threatened;
Amendment 223 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that around 20 % of the world’s coral reefs disappeared and a further 20 % became degraded during the last decades of the 20th century, and that around 35 % of mangrove areas were lost over the same period;
Amendment 231 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Protection and restoration in the light of the threats to all ecosystems
Amendment 249 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresproposes that these should be binding and implee implementation of commitmenteds by Member States to achieve these targets in accordance with science- based criteria and biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented, respecting the will of the EU Member States, as they alone will be able to take realistic and appropriate measures to protect nature and biodiversity in their national territory;
Amendment 287 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of European cross-border biodiversity projects such as REDVERT (the Green and Blue Network of the Basque Eurocity);
Amendment 303 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises the importance, across the whole European territory, of different networks of environmental corridors with a green component (natural spaces, permanent plant cover) and blue component (water courses, canals, wetlands);
Amendment 352 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that, according to a study published in Global Change Biology, 1 200 ‘green infrastructure projects’ have been built in sensitive or protected areas of Western Europe and they have a direct impact on flora and fauna and on protected ecosystems as a whole; emphasises that, in addition to the installation of an exponential number of infrastructure projects such as wind turbines in sensitive or protected areas, the unbridled race to establish infrastructure for these installations must be halted as it is directly or indirectly affecting these protected areas, creating irreversible imbalances; believes that an impact study must be carried out for any new facilities in sensitive or protected areas from the moment they are installed, taking into consideration harm occurring throughout their entire life cycle from pre-project stage through to end-of-life destruction and the return to environmental standards in the area;
Amendment 376 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that light pollution is increasing in the European Union today; emphasises that the Milky Way is no longer visible to 60 % of Europeans, in summer or winter;
Amendment 382 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that artificial light is increasing by around 2 % each year globally;
Amendment 383 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Recalls that light pollution has a direct impact on land, air and marine diversity, and particularly on insects, as demonstrated in the study ‘Light pollution is a driver of insect declines’;
Amendment 387 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Expresses its concern that the Commission has no plans to propose that Member States recognise a right to darkness or to establish a network of Dark Sky Reserves or a European action plan on light pollution;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Expresses its concern at the inappropriate use of lighting, which can cause disturbance to protected species, including in areas protected by the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 408 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that free trade agreements have a direct impact on the degradation of European and global ecosystems due to an increased carbon footprint and to over- exploitation of the natural resources of the poorest countries, which seriously affect biodiversity;
Amendment 414 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that only a policy that defends localism will enable environmental preservation, through a smaller environmental footprint from movements of people and goods;
Amendment 417 #
Amendment 438 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil and subsoil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes; notes with concern the increased soil and subsoil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the establishment of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination target;
Amendment 449 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that, according to the results of the CORINE programme (coordination of information on the environment) monitoring, land use in Europe has remained relatively stable since 2000, with approximately 25 % covered by permanent arable and crop land, 17 % by pasture and 34 % by forest;
Amendment 450 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that, first and foremost, towns and concrete infrastructure continue to spread and, although artificial surfaces cover less than 5 % of all EEA territory, a considerable proportion (an area slightly smaller than Slovenia) was nonetheless concreted or asphalted over between 2000 and 2018;
Amendment 451 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Amendment 452 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Points out that since most European cities are built on and surrounded by fertile land, the land occupied and covered by artificial surfaces is generally productive agricultural land; notes, however, that the loss of agricultural land seems to have slowed significantly and almost stopped over the 2012-2018 period;
Amendment 453 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Recalls that urban areas are expanding in Europe, often to the detriment of fertile agricultural land; points out that concrete and asphalt surfaces make the ground impermeable, preventing it from performing its functions such as storing water, producing food and biomass, regulating the climate, providing protection from harmful chemicals and providing habitats;
Amendment 472 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU has committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030, but that this target is unlikely to be achieved; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present an EU-leve full strategy to Member States on desertification and land degradation;
Amendment 488 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to set specific ambitious targets on urban and peri-urban biodiversity, nature-based solutions and green infrastructure and to develop a Trans-European Network for Green Infrastructure (TEN-G) linked to the Trans- European Nature Network (TEN-N);
Amendment 497 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of improving the ‘nature in the city’ concept; notes that nature is a means of mitigating all city-related pressures, whether they are harmful to humans or to the environment;
Amendment 502 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Points out that, in order to bring nature into our lives, the environment must be at the heart of the numerous European projects, and not the reverse;
Amendment 524 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, and ensuring and proposing to the Member States that at least 10 % of agricultural land consists of high-diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices;
Amendment 543 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for a halt to the construction of wind parks, which disturb marine and terrestrial ecosystems; emphasises that this infrastructure permanently alters some species and still presents recycling and replacement difficulties;
Amendment 577 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the importance of the role of the Member States in controlling their Exclusive Economic Zones and reaffirms Member States’ sovereignty in their waters;
Amendment 629 #
2020/2273(INI)
12a. Calls for an in-depth study of protected areas throughout Europe as it is essential to conduct a recent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness and application of current protected terrestrial areas in order to prepare for possible new protected areas;
Amendment 635 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 676 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the Union’s tree planting initiatives should be based on proforestation, sustainable reforestation, the promotion of agroforestry and the greening of urban areas; calls on the Commission to ensure that these initiatives are carried out only in a manner compatible with and conducive to the biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 680 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that biodiversity can be enhanced in keeping with a commercial aspect; recalls that European forests (managed within a financial context) play an important role in maintaining and improving biodiversity due to the increased knowledge of professionals in the sector; calls for a re-evaluation of the profession of forest warden, which is essential for the management of European forests;
Amendment 683 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Emphasises that biodiversity protection should take place in cooperation with the territory’s stakeholders so that it adds to the final value of the products (wood of better quality, commercial enhancement of exports);
Amendment 686 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Notes that Member States must shift towards sustainable forest management, emphasising the importance of the role forests play in carbon storage;
Amendment 687 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls for support for foresting and reforesting initiatives to be focused on integrated approaches in national and cross-border territories, taking into account local socio-economic conditions;
Amendment 688 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Stresses that anthropogenically managed plantations can be valuable in terms of biodiversity, particularly at sites outside of forests; emphasises that, in some cases, human work does allow for improvements in the potential biodiversity index (PBI) and can positively influence the soil and subsoil regeneration cycle;
Amendment 726 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its concern that the majority of the ranges of terrestrial species will decrease significantly in a 1.5 to 2 °C scenario; highlights, therefore, the need to prioritise nature-based solutions and stakeholder knowledge in the territories in meeting climate mitigation goals and in adaptation strategies and to increase the protection of natural carbon sinks in the EU;
Amendment 749 #
2020/2273(INI)
17. Calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improves coherence and interconnections for future actions, and integrates commitments under the post- 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement; emphasises the importance of coordination with Member States;
Amendment 789 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons;
Amendment 841 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points out that in a Special Report on the protection of wild pollinators in the European Union, the European Court of Auditors notes that the Commission’s initiatives have not borne fruit; emphasises the importance of coordinated action by Member States on this crucial issue for the future of biodiversity and ecosystems;
Amendment 846 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Recalls that a global evaluation report published in 2019 assessing the situation of insects worldwide confirmed that the number of insects generally appeared to be following a downward trend; recalls that butterflies and bees, in particular, are among the species most affected; notes that 35 % of our food resources depend on insects and 80 % on bees;
Amendment 856 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Deplores the initiative to ban combustion engines by 2035; points out that, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (EAMA), fewer than 1 % of European drivers were using electric or hybrid vehicles in 2019; recalls that electric engines are a source of pollution due to the extraction of rare metals, the necessary water consumption and the dispersal of polluting particles around the extraction points;
Amendment 883 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that invasive exotic species are recognised as the third largest cause of global biodiversity erosion; stresses that, according to the latest estimates of the IUCN’s Red List, they form a threat to almost one-third of threatened land-based species and are involved in one-half of known extinctions;
Amendment 891 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Emphasises that numerous invasive exotic plants can cause problems for public health; points out that their pollen can be particularly allergenic to some, as in the case of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), to which 10 % of the French population is sensitive, and other plants whose sap can cause burns if it comes into contact with skin, such as giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);
Amendment 898 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that spending related to invasive exotic species and the Union’s programmes take sufficient account of these impacts on the biodiversity of ultra-peripheral regions (UPR);
Amendment 936 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of all subsidies harmful to the environment with a view to their phasing out by 2030 at the latest; reiterates its calls for the reorientation of taxation systems towards an increased use of environmental taxation;
Amendment 962 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 994 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls that Article 37 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights reflects the principle of ensuring environmental protection in Union legislation; considers that the right to a healthy environment should be recognised in the EU Charter and that the Union should also advocate a similar right internationally;
Amendment 1038 #
2020/2273(INI)
26a. Calls on the Member States to scale up the different scientific modules on biodiversity;
Amendment 1046 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Member States to support innovative biodiversity and environmental practices via new technologies (artificial intelligence);
Amendment 1052 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 1106 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Points out that, despite the ban on the international ivory trade, elephant poaching and ivory trafficking have reached unprecedented levels; notes that between 20 000 and 30 000 African elephants are illegally hunted every year; stresses that, in 2015, more than 40 tonnes of ivory were seized;
Amendment 1112 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and calls for similar restrictions for all other endangered species, such as tigers, together with all species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);
Amendment 1116 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Notes that an IUCN report reveals that some 229 000 tonnes of plastic waste are discharged into the Mediterranean every year, which is the equivalent of more than 500 shipping containers per day;
Amendment 1118 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 d (new)
Paragraph 28 d (new)
Amendment 1119 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 e (new)
Paragraph 28 e (new)
28e. Notes that with the current status quo, pollution in the Mediterranean is likely to increase to 500 000 tonnes per year by 2040;
Amendment 1129 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; calls on the Union to lead negotiations with the sovereign Member States for an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030;
Amendment 1168 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. UrgesProposes that Member States to fully comply with the obligations set out in existing EU nature legislation and calls on the Commission to swiftly pursue infringement procedures to remedy all cases of non-compliance and to allocate sufficient resources in order to overcome the current delays;
Amendment 1184 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses the importance of cooperation between Member States in order to increase their research on innovation to counter existing pollution;
Amendment 1193 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate measures to prevent future pollution by incorporating artificial intelligence from this moment on as this will make it possible to reduce certain effects on humans and on European ecosystems;
Amendment 1204 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that the successful implementation of the strategy depends on the involvement of all actors and sectors; calls on the Commission to create a stakeholder platform for discussion and to ensure an inclusive, equitable and just transition;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the communication from the German Federal Environment Agency of 10.2.2020 on the development of air quality in Germany from 1995 to 2019: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/ luft/daten-karten/entwicklung-der- luftqualitaet#entwicklung-der- luftqualitat-in-Deutschland,
Amendment 8 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission press release of 23.11.2020 entitled 'Marked improvement in Europe's air quality over past decade, fewer deaths linked to pollution', https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/ip_20_2168,
Amendment 10 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 c (new)
Citation 17 c (new)
- having regard to the study entitled 'Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns', published on 13.01.2021 in Science Advances, Vol. 7, No 3, eabd6696, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd6696, https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7 /3/eabd6696,
Amendment 13 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 d (new)
Citation 17 d (new)
- having regard to Eurostat's statistics on life expectancy in the Member States, published annually since 1992: https://bit.ly/3pV2iRY,
Amendment 18 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas clean air is essential toimportant for human health and the environment, and has been identified as a global health priority in the SDGs;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk iants have an essentially negative impact on Eourope2, affecting all regions, socioeconomic and age gr health, and it is irresponsible and frivoloups unevenly, causing nearlyof the European Environment Agency (EEA) to talk about 400 000 premature deaths pereach year,3 and is linked to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, strokes and cancer3; _________________ 2‘Ambient Air Pollution: A global assessment of exposure and burden of disease’, World Health Organization, 2016. 3‘Air quality in Europe - 2020’, Report No. 09/20, European Environment Agency, 2020s there are not 400 000 death certificates a year noting 'death caused by air pollution' and no figures or verifiable statistics to back this up; such statements are based on estimates or indirect calculations, so that it would be expedient to rely on evidence-based facts; _________________ 3 ‘Air quality in Europe - 2020’, Report No 09/20, European Environment Agency, 2020. This is analogous to the conclusions of the World Health Organization - the methodology of which is also open to question - which assumes a figure of 3 million premature deaths worldwide as a result of poor air quality in 2012: Cf. 'Ambient Air Pollution: A global assessment of exposure and burden of disease (Air pollution: A global assessment of exposure and burden of disease'), World Health Organization, 2016, pp 11, 15, 40, 46 and 49.
Amendment 32 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas happily, life expectancy has risen everywhere in the EU in recent decades3a; _________________ 3aCf. Eurostat statistics on life expectancy in the Member States: https://bit.ly/3pV2iRY
Amendment 34 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas air is a mixtures of gases in the earth's atmosphere, with dry air comprising chiefly nitrogen (around 78.08% vol) and oxygen (around 20.95% vol), together with argon (0.93% vol), carbon dioxide (0.04% vol) and traces of other gases; whereas solid and liquid particles known as aerosols are also components of air; whereas water and water vapour comprise 0.4% vol of the whole of the earth's atmosphere; whereas air also contains dust and biological particles (e.g. pollen, fungal and fern spores, bacteria and viruses); whereas all the above makes it difficult to define the precise composition of 'clean' air;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that while the EU Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) Directives have been effective in setting common EU air quality standards and facilitating the exchange of information on air quality, they have failed to effectively reduce air pollution and to curb its adverse effects; draws attention to the fact that a high number of Member States do not comply with current air quality standards and have not taken enough action to improve air quality and keep exceedances to a minimum;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that AAQ Directives are based on air quality standards that are now 15 to 20 years old, and that some of them are much weaker than current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and the levels suggested byeconomically and environmentally effective; stresses in this context that, according to Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the latest scientific evidence on human health impacts; welcomes the commitment made in the European Green Deal to revise air quality standards and align them more closely with WHO standards;mog alert in West Germany was issued in 1987 and in the federal states in the East in 19933b; _________________ 3bCf. https://www.proplanta.de/ratgeber/natur- umwelt/gibt-es-smog-alarm-in- deutschland_tipps1395150989.html
Amendment 81 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends that revised air quality standards should also cover other non-regulated pollutants with relevant health impacts in the EU; highlights the EU’s ambition to lead the transition to a healthy planet, and recalls that in order to become a global leader it should lead by example by adopting, inter alia, ambitious quality standards for all air pollutants;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2091(INI)
4. Stresses the need to guarantee that air quality is being measured by the Member States in appropriate locations and at emissions sources, in order to avoid underestimation of air pollution; calls on the Member States to improve their monitoring networks, and on the Commission to enforce the obligations of the Directive in this regard, including by providing support to Member States in setting up monitoring stations, the training and hiring of experts, and ensuring greater accuracy in inspection, control and monitoringin a standardised way by the Member States so as to ensure a comparable information base;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the fact that Member States have established an air quality monitoring network based on common criteria defined by the AAQ Directives, with more than 4 000 monitoring stations and 16 000 sampling points; points out that site location provisions involve multiple criteria and offer a degree of flexibility which can make verification more difficult, and which often generate data that does not provide information on where the highest concentrations of air pollutants occur; urges the Commission to review and establish new mandatorythe rules for locating monitoring stations and sampling points so that comparable readings can be generated;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 125 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of the inextricable links between human health and ecosystem health; emphasises the need to include the lessons learntviruses are so small that it is impossible to filter them from the air by any conventional technical means and that they can emerge independently onf air pollution from the COVID-19 pandemic when designing new polici, as happened, for example, with pandemics in pre-industrial times;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that confinement measures to control the spread of pandemicCOVID-19 led to a drasticless pronounced decrease in emissions and air pollution, thus clearly showas set out ing the impact of human activities on the environment; notes with regret that costudy in 'Science Advances' of 13 January 20213c; maintainuous exposure to air pollutios that in many worsen the impact of respiratory viruses such as COVID-19; underlines that fighting air pollution must bcases, for example involving fine particulate mat thter, little core of the EU recovery plan, and tha no decrease was discernible; _________________ 3cScience Advances, 13 Jan 2021, Abrupt but smandatory ller thand effxpectively enfored changes in surfaced air quality requirements are key to guaranteeing citizeattributable to COVID- 19 lockdowns’, health and improving their resilttps://advances.science magainst future health threats; .org/content/7 /3/eabd6696.
Amendment 147 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the announcement of the Commission’s Zero Pollution Action Plan; emphasises that air pollution is a burden that requires a holistic approach; alerts that any new measures will be worthless if air quality is not properly prioritised and mainstreamed Rejects the Zero Pollution Action Plan announced by the Commission, since completely eliminating all EU policies, including EU emission source legislation, such as on climate, energy, transport, industry, agriculture and waste, while ensuring better synergies between all policy areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate more closely in all areas and at all levels in order to help local authorities achieve cleaner airpollutants is virtually impossible without bringing life in all its aspects to a halt;
Amendment 163 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and the Member States to strengthen all emissions legislation; underlines that reducing emissions at source is the only effective way to guarantee clean air; alerts that most Member States will not comply with their 2020 and 2030 emissions reduction commitments established under the NEC directive; stresses the need for stringent measures to reduce transport emissions, particularly road and maritime transport, aviation, industrial installations, agriculture and energy productionupport studies on the impact of weather conditions on the development of air pollution and adapt the emissions legislation to new scientific findings;
Amendment 191 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that Air Quality Plans (AQPs), a key requirement of the AAQ Directives in cases when Member States do not comply with air quality standards, are often ineffective in terms of delivering their expected results; calls on the Commission to establish a set of msupport the Member States in imum requirements and share best practices for bplementing the AQPs and to promothe the drafting and implementation of AQPsharing of best practices;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 207 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. AlertsPoints out that, as of October 2019, 32 infringement procedures against 20 Member States remained pending; considers that persistent exceedances of air quality standards by Member States indicate their lack of commitment to adopting more effective measures, and the ineffectiveness of the current enforcement procedure; urges the Commission to review the current enforcement procedure for the AAQ Dmight indicate failure to implement the directives;
Amendment 213 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that public information and awareness have a critical role in addressing air pollution; draws attention to the fact that Member States, regions and cities define air quality indices differently, and urges the Commission and Member States to establish a standardised air quality classification system applicable across the EUthat air pollution data are therefore not comparable among the Member States;
Amendment 216 #
2020/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that information on the possible health effects of air pollution provided by Member States is scarce, unclear and not easily accessible for the public; calls on the Commission and Member States to launch public information campaigns on topics such as different types of air pollutants and their impact on human health or current local levelthe Member States are responsible for making available information on the possible health effects of air pollution, and to publish rankings of the best and least progress made by air quality zonesmaking air quality data publicly accessible;
Amendment 227 #
2020/2091(INI)
16. Urges the Commission continuously to update the AAQ Directives to include explicit provisions that guarantee the right of citizens to justice in line with the Aarhus Conventionin accordance with the latest scientific findings;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas animal welfare is a topic of growing interest for society as it becomes more sensitive to how animals are treated, and especially how they are farmed;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a code adopted by Members of the Parliament of Wallonia that came into force on 1 January 2019 defines an animal as a sentient being, with feelings, emotions and even a certain level of consciousness;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the health and economic crisis has cost farmers dear;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in Europe, the European Union began drawing up legislation on animal welfare following the adoption in 1976 of a general convention of the Council of Europe concerning all species of domestic animals;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas there are conditions that humankind should provide animals with to ensure their welfare: • freedom from hunger, malnutrition and thirst: they must have access to water and an appropriate amount of food that meets the needs of their species; • freedom from fear and distress: the conditions in which they are reared must not cause them psychological suffering; • freedom from heat stress or physical discomfort: the animal must have a certain degree of physical comfort; • freedom from pain, injury and disease: the animal must not be hurt or injured through ill-treatment and it must receive treatment if it falls ill; • freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour: its environment must be a suitable one for its species;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Amendment 49 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas unfair competition in the farming sector from outside of the EU is one of the indirect causes of the deterioration in animals’ living conditions caused by the drive for profitability;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas when the Suez Canal was blocked by the cargo ship Ever Given this forced many vessels to wait out at sea for several days. Ships carrying live animals were among these vessels; whereas such a situation is unacceptable for animals;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas more than 2.8 million live cattle, sheep and goats were exported by sea from the EU Member States to countries in the Mediterranean region in 2018. This figure is made up of over 625 000 head of cattle and 2.2 million sheep and goats (56 % of them from Romania) that were shipped to countries such as Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, or Libya, according to an April 2020 report by the European Commission;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A k (new)
Recital A k (new)
Ak. whereas in 2016, the Directorate- General for Health and Food Safety consulted EU citizens to gather their opinions on animal welfare within the EU; whereas, too, 94 % of the EU citizens questioned were of the view that protecting the welfare of farm livestock is important; whereas, finally, 82 % of EU citizens were of the view that the welfare of farm livestock should be better protected than it is at present;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the Member States should be able to prohibit the sale of products within their territory that they consider to be injurious to animal welfare, even if said products are authorised in other Member States;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Regrets that after having banned certain practices within its territory on animal welfare grounds, a Member State can be forced to accept in the name of the single market the marketing of foreign products that contravene this ban;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to make animal welfare a ground permitting derogation from the single market, as is the case for health, environment or consumer protection;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Regrets the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 1 October 2020 in which the Court prevented the imposition by Member States of a mandatory label mentioning the geographical origin of milk; recalls that the mention of the geographic origin is conducive to better informing consumers and improving animal welfare, while ensuring farmers a better remuneration;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls therefore on the Commission to put forward an amendment to Regulation No 1169/2011, and its Articles 26, 38 and 39 in particular, in order to permit Member States to impose labelling mentioning the geographical origin of all foodstuffs;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Council’s efforts to promote the development of an EU animal welfare label based on harmonised and technically substantiated criteria; and that does not jeopardise the competitiveness of the agricultural sector vis-à-vis third countries;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the Commission is preparing a future EU label; reiterates that this label has to cover the farming, transport and slaughter of the animals;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to bring in a mandatory label that will give consumers precise information on: – the farming method: intensive or extensive, with or without cages; – the transport method: by land or sea, over a short or long distance; –the slaughter method: with or without prior stunning;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates the importance of taking account of the upcoming findings of the ANIT Committee of Inquiry; stresses the good work being done in the ANIT Committee of Inquiry;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that animal welfare also extends to the need to transport the animals; stresses that in certain cases the conditions in which they are transported do not ensure sufficient dignity;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Points out that an arsenal of laws in this field (live animal transport) already exists but that these are not enforced;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Points out that transport by sea, particularly when animals are exported outside the European Union, causes livestock terrible distress; points out that the animals are cooped up in crowed pens with not enough room to move around and must cope with the ship’s motion, a lack of ventilation, unsuitable drinking fixtures and also poor hygiene conditions as a result of insufficient litter facilities;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Points out also that Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport considers the time spent in transport by sea to be a rest period;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to recognise that transport by sea does not permit a genuine rest period for animals;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Calls also on the Commission to prohibit or restrict drastically the transport of animals by sea because of the difficulty, if not indeed the impossibility, of allowing animals to rest during the time, which may last for several weeks, that they are being transported by sea;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Calls, finally, on the Commission to draw up a blacklist of third countries where livestock is clearly ill-treated in order to prohibit the export of live animals to said countries;
Amendment 176 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages a continuation of the policy of financial support for farmers as part of animal welfare improvement programmes;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for targeted support to be set up that prioritises maintaining or even raising the current productivity of the farmers concerned;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Points out that castration of piglets to prevent the appearance of disagreeable odours when the meat is cooked is painful for the animal and costly for breeders;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls, therefore, on Member States to prohibit castration of piglets;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls also on the Commission to permit Member States to prohibit the import of products from pigs that have been castrated;
Amendment 186 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Recalls that intensive fur farming of animals such as mink continues in Europe; recalls that the conditions in which fur animals are farmed and slaughtered are cruel; recalls also in this regard that overcrowding and a lack of hygiene on these farms facilitates the development of zoonoses or diseases, as occurred with COVID-19;
Amendment 187 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Encourages Member States, therefore, to prohibit fur farming and the sale and import of products derived from these farms;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Points out that intensive farming is harmful to the environment and cares very little about animal welfare; points out that factory farms increase the risk of epidemics linked to the concentration of animals; points out also that products from intensive farming only offer a very low health and nutritional quality for consumers; points out, finally, that intensive farming constitutes harmful competition for the family farm model that shapes our landscapes;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to turn their backs on this out-of-date model and promote instead small farms that care about animal welfare, the environment and consumers;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 j (new)
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4j. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to progressively ban caged and battery farming, in which 370 million animals are ill-treated every year in Europe; calls also in this regard on the Commission and the Member States to provide farmers using these farming methods with funding for alternative facilities;
Amendment 191 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 k (new)
Paragraph 4 k (new)
4k. Points out the many advantages of mobile slaughterhouses, as they: – eliminate the need for animal transport, one factor for ill-treatment owing to the length of the journeys, cramped and crowded conditions, and temperatures that are sometimes too high or, alternatively, too low; – replace traditional slaughterhouses which are closing and hence lie further and further away from farms, increasing still more animal transport times; – eliminate the ill-treatment sometimes noted in traditional slaughterhouses, such as ritual slaughter without prior stunning; – eliminate the risk of spreading diseases, including COVID-19, unlike in industrial slaughterhouses; – eliminate stress for animals as the farmer is there with them;
Amendment 192 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 l (new)
Paragraph 4 l (new)
4l. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to: – finance mobile slaughterhouses; – ensure the general public is better informed, for example by supporting labels established by local stakeholders;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that individual management practices often have a greater influence on animal welfare than rules alone; calls on the Commission to adopt a more output-oriented approach to future projectn approach to future projects that is more oriented to output and to feedback from consultations with professionals;
Amendment 216 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the deployment of any EU action to be conditional upon prior consultation with the professionals concerned;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a judgment of 17 December 2020 (Case C- 336/19) recognised the right of a Member State to require, in the context of ritual slaughter, ‘a reversible stunning procedure which cannot result in the animal’s death’;
Amendment 225 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls, therefore, on Member States to bring in legislation prohibiting slaughter without prior stunning, as in addition to causing a slow and dreadful death, this causes contamination by the intestinal bacteria Escherichia Coli to increase;
Amendment 230 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls also on the Commission to permit Member States to prohibit the import of products from animals slaughtered in another Member State or in a third country without prior stunning;
Amendment 232 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Points out that the Commission and Parliament consult the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on a regular basis in order for the Authority to present scientific reports linked to animal welfare;
Amendment 234 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Notes, however, that many of the recommendations made by this Authority have not produced any action; notes thus that in the past 15 years various reports have concluded that the conditions in which rabbits, dairy cows, fish, cattle and sheep are farmed need to be regulated, without these recommendations giving rise to decision-making by the EU institutions.
Amendment 239 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls on the Commission to take account of past and future reports on the welfare of farmed animals by the European Food Safety Authority;
Amendment 242 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Welcomes initiatives opposing maceration of chicks; emphasises that approximately 300 million male chicks are killed every year in the European Union, at least 45 million of them in France;
Amendment 256 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 s (new)
Paragraph 6 s (new)
6s. Recalls that 80 % of horsemeat sold in France, a figure of 9 000 tonnes in 2019, is imported and that with no proper labelling to inform consumers, they mainly eat horsemeat imported from South America; points out that some farms have been designated ‘fields of horror’ because of the ill-treatment that pervades there; stresses that without checks, these abuses ultimately arrive on European soil through EU distribution chains;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that education is a key tool for achieving the objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which states that ‘everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and life- long learning in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable them to participate fully in society’;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asserts that an adequate education and training in transitions to environmentally and socially sustainable economies can become a strong driver of job creation, social justiceequity and poverty eradication;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that a transition to a more environmentally sustainable society requires skilled workers, who should have local roots in order to reduce environmental impact, and believes that just transition funds should cover a strong investment in education, vocational education and training (VET) and retraining;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a social protection schema is important for a just transition, as it enables European workers and their families to meet basic needs, including the provision of both early childhood and long- term education;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for an enhanced European university- business dialogue to allow for study in a sector where there will be jobs, particularly in vulnerable communities, regions and sectors, while continuing to disseminate the humanities, which form the foundations of our European civilisation;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on governments and employers to invest in programmes and measures to ensure that vulnerable individualsEuropeans whose circumstances make them vulnerable have the skills necessary for a successful transition to a zero-emission economy; more local economy, running counter to liberal ideologies (free trade agreements);
Amendment 47 #
2020/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Education Area should include transversal training in skills related to the ecological and digital transition, while continuing to disseminate our European cultural foundation, which is a source of intellectual growth, as well as an adequate connection with the world of work, especially at the later levels of the curriculum.;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increase in global demand has aggravated shortages of medicines in the EU, undermining health services in the Member States and exposing patients to considerable risks; whereas these include the progression of the disease and/or worsening of symptoms, increased exposure to falsified medicines, medication errors or adverse events which occur when the missing medicine is replaced by another, avoidable transmission of infectious diseases and significant psychological distress; whereas the Member States have a duty to find swift and effective solutions through closer European integration;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas medicine shortages may lead to delays in the treatment of patients, the need to use alternative therapies that could be less effective and, accordingly, to adverse effects and even a danger to life where a shortage concerns vital medicines;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the loss of European sovereignty and independence in the health sector is linked to the relocation of production, with 40 % of medicinal end products marketed in the EU now originating in third countries; whereas the onlya way tof saveing money and maximising profit is to rely heavily on subcontractors to produce pharmaceutical raw materials in Asia, where labour costs and environmental standards are lower, with the result that 80 % of active ingredients are manufactured outside the EU, mainly in China and India;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are no price harmonisation arrangements tocurrent internal market rules facilitate ‘parallel exports’ to countriMember States where the medicine in question is more expensive; whereas, however, in a market economy, price planning is inconceivable;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in the absence of a regulatory authority, stockpiling in some Member States is leading to a market imbalancesome Member States, stockpiling can further contribute to actual medicine shortages;
Amendment 166 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 172 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the greater number, geographical spread and impact of epidemics is partly attributable to climate change, in combination with globalisation and increased travelglobalisation is a decisive factor as regards the increased geographical spread and impact of epidemics, not to mention the speed at which the infection spreads;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the destruction of biodiversity, the proliferation of man-made habitats and damage to natural areas densely populated by humans are potentially facilitating the propagation of zoonoses, i.e. the transmission to humans and rapid spread of animal pathogens;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas health is not a commodity, and making it subject to internal market rules as if it were, has done nothing but discourage research and the production of new medicines, as well as promote the establishment of a parallel market in medicines and an oligopoly of multinationals;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the geostrategic imperative that the UnionMember States regain itstheir sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and secure itstheir supply of medicines and medical equipment;
Amendment 285 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take whatever action is needed to restore European health sovereigntythe medical and pharmaceutical self-sufficiency of the Union and local pharmaceutical manufacturing, giving priority to essential and strategic medicines; calls on the Commission to map out potential production sites in the EU;
Amendment 399 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that procurement procedures with only one successful tenderer may exacerbate vulnerability should supplies be disrupted; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce procurement procedures under which contracts may be awarded to a number of successful tenderers, in order to maintain market competition and reduce the risk of shortages, while guaranteeing high-quality and affordable treatment for patients;
Amendment 447 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of research and innovation, and calls for the establishment of a genuine European network, given that the price of relocation must not be a deterioration in the quality of medical research; calls for medical research to be encouraged in Europe, to support the relocation and renewed competitiveness of the sector;
Amendment 490 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends the introduction of centralised managementa European database to bring about greater transparency in the distribution chain and the creation of a European supply management unit tasked with developing a European strategy to prevent and resolve breaks in supplyan early warning system on shortages of existing and planned medicines to ensure that breaks in supply are better managed;
Amendment 530 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop European health strategies on the basis of a common basket of drugs for the treatment of cancer and infections whose prices are harmonisedtailored to the purchasing power of each Member State, in a bid to counter recurrent shortages and ensure that patients have access to treatment;
Amendment 544 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to create, as part of the ‘RescEU’ mechanism, a European contingencystrategic reserve of medicines of strategic importance for health care, supplies of which are critical, along the lines of the ‘RescEU’ mechanism, in order to alleviate shortages outside crisis permajor therapeutic importance and at high risk of shortage, to act as a contingency stock for Member States in critical situatiodns;
Amendment 566 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a joint definition of ‘medicines of strategic importance for health carmajor therapeutic importance’ and of ‘criticality’, emphasising the value of these medicines for public health, the lack of alternatives and the vulnerability of the production chain; calls for a European regulatory authority to be designated to carry out the task of setting quotas for the allocation of medicines from that reserve to the Member States;
Amendment 590 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop innovative and coordinated strategies and to step up exchanges of good practice in the area of stock management; considers that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) could be designated as the regulatory authority tasked with preventing shortages of essential medicines, with a correspondingly wider remit and more staffat no additional cost to the Union budget;
Amendment 655 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to set up an innovative centralised digital platform, which can be consulted by the public, for sharing information provided by national agencies and all stakeholders regarding shortages of medicines and medical equipment; welcomes the introduction by the EMA of the SPOC and i-SPOC systems; calls for existing information systems to be improved so as to provide a clear overview of difficulties, shortages and requirements in each Member State, with a view to preventing stockpiling;
Amendment 696 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the paper information notice to be supplemented by an electronic information notice to be drawn up in all the official Union languages for every medicine on the EU marketsold in the Union itself, in order to facilitate sales of medicines between Member States; recommends the provision of more comprehensive information on the origin of medicines;
Amendment 709 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need to use state-of- the-art track-and-trace systems and technologies for medicines, from when the active ingredients are produced, in order to improve the reliability of the entire production, packaging and distribution chain and ensure a high quality of medicines;
Amendment 734 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the introduction of stress tests by the Member States to assess the resilience of respective health systems in emergencies would provide an effective means of countering shortages in the event of pandemics and of identifying structural risk factors which go to create shortages;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe, as the EU’s main education, volunteering and culture programmes, play a key role in fostering education in the skills needed for the green transition, raising awareness of environmental issues, volunteering to protect the environment and preserve European landscapes and heritage, and developing creative, inclusive and accessible solutions to tackle environmental challenges;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission communication on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (COM(2020)0021), which aims to enable a just and well-managed transition towards a resilient and, sustainable and local society; emphasises that it is imperativeortant that the EU achieve the revised 2030 and 2050 climate and biodiversity goals and reach its commitments under the Paris Agreement, based on the best available science;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that under the investment plan, funding can be dedicated to thematic projects in the fields of education, volunteering and culture; calls on the Commission to step up the synergies between the Green Deal and Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe in order to complement and cross- fertilise their specific methods of tackling environmental issuesand cultural issues, since culture is the interface between humans and nature;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to introduce financial incentives in the investment plan to complement the Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe programmes in the shift towards more environmentally friendly, sustainable means of transport, while also promoting inclusion and accessibility; takes the view that such incentives should be supported with an ambitious and, dedicated and costed budget within the investment plan;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the situation resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, especially that of the most vulnerable individuals and sectors and that of minorities, whowhich face an even more precarious situation than before the crisis; calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures to adapt the proposal for the Green Deal investment plan to develop an approach coordinated with emergency measures, such as the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative and the proposed SURE scheme, and recovery instruments, and requests that investment in the fields of culture, education, youth and sport be considered strategic in order to foster the green transition promoted through the Green Deal.
Amendment 54 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commits to a just recovery from the coronavirus crisis that ensures that European taxpayers’ money is invested in the future, not the pastinnovative sectors and in a sustainable and, above all, local green transition by promoting investments in European states; that conditions fiscal expansion to drive the shift to a greensustainable and local economy and make societies and people more resilient; that employs public funds to climate proof sectors and projects that are actually playing a role in the fight against climate change and have a relatively low carbon footprint, thereby generating green jobs in Member States and sustainable growth; that incorporates climate risks and opportunities into the financial system, as well as all aspects of public policymaking and infrastructure; and that guarantees an end to fossil fuel subsidies and applies the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commits to a just recovery from the coronavirus crisis that ensures that European taxpayers’ money is invested in the future, not the past; that conditions fiscal expansion to drive the shift to a green, sustainable and local economy and make societies and people more resilient; that employs public funds to climate proof sectors and projects (sectors that actually have a low carbon footprint), thereby generating green jobs and sustainable and local growth; that incorporates climate risks and opportunities into the financial system, as well as all aspects of public policymaking and infrastructure; and that guarantees an end to fossil fuel subsidies and applies the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 115 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 158 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for anythe investments that are necessary for climate mitigation, adaptation and the just transition to be made and to be exempted from the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 17 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the EU has a historic responsibilopportunity to be the most ambitiousresponsible signatory of the Paris Agreement and should acknowledge and act on its climate and environmental debtcontribute to settling the global climate and environmental debt, including by serving third parties as a model for action;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on all EU Member States to rapidly scale up climate finance, prioritising grants-based finance, in particular for LDCs and SIDS, and to increase financial support during the 2020- 2025 periodnegotiate with LDCs and SIDS an increase in climate finance, subject to making this financial support conditional, during the 2020-2025 period and beyond, on control by the beneficiary States of the movements of their populations and on transparent and verifiable management of resources;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the post-2025 target for climate finance to ensure that the needs of the most vulnerable countries are met through dedicated sub-goals, including a sub-goal for adaptation finance and a sub- goal for loss and damagea review of adaptation finance;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the WIM Review 2019 acknowledges the importance of the implementation of the WIM for vulnerable populations in particular; urges the EU to support the calls of LDCs for a specific financing facility on loss and damage and for immediate debt reliefcalls on the Union to review the resources for adaptation without creating a specific additional financing arm for loss and damage;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2042(INI)
9. Calls for greater international support for indigenous land rights, which would contribute to limiting global warming and combating the degradation of ecosystems.
Amendment 6 #
2020/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to includpropose, in its economic recovery roadmap and financial support schemes, EU guidelines for the Member States on how to design their investment plans so that they are consistent with the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement; stresses that such guidelines would enable the EU to save and transform its economy (i.e. take the EU out of the crisis and accelerate the transition towards climate neutrality);
Amendment 17 #
2020/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that both sustainable and local production and consumption should be promoted; considers in this regard that resource efficiency should be improved by increasing the circularity of value chains, reducing the consumption of resources, and cutting down on waste generation; stresses that a new, localist economy comprising circular services should be developed by rejecting production linked to free-trade agreements;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that it is crucialimportant to ensure that the ‘sustainable choice’ will be the default choice – which is attractive, accessible and, sustainable – for all consumers in the EU as soon as possibleand local – is promoted to consumers in the EU; calls on the Commission to encourage the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, technically durable and easily repairable and, after having become waste and having been prepared for reuse or recycling, suitable to be made available or placed on the market in order to facilitate the proper implementation of the waste hierarchy; calls on the Commission to support and develop economic tools that give an economic advantage to the ‘sustainable choice’;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that consumers should be able to fully participate in the ecological transition; calls on the Commission to develop legislative proposalideas on the tools needed to achieve this goal, including improved product information through labelling, environmental footprint (from manufacturing to final recycling), green claims, extended legal guarantees and definitions, as well as measures against planned obsolescence and greenwashing; calls on the Commission to guarantee the right for people in the EU to have their goods repaired; highlights that such tools must be based on sound environmental criteria, which enable consumers to assess accurately the environmental impact of products on the basis of their life cycle, their environmental footprint, their lifespan and their quality;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2021(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the role of Green Public Procurement (GPP) to acceleratimprove the shift towards a more sustainable and circular economy, and the importance of promoting the uptake of GPP during the EU’s economic recovery; recalls the commitments of the Commission to propose further legislation on GPP.
Amendment 12 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the main AI research and development hubs are the United States, the EU and China, which alone account for three quarters of AI actors and, respectively, 28%, 25% and 23% of resources;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas AI can be applied to almost any field in medicine: biomedical research, exemplified by the AI-discovered antibiotic Halicin or AI contributions to new cancer therapies, medical education, clinical decision-making, personalizsed medicine, psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, in revolutionizsing robotic prostheses and support systems, telemedicine and, the overall efficiency of the health systems, and precision medicine such as genomics;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas current policy and ethical guidelines for AI are lagging behind ethical challenges that must be identified and mitigated, since AI has tremendous capability to threaten patient preference, safety, and privacy; whereas the boundaries between the roles of physicians and machines in patient care need to be outlined, as regards AI and digital, the EU favours a soft digital ethics approach, prioritising the establishment of a protective and supportive legislative framework before the relevant technologies are developed, while the United States and China are focusing on research and intensive and even aggressive development at the expense of a legislative framework;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas there are more and more AI-technology-based e-health (mobile health) applications; whereas this area is growing exponentially (up 330% between 2014 and 2017) and represents a market that will have an estimated value of USD 223.7 billion in 2023;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out, as stated by the Commission's Joint Research Centre, that AI remains a developing field which is not yet properly understood and that the very concept of AI has not yet been clearly defined;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that overregulation may hamper AI sector innovation, especially fore fact that AI R&D is a fast-expanding sector that is attracting a very large number of SMEs and Sstart-ups; considers that hindering the Union AI sector in delivering, but also private and public investment; underscores the benefits of AI applications in e.g. healthcare, environment protection and food quality to the citizens, may also bear ethical weight, especially in the context of global competition, where securing full respect of Union ethical values may pose a challeng, for example;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly supports the Commission in establishing a common Union AI ethical framework to counter the shortcomings caused by AI internal market fragmentation, including environmental, healthcare, and food safety applications, and to prevent AI double standards across Member States for AI developed in Union and beyond, inter alia in areas such as consumer data management, protection and privacy in smart grids, waste management, equal access to services, patient-doctor relationship standards, data protection and privacy, civil liability in AI-assisted public healthcare, civil liability regarding autonomous vehicles or machinery;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the benefits of AI for disease prevention and control, exemplified by AI predicting the COVID19 epidemic before WHO; urges the Commission to equip ECDC in its reform, which was brought about by the COVID19 crisis, with the legal framework and resources allowing for gathering necessary data independently and in compliance with data protection and privacy, including, among others, AI solutions;
Amendment 165 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the development of AI and related technologies raises questions regarding data storage and the resulting pollution; recalls, in that regard, the high energy cost of storing data in data centres, which alone account for 4% of global electricity consumption; calls, in that connection and in parallel with initiatives taken by GAFAM, on the EU to consider establishing European 'green data centres', which would enable the EU to guarantee its independence in the collection and management of data and, at the same time, ensure that this storage is ethical and sustainable;
Amendment 167 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recalls, further, that data centres, which are essential to the development of appropriate AI, are known to be a major source of heat loss, and this has an impact on the environment; proposes, within the context of ethical reflections on the development of AI, that an ethical charter for businesses be drawn up with a view to establishing a circular economy on the reuse of heat produced by data centres;
Amendment 169 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Points out that an AI ethical framework must not be limited to simply data and data use, but must also cover conditions for the production of AI technologies; recalls, in this connection, that the requisite raw materials and production chains are mainly in third countries, in which labour conditions and treatment of workers do not meet the EU's ethical standards;
Amendment 171 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Recognises the major role that AI and digital technologies may play with regard to human health; welcomes, in this connection, the major developments in genomics, radiology (particularly cancer detection), dermatology and ophthalmology;
Amendment 172 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Acknowledges the advantages of monitoring health via a mobile application, including for individual pathologies such as addiction, insomnia, depression and pathologies that require more intense monitoring, such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 f (new)
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Recalls, however, AI's current limits, and that although constant progress is being made with AI, it is no replacement for a doctor's expertise or human contact; recalls that at this stage of our knowledge of AI programming, individuals remain responsible for how they programme algorithms and the information that they feed into an application; calls on the Commission, in the context of this framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies, to include the fundamental principle that AI must remain a tool that serves professionals and the general public, and for its legal status to reflect this principle clearly;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in order to fight against disinformation and fake news, reinstate a climate of trust in the media and counter threats to democratic political processes, a comprehensive strategy is needed, based inter alia on to promote, in schools and the rest of the public sphere, freedom of expression in the media and the information literacy, and aimed atsector and empowering citizens to critically assess media content and recognise the difference between opinion and fact;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to work in close cooperation with the Member States and civil society organisations to develop common curricula on media literacy and to reach out to all citizens through formal, non-formal and informal education, and through lifelong learningraise awareness among all stakeholders in democratic life of the need to respect pluralism and freedom of expression in the media;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines its view that non- discriminatory, comprehensive and balanced media coverage is essential to a free and well-informed society in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote an inclusive media sphere in which more women, migrants and refugees, as well as members of LGBTI+ communities and people with disabilities, occupy creative and decision- making positions, which would in turn contribute to the reduction of stereotypes in media;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that national media, in particular public service media, have an important responsibility to adequately reflect the cultural, linguistic, social and political diversity and to inform citizens extensively about all topics that are relevant to their everyday lives, including EU policies and news; highlights that Europe's media must adequately reflect the cultural, linguistic, social and political diversity of Europe.
Amendment 89 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a unique window ofthere is a unique opportunity for the Union in the next decade to show leadership on sustainability and to faceby addressing the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being. This is especially true for ththat can only be met by means of a change of model and by calling into question free trade. As stated in SOER 2020, one of the most important factors underlying one of Europe’s environmental and sustainability challenges is that they are inextricably linked to economic activities (free trade) and certain lifestyles, in particular the societal systems that provide Europeans with necessities such as goods, energy and mobility. Ensuring policy coherence with, and full implementation of, existing environmental policies would take Europe a long way to achieving its environmental goals up to 2030. SOER 2020 concludes, in addition, that the 2050 vision of ‘living well, within the limits of our planet’ cannot be achieved by continuing to promote sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well as infrastructure and buildingonomic growth whilst seeking to manage harmful side effects with environmental and social policy tools.
Amendment 98 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) On 28 November 2019, the European Parliament adopted a resolution declaring a climate and environment emergency in Europe and globally, and urged the new Commission to take fast and important action, including by addressing inconsistencies in current Union policies on the climate and environment emergency, in particular through a far-reaching reform of its agricultural, trade, transport, energy and infrastructure investment policies and by not contributing to biodiversity loss.
Amendment 101 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal25: a new growth strategy for the twin green and digital transition that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a competitive, climate-neutral and resource-efficient economy. However, this framing of the Green Deal as a ‘growth strategy’ risks undermining its primary aim, which should be to ensure shared prosperity within planetary boundaries, as is also set out in the 2050 vision of the 8th EAP. Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council26 enshrines into law the Union target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. __________________ 25 COM(2019) 640 final. 26 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The 2020 report on Biodiversity and Pandemics by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlighted the fact that the underlying causes of pandemics are the same global environmental changes that drive biodiversity loss and climate change, with the key drivers being land use change. Consistent and territorially integrated policy, taking into account the differences between Member States, is required, and an improvement in humanity’s relationship with nature, in order to escape from the very real prospect of pandemics emerging more often, spreading more rapidly and killing more people than ever before. From an economic perspective, the estimated cost of reducing the risk of pandemics is 100 times less than the cost of responding to them1a. The current COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to an unprecedented and historic economic crisis, has brought into sharp focus the fact that economic prosperity, stability and resilience are clearly linked with, and dependent on, citizens’ health and well-being. The pandemic has also underlined the need for a ‘One health’ approach, which recognises the interconnection between the human, animal and environmental spheres, and the fact that diseases can be transmitted from one pillar to another and therefore need to be tackled with a holistic approach, which should be mainstreamed and integrated into policy-making across all levels. The current COVID-19 pandemic also demonstrates that the importance of trade has fostered the development of the pandemic on a global scale. This crisis is therefore the result of a liberalism accentuated by free trade treaties and economic and human flows. __________________ 1ahttps://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/2020- 12/IPBES%20Pandemics%20Report%20 Media%20Release.pdf
Amendment 124 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Environment action programmes have guided the development of EU environment policy since the early 1970s. The 7th EAP will expire on 31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced the adoption of a new environment action programme.
Amendment 136 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should supporttake into account some of the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 150 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model, leading to an improvement in the state of nature, in the functioning of ecosystems on land and sea, and committing to ecosystem-based management and investments in restoration to enable future generations to inherit the world in a better state. A regenerative economy should be compatible with a sustainable wellbeing economy which recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space within planetary boundaries for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reversesadapts to climate change and to environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality,to help Member States adaption to climate change, protecting and restoringe biodiversity, circular economy,achieve the zero pollution ambition, while adapting to the COVID-19 health crisis, and reducinge environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.
Amendment 193 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groupmember countries. Moreover, transparent engagement with non- governmental actors and the broader public is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Action to achieve the Union’s environmental and climate objectives needs to be carried out in conjunction with, and must be fully compatible with, the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in accordance with the Member states’ laws and without the Union making demands on the Member States.
Amendment 215 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The assessment of progress towards the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators. It should be coherent with and without prejudice to monitoring or governance tools covering more specific aspects of environment and climate policy, such as in particular Regulation 1999/2018 of the European Parliament and of the Council30, the Environmental Implementation Review or monitoring tools relating to circular economy, in an effort to reduce toxic substances as far as possible, implementing technical and logistical means to achieve zero pollution, biodiversity, air, water, soil, waste, or any other environment policies. Together with other tools used in the European Semester, the Eurostat SDG Monitoring and in the Commission’s Strategic Foresight Report31, it would be part of a coherent interconnected set of monitoring and governance tools. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1–77. 31 COM(2020) 493 final.
Amendment 219 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) There is an increasing body of knowledge and ongoing workstreams in the Joint Research Centre, the European Environment Agency and other organisations on the notion of planetary boundaries (e.g. freshwater use, land use change, ocean acidification) and on the Union consumption footprint. Advancing that work is important to inform policy makers and stakeholders as well as to support the identification of key systemic challenges.
Amendment 256 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiativeircular, partly renewable energy-based and resilient economy which seeks to reduce toxic substances as far as possible and is based on the promotion of an efficient energy mix in a just way, and at protecting, restoring and improving the quality of the environment, including air, water, and soil and subsoil, and reducing, with a view to reversing, biodiversity loss and tackling the degradation of ecosystems.
Amendment 285 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that progress is visible and that European citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of European citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected, restored and valued in ways that enhance resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 304 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32; __________________ 32 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 309 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, by integrating new environmental technologies, strengthening resilience and reducing the vulnerability of society, the economy and the environment to climate change;
Amendment 332 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capitalrestoring the environment, notably air, water, soil, and forest and subsoil, and enhancing the functioning of ecosystems, notably forest, shore, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems;
Amendment 345 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobilitytaking into account changes in the health situation and the economic and social crisis of COVID-19, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility, international trade, by calling into question free-trade agreements and food systems, including agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, and the food system.
Amendment 373 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring effective and efficient, by working directly with the Member States, the implementation of Union legislation on environment and climate and striving for excellence in environmental performance at Union, national, regional and local levels including through providing appropriate administrative and compliance assurance capacity, as laid out in the regular Environmental Implementation Review, as well as stepping up action against environmental crime,
Amendment 376 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) adapting enforcement of Union environmental law where implementation is lacking, while respecting the wishes of Member States, without compelling them financially but helping them by means of effective programmes, with a systematic follow-up of assistance procedures, including by ensuring that sufficient financial and human resources are allocated at both Union and Member State level for this purpose;
Amendment 385 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
– mainstreaming the priority objectives set out in Article 2 in all relevant strategies, legislative and non- legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects at Union, national, regional and local levels; so that theyuch strategies, legislative and non-legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects and their implementation shall do no harm to any of the priority objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 387 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
– ensuring full implementation of, and respect for, the precautionary principle, the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should, as a priority, be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay;
Amendment 406 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
– regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment andfully and systematically take into account environmental impacts, for example on biodiversity loss, pollution and resource use, and impacts on climate;
Amendment 411 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
– taking into account the cost of inaction when evaluating existing policies and developing new initiatives, paying due regard to the costs to the environment and to health;
Amendment 450 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) scaling up the measures against illegal exploitation of natural resources, associated corruption and money laundering, and increasing cooperation with third countries in relation to these measures; stepping up controls at the Union’s borders in the context of the fight against imports of protected animal and plant species; increasing measures to tackle invasive alien species arriving in our territories and disrupting our European ecosystems;
Amendment 463 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) building up the knowledge base on the requirements for a far-reaching and rapid systemic change, including on how to identify, measure and evaluate, inter alia, the effects of feedback loops, tipping points, policy incoherence and lock-in effects;
Amendment 471 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Amendment 487 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies and artificial intelligence to support environment policy while minimising their environmental footprint, and ensuring transparency and public accessibility of this data;
Amendment 504 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) making full use of nature ecosystem-based solutions and social innovation;
Amendment 518 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
– engaging with partner countries on climate and environmental action, encouraging and supporting them to adopt and implement rules in these areas that are as ambitious as those of the Union, and ensuring that all products placed on the Union market or exported from the Union fully comply with relevant Union requirements in line with the Union’s international commitments;
Amendment 531 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
Amendment 545 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require mobilising broad support by involving citizens, social partners and other stakeholders, and encouragingPublic authorities at all levels shall work with businesses and social partners, civil society, citizens and other stakeholders in implementing the 8th EAP. Reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require cooperation in the development and implementation of strategies, policies or legislation related to the 8th EAP amongst national, regional and local authorities, in urban and rural areas.
Amendment 551 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The relevant Union institutions and Member States shall be responsible for taking appropriate action, with a view to the delivery of the priority objectives set out in the Article 2(1) and (2). Action shall be taken with due account for the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality, in accordance with Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 563 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 6 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Covid-19 pandemic is a major shock to the global and Union economy. Due to the necessary containment measures, economic activity in the EU dropped significantly. The contraction in EU GDP in 2020 is expected to be around 7.5%, far deeper than during the financial crisis in 2009. The outbreak of the pandemic has shown the interconnectivity of global supply chains and exposed some vulnerabilities such as the over-reliance of strategic industries on non-diversified external supply sources. Such vulnerabilities need to be addressed, to improve the Union’s emergency response as well as the resilience of the entire economy, while maintaining its openness to competition and trade in line with its rules. Investment activity is expected to have dropped significantly. Even before the pandemic, while a recovery in investment-to-GDP ratios in the Union could be observed, it remained below what might be expected in a strong recovery and was insufficient to compensate for years of underinvestment following the 2009 crisis. More importantly, the current investment levels and forecasts do not cover the Union’s needs for structural investment to restart and sustain long-term growth in the face of technological change and global competitiveness, including for innovation, skills, infrastructure, small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) and the need to address key societal challenges such as sustainability or population ageing. Consequently, in order to achieve the Union's policy objectives and to support a swift, inclusive and healthy economic recovery, support is necessary to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and to reduce the investment gap in targeted sectors.
Amendment 26 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the SDGs, the InvestEU Programme will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under the InvestEU Programme are expected to contribute 30 % of the overallenvironmental commitments, the InvestEU Programme will contribute to the consideration of actions in favour of the decarbonation of the European economy. The financial envelope ofor the InvestEU Programme to climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the InvestEU Programme's preparation and implementation and reassessed in the context of the relevantse actions should be established, during the preparation and implementation of the InvestEU Programme, on the basis of concrete objectives and then reassessed in the framework of the corresponding evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 32 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 40 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Investment projects that receive substantial Union support, in particular in the area of infrastructure, should be screened by the implementing partner to determine whether they have an environmental, climate or social impact. Investment projects that have such an impact should be subject to sustainability proofing in accordance with guidance that should be developed by the Commission in close cooperation with potential implementing partners under the InvestEU Programme. This guidance should appropriately use the criteria established by [Regulation on establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment] for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable and consistent with the guidance developed for other programmes of the Union. Consistent with the principle of proportionality, such guidance should include adequate provisions for avoiding undue administrative burdens, and projects below a certain size as to be defined in the guidance should be excluded from the sustainability proofing. Where the implementing partner concludes that no sustainability proofing is to be carried out, it should provide a justification to the Investment Committee established for the InvestEU Fund. Operations that are inconsistent with the achievement of the climate objectives should not be eligible for support under this Regulation.
Amendment 53 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) As set out in the Commission's Reflection paper on the social dimension of Europe of 26 April 2017, the Communication on European Pillar of Social Rights, the Union framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Communication on ‘Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions’ of 14 January 2020, building a more inclusive and fair Union is a key priority for the Union to tackle inequality and foster social inclusion policies in Europe. Inequality of opportunities affects in particular access to education, training, culture, employment, health and social services. Investment in the social, skills and human capital-related economy, as well as in the integration of vulnerable populations in the society, can enhance economic opportunities, especially if coordinated at Union level. The InvestEU Fund should be used to support investment in education and training, including the re- skilling and upskilling of workers, inter alia in regions depending on a carbon intensive economy and affected by the structural transition to a low-carbon economy. It should be used to support projects that generate positive social impacts and enhance social inclusion by helping to increase employment across all regions, in particular among the unskilled and long-term unemployed, and to improve the situation with regard to gender equality, equal opportunities, non- discrimination, accessibility, intergenerational solidarity, the health and social services sector, social housing, homelessness, digital inclusiveness, community development, the role and place of young people in society as well as vulnerable people, including third country nationals. The InvestEU Programme should also support European culture and creativity that has a social goal.
Amendment 63 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The primary focus of the strategic European investment window should be on support to those final recipients established in a Member State and operating in the Union whose activities are of strategic importance to the Union in particular in view of the green and digital transitions and of enhanced resilience in areas of (i) critical healthcare provision, manufacturing and stockpiling of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and medical supplies, strengthening of health crisis response capacity and of the civil protection system, (ii) critical infrastructure, whether physical or virtual; (iii) provision of goods and services instrumental to the operation and maintenance of such infrastructure, (iv) key enabling, transformative, green and digital technologies and game-changing innovations where the investment is strategically important for the Union’s industrial future, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, software, robotics, semiconductors, microprocessors, edge cloud technologies, high-performance computing, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, photonics, industrial biotechnology, renewable energy technologies, nuclear energy, energy storage technologies including batteries, sustainable transport technologies, clean hydrogen and fuel cell applications, decarbonisation technologies for industry, carbon capture and storage, circular economy technologies biomedicine, nanotechnologies, pharmaceuticals and advanced materials; (v) manufacturing facilities for mass production of Information Communication and Technology components and devices in the EU; (vi) supply and stockpiling of critical inputs to public actors, businesses or consumers in the Union; (vii) critical technologies and inputs for the security of the Union and its Member States, such as defence and space sectors and cybersecurity, and dual use items as defined in point 1 of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009. The final recipients should have their registered office in a Member State and they should be active in the Union in the sense that they have substantial activities in terms of staff, manufacturing, research and development or other business activities in the Union. Projects which contribute to diversification of strategic supply chains in the Single Market through operations in multiple locations across the EU should be able to benefit.
Amendment 76 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The InvestEU Fund should be provided with a governance structure, the function of which should be commensurate with its sole purpose of ensuring the appropriate use of the EU guarantee, in line with ensuring the political independence of investment decisions. That governance structure should be composed of an Advisory Board, a Steering Board and a fully independent Investment Committee. The overall composition of the governance structure should strive to achieve gender balance. The governance structure should not encroach upon or interfere with the decision-making of the EIB Group or other implementing partners, and should not be a substitute for their respective governing bodies.
Amendment 77 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) A Steering Board composed of representatives of the Commission and of the Member States, representatives of implementing partners and one non-voting expert appointed by the European Parliament should determine the strategic and operational guidance for the InvestEU Fund.
Amendment 80 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In selecting implementing partners for the deployment of the InvestEU Fund, the Commission should consider the counterparty's ability to fulfil the objectives of the InvestEU Fund and to contribute its own resources, in order to ensure adequate geographical coverage and diversification, to crowd in private investors and to provide sufficient risk diversification and solutions to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations. Given its role under the Treaties, its capacity to operate in all Member States and the existing experience under the current financial instruments and the EFSI, the EIB Group should remain a privileged implementing partner under the InvestEU Fund's EU compartment. In addition to the EIB Group, national promotional banks or institutions should be able to offer a complementary financial product range, given that their experience and capabilities at national and regional level could be beneficial for the maximisation of the impact of public funds on the whole territory of the Union, and for ensuring a fair geographical balance of projects. The InvestEU Programme should be implemented in such a way as to promote a level playing field for smaller and younger promotional banks and institutions. Moreover, it should be possible for other international financial institutions to become implementing partners, in particular when they present a comparative advantage in terms of specific expertise and experience in certain Member States and when they present a Union majority of shareholding. It should also be possible for other entities fulfilling the criteria laid down in the Financial Regulation to become implementing partners.
Amendment 88 #
2020/0108(COD)
(66) In accordance with the Financial Regulation, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9537 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9638 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193939 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities, including fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out administrative investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (“the EPPO”) may investigate and prosecute offences against the Union’s financial interests as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 . In accordance with the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO in respect of those Member States participating in enhanced cooperation pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, and the European Court of Auditors and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests. _________________ 36Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L248, 18.9.2013, p. 1). 37 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1). 38 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2). 39Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 40 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).
Amendment 95 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) growth and employment in the Union economy, the sustainability of the Union economy and its environmental and climate dimension contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and the objectives of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the preservation of its ecosystems and to the creation of high-quality jobs;
Amendment 107 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a sustainable infrastructure policy window which comprises sustainable investment in the areas of transport, including multimodal transport, road safety, including in accordance with the Union objective of eliminating fatal road accidents and serious injuries by 2050, the renewal and maintenance of rail and road infrastructure, energy, in particular nuclear energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency in accordance with the 2030 energy framework, buildings renovation projects focused on energy savings and the integration of buildings into a connected energy, storage, digital and transport systems, improving interconnection levels, digital connectivity and access, including in rural areas, supply and processing of raw materials, space, oceans, water, including inland waterways, waste management in accordance with the waste hierarchy and the circular economy, nature and other environment infrastructure, cultural heritage, tourism, equipment, mobile assets and the deployment of innovative technologies that contribute to the environmental or climate resilience or social sustainability objectives of the Union and that meet the environmental or social sustainability standards of the Union;
Amendment 108 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a social investment and skills policy window, which comprises microfinance, social enterprise finance, social economy and measures to promote gender equality, skills, education, training and related services, social infrastructure, including health and educational infrastructure and social and student housing, social innovation, health and long-term care, inclusion and accessibility, cultural and creative activities with a social goal, and the integration of vulnerable people, including third country nationals;
Amendment 131 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iv – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iv – point b
(b) nuclear energy, renewable energy technologies, energy storage technologies including batteries, sustainable transport technologies, clean hydrogen and fuel cell applications, decarbonisation technologies for industry, carbon capture and storage, circular economy technologies,
Amendment 147 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – point vii – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e – point vii – paragraph 2
The Steering Board, in close collaboration with the Advisory Board, shall set any necessary requirements relating to the control and executive management of final recipients for other areas under the strategic European investment window, and to the control of intermediaries under that window, in the light of any applicable public order or security considerations.
Amendment 161 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) estimate the social impact of projects, including on gender equality, on the social inclusion of certain areas or populations and on the economic development of areas and sectors affected by structural challenges such as the need toprocess of decarboniseation of the economy;
Amendment 165 #
2020/0108(COD)
Amendment 172 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the Steering Board established pursuant to Article 20 shall be advised by an Advisory Board and shall report to it.
Amendment 173 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Advisory Board shall strive to ensure gender balance and shall comprise:
Amendment 174 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Amendment 175 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Advisory Board and the meetings of the representatives of the Member States referred to in paragraph 6 may issue recommendations to the Steering Board for its consideration regarding the implementation and operation of the InvestEU Programme.
Amendment 176 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, in conjunction with the Member States, shall establish the operating rules and procedures for the Advisory Board and shall manage the secretariat of the Advisory Board. All relevant documentation and information shall be made available to the Advisory Board to enable it to exercise its tasks.
Amendment 185 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A fully independentn investment committee shall be established for the InvestEU Fund (the ‘Investment Committee’). The Investment Committee shall:
Amendment 187 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each configuration of the Investment Committee shall be composed of six remunerated external experts. The experts shall be selected and shall be appointed by the Commission, at the recommendation of the Steering Board and after consulting the representatives of the Member States. The experts shall be appointed for a term of up to four years, renewable once. They shall be remunerated by the Union. The Commission, at the recommendation of the Steering Board, may decide to renew the term of office of an incumbent member of the Investment Committee without following the procedure laid down in this paragraph.
Amendment 188 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The composition of the Investment Committee shall ensure that it has a wide knowledge of the sectors covered by the policy windows referred to in Article 7(1) and a wide knowledge of the geographic markets in the Union, and shall ensure that the Investment Committee as a whole is gender-balanced.
Amendment 198 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point a
Annex II – point 1 – point a
(a) the expansion of the generation, supply or use of clean and sustainable renewable and safe and sustainable other zero and low-emission energy sources and solutions, including nuclear energy;
Amendment 210 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 12 – point g
Annex II – point 12 – point g
Amendment 211 #
2020/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 12 – point h
Annex II – point 12 – point h
Amendment 20 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – subparagraph 2
However, support under the solvency support window shall only be granted if it is to the benefit of companies that were not in difficulty in State aid terms8 already at the end of 2019 but since then face significant solvency risks due to the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; _________________ 8 As defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).face significant solvency risks due to the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and which are considered "undertakings in difficulty", as determined by the national definition in place in the country of activity;
Amendment 32 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The operations concerned shall be consistent with Union policies, including the European Green Deal9 and the Strategy on shaping Europe’s digital future10 , as well as supporting an inclusive and symmetric recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and support any of the following general objeclinked to a commitment by the beneficiary to maintain or create sustainable and quality employments within its EU-based activitives:’ _________________ 9 COM(2019)640 final. 10 COM(2020)67 final.
Amendment 45 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure that the majority of EFSI financing under the solvency support window is utilised to support eligible companies in Member States where the availability of State solvency support is more limitedich commit to maintaining or creating sustainable and quality jobs within their EU-based activities.
Amendment 51 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The eligible instruments under the solvency support window shall result in providing equity or quasi-equity to companies referred to in Article 3(c). Hybrid instruments may be used in line with Annex II if such instruments fulfil the purpose of the window and if they fulfil the agreed upon rules applied in the Member States concerned.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14a – paragraph 1
Article 14a – paragraph 1
An amount of up to EUR 1050 000 000 shall be made available for covering costs, advisory services and technical and administrative assistance to set-up and manage funds, special purpose vehicles, investment platforms and other vehicles for the purposes of the solvency support window including for support referred to in point (i) of Article 14(2) and having a special focus on Member States with less developed equity markets. The technical assistance shall also be available to support the green and digital transformation of companies financed under this window.
Amendment 54 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 14a – paragraph 3
Article 14a – paragraph 3
An amount of EUR 840 000 000 out of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall constitute an external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation and shall be subject to Article 4(4) and (8) of the [EURI] Regulation.
Amendment 60 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Annex II – section 6 – point d – indent 1
Annex II – section 6 – point d – indent 1
— The EU guarantee may be used to support EIB or EIF financing, or guarantees to, or investments in funds, special purpose vehicles or other investment platforms, including through national promotional banks or institutions or other relevant arrangements, that provide equity and equity-type investments in companies. The use of the EU guarantee does not affect the decision- making independence and autonomy of the beneficiary.
Amendment 62 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Annex II – section 6 – point d – indent 2
Annex II – section 6 – point d – indent 2
— Funds, special purpose vehicles or investment platforms that target companies engaging in cross-border activities within the Union and/or companies which have high potential for green or digital transformation, and the support and creation of sustainable and quality jobs, shall be particularly targeted under the Solvency Support Window.
Amendment 63 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Annex II – section 6 – point d – indent 3
Annex II – section 6 – point d – indent 3
— The funds, special purpose vehicles or investment platforms shall provide financing on commercial terms or on terms consistent with the State aid Temporary Framework12 national Member State rules, while paying due regard to the European nature of the Solvency Support Instrument and to the funds’ and other vehicles’ independent management. _________________ 12 Communication from the Commission: Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak (C(2020)1863), as amended by C(2020) 3156 final.
Amendment 65 #
2020/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Annex II – section 6 – point d – indent 5
Annex II – section 6 – point d – indent 5
— Companies targeted by funds, special purpose vehicles or investment platforms shall be encouraged to comply, to the extent possible, with minimum high-level social and environmental safeguards in line with guidance provided by the Steering Board. Such guidance should include adequate provisions for avoiding undue administrative burdens, commit to maintain and create as many sustaking into account the size of companies and including lighter provisions for SMEs. Companies with a certain level of exposure to a pre-defined list of environmentally harmful activities, in particular the sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), shall be encouraged to put in place, in the future, green transition plans. Companies shall also be encouraged to advance in their digital transformation. Technical assistance shall be available to assist companies for the purpose of these transitionable and quality jobs as possible in their EU-based activities.
Amendment 18 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Currently, nNo instrument should foresees direct financial support linked to the achievement of results and to implementation of reforms and public investments of the Member States in response to challenges identified in the European Semester, and with a view to having a lasting impact on the productivity and resilience of the economy of the Member States.
Amendment 27 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Against this background, it is necessary to strengthenadapt the current framework for the provision of support to Member States and provide direct financial support to Member States through an innovative tool. To that end, a Recovery and Resilience Facility (the ‘Facility’) should be established under this Regulation to provide effective financial and significant support to step up the implementation of counter-cyclical reforms and related public investments in the Member States. The Facility should be comprehensive and should also benefit from the experience gained by the Commission and the Member States from the use of the other instruments and programmes.
Amendment 31 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 43 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to implement these overall objectivesboost economical recovery, relevant actions will be identified during the Facility’s preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. Also, due attention should be paid to the impact of the national plans submitted under this Regulation on fostering not only the green transition, but also the digital transformation. They will both play a priority role in relaunching and modernising our economy.
Amendment 45 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 54 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation and to promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 62 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereofby the Member States in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental prioritiestandards of the Union.
Amendment 68 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 74 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure a meaningful financial contribution commensurate to the actual needs of Member States to undertake and complete the reforms and investments included in the recovery and resilience plan, it is appropriate to establish a maximum financial contribution available to them under the Facility as far as the financial support (i.e. the non- repayable financial support) is concerned. That maximum contribution should be calculated on the basis of the demographic trend (taking into account the depopulation rate), the inversempact of the per capitaCOVID-19 outbreak on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the relative unemployment rate of each Member State.
Amendment 76 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the national ownership and a focus on relevant reforms and investments, Member States wishing to receive support should submit to the Commission a recovery and resilience plan that is duly reasoned and substantiated. The recovery and resilience plan should set out the detailed set of measures for its implementation, including targets and milestones, and the expected impact of the recovery and resilience plan on growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience; it should also include measures that are relevant for the green and the digital transitions; it should also include an explanation of the consistency of the proposed recovery and resilience plan with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semesterbe ecologically responsible. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
Amendment 83 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Commission should assess the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member States and should act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. The Commission will fully respect the national ownership of the process and will therefore take into account the justification and elements provided by the Member State concerned and assess whether the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member State is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester; whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions and to addressing the challenges resulting from them; whether the plan is expected to have a lasting impact in the Member State concerned; whether the plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis and contribute to enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesion; whether the justification provided by the Member State of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment; whether the proposed recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects that represent coherent actions; and whether the arrangement proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to ensure effective implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The request for a loan should be justified by the financial needs linked to additional countercyclical reforms and investments included in the recovery and resilience plan, notably relevant for the green and digital transitions, and by therefore, by a higher cost of the plan than the maximum financial contribution (to be) allocated via the non-repayable contribution. It should be possible to submit the request for a loan together with the submission of the plan. In case the request for loan is made at a different moment in time, it should be accompanied by a revised plan with additional milestones and targets. To ensure frontloading of resources, Member States should request a loan support at the latest by 31 August 2024. For the purposes of sound financial management, the total amount of all the loans granted under this Regulation should be capped. In addition, the maximum volume of the loan for each Member State should not exceed 4.7% of its Gross National Income. An increase of the capped amount should be possible in exceptional circumstances subject to available resources. For the same reasons of sound financial management, it should be possible to pay the loan in instalments against the fulfilment of results.
Amendment 102 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) For the purpose of sound financial management, specific rules should be laid down for budget commitments, payments, suspension, cancellation and recovery of funds. To ensure predictability, it should be possible for Member States to submit requests for payments on a biannual basis. Payments should be made in instalments and be based on a positive assessment by the Commission of the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State. Suspension and cancellation of the financial contribution should be possible when the recovery and resilience plan has not been implemented in a satisfactory manner by the Member State. Appropriate contradictory procedures should be established to ensure that the decision by the Commission in relation to suspension, cancellation and recovery of amounts paid respects the right of Member States to provide observations.
Amendment 110 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In accordance with the Financial Regulation, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9515and ,Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9616 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193917 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities and fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out administrative investigations, including on- the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) may investigate and prosecute fraud and other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 . In accordance with the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors. _________________ 14Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999,(OJ L248, 18.9.2013, p. 1) 15 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p.1) 16 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L292,15.11.96, p.2) 17 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L283, 31.10.2017,, p.1) 18 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29)
Amendment 124 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The scope of application of the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by this Regulation shall refer to policy areas related to economic, social and territorial cohesion, the green and digital transitions, health, competitiveness, resilience, productivity, education and skills, research and innovation, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, jobs and investment, and the stability of the financial systems.
Amendment 134 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions, thereby contributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union, fostering employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 148 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 156 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
A maximum financial contribution shall be calculated for each Member State for the allocation of the amount referred to in Article 5(1)(a), using the methodology set out in Annex I, based on the demographic trend (taking into account the depopulation rate), the inverse of the per capitampact of COVID- 19 outbreak on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the relative unemployment rate of each Member State.
Amendment 158 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. For a period starting after 31 December 2022 until 31 December 2024, where financial resources are available, the Commission may organise calls in line with the calendar of the European Semester. To that effect, it shall publish an indicative calendar of the calls to be organised in that period, and shall indicate, at each call, the amount available for allocation. Each Member State may propose to receive up to a maximum amount corresponding to its allocation share of the available amount for allocation, as referred to in Annex I, to implement the recovery and resilience plan.
Amendment 175 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The recovery and resilience plans shall be consistent with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, in particular those relevant for or resulting from the green and digital transitionby the Member States. The recovery and resilience plans shall also be consistent with the information included by the Member States in the national reform programmes under the European Semester, in their national energy and climate plans and updates thereof under the Regulation (EU)2018/199921 , in the territorial just transition plans under the Just Transition Fund22 , and in the partnership agreements and operational programmes under the Union funds. _________________ 21Regulation (EU)2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. 22 […]
Amendment 195 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 216 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) envisaged milestones, targets and an indicative timetable for the implementation of the reforms over a maximum period of four years, and of the investments over a maximum period of seven yearand of the investments;
Amendment 230 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the recovery and resilience plan and in the determination of the amount to be allocated to the Member State concerned, the Commission shall take into account the analytical information on the Member State concerned available in the context of the European Semester as well as the justification and the elements provided by the Member State concerned, as referred to in Article 15(3), and any other relevant information including, in particular, the one contained in the National Reform Programme and the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned and, if relevant, information from technical support received via the Technical Support Instrument.
Amendment 239 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 278 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point c – point 2
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point c – point 2
Amendment 287 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 290 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Upon completion of the relevant agreed milestones and targets indicated in the recovery and resilience plan as approved in the implementing act of the Commission, the Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission a duly justified request for payment of the financial contribution and, where relevant, of the loan tranche. Such requests for payment may be submitted by the Member States to the Commission on a biannual basis. The Commission shall assess, within two months of receiving the request, whether the relevant milestones and targets set out in the decision referred to in Article 17(1) have been satisfactorily implemented. For the purpose of the assessment, the operational arrangement referred to in Article 17(6) shall also be taken into account. The Commission may be assisted by experts.
Amendment 295 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Amendment 298 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Amendment 304 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 312 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to which extent the objectives have been achieved, and the efficiency of the use of resources and the European added value. It shall also consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions.
Amendment 315 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Amendment 317 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 318 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – paragraph 2 – indent 1
— PopulationDemographic trend;
Amendment 324 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In accordance with Article 16(3), the Commission shall assess the importance and coherence of the recovery and resilience plans, and its contribution to the green and digital transitions, and for that purpose, it shall take into account the following criteria:
Amendment 328 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 351 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.2
Amendment 391 #
2020/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
— the Member State provided sufficient information and evidence that the amount of the estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan is in line with the nature and the type of the envisaged reforms and investments (“plausible”).
Amendment 189 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With a view to protecting people in vulnerable situations, including those suffering from mental illnesses, non- communicable diseases and chronic diseases, the Programme should also promote actions which address the collateral impacts of the health crisis on people belonging to such vulnerable groups. With a view to guaranteeing continued high standards of essential healthcare services, the Programme should, especially in times of crisis and pandemics, encourage a transition to telemedicine, home administration of medication, and implementation of preventative and self-care plans, where possible and appropriate, while ensuring that access to healthcare services is provided to chronic patients, taking into account the respective levels of digitisation of the Member States and problems of access to digital solutions in remote areas or for certain population groups.
Amendment 197 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Correlations have been observed between health and/or economic crises and a worrying increase in depressive tendencies resulting from the effects of reduced disposable income, uncertainty about the future and growing unemployment. The Programme should therefore provide support for national actions aimed at integrating mental health into all policies and promoting mental health in all areas, including school and work, and for preventive actions to combat depression and suicide.
Amendment 241 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Programme should provide for equal access to healthcare. ‘Socioeconomic health inequalities’ cover situations ranging from unequal access to treatment, fragmented access across regions and differences in health status based on economic conditions, to the distribution of health determinants between different population groups. The individual Member States are responsible for developing social and health polices to tackle the national challenges linked to health inequalities.
Amendment 255 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Non-communicable diseases are a result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. Such non- communicable diseases as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, neurological disorders, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes, represent major causes of disability, ill- health, health- related retirement, and premature death in the Union, resulting in considerable social and economic impacts. To decrease the impact of non- communicable diseases on individuals and society in the Union and reach goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, Target 3.4, to reduce premature mortality from non- communicable diseases by one third by 2030, it is key to provide an integrated response focusing on prevention across sectors and policy fields, combined with efforts to strengthen health systems.
Amendment 299 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the Member States after cardiovascular diseases. It is also one of non-communicable diseases that share common risk factors and the prevention and control of which would benefit the majority of citizens. In 2020 the Commission announced the ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’ which would cover the entire cycle of the disease starting from prevention and early diagnosis to treatment and quality of life of patients and survivors. The measures should benefit from the Programme and from Horizon Europe’s Mission on Cancer. The actions on cancer should also address its common risk factors and synergies with other major non-communicable diseases, such as neurological diseases, and consider devising a template for other major disease areas based on the ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’.
Amendment 312 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Heart attacks and strokes often occur in people previously undiagnosed with cardiovascular diseases. Many of these are due to undetected genetic conditions, such as familial hypercholesterolaemia, arrhythmias, congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathies, and conditions such as hypertension. The Programme should support the development of policies and interventions to identify and manage individuals at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease in order to prevent the onset of the disease and reduce mortality.
Amendment 345 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should therefore support actions to monitor shortages of medicines, medical devices and other healthcare products and to ensure greater availability and affordability of those products while limiting the dependency of their supply chains on third countries, in particular actions, where necessary in synergy with other programmes, to encourage local production of medicinal plants in the Member States, and to encourage and support production of active ingredients and generics within the European Union. In particular, in order to address unmet medical needs, the Programme should provide support to clinical trials so as to speed up the development, authorisation and access to innovative and effective medicines, promote incentives to develop such medicinal products as antimicrobials and foster the digitial transformation of healthcare products and platforms for monitoring and collecting information on medicines.
Amendment 568 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6)support action for the surveillance, prevention, diagnosis and treatment and care of non-communicable diseases, and notably of cancer, while addressing its synergies with other major non- communicable diseases, such as neurological disorders;
Amendment 640 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall consult the health authorities of the Member States in the Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases on the work plans established for the Programme and its priorities and strategic orientations and its implementation. Consideration should be given to promoting synergies between European funds and national funds/resources to ensure long-term effectiveness and sustainability of the actions.
Amendment 666 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a – point ii a (new)
Annex I – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia.) Local production of medicinal plants in the Member States;
Amendment 668 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a – point ii b (new)
Annex I – point a – point ii b (new)
(iib.) Production of active ingredients and generics within the European Union to reduce the Member States’ dependence on certain third countries.
Amendment 740 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point d a (new)
Annex I – point d a (new)
(da.)Development of the capacity and resources of patients’ organisations to increase patients’ contribution to health policy planning and implementation.
Amendment 765 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point f – point v
Annex I – point f – point v
(v) Actions to address the collateral health consequences of a health crisis, in particular those on mental health, onin addition to social exclusion and financial hardship, often experienced by patients suffering from chronic diseases and other vulnerable groups;
Amendment 768 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point f – point v a (new)
Annex I – point f – point v a (new)
(va.) With patient safety as a top priority, actions to facilitate the availability of accessible and affordable telemedicine services for all patients throughout Europe, and to support digital literacy and a transition to telemedicine, home administration of treatment and medication, and implementation of preventative and self-care plans, while involving patients’ organisations in evaluating, identifying and implementing the best possible solutions in terms of continued access to high-quality care and treatment;
Amendment 809 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point vi a (new)
Annex I – point g – point vi a (new)
(via.) Support actions promoting mental health in the workplace and in schools; promote actions to combat depression and suicide; develop socially inclusive forms of mental health care;
Amendment 819 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point g – point ix a (new)
Annex I – point g – point ix a (new)
(ixa.) Support the establishment and implementation of evidence-based programmes assisting Member States and their actions to improve health promotion, health literacy and disease prevention (for communicable and non-communicable diseases);
Amendment 910 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point x a (new)
Annex I – point h – point x a (new)
(xa.) Support actions to tackle common, shared risk factors and synergies between cancer and other major non- communicable diseases, such as neurological disorders, and to render the European cancer plan a template for other major disease areas;
Amendment 918 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point x b (new)
Annex I – point h – point x b (new)
(xb) Building on Europe’s cancer plan, support the creation of a template for other major disease areas, such as neurological disorders;
Amendment 944 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point i – point iv a (new)
Annex I – point i – point iv a (new)
(iva) Foster a supportive environment for meaningful patient and public involvement in clinical trials, starting with the design phase and ending with dissemination;
Amendment 55 #
Amendment 58 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law rational environmental policy in the wake of the Corona crisis (The change from Regulation to Directive applies throughout the text. Adopting this amendment it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 60 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) The Corona crisis has led to a global emergency and an economic recession of an unprecedented scale. At this stage, it is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of the actual extent of the corona crisis on the individual Member States and their economies. Therefore, the EU Member States and the EU institutions must review, question and, if necessary, adapt all existing policies. This also includes the environmental policy of the EU Member States and the EU institutions, currently known as “climate policy” which is operating with model-based worst-case scenarios in the far future. It is imperative to return to a rational environmental policy which, in harmony with respect for nature, ensures economic development, innovation and prosperity and guarantees citizens employment, security of supply and health. In this context, it should be borne in mind that in the EU Member States with their advanced economies to date the air and soil and water and food quality are better than they have been in centuries and life expectancy has risen continuously.20a A people-centred rational environmental policy is maintaining and not destroying the framework for a social market economy that guarantees free entrepreneurship, competition and innovation. Accordingly, the project, originally entitled “European Climate Change Act”, will be renamed “Directive establishing the framework for a rational environmental policy in the wake of the Corona crisis” and the objectives will be adapted as outlined below. _________________ 20a According to Eurostat, life expectancy in the EU Member States (EU-27) between 2002 and 2018 increased from 77.7 years to 81 years.
Amendment 62 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out, in its own view, a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019. However, the Commission´s strategy has to be reassessed. In the Commission’s Communications COM(2019)285 of 18 June 2019 and COM(2020)21 of 14 January 2020, the Commission itself stated that, according to the Paris Agreement, achieving the targets by 2030 would require an additional investment of 260 billion euros per year20a, while a tightening of the targets in the sense of the so-called “Green Deal” would even require more investments as follows: “The plan announced in the European Green Deal to raise the EU’s greenhouse gas emission reductions target further for 2030 will translate into even bigger investment needs. The in-depth analysis in support of the Commission’s long-term strategic vision for an EU climate-neutral economy already indicated that the transformation to a low carbon economy may require additional investments of up to 2% of GDP by 2040. This may need to be advanced to achieve a higher ambition already by 2030.”21a Furthermore, the Commission estimates that the economic output of the EU Member States will fall by at least 7% in 2020 as a result of the corona crisis22a . Considering the own assessments of the Commission, it is clear that the current “climate policy” would get completely out of hand financially. Furthermore, the Commission aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment- related risks and impacts. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019. 20aCommission Communication - United in delivering the Energy Union and Climate Action - Setting the foundations for a successful clean energy transition, COM(2019)285 of 18 June 2019 and Commission Communication - Sustainable Europe Investment Plan/Green Deal Investment Plan, COM(2020) 21 of 14 January 2020 21a Commission Communication - Sustainable Europe Investment Plan/Green Deal Investment Plan, COM(2020) 21 of 14 January 2020 22aEuropean Economic Forecast, Spring 2020
Amendment 78 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) TIt is important to underline that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) is moved by its own political agenda. This can be seen, for example, in the IPCC´s Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways.20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events.According to this report, greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced in order to limit temperature increase to 1.5 °C, and to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events. These conclusions have been questioned by the European Climate Declaration from 18 October 2019, signed by over 500 scientists21a, who do not see a climate emergency such as that declared by the European Parliament on 28 November 2019.22a The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showedin turn, notes worldwide erosion of biodiversity, witaccording to which climate change ais the third most important driver of biodiversity loss.22 _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 21ahttps://clintel.nl/wp- content/uploads/2019/10/European- Climate-Declaration-Oslo-18-October- 2019.pdf 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019). 22aEuropean Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP))
Amendment 87 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Kaya´s equation, used by IPCC to assess the Evolution of CO2 emissions, shows clearly that CO2 emissions depend on average living standards, energy intensity of GDP and CO2 content of energy. It is not realistic to rely only on reducing energy intensity or CO2 content of energy to reach a so- called “climate neutrality”, meaning that this target would request a huge reduction of GDP.
Amendment 89 #
2020/0036(COD)
Amendment 100 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ´Paris Agreement´) was signed by the EU Member States and the EU as a supranational organisation and, as a result of this and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted in this context, it has a binding force which is reflected inter alia in Regulation EU 2018/1999. The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal to keep the global temperature increase to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5 °C above pre- industrial levels23 , and stresses the importance of adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change24 and making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards lowdespite the ongoing scientific debate involving different views of the causes of climate change. The Paris Agreement’s requirement to use financial flows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reconcile them with climate-resiliestant development25 . _________________ 23 Article 2.1.a of the Paris Agreement. 24must be replaced by a rational environmental policy based in particular on adaptation to climate change, which has been going on for millions of years. _________________ 23 Article 2.1.ba of the Paris Agreement. 25 Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 111 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union’s and the Member States’ climate action aims to protect people and the planet, welfare, prosperity, health, food systems,Member States’ and Union´s so called climate action so far is based on the assumption, that it is possible to “protect” the climate, often confusing or equating the intlegrity of eco- systems and biodiversity against imate and necessary action against environmental pollution withe threat of climate change, in the cone ‘protection’ of the climate. This action should aim to protexct of the 2030 agendasociety, people, health, forod suystainable development and in pursuems, the integrity of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, and to maximize prosperity within the planetary boundaries and to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of societyeco-systems and biodiversity, through the dissemination of welfare, prosperity and economic development, by increasing their capacities of adaptation to climate change.
Amendment 127 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essentialresilience should be a goal for all Member States. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutralityresilience objective.
Amendment 148 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union has been pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action and hasMember States and the Union have put in place a regulatory framework to achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target, based on the commitments made under the Paris Agreement. The legislation implementing this target consists, inter alia, of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , which establishes an inefficient and bureaucratic system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , which introduced national targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 , which requires Member States to balance greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry and is based exclusively on the hitherto scientifically completely unproven assumption that CO2 is the sole driver of so-called global warming. _________________ 26Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 of 25 October 2003, p. 32). 27Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 28 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 154 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 163 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union has, throughOther recent measures in this context include the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package29 been pursuing an ambitious, which pursues a so- called decarbonisation agenda notably by constructing a robust Energy Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and by reinforcing relevant legislation, including Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 29COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 30Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 31Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 32Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 165 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union iembodied through the Commission wants to see itself as a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and states wherever possible that it is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy. But until now, the Union is indeed the most advanced power in the process of self-destruction of its economy, leading to an irreversible loss of competitiveness at a global level as just recently shown during the COVID-19 crisis.
Amendment 179 #
2020/0036(COD)
(11) The European Parliament has called for the necessarya transition to a supposedly “climate- neutral” society to be achieved by 2050 at the latest and for this to be made intobecome a European success story33 and has declared a climate and environment emergency34 in an excessive ideological manner.34In retrospect, and particularly with regard to the Corona crisis, the European Parliament was unpleasantly reminded by reality of what the real crises are made of. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 201935 , has agreed on the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, while also recognemphasising that it is supposed to be necessary to put in place an enabling framework and that the transition will require significant public and private investment, worth several GDP points each and every year. The European Council also invited the Commission to prepare a proposal for the Union’s long- term strategy as early as possible in 2020 with a view to its adoption by the Council and its submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Since this call, the COVID-19 crisis led to a postponement of the COP 26 by one year and the EU´s GDP is expected to decrease as never in EU history. This is not the only reason why the Council should have the opportunity to reconsider its decision. Moreover, the current target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 was previously unanimously endorsed by the European Council. Given the parallelism of forms, it would have been appropriate for the European Council also to have previously approved an increase in the level of ambition by 2030 before it is presented as a legislative proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure. _________________ 33European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 34European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP)). 35 Conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 12 December 2019, EUCO 29/19, CO EUR 31, CONCL 9.
Amendment 200 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) TAccording to the ideas of the Commission, the Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable. Realistically, this could be done, if at all, within the Union not before 2050. In particular, the so-called technical solutions, i.e. CO2 capture and storage, are at best in the pilot stage; the process itself its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an importanexcessively energy- intensive and thus produces precisely the greenhouse gases that part of the measures needed to achieve the objectivee to be avoided, and is therefore highly uneconomic.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue its climate actGiven that, as a result of ongoing scientific discussions and internatithe Coronal climate leadership after 2050, in order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of thrisis, the targets for 2030 and the goal of so-called “climate neutrality” by 2050 already need to be reassessed, the Commission’s original intention to pursue the same policy beyond 2050 as before and, as the forerunner of this questionable policy, to convince all States and governments of the world to do likewise, is to be questioned. Most important is a scientific basis for future decisions in the field of environmental policy, whereby the so-called Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) can at best have an advisory role in policy-making, as its name already suggests.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation. Member States should adevelopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans.
Amendment 259 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objectiin order to protect the environment and to adapt to climate change at national and Union level, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality tosocio-economic aftermath of the Corona crisis in the medium and long term; the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need topreservation of the social marke the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCCt economy; respect for the principles of national sovereignty and subsidiarity; respect for obligations under the common internal market; best available scientific evidence; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost- effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambitionthe sense of a rational environmental policy.
Amendment 261 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission inAs described above, the Commission published on 11 December 2019 its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need toshould be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules. In the view of the Corona crisis, which showed clearly, what a real emergency is, both the European Council and the European Commission are called upon to examine their objectives on the basis of these new findings. Accordingly, the EU Member States and the Union are called upon to reassess their commitments made under the Paris Agreement and, if necessary, adapt the respective conclusions and legislation in the spirit of a rational environmental policy and not a misleading climate policy. This includes especially the European Council Conclusions of 23/24 October 2014 and of 17/18 March 2016 (setting 2030 targets) and of 12 December 2019 (setting a “climate neutrality” target by 2050) as well as the EU legislation mentioned above in recitals 7-9. Contradictory to that it should be pointed out that the European Central Bank´s Quantitative Easing Corporate Sector Purchase Program (CSPP) so far has been mainly used to fund carbon-intensive activities, in complete contrast to the supposedly earth saving climate policy of the Commission.
Amendment 275 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication,Anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are inextricably linked to economic activities, as evidenced by the fact that from the post-war period until today there has been an almost continuous increase in global CO2 emissions, which was temporarily interrupted in connection with the recession caused by the economic crisis of 2007-2008. As is the case in the COVID-19 pandemic, which is likely to trigger the most severe recession spiral since the Great Depression. It is economic prosperity that enables a society to practice environmental protection for the benefit of all. Therefore, the above- mentioned Communication has obviously not considered the importance of economic growth as a prerequisite for a rational environmental policy and social welfare in a proper manner. Both the increase in the reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and the goal of so-called “climate neutrality” by 2050 have to be reassessed. On the contrary the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part, which, according to current knowledge, would in fact lead to the destruction of all energy- intensive economic sectors. By September 2020, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. in the spirit of a rational environmental policy. This impact assessment should be the starting point for all further discussions. All legislative initiatives must be subordinated to this, if one does not want to risk to be accused to merely create ideologically based legal facts. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 299 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to achieve the climate-neutrality objective and progress on adaptation, the Commission should regularly assess progress. Should the collective progress made by Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation be insufficient or Union measures inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience or reduce vulnerability, the Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission should also regularly assess relevant national measures, and issue recommendations where it fihe Commission, as an executing authority, respecting subsidiarity and proportionality, is permitted to draw up an overview of the policies of the EU Member States in the sense of a rational environmental policy ands that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate changeo comment on them in the sense of non-binding recommendations.
Amendment 319 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should ensure a robust and objective assessment based on the most up to date scientific, technical and socio-economic findings, and representative of a broad range of independent expertise, and base its assessment on relevant information including information submitted and reported by Member States, reports of the European Environment Agency, best available scientific evidence, including the reports of the IPCC. Given that the Commission ha. The Commission has already given its committedment to exploring how the EU taxonomy can be used in the context of the European Green Deal by the public sector, this should include information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation] when such information becomes availablehas to be adapted to the goal of a rational environmental policy. The Commission should use European statistics and data where available and seek expert scrutiny. The European Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate and in accordance with its annual work programmethe guideline of a rational environmental policy.
Amendment 331 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities have a powerful role to play in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate-resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact. The democratic rights of the European citizens are best represented by the national Parliaments in their individual Member States, legitimised by them in democratic elections. The Commission’s idea of indoctrinating the citizens over the heads of the Parliaments in an ideological way with regard to the climate policy it wishes to pursue must be rigorously opposed. It is the citizens and communities who will be the first to suffer the socio-economic consequences of this unprecedented transformation of a free society of empowered citizens into a so- called “climate-neutral” society of prohibition. The Commission’s intention to promote a strong public and social commitment to ‘climate protection’ must be rejected, as it contradicts a sensible environmental policy.
Amendment 352 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progrhe current ideologically based so-called “climate policy” must be transformed into a rational environmental policy. This is primarily the responsibility of the EU Member Statess, with the climate-neutrality objective,hich can coordinate their power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achievlicies at EU level as required, without an EU institution unduly attempting to usurp competences that are ing net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance thato way covered by the Lisbon Treaties. In order to promote a rational environmental policy, the Commission may carriesy out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 365 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In line with the Commission’s commitment to the principles on Better Law-Making, coherence of the Union instruments as regards greenhouse gas emissions reductions should be sought. The system of measuring the progress towards the achievement of the climate- neutrality objective as well as the consistency of measures taken with that objective should build upon and be consistent with the governance framework laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In particular, the system of reporting on a regular basis and the sequencing of the Commission’s assessment and actions on the basis of the reporting should be aNot only in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its currently not assessable effects, the governance framework laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 need to be reviewed and, where necessary, amended in ligned to the requirements to submit information and provide reports by Member States laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 should therefore be amended in order to include the climate-neutrality objective in the relevant provisions with the principles of a rational environmental policy, subject to new conclusions from the European Council.
Amendment 367 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Climate change is by definition a trans-boundary challenge and a coordinated action at Union level is needed to effectively supplement and reinforce national policies. Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to achieve climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives,The Member States have the primary competence to formulate a rational environmental policy. They can voluntarily coordinate their policies at EU level if necessary. The principle of subsidiarity must be respected. This concerns also the national parliamentary scrutiny according to articles 5(3) and 12(b) TEU.
Amendment 380 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the UnionDirective aims to promote the necessary transition to a rational environmental policy. To this end, the EU Member States and the EU institutions must review, question and, if necessary, adapt all existing policies. When taking measures to protect the environment and adapt to climate change at national and Union level, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should pay particular attention to the medium and long-term socio-economic consequences of the Corona crisis, the well-being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy.
Amendment 393 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 406 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 418 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – title
Article 2 – title
2 Climate-neutralitReassessment of environmental and climate policy objectives
Amendment 423 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date. The policies of the EU Member States and the EU institutions have for some time now been focused merely on the highest conceivable reduction of greenhouse gases within the framework of a “climate policy” that can be described as essentially ideological, which shall primarily be achieved through economic intervention in the free market economy and a policy of prohibition. The focus is shifting more and more towards spectacular reduction targets that can neither be scientifically substantiated nor take into account the economic premises necessary for protective measures of any kind. Environmental protection is only possible in a free society that provides the technical innovative power and the necessary economic performance to make this feasible. More and more often, not even ecological considerations are given the necessary space; for example, when the environmental damage caused by the mining of resources for batteries to pursue renewable energy production, which up to now has been promoted by politics, is shifted to non-European countries. It is therefore essential, not only in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which is putting an unprecedented pressure on our economy, that the EU institutions and their Member States review, question and, where necessary, adapt all existing policies. This includes in particular the EU regulations mentioned above, namely Directive 2003/87/EC (greenhouse gas emission allowance trading), Regulation(EU) 2018/842 (national targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions), Regulation (EU) 2018/841 (compensation of greenhouse gases) and Regulation (EU)2018/1999 (governance system for the Energy Union and climate protection), but also, downstream, Directive 2012/27/EU (energy efficiency), Directive (EU)2018/2001 (use of renewable energies) and Directive 2010/31/EU (building efficiency) and, if necessary, other EU regulations. Adaptation to ongoing natural climate change, the causes of which must be further researched by independent scientists, must be at the heart of future policy.
Amendment 445 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union andor national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutralityin accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to enable the objectives set out in paragraph 1 to be achieved jointly, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member Statesbetween Member States. In addition, EU Member States shall be called upon to reassess their commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 474 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 20201, the Commission shall review the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in lightview of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that itreassessment set out in Article 2(1). Furthermore, the Commission should examine the extent to which Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 is affecting the economies of the EU Member States and, isf necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament, draw up proposals to adapt this Regulation so that the Member States, while respecting their sovereignty, can once again, take measures to implement a rational environmental policy that protects the environment for people, safeguards their health and ato the Council as appropriatesame time enables economic development.
Amendment 487 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Amendment 536 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
3 Trajectory for achieving climate neutralityDelegated legislation
Amendment 540 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryIrrespective of the policy field, it must be understood that any inappropriate request by an EU institution to usurp competences beyond those laid down in the Treaties must be rejected in the strongest terms. Specifically, this includes the Commission’s request that it be given the power to impose decisions of a fundamental nature by means of delegated legislation, to which Parliament and the Council would only have a right of objection retrospectively. Such a request from an executive authority that is largely made up of unelected officials and therefore lacks sufficient democratic legitimacy is unacceptable, whatever the subject matter. Rather, decisions of a fundamental nature, such as the setting of possible emission reduction targets for 2030 or beyond, are the sole responsibility of the EU Member States and thus at EU level of the European Council.
Amendment 561 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 569 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 581 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 602 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 621 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 632 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 656 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 663 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 675 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 686 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Amendment 694 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
Amendment 704 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Amendment 761 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States and the relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 783 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
5 Assessment of Union progress and measures in the sense of a rational environmental policy
Amendment 784 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 792 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 804 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 815 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 821 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 846 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 859 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 879 #
Amendment 880 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 890 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);change Adaptation or a new mechanism for the evaluation of national measures which in the course of a readjustment of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 has been adopted. In the absence of new guidelines from the European Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 will remain in force unchanged.
Amendment 899 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 908 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 914 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 930 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 952 #
2020/0036(COD)
1. In addition to the national measures referred to in Article 6(1)(a), and until such time as Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 has been adapted as referred to above, the Commission shall base its assessment referred to in Articles 5 and 6 on at least the following:
Amendment 968 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) best available scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC; and
Amendment 972 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) any supplementary information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, including, when available, investment consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation].
Amendment 985 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 987 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of the best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also, shall draw on the multilevel climatedialogues for and energy dialoguesvironmentally friendly and climate- resilient society as set up by the Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 1029 #
Amendment 1030 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1) is conferred on the Commdoes not apply here, since decission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.s of a fundamental nature pursuant to Article 290(1) TFEU may not be taken by delegated act
Amendment 1032 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1034 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1036 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1040 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1042 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1048 #
Amendment 1091 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a The EU Member States and the European Council are called upon to reassess their previous commitments and conclusions of the European Council with regard to the so-called climate targets for 2030 and climate neutrality for 2050, and, if necessary, to adapt them within a reasonable period of time so that they can be implemented for the benefit of citizens, companies and the environment without jeopardising or even destroying entire branches of Industry and millions of jobs through unrealistic emission reductions based on ideology-based models. On the basis of any new Conclusions of the European Council in the sense of a rational environmental policy, the Commission, as the downstream authority, is called upon to subsequently submit a proposal for the amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 accordingly.
Amendment 1092 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
This RegulationDirective shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 1094 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in allDirective is addressed to the Member States. .
Amendment 63 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries to promote and strengthenengage with third countries to promote and share best available practices and to attach biodiversity conservation and restoration measures and governance, in particular in allto multilateral agreements;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 6
Amendment 81 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the progress made at COP14 on a comprehensive and participatoryn international process to develop a post- 2020 global biodiversity framework; supports the Metz Biodiversity Charter adopted by the G7;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post- 2020 global biodiversity frameworkpursue realistic and achievable biodiversity targets beyond 2020; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Hhighlights that anfirm international framework in the form of a bindingcommitments agreement is needed to protect global biodiversity, to stop its current decline and to restore all aspects of biodiversity; believes that such a frameworksuch commitments should be based on specific, measurable including, quantifiable, ambitious, realistic and time- bound targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly monitoring and review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition, Nationally Determined Contributions, capacity building and an annual monitoring and review mechanism; highlights the need for a harmonised collection and treatment of comparable and consistent data and indicators for a good monitoring process;
Amendment 100 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the agreement reached at COP14 by 196 governments to scale up investments in nature and people towards 2020 and beyond; underlines that economic growth can facilitate sustainable development only if it is decoupled from the degradation of biodiversity and, nature’s capacity to contribute to people and the ability of humankind to preserve and respect it;
Amendment 124 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the establishment of new international financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation linked to the CBD; calls on businesses and financial organisations to make and share strong commitments and contributions to biodiversity, including by biodiversity- proofing their activities, and highlights the importance of leveraging private financing initiatives in this regard; regrets the inconsistency of data set on finance flows for biodiversity that come from domestic and international public and private sources, that puts at risk the tracking and reporting systems and negatively affects any potential reform;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 18
Amendment 134 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the decision of the EIB Group to align all its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to delivering at least 50% of EIB finance for climate action; cCalls on the Commission to engage with Member States and the financial sector to align their activities with the Paris Agreement and consider the protection of biodiversity in financial transactions and investments at EU level and beyond;
Amendment 203 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the absolute need to take into account the multiple consequences of the current global population explosion, including the pressure that it exerts on the natural environment; urges the EU to put an end to its ambition to promote a global framework for managing climate-driven migration associated with the false concept of refugees;
Amendment 204 #
2019/2824(RSP)
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that capacity building and awareness-raising are key for a successful implementation; therefore welcomes the COP14 decision which invites parties, other governments, and donors in a position to do so, to provide financial resources for capacity building, technical assistance, and technology transfer; these must be accompanied by strong guarantees of good use by third countries and strict annual monitoring in the light of the stated objectives;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there is a lack of studies on the mutual potentiation of the different molecules and the interaction of their natural metabolic degradation products;
Amendment 194 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Asks the Commission and the Member States quickly to address the lack of studies on the mutual potentiation of the different molecules and the interaction of natural metabolic degradation products;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas a significant number of companion animals are illegally traded across Member States through the deliberate misuse of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, which is intended for the non- commercial movements of pet animals, when they should be transported under Council Directive 92/65/EEC; whereas this trafficking is facilitated by the disappearance of national borders;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas the illegal breeding of cats and dogs often happens in terrible conditions; whereas puppies are often separated from their mothers much too early and subjected to long journeys across the EU in cramped and filthy conditions with no food, water, or air-conditioning, and no breaks; whereas these conditions lead to the death of many of them;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is highly traumatic for young companion animals, especially puppies, to be separated from their mothers too early; whereas such trauma leads to the animals having behavioural disorders, to the detriment of the consumer, and whereas these disorders are an aggravating factor in the risk of abandonment;
Amendment 27 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas pet passports are often counterfeited with veterinarians involved in this illegal practice; whereas in some Member States the authorities are turning a blind eye to this;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas pet passports are too easy to forge and are therefore often counterfeited, with veterinarians involved in this illegal practice;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas pet passports are often counterfeited, with veterinarians and national public services involved in this illegal practice;
Amendment 33 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas illegally bred companion animals are very often not vaccinated; whereas there are various zoonotic risks associated with the illegal trafficking of companion animals, including the introduction of rabies from endemic parts of Europe into countries that are rabies- free, as well as the spreading of parasites such as Echinococcus multilocularis and others4, and diseases such as ringworm, mange and Leishmaniasis; _________________ 4 European Commission (2015). Study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices. Specific Contract SANCO 2013/12364, Final Report: https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/an imals/docs/aw_eu-strategy_study_dogs- cats-commercial-practices_en.pdf , p. 65; also EU Dog & Cat Alliance (2016): Briefing on the review of pet movement legislation under the “Animal Health Law.” https://s3-eu-west- 1.amazonaws.com/assets.dogandcatwelfare .eu/live/media/publicationtemp/EU_Dog_C at_Alliance_briefing_AHL_pet_movement _review.pdf .
Amendment 37 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas a very common method used to purchase companion animals in the EU is now through online classified adverts, followed closely by social media5; whereas consumers who purchase companion animals via online advertisements have little protection of their rights, whether at national or EU level; whereas the great majority of these consumers are acting in good faith but are poorly informed; whereas unaccounted numbers of illegally bred companion animals are sold on markets in Member States or directly out of cars along the internal borders of the EU; _________________ 5 EU Dog & Cat Alliance + Blue Cross (2017). Online Pet Sales in the EU: What’s the cost? https://s3-eu-west- 1.amazonaws.com/assets.dogandcatwelfare .eu/live/media/publicationtemp/12195_- _EU_Pet_sales_report_spreads.pdf
Amendment 41 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in the destination countries, individuals specialise in the purchase of young animals, especially puppies, reared at low cost abroad, with the sole aim of reselling them for a profit; whereas such practices are harmful to professionals in the sector, to animals and to consumers;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas some individuals in the EU derive their main source of income from activities relating to the breeding and sale of young animals, especially puppies; whereas the majority of them seek to reduce the their ‘production’ costs through illegal or illegitimate practices; whereas such practices are harmful to professionals in the sector, to animals and to consumers;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas the number of thefts of companion animals, especially those with a high market value, is continuing to rise, and whereas this is fuelling the trafficking of companion animals to be re-sold or used for breeding purposes;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. having regard to the urgency and severity of the situation of animals affected by these forms of trafficking;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the identification and registration of companion animals, especially cats and dogs, is a crucial and necessary first step in the fight against illegal trade, and that registration and identification are key conditions for control, enforcement, and traceability;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a clear linkage between the EU Pet Passport and Pet Microchip Registration to ensure that the origin of the companion animal remains clear even if the Pet P; calls for the animal’s origin to be shown on the Pet Passport cover, even if the passport is replaced;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that a uniform EU definition of large-scale commercial breeding facilities, known as puppy mills, is necessary in order to tacklban them and the illegal trade
Amendment 69 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to improve the protection ofinformation provided to consumers buying companion animals via online adverts as part of its Digital Agenda, in order to protect consumers, but also to make them more responsible;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Is of the opinion that the illegal trafficking of companion animals could be curbed by improving law enforcement and toughening sanctions against economic operators, veterinarians and national public services - from source,particularly in source countries, but also in transit and destination countries - who supply counterfeit pet passports;
Amendment 75 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to require their national veterinary bodies or organisations to impose sanctions on practitioners who forge pet passports by providing for the right to practise as a veterinarian to be suspended or removed;
Amendment 78 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban the online sale of young animals by individuals and businesses that did not rear them;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Amendment 80 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to strengthen sanctions against those responsible for the theft of companion animals;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Calls on the Member States to introduce checks on the actual age of imported puppies and to take legal action against those who trade in animals whose passports have been forged;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Calls on the Commission to make it compulsory for individuals and professionals to hold a European passport for all dogs, cats and ferrets born in the EU before any resale, even resale within the Member State in which the animal was born;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10f. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce dissuasive sanctions for any cross border transactions of companion animals carried out without a passport;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10g. Calls on the Member States to introduce a permit for the keeping of companion animals, as some Member States and regions within Member States have already done;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to rapidly propose consistent and enforceable breeding rules for companion animals to be put in place across the EU;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the frequency of inspections should also be harmonised across the EU and carried out in cooperation with the customs, police and veterinary services of the Member States; believes that at least two unannounced inspections per year should be carried out at each breeding facility;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States, in case of non- compliance with Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, to adhere strictly to the procedures laid down therein and to ensure the rehoming of any seized companion animals; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to provide adequately support, including financial, for animal rescue centres;
Amendment 102 #
2019/2814(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the importantvital role played by animal protection associations and NGOs in the fight against the illegal trafficking of companion animals;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the serious risks of climate change are at the heart of citizens’ concerns; welcomes the fact that people across the western world, in particular younger generations, are increasingly active in fighting for climate action; welcomes their calls for greater collective ambition and swift action in order not to overshoot the 1.5°C limit; believes that national, regional and local governments, as well as the EU, should heed these calls;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that all citizens already face direct impacts of climate change; underlines that, according to the European Environment Agency, average annual losses caused by weather and climate- related extremes in the Union alone could amounted to around EUR 12.8 billion between 2010 and 2016, and that, if no further action is taken, climate damages in the EU could amount to at least EUR 190 billion by 2080, equivalent to a net welfare loss of 1.8 % of its current GDP;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the IPCC 1.5° special report represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of mitigation pathways in line with the Paris Agreement; emphasises that, according to this report, having a good chance of keeping the global temperature below 1.5°C by 2100 with no or limited overshoot implies reaching net- zero GHG emissions globally by 2067 at the latest, and reducing annual global GHG emissions by 2030 to a maximum of 27.4 Gt CO2eq per year; stresses that, in the light of thesestresses that, in the light of IPCC findings and in line with the Paris Agreement, the Union, as a global leader, and other major global economies need to strive towards reachducing net-zero GHG emissions as early as possible and by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally and of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to advocate for strict and robust international rulescommitment relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to prevent loopholes in accounting or double counting of emission reductions; expresses concern at the potential use towards NDC targets of units issued under the Kyoto Protocol as this would seriously deteriorate the environmental integrity of the future mechanisms established under Article 6;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that COP25 should redefine a newits level of ambition, both in terms of ambition in implementing the Paris Agreement and in relation to the next round of NDCs, which should reflect enhanced commitments to climate action across all sectors;
Amendment 136 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 17
Amendment 150 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 20
Amendment 156 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Recognises that the EU and its Member States are the largest provider of public climate finance; welcomes the decision at COP24 to decide on a new more ambitious target from 2025 onwards, beyond the current commitment to mobilise $100 billion per year as of 2020, but expresses concern that the actual pledges by developed countries still fall far short of their collective goal of $100 billion per year and calls for close scrutiny of management of this funding by the recipients countries;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; calls therefore on the Commission to put forward, where applicable, harmonised and binding rules on climate and biodiversity proofing of EU investments;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the importance of a justeconomic transition to a climate neutral economyalong ecological lines contesting constantly growing trade globalisation and the need for an anticipatory approach to ensure a just transition for citizens and to support the most vulnerable regions and communities; stresses the importance of creating a just transition fund, to guarantee an inclusive transition for the people and the regions most affected by decarbonisation, such as the coal mining regions; believes that Europe’s climate transition must be ecologically, economically and socially sustainable; calls on the Union and the Member States to put in place appropriate policies and financing in this regard, conditioned to clear, credible and enforceable short and longer term economy-wide decarbonisation commitments from the concerned Member States;
Amendment 189 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 24
Amendment 199 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 26
Amendment 258 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 33
33. Strongly supports the continuation and further strengthening of the Union’s political outreach and climate diplomacy, which is essential forencourages the EU Member States to raisinge the profile of their climate action in partner countries and global public opinions so that they serve as an example;
Amendment 265 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises the deepening implications of climate change for international security and regional stability stemming from environmental degradation, loss of livelihood, climate-induced displacement of people and associated forms of unrest where climate change can often be regarded as a threat multiplier; urges the EU and the Member States therefore, to work with their partners around the world to better understand, integrate, anticipate and manage the destabilising effects of climate change;
Amendment 270 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to mainstream climate and ecological ambition into all EU policies, including trade policy; calls on the Commission to ensure that all new trade and investment agreements signed by the EU are fully compatible with the Paris Agreement and ecologically coherent; asks the Commission to carry out and publish a comprehensive assessment of the consistency of the existing and forthcoming agreements with the Paris Agreement and terminate the agreements where necessary;
Amendment 277 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 36
Amendment 281 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 37
Amendment 1 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the need to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated in the 2021 budget to allow the Union to rapidly take the concrete actions needed to address the climate and environmentenvironment and biodiversity emergency; insists that the next budget should help the Union to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement, should be fully aligned with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1.5 °C, and should contribute to reversingreverse the decline in biodiversity;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the potential of nuclear energy in the production of low-carbon energy. Stresses, in this regard, the importance of maintaining EU-level investments, instruments and programmes for nuclear energy and nuclear research;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that the Commission expects Member States to continuously intensify their public investments in the protection of the environment and biodiversity; urges, therefore, that this expenditure should be freed from the budgetary constraints imposed by the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that climate and biodiversity-related action should be tracked using robust methodology, based on internationally established methodologie close as possible to countries' resources and needs, particularly in order to avoid the risk of overestimation of the allocated funds; recalls its position in support of a biodiversity spending target of 10 % in the next MFF, which should be reflected in the 2021 Union budget;
Amendment 53 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to ensure a balance between the preservation of European industrial policy and an ambitious environmental programme, in which one is not pursued to the detriment of the other;
Amendment 56 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the need to ensure sufficient resources in the 2021 budget for the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goto support Member State initiatives and investments in favour of sustainable energy, depending on their specific national characteristics and the energy mix already at their disposals;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that adequate resources should be allocated in the 2021 budget for the drawing-up and implementation of the future European plan to fight cancer, while taking into account the research plans and investments already carried out and funded by existing European programmes;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that sufficient funding should be allocated to the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in order to help tackle forest fires, floods, earthquakes and otherwhich has frequently been called on in recent years, in order to continue to help Member States in tackling natural or human-made disasters; recalls that this mechanism is, for the most part, used after the event, to support Member States in the aftermath of a natural andor human-made disasters, whose effects are expected to be further exacerbated by climate chang; calls, therefore, for the procedures to be made easier so that the mechanism is as rapidly mobilisable and responsive as possible;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the importance of ensuring that sufficient financial resources are allocated in the 2021 budget to ensure adequate funding for the Union agencies, enabling them to fulfil their mandate and execute their tasks, and to prevent any conflict of interests or misuse of funds.
Amendment 1 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that 21,0 % of the total commitments in the draft budget for 2020 (2020 DB) are climate-related; regrets that the Union budget trend would deliver only 19,7 % for the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) period; stresses that every effort should be made to ensure that the overall EU budget target will be reached by the end of 2020; reiterates its call to have more ambitious climate mainstreaming in the next MFF period and to its alignment with the Paris agreement;
Amendment 12 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that sufficient resources should be allocated in the budget to implement the future European Green Dealmake an evaluation to assess the environmental consequences of increasing trade volumes under free trade agreements;
Amendment 20 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that permanent and temporary posts authorised under the 2020 DB remain unchanged compared to the 2019 budget for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), while those posts increase for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (+34, following revision of the general food law ), the European Environment Agency (EEA) (+1 ) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (+2 ); highlights that, where appropriate,before allocating more financial and human resources must be allocated to thoese agencies, in order to fulfil their mandate and execute their tasks, and in order to promote a science- based approach in the Uniont is necessary to ensure that they are used to the maximum of their capacities; underlines that better coordination between the agencies would optimise their work, as well as the use of public funds;