Activities of Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas extractive industries are the basis of added value, and ~~whereas they are capital and labour intensive~~for many developing countries natural resource extraction accounts for a significant proportion of GDP; whereas they have the potential to foster economic growth and social development in developing countries; whereas they are capital and labour intensive, and coherent strategies are required to harness their development potential;

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas~~, in the context of fragmented globalisation, the fight for access to mining resources is intensifying, and~~ mining resources, in particular critical raw materials, are key inputs to net-zero technologies, and will be indispensable to decarbonisation and to achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal and Paris Climate Agreement; whereas securing a secure, diversified, affordable and sustainable supply of such materials will be key to Europe’s net-zero transition; whereas, in order to maintain its competitiveness, the European Union must guarantee such access for its undertakings;

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will require multi-stakeholder engagement between governments, development partners, industry, NGOs and local communities;

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for the creation of a sustainable mining model~~, exercising due diligence right across the supply chain and organising working conditions in accordance with the highest standards of health, safety and remuneration~~ that balances economic, social and environmental considerations, exercising due diligence with regard to the EU’s legislation on corporate due diligence and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct, and organising working conditions in accordance with international standards and rules in the field of human rights, labour and the environment;

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that this model must take account of the needs of local populations~~, ensure compliance with all ILO conventions and reduce its direct and indirect impact on the environment in the area of exploitation~~; urges the EU through its trade and investment strategy to encourage investments that contribute to the creation of local employment, and increase linkages between small and medium-sized enterprises and the supply chain associated with extractive industries development;

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to use its FTAs and initiatives such as the Global Gateway to support the diversification of economies in developing countries that are primarily dependent on revenues from resource extraction; calls on the Commission to harness the strength of the single market, through trading arrangements and the generalised system of preferences, in order to encourage third countries to adopt legislative and good governance reforms that will help to enhance the sustainability of the extractive industries;

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for this model to be applied ~~in the value chain to any supplier undertaking in the EU, including those from third countries~~with regard to the EU’s due diligence legislation;

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Considers that the principle of a minimum corporate tax on undertakings established in the G20 and OECD countries should also apply to undertakings in the sector operating in developing countries.~~deleted

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2031(INI)

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX, Seán KELLY, Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the EU to encourage trading partners to also promote sustainable resource management in their trade and investment relations, through cooperation in international fora and the sharing of best practices;

2023/06/29
Committee: INTA

2023/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Calls for the approval by the Council of the European Union of the entire European Parliament Proposal adopted on 3 May 2022 on the new European electoral law;~~deleted

2023/09/12
Committee: AFCO

2023/2016(INI)

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX, Seán KELLY, Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Calls for a reform of the Treaties and in particular of Article 223 TFEU on the provisions necessary for the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage;~~deleted

2023/09/12
Committee: AFCO

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the Startegic Partnership on Critical Raw Materials between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part,

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. wheras Canada was the first country with which the EU established a Strategic Partnership on Critical Raw Materials;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that the two most important product categories that the EU and Canada export to each other are machinery, accounting for around 40 % of both exports and imports, and chemical, pharmaceutical and plastic products, making up around 20 % of total exports and imports; notes, however, that the mining and extraction sector is highly significant when it comes to imports from Canada, compared to other trading partners, accounting for nearly 20 % of the EU’s total imports from Canada; ~~underline~~Highlights that access to critical raw materials from a reliable trading partners, including Canada, is a key element of the EU's Critical Raw Materials strategy and vital to delivering a sustainable green transition;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes the signing in July 2021 of the EU-Canada Srategic Partnership on Critical Raw Materials within the framework of CETA; notes that this will help to integrate EU-Canada raw material value chains and foster collaboration in science, technology and innovation;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the fact that European and Canadian firms are making increasing and continuous use of preferences granted by CETA, with preference utilisation rates of EU imports from Canada standing at 65 % in 2021 compared to 52 % in 2018; notes that the utilisation rate is still lower, though increasing for EU exports, reaching 58 % in 2021 compared to 40 % in 2018; notes with interest that smaller companies are using the preferences to a larger extent than large companies and that utilisation rates are significantly higher for agri-food industries compared to manufacturing industries; stresses that the low utilisation rates in key sectors for several EU members indicate foregone cost savings and diminished welfare gains from the agreement; encourages both partners to continue to promote actions to raise awareness of CETA among stakeholders in both regions, including through the EU's "Access2Market" platform;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the parties to make available all the legal and administrative support and tools SMEs need to engage in trade and investment under CETA, in order to foster an increase in exchanges and to enhance participation so they can reap the benefits of CETA, including through active measures to facilitate the internationalisation of SMEs, simplify procedures, and address technical barriers to trade that disproportionately affect SMEs; welcomes, in this regard, the recommendation on SMEs adopted by the Joint Committee in 2018, and the subsequent action plans, including concrete actions such as the launch of the Access2Markets platform in October 2020, which supports SMEs with practical information on trade agreements and trade barriers;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines that CETA provides a framework that fosters both trade and climate action by including commitments to cooperate on trade-related environmental issues of common interest such as climate change, as demonstrated by the recommendation on trade, climate action and the Paris Agreement, notably with the promotion of clean technologies, such as hydrogen; welcomes the growth of the environmental goods trade by 27 % since provisional application started;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Welcomes the launch of the EU- Canada Digital Partnership as a key enabler of the green and digital transition; calls on both parties to strengthen their cooperation in the framework of the CETA implementation on issues of strategic mutual interest such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and the fight against disinformation;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Insists on the effective implementation of the specific commitments related to the trade and sustainable development (TSD) provisions, which are an integral part of CETA and are essential to the accomplishment of the objectives set; takes note that in 2024 the Commission will conduct an ex post evaluation of CETA, including its TSD chapter, involving independent experts; believes that efforts targetting better implementation of the TSD chapter or its review should be preceded by a meaningful consultation of all stakeholders, including business and SME organisations, and shall not entail a re-opening of the agreement;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/2001(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Notes that the UK ceased to be a member of the European Union following the provisional application of CETA; notes that the UK and Canada have agreed a series of bilateral trading arrangements to take account of this, including with regards to TRQ use and cumulation; notes that some of these agreements will cease to apply after 2024, which may present minor disruptions to established supply chains; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility for new agreements where these disruptions may negatively affect Union economic operators;

2023/10/31
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) The net-zero industry globally is growing at an increasing rate, to the extent that demand is sometimes outpacing supply. Considering the scale at which the global market for key mass- manufactured clean energy technologies is expanding, as well as the Union's position as the world’s largest trader of manufactured goods and services. The provisions of this Act should be pursued in a manner that allow European industry to specialise in net-zero technologies, innovations, and services in which they have a comparative advantage and to capture a significant global market share. The Union can deliver prosperity for Union citizens only if it is competitive on and open to the global market.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Regarding external aspects, ~~in particular regarding emerging markets and developing economies, the EU will seek win-win partnerships~~ given the complexity and transnational character of net-zero technologies and their supply chains, ensuring open and functional global value chains and protecting the ~~framework of its Global Gateway strategy, which contribute to the diversification of its raw materials supply chain a~~open and rules-based global trading system, will be essential to the net-zero industry transition. Cooperation with like-minded partners weill a~~s to partner countries’ efforts to pursue twin transition and develop local value add~~lso be a key element of the climate and clean energy transition.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) Trade diversification is a key factor in enhancing supply chain resilience, in order to avoid disruption of the supply of clean energy technologies and their component. By enhancing existing Free Trade Agreements and trading arrangements, as well as concluding new agreements, the EU can open new import and export markets for European entities, enhancing security of supply and lowering costs for consumers.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)

(3b) In particular regarding emerging markets and developing economies, the EU will seek win-win partnerships in the framework of its Global Gateway strategy, which contribute to the diversification of its raw materials supply chain as well as to partner countries’ efforts to pursue twin transition and develop local value addition.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 c (new)

(3c) The Union should aim to enhance cooperation on trade, research and production of net-zero technologies with like-minded and reliable partners through bilateral cooperation and joint efforts to enhance the multilateral trading system.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) To fulfil those commitments, the Union must accelerate its pace of transition to clean energy, notably by increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy sources. ~~This~~Noting the potential of the net-zero transition for increasing employment in the energy and renovation sector, through upskilling and reskilling, this transition will contribute to achieving the EU targets of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan for 2030 of an employment rate of at least 78% and participation in training of at least 60% of adults. It will also contribute to ensuring that the green transition is fair and equitable34 . _________________ 34 Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality, adopted on 16 June 2022 as part of the Fit for 55 package.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The Union has helped build a global economic system based on open and rules-based trade, pushed for respecting and advancing social and environmental sustainability standards, and is fully committed to those values. In a manner that is fair, transparent and WTO compliant, the Union promotes the level playing field globally through cooperation with trading partners, as well as by progressing targeted policies that address unfair trading practices and production overcapacity, with the objective of securing a fair, competitive global trading environment for EU industry, including for Net-Zero Industry Partnerships.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) To address security of supply issues and contribute to supporting the resilience of Union’s energy system and decarbonisation and modernisation efforts, the net-zero technology manufacturing capacity in the Union needs to expand. Union manufacturers of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies need to increase their competitive edge and improve security of supply perspectives, by aiming to reach at least 30 gigawatt of operational solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2030 across the full PV value chain, in line with the goals set out in the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance, which is supported under the Union’s Solar Energy Strategy.38 Union manufacturers of wind and heat pump technologies need to consolidate their competitive edge and maintain or expand their current market shares throughout this decade, in line with the Union’s technology deployment projections that meet its 2030 energy and climate targets.39 This translates into a Union manufacturing capacity for wind of at least 36 GW and, respectively, for heat pumps of at least 31 GW in 203040a . Union manufacturers of batteries and electrolysers need to consolidate their technology leadership and actively contribute to shaping these markets. For battery technologies this would mean contributing to the objectives of the European Battery Alliance and aim at almost 90% of the Union’s battery annual demand being met by the Union’s battery manufacturers, translating into a Union manufacturing capacity of at least 550 GWh in 2030. For EU electrolyser manufacturers, the REPowerEU plan projects 10 million tonnes of domestic renewable hydrogen production and a further up to 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen imports by 2030. To ensure EU’s technological leadership translates into commercial leadership, as supported under the Electrolyser Joint Declaration of the Commission and the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, EU electrolyser manufacturers should further boost their capacity, such that the overall installed electrolyser capacity being deployed reaches at least 100 GW hydrogen by 2030. _________________ 38 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Solar Energy Strategy, SWD(2022) 148 final, 18.05.2022. 39 As per REPowerEU objectives set out in the REPowerEU Plan, COM/2022/230 final, and accompanying Commission Staff Working Document Implementing the Repower EU Action Plan: Investment Needs, Hydrogen Accelerator and achieving the Bio-Methane Targets Accompanying the Document : Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions REPowerEU Plan, SWD/2022/230 final, 18.05.2022 40a The 36 GW covers the components and necessary infrastructure required for the manufacturing and installation of wind turbines notably blades, nacelles, gearboxes, generators, cables, vessels, sea ports.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) In addition, the Communication on the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net- Zero Age42 sets out a comprehensive approach to support a clean energy technology scale up based on four pillars. The first pillar aims at creating a regulatory environment that simplifies and fast-tracks permitting for new net-zero technology manufacturing and assembly sites and facilitates the scaling up of the net-zero industry of the Union. The second pillar of the plan is to boost investment in and financing of net-zero technology production, through the revised Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework adopted in March 2023 and the creation of a European Sovereignty fund to preserve the European edge on critical and emerging technologies relevant to the green and digital transitions. The third pillar relates to developing the skills needed to make the transition happen and increase the number of skilled workers in the clean energy technology sector. The fourth pillar focuses on trade and the diversification of the supply chain of critical raw materials. That includes creating a critical raw materials club, working with like-minded partners to collectively strengthen supply chains and diversifying away from single suppliers for critical input. The EU should foster international collaboration and partnerships to promote secure, sustainable and resilient global supply chains through the promotion of open and rules-based trade. _________________ 42 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age, COM/2023/62 final, 01.02.2023.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29a) In view of the Union’s effort to promote a level playing field and reciprocity in market access for international public procurement, the Commission should ensure that the provisions of this act are implemented with respect to the Union’s commitments under the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement and public procurement chapters of EU FTAs.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) When designing schemes benefitting households or consumers which incentivise the purchase of net-zero technology final products listed in the Annex, Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law, should ensure the respect of the Union’s international commitments, including by ensuring that schemes are compatible with the Union's WTO commitments and do not reach a magnitude that causes serious prejudice to the interest of WTO members.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39

(39) As indicated in the Communication on the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age, published on 1 February 2023, the Union’s industry’s market shares are under strong pressure, due to subsidies in third countries which undermine a level playing field. This translates in a need for a rapid and ambitious reaction from the Union in modernising its legal framework. Such measures should aim to prevent unfair global trading practices, the Union should ensure that these are implemented in a fair and transparent manner. The EU and the Member States should cooperate with partners and multilateral organisations, notably the WTO, to actively promote the rules-based multilateral trading system and work to prevent the occurance of a subsidy race.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70

(70) As part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan the Commission announced its intention to conclude Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships covering net-zero technologies~~, to adopt net-zero technologies globally and to support the role of EU industrial capabilities in paving the way for~~. Cooperation through such Partnerships will promote the adoption of net-zero technologies globally. Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships can also contribute to the diversification and resilience of the EU's supply of net-zero techologies and their components, enhance information sharing between the Union and its partners on the development of net-zero technologies and support EU net-zero industries in accessing the global clean energy ~~transition~~market. The Commission and Member States may coordinate within the Platform the Partnerships, discussing existing relevant partnerships and processes, such as green partnerships, energy dialogues and other forms of existing bilateral contractual arrangements, as well as potential synergies with relevant Member States’ bilateral agreements with third countries.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 a (new)

(70a) In the preparation of Net-Zero Industrial Partnership, the Commission should carry out a thorough assessment of the Union's supply chain vulnerabilites and import dependencies. The outcomes of this assessment, as well as the need to enhance cooperation with reliable and like-minded global partners, should inform the conclusions of Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71

(71) The Union should aim to diversify international trade and investments in net- zero technologies and to promote globally high social and environmental standards. This should be done in close cooperation and partnership with like-minded countries. Similarly, stronger international cooperation on research and innovation efforts to develop and deploy net-zero technologies should be pursued in close cooperation with partner countries in an open ~~but assertive approach~~and balanced manner, with due regard to the Union’s strategic interests.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71 a (new)

(71a) The Union remains committed to an open and multi-lateral, rules-based trading system. With this in mind, measures that are introduced by the Union that impact trade must be WTO compliant, and take into account the possible response of the Union’s trading partners. The European Commission should engage at an early stage in information and communication with our trading partners on the implementation of the NZIA in order to address any percieved protectionism on the part of the Union.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a

a) tThat by 2030, manufacturing capacity in the Union of the ~~strategic~~ net- zero technologies ~~listed in the Annex~~ approaches or reaches a benchmark of at least 4025% of ~~the Union’s annual deployment needs~~global demand for the corresponding technologies necessary to achieve the Union’s ~~2030~~ climate and energy targets;

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) relevant Union funding and financing programmes, including a repurposed EU Innovation Fund that supports the scaling up of existing state- of-the-art and innovative EU net zero industry technologies and their supply chains.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. The tender’s sustainability and resilience contribution shall be based on the following ~~cumulative~~ criteria which shall be objective, transparent and non- discriminatory:

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) the tender’s contribution to sustaining and reinforcing European supply chains’ resilience, 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).

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and Articles 107 and 108 the Treaty, and to the Union’s international commitments including the GPA and other international agreements by which the Union is bound, Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law, could assess cybersecurity as a criteria, and shall assess the sustainability and resilience contribution as referred to in Article 19(2) of this Regulation when designing the criteria used for ranking bids in the framework of auctions, the aim of which is to support the production or consumption of energy from renewable sources as defined in Article 2, point (1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter IV a (new)

IVa Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)

Article22a Strengthening global value chains for net- zero technologies (1) In their trade and investments stratagies, in the framework of the WTO and through bilateral trading arrangements, the Commission and the Member States should aim to diversify and strengthen global value chains for net-zero technologies. (2) In the preparation of Net-Zero Industial Partnership, the Commission should carry out a thorough assessment of the Union's supply chain vulnerabilites and import dependencies, with reference to the criteria set out in Article 28(4)(c). The outcomes of this assessment, as well as the need to enhance cooperation with reliable and like-minded global partners, should inform the conclusions of Net- Zero Industial Partnerships.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 b (new)

Article22b Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships 1. Without prejudice to existing trade and investment agreements between the Union and the third countries, the Commission shall enter into Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships with third countries. 2. Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships shall have the following objectives: (a) identifying and ensuring the availability of necessary resources and raw materials for the production of net- zero technologies, by avoiding overdependence on single suppliers and diversifying the sources; (b) Opening new export markets for European Union producers of net-zero technologies and manufactured goods; (c) Cooperating with partners to identify and mitigate tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in net-zero technologies and their components; exchanging on regulatory cooperation and ensuring a level playing field between European and third country undertakings; (d) Stimulating international cooperation on research, innovation and knowledge exhange of the development and deployment of net-zero technologies.

2023/06/12
Committee: INTA

2023/0081(COD)

Christian EHLER, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Eva MAYDELL, Marion WALSMANN, Hildegard BENTELE, Markus PIEPER, Seán KELLY, Angelika WINZIG, Angelika NIEBLER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32

(32) The weighting of criteria on the sustainability and resilience contribution of the tender in relation to public procurement procedures is ~~without prejudice to the possibility for c~~a minimum threshold. Within this minimum threshold, the contracting authorities and contracting entities may freely differentiate the weighting of the individual criteria, without ignoring one completely. Contracting authorities and contracting entities tomay always set a higher threshold for the criteria relating to environmental sustainability and innovation, in line with Article 41 (3) and Recital 64 of Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council50 , Article 67 (5) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 82 (5) of Directive 2014/25/EU. _________________ 50 Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1)one or several relevant criteria on the sustainability and resilience contribution. Given the importance of increasing the resilience of the Union’s energy system, the contracting authorities and contracting entities should pay significant attention to the resilience contribution.

2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2023/0081(COD)

Christian EHLER, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Eva MAYDELL, Marion WALSMANN, Hildegard BENTELE, Markus PIEPER, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4

4. TBy derogation from paragraph 3, the contracting authority or the contracting entity ~~shall not be obliged to apply the considerations relating to the~~may decide to lower the weight of the tender’s sustainability and resilience contribution ~~of net-zero technologies~~ where their application would clearly 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 10%, compared to a tender without the sustainability and resilience contribution, 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 and exclusion 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.

2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2023/0079(COD)

Hildegard BENTELE, Pernille WEISS, Markus PIEPER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Seán KELLY, Angelika NIEBLER, Ivan ŠTEFANEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. By [OP please insert: 3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall designate one national competent authority which shall be responsible for facilitating ~~and~~, coordinating and streamlining the permit- granting process for critical raw material projects and provide information on the elements referred to in Article 17.

2023/05/26
Committee: ITRE

2023/0079(COD)

Hildegard BENTELE, Pernille WEISS, Markus PIEPER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Seán KELLY, Angelika NIEBLER, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Tomas TOBÉ, Angelika WINZIG, Franc BOGOVIČ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall make the information on their mineral occurrences containing critical raw materials gathered through the measures set out in the national programmes referred to in paragraph 1 ~~publicly~~ available upon ~~a free access website~~reasoned request. This information shall, where applicable, include the classification of the identified occurrences using the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources.

2023/05/26
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) Strengthening the energy internal market and achieving the climate and energy transition objectives require a substantial upgrade of the EU’s electricity network to be able to host substantial increases of renewable capacity, variability on generation amounts, changing electricity flow patterns across Europe and new demand such as electric vehicles and heat pumps. Investments in grids are crucial to the well-functioning of the internal market, to the integration of renewable energy, to support security of supply and to effectively connect energy supply and demand in a context where those locate further apart, and the deliverance and EU climate and energy targets require efficient resource use within and across borders. Already by 2030, the EU requires EUR 584 billion investments to cover the needs in electricity grids alone, both transmission and distribution. The challenge is particularly notable at distribution level, given the growing amount of renewable generation capacity connected to distribution grids, which will connect most new renewable projects, and the developments towards the electrification and smartening of energy demand. A failure to expand, upgrade and smarten the distribution grids accordingly could put at risk delivering on the EU’s renewable targets, delaying the connection to the network of new renewable capacities; could hamper the possibility for consumers to become active players of the energy transition; and ultimately delay the completion of the internal energy market.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Markus PIEPER, Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)

(6b) An inter-connected European electricity network is essential for European security of supply and competitiveness, as well as for better achieving the decarbonisation targets to which the Union has committed to facilitate affordable, safe and sustainable energy. Therefore, any reform of the EU’s electricity market should be an evaluation and contribution towards a more integrated European electricity network. It is particularly important to make sure that each country has in place electricity cables that allow at least 15% of the electricity produced on its territory to be transported across its borders to neighbouring countries. This is particularly important for Iberian Peninsula and for other European regions which need to extend their grid interconnections, but whose progresses are still slow and challenged by several aspects. To this end, the Union and Member States should cooperate in view of removing barriers, facilitate financing and accelerating all procedures to ensure that the minimum 15% electricity interconnection target set out in Article 4, point (d)(1), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 is met.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Lara COMI, Massimiliano SALINI, Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 c (new)

(6c) The increase and prioritization of Union funding for energy infrastructure should be a core element of the upcoming MFF mid-term review, where options for boosting and aligning relevant instruments, including the energy envelope of the Connection Europe Facility, should be a matter of priority. In this regard, special attention should be put on making ample room for financing of infrastructure projects that have wider EU benefits.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 d (new)

(6d) Building and upgrading the Union’s electricity network and connectivity infrastructure, such as the projects of common European interest (PCIs) as established by the framework concerning the Trans-European Networks for Energy, including through submarine cables, can contribute to connect remote areas and islands, thus providing adequate connectivity to all EU citizens. An appropriate investment in revitalising isolated territories, such as islands and rural areas, can bring major opportunities to citizens and enterprises to participate in the energy transition and the digital transformation of the Union. Special consideration should be made to the European outermost regions, in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Union, which recognises their specific constraints and provides for the adoption of specific measures in their regard.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The current electricity market design has also helped the emergence of new and innovative products, services and measures on retail electricity markets, supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy uptake and enhancing choice so as to help consumers reduce their energy bills also through small-scale generation installations and emerging services for providing demand response. Building on and seizing the potential of the digitalisation of the energy system, such as active participation by consumers, should be a key element of our future electricity markets and systems. At the same time, there is a need to respect consumer choices and allow consumers to benefit from a variety of contract offers. Energy system integration should be intended as the planning and operation of the energy system as a whole, across multiple energy carriers, infrastructures, and consumption sectors, by creating stronger links between them and utilising multi- fuel, multi-generation, including cogeneration or trigeneration, hybrid solutions, as well as all types of storage, aggregation and controls, in synergy with each other and supported by digitalisation with the objective of delivering affordable, reliable and resource-efficient energy services, at the least possible cost for society.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The changes to the electricity market design should ensure that the benefits from rising renewable power deployment, and the energy transition as a whole, are brought to consumers, including the most vulnerable ones, and ultimately, shield them from energy crises and avoid more households falling into energy poverty trap. These should mitigate the impact of high ~~fossil~~er energy system costs, including fossil and renewable fuel prices, notably that of gas, on electricity prices, aiming to allow households and companies to reap the benefits of affordable and secure energy from sustainable renewable and low carbon sources in the longer term, as well as the role of energy efficient solutions in reducing overall energy costs, which may reduce the need for power grid and generation capacity expansion.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Markus PIEPER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The reform of the electricity market design should benefit not just household consumers but also the competitiveness of the Union’s industries by facilitating their possibilities to make the clean tech investments they require to meet their net zero transition paths. The energy transition in the Union needs to be supported by a strong clean technology manufacturing basis. These reforms will support ~~the affordable~~industry to secure their access to affordable and continuous supply of clean power and heat, including via renewable and smart electrification, o~~f industry~~n-site renewables and high efficiency cogeneration uptake, and the Union’s position as a global leader in terms of research and innovation in clean energy technologies.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Well-functioning and efficient short- term markets are a ~~key tool for~~n essential tool which underpin the integration of renewable energy and flexibility sources in the market and facilitate energy system integration in a cost-effective manner.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) It is ~~therefore~~ important for the intraday markets to adapt to the participation of variable renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind as well as to the participation of demand side response and storage. The liquidity of the intraday markets should be improved with the sharing of the order books between market operators within a bidding zone, also when the cross-zonal capacities are set to zero or after the gate closure time of the intraday market. Furthermore, it is essential to properly assess the possibility to shorten the gate closure time of the intraday market ~~should be se~~and set it closer to the time of delivery to, in view of maximizeing the opportunities for market participants to trade shortages and surplus of electricity ~~and contribute to better integrating variable renewables in the electricity system~~. The impact on several dimensions, such as transmission system operators' operation, costs- efficiency, integration of renewable energies, system security, CO2 emissions, should be carefully assessed, in consultation with market operators, market participants and all relevant entities. On the basis of the assessment, the Commission should propose an amendment to the Commission Regulation EU 2015/1222 on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Angelika NIEBLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) To ensure the efficient integration of electricity generated from variable renewable energy sources and to reduce the need for fossil-fuel based electricity generation in times when there is high demand for electricity combined with low levels of electricity generation from variable renewable energy sources, it should be possible for transmission system operators to design a peak shaving product enabling demand response to contribute to decreasing peaks of consumption in the electricity system at specific hours of the day. The peak shaving product should contribute to maximize the integration of electricity produced from renewable sources into the system by shifting the electricity consumption to moments of the day with higher renewable electricity generation. As the peak shaving product aims to reduce and shift the electricity consumption, the scope of this product should be limited to demand side response. The procurement of the peak shaving product should take place in such a way that it does not overlap with the activation of balancing products which aim at maintaining the frequency of the electricity system stable. In order to verify volumes of activated demand reduction, the transmission system operator should use a baseline reflecting the expected electricity consumption without the activation of the peak shaving product.deleted

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) In order to be able to actively participate in the electricity markets and to provide their flexibility, consumers are progressively equipped with smart metering systems. However, in a number of Member States the roll-out of smart metering systems is still slow and it is imperative to make sure that Member States improve the conditions for the installation of smart metring systems, with the objective of reaching a full coverage as soon as possible. In those instances where smart metering systems are not yet installed and in instances where smart metering systems do not provide for the sufficient level of data granularity, transmission and distribution system operators should be able to use data from dedicated metering devices for the observability and settlement of flexibility services such as demand response and energy storage. Enabling the use of data from dedicated metering devices for observability and settlement should facilitate the active participation of the consumers in the market and the development of their demand response. The use of data from these dedicated metering devices should be accompanied by quality requirements relating to the data.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Consumers and suppliers need effective and efficient forward markets to cover their long-term price exposure and decrease the dependence on short-term prices. To ensure that energy customers all over the EU can fully benefit from the advantages of integrated electricity markets and competition across the Union, the functioning of the Union’s electricity forward market should be improved via the ~~establishment of regional virtual hubs with a view~~assessment and implementation of possible feasible measures in a reasonable period within the current market set-up, with the aim to overcome the ~~existing~~ market fragmentation and the low liquidity experienced in many bidding zones. Regional virtual hubs should cover multiple bidding zones while ensuring an adequate price correlation. Some bidding zones may not be covered by a virtual hub in terms of contributing to the hub reference price. However, market participants from these bidding zones should still be able to hedge through a hubThese improvements could for instance be more frequent auctions or other maturities to be considered and would require a proper assessment.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) Virtual hubs should reflect the aggregated price of multiple bidding zones and provide a reference price, which should be used by market operators to offer forward hedging products. To that extent, virtual hubs should not be understood as entities arranging or executing transactions. The regional virtual hubs, by providing a reference price index, should enable the pooling of liquidity and provide better hedging opportunities to market participants.deleted

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) To enhance the possibilities of market participants for hedging, the role of the single allocation platform established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1719 should be expanded. Financial transmission rights should be issued by TSOs and allocated through the single allocation platform. The single allocation platform should offer trading of financial long-term transmission rights between the different bidding zones ~~and the regional virtual hubs~~. The orders submitted by market participants for financial transmission rights shall be matched by a simultaneous allocation of long term cross zonal capacity. Such matching and allocation should be performed ~~on a regular~~in accordance with Commission Regulation 2016/1719 and on a regular and more frequent basis, to ensure enough liquidity and, hence, efficient hedging possibilities to market participants. The long-term transmission rights should be issued with ~~frequ~~different maturities (ranging from month ahead to at least three years ahead), in order to be aligned with the typical hedging time horizon of market participants. The single allocation platform should be subject to monitoring and enforcement to ensure that it performs its tasks properly.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Network tariffs should incentivise transmission and distribution system operators to use flexibility services through further developing innovative solutions to optimise the existing grid and to procure flexibility services, in particular demand response or storage. For this purpose, network tariffs should be designed so as to take into account the operational and capital expenditures of system operators or an efficient combination of both so that they can operate the electricity system cost-efficiently. Furthermore, they should be designed to provide the right incentives to system operators by combining a timely recognition of traditional investments in physical networks and adequate returns, with a flexible reflection of operational cost. Any obstacle in national regulation to the necessary efficient investments must be abolished. This would further contribute to integrating renewables at the least cost for the electricity system and enable final customers to value their flexibility solutions.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Offshore renewable energy sources, such as offshore wind, ocean energy and floating photovoltaic, will play an instrumental role in building a power system largely based on renewables and in ensuring climate neutrality by 2050. There are, however, substantial obstacles to their wider and efficient deployment preventing the massive scale up needed to achieve those objectives. Similar obstacles could arise for other offshore technologies in the future. These obstacles include investment risks associated with the unique topographical situation of offshore hybrid projects connected to more than one market. In order to reduce investment risk for these offshore project developers ~~and t~~, instruments such as power purchase agreements or contracts for differences may be issued. To ensure that the projects in an offshore bidding zone have full market access to the surrounding markets, transmission system operators should guarantee access of the offshore project to the capacity of the respective hybrid interconnector for all market time units. If the available transmission capacities are reduced to the extent that the full amount of electricity generation that the offshore project would have otherwise been able to export cannot be delivered to the market, and subject to a coordinated decision of the Member States concerned, the transmission system operator or operators responsible for the need to limit the capacity should, in future, be enabled to compensate the offshore project operator commensurately using congestion income. This compensation should only be related to the production capability available to the market, which may be weather dependent and excludes the outage and maintenance operations of the offshore project. If the available transmission capacities are reduced to the extent that the full amount of electricity generation that the offshore project would have otherwise been able to export cannot be delivered to the market, the offshore generator should be compensated for the commensurate revenue loss. To that end the transmission system operator or operators responsible for the need to limit the capacity shall, in future, be enabled to contribute to the compensation of the offshore project operator commensurately using congestion income which is earned additionally on the interconnector due to the capacity restriction. The details, including the conditions under which the measure may expire, are intended to be defined in an implementing Regulation.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Tomas TOBÉ, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Where Member States decide to support publicly financed new investments (“direct price support schemes”) in low carbon, non-fossil fuel electricity generation to achieve the Union’s decarbonisation objectives, those schemes should be structured by way of two-way contracts for difference ~~such as to include, in addition to a rev~~or equivalent mechanisms achieving the same goals. Such two-way contracts for differenuce ~~guarantee, an upward limitation of the market revenues of the generation assets concerned~~shall be allocated through a voluntary, competitive, open, transparent, non- discriminatory and cost-effective procedure, in accordance with State Aid Rules, preventing undue distortions to the efficient functioning of the electricity markets. New investments for the generation of electricity should include investments in new power generating facilities, and may also include investments aimed at repowering existing power- generating facilities~~, investments aime~~ and at extending existing power -generating facilities ~~or at prolong~~if the increase of power generation capacity is substantial. Market participants should be free to take part ing the~~ir lifetime~~ tendering procedures for two-way contracts for differences or other similar arrangements.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Where Member States decide to support publicly financed new investments (“direct price support schemes”) in low carbon, non-fossil fuel electricity generation to achieve the Union’s decarbonisation objectives, those schemes should be structured by way of two-way contracts for difference [or other similar arrangements] such as to include, in addition to a revenue guarantee, an upward limitation of the market revenues of the generation assets concerned. Such schemes shall be allocated through a competitive, open, transparent, non-discriminatory, and cost-effective procedure, in accordance with State Aid Rules, preventing undue distortions to the efficient functioning of electricity markets. New investments for the generation of electricity should include investments in new power generating facilities, investments aimed at repowering existing power generating facilities, investments aimed at extending existing power generating facilities or at prolonging their lifetime.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) In view of the need to provide regulatory certainty of producers, the obligation for Member States to apply direct price support schemes for the production of electricity in the form of two-way contracts for difference should apply only to those new investments ~~for the generation of electricity from the sources specified in the recital above~~whose contracts are concluded as of one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) The accelerated deployment of renewables necessitates a growing availability of flexibility solutions to ensure their integration to the grid and to enable the electricity system and grid to adjust to the variability of electricity generation and consumption across different time horizons. Regulatory authorities should periodically assess the need for flexibility in the electricity system based on the input of transmission and distribution system operators. The assessment of the flexibility needs of the electricity system should take into account all existing and planned investments (including existing assets that are not yet connected to the grid) on sources of flexibility such as flexible electricity generation, interconnectors, demand side response, energy storage or the production of renewable fuels, in view of the need to decarbonise the energy system. On this basis, Member States should define a national objective for ~~non-fossil~~ flexibility such as demand ~~side~~ response and ~~storage~~energy storage, including vehicle-to-grid technologies, which should also be reflected in their integrated national energy and climate plans.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) To achieve the national objective for ~~non-fossil~~ flexibility such as demand ~~side~~ response and energy storage investment needs, Member States can design or redesign capacity mechanisms in order to create a green and flexible capacity mechanism. Member States that apply a capacity mechanism in line with the existing rules should promote the participation of ~~non-fossil~~ flexibility such as demand ~~side~~ response and energy storage by introducing additional criteria or features in the design. In addition, if Member States do not apply a capacity mechanism or if the additional criteria or features in the design of their capacity mechanism are insufficient to achieve national objective for demand response and energy storage investment needs they could apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of flexibility such as demand response and energy storage. The use of fossil-based flexibility shall be considered only if it does not use unabated fossil fuels.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Angelika NIEBLER, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) In addition, if Member States do not apply a capacity mechanism or if the additional criteria or features in the design of their capacity mechanism are insufficient to achieve national objective for demand response and storage investment needs they could apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of non-fossil flexibility such as demand side response and storage.deleted

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45

(45) When suppliers’ do not ensure that their electricity portfolio is sufficiently hedged changes in wholesale electricity prices can leave them financially at risk and, result in their failure, passing on costs to consumers and other network users. Hence, it should be ensured that Member States perform regular stress test to assess whether suppliers are appropriately hedged when offering fixed price contracts. AIn case hedging opportunities are insufficient, an appropriate hedging strategy should be encouraged and take into account the suppliers' access to its own generation and its capitalisation as well as its exposure to changes in wholesale market prices.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) 2019/943

2a. Where flexibility interventions are planned through the usage of such dedicated metering devices, system operators shall be informed to ensure system stability.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 7b, paragraph 2b new

2b. National regulatory authorities shall assess the costs linked to dedicated metering devices and define cost-reflective tariffs for allocating these devices to consumers.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 8, paragraph 1

NEMOs shall allow market participants to trade energy as close to real time as possible and at least up to the intraday cross-zonal gate closure time. ~~By 1 January 2028, the intraday cross-zonal gate closure time shall be at the earliest 30 minutes ahead of real time.~~ Within 24 months of the entry into force of this Regulation, all TSOs shall, in cooperation with national regulatory authorities and in consultation with market participants, ACER and NEMOs, undertake an assessment and cost-benefit analysis on the feasibility of an intraday cross-zonal gate closure time set at less than one hour ahead of real time, and shall draw up a report. The assessment shall consider the impacts on the national system security, the cost-efficiency, the benefits to the integration of renewable energies and to the reduction of CO2 emissions.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 8, paragraph 1a new

Within 6 months from the date of the report under paragraph 1, on the basis of the performed assessment and in coordination with all TSOs, ACER may take a decision to shorten the cross-zonal gate closure time, in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation 2019/942. Following this decision, the Commission may propose an amendment to the methodology derived from Article 59 of the Commission Regulation 2015/1222.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

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

During the day-ahead and intraday market timeframe, each NEMOs shall submit all orders for day-ahead and intraday products received from market participants to single dayahead and intraday coupling and shall not organise themselves, or through an entity affiliated or associated with them, the trading with day-ahead and intraday products, or products with similar characteristics, outside the single dayahead and intraday coupling.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

By 1 December 2024, the ENTSO for Electricity shall submit to ACER a report about the possible implementation of practical solutions addressing market participants’ hedging needs. The report shall assess at least, but not limited to, the frequency of the auctions, the maturities of the products, the development of secondary markets, the obligations concerning financial transmission rights, the process on cost-recovery to handle any financial risks and potential losses, the timeline for implementation, the appropriateness of regional coordination and decision-making for alternative measures, including the possible establishment of regional virtual hubs.

(b) ~~include a methodology for~~ the calculation of the reference prices for the regional virtual hubs for the forward market, and the underlying methodology, aiming to maximise the correlations between the reference price and the prices of the bidding zones constituting a regional virtual hub; such methodology shall be applicable to all virtual hubs and based on predefined objective criteria ;

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 9, paragraph 1, point c

(c) ~~include~~ a definition of financial long-term transmission rights from bidding zones to the regional virtual hubs for the forward market and the need to offer trading of long-term transmission rights between each bidding zone and the regional virtual hub;

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EU) 2019/943

(d) the maximiseation of the trading opportunities for hedging products referencing the virtual hubs for the forward market as well as for long term transmission rights from bidding zones to regional virtual hubs .

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Massimiliano SALINI, Lara COMI, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Angelika WINZIG

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 9, paragraph 2

2. Within six months of receipt of the proposal on the establishment of the regional virtual hubs for the forward market, ACER shall evaluate it and either approve or amend it. In the latter case, ACER shall consult the ENTSO for Electricity before adopting the amendments. The adopted proposal shall be published on ACER's website.deleted

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 9, paragraph 3

3. The entity operating the single allocation platform established in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1719 shall have a legal form as referred to in Annex II to Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 9, paragraph 4

4. The single allocation platform ~~shall:~~ , on behalf of the transmission system operators, shall issue long-term transmission rights or have equivalent measures in place to allow for market participants to hedge price risks across bidding zone borders, unless an assessment of the forward market on the bidding zone borders performed by the competent regulatory authorities shows that there are sufficient hedging opportunities in the concerned bidding zones. Long-term transmission rights shall be allocated on a regular basis, in a transparent, market based and non- discriminatory manner and shall have a range of maturities of up to at least three years ahead. The frequency of allocation of the long-term cross-zonal capacity shall support the efficient functioning of the forward market. All TSOs should develop an approach that is aiming to increase the volume of cross-zonal capacities in forward markets and liquidity.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19 c – paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. By 1 December 2024, ACER, in consultation with ENTSO for electricity and EU DSO Entity, shall identify the system data requirements that will support the amount of demand response identified by the flexibility needs assessments. Such system data requirements shall include a timetable for the digitalisation of the power network.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Indicative national targets and objectives for ~~demand side response~~a net-zero electricity system, flexibility and storage.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19 e – paragraph 2

2. Where the measures introduced in accordance with paragraph 1 to promote the participation of ~~non-fossil~~ flexibility such as demand response and energy storage in capacity mechanisms are insufficient to achieve the flexibility needs identified in accordance with 19d, Member States may apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of ~~non-fossil~~ flexibility such as demand ~~side~~ response and energy storage.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 19 e – paragraph 3

3. Member States which do not apply a capacity mechanism may apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of ~~non-fossil~~ flexibility such as demand ~~side~~ response and energy storage.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

2023/0077(COD)

Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Sara SKYTTEDAL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

3a. Member States that are not on a trajectory to achieve their national objectives as referred to in Article 19d shall either: a. Apply or amend a capacity mechanism in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation. This capacity mechanism shall promote the participation of non-fossil resources capable of meeting flexibility needs, including over multi-day periods, such as demand side response and storage Or b. Apply flexibility support schemes consisting of payments for the available capacity of non-fossil flexibility such as demand side response and storage.

2023/05/25
Committee: ITRE

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas Horizon Europe will continue to foster innovative approaches, in particular through a major R&I European mission to promote soil health: “A Soil Deal for Europe”, its thematic Clusters and the European Innovation Council;

2022/07/14
Committee: ITRE

Bb. whereas a high level of energy supply dependency, such as on Russia, and high energy prices can be detrimental to the production capacities of European companies;

2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to consider the impact of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine on the European industry and its capacities in current and future initiatives and objectives;

2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission and Members States to ensure technology neutrality across the whole transition in order to secure competitiveness; stresses that the exclusion of certain technologies will only weaken the industries ability to pivot in times of crisis or when technologies prove themselves financially, economically or environmentally unsustainable; insists therefore that the most sustainable way of achieving the climate goals is a technological open and cost-efficient way, including all technologies that contribute to reach climate neutrality;

2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE

Tom BERENDSEN, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Tomas TOBÉ, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Seán KELLY, Hildegard BENTELE, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Maria SPYRAKI, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Underlines that the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) intends to prevent the risk of carbon leakage on the EU market; states that it is essential to avoid the risk that products exported from the EU are replaced by more carbon intensive goods on the global market; calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal to develop WTO- compatible solutions, such as an export adjustment mechanism, to be implemented to avoid carbon leakage on European exports, while preserving emission reduction targets; reiterates that in order for CBAM to be efficient in lowering carbon leakage, all possible circumvention practices should be addressed;

2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE

2022/2008(INI)

Tom BERENDSEN, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Tomas TOBÉ, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Seán KELLY, Hildegard BENTELE, Maria SPYRAKI, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Considers the roll out of the hydrogen economy for the success of the Fit For 55 goals essential; in this regard stresses the need for a broad-based strategy for the importation of renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen and low- carbon energy from as many naturally suitable regions as possible is necessary, also to reduce fossil dependencies;

2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE

2022/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Calls on Member States to diversify their energy mix in order to increase the EUs energy security; the energy mix needs to continue to include sources such as LNG and nuclear in order to avoid energy crisis, market distortion, inflation and energy poverty; emphasizes the need for biomass as a renewable source, as well as support for sustainable forest and land management, needed for long-term storage, adaption and removal of carbon;

2022/04/25
Committee: ITRE

(8) In order to ensure that the integrated urban wastewater management plans are cost-effective, it is important that they are based on best practices in advanced urban areas. Therefore, the measures to be considered should be based on a thorough analysis of the local conditions and should favour a preventive approach aiming at limiting the collection of unpolluted rain waters and optimising the use of existing infrastructures. With a preference for ‘green’ developments, new grey infrastructures should only be envisaged where absolutely necessary. In order to protect the environment, in particular the coastal and marine environment, and public health from being adversely affected by the discharge of insufficiently treated urban wastewater, secondary treatment should be applied to all discharges of urban wastewater from agglomerations of 1 0500 p.e. and above.

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

(16) The evaluation has also shown that the wastewater treatment sector offers the opportunity to significantly reduce its own energy consumption and to produce renewable energy, for example by better use of the available surfaces in urban wastewater treatment plants for solar energy production or by producing biogas from sludge. The evaluation also illustrated that, without clear legal obligations, only partial progress can be expected in this sector. In this context, Member States should be required to ensure that the total annual energy used by all urban wastewater treatment plants on their national territory treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above does not exceed the production of energy from renewable sources as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council44, by those urban wastewater treatment plants. That objective should be progressively met with interim targets by 31 December 20407. Reaching this energy neutrality target will contribute to reduce the avoidable greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the sector by 46 %, while supporting the achievement of the 2050 climate neutrality objectives and related national and Union objectives, [such as the objectives set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council45. Encouraging EU-based biogas or solar energy production while enhancing energy efficiency measures in line with the Energy Efficiency First principle46, which means taking utmost account of cost-efficient energy efficiency measures in shaping energy policy and making relevant investment decisions, will also help reduce the Union energy dependence, one of the objectives expressed in the Commission "Repower EU" Plan47. It is also in line with Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council48and with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 in which urban wastewater treatment sites are qualified as ‘go-to' areas for renewables, meaning a location designated as particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources. In order to reach the objective of energy neutrality via optimal measures for each urban wastewater treatment plant and for the collection system, Member States should ensure that energy audits are carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council49every four years. Those audits should include an identification of the potential for cost- effective use or production of renewable energy following the criteria set out in Annex VI to Directive 2012/27/EU. _________________ 44 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 (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 45 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 46 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1749 of 28 September 2021 on Energy Efficiency First: from principles to practice — Guidelines and examples for its implementation in decision-making in the energy sector and beyond 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: REPowerEU Plan (COM/2022/230 final). 48 Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 210). 49 Directive 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).

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Alexander BERNHUBER, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24

(24) In order to protect the environment and human health, Member States should identify the risks caused by urban wastewaters management. As such, control at source should be promoted to prevent pollution in urban wastewater. On the basis of that identification, and where necessary to comply with the requirements of the Union water legislation, Member States should take more stringent measures for the urban wastewater collection and treatment than the measures required to comply with the minimum requirements set out in this Directive. Depending on the situation, those more stringent measures can include, inter alia, the establishment of collecting systems, the development of integrated urban wastewater management plans or the application of secondary, tertiary or quaternary treatment to urban wastewater for agglomerations or urban wastewater treatment plants that do not reach the p.e. thresholds triggering the application of the standard requirements. They can also include more advanced treatment than the treatment necessary to respect the minimum requirements or disinfection of treated urban wastewaters necessary to comply with Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council55. _________________ 55 Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 37).

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30

(30) In order to reduce administrative burden and better use the possibilities offered by digitalisation, the reporting on the implementation of the Directive should be improved and simplified by removing the obligation for Member States to report every two years to the Commission and for the Commission to publish bi-yearly reports. It should be replaced by a requirement for Member States to improve, with the support of the European Environment Agency (EEA), the existing national standardised data sets established under Directive 91/271/EEC, and to regularly update them. Permanent access to the national databases should be provided to the Commission and the EEA. In order to ensure complete information on the application of this Directive, the data sets should include information on compliance of urban wastewater treatment plants with the treatment requirements (pass/fail, loads and concentration of pollutants discharged), on the level of achievement of the objectives of energy neutrality~~, on GHG emissions of the treatment plants above 10 000 p.e.~~ and on measures taken by the Member States in the context of storm water overflows/ urban runoff, access to sanitation and treatment by individual systems. Moreover, full coherence with Regulation (EC) 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council65should be ensured to optimise the use of the data, as well as to support full transparency. _________________ 65 Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and amending Council Directives 91/689/EEC and 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance) OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 1–17

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Directive lays down rules on the collection, treatment, and discharge of urban wastewater , to protect the environment and human health while progressively ~~eliminat~~reducing greenhouse gas emissions to sustainable levels and improving the energy balance of urban wastewater collection and treatment activities. It also lays down rules on access to sanitation, on transparency of the urban wastewater sector and on the regular surveillance of public health relevant parameters in urban wastewaters .

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

(4) 'agglomeration' means an area where the pollution load of urban wastewater is sufficiently concentrated (150 p.e. per hectare or above) in the area of permanent housing for urban wastewater to be collected and conducted to an urban wastewater treatment plant or to a final discharge point;

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. By 31 December 20307, Member States shall ensure that all agglomerations with a p.e. of between 1 0500 and 2 000 comply with the following requirements:

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) all their sources of domestic wastewater are connected to the collecting system whereby the connections will provide an environmental benefit.

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ensure that individual systems are designed, operated and maintained in a manner that ensures ~~at least~~ the same level of treatment as the secondary and tertiary treatments referred to in Articles 6 and 7 or the standards set under 2000/60/EC.

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. ~~The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27 to supplement this Directive by~~Member States shall establish~~ing~~ minimum requirements on the design, operation, and maintenance of individual systems and ~~by specifying~~shall establish the requirements for the regular inspections referred to in paragraph 2, second subparagraph. The Commission shall provide guidance on the abovementioned minimum requirements on the design, operation, and maintenance of individual systems across Europe.

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. Member States that use individual systems to treat more than 2 % of the urban wastewater load from agglomerations of 2 000 p.e. and above shall provide the Commission with a detailed justification for the use of individual systems in each of the agglomerations, where there is a risk to the environment or human health from the use of the individual systems in the agglomerations. That justification shall:

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c

~~(c) demonstrate compliance with the minimum requirements referred to in paragraph 3 where the Commission has exercised its delegated power under that paragraph.~~deleted

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) 50 % of the total annual energy used by such plants by 31 December 20307;

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) 75 % of the total annual energy used by such plants by 31 December 203542;

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) establishing collecting systems in accordance with Article 3 for agglomerations with a p.e. of less than 1 0500;

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) by way of derogation of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2), establishing individual systems in accordance with Article 4 for agglomerations with a p.e. of less than 1 000;

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) applying secondary treatment in accordance with Article 6 to discharges of urban wastewater from agglomerations with a p.e. of less than 1 0500;

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1

Without prejudice to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, whilst taking into account the local, regional and cultural perspectives and circumstances for sanitation, Member States shall take all necessary measures to improve access to sanitation for all, in particular for vulnerable and marginalised groups.

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

For that purpose, Member States shall by 31 December 202730:

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ensure that adequate and up-to-date information on urban wastewater collection and treatment is available to the public online, for agglomerations greater than 1 000 p.e in a user- friendly and customised way, in each agglomeration, 2 years after the date of entry into force of this Directive. The information shall include at least the data listed in Annex VI.

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Radan KANEV, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. In addition, Member States shall ensure that all persons connected to collecting systems in agglomerations greater than 1 500 p.e., receive regularly and at least once a year, in the most appropriate form, including on their invoice or by smart applications, without having to request it, the following information:

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2022/0345(COD)

Deirdre CLUNE, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Adam JARUBAS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ljudmila NOVAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Massimiliano SALINI, Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4

4. Where there is a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1, supported by evidence ~~from whic~~that allows to establish a causal~~ity~~ link ~~may be presumed~~ between the damage and the violation, Member States shall ensure that the onus is on the person responsible for the violation to prove that the violation did not cause or contribute to the damage.

2023/05/10
Committee: ENVI

Jörgen WARBORN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Iuliu WINKLER, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Daniel CASPARY, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Angelika WINZIG, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Arba KOKALARI, Seán KELLY, Marion WALSMANN, Andreas SCHWAB, Romana TOMC

Jörgen WARBORN, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Iuliu WINKLER, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Daniel CASPARY, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Angelika WINZIG, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Arba KOKALARI, Seán KELLY, Andreas SCHWAB, Romana TOMC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)

Article30a Impact Assessment No later than 6 months after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall draw up an impact assessment.

2023/06/09
Committee: INTA IMCO

Arnaud DANJEAN, Massimiliano SALINI, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO, Seán KELLY, Daniel CASPARY, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) any direct or indirect commercial use of the geographical indication in respect of products not covered by the registration, where those products are comparable to the products registered under that name or where use of a name exploits, weakens, dilutes, or is detrimental to the reputation of, the protected name, including where those products are used as ingredients;

2022/11/16
Committee: INTA

2022/0089(COD)

Arnaud DANJEAN, Massimiliano SALINI, Gabriel MATO, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Daniel CASPARY, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a

2022/11/16
Committee: INTA

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the true origin of the products or services is indicated or if the protected name is translated, transcribed, transliterated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’, ‘flavour’, ‘like’ or similar, including when those products are used as ingredients.

2022/11/16
Committee: INTA

Christian EHLER, Seán KELLY, Peter POLLÁK, Alexander BERNHUBER, Marion WALSMANN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Hildegard BENTELE, Željana ZOVKO, Sabine VERHEYEN, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Pernille WEISS, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Acknowledges that, by translating the values of the original Bauhaus to today’s challenges, the NEB aspires to create a cultural movement that contributes to a smarter, more sustainable and more enjoyable living environment;

2022/05/02
Committee: ITRE CULT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new)

- protecting the environment and diverse cultural and natural landscapes,

2022/05/02
Committee: ITRE CULT

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 b (new)

- contributing to the circularity and sustainability of the European economy

2022/05/02
Committee: ITRE CULT

2021/2255(INI)

Christian EHLER, Seán KELLY, Peter POLLÁK, Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Hildegard BENTELE, Željana ZOVKO, Sabine VERHEYEN, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Pernille WEISS, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 4

- securing accessibility ~~and affordabil~~, inclusiveness, affordability and diversity;

2022/05/02
Committee: ITRE CULT

Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tom BERENDSEN, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Pascal ARIMONT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Notes that Energy Performance Certificates currently lack comparability between Member States; stresses the gap between real energy performance and EPC calculated performance which is a source of confusion for EPC users; highlights the need to integrate the Building Renovation Passport, the Digital Building Logbook, and the Smart Readiness Indicator within the EPC framework to avoid a multiplication of tools and bring more clarity to consumers; believes this will facilitate renovation, increase its depth, ensure coordination between the different measures over time, and capture the multiples benefits;

2021/09/14
Committee: ITRE

Pernille WEISS, Angelika NIEBLER, Dennis RADTKE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Tomas TOBÉ, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian EHLER, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the pandemic has revealed the strengths and limitations of the current set-up for managing value chains and accessibility to medicines and vaccines;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~univers~~equal access toibility, affordability, and availability of medicines ~~is a fu~~anda me~~ntal right the full realisation of which is incompatible with a pharmaceutical model based primarily on the pursuit of profit~~dicinal products is essential; whereas the EU can support this by applying a predictable policy framework that fosters public and private investments ensuring affordable patient access to medicines and benefit to society as a whole;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Angelika NIEBLER, Dennis RADTKE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Othmar KARAS, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian EHLER, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Pernille WEISS, Angelika NIEBLER, Dennis RADTKE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian EHLER, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Welcomes the impact of the Regulation on orphan medicinal products (EC/141/2000) and the Regulation on medicinal products for paediatric use (EC/1901/2006); notes however that scientific progress and investment in research have not been sufficient for the unmet needs of patients with rare diseases, paediatric cancers and neurodegenerative diseases, to deal with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) or to prevent infectious diseases outbreaks; Calls on the Commission to support a regulatory framework which strengthens incentives for orphan medicines research and development in the EU to effectively address these shortcomings;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission to incentivise child specific and first-in-child innovation and to facilitate the repositioning of medicines failing in adults when there is scientific and preclinical rationale;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls on~~Welcomes the Commission ~~to develop a mandatory European licence in order to be able to respond rapidly to health~~'s proposal to foster production and investment in Europe as well as to simplify and streamline relevant procedures in order to be able to respond rapidly to health crises; points out that a regulatory framework which supports the open strategic autonomy of the EU will benefit patients also outside times of crises;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for public investment in R&D to be made transparent and for it to be reflected in product availability and ~~pricing~~affordability;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 h (new)

8 h. Calls on the Commission to increase its involvement in supporting critical health infrastructure protection in Member States and to start applying the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection to the health infrastructure sector;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Angelika NIEBLER, Dennis RADTKE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian EHLER, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 i (new)

8 i. Whereas the Horizon Europe programme provides essential support for research and innovation; whereas the programme is a key driver of job creation, industrial competitiveness, research and innovation also in the health and pharmaceutical sector;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 j (new)

8 j. Calls on the Commission to propose as soon as possible a legal framework to encourage innovation for new antibiotics with incentives either comparable to the area of orphan drugs or paediatrics or new innovative incentives to stimulate innovation to brings new antibiotics to the market;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2013(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Angelika NIEBLER, Dennis RADTKE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christian EHLER, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

13. Notes that the total space required to ensure the offshore wind capacity for the northern seas meets the 2050 goals is expected to be 2.8 %; ~~underlines, therefore, the possibility of compatibility between sea space requirements for ORE and other interests;~~ strongly believes that involving renewables developers early on in the process will contribute to the successful allocation of sea space;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a full and holistic life-cycle approach when planning and deploying the 340 GW of ORE by 2050; stresses that the production and deployment of wind turbines are carbon intensive and environmental challenging arrangements which should be included in the relevant impact assessment at EU and Member State level;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Calls on the Commission to conduct an analysis of the impacts of the decommissioning of offshore installations and to adopt, if necessary, a EU strategy on sustainable decommissioning of offshore installations in order to minimise environmental, safety, and economic impacts; highlights that such a strategy such include the dismantling of the existing installations and for future decommissioning activities; stresses that a future EU-wide legal framework only is necessary if the analysis shows significant shortcomings of the current legal framework and instruments in the EU Member States;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14 c. Calls for an EU-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2025 in order to ensure circularity, minimise the negative environmental impacts and increase the level of soil protection in the EU;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Jerzy BUZEK, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14 d. Notes the need for a revision of the EU regulation on nature protection and restoration in order to strike a future- proof balance between facilitating the needed industrial framework for an ORE scale-up and balanced nature protection;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9

Market design and existing funding instruments

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure competitiveness if the Commission finds it necessary to revise the current State aid guidelines; stresses that any revisions should ensure cost efficiency and limit distortion within the Single Market;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Stresses that existing EU funding instruments, such as the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), can support mobilizing needed funding to promote cross-border renewable energy solutions and joint projects in the EU; notes that the CEF can be used to identify potential offshore development sites, fund the necessary studies and to fund construction works, for projects between two or more EU Member States;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Calls on relevant Member States to considering joint cross-border development projects of floating wind farms through the CEF; highlights that floating applications appear to become a feasible option for Member States and regions with deeper sea basins (notably the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea); notes that emerging technology for floating offshore wind in deep waters is progressing steadily towards commercial viability and would benefit EU cross-border projects through the CEF; reminds that CEF has already funded offshore energy projects, such as the North Sea Wind Power Hub project;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16 c. Calls on the Commission to assess the current EU Public Procurement Directive and revise it if significant shortcomings are found in the current legal framework; stresses the necessity to ensure a strong level-playing field for businesses and the added value of minimum harmonised public procurement rules in the EU;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16 d. Calls on the Commission to encourage Members States, where relevant, to include offshore renewable projects in their National Recovery and Resilience Plans and other national programmes financed through EU funds;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the entire regulatory framework and focus, in particular on offshore bidding zones for hybrid projects, in the market guidance staff working document accompanying this strategy;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Underlines the need for a market design that is fully compatible with that of ORE, including the need for ensuring an optimal ORE bidding zone configuration; ORE infrastructure at transmission level should be regulated based on unbundling rules with a clearly defined separation of roles and responsibilities in terms of systems responsibility, third party access, as well as transparent tariffs and conditions and thus contributing to the Single Market and the Energy Union;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2012(INI)

Pernille WEISS, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Seán KELLY, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17 c. Recognises the fact that the Commission can impose duties to counteract a subsidy in a third country; deplores, however, that the negative impact circumstances for the European wind turbine industry due to the anti- subsidy measures on Chinese steel that have been in place since 2016;

2021/07/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the new EU Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials ~~and stresses that EU t~~, the creation of the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA), and the emphasis on Critical Raw Materials (CRM) in the communication on the Trade pPolicy ~~can play a key role as a vehicle for improving EU access to these materials; notes that the COVID-19 outbreak has expo~~Review (TPR); calls for an assertive trade policy emphasising the diversification and resilience of supply chains, and prioritising the improvement of global and EU mechanisms to create a favourable trade environment for European industry; stresses that EU trade policy plays a key role in improving EU access to all CRM, including base metals, industrial minerals, aggregates and biotic materials; notes that the disruption of worldwide supply chains caused by the ~~lack of~~ COVID-19 pandemic and the increasi~~lience of global value chains for certain key products, showing the need for more robust and resilient supply chai~~ng tensions between major powers has exposed strategic vulnerabilities for the EU, particularly in securing key resources necessary to deliver the Green Deal and to ensure the digital trans for ~~critical raw materials;~~ mation of the EU’s economy;

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the publication of the Updated New Industrial Strategy1a and its call to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy and new partnerships with industry and like-minded international partners; welcomes the Commission’s ongoing work on critical supply chains highlighting that critical raw and processed materials are essential to ensure the success of the clean energy and digital transitions; __________________ 1a Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery”, COM(2021) 350 final

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes ~~that demand for raw materials is projected to double by 2050 and that the EU is highly reliant on non- EU countrie~~with concern the International Energy Agency’s 2021 projection that the energy sector’s global needs for critical minerals could increase by as much as six times by 2040 from use in batteries, renewable energy technologies, and grid infrastructure1a and is convinced that the EU’s significant dependency on imports for CRM, including 100% import reliance for several specialty metals and rare earths, undermines its strategic autonomy and geopolitical objectives; stresses that, because the EU supply and investment plans for many critical raw materials~~, making diversified sourcing essential to increase the EU’s security of supply~~ fall short of what is needed to meet internal demand and that CRM prices are globally set, the EU industry faces a high international competition in access to raw materials and is vulnerable to export restriction measures by third countries; calls, therefore, on the Commission to diversify the supply sources of critical raw materials as much as possible, and reduce current reliance on a few third countries; calls on the Commission to focus also on securing supplies by establishing strategic stocks and appropriate stockpiling of critical raw materials in Europe, particularly in light of the uncertainties linked to the evolution of the geopolitical situation worldwide and the potential trade tensions with rich non- EU producer countries; __________________ 1a https://www.iea.org/reports/the-role-of- critical-minerals-in-clean-energy- transitions

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Welcomes the Joint European Union - United States initiative on addressing global steel and aluminium excess capacity and calls for comprehensive and expeditious measures to hold to account countries like China that support trade-distorting policies; reminds the Commission, however, that for the time being the US Section 232 tariffs remain in full force and that this issue must urgently be resolved;

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Underlines that future EU free trade agreements (FTAs) should include a specific focus on raw materials; c~~Calls on the Commission to further enhance the enforcement of FTAs to ensure that commitments and obligations on sourcing of critical raw materials are met by trading partners; calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation on sustainable sourcing of raw materials with third countries under existing EU policies and instruments, including enlargement, neighbourhood, development and cooperation policies, and based on recognised international standards (e.g. OECD and UNGPs) and global industry initiatives on responsible sourcing; calls on the Commission to coherently align its actions on raw materials with other EU initiatives promoting sustainability in order to create a level playing field and to streamline the rule-book so that policies do not overburden industry;

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Requests that the Commission acts through the Waste Shipments Regulation review to prevent, through increased measures and a strengthened inspection system, the illegal and dubious exports of waste products containing critical raw materials to avoid improper treatment of electronics waste and batteries; calls for overall requirements that waste products containing critical raw materials are exported with a guarantee they will be treated under equivalent conditions to Europe in the destination country so that resources are not lost through informal recycling operations and which also supports the transition to the circular economy; considers that it is important to reinforce the availability of secondary raw materials, including ferrous scrap and rare earths, in order to improve the resilience and circularity of CRMs supplies;

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Calls on rules of origin to be used in a stricter way to safeguard raw materials production and prevent circumvention from regions where operators are subject to less stringent sustainability and industrial subsidies requirements;

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that a fully functioning rules-based multilateral trading system is also key to ensuring open trade flows of critical raw materials; renews its call on the Commission, in this regard, to pursue its efforts ~~for the modernisation, strengthening and substantial reactivation~~towards an ambitious reform of the World Trade Organization to fight distortions of international trade and unfair trade practices, and guarantee effective competition worldwide;

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights that the strong state- backed competition for access to raw materials in third countries hampers EU resilience and security of supply, therefore welcomes the Commission's plans to establish strong and supportive international partnerships by endorsing a global agenda on raw materials, aiming for EU partnerships that ensure both security of supply and developmental benefits;

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2011(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Welcomes the Joint Statement of the Trilateral Meeting of the Trade Ministers of Japan, the United States and the European Union Commission, and supports the proposed definition of industrial subsidies; welcomes that such definition extends beyond the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and EU Anti- subsidy Regulation, and provides a broader definition of a subsidy; believes that such measures are crucial in levelling the international playing field in the area of CRM as industrial subsidies, particularly in China, pose a serious threat to EU industry and workers as it distorts international competition;

2021/06/02
Committee: INTA

2021/2006(INI)

Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Massimiliano SALINI, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Sven SCHULZE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Whereas methane emissions are the second-largest cause of global warming, with approximately one third of the global anthropogenic methane emissions coming from the energy sector; whereas the energy transition towards reaching climate neutrality by 2050 will require a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions from the energy sector, including in methane emissions;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2006(INI)

Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Massimiliano SALINI, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Sven SCHULZE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1 b. Whereas the fact that methane emissions come from a wide range of sectors, like agriculture, waste and energy, and that, once in the atmosphere, methane blends well with other gases, makes it difficult to measure and report it, which leads to a lack of accurate data that gives methane emissions a relatively high uncertainty compared to CO2;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2006(INI)

Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Massimiliano SALINI, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Sven SCHULZE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Agrees that an increased ambition of 55% GHG emission reduction by 2030 needs additional efforts to address all greenhouse gases; underlines that these efforts will mean that more investments are necessary.

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2006(INI)

Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Massimiliano SALINI, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Sven SCHULZE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the preparation of legislation for the energy sector with binding rules on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and leak detection and repair, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring; Underlines that a well-structured, fit for purpose MRV system, as adequately outlined by the strategy, will be core for more accurate detecting and quantifying methane emissions along the value chains and will allow better evaluation of the results of mitigation measures in place;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2006(INI)

Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Massimiliano SALINI, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Sven SCHULZE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls the Commission to continue a close dialogue with regulators, as outlined in ACER’s Bridge beyond 2025 and the Commission’ methane strategy.

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2006(INI)

Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Massimiliano SALINI, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Sven SCHULZE, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for a thorough assessment of the cost efficiency of the actions proposed in the energy sector, which should consider local conditions and the specific aspects of the various parts of the value chain and provide flexibility to the industry for their implementation; Calls on the Commission to consider the existing best practices in relation to LDAR as a starting point, allowing for flexible approaches across countries and within the value chain to take into consideration local conditions in order to ensure tailored action across the Union;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2006(INI)

Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Massimiliano SALINI, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Vasile BLAGA, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to consider a target on renewable and decarbonised gases for 2030, as this would facilitate the development of biomethane and ensure the deployment of the most cost-efficient solutions across the Member States. Calls also for the revision of the gas market regulatory framework as soon as possible in 2021 to facilitate and incentivise the uptake of renewable and decarbonised gases;

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2006(INI)

Jerzy BUZEK, Adam JARUBAS, Angelika NIEBLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Christian EHLER, Markus PIEPER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Reiterates its support for the development of a circular and decarbonised energy system. Highlights that the source separation and separate collection of bio-waste, effective by 31 December 2023, must go together with a feasible recovery solution. In that regard, acknowledges the potential of anaerobic digestion from bio-degradable waste which allows the production of biomethane.

2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/2006(INI)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) Different options are available to cover the energy needs of an efficient building by energy from low carbon and renewable sources: on-site renewables such as solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, heat pumps and biomass, renewable energy provided by renewable energy communities or citizen energy communities, and district heating and cooling based on renewables or waste heat. and renewable energy supplied from the energy grids;

2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47

(47) Financing alone will not deliver on the renovation needs. Together with financing, setting up accessible and transparent advisory tools and assistance instruments such as one-stop-shops that provide integrated energy renovation services or facilitators, as well as implementing other measures and initiatives such as those referred to in the Commission’s Smart Finance for Smart Buildings Initiative, is indispensable to provide the right enabling framework and break barriers to renovation. One-stop- shops can play an important role in connecting potential projects with market players, including citizens, public authorities and project developers, in particular smaller-scale projects as well as guidance on permit procedures, promoting access to funding for building renovation, and helping to disseminate information on terms and conditions.

2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2021/0426(COD)

Seán KELLY, Tom BERENDSEN, Pernille WEISS, Pascal ARIMONT, Franc BOGOVIČ, Massimiliano SALINI, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Radan KANEV, Salvatore DE MEO, Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 52

(52) Recent years have seen a rise in the number of air-conditioning systems in European countries. That creates considerable problems at peak load times, increasing the cost of electricity and disrupting the energy balance. Priority should be given to strategies which enhance the thermal performance of buildings during the summer period. To that end, there should be focus on measures which avoid overheating, such as shading and sufficient thermal capacity in the building construction, and further development and application of passive cooling techniques, primarily those that improve indoor ~~climatic~~environment conditions and the micro-climate around buildings.

2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE

Seán KELLY, Tom BERENDSEN, Pascal ARIMONT, Massimiliano SALINI, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Radan KANEV, Salvatore DE MEO, Christian EHLER

(ii a) after 1 January 2035, at least energy performance class C;

2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE

2021/0426(COD)

Seán KELLY, Tom BERENDSEN, Pascal ARIMONT, Massimiliano SALINI, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Radan KANEV, Salvatore DE MEO, Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)

(ii b) after 1 January 2040, at least energy performance class B;

2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 3 – paragraph 5

"5. The Commission shall coordinate the action of the competent authorities at regional and Union levels, pursuant to this Regulation, inter alia, through the GCG or, in particular, in the event of a regional or Union emergency pursuant to Article 12(1), through the crisis ~~management~~ group referred to in Article ~~12(4). (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~4(1a)." Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 3 – paragraph 6

"6. In the event of a regional or Union emergency, the transmission system operators shall cooperate and exchange information using the ReCo System for Gas established by ENTSOG. ENTSOG shall inform the Commission, the crisis group and the competent authorities of the Member States concerned accordingly. ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~" Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 4

"1. A Gas Coordination Group (GCG) shall be established to facilitate the coordination of measures concerning the security of gas supply. The GCG shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, in particular representatives of their competent authorities, as well as the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (the ‘Agency’), ENTSOG and representative bodies of the industry concerned and those of relevant customers. The Commission shall, in consultation with the Member States, decide on the composition of the GCG, ensuring it is fully representative. The Commission shall chair the GCG. The GCG shall adopt its rules of procedure. ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~1a. A crisis group, chaired by the Commission, shall be established as a permanent sub-group of the GCG in order to facilitate the coordination of relevant actors and resolve security of supply crises. The crisis group shall be composed of representatives of the Member States, of the Agency and of ENTSOG. Where necessary, the Commission may also invite other relevant stakeholders. The members of the crisis group shall be expert in gas infrastructure, they shall be reachable and shall be able to be convened at any moment. The crisis group shall be able to act in the event of a crisis as long as half its members are present. It shall be equipped with the necessary tools in order to exercise a crisis coordination role. The Commission shall be empowered to specify, via a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 19, the list of tools necessary to the crisis group to exercise its coordination role. 1b. The crisis group shall: (a) maintain channels of communications open with all relevant actors of the security of supply in natural gas including, Member States’ competent authorities, representatives of the Energy Community, TSOs, the risk groups listed in Annex I, Regional Coordination (ReCo) teams; (b) receive a copy of all national definitions of protected customers established pursuant to Article 6, common risk assessment carried out pursuant to Article 7, national emergency and preventative actions plans drafted pursuant to Article 8, lists of critical gas- fired power plants established pursuant to Article 11, and solidarity agreements concluded pursuant to Article 13, as well as any other relevant documents drafted pursuant to this Regulation; (c) cooperate with the Commission and, where relevant, the Member States or their relevant authorities in order to address and mitigate any crisis." Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

"4. The competent authorities shall report regularly to the GCG and the crisis group on the progress achieved on the preparation and adoption of the preventive action plans and the emergency plans, in particular the regional chapters. In particular, competent authorities shall agree on a cooperation mechanism for the preparation of the preventive action plan and the emergency plan, including the exchange of draft plans. They shall report to the GCG and the crisis group on such agreed cooperation mechanism 16 months before the deadline for agreement of those plans and the updates of those plans. ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~" Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point iii a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 11 – paragraph 2

"2. When the competent authority declares one of the crisis levels referred to in paragraph 1, it shall immediately inform the Commission, the crisis group, as well as the competent authorities of the Member States with which the Member State of that competent authority is directly connected and provide them with all the necessary information, in particular with information on the action it intends to take. In the event of an emergency which may result in a call for assistance from the Union and its Member States, the competent authority of the Member State concerned shall without delay notify the Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)~~. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~ and the crisis group." Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 12 – paragraph 2

"2. The Commission shall convene the GCG and the crisis group as soon as it declares a regional or Union emergency ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~" Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 13 b (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

"3. In a regional or Union emergency, the Commission shall coordinate together with the crisis group the action of the competent authorities~~, taking full account of relevant information from, and the~~. The Commission shall ensure that the GCG is informed resgul~~ts of, the consultation of the GCG. In particular, the Commission shall: (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~arly about the work undertaken by the crisis group. In particular, the Commission shall:" Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 13 c (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 12 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission may convene a crisis management group composed of the crisis managers referred to in point (g) of Article 10(1), of the Member States concerned by the emergency. The Commission, in agreement with the crisis managers, may invite other relevant stakeholders to participate. The Commission shall ensure that the GCG is informed regularly about the work undertaken by the crisis management group. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)"deleted" Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

"2. In the event of a regional or Union emergency, the Commission may request that the competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 provide it and the crisis group without delay with at least: ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~" Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

"The Commission shall analyse the assessments of the competent authorities and shall inform the crisis group, the Member States, the European Parliament and the GCG of the results of its analysis in an aggregated form. ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~" Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0424(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point 15 c (new)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Article 14– paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2

"The competent authority shall notify the data listed in point (a) of the first subparagraph to the Commission and to the crisis group in an anonymised form. In the event of new contracts being concluded or changes being made to existing contracts, the whole set of data shall be notified by the end of September of the relevant year. Where the competent authority has doubts whether a given contract obtained under point (b) of the first subparagraph puts the security of gas supply of a Member State or a region at risk, it shall notify the contract to the Commission. ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1938&from=EN)~~" Or. en

2022/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2021/0420(COD)

Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Deirdre CLUNE, Maria WALSH, Frances FITZGERALD, Billy KELLEHER, Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE, Barry ANDREWS, Chris MACMANUS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46

(46) Being the entry and exit points for the land infrastructure of the trans- European transport network, maritime ports play an important role as cross-border multimodal nodes which serve not only as transport hubs, but also as gateways for trade, industrial clusters and energy hubs, for example with regard to the deployment of on-shore and off-shore wind installations.

2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN

2021/0420(COD)

Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Deirdre CLUNE, Maria WALSH, Frances FITZGERALD, Billy KELLEHER, Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE, Barry ANDREWS, Chris MACMANUS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)

(46a) Maritime seaports are clean energy hubs of the future and important facilitators of the energy transition across Europe. In their role as energy hubs, maritime seaports play a key role in realising the EU’s climate objectives for 2030 and 2050, as well as the ambitions outlined in the REPowerEU plan.

2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN

2021/0420(COD)

Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Deirdre CLUNE, Maria WALSH, Frances FITZGERALD, Billy KELLEHER, Barry ANDREWS, Clare DALY, Chris MACMANUS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 b (new)

(46b) Maritime seaports increasingly take up new responsibilities and are involved in new services, such as sustainable energy production, research on the blue economy, and military mobility. In their role as multi-service actors, maritime seaports can substantially contribute to a sustainable, digital and resilient European economy.

2022/11/16
Committee: TRAN

2021/0420(COD)

Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Deirdre CLUNE, Maria WALSH, Frances FITZGERALD, Billy KELLEHER, Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE, Barry ANDREWS, Chris MACMANUS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. ~~A maritime port shall~~In order to be part of the comprehensive network ~~where~~, a maritime port shall meet at least one of the following conditions ~~is met~~:

2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN

2021/0420(COD)

Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Deirdre CLUNE, Maria WALSH, Frances FITZGERALD, Billy KELLEHER, Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE, Barry ANDREWS, Chris MACMANUS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. It is considered by its Member State as a critical node for the supply of renewable energy in the EU and is considered to be instrumental to reach the ambitions of REPowerEU.

2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN

2021/0420(COD)

Colm MARKEY, Seán KELLY, Deirdre CLUNE, Maria WALSH, Frances FITZGERALD, Billy KELLEHER, Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE, Barry ANDREWS, Chris MACMANUS, Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. The total annual wind energy volume, derived from both onshore and offshore wind, imported through the maritime port exceeds 0.1% of the total annual wind energy deployed by the Union. The reference amount for this volume is the latest available five-year average, based on the statistics published by Eurostat.

2022/11/17
Committee: TRAN

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The modern interconnected world economy creates an increased risk of, and opportunity for, economic coercion, as it provides countries with enhanced, including hybrid, means to deploy such coercion. It is desirable that the Union contribute to the creation, development and clarification of international frameworks for the prevention and elimination of situations of economic coercion, taking into account the importance of the multilateral trading system within the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Union should also use WTO mechanisms to resolve the economic coercion concerns, where possible.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Any action undertaken by the Union on the basis of this Regulation should comply with the Union’s obligations under international law. International law allows, under certain conditions, such as proportionality and prior notice, the imposition of countermeasures, that is to say of measures that would otherwise be contrary to the international obligations of an injured party vis-à-vis the country responsible for a breach of international law, and that are aimed at obtaining the cessation of the breach or reparation for it10. Accordingly, response measures adopted under this Regulation should take the form of either measures adhering to the Union’s international obligations or measures constituting permitted countermeasures. Under international law, and in accordance with the principle of proportionality, they should not exceed a level that is commensurate with the injury suffered by the Union or a Member State due to the third country’s measures of economic coercion, taking into account the gravity of the third country’s measures and the Union’s rights and interests in question. In this respect, injury to the Union or a Member State is understood under international law to include injury to Union economic operators. Measures authorised under this Regulation should be deemed to be ‘lawful’, taking into account the role of the EU as the gatekeeper of the multilateral trading system, and the instrument should, above all, have a deterrence effect. _________________ 10 See Articles 22 and 49-53 of the Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, adopted by the United Nations’ International Law Commission at its fifty-third session, in 2001, and taken note of by the United Nations General Assembly in resolution 56/83.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The Union should only impose countermeasures when other means such as negotiations, mediation or adjudication do not lead to the prompt and effective cessation of the economic coercion and to reparation of the injury it has caused to the Union or its Member States, and where action is necessary to protect the interests and rights of the Union and its Member States and it is in the Union’s interest. Neither the interests of the Union nor those of any individual Member State should be put at a greater disadvantage than the interests of the country that is the focus of the anti-coercion instrument. It is appropriate that the Regulation sets out the applicable rules and procedures for the imposition and application of Union response measures and permits expeditious action where necessary to preserve the effectiveness of any Union response measures.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) It is important to ensure an effective and regular communication and exchange of views and information between the Commission on the one hand and the European Parliament and the Council on the other, in particular on efforts to engage with the third country concerned to explore options with a view to obtaining the cessation of the economic coercion and on matters that may lead to the adoption of Union response measures under this Regulation.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) In order to allow the update of the range of Union response measures under this Regulation and the adjustment of the rules of origin or of other technical rules, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be aligned with the Enforcement Regulation and delegated to the Commission to amend the list of Union responses set out in Annex I and technical rules necessary for the application of the Regulation, including rules of origin laid down in Annex II. It 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 on Better Law-Making12. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically should have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 12 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

The Commission shall keep the European Parliament and the Council ~~informed of relev~~regularly informed and shall notify them of anty developments.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) action pursuant to the Articles 4 and 5 has not resulted in the cessation of the economic coercion and, where appropriate, reparation of the injury it has caused to the Union or a Member State within a reasonable period of time;

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

In the implementing act, the Commission shall also determine the appropriate Union response from among the measures provided for in Annex I, and it should be aligned with the Enforcement Regulation. Such measures may also apply with regard to natural or legal persons designated in accordance with Article 8. The Commission may also adopt measures which it can take pursuant to other legal instruments.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Any Union response measure shall not exceed the level that is commensurate with the injury suffered by the Union or a Member State due to the third country’s measures of economic coercion, taking into account the gravity of the third country’s measures and the ~~rights in question~~economic impact of the measures on the Union or the Member States.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall keep under review the measures of economic coercion deployed by a third country that have triggered the Union response measures, the effectiveness of the Union response measures adopted and their effects on the Union’s interests and shall keep the European Parliament and the Council regularly informed thereof.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0402(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

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

(c) the suspension of applicable international obligations, as necessary, and the introduction of restrictions on trade in goods ~~made effective through measures applying to transiting goods~~ or internal measures applying to goods.

2022/05/30
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The general objectives of the GSP are to support eradication of poverty in all its forms, in line with Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goal 17.12 ~~and~~, to promote the sustainable development agenda, and to encourage exports diversification from GSP beneficiary countries while averting harm to EU industry’s interests. The 2018 GSP Mid- term Evaluation and the 2021 supporting Study for the Impact Assessment underpinning this Regulation concluded that the GSP framework under Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 has delivered on these main objectives, which were at the core of the 2012 overhaul of Council Regulation (EC) No 732/200815 . _________________ 15 Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 of 22 July 2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences from 1 January 2009 and amending Regulations (EC) No 552/97, (EC) No 1933/2006 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 1100/2006 and (EC) No 964/2007 (OJ L 211, 6.8.2008, p. 1).

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Those objectives remain relevant in the current global context and they are consistent with the analysis and perspective of the recent Commission Communication Trade Policy Review “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy”16 (‘TPR’). According to the TPR, the Union has a “strategic interest to support the enhanced integration into the world economy of vulnerable developing countries” and it “must fully use the strength provided by its openness and the attractiveness of its Single Market” to support multilateralism and to ensure adherence to universal values. For GSP specifically, the TPR notes its important role in “promoting respect for core human and labour rights” and sets the objective for the GSP “to further increase trading opportunities for developing countries to reduce poverty and create jobs based on international values and principles”. Together with openness to trade, the scheme should support GSP beneficiary countries to develop a strong industrial base and to create an infrastructure that facilitates access to knowledge and information to foster diversification of trade flows. Moreover, the scheme should assist beneficiaries in recovering from the COVID-19 impact and in re-building their economies in a sustainable manner, including with respect to international human rights, labour, environmental and good governance standards. By prioritising diversification of exports from GSP beneficiary countries, the scheme should focus preferences on less competitive products which should ultimately contribute to sustainable development and poverty eradication. Coherence should be ensured between the GSP and its objectives and the assistance provided to beneficiary countries, in line with Union’s Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), which constitutes a key pillar of Union’s efforts to enhance the positive impact and increase effectiveness of development cooperation17 . _________________ 16 COM(2021) 66 final, 18 February 2021 17 Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU concerning PCD reads: “The Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries”.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) By providing preferential access to the Union market, the scheme should assist developing countries in their efforts to reduce poverty and achieve and promote good governance and sustainable development by helping them to generate additional revenue through international trade, which can then be re-invested for the benefit of their own development and, in addition, to diversify their economies. The scheme's tariff preferences should focus on less competitive products originating from those developing countries that have greater development, trade and financial needs.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) The implementation of the generalized scheme of tariff preferences should also integrate the current discussions on reciprocal environmental and health production standards for Union products and products imported from third countries in conformity with the WTO (“mirror clauses”) with the aim of subjecting imported products to certain production requirements applied in the Union in line with the Paris Agreement.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) ~~Such a t~~Tariff reductions should be sufficiently attractive, in order to motivate traders to make use of the opportunities offered by the scheme. Therefore, the ad valorem duties should generally be reduced by a flat rate of 3,5 percentage points from the 'most favoured nation' duty rate, while such duties for leather, leather products, textiles and textile goods should be reduced by 20 %. Specific duties should be reduced by 30 %. Where a minimum duty is specified, that minimum duty should not apply.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23 a) Safeguards are essential mechanisms to reduce beneficiary countries’ dependency on a few products, to focus preferences on less competitive products and to stimulate economic growth. The scheme should reinforce the Union’s financial and economic interests by providing effective and enforceable safeguards to sensitive products which should at the same time improve the diversification of their economies and the implementation of social and environmental rights in beneficiary countries.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

(9 a) ‘sensitive products’ means goods whose utilisation rate by standard GSP beneficiary countries could negatively impact the Union industry and primary sector;

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall, every three years, review the list referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and adopt an implementing act in the year preceding the review year, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), in order to suspend or to re-establish the tariff preferences referred to in Article 7. That implementing act shall apply as of 1 January of the year following its entry in force.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The list referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall be established on the basis of the data available on 1 September of the year ~~in which the review is conducted and of the two years~~ preceding the review year. It shall take into account imports from GSP beneficiary countries listed in Annex I as applicable at that time. However, the value of imports from GSP beneficiary countries, which upon the date of application of the suspension no longer benefit from the tariff preferences under Article 4(1), point (b), shall not be taken into account.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) serious and systematic unfair trading practices including those affecting the supply of raw materials, which have an adverse effect on the Union industry and which have not been addressed by the beneficiary country. For those unfair trading practices, which are prohibited or actionable under the WTO Agreements, the application of this Article shall be based on a previous determination to that effect by the ~~competent WTO body;~~ Commission following a Trade Barrier investigation under Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down Community procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization. For the other unfair trading practices, including - but not limited to – breaches of intellectual property rights, trade distorting investment practices, trafficking and smuggling, breaches of competition rules and any other unfair trading practices that may hinder market access and the national treatment principle, the application of this Article shall be based on a previous determination to that effect under the conditions laid down in Paragraph 3;

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3

3. Where the Commission, acting upon a complaint or on its own initiative, considers that there are sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article it shall adopt an implementing act to initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2). The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the adoption of that implementing act. Sufficient grounds justifying temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided under any preferential arrangement referred to in Article 1(2) on the basis of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are prima facie deemed to exist in case a Trade Barrier investigation has already been concluded by the Commission in relation to the unfair trading practices at stake.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5

5. The ~~Commission shall provide the beneficiary country concerned with every opportunity to cooperate during the monitoring and evaluation period of six months from the date of publication of the notic~~monitoring and evaluation period will be of six months from the date of publication of the notice. During this period, the Commission shall provide the beneficiary country concerned with every opportunity to cooperate.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7

7. Within three months from the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 5, the Commission shall submit a report on its findings and conclusions to the beneficiary country concerned. The beneficiary country has the right to submit its comments on the report. The period for comments shall not exceed one month. This paragraph does not apply in case a trade barrier investigation has already been concluded in relation to the unfair trading practices at stake.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part

8. Within ~~six~~three months from the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph ~~4, point (b)~~5, the Commission shall decide:

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 12

12. Where the Commission decides on temporary withdrawal, such delegated act shall become applicable ~~six~~three months after its adoption.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 16

16. Where the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify temporary withdrawal for the reason set out in paragraph 1, point (a) and the exceptional gravity of the violations calls for a rapid response in view of the specific circumstances in the beneficiary country, it shall initiate the procedure for temporary withdrawal in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (15). However, the period referred to in paragraph ~~4, point (b)~~5 is reduced to 21 months and the deadline referred to in paragraph 8 is reduced to 53 months.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4

4. An investigation, including the procedural steps referred to in Articles 25, 26 and 27, shall be concluded within 12 9 months from its initiation.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter VI – Section II – title

II Safeguards in the Textile, Footwear, Leather, Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, on 1 January of each year, the Commission, on its own initiative and in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 39(2), shall adopt an implementing act in order to remove the tariff preferences referred to in Articles 7 and 12 with respect to the products from GSP sections S-~~11a~~8a, S-8b, S-11a , S-11b and S-11b2a or to products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 1006, 1701, 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10, 3814 00 90, 3820 00 00, 38249956, 38249957, 38249992, 38248400, 38248500, 38248600, 38248700, 38248800, 38249993, ~~and~~ 38249996 and 43021980 where imports of such products, originate in a beneficiary country and their total value:

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) for products falling under Combined Nomenclature codes 2207 10 00, 2207 20 00, 2909 19 10, 3814 00 90, 3820 00 00, ~~and~~ 38249956, 38249957, 38249992, 38248400, 38248500, 38248600, 38248700, 38248800, 38249993, and 38249996 their total value exceeds the share referred to in point 1 of Annex IV of the value of Union imports of the same products from all countries and territories listed in Annex I, column~~s A and B~~ C, during a calendar year

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0297(COD)

Gabriel MATO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Massimiliano SALINI, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) for products under GSP sections S- ~~11a and S-11b~~8a, S-8b, S-11a, S-11b and S-12a their total value exceeds the share referred to in point 3 of Annex IV of the value of Union imports of products in GSP sections S-~~11a~~8a, S-8b, S-11a, S-11b and S-11b2a from all countries and territories listed in Annex I, column~~s A and B~~ C, during a calendar year.

2022/02/07
Committee: INTA

2021/0223(COD)

Massimiliano SALINI, Jens GIESEKE, Franc BOGOVIČ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Andrea CAROPPO, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Salvatore DE MEO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Angelika WINZIG, Radan KANEV, Angelika NIEBLER, Seán KELLY, Tom BERENDSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council46 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 already set CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles as well as for certain heavy-duty vehicles. Those instruments should accelerate the uptake in particular of low- and zero-emission vehicles and alternative fuels and thereby create demand for recharging and refuelling infrastructure. _________________ 46Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13). 47Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 202).

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The initiatives on ReFuelEU aviation48 and FuelEU maritime49 should boost the production and uptake of sustainable alternative fuels in aviation and maritime transport. While the fuel use requirements for the sustainable aviation fuels can largely rely on the existing refuelling infrastructure, investments are needed for the electricity supply of stationary aircraft. The FuelEU maritime initiative sets requirements in particular for the use of on shore power that can only be fulfilled if an adequate level of on shore power supply is deployed in TEN-T ports. However those initiatives do not contain any provisions on the required fuel infrastructure which are a prerequisite that the targets can be met. Moreover the infrastructure for renewable fuels bunkering of ships should gain special attention throughout the ports of Europe to fast track the decarbonisation of ships. The heavy-duty vehicle renewable fuels infrastructure should focus on available renewable fuel technology and increase the level of ambition in the (bio-) LNG infrastructure throughout Europe to allow fast decarbonisation of heavy-duty vehicles, whilst new technology for these vehicles can be further developed. _________________ 48 COM(2021) 561. 49 COM(2021) 562.

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/0223(COD)

Massimiliano SALINI, Jens GIESEKE, Franc BOGOVIČ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Andrea CAROPPO, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Salvatore DE MEO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Christian EHLER, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Angelika WINZIG, Radan KANEV, Angelika NIEBLER, Seán KELLY, Tom BERENDSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Therefore all modes of transport should be addressed in one instrument which should take into account a variety of alternative fuels, the development of their market share and particularly their affordability. The use of zero-emission powertrain technologies and alternative fuels is at different stages of maturity in the different modes of transport and in different Member States and regions. In particular, in the road sector, a rapid uptake of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars and light commercial vehicles is taking place. Hydrogen fuel-cell road vehicles are available to markets, as well. In addition, smaller hydrogen and battery electric vessels ~~and~~, hydrogen fuel-cell trains and solar-electric vehicles are currently being deployed in different projects and in first commercial operations, with full commercial roll out expected in the next years. In contrast, the aviation and waterborne sectors, as well as heavy-duty road transport continue to be dependent on liquid and gaseous fuels, as zero- and low- emission powertrain solutions are expected to enter the market only around 2030 and in particular for the aviation sector even later, with full commercialisation taking its time. The use of fossil gaseous or liquid fuels is only possible if it is clearly embedded into a clear decarbonisation pathway that is in line with the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union, requiring increasing blending with or replacement by renewable fuels such as ~~bio-methane, advanced biofuels~~gaseous or liquid bio-methane, biomass fuels, biofuels, advanced biofuels, recycled carbonfuels, renewable fuels of non- biological origin or renewable and low- carbon synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels.

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
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 level should therefore provide 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), taking into account the need for flexibility in sparsely populated areas. National fleet based targets should ensure that vehicle uptake in each Member State is matched with the deployment of sufficient publicly accessible recharging infrastructure. A special attention and higher fleet based targets for centres of relatively higher population density and higher electric vehicles market-share is also needed. 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 ensure easy and seamless travel throughout the Union.

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) A core network of refuelling points for LNG at maritime ports should be available by 2025. Refuelling points for LNG include LNG terminals, tanks, mobile containers, bunker vessels and barges. Additions to the network are still to be made by 2030 in Member States with increased minimum requirements after 2025. An extra effort should be put to increase the share of bio-LNG stations and bunkering facilities across Europe with a higher density.

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) Member States should make use of a wide range of market based, regulatory and non- regulatory incentives and measures to reach the mandatory targets and implement their national policy frameworks, in close cooperation with private sector actors, who should play a key role in supporting the development of alternative fuels infrastructure.

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)

(18 a) ‘solar-electric vehicle’ means a motor vehicle equipped with a powertrain containing at least one non-peripheral electric machine as energy converter with an electric rechargeable energy storage system, which can be recharged externally, and equipped with vehicle- integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) panels.

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

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

(c) by 31 December 203027, in each safe and secure parking area, , situated on the TEN-T core network, at least ~~one~~two recharging stations dedicated to heavy- duty vehicles with a power output of at least 100 kW isare installed;

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) Member States shall ensure that the grid connection and the grid capacity necessary is provided;

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)

(e b) On roads with a traffic density that is less than (2000) heavy-duty vehicles per day, and where the infrastructure cannot be justified in socio-economic cost-benefit terms, Member States may extend the required distances regarding the heavy- duty road transport vehicles in paragraph 2 of this Article, so that the total distances in-between charging pools on average meet the distance requirements

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)

(e c) If the publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for heavy-duty road transport vehicles does not develop market-based on roads with traffic density that is less than (800) heavy-duty vehicles per day, Member States may exempt from the requirements set in paragraph 2 of this Article.

2022/02/07
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c

Article 2(40)

Article – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c

(44ba) ‘food and feed crops’ means starch-rich crops, sugar crops or oil crops produced on agricultural land and other crops grown primarily for energy purposes excluding residues and waste.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c

Article 2

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point c

(44bb) 'direct air carbon capture' means the process by which carbon is captured from the ambient air for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin.

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Member States shall assess by 31 December 2024 and every two years thereafter the gap between available and needed installers of renewable equipment and systems. This assessment shall cover ten-year periods and an overview of the current situation. Member States shall make the assessment and recommendations thereof publicly available.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

François-Xavier BELLAMY, Franc BOGOVIČ, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Seán KELLY, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Vasile BLAGA

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

(EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a– paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that all means of electricity generation, including units producing electricity from renewable sources, shall be involved in providing system and balancing services. Moreover, Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory framework does not discriminate against participation in the electricity markets, including congestion management and the provision of flexibility and balancing services, of small or mobile systems such as domestic batteries and electric vehicles, both directly and through aggregation.;

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Article 20a (5)

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

4 a. Member States shall facilitate new renewable capacity by encouraging investment in connections and reinforcements in the grid infrastructure where this is necessary and proportional.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

François-Xavier BELLAMY, Franc BOGOVIČ, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

(EU) 2018/2001
Article 22a– paragraph 1

Member States shall ensure that the contribution of renewable fuels of non- biological origin used for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be 50 % of the renewable hydrogen used for final energy and non- energy purposes in industry by 2030. For the calculation of that percentage, the following rules shall apply:

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

François-Xavier BELLAMY, Franc BOGOVIČ, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

(EU) 2018/2001
Article 25– Paragraph 1– subparagraph 1– point a)

(a) the amount of renewable fuels and renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector leads to a greenhouse gas intensity reduction of at least 13 % by 2030, compared to the baseline set out in Article 27(1), point (b), in accordance with an indicative trajectory set by the Member State; The Commission shall assess such obligation, with a view to submitting, by 2025, a legislative proposal to increase it in the event of further substantial costs reductions in the production of renewable energy, where necessary to meet the Union's international commitments for decarbonisation, or where justified on the grounds of a significant decrease in energy consumption in the Union.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Seán KELLY, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Article 25(1)

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point 14

(a) the amount of renewable fuels and renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector leads to a greenhouse gas intensity reduction of at least 138 % by 2030, compared to the baseline set out in Article 27(1), point (b), in accordance with an indicative trajectory set by the Member State;

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Article 25(1)(b)

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point 14

(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,24 % in 2022, ~~0,5~~1 % in 2025 and ~~2,2~~ 5% in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin ~~is at least 2,6 % in 2030.~~ , renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen, including low- carbon hydrogen derived fuels, is at least 2,6 % in 2028 and 5 % in 2030. From 2030 fuel suppliers shall deliver at least 3 % advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX and at least 3 % renewable fuels of non-biological origin, renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen, including low-carbon hydrogen derived fuels, to the hard to abate maritime and aviation sectors.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

François-Xavier BELLAMY, Franc BOGOVIČ, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Article 25a

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a) and the share referred to in point (b), Member States shall take into account renewable fuels of non-biological origin also when they are used as intermediate products for the production of conventional fuels. For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a), Member States may take into account recycled carbon fuels.deleted

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a a (new)

(EU) 2018/2001
Article 26– paragraph 1 a

(aa) paragraph 1 a is inserted after paragraph 1: “For the calculation referred to in paragraph 1, point 1, the contribution of zero-emission, zero-deforestation biofuels is not capped.”

François-Xavier BELLAMY, Franc BOGOVIČ, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii

(UE) 2018/2001
Article 29

— (a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 510 MW,

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

François-Xavier BELLAMY, Franc BOGOVIČ, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point iii a (new)

(EU) 2018/2001
Article 29– Paragraph 1– subparagraph 6 (new)

(iiia) the following subparagraph is inserted after the fifth subparagraph: The Commission will implement, at the latest by 2025, the legal framework for applying EU health, environmental and waste standards, including processes and production methods, to imported renewable fuels, and identify concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

François-Xavier BELLAMY, Franc BOGOVIČ, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Seán KELLY

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19

Article 29a

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1– point 19

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to supplement this Directive by specifying the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable fuels of non-biological origin and from recycled carbon fuels. The methodology shall ensure that credit for avoided emissions is not given for CO2 the capture of which has already received an emission credit under other provisions of law.; a) The methodology by which to assess the greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) shall progressively move away from fossil-based carbon sources to circular carbon sources. b) By 1 January 2028 and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the evolution on how to scale up technologies such as direct air carbon capture that deliver circular carbon sources. The report will include information, where available, on technological advancements in the area of research and innovation on direct air carbon capture and on the development of a potential policy framework for the uptake of circular carbon sources in the production of renewable fuels of non- biological origin.

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)

(a a) In Part A, the following feedstocks are inserted: “r) intermediate crops which do not trigger demand for additional land”

2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Tomas TOBÉ, Christian EHLER, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Vasile BLAGA, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Angelika NIEBLER, Maria SPYRAKI, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) As long as a significant number of the Union’s international partners ~~have policy approaches that do not result in~~do not achieve the same level of climate ambition, there is a risk of carbon leakage, which would undermine the Union’s competitiveness on global markets. Carbon leakage occurs if, for reasons of costs related to climate policies, businesses in certain industry sectors or subsectors were to transfer production to other countries or imports from those countries would replace equivalent but less GHG emission~~s intensive products~~-intensive products on the internal market, as well as export markets, or investment into such sectors and subsectors would predominantly flow to such countries and not the Union. That cwould lead to an increase in their total emissions globally, thus jeopardising the reduction of GHG emissions that is urgently needed if the world is to keep the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre- industrial levels.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Massimiliano SALINI, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Iuliu WINKLER, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Arnaud DANJEAN, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
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. The CBAM is also consistent with the EU's objective of Open Strategic Autonomy.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Massimiliano SALINI, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Iuliu WINKLER, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Arnaud DANJEAN, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. ~~However, free allocat~~Existing carbon leakage measures are based on strict benchmarks established by the best- performing installations. These measures also represents an incentive to reduce emissions under the EU ETS w~~eakens the price signal that the system provides~~hile also providing a carbon price signal for emissions above the benchmark level; they have proven so foar t~~he installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions~~o be effective in reducing the risk of carbon leakage, although in the context of lower carbon prices than those experienced recently and those forecasted by 2030.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The CBAM seeks to ~~replace~~strengthen carbon leakage protection in view of higher EU climate ambitions by 2030 and thereafter replace progressively 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~~ and by ensuring that EU products exported in the global market are not replaced by more carbon intensive products, which would undermine the objective of reducing global emissions. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, free allowances should only be phased out once the CBAM regulation has proven its effectiveness in terms of protection from the risk of carbon leakage both for imports and exports, not before 2030 and only following a three years test phase running from 2026 to 2028 during which the effectiveness of the mesure will be throughly assessed by the Commission. 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.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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~~preventing carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Massimiliano SALINI, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Iuliu WINKLER, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
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 idoes not add excessive~~ly burdensome~~ administrative burden to EU companies 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.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Tomas TOBÉ, Christian EHLER, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Vasile BLAGA, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Angelika NIEBLER, Maria SPYRAKI, Massimiliano SALINI, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Tomas TOBÉ, Christian EHLER, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Vasile BLAGA, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Angelika NIEBLER, Maria SPYRAKI, Massimiliano SALINI, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13 a) As CBAM is a mechanism that addresses the risk of carbon leakage on the EU market for EU imports, it is essential to avoid the risk that EU exports are replaced by more carbon intensive goods on the global market. Hence, the Commission shall analyse its implementation and effectiveness throughout the administrative transitional period and shall by the end of this period submit a report to the European Parliament and Council that specifies the carbon leakage risk on export markets accompanied with a proposal preventing the carbon leakage risk on export markets with safeguards of products intended for exports, such as export rebates.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23 a) Given the unique nature of the CBAM and the need forclose EU coordination, a CBAM authority at the EU level should be established to properly implement and monitor the provisions contained in this regulation.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Whilst the ultimate objective of the CBAM is a broader product coverage, it ~~would be~~is prudent to start with a selected number of sectors with relatively homogeneous products where there is a risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should consider to further extend the scope of included goods, when CBAM is proven efficient to reduce carbon leakage for the sectors included in Annex I of this Regulation. A proposal of the inclusion of finished goods shall be presented by the Commission before the comprehensive transitional period. Union sectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage are listed in Commission Delegated Decision 2019/70842 . __________________ 42Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 of 15 February 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the determination of sectors and subsectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021 to 2030 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 2).

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 for European industry, affected authorities, companies and SMEs. 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.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54

(54) The Commission should strive to engage in an even handed manner and in line with the international obligations of the EU, with the third countries whose trade to the EU is affected by this Regulation, to explore possibilities for dialogue and cooperation with regard to the implementation of specific elements of the Mechanism set out this Regulation and related implementing acts. It should also explore possibilities for concluding agreements to take into account their carbon pricing mechanism, provided that they deliver equivalent GHG emissions reductions and carbon costs constraints.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent ~~the risk of~~ carbon leakage from the EU and contribute to the reduction of global carbon emissions.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3

3. The mechanism ~~will~~should 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, if it has been proven to be effective in preventing carbon leakage both for imports into and exports from the Union’s custom territory, and without prejudice to maintaining EU ETS allowances free of charge at benchmark level until a test period with actual surrendering obligation by declarants running until 2030 has proven such effectiveness.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46

(46) To avoid risks of circumvention and improve the traceability of actual CO2 emissions from import of electricity and its use in goods, the calculation of actual emissions should only be permitted through a number of strict conditions. In particular, it should be necessary to demonstrate a firm nomination of the allocated interconnection capacity and that there is a direct contractual relation between the purchaser and the producer of the renewable and low carbon electricity, or between the purchaser and the producer of electricity having lower than default value emissions. .

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Tomas TOBÉ, Christian EHLER, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Vasile BLAGA, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Maria SPYRAKI, Massimiliano SALINI, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)

(46 a) To reduce the risk of carbon leakage as well as to ensure a level playing field for European industry, all practices of circumvention shall be prohibited. The Commission shall evaluate the risk of circumvention practices, especially the likelihood of modified trade patterns towards downstream products, as well as 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 of all sectors included in Annex I of this Regulation. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to strengthen anti- circumvention measures when appropriate.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 12

12. The Union, may conclude agreements with third countries with a view to take account of carbon pricing mechanisms in these countries in the application of Article 9. These agreements shall not lead to undue preferential treatment of imports from third countries as regards the CBAM certificates to be surrendered and they must not take into account any carbon pricing mechanisms that are considered to be circumvention practices under Article 27.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52

(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the administrative 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 of Annex I to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, such as finished goods, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods~~47 .~~. The Commission should in particular focus on: (a) the impact on competitiveness of European industry and downstream industry, impact on SMEs, possible disproportionate administrative burden, possible circumvention practices, distortion in trade patterns and possibilities to enhance climate actions towards a climate neutral Union by 2050. Accompanied by proposals to avoid negative impact on such sectors; (b) a proposal to avoid possible carbon leakage in export markets; (c) a proposal to extend the scope of this Regulation to finished goods containing goods listed in Annex I; to ensure competitiveness of European manufacturing industry and prevent carbon leakage; __________________ 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).

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Tomas TOBÉ, Christian EHLER, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Vasile BLAGA, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Maria SPYRAKI, Massimiliano SALINI, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)

(52 a) During the comprehensive transitional period, biannual between 2025-2030 and every year thereafter until 2035, the Commission shall evaluate the application of this Regulation and report to the European parliament and the Council. The Commission should in particular focus on: (a) the impact on European industry and downstream industry of sectors listed in Annex I, and possible additional administrative burden; (b) the effectiveness of this Regulation in reducing carbon leakage and possible circumvention practices; and (c) the impact of CBAM on Union trade of goods listed in Annex I and possible distortion in trade patterns;

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Massimiliano SALINI, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Iuliu WINKLER, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title

11 Competent authorit~~ies~~y

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2. In addition to paragraph 1, a national accreditation body may on request accredit a person as a verifier under this Regulation after checking the documentation attesting its capacity to apply the verification principles referred to Annex V to perform the obligations of control of the embedded emissions established in Articles 8, 10 and 38.deleted

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3

~~3. The Commission is empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 28 for the accreditation referred to in paragraph 2, specifying conditions for the control and oversight of accredited verifiers, for the withdrawal of accreditation and for mutual recognition and peer evaluation of the accreditation bodies.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

1. The c~~ompetent~~entral and national authorityies may review the CBAM declaration within the period ending with the ~~fourth~~ year after the year in which the declaration should have been submitted. The review may consist in verifying the information provided in the CBAM declaration on the basis of the information communicated by the customs authorities in accordance with Article 25(2) and any other relevant evidence, and on the basis of any audit deemed necessary, including at the premises of the authorised declarant.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Massimiliano SALINI, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Gabriel MATO, Iuliu WINKLER, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) The national competent authority shall inform the EU CBAM authority of the quantity and installation source of the exports. The EU CBAM authority shall inform the Commission of the data received so as to allow the Commissionto to make adjustments to the allowances to be surrendered for the intallation source of the exports.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. 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, maybe automatically excluded from the register for a given period 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 should have its certification withdrawn by the central CBAM authority.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5

5. ~~Member States~~The central CBAM authority 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 paragraphs 2 and 4a. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. The Commission shall always investigate possible circumvention when notified by a Member State or an interested party. Initiations shall be made by means of a Commission regulation which shall also instruct customs authorities of Member States to subject imports to registration. 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.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded in due time.

2021/12/16
Committee: INTA

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

(a) the slight modification of a product to make it fall under another customs code which are not subject to the obligations of this Regulation; b) false declarations regarding identity of the producer, the product concerned, the nature of the product concerned or the production process; (c) the consignment of the product concerned via third countries where no or more favourable obligations apply; (d) the reorganisation by exporters or producers of their patterns and channels of sales in order to avoid obligations of this Regulation, or undermine their effects, for instance via practices of resource shuffling. Resource shuffling shall be defined as any practice, process or work that that have insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermining their effects, without delivering environmental benefits on global GHG emissions; (e) in the circumstances indicated in paragraph 2, the assembly of parts by an assembly operation in the Union or a third country.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Tomas TOBÉ, Christian EHLER, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Vasile BLAGA, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Maria SPYRAKI, Massimiliano SALINI, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Othmar KARAS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2

~~2. Before the end of the transitional 2. period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall conta~~The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the administrative transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The first 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 of Annex I to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, such as finished goods, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods: (a) the impact on competitiveness of European industry and downstream industry, impact on SMEs, possible disproportionate administrative burden, possible circumvention practices, distortion in trade patterns and possibilities to enhance climate actions towards a climate neutral Union by 2050. Accompanied by proposals to avoid negative impact on such sectors; (b) a proposal to avoid possible carbon leakage in export markets; (c) a proposal to extend the scope of this Regulation to finished goods containing goods listed in Annex I; to ensure competitiveness of European manufacturin,g in ~~particular,~~dustry and prevent carbon leakage; (d) 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.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Tomas TOBÉ, Christian EHLER, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Franc BOGOVIČ, Vasile BLAGA, Jerzy BUZEK, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Maria SPYRAKI, Massimiliano SALINI, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. During the comprehensive transitional period, biannual between 2025-2030 and every year thereafter until 2035 the Commission shall evaluate the application of this Regulation and report to the European parliament and the Council. The Commission should in particular focus on: (a) the impact on European industry and downstream industry of sectors listed in Annex I, as well as on SMEs and possible additional administrative burden for SMEs; (b) the effectiveness of this Regulation in reducing carbon leakage and possible circumvention practices; and (c) the impact of CBAM on Union trade of goods listed in Annex I and possible distortion in trade patterns;

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. In case the CBAM is proven not to be efficient in lowering carbon leakage, the Commission shall present a new or revised legislative proposal aiming at lowering carbon leakage. Once the CBAM has fully demonstrated its WTO- compatibility, its effectiveness in equalising CO2 costs between imported and domestic products and in protecting the competitiveness of European exports, the free allocation received by these sectors should be gradually phased out, however not prior to 2030. This phase-out of free allocation should be kept under review in light of the entry into force and effective implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. In the event that the Commission in its annual report between 2031-2035 concludes that, the CBAM has been effectively implemented in a way that leads to a level of carbon leakage protection at least equivalent to that of the free allocation system which it replaces under this Article, the allowances placed in the Carbon Border Adjustment Reserve for the preceding calendar year shall be made available to support innovation in accordance with Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. For the first years of operation of this Regulation, the production of products listed in Annex I shall benefit from free allocation in reduced amounts. A factor reducing the free allocation for the production of those products shall be applied (CBAM factor). The CBAM factor shall be equal to 100 % for the period between 2026 and the end of 2030, 80 % in 2031 and shall be reduced by 20 percentage points each year to reach 0 % by the fifth year.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

Sara SKYTTEDAL, Christian EHLER, Tomas TOBÉ, Seán KELLY, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – table

Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – Paragraph 1 - row 4

Production of iron (including sponge iron, HBI and pig iron) or steel (primary or secondary fusion) including continuous casting, with a capacity exceeding 2,5 tonnes per hour.

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0211(COD)

Sara SKYTTEDAL, Seán KELLY, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS

Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Christian EHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) ‘building renovation’ means all kinds of energy-related building renovation, including the insulation of the building envelope, that is to say walls, roof, floor, the replacement of windows, the replacement of heating, cooling and cooking appliances, the upgrade of electrical installations and the installation of on-site production of energy from renewable sources, and including all kinds of safety-related renovation works undertaken at the same time, such as seismic protection, electrical safety, smoke detection and smoke management;

2022/02/11
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39 a (new)

(39a) Given that transport systems, including their operation, are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions during production as well as during and after their operational lifetime, Member states should base transport and mobility policy measures and investments aiming at increased energy efficiency on a life-cycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions.

2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41

(41) The global warming potential over the full life-cycle measures the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the building at different stages along its life cycle. It therefore measures the building’s overall contribution to emissions that lead to climate change. That is sometimes referred to as a carbon footprint assessment or the whole life carbon measurement. It brings together carbon emissions embodied in building materials with direct and indirect carbon emissions from use stage. Buildings are a significant material bank, being repositories for carbon intensive resources over many decades, and so it is important to explore designs that facilitate future reuse and recycling at the end of the operational life in line with the New circular economy action plan, to address the sustainability performance of construction products, the Member States need to promote circularity, durability, and adaptability of building materials.

2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE

2021/0203(COD)

Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Gheorghe FALCĂ, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 45

(45) The energy savings obligation established by this Directive should be increased and should also apply after 2030 . That ensures stability for investors and thus encourage long-term investments and long-term energy efficiency measures, such as the deep or staged-deep renovation of buildings with the long-term objective of facilitating the cost effective transformation of existing buildings into NZEBs with the exception of historic buildings or buildings with special architecture for which less stringent requirements may apply. The energy savings obligation has an important role in the creation of local growth, jobs, competitiveness and alleviating energy poverty. It should ensure that the Union can achieve its energy and climate objectives by creating further opportunities and to break the link between energy consumption and growth. Cooperation with the private sector is important to assess the conditions on which private investment for energy efficiency projects can be unlocked and to develop new revenue models for innovation in the field of energy efficiency.

2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE

2021/0203(COD)

Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Massimiliano SALINI, Angelika NIEBLER, Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 49

(49) Where using an obligation scheme, Member States should designate obligated parties among transmission system operators, distribution system operators, energy distributors, retail energy sales companies and transport fuel distributors or retailers on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria. The designation or exemption from designation of certain categories of such distributors or retailers should not be understood to be incompatible with the principle of non- discrimination. Member States are therefore able to choose whether such transmission system operators, distribution system operators, distributors or retailers or only certain categories thereof are designated as obligated parties. To empower and protect vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing, and to implement policy measures as a priority among those people, Member States can require obligated parties to achieve energy savings among vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing. For that purpose, Member States can also establish energy cost reduction targets. Obligated parties could achieve these targets by promoting the installation of measures that lead to energy savings and financial savings on energy bills, such as the installation of insulation and heating measures.

2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. In conformity with the energy efficiency first principle, Member States shall ensure that energy efficiency solutions in addition to a life-cycle approach, system efficiency, cost- efficiency, security of supply are taken into account in the planning, policy and major investment decisions related to the following sectors:

2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE

2021/0203(COD)

Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) non-energy sectors, where those sectors have an impact on energy consumption and energy efficiency, including, but not limited to, buildings, transport, water, information and communications technology (ICT) and agriculture.

2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE

3a. When planning implementation measures under this Article, Member States shall provide financial and technical support and submit plans addressing the lack of workforce and qualified professionals needed for all stages of the green transition, including craftsmen as well as high-skilled green technology experts, applied scientists and innovators. Member States shall support public bodies to take into account the wider benefits beyond energy savings, such as healthy indoor climate with improved indoor air and environmental quality as well as the improvement of quality of life especially for schools, daycares, sheltered housing, nursing homes and hospitals.

2022/03/21
Committee: ITRE

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall ensure that contracting authorities and contracting entities, when concluding public contracts and concessions with a value equal to or greater than the thresholds laid down in Article 8 of Directive 2014/23/EU, Article 4 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU, purchase only products, services, buildings and works with high energy-efficiency performance, insofar as that is consistent with cost- effectiveness, economical feasibility, wider sustainability, technical suitability, security of supply, as well as sufficient competition, in accordance with the requirements referred to in Annex IV to this Directive .

2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point g

(g) policies with the purpose of encouraging higher levels of energy efficiency of products, equipment, transport systems, vehicles and fuels, buildings and building elements, processes or markets shall be permitted , ~~except~~including those policy measures regarding the use of direct combustion of fossil fuel technologies ~~that are implemented as from 1 January 2024 ;~~ as long as they comply with the most up to date corresponding European emission performance legislation and if they prevent technology lock-ins by ensuring future compatibility with climate-neutral alternative fuels and technologies;

2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE

Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Christian EHLER

(f a) identify the potential for installation of EV charging stations;

2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2021/0203(COD)

Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Christian EHLER

Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – paragraph 4 – point c

(c) the performance, during the last full calendar year, of the data centre in accordance with key performance indicators about, inter alia, energy consumption, power ~~utilisation~~capacity and utilisation as well as power usage effectiveness, temperature set points, waste heat utilisation, water usage and use of renewable energy.

2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2021/0203(COD)

Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Christian EHLER

(f a) thermal energy storage;

2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2021/0203(COD)

Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part III – point 8 – point b – paragraph 1 – point ii – indent 5

— environmental, health and safety costs, including on content of persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic substances, to the extent possible;

2022/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2021/0202(COD)

Othmar KARAS, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Angelika WINZIG, Christian EHLER, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER, Jerzy BUZEK, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) To effectively align emissions trading with the 2030 climate targets, strengthen the ETS resilience to price shocks, and increase planning certainty for the development of and investment in decarbonisation technologies, ad hoc interventions in the market stability reserve must be carefully scrutinized and where possible avoided.

2022/02/01
Committee: ITRE

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Christian EHLER, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Tomas TOBÉ, Seán KELLY, Franc BOGOVIČ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. The value ~~of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals~~shall be equivalent to a 15 % increase of the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and as a sum of the indicative targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.

2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE

2021/0201(COD)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Tomas TOBÉ, Seán KELLY, Franc BOGOVIČ, Angelika WINZIG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

The ~~Union-wide~~ greenhouse gas emissions in the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (j), shall aim to be net zero by 2035 ~~and the Union shall achieve negative emissions thereafter~~. The Union and the Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the collective achievement of the target for 2035. The land based carbon removals should be available for other sectors as per the Union regulatory framework for the certification of carbon removals.

2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE

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

Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b

(ii) in point (b), the figure “31 %” is replaced by ‘570 %’,

2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) point 6.1.1 is amended as follows (i) the heading is replaced by the following: ‘6.1.1. EU fleet-wide target for 2025 to 2026’; (ii) the following point is added: ‘6.1.1a. EU fleet-wide target for 2027 to 2029 EU fleet-wide target2027 = EU fleet- wide target2021 ·(1 – reduction factor2027) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; reduction factor2027 is the reduction specified in point (a) of Article 1(4a).’

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0197(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.1.

~~6.1.1. EU fleet-wide target for 2025 to 2029~~(aa) point 6.1.1 is amended as follows: (i) the heading is replaced by the following: ‘6.1.1. EU fleet-wide target for 2025 to 2026’ (ii) the following point is inserted: ‘6.1.1.a. EU fleet-wide target for 2027 to 2029 EU fleet-wide target2025 = EU fleet-wide target2021(1 - reduction factor2027) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in 6.0; Reduction factor2027 is the reduction specified in Article1(4a), point (b)’

2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE

2021/0049(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The Union’s financial contribution to the Metrology Partnership, including the European Free Trade Association appropriations and third country appropriations, shall not exceed the Participating States' contributions to the Metrology Partnership. The Union financial contribution shall be up to EUR 300 million to match the contributions of the ~~Participating~~Member States and EEA States specified in Article 1 (1). The Union contribution shall be appropriately increased when contributions from further associated third countries participating in the Metrology Partnership in accordance with Article 16 of Horizon Europe Regulation and provided that that amount is at least matched by the contribution of the Participating States.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0049(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. The Participating States specified in Article 1(1) shall make contributions or arrange for their national funding bodies to make contributions, whether financial or in kind, of at least EUR 363 million during the period from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2031. A relevant share of the contributions from the Participating States shall be in the form of financial contributions.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0049(COD)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 5

5. For the purpose of valuing the in- kind contributions referred to in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b), the costs shall be determined in accordance with a harmonized approach, with criteria and processes to be established by the Metrology Partnership Committee in accordance with Article 14. To the extent possible, the reporting of costs shall follow the reporting procedures of Horizon Europe, while taking into account the usual accounting practices of the Participating States or the national funding bodies concerned, the applicable accounting standards of the Participating State where the national funding bodies concerned are established and the applicable International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards. The costs shall be certified by an independent auditor appointed by the Participating States or the national funding bodies concerned. Should there be any uncertainty arising from the certification, the valuation method may be verified by EURAMET. In the event of remaining uncertainties, the valuation method may be audited by EURAMET.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Recital 7

(7) Where relevant, partnerships should consider Technical Screening Criteria as of Art. 3 and the “Do No Significant Harm” principle as of Art. 17 of the Regulation (EU) 2020/852 as an instrument to improve their projects readiness and access to green financing that will be crucial for market uptake and wider deployment of the innovative technologies and solutions they will deliver. Scientific evidence is at the core of the Technical Screening Criteria. Research and innovation, pursued by Partnerships, should play an important role to help economic operators reach or go beyond the standards and thresholds set up in the Regulation and to keep the Technical Screening Criteria up-to-date and consistent with the European Green Deal objectives.deleted

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Recital 14

(14) Horizon Europe introduces a more strategic, coherent and impact-driven approach to European partnerships, building on the lessons learned from the Horizon 2020 interim evaluation. In line with the new ambition, this Regulation aims at a more effective use of institutionalised European partnerships notably by focusing on clear objectives, outcomes and impact that can be achieved by 2030, and by ensuring a clear contribution to the related Union policy priorities and policies. Close collaboration and synergies with other relevant initiatives at Union, national and regional level, in particular with other European partnerships, are key in achieving greater impact and ensuring take up of results. To this end, the Commission should develop clear, simple and concrete guidelines to enact the different types of synergies (i.e. transfer of resources, alternative funding, cumulative funding and integrated funding). Synergies and complementarities with the European financial institutions, such as European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank, as well as with relevant industrial alliances and with charitable foundations and trusts, should also be explored. In assessing the overall impact, broader investments beyond the contributions from partners and triggered by the joint undertakings that contribute to achieving their objectives should be taken into account. This Regulation should facilitate the acceleration of market uptake of innovative solutions, preferably in Europe, by industry and SMEs of all joint undertakings, thereby improving the socio-economic impact of their activities.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Recital 29

(29) The joint undertakings should operate in an open and transparent way, providing all relevant information in a timely manner to their appropriate bodies as well as promoting their activities, including information and dissemination activities, to the wider public, engaging in awareness raising campaigns, promoting educational and dissemination activities, with the involvement of academic, scientific and knowledge networks, social and economic partners, industry and SMEs associations and media. All joint undertakings should make dedicated efforts to ensure that the public is sufficiently and timely informed of the joint undertakings’ activities and should provide appropriate information on their respective websites, including the publication of relevant documentation. They should enhance the dialogue with society, increase awareness on innovative technologies and developments, favor active participation in all stages of scientific inquiry, thus enabling citizens toco-design solutions, contribute to ideas and create constructive attitudes about the activities and the results of the joint undertakings, thereby increasing trust in technological solutions to current and future challenges.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Recital 39

(39) In the context of the European Commission’s priority of “A European Green Deal”13 supported by the revised Union Bioeconomy Strategy14 , the EU Biodiversity Strategy15 , the Clean Planet for All Communication16 , the Circular Economy Action Plan17 and the new Farm to Fork communication18 , and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the European bio-based sector, including SMEs and start-ups, regions and primary producers should become climate neutral, more circular and more sustainable while remaining competitive on the global scale. A strong, resource efficient and competitive bio-based innovation ecosystem can decrease dependency on and accelerate the substitution of non- renewable fossil raw materials and mineral resources. It can develop renewable bio- based products, materials, processes and nutrients from waste and biomass through sustainability and circularity-driven innovation. Such ecosystem can also create value from local feedstock – including waste, residues and side-streams – to deliver jobs, economic growth and development throughout the Union not only in urban areas but also in rural and coastal territories where biomass is produced and that are often peripheral regions that rarely benefit from industrial development. It can also contribute to the identification of solutions using negative emissions technologies, such as carbon capture storage and utilisation technologies. _________________ 13 https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities- 2019-2024/european-green-deal_en 14 COM(2018)673 final 15 COM/2020/380 final 16https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52018 DC0773&from=EN 17 COM(2020)98 final 18 COM(2020)381 final

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Recital 44 a (new)

(44 a) Clean and sustainable aviation, which is facing significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been recognised as avital element for Union’s success in a highly competitive world. A share of the 5.4 billion Euros that were allocated, under the inter-institutional agreement on the MFF, to Horizon Europe from Next Generation EU, should be allocated to the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking could expand the aeronautics research support base in different ways. It could help import new knowledge, solutions and innovation potential by finding ideas in other sciences and sectors. It could also enable students to contribute in an industrial environment, particularly in SMEs. Successful collaboration between joint undertakings and academic institutions may lead to sponsored research contracts, funded collaborations, student internship programs, shared specialized facilities, industry affiliates programs, grants, awards, prizes that energize the academic community.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Recital 46

(46) In order to maximise synergies between programmes at Union, national and regional level, the members of the States’ Representatives Group of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking should explore possibilities to provide financial support at national level to excellent proposals that were not selected for funding by the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking due to oversubscription. It is of particular importance for the Member States and the regions to maximise the alignment of their smart specialisation strategies and operational programmes with Clean Aviation work programmes to enable the 5% transfer mechanism from European structural and investment funds to the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking or other forms of implementation of the synergies such as complementary projects, cumulative funding or synergy labels. The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking should develop synergies and additional technical activities, in particular through complementarities with the Clean Hydrogen and Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertakings, the European Defence Fund, Connecting Europe Facility, Digital Europe Programme and relevant industrial alliances.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Recital 62

(62) Tackling infectious diseases affecting sub-Saharan Africa with modern technology tools requires the involvement of a large set of actors and long-term commitments. The Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking should broker productive and sustainable North–South and South–South networking and cooperation, building relationships with multiple private, non-profit and public sector organisations to strengthen project and institutional collaborations. The programme should also help to establish new North–South and South-South collaborations to conduct multi-country, multi-site studies in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, a regular international conference, the EDCTP Forum, should provide a platform for scientists and relevant networks from Europe, Africa, and elsewhere to share findings and ideas, and to establish collaborative links.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Recital 81

(81) The Single European Sky ATM Research 3 Joint Undertaking should build on the experience of the SESAR Joint Undertaking and continue its coordination role for ATM research in the Union. The main objectives of the Single European Sky ATM Research 3 Joint Undertaking should be able to support the actions meant to strengthen and further integrate the research and innovation capacity in Europe, ~~help~~which ing tourn would help accelerate the digitalisation of the sector and render~~ing~~ it more resilient and scalable to fluctuations in traffic. It should contribute to strengthen, through innovation, the competitiveness of manned and unmanned air transport and ATM services, to support economic recovery and growth. It should support the development and accelerate the market uptake of innovative solutions to establish the Single European Sky airspace as the most efficient and environmentally friendly sky to fly in the world.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) ~~seek~~develop effective synergies with and, where appropriate, possibilities for further funding from relevant activities and programmes at Union, national, and regional level, in particular with those supporting the deployment of innovative solutions, education and regional development, such as Cohesion policy funds in line with smart specialisation strategies, as well as with the European financial institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank, and with relevant industrial alliances and charitable foundations and trusts;

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point o

(o) consider the ‘Do No Significant Harm Principle’ pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and take into account the provisions of that Regulation to improve access to sustainable finance, where relevant;deleted

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The Union financial contribution to the joint undertakings, including EFTA appropriations, shall cover administrative and operational costs up to the maximum amounts specified in Part Two. The Union contribution specified in Part Two may be increased with contributions from third countries ifwhen the latter arbecome available, in accordance with Article 16(5) of Horizon Europe Regulation.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. The executive director shall be appointed by the governing board on the basis of merit and skills, from the list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure which shall respect the principle of ~~gender~~excellence, gender and geographical balance.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 19 – paragraph 2

2. There shall be a balanced representation of experts among the members of the scientific advisory body, within the scope of the activities of the joint undertaking, including with respect to ~~gender~~excellence, gender and geographical balance. Collectively, the members of the scientific advisory body shall have the necessary competences and expertise covering the technical domain in order to make science-based recommendations to the joint undertaking, taking into account the socio-economic impact of such recommendations and the objectives of the joint undertaking.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 34 – paragraph 2

2. For the purposes of developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Union policies or programmes, the joint undertaking shall provide the Commission with the information included in submitted proposals. All relevant data related to projects funded by the joint undertakings shall be included in the single Horizon Europe database.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 58 – paragraph 1

The Union financial contribution from the Horizon Europe Programme to the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, including EFTA appropriations, to cover administrative costs and operational costs shall be up to EUR 1 700 000 000, including up to EUR 39 223 000 for administrative costs. The Union contribution ~~may~~shall include allocations to Horizon Europe from Next Generation Europe, in compliance with the Regulation on the European Recovery Instrument. The Union contribution shall be increased with contributions from third countries if the latter are available.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 65 – paragraph 5

5. The Technical Committee shall ~~develop and maintain~~update and evolve the technological roadmap and strategy of the programme, according to technical progress of the Clean Aviation work programme and shall provide advice on potential solutions or adjustments to the SRIA, when appropriate. It shall propose and prepare for adoption by the Governing Board, as appropriate, the scope and programming of the research actions, the technical strategy and the overall research roadmap of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. A Governing Board member may be delegated to follow the activities therein.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Article 85 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. By way of derogation from Article 7(2) the assessment of applications for membership from any legal entity established in a country associated to the Horizon Europe Programme shall be subject to the proportionate increase of the Union contribution from the Horizon Europe Programme to the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking by contributions from the corresponding country associated to Horizon Europe.

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0048(NLE)

Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Christian EHLER, Pernille WEISS, Seán KELLY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tomas TOBÉ, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Aldo PATRICIELLO

Article 130 – paragraph 2 – point e

(e) activities to develop the ecosystem supporting the cooperation of technology users and suppliers. also with projects in Lighthouse Initiatives;

2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) In order to allow for the development of more efficient, integrated and competitive markets for roaming services, when negotiating wholesale roaming access for the purpose of providing retail roaming services, operators should be given the possibility to negotiate innovative wholesale pricing schemes which are not directly linked to volumes actually consumed, such as flat payments, upfront commitments or capacity-based contracts, or pricing schemes that reflect variations of demand across the year. Machine-to-machine communications, referred to in recital 249 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972, are not excluded from the scope of this Regulation and the relevant wholesale roaming access obligations. However, agreements on permanent roaming are subject to commercial negotiations and can be agreed by two roaming partners in the wholesale roaming contract. In order to allow the development of more efficient and competitive markets for machine-to-machine communications, it is expected that operators will increasingly respond to and accept all reasonable requests for roaming agreements on reasonable terms and explicitly allowing permanent roaming for machine-to-machine. They should be able to establish flexible roaming agreements enabling wholesale roaming services and to apply tariff schemes which are not based on the volume of consumed data but on alternative schemes, for example on the number of connected machines per month. In that context, in the event of a cross- border dispute, the parties involved should have recourse to the dispute resolution procedure laid down in Article 27 of Directive (EU) 2018/1972. The negotiating parties should have the option of agreeing not to apply maximum regulated wholesale roaming charges for the duration of wholesale roaming agreements. That would exclude the possibility for either party to subsequently request the application of volume based maximum wholesale charges to actual consumption, as set out in this Regulation . This should be without prejudice to obligations as regards the provision of regulated retail roaming services . Furthermore, the Commission Report takes note of the very recent development of new ways of trading wholesale roaming traffic, such as online trading platforms, that have the potential to facilitate the negotiation process between operators. The use of similar instruments could contribute to enhancing competition in the wholesale roaming market and drive further down actual wholesale rates charged. To encourage online trading platforms, roaming providers should have an obligation to make roaming traffic available through such platforms but no obligation to trade traffic. This preserves the commercial interests of roaming providers while allowing all roaming providers and MVNOs to access one-way trading and avoid traffic balancing.

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Angelika WINZIG, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Jerzy BUZEK, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Pernille WEISS, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Roaming customers should~~, to the greatest extent possible,~~ be able to use the retail services that they subscribe to and benefit from the same level of quality of service as at home, when roaming in the Union. To that end, roaming providers should take the necessary measures to ensure that regulated retail roaming services are provided under the same conditions as if such services were consumed domestically. In particular, the same quality of service should be offered to customers when roaming, if technically feasible.

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Angelika WINZIG, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Jerzy BUZEK, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59

(59) It is necessary to monitor and to review regularly the functioning of wholesale roaming markets and their interrelationship with the retail roaming markets, taking into account competitive and technological developments and traffic flows. The Commission should submit ~~two~~biennial reports to the European Parliament and to the Council. In its biennial reports, the Commission should, in particular, assess whether RLAH has any impact on the evolution of tariff plans available on the retail markets. That should include, on the one hand, an assessment of any emergence of tariff plans that include only domestic services and that exclude retail roaming services altogether, thus undermining the very objective of RLAH and, on the other, an assessment of any reduction in the availability of flat-rate tariff plans, which could also represent a loss for consumers and undermine the objectives of the digital single market. The Commission’s reports should, in particular, analyse the extent to which exceptional retail roaming surcharges have been authorised by national regulatory authorities, the ability of home network operators to sustain their domestic charging models and the ability of visited network operators to recover the efficiently incurred costs of providing regulated wholesale roaming services. In addition, the Commission’s reports should assess how, at wholesale level, access to the different network technologies and generations is ensured; the level of usage of trading platforms and similar instruments to trade traffic at wholesale level; the evolution of the machine-to- machine roaming; the persisting problems at retail level in relation to value added services and the application of the measures on emergency communications . Furthermore the Commission's reports should assess what impact the roll-out and implementation of new network technologies (e.g.5G) as well as the COVID-19-pandemic have on the roaming market. In order to enable such reporting with a view to assessing how the roaming markets adapt to RLAH rules, sufficient data should be gathered on the functioning of those markets after the implementation of those rules. The Commission shall continuously work on obtaining new data on the roaming market and making the data publicly available.

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59

(59) It is necessary to monitor and to review regularly the functioning of wholesale roaming markets and their interrelationship with the retail roaming markets, taking into account competitive and technological developments and traffic flows. The Commission should submit two reports to the European Parliament and to the Council. In its biennial reports, the Commission should, in particular, assess whether RLAH has any impact on the evolution of tariff plans available on the retail markets. That should include, on the one hand, an assessment of any emergence of tariff plans that include only domestic services and that exclude retail roaming services altogether, thus undermining the very objective of RLAH and, on the other, an assessment of any reduction in the availability of flat- rate tariff plans, which could also represent a loss for consumers and undermine the objectives of the digital single market. The Commission’s reports should, in particular, analyse the extent to which exceptional retail roaming surcharges have been authorised by national regulatory authorities, the ability of home network operators to sustain their domestic charging models and the ability of visited network operators to recover the efficiently incurred costs of providing regulated wholesale roaming services. In addition, the Commission’s reports should assess how, at wholesale level, access to the different network technologies and generations is ensured; the level of usage of trading platforms and similar instruments to trade traffic at wholesale level and the resultant wholesale prices; the evolution of the machine-to- machine roaming; the persisting problems at retail level in relation to value added services and the application of the measures on emergency communications . In order to enable such reporting with a view to assessing how the roaming markets adapt to RLAH rules, sufficient data should be gathered on the functioning of those markets after the implementation of those rules.

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. "online trading platform" means an electronic marketplace where roaming providers can agree wholesale tariffs for roaming services in future time periods. Key characteristics of an online trading platform are that only one-way trading of capacity and the anonymity of the participants on the exchange are in place.

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Roaming providers shall ensure that they have the ability to trade wholesale roaming traffic through an online trading platform when this regulation enters into force. In the calendar year 2023 and for each year thereafter, wholesale roaming users shall make available not less than 25% of their roaming requirements in the previous year by volume in the EEA over the exchange. The calculation of roaming requirements may exclude roaming capacity traded between members of the same company group and roaming capacity already contracted before this regulation enters into force.

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Angelika WINZIG, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Jerzy BUZEK, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Pernille WEISS, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. IBy 31 December 2022, in order to ensure consistent application of Articles 6 and 7, the Commission shall, after having consulted BEREC, adopt and periodically review in the light of market developments implementing acts laying down detailed rules on the application of fair use policy and on the methodology for assessing the sustainability of the provision of retail roaming services at domestic prices and on the application to be submitted by a roaming provider for the purposes of that assessment. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 4(2).

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph new1 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) the extent to which the implementation of the structural measures provided for in Article 3 , (6 a)in particular, and Article 3 in general on the basis of the information provided by the national regulatory authorities, of the procedure for prior authorisation laid down in Article 3(6) and Article 3(6 a), has produced results in the development of competition in the internal market for regulated roaming services;

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Angelika WINZIG, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Jerzy BUZEK, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Pernille WEISS, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph new1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)

(i a) the effectiveness of the quality of service obligations introduced in this Regulation and to which extent customers are properly informed and can benefit from a genuine RLAH experience;

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2021/0045(COD)

Angelika WINZIG, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Jerzy BUZEK, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Seán KELLY, Christian EHLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Pernille WEISS, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)

This Regulation shall apply from the date of its entry into force. However, the second subparagraph of Article 14(1) and the second paragraph of Article 16 shall apply from 1 January 2023 insofar as those provisions are related to the establishment of the database referred to in Article 17.

2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE

2020/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1

1. ‘whereas democratic elections to the European Parliament constitute the main bottom-up instrument for citizens in the Union; whereas the ECI contributes to the democratic functioning of the Union; whereas the citizens of the Union have the right enshrined in Article 11(4) TEU to apply to the Commission directly to ask it to submit a proposal, within the framework of its powers, for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties; whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed in its case law that the notion of a ‘legal act for the purpose of implementing the Treaties’ should not be interpreted restrictively and that by virtue of Article 288 TFEU such an act can mean both legislative and non- legislative measures’';

2021/10/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 3

3. ‘whereas, in order to achieve those objectives and achieve the full potential of the ECI, the procedures and conditions required for the ECI should ensure that valid initiatives are considered and responded to appropriately by the Commission; whereas the Commission is legally obliged to state the action it intends to take on a valid ECI, if any, and to state, in a detailed manner, the reasons for taking or not taking action; whereas at least one million signatures from at least a quarter of the Member States are required for an ECI to be valid and to be submitted to the Commission; whereas Regulation (EU) 2020/1042 has made the time limits for the collection, verification and examination stages more flexible in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the introduction of temporary measures; whereas the application of those measures has been extended through Commission implementing acts; whereas this regulation is only temporary in nature and applicable only until the end of 2022, which is also the date by which the individual online collection systems provided for by Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/788 will be phased out’;

2021/10/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 4

4. ‘whereas organising and supporting an ECI is a political right for the citizens of the Union and a unique instrument for setting the priorities for participatory democracy in the EU, allowing the public to play an active role in the projects and processes that concern them; whereas there have been six successful European Citizens' Initiatives to date, most recently the "Minority Safepack" initiative and the "End the Cage Age" initiative; whereas the "Minority Safepack" initiative was the first ECI to have been debated in the European Parliament based on the new Regulation(EU) 2019/788, and was overwhelmingly supported by Parliament in December 2020 with 76% of the votes cast’;

2021/10/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 6

6. ‘Considers it essential that citizens be able to contribute to the exercise of the Union’s competences; c~~onsiders it key, therefore, that valid ECIs should lead to the initiation of concrete proposals for both legislative and non-legislative acts referred to in Article 288 TFEU~~alls, therefore, on the Commission to carry out a thorough assessment of the proposals of each valid ECI, and to comply fully with its legal obligation to set out, in a detailed manner, its reasons for taking or not taking action; recalls Parliament’s obligation to assess the measures taken by the Commission in line with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/788 and Rule 222(9) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, particularly when the Commission fails to put forward any such proposals or fails to implement them’;

2021/10/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point 9

9. ‘~~Calls on the Commission to outline the legislative and non-legislative measures which could be introduced~~Highlights the measures outlined in Regulation (EU) 2019/788 to improve how the citizens of the Union can exercise their right to support an ECI, given the low number of valid ECIs that have ultimately been successful in providing for the initiation of legal acts; calls for an assessment of the implementation of these measures; calls for a thorough assessment of the exercise of this right in the next EU citizenship report’;

2021/10/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that ~~the damage to the planet’s biodiversity is almost at the point of no return and that biodiversity loss is a driver of zoonotic pathogens such as COVID-19~~biodiversity is declining globally at unprecedented rates in human history, and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, impacting human health worldwide in a variety of ways; highlights the scientific evidence on the role of unsustainable trade in biodiversity loss, in particular with regard to trade in minerals, biomass and certain agricultural commodities, and biodiversity loss due to global land-use changes, invasive alien species, overexploitation of resources and pollution; reminds of the targets agreed under the 2021-2027 MFF for achieving a biodiversity spending level of 10% and a climate mainstreaming spending level of 30%, applying a robust, transparent and comprehensive methodology; notes the severe economic difficulties experienced by European businesses caused by the pandemic, therefore believes that the strategy needs to support both biodiversity and jobs, allowing businesses to recover by maintaining competitiveness and openness to trade, in line with the Green Deal’s objectives and the “do no significant harm“ principle, to ensure sustainable economic growth;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that open strategic autonomy should ensure fair competition and include coherence between different EU policies and initiatives, including Biodiversity strategy, while promoting all aspects of sustainability and extend the benefits of trade to European businesses, especially SMEs;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the importance of 2. systematically including a biodiversity dimension to all sustainable impact assessments (SIAs) that follow a robust methodology, as suggested by available Commission studies, and to consistently factor in biodiversity issues; ~~requests that the Commission secure adequate funding for carrying out such analyses on biodiversity;~~ calls for SIAs to be launched as part of the scoping exercise phase on future free trade agreements ~~and for them to be regularly updated as negotiations develop~~ in order to adequately identify and address possible risks as early as possible, and to shape relevant bilateral commitments outlined in the negotiations; stresses the importance of systematically conducting ~~regular~~ ex post sustainable impact assessments to ensure consistency with the EU’s international commitments on biodiversity; calls ~~for trade and sustainable development chapters to include time-bound roadmaps that provide verifiable commitments and objectives, which are to be regularly m~~on the Commission to act when trading partners are not fulfilling their bilateral or multilateral commitments; in this regard, welcomes the appointment of a Chief Trade Enforcement Officer (CTEO), whose role is to lead efforts across the Commissioni to~~red by ex post SIAs~~ strengthen implementation and enfor ~~the lowering of (non-)tariff barriers be made conditional thereon; invites the Commission to update existing chapters accordingl~~cement, drawing on a range of available tools; underlines that EU trade and investment agreements facilitates a formalised dialogue with partners on all aspects of the European Green Deal, including biodiversity, sustainable food policy, pollution and the circular economy;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)

(1) Believes that the EU should promote sustainable economic growth as a priority for developing countries in expanding, transforming their economies and attaining development benefit, noting that trade can be an enabler for achieving environmental goals, in addition to social and economic goals; notes that trade and investment in biodiversity-based products and services can incentivise the reduction of over-exploitation of biodiversity while enabling the creation of more sustainable economic sectors that contribute to inclusive growth and sustainable production, trade and consumption patterns; underscores that market incentives and capacity building should be made accessible to businesses to engage them in smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as well as help them meet consumer expectations and the increasing demands for respecting nature;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers it crucial that the Commission foster a non-product related process and production method approach in order to support measures that set out to prevent further biodiversity loss~~, on the basis of Ar~~ under a secure, predictable and non- discriminatory framework, that is compaticble ~~XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade~~with the WTO, with respect to domestic products and products exported by third countries;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the EU’s trade policy and green diplomacy should aim to ~~phase out fossil fuels and environmentally harmful subsidies as a matter of urgency in accordance with the commitments taken at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in 2009~~support the climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; invites the Commission to agree on a roadmap with each trade partner covered by a trade agreement, with milestones in place, and to show leadership in relevant international forums; highlights that sustainability and carbon neutrality shall remain at the core objectives of EU programmes, therefore, EU trade policy in line with the Biodiversity Strategy should allow SMEs to take advantage of the green transition in terms of competitiveness, cost reduction and job creation; believes that any land protection target in the EU should take into account the differing conditions and opportunities of each Member state;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Requests that the Council in its draft mandate of future agreements and, on the occasion of the review of existing agreements, ~~make~~prioritise effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity ~~(CBD), together with the Paris Agreement, an essential element of free trade agreements~~in trade and investment agreements and reaffirm commitments towards the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), together with the verifiable targets of the Paris Agreement, an essential element of free trade agreements; believes that tariff conditionalities must be workable in practice and not simply lead to trading partners trading outside of FTAs and should incentivise improvements in sustainable development; highlights that the Aichi Biodiversity Targets have not been implemented as expected and global biodiversity is facing a severe situation, directly threatening human’s interests including food, health and security; notes that new targets for CBD post-2020 global biodiversity framework, including on trade issues covering wildlife and flora, are set to be agreed during COP 15; calls on the Commission to advocate for increasing ambition in targets for the protection of biodiversity, including for quantifiable indicators and effective monitoring mechanisms; highlights that the CBD is a universal agreement of 196 parties, therefore calls on the US and the Vatican City to join the agreement;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)

5a. Calls on Member States to mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at national, regional and local levels through sectoral and cross-sectoral policies including trade, plans and programs, to establish an effective institutional, legislative and regulatory framework that incorporates an approach that is inclusive; underscores the importance of openness and predictability to European businesses, especially SMEs, and that there needs to be increased communication and capacity building to allow SMEs from taking full advantage of trade agreements in a sustainable way;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the EU to ~~adopt a whitelist of endangered speci~~improve the training of customs officials, increase technical knowledge and provide adequate resources to efsignificieantly combat the illegal trade thereof, to improve the training of customs officials and to support the establishment of a mechanism to prohibit the export of nationally protected endangered species in their countries of origin; enhance enforcement capabilities to monitor the trade in protected endangered species and further strengthen the fight against illegal wildlife trade; notes that over 38,700 species, including roughly 5,950 species of animals and 32,800 species of plants, are protected by CITES against over exploitation through international trade; notes that the adoption of a whitelist of endangered species would require an overhaul of the existing international wildlife trade regime to be effective; therefore, believes that further resources be allocated to strengthen enforcement measures under the existing international structures;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Calls for the Commission to explore the possibility of adding a wildlife crime-related protocol to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;~~deleted

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present a legislative proposal in Spring 2021 that will prohibit the placing of products associated with deforestation or forest degradation from the EU market; calls on the Commission to adopt a m~~ora~~echanism for effective monitoriumng onf imports of wild animals from reported emerging infectious disease hotspots, with a view of possible intervention if safety concerns are not adequately addressed;

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to prioritise capacity building for beneficiary countries to implement the CBD under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument and Aid for Trade; calls on the Commission to promote synergies with other conventions, international organisations and third countries when facilitating and implementing capacity building activities in relation to protection of biodiversity, to ensure an integrated and coordinated approach to capacity building and technical and scientific cooperation; recognises that many countries lack capacity to sufficiently implement biodiversity protective measures; therefore, calls on the Commission to increase capacity building, including knowledge transfers, technology sharing and skills training, to empower countries to better manage their biodiversity and benefit from their ecosystem services.

2021/03/01
Committee: INTA

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that EU trade policy has a major role to play in the transition towards more sustainable agri-food systems, in line with the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal; highlights the active engagement of the agricultural sector in climate action and recognises the full potential of hedgerows, woodlands and grasslands to act as a carbon sink.

2021/02/09
Committee: INTA

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that sustainable production should become a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects; that are inline with the environmental objectives and the 'do no harm' principle of the Green Deal.

2021/02/09
Committee: INTA

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises the importance of enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in trade agreements to promote biodiversity, foster more sustainable agri-food production and stop EU-driven global deforestation and to effectively address market distortions so that the agri-food sector does not face a competitive disadvantage; urges support for developing countries to promote food security and alignment with European standards for sustainability;

2021/02/09
Committee: INTA

2020/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses theat as European farmers uphold some of the highest environmental standards globally, there is a risk of putting the EU agri-food sector at a competitive disadvantage in the absence of global convergence of standards, and of leading to increased costs for consumers; calls on the Commission to present an objective and comprehensive impact assessment ofs with co-operation, consultation and collaboration with Member States before the targets envisaged in the Strategy, as well as proportionate measures to maintain the competitiveness of the EU agri-food sector and ensure reciprocity of standards;

2021/02/09
Committee: INTA

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses; underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centres and agriculture; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks, which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the adoption of the European Hydrogen Strategy; together with other renewable gases is convinced that renewable and decarbonised hydrogen can help reduce persistent emissions from industrial processes and heavy transport which cannot be decarbonised through the use of zero-carbon electricity; recalls also the need to decarbonise existing hydrogen production;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission to explore ways of further encouraging the development of a European market for demand-side flexibility especially through hybrid heating solutions;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2241(INI)

Seán KELLY, Esther DE LANGE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Recalls that the primary objective of Union action in the field of energy is to ensure the proper functioning of the market; calls on the Commission to propose the necessary legislative changes to ensure equal rights for all consumers and undistorted price signals reflecting the real cost of energy delivered to consumers and its contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC;

2020/12/11
Committee: ITRE

2020/2220(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital X a (new)

Xa. whereas the European Electoral Act should provide for the possibility of temporary replacement of a Member of the European Parliament that is availing of their right to maternity, paternity or parental leave;

2021/11/11
Committee: AFCO

2020/2220(INL)

Seán KELLY, Esther DE LANGE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Believes that introducing the possibility of temporary replacement of a Member of the European Parliament that is availing of their right to maternity, paternity or parental leave would help to further reduce the democratic deficit of the EU and would benefit gender equality in the European Parliament;

2021/11/11
Committee: AFCO

2020/2220(INL)

Seán KELLY, Esther DE LANGE

Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 26 a (new)

Article 26a Maternity, paternity or parental leave 1. A seat shall fall temporarily vacant when the member of the European Parliament temporarily cannot carry out his or her mandate due to his or her absence due to maternity, parental or sick leave for the duration of this maternity, parental or sick leave. 2. When a seat of a member of the European Parliament falls temporarily vacant because of maternity, paternity or parental leave that member shall be temporarily replaced by the next candidate on the relevant list for the duration of this maternity, parental or sick leave.

2021/11/11
Committee: AFCO

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (the Protocol) is the only solution found with the UK, after four years of intense negotiations, to address the specific consequences for Ireland and Northern Ireland of the UK’s decision to leave the EU single market and the customs union, and to ensure the protection of the Good Friday Agreement, the functioning of the all-island economy and the integrity of the EU’s single market;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement, notably the Protocol and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), constitute a common framework for the UK’s trading relationship with the EU, ~~and~~meaning that implementation challenges under the Withdrawal Agreement and the Protocol are therefore inextricably linked to the TCA, and could have far-reaching implications for the broader trading EU-UK relationship;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Joint Committee proposed, under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, a number of aspects related to the Protocol. This was done in order to address the practical problems associated with the implementation of the Protocol, within the so-called grace periods. The United Kingdom has gone against its international obligations and its obligations of transparency as it has unilaterally extended these grace periods;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas, as a result of this unilateral extension, a number of central aspects of the Protocol are not being implemented;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has resulted in trade and supply chain disruptions and rising costs for traders in various sectors, investors and industry due to transportation shortages, shipping delays and customs border commotion; notes that this has resulted in an overall decline in the UK’s trade with the EU~~, in stark contrast to trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland which has increased significantly since the Protocol began operating in January 2021~~;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls that the eighteen months of its operation have demonstrated that the Protocol is, in several important respects, successfully serving its purpose on the island of Ireland, including ensuring that complex supply chains and trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland can continue to operate;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the Protocol places Northern Ireland in a unique position by granting access to goods produced in Northern Ireland to both the EU’s single market and the UK’s internal market; notes that the majority of Members of the Legislative Assembly in Northern Ireland were elected on ~~platforms supportive of the Protocol on 5 May 2022~~5 May 2022, express support for retaining the Protocol, in some form, as the framework for governing trading arrangements in Northern Ireland; and regrets that a Northern Ireland Executive has yet to be formed owing to minority opposition to the Protocol;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that that ongoing uncertainty regarding the trading arrangements for Northern Ireland are harmful and detrimental to business; observes that investment into Northern Ireland is declining and because of this, the advantages that could come about as a result of dual market access provided by the Protocol are being destroyed;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Acknowledges that businesses in Northern Ireland will be under more pressure because they will have to deal with differences between UK and EU policies; notes that they will be operating under both EU and UK policies in a range of areas; recognises that this will create many problems for businesses and will possibly affect competition;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Highlights that non- implementation of the Protocol with regards to the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland poses risks to the integrity and functioning of the Single Market and Customs Union; notes that such a risk undermines the EU vis-à-vis other trading partners in as much as it could cast doubt as to the legitimacy of the origin of EU products and the extent to which the EU can offer flexibilities regarding market access to third countries;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates the consistent EU position that the Protocol will not be renegotiated and highlights that EU Member States and institutions remain united in this view; points out that solutions to the implementation challenges associated with the Protocol are reachable within the framework of the agreement, and that renegotiation would only further increase legal uncertainty for businesses and citizens in Northern Ireland;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that the EU has always sought pragmatic solutions to address implementation challenges experienced by stakeholders in Northern Ireland, and notably through far reaching proposals put to the UK in October 2021 aimed at lessening the impact of Brexit in Northern Ireland; ~~regrets that the UK Government has not earnestly engaged with the EU on these proposals thus far;~~

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines that the EU remains open to discussions with the UK Government towards finding common solutions within the framework of the Protocol that can enable its sustainable long-term operation. Welcomes the resumption of technical discussions between the EU and UK and expresses hope that technical discussions will lead to common solutions;

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Deplores the publication on 13 June 2022 of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill by the UK; recalls that such unilateral actions by the UK is in violation of international law, contributes to economic and political uncertainty in Northern Ireland, and undermines the relationship between the EU and the UK; calls on the UK Parliament not to adopt the bill and on the UK Government to engage constructively with the Commission ~~to address practical trading issues within the legal framework of the Protocol~~in order to arrive at a negotiated outcome; emphasises that the perspectives of Northern Irish citizens and business should be engaged in this process.

2022/10/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Strongly r~~Regrets the UK’s lack of political will and failure to act in good faith and in compliance with its commitments under the Protocol; regrets, in particular, the lack of support given to the EU staff in charge of monitoring customs checks in the Irish Sea, the insufficient access to UK customs data and the successive unilateral grace periods that have undermined border checks, in clear breach of the Protocol; Acknowledges and welcomes recent reports on progress regarding the sharing of real-time customs data between the EU and UK relating to the movement of goods across the Irish Sea, via the UK government’s EU Access System.

2022/12/19
Committee: AFCO

2020/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Expresses ~~strong concerns about the recently proposed~~concern regarding the progress of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, whereby the UK Government insists on unilaterally disapplying provisions of the Protocol; recalls that a bilateral agreement cannot be changed unilaterally; calls on the UK Government to immediately withdraw this proposal, refrain from unilateral action and fully implement the agreements that it has signed; Expresses hope that a joint solution can be reached between the EU and UK regarding post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland; Notes that, according to recent polling, the majority of those living in Northern Ireland have a preference for a joint agreement, rather than UK unilateral action, in this regard; Welcomes the resumption of technical talks between the EU and UK.

2022/12/19
Committee: AFCO

2020/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls the unilateral declaration made by the UK Government, in the context of the Protocol, concerning the operation of the ‘Democratic consent in Northern Ireland’ provision in a manner consistent with the Good Friday Agreement; underlines that~~, in accordance with that unilateral declaration, ‘democratic consent’ to the Protocol does not necessarily require cross-community support, but rather must be provided~~ the Protocol fully recognises the constitutional position of Northern Ireland and the principle of consent as set out in the Good Friday Agreement, and provides for confirmation in due time by the majority of the Northern Ireland Assembly; recalls that in the most recent elections in Northern Ireland, a clear majority of voters voted for parties that supported the Protocol;

2022/12/19
Committee: AFCO

2020/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Reiterates its opposition to any renegotiation of the Protocol; welcomes the proposals made by the Commission to find reasonable and flexible solutions for the smooth implementation of the Protocol and urges the UK Government to engage constructively ~~vis-à-vis these efforts through the Joint Committee~~;

2022/12/19
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~according to several Eurobarometer surveys, a large proportion of EU citizens are not satisfied with the way democracy works in the EU and tend to distrust the EU institutions~~the results of the 2019 European elections sent a positive signal that European citizens are taking an increasing interest in developments at EU level and that they believe that EU legislation has an impact on their daily lives; whereas in Civic Engagement Eurobarometer 20201a, voting in European elections was regarded by 55% of respondents as the most effective way of ensuring voices are heard by decision- makers at EU level; whereas, n~~ot only is this perception presen~~evertheless, according to several Eurobarometer surveys, a proportion of EU citizens are not sat ~~EU level, but also at national level;~~isfied with the way democracy works in the EU; _________________ 1aFlash Eurobarometer (FL4023) en- report.pdf (europa.eu)

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas overall turnout at the recent European Parliament elections was 50.6%, the highest turnout since the 1994 elections and a notable increase from 2014 where the turnout was 42.6%; whereas, although the turnout in 2019 was higher among all groups of the population, the increase was led by the younger generation, with large increases among people aged under 25 and aged 25–39; whereas despite the overall increase in turnout large differences remain between individual Member States;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the European Union is founded on the idea of representative democracy; whereas in a representative democracy accountability through elections is the key source of legitimacy; whereas such accountability does not exist for other means of citizen's participation;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~the legal and political impact of~~democratic elections to the European Parliament constitute the ~~only~~main bottom-up instruments for citizens in the EU, whilst other means, namely the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), complaints to the European Ombudsman and petitions to Parliament~~, is rather minimal~~ are important supplements for vibrant Parliamentarism;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas citizens of the EU and any natural or legal person residing in or with a registered office in a Member State have the right to submit petitions to the European Parliament under Article 24 TFEU and Article 227 TFEU whenever the matter affects them directly and falls within the EU fields of activity;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas there have been six successful European Citizens' Initiatives to date, most recently the "Minority Safepack" initiative and the "End the Cage Age" initiative; whereas the "Minority Safepack" initiative was the first ECI to have been debated in the European Parliament based on the new ECI regulation, and was overwhelmingly supported by Parliament in December 2020 with 76% of the votes cast;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need to reflect on how the Union can become more ~~democratic and effective; believes that a profound reform of the Union and possible changes to the Treaties, which would~~effective in engaging with citizens under the Union's core principles of representative democracy; believes that citizens should have a greater voice in EU decision- making to make the Union more refflective~~, united, democratic, solidary, sovereign and resilient, are strengthened by directly engaging with~~ of citizens' views and more resilient, democratic and effective; in this regard, believes that Treaty change should not be precluded, although it should not be a goal in itself, and that the Conference on the Future of Europe is the appropriate forum to discuss this possibility; stresses that citizens should have a clear understanding of citizen engagement and dialogue structures so that expectation meets reality, otherwise there is a risk of disenfranchising citizens;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need to reflect on how the Union can become more democratic and effective; believes that a profound reform of the Union and possible changes to the Treaties, which would make the Union more ~~effective, united, democratic, solidary, sovereign and resili~~focused, capable, and accountable, are necessitated, whereas this includes improving the democratic responsiveness of EU institutions towards Parliament, a~~re strengthened by directly engaging with citizens~~nd of Parliament itself towards the European electorate;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the existing participatory instruments should be improved to make citizens’ participation more accessible; opines that, to facilitate public participation in wider political discourse and equip the public with the opportunity to influence political outcomes, with synergies in existing mechanisms, it is imperative that citizen engagement is structured in a way that creates realistic expectations and provides a benefit to strategic agenda of the Union by further legitimising policy; believes that this bottom-up participatory agenda should be capable of complementing, not substituting, representative democracy in the EU;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines th~~e benefit of engaging with citizens in the development of a European public sphere and in~~at not all stakeholders, notably citizens and civil society groups, are equally active politically, equally vocal, and influential; the reinfor~~cement of the democratic legitimacy of the EU~~e, believes that EU participatory democracy requires supporting unorganized citizens and promoting their access to electoral and participatory opportunities within and outside EU channels;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that ~~the EU institutions have to be informed of citizens’ concerns and need to be more attentive to these concerns~~increased information sharing regarding citizens’ concerns will assist the EU institutions in their efforts to be attentive and responsive to these concerns under the Union's core principles of representative democracy;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to engage with young people in particular in a political debate on the future of Europe, as today’s decisions will determine their future; emphasises that the Erasmus+ programme should be utilised to enhance European citizenship education, especially amongst students and young people;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Highlights that it is clear there is a mismatch between the expectations of citizens from the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) and the ECI’s capacity to lead to legislative output; underlines that communication on citizen engagement needs to highlight the practical role of any mechanisms, otherwise failing to meet expectations will reduce participation, and in turn legitimacy; points out that new mechanisms should seek to increase the transparency of the follow-up stage and enhance the deliberative character of the ECI model; believes that the Commission should proactively address the concerns of the initiators and carry out a sufficient assessment including possible instruments to achieve stated goals; notes that the Commission must fully comply with its legal obligation to state sufficient reasons for why it did or did not take action on an ECI, and believes this needs to be more comprehensive to ensure citizens are provided with an accurate picture of what should be expected from engagement with or launching of an ECI;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged the use of digital media and online conference systems, therefore sees further opportunities that digitalisation offers for civic engagement in times of crisis; points out that this has helped citizens to participate more quickly, widely and inclusively in decision-making; believes that the EU should promote new and innovative ways of citizen engagement, enabling the use of digital technology tools that facilitate multilingual dialogue with citizens;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Points out the New European Bauhaus initiative as a recent innovation to encourage and facilitate citizens’ participation; highlights that the initiative brings citizens, experts, businesses, and institutions together and facilitates conversations about making tomorrow’s living spaces more affordable and accessible;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the ~~need for permanent~~importance of effective participatory mechanisms to ~~allow for~~further facilitate and encourage citizens’ participation in EU decision- making;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the fact that regularly held citizens’ dialogues could serve different purposes, such as determining annual political or legislative priorities, developing specific proposals in relation to specific questions, or discussing institutional matters ~~or deciding on the spending of certain public resources;~~ ; underlines, however, that while citizens’ dialogues will prove to be beneficial in some areas, it is important that citizens have a clear understanding of engagement outcomes, including inherent limitations, with appropriate, and transparent, follow-up procedures; stresses the need for them to be of non- binding and advisory character only;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Helmut SCHOLZ, Pascal DURAND, Sandro GOZI, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Stresses the need to enhance the European dimension of citizenship education in order to enable citizens’ participation and ability to act as responsible citizens and to fully participate in civic and social life at both, the European level as well as the Member State level, based on understanding of social, economic, legal and political concepts and structures, as well as global developments and sustainability;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Helmut SCHOLZ, Seán KELLY, François ALFONSI, Pascal DURAND, Sandro GOZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Proposes to establish a European Network for Citizenship Education to provide a platform for exchange on best- practices and knowledge on methods of enhancing the European dimension of citizenship education;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls that, prior to the launching of these dialogues, the EU institutions must commit themselves to following up on their outcome in the light of their competences and legislative procedures; ~~notes that citizens’ disappointment often stems from politicians over-promising and under-delivering~~highlights that any new participation instrument should be accompanied by a significant communication campaign, with high-level political engagement at EU and national level, similar to the successful electoral campaign in 2019 European Parliament elections;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that the outcome of the participatory process must be clearly defined, so that it can be subject to a legally binding follow-up; proposes that participants should be provided with written feedback at the end of such exercises, since they ensure the accountability of the institut; recognises that there are difficulties and challenges to overcome if participative forums are to contribute more significantly to democratic quality, and in turn to a sense of ownership and European identity; in this light, opines that citizen engagement structures require an increased level responsiveness of the Commissions and ~~the credibility of such processes~~more transparency in the follow-up stage;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Believes that citizens’ participatory processes must adhere to the highest possible level of transparency~~Highlights that promoting the democratic legitimacy of the EU’s institutions through public engagement requires a greater understanding of EU decision-making and transparency surrounding the legislative procedure;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Highlights the role played by the media in shaping citizens’ opinions on EU policy and the EU itself; stresses the need to uphold an independent and diverse media landscape across Europe, but believes greater effort should be made to tackle disinformation and misreporting in the media on EU issues, notably through increased support for fact-based, pan-European media projects;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Proposes the setting up of an independent civil society forum in order to monitor the process and its follow-up by the EU institutions;~~deleted

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Proposes the setting up of an independent civil society forum in order to monitor the process and its follow-up by the EU institutions;~~deleted

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Proposes th~~e establishment of~~ at the Commission investigate how it can indeepen~~dent civil society organisation or foundation that~~ pan-EU networks, based on voluntary participation, to facilitate information sharing and knowledge transfer and to brings together different democracy initiatives ~~and that focuses~~ , including across different regions, and ensure that best practice methods are used; believes that this will increase citizen awareness of EU decision- making procedures, as well as ensure more opportunities for citizens ~~more~~to influen~~tial in~~ce policy- making;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Proposes that the Commission’s ‘Have your say’ website becomes a one- stop resource granting access to all participatory instruments; calls on the Commission to embrace further digital possibilities for citizen engagement, in all official EU languages, including tutorials, past examples and information on relevant legislation; believes that provisions should be made for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Proposes the introduction of a citizens’ consultations mechanism for pilot projects, since this would enable citizens to be involved in the shaping of the expenditure side of the Union's budget and would therefore pave the way towards creating a participative budget at EU level;deleted

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2201(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses the need to ~~permanently include citizens in~~ facilitate citizens’ participation, withe s~~tructural reforms of the EU by reforming the Convention method as provided for in Article 48 of the Treaty on European Union~~ufficient engagement from EU institutions, in the structural reforms of the EU; proposes that this be discussed in the Conference on the Future of Europe;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFCO

2020/2137(INI)

Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN, Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates that global ~~value~~supply chains are the key feature of the global economy and that trade policy ~~must~~can contribute to a transparent production process throughout the ~~value~~supply chain and demonstrate compliance with environmental, social and safety standards;

2020/09/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2137(INI)

Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN, Iuliu WINKLER, Christophe HANSEN, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that sustainable corporate governance can help the EU to build a more resilient and sustainable economy, improve the level playing field ~~and protect EU businesses and citizens,~~in order to maintain Europe's international competitiveness and protect EU businesses from unfair competitive advantages of third countries resulting from lower protection standards and is therefore hugely beneficial to EU trade policy;

2020/09/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2137(INI)

Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN, Iuliu WINKLER, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities ~~of unregulated~~in global supply chains, and that ~~businesses with~~voluntary better environmental, social and governance practices and risk mitigation processes ~~weather the crisis better~~based on established approaches such as the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises can contribute to making companies more resilient in times of crisis;

2020/09/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2137(INI)

Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN, Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that directors’ duties should encompass an obligation to develop, disclose and implement a corporate sustainability strategy for all aspects of the company’s operations, including its supply chains;deleted

2020/09/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2137(INI)

Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN, Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that ~~the~~any new EU requirements to disclose information on how sustainability issues affect the company and how the company affects society and the environment should ~~include the sharing of all relevant information on all actors throughout the entire supply chain;~~ not overlap with existing reporting requirements (e.g. non financial reporting directive) and their scope and that any new EU requirements must be in accordance with the various international reporting standards like GRI, SASB, IIRC, etc to ensure a level playing field for European companies; reiterates the necessity of avoiding any additional administrative burdens for companies, especially SMEs;

2020/09/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2137(INI)

Angelika WINZIG, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN, Iuliu WINKLER, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that sustainable corporate governance cannot reach its full potential without due diligence legislation that requires companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human rights abuses and environmental damage in theire importance of discussing due diligence measures in the context of sustainable corporate governance in order to identify, prevent, mitigate possible human rights violation in global ~~value~~supply chains.

2020/09/24
Committee: INTA

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

— having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in particular Article 50 and Article 8 thereof,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission Declaration for the European Parliament plenary of 16 April 2019;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to European Council Decision (EU) 2018/937 of 28 June 2018 establishing the composition of the European Parliament,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

— having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 10 December 2018, Andy Wightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, case C- 621/18,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)

— having regard to the in-depth analysis of the European Parliamentary Research Service, entitled “Article 50 TEU in practice: How the EU has applied the 'exit' clause”, November 2020,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 d (new)

— having regard to the study commissioned by the European Parliament Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, entitled ”Interpretation and implementation of Article 50 TEU – Legal and institutional assessment”, March 2021,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 e (new)

— having regard to the Good Friday or Belfast Agreement of 10 April 1998 between the Government of the United Kingdom, the Government of Ireland and the other participants in the multi-party negotiations (the "Good Friday Agreement"),

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. Whereas the objective of this report is to analyse the way in which the provisions of Article 50 of the TEU were interpreted and applied, and the way the procedure of withdrawal of the UK from the EU under that Article was organised and conducted, including the lessons drawn for EU law and the functioning of the European Union.

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. Whereas the reflection on the implementation of Article 50 contributes to a better understanding of key components of the EU constitutional identity, the principles underpinning the European integration, the importance of the decision making autonomy and the right to regulate, to be taken into account in future treaty change;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) is not directly applicable to the TEU as the EU is not a party to the Convention;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas Article 50 of the TEU does not impose any formal requirements regarding the notification of the intention to leave the Union or its revocation, the extension of the period of two years set out under Article 50(3) of the TEU, and does not explicitly provide for the possibility of transitional arrangements,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas, in its judgment of 10 December 2018, in case C-621/18, the Court of Justice determined the conditions under which the withdrawing Member State may revoke unilaterally the notification of its intention to withdraw from the Union,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas Article 50 of the TEU is not clear as regards the application of parts of Article 218 of the TFEU other than its paragraph 3,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas the application of Article 50 of the TEU underlines that EU membership is voluntary and that a Member State cannot be forced to stay or leave, whereas the decision to withdraw from the Union is made in line with the withdrawing state’s internal constitutional order;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas Article 50 of the TEU confers on the Union institutions the exceptional horizontal competence to negotiate an agreement covering all matters necessary to arrange the withdrawal of a Member State;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas under the TEU, EU citizens are directly represented at Union level in the European Parliament;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas Parliament is part of the decision-making procedure under Article 50 of the TEU and exercises general political control, as provided for in Article 14 of the TEU;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the withdrawal of the UK had an impact on the composition of the European Parliament as provided for in Article3(2) of European Council Decision (EU) 2018/937,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the Union institutions have undertaken all efforts not to politicise the process of withdrawal, but the withdrawal under Article 50 of the TEU is nevertheless inherently political as it stems from and is influenced by fundamental choices regarding membership of the EU and/or the relationship with the EU;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

Ib. whereas after the entry into force of the Withdrawal Agreement the only legal path for a re-accession to the EU is on the basis of Article 49 of the TEU;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)

Ic. whereas Article 8 of the TEU emphasises the special relationship of the EU and its neighbouring countries;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)

Id. whereas, according to the European Parliament’s rules of procedure, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs is responsible for the institutional consequences of withdrawal from the Union;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Unprecedented process Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 1)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that the withdrawal of aone of its Member States has been an unprecedented and extremely critical process for the European Union;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that the historical importance for EU membership of the UK’s withdrawal did not and does not deviate the Union from its integration process, as the Article 50 provides guarantees to the EU legal order and protects fundamental goals of the European integration;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the provisions of Article 50 of the TEU and the way in which they were interpreted and implemented reflect and uphold the common values and the goals that are at the foundation of the Union, in particular freedom, democracy and the rule of law;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that Article 50 of the TEU has met its objectives of preserving the sovereign right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union, thus confirming explicitly the voluntary nature of EU membership, and of ensuring the orderly withdrawal of the UK from the Union, while allowing for the subsequent building of an enhanced relationship between the EU and the UK as a third country;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. EU priorities Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 5)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that the clear division of tasks among the institutions and the unprecedented inclusive and transparent approach ~~adopted by~~of the Commission and its Chief Negotiator were paramount in maintaining coherence and unity within the EU ~~and~~ in promoting the EU’s priorities and interests in the negotiations, and safeguarding the integrity of the legal order of the Union;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Commends the main institutional actors for having safeguarded the unity among the 27 Member States as well as within and among the Union institutions respecting the nature of the withdrawal as a Union process;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Believes that the Union’s interest has prevailed thanks to strategic organisation and conditionality between the different stages of the procedure, in particular through the sequencing of the negotiations, and the conditions linked to the extension, to the transition period, as well to the start of the second phase of talks on a new and close partnership between the EU and the UK on the basis of substantial progress in the negotiations on citizens’ rights, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and the financial settlement;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Appreciates that the chapter on citizens’ rights of the withdrawal arrangements was agreed rather early in the negotiations, and the initial version of the draft Withdrawal Agreement of 19 March 2018 contained an entirely agreed Part Two on citizens’ rights, including on the direct effect of its provisions, and on the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice on the relevant provisions on citizens’ rights;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Stresses that the Union has clearly identified from the outset as issues of the European Union as a whole the specific circumstances of the island of Ireland and the need to safeguard the Good Friday Agreement and mitigate the effects of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal on the Republic of Ireland;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7e. Considers that the time-limited transitional period with continued application of existing EU regulatory, budgetary, supervisory, judicial and enforcement instruments and structures following the withdrawal was in the interest of both parties and facilitated the negotiation of and bridging to the future relationship;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 f (new)

7f. The withdrawing Member State Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 8)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes, nevertheless, that the withdrawal process was characterised by ~~hesitancy~~volatility, on the part of the UK, leading to protracted uncertainty from the outset, reflected in the time gap between the referendum and the withdrawal notification under Article 50 of the TEU, and until the end of the negotiations~~, due to~~; Considers that raising the spectre of a no-deal withdrawal amounted to brinkmanship and gravely endangered the prospects of an orderly withdrawal;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Is of the view that the provisions of Article 50 of the TEU on the notification and extension of the period under Article 50(3) of the TEU have been handled in a sufficiently flexible manner to respond to the political vacillations and inconsistencies of the successive UK governments, while preserving the integrity of the withdrawal process and upholding the legal order of the Union;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Recalls that the decision to withdraw is the sovereign right of a Member State and that the Union is obliged to acknowledge the intention of that state; reminds that Article 50 of the TEU does not specify and therefore places no constraints on the form of notification of the intention to withdraw; believes in this context that the conduct of a Member State not respecting EU law and/or expressing its intention to not apply the EU Treaties, not recognise the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice and not respect its judgements are a clear rejection of the obligations linked to EU membership;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Points out that the withdrawal from the European Union is by nature a complex process, and that the political choices of the withdrawing Member State regarding its future relations with the Union can add to such complexity;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. The importance of an orderly withdrawal Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 10)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Notes, in this regard, that if an agreement is not reached, the withdrawal becomes effective two years after notification of the Council, in accordance with Article 50 (3) of the TEU; emphasises that there are no provisions in the Treaty to tackle a no-deal scenario;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Reiterates the importance of the work undertaken by the Commission and the Member States at all levels of public administration and in reaching out to citizens and private sectors, in terms of awareness raising and preparation, through the publication of a great number of specific stakeholder preparedness notices, and the timely adoption of unilateral and temporary contingency measures;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Flexibility under Article 50 of the TEU Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 11)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Notes that the Treaty does not specify any substantive requirements on the guidelines of the European Council under Article 50(2) of the TEU, or regarding the framework for the future relationship between the withdrawing Member State and the Union and its link with the withdrawal arrangements;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – introductory part

11. Considers that Article 50 of the TEU strikes a balance between ensuring a legally sound withdrawal process and safeguarding the political flexibility necessary for adaptation to the specific circumstances; believes, however, that~~, in~~ the ~~framework of a future reform of the Treaty, the opportunity of remedying some of the loopholes identified in Article 50 of the TEU could be assessed, with particular regard to~~complexity of the withdrawal process and the far-reaching nature of its consequences are disproportional in relation to the lack of detail of the provisions of Article 50 of the TEU, including on the following aspects:

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1

- ~~delimited requirements for~~ the extension of the period of two years set out under Article 50(3) of the TEU,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1 a (new)

- the formal requirements of the notification of the intention to leave,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 2

- ~~a legal basis and strict conditions for~~the transitional arrangements,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3

- ~~explicit conditions for~~ the revocation of the notification of the intention to leave,

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 4

- ~~clarification of~~ the application of the provisions of Article 218 of the TFEU~~, notably on the role~~ other than its paragraph 3, and in particular on the role of the European Parliament and of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the procedure;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Believes, furthermore,~~Regrets that the withdrawal of the UK from the Union entailed the departure of an entire community of EU citizens; believes that the withdrawal provisions of the Treaty should, as much as possible, ensure legal certainty for the vast number of EU citizens affected by the withdrawal, setting out minimum standards for the protection of their rights obtained on the basis of EU law;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. The role of the institutions in the withdrawal process Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 13)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Emphasises that the European Parliament played a pivotal role in the entire process of the withdrawal, contributing actively with duly substantiated resolutions to the identification of strategies and to the protection of the interests and priorities of the EU and its citizens, since the run-up to the UK referendum on EU membership; recalls in this regard that the contribution of Parliament was structured mainly through the Brexit Steering Group (BSG), created by the Conference of Presidents on 6 April 2017, with the support and close involvement of Parliament’s committees and the Conference of Presidents;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses that the Parliament was mobilised as a whole and in unison in the monitoring of the process of withdrawal, both through its political bodies and through its committees, which were called to identify from early on the impact of the UK’s withdrawal on the policy areas and legislation in their respective fields of responsibility; reiterates the importance of the continuous involvement of the committees responsible for sectoral policies during the negotiations; commends the long and exhaustive preparatory work undertaken by the committees in gathering evidence, advice and expertise through hearings, workshops and studies on all issues related to the withdrawal or the future relationship between the EU and the UK;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Recalls that the European Parliament has engaged in active dialogue with citizens and organisations representing them, through auditions and meetings organised by parliamentary committees and the BSG, who have striven to give a voice to their concerns and expectations during the withdrawal process;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Reminds that according to Article 50 (4) of the TEU, the member of the European Council or of the Council representing the withdrawing Member State cannot participate in the discussions of the European Council or Council or in decisions concerning the process of withdrawal, while the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) elected in the withdrawing Member State continue to be MEPs with all their rights and obligations intact until the withdrawal becomes effective;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Recalls the central role of the Union negotiator in liaising and creating remarkable unity between the Union’s institutions and the 27 Member States;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Recognises the unprecedented nature of inter-institutional cooperation and transparency in the implementation of the Article 50 of the TEU, including the working methods and structures involved in the negotiations, the information channels, the publication of negotiating documents and the participation in meetings, and in particular in Sherpa meetings and meetings of the General Affairs Council;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Acknowledges the relevance of the core principles proposed by the European Parliament and introduced by the European Council in its successive negotiation guidelines, and subsequently implemented in the negotiations: - Protecting citizens’ rights derived from their status as EU citizens; - Acting in the interest of the Union and preserving its constitutional integrity and the autonomy of its decision-making; - Safeguarding the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union; - Preserving the financial stability of the Union; - Defending the withdrawing state’s enjoyment of all the rights and fulfilment of all the obligations deriving from the Treaties, including the principle of sincere cooperation; - Defending the clear difference in status between Member States and non-member States, as a state having exited the Union cannot have the same rights and obligations as a Member State;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14e. Continues to support fully the abovementioned principles;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)

14f. Is of the opinion that the abovementioned principles reach beyond the context of Article 50 of the TEU, as they underpin European integration and have become key elements of the EU constitutional identity and EU legal order even though they are not part of the treaty;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 g (new)

14g. Notes that in this respect, the Article 50 of TEU exit procedure has led both the EU and its Member States to reaffirm the Union’s constitutional identity;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 h (new)

14h. Rights and obligations of the EU and the withdrawing Member State Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 15)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

15. Reiterates that, until a withdrawal agreement enters into force or, failing that, the two-year period mentioned in Article 50(3) of the TEU has elapsed, the withdrawing State remains a Member State, and enjoys all the rights and is under all the obligations deriving from the Treaties without exception, including the principle of sincere cooperation laid down in Article 4(3) of the TEU, as well as the obligation to hold elections to the European Parliament and to appoint its representatives in the institutions and bodies of the Union;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Parliament’s scrutiny Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 16)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Emphasises in this regard that while the Article 50 process is concluded once the withdrawal from the EU becomes effective, the actual unwinding of EU membership and implementation of the withdrawal agreement is a long term process; Reaffirms in this context that Parliament will play its full role in the monitoring of the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Issues for reflection Or. en (This is not a paragraph, but a title before paragraph 18)

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers that Article 50 of the TEU addresses and allows to solves the procedural aspect of a Member State’s withdrawal, but does not solve the significant political and economic consequences and disruptive effects of the withdrawal of a Member State from the EU;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers that given the unpredictability of the withdrawal process, citizens should be given stronger guarantees of legal security as regards their status;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reiterates its call for an in-depth reflection on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, and on its impact on the future of the EU; believes that such a reflection should ensure an open and broadened dialogue on the reforms that the Union needs in order to reinforce democracy and the capacity to deliver on citizens needs and expectations; recalls in this context that the Union has embarked on an unprecedented process of reflection on its future in the framework on the Conference of the Future of Europe;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY, Paulo RANGEL, Loránt VINCZE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that it is the responsibility and role of the Union and its Member States to pre~~vent the repetition of a withdrawal from the EU~~serve the nature of the European integration through their commitment to the European values and principles, including loyal cooperation principle and to prevent the repetition of a withdrawal from the EU; regrets in this context the restraint and limited engagement of the European Parliament and its committees in the run-up to the UK referendum which did not allow to improve access of the European citizens of UK to the information on the functioning of the EU and implications of withdrawal process; calls on Member States to consistently provide wide- reaching information to EU citizens on the functioning of the European Union, its areas of action and its decision-making processes; considers that for this purpose the Conference on the Future of Europe offers an opportunity for enhanced dialogue with citizens and civil society on the European Union and how it should evolve;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2131(INI)

Seán KELLY, Gabriel MATO, Christophe HANSEN, Enikő GYŐRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the EU economy; underlines that the proper functioning of the internal market and the creation of a capital market union remains an absolute priority for SMEs; Notes that only a small percentage of firms who export goods outside the EU are SMEs, and that global markets are an important source of potential for SMEs to increase competitiveness, economic growth and innovation; Notes that frictionless trade and freedom of movement of the EU’s Single Market provides SME’s with the necessary scale and experience to export beyond the borders of the EU and to access further desirable markets.

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2131(INI)

Seán KELLY, Gabriel MATO, Christophe HANSEN, Enikő GYŐRI, Jörgen WARBORN, Massimiliano SALINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Regrets the serious impact of the COVID19 pandemic and necessary health measures implemented to suppress the spread, including the lockdown of economies, on global trade with both imports and exports of the EU being reduced and value chains interrupted or halted as a result; Notes that further disruption will be experienced by European businesses due the United Kingdom leaving the European Union and the Commission must therefore ensure that trade flows and sustained value chains, including trading routes for freight traffic across the EU, remain open to allow free access to sales markets maintain integrity of the single market.

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2131(INI)

Seán KELLY, Gabriel MATO, Christophe HANSEN, Enikő GYŐRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Encourages~~Calls on the Commission to fully support SMEs in overcoming ~~all~~ barriers that prevent their access to third- country markets; ~~requests the inclusion of an~~Welcomes the commitments made by the Commission to include SME chapters in every trade agreement to ensure legal security for SMEs; underlines the need for the effective enforcement of trade agreements as a priority task of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer;

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2131(INI)

Seán KELLY, Gabriel MATO, Enikő GYŐRI, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to be more active in its support of national and regional export agencies in order to allow SMEs to overcome the information gap and take better advantage of trade agreements; opines, in this respect, that the Commission cshould set up an SME internationalisation platform to monitor progress and provide technical assistance to SMEs in accessing new markets;

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2131(INI)

Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Enikő GYŐRI, Massimiliano SALINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~take greater account of the role of SMEs~~facilitate participation of SMEs in public procurement when it comes to negotiating ~~public procurement~~ chapters in trade agreements; welcomes the announcement from the Commission that it will launch a new information portal on customs procedures and ~~formalitie~~provide user- friendly, up-to-date and practical information on trade policy and in particular on FTAs; calls on the Commission to deliver on its objective of launching a simplified self-assessment tool for rules of origin and life cycle analysis, where a particular focus should be placed on risk assessment, to help SMEs assess whether a product benefits from preferences under a given trade agreement and how they can take advantage of strategic diversification of supply chains;

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2131(INI)

Seán KELLY, Enikő GYŐRI, Gabriel MATO, Jörgen WARBORN, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that access to financing is essential for SMEs; asks the European Investment Bank to pay particular attention to SMEs when defining its policies~~; draws particular attention to SMEs, which need funding~~, such as micro financing loans, and technical assistance to comply with the Green Deal and digitalisation objectives ~~in order to remain competitive;~~as well as reducing regulatory burden in order to remain competitive; Notes that the Commission needs to remove barriers to green growth and eco-innovation for SMEs to ensure that the Green Deal is an economic opportunity for SMEs.

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2131(INI)

Enikő GYŐRI, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission to rethink and rewrite its SME Strategy presented on 10 March 2020. The strategy has to be updated to reflect the financing needs of SMEs during the pandemic in order to save businesses and jobs. The survival and recovery of SMEs, family businesses and self-employed persons means the survival of the European economy; they are the key for the Union to get back on its feet as quickly as possible after the COVID-19 pandemic is gone;

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2131(INI)

Seán KELLY, Enikő GYŐRI, Gabriel MATO, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ~~strengthen~~effectively implement the EU’s safeguard and trade defence instruments in order to better protect European industry, in particular when it affects sectors with a majority of SMEs; underlines the need to focus on implementation and enforcement of our trade agreements, for breaches of both market access and trade and sustainable development commitments, in order to effectively address market distortions so that SMEs do not face a competitive disadvantage. urges the Commission, in this regard, to enhance the role of the SME Trade Defence Helpdesk to both increase support to SMEs in accessing trade defence instruments and to enhance communication to SMEs of the tools available in addressing distortions in markets.

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2131(INI)

Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the EU’s safeguard and trade defence instruments in order to better protect European industry, in particular when it affects sectors with a majority of SMEs. ; Refers to the July 2020 Special Report1a issued by the European Court of Auditors, which pointed out that the administrative hurdles for SMEs to access trade defence procedures are still very high and that TDIs are not sufficiently promoted among all sectors of European industry; urges the Commission in this context to assess and reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and to increase its outreach; _________________ 1a https://www.eca.europa.eu/lists/ecadocum ents/sr20_17/sr_trade_defence_instrumen ts_en.pdf

2020/09/07
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Daniel CASPARY, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Recital I (new)

I. whereas the pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of global value chains, has created major challenges for international production, especially in combination with rapid technological change and digitization acceleration, and has highlighted the need for enhanced resilience and diversification at a global, regional, and local level;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Daniel CASPARY, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Recital J (new)

J. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak has further increased inequalities and has added to the already growing concern among citizens about job loss in certain sectors, the changing nature of work and the pressure on workers’ wages and rights, and these problems must be addressed in order to retain public support for global trade;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Recital K (new)

K. whereas the divisions within the WTO and the urgent need for its reform, complicated the coordinated response to keep global supply chains open, and the priority now must be to rebuild trust in multilateral institutions being able to deliver global answers, by rapidly moving forward on the discussions on the WTO Trade and Health Initiative;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Daniel CASPARY, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Recital L (new)

L. whereas COVID-19 has caused a global pandemic, giving rise to an unprecedented global health, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis, which created bottlenecks and disruptions of an unseen scale to international trade, causing it to plunge as the virus spread and slashing global production and employment, decreasing the level of Foreign Direct Investment, and increasing geopolitical tensions;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Recital O (new)

O. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak risks creating a set-back in the worldwide fight against climate change, yet, we need global action and cooperation to develop policies and streamline climate action in internal and external policy, as the vaccine alone will not be sufficient to address the social, environmental and economic crisis COVID-19 has caused;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Recital P (new)

P. whereas the pandemic has demonstrated strategic vulnerabilities in the EU and global supply chains, including for critical raw materials, essential medical goods such as personal protective equipment and active pharmaceutical ingredients;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q (new)

Q. whereas the Communication on the Trade Policy Review needs to be complemented with continued dialogue and transparency with the European Parliament, which will play a key role in its implementation;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the post-COVID-19 recovery is a unique opportunity to ~~set the agenda for~~promote sustainable growth; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present its review of the 15-point action plan on TSD chapters ~~without delay;~~in 2021 and expects the review to ~~address the enforceability of TSD commitments as a matter of urgency, as it is not currently included~~consider the effective implementation and enforcement in trade agreements; recalls, in this regard, the non-paper from the Netherlands and France on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development11 ; suggests that, as a minimum, recent advances in enforceability should be applied to EU trade policy, namely the ability to tackle any non-compliance by partners through unilateral sanctions, including the introduction of tariffs or quotas on certain products or the cross- suspension of other parts of an agreement; __________________ 11 Non-paper from the Netherlands and France on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development, accessed at ‘the Netherlands at International Organisations (permanentrepresentations.nl)’.

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that high up-front costs, which will only repay themselves over time, and a lack of know-how and equipment are currently ~~prevent~~slowing developing countries ~~from ‘going green’~~in their green and digital transitions; demands that the Commission use ~~all~~its trade instruments ~~at its disposal~~ to increase financial support, technical assistance, technology ~~transfers~~capacity building and digital penetration in order to empower developing countries and ~~enable them to~~to support the achievement of sustainable and digital resilience;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the EU to take a leading role ~~at a~~within the multilateral ~~level to end harmful subsidies by advocating transparency and strict regulation and disciplines~~ framework to engage with like-minded countries and trade partners to pursue a strong environmental agenda, including t~~rade agreements and at the World Trade Organization (WTO)~~he progressive development of disciplines against market distorting subsidies; stresses the importance of drawing up sustainability impact assessments on an ex- an~~te, intermedia~~te and ex-post basis; stresses the need to ~~develop a comprehensive framework with concrete targets~~provide guidance to advance the SDGs, the Green Deal and the ILO Decent Work Agenda in trade and investment agreements; ~~emphasises that new agreements should only be concluded once these targets have been fulfilled and that existing agreements should be revised accordingly;~~

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Arnaud DANJEAN, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. EWelcomes the Access2Market gateway and the Commission’s efforts in promoting this tool across the Europe; emphasiszes that transparency and dialogue with stakeholders and citizens are key to creating support for trade policy~~; insists that the role and responsibilities of~~ and to harness its benefits; insists that the EU must deepen its engagement with Member States, the private sector, civil society, and ~~domestic advisory groups must be clearly defined in the EU’s international agreements~~all other relevant actors, as well as with trade partner and developing partner countries, and that financial assistance must be duly accompanied by capacity- building measures ~~to enable it~~in order for them to function effectively and with particular attention paid to SMEs taking better advantage of trade agreements and to trade facilitation measures;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of ~~fair~~resilient and sustainable value chains that respect human rights, labour rights and environmental standards; recalls that mandatory due diligence ~~throughout the entire supply chain is a necessary~~is an instrument to achieve this; stresses that more attention should be paid to the vulnerabil~~e pos~~itiones of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), especially in developing ~~countries, where~~markets and in their manufacturing capacities as large companies are more likely to overcome ~~a sudden drop in demand~~exogenous shocks;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that global value chains often involve an uneven distribution of risks, particularly in the garment sector; deplores the fact that during the pandemic this uneven distribution has led to European businesses offloading the costs of lower demand onto producers in developing countries by cancelling orders that were already produced and in some cases even shippedsymmetrical effects and distribution of risks; deplores that least developed countries (LDCs), low-income and middle-income (LICs and MICs) countries were hit the hardest in numerous sectors by trade disruptions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls the Commission to act as a global player and to tailor its support towards LDCs, LICs and MICs, while taking into consideration the particular circumstances of COVID-19; calls on the Commission to engage with Member States, local governments, the private sector and civil society to achieve a fairer distribution of ~~risks~~negative impacts and across ~~the~~ supply chains;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is convinced that openness should go hand in hand with safeguarding our strategic sectors and should be closely connected with an ambitious, forward- looking industrial policy in line with the Green Deal and digital strategy, which can increase the EU’s capabilities to withstand future shocks in strategic sectors and ensure the competitiveness of EU businesses, creating quality jobs and ensuring that Europe plays a crucial role in the production of innovative goods and future services;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is convinced that the EU is too dependent on a limited number of suppliers for critical raw materials, goods, and services, and that this undermines its strategic autonomy and geopolitical objectives; insists that the EU should overcome these undesirable dependencies via a horizontal mix of policies tohat incentivises companies to stockpile, increase manufacturing, diversify sourcing strategies and promotes nearshoring, where necessary, which could create new trading opportunities for partners in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods; stresses that related policies need to be tailored to the specific characteristics of the sectors and global value chains(GVCs) under consideration, as no general policy approach exists, and that GVC configuration is a business choice;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes that ~~foo~~agri-food markets and supply chains remained operational during the pandemic, but deplores that export restrictions and trade barriers have disrupted it; notes that the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), which brings together the principal trading countries of agricultural commodities with the aim of enhancing food market transparency and the policy response for food security, can be regarded as an example of good practice; calls on the Commission to explore whether this model could be used in other value chains as well; supports trade facilitating actions taken to promote food safety standards and sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) in response to COVID-19; calls on the Commission to identify the most appropriate measures to ensure that this pandemic does not translate into a food crisis in the developing world;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to come up with a digital trade strategy to, which increases the market access of European businesses, strengthens digital infrastructure, harmonizes regulatory frameworks, modernises trade and customs tools, and protects EU citizens’ rights under the GDPR13 ; underlines the acceleration of the digital revolution due to COVID-19 and stresses the importance of the EU taking the lead in setting standards for a sustainable, digital-driven global economy and keeping international data flows open to rapidly overcome a range of trade barriers and bottlenecks; calls on the EU to facilitate the building and readiness of digital infrastructures, particularly in the e-commerce sector and its supply capacities with the aim of reducing face to face processes and allowing for efficient logistics and strategic stockpiling; calls on the Commission to support skills training to enable more businesses and consumers to use online services and digital platforms; stresses the importance of engaging with the United States and like-minded partners on setting a joint regulatory framework and standards at the WTO level; __________________ 13Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY, Iuliu WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to come up with a digital trade strategy to increase the market access of European businesses and protect EU citizens’ rights under the GDPR13 ; underlines the acceleration of the digital revolution due to COVID-19 and stresses the importance of the EU taking the lead in setting standards for a sustainable, digital-driven global economy and keeping international data flows open; encourages in this regard meaningful progress in the e-commerce negotiations ahead of the WTO ministerial conference at the end of the year; __________________ 13Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY, Iuliu WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for ~~incentives for EU businesses to shorten or adjust~~facilitating and enabling EU businesses to increase the resilience of their supply chains where it is beneficial to do so, with a view to ensuring that ~~external social, environmental and economic costs are fully internalised in the price in line with~~EU supply chains can contribute to the goals of EU policies such as the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Biodiversity Strategy and stepping up EU action to protect and restore the world’s forests;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines that international trade governance has an important role to play in the rapid development of medical treatments and vaccines, the rapid scaling up of production, the development of resilient global value chains and equitable market access ~~for the whole world~~; stresses, in this context, that the COVID-19 pandemic must be used to provide impetus for more concerted international cooperation and to boost global preparedness for health emergencies;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Daniel CASPARY, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is concerned about the recent rise in export restrictions on vaccines by the main manufacturing countries such as the US, the UK, China ~~and~~, India and by the EU and emphasises that this might endangers the rapid global scaling up of vaccine production capacity; urges the Commission to engage with producing countries to swiftly eliminate export barriers ~~and to replace the export authorisation mechanism with an export and import notification requirement; insists on having timely and comprehensive access to such data;~~ ; reaffirms that the EU export authorisation mechanism is a temporary measure, only to be used as a very last resort, that should evolve in the long-term into a transparency mechanism; stresses, however, that for the time being a targeted export authorisation mechanism with criteria of proportionality and reciprocity works towards ensuring the safety and well-being of European citizens; emphasises that the increased transparency provided by the EU export authorisation mechanism has increased European citizens trust in the EU’s vaccine rollout and management of the COVID-19 pandemic while demonstrating the EU's cooperative approach as a vaccine export champion;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes with concern that geopolitical competition and tensions have accelerated following the COVID-19 outbreak; stresses that the European Union still has to position itself in this new geopolitical environment and believes that the global pandemic has confirmed the need for a stronger and more effective international trade and development policy;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Urges the Commission to pursue an effective “vaccine & medical supplies diplomacy” for countries with limited access to them and to work effectively towards increasing the EU’s global standing and diplomatic visibility in this area as the acknowledgement of the EU’s leading role will strengthen its international credibility;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Believes that tackling international issues arising from, but not limited to, the COVID-19 pandemic, should be handled at the multilateral lever and require further engagement by the European Union and its Member States, acting together as ‘Team Europe’;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the TPR’s affirmation of multilateralism and extensive proposals for the necessary in-depth reform of the WTO across all its functions; shares the Commission’s emphasis on economic recovery, digital trade, unfair state subsidies, and sustainable development in its vision for WTO reform and urges the Commission to bring to bear all efforts to implement ~~a sustainable development~~its agenda; stresses the importance of taking forward the WTO initiative on trade and climate;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Seán KELLY, Iuliu WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the TPR’s affirmation of multilateralism and extensive proposals for the necessary in-depth reform of the WTO; shares the Commission’s emphasis on sustainable development in its vision for WTO reform and urges the Commission to bring to bear all efforts to implement a sustainable development agenda; stresses the importance of taking forward the WTO initiative on trade and climate; stresses the importance of effective dispute settlement to establish stability and predictability in the multilateral trading system and the need to solve the current situation of the appellate body in cooperation with the United States, in order to make it operational again and in this way ensure that trade disputes can be properly solved;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY, Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Supports the new, forward-looking transatlantic agenda based on common interests and shared values; urges the Commission and the US administration to cooperate closely in order to secure a level playing field and to agree on ambitious social and environmental standards and build on each other’s experience to enforce these more efficiently; calls for joint efforts to overcome the pandemic, speed up the economic recovery and facilitate trade in essential medical goods; reiterates that we should work together to achieve meaningful WTO reform and find common solutions to common problems; supports the Commission’s Communication on ‘A new EU-US agenda for global change’ and calls for the swift establishment of a new EU-US Trade and Technology Council;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2117(INI)

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Gabriel MATO, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe HANSEN, Seán KELLY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on the EU to learn from its experience of the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand what it means to be a geopolitical actor in an increasingly tense global environment and stresses the importance of using strategic foresight in order to increase preparedness and resilience for the world emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and for any future shocks and health crises, including the emergence of new disease mutations and future pandemics, aiming to develop future-proof strategies and responses;

2021/04/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2115(INI)

Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Iuliu WINKLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Believes that under the Commission’s strategy of open strategic autonomy supply chain resilience will be heightened through a trusted network of actors who can be reliable partners to develop common risk coordination mechanisms, methods and standards for assessment, share information and expectations, and have an active dialogue with governments, firms, and investors. European and Asian states should retain multilateral efforts and region-to-region dialogue where possible to foster sustainable and rules-based economic networks in Eurasia.

2020/10/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2115(INI)

Seán KELLY, Iuliu WINKLER, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO, Massimiliano SALINI, Jörgen WARBORN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines the importance of the EU strategic relationship with China and calls on the Members States and Institutions to address China with one voice and adopt a coordinated approach. Emphasises the need to ensure a level playing field, reciprocity and a non- discriminatory treatment of the respective parties, business communities and civil society. Reiterates calls on China to move forward on an ambitious reform of the WTO, including comprehensive rules on industrial subsidies, and recognises the concerns regarding market-distorting practices of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises, forced technology transfers and data localisation, overcapacities and related dumped exports, and other unfair trading practices. Believes that extending the level playing field to third markets is of paramount importance for the long- term opportunities of European businesses.

2020/10/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2115(INI)

Seán KELLY, Christophe HANSEN, Iuliu WINKLER, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recognises the potential for EU to cooperate with China's “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) development strategy to build connectivity and cooperation across economic corridors and to connect the Eurasian continent from China to Europe. Believes that the EU should also try to engage China to ensure the BRI meets international standards. Securing fair competition on third markets by upholding multilateral economic governance practices is vital; Is of the view that the Commission should further analyse the potential to collaborate with China in connecting BRI in its TEN-T Corridor Studies to prevent possible bottlenecks and transport constraints: Expresses concern that China funded projects lack transparent bidding processes and are predominately completed by Chinese companies that are significantly less open to local or international companies; calls on China to increase reciprocity, especially in the infrastructure sector, to improve transparency, to prioritise high labour and environmental standards and to ensure debt sustainability.

2020/10/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2115(INI)

Seán KELLY, Iuliu WINKLER, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Regrets that the EU’s Connecting Europe and Asia strategy has not attracted the same attention as the BRI in Central Asia in terms of connectivity in the region. Supports the Commissions efforts in dismantling trade barriers underpinned by sustainable, rules-based connectivity that includes tackling non- physical and regulatory barriers to movement as well as infrastructure. Countries in Central Asia have benefited significantly from increased integration into the global economy over the past two decades. Opines that the EU should play a much bigger role and become one of the key players in the region using trade and investment as a driver of growth, contributing to shared prosperity.

2020/10/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2115(INI)

Seán KELLY, Iuliu WINKLER, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO, Massimiliano SALINI, Jörgen WARBORN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of the existing network of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements and the bilateral cooperation between the EU and Asian partners, with successful examples of strategic partnerships in Japan, South Korea and Singapore; Recognises that the ASEAN region is the EU's third largest trading partner outside Europe, after the US and China, and ensuring better access for EU exporters to the this market and enhancing cooperation through strategic partnerships and investment protection agreements should be a priority for the EU. In this respect, opines, that negotiations with Taiwan on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) should be conducted.

2020/10/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2115(INI)

Seán KELLY, Iuliu WINKLER, Christophe HANSEN, Gabriel MATO, Massimiliano SALINI, Jörgen WARBORN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the enforcement of trade agreements and make existing ones more ambitious, in particular by promoting sustainable EU norms and standards; Calls on the Commission to implement fully trade defence instruments to ensure that European businesses are not subjected to unfair trading practices and tackle distortions in prices and costs that are not a result of free market forces.

2020/10/20
Committee: INTA

2020/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Regrets the growing tendencies towards protectionism and trade weaponisation that have developed in parts of the global economy; welcomes the strengthening of the EU’s trade enforcement efforts and the development of a toolbox of autonomous trade instruments to respond to these emerging challenges; stresses the need, however, to remain fully engaged in efforts to reinvigorate the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the cornerstone of a liberalised global economy and to deal with the challenges posed by non-market economies; recalls that European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) benefit from an open trade policy; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that trade flows and sustained value chains, including trading routes for freight traffic across the EU and beyond its borders, remain open to trading partners in order to ensure the EU’s competitiveness and protect European SMEs; reaffirms the importance of representing the interests of SMEs in multilateral trade negotiations;

2022/01/27
Committee: INTA

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that trade policy is an essential tool for implementing the circular economy and the EU’s sustainability agenda globally; underlines that increased recycling and reallocation of excess materials for use in other forms of production can reduce the EU’s reliance on imports of raw materials, and points to the need to decouple economic growth from resource use in order to ensure the long- term sustainability of global value chains; whilst maintaining fair competition

2020/10/02
Committee: INTA

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that in the transition to a circular economy particular attention must be given to key supply chains where the EU’s environmental footprint is significant; Stresses that this must be done in a way that does not impose an undue regulatory burden and ensures that European businesses can still remain competitive and take advantage of strategic diversification of supply chains.

2020/10/02
Committee: INTA

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to identify and abolish barriers to green growth and eco-innovation and those that prevent or restrict market access for circular products from outside the EU and to investigate the possibilities and benefits of reducing tariffs on certain products in order to encourage the development of the circular economy;

2020/10/02
Committee: INTA

2020/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to ensure that FTAs reflect the objectives of the circular economy by including strong, binding and enforceable sustainable development chapters; suggests that the circular economy should be addressed in a cross-cutting manner in all relevant FTA chapters; calls on the Commission to deliver on its objective of launching a self- assessment tool for rules of origin and simplified life cycle analysis to aid risk assessment capabilities of SMEs so that they benefit from preferences under a given trade agreements.

2020/10/02
Committee: INTA

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal while trying to remain competitive and thrive on exportRecognises that access to markets in third countries is vitally important for many European SMEs and should be facilitated. Believes that minimizing unnecessary administrative or regulatory burden is important to help SMEs benefit from this market access; Believes that SMEs should form a core part of the European Green Deal and that support must be given to ensure that European SMEs are equipped to deal with the dual challenge of achieving climate neutrality while at the same time maintaining EU competitiveness on global markets;

2020/06/02
Committee: INTA

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to ~~focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerable supply chains in cor~~ensure diversification of supply chains in order to enhance resilience iand~~ustry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products and pharmaceuticals sector~~ security of supply by reducing reliance on one or two countries, especially in times of global crisis, ~~and to~~while remaining competitive on the global markets;

2020/06/02
Committee: INTA

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforce~~Highlights the importance of a rules-based multilateral trading system to the global economy, particularly in a post- crisis world; expresses ~~its~~ concern~~, however,~~s about the ~~functi~~contin~~g of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power~~ued impasse of the WTO Appellate Body and urges the Commission to seek solutions with key trading partners to ensure open and fair trade with an enforceable dispute settlement system;

2020/06/02
Committee: INTA

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed in the starkest possible terms the vital role played by functioning global supply chains for medical products, and in particular for medicines; emphasises that an open, enforceable rules-based trading system is fundamental to ensuring the global availability of medicines;

2020/05/18
Committee: INTA

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises that the EU depends on a narrow set of countries for a large proportion of its imports of active pharmaceutical ingredients and chemical raw materials; stresses that this over- reliance can pose a risk when limitations in production capacity, excess demand or protectionist measures threaten the proper functioning of global supply chains and potentially undermine the availability of medicines in the EU; calls on the Commission to present a long-term strategy focused on ensuring the EU’s open strategic autonomy in health, incorporating exploration into new trading partners for diversification of supply chains;

2020/05/18
Committee: INTA

2020/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas space and water heating is responsible for approximately 80% of household energy consumption;

2020/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2020/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that current renewable heating and cooling technologies are already mature, and can present an opportunity for households to cut costs on their heating bills;

2020/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2020/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights the need to ensure adequate and simple access to credit and finance to help support SMEs, communities and families to undertake the needed renovations on the existing building stock and integrate renewable heating and cooling solutions;

2020/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2020/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the importance of the energy efficiency first principle ~~in decarbonising~~, renewable heating and cooling, sources, the electrification of residual demand through renewable energy combined with heat pumps or, and efficient renewable district heating systems in decarbonising heating and cooling, as well as in load management and flexibility; underlines the need to plan IRPs in order to achieve synergies;

2020/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2020/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers transition away from inefficient electric and fossil fuel heating appliances to be a crucial part of the decarbonisation of buildings; highlights the need to inform consumers and incentivise them to replace old, inefficient heating technologies with modern, highly- efficient and renewable solutions particularly when deciding on replacements;

2020/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2020/2070(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Believes that the EU Just Transition Framework represents an important opportunity to mobilise investments into renewable energy and clean, efficient technologies, and to upskill and re-skill workers in impacted regions for the transition to a carbon- neutral economy;

2020/05/14
Committee: ITRE

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that, while there are a number of dynamic middle income countries on the African continent, its economic development is still relatively weak in comparison to other parts of the world; stresses that many of its countries will therefore face almost insurmountable challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis and the effects of climate change; notes that although the number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities might still appear comparatively low in Africa than in other world regions, the crisis will likely have disastrous impacts on the continent’s already strained health systems; beyond health risks, the combination of lower trade and investment from China in the immediate term, a demand slump associated with the lockdowns in the European Union and OECD countries; and a continental supply shock affecting domestic and intra-African trade, will cause severe economic pressure on Africa; therefore, the effect of the pandemic, both in the short and long term, needs to be incorporated in the EU- Africa strategy;

2020/06/16
Committee: INTA

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the announcement from the G20 on a temporary moratorium on debt repayments for the weakest developing countries; reiterates the calls on private creditors to participate in the initiative on comparable terms and for multilateral development banks, such as the IMF and World Bank, to further explore the options for the suspension of debt service payments over the suspension period;

2020/06/16
Committee: INTA

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights that the European Union still has important economic ties with African states, and that China has intensified its economic engagement in Africa; notes, however, that the EU remains Africa’s most important partner in terms of investment, trade, development assistance and security; notes that as a continent with strong growth in many regions and a rapid-ly growing population, including an expanding middle class, Africa is set to play a larger economic role in the world, notes that Europe therefore has a strategic interest in pursuing closer ties and should seek to apply modern arrangements for coopera-tion in new fields and growth areas to ensure a productive transformation of the region, and building human, societal and economic resilience for future global crises;

2020/06/16
Committee: INTA

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to support Africa in its ambitions for a continental free trade area by making the necessary adjustments in order to implement its Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and make them fit the project of the Continental Free Trade Area; underlines that as part of the Continental Free Trade Area, European direct investment should support better regional infrastructure development that will help industrial production and increase economic growth in primary, and in turn secondary, industries in Africa;

2020/06/16
Committee: INTA

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the ~~fragmented~~ implementation of EPAs ~~has resulted in a lack of substantial~~, which have the potential to boost trade and investment and encouraging the creation of regional value chains, has not resulted in the desired progress in supporting regional integration, capacity- building on border cooperation, and improvements in investment climates and good governance; notes, however, that where EPAs have trade liberalisation accompanied by internal reforms, higher degrees of exports are recorded;

2020/06/16
Committee: INTA

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises the need for substantial sustainable investments ~~that~~in key areas, such as research and development, and the need to foster innovation policies to facilitate the deployment of frontier technologies and enable “leapfrogging” in the African states;

2020/06/16
Committee: INTA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – introductory part

(4) Concerning projects falling under the categoryies set out in point (1)(d) and (e) of Annex II, the criteria listed in Article 4 shall be evaluated as follows:

2021/04/23
Committee: ITRE

2020/0359(COD)

6a. The Union may conclude international agreements, in accordance with Article 218 TFEU, with third countries or international organisations, allowing and organising their participation in some activities of the Cooperation Group, the CSIRTs Network and the European cyber crises liaison organisation network. Such agreements shall take into account the need to ensure adequate protection of data.

2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Member States may cooperate with particular third countries as a means to meeting the provisions in this Directive on management of vulnerabilities, peer reviews, cyber security risk management, reporting measures and information sharing arrangements.

2021/06/03
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Eva MAYDELL, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) There are techniques enabling privacy-friendly analyses on databases that contain personal data, such as anonymisation, pseudonymisation, differential privacy, generalisation, oruse of synthetic data, suppression ~~and~~, randomisation or other state-of-the-art privacy preserving methods. Application of these privacy-enhancing technologies, together with comprehensive data protection approaches should ensure the safe re-use of personal data and commercially confidential business data for research, innovation and statistical purposes. In many cases this implies that the data use and re-use in this context can only be done in a secure processing environment set in place and supervised by the public sector. There is experience at Union level with such secure processing environments that are used for research on statistical microdata on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 (39 ). In general, insofar as personal data are concerned, the processing of personal data should rely upon one or more of the grounds for processing provided in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. _________________ 39Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 of 17 June 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics as regards access to confidential data for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 (OJ L 164, 18.6.2013, p. 16).

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Eva MAYDELL, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Othmar KARAS, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Furthermore, i~~t is~~n order to preserve fair competition and an open market economy it is of utmost importantce to protect commercially sensitive data of non- personal nature, notably trade secrets, but also non-personal data representing content protected by intellectual property rights from unlawful access that may lead to IP theft or industrial espionage. In order to ensure the protection of fundamental rights or interests of data holders, non-personal data which is to be protected from unlawful or unauthorised access under Union or national law, and which is held by public sector bodies, should be transferred only to third-countries where appropriate safeguards for the use of data are provided. Such appropriate safeguards should be considered to exist when in that third- country there are equivalent measures in place which ensure that non-personal data benefits from a level of protection similar to that applicable by means of Union or national law in particular as regards the protection of trade secrets and the protection of intellectual property rights. To that end, the Commission may adopt ~~implementing~~delegated acts that declare that a third country provides a level of protection that is essentially equivalent to those provided by Union or national law. The assessment of the level of protection afforded in such third-country should, in particular, take into consideration the relevant legislation, both general and sectoral, including concerning public security, defence, national security and criminal law concerning the access to and protection of non-personal data, any access by the public authorities of that third country to the data transferred, the existence and effective functioning of one or more independent supervisory authorities in the third country with responsibility for ensuring and enforcing compliance with the legal regime ensuring access to such data, or the third countries’ international commitments regarding the protection of data the third country concerned has entered into, or other obligations arising from legally binding conventions or instruments as well as from its participation in multilateral or regional systems. The existence of effective legal remedies for data holders, public sector bodies or data sharing providers in the third country concerned is of particular importance in the context of the transfer of non-personal data to that third country. Such safeguards should therefore include the availability of enforceable rights and of effective legal remedies.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Eva MAYDELL, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) In cases where there is no ~~implementing~~delegated act adopted by the Commission in relation to a third country declaring that it provides a level of protection, in particular as regards the protection of commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights, which is essentially equivalent to that provided by Union or national law, the public sector body should only transmit protected data to a re-user, if the re-user undertakes obligations in the interest of the protection of the data. The re-user that intends to transfer the data to such third country should commit to comply with the obligations laid out in this Regulation even after the data has been transferred to the third country. To ensure the proper enforcement of such obligations, the re- user should also accept the jurisdiction of the Member State of the public sector body that allowed the re-use for the judicial settlement of disputes.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) In order to prevent unlawful access to non-personal data, public sector bodies, natural or legal persons to which the right to re-use data was granted, data sharing providers and entities entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations should take all reasonable measures to prevent access to the systems where non-personal data is stored, including encryption of data, cybersecurity measures or corporate policies.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Jerzy BUZEK, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Eva MAYDELL, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) In order to build trust in re-use mechanisms, it may be necessary to attach stricter conditions for certain types of non- personal data that have been identified as highly sensitive, as regards the transfer to third countries, if such transfer could jeopardise public policy objectives, in line with international commitments. For example, in the health domain, certain datasets held by actors in the public health system, such as public hospitals, could be identified as highly sensitive health data. Other relevant sectors could be transport, energy, environment, telecommunications and finance. In order to ensure harmonised practices across the Union, such types of highly sensitive non-personal public data should be defined by Union law, for example in the context of the European Health Data Space or other sectoral legislation. The conditions attached to the transfer of such data to third countries should be laid down in delegated acts. Conditions should be proportionate, non- discriminatory and necessary to protect legitimate public policy objectives identified, such as the protection of public health, public order, safety, the environment, public morals, consumer protection, privacy and personal data protection. The conditions should correspond to the risks identified in relation to the sensitivity of such data, including in terms of the risk of the re- identification of individuals. These conditions could include terms applicable for the transfer or technical arrangements, such as the requirement of using a secure processing environment, limitations as regards the re-use of data in third-countries or categories of persons which are entitled to transfer such data to third countries or who can access the data in the third country. In exceptional cases they could also include restrictions on transfer of the data to third countries to protect the public interest.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) In order to successfully implement the data governance framework, a European Data Innovation Board should be established, in the form of an expert group. The Board should consist of representatives of the Member States, the Commission and representatives of relevant data spaces and specific sectors (such as health, agriculture, transport and statistics) as well as representatives of academia, research and standard setting organisations, where relevant. The European Data Protection Board should be invited to appoint a representative to the European Data Innovation Board.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) In order to successfully implement the data governance framework, a European Data Innovation Board should be established, in the form of an expert group. The Board should consist of representatives of the Member States, the Commission and representatives of relevant data spaces and specific sectors (such as health, energy, industrial manufacturing, agriculture, transport and statistics). The European Data Protection Board should be invited to appoint a representative to the European Data Innovation Board.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1

Those ~~implementing~~delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the ~~advisory~~ procedure referred to in Article 2~~9 (2)~~8.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

Maria WALSH, Deirdre CLUNE, Seán KELLY, Frances FITZGERALD, Colm MARKEY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. On the basis of the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission and the Council, within their respective competencies, shall consider the appropriate actions taking into account the Union’s overall relations with the third country, including respect for the objectives of external policies as elaborated in Article 21 TEU and assessment of the impact these potential actions may have in the fields of migration, peace and security, development and poverty eradication.

2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h

(h) the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition, including the potential social impact of future measures;

2020/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h

(h) the need to ensure a just, inclusive and socially fair transition across all sectors;

2020/06/09
Committee: ITRE

2020/0036(COD)

Markus PIEPER, Edina TÓTH, Eva MAYDELL, Pernille WEISS, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Angelika NIEBLER, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Jerzy BUZEK, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Jens GIESEKE, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Tom BERENDSEN, Massimiliano SALINI, Seán KELLY, Sven SCHULZE, Christian EHLER, Tomas TOBÉ, Ivan ŠTEFANEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)

(ia) the prevention of carbon leakage, in particular in energy intensive industries competing at global level;

2020/06/09
Committee: ITRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a (new)

68 a. Recalls the 2014 ECA analysis which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament to be EUR 114 million per year; furthermore, notes the finding from its resolution of 20 November 2013 on the location of the seats of the European Union’s Institutions1a that 78 % of all missions by Parliament statutory staff arise as a direct result of the Parliament's geographic dispersion; emphasises that the report also estimates the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion to be between 11 000 to 19 000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; reiterates the negative public perception caused by this dispersion and calls therefore for a roadmap to a single seat and a reduction in the relevant budget lines; _________________ 1a OJ C 436, 24.11.2016, p. 2.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the World Shipping Council estimated in 2014 that the number of containers lost at sea by the shipping industry to be approximately 550 on average per year (not counting catastrophic losses); whereas the environmental and ecological impact of accidental losses of materials can be significant;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas studies have shown that up to 70% of floating macroplastic debris in the open ocean is fishing-related;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas studies have shown that the presence of microplastics in the marine environment can be significant, with evidence showing that they can be ingested by marine animals and enter the food chain as a result, with potential health impacts;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas the UN Environment Assembly of the UN Environment Programme recognised in its resolution from the 23-27 May 2016 session that the presence of plastic litter and microplastics in the marine environment is a rapidly increasing serious issue of global concern that needs an urgent global response taking into account a product life-cycle approach; whereas the same resolution encouraged product manufacturers and others to eliminate or reduce the use of primary microplastic particles in products;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the Resolution of the UN Environment Assembly of the UN Environment Programme of 4-6 December 2017 on marine litter and microplastics and particularly highlights its recognition of the importance of the long-term elimination of discharge of litter and microplastics to the oceans and of avoiding detriment to marine ecosystems and the human activities dependent on them from marine litter and microplastics.

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers micro-plastics to be an unnecessary source of pollution and therefore calls on the Commission, as a key element in the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy, to bring forward a legislative proposal with the purpose of prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or import for sale of any cosmetic product in the European Union that contains micro-plastics;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/2035(INI)

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Othmar KARAS, Seán KELLY, Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Highlights that improving waste collection and management systems is the most urgent solution to reduce marine plastic pollution in the short-term; calls therefore on the Commission and on Member States to ensure that obligations as set out in Directive 2008/98/EC on separate collection of waste are fully and strictly implemented;

2018/05/03
Committee: PECH

2018/0902R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Expresses deep concern about the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian Government to undermine the founding values of the Union enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in particular through the removal of the constitutional checks and balances, by the limitation of the independence of the judiciary, by intentional alterations of the national electoral system and by hampering freedom of expression, education and academic freedom as well as university autonomy; highlights that these trends have substantially worsened since the triggering of Article 7(1) TEU and have been severely amplified by the COVID-19 crisis;

2022/04/12
Committee: AFCO

2018/0902R(NLE)

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Othmar KARAS, Seán KELLY, Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that the Council’s constitutional obligation to organise hearings, enshrined in Article 7(1) TEU, should be implemented in an open, regular and structured manner; regrets therefore that the Council, invoking the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impossibility to hold physical Council meetings, only organised two hearings under Article 7 TEU since December 2019; insists that in all proceedings related to Article 7 TEU, Parliament and the Commission should be treated equally; calls on the Council to systematically provide the Member State concerned with recommendations including deadlines, and to oversee the implementation thereof on a regular basis, following the hearings under Article 7 TEU;

2022/04/12
Committee: AFCO

2018/0902R(NLE)

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Othmar KARAS, Seán KELLY, Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recalls that only qualified majority is required to determine that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the values referred to in Article 2; notes that the failure to progress in Article 7 TEU procedure enables continued divergence from the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, undermining those values and mutual trust between Member States and the EU as a whole; urges the French presidency of the Council to take the appropriate steps in order to move further the procedure under Article7(1) TEU;

2022/04/12
Committee: AFCO

2018/0902R(NLE)

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Othmar KARAS, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Salutes the decision of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch the Rule of Law Conditionality mechanism against Hungary; Regrets however that this decision was taken with significant delay;

2022/04/12
Committee: AFCO

2018/0902R(NLE)

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Othmar KARAS, Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Takes note of the recent parliamentary elections in Hungary and insists that ~~any~~the Hungarian government ~~elected~~ remains responsible for eliminating the risk of serious breaches of EU values.;

2022/04/12
Committee: AFCO

2018/0902R(NLE)

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Othmar KARAS, Seán KELLY, Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Thoroughly condemns the criticism of the re-elected Prime Minister of Hungary of the President of Ukraine and deplores the increasing ties of Hungary with Russia, given the invasion of Ukraine by the latter;

2022/04/12
Committee: AFCO

2018/0356M(NLE)

Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Seán KELLY, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas Vietnam is also one of the fastest-growing countries in ASEAN, with average GDP growth of around 6.51 % from 2000 until 2018; whereas Viet Nam is estimated to continue growing at similarly strong rates in the upcoming years;

2019/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0356M(NLE)

Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Seán KELLY, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that negotiations began in June 2012 and were concluded in December 2015 after 14 negotiating rounds, and regrets subsequent delays in bringing forward the agreement for signature and ratification; considers that any further delays can substantially undermine the EU’s geostrategic ambitions in the ASEAN region;

2019/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0356M(NLE)

Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Seán KELLY, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Christophe HANSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the economic and strategic importance of this agreement, as the EU and Vietnam share a common agenda and common values – to stimulate growth and employment, boost competitiveness, fight against poverty and make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); emphasizes the geopolitical considerations that render EU partners in the Far-East as key players to engage with, in a complex local geo-economic environment;

2019/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0356M(NLE)

Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Seán KELLY, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Christophe HANSEN, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the fact that around 169 EU geographical indications will benefit from recognition and protection on the Vietnamese market at a comparable level to that of EU legislation, in view of the fact that Vietnam is an important export market in Asia for EU food and drink exports; underlines the potential for growth and significant benefits that are hereby made available to European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, considering this sector of the economy of vital interest for European prosperity and innovation;

2019/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0356M(NLE)

Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Seán KELLY, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Jörgen WARBORN, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that the EVFTA will help Vietnam go further in improving IPR protection, to the benefit of IPR owners and consumers, as Vietnam will accede to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Internet Treaties, which set standards to prevent unauthorised online access to or use of creative work, protect the rights of owners, and address the challenges that new technologies and methods of communication pose to IPR; stresses the strategic importance of standard setting capacity in a region that is witnessing tendencies of decoupling on the normative and standardization fronts; reiterates that a lack of strong regulatory frameworks could trigger a race to the bottom and a negative competition on important legal provisions; highlights that a swift ratification of the EVFTA can guarantee the highest standards of production and best quality for consumers;

2019/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0356M(NLE)

Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Seán KELLY, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Acknowledges the institutional and legal link between the FTA and the PCA, which ensures that human rights are placed at the core of the EU-Vietn Nam relationship; points out that Article 1 of the PCA contains a standard human rights clause which can trigger appropriate measures, including, as a last resort, the suspension of the PCA, and implicitly of the EVFTA, or parts thereof, without delay;

2019/11/13
Committee: INTA

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The InvestEU Fund should contribute to improving the competitiveness of the Union, including in the field of innovation and digitisation, the sustainability of the Union's economic growth, the social resilience and inclusiveness and the integration of the Union capital markets, including solutions addressing their fragmentation and diversifying sources of financing for the Union enterprises. To that end, it should support projects that are technically and economically viable by providing a framework for the use of debt, risk sharing and equity instruments underpinned by a guarantee from the Union's budget and by contributions from implementing partners. It should be demand-driven while support under the InvestEU Fund should at the same time focus on contributing to meeting policy objectives of the Union and have a particularly strong focus on greatly enhancing access to finance for SMEs.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)

(5b) The various debt and equity products offered under InvestEU and its thematic windows must cover a large spectrum of risk, including very high risks in particular in the RDI and Digitisation and SMEs windows, as it was the case under Horizon 2020 InnovFin.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Tilly METZ, Seán KELLY, Jeppe KOFOD, Rosa D'AMATO, Dario TAMBURRANO, Theresa GRIFFIN, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) With regard to cost of capital of renewable energy projects, the InvestEU Fund should allow for the use of an innovative guarantee instrument to reduce regulatory risk and associated high cost of capital in some Member States. This possibility should be open on a voluntary basis. To achieve this objective, the InvestEU Fund should contribute where appropriate to the enabling framework for investment into renewable energy as set out in Art 3.5 of the [revised Renewables Directive], including the financing mechanism established by Article 27bis of the [Governance Regulation].

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The contribution of the InvestEU Fund to the achievement of the climate target will be tracked through an EU climate tracking system developed by the Commission in cooperation with implementing partners and using in an appropriate way the criteria established by [Regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment14 ] for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable. ~~_________________ 14~~The InvestEU Programme will also contribute to implementing other dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in line with the Communication on the next steps for a sustainable European future which aims to mainstream the SDGs into EU policies and initiatives, with sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all its policies. _________________ 14 COM(2018)353. COM(2018)353.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) To provide the best possible advice to InvestEU beneficiaries, as well as to support synergies with Horizon Europe, services provided by the EIB InnovFin Advisory should be strengthened.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) The InvestEU Fund should operate under four policy windows, mirroring the key Union policy priorities, namely sustainable infrastructure; research, innovation and digitisation:; SMEs; and social investment and skills.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23a) The budget of €3.105 million (in constant prices) for Research and Innovation under the Invest EU should not be taken from the Horizon Europe Programme's overall budget of 120 billion (in constant prices), but instead will be additional to that budget.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the competitiveness of the Union, including research, innovation and digitisation;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support financing and investment operations in research, innovation and digitisation in all policy windows;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to increase the access to and the availability of finance for SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies, including innovative ones;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) research, innovation and digitisation policy window: comprises research and innovation activities, transfer of research results to the market, demonstration and deployment of innovative solutions and support to scaling up of innovative companies ~~other than SMEs~~ as well as digitisation of Union industry;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) SMEs policy window: access to and availability of finance for SMEs, including innovative ones, and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) social investment and skills policy window: comprises microfinance, social enterprise finance and social economy; skills, education, training and related services, including student loans; social infrastructure (including social and student housing); social innovation; health and long-term care; inclusion and accessibility; cultural activities with a social goal; integration of vulnerable people, including third country nationals.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5

5. In order to ensure synergies with other Union Programmes, implementing partners shall target that a: – At least 50 % of the investment under the sustainable infrastructure policy window contribute to meeting the Union objectives on climate and environment and the objectives of the Innovation Fund. – At least 35 % of the investment under the research, innovation and digitisation policy window contribute to Horizon Europe objectives. – At least 70 % of the guarantee offered to SMEs and mid-caps under the SME policy window should support innovative SMEs. – At least 30 % of the investment under the social investment and skills policy window contribute to the objectives of Horizon Europe and Erasmus +.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

For the EU compartment, the eligible counterparts shall have expressed their interest and shall be able to cover financing and investment operations in at least three Member States. The implementing partners may also cover together financing and investment operations in at least three Member States by forming a group. This criteria is also fulfilled when the implementing partners identify a common market failure in their respective markets and address this market failure or suboptimal investment situation with locally adapted, but similar instruments.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5

Four members shall be permanent members of all four configurations of the Investment Committee. In addition, the four configurations shall each have two experts with experience in investment in sectors covered by that policy window. At least one of the permanent members shall have expertise in ~~sustainable invest~~investment in the fields of climate action, environmental protection and management. The Commission shall assign the Investment Committee members to its appropriate configuration or configurations. The Investment Committee shall elect a chairperson from among its permanent members.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The InvestEU Advisory Hub shall provide advisory support for the identification, preparation, development, structuring, procuring and implementation of investment projects, or enhance the capacity of promoters and financial intermediaries to implement financing and investment operations. Its support may cover any stage of the life-cycle of a project or financing of a supported entity, as appropriate. Experts in the Advisory Hub will work in close cooperation with the EIB InnovFin Advisory.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) supporting actions and leveraging local knowledge to facilitate the use of the InvestEU Fund support across the Union, particularly in terms of assisting SMEs and advising on the opportunities available, and contributing actively where possible to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the InvestEU Fund by supporting the implementing partners in originating and developing potential financing and investment operations;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5

5. In addition, each implementing partner shall submit every six months a report to the Commission on the financing and investment operations covered by this Regulation, broken down by the EU compartment and the Member State compartment by Member State, as appropriate. The report shall include an assessment of compliance with the requirements on the use of the EU guarantee and with the key performance indicators laid down in Annex III to this Regulation. The report shall also, where appropriate and proportional, include operational, statistical, financial and accounting data on each financing and investment operation and at the compartment, policy window and the InvestEU Fund level. One of those reports shall contain the information the implementing partners shall provide in accordance with [Article 155(1)(a)] of the [Financial Regulation]. Wherever possible, those reports should be identical to reports already required at national or regional level. The Commission shall compile and assess implementing partners’ reports and submit a summary in the form of public annual reports, providing information on the level of implementation of the programme against its objectives and performance indicators, indicating risks and opportunities for the financing and investment operations supported by the InvestEU programme.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2

2. By 3~~0 Sept~~1 December 20254, the Commission shall carry out an interim evaluation on the InvestEU Programme, in particular on the use of the EU guarantee.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a

(a) expansion of the generation, supply or ~~use~~implementation of clean and sustainable renewable energy solutions;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

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

(b) energy efficiency, energy transition and energy savings (with a focus on reducing demand through demand-side management and the refurbishment of buildings);

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e

(e) carbon-capture and -storage infrastructure and manufacturing facilities towards energy transition.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a

(a) ~~research, including~~support to research infrastructures and ~~support to academia,~~research and innovation projects contributing to the objectives of [Horizon Europe];

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d

(d) collaborative research and innovation projects between academia, research and technology organisations and industry;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d

(d) collaboration projects between academia and industry, public private partnerships and civil society organisations;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f

(f) ~~new effective healthcare products, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices and advanced therapy medicinal products~~support to R&D in all thematic defined in Horizon Europe, including transport, health, energy, climate and digitalisation.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)

(aa) Quantum technologies

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d – point i

(i) education and training, including early childhood education and care, educational facilities, student housing and digital equipment, and student loans;

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point 4.2

4.2 Energy: Number of households, number of public and commercial premises with improved energy consumption classification, including the degree of improvement in the classification, or equivalent figures (e.g. housing units refurbished with individual measures or reaching efficiency standards, total real or calculated energy and CO2 emissions savings)

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point 4.3

4.3 Digital: Additional households, commercial and/or public buildings with broadband access of at least 100 Mbps upgradable to Gigabit speed, or number of Wi-Fi-hotspots created

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 5 – point 5.1

5.1 Contribution to the objective of 3% of the Union's GDP invested in research, development and innovation throughout the programme.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 5 – point 5.2

5.2 Number of enterprises supported carrying out research and innovation projects throughout the programme.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 6 – point 6.2

6.2 Number of enterprises supported by stage (early, growth/expansion) in particular innovative SMEs.

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0228(COD)