Activities of Oriol JUNQUERAS I VIES
Plenary speeches (21)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Referendum on the future status of Southern Sudan (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008) (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Review of the Spanish Presidency (debate)
Explanations of vote
Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (debate)
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The European Ombudsman’s activities (2008) (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (29 and 30 October 2009) (debate)
Crisis in the dairy farming sector (debate)
Shadow reports (2)
REPORT on the European dimension in sport PDF (346 KB) DOC (291 KB)
REPORT on Youth on the Move: - a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems PDF (293 KB) DOC (212 KB)
Shadow opinions (7)
OPINION on the European Platform against poverty and social exclusion
OPINION on unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
OPINION Final opinion on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destiantion - a new political framework for tourism in Europe
OPINION on the Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens’ initiative
OPINION on completing the internal market for e-commerce
OPINION on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (101)
Amendment 21 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas fiscal federalism inside Member States has been a great economic success when applied, with a relevant increase in tax self-responsibility both for the regions involved and the central government, and so the possibility to extend this policy to other regions in Europe should therefore be thoroughly studied;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that taxation is still a matter for national and in some cases regional sovereignty, and that the different structures of theses regions and Member States' (MS) tax systems should therefore be respected; notes that Treaty changes would be necessary in order for decision- making on tax policies to be transferred from the national to the EU level;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that MS with high deficits will have to increase tax revenues through higher taxes, pursue expenditure reductions, fight against tax fraud and increase public savings;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that fiscal federalism is the best tool in order to achieve self- responsibility in the tax management at regional level and so entails a higher economic efficiency;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that excessive deficits at the regional level are sometimes related to a lack of relation between tax revenue and tax expenditure, that at the same time impede the creation of the necessary environment to build a self-sustaining growth model;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals on corporate taxation, green and consumption taxation, avoidance of tax fraud, good governance and double taxation;
Amendment 137 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Acknowledges the fact that fiscal federalism gives incentives to regions to be responsible for their own resources and so can be a useful tool in order to fight against tax fraud;
Amendment 139 #
2011/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – introductory part
Paragraph 28 – introductory part
28. Calls on MS and regional authorities to
Amendment 111 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that Croatia’s accession will necessitate a change to the Treaty to make Croatian an official language of the European Union; calls on the Member States to accept Catalan as an official language of the EU, given that it is the 13th most spoken language in Europe, with more than 10 million speakers;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to recognise the true value of the role of artists in social integration and the fight against poverty, in particular by promoting their working environment and status;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the success of the YoM initiative depends mostly on the implementation of its key actions by the Member States and regional governments with legislative powers in the field of youth issues and education; therefore asks the European Commission to closely monitor and analyse crucial elements during implementation with a view to helping Member States in the process;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites Member States and regional governments with legislative powers in the field of youth issues and education to ensure greater investment in education and training systems at all levels and to financially support the implementation of the EU mobility programmes at national level;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks for special attention and support for those who are most at risk of social exclusion and for those seeking a ‘second chance’ to get back into education after leaving;
Amendment 171 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Believes that the Member States need to ensure that a system of grants enabling access to higher education is available to young men and young women on an equitable basis, with the aim of avoiding a replication of inequalities, and with special emphasis on tertiary education;
Amendment 180 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Believes that in order to ensure that skills and knowledge remain in Europe, the Member States need to provide favourable conditions for doctoral students and researchers working at universities;
Amendment 192 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Points to the need for universities to develop programmes to encourage entrepreneurship among students via training programmes, and by setting up points of contact with financial players interested in supporting innovative projects;
Amendment 199 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on vocational education and training centres and universities to bolster young entrepreneur mentoring programmes with success stories concerning young trainee entrepreneurs;
Amendment 200 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Member States to implement programmes that encourage young people sidelined from the labour market to return to education, and especially to vocational training;
Amendment 212 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Invites tertiary education institutions to introduce a period of high-quality traineeship into all study programmes in order to enable young people to meet, in advance, the real and practical demands of the working environment; calls likewise on the Member States to develop policies that promote the recruitment of young people;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that an individual’s education influences his or her future life opportunities, and that it is therefore essential to ensure that education systems and standards are equitable and efficacious, so that everyone can benefit from quality education without discrimination of any kind;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that a better future for the Roma people can be ensured through education, and that investing in the educatsuccessful education and social actions endorsed by the international scientific community in the field of the education and social inclusion of Roma children and youth is therefore essential;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it crucial that the Member States keep up their efforts to involve Roma children and youth in education, and to ensure their long-term participation therein, f. For instance by offering, special training for school staff and providingcould be offered for school staff, the hiring of Roma schoolteachers promoted, close cooperation with Roma families and organisations reinforced, and after-school support and scholarships provided;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Suggests that EU education programmes like Comenius provide a line of access with a priority on good intercultural practices with minority children enabling all children participating to discover and share their talents and cultures;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 37 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deems it essential that programmes are designed and developed which ensure quality primary, secondary and tertiary education for Roma girls and women, while promoting an understanding of Roma culture and values among both the Roma and non-Romaeducation the success of which will ensure the social inclusion of the Roma and recognition of their history, culture and values among both the Roma and non-Roma; urges the Member States, therefore, to involve and work jointly with Roma women’s organisations;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends to encourage proposals to foster a better knowledge of Roma culture, to bridge misunderstandings and prejudgments;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that low attendance and high absenteeism rates in schools may indicate that pupils and parents are unaware of the importance of education; underlines, therefore,, and failure at school, may indicate the importance of involving the parents of Roma children and the Roma community in an ongoing dialogue on educational matters by means of the active participation of Roma families in the education decision-making process at their children’s schools;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is in favour of promoting training for families, thereby encouraging their presence in schools and their acting as a positive reference point for their children, and of promoting a strategy for optimising their children’s learning potential;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises that the Roma are under-represented in higher education, and requests that a recommendation be made to the Member States to develop specific – but not exclusive – affirmative action policies that promote Roma access to higher education.
Amendment 2 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on ‘Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment’ (OJ C 117E, 06.05.2010, p.59),
Amendment 28 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the importance of all early learning in the acquisition of knowledge, particularly of languages, multilingualism and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the introduction and retention of innovative pedagogical models for language teaching, particularly multilingual crèches and nursery schools which meet the objective set in Barcelona in 2002, focusing in particular on the learning of regional languages;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RStresses that culture is key to society ; recognises the creative and cultural industries (CCIs), which account for 5 million jobs and 2.6% of EU GDP, as one of the main drivers for growth in the EU;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that artistic trades constitute one of the pillars on which our cultural heritage and our economy rest, and that their continuity must therefore be safeguarded by means of appropriate mechanisms for passing on knowledge and skills;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the importance of the swift implementation and success of the Digital Agenda initiative in order to enable CCIs to benefit fully from theadapt successfully to all the new opportunities created by far-reaching, high- speed broadband and by new wireless technologies;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the Digital Agenda, to assist CCIsSMES in their search for competitive andnsumer-friendly innovative online business models based on cofinancing and shared risks between CCIs and intermediaries;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of interoperability for producers and users as well;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that intellectual property rights arecopyright is a fundamental asset for creative companies, an incentive for individual creativity and investment in creation; calls, therefore, for schemes to help CCIs adapt to the digital shift via new online services baseand to valorise and mon new forms of rights management promoting authors‘ rightsetise content and added value services so as to maximize the advantages of the digitalization of culture;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Europe’s cultural diversity, and particularly its rich heritage of regional languages and cultures, constitutes an irreplaceable raw material for the CCI,
Amendment 37 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for a more advantageous fiscal and investment climate, which would involve reconsidering current VAT rules (including the huge divergence between online and offline rates) and a widening of the scope of current tax shelter schemes.
Amendment 27 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the Commission to make EU funding for regional projects more accessible for SMEs, thought increased allocated budgets to specific SMEs programmes, support for improving absorption capacity as well as simplification of administrative procedures;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes in this respect the ongoing initiatives such as JASPERS (project development), JEREMIE (equity, loans or guarantees) and JASMINE (micro-credit facilities) and urges the Commission to further simplify and streamline the process for facilitating SMEs participation as well identifying additional EU financial engineering instruments;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Believes that cooperation at the local level between SMEs, business networks, research institutes, clusters and regional authorities should be improved for the swifter identification of regional programmes and project opportunities, supporting development of applied research and innovation and the creation of skilled jobs;
Amendment 63 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the Barcelona targets that aimed at providing childeducational care by 2010 for at least 90 % of children between three years old and the mandatory school age and for at least 33 % of children under three years of age;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for enhanced mobility between higher education institutions, the business world and vocational education and training (e.g. students, teachers, employees, trainers) to promote the acquisition of competences such as entrepreneurship and creativity,with a view to the development of people who are creative and enterprising, qualities which are increasingly needed on the labour market;
Amendment 91 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that higher education institutions should become more open to and prepared for non-traditional learners and disadvantaged groups and the suitable integration of part- or full-time teachers with links to the business world and science journalism;
Amendment 107 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Insists that high-quality vocational education and training is fundamental to the supply of new professionals and essential for the ‘new skills for new jobs’ action, giving particular attention to expanding work-based learning and apprenticeships; further considers it important to promote study periods and traineeships for vocational training students in other European Union countries, along the same lines as the Erasmus programme for university students;
Amendment 117 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for quick action to tackle the growing number of people with low levels of reading literacy, providing particular support for local authorities, since they are most easily accessible to the public;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance, for the further development of cross-border e-commerce, of establishing a coherent EU-wide framework for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in respect of both physical and virtual goods; stepping-up the fight against illegal and counterfeit goods and services; and raising awareness of these issues among European consumers;
Amendment 31 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come. In order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest, this number should be set at one thirdfifth of Member States.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is appropriate to fix a minimum age for supporting a citizens' initiative. This should be set as the age at which citizens are entitled to vote in the European Parliament electionst 16 years of age.
Amendment 37 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure coherence and transparency in relation to proposed citizens' initiatives, it should be mandatory to register such initiatives on a website made available by the Commission prior to collecting the necessary statements of support from citizens; p. This website should give a detailed explanation of the formal and legal requirements for an initiative to be successful. Proposals that are abusive or devoid of seriousness should not be registered and the Commission should reject the registration of proposals which would be manifestly against the values of the Union. The Commission should deal with registration in accordance with the general principles of good administration.
Amendment 41 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is appropriate to provide for statements of support to be collected in paper form as well as online. Online collection systems should have adequate security features in place in order to ensure, inter alia, that the person can be identified and that the data are securely stored. For this purpose, the Commission should be required to set out detailed technical specifications for online collection systems in order to facilitate the process.
Amendment 42 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to ensure that statements of support for a citizens' initiative are collected within a specific time-limit. In order to ensure that proposed citizens' initiatives remain relevant, whilst taking account of the complexity of collecting statements of support across the European Union, that time-limit should not be longer than 124 months from the date of registration ofn which the proposed initiative is declared admissible.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate that the Commission should take a decision on the admissibility of proposed initiatives at a sufficiently early stage. The organiser should therefore request such a decision after it has collected 300.000 statements of support for the proposed initiative from signatories coming from at least three Member Statess soon as its initiative is registered.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. "Signatories” means citizens of the Union or nationals of a country outside the Union who reside within the Union that have supported a given citizens’ initiative by completing a statement of support for that initiative;
Amendment 57 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. “Organiser” means a natural or legal person or organisationing committee” means a group of at least seven citizens or residents of the Union, coming from three or more Member States, responsible for the preparation and submission of a citizens’ initiative to the Commission.
Amendment 61 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 63 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 67 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. In order to be eligible to support a proposed citizens' initiative, signatories shall be citizens of the Union and shall be of the age to be entitled to vote in the European electionsat least 16 years old.
Amendment 70 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This information shall be provided in one of the official languagand co-official languages of the Member States of the Union, in an online register made available for that purpose by the Commission (hereafter "the register").
Amendment 72 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall reject the registration of proposed citizens'’ initiatives which are manifestly against the values of the Union, taking this decision on the basis of a clear legal examination. A citizens' initiative should be rejected when it is in contradiction with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, or the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Amendment 77 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. All statements of support shall be collected after the date of registration ofn which the proposed initiative is declared admissible and within a period that shall not exceed 124 months.
Amendment 90 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In one thirdfifth of Member States, signatories shall comprise at least the minimum number of citizens set out in Annex I.
Amendment 92 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. After having collected 300.000 registratements of supportion, in accordance with Article 5 from, of the initiative supported by signatories coming from at least three Member States, the organiser shall submit to the Commission a request for a decision on the admissibility of the proposed citizens' initiative. For this purpose the organiser shall use the form set out in Annex V.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall be notified to the organiser of the proposed citizens' initiative, the European Parliament and the Council and shall be made public.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Parliament and the Council can adopt an opinion on the initiative. Parliament and its committees are free to put the issue on its agenda and to hold a hearing at any given time.
Amendment 101 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In cases where the Commission decides to propose legislation in accordance with the citizens’ initiative, the organiser shall be empowered to withdraw the initiative if he considers that it is being undermined at any stage of the process. In such cases the process shall be suspended.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The organisers of an initiative are bound to provide, in addition to basic facts such as their address and the names of the people responsible, information on the organisations, natural persons and legal persons supporting the initiative and how the initiative will be or is already being financed.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty on European Union, in particular Article 3(3), Article 4(2) and Article 5(3), lays down that the Union shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity as well as local and regional autonomy. The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and Article 167 in particular gives the European Union the task of contributing to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore.
Amendment 60 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2
Article 2
For the purposes of this Decision, ‘sites’ shall mean cultural goods declared under the relevant legislation to be monuments, natural or urban sites, cultural landscapes, places of remembrance, cultural goods and objects, intangible heritage attached to a place, including contemporary heritage, and that resulting from economic activity inherent to an area such as its industrial heritage.
Amendment 68 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Strengthen European citizens’ sense of belonging to the European Union, based on shared elements of history and cultural heritage, as well as an appreciation of diversity as a constituent element of European identity;
Amendment 70 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Strengthen intercultural and inter- territorial dialogue.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 75 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
– Raise young people’s awarenessthe awareness of young people in particular and European citizens in general of their common cultural heritage;
Amendment 78 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 6 a (new)
– Foster interaction between the cultural heritage and the economic activities growing up around it, while fully respecting the integrity thereof and contributing to its sustainability and that of its surroundings;
Amendment 81 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 7 a (new)
– Encourage the creation of European networks to enhance the common European heritage.
Amendment 91 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 1 – indent 2
Article 7 – point 1 – indent 2
Amendment 98 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 1
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 1
– raising awareness on the European significance of the site, in particular through appropriate information activities, through any available channels and in particular online and other media, signage and staff training;
Amendment 100 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 3
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 3
promoting multilingualism and regional diversity by using several languages of the European Unionwhich are official, co-official and less widely used in the Member States;
Amendment 104 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 5
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 5
raising the profile and attractiveness of the site on a European scale, for example by using modern technologynew information and communication technology, particularly in the area of education, which promote interaction between citizens – especially young people – and labelled sites;
Amendment 105 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 5 a (new)
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 5 a (new)
– ensuring that the site is made accessible to the European public while fully respecting its integrity.
Amendment 119 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. EWithout prejudice to paragraph 4, each Member State shall establish its own procedures and its own calendar for the pre-selection of the sites in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, respecting their national and regional diversity and ensuring that administrative arrangements remain as light and, flexible and transparent as possible. It shall however make public the list of preselected and non-preselected candidates and notify the Commission of the results of the pre- selection at the latest on 31 January of the year of the selection procedure. The list shall be is accompanied by recommendations for non-preselected sites aimed at helping them to improve their candidature and comply more closely with the pre-selection criteria.
Amendment 121 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The pre-selection shall be based onprocedure shall be carried out according to the criteria laid down in Article 7 and shall use the application form referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 123 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The final selection shall be based oncarried out according to the criteria laid down in Article 7 and shall use the application form referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 4 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recommends a study on the impact of patents on SMEs, bearing in mind not only the cost of patents but also their quality, as poor quality patents lead to high patent litigation costs which are especially detrimental to SMEs;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 7 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Promote interoperability and technological neutrality, allowing content covered by IPR to be distributed regardless of technology or format used, and allowing convertibility of content between formats;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Consider effective sanctions to deter infringement of copyright and prevent the losses caused to rights holders as a resulta balanced approach that takes into account rights holders on the one hand, and freedom of expression and the fundamental rights of net users on the other, while upholding the principle that, for example, communications providers are mere conduits and as such not liable for infringement occurring through or facilitated by their services;
Amendment 17 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is concerned that voluntary agreements could be used to implement measures which risk undermining fundamental rights and circumvent democratic processes;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Make full use of sanctions available to it under competition and trade law where relevant and note that sanctions, as one of the possible tools in the field of copyright, should be targeted at commercial exploiters rather than individual citizens, as a point of principle;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Include, wWhere relevant, include in all impact assessments an evaluation of the impact relating to IPR and to flows of knowledge, in particular with respect to small and medium-sized enterprises, in all impact assessments;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Contribute, through the European Counterfeiting and Piracy Observatory, to the development of common standard procedures and criteria to enable the production of reliable and comparable data on the occurrence and value of counterfeiting and piracy across sectors. ; ensure that the Observatory is not used as an instrument for the development of soft law outside the scope of normal democratic decision-making processes.
Amendment 30 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledge that whereas efforts to tackle on-line non-commercial file- sharing have created a strong and damaging antagonism between the creative industries and their public, it is therefore necessary to explore new ways of creating synergy between the rights of the public and the revenues of authors and creators.
Amendment 31 #
2009/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Refuse any provision that could allow rights holders to intrude on the privacy of alleged infringers without due legal process.
Amendment 89 #
2009/2134(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages member states to use the possibility of making special arrangements for the representation in Parliament of unrepresented EU autonomous regions, particularly those with the legislative responsibility to implement EU law;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for improvements in the performance of European universities through the implementation of the principle of the ‘research-education-innovation’ knowledge triangle, bearing in mind the need for better business-university links and at the same, encourages universities to take into account the social and economical environment within their main area of influence in their research and innovation program;
Amendment 32 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Suggests that a special focus should be placed at securing SMEs (Small and Medium sized Enterprises) access to university research both by increasing public funding and by simplifying bureaucracy;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers the need to homogenize research evaluation criteria across Europe, which should include knowledge divulgation and socialization, larger evaluating pools and guarantee of candidates' anonymity, among others;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines the need to dignify and give an incentive to investigation and research, not only in scientific and technologic areas but also in social and human areas where valuable knowledge for state of the art business is provided;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Supports the role of small and medium sized research projects in front of networks of excellence based on large integrated projects;