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3136 Amendments of Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Amendment 7 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
– having regard to the report on ensuring European transportation works for women (A9-0239/2023),
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas economic speculation has contributed to the increase of energy costs;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 56 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas women living in rural areas, inland areas and areas at high risk of depopulation are more susceptible to fall into energy poverty;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas rural areas are particularly exposed to the problem of energy poverty, due to the relatively lower incomes of households located in rural areas compared to those in urban areas as well as the specific energy needs of farmers’ households; whereas this problem is exacerbated for women due to the gender pay gap;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 60 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas increasing women’s access to sustainable energy and opportunities is a pre-requisite for poverty alleviation and women’s economic empowerment worldwide;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 61 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas women disproportionately bear the burden of energy poverty, as they face significant health and safety risks from household air pollution, and from a lack of lighting;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 62 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas according to a WHO study, women have a higher relative risk than men of developing adverse health outcomes due to exposure to smoke from solid fuels, including COPD and lung cancer (WHO, 2014);
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 65 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the existing gender gaps in access to finance, information, technology, goods and services, and markets translate into additional investment risks that could put off potential business angels and access to corporate funding; whereas addressing these gender-differentiated risks will unleash the potential of women entrepreneurs in sustainable energy and contribute towards the achievement of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 66 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas women founders of enterprises are more likely to hire female workers, thus fostering a positive cycle of gender equality;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 69 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas according to the UN, women can be powerful agents of change in the clean energy transition, and this goes hand in hand with a market- oriented, business friendly economic approach;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas creating an enabling environment for women’s entrepreneurship and sustainable energy will require collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders from within the private sector;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 71 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas achieving the transition to clean energy will require an integrated approach that links women entrepreneurs to a range of stakeholders to successfully scale up their sustainable energy ventures;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 79 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas solar energy can offer a solution not only to the current energy crisis, but can also have a positive impact on gender equality and equity worldwide;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 82 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas women in the energy sector tend to work more in firms where wages are lower, more so than in the non- energy sector;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 85 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas just 20% of senior management roles are held by women in the energy sector; whereas fewer women are hired into senior roles in energy than in most other industries;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 87 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas women currently play an insufficient role at a management level of energy companies and that their full inclusion would serve to promote innovation and implement new ways of management;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas according to the World Economic Forum the energy sector is battling a regrettable lack of female STEAM graduates, which reduces the pool of potential applicants;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 90 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K f (new)
Kf. whereas the energy transition can gain from women’s human capital;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 92 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
FeminisationGender aspects of energy poverty and gender responses to the crisis
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 98 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to deliver on the positive commitment made by President von der Leyen to promote gender equality in all policymaking; calls for a European Green Deal and just and socially fair transition that works for all by developing a gender- transformative intersectional strategy to address energy poverty, and by increasing public investment in social, affordable and energy-efficient housing;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 116 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Member States and the EU to urgently guarantee affordable utilities and food for low-income households and, in particular, for those facing intersectional discrimination; stresses that no one should have to freeze in the height of winter or overheat in the scorching summer months and calls for the Member States and the EU to ban energy disconnections;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 124 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the Member States and the EU to urgently ensure affordable utilities for women driven SMEs, in particular, for those facing intersectional discrimination; stresses that women entrepreneurs should not pay the price of the green transition and international conflicts;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 128 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the Member States and the EU to promote regional enterprises and enterprises strongly linked with the surrounding territory in which women often find seasonal employment; Underlines that these women should not assume an unfair burden of economic speculation nor of the green transition;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 129 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recognises that female driven enterprises and local enterprises with a strong percentage of women workers are often a vital part of the production of goods essential in the context of the Mediterranean diet and therefore the health of EU citizens and should therefore be safeguarded;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 130 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recognises how rapidly falling renewable energy technology costs and new business models mean that decentralized energy solutions hold great promise to accelerate sustainable energy access for women in all their diversity;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 134 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to increase public investment in policies that, directly or indirectly, aim to counteract the negative effects of the cost of living crisis on women in all their diversity, to protect victims of gender-based violence and guarantee access to high-quality public services for care, education, health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, and housing, and to protect victims of gender-based violence;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 135 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to close the existing gender gaps in access to finance, information, technology, goods and services, and markets and ensure that women have equal access to business angels and adequate corporate funding;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 138 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on Member states to ensure that no artificial speculative bubble is created at the consistent detriment to the welfare of women;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 144 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to assess and propose, where appropriate, new legislative acts to counmitigater the financialisation of housing markets and to stop speculators from making housing unaffordable;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 148 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to assess and propose, where appropriate, new legislative acts to stop speculators from making access to energy unaffordable for women;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 153 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that access to electricity plays a fundamental role in poverty reduction and in ensuring full and equal participation in society; calls for the EU and the Member States to recognise the right to energy;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 159 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that electricity powered instruments and platforms have become indispensable in the overall process of providing formal education and training for women and girls in all subjects;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 161 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that the selection process for access to high education as well as to a wide variety of work positions is often partially or entirely carried out online or relying on electricity powered platforms; regrets the negative impact this has especially on young women;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 163 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes that the gender aspect of energy poverty may give rise to a disparity in access to technology and may hinder the digital literacy of women and girls, in all their diversity;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 164 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that women living in rural areas, inland areas and areas at high risk of depopulation are not disproportionately affected by energy poverty;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 165 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy to develop a gender action plan that ensures that all EU energy legislation, including the right to energy sharing as mentioned in Directive (EU) 2018/2001, integrates the gender dimension and develops specific measures and targeted funds to combat the feminisationgender perspective of energy poverty;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 185 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the immediate need to recognise the potential of women entrepreneurs in sustainable energy and the requirement to contribute towards the achievement of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 190 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that according to the UN, the potential of women as entrepreneurs is under-utilized within the energy sector;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 192 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Highlights how women entrepreneurs have enormous potential to lower customer acquisition and energy servicing costs and drive decentralised, pro-growth solutions;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 194 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission to promote women sustainable energy entrepreneurs;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 195 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Highlights women’s productive use of sustainable energy, particularly in agriculture and micro-enterprises, and recognises how their role will become ever greater with an increased take-up of STEAM related subjects;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 196 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Calls on Members States to improve access to finance for women entrepreneurs, particularly by strengthening traditional and innovative financial intermediation services (e.g. direct and directed lending, credit enhancement mechanisms, capacity development for commercial banks, integrated web-based platforms and business venture capitalists);
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 197 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Calls on the Member States to partner with a range of financial institutions and ICT-based financial service providers which work with energy companies to promote financial innovation and deepen financial markets;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 198 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 g (new)
11g. Stresses the persisting need to support and promote appropriate training and awareness-raising courses for women to ensure the creation of a cohort of individuals capable of acting in an environmentally sustainable manner; Calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of good practices and turbocharge the creation of positive cooperation in the field of the green industry;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 199 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 h (new)
11h. Calls on the Commission to encourage the participation of women, in all their diversity, in the STEAM sector; to this end, notes the need to create adequate training courses in STEAM subjects and to encourage the participation of women and girls in order to create a productive, positive and concrete link between acquiring knowledge and developing skills essential to foster innovation and progress in the fields of circular economy and sustainable business models and the regeneration of areas in need of rejuvenation;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 200 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 i (new)
11i. Underlines the importance of fostering constant gender sensitive research and innovation in the renewable electricity industry;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 208 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes one of the Commission’s key objectives within its EU solar energy strategy, which seeks to make EU solar energy systems more competitive and resilient; notes that this is of utmost importance to women who are disproportionately affected by the energy crisis;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 209 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Member States to identify any barriers which prevent women from working with solar, wind power, geothermal and hydroelectric energy;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 210 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Welcomes the initiatives of private companies who are helping women become solar, wind power, geothermal and hydroelectric energy entrepreneurs, which has endless benefits for the women involved, and the wider community at large;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 211 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Recognises how solar, wind power, geothermal and hydroelectric energy is giving more women access to energy, particularly in rural areas;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 212 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Recognises how with solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric powered light operating in hours of darkness, women’s perceived safety in the street increases, with greater visibility and illumination of potential aggressors;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 213 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Calls on private companies within the energy sector to ensure that solar, wind power, geothermal and hydroelectric energy technology, and its female innovators, are empowered to support the energy transition;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 214 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Calls on the respective education authorities within Member States to encourage girls and give them confidence that the energy sector represents an exciting, prosperous career, and that they have the skills to develop and be productive in the energy sector as employees, leaders, innovators and pioneers;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 215 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)
13h. Recognises that the ultimate objectives of inclusion, equality and achieving gender balance remain unmet; in this regard, calls on the Commission to provide appropriate tools for the vocational training of women and their successful integration into the labour market, with particular regard to female entrepreneurship; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to develop effective awareness-raising campaigns on issues such as gender inequality and discrimination;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 216 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 i (new)
13i. Calls on Member States to promote gender-inclusive energy planning and policies by increasing women’s participation in policy formulation, including fiscal planning, developing targeted policy measures and linking energy policy-making with other sectors, such as the STEAM aspects of education;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 217 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 j (new)
13j. Welcomes the fact that UNEP and UN Women have joined forces, as the leading environmental and gender equality agencies in the United Nations system, to develop a Global Programme to promote Women’s Entrepreneurship for sustainable energy; Calls on the Commission and relevant EU agencies to take note of this programme and promote similar sustainable entrepreneurial energy objectives within the EU;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 218 #

2023/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 k (new)
13k. Calls on the EIGE to collect data that will provide solid evidence to evaluate the impact of different entrepreneurial market transformation strategies for women in all their diversity within the energy sector;
2023/10/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #

2023/2068(INI)

A. whereas gender-based hate speech and hate crimes disproportionately affect women1 ; whereas young women and women in the public sphere are targeted by hate speech in particular, such as women politicians or women in the media, are targeted by hate speech in particular and physical safety threats which can escalate into hate crime offline; whereas women facing intersectional discrimination experience exacerbated hate speech and hate crimes; _________________ 1 Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy, ‘Combating Sexist Hate Speech’, 2016.
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 10 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas hate speech and hate crime breach European Union’s common values, and are not compatible with the Treaties and the Charter of fundamental rights;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 14 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas multiple factors, such as patriarchal societal structurstructural gender inequalities, unequal power relations and gender stereotyping, fuel hate speech and hate crimes against women;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 19 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas 52% of young women and girls have experienced online crime, including threats and sexual harassment1a _________________ 1a See survey conducted by the World Wide Web Foundation & World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts using UNICEF’s U report platform, February 2020. http://webfoundation.org/docs/2020/03/W F_WAGGGS-Survey-1-pager-1.pdf
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 22 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas evidence suggests that young women and women are generally more impacted than men, by threatening behaviour experienced online, and they are more likely to respond by self- censoring1a _________________ 1a EPRS study Social media platforms and challenges for democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Bc. Whereas women in the public sphere are often the target of sexist and misogynous hate online, at the individual and institutional level.
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Bd. Whereas online hate speech has increased dramatically following the Covid-19 pandemic and is considered as a direct threat to women’s political participation, as having a chilling effect on women’s ambition and opportunities.
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 25 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Be. Whereas young women and women are more likely to experience certain forms of hate including sexist verbal violence, feel intimidated by it and thus reduce their online activities
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Bf. Whereas the cases of young women and women victims of hate speech are of particular concern, such as the recent case in Ireland, which resulted in the establishment of the so-called “Coco law”.1a _________________ 1a https://www.gov.ie/en/policy- information/35bec-intimate-image-abuse/
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 27 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Bg. Whereas the phenomenon of hate speech, specifically against young women and women on the grounds of sex, gender or other grounds has been rapidly amplified online, across EU Member States frontiers, with the use of the social media platforms, spreading disinformation and threatening human rights, privacy and dignity of the individuals; whereas often these disinformation campaigns try to discredit the professional achievements of women by spreading fake stories about their personal lives;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 28 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B h (new)
Bh. Whereas persons belonging to specific groups, such as those of young women and women with disabilities, are at a higher risk of being victims of those crimes, including hate speech and hate crimes;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 34 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas anti-gender movements are internationally connected and spread rhetoric against anyone who does not fall under the norms of the hetir fixed gendero normative, patriarchal societys and stereotypes in all domains;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 53 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to include an explicit definition of gender-based hate speech and hate crimes when legislation is proposed following the inclusion of hate speech and hate crimes in the list of ‘euro crimes’ in the Treaty ;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 55 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the work of the EU high level group on combating hate speech and hate crime and in particular its key guiding principles on cooperation between law enforcement authorities and civil society organisations and acknowledges the importance of such an approach;1a _________________ 1a https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/ 2023- 03/KGP%20on%20cooperation%20LEAs %20CSOs_final.pdf [SE1]do we need a link between this two? [SP2]https://commission.europa.eu/syste m/files/2023- 03/KGP%20on%20cooperation%20LEAs %20CSOs_final.pdf
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that in the EU budget, Citizens Equality Rights and Value (CERV) includes specific funding for calls to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination, including hate crime and hate speech;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 58 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Observes that EU Member States (MSs) have diverging rules, and apply different standards to counter hate speech and hate crimes, however a common EU action is needed in order to ensure the promotion of EU values.
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 59 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that EU wide measures are needed to reinforce the existing standards and to encourage measures to counter-speech and counter-act against hate speech and hate crime, along with an adequate protection of the victims of such crimes, through the creation of a solid framework and institutional network besides soft measures or self- regulation that serve to build social resilience against hate speech;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 60 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Notes that in order to complete and reinforce the establishment of hate speech and hate crime in the list of EU crimes, Member States should additionally prepare and implement effective strategies to explore and address the root causes of hate speech, with concrete measures to promote awareness raising or education and training.1a _________________ 1a Council of Europe recommendation 2022
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 65 #

2023/2068(INI)

3. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, and the inclusion of minimum rules for the definition of the offence of hatred online and cyber-violence; calls on the Commission to ensure that this directive serves as a model and a minimum standard when it comes to legislation tackling online hate speech and hate crimes;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 68 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the proposals for legislation on combating violence against women and domestic violence, as well as the child sexual abuse online legislation, include provisions related to some important aspects of hate speech and hate crimes online and offline.
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the link between online and offline hate speech and hate crime, following the rapid development of the digital world and social media platforms, targeting in the main young women and women. Notes that presumed anonymity online is increasing people’s engagement with hate speech and hate crime.
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #

2023/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls the Member States to tackle the problem of underreporting and the issues victims are facing in order to accede to criminal procedures and protection, in a gender sensitive way;
2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 6 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Observes that disparities across the EU have been exacerbated by the COVID- 19 pandemic, the war of aggression against Ukraine and the current rise in living costs and have negatively affected children and their families in terms of income, access to employment, living conditions, education and skills and access to care or social services thus in terms of their general well-being;
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 16 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that 42% of women aged 15-24,34% of women aged 25-39 and 27-29% of those aged 40-54 or 55 and older1a were not able to undertake paid professional activity as they wished to as a result of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis; _________________ 1a Flash Eurobarometer 2022, "Women in times of Covid-19"
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 34 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls the importance of an equal sharing of care responsibilities at home, in support of better representation in the labour market of women with caring duties in order to improve their living conditions and social inclusion;
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 50 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the EU care strategy and the revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care (ECEC) as key drivers of women’s labour- market participation1 ; _________________ 1 Eurostat: In 2021 in the EU-27, 27.9 % of women aged 25–49 outside the labour force indicated that looking after children or adults in need of care was their main reason for not seeking employment. and points out the importance of such high quality ECEC for fighting inequalities and social disadvantages for children and their families;
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 52 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls that in 2021 in the EU 27, 27.9% of women aged 25-49 outside the labour force indicated that looking after children or adults in need of care was the main reason for not seeking employment3a; _________________ 3a Eurostat database table LFSA_IGAR, “Care of adults with disabilities or children and other family or personal reasons”, percentage of population outside the labour force and wanting to work, age group 15-64.
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 55 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the importance of Barcelona objectives for 2030, which include as targets that at least 45% of children below the age of three and at least 96% of children between the age of three and the starting age for compulsory primary education should participate in early childhood education and care;
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 62 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that addressing gender gaps has a positive impact on poverty reduction and social inclusion and thatis essential in order to achieve gender equality, thus the availability of childcare, social care and household services is crucial as their absence or limited accessibility result in women reducing or abandoning their participation in the employment market to fulfil unpaid care duties;
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 68 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out the importance of adequate childcare, social care and household services for single parents, in particular women, as Covid-19 crisis has shown that single mothers were disproportionally impacted and vulnerable to the care needs of their relatives thus being less available for professional activities4a; _________________ 4a Eurofound (2023), "Economic and social inequalities in Europe in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic"
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 110 #

2023/2066(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address inequalities concerning women’s access to the labour market, which also improves children’s development, strengthens social inclusion, fairness and reduces poverty;
2023/07/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the coronavirus pandemic, the war of aggression against Ukraine and the economic consequences thereof, as well as the current geopolitical changeslandscape have led to the countries of the Global South having a more self- determined role on the world stage;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 7 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the EU-SADC EPA is an enabler for sustainable growth and regional integration; whereas since the signature of the agreement in 2016, trade flows between the EU and SADC EPA countries have increased considerably, both at regional and bilateral levels;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the full participation of civil societyall stakeholders, including civil society and private sector, in implementing and monitoring the EU-SADC EPA is essential for the timely identification of challenges, opportunities and priorities and for monitoring the respective agreed actions;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 27 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the first review process launched in November 2021 after the EPA had been provisionally applied since 2016 and expects it to be able to demonstrate the link between the EPA and sustainable development; notes that the EPA, when implemented effectively, can ensure and contribute to sustainable development in the region;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets that limited civil society involvement during the EPA implementation is observed; emphasizes, in this regard, the imperative of actively promoting civil society participation; notes that the active participation of civil society organizations and stakeholders, including women's groups and students' organisations, in the monitoring and evaluation process can provide valuable insights and feedback on the agreement's impact on women and young people;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that trade relations between the EU and the SADC EPA States have expanded significantly with the SADC EPA States being able to achieve a trade surplus; considers that this demonstrates the EPA’s positive contribution to economic development; notes that, with the exception of South Africa, the bulk of SADC EPA States’ exports to the EU involve unprocessed agricultural products and raw materials; , articles of wood, transports 1a and raw materials; _________________ 1a Cipollina, Maria. 2022. ‘The Trade Growth under the EU–SADC Economic Partnership Agreement: An Empirical Assessment’. Economies 10 (12).
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #

2023/2065(INI)

3 a. Welcomes the Commission’s plans to extend the EPA soon to include the accession of Angola, hopes in this respect that the negotiation process will commence without further delay;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 43 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Acknowledges and welcomes the positive trend of diversification in exports between the EU and SADC EPA countries; takes note of the increased volume of exports from SADC countries, with particular emphasis on sectors such as the automotive sector; encourages further efforts to foster and sustain this upward trajectory in trade, aiming to strengthen the partnership between the EU and SADC EPA countries;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 53 #

2023/2065(INI)

5. Notes that no agreement has yet been reached on diagonal cumulationWelcomes the Commission's announcement on the activation of regional cumulation with SACU countries, which facilitates the export of products to the European Union, in coordination with imports from other SADC EPA states, EAC states, or certain ACP states; recalls that the introduction of flexible rules of origin is essential for achieving regional integration objectives; stresses that rules of origin must promote the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 64 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Concludes that the EPA has not succeeded in deepening regional value chains in and between SADC EPA States to any significant extent; does not consider the EPA to have substantially contributed to the promotion of food sovereignty and poverty reduction in the SADC EPA States;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 78 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the efforts of the SADC EPA States and the Commission to establish closer cooperation on resilient food systems and food sovereignecurity within the review process;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 85 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Urges the Commission to enhance dialogue and foster mutual understanding through the collaboration of EU delegations with the European Parliament, with the objective of promoting EU climate initiatives, such as the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) legislation and the Deforestation Regulation; it is crucial to emphasize to SADC states that these measures are not driven by EU protectionism, but rather reflect our international commitments in terms of climate action and sustainable development; encourages the Commission to take action to assist the SADC EPA countries in meeting EU environmental policy requirements;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 89 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the investment stock of EU Member States in the SADC EPA States remains significantly higher than that of the United States or China; emphasizes, in this respect the need for proactive measures to further attract increased investments, notably in strategic and innovative sectors, which can lead to higher-quality outcomes and foster more sustainable development which could result in long term benefits both for the SADC EPA countries and the EU;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 96 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines the significance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the economic development of SADC states, recognizing their potential and role; reiterates the need to raise awareness on the benefits and opportunities of the agreement, in particular for SMEs;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 99 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Emphasizes the importance of proactive involvement by private sector enterprises in the implementation and monitoring of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA);
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 101 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Calls upon the Commission to actively promote and encourage participation in capacity-building programs and regional initiatives aimed at strengthening investment and export capacity while fostering a more SME- friendly market environment;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 102 #

2023/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Welcomes the introduction of EU programs such as SIBE Programme aimed at improving the business and investment climate in SADC states; calls in this respect for more funding to be envisaged in the next financial period so as to boost more the growth and development of private sector as well as to create job opportunities for the local population reducing poverty;
2023/10/31
Committee: INTA
Amendment 29 #

2023/0393(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Therefore, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the rules governing the eligibility, issuance, renewal or withdrawal, mutual recognition and data protection of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities as proof respectively of a disability status or of a right to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, as well as the rights for beneficiaries, including access on equal terms and conditions to any special conditions or preferential treatment with respect to services, activities or facilities, including when provided not for remuneration, or parking conditions and facilities offered to or reserved for persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s), set out in Directive ../…., equally apply to third country nationals legally residing in the Union and who are entitled to move or travel to other Member States in accordance with Union law. The issuing of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities should be free of charge to the card holder. The European Disability Card should be issued and renewed by the Member State of residence directly, where already provided for in the national disability assessment and recognition procedure or upon the application of the person with disabilities or card holder. Where not issued directly, persons with disabilities should be duly informed about the possibility to apply for the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card.
2024/02/06
Committee: EMPLLIBE
Amendment 36 #

2023/0393(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) The information campaign regarding the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card should be comprehensive and accessible on the public authorities' official website, distributed through social service agencies, ensuring that all third-country nationals legally residing in the territory of Member States are aware of their rights and the application process. The information about the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card should be available in all EU languages and multiple formats, such as Braille and audio.
2024/02/06
Committee: EMPLLIBE
Amendment 52 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Furthermore, not knowing whether and, if so, to what extent their disability status and formal documents recognising this status may be recognised when travelling to or visiting another Member State, creates uncertainty for them. Ultimately, persons with disabilities may be deterred from exercising their rights of free movement and being fully part of the society .
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) Examples of special conditions or preferential treatment include free access, reduced tariffs, reduced fees or user charges for toll roads/bridges/tunnels, priority access, designated seats in public transport, parks and other public areas, accessible seating in cultural or public events, personal assistance, assistance animals, assistance on the beach to enter the water, support (such as access to braille, audio guides, sign language interpretation), provisions of aids or assistance, loan of a wheelchair, loan of a floating wheelchair, obtaining tourist information in accessible formats, using a mobility scooter on roads or a wheelchair in bike lanes without a fine, etc. Parking conditions and facilities include extended parking or reserved parking spaces. With respect to passenger transport services, in addition to the special conditions or preferential treatment offered to persons with disabilities, in accordance with national legislation or practices, assistance animals, personal assistants or other persons accompanying or assisting persons with disabilities (or reduced mobility) may travel free of charge or be seated, where practicable next to the person with disabilities.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) The issuance of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities entails the processing of personal data, including in particular the data concerning the card holder’s disability status, which constitutes ‘data concerning health’ within the meaning of Article 4(15) of Regulation (EU) 2016/67953 and is a special category of personal data within the meaning of Article 9 of that Regulation. Any personal data processing in the context of this Directive should comply with applicable data protection legislation, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. When transposing this Directive, the Member States should ensure that the national legislation include appropriate safeguards applicable to the processing of personal data, in particular special categories of personal data. The Member States should also ensure the security, integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data collected and stored for the purpose of this Directive _________________ 1a Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, (Directive on privacy and electronic communications), OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37-47. 53 Regulation (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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 91 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) In order to raise awareness and facilitate access to special conditions or preferential treatment, while travelling to or visiting another Member State, all relevant information with respect to the conditions, rules, practices, and procedures applicable to obtain the European Disability Card and/or the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and its subsequent use should be made publicly available in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly manner and accessible formats including the EU webpage, for persons with disabilities respecting the relevant accessibility requirements for services established in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882. Private operators or public authorities granting special conditions or preferential treatment to persons with disabilities should make such information publicly available in a clear, comprehensive, user- friendly manner and accessible formats, for persons with disabilities respecting the relevant accessibility requirements for services established in Annex I to Directive (EU) 2019/882.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure the proper application of this Directive, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement the directive to set the digital format of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, and to amend Annexes I and Annex II in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, prevent forgery and fraud and ensure interoperability, security and testing of these digital formats, including verification features and the interface with national systems .
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the rules governing the issuance of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities , whose disability status is assessed and recognised by the competent authorities in a Member State of their residence, as proof respectively of a disability status or of a right to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, in view of facilitating short stays of persons with disabilities in a Member State other than that of which they are a resident, by granting them access to any special conditions or preferential treatment when accessing services on an equal basis with persons with a disability in the visited Member State with respect to services, activities or facilities, including when provided not for remuneration, or parking conditions and facilities offered to or reserved for persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s);
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 113 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) “Union long term resident” means any person having non-EU nationality and fulfilling the conditions for long term residency laid down in the Directive on the status of non-EU nationals who are long-term residents”;
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 114 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) “family member of a Union long term resident” means a member of the family, whichever the(ir) nationality, of a Union long term resident exercising his or her right to free movement in accordance with Union rules;
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 125 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Union citizens and Union long term residents and family members of Union citizens and Union long term residents whose disability status is recognised by the competent authorities in the Member State of their residence by means of a certificate, a card or any other formal document issued in accordance with national competences, practices, and procedures, as well as, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s),
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union citizens and Union long term residents and family members of Union citizens and Union long term residents whose rights to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities are recognised in their Member State of residence by way of a parking card or another document issued in accordance with national competences, practices, and procedures as well as, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s).
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) This Directive shall allow for the temporary recognition of disability status for participants of EU Mobility Programmes such as ERASMUS+.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 142 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities in the Member States shall issue, renew or withdraw the European Disability Card in accordance with their national rules, procedures and practices. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council , Member States shall ensure the security, integrity, authenticity and confidentiality of the data collected and stored for the purpose of this Directive. The competent authority responsible for issuing the European Disability Card shall be considered as the controller referred to in Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and shall have responsibility for the processing of personal data. Cooperation with external service providers shall not exclude any liability on the part of a Member State which may arise under Union or national law in respect of breaches of obligations with regard to personal data.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 147 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The European Disability Card shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence directly if such is the procedure according to the national disability status recognition or upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued and renewed free of charge for the beneficiary and within the same period set in the applicable national legislation for issuing disability certificates, disability cards or any other formal document recognising the disability status of a person with disabilities. The card shall never be required as a proof of disability in the context of rights established in other European Union legislation.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 159 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to supplement this Directive in order to set the digital format of the European Disability Card and ensure interoperability, and to amend Annex I in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, introduce digital features in order to prevent forgery and fraud, address abuse or misuse and ensure interoperability, security, including verification features and the interface with national systems.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 166 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall introduce the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities following the common standardised format set out in Annex II. Member States shall introduce digital features in physical cards using electronic means addressing fraud-prevention as part of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, as soon as the requirements concerning the digital features referred to in Annex II, are laid down by the Commission in the technical specifications referred to in Article 8. The digital storage medium shall not contain more personal data than the data provided for the European DisabilityParking Card in Annex II.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 167 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities in the Member States shall issue, renew, or withdraw the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities in accordance with their national rules, procedures and practices. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Member States shall ensure the security, authenticity and confidentiality of the personal data collected and stored for the purpose of this Directive. The competent authority responsible for issuing the European parking Card for persons with disabilities shall be considered as the controller referred to in Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and shall have responsibility for the processing of personal data. Cooperation with external service providers shall not exclude any liability on the part of a Member State which may arise under Union or national law in respect of breaches of obligations with regard to personal data.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The European Parking Card for persons with disabilities shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence upon application by the person with disabilities. It shall be issued or renewed within a reasonable period from the date of the application which shall not exceed 630 days.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 176 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to supplement the Directive in order to set the digital format of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and ensure interoperability, including through the development and deployment of digital tools, and to amend Annex II in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, prevent forgery and fraud, address abuse or misuse and ensure interoperability, includingsecurity, including verification features and the interface with national systems through the development and deployment of digital tools.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 182 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(2) and within 12 months of the entry into force of this Directive .
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make the conditions and rules, practices, and procedures to issue, renew or withdraw a European Disability Card and a European Parking Card for persons with disabilities publicly available in accessible formats, including in digital formats, and upon request in assistive formats requested by persons with disabilities. This information shall be collected on an EU-level website and shall be available in all EU languages. .
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 193 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take appropriate measures and the European Commission shall coordinate a campaign to raise awareness among the public and inform persons with disabilities, including in accessible ways, about the existence and conditions to obtain, use, or renew the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 197 #

2023/0311(COD)

4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that holders of a European Disability Card or European Parking Card for persons with disabilities return their cards to the competent authority once the conditions under which they were issued are no longer fulfilled. This includes verifying the validity of the card every 3 years for people with a temporary disability and every 10 years for people with a permanent disability. .
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 200 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 7
7. The information referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article shall be made available free of charge in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way, including through an EU- level website in all EU languages, private operators’ or public authorities’ official website where available, or by other suitable means, in accordance with the relevant accessibility requirements for services set in Annex I of Directive (EU) 2019/882.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 204 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making, as well as persons with disabilities and their representative organisations. .
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 210 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee and shall involve representative organisations of persons with disabilities. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 237 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2 a (new)
2 a. The words European Parking Card shall be displayed in braille using the Marburg code dimensions.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3 – point a – indent 5
– where the card is associated to a vehicle(s) its number plate(s) shall be visible.
2023/11/10
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2023/0265(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The transport of indivisible loads is an important market segment linked with the strategic areas of renewable energy, civil engineering and infrastructure, oil and gas, heavy industry and power generation sectors. Despite the recognised value of the existing European Best Practice Guidelines for Abnormal Transport, adopted by experts designated by the Member States, very little progress has been made towards the simplification and harmonisation of the rules and procedures to obtain permits for the transport of indivisible loads. Without prejudice to the right of Member States to establish the necessary conditions to ensure the safe transport of indivisible loads in their territories, Member States should cooperate to harmonise, to the extent possible, those requirements to avoid the multiplication of diverging conditions serving the same purpose. Member States should also ensure that national requirements are proportionate and non- discriminatory, refraining from imposing unjustified requirements such as fluency in the national language of the Member State concerned. To reduce administrative burden for operators and to ensure efficient, fair and safe operations, it is crucial to put in place a transparent, harmonised, user-friendly system for obtaining permits that is available in all EU languages and easily accessible by electronic communication means.
2023/11/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2023/0265(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The transport of indivisible loads carried out by vehicles or vehicle combinations exceeding the maximum weights or dimensions and the use of EMS, given their needs for additional safety features and for suitable infrastructure, require that special attention is given to elements such as transparency of relevant information, legal certainty and harmonisation of the permit processes. It is therefore necessary for Member States to establish a single electronic information and communication system containing all the relevant information regarding the operational and administrative conditions for the transport of indivisible loads and for the use of EMS, in a clear and easily accessible manner. This national system should also enable the operators to obtain the information and submit electronically the application, in a standardised format, for special permits for the carriage of indivisible loads in the Member State concerned. The permits should be issued in an electronic format allowing transport operators to carry out such an abnormal transport by using this electronic document.
2023/11/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #

2023/0265(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) Effective, efficient, and consistent enforcement of the rules is of utmost importance to ensure undistorted competition between operators and eliminate risks to road safety and to road infrastructure posed by vehicles unlawfully exceeding the applicable weights or dimensions. To better target roadside controls at overloaded vehicles, and if they choose to use automatic systems on the road infrastructure, Member States should ensure as a minimum the deployment of such systems in the trans-European road transport network. Moreover, for reliability and consistency of the enforcement across the Union, the mandatory minimum level of controls to be performed by Member States should be established in proportion to the level of traffic on their territories by the vehicles within scope of this Directive, including an appropriate number of controls during night hours. The system in place should recognise additional allowed weights or dimensions to abnormal transport if a valid permit has been issued in order to avoid unjustified fines for such transports.
2023/11/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 138 #

2023/0265(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – third subparagraph
Member States shall guarantee that the conditions under which the permits or similar arrangements related to the transport of indivisible loads are issued are proportionate and non-discriminatory. In particular, Member States shall cooperate to avoid the multiplicity of vehicle markings and signalling, and to favour the use of pictograms over text and to align the rules for escorting abnormal transports. Member States shall not impose language requirements related to the transport and drivers of indivisible loads.
2023/11/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 193 #

2023/0265(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts establishing a common standard vehicle registration and permit application form and harmonising the rules and procedures for the issuing of national permits or similar arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and in Article 4(3). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 10i(2).
2023/11/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 244 #

2023/0265(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – fourth subparagraph
Without prejudice to Union and national law, where automatic systems are used to establish infringements of this Directive and to impose penalties, such automatic systems shall be certified. These systems shall also have to be linked to an electronic licensing system for abnormal transports in order to recognise permitted vehicles carrying indivisible loads. Where automatic systems are used only for identification purposes, they need not be certified.
2023/11/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 280 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
(63) It is currently possible for applicants for marketing authorisation of generic, biosimilar, hybrid and bio-hybrid medicinal products to conduct studies, trials and the subsequent practical requirements necessary to obtain and vary regulatory approvals for those medicinal products during the term of protection of thewithout this being considered patent or Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) of the reference medicinal product, without this being considered patent or SPC infringement. The application of thinfringement. The application of this limited exemption is however fragmented across the Union and the objective of enabling a day one entry of generic and biosimilar medicinal products has not been fully achieved. The timely entry of generic and biosimilar medicinal products into the Union market is limited exemption is however fragmented across the Union and iportant in order to increase competition, reduce prices, ensure that national healthcare systems are sustainable and improve patients’ access to affordable medicines. It is considered necessary, in order to facilitate the market entry of medicinal products, in particular generic, biosimilar, hybrid and bio-hybrid medicinal products that rel on day one a reference medicinal productfter loss of the patent or SPC protection, to clarify its scope in order to ensure a harmonised application in all Member States, both in terms of beneficiaries and in terms of activities covered. The exemption must be confined to conduct studies and trials and other activities needed for the regulatory approval process or administrative purposes, health technology assessment and, obtaining pricing and reimbursement requestdecisions, the public and private procurement of medicinal products to be supplied immediately after ex piry of the relevant patents or SPC and complying with other regulatory or administrative requirements, including after a marketing authorisation has been granted, even though this may require substantial amounts of test production to demonstrate reliable manufacturing, both by the applicants and by third party suppliers or service providers. During the term of protection in a Member State of the patent or SPC ofor the reference medicinal product, there can be no commercial uslevant product or or process, there can be no placing on the market in that Member State of the resulting final medicinal products obtained for the purposes of the regulatory approval process (within the meaning of the Commission Notice – The ‘Blue Guide’ on the implementation of EU product rules 2022 2022/C 247/01).
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 295 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
(64) It will allow all steps required to effectively launch on day-one after patent or SPC protection, inter alia, to conduct studactivities to support pricing and reimbursementregulatory approval, health technology assessments, pricing and reimbursement and other regulatory procedures and requirements in the Union or elsewhere, including after a marketing authorisation has been granted, as well as the manufacture or purchase of patent protected active substances for the purpose of seeking marketing authorisations during that period, contributing toaforementioned purposes contributing to the timely market entry of medicinal products, in particular the market entry of generics and biosimilars on day one ofafter loss of the patent or SPC protection, under fair competitive conditions.
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 302 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
(65) The competent authorities should refuse the validation for an application for a marketing authorisation referring to data of a reference medicinal productAvoiding that circumstances may encourage inappropriate market behaviours hampering the emergence of generic and biosimilar medicinal products, ensuring timely availability of generic and biosimilar medicinal products and ending patent linkage were highlighted as priorities by Council1a and the European Parliament1b. The competent authorities should refuse the validation for an application for a marketing authorisation referring to data of a reference medicinal product or for an application for pricing and reimbursement or for the public and private procurement of medicinal products to be supplied immediately after expiry of the relevant patents or SPC only on the basis of the grounds set out in this Directive. The same applies to any decision to grant, vary, suspend, restrict or revoke the marketing authorisation or pricing and reimbursement. The competent authorities cannot base their decision on any other grounds. In particular, those decisions cannot be based on the patent or SPC status of the reference medicinal product. and cannot be subject to any requirements that expose an applicant to a risk of infringement of the relevant patent or SPC. _________________ 1a Council conclusions on strengthening the balance in the pharmaceutical systems in the EU and its Member States, (OJ C, C/269, 23.07.2016, p. 31) Council Conclusions on Access to medicines and medical devices for a Stronger and Resilient EU, (2021/C 269 I/02) 1b European Parliament resolution of 2 March 2017 on EU options for improving access to medicine (2016/2057(INI))
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1217 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A non-cumulative period of regulatory data protection period of four years shall be granted for a medicinal product with respect to a new therapeutic indicationoption, including a new indication, posology, pharmaceutical form, method or route of administration or any other way in which the medicinal product may be used, not previously authorised in the Union, provided that:
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1222 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adequate non-clinical or clinical studies were carried outevidence was provided in relation to the therapeutic indicaoption demonstrating that it is of significant clinical benefit, and
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1230 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the medicinal product is authorised in accordance with Articles 9 to 12 and has notdoes not fall in the same global marketing authorization as a medicinal product that has previously benefitted from data protection or market exclusivity, or 25 years have passed since the granting of the initial marketing authorisation of the medicinal product concerned.
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1246 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Patent rights, or supplementary protection certificates under the [Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 - OP please replace reference by new instrument when adopted] shall not be regarded as infringed when a reference medicinal product is usednecessary studies, trials and other activities are conducted exclusively for the purposes of:
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1262 #

2023/0132(COD)

(a) studies, trials and other activities conducted to generate data for an application, for:obtaining a marketing authorisation and subsequent variations;
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1268 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) a marketing authorisation of generic, biosimilar, hybrid or bio-hybrid medicinal products and for subsequent variations;deleted
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1279 #

2023/0132(COD)

(ii) health technology assessment as defined in Regulation (EU) 2021/2282;deleted
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1289 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) pricing and reimbursement.deleted
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1316 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the activities conducted exclusively for the purposes set out in point (a), may cover the submission of the application for a marketing authorisation and the offer, manufacture, sale, supply, storage, import, use and purchase of patented medicinal products or processes, including by third party suppliers and service providers.conducting a health technology assessment as defined in Regulation (EU) 2021/2282;
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1328 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) obtaining pricing and reimbursement approval;
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1329 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) enabling public and private procurement of medicinal products after expiry of the relevant patents or supplementary protection certificate;
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1330 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(b c) complying with any other regulatory or administrative requirement in the Union or elsewhere;
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1331 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The activities falling within the first subparagraph include the offering, manufacturing, selling, suppling, storing, importing, exporting, using and purchasing of products or processes, including by third party suppliers and service providers.
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1338 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 – paragraph 2
This exception shall not cover the placing on the market of the medicinal products resulting from such activitiin a Member State, while relevant patent rights or supplementary protection certificates are in force in that Member State, of the medicinal products manufactured for the aforementioned purposes.
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1342 #

2023/0132(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 85 a (new)
Article85a 1. Applications, decision-making procedures and decisions to regulate marketing authorizations or the prices of medicinal products or to determine their inclusion within the scope of public health insurance systems or the public and private procurement of medicinal products shall be considered by Member States as regulatory or administrative procedures which, as such, are independent from the enforcement of intellectual property rights. 2. The protection of intellectual property rights shall not be a valid ground to refuse, suspend, delay, withdraw or revoke decisions relating to marketing authorisations, the price of a medicinal product or its inclusion within the public health insurance system, or the public and private procurement of medicinal products if all market protection periods are respected. 3. The applications, decision-making procedures and decisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be subject to conditions which expose applicants to a risk of infringement of the intellectual property rights. 4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall apply without prejudice to the Union and national legislation relating to the protection of intellectual property.
2023/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The current framework, should be updated to be fit for the new era, sustainable, inclusive, smart and resilient. It should take into account the need to reduce emissions from transport, also through a greater uptake of alternatively powered vehicles, digitalisation, the demographic trends and technological developments to reinforce the competitiveness of the European Economy. It is important to simplify and digitise administrative procedures, in order to remove the remaining barriers, such as administrative burdens, to the free movement of the drivers taking up residence in a Member State other than the one issuing the licence. A harmonized Union standard driving licence framework should encompass both physical and mobile driving licences, and provide for their mutual recognition, where they were duly issued in accordance with this Directive.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 200 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The current framework, should be updated to be fit for the new era, sustainable, inclusive, smart and resilient. It should take into account the need to reduce emissions from transport, digitalisation, the demographic trends and technological developments to reinforce the competitiveness of the European Economy. It is important to simplify and digitise administrative procedures, in order to remove the remaining barriers, such as administrative burdens, to the free movement of the drivers taking up residence in a Member State other than the one issuing the licence. A harmonized Union standard driving licence framework should encompass both physical and mobile driving licences of all categories, and provide for their mutual recognition, where they were duly issued in accordance with this Directive.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 201 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to further harmonise and complete the “Community model”, the mutual recognition of driving licences issued by Member States should be extended to licences of motorised, wheeled or tracked agricultural or forestry vehicles having at least two axles as referred to in Article 3, point 8 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 203 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) It should be ensured that personal data processing for the implementation of this Directive complies with the data protection framework of the Union, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council53 and the Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council53a. __________________ 53 Regulation (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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). 53a Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37-47.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 205 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) This Directive establishes a legal basis for the storage of an obligatory set of personal data in the physical driving licences and their microchips or QR codes and the mobile driving licences, for the purposes of proving and verifying the person’s right to drive and identification, in order to guarantee a high level of road safety throughout the Union, and in compliance with Article 6(1)(e) and, where applicable, Article 9(2)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Such data should be limited to what is necessary to prove a person’s right to drive, identify this person and verify the person’s driving rights and identity. This Directive also provides for additional safeguards to ensure the protection of personal data disclosed during the verification process.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 208 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The digital transformation is one of the Union’s priorities. In the case of road transport, it will contribute to remove the remaining administrative barriers, such as the ones relating to the duration of issuing physical driving licences, to free movement of persons. Therefore, a separate Union standard should be established for the mobile driving licences issued within the Union. In order to facilitate digital transformation mobile driving licences should be issued as default fromin addition to the physical driving licence [date-of-adoption+4years], without prejudice to the applicant’s right to acquireresign either from a physical one or bor a digital one. The applicant should have right to acquire the type of the driving licence, which he or she initially resigned from. Member States should make sure th at the same timerequested document is delivered without undue delay and no later than within 2 weeks from the date it was requested.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 211 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets out a vision for the EU to significantly improve sustainability of mobility and transport. Emissions from the road transport sector include greenhouse gases emissions, air pollutants, noise and microplastics from tyre and road wear. Greater presence of alternatively fuelled vehicles is key to green transition. Their new models of a higher weight would be available in driving licence categories B, C or D, which has to be taken into consideration by this legislation. Driving style influences these emissions, with possible negative impacts on the environment and human health. Therefore, driving training should equip drivers to reduce their impact on emissions as well as to prepare them to drive zero- emission vehicles.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 214 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Individual means of transport play a key role for millions of European citizens, including for people living in rural areas and among persons with reduced mobility. Therefore, Member States should consider appropriate infrastructure in urban, peri-urban and rural areas necessary to reduce road accidents and traffic congestion as well as targeted policies and support schemes for those at risk of transport poverty.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 217 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) Active mobility, covering walking, use of bicycles, electric bikes or scooters, is becoming increasingly popular given the green transition. As their users are more frequently entering the European roads and sharing them with other individual means of transport where a driving licence is required, Member States are encouraged to introduce in their scholar systems risk awareness and traffic rules trainings, also within their lifelong training, with the view to improve road safety. Member States should be encouraged to introduce further measures for users of personal mobility vehicles with a view to decrease traffic accidents, improve road safety rules and risk awareness. Member States should equally consider possible registration of micro mobility vehicles above certain speed and power.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The minimum ages of applicants for the different categories of driving licences should be set at Union level. Nevertheless, Member States should be allowed to set a higher age limit for the driving of certain categories of vehicles in order to further promote road safety. Member States should in exceptional circumstances be allowed to set lower age limits in order to take account of national circumstances. In particular, to allow for example the driving of fire service and public order maintenance related vehicles or pilot projects related to new vehicle technologies.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 231 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Proof of compliance with minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving by drivers of vehicles used for the transport of persons or goods should be provided when the driving licence is issued and periodically thereafter. Such regular control in accordance with national rules of compliance with minimum standards would contribute to the free movement of persons, avoid distortions of competition and better take into account the specific responsibility of drivers of such vehicles. Member States should be allowed to impose medical examinations as a guarantee of compliance with the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving other power-driven vehicles. For reasons of transparency, such examinations should coincide with a renewal of driving licences. While promoting lifelong training, Member States might also consider support systems for different age groups, including feedback interventions provided by traffic psychologist, driving examiner or driving instructor, that may issue recommendations and proof of attendance to the applicant.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 251 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The partnership between vocational schools and transport and logistics companies should be incentivised, including through specific EU budget support, in order to tackle professional drivers' shortage in the EU. Such partnerships should offer to future professional drivers the opportunity to become more familiar with the benefits and the challenges of the profession, to improve their operational and organisational skills and to gain experience, while using advanced technologies and techniques. The form of support may include, among others, EU co-financing to obtain certain qualifications such as CPC (Certificate for Professional Competence) or dedicated trainings for future drivers.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 254 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) It should be ensured that drivers who newly acquire their driving licence in a given category do not endanger road safety on account of their inexperience. For those novice drivers a probationary period of two years should be established, during which they should be subjected to stricter rules and penalties Union-wide when breaking them, due to for example the influence of alcohol or drugs, failing to use safety equipment, driving without a valid driving licence. Such stricter rules towards novice drivers might be enforced for example through national demerit points systems. The penalties for such conduct should be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory and their severity should to the furthest extent possible take into account the Union’s mid- term and long-term goals of halving and nearly eliminating deaths and serious injuries. As regards any other restrictions on novice drivers, Member States should be allowed to freely implement additional rules in their territory.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) The EU driving licence network aims to guarantee the recognition of documents and acquired rights originating in Member States, combat document fraud, avoid the issuance of multiple licences and facilitate the enforcement of driving disqualifications. It should be equally used to exchange information from national demerit point systems on traffic offences committed by foreign drivers. In particular, Member States should be given the possibility to systematically verify that the reasons, that led to any previously imposed restrictions, suspensions, withdrawals or cancellations of a driving licence or the right to drive, have disappeared. The use of RESPER for the implementation of other acts of the Union should only be permitted as long as those uses are explicitly provided for by this Directive.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 263 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) In order to enable the preparation of meaningful reports on the implementation of this Directive, the Commission should receive information on a yearly basis regarding the number of driving licences issued, renewed, replaced, withdrawn and exchanged, for each category, including data on the issuance and use of mobile driving licences. Member States should equally share data on their best practices as regards road safety measures and risk awareness trainings, especially as regards novice drivers and within the lifelong training, self-assessment on physical and mental fitness and other types of medical fitness checks per age group, use of support system per age group through feedback interventions with prove of participation and recommendations provided by a driving instructor, traffic psychologist or driving examiner as well as measures to increase road safety among vulnerable road users, including practices on micro mobility vehicles registration. The Commission might prepare recommendations with regards to micro mobility vehicles registration.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 264 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) In a context of gradual digitalisation and automation, of ever more stringent emission reduction requirements of road transport, as well as of constant technological progress of power-driven vehicles, it is necessary to keep all drivers up to date in terms of knowledge about road safety and sustainability. The promotion of lifelong training, including through feedback interventions with proof of participation and recommendations provided by a driving instructor, traffic psychologist or driving examiner, can be key in keeping experienced drivers’ skills up to date in terms of road safety, new technologies, ecodriving, which improves fuel efficiency and reduces emissions, and speed management.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 271 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive does not apply to power-driven vehicles running on wheels or tracks, having at least two axles, the principal function of which lies in their tractive power, which are specially designed to pull, push, carry or operate certain tools, machines or trailers used in connection with agricultural or forestry operations, and the use of which for carrying persons or goods by road or drawing, on the road, vehicles used for the carriage of persons or goods is only a secondary function.deleted
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 272 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive does not apply to power-driven vehicles running on wheels or tracks, having at least two axles, the principal function of which lies in their tractive power, which are specially designed to pull, push, carry or operate certain tools, machines or trailers used in connection with agricultural or forestry operations, and the use of which for carrying persons or goods by road or drawing, on the road, vehicles used for the carriage of persons or goods is only a secondary function.deleted
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 275 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 d (new)
(12d) ‘motor caravan’ means a vehicle of category M with living accommodation space which contains the following equipment as a minimum: (a) seats and table; (b) sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seats; (c) cooking facilities; (d) storage facilities. This equipment shall be rigidly fixed to the living compartment. However, the table may be designed to be easily removable1a. __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Annex I, Part A, point 5.1, page 97.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 c (new)
(12c) ‘ambulance’ means a vehicle of category M intended for the transport of sick or injured persons and having special equipment for such purpose, as referred to in Annex I, Part A, point 5.3. of Regulation (EU) No 2018/8581a; __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Annex I, Part A, point 5.3, page 97.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 286 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) ‘alternatively fuelled vehicles’1a means a motor vehicle powered wholly or in part by an alternative fuel and which has been approved under the framework of Regulation EU 2018/858; __________________ 1a Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 b (new)
(12b) ‘alternative fuels’1a means fuels or power sources which serve, at least partly, as a substitute for fossil oil sources in the energy supply to transport and which have the potential to contribute to its decarbonisation and enhance the environmental performance of the transport sector, consisting of: (a) electricity consumed in all types of electric vehicles; (b) hydrogen; (c) natural gas, including biomethane, in gaseous form (Compressed Natural Gas — CNG) and liquefied form (Liquefied Natural Gas — LNG); (d) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG); (e) mechanical energy from on-board storage/on-board sources, including waste heat. __________________ 1a ‘alternative fuels’ mean fuels or power sources which serve, at least partly, as a substitute for fossil oil sources in the energy supply to transport and which have the potential to contribute to its decarbonisation and enhance the environmental performance of the transport sector, consisting of: (a) electricity consumed in all types of electric vehicles; (b) hydrogen; (c) natural gas, including biomethane, in gaseous form (Compressed Natural Gas — CNG) and liquefied form (Liquefied Natural Gas — LNG); (d) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG); (e) mechanical energy from on- board storage/on-board sources, including waste heat.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 292 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. By [date-of-adoption+4 years], Member States shall ensure that onlyboth mobile driving licences and physical driving licence are issued by default. Until that date, Member States may decide to issue mobile driving licences.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 296 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, upon request of the applicant, Member States shall provide the opportunity for resigning from a physical driving licence to be issued instead of, or together with,or a mobile driving licence.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 298 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, upon request of the applicant, Member States shall provide for the opportunity to issue the driving licence which was initially resigned from. This physical or mobile driving licence shall be provided without due delay and not later than within 2 weeks from the date of the request made by the applicant.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 302 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that by 19 January 20303, all physical driving licences issued or in circulation fulfil all the requirements of this Directive.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 303 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States may decide to introduce a storage medium (microchip) as part of the physical driving licence. Where a Member State decides to introduce a microchip as part of their physical driving licence it may, where its national laws related to driving licences provide for it, also decide to store data additional to what is specified in Annex I, Part D, on the microchip. The retention period for the personal data stored in the microchip should be aligned with the validity of the driving licence.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 308 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. With a view to ensure the worldwide use and recognition of the European mobile driving licence, Member States shall work towards a corresponding amendment to the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of September 19, 1949, the International Convention on Motor Transport of April 24, 1926 and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic of November 8, 1968. The Commission shall provide assistance in this regard.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 332 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) category T: – all wheeled tractors; each wheeled tractor category described in point xi b (new) to xi h (new) is supplemented at the end by an ‘a’ or ‘b’ index according to its design speed: – ‘a’ for wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed below or equal to 40 km/h; – ‘b’ for wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed above 40 km/h;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi b (new)
(xib) category T1: – wheeled tractors, with the closest axle to the driver having a minimum track width of not less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of more than 600 kg, and with a ground clearance of not more than 1 000 mm;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi c (new)
(xic) category T2: – comprises wheeled tractors with a minimum track width of less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of more than 600 kg, with a ground clearance of not more than 600 mm; if the height of the centre of gravity of the tractor (measured in relation to the ground) divided by the average minimum track for each axle exceeds 0,90, the maximum design speed shall be restricted to 30 km/h;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 335 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi d (new)
(xid) category T3’: – comprises wheeled tractors with an unladen mass, in running order, of not more than 600 kg;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 336 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi e (new)
(xie) category T4: – comprises special purpose wheeled tractors;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi f (new)
(xif) category T4.1: – tractors designed for working with high-growing crops, such as vines. They feature a raised chassis or section of chassis, enabling them to advance in parallel with the crop with left and right wheels on either side of one or more rows of the crop. They are intended for carrying or operating tools which may be fitted at the front, between the axles, at the rear or on a platform. When the tractor is in working position the ground clearance perpendicular to the crop rows exceeds 1 000 mm. Where the height of the centre of gravity of the tractor, measured in relation to the ground, using the tyres normally fitted, divided by the average minimum track of all of the axles exceeds 0,90, the maximum design speed shall not exceed 30 km/h;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 338 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi g (new)
(xig) category T4.2: – tractors characterised by their large dimensions, primarily intended for working large areas of farmland;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi h (new)
(xih) category T4.3: – four- wheel drive tractors whose interchangeable equipment is intended for agricultural or forestry use and which are characterised by a supporting frame, equipped with one or more power take- offs, having a technically permissible mass no greater than 10 tonnes, for which the ratio of this mass to the maximum unladen mass in running order is less than 2,5 and having the centre of gravity, measured in relation to the ground using the tyres normally fitted, of less than 850 mm;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 341 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With the prior agreement of the Commission, which shall assess the impact of the proposed measure on road safety, Member States may exclude from the application of this Article certain specific types of power-driven vehicles, including special vehicles for persons with disabilities or vehicles used in construction sector often classified as non-road mobile machinery.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 344 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States may exclude from the application of this Directive types of vehicles used by, or under the control of, the armed forces and, civil defence and rescue services. They shall inform the Commission thereof. Member States shall mutually recognise such an exclusion.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 357 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) 18 years for categories C and CE, D1 and D1E, for professional drivers using driving licence nationally and internationally, under the condition of holding a Certificate for Professional Competence (CPC) referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 368 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 21 years for categories D and DE, for professional drivers using driving licence nationally and internationally, under the condition of holding a Certificate for Professional Competence (CPC) referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2561.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 380 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States may mutually recognise the validity on their territory of driving licences issued to drivers under the minimum ages as set out in this paragraph.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 400 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) licences issued for categories B, BE, C, C1E, CE, D, D1E or DE shall be valid for combinations of vehicles in category T;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 405 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving ambulances as defined in Article 2 (12c) and motor caravans as defined in Article 2 (12d) of this directive that are up to 4250 kg;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 407 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles, as referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 96/53/EC63 with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer. __________________ 63 Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59)(12a) of this Directive for categories M and N established by Regulation EU 2018/858, that are intended to be used on public roads, including those designed and constructed in one or more stages with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer, and for the transport of passengers with a maximum seat capacity of 8 seats excluding the driver.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 421 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) two years after a driving licence granted for category BE was issued for the first time it shall authorise driving vehicles, as referred in Article 2 (12a) of this Directive for categories M and N established by Regulation EU 2018/858, that are intended to be used on public roads, including those designed and constructed in one or more stages, with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer. These vehicles may be combined with a trailer or semi-trailer where the maximum authorised mass of the trailer or semi-trailer does not exceed 3 500 kg;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 429 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h b (new)
(hb) three years after a driving licence, granted for category C1, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 (12a) with a maximum authorised mass above 7 500 kg but not exceeding 8 250 kg without a trailer and which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than eight passengers in addition to the driver. These vehicles may be combined with a trailer having maximum authorized mass which does not exceed 750 kg;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 434 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h c (new)
(hc) three years after a driving licence, granted for category C1E, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for the vehicles referred to in Article 9(2), point (hb) and its trailer or semi-trailer having a maximum authorised mass of over 750 kg provided that the authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12 750 kg;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 435 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h d (new)
(hd) four years after a driving licence, granted for category D1, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 22 passengers in addition to the driver and with a maximum length not exceeding 8 meters.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 436 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In its second implementation report to the European Parliament and the Council referred to in Article 20 of this directive, the Commission shall assess the impact of development and deployment of alternatively fuelled vehicles and/or the use of Article 9 (2) point (h) till point (hd) on road safety, and where necessary, update the mass thresholds by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 21.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 451 #
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 452 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 15 years for categories AM, A1, A2, A, B, B1, BE and BET;
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 464 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
Member States shall reduce theWhile respecting the principle of subsidiarity, Member States may also set different periods of administrative validity set outas referred to in the first subparagraph to five years or less forfor holders of driving licences of holders residing on their territory and having reached the age of 70, in order toset individually by a Member State while reflecting upon their medical fitness condition and ability to drive safely, in order to further improve road safety measures by applying an increased frequency of medical checks or other specific measures, including refresher courses. This reduced period of administrative validity shall only be applied upon renewal of the driving licence.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 485 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
No person may hold more than one physical driving licence. A person may however hold severalstore a mobile driving licences, provided that these are issued by the same Member State on several devices.
2023/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 489 #
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 490 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to observance of the principle of territoriality of criminal and police laws, the Member State of normal residence may apply its national provisions on the restriction, suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of the right to drive to the holder of a driving licence issued by another Member State and, if necessary, exchange the licence for that purpose. Member States may, for the purposes of this paragraph, also exchange the driving licence of a driver having normal residence on their territory if he or she accumulated or lost the sufficient number of penalty points under their national demerit point system.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 492 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article11a Interim driving licence 1. During the replacement, renewal or exchange of a driving licence that was issued by another Member State where the holder has his or her normal residence, the Member State performing the replacement, renewal or exchange shall issue an interim driving licence in a form of a certificate. The Commission shall propose standardised form of such a certificate through a delegated act by the end of 2025 with due regard to any risk of forgery of such a document in accordance with Article 21. 2. The certificate issued by a Member State under this Article shall be valid for a period of one month or shorter and be mutually recognised by Member States. Where the replacement, renewal or exchange of the driving licence is taking longer amount of time Member States may renew this certificate twice, each for the period of one month or shorter.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 497 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. The Commission may assess that a third country has professional driver training and/or certification rules and examination procedures, which are wholly or partially comparable to the Union one, and a level of road safety that is comparable to the Union, which allows for the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) issued by the third country to be exchanged with a new CPC issued by a Member State. Where the Commission identifies such a third country, it may assess the third country’s road transport framework in cooperation with the Member States. Member States shall have six months to provide their opinion on the road transport framework in place in the identified third country. The Commission shall proceed with the assessment once it has received an opinion from all Member States or once the time limit for sending the opinions has passed, whichever is earlier. The Commission may, after conducting the assessment referred to in the previous subparagraphs and by means of implementing decisions allow for the exchange of the third country CPC upon completion of the following criteria: - completing an additional competence training as defined in the implementing decision, conducted in one of the official EU languages, - any other additional criteria to ensure that the knowledge of the driver is aligned with the level required by Directive (EU) 2022/256, as defined by the implementing decision.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 510 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shall issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B, C and C1 marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 521 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) holds an EU driving licence of the relevant category issued more than five years ago;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 532 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) in the case of a vehicle of category C and C1 has the qualification and training provided by Directive (EU) 2022/2561.;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 540 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) in the case of a vehicle category C and C1, has undergone a dedicated 7- hour training course to learn the necessary professional and pedagogical skills, as part of their periodic CPC training.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 541 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States may decide to increase the duration of the training to 14-hours.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 546 #
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 557 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who drive with a blood alcohol or drug level exceeding 0.0g/mL and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 562 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for novice drivers who - fail to use safety equipment, - drive without a valid driving licence and take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Member State may use for that purpose their national demerit point systems. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 570 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. For drivers obtaining a new category during their probationary period for category B, the probationary period for the new category can be reduced/merged based on the already completed probationary period, which cannot be shorter than six months.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 572 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Member States are encouraged to include age-appropriate training on road safety rules and traffic risk awareness trainings as part of their elementary and secondary school curricula. Member States may use revenues earmarked under Directive 2015/413 to financially support such initiatives. The Commission may use the resources indicated in Article 8a of the same Directive to also financially support such initiatives.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 574 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Driving examiners already working in that capacity before 19 January 2013entry into force of this Directive shall be subject only to the requirements concerning quality assurance and regular periodic training measures.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 578 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of this Directive, normal residence shall be the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each calendar year, because of personal andor occupational ties, orand, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which show close links between that person and the place where he or she is living.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 581 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation from Article 10(1), point (e) and for the specific purpose of the first issuance of a driving licence of category B, an applicant whose Member State of normal residence is different from his or her Member State of citizenship may have his or her driving licence issued by the latter, where the Member State of normal residence does not provide for the possibility to pass the theoretical or practical tests in one of the official EU languages of the Member State of citizenship or with an interpreter.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 585 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall apply the equivalences established by Commission Decision (EU) 2016/194564 between entitlements obtained before 19 January 2013entry into force of this Directive and the categories set out in Article 6 of this Directive. __________________ 64 Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1945 of 14 October 2016 on equivalences between categories of driving licences (OJ L 302, 9.11.2016, p. 62).
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 586 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Any entitlement to drive granted before 19 January 2013entry into force of this Directive shall not be removed or in any way qualified by the provisions of this Directive.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 589 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Member States shall inform the Commission on a yearly basis about the number of driving licences issued, renewed, replaced, withdrawn and exchanged, for each category, including data on the issuance and use of mobile driving licences. Member States shall also inform the Commission within 3 months if the laws, regulations and administrative provisions they adopted, which are necessary to comply with this Directive, are changed in a way affecting the application of the provisions of this Directive.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 590 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall equally share data on their best practices as regards road safety measures and risk awareness trainings, especially as regards novice drivers and within the lifelong training, self-assessment on physical and mental fitness and other types of medical fitness checks per age group, use of support system per age group through feedback interventions with prove of participation and recommendations provided by a driving instructor, traffic psychologist or driving examiner as well as measures to increase road safety measures among vulnerable road users, including practices on micro mobility vehicles registration.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 592 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(89(2)(new), Article 10(8), Article 16(2) and Article 16(21(a)(new) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [Date of entry into force of the Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 593 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(89(2)(new), Article 10(8), Article 16(2) and Article 16(21(a)(new) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 594 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(89(2)(new), Article 10(8), Article 16(2) and Article 16(21(a)(new) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council, or if before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 599 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Proposal for a Directive on the Driving licences
Article 14
(c) from the age of 17, a vehicle in licence category C and C1, provided they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1) and only under the conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of Directive [REFERENCE- TO- THIS-DIRECTIVE];
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 605 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2022/2561
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
In Article 5, paragraph 3, point a is replaced by following: "3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive: (a) from the age of 21: (i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2). Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1); (ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers;lower the minimum age for categories D and DE for professional bus and coach drivers to 18 years on their territory, provided that drivers have undergone a full professional training and are holders of a Certificate for Professional Competence (CPC) according to the provisions of Article 6(1), of Directive (EU) 2022/2561;"
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 622 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) basics of first aid
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 624 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) risks involved in the interaction between different vehicle types due to different scale and driving dynamics.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 627 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – introductory part
4. Specific provisions concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and D1ET
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 637 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point f
(f) rules on vehicle weights and dimensions; rules on speed limiters, purpose and use of retarders/exhaust and brakes;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 644 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) defensive and eco-driving: distance to the vehicle in front; curve overtaking, change of lane, priority; rules, speed limits;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 648 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point i
(i) safety factors relating to vehicle loading: controlling the load (stowing and fastening), difficulties with different kinds of load (for instance liquids, hanging loads, …), loading and unloading goods and the use of loading equipment (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 654 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 1 – point d – paragraph 1
Specific provisions concerning vehicles of category BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and D1ET
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 658 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point g – paragraph 1
A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital or analog recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 664 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point h – paragraph 1
Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital or analog recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 671 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point k – paragraph 1
A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital or analog recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 680 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point n a (new)
(na) Category T Vehicle combinations consisting of a Class T tractor and a trailer: (a) the maximum speed of the tractor determined by the design is more than 40 km/h, (b) maximum speed of the vehicle combination more than 40 km/h, (c) dual-line brake system, (d) trailer with at least a closed loading area (chassis without a closed floor not permitted), (e) length of the trailer when using a rigid drawbar trailer at least 4.5 m and (f) length of the vehicle combination at least 7.5 m.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 692 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – introductory part
8. Skills and behaviour to be tested concerning categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E and D1ET
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 693 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) checking the safety factors relating to vehicle loading: body, sheets, cargo doors, loading mechanism (if available), cabin locking (if available), way of loading, securing load (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 694 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) checking the coupling mechanism and the brake and electrical connections (categories CE, C1E, DE, D1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 697 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 2 – point a
(a) coupling and uncoupling, or uncoupling and re-coupling a trailer from its motor vehicle; the manoeuvre must involve the towing vehicle being parked alongside the trailer (i.e. not in one line) (categories CE, C1E, DE, D1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 698 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 2 – point c
(c) parking safely for loading/unloading at a loading ramp/platform or similar installation (categories C, CE, C1, C1E, T only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 699 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) changing direction: left and right turns; changing lanes, making a U turn;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 702 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts: roundabouts; taking roundabout with a large vehicle; right and left driving; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 704 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) the various trailer to truck coupling mechanisms, taking into account the fifth wheel coupling for articulated vehicles (for semi-trailers), and drawbar hitch coupling for drawbar trailers (rigid truck), as well as the standard operating procedures and protocols for connecting and disconnecting trailers from trucks while using these coupling mechanisms;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 706 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) the precautions to be taken when entering and exiting a vehicle in a safe way;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 709 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 4 – point a
(a) driving in such a way as to ensure safety and to reduce fuel/energy consumption and emissions during acceleration, deceleration, uphill and downhill driving, distance to the vehicle in front, curve overtaking, change of lane, priority rules, speed limits;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 713 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, modern safety and driving aids, rear- view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 714 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear- view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E, T only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 719 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point b
(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating including use of intrinsic in-vehicle driving and/or safety aids (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 721 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point c
(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; including new technologies; far, middle, near distance vision;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 727 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point j
(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes including use of in-vehicle technologies (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 731 #
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 746 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission shall develop and promote evidence-based guidelines for family doctors and psychologists involved in assessing the functional capabilities of someone suspected of being an unfit driver and support Member States in developing and evaluating educational programmes for family doctors that are both effective and accepted by medical practitioners.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 768 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 11 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Neurological disturbances associated with diseasesevelopmental conditions, diseases or medical or surgical intervention affecting the central or peripheral nervous system, which lead to cognitive, behavioural, sensory or motor impairments and affect function, balance and coordination, shall accordingly be taken into account in relation to their functional effects and the risks of progression. In such cases, the issue or renewal of the licence may be subject to periodic assessment in the event of risk of deterioration.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 773 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a
(a) severe mental, cognitive or behavioural impairment, whether congenital or due to disease, trauma or neurosurgical operations;
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 774 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point b
(b) severe intellectual impairment;deleted
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 777 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point c
(c) severe behavioural problems, ageing-linked behavioural problems; or personality impairments leading to seriously impaired judgment, behaviour or adaptability,
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 783 #

2023/0053(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who are dependent on alcohol or unable to refrain from drinking and driving, unless appropriate restrictionthe driver remains under proper medical supervision and takes pare applied through the use of technologies enabling to offset the dependency (for example, through the mandatory use of an alcohol interlock)t in alcohol interlock rehabilitation programme that requires the use of alcohol interlock to drive a motor vehicle, provided that he or she proves to be suitable for this measure.
2023/09/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) As a minimum, the information letter should include detailed information on the legal classification and legal consequences of the offence, in particular as the sanctions for the offences covered by the scope of Directive (EU) 2015/413 can be of a non-pecuniary nature, such as restrictions placed on the offender’s right to drive. The right of appeal should also be supported by providing detailed information on where and how to exercise the rights of defence or lodge an appeal in the Member State of the offence, in a language that the person concerned understands. A description of in absentia procedures should also be provided when applicable, as the presumed liable person may not plan to return to the Member State of offence to participate in the proceedings. Payment options and ways to mitigate the volume of the sanctions should also be made easily understandable in order to incentivise voluntary cooperation. Finally, as the information letter should be the first document the owner, holder or end user of the vehicle or any other presumed liable person receives, it should contain the information under Article 13 of Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council63 , which, pursuant to Article 13(2)(d) should include information from which source the personal data originate, and Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council64 . This information should be provided in the information letter either directly or by way of reference to the place where it is made available. Finally, the information letter might serve purposes other than informing the presumed liable person about the road safety-related traffic offence and the decision to initiate follow- up proceedings. The presumed offender should receive all necessary information if such a letter is reclassified. __________________ 63 Directive (EU) 2016/680 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 by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA, (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 89). 64 Regulation (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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 63 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) To obtain the objectives put forward in the EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Next steps towards “Vision Zero”70a, the effective implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/413 should be complemented by further measures to address road-safety- related traffic offences committed by third-country nationals. It should be possible for third countries to participate in the exchange of Vehicle Registration Data (VRD), provided that they have concluded an agreement with the Union to this effect. Such an agreement would have to include necessary provisions for data protection. In case of a long waiting time for the conclusion of such an agreement, Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, could develop a dedicated solution to detect presumed traffic offenders on the spot while trying to cross external borders of the Union to charge a financial penalty for the road- safety-related traffic offence that took place on its territory. __________________ 70a EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Next steps towards “Vision Zero”’ (SWD(2019)0283)
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36 b (new)
(36b) Since Brexit, there is no longer a data-sharing directive between EU police forces and the DVLA (Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency), which existed prior to the UK’s exit from the EU; however, a mutual assistance scheme exists instead, but it lacks efficiency as it is no longer automatic. As the conclusion of the UK- EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)70c does not include a reference to Directive (EU) 2015/413 and Decision 2005/214/JHA70b, the Commission should analyse through a legal opinion how to effectively enforce the offences defined by this Directive under European Convention on the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of 1959 and its protocols (MLA) to identify effective and efficient measures to improve road safety and at the same time safeguarding data protection requirements, in particular of the European vehicle holders and drivers. __________________ 70b Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties 70c Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 84 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) ‘national contact point’ means a competentn authority designated for the purposes of this Directivethrough which information is exchanged between Member State of offence and Member State of registration;
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point u (a) new
(ua) ‘hit and run’ means a situation in which the offender drives away after causing an accident or traffic collision in order to avoid criminal consequences associated with serious injuries and fatalities;
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point z (a) new
(za) ‘debt collection service provider’ is a private entity with a distinct legal personality to administer the follow-up proceedings or part thereof initiated under Article 5(1), including the enforcement of financial penalties, accredited at a national contact point to request the vehicle registration data, and a subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive (EU) 2016/680;
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 3 – paragraph 3– point z (c) new
(zc) ‘competent authority’ is an authority designated for the purposes of this Directive;
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 109 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 4 a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Member State of registration or Member State of residence mayshall be requested:
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 126 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the Member State of the offence decides to initiate such proceedings, that Member State shall promptly inform the presumed liable person about the road- safety-related traffic offence and of the decision to initiate follow-up proceedings by an information letter, whilst respecting the time limit as set out in Article 5a, paragraph 2.
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 128 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2015/143
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the Member State of the offence decides to initiate such proceedings, that Member State shall promptly inform the presumed liable person about the road- safety-related traffic offence and of the decision to initiate follow-up proceedings by an information letter, whilst respecting the time limit as laid out in Article 5a, 2).
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 133 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) detailed information on where and how to exercise the rights of defence or to appeal the decision to pursue the road- safety-related traffic offence, including the requirements for the admissibility of such an appeal and the time limit for lodging the appeal, and on whether and under what conditions in absentia procedures apply, in accordance with the national law of the Member State of the offence;
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 145 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 5 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall send the information letter and the follow-up documents to the presumed liable persons by registered deliverymail or electronic means with equal value in accordance with Chapter III, Section 7 of Regulation (EU) 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council*, or in the case referred to in Article 5(3) of this Regulation give the information letter directly to the presumed liable person.
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 5 a – paragraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the information letter is sent no later than one month from the registration of a road- safety-related traffic offence listed in Article 2(1), counting from the day of the incident, or where more information letters need to be sent during the investigation, 15 days from the event that made sending the subsequent information letters necessary.
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 5 a – paragraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the information letter is sent no later than one month from the registration of a road- safety-related traffic offence listed in Article 2(1) counting from the day of the incident, or where more information letters need to be sent during the investigation, 15 days from the event that made sending the subsequent information letters necessary.
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 151 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 5 a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the procedural rules under the national law of the Member State of the offence require proof of service of the document, other than proof that can be obtained by registered deliverymail or by equivalent electronic means;
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 152 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 5 a – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) it has not been possible to serve the document by registered deliverymail or by equivalent electronic means;
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the Member State of the offence has justified reasons for considering that the service of the document by registered deliverymail or by equivalent electronic means in that particular case will be ineffective or is inappropriate.
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 5 b – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that an empowered private entity enforcing financial penalties act in line with data protection requirements, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive (EU) 2016/680.
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 170 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 8 b (new)
(9a) the following Article 8b is inserted: Article 8b Enforcement Revenues generated from financial penalties for road safety-related traffic offences, or the equivalent in the financial value of those revenues, shall be used to increase road safety. Where such revenues are allocated to the general budget of a Member State, a Member State shall be deemed to have complied with the first subparagraph of this paragraph if it implements financial support policies to increase road safety which have a value equivalent to the revenues generated from financial penalties to road-safety-related traffic offences defined by the Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2015/413. By [6 May 2026], and every [three] years thereafter, Member States shall make public in aggregate form a report on the use of revenues generated from financial penalties and information on the level of expenditure allocated to road safety as well as sustainable transport and mobility in general.
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2023/0052(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 8 c (new)
(9b) the following Article 8c is inserted: Article 8c Cross border cooperation in enforcement activities 1. Member States can request the enforcement of administrative penalty notices of road-safety-related traffic offences under the following criteria: a. The final decision requiring a financial penalty must be paid by a natural or legal person b. The individual financial penalty is equal to or more than 70 euros, excluding the cost of administrative proceedings and including statutory increases. c. The penalty notice is enforceable according to the applicable laws and regulations of the requesting Member State, and the right of execution has not transpired. d. The natural person involved is a resident of the requested Member State, or the legal person involved has its registered seat in the requested Member State. 2. The competent authorities in the requested Member State shall recognise a decision which has been transmitted in accordance with this article without any further formality being required and shall forthwith take all the necessary measures for its execution unless the competent authority decides to invoke one of the grounds for non-recognition or non- execution provided for in Article [to be determined]. 3. The enforcement of an administrative penalty notice is governed by the laws and regulations applicable in the requested Member State. The authorities of the requested Member State alone shall be competent to decide on the procedures for enforcement and to determine all the measures relating thereto, including the grounds for termination of enforcement. 4. If the person from whom the fine is collected demonstrates that payments have already been made to settle the fine, the requested Member State shall promptly notify and consult the requesting Member State about this. 5. The competent authority of the requesting Member State shall transmit the request for the administrative penalty notice in an electronically structured form to the competent authority of the requested Member State.
2023/07/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 9 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas women of all ages who are income recipients are more easily recognised as individuals by society and are no longer represented by their spouses, partners or families in all their diversity;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 14 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas women's leadership is central to the successful promotion of a circular economy;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
A c. Whereas the clothing sector employs in total over 1.1million workers across the EU in 130 000 companies out of which 99% are SMEs; whereas women represent 52% of the workforce in the textile sector, 79% in the clothing sector, and 58% in the leather and footwear sectors;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the textile industry is one of the most polluting industries2 ; whereas Europeans consume on average 26 kg of textiles per person per year - a significant share of these coming from third countries; whereas women and girls are frequently exposed to additional gender- specific factors and barriers that consistently render them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and disasters; _________________ 2 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20201208STO93327/the- impact-of-textile-production-and-waste-on- the-environment-infographic
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 46 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that for women, Europe has historically been fertile ground for the founding and development of the most important, successful and high quality driven brands and industries in the textile and garment industry;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 48 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Regrets that for the most part the production process of goods in the textile and garment industry has been delocalised in extra EU countries and to that end laments the consequential loss of employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for European women workers;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes the fact that the market of women’s vintage garments has been reinvigorated in recent years;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 74 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the proposal for an ecodesign regulation covering textiles, the review of the Textile Labelling Regulation3 and the potential introduction of a mandatory disclosure of information; underlines that any potential introduction should commence with the largest companies within the Union; calls for thea phased inclusion of social and labour standards in both the proposed ecodesign regulation and under labelling requirements; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1.
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 86 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop programmes to promote women entrepreneurship in the textile and garment industries, focusing on all aspects related to such industries, including the training, reskilling and upskilling of women of all ages involved;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect and promote traditional expertise in the textile and garment sector, of which women are often custodians;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 90 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses the importance of safeguarding and preserving traditional craftsmanship, the most tangible manifestation of intangible cultural heritage, as well as establishing a gender lens to the historic role played by women in creating, maintaining and enhancing high-quality workmanship;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 91 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU and national policies and initiatives are backed by sufficient funding and to ensure reasonably easy access to credit for women; calls additionally on the Commission and the Member States to foster a hospitable environment for the creation, promotion and development of women-driven artisanal activities;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 92 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Urges the Member States to employ existing funds to ensure financial instruments, skills and performance output through education, training and advisory services, as well as increased participation in local action groups to better guarantee the participation of women in entrepreneurship in the textiles and garment industry;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 93 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Calls on the Commission and Member states to promote and encourage the exchange of knowledge and best practices between women entrepreneurs regarding the circularity and sustainability in the textile sector;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 94 #

2022/2171(INI)

5 f. Notes that sustainability and circularity should have a transversal character and should be mainstreamed into the various sectors of the industry; stresses that sustainability and circularity in the textile industry should imply capacity to make use of by-products coming from different sectors and industries that will be beneficial to women and girls;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 95 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5 g. Regrets that textile contact dermatitis is more common in women than in men, as the fashion created for women is notably tighter fitting and more colourful; reiterates that the risk of developing textile contact dermatitis is exacerbated by poor working conditions such as hot and humid enclosed spaces and represents a significant problem for workers within the industry; notes that the development of sustainable and circular products should take into account risks related to the health of those involved both in the production and the wearing of the final products;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 97 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5 i. Urges the Commission and Member states to develop strategies to ensure the commercial viability of eco- friendly products for women and girls; highlights the need for an overarching objective to reduce the cost of high- quality, durable and sustainable clothing and footwear so as to no longer be in a situation where bad quality and polluting clothing from third countries is the most viable, affordable option for women from disadvantaged economic backgrounds;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 98 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)
5 j. Recalls that in the textile industry nearly 75% of women are medium to highly educated; to that end, regrets that only 38% of women hold senior officials and managers positions within the textile industry;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 99 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)
5 k. Calls for comprehensive gender disaggregated data to ascertain the involvement of women in the textile industries and any potential variations or discrepancies between Member States;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 100 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)
5 l. Notes that women of all ages often have a central role in organising, funding, running and promoting initiatives and charity organisations centred on the manufacturing and sale of textile products; underlines that such organisations have historically been of great social significance both by creating employment opportunities for women and providing aid, support and charitable assistance for women in need;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 101 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 m (new)
5 m. Calls on the Commission to effectively communicate and promote through online platforms the significance of small, sustainable female-run textile- SMEs across the EU, giving them greater visibility and encouraging greater awareness of women’s eco-friendly entrepreneurship;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 102 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 n (new)
5 n. recalls that one of the aims of the ‘EU strategy for textiles initiative’ is to set in place a comprehensive framework to create conditions and incentives to boost the competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of the EU textile sector; urges the Commission to ensure that this aim takes into consideration the pivotal role of women within the industry;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 103 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 o (new)
5 o. Calls on Member States to promote STEAM learning to better ensure that women play a key role in all aspects of the textile industry, including the use of high- tech machinery often required during various manufacturing procedures and thereby serving to underline the link between women, technology and textiles;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 104 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 p (new)
5 p. Calls on Member States to promote the economic independence of women seniors and recognise this as being another pivotal challenge for the coming years;
2022/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 11 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas equality between women and men is paramount and should never be compromised and the EU should remain a world leader in this field;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 12 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas on 1 January 2021, there were 229 million women and 219 million men in the European Union1a, which should be reflected in tailored policy measures within transport decision making in each Member State; whereas the different body morphology of men and women, different mobility patterns of both sexes as well as specific needs of various age groups should be particularly taken into account while designing and implementing chosen transport policy measures; whereas their monitoring and reporting could serve as a basis for further modification of measures already in place, in particular thanks to best practice sharing and consultations with local stakeholders; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/digpu b/demography/bloc-1b.html?lang=en
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core EU value, essential for a prosperous European way of life and must be mainstreamed in all EU policies; whereas the right to equal treatment and non- discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas there is a lack of the reliable gendersex-disaggregated data and gender analysis which are needed to further underpin policy initiatives to make the EU transport sector more inclusive and to ensure its accessibility to all user groups; whereas, at present the data available is not always comparable, standardised and cannot be efficiently used; whereas in order to sufficiently address gender differences, the data disaggregated by gender and socio-economic factors, such as income, family status and employment status could further serve as valuable input for science-based transport policy that adequately addresses gender differences2a; _________________ 2a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2021/701004/IPOL_STU(20 21)701004_EN.pdf
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas understanding women’s concerns and experiences when assessing the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of transport policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres is necessary so that women and other vulnerable groups benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 21 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) highlights specifically that gender mainstreaming should be included in the preparation of all policies and programmes as well as relevant expenditure outgoings such as infrastructure, noting that the aim to promote gender equality and combat discrimination should also apply to the transport sector;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas too little attention is stilla comprehensive understanding of the different users of transport is needed in any attempt to advance inclusion in transport in an equitable manner; whereas still to this day not enough attention is being paid to women’s needs in publiccollective transport or infrastructure planning, including safety issues;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
A c. Whereas cities worldwide are pursuing policies to reduce car use and prioritise public transport as a means of tackling congestion, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions; whereas the travel time, safety and built environment are considered to be the most critical factors when users choose their respective travel mode; whereas nevertheless the travel time when using public transport is approximately 3 times longer than when using a private car and it is oftentimes due to long waiting times for buses or peak hour boarding congestion in metro stations1a; _________________ 1a https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598- 020-61077-0
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 25 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas the COVID pandemic and necessary lockdowns demonstrated to people how essential services which are local and equitably available with minimal obstacles are essential to the wellbeing and health for the whole community including women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas understanding transport patterns and mobility needs are fundamental to the development of gender sensitive transport policies which should provide an enabling environment for both men and women to enjoy safe, accessible, reliable, sustainable and freely chosen mobility option;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas research performed across the Member States has shown that gender- based violence in public spaces and on collective transport is a growing problem; according to The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), up to 55% of women within the European Union had experienced sexual harassment in public transport; whereas there is multitude of reports on sexual assaults performed by the drivers of ride hailing platforms and taxis1a; _________________ 1a https://womenmobilize.org/safe- commuting-for-all-how-cities-can-tackle- sexual-harassment-on-public- transport/#:~:text=According%20to%20T he%20European%20Union,regions%2C %20these%20numbers%20appear%20hig her
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 30 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas differences in body structure and biology between men and women are a key issue with regard to vulnerability in car crashes;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas EU legislation should further promote gender equality, diversity and inclusiveness in all modes and at all levels of transportation;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas safe commuting of women transport workers is not always guaranteed especially when they start their work early and/or finish late at night;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 37 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas recent survey data collected by EIGE shows that 35% of women and 30% of men in the EU use public transportation as their main mean of transport3a; _________________ 3a https://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/policy-areas/transport
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas ride hailing and platform transport has a responsibility to help keep people safe and it is incumbent on the providers to improve safety from a gender perspective; whereas technology can make travel safer for women and girls through the work of safety engineers, including women engineers, who have developed innovative new safety features;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas poorly-designed transport policies can exacerbate existing poverty and social exclusion; whereas there continues to be a lack of sex-disaggregated data and gender analysis on transport, hindering the application of well-targeted transport policies for individuals and families in all their diversity; whereas, at present the data available is not always comparable, standardised and cannot be efficiently used;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 41 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas more women than men use more sustainable transport means such as public transport, cycling and walking4a; _________________ 4a https://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/policy-areas/transport
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the European Commission Cities Mission states that 100 EU cities shall become climate-neutral by 2030 through various incentives including the establishment of the car free city centres which could make the citizens solely reliant on collective transport and low emission transport solutions;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the research performed across Europe has shown that gender- based violence in public spaces and public transport facilities is a major and growing problem; whereas the survey conducted by e.g. Barcelona Area Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM), IERMB, Gencat revealed that 91.6% of women between the ages of 16 and 25 have experienced a situation of harassment on public transport; whereas by linking secure and efficient AI systems with facial recognition to the collective transport agencies’ and law enforcement's surveillance cameras could help law enforcement not only to prevent crimes, but also to react rapidly when they occur, providing a very powerful tool to investigate serious crimes committed in collective transport systems;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas the environment around transit infrastructure makes a real difference in both actual safety and the perception of safety particularly amongst women who are the most vulnerable group of passengers5a; _________________ 5a https://www.itf- oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/womens- safety-security_0.pdf
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2022/2140(INI)

D. whereas adopting a gender- responsive approach to urban planning is instrumental in improving the quality of life of women; additionally, it has the potential to be transformative for all users, including families in all their diversity who can access the opportunities afforded by cities, while at the same time generating wider social, economic and environmental benefits;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 46 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas the new European green policy seeks to promote zero-emission mobility including sustainable and zero emission urban logistics through sustainable mobility plans (SUMP) where a large emphasis is put on the development and promotion of active modes in urban nodes which could largely contribute to achieving union climate goals but which are not always an efficient mobility solution especially for women;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D g (new)
Dg. whereas in general women account only for 22 % of all transport workers;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D h (new)
Dh. whereas transport companies across nearly all transport modes face significant recruitment problems, particularly in relation to mobile staff; whereas the employment of women could be a remedy for staff shortage in the transport sector6a; _________________ 6a European Commission, Directorate- General for Mobility and Transport, Good staff scheduling and rostering practices in transport : final report, Publications Office of the European Union, 2021, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2832/679675
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D i (new)
Di. whereas the proportion of women employed in the urban public transport is only 17,5% 7a; whereas less than 10% of drivers are women and less than 6% of employees in other technical functions are women; whereas due to demographic changes the transport sector faces staff shortages; _________________ 7a https://www.itfglobal.org/sites/default/files /node/page/files/Women_in_Public_Trans port_OPT.pdf
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D j (new)
Dj. whereas the truck transport accounts for 75% of Europe’s total freight volume8a; whereas the shortage of professional truck drivers is significant, continuously growing and has consequences for the entire logistic industry and economy; whereas there is a very low share of women truck drivers, despite important levels of female unemployment; whereas tailored policy measures at Member State level could attract more women working in the sector; whereas an important condition to facilitate greater women’s employment in the sector would be to tackle truck driver safety concerns, insufficient number of secure parking spaces and work-life balance related issues; _________________ 8a Eurostat 2021
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D k (new)
Dk. whereas women account for only 29% of the overall workforce in the general maritime industry and 20% of workforce of national maritime authorities in Member States; whereas women seafarers make up just 2% of the crewing workforce and 34% in ship owning companies9a; _________________ 9a https://wistainternational.com/news/imo- wista-women-in-maritime-survey- highlights-current-gender-diversity- across-the-sector-and-sets-a-benchmark- for-progress/
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas air pollution is responsible for the significant acceleration of osteoporosis in women , whereas women with reduced bone mass and the early onset of osteoporosis are at particular risk of injury on public transport1a; _________________ 1a https://www.theguardian.com/environmen t/2023/mar/10/air-pollution-speeds-up- osteoporosis-postmenopausal-women
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 52 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D m (new)
Dm. whereas in the railway sector in Europe the average share of women is around 20%10a; _________________ 10a https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news/europ ean-commission-announces-winners- women-rail-award-2022-03-08_en
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D n (new)
Dn. whereas in air transport women employees account for 40% of the total workforce in Europe11a; whereas the majority of female employees in aviation work in customer service and administration; whereas only 3% of the airline pilots worldwide are women; _________________ 11a Eurostat, 2017
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D o (new)
Do. whereas private mobility and collective transport are essential for rural areas and outermost regions, especially considering the particular needs of the elderly, women, young people, tourists, or those who are economically marginalised; whereas preserving efficient mobility options for women and men in these territories are key for greater economic and social opportunities and very often for their survival;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1
A renewed push for more gender- disaggregated data collection and statistics to further optimise mobility
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas transport use differs according to gender, as well as other factors, in terms of complexity, frequency, mode, duration, purpose, cost, security and safety; whereas different genders therefore have different transport needs and requirements;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 56 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 a (new)
Calls on Member States, regional and local authorities to continue designing and implementing transport policy measures that correspond with demographic developments, mobility patterns and equality policies, in particular work life balance measures; Calls furthermore on Member States to implement the existing legislation with regards to transport, employment and equality policies;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 b (new)
Points out that monitoring and reporting of undertaken transport measures are essential for their further modification to match changing mobility patterns of women and men or of an aging society; in this regard, stresses that best practice sharing and consultations with local stakeholders are of added value to optimise transport policy measures;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 c (new)
Stresses that the stakeholder engagement is critical in order to better comprehend and meet transport users’ needs, especially specific needs of women as well as secure a stakeholder buy-in12a; _________________ 12a European Commission, Directorate- General for Mobility and Transport, Kouris, S., Study on the social dimension of the future EU transport system regarding users and passengers: final report, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2832/482141
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 d (new)
Welcomes the establishment of a Women in Transport – EU Platform for change, which was launched on November 27, 2017, where European stakeholders can learn from each other, for the benefit of women and men in the transport sector and exchange best practices also in the field of safety and security in transport; calls in this respect for more initiatives boosting and prioritising women’s employability in the transport sector;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 e (new)
Notes that an on-demand mobility service has been a popular solution proposed for low demand and rural areas as well as outermost regions and has the potential to meet some of the needs unmet by the declining quality of collective transport in these areas;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas women tend to live longer and this usually means reduced mobility and thus increased difficulty while using transport services;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 61 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 f (new)
Welcomes the Commission guidance on cycling projects in the EU that brings together existing advice into a single, coherent and universal online guidance resource that enables users to identify the most relevant information for their situation; stresses that it is utmost important to improve security and safety of cyclist, including safety of bike lanes and common guidance on cycling safety equipment, which are key to increase interest in cycling among women; in this regard calls on the Parliament and the Council to agree on cycling infrastructure covered alongside publicly accessible road network by intelligent transport systems within reasonable period of time while amending Directive 2010/40/EU;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas safety, convenience and comfort are major factors in deterring women and girls from cycling;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 63 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Member States and regional and local authorities should further collect data and establish key indicators, such as gender-sensitive statistics, socio-economic factors and age- related data, in order to identify and overcome barriers for women in transport and to understand travel patterns and to optimise mobility taking into account women’s needs and to contribute to publicsustainable transport design and policy initiatives related to both transport users and workers; recalls that EU policy- making in the field of, at all levels, in the transport sector should be based on reliable, accessible and detailed data, together with impact assessments, so as to help design better EU policiemore gender-sensitive EU policies to be able to effectively address women’s needs;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas understanding transport patterns and mobility is fundamental to the development of gender-sensitive transport policies, so that female transport users canwhich should provide an enabling environment for both men and women alike to share safe, accessible, reliable, sustainable and non- discriminatory modes of transport;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 69 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to make the collected data available to all interested parties;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas more women than men use more sustainable modes of transport, and often perform trip chaining which makes them accelerating agents for change in the green transition;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 76 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas public transport operators are beginning to recognise walking as being essential to ensuring an effective public transport system and are investing in safe, walkable surroundings around their stops and stations; whereas women tend to walk more than men; whereas walking and walkable neighbourhoods are fundamental to delivering the Sustainable Development Goal on gender equality;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 78 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
G b. Whereas achieving the sustainable development goals on gender equality should go hand in hand with the exciting potential role women can play in the turbocharging of the decarbonisation of the transport sector;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 79 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas journey assistance cards/lanyards and other signage can be instrumental in facilitating people with disabilities’ including women and girls’ journeys and that these can help drivers or conductors to be aware of the particular disability of the passenger;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 82 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the welcome adoption of new vehicle and automation technologies should take the specific needs of women into consideration and not exclude citizens with poor IT literacy and limited access to the Internet;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 86 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to considerintensify efforts to include gender- related provisions in all relevant legislation, in line with the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy13a, and Gender Equality Strategy14a in order to ensure a safe working environment for women in all transport modes, at all levels, as well as any necessary preventive and dissuasive measures (e.g. safe and secure parking areas); calls, furthermore, on the Commission to promote measures for emergency situations, such as camera surveillance systems and emergency call buttons in places where they are needed, such aspossible, for example in unattended charging stations, enabling an immediate connection to local emergency services, as recently envisaged in the proposal for a new Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation3 ; _________________ 3; _________________ 13a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020 DC0789 14a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2021)0559).
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 86 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas software solutions can model, simulate, analyse and optimise mobility ecosystems thus their development should take into account gender specific needs;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 88 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas the use of new digital technologies , including systems using AI could help law enforcement not only to react rapidly when crimes occur but also to prevent them;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that new digital technologies, in particular AI, can greatly improve safety and security in the transport system; points out in this regard that since transport hubs are among the locations most exposed to crime and frequent locations for violence and serious disturbances, many citizens, women in particular, refrain from using collective transport due to the experience of insecurity; stresses, therefore, that the EU should create a strategy to increase the uptake of advanced AI based surveillance systems, in order to prevent and combat gender based violence in collective transport;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 90 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas sustainable transport requires equal access to infrastructure, through measures that guarantee greater mobility for all, including older people and the disabled, and the same quality of service in urban and rural areas;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 93 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas roads are generally not designed to be people-friendly, as far too often pedestrians are an afterthought, and where pedestrian facilities exist they are often insufficient;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 94 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Deplores that the AI Regulation which is currently underway would significantly hamper the law enforcement's ability to combat crime in the collective transport systems, especially violent offenses like robberies, assaults and sexual harassment that women fall victims to; Calls on the co-legislators to reject the parts of the Commission's proposed Regulation that would ban law enforcement's and transport agencies' use of AI in real-time surveillance systems; Underlines that such advanced AI systems could be a powerful tool to combat crimes that women fall victims to, and greatly improve safety, security and attractiveness of collective transport, in particular in locations without physical surveillance;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the design of vehicles and carriages, including safety features, often assumes a larger, stereotypically male physical form, leading to lower efficacy and ease of use as well as much higher risk of serious injury for smaller people;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 99 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council and all Member States to promote initiatives to prevent all kinds of discrimination, as well as to promote measures ensuring safe and secure workplaces, and training aimed at preventing gender-based violence and harassment in all transport-related workplaces.
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 100 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
A safe and secure transport and mobility
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 100 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas transport infrastructure with well-designed, monitored and safe surroundings at points of transit infrastructure (including hubs and other transport centres) has a positive impact on both actual safety and perceived safety11; _________________ 11 International Transport Forum, Women’s Safety and Security: A Public Transport Priority, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2018.
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 102 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas women and other parents travelling alone with babies or toddlers face additional logistic challenges: during security checks at airports and other international terminals, inside aircrafts when using sanitary facilities or when disembarking the plane; whereas travelling on public transport is difficult where the access and space for children in prams and buggies is limited;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 104 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas employment, access to services and social inclusion is closely related to access to transport and mobility; whereas mobility barriers hinder women’s access to jobs and key services, such as health and education, affecting both their own and their children’s human capital accumulation;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 105 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that safety performance and crash tests include biofidelic female models and more attention to female physiology is paid when designing the ergonomics of vehicles and their safety systems;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 110 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
L a. Whereas employing more women results in safer public transport for women workers and passengers1a; _________________ 1a https://wiit- paris2014.sciencesconf.org/conference/wi it- paris2014/pages/shemoves_wiit_web_2.pd f
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 111 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States and local authorities to set up walkable neighbourhoods, with well communicated, safe, collective transport services in order to deliver a cost and time efficient, sustainable, clean, equitable and vibrant city;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
L b. Whereas according to the 2017 survey by the European Transport Workers' Federation 63% of respondents had faced violence: 49% from customers, 22% from colleagues and 17% from managers/supervisors; whereas among the women who reported an incident, 80% did not believe that their complaint had negative consequences for the perpetrator, or made the workplace safer1a; _________________ 1a https://www.itf- oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/womens- safety-security_0.pdf
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 112 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas women are underrepresented in transport employment at all levels and represent on average around 16% of total employees1a; whereas underrepresentation in decision-making, planning and research reinforces the lack of gender mainstreaming in transport; and contributes to the design of products, systems and policies reflecting the needs of the majority of society, namely women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/ATAG/2022/729293/EPRS_ATA(2 022)729293_EN.pdf
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 113 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Member States to ensure that sustainable private mobility is complemented by appropriate collective transport, active mobility and other modes of transport; calls furthermore on Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to develop and implement sustainable urban mobility plans with a focus on integration of gender equality measures in their sustainable transport and urban transport planning, by improving the safety, comfort and physical accessibility of transportation modes and facilities; notes that the provision of better quality and improved quantity of transport services and systems, including an intermediate collective transport for safe and efficient first and last mile connectivity is of key importance;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 118 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Calls on the Member States, national authorities and transport agencies to pay attention to unsupervised spaces in the transport system which lack the physical presence of transport workers such as guards or conductors, and to deploy safety buttons and advanced AI based surveillance systems, where possible, as a means to combat crime and improve the security and attractiveness, in particular for women, of the public transport system;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 119 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas maritime industry is a male dominated environment where women make up only an estimated 2% of the world’s maritime workforce including crew working in hospitality on cruise ships and only 1% as sailors1a; _________________ 1a https://ocean.economist.com/innovation/a rticles/empowering-women-in-the- maritime-industry
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 120 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
M b. whereas air transport women employees account for 40% of the total workforce in Europe; whereas the majority of female employees in aviation work in customer service and administration; whereas only 3% of the airline pilots worldwide are women1a; _________________ 1a Eurostat, 2017
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 122 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
M c. whereas the share of women truck drivers is less than 3% in most European regions and below 12 % amongst bus and coach drivers1a; _________________ 1a https://www.iru.org/news- resources/newsroom/international- womens-day-spotlight-commercial-road- transport
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 123 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Notes that the ongoing implementation of sustainable transformation solutions in Europe, especially in city centres such as car free city zones, shall work towards citizens' safety and security as well as increased use of sustainable mobility solutions; calls in this respect on Member States and local authorities to improve safety in collective transport services, transit hubs and safer low emission mobility infrastructure such as e.g. safer cycling lanes and pedestrian areas.
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 128 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Calls on the Member States and local authorities to take into account adequate lighting and clear sight lines as well as eliminating nooks, corners, and isolated, eerie areas that could facilitate assaults when designing transport infrastructure especially in transit transport hubs15a; _________________ 15a https://www.itf- oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/womens- safety-security_0.pdf
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate measures when planning new transport infrastructure or when upgrading the existing one to ensure accessibility and safety for all users, especially women, persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and other people in situation of vulnerability; Notes that seeking synergies between different nodes and the promotion of active modes which contribute to reducing carbon footprint and reduction of congestion should take into account safety and security so that women are able to take advantage of active mode infrastructure without hindrances;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas transport companies across nearly all transport modes face significant recruitment problems, particularly in relation to mobile staff; whereas the employment of women could be a remedy for staff shortages in the transport sector12; _________________ 12 European Commission, Directorate- General for Mobility and Transport, Good staff scheduling and rostering practices in transport – Final report, Publications Office of the EU, Luxembourg, 2021.
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 131 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Empowering women in transport sector through improved employment measures
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3i. Notes that women employees are needed in all transport sectors and at all levels, which is not only a question of importance of gender equality and its various benefits for entire society, but also improved decision-making more effectively meeting women’s specific transport needs;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 132 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
O a. whereas the role of SMEs can revitalise the transport sector and promote gender equality;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 133 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 j (new)
3j. Calls on the Member States to ensure that women are equally represented among decision-makers as well as in government-appointed bodies and institutions dealing with defining, planning and implementing transport policies, in order to better include the gender perspective; calls on the Member States and stakeholders to promote gender balance and ensure better representation of women in management and supervisory roles within the transport sector;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 k (new)
3k. Calls on the Member States, transport operators and national associations to facilitate access to the truck driver profession through a harmonised EU framework, as well as to encourage more women to the truck driver profession through education and training programmes, financial support to mitigate licence costs as well as the increased availability of safe and secure parking spaces and appropriate rest areas, showers and restrooms16a; _________________ 16a https://www.iru.org/resources/iru- library/iru-intelligence-briefing-truck- driver-profession-europe-access-and- attractiveness-executive-summary
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
O b. whereas it is impossible to neatly demarcate the barriers and opportunities women face in entering the transport sector from those that influence their decision to leave or remain;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 135 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 l (new)
3l. Calls on the Member States, transport operators and national associations to develop training courses, through EU programmes such as the ERDF and the ESF, designed to encourage women’s interest in the transport sector; calls on the Member States to pay attention to gender balance in training projects and programmes on smart technologies and green transformation, and to focus on empowering women, through education and training, with the competences and qualifications they need in their individual career development;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 m (new)
3m. Welcomes initiatives, such as Aviation 4 Girls event, that encourage women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) where women are still underrepresented;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
O c. whereas automation and digitalisation have changed the nature of previously laborious job profiles, and has the potential to increase their attractiveness for women;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 137 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 n (new)
3n. Welcomes the recent signing of the agreement between the European social partners in the railway sector, the community of European Railway infrastructure companies (CER) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation, which sets minimum standards and introduces new measures to improve gender balance and diversity as well as establishes measures for combatting discrimination, gender segregation and harassment; calls on other European transport stakeholders to launch similar initiatives;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 138 #

2022/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 o (new)
3o. Welcomes the thematic focus of the 2023 Edition of the Gender Equality Index by EIGE which will contribute to the knowledge base concerning the probable impacts of the transition towards a low carbon society from a gender and intersectional perspective; Supports the fact that it will focus on two specific priority sectors namely Energy and Transport; Notes that it will include survey data on women’s and men’s environmentally-friendly behaviours concerning transport and potential impacts on the time spent on unpaid care;
2023/02/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 138 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas it is important to promote and preserve efficient and affordable mobility in rural areas; whereas connectivity within rural areas is not adequately developed due to oftentimes poor transport infrastructure and sporadic connections which causes unequal access to health services; whereas women in rural areas are less likely to have a driving licence or access to a car than men, but also travel more than men to carry out care roles;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 143 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas women, girls and other vulnerable groups living in rural areas experience barriers in receiving support when they are victims of gender- based violence; whereas these difficulties include affordability and a lack of access to transport or means of contacting transport and care services in rural areas;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 146 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Q a. whereas inefficient collective transport can severely hinder women, girls and other vulnerable persons’ ability to obtain lifesaving medication, post- exposure prophylaxis therapeutics, as well as emergency contraception;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 153 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Takes note of the demographic change in some regions of the Union with concern; suggests that this should reinforce public policy when seeking to tackle an ageing workforce and subsequent labour shortages of which talented women could be a catalyst to fill these shortages;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 155 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights that women are needed in both the physical design and delivery of transport services if gender equality is to be achieved in the sector;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 156 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that gender mainstreaming in transport has positive effects across the board, including social inclusion and employment opportunities; underlines the importance of transport gender mainstreaming in achieving the green and digital transitions; reiterates in this respect the Parliament’s call for the Commission and Members States to effect an intersectional gender mainstreaming approach in transport;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 162 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that gender stereotyping and prejudice exclude women from economic and social activities, leading to a lack of efficiency and increased waste of human resources; emphasises the need for women to be active at all levels and areas of transport; identifies the need for resources to ensure that women are represented in research and decision- making on transport matters;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 164 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the lack of standardised, sex-disaggregated transport data and gender analysis across all modes of transport; welcomes, in this regard, that ‘energy and transport’ is the thematic focus of the 2023 edition of the EIGE Gender Equality Index which will contribute to the knowledge based on the probable impacts of the transition towards low carbon society from a gender and intersectional perspective; notes it will include survey data on women’s and men’s environmentally-friendly behaviours concerning transport and potential impacts on the time spent on unpaid care;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 169 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on Member States’ respective transport companies to encourage the collection of disaggregated data that would build a better evidence base for gender sensitive planning, allowing robust baselines to be set and for trends to be identified and increase the competitive nature as transport would better reflect the needs of an ever-changing and dynamic society and economy;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 171 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to aggregate anonymised datasets on public transport usage - such as local users, where they work and study, and how they currently travel;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 173 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the launch of the Commission’s new Ambassadors for Diversity in Transport Network initiative, which will seek to promote diversity, equality and inclusion within the EU transport sector, raise awareness, develop and implement different initiatives from both perspectives: transport workers and transport users;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 181 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the differing expectations, travel patterns, needs and experiences of women as transport users; calls for relevant legislation in transport to fully integrate women’s perspectives who perform more caring duties in society so as to increase sustainability and efficiency, and to better respond to society’s needs;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 189 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Regrets that micromobility does not yet adequately work for women, as the design and implementation has typically been undertaken by men; calls on micromobility providers to take into consideration the needs of women in all their diversity to better ensure a gender perspective to sustainable cities;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 202 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes the concept of the 15-minute city, which implies having all essential amenities within a short walk, bike ride or point of public transit from one’s home would have positive benefits for women and girls’ quality of life.
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 205 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. · Underlines that the measures further enhancing the modal shift to collective transport and active mobility are a part of green transition to achieve climate neutrality ; stresses nevertheless that it is utmost important to preserve all mobility options for all; points out that women should always enjoy their right to opt for mobility option of their choice as they know best their particular situation, whether this be private mobility, micro- mobility or active mobility;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 211 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to ensure that road infrastructure, notably when being upgraded, fully takes into account the continuity and accessibility of sustainable pedestrian connectionsand sustainable connections and seek synergies with these connections in order to promote active modes of transport;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 214 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that onboarding can be an arduous challenge for women including women with small babies in strollers and those with disabilities due to large gaps between the platform and transport carriages as well as stairs being present in some older versions of rolling stock, buses and coaches;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 215 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to encourage all sectors of society, aiming specifically to increase take-up by women, vulnerable groups, families in all their diversity, the young generation and older people as well as those reduced mobility where possible, to use low-carbon transport options such as cycling through the provision of a well-designed, extensive and integrated network of high-quality segregated cycle lanes, as well as secure and accessible bike parking also for cargo bikes; notes that the increasing popularity of electric bicycles and other similar options, coupled with financial incentives at a local or national level, has increased the real and perceived viability of cycling as a positive transport choice; welcomes the programmes of various Member States encouraging young or atypical cyclists to commence cycling, which can in turn encourage a modal shift;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 222 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Underlines that the maintenance of the road network, including seasonal measures such as snow clearing and ploughing, should prioritise active, sustainable or public transport, as well as entries to day care centres and other necessary pavements;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 223 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Regrets that journey assistance cards/lanyards and other signage are less effective during cross border travel and that this creates an extra burden for disabled women and girls when travelling across the Union; in this respect calls on the Commission to develop a pan- European QR code to serve as a European journey assistance card, facilitating cross-border travel and helping to overcome linguistic and other logistical barriers for women in all their diversity;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 225 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Calls for new aircrafts to be equipped with lavatories with sufficient space to permit a passenger with a disability or an adult assisting a child to approach, enter, and manoeuvre within the aircraft lavatory with ease and to be able to change the baby or assist a baby while using the facility, with this serving to better reinforce gender equality; notes the importance of arranging specific and safe areas to leave children so that they are always visible to parents during necessary security controls;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 226 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Calls on Member States, local authorities and stakeholders to ensure that the busiest routes are served by specially-designed low-floor vehicles and that the transit stops are configured to improve vehicle accessibility and to provide barrier-free access to metro and railway stations to improve women’s respective transport experiences;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 227 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Highlights the role that the local authorities play in providing public transport services for citizens and the extent to which they are abreast of their communities’ needs, demonstrating the oftentimes closeness of local authorities and women users; recalls how important it is to support local authorities in delivering the transport services that would address the needs of women, vulnerable groups, older people, people with disabilities and those living in rural areas and outermost regions; calls in this respect on Member States not to restrict the financing of the local governments;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 228 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for an increased emphasis on safety in public transport and urban mobility planning, such as adequate, sustainable street lighting and well-lit public transit stops, to avoid situations where women have to face dark, eerie spots when commuting; calls additionally for integrated transport designs to take into account ‘the last mile’, especially at non- peak times as well as connection to and from all areas including economically disadvantaged ones, emergency facilities and monitoring where appropriate such as CCTV footage;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 236 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recalls that collective transport companies have a duty of care to ensure that passengers have emergency communication lines at their disposal so that victims can quickly obtain help especially when carriages are empty;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 246 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Encourages the Member States to further introduce digitalisation and new transport models which can provide better, safer, more accessible and more affordable services for women;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 248 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on ride hailing apps to install a safety toolkit that would centralise key safety information and features for riders and drivers all in one place in the app; highlights also for the need to include emergency buttons, trusted contacts, anonymised address history, as well as in- app bike lane and pedestrian alerts;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 250 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Notes that it could be useful to arrange that bus drivers stop to let passengers disembark in between bus stops within an already determined route to allow women and girls to arrive closer to their destinations in the dark;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 251 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Underlines that new digital technologies, in particular AI based systems, can greatly improve safety and security in the transport system; points out in this regard that since transport hubs are among the locations most exposed to crime and frequent locations for violence and serious disturbances, people, women in particular, refrain from using collective transport; stresses, therefore, that the EU should create a strategy to increase the uptake of advanced AI based surveillance systems, in order to prevent and combat gender based violence in collective transport;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 253 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that women play a large role in shaping the mobility choices of families, and that their negative experiences using sustainable modes of transport including public transport, walking and cycling but also newer options such as electric scooters can be off- putting and therefore perpetuate inefficient travel;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 258 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognises that sustainable mobility must ensure the dignity of the individual and be in line with both the gender equality strategy and LGBTIQ strategy;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 259 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Notes the importance of delivering of periodic trainings to drivers, transport workers and staff working on transit hubs on gender sensitivity and on how to report and refer incidents of gender based violence and harassment; highlights in this respect the significance of including the transport contractors and stakeholders in training sessions and awareness raising;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 263 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on law enforcement authorities to increase the presence of police personnel including women police at peak times so as to serve as a deterrent for perpetrators and a symbol of reassurance for vulnerable persons;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 264 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Calls on national and local authorities to make sure that e-scooters and shared bikes are not abandoned on pavements and in unsuitable places obstructing the way for pedestrians, such as women with strollers, as well as being a general hazard potentially tripping up blind people and visually impaired persons, older and disabled women; calls on stakeholders in this respect to introduce into the applications the function of prompting users to park their scooters parallel to the kerb and with consideration for the other pavement users including women with strollers, people in wheelchairs and the partially sighted;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 265 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Notes that underpasses and footbridges may pose major safety risks and accessibility challenges for commuters including active commuters, women with strollers, older people and people with disabilities; calls on national and local authorities to bring all the respective parties together in the urban development process so as to create new (or adapt where necessary the existing) infrastructure of the underpasses and footbridges so that they are clean, safe, inclusive, well-marked, more visually appealing and accessible to all users; calls further in this respect to encourage the involvement of more women in the design and planning process so that those built in environments are designed in a more pedestrian-friendly and gender sensitive way;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 266 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Calls on the local authorities to ensure that Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans satisfy the mobility needs of people with special emphasis on women and the overarching need for a better quality of life for all citizens;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 268 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that female transport workers at all levels face barriers such as gender bias, and stereotyping, disproportionately affecting women in their roles as carers as well as a lack of or ill- suited facilities, leading to harassment and violence; ; notes, as a result, the difficulty in attracting and keeping women in transport jobs that women also have few role-models or business mentors which makes it difficult to attract and keep women in transport jobs; Calls in this respect on collective transport operators to acknowledge that women’s initial experiences, how they are welcomed and treated, and whether they are supported and promoted are critical to their willingness to remain within the sector;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 275 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Member States to combat the gender-based occupational segregation that is underpinned and reinforced by the myth that women are unable or physically unfit to perform certain duties, tasks or roles;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 277 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Welcomes the relative success and potential of some SMEs in ensuring good networks with other companies, clients and local authorities to try and target potential women employees, as well as reaching out to employment agencies in order to find talented, qualified and enthusiastic female applicants;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 285 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the lack of women in the transport sector should also be seen as an opportunity; calls for the implementation of policies to combat the barriers to female employment and increased awareness of these obstacles; calls on the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to take proactive measures to boost women’s employability and competitiveness in this sector;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 287 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls the significance of innovative digital solutions, new business models (e.g. sharing, collaborative models), new services, new jobs (e.g. remote operators of vehicles) all of which have the capacity and potential to improve gender equality in transport and bolster economic growth;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 290 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes the establishment of a Women in Transport - EU platform for a change where European stakeholders can learn from each other and exchange best practices; calls for more initiatives prioritising women’s employability such as The WeGate platform or Aviaton 4 Girls event so that women can best fight the barriers to women’s entrance to and performance in the transport sector, and in turn become encouraged to pursue a prosperous career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and meet, as well as learn from, successful and aspiring female transport sector workers and venture capitalists within the transport sector;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 293 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the need for campaigns and social media actions to ensure a culture of zero tolerance against harassment and unsafe working environments, as well as educational programmes at schools on safe mobility and gender roles so as to increase safety in collective transport;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 296 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Member States to launch awareness programmes to increase understanding so that citizens can recognise when a woman, girl or other vulnerable person looks uncomfortable, feels unsafe or is at risk of violence and/or harassment;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 301 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on collective transport companies to increase display advertisements educating people on the spectrum of abuse as well as the legislation currently in place; recalls that increased awareness will embolden women to seek help but also encourage bystanders to intervene; to this end, reiterates the need for clear, visible and functional helpdesks where people can obtain immediate assistance;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 302 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the green and digital transitions target and eliminate barriers to female employment in transport; stresses that existing funding programmes and instruments such as the Green New Deal or European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) can make a tangible difference in this regard;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 303 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Calls on the stakeholders involved in airline industry to consider adopting a holistic approach to gender equality at every level, as well as to recognise that there is a discrepancy between the amount of women in different positions within the industry;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 304 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19 d. Highlights how the inclusion of female executives in collective transport has the potential to improve decision- making processes, demonstrating the benefits and societal advantages pertaining to corporate sustainability and investment;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 305 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19 e. Urges the Member States to ensure early outreach with schools, universities, networks and business associations as a means of engaging with girls and women from a young age, and welcoming them into the technical subjects that could culminate with a prosperous career in transport;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 306 #

2022/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)
19 f. Underlines that more needs to be done to render female students more competitive in the transport labour market; suggests that this could be achieved through the provision of specific entry points into the transport sector through targeted internships in fields such as urban planning, environmental science, public policy and administration, law, business, vehicle design and construction, logistics and commerce whereby the respective curriculums and policy platforms should place some focus on the transport sector;
2023/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 61 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas different regulatory measures in the Member States concerning prostitution have different effects on gender equality;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 64 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Member States should ensure that when an offence is committed with the intention of earning profit or gain or that an offence actually brought profit or gain from the prostitution of another person (i.e. profiting from human trafficking) that this profit is considered to be an aggravating circumstance;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 66 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas in Member States the ban of prostituted persons under 21 years of age, pregnant women and women working in the streets should be considered as a basic concept within a European framework and thereby respected and applied in all Member States;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 68 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas street-based prostitution represents an environment which is devoid of humane conditions for women;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 84 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas ensuring the physical integrity of all and guaranteeing equality and respect for women’s rights must be at the heart of Member State and EU policies in relation to prostitution;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 90 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas there are strong links between forced and sometimes non-forced prostitution and organised crime such as human trafficking;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 91 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. Whereas the Turkish-occupied territories of Cyprus are used by human traffickers to exploit vulnerable women with the promise of student visas and student registration, only for them to be coerced into prostitution upon arrival and put through inhumane living conditions; whereas the Turkish-occupied territories of Cyprus serve as an area of impunity for human traffickers working in forced prostitution;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 94 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas prejudices and stereotypes block women from pursuing and realising their entrepreneurial ambitions, which serve to hold women back and force women into a poverty-stricken life through no wrong doing of their own;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 98 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas a holistic approach is needed to protect women in prostitution and put an end to the impunity of perpetrators;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 99 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
F c. whereas the most common and widespread form of human trafficking in the EU is that for the purpose of sexual exploitation; whereas 60% of victims of human trafficking in the EU are trafficked for sexual exploitation;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 101 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
F d. whereas there is an asymmetry between national prostitution legislation within the EU (with countries where prostitution is legal and countries where it is illegal and where the demand for prostitution is criminalised);
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 110 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas numerous factors cause people to enter prostitution, including poverty, social exclusion, drug-addiction and a migration background;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 113 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas we should take advantage of the opportunities offered by the free market economy, which promotes healthy competition and creates high growth and innovation, and in turn offers high- quality jobs as a viable option for those who want to leave;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 117 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas Ireland and New Zealand have similar populations but the amount of prostitutes working in Ireland is 5-8 times lower due to the introduction of the Nordic model;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 123 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas prostitution has cross- border implications and affects women’s rights and gender equality; whereas in cross-border regions the systems should be coordinated to avoid hot spots in border regions; whereas the disparity of legislation on prostitution in the EU benefits traffickers and organised crime networks; whereas all Member States have a legal obligation to discourage and end human trafficking and organised crime;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 127 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas Europol reports establish that where prostitution is legal, trafficking in human beings and violence perpetrated against its victims and prostituted persons increases tenfold as perpetrators can hide behind legal structures, whereas the Nordic model is not a fix-all solution to reduce demand, sex trafficking, violence or exploitation;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 135 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas the fight against prostitution and trafficking can only be effective at saving women and girls when an approach which protects its victims and tackles the demand for prostitution is applied;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 136 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
H c. whereas Member States should promote prevention and rehabilitation programmes and broad, in-depth educational programmes against human trafficking and forced prostitution both in schools and in wider society and especially in the prostitute’s countr(ies) of origin; these programmes should include safe accommodation and secure care, adequate medical attention, psychological help (trauma therapy), education/training opportunities, support for reintegration into the wider economy, specialised help for women with addictions and specialised help for women with children;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 140 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
H e. whereas prostitution is increasingly shifting into the virtual space, regardless of the legislation in force: whereas this relates not only to the recruitment and initiation “process”, but also to the way in which the sexual act itself takes place; whereas prostitution in the virtual space also has the same harmful effects on prostituted women as in the real world;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 142 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)
H f. whereas Ursula Von Der Leyen has previously stated that prostitution is not a profession like any other and that exit should always be the goal;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 144 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)
H g. whereas according to some studies there is the potential to reduce HIV infections by 33–46% in the next decade if prostitution were to be decriminalised; whereas criminalised sex work leads to lower condom use which leads to higher cases of STIs including but not limited to, Genital Chlamydia, Gonorrhea infections, Pharyngeal and anal STI infections, as well as cases of syphilis infections;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 147 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H h (new)
H h. whereas LGBTI prostitutes are subjected to discrimination and criminalisation as both LGBTI people and as prostitutes; whereas there is not equal access to preventative HIV medication, such as PREP and/or PEP drugs across the Union;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 149 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H i (new)
H i. whereas the dual identities of LGBTI prostitutes have the potential to further marginalise individuals and render them more vulnerable to increased levels of violence, human rights’ abuses, and decreased access to services and justice;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 151 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H j (new)
H j. whereas poverty is the primary driving force behind women becoming prostitutes; whereas drug addiction is used as a means to lure and entrap victims into prostitution;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 152 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H k (new)
H k. whereas access to health care services, including contraception is vital for prostitutes to maintain their health; recognises that in some Member States, such as Poland, access to such health care provisions has been severely restricted, causing undue stress and anxiety as well as adverse health effects for those who need it;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 161 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that approaches to regulating prostitution vary across the EU and target three key components of this system: prostituted persons, the purchase of sex (i.e. demand), and pimping; stresses that the different laws have different effects on women in prostitution, their rights, women’s rights in general, gender equality, demand, societyal attitudes and neighbouring countries; Member States, as well as the ability for women to reintegrate into society;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 165 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Rejects the premise of an overly- simplified ideological battle that polarises the debate into two camps: it is important to evaluate all models with a realistic perspective to see which parts of each model work best; highlights that a simplified binary approach has the potential to overlook the advantages and disadvantages of the respective models which only serves to hinder those involved in prostitution;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 172 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the lack of reliable, accurate and comparable data across countrisome Member States apropos of trafficking, violence within forced prostitution, as well the success(es) of exit programmes;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 187 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that consent can only be given freely when there is no power imbalance between the people involved; notes, at the same time, that it can be extremely difficult for people to realise that they are victims, especially when they do not know their rights, and recalls the dynamics of an abusive relationship; underlines in addition that the voice of women should always be listened to and recalls the need for informative, respectful programmes so that women in prostitution are abreast of their rights and obligations;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 197 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines that prostitution proved itself far too often to be susceptible to force majures such as the Covid -19 pandemic; highlights that furlough schemes in many Member States did not apply to women in prostitution, recalls the example of the Netherlands which - where the affected woman was registered with the national chamber of commerce - allowed women in prostitution to access necessary financial support;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 199 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Sresses that greater awareness is needed to better understand the increasingly shift of prostitution into the virtual space;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 202 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the European Parliament recognised, in its resolution of 26 February 2014 on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality, that prostitution and sexual exploitation are violations of human dignity, contravene human rights principles such as gender equality and are therefore contrary to the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; recalls that it defined prostitution as a serious form of violence and exploitation in its resolution of 5 July 2022 on women’s poverty in Europe4 ; _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0274.
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 208 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns the fact that women in prostitution lack legal security because of their criminalisation, meaning they face the constant threat of police and judicial persecution, are subject to additional vulnerability and stigmatisation that negatively affect their physical and mental health, consequently experience difficulties in contacting support services and lack access to fundamental rights; deplores the fact that, at the same time, abusive and other non-law abiding clients, brothel owners and human traffickers often remain unpunished; calls on the relevant authorities within Member States to increase their efforts to end the impunity for those who commit forced prostitution;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 225 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomesTakes note of the fact that an increasing number of countries are taking up and implementing the Nordic/Equality model; supports the feminist background of this modeloverarching gender- specific objective of this model which seeks to reduce demand and its goal of achieving gender equality, and highlights the model’s positive effects on the rights of people in prostitution andbut that work and research is still needed to ensure that this model is effective in the fight against human trafficking;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 239 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation only exist because there is a demand for them; recognises that any service based economy works on the concept of supply and demand but that through the promotion of a strong, competitive and free market European economy fewer women will enter prostitution as a last resort to provide for their families;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 252 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the decriminalisation of pimping and of the purchase of sex increases demand, empowers the demand side and normalises sex buying; underlines that the stigmatisation of people, especially women, in prostitution nevertheless persists; notes that only if demand is reduced can the prostitution market shrink and thus the number of those exploited in it;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 257 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that the legalisation of selling sex (as is the case in the Nordic model) is the only way prostitutes can build trust in law enforcement and other help services;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 265 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned that the legalisation of prostitution promotes legal structures behind which traffickers can hide; therefore calls on the Member States to ensure that existing legislation and regulations are properly assessed so as to avoid any loopholes which allow criminals to act with impunity;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 276 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation is increasing due to high demand; points out that this is particularly visible in countries with a liberal regulatory model, whereas countriesin some Member States such as Ireland that follow approaches like the Nordic/Equality model are no longer big markets for human trafficking for that purpose;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 283 #

2022/2139(INI)

14 a. Stresses the need to tackle forced prostitution in the EU’s occupied territories, and calls on the Commission to address this issue with immediate effect;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 288 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the different approaches to regulation in the EU have different effects and that women in prostitution have different rights and protections in different EU Member States; underlines that, on average, 70 % of the individuals in prostitution in the EU are migrant women and that trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation mostly affects women and girls coming from the east of the European Union;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 290 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Recalls that women in the LGB and Transgender communities, including prostitutes themselves must be meaningfully involved and included in the development of national prostitution policies and wider European discussions;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 292 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that the prostitution market and its actors operate across borders; Stresses that the divergent rules mean that some EU Member States have more victims of trafficking in human beings than others and that free movement within the EU helps to move people from one market to the next; calls Member States and the Commission to coordinate a pan- European approach and equal standards and possibilities of prosecution for those involved in prosecution;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 304 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on EIGE to put together an analysis of how AI could serve to protect prostitutes from vulnerable and potentially dangerous situations; highlights the need for privacy for all parties when in compliance of the law but underlines as well that when used efficiently AI can both protect peoples’ identities and create a safe, managed place in which women can operate;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 308 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls on Member States to promote STEM learning so that girls can play an active role in in developing technology for women’s needs;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 309 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the different effects of different regulatory measures on men, young people and society as a whole; highlights that there appears to have been a significant and positive shift in attitudes among boys and men in Sweden after the introduction of the Nordic model, whereby women are seen less as objects to satisfy man’s sexual desire but instead as victims of exploitation; whereby this dissuades them from purchasing sex;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 317 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the Member States’ obligation to protect women’s rights and physical integrity and promote gender equality, and highlights the EU’s role in doing this within the international community and in creating equal protection and equal rights across Member States; calls on all remaining Member States to ratify the Istanbul convention as soon as possible;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 320 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure adequate provision of contraception as a means of preventing sexually transmitted infections as well as unwanted pregnancies for prostitutes; calls particularly on the government of Poland to ease the restrictions of contraception, especially emergency contraception;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 341 #

2022/2139(INI)

20 b. Urges Member States to introduce rehabilitation programmes that include safe accommodation and secure care, medical help, psychological help (trauma therapy), specialised help for women with addictions and specialised help for women with children;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 342 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Calls for adequate protections for LGBTI prostitutes who have reported facing discrimination, humiliation and denial of services from healthcare workers, either based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or any combination of these; recalls that the denial of services based on the grounds of their sexual orientation is a breach of the European charter of fundamental rights; calls for better access to PREP and PEP medication as well as awareness about when and where they are available;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 361 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States for specific measures to assist women in prostitution with their social and professional reintegration; calls for such exit programmes to work gradually, for women to be supported on their personal paths and for people’s potential to be recognised, with and professional training and further education programmes being adapted to take account of this;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 364 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Recalls the highly successful RUPS exit programme in the Netherlands where any prostitute can go to for help, guidance and support irrespective of whether they work in a sex club, via the internet, in the street or in any other way;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 368 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Underlines that a successful exit programme must be one which is readily accessible and able to help women who have psychological problems, those who fail to master the Member State’s language, those who have experiences of duress and exploitation, as well as those with a history of addictions;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 369 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Notes that exit programmes for women seeking to leave prostitution are best able to help women and girls in a free market economy that is high growth and in turn able to provide women and girls with good quality, well-paying jobs that represents a viable alternative to prostitution;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 370 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23 d. Underscores that obstacles to growth in the economy will not deter women and girls from entering prostitution but instead increase it through a lack of opportunities in the wider economy;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 371 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23 e. Calls on the Commission to launch a programme that would engage prostitutes (both former and current) into a training scheme that would help them kick start their own entrepreneurial activity;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 379 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls for a European wide agreement that explicitly forbids prostitution by those under the age of 21, those who are pregnant, as well as a ban on street-based prostitution and other inhumane “working” conditions;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 382 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Recalls the need for informed decisions to be taken before wide sweeping conclusions can be drawn; highlights that while there is no one single Nordic model applied in the same way within the Union, the implementation of the Nordic model continues to take place; underlines that when implementing the Nordic model, Member States should take advantage of best practices employed in other Member States;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 386 #

2022/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Urges Member Stares to take a holistic approach to better protect women in prostitution and to that end urges them to introduce the Nordic model in a way that proactively incorporates the positive aspects of regulated prostitution;
2023/02/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 39 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. B a. Whereas sexual harassment in European streets has a gendered dimension with a disproportionate number of women and girls falling victim to sexual harassment including, but not limited to, sexual assault and rape;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 48 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the proportion of women who have ever worked and have experienced any unwanted behaviour with a sexual connotation in the workplace varies between Member States, ranging from 11 % to 41 %7 ; whereas sexual harassment disproportionately affects women workers, including women from racialized communities; whereas colourism is a serious issue that needs addressing in the work place; _________________ 7 EU survey on gender-based violence against women and other forms of inter- personal violence (EU-GBV) – first results – 2022 edition.
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 63 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. D a. Whereas in the light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian refugees, particularly women, are more vulnerable to sexual exploitation including, but not limited to, the workplace;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 85 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas in its previous resolutions, Parliament called for the introduction of several concrete measures introducing a zero-tolerance approach but, several years on, only some of them have been fully implemented and more needs to be done;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 86 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas more data is required to understand the breakdown of harassment that exists, particularly keeping in mind that many LGBTI employees work in an environment marked by prejudice and hostility;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 91 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas cases of sexual harassment is a gendered phenomenon but harassment akin to bullying, denigration and belittling is undertaken by all genders;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 92 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
G b. Whereas European Parliament President Roberta Metsola stated that, “The European Parliament must be a safe and welcoming space for everyone - free from harassment. We must be the example”;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 93 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
G c. Whereas the Employment Equality Directive enshrines the right not to be discriminated against, nor be subjected to harassment, in employment contexts on the basis of sexual orientation[1]. [1] Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16).
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 94 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
G d. G d. Whereas The ‘Gender Equality Directives’ stipulate that sex- based and sexual harassment at work and in access to goods and services are contrary to the principle of equal treatment between men and women;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 95 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
G e. Whereas the proposal for a directive on violence against women defines “sexual harassment at work” as any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, where it occurs in the course of, linked with, or arising in matters of employment, occupation and self-employment, with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of the victim, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 102 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises that women, especially those who live in rural areas, often have limited transport services, meaning they can be devoid of options to return home safely; therefore calls on local authorities to ensure a safe public transport service that is able to serve womens' needs;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 104 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on Member States to ensure that urban planning takes into consideration women and girls’ needs, including safety and security; calls on Member States to ensure adequate, sustainable street lighting to avoid situations where women have to face dark, eerie spots when commuting to and from work;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 107 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the EU and the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention, the international gold standard to prevent gender-based violence, and in so doing protect victims and punish perpetrators; Stresses the need to intercept prevalent cultural attitudes about violence and gender equality; is convinced that the EU and the Member States should learn from the crises and backlashes against gender equality by adopting and implementing concrete, efficient and ambitious rules and policies on preventing and combating violence;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 119 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that special attention must be paid to women and girls fleeing war, particularly in the case of Ukrainian women in the aftermath of Russian attack(s);
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 124 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the European institutions should behave as exemplary employers and establish zero-tolerance standards; calls on the Commission to assess, exchange and compare the existing best practices and to disseminate the results of this assessment as regards the most effective measures;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 133 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that, in spite of the progress initiated by the MeToo campaign, which helped to break the silence and raise awareness of the need to implement better working conditions for all staff, cases of sexual harassment still occur in the European institutions, including Parliament as well as taking into account the new conditions of remote working and the subsequent lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic; recalls that these cases cast a shadow over the functioning of our institutions and undermine the confidence of EU citizens in them;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 138 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the EU Member States to strengthen awareness raising of equality bodies supervising discriminatory practices through adequate resources sufficient to ensure their effective functioning;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 144 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of prevention, with information and awareness-raising efforts, and the promotion of zero-harassment campaigns and policies; considers that the existing campaigns should be reinforced so that ignorance or a so called “lack of awareness” cannot be cited as an excuse for flagrant flouting of the rules;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 154 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that sexual harassment cases are still under-reported because victims do not use the existing channels, demonstrating the need for further efforts with regard to the prevention of sexual harassment including information campaigns which can enable victims to recognise examples of harassment;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 168 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the duty of all of the European institutions to put in place all necessary policies to prevent and address all forms of harassment and violence, and urges them to ensure that all of the rules in place guarantee a zero-tolerance approach to any forms of misconduct and full support for all victims; calls on the European institutions to strengthen their internal rules and policies to ensure that in cases of harassment and violence, they should not only suspend the perpetrator, but also entirely remove their salary once proven guilty;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 205 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the harassment prevention training offered to Members, managers in Parliament’s Secretariat and staff; is convinced, however, that voluntary harassment prevention training has proven insufficient; calls for the introduction of mandatory training for all Members; calls for any reprimand for those who do not comply to be proportionate and respectful of the Member’s elected status and their right to excersise their mandate; suggests that one potential measure could perhaps include a formal ban on Members’ participation in missons;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 210 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the measures implemented under the ‘Updated Roadmap for the adaptation of preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between Members of the EP and APAs, trainees and other staff’ adopted by the Bureau on 12 March 2018, and the Gender Action Plan; calls for the improvement, on a regular basis, of awareness raising for all persons working on Parliament’s premises about the zero- harassment policy, in order to provide them with the tools to recognise all forms of harassment and to report it; calls for more data so as to ascertain the extent of which harrasment affects employees within the EP including a particular focus on the LGBTI community;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 217 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the work of the Advisory Committee on Harassment and its prevention at the workplace and the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning Members of the European Parliament; calls for full transparency about how Parliament is addressing issues of harassment, while protecting the identity of those affected, and invites both committees to draft and publish their monitoring reports and risk assessments annually on the European Parliament website; calls for an independent evaluation of the measures in place by external and auditors selected in a transparent procedurein a transparent procedure; emphasises the need to apply the legal principle that every accused person is innocent until proven guilty;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 227 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Asks for the composition of the advisory committees to be updated to ensure an equal representation of exthat internal experts with proven expertise in tackling harassment in the workplace, including doctors, therapists and legal experts in the domain of harassment and to change their status to full members with voting rights; calls for the creation of a confidential register of cases over time, as already requested in the resolutions dating from 2017 and 2021;
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 232 #

2022/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the European Ombudsman to provide coherent information on an annual basis to Parliament’s High-Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity regarding complaints about maladministration relating to gender equality in Parliament;deleted
2023/02/06
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 6 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas focus should be directed towards the situation of women and girls in conflict-affected areas, and most particularly the consequences of the use of rape as a weapon of war or other forms of violence against women that are among the gravest effects on women in conflict- affected areas;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 8 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas women face multiple difficulties in conflict-affected areas, such as negative effects on their livelihood, lack of infrastructure and difficult circumstances to care for their home, children and other family members in situations where the care responsibility still often falls on women;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 12 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the participation of women in peacekeeping and military operations improves outcomes2 and needs to be substantially encouraged and strengthened; _________________ 2 https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp- content/uploads/2021/05/Gendered- Impacts-on-Operational-Effectiveness-of- UN-Peace-Operations.pdf
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 16 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Gender Action Plan III plans, within its implementation plan, an enhanced participation of women in CSDP missions and operations;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines amongst others the unequivocal need for security and defence measures to be gender-responsive;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 36 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the EEAS working document ‘Strategy andAction Plan to Enhance Women’s Participation in Civilian CSDP Missions2021-2024’3a and the vision expressed within; _________________ 3a https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/fi les/documents/Strategy%20and%20Action %20Plan%20to%20Enhance%20Women %20Participation%20in%20Civ- CSDP%20missions.pdf
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines the need to end the victimisation of women in conflicts, and instead put them at the core and ensure their participation in peacekeeping, prevention of conflicts, military operations, peace negotiations and rebuilding of societies after conflicts;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 43 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to ensure effective gender mainstreaming across all Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; calls specifically for the next CSDP Compact to set targets for gender balance in the personnel, with tools in view of increasing the participation and representation of women at all levels, especially in leadership positions as there are only three female heads of civilian missions and no female commanders of military missions;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 54 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls the importance of the Civilian CSDP missions and their added value founded on the expertise in different specialised sectors;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 71 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for ring-fencing of funding for adequate gender-related actions within the CSDP.
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 73 #

2022/2050(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for further support of security and defence policy research and analysis conducted by female scholars and researchers;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 30 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital M (new)
M. whereas the lack of women involved in the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) represents an untapped catalyst for technological advancement; whereas scientific education such as STEM subjects is important for obtaining skills, decent work and the jobs of the future, as well as for breaking down gender stereotypes and biases that unjustly regard these as typically masculine fields;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 33 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital P (new)
P. whereas there has been a regrettable backsliding for women’s access to safe and legal abortions in some Member States; whereas access to SRHR, including safe and legal abortion, is a human right;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 36 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital S (new)
S. whereas 1 in 3 women have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 37 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital T (new)
T. whereas women’s and girls’ rights are still not adequately safeguarded in many parts of the world and the role for civil society, in particular women’s rights organisations, is becoming increasingly under threat in many countries;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of advancing women’s rights and equality of opportunity between men and women worldwide, which are crucial to the realisation of human rights; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer from discrimination and violence, especially in countries under strict Islamic regimes, and that such societies fail to provide them with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and political and economic representation;deleted
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 46 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Condemns all violence against women and children and notes the alarming increase in such violence worldwide, in particular during the COVID-19 crisis; welcomes the EU’s efforts, alongside those of its international partners, aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women and children;deleted
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 54 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on global actors to take all necessary legislative and administrative steps and measures to promote a culture of acceptance, mutual respect and human dignity for men and women at all stages of development and aging;deleted
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 67 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on global actors and the Member States to forcefully tackle the plight of women and girls throughout the world who are subjected to human trafficking and sexual exploitation; supports efforts to rescue and rehabilitate victims and to rigorously prosecute and reform male and female offenders, including by dismantling criminal gangs who prey on those duped into taking deadly journeys to enter the EU illegally;deleted
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 79 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to promote healthcare practices that benefit women and girls at all stages of development and aging;deleted
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 97 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts in its new EU action plan on human rights and democracy 2020-2024 to protect and empower women and girls by going beyond stereotypes; stresses that these efforts must, to the extent possible, be made while fully respecting the right of peoples to self- determination, as enshrined in Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.deleted
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 111 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure the full integration of the convention into the future EU directive on combatting gender-based violence;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 115 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Condemns all forms of female genital mutilation, forced and underage marriage, trafficking, “honour” violence and “honour” killings; calls for the EU and global actors to specifically target these issues;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 116 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Condemns all kinds of targeted violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; reiterates UN Security Council Resolution 1820 (2008) stating that rape and other forms of sexual violence constitute crimes against humanity or war crimes;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 121 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Calls on Member States and the European Commission to facilitate better cross-border communication and training to ensure a more efficient targeting of human traffickers who use borders as loopholes to further exploit their victims, the overwhelming majority of whom are women; notes that this has become even more relevant in the aftermath of Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 122 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Calls on the EU to ensure the integration of a gender perspective in Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, increasing the role of women in humanitarian aid and post-conflict reconstruction operations, transitional justice and the promotion of human rights; also calls for the EU to address trafficking and sexual and gender-based violence, and ensure sustained access to essential and life- saving health services in Ukraine;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 127 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6 g. Calls for Russia to be held accountable for all breaches of human rights against women and girls, including but not limited to, all accounts of sexual violence and rape; calls for decisive action to put an end to sexual violence as a weapon of war, to protect and help victims and increase their access to justice;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 129 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6 h. Calls on all remaining Member States to fully ratify the Istanbul convention which represents a key means of forging a Europe which confronts and tackles all forms of gender-based violence and offers prevention mechanisms to reduce the number of future victims; calls on the Council to conclude the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention without delay;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 133 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6 i. Encourages non-EU states to ratify the Istanbul Convention, improve women’s rights and strongly fight against all forms of gender-based violence;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 138 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6 k. Stresses that gender equality is a core value of the EU and one of its common and fundamental principles;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 139 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6 l. Calls on Member States to encourage greater participation of women in their respective democratic systems to tackle the discrepancy in the representation of women in democratic decision-making, with Sweden performing the best with over 46% elected women and Hungary the worst with just 14%; regrets in particular the lack of gender equality at a leadership level; therefore calls on the EU and other countries to strengthen its commitment to facilitate better participation of women in decision making in politics, business and civil society;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 142 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)
6 m. Regrets the backsliding in the rights for LGBTI women in some Member States, such as Poland, who face increasing barriers and hostility to living a life free from discrimination; Recall’s Ursula Von Der Leyen’s 2020 State of the Union speech where she declares that "LGBTI-free zones are humanity free zones. And they have no place in our Union.";
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 145 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 n (new)
6 n. Condemns all forms of violence against LGBTI+ people across the EU and wider world; Calls on the EU and the Member States to up its efforts to combat violence, discrimination and stigmatisation against LGBTI+ citizens;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 146 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 p (new)
6 p. Calls for the EU and the Member States to promote gender equality and SRHR in all their external actions, including in multilateral and bilateral forums;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 147 #

2022/2049(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 r (new)
6 r. Calls on the EU to promote equal opportunities to access education around the world; Strongly urges the EU, including European External Action Service (EEAS), to counteract the appalling denial of girls’ education which represents a contravening of children’s human rights; recalls the particular significance of girls’ education in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 148 #

2022/2049(INI)

6 s. Calls on Member States to promote and encourage STEM learning from an early age to ensure that girls and women are not at an unfair disadvantage when later seeking employment in the scientific and technical sectors; recalls that equal opportunity to access the fields of science and technology are a prerequisite to ensure that women and girls can fully enjoy their human rights;
2022/10/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the efficient movement of people, services and goods, including city freight transport and logistics are essential to the functioning of urban economies;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas coach travel represents 40% of the EU collective road transport activity;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas every year around 22 700 people still lose their lives on the EU’s roads and around 120 000 are seriously injured; whereas 38 % of road fatalities in the EU occur in urban areas, and vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and , cyclists and motorcyclists account for 70 % of deaths;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas micro-mobility encompasses electrically and non- electrically powered personal mobility devices such as bikes, e-bikes, electric scooters, hoverboards, monowheels and others;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the Commission published the dedicated SUMP Topic Guide focusing on road safety and micro- mobility in the SUMP planning and implementation process;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 65 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the rules and requirements regarding active mobility, new forms of mobility and micro-mobility are still underdeveloped or vary between Member States, which has a significant impact on citizens’ safety and further leads to missed opportunities for users in different Member States and uncertainty for operators;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the number of accidents involving electric scooters and other new forms of urbannew forms of micro-mobility such as electrically powered personal mobility devices has increased over the past two years;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 76 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas focus on urban transport policies should shift from simply providing mobility to ensuring accessibility to the service, giving greater priority to affordable access for all, regardless their income, age, health situation or location (i.e., urban vs peri- urban/rural);
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas artificial intelligence (AI) in urban mobility has a high potential in increasing safety, security and efficiency, improving inclusion of vulnerable groups, reducing traffic congestion, decreasing air and noise pollution, reducing costs and decarbonising the transport sector;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas on-demand mobility services offer the potential to complement traditional collective transport services;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Strengthening the urban mobility framework: A new page in EU's urban road safety, accessibility and security
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 96 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that citizens are willing to switch to smart and sustainable modes of transport in particular in their daily mobility, with the main condition for switching being the cost, availability and speed;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 98 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. All new measures shall be based on the results of comprehensive impact assessment taking into account economic, social and environmental consequences as well diverse mobility needs of users;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The assessment of environmental performance of different urban transport solutions shall be based on life-cycle emissions;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that all modes of transport have their role to play and that the modal shift cannot simply be imposed upon people but must be supported by people; highlighting in this regard that all users (from urban, peri-urban and rural areas) should be equally important in the process of urban transport planning
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 117 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that authorities should place transport users from urban, peri- urban and rural areas at the centre of their mobility and transport vision and practice. Transport plans should therefore acknowledge that mobility needs and users’ individual circumstances and preferences are not homogenous. Therefore, a differentiated variety of smart and sustainable mobility options is needed, instead of a one-size-fits-all solution.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for financial, fiscal and regulatory support for the use of zero- and low-carbon individual private mobility, complemented by efficient and affordable collective transport services and shared mobility solutions , and other modes of transport that bring various options to the market, in order to boost competition and thereby provide better and more valuable inclusive, affordable, efficient and sustainable solutions for citizens;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 138 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for better accessibility and connectivity between urban, peri-urban and rural areas and further calls for unhindered access to smart, sustainable and affordable transport to be guaranteed for all; In this regard notes with concern that peri-urban and rural areas, especially sparsely populated territories suffer the shortage of efficient, affordable and connected transport solutions and infrastructure including alternative fuel infrastructure which constrains the socioeconomic perspectives of these areas and their citizens;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of a level playing field between public and private transport providers allowing for a fair competition as well as the need for further complementarity between transport services;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 157 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all the parties involved to adopt measures that could better ensure road safety, such as deploying means to detect safety-related events or conditions, and also by taking into account users from groups with special needs such as people with disabilities and reduced mobility, persons accompanying children, elderly people, etc.;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 161 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Supports all effort to improve road safety in achieving the aims of Vision Zero;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 167 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Affirms that urban transport should be more accessible; encourages the Commission, in this context, to propose guidelines regarding accessibility, safety and security for transport users and particularly for those from groups with special needs; highlights the key role artificial intelligence (AI) and digital solutions can play in this regard; In regards to safety highlights active and passive safety features in private vehicles and collective transport vehicles and stresses the importance of availability of mobile network in Member States necessary for emergency buttons; recommends implementation of AI and digital technologies into collective transport such as cameras, SOS buttons, real time remote identification systems for law enforcements and others. This will have also a positive impact making collective transport secure for currently vulnerable users such as women. Regarding accessibility, the AI and digitalisation can drastically contribute by implementing auditory signals in collective transport and infrastructure, deployment of intelligent private vehicles, pre-trip virtualization, safe smart intersection crossing or assistive robots.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises Commission’s efforts but notes that a more ambitious and coherent European policy and legislation is required to improve access to metros, rail transport, buses, trams, and shared mobility solutions; stresses the importance of other accessibility issues such as the availability of parking spots designated for persons with disabilities, a strict policy on abuse of blocking parking spots of persons with disabilities, accessibility of the city's walking and cycling infrastructure, including quality and accessibility of pavements, secure and accessible road crossings;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 171 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Supports the UN Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (UNCRPD and European Accessibility Act Directive and all of its dimensions in the context of urban mobility;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes the rapid emergence of micro-mobility, such as bikes, e-bikes, electric scooters, hoverboards, monowheels and other electrically and non-electrically powered personal mobility devices; stresses that these, forms of mobility should be properly incorporated, presented and addressed in urban mobility, including as regards to the safety and compliance policies at all levels of governance;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls for collective transport that is accessible, well organised, affordable and offers good quality to citizens including door to door services. The share of clean vehicles in the fleet as well as smart and sustainable modes such as trams are important factor to reduce air pollution, carbon emissions and congestion;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Recognises the benefits of smart and sustainable alternative mobility solutions such as shared cars, ride- hailing, electric bikes and scooters and other forms of micro-mobility; believes that such modes could have a complementary character and could provide wider options to consumers depending on their mobility needs.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 175 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Believes that building a new infrastructure for personal micro mobility such as cycling lines should not compromise existing road lines, creating additional traffic obstacles for road users.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses however its concern about the shortcomings in the regulation of micro- mobility in many Member States, as it does not facilitate this type of transportation and poses risks for people’s safety; invites the Commission, in this context, to closely collaborate with the Member States to draw up common minimal road-safety guidelines and recommendations for micro-mobility such as speed limits, helmet requirements, or training;recommendations and requirements on urban road safety, including the safe use of electrically and non-electrically powered personal mobility devices, dedicated trainings, speed and age limits, helmet requirements and other protective equipment, as well as rules on carrying and hauling children, prohibition of driving under the influence of addictive substances. etc.; notes that these requirements shall be seamlessly adapted to the different levels of governance independently from SUMP planning and implementation and without compromising the principle of subsidiarity; strongly encourages the Member States to proceed with the adaptation of their national legislation and to launch information campaigns; to increase awareness and education for road safety;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 183 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes in this regard that the lack of enforcement is an additional significant contributor to poor road safety record in regards to micro-mobility; calls for focusing on enforcement of existing rules to ensure respectful coexistence of transport modes;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 187 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls further on the Commission to harmonise technical standards and requirements regarding types of micro- mobility transport; calls for the review of the CE marking legislation and its application and/or the possible inclusion into the Type Approval Regulation of these vehicles can provide solutions;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include and strengthen gender mainstreaming in their urban mobility plans to comprise gender criteria in the design of mobility planning, highlights that significant progress is needed in urban transport research on gender, as is further collection and analysis of comparable gender-sensitive statistics and data on behaviour, travel patterns, needs and concerns in women’s mobility with the view to designing relevant urban mobility plans that would work for every transport user;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 199 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that urban infrastructure planning should contribute to a smart and sustainable transport transition, allowing for multimodality and ensuring quality of life in cities; recommends, in this regard, incorporating active, shared and on- demand mobility and micro- mobility, as well as underdeveloped sustainable transport modes, into sustainable urban mobility plans;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 202 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The infrastructure shall incorporate access routes and last mile connection to multimodal passenger hubs, including for active modes such as bridges or underpasses.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 203 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses the importance of the incorporation on the urban transport system and infrastructure of the multimodal freight terminal
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 209 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights that the SUMPS shall not only present measure how to integrate different modes of transport and promote the sustainable modes of transports but also to evaluate their affordability and accessibility for transport users and taking into account different transport and mobility needs for different groups;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that the adoption SUMPS shall not be a condition for European funding because of the principle of subsidiarity;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 217 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for significantly improved interconnection between the airports and ports with cities in order to allow for seamless and multimodal transport and mobility solutions; highlights primarily the importance of the rail infrastructure and interoperability in this regard;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that the further development of the inland waterway infrastructure is a crucial to building a smart, sustainable and competitive urban transport;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 227 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Highlights that that inland waterways, as one of the most environmentally-friendly modes of transport and its largely untapped potential of transporting large amounts of goods across the Union, can play a fundamental role in meeting the EU’s climate objectives;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 228 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls for significant increase of the modal share of inland waterways in urban transport by improving its resilience, efficiency and sustainability by promoting and incentivising its usage and allowing for sufficient investments in order to decrease road congestion, enhance safety and decrease emissions;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to focus on completing the TEN-T core inland waterway network by 2030, eliminating the missing links and allowing for quality and modally interconnected physical and digital infrastructure within the urban framework including the improvement of rail links at ports;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 240 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls for EU measures to remove the legislative, administrative, and cross- border obstacles that hamper multimodal transport within the European economy, developed in cooperation with stakeholders; notes that such multimodal vision should be elaborated upon in the next NAIADES action programme; calls for further incentives for the development of intermodal port platforms;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 242 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls for the modal increase of rail mobility and freight and its interconnection with other transport modes within urban framework; calls in this regard for the improvement of the existing regulatory framework and reduction of technological and operational barriers;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 243 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Stresses that the completion of ERTMS integration has to be achieved until 2030 as a matter of urgency;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 244 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Highlights the importance of the level playing field between rail transport providers and their equal access to urban infrastructure as well as the revision of track access in order to improve the rail competitiveness in urban transport framework and to provide sustainable, affordable and attractive transport solution for passengers and freight;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Encourages Member states to integrate barrier-free accessibility to urban transport services in their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) recalls the need to better integrate the EU road safety targets an actions into the guidelines on the sustainable urban mobility plans by monitoring and promoting best practices;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 250 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the cases of extremely long border waiting times for road freight transport that in some cases cause the disruption of urban mobility systems and all types of transport; stresses that such occurrences negatively affecting border towns and areas and has direct impact on air quality and noise pollution while deteriorating health of European citizens; increases the risk of road accidents and damages the infrastructure. therefore, calls for the introduction of an EU-wide standard of an average 1-minute time for processing and controls of heavy-duty vehicles at EU borders, including sanctions in case of its non-compliance;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 264 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the integration of the freight dimension into sustainable urban mobility plans in order to accelerate sustainable urban logistics plans (SULPs) and low- emissions solutions to city freight transport, including rail and inland waterways, with the use of new distribution models, dynamic routing and multimodal connections;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 268 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights that urban logistics should be treated as an integral part of urban planning in order to ensure the efficiency of urban freight services and to avoid situation of interference and disruption in regards to the rest of the participants;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 271 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to ensure the availability of recharging and alternative fuels refuelling infrastructure (in urban, peri-urban and rural areas) that takes into account the specificities of all vehicle categories, pursuant to the alternative fuels infrastructure regulation; invites the Member States to collaborate with the Commission to create incentives for individuals and businesses to take up zero- and low-carbon modes of transport;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 274 #

2022/2023(INI)

16a. Highlights the importance of low and zero carbon mobility alternative fuels, as well as circular economy in order to achieve EU’s ambitious climate goals; notes in this regard hat conversion of combustion engine vehicles to electric ones has a great potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an inclusive and more affordable way; therefore underlines that homogenization of the rules and conditions at EU level would be of crucial importance to support retrofit industry; invites Member States and the Commission to work in collaboration in order to develop various financial, fiscal and regulatory incentives to encourage private and business users to convert from existing combustion engine vehicles to electric engines;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 279 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Encourages the uptake of latest vehicle technologies as state-of-the-art passenger cars, vans, trucks and buses play an important role in urban transport by providing smart, sustainable, safe, affordable and efficient individual and collective transport solutions and logistics;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Stresses that addressing transport- related issues of lower income and special needs groups (such as the disabled and the elderly) as well as connectivity issues between rural, peri-urban, and urban areas are a priority for cities and therefore invites Member States to consider offering ‘mobility vouchers’ that people can then allocate freely to their mobility choices;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that AIartificial intelligence and digitalisation improve efficiency, safety and affordability, andwhich decreases greenhouse gas emissions, while at the same time transport becomes safer, more efficient and sustainable, and affordable;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 296 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the further development and implementation of ‘mobility as a service’ (MaaS) across EuropeMultimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS) such as ‘mobility as a service’ (MaaS) across Europe that ensures a level playing field between transport providers; stresses that Maas is a vital tool for Multimodal Hubs integrating all mobility services and parking and thus providing information on the best services available taking into account the cost and duration of travel and allowing single ticketing;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 305 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the importance of the engagement of public and private stakeholders in a collaboration and constructive dialogue between society, local authorities, and businesses to achieve sustainable mobility of people and transport of goods in urban areas;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 306 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Considers the need to provide a local policy framework and private-public partnerships capable of supporting industry and mobility operators launching innovative and sustainable business models and new urban mobility technologies, such as operating autonomous vehicles; notes that this can be facilitated by aligning regulations on urban access policies to realise economies of scale and lower costs;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 308 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls for an urgent upgrade of the physical and digital infrastructure in cities in order to ensure the safe deployment of automated driving, with harmonization of traffic rules across member States and local authorities;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Highlights the importance of user- friendly multimodal ticketing and payment methods;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 310 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Stresses the importance that passengers should have a seamless user experience when using their urban mobility solution and in connecting with long-distance travel options. In order to achieve seamless ticketing in such cases, sector-based solutions should be supported and considered as the starting point when improving multimodal ticketing.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 311 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18f. Underlines that the alternative fuels recharging and refuelling infrastructure shall be part of multimodal hubs and terminals.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 324 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes with concern that urban vehicle access regulations (UVARs) are leading to further fragmentation of the single European transport area, while also going against the principles of the single market; highlights in this regard the importance of smart solutions better informing drivers about their compliance with certain rules; Common European standards and technological solutions will allow for seamless access to all such zones. Those standards shall be based on data and allow for the UVARs in the zones where is it proven that the emission count is extreme;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 326 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that different UVARs in the EU are generating additional costs for urban logistics that could be avoided;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 327 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the UVARs weigh significantly on the daily mobility of low- medium income citizens and citizens from peri urban and rural areas and their socio-economic status; notes that this could also lead to further urbanisation; underlines that the UVARs present a negative factor for a local tourism.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Notes with concern in this regard that the upcoming Zero pollution package and primarily the new euro 7 standards can lead to further strengthening of the access rules for those zones and thus discriminate further mostly commuters from peri-urban and rural areas and medium low income households;
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #

2022/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the importance of addition of socio-economic data within scope of the collection and submission of the date to the Commission per urban node. Accessibility, affordability or user- friendliness of public and private mobility services and others shall be included.
2022/10/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and the Council28 constitutes the main Union legal instrument on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting the victims of this crime. That Directive sets out a comprehensive framework to address trafficking in human beings by establishing minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions. It also includes common provisions to strengthen prevention and protection of all victims, taking into account the gender perspective. _________________ 28 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA, OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1–11.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 52 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Member States should also note that the offence of harbouring described in Article 2(1) also means that the exploited victims are housed at disproportionately high prices in housing that is not proportionate to the rent. Harbouring therefore also means cases where either the trafficker himself or another landlord takes advantage of the ignorance or lack of alternatives of the exploited victims and makes substantial profits from this. Another landlord does not have to be part of the criminal infrastructure of the traffickers. It is sufficient that the landlord takes advantage of the predicaments that the traffickers have brought about.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 55 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The EU Strategy on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings 2021-202529 sets out a policy response adopting a multi- disciplinary and comprehensive approach from prevention through protection of victims, to prosecution and conviction of traffickers. It included a series of actions to be implemented with the strong involvement of civil society organisations. In order to address evolving trends in the area of trafficking in human beings, as well as shortcomings identified by the Commission, and to further step up efforts against this crime, it is necessary, nevertheless, to amend Directive 2011/36/EU. Identified threats and trends, which require the adoption of new rules concern in particular regarding the modi operandi of traffickers, including the commission or facilitation of offences concerning trafficking in human beings by means of information and communication technologies. Identified shortcomings of the criminal law response requiring an adaptation of the legal framework relate to offences concerning trafficking in human beings committed in the interest of legal persons, to the data collection system, and to the national systems aimed at the early identification of, targeted and specialised assistance to and support for victims of trafficking and of the cooperation and coordination at EU level. _________________ 29 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the EU Strategy on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings 2021–2025, COM(2021) 171 final, 14.4.2021.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 70 #

2022/0426(COD)

(5) An increasing number of offences concerning trafficking in human beings is committed or facilitated by means of information or communication technologies. T leading to a sharp increase of victims exploited online. The online dimension has become a significant and growing threat in regards to trafficking in human beings as traffickers use the iInternet and social media inter alia toas a method to establish comprehensive trafficking networks, communicate with other traffickers, recruit, advertise or exploit victims, exercise control and organise transport and accommodations. Internet and social media are also used to distribute exploitative materials. Information technology also hampers timely and geographical detection of the crime and identification of the victims and perpetrators. It is therefore important to explicitly include the online dimension of the crime into the legal frameworkin all its aspects and the linkage between the online and offline dimension of the crime into the legal framework in all its dimensions and to address it from prevention to prosecution.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 74 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) In combatting trafficking in human beings, full use is to be made of existing instruments on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds and instrumentalities of crime, such as Directive EU/XX/YY of the European Parliament and of the Council [Proposed Directive on asset recovery and confiscation]30 . The use of frozen and confiscated instrumentalities and proceeds from the offences referred to in Directive 2011/36/EU to support victims’ assistance and protection, including compensation of victims, should be made a priority. Member States should, to that effect, establish a national victims fund based on the confiscated assets and Union trans- border law enforcement counter-trafficking activities, should be encouraged. _________________ 30 COM (2022) 245.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 82 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In order to enhance the national prevention capability to identify victims at an early stage, and to refer them to the appropriate and specialised protection, assistance and support services, it is necessary to establish by laws, regulations or administrative provisions National Referral Mechanisms in the Member States. Establishing formal national referral mechanisms and appointing national focal points for the referral of victims are essential measures to enhance cross-border cooperation and coordination.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 85 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to ensure sufficient protection, support and assistance to potential victims of trafficking, it is necessary to ensure that victims are not charged with administrative or criminal offences or excluded from physical and psychological support measures because of their residence status.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 89 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) International protection and residence status applications are conditional on the cooperation of the victim with competent authorities to ensure sufficient incentives for collaboration leading to an effective investigation, thus addressing the cynical business of traffickers and ensuring an access point for law enforcement to combat trafficking networks.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 90 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) Given that 3 out of 4 trafficking cases concern women and that women and men are often trafficked for different purposes, it is important to have a gender- specific approach where appropriate in regards to support and assistance measures.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 105 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The collection of accurate and coherent data and the timely publication of collected data and statistics are fundamental to ensure full knowledge on the scope of trafficking in human beings within the Union. Introducing a requirement for Member States in cooperation with relevant EU Agencies to collect and report to the Commission statistical data on trafficking in human beings every year in a harmonised way is expected to constitute a relevant step to enhance the general understanding of the phenomenon and to ensure the adoption of data- informed policies and strategies. Due to the importance of having up-to-date statistical data as soon as possible it is appropriate to determine the date of the application of the article on data collection at the earliest point in time, which is the entry into force of this Directive.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 107 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In the light of the Stockholm Programme and with a view to developing a consolidated Union strategy against trafficking in human beings aimed at further strengthening the commitment of, and efforts made, by the Union and the Member States to prevent and combat such trafficking, Member States should, in order to commend the good work done by the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator in coordinating the EU’s response to trafficking in human beings and developing knowledge and findings on the various aspects of trafficking in human beings, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children, facilitate the tasks of an anti- trafficking coordinator, which may include for example improving coordination and coherence, avoiding duplication of effort, between Union institutions and related agencies as well as between Member States and inter-national actors, contributing to the development of existing or new Union policies and strategies relevant to the fight against trafficking in human beings or reporting to the Union institutions.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 139 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 3
In Article 2, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. Exploitation shall include, as a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, including begging, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the exploitation of criminal activities, or the removal of organs. It shall also include cases of in-person interaction and intimate acts committed remotely through the misuse of information and communication technologies." Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 164 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 7 – Paragraph 2 (new)
In article 7, the following paragraph is added: 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that their competent authorities are entitled to trace, freeze, manage and confiscate, in accordance with Directive EU/XX/YY of the European Parliament and of the Council [Proposed Directive on asset recovery and confiscation]32 , the proceeds derived from, and instrumentalities used or intended to be used for the commission, or contribution to the commission, of the offences referred to in this Directive. 2. Member States shall, in accordance with the basic principles of their legal systems, take the necessary measures to reverse the burden of proof in order to facilitate the freezing and confiscation in cases referred to in Articles 2 and 3. _________________ 32 COM (2022) 245.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 171 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 8
in Article 8, the following paragraphs are added: "1. Member States shall, in accordance with the basic principles of their legal systems, take the necessary measures to ensure that competent national authorities are entitled not to prosecute or impose penalties on victims of trafficking in human beings for their involvement in criminal activities which they have been compelled to commit as a direct consequence of being subjected to any of the acts referred to in Article 2. 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the competent national authorities take decisions referred to in paragraph 1 depending on the efficient cooperation of the victim in the criminal investigation, prosecution or trial, if this conditionality is considered necessary for the prosecution by the competent authorities. 3. In accordance with the principle of non-discrimination, the principle of protection of victims and the right to effective access to justice, Member States shall ensure support and prevention measures apply to all victims in order to avoid their re-victimisation. 4. Member States shall support a close cooperation between law enforcement authorities and competent non-governmental organizations, which have already an established trustful link with European and national law enforcement agencies, in order to support a linkage between victims and law enforcement with regards to the significance of the testimony of victims and their willingness to cooperate for the prosecution of any act referred to in Article 2 and 3." Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 177 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 9
Article 9 is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall ensure that investigation into or prosecution of offences referred to in Articles 2 and 3 is not dependent on reporting or accusation by a victim or their legal representative and that criminal proceedings may continue even if the victim has withdrawn his or her statement or formal accusation. 2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable, where the nature of the act calls for it, the prosecution of an offence referred to in Articles 2 and 3 for a sufficient period of time after the victim has reached the age of majority. 3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that persons, units or services responsible for investigating or prosecuting the offences referred to in Articles 2 and 3 are trained accordingly. , in a gender sensitive way. 4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that effective investigative tools, such as those which are used in organised crime or other serious crime cases are available to persons, units or services responsible for investigating or prosecuting the offences referred to in Articles 2 and 3. 5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that penalties caused by an offence referred to in Articles 2 and 3 are reduced in case of a user’s voluntary willingness to cooperate in the investigation. 6. Member States shall, in accordance with the basic principles of their legal systems, take the necessary measures to ensure that competent national authorities are entitled not to prosecute or impose penalties for an offence referred to in Article 18a (1), if the accused person is cooperating with the authorities and the testimony given is of substantial value for the prosecution of offences referred to in Articles 2 and 3." Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 182 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1
In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that assistance and support are provided to victims before, during and for an appropriate period of time after the conclusion of criminal proceedings in order to enable them to exercise the rights set out in Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA, and in this Directive. in a child and gender sensitive approach. This assistance and support should be available even if the victim does not want to pursue charges." Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 184 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 e (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 2
In Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a person is provided with specialised physical and psychological assistance and support as soon as the competent authorities have a reasonable-grounds indication for believing that the person might have been subjected to any of the offences referred to in Articles 2 and 3. " Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 197 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In Article 11, the following paragraph is inserted: Member States shall ensure that victims of human trafficking can claim international protection or similar forms of protection provided by national legislation where the willingness of victims to cooperate with national law enforcements is sufficiently assessed.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 202 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 f (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 5
In Article 11, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: "5. The assistance and support measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided on a consensual and informed basis, and shall include at least standards of living capable of ensuring victims’ subsistence through measures such as the provision of appropriate and safe accommodation and material assistance, as well as necessary medical treatment including psychological assistance, counselling and information, and translation and interpretation services where appropriate. , together with providing the resources for their economic and social recovery through access to training and employment. As for child victims, they should have access to specialised child protection and support services, including child friendly shelters and facilities." Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 219 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 g (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 1
In Article 16, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the specific actions to assist and support child victims of trafficking in human beings, as referred to in Article 14(1), take due account of the personal and special circumstances of the unaccompanied child victim. Law enforcement authorities should be adequately trained for assisting and supporting unaccompanied minors." Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 221 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 h (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 4
In Article 16, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, in criminal investigations and proceedings, in accordance with the role of victims in the relevant justice system, competent authorities appoint a representative where the child is unaccompanied or separated from its family. Those persons should be adequately trained and specialised for the specific case of child victims to take particularly into account their vulnerabilities and needs. If the case relevant authorities across the EU should cooperate for tracing the family." Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 230 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 i (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 1
In Article 18, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall take appropriate measures, such as education and training, with a specific attention to the online dimension, to discourage and reduce the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation related to trafficking in human beings. " Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 233 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 j (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 2
In Article 18, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Member States shall take appropriate action, including through the Internet, such as information and awareness-raising campaigns, research and education programmes, for potential victims, specifically targeted at women and girls and potential users, promotion of digital literacy and skills, in a gender sensitive and child friendly way and where appropriate in cooperation with relevant civil society organisations and other stakeholders such as online platforms, aimed at raising awareness and reducing the risk of people, especially children, becoming victims of trafficking in human beings. " Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 240 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 k (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 3
In Article 18, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall promote regular specialised training for officials likely to come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking in human beings, including front-line police officers, judges, welfare officers, social workers and hospital workers aimed at enabling them to identify and deal with victims and potential victims of trafficking in human beings. " Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 271 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 l (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 19
Article 19 is replaced by the following: "Member States shall take the necessary measures to establish national rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms. The tasks of such mechanisms shall include the carrying out of assessments of trends in trafficking in human beings, the measuring of results of anti-trafficking actions, including the gathering of statistics in close cooperation with relevant civil society organisations active in this field, and reporting. The information and data shall be collected in cooperation with the relevant EU agencies to ensure efficient cross-border collaboration." Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 274 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 19 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The data collection shall be done in cooperation with relevant EU agencies.
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 293 #

2022/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 m (new)
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 20
Article 20 is replaced by the following: "In order to contribute to a coordinated and consolidated Union strategy against trafficking in human beings, Member States shall facilitate the tasks of an anti- trafficking coordinator (ATC). In particular, Member States shall transmit to the ATC the information referred to in Article 19, and the data referred to in 19a, on the basis of which the ATC shall contribute to reporting carried out by the Commission every two years on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings. " Or. en (32011L0036)
2023/07/07
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 47 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Information society services have become very important for communication, expression, gathering of information and many other aspects of present-day life, including for children but also for perpetrators of child sexual abuse offences. Over the last 20 years there has been a dangerous rise in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) following the growing technological development and connectivity. The cases of online CSAM and the frequency of grooming activities, targeting younger children and especially girls, is increasing drastically 1a. Such offences, which are subject to minimum rules set at Union level, are very serious criminal offences that need to be prevented and combated effectively in order to protect children’s rights and well- being, as is required under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’), and to protect society at large. Users of such services offered in the Union should be able to trust that the services concerned can be used safely, especially by children. The reporting of suspected online child sexual abuse rose alarmingly by 35% in 2021, compared with the cases in 2020. Such an increase is observed in child grooming as well, where perpetrators approach children online in order to convince them to produce sexual material of themselves and share it online, usually in live streaming. CSAM crime is not only growing in scale, but it is also becoming more severe, as ever-younger children are being exploited1b. The average age of first exposure among 18- year-old respondents was 12.7 years old, almost a full year younger than the average age of first exposure among 20- year-old respondents (13.4 years), likely linked to the rising access to the internet over the past decade. This suggests that, over the past five years, the average age at which children are first exposed to sexually explicit content and online sexual harms has continued to drop1c.Users of such services offered in the Union should be able to trust that the services concerned can be used safely, especially by children. Digital services, from social media to interactive games, can expose children to risks such as unsuitable content, bullying, grooming, or child sexual abuse, which are just some of the types of child sexual abuse online. _________________ 1a EPRS briefing, December 2022,'Combating child sexual abuse online' 1b EPRS briefing, December 2022,'Combating child sexual abuse online' 1c We protect global alliance organisation- global survey 2023 https://www.weprotect.org/economist- impact-global-survey
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The fast pace in which children adopt and use new technologies generate increasing risks for them to be victims of online abuse. Gender aspect plays a major role, as data shows that girls are at a greater risk of encountering cyber violence. The IWF 2022 annual report, demonstrates for example, that 96% of the child sexual abuse images found, display girls only1a. Gender inequality, structural violence and discrimination against women in society can have harmful consequences in the life of children and this is also proved by the numbers CSAM, where girls are more likely to be harmed. The digital dimension of gender-based violence has a serious impact on the lives of women and girls, including their safety, their physical and psychological health, livelihoods, family ties, dignity and reputation. Violence perpetrated in the digital sphere against women and girls, amount to gender-based violence breaching a wide range of human rights. _________________ 1a IWF annual report 2022 https://annualreport2022.iwf.org.uk/trend s-and-data/analysis-by-sex/
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 55 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) According to organisations1athe COVID-19 pandemic increased the phenomenon of child sexual abuse online, as children spent the most of their time at home online.2aSpecifically in 2021 82% of CSAM include new self-generated images and videos of children aged under 13.3aAdditionally, in 2022, IWF received 127,732 reports with ‘self-generated’ imagery, which included 11–13 year-old girls, and this represents 50% of all actioned reports and 64% of ‘self- generated’ child sexual abuse reports. Equally alarming, is that on the same year, IWF received 61,754 reports that included ‘self-generated’ imagery included of 7–10 year-old girls, and this represents 24% of all actioned reports and 31% of ‘self-generated’ child sexual abuse reports.4aSuch data, emphasise the gender-aspect of the CSAM crime and the need to provide gender-tailored solutions. _________________ 1a International Hotline Organisation (INHOPE) Annual Report 2022, The EU network of hotlines, INHOPE, indicated that the number of online images of suspected child sexual abuse processed worldwide almost doubled between 2017 and 2019. 2a Europol, Exploiting isolation: Offenders and victims of online child sexual abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites/d efault/files/documents/europol_covid_rep ort-cse_jun2020v.3_0.pdf 3a IWF annual report 2022 https://annualreport2022.iwf.org.uk/ 4a IWF annual report 2022 https://annualreport2022.iwf.org.uk/
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 66 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Through the internet, online predators can gain access to children faster and in increasing numbers, using chat rooms, emails, online games and social networking sites to find and groom victims. The list of risks deriving from the exposure of children to child sexual abuse, harassment and access to harmful content, include glorification and promotion of self-harm, suicide, violence, hate speech online and offline, drug taking, risky online challenges, eating disorders and dangerous dieting practices. Children may be exposed to, and participate in toxic, aggressive, disruptive or addictive behaviour or be targeted by inappropriate, sexist or racist content. Consecutively, this can in turn discourage participation in online activities especially by girls, and thus, have an impact on children’s rights. Evidently, girls remain the primary victims of CSAM, since the 91% of reports depict girls and 7% depict the abuse of boys1a. Equally significant is that research demonstrates that certain groups are particularly vulnerable to different types of child sexual abuse and exploitation and therefore, special focus must be given to them. This includes age as a key factor, together with gender or disability. _________________ 1a International Hotline Organization (INHOPE) Annual Report 2022 https://www.inhope.org/EN/articles/inhop e-annual-report-2022
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 69 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Prevention plays a very significant role. Member States should ensure that they address the problem of online solicitation of children by providing efficient tools and materials for their digital education. Children should be given the necessary digital skills at home and in school in order to fully benefit from all the fields of the digital world, whilst ensuring their safety in the cyber sphere. The role of the parents is crucial. Parents should firstly be able to control and adequately supervise the children's behaviour in their online devices and advise them on safe online surfing; secondly they should be able to recognise children’s behaviours that result from sexual abuse online and preventing, if the case, potentially dangerous developments. Additionally, targeted cooperation with online platforms for awareness raising age appropriate and gender-targeted campaigns, tailored to the specific needs and interests of the children, can complement and help the education and guidance of the parent and children.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 71 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Fighting these brutal crimes, both online and in the real world, is a fundamental priority. In addition, it is essential to establish a fair balance between measures to protect child victims of sexual abuse and their fundamental rights and the protection of personal data, private and family life, freedom of expression and information. No child image should be subject to the production of illegal content and no child should be re-victimised by the sharing or repeated dissemination of child sexual abusive material which may reach extreme level in cases of so-called 'highly traded' material. The EU Centre and Coordinating Authorities should ensure the protection and support of the victims concerned when dealing with such requests from cases of highly traded child sexual abuse material.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 73 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 d (new)
(4d) The regulatory measures to address the dissemination of CSAM online shall be complemented by EU wide campaigns coordinated by the EU Center and the Coordinating Authorities of the Member States. Those campaigns shall include increasing public information and awareness of the phenomenon, seeking child-friendly and age-appropriate reporting, as well as informing about victims rights. Children need to be educated in a child friendly and child sensitive way, for the risks hidden of taking pictures or recording videos and sharing intimate pictures of themselves. An age appropriate comprehensive sexual education is thus very important in order to help children develop their understanding on what constitute a healthy relationship at an early age.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 116 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Given the impact on the rights of victims depicted in such known child sexual abuse material and the typical ability of providers of hosting services to limit that impact by helping ensure that the material is no longer available on their services, those providers should assist victims who request the removal or disabling of access of the material in question. The holders of parental responsibility for the victims or the legal guardians of the victims should have equal legal standing to exercise victim's rights when the victim is not able to do so, due to age or other limitations. That assistance should remain limited to what can reasonably be asked from the provider concerned under the given circumstances, having regard to factors such as the content and scope of the request, the steps needed to locate the items of known child sexual abuse material concerned and the means available to the provider. Such assistance should be tailored to the specific vulnerabilities of the victims, such as age, or disability, in a gender sensitive way. The assistance could consist, for example, of helping to locate the items, carrying out checks and removing or disabling access to the items. Considering that carrying out the activities needed to obtain such removal or disabling of access can be painful or even traumatic as well as complex, victims should also have the right to be assisted by the EU Centre in this regard, via the Coordinating Authorities.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 132 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
(67) Given its central position resulting from the performance of its primary tasks under this Regulation and the information and expertise it can gather in connection thereto, the EU Centre should also contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation by serving as a hub for knowledge, expertise and research on matters related to the prevention and combating of online child sexual abuse. In this connection, the EU Centre should cooperate with relevant stakeholders from both within and outside the Union and allow Member States to benefit from the knowledge and expertise gathered, including best practices and lessons learned.The EU Center will nominate a Victims' Consultative Forum, which would provide specialised advice to the EU Center on victims-related issues.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 138 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
(74a) The Victims' Consultative Forum should be the EU Center's advisory body and support its work. Its principle function should be to provide independent advice through expertise knowledge, deriving from victims of sexual abuse online and taking into account the views of the children that will be consulted as well, in a child-friendly and child- sensitive manner on relevant issues.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 145 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ‘child user’ means a natural person who uses a relevant information society service and who is a natural person below the age of 178 years;
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 147 #

2022/0155(COD)

- ‘victim’ means the child or person having suffered harm caused after being subject to ‘child sexual abuse material’ or ‘solicitation of children’ or ‘online sexual abuse’ or ‘child sexual abuse offences’;
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 388 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
PersonVictims, or the holders of parental responsibility for the victims or the legal guardians of the victims residing in the Union shall have the right to receive, upon their request, from the Coordinating Authority designated by the Member State where they reside, information regarding any instances where the dissemination of known child sexual abuse material depicting them is reported to the EU Centre pursuant to Article 12. PersonVictims with disabilities shall have the right to ask and receive such an information in a manner accessible to them. or in a simple and understandable manner. This shall be done within a reasonable period of time.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 393 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That Coordinating Authority shall transmit the request to the EU Centre through the system established in accordance with Article 39(2) and shall communicate the results received from the EU Centre to the person making the request. The transmission of the request shall be made with due regard to the protection of the identity and the privacy of the victim, together with measures for the protection of the privacy and the images of their family members, in a victim sensitive or age-appropriate and gender-sensitive way. Such protection is particularly important for child victims and includes non- disclosure of the name of the child. A child-sensitive approach, taking due account of the child's age, maturity, views, needs and concerns, shall prevail. The child and the holder of parental responsibility or other legal representative, if any, shall be informed of their rights as victims. The Coordinating Authority shall also provide information to victims, regarding access to specialist support services available.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 403 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of hosting services shall provide reasonable assistance, on request, to personvictims or the holders of parental responsibility for the victims or the legal guardians of the victims residing in the Union that seek to have one or more specific items of known child sexual abuse material depicting them removed or to have access thereto disabled by the provider acting in the best interest of the child.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 408 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
PersonVictims or the holders of parental responsibility for the victims or the legal guardians of the victims residing in the Union shall have the right to receive, upon their request, from the Coordinating Authority designated by the Member State where the person resides, support from the EU Centre when they seek to have a provider of hosting services remove or disable access to one or more specific items of known child sexual abuse material depicting them. Persons with disabilities shall have the right to ask and receive any information relating to such support in a manner that is appropriate and accessible to them.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 421 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. Each Member State shall ensure that a contact point is designated or established within the Coordinating Authority’s office to handle requests for clarification, feedback and other communications in relation to all matters related to the application and enforcement of this Regulation in that Member State. Member States shall make the information on the contact point publicly available and communicate it to the EU Centre. They shall keep that information updated. The Coordinating Authority shall contribute with relevant information and material for the promotion of targeted child- sensitive awareness raising or education campaigns for children as well for adults about the risks of online child sexual abuse. Such contribution shall be based on the expertise and the feedback from the EU Centre and shall be made with a gender- sensitive perspective.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 452 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) supporting the Commission in the preparation of the guidelines referred to in Article 3(8), Article 4(5), Article 6(4) and Article 11, including by collecting and providing relevant sex disaggregated information, expertise and best practices, taking into account advice from the Technology Committee referred to in Article 66;
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 461 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
(d) providing information, assistance and support to victims in accordance with Articles 20 and 21;
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 470 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
(b) supporting the development and dissemination of research and expertise on those matters and on assistance to victims in a gender sensitive and age specific way, including by serving as a hub of expertise to support evidence-based policy;
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 471 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) contributing to awareness raising campaigns that are gender-targeted within the European Union and among Member States.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 472 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b b (new)
(bb) facilitating the exchange of best practices among Coordinating Authorities. All those tasks shall be performed in the best interests of the children.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 473 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b c (new)
(bc) supporting the production of age- appropriate and gender-sensitive educational material.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 484 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The EU Centre shall collect, record, analyse and make available relevant, objective, reliable and comparable information on matters related to the prevention and education or awareness raising campaigns for combating of child sexual abuse, in particular:
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 491 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 5
5. The EU Centre shall develop a communication strategy and promote dialogue with civil society organisations, public authorities and providers of hosting or interpersonal communication services to raise public awareness of online child sexual abuse and measures to prevent and combat such abuse. Communication campaigns shall be designed based on the latest information available, formulated together with specialised experts or psychologists, adapted to the children and in a way that is easy to understand for the children. Those campaigns will take into account the advice of the Victims' Consultative Forum.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 511 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) appoint the members of the Technology Committee, the Victims' Consultative Forum and of any other advisory group it may establish for serving its purposes;
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 515 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3
3. The Management Board shall hold at least two ordinary meetings a year. In addition, it shall meet on the initiative of its Chairperson, at the request of the Commission, or at the request of at least one-third of its members. The Management Board may invite the members of the Victims' Consultative Forum at least twice a year.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 527 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 a (new)
Article66a Establishment and tasks of the Victims’ Consultative Forum 1. The EU Centre shall establish a Victims' Consultative Forum to assist it by providing it with independent advice on victims related matters. The Consultative Forum will act upon request of the Management Board or the Executive Director of the EU Centre. 2. The Victims' Consultative Forum shall consist of a maximum of fifteen members. Members of the Victims' Consultative Forum shall be appointed by the Management Board and will be called to provide advice at least twice per year. They will include victims of child sexual abuse and exploitation, both online and offline, as well as representatives of organisations acting in the public interest against child sexual abuse and promoting victims’ rights. They shall be appointed following the publication of a call for expression of interest in the Official Journal of the European Union. 3. The Victims' Consultative Forum shall: a) provide the Management Board and the Executive Director with advice on matters related to victims on an age and gender -appropriate manner; b) contribute to the EU Centre communication strategy referred to in Article 50(5); c) provide its opinion and expertise on the technologies used to detect online child sexual abuse regarding their relevance to the conditions in which child sexual abuse is committed; d) maintain an open dialogue with the Management Board and the Executive Director on all matters related to victims, particularly on the protection of victims’ rights, taking into account specific factors such as the age, gender and disability of victims; e)gather, including through consultation and participation of children, the views and perspectives of children on specific issues of relevance; f) contribute to the EU wide raising awareness campaigns by providing related material and information.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 529 #

2022/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. The EU Centre’s expenditure shall include staff remuneration, administrative and infrastructure expenses, and operating costs, including the operating costs of the Technology Committee, the Victims' Consultative Forum and of any other advisory group it may establish for serving its purposes.
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 535 #

2022/0155(COD)

(c) the total number of items of child sexual abuse material when possible age and sex disaggregated that the provider removed or to which it disabled access, broken down by whether the items were removed or access thereto was disabled pursuant to a removal order or to a notice submitted by a Competent Authority, the EU Centre or a third party or at the provider’s own initiative;
2023/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 291 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Violence against women and domestic violence can be exacerbated where it intersects with discrimination based on sex and other grounds of discrimination prohibited by Union law, namely nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation. Member States should therefore pay due regard to victims affected by such intersectional discrimination, through providing specific measures where intersecting forms of discrimination are present. In particular, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LBTIQ) women, women with disabilities, older women, female children up to the age of 18, women in the uniformed services and women with a minority racial or ethnic background are at a heightened risk of experiencing gender- based violence.
2023/02/02
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 526 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
(49) Specialist support services, including shelters, homes for mothers and small children and for pregnant women, and rape crisis centres, should be considered essential during crises and states of emergency, including during health crises. These services should continue to be offered in these situations, where instances of domestic violence and violence against women tend to surge. Member States and local authorities should ensure that there is an appropriate number per capita of these crisis intervention centres, providing 24-hour support for victims of violence.
2023/02/02
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 535 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
(50) The traumatic nature of sexual violence, including rape, requires a particularly sensitive response by trained and specialised staff. Victims of this type of violence need immediate medical care and trauma support combined with immediate forensic examinations to collect the evidence needed for prosecution. Rape crisis centres or sexual violence referral centres should be available on a 24-hour basis in sufficient numbers and adequately spread over the territory of each Member State, and should be ready to provide short-term, medium-term and long-term assistance. Similarly, victims of female genital mutilation, who are often girls, typically are in need of targeted support. Therefore, Member States should ensure they provide dedicated support tailored to these victims.
2023/02/02
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 553 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
(52) Member States shouldall ensure that national helplines are operated under the EU-harmonised number [116016] and this number is widely advertised as a public number, free of charge and available round-the-clock. The support provided should include crisis counselling and should be able to refer to face-to-face services, such as shelters, counselling centres or the police. Member States shall establish a national helpline in the event that no such helpline exists, and provide the corresponding funding.
2023/02/02
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 561 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
(53) Shelters, including homes for mothers and small children and for pregnant women, play a vital role in protecting victims from acts of violence. Beyond providing a safe place to stay, shelters should provide the necessary support concerning interlocking problems related to victims’ health, financial situation and the well-being of their children, ultimately preparing victims for an autonomous life. The number of such institutions should be appropriate given the population of the relevant area.
2023/02/02
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 591 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
(56) Victims with specific needs and groups at risk of violence against women or domestic violence, such as women with disabilities, women with dependant residence status or permit, undocumented migrant women, women applicants for international protection, women fleeing armed conflict, women affected by homelessness, with a minority racial or ethnic background, living in rural areas, women in the uniformed services, women sex workers, detainees, or older women, should receive specific protection and support.
2023/02/02
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 1192 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
When a victim first makes contact with the law enforcement authorities, the suspected offence should always be logged; the accuracy of the report should subsequently be verified during the investigation, based on all of the relevant factors;
2023/02/02
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 1433 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure the provision of specific support to victims at an increased risk of violence against women or domestic violence, such as women with disabilities, women living in rural areas, women with dependant residence status or permit, undocumented migrant women, women applying for international protection, women fleeing from armed conflict, women in the uniformed services, women affected by homelessness, women with a minority racial or ethnic background, women sex workers, women detainees, or older women.
2023/02/02
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 4 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas women are more likely than men to work in the informal economy and whereas their importance for the rural economy is not acknowledged, which means that their role and importance in rural areas are overlooked and their importance for the rural economy is not recognised due to their participation in the informal rural economy;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 11 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the gender employment gap is more pronounced in rural areas than in cities, and young women are more likely to leave rural areas;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 12 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the EU economy and society face multiple challenges regarding the demographic change, the digitalisation of the economy and society, increasing European and global integration and the transition to an almost CO2 neutral economy, lifestyles and work patterns; whereas rural areas are often particularly affected by these challenges;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 15 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas rural areas are the place of residence and work for many people and as well the location of enterprises from all sectors of the economy, in particular of small and medium-sized enterprises, whereas they are the place of production of agriculture and forestry but also perform important ecological functions and provide space for leisure and recreation;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 22 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas women perform more than one function; whereas women are enabl in the context of their individual family and professional ties and, in this diversity of roles, also make a significant contribution to progress and innovation at all levels of society and to an increase in the quality of life, especially in rural areas; whereas women in rural areas are drivers of the transition to a greener society and economy;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas only 30 % of farms across the EU are managed by women; whereas SMEs are predominant in rural region and, if they do, farms tend to be smaller, with lower incomes and less access to financial support; whereas rural regions are dominated by SMEs;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 39 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas social protection for women working in agriculture is an essential element of modern and sustainable rural development;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 43 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas in the EU the proportion of rural inhabitants with at least basic digital skills in 2019 is 14 percentage points lower than that of urban residents (48 % vs. 62 %);
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 45 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the economy and society as a whole benefit from the geographically decentralised economic structure in rural areas, i.e. the distribution of small and medium-sized enterprises not only in a few locations, but widely distributed in many locations, whereas such a distribution structure supports decentralised value creation and associated decentralised income opportunities, especially in rural areas, thus enabling vital rural areas; whereas the multiple opportunities in rural areas allow citizens and especially women to build up and benefit from creative living and work situations;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas services of general interest play an important role in rural areas and in achieving the objective of territorial cohesion, whereas it is important to promote mobility in rural areas that is widely available, efficient and affordable and taking into account the SDGs;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 53 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas it is necessary to advance the digital agenda in rural areas and develop a comprehensive broadband infrastructure and sustainable jobs in order to maintain and strengthen the competitiveness, digital participation, equal living conditions and a better work- life balance;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas there are often difficulties in accessing adequate health and care services in rural areas that includes deficits in local health services and unusually long waiting times to see certain specialists, whereas cross-border healthcare services can offer a better option to patients in situations where the most appropriate treatment or the nearest hospital is in another Member State;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and member States to design rural areas in such a way that women of all generations remain in their immediate vicinity and take entrepreneurial initiatives and thus contribute to revitalisation and development;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 75 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the diversity of rural actors and their importance for the sustainability of rural areas;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the needs of women in rural areas to be addressed through appropriate – and where necessary pepolicies to be designed that take into account the needs of women in rural areas, such as adequate, where appropripatetic –, mobile healthcare, childcare and care for the elderly, thereby promoting women’s social security rights, including maternity leave or pension rights, and women’s access to available EU funds;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 111 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Member States to intensify their efforts to support live-long learning, professional education and guidance systems, with the close involvement of municipalities and the promoters of such measures from business organisations and chambers, as this can contribute significantly to promoting gender balanced employment in rural areas;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 114 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onfor the Member States to create a ubiquitous and seamlessmultitude of opportunities in rural areas to be exploited and for the development of a comprehensive broadband infrastructure, as well as to enable creative housliving and work opportunities, andsituations and to create quality jobs that facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life.;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 121 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for better access to high- quality public services and infrastructure, in particular digital infrastructure, and for the deployment of widely available, efficient and affordable mobility opportunities that meet the SDGs;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 124 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on Member States to facilitate multimodality and to provide easy and comfortable transitions from one mode of transport to another; emphazises that in order to ensure that mobility chains are as seamless and accessible as possible, better infrastructure conditions must be created; reiterates that his includes infrastructure standardisation, in particular to facilitate cross-border projects and mobility;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 131 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to design funding programs or support measures in such a way that the bureaucratic burden is easily manageable for smaller businesses and stakeholders; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that individuals or smaller initiatives are also able to overview and apply for funding opportunities and are given assistance in doing so;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 136 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further promote cross- border health and care services, especially in rural areas, and to pay particular attention to this aspect in the revision of Directive2011/24/EU, thereby reducing bureaucratic barriers to the provision and use of cross-border health and care services and to establish a better interaction between different healthcare systems;
2022/03/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 16 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Decade on Healthy Ageing 2021-2030 and the WHO Framework for countries to achieve an integrated continuum of long-term care,
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 47 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the 2021 Long- term care report prepared by the Social Protection Committee (SPC) and the European Commission (DG EMPL) on “Trends, challenges and opportunities in an ageing society”,
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 100 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas care encompasses services to address the physical, psychological and social needs of dependents, as well as support to guarantee the equal exercise of rights, dignity, autonomy, inclusion and well-being for all members of society, provided by either formal or informal carers;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 143 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas silent age discrimination and unmet, unseen and unrecognized care needs are still a persisting problem in care in Europe;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 182 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing challenges in terms of access to formal care services and the staff shortages in the care sector, as well as the burden and lack of support to informal carers, and whereas across the EU, more than half of COVID-19 related fatalities have been recorded in long-term care settings;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 230 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the care sector needs significant investment, resources and reform, especially in elderly care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 234 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the structures of care need to be changed from centralised institutions to community-based care; whereas that shift has been too slow; whereas patient- centred, community-based and home care can better support the autonomy of persons in need for care and support; whereas residential care often does not meet the standards of supporting independence of persons using these services and are often associated with the end of life, rather than regarded as places to live and strive in dignity, and places of participation in social and cultural life;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 285 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas 6.3 million professionals work in long-term care, among whom women (81 %) are overrepresented and there are increasing numbers of platform workers, as well as migrant and mobile workers; whereas 8 million new jobs are expected to be created over the next decade in both the social care and healthcare sectors;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 296 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas 7.7 million women in the EU remain out of the labour market due to their care responsibilities;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 311 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas 80 % of all long-term care in Europe is provided by informal carers, overwhelmingly women, mostly unpaid and/or without adequate support, and often with a negative impact on their physical and mental health, well-being and social inclusion, with women providing approximately two-thirds of care, which makes care an extremely gendered issue;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 344 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the gender pay gap in the EU stands at 14.1% and has only changed minimally over the last decade and the gender pension gap is even wider;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 346 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas strong sectoral segregation, unequal share of paid and unpaid work, the glass ceiling and pay discrimination still persist in the EU labour market and equal pay for equal work has not been fulfilled and these serious structural issues have been neglected by all the EU Member States;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 357 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas underpaid or non-paid women take care of other women, whereas women live longer than men and represent the majority of the people receiving care, both in formal care institutions and in private homes;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 438 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that according to the principle 18 in the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) ‘Everyone has the right to affordable long-term care services of good quality, in particular home-care and community-based services’; notes that expanding the care workforce and increasing the provision of care services will be a prerequisite for fulfilling this principle;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 444 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that care services are of varying types -- from early childhood care and education, to care services for elderly and care for persons with disabilities --, and notes that care and its differing policy approaches need to be developed and recreated according to individuals’ needs;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 475 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to increase fsecure the sound ing for bothvestment level in the care infrastructure across the EU, both public and private, formal and informal care across the EU, to guarantee equal access for dependants to affordable quality care services, as well as an active professional life for carers, and therefore calls on the Member States to make the best use of the European structural and investment funds, including the ESF+, as well as the Recovery and Resilience Facility, for investing in care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 482 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that models and patterns of organising care are diverse in the Member States and believes that every person has the right to choose quality care services best suitable for their and their family’s individual situation, emphasizes that this right needs to be guaranteed;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 491 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that a substantial proportion of care models, services and facilities are outdated and that care recipients should be placed at the centre of care plan, below the modern quality criteria and does not meet the physical, social and psychological needs and wishes of the people in need of care, and that people in need of care should be placed at the centre of care plans and all stages of the design, implementation and evaluation of care policies and services;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 501 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Emphasises that there is a need to improve the respect of the right to self- determination of the persons receiving care, to develop autonomy both for care professionals and care recipients, and to add to the use of personalised budgeting and personalised design of care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 505 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Believes that those planning, programming and providing care services have the responsibility to be aware of the users’ needs and that care services for elderly and persons with disabilities must be planned and developed with the participation of the users;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 516 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for care services in consultation with the Member States; and to develop harmonized EU and national definitions and indicators to assess accessibility, quality and efficiency of care services for children, persons with disabilities and elderly on the EU level, that are based on the rights of the persons in need for care, the maintenance of their independence and autonomy as well as social inclusion, and focussing on the expected outcomes of long-term care, such as the improvement of well-being of persons in need for long-term care and support, the evolution of healthy life years and other indicators putting entire care experience of a person in need for care in the centre of attention; underlines the need for scoreboard to monitor the implementation of care in public, private, formal and informal context;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 612 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to reform and integrate their social services and protection systems in such a way as to provide effective and equal access to care services throughout the life course, taking a personalised and patient-centered approach, in order to enhance access to care, the continuity of care, preventive healthcare, rehabilitation and, whenever possible, independent living and inclusion in the community;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 633 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that accessibility derives from a combination of cost and flexibility; believes that in this respect different forms of care service provision should be available, such as in in-home and community-based settings, both public and private, care at home and in home-like settings, and that furthermore a family member should either be able to voluntarily provide care or be subsidised to procure the care services;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 638 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights the need to support the development of online services, the training to increase digital competencies of the cared and their carers, and improving of internet access and connections to improve the quality of care and to benefit from technology in offering quality care in all stages of life; notes that health technology can be the biggest unequalizer or connector depending on its genuine accessibility;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 643 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Member States to explore the possibility of integrating in their social protection systems solutions that allow a more personalised approach;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 644 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Notes that the populations benefitting from long-term care go beyond the elderly and include people living with rare diseases for whom care is provided throughout all lifecycles, with a majority of rare diseases having their onset during childhood;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 719 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to form a platform and to call up a summit of experts, social partners, interest groups, patient organisations, carers organisations and care recipients and their representatives to discuss and develop community-based care fit for 2030;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 732 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to start an initiative on environmentally sustainable care and pay attention and support green care projects and greening of care overall;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 749 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that between 40 and 50throughout the EU, 44 million people in the EUare provideing informal care on a regular basislong-term care at least once a week; notes that this work tends to be long term and can hinder formal labour market participation, resulting in a loss of income and aggravating the gender pay and pension gap;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 752 #

2021/2253(INI)

19a. Notes that informal care is an extremely gendered issue as women are overrepresented in providing informal care activities, making up around 60% of informal carers, and providing informal care for more hours than men;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 758 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes that of elderly people aged more than 65, 8% or more than 7 million people receive informal care in the EU; for people aged 75 and above, the number relying on informal care amounts to 11%;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 760 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Notes that at least 8% of all children in Europe are involved in the provision of informal long-term care, with a negative impact on their physical and mental health, educational experience, employability and social inclusion;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 763 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Stresses that informal carers must have their needs assessed and addressed in their own right, without being conditional on the services or supports of the cared-for person;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 769 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the need forto develop a common European minimum definition for informal care, a commitment by Member States, and Council Recommendations on informal care including national recommendations, including respect for the right to self- determination of persons receiving care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 774 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for common European guidelines and status for informal carers as informal care is currently not adequately recognized and acknowledged in terms of different forms of informal care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 788 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to propose a common coherent package of actions at EU level oesent to the Council for approval a European Carers programme and individually a European iInformal cCarers programme, to identify and recognise the different types of informal care provided in Europe, and to guarantee carers financial support and other additional support services, including time off for carers, and a work-life balance and rehabilitation services for carers and care recipients;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 797 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to support civil society organisations supporting and representing informal carers, in order for these organisations to bring their perspective and contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of policies concerning informal care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 828 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Member States to increase investments in care services and their quality, and in special measures that allow carers to maintain an active professional life;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 833 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Encourages the Member States to reflect periods spent on care responsibilities in pension schemes, with a view to reducing and eventually closing the gender pension gap;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 970 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that there is a need to recognize and value care also economically in European economies, budgeting and statistics;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 971 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Stresses the impact of green environments, daily access to different forms of nature and outdoors in good quality living conditions of people needing care, notes that studies show that access to nature has substantial benefits for both physical and mental health of all people, especially those needing care, and highlights the need to facilitate access to nature and outdoors for people dependent on care as well as to support nature-based solutions in the care sector;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 995 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Member States to increase investments and invest EU funds in care services and their quality, including the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the EU4Health Programme and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), in care infrastructure and facilitate accessible and affordable services for all;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 998 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the provision of funding for all types of care services through the European Social Fund+ and other financial instruments, which aim to fund social infrastructure;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 999 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30 c. Calls on the European Commission to secure funding for research projects on the social impact of rare diseases, from a patient-perspective, and to EU-wide networks and innovative projects that allow Member States to co- create and transfer good practices and innovative care models;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 1002 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
30d. Calls for a European framework to strategically upskill and reskill workers and to formally recognise carers’ skills through a certification process;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 1003 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 e (new)
30e. Calls on the Commission to improve research and the collection of harmonized data in the area of long-term care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 1004 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 f (new)
30f. Calls on the Commission to set up a European Expert Group on Care, bringing together public authorities, European NGOs representing people who draw on care, service providers, as well as other stakeholders, such as researchers, to create innovative care solutions, to ensure future-proof care systems and to phase out institutionalized care and replace it with community-based or home-based care and/or use of personalized budgets and personalised design of care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 1005 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Member States to formulate and revise their care policies in permanent dialogue with social partners, experts, civil society and representative organisations of care recipients and carers; and to encourage civil dialogue between civil society NGOs and public authorities at national and EU level to support in creating effective social care policy solutions which fit the needs of the people on the ground;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 1020 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls for an external scientific and ethical evaluation on the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the care sector, on the actions of the European Union as a whole as well as on the actions of the Member States, and for an evaluation on the level of preparedness that the EU now has for pandemics;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 50 #

2021/2243(INI)

Ba. whereas not all Member States explicitly cover multiple discrimination and intersectional discrimination in their national legislation1a; _________________ 1a ‘A comparative analysis of gender equality law in Europe 2020’
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 59 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas a key challenge in operationalising intersectionality and addressing intersecting forms of discrimination is the absence of intersectional equality data, including data disaggregated by race and ethnicity; which leads to serious shortcomings as far as the assessment of the situation of minorities and the implementation and impacts of policy measures is concerned; whereas the collection of such data should be provided voluntarily and according to data protection standards 2a _________________ 2a https://www.enar-eu.org/external- resources-equality-data/ Equality data collection: Facts and Principles
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the discrimination faced by women associated with gender, ethnicity, religion, stereotypes and inequalities, combined with intersectional discrimination, has significant detrimental economic and social consequences which may hinder the development of EU Member States;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 74 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas , across the world, women with disabilities and indigenous women are over-represented amongst people living in poverty and social exclusion 4a _________________ 4a https://www.internationaldisabilityallianc e.org/indigenous-submission
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 86 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas half of all trans women experience discrimination when searching for employment; whereas only 20 % of women with disabilities are in full-time employment in the EU and have significantly lower incomes 3a, whereas estimates indicate that 22 % are at risk of poverty or social exclusion; _________________ 3a https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/89- 503-x/2015001/article/14695-eng.htm
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 90 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas older women and older people from ethnic minorities and immigrant groups are often victims of simultaneous acts of discrimination on different grounds;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 104 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas women from most marginalised groups of ethnic origin account for the majority of lowest paid positions in care services, doing the heaviest, indirect care work or domestic work often suffering from gender segregation, racism, poor working conditions and pay as well as violence and harassment at work5a; _________________ 5a https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---dgreports/---dcomm/--- publ/documents/publication/wcms_63313 5.pdf p.172
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 108 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas women, particularly young women and those with migrant background and low levels of educational attainment are especially susceptible to precarious work conditions 6a ; _________________ 6a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2020/662491/IPOL_STU(20 20)662491_EN.pdf
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 118 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas racialised women, women from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, such as women in poverty or those living in outermost regions or rural areas, migrant women, women with disabilities and LGBTIQ people face additional barriers and violence in accessing healthcare and health information, including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as a result of discriminatory laws and policies, stigma and stereotypes;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 147 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the COVID19 pandemic has exacerbated existing structural gender inequalities, in particular for girls and women from marginalised groups and the reports of domestic violence due to confinement have risen rapidly; whereas the pandemic has put many women from marginalised groups below the poverty line as they were more likely to lose their jobs and significantly deepened the existing inequalities;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 152 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas high-quality, inclusive, comprehensive and appropriate education on equality, respect and tolerance starting at a very early stage is the best tool for tackling racism and discrimination on multiple grounds and building inclusive societies 7a ; _________________ 7a https://rm.coe.int/ecri-general-policy- recommendation-no-10-key-topics- combating-racism-a/16808b75f7
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 159 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Intersectional discrimination policymaking
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 160 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for EU policymaking to address and eliminate intersecting forms of discrimination and calls for the polices and actions under the Union of Equality to be reviewed, strengthened , enhanced and adapted if necessary;and for an EU framework on intersectional discrimination with cross- cutting objectives and measures to be promoted; recognises the need to mainstream equality into EU policies and create inclusive solutions that protect the most marginalised and vulnerable in our communities;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 178 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the incoming EU 3. presidencies to adopt the Anti- Dprogress on an EU anti discrimination Ddirective without delay, and welcomes in that direction the position of the current EC president for a new proposal;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 183 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to collect reliable and comparable equality data, including data disaggregated by gender, racial and ethnic origin, based on voluntary participation, anonymity, confidentiality, self- identification and informed consent, while respecting the key principles and standards of data protection and fundamental rights; notes that equality data is an imperative tool to understand and combat all types and dimensions of discrimination, especially the intersectional, structural and institutional ones;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 219 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for an increased presence of women, including from most marginalised and under-represented groups, facing intersectional discrimination, in high- level and decision-making positions, which could contribute to more accurately reflecting the diversity of population and thereby recognizing various needs and expectations.
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 229 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the Member States and the EU to provide implicit bias and awareness- raising training courses and campaigns within their institutions, including in judicial institutions, asylum processing and intake centres, education, and for the police, healthcare professionals and other civil servants, and to address the effects of the implicit biases on decisions, actions and interactions generated resulting from persistent stereotypes, and the under- representation of certain groups in these sectors;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 235 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to support Member States with targeted Erasmus + projects which could also serve as a tool for empowering girls and women that face multiple barriers and discrimination due to their descent and which could support and facilitate their transition to the labour market;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 239 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls for special attention to be paid, in particular in the care sector, that would allow effective prevention of labour exploitation, gender-based violence and other forms of bad treatment as well as facilitate claiming the labour rights and rights of potential victims of exploitation the majority of whom are women, also from most marginalised groups and of different decent, whose representation is disproportionately high in care sector;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 241 #

2021/2243(INI)

11c. notes that it is substantial to reach out to young women from the diaspora and marginalised groups, many of whom work in care services and who frequently face discrimination on the labour market and who are often overqualified and underemployed in their jobs,
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 249 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for awareness-raising campaigns to combatthrough variety of means including targeted campaigns and trainings to combat discrimination, unconscious bias, the gender and diversity segregation of the labour market, with the aim of countering prevalent prejudices, as manifested in the structural barriers faced by Roma and Muslim women, trans migrants and asylum seekers, and women with disabilities among others;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 258 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to support the creation of new legal pathwaysmeasures, including legal pathways according to the national context across sectors, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, that promote autonomy, decent work and social inclusion amongst women including women of most marginalised groups or women from diaspora;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 263 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to develop specific worklife balance measures to allow most marginalised women to reconcile work, education and professional advancement with their family obligations as well as to counter discrimination and bias which continue to affect them on the labour market, in education and everyday life;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 265 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States and encourages them to ensure human rights education, fight against racism and discrimination on various and multiple grounds as well as promotion of equality and non-discrimination in education at every level of schooling starting early on so as to increase participation and social inclusion rates among girls and women from the diaspora ;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 267 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Recognises the role of schools and teachers in promoting equality, gender equality, respect, awareness-raising and non-discrimination; stresses that better intercultural sensitivity among school personnel and more inclusive educational systems in Member States could encourage girls and young women from minority ethnic groups to improve their educational achievements.
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 271 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal health coverage and to urgently remove the barriers that exist to healthcare for all, including for undocumented migrants; facilitate access to healthcare for all women from marginalised groups, including migrant women; notes that there is a substantial lack of data on women from marginalised groups and migrant women accessing health services especially mental health services 8a ; _________________ 8a https://www.oecd.org/wise/covid-19- and-well-being-1e1ecb53-en.htm
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 282 #

2021/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to adopt and implement strategies, policies and programmes to advance the SRHR of marginalised groups of women and to eradicate the systemic,, where necessary, existing financial, legal, practical and social barriers they face;
2022/04/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 2 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
-A. - having regard to the EU child rights strategy 2021
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 3 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
-A a. - having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality for the Committee on Foreign Affairs on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2019 and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2019
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
-A b. - having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention)
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 19 #

2021/2181(INI)

C a. whereas the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child defines key actions in the global EU policy directions as well as framework to advance child rights worldwide, proposing concrete actions to protect, promote and fulfil children’s rights;
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas girls across the world should enjoy the same rights and live free from discrimination and intimidation of any kind,
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas COVID-19 puts an additional burden on most vulnerable groups of society worldwide such as women and girls, who remain the most vulnerable and were increasingly exposed during the pandemic to domestic violence, intimate partner violence, mobbing, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, child and forced marriage, rape as a weapon of war and economic discrimination;
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 35 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for leaders in Europe and worldwide to accelerate social development processes in line with Sustainable Development Goals such as the Gender Equality Goal so that all women and girls can lead an independent and sell-determined life;
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 36 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the EU measures, projects and programmes that include as well the improvement of the living conditions of women in rural areas around the world; stresses in that direction the specific problems those women face and calls for measures to ensure their access to transport, healthcare and social services and to the use of digital technologies, as highlighted in the Gender Action Plan III.
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the rise of violence against women and girls worldwide; calls for greater and targeted action to combat femicide; stresses the fact that women are being killed based among others, on false accusation of witchcraft, on harmful stereotypes and their sexual orientation1a; stresses the fact that 137 women are killed everyday by a member of their family1b; _________________ 1ahttps://www.unodc.org/documents/data- and-analysis/gsh/Booklet_5.pdf 4 https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we- do/leadership-and-political- participation/facts-and-figures 1bhttps://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we- do/ending-violence-against-women/facts- and-figures
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 46 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reiterates the importance of Gender Action Plan III in order to promote in the EU external relations gender equality and women’s empowerment in political, economic, social and cultural life, focusing on tackling intersectional discrimination and issues women and girls face every day worldwide;
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 50 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the EU and global actors to strongly condemn and combat any form of violence against women and girls world-wide, in particular femicide and intimate partner violence, and using all instruments available to prevent intimate partner violence, protect the victims and prosecute perpetrators;
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime; underlines that most of this violence is intimate partner violence;
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 53 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact that women are still underrepresented in political and other leadership roles around the world; calls on the EU and partner countries to implement measures to ensure the full participation and inclusion of women;stresses the fact that only 26 women serve as Head of States and/or Government in 24 countries and only 25% of all national parliamentarians are women2a; calls on the EU and partner countries to implement measures to ensure the full participation and inclusion of women as well as achieving the commitments entered into under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs with special attention to SDG number 5 aiming at achieving gender equality and women empowerment; _________________ 2ahttps://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we- do/leadership-and-political- participation/facts-and-figures
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 59 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns targeted violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; calls for decisive action to put an end to sexual violence as a weapon of war; notes that the UN Security Council unanimously voted for a resolution describing rape as a tactic of war to dominate and instil fear and a threat to international security3a; reiterates the UN Security Council resolution 1820 (2008)3b stating that rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute crimes against humanity, war crimes or a fundamental act with respect to genocide; calls for decisive action to put an end to sexual violence as a weapon of war; _________________ 3a https://www.ohchr.org/en/newsevents/pag es/rapeweaponwar.aspx 3b https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/ cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3- CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/CAC%20S%20RE S%201820.pdf
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 73 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. CUnderlines that nearly half of all human trafficking victims are women and girls6a; calls on the Member States and global actors to step up the fight against sexual exploitation, forced labour and human trafficking; 6b; _________________ 6ahttps://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we- do/ending-violence-against-women/facts- and-figures 6b https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopme nt/blog/2016/12/report-majority-of- trafficking-victims-are-women-and-girls- one-third-children/
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 79 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that children, particularly girls, continue to suffer offline and online violence and abuse, including female genital mutilation; calls on the EU and the global actors to specifically target those;
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 82 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Condemns the fact that at least 200 million girls and women alive today living in 30 countries have undergone female genital mutilation7a; and calls on the EU and global actors to step up the fights against female genital mutilation, affecting girls and women around the world7b; _________________ 7ahttps://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we- do/ending-violence-against-women/facts- and-figures. Accessed 24 September 2021. 7bhttps://data.unicef.org/topic/child- protection/female-genital-mutilation/
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 84 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes the joint efforts and investments of the EU, together with the UN, in launching the 'Spotlight Initiative' aimed at eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls while calling at the same time for greater and more targeted action to combat any form of violence against women and girls , in particular femicide and intimate partner violence, such as strengthening surveillance and screening of femicide and intimate partner violence;
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 85 #

2021/2181(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the fact that millions of girls worldwide do not have access to education; calls on the global actors to ensure that women and girls have access to education, as only 49% of countries have achieved participation gender parity in primary education, and only 24% in upper secondary education4a; calls for paying due attention to those girls at risk of or living in poverty and girls who face a greater risk of early or forced marriage, and to ensure the well-being and development prospects of all children and communities; _________________ 4ahttps://www.unicef.org/education/girls- education
2021/10/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 8 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 31 May 2011 on women entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 30 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the technological and digital revolution we are witnessing increases the digital progress and new business opportunities and whereas this technological and digital revolution changes economic patterns, social systems and the labour market and whereas everyone in our society, especially women, must have the chance to participate in this prosperity;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas gender equality in the labour market, achieved by increasing social and economic wellbeing, benefits not only women but the economy and society as a whole;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 32 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas gender mainstreaming is an important tool for the integration of gender equality in all EU policies, measures and actions to promote equal opportunities and combat all forms of discrimination against women;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 33 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas recalling the recommendations of the European Pillar of Social Rights on gender equality, equal opportunities and active support to employment;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 37 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment rate of women has even fallen more sharply than it did during the 2008 recession due to the increase of unpaid care work for dependants and household and educational care services, and has also resulted in a lower labour intensity, leading to significant increases in women’s poverty; whereas according to estimates for 2019 in the EU-27, women are particularly affected by the risk of poverty (AROP), with the poverty rate standing at 25.1 % before social transfers and 17.1 % after such transfers;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 40 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic will have great economic and financial consequences, which will have a direct impact in terms of increasing poverty, especially among women and the most vulnerable groups in society, as its effects will be felt most keenly by workers in the service sector, the self-employed, temporary and seasonal workers, etc., among whom a higher proportion are women;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 41 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas poverty in general, and thus also women’s poverty, is multidimensional, and thereforefor this reason we need to combat all causes and consequences of all facets of women's poverty includesing not only material deprivation, but also a lack of access to many different resources and even an inability to fully exercise the rights of citizenship; whereas synergies between various actions carried out and political measures supporting gender equality, employment, education, taxation and housing can help combat deep-rooted causes of poverty and social exclusion more efficiently; whereas the impact of poverty on women and men is different and that therefore other indicators (such as age, life expectancy, income inequalities, gender pay gap, type of household, social transfers) need to be considered as well;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women's poverty increases the risk of homelessness, the access to adequate housing and energy poverty, emphasizes as well the need for tailored policy measures specifically for single parents;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 50 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas synergies between various actions carried out and political measures supporting gender equality, employment, training, taxation, family and housing can help combat deep-rooted causes of poverty and social exclusion more efficiently;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 55 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas although work in highly female-dominated sectors is essential and of high socioeconomic value, it is undervalued and lower paid than work in male-dominated sectors; whereas there is an urgent need to reassess the adequacy of wages in female-dominated sectors related to their social and economic value and to advance on minimum wages, minimum income and pay transparency in EU regulationsand to ensure adequate pay for all, to eliminate unfair practices and a downgrading of social protection standards and to promote equal opportunities while respecting the principle of subsidiarity;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 67 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas policies targeted at increasing the participation of women in the fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and the adoption of a multi-level approach to address the gender gap in all levels of education and employment in the digital sector need to be further promoted;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas women who live in rural areas are particularly affected by poverty; whereas many women who live in rural areas are not even registered on the labour market or as unemployed; whereas the rate of unemployment among women in rural areas is extremely high, and those who are employed have very low incomes; whereas women in rural areas have limited access to education;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 71 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas girls outperform boys in school but often encounter greater difficulties or are prevented from translating this educational success into professional accomplishment by familial and other pressures;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 76 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas investment in universal services, including care servicea common European approach in addition to Member States policies in the care sector would create an important added value; whereas women are responsible for the majority of caring duties; whereas caring for children or relatives is named by women in the EU as the most common reason for reducing working hours or withdrawing from the labour market; whereas women often take short-term, part time or precarious, and even informal employments, thas a positive impact on women’s fundamental rightst can be adapted to a caregiving schedule, what affects their short and long-term earnings and contributions to pension funds; whereas career choices profoundly affect a carer’s economic independence in old age, affecting the gender pension gap and the risk of poverty;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 79 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas women more often than men take the responsibility for the care of elderly or ill family members as well as for children and put their careers on hold more regularly, which prevents them making pension plans, forging a career and fully participating in the market, thereby diminishing their overall income;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas women have a lower employment rate and are disproportionally highly represented in low-paid, precarious and dead-end job sectors; whereas women face pregnancy and maternity discrimination; whereas the gender pay gap stands at 14.1 %;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 94 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas women have been working in the frontline of the pandemic and also in the services sector, which has been particularly affected by the current crisis; whereas this has led to an increase in female unemployment rates and thus a higher likelihood of poverty for women in the EU; whereas women have also tended to partake a disproportionate amount of uncompensated childcare work, even if enforced lockdowns have meant that men increased their household participation in comparison to the years prior to the pandemic;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 101 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the pension entitlements gap averages at almost 30 % as a result of the imbalances created by persistent lifelong inequalities; whereas this pension gap means that women fall below the poverty line as they get older; whereas eliminating the pension gap will lead to greater social inclusion throughout the whole life cycle;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 109 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the current EU and national taxation policies reinforce existing gender gaps; whereas these schemes reproduce traditional gender roles and disincentivise women from entering, remaining and in particular returning to the labour market;deleted
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 118 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the current EU model of socio-economic governance is harmful to the EU’s commitmeit is important to reduce inequalities and eradicate poverty, in particular women’s poverty resulting from a lifetime of discrimination;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 121 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas women are an integral part of the European economy and its functioning, representing nearly 80% of the total workforce in the health, education and welfare sectors, which is a pillar of success and the reason why Europe can cope with the current COVID-19crisis, while these professions frequently do not have the remuneration entitlement to which they are entitled;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 134 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance that we need to stand for policies that take into account the demographic challenge and promote equal opportunities for all, particularly those that are most hit by the crisis, such as vulnerable groups, families, the young generation, and the elderly and that all business opportunities offered by the current technological and digital revolution should focus on women;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 143 #

2021/2170(INI)

2. Underlines that women’s poverty needs to be as well analysed from an intersectional approach, including migrant and ethnic origin, age, race and sexual or gender orientation; calls for the EIGE’s Gender Equality Index to be incorporated into the social scoreboard; calls on the EIGE to provide data disaggregated intersectionally and by gender, and calls on the Member States to use this data in order to better address country-specific challenges;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 144 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission and Member States to effectively address inequalities women face, tackling their main components thus barriers in the labour market, as well as access to affordable quality services such as child care and long term care services and to promote access to public pension schemes for self-employed people, inactive persons, the unemployed (either short or long term), or those in ‘atypical’ employment;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 152 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls onWelcomes the Commission to put forward a ‘care deal for Europeannouncement for a ‘European Care Strategy’, which should take a holistic, gender-sensitive and lifelong approach to care while envisaging legislative measures and investment at EU level; calls on Member States to create incentives for employers to promote a better work-life balance;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 155 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of gender mainstreaming and tailoring the economic policy response to the COVID- 19 pandemic to adapt it to the specific needs of women, to the structure of their economic activities, such as for example by boosting microfinancing for female entrepreneurs;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 157 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to guarantee sufficient financial protection, not only for people with life-long employment, but also for those who provide unpaid care work for dependants and household and educational care services, who are in precarious employment or who experience long periods of unemployment;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 164 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the pivotal role of women working in the social, care and retail sectors that keep our societies functioning, as shown by the COVID-19 crisis; calls for typically female-dominated work to be reassessed and revaluated and for cross- sector gender-neutral job evaluation tools to be developed and applied in order to better assess and more fairly remunerate female-dominated workin order to better assess and fairer remunerate female- dominated work while at the same time strengthening women's entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 180 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. stresses the importance to raise and increase awareness about consequences of women’s choices in the labour market and the importance of their economic independence to prevent from poverty and social exclusion;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 184 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Emphasises that empowering women as citizens and economic actors is critical to our economies and our societies, and to tackling poverty; stresses in this regard the necessity to facilitate the combination of work and family life, as women in particular seek to adjust their careers for family life and care responsibilities;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 187 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Expresses its concern that women with children are discriminated against in the workplace because they are mothers and not because their job performance is inferior to that of their peers; urges the Member States to actively promote a positive image of mothers as employees;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 188 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Stresses the importance of incentives for employers to promote a better work-life balance during the entire period of employment;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 189 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the crucial role of high- quality public services in combatting women’s poverty, in particular services for early childhood education and care, or care for other dependent persons such as elderly people; calls on Member States to establish appropriate mechanisms to recognise this life achievement;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 195 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out the importance of promoting women’s empowerment through women’s education, training, life-long learning, which are of vital importance in order to fight stereotypes and combat persisting inequalities together with addressing women’s employment rate and underrepresentation in certain sectors like STEM and AI;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 200 #

2021/2170(INI)

6 b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen EU education programs while at the same time aligning training and education with the needs of the economy and society of the future; Calls on the Commission to improve access to upskilling and lifelong learning for women;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 205 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to mainstream gender into the EU’s climate change policies in order to ensure that the Fit for 55 package policies and the social climate fund are designed and implemented with a clear gender dimension and benefit women as equally as men;deleted
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 214 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to mainstream gender into all transport-related legislation, policies, programmes and actions and to include gender criteria and work-life balance in the design of mobility, housing and urban planningequality into all policies, programmes and actions and establish better work-life balance policies and adequate measures to guarantee better maternity and significantly more and longer paternity leaves, flexible working hours, on-site childcare facilities, care services or telework;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 221 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance to enable women, particularly those most at risk of poverty, to pursue their careers on a full-time basis or, if they prefer, to have access to part-time work or work with flexible hours;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 226 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the EU and its Member States to integrate a gender perspective into policies and practices that address homelessness, access to affordable and adequate housing and energy, and to develop a specific strategyies to combat women’s homelessnesthese problems and to ensure that services work appropriately and effectively to meet the needs of homeless women;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 227 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to design a special programme to fight against women’s digital poverty in order to equip women with the necessary skills to operate safely in the digital environment and foster their ability to become entrepreneurs and founders of SMEs contributing to the twin transition;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 233 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose proactive measures through the European agricultural fund for rural development to promote women’s employment and socio-economic development in rural areas; Encourages the Member States, in cooperation with regional and local authorities, to help improve the quality of life of women in rural areas in order to reduce the risk of poverty while providing quality educational programmes aimed at empowering rural women, as well as quality employment conditions including teleworking possibilities and decent incomes for this group;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 244 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to systematically examine and address women’s in-work poverty in all its forms and causes and stresses that work poverty can be addressed at some of its root causes and components, such as education, training, care services which are determinant and have thus to be considered in policy making;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 250 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all new gender-fair fiscal policy, including taxation, tackles and eliminates socioeconomic andpolicies take into account the gender perspective and to introduce specific measures such as credits for caring periods, to eliminate gender inequalities in all their dimensions;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 259 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to take the gender dimension into account when reforming pension systems and adapting the retirement age and to consider the differences between the work patterns of women and men, including all unpaid work practices, and the higher risk of discrimination of women in the labour market, in particular older women; calls on Member States to design their pension systems in such a way as to reduce poverty;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 266 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on Member States to include in their pension retribution credit periods of unpaid care work to the carer’s pension contribution, irrespective of whether the care is provided to underage children, elderly persons, or sick or disabled persons;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 274 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Uunderlines thate importance of gender mainstreaming has to be applied at all levels of the EU budgetary process in order to transform revenues and expenditures into social investment and to achieve gender equality and eliminate women’s poverty; in all relevant programmes in the 2022 budget and of the implementation of gender-responsive budgeting to achieve gender equality and eliminate women’s poverty; calls, in this context, on the Commission to accelerate the introduction of an effective, transparent and comprehensive methodology, in close cooperation with Parliament, to measure relevant gender expenditure, as set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement, in order to be able to show tangible results for the 2022 budget and in view of the extension of the methodology to all MFF programmes; calls, furthermore, for the swift implementation of the EU gender equality strategy 2020-2025 and the need for additional actions, in particular training and initiatives to foster gender equality and fight gender bias;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 284 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the EU’s fiscal capacity urgently requires the revision of the currentCalls for the economic and social governance sto that it contributes to reachingbe consistent with the achievement of gender equalitiy objectives and ending female poverty and does not just include austerity measures;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 291 #

2021/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to investigate the barriers to female entrepreneurship and especially conduct a comprehensive analysis of women’s access to finance, helping to end women’s poverty in Europe by empowering them to become founders and entrepreneurs;
2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 14 #

2021/2129(DEC)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas COVID-19 pandemic is said to threaten and perhaps even roll back the progress made in gender equality especially in Member States’ where the indicators of the level of gender equality were lower;
2021/12/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 15 #

2021/2129(DEC)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the Gender Equality Index 2021 registered a minuscule increase of just 0.6 points in comparison with the previous year1a __________________ 1a https://eige.europa.eu/gender-equality- index/2021
2021/12/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2021/2129(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the EIGE’s contribution to the ongoing works of the Committee including the efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls which exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic; welcomes in this respect EIGE’s contribution through research, the collection of high-quality data and assessment of national policies related to gender based violence and femicides across all EU Member States;
2021/12/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2021/2129(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Acknowledges the specialisation and great expertise of the EIGE as valuable input for taking stock of the situation and for support to policy making;
2021/12/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 11 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that the pandemic has exacerbated existing structural gender inequalities and affected women’s employment disproportionally, in particular women working in the informal economy and in precarious working conditions; calls for more gender mainstreaming in the post pandemic recovery response,
2021/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 13 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Strongly stresses the important of adequate resources dedicated to preventing and combating gender-based violence under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values, especially following the escalation of violence against women during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis; regrets in that direction that the Commission has postponed the publication of the proposal aiming at preventing and combatting specific forms of gender-based violence, expects the Commission to publish this proposal without further delay,
2021/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 20 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for the Commission to further develop the methodology and use of gender related objectives and indicators, as recommended by the European Court of Auditors, to track funds spending on gender equality,
2021/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 27 #

2021/2106(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to consider the gender dimension of EU spending, to channel resources supporting efforts for addressing gender equality, as through the recovery and resilience plans.
2021/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas female entrepreneurs and self-employed are an under-utilised source of economic growth and job creation; whereas supporting this groupelf-employment needs to be recognised as a form of work which helps to create jobs and reduce unemployment; whereas supporting female entrepreneurs and self-employed can strengthen EU competitiveness;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas European Union is lacking behind US and China when it comes to developing technologies within for example artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies; whereas the highest-valued startups in the World currently consists of mainly Chinese and U.S. companies in April 2021; whereas the European Union should recognize and support European women’s innovation capabilities regard to developing technologies;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas some private companies have included actions such as mentoring, networking and support to increase women's access to finance and technology to support women's entrepreneurship as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 104 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that mentoring- relationships between experienced and novice entrepreneurs can be beneficial to both sides and help raise awareness about entrepreneurship, combat doubts about venturing into the entrepreneurial sector and foster exchange of information and advice among female entrepreneurs;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 105 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the necessity and importance of recognising and promoting women entrepreneurs and investors as role models; notes, in this regard, the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2021 and the European Network of Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors, which encourages women to consider entrepreneurship as a career; calls on the European Commission to highlight prominent female entrepreneurs and investors as role models by launching a Europe-wide campaign raising awareness about the potential of entrepreneurship targeting predominantly women and conducting case studies of women entrepreneurs;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 117 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Encourages the European Commission to strengthen various networks focusing on female entrepreneurship on European level to boost innovation and cooperation between national, EU and international networks; notes that further cooperation can strengthen the internal market of the European Union;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 129 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for the need to recognize the entrepreneurial potential of women in all sectors and education fields including the female-dominated as for example in healthcare and teaching;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 130 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Highlights the need to provide further training and retraining opportunities to employees and those moving from employment to self- employment; calls on the Commission to promote lifelong learning for all; highlights that the entrepreneurial dimension shall also be recognized in all youth programmes on the European level;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 132 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Highlights the need for one stop shops who offer e.g. courses and training within a wide range of disciplines e.g. accounting and marketing to entrepreneurs with both a little or no experience or qualifications; notes this initiative can encourage more women to become entrepreneurs;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 158 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and Member States to systematically track and monitor gender-disaggregated data across the whole Union to ensure high-quality data on EU and national funding programmes; highlights that this could serve as a basis for more informed policy decisions in the future; notes that a women’s entrepreneurial dimension has to be recognized in the formation of business- and SME-related policies to ensure an adequate policy framework that supports more female entrepreneurship and innovation by diversity;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 173 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights the need to develop Europe’s innovation ecosystem to empower more women to create sustainable and profitable businesses and innovation to strengthen EU competitiveness, economic growth and job creation;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 175 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Emphasises the need of guidance, simplified forms, procedures and processes to help self-employed female entrepreneurs navigate in the regulatory landscape for example in order to export; notes that microbusinesses and SME’s in particular already struggle with the resources to navigate and manage compliance obligations across Member States; encourages the Commission and Member States to evaluate and where necessary improve the guidance and administration;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 176 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Welcomes the Commission’s better regulation agenda; believes that the Commission’s willingness to implement the ‘one in, one out’ approach is an important step towards minimizing administrative burdens on businesses, including start-ups and SMEs, making it more attractive for women to become entrepreneur or self-employed;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 177 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Calls on Member States to consider enhanced tax incentives or flexible tax structures to improve framework conditions for entrepreneurship and self-employment; points as an example to the taxation of entrepreneurs in their early stage, taxing of only revenue or delaying tax payments in order to secure capital can make it more attractive for women to become entrepreneur or self-employed;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 186 #

2021/2080(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the importance of work- life balance for women entrepreneurs and self-employed; calls on Member States to support social frameworks, such as elderly and flexible childcare, that are essential to encouraging more women to take part in entrepreneurship; welcomes actions already taken by Member States on this matter; recognises national differences in social policy and respect for subsidiarity;
2021/12/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 1 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1
— having regard to 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 its potential review, as well as Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency1 , _________________ 1 OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 75.
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the recently published ‘Fit for 55 package’,
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 7 a (new)
— Whereas electric vehicles (EV) constitute an important component of a clean energy transition based on energy efficiency measures, alternative fuels, renewable energy and innovative solutions for the management of energy flexibility;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 7 b (new)
— Whereas the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) complements the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive by providing legal basis for the deployment of recharging points in residential and non- residential buildings; whereas with the majority of recharging highly likely to happen in private and in publicly accessible non-residential sites, the EPBD is the only law at European level to support the smart, private recharging;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 7 c (new)
— Whereas a critical analysis of the implementation of the existing provisions of the EPBD contrasted with the EU's increased climate ambitions for 2030 and 2050, should serve as a reference point for the future revision of EPBD, proposal of which is expected to be published by the end of 2021 (Q4 2021);
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 7 d (new)
— Whereas the existing private chargers have different applications and technical requirements than public charging points as they are supplied with lower power and are used for longer charging periods, they remain the most affordable type of charging method;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 7 e (new)
— Whereas all new cars and vans will have to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, and whereas the EPBD would need to reflect upon requirements for the installation of a minimum number of recharging points in parking spaces in buildings by mandating the deployment of adequate pre-cabling for EV charging by that date; whereas from 2025, Member States shall set requirements to define a minimum requirement of recharging points for all non-residential buildings, both public and private, with more than twenty parking spaces according to national conditions;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the recognition of the importance of the pre-cabling infrastructure requirements in new residential and non-residential buildings as one of the conditions for the rapid deployment of recharging points; calls upon the European Commission to stream importance of such requirements in the National Policy Frameworks (NFPs);
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that the availability of the charging points is one of the incentives for a private owner to opt for an electro- mobility solution; notes however that the existing EPBD is only setting the ducting infrastructure requirements for new residential buildings and residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than ten parking spaces; points out that the Directive provides for an opt out in case the cost of the recharging and ducting installations exceeds 7 % of the total cost of the major renovation of the building; calls upon the Commission in cooperation with Member States to examine through a cost analysis possible ways to encourage developers to foresee the adequate infrastructure for the EVs users;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes the recognition of the importance of the measures facilitating the deployment of recharging infrastructure by addressing barriers such as split incentives and administrative burdens;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Notes that the existing EPBD requires from the Member States to facilitate the deployment of recharging points in new and renovated buildings under certain conditions; notes that consumer-friendly and cost effective provisions, focusing on installation of recharging points for electric vehicles in shared garage of multi-dwelling buildings would incentivise smart and efficient infrastructure planning and permitting;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the notion that recharging electric vehicles in residential and officenon-residential buildings needs to complement publicly accessible recharging infrastructure;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the fact that European SMEs, also from the transport and tourism sectors, will play an essential role in the ‘Renovation Wave’; stresses in this regard the need for the EU to focus on the workforce shortages and EU wide incentives in order to create a skilled Europe’s labour force able to cope with ambitious climate targets;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the fact that threeonly few Member States (Austria, Sweden and Romania) have reported promising progress on recharging infrastructure for e- vehicles in buildings and car parks; expresses concern, however, at the lack of progress in other Member States and calls for timely and broader data availability.; notes that most of the Member States have provided estimates for the uptake of electric vehicles and targets for the deployment of electric rechargers for the year 2020; points out however that only 2/3 of them provided data on targets for 2025 and 2030;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses the importance of the financial support for the deployment of smart, private recharging infrastructure for SMEs willing to transform their fleet of light-duty cars into electric cars;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2021/2077(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Notes the importance to identify shortcomings in the implementation of the existing EPBD, the revision of which should foster provisions to further encourage and facilitate the deployment of private and public charging infrastructure in residential and non- residential buildings;
2021/09/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2021/2075(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises the key role of urban mobility, in particular public transport, in local economy and in environmentally sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery. It also emphasises the need to decrease significant external costs of transport in urban areas linked to the current model of mobility.
2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2021/2075(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for local authorities to adapt and reengineer public transport and infrastructure in order to ensure safe, healthymart, user-friendly, affordable and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with. Increasing the share of clean vehicles in the public transport fleets is key for reducing carbon emissions as well as improving air quality in cities. Public transport needs to be further complement by safe, competitive and affordable on-demand and shared transport services and smart parking;
2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 81 #

2021/2075(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasizes that Cohesion Policy can provide decisive support to urban areas that aim to develop inclusive and fair smart-city initiatives. It can help them fulfil the stringent conditions necessary to seize the potential of both AI and the smart-city model (for instance, by improving administrative capacity and digital skills); Cohesion Policy should also encourage a shift from experimentation to scaling-up smart-city initiatives with funding and related support;
2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 87 #

2021/2075(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to provide Member States with all the necessary guiding materials, differentiating between cities/regions based on their level of digitalisation and to facilitate access to funds for making alternative and sustainable mobility more attractive both for public authorities and the citizens;
2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 107 #

2021/2075(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the need to properly coordinate the different EU initiatives and the different visions and strategies of smart cities within the Urban Agenda; believes that in order to increase the coherence and visibility of the objectives of these strategies, the European Parliament could collaborate closely with the Committee of the Regions;
2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #

2021/2075(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Member States to mobilise Digital Innovation Hubs, as these have a key role to play in supporting urban authorities in rolling out effective smart-city strategies, in particular, the AI should address the specific needs of public authorities in designing the new mobility and transportation models;
2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 114 #

2021/2075(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Believes that all future measures must be science-based, technologically neutral and they should follow comprehensive impact assessments that take into account the economic, environmental and social consequences;
2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 17 December 2013 entitled ‘Together towards competitive and resource efficient urban mobility’ (COM2013(0913)) and the upcoming revision of the 2013 Urban Mobility Package;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include gender mainstreaming and intersectionality approach1a in transport-related legislation, policy, programmes and action, to support cooperation with stakeholders and the exchange of good practices to increase the number of women in transport professions, and to improve highlights that further progress is needed in transport research on gender and further collection and analysis of sex- disaggregated data on behaviour, needs and concerns in mobility; __________________ 1aPirra M., et al. (2021). A preliminary analysis on gender aspects in transport systems and mobility services: presentation of a survey design. Sustainability, 13(5), 2676.
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that women transport workers encounter significantly higher number of barriers, such as male- dominated workplace and gender stereotypes, discrimination and unequal treatment at work, lack of work-life balance, deficiencies in provision for women’s health and safety at work, including access to decent sanitary facilities, high levels of violence and harassment at the workplace; regrets that these barriers create a working environment that fails to attract women to the transport professions and to retain them in the sector; calls on the Commission to issue recommendations to tackle this problem;
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 22 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the Commission’s sustainable and smart mobility strategy and supports its priorities, calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise the importance of integrating knowledge on gender and diversity while proposing and implementing targeted transport legislation; highlights that proposals for transport legislation should be compliant with the Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy and Disability Strategy.
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the results of the assessment of the impact of a provision in the context of Mobility Package I, published on 18 February 2021 by the European Commission show that the provision of regular return of the vehicle to the Member State of establishment every eight weeks will result in up to 2,9 million tonnes of additional CO2 emissions in 2023, representing an increase of 4,6% on the international road freight emissions in 2023.1а _________________ 1аAssessment of the impact of a provision in the context of the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 Final Report, Study contract no. MOVE/C1/SER/2050-557/SI2.830443 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/b35587b8-72a1-11eb- 9ac9-01aa75ed71a1
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that mobility is experienced in different ways by women and men; stresses that women tend to use new mobility services like car ride-sharing: e- scooters or bike rental less often, as their daily travel patterns are very different to and more complex than men’s1 ; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility for all; , they carry bigger travel burden relating to cost, time, stress; points out that women are more likely to be exposed to dangerous and life or health-threatening situations; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility for all; stresses that safety should be one of key concerns while designing new strategy for mobility; emphasizes possible customization of public means of transport for vulnerable groups; __________________ 1Kawgan-Kagan, I., Popp, M., ‘Sustainability and Gender: a mixed- method analysis of urban women’s mode choice with particular consideration of e- carsharing’, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol 31, 2018, pp. 146-159.
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas road transport is still dominant in freight transport and accounts for more than 73 % of all land transport while rail has only around a 17 % share and inland waterways a bit more than 5 %; whereas limitations continue to exist related to the type and amount of freight that can be shifted on to other transport modes, underlining the crucial need to improve the efficiency of the EU multimodal freight transport network;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the relevant stakeholders to provide a transport system that is tailored to women’s needs and their favoured modes of transport by improving accessibility, connectivity between services, security, safety (particularly during the pandemic) and comfort, and prioritising adequate investment accordinglyin sustainable transport modes and infrastructures;
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 65 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to issue recommendation on possible ways to tackle the issue of underrepresentation of women in all modes of transport, and services related thereto; stresses the need to strengthen women’s employment and equal opportunities in general through better connectivity, especially in suburban areas;
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 67 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to improve quality of roads, bicycle paths as well as to adjust public spaces such as bus stops (landscape architecture) in the predominantly rural areas in order to advance the feeling of security among female part of rural population;
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 68 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to consider the introduction of 'telecare' system1b (combination of multiple services in one building such as community based organisations, shops, transport hubs, health related institutions) which could tackle service-related problems and lead to increase in women's independency in the rural areas; __________________ 1bManthorpe, J., & Livsey, L. (2009). European challenges in delivering social services in rural regions: a scoping review: Les services sociaux des régions rurales de l'Europe: une étude des recherches. European Journal of Social Work, 12(1), 5-24.
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 69 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Highlights that smart, sustainable and affordable public transport connectivity within rural and to urban and peripheral areas is a key for women's independence and their personal development;
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to issue recommendations to increase women’s participation in mobility-related consultation, planning and decision- making processes and to encourage companies to improve equal opportunities for women, with a particular focus on innovation and digitalisation in transport, the shift towards sustainable and greener mobility, attracting and retaining talent, and improving working conditions and environment through flexibility and reduce atypical contracts and hours; stresses the importance of achieving and maintaining diversity and inclusion-based approach in order to secure fairer transportation model.
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 75 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the pace of development of new technologies such as the electric motor and hydrogen-powered engines and the corresponding infrastructure is insufficient;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that due to the fact that transport is a traditionally male- dominated sector, the Covid-19 pandemic has had specific, additional adverse effects on women transport workers and is threatening to reverse gender equality gains and thus to add to existing inequalities; calls therefore all stakeholders to strengthen social dialogue in order to eliminate discrimination and unequal treatment;
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Commission to continue to support and strengthen stakeholder cooperation and exchange of good practices on the “More Women in Transport –Platform for Change”, in order to help increase the number of women in transport professions and ensure equal opportunities for women and men in the transport sector; as well as to present the first outcome of functioning of the platform;
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 81 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights that in the transport workforce, women are dramatically underrepresented. Only 22% of transport employees in the European Union are women.
2021/06/01
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 97 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the transport sector has suffered huge losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, including the passenger transport sector;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 135 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s sustainable and smart mobility strategy and supports its ambition to achieve a climate- neutral, digitalised, innovative, competitive and efficient transport sector;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 139 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that any legislative proposal implementing this strategy should be based on a thorough analysis of the impacts on the environment, employment, internal market and the competitiveness of the transport sector;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 145 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the sustainable and smart mobility transformation through the Next Generation EU recovery package; underlining the need to support in particular sustainable modes of transport, such as collective road and rail passenger transport.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 157 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to include gender mainstreaming in its transport related legislation, policy, programmes and actions; calls to support stakeholder cooperation and exchange of good practices to increase the number of women in transport professions.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 185 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of zero- emission vehicles and zero-emission fuels such as green hydrogen and synthetic fuels; calls on the Commission to aim for higher numbers of zero- emission light- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2030 and to proposeconsider more stringent CO2 standards, and air-pollutant emission standards; Calls on the Commission to gradually shift away from a tank-to-wheel to a well-to- wheel approach to measure CO2 emissions and propose solutions to further decarbonise.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 195 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of zero- and low emission vehicles and zero- and low- emission fuels; calls on the Commission to aim for higher numbers of zero-emission light- and heavy- duty vehicles by 2030 and to propose more stringent CO2 standards and air-pollutant emission standards;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose binding targets for public charging points as well as for hydrogen refuelling stationnd refuelling infrastructure for a broad range of low carbon fuels such as CNG, LNG, green hydrogen and synthetic fuels; believes that Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 should be transformed into a regulation; _________________ 2OJ L 307 28.10.2014, p. 1.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 250 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that zero-emission fuels, 5. such as cleagreen hydrogen and, synthetic fuels, should be used in accordance with the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle, mainly for those transport modes such as long distance road freight and passenger transport, where direct electrification is not possible or not yet market-ready;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 356 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s idea to offer consumers carbon-neutral choices for scheduled collective travel by 2030, but underlines that these choices should be available for journeys up to 1 000 kmis objective should not be met when zero carbon fuels based on the well-to-wheel approach are taken into account and recognising that zero- emission at the tailpipe is not viable option for longer distance and travelling by coach;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 373 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to give a greater role and weight to other sustainable modes of passenger transport, such as rail, buses and coaches, which will also play a key role in the transition towards sustainable, safe, and accessible mobility;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 393 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to propose better transport solutions for rural, hard-to-reach, sparsely populated and mountain regions, whose socioeconomic development often relies heavily on transport;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 410 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States and cities to significantly increase their efforts to increase the share of walking and cycling in sustainable mobility solutions, such as collective passenger transport, walking and cycling, and encourage other micro-mobility transportation means in urban, suburban and rural areas;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 423 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the need to invest in infrastructure for the development of sustainable collective passenger transport, such as buses, coaches, urban rail to ensure connectivity, social and territorial cohesion, and especially in those regions where, due to the geography, this mode of transport is the only available option;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 435 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission to recognize collective passenger transport, and especially by bus and coach, as the backbone of sustainable mobility in the new Urban Mobility Framework and to ensure that sufficient support is provided for the expansion of collective passenger transport through funding.;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 437 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that creating car free city centres would mean rendering public transport not only climate neutral but also safe, attractive and affordable for all groups of users with special emphasis on women’s needs as they travel with public transport to a greater extent than men and are more vulnerable to harassment.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 452 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose mobility solutions that include the first and the last mile, thereby integrating the use of sustainable public transport and, private mobility and ride- hailing solutions;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 474 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s continued support to shift freight transport towards rail and inland waterways; regrets the fact that, despite theAcknowledges that the share of road freight demand has increased in recent years and stresses the need to increase efforts, the share of road freight transport haso improve the complementarity, greening and efficiency of the multimodal freight transport and logistics chain in order to increased in recent yearsts contribution towards the decarbonisation the EU transport network;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 488 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Taking into account the objectives of the European Green Deal and the increase of 4,6 % on the international road freight emissions in 2023 that the Mobility Package I provision of the compulsory return of the vehicle to the Member State of establishment every eight weeks will generate, stresses the need to renew the debate in the Council and in the European Parliament; calls therefore on the Commission to find proper solutions in order to prevent the application of this provision in February 20221a. _________________ 1aAssessment of the impact of a provision in the context of the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 and Regulation (EC) No1072/2009Final Report, Study contract no. MOVE/C1/SER/2050-557/SI2.830443 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/b35587b8-72a1-11eb- 9ac9-01aa75ed71a1
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 504 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to propose new Combined Transport Directive;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 518 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to complete the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport; highlights that the promotion of modal shift from private cars, by far the largest contributor to external costs, towards collective transport means having the lowest externalities, and will accelerate the decarbonisation of road transport;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 550 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Rejects the direct inclusion of emissions from road transport in the EU ETS, including the setting up of any kind of parallel scheme; highlights that such an inclusion will be ineffective to cut transport emissions;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 558 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on theEncourages gradual phasing-out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2022 in the Union and in each Member State, and considers the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive as the best possibility to achieve a stable and predictable carbon price;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 577 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. HighlighSupports that carbon pricing is not the sole wayan effective means forward to tackle CO2 emissions from road transport modes and stresses the importance of the Climate Action Regulation, provided it does not lead to higher fuel prices overall, but helps to make low and zero carbon fuels competitive compared with their fossil counterparts;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 618 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that all means of digitalisation should be used to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and, increase transport safety and avoid new taxation schemes; believes that it is of vital importance to ensure that every step of digitalisation contributes to a lower overall transport volume;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 629 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. is concerned that the strategy pays too little attention to the digitization of the transport sector and, above all, to the digitization of documents and control processes; calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts in this regard;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 684 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that transport is the backbone of a well-functioning internal market and is of utmost importance for European socioeconomic and territorial cohesion, as well as the motor of socioeconomic development of rural, mountainous and sparsely populated regions;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 696 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. points to the need for a contingency plan in the event of events similar to the Covid-19 pandemic; stresses the need for more coordinated action on the part of the Member States with regard to health rules, travel documents, testing and the loosening of the rules on driving and resting times;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 735 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Invites the Commission to propose legislative initiatives addressing ongoing regulatory fragmentation in new mobility sectors, such as on-demand passenger transport, ride-hailing or delivery-as-a- service;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 738 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Highlights the fact that women tend to use new mobility services like car sharing less often, as their daily travel patterns are very different to and more complex than men’s; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility for all1a _________________ 1aKawgan-Kagan, I., Popp, M., ‘Sustainability and Gender: a mixed- method analysis of urban women’s mode choice with particular consideration of e- carsharing’, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol31, 2018, pp. 146-159.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 742 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the strengthening of social dialogue in order to eliminate any form of discrimination and unequal treatment in the transport sector, encourages Commission to propose forms of labour regulation for platform workers that would take into consideration the specificity of gig economy needs;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 761 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the diversification of the transport workforce, in particular to attract women and young workers; in order to better cope with projected shortages of qualified staff and respond to the needs of different groups of users especially women.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 766 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Encourages the Commission to issue recommendations to increase women’s participation in mobility-related consultation, planning and decision- making processes and to encourage companies to improve equal opportunities for women, with a particular focus on innovation in transport, the shift towards sustainable mobility, attracting and retaining talent, and improving working conditions.
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 794 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Supports the Commission’s efforts to either establish a European Rimprove road Ssafety Agency or task an existing agency with supporting sustainable, safe and smart road transport;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 821 #

2021/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Encourages the Commission to adopt harmonised health and safety standards for the European tourism sector as soon as possible and to work towards the creation of a European Tourism Union and separate budget line dedicated to tourism;
2021/05/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2021/2039(INI)

— having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 19 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to Special report N10/2021:"Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget: time to turn words into action.https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/E CADocuments/SR21_10/SR_Gender_mai nstreaming_EN.pdf;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 52 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the provision of services should be based on data-driven identification of needs, with budgetary resources being allocated on the basis of this research; whereas gender-responsive budgeting consists of understanding the impact of budgetary and policy decisions on gender equality and adjusting public expenditure and revenue accordingly;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 59 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the European Parliament can be a leader for other Parliamentary bodies in its promotion of gender equality;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 61 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the European Parliament can learn from the best practices of businesses, civil society and other parliamentary bodies in gender mainstreaming its structures and processes;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 62 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas work-life balance in the European Parliament was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, often resulting in longer working hours for both Members and staff facilitated by digital tools; stresses that working from home is not a substitute for childcare;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 64 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
E d. whereas the European Parliament as an employer and a role model institution for society as a whole can benefit from motivated and healthy employees, that should be able to avail of work-life balance throughout their entire career;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 78 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increasing number of women involved in politics, with the European Parliament showing considerable leadership in this area with 40% of elected Parliamentarians being women, but stresses that we are far from reaching gender parity;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 87 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the adoption of gender action plans by all Parliament committees; notes, however, the lack of monitoring and implementation of these plans; emphasises that the Gender Mainstreaming Network of the European Parliament is responsible for mainstreaming a gender inclusive approach into committees and delegations, and their work;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 102 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on the need to introduce binding quotas in the upcoming revision of the EU electoral lawEncourages all institutions and EU Member States to take account of the need for a gender inclusive European Parliament when crafting revisions to electoral laws; Further encourages political parties at both national and EU level to introduce quotas when deciding electoral candidates; Calls for support mechanisms and best practices to be shared with political parties to that end;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 111 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the lack ofAsks that the European Parliament services advance gender- responsive recruitment procedures in Parliament;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 118 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for an impact assessment of the consequences of implementing a fixed gender balance requirement across all parliamentary structures, including committees, delegations and missions; proposes that such a horizontal approach could amount to 40% of either gender to be considered as achieving gender balance in all Parliamentary structures and bodies;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 120 #

2021/2039(INI)

10. Calls for gender balance to be ensured at all levels of plenary, committee and delegation work, including when appointing coordinators, rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs and when distributing speaking time;deleted
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 129 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the political groups to establish internal rules ensuring gender equality in their internal functioning; calls for best practice guides and advice to be made available to political groups to that end;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 143 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Requests the collection of data on vertical and horizontal representation of the staff of the political groups and of anonymised data on pay gaps for Members’ assistants, group staff orand administrative staff to ensure pay transparency;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 144 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Requests that data be gathered as to the proportion of Parliamentary staff who are working part time, to be broken down by gender; calls for action to be taken on the basis of these figures should they find a significant imbalance to assess whether Parliament can facilitate additional supports should staff wish to return to full time work;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 147 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point a
a. ensure public access to the external audit of the Anti-Harassment Committee dealing with cases involving Members;deleted
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 149 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point b
b. carry out an external evaluation of Parliament’s existing Anti-Harassment Committee dealing with complaints about sexual harassment among staff, making best use of in-house Parliamentary resources; stresses that Members can only be adjudicated on by their peers and voters;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 151 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point c
c. to ensure a more comprehensive and holistic analysis of complaints and remedies, recompose the anti-harassment bodies to include external legal, medical and therapeutic experts as are already working in the European Parliament;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 155 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point d
d. introduce mandatorycalls on the services to ensure that the anti- harassment training for Members by making it a prerequisite for signing the Code of Appropriate Behaviouris easily accessible, including through making the courses available in more languages and through targeted outreach through Heads of Delegation; calls on the political groups to encourage their Members to undertake the anti- harassment training;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 162 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls for increased parental leave for staff of the European Parliament after welcoming a child for a total of one year; stresses that six months maternity leave should be fixed, while parents should have the choice to divide the remainder of leave between them as best suits their lifestyle and family structure; stresses that the six months of parental leave should be taken within the first three years of a child’s life;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 166 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Regrets that currently fathers on parental leave after the birth of a child only receive a fixed allowance rather than 100% of their salary, which is a major disincentive to availing of this leave; Notes that if mothers extend their maternity leave after the birth of a child through parental leave that they also only receive a fixed allowance; Calls for the salary received during parental leave to be 100%, regardless of which parent is on leave;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 168 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Calls for exploration of genuine parental, including maternity, leave for MEPs, including the possibility of temporary replacement while on leave, thus ensuring that constituents are not unrepresented while their Member is on leave and also ensuring that Members are not under pressure to return to work immediately; stresses that the decision to make use of a temporary replacement would be the choice of the relevant Member;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 169 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15 d. Welcomes the flexible structures and accommodation made for breastfeeding mothers within the European Parliament;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 170 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15 e. Welcomes the allowances that are available to families of European Parliament employees;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 171 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15 f. Stresses that amending the functioning of the Parliament in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic should also take into account the work- life balance of both Members and staff; calls therefore for consideration of a more flexible working structure, to be balanced with the requirements of a well- functioning and strong Parliament;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 172 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15 g. Calls for an examination by the European Parliament services as to the impact that menopause has on the working life of Parliament employees; stresses that this should be evidence-based and include guidance on medical and lifestyle management of midlife and menopausal symptoms using national and international guidelines;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 173 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15 h. Calls for consideration of menopause in sickness and attendance management policies;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 183 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the institutionalisation of the Gender Mainstreaming Network in the Rules of Procedurethrough a standing discussion item in the agendas of Committee meetings;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 189 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Commits to working more closelyEncourages closer work with the European Institute for Gender Equality toby delivering regular training on gender mainstreaming for Members, group staff, parliamentary assistants, Parliamentary services and staff of committee secretariats;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 196 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Commits to modifying the Rules of Procedure to include a specific procedure for gStresses that gender mainstreaming amendments in all committees are the responsibility of Members of the Gender mMainstreaming amendmentNetwork; regrets that this work is very ad hoc thus far and should be implemented on a more structured basis;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 200 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for all missions of the committees and delegations to be gender- balanced and for the gender equality dimension to be examined;deleted
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 207 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the commitment in the gender action plan roadmap to ensure that conferences include gender-balanced panels and experts, with the possibility to examine the gender equality dimension in the specific area of focus;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 224 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Asks the Commission to carry out a gender impact assessment for each legislative proposal; commits to carrying out apublished gender impact assessment for each own initiative legislative reportproposal;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 232 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets that, overall, gender mainstreaming has not yet been applied across the EU budget; urges the European Commission to act on the recommendations of the European Court of Auditors in this regard;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 286 #

2021/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for the establishment of a working group composedincorporation of representatives of each political group and chaired by the gender mainstreaming standing rapporteurs of Parliamentinto the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity to steer the work in that area;
2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 40 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 of 12 November 2020,
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 44 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
– having regard to the EU Strategy on victims’ rights (2020-2025),
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 47 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 c (new)
– having regard to the UN brief ‘COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls’, 20201a _________________ 1a https://www.unwomen.org/- /media/headquarters/attachments/sections /library/publications/2020/issue-brief- covid-19-and-ending-violence-against- women-and-girls-en.pdf?la=en&vs=5006
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 50 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 d (new)
– having regard to the legal opinion of the advocate general of the European Court of Justice on the Istanbul Convention, aimed at clarifying the legal uncertainty about if and how the EU can access and ratify the Convention, delivered on March 11, 20211a, _________________ 1a https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/do cument.jsf?docid=238745&doclang=en
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 67 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violence directed against women because they are women andor it affects women disproportionately; whereas LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics; whereas gender-based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetriremains one of our societies’ biggest challenges and is deeply rooted in gender inequality and gender stereotypes;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 98 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas there is a lack of updated, comprehensive and comparable disaggregated data on all forms of gender- based violence across the Member States;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 119 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in its work programme for 2021, the Commission announced a new legislative proposal to prevent and combat gender-based violence, as well as a specific proposal to extend the list of EU crimes to include all forms of hate crime and hate speech, whereas combatting gender-based violence is among the priorities of the Commission’s President1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /political-guidelines-next- commission_en_0.pdf
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 122 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the ‘Istanbul Convention’) has been signed by all Member States and ratified by 21; whereas disinformation campaigns to undermine gender equality also block progress on the issue of eliminating violence against women, as has been seen in relation to the Istanbul Convention, leading to public opposition and regrettable political decisions in some Member States;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 123 #

2021/2035(INL)

Fc. whereas a possible addition of gender-based violence to article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires to establish that it is a particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension resulting from the nature of the offence, the impact of the offence, or a special need to combat the offence on a common basis;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 124 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas gender-based violence is a huge and structural problem in our society, affecting a significant part of the European population, with EU surveys showing that one in three women has experienced sexual and/or physical violence during her life, and one in two women (55%) has experienced sexual harassment1a; _________________ 1aEuropean Union Agency for Fundamental Rights entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU-wide survey’, published in 2014
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 125 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in domestic violence across Member States, with women and girls, children and LGBTI+ persons shown to be disproportionately impacted by this form of violence, as they can be exposed to abusers for long periods of time and can be cut off from social and institutional support; whereas community support for these vulnerable groups has been dramatically restricted given the measures taken in response to the pandemic;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 128 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence, such as violence against LGBTI persons, and deplores the fact that women and girls continue to be exposed to psychological, physical, sexual and economic violence, including sexual exploitation and trafficking in human beings, both online and offline online and offline, which is considered to refer to different acts of violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering and which common feature is that they are directed against a person because of that person’s gender or that affects them disproportionately;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 136 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that “violence against women” is understood as a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women and shall mean all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 137 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that “domestic violence” shall mean all acts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occur within the family or domestic unit or between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence with the victim; emphasises that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the volume of gender-based violence experienced by women and girls across the EU, particularly in the form of domestic violence, resulting in an overwhelming need for support services for these victims;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 138 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reminds that according to Article 3(3), second subparagraph, TEU, “the EU shall combat social exclusion and discrimination, and shall promote social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child”; and that pursuant to Article 5(2)TEU, “under the principle of conferral, the Union shall act only within the limits of the competences conferred upon it by the Member States in the Treaties to attain the objectives set out therein. Competences not conferred upon the Union in the Treaties remain with the Member States”;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 144 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Denounces femicide as the morest extreme form of gender-based violence against women and girls and a very severe violation of human rights;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 150 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are the result of the unequal distribution of power, patriarchal structures, and gender stereotypes, that have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men; underlindeeply rooted in structural inequalities in our society and are still shrouded in silence and continue to be one of the most severe violations of human rights; gender-based violence remains widespread and it has a huge impact on victims, their families, and communities; that thise situation is aggravated by social and economic inequalitiefurther exacerbated by gender biases, stereotypes and the continuous manifestation of historically unequal power relations;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 173 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the wide range of psychological impacts that gender-based violence has on victims, including stress, concentration problems, anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, lack of trust and of sense of control; recalls that gender- based violence also has a social and economic impact; underlines that the mental health impacts can include severe social consequences for the victims regarding, among others, their participation in the society, resulting in their inability to engage as a productive member of a society or fully exercise their rights as EU citizens, and highlights that provision of mental health services for victims of those crimes is often provided as well by NGOs and civil society actors;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 180 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the detrimental economic impacts that gender-based violence and the subsequent mental health issues it causes, can have on victims, including their ability to seek employment and the financial burden imposed on them by taking legal action; taking into account therefore the estimated annual societal costs of gender- based violence (290 billion) exceeding the estimated annual costs of particularly serious crimes listed under art 83(1)1a; _________________ 1aEPRS interim European Added Values Assessment (EAVA) on gender-based violence, p.35
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 194 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Denounces the fact that the combat against gender-based violence is negatively affected by the attack on women’s rights and gender equality; condemns the actions of anti-gender and anti-women movements in Europe and worldwide that aim to overturn existing laws on women’s rights and LGBTI+ rightsFirmly believes that the EU must make combating gender-based violence in all its forms a policy priority; denounces all movements that undermine this goal;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 208 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on actions to prevent gender- based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal values of gender inequality; underlines the need for gender equality to have a central place in education which challenges gender stereotypes and supports the development of non-violent relationships, and the need for an EU-wide awareness-raising campaigns on gender stereotypes, which includes information targeted at educating our younger citizens about gender equality;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 232 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the regular availability and comparability of quality, disaggregated data on all forms of gender- based violence at EU and national level and for the harmonisation of data collection systems among Member States, through cooperation with Eurostat, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality; believes that quality data will be essential for clear and measurable targets in the elimination of gender-based violence;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 238 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for targeted policies to address the situation of survivorsvictims of gender-based violence who experience intersectional forms of discrimination, such as women refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, indigenous women, racialised women, women from religious and ethnic minorities, lesbian, bisexual and trans women, elderly women and women wibased on several personal characteristics such as race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, state of health, disabilitiey, marital status, migrant or refugee status, or other status;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 245 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Regrets that cyber violence disproportionally affects women and girls, including online harassment, cyberbullying and sexist hate speech (the cost of cyber harassment and cyber stalking is estimated between €49.0 and €89.3 billion1a) and is becoming increasingly common; deplores that gender-based cyberviolence reduces the participation of women from public debate which, as consequence, degrades our democratic principles; regrets that this ‘silencing effect’ has been particularly aimed at targeting women politicians, journalists and activists, with the intention of discouraging the presence of women in the political life and decision-making spheres; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2021/662621/EPRS_STU(2 021)662621_EN.pdf
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 248 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Is deeply worried about the nature, extent and gravity of gender-based violence and harassment in the workplaces; welcomes in this regard the recently adopted ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work and calls on the Member States to ratify and implement it without delay; calls also on the Commission and the Member States to adequately complete the existing framework for effective measures to prohibit violence and harassment in the workplace, as well as preventive measures, effective access to gender- responsive, safe and effective complaint and dispute resolution mechanisms, training and awareness-raising campaigns, psychological support services and remedies;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 252 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that violationEncourages the Commission to promote regular exchanges of good practices between member states and stakeholders ofn sexual and reproductive rights are a form of violence against women and girlshealth rights, within its proposals for additional measures to prevent and combat forms of gender-based violence;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 274 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the Commission must address the particular situation of migrant women’s protection againstmigrant women are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence, and; recalls that under Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council6 access toall victims of gender- based violence deserve to receive appropriate protecinformation, support services and effective remedies must be available to all victims of gender-based violence, independent ofand protection and are able to participate in criminal proceedings, and that all rights must apply in a non-discriminatory manner, including with respect to their residence status5a; _________________ 65aas set out in Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57).
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 287 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to take all necessary measures to promote and ensure the protection of women and girls in all their diversity and all survivorvictims of gender- based violence against all forms of violence;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 293 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the obligation on Member States to ensure that there is support and services for survivorvictims of gender- based violence; recalls the importance, in that context, of support to independent civil society and women’s shelter organisations in particular with regards to the provision of essential psychological and legal consultation supports;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 312 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to improve the resources and training of practitioners, law enforcement officers and all professionals dealing with victims of gender-based violence; calls on Members States to ensure that victims have the right to state-funded legal aid before and during legal proceedings;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 322 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that gender-based violence is a particularly serious crime and a widespread violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determination on a common basis; stresses that gender-based violence is the result of a patriarchal society that has a cross-border dimension; points, in particular, at the growing anti- gender and anti-women movements, which are well organised and have a cross-border naturewith profound impact on individual fundamental rights and freedoms as well as on the population which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determination; stresses the cross-border dimension of gender-based violence, directly stemming from the impact of this offence across the Member States, as well as from the need of a common action at EU level; considers that the great individual, economic and societal impacts across all Member States, taking into account the estimation of the societal cost of 290 billion euros of gender-based violence, reaffirms the need to combat gender-based violence in its multiple dimensions on a common EU basis;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 336 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Strongly advocates for all EU Member States and for the EU to ratify the Istanbul Convention; regrets that six Member States have yet to do so; emphasises that both an EU-wide accession to this Convention together with the parallel recognition of gender-based violence under the TFEU are needed in order to adequately address the problem;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 347 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the special need to combat violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence on a common basis also results from the need to establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions, thus contributing to law enforcement in cross border operations;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 364 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive on gender-based violence that implements the standards of the Istanbul Convention and includes the following elements: prevention, including through gender-sensitive education programming directed at both girls and boys, and empowerment of women and girls; support services and protection measures for survivorvictims; combating all forms of gender-based violence, including violations of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights; and minimum standards for law enforcement; and minimum standards for law enforcement, cooperation among Member States and the exchange of best practices, information and expertise; stresses that this new directive shall be complementary to existing and upcoming legislative and non-legislative measures in order to achieve a coherent EU action in gender equality, as well as an eventual ratification of the Istanbul Convention; believes that the implementation of these measures could be facilitated by the national equality bodies;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 373 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to appoint a coordinator against violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence;deleted
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 387 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 5
(5) Gender-based violence is violence directed against women because they are women and it affects women disproportionately. LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. Gender- based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries stereotypes are a root cause of gender inequality and affect all areas of society.
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 390 #

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 7
(7) Gender-based violence constitutes a violation of fundamental rights such as the right to security and the rights to life and to physical integrity, human dignity, prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, prohibition of slavery and forced labour, respect for private and family life enshrined in Articles 61, 2 and 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 of the Charter, respectively.
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 2 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to Articles 2and 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 6, 8, 153and 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 3 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)
-1 a having regard to Article 23of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 4 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the EU directives from 1975 onwards on various aspects of equal treatment for women and men (Council Directives 79/7/EEC(1), 86/613/EEC(2), 92/85/EEC(3) and 2004/113/EC(4), Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(5), Council Directive2010/18/EU(6) and Directive2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(7))
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to the 1949 United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,deleted
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 35 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality in the EU has not yet been achieved and progress in this direction has recently been slowing downremains slow, stagnating or even regressing in certain regions and countries; whereas the struggle for gender equality and the promotion and protection of women’s rights is a truly collective responsibility;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 44 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, although female employment rates have risen, gender inequality on the labour market remains a fact of life; whereas the gender employment gap isequals 11.7% for the EU27 and particularly high in the case of some specific categories such as single mothers, female caregivers, women with disabilities, women from ethnic minorities, migrant and refugee women, LBTIQ+ women and young and elderly women;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 52 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected women’s lives and exacerbated existing gender inequalities in almost every walk of lifeaspect;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 65 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas violence against women may be of differing appearance, intensity and form and is a violation of human rights and a an extreme form of discrimination against women; whereas a society free of violence against women must be acknowledged as an absolute prerequisite for gender equality;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas women in the EU are more severely affected by poverty or social exclusion than men, being systematically placed at a disadvantage by structural and culturaldisproportionally more affected and at risk of poverty or social exclusion than men, as at the heart of intersecting inequalities due to various factors;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the EU gender pay gap is 16%, with variations between the Member States; whereas this gender pay gap has a number of implications, not least a 37% difference in corresponding pension entitlements, leading to a gender pension gap placing older women at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas the right to equal pay for equal work or work of equal value is not always guaranteed and remains one of the biggest challenges to be met in efforts to combat pay discrimination;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 98 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas their role as primary caregivers within the family or in general the allocation of care responsibilities imposes a disproportionate burden of unpaid care and domestic work on women, who play a vital role in this respect;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 121 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that respect for the right to work is an essential precondition if women are effectively to enjoy equal rights, economic independence and career fulfilment, and therefore insists that precarious employment should be eradicated through mandatory compliance with the principle that evs called by the EU Pillar of Social rights in its article 2 (equality of treatment and opportunities in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment, careery permanent job must entail an effective employment relationship with recognition and enhancement of rights at the workplace;rogression and equal pay) and therefore reminds that women are overrepresented amongst low wage and minimum wage earners, in part- time work and in precarious working conditions ,
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 135 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to take practical measures to ensure that women have equal access to work with rights and decent pay; stresses the need to promote collective bargaining as a determining factor in reversing and overcoming inequalitylabour market, employment and working conditions ; with a strong accent on collective bargaining and its effects and tackling discrimination against women and calls for de jure and de facto compliance with the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 141 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. UrgesStresses the importance for Member States to impose firm measures, including sanctions, where businesses fail to comply withand when foreseen sanctions, in the implementation of labour legislation and whin ordere they actually encourageo fight gender discrimination;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 150 #

2021/2020(INI)

4. Calls on the EU and its Member States to further underpin maternity and paternity entitlements, for example by increasing periods of full leave with no loss of pay, taking into accountimplement the ‘work life balance’ directive, noting as well the World Health Organization recommendation that children be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their lives; calls for the right to a reduction in working hours following maternity leave to be guarant therefore to further work on the promotion of breast feed in practice, enabling mothers to breastfeed their children until they are at least two years old, accompanied by investment in a public network of free childcare and education servicesg;, accompanied by the facilitation of the creation of modern,high-quality, and local infrastructure, services and caregivers for quality early childhood education and childcare;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 158 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for measures to achieve work, employee and pay enhancement, effectively combat joblessness and promote full employment; calls for the creation and promotion of employment with rights, the defence of collective bargaining, the revitalisation of public sector employment and an end to job insecurity; calls in addition for a reduction in working hours without loss of pay;gender mainstreaming in the labour market to counter gender inequalities, eliminate the gaps in pay and employment, effectively combat joblessness and promote full employment; calls for the promotion of the existing national systems with a strong accent on social dialogue, collective bargaining and its binding effect; calls in addition for the EU and the Member States to encourage employers to adopt family friendly measures, such as the possibility to use teleworking for parents and to temporarily reduce their working hours without significant pay reduction, and job mobility in order to guarantee their children's care and education
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 190 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the urgent need to counter the exploitation of women at work and combat the inequalities, discrimination and violence affecting themaddress , through preventing and combatting , violence against women , domestic violence as well as other types of gender based violence;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 196 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for women who sufferthe Member States to implement effective policies and measures to tackle domestic violence to be affordeand proper protection, and support of women suffering from it ,ensuring the deployment of increasedadequate resources and more effective responses by the Stateeans;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 215 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that prostitution constitutes a serious form of violence and exploitatiPoints out at the importance of the combatiing phenomenon traffecticking mostly women and children; notes that the root causes of prostitution are inextricably intertwined with social and economic realities, particularly unemployment, financial need and poverty;of human beings for sexual exploitation, therefore stresses the need for Member States to increasensure adequate funding for socialthe support and access to public services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation and specialised services;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 228 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Applauds the unambiguous defence of all freedoms anywhere in the world, while condemning measures that undermine rights, freedoms and guarantees and deprecating all forms of prejudice, including discrimination on theall grounds of sexual orientation;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 234 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that any strategy designed to achieve gender equality must get to grips with all forms of violence against women, including the erosion of healthcare entitlements and sexual and reproductive rights acquired by women and infringements thereof;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 247 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need for Member States to adopt apromote policyies placing special emphasis on improved public health and the prevention of diseasesystems and subsequent services and the prevention of disease for instance in their gender specific aspects by guaranteeing free, universalaccessible and high-quality healthcare and ensuring the availability of the necessary resources to combat the main public health problems, as the case in the current pandemic crisis;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 253 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to create a public crèche and pre-school education network; points out that the provision of a universal public service that is genuinely accessible to all children and families wishing to avail themselves of it is an overarching social responsibilitych the Barcelona targets and welcomes their upcoming review; points out that the provision of an accessible service of early childhood education and care for all children and families has an overarching role in helping women’s participation in the labour market, especially now after the experience of the COVID pandemic;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 265 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Member States to take specific measures to prevent and combat the risk of poverty in old age and retirefor elderly woment , increasing pensions and boosting social benefitsfollowing the population ageing, and the proportion of older women in disadvantaged or vulnerable situation;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 271 #

2021/2020(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that it is essential to ensure a broad set of effective, appropriate and targeted economic and social measures to combat discriminatory attitudes and practices and enabling women to exercise their civic and political rights on an equal basishelp progress gender equality and empower women, with a special focus on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, promoting as well the exchange of best practices in fighting discrimination, enabling women to fully participate in all aspects of our society;
2021/07/19
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas European countries have a variety of different fleets of inland vessels, which makes inland waterway transport very convenient and useful for transporting different types and large quantities of cargo to different destinations on either large or small riverwaterways;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the further development of the inland waterway sector is a cornerstone to building a smart, sustainable and competitive European transport network;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the inland waterways, as one of the most environmentally-friendly modes of transport with a largely untapped further potential of transporting large amounts of goods across the European Union, can play a fundamental role in meeting the EU’s climate objectives;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas a current modal share of 6% is far too little and a sharp increase in the modal share of inland waterway transport is needed to reduce road congestion, enhance safety, reduce emissions and lead to a more sustainable transport system as a whole;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas contrary to many congested roads, European inland waterways dispose of free capacity, offering a significant modal shift potential; whereas the current navigability of the European waterways is patchy and the modal shift is hindered by missing links and poor reliability of free- flowing inland waterways;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas ports play an important role as multimodal connecting points offering other modes of transport that can take over freight loads temporarily, and whereas it is therefore important that sea and inland ports have good connections with the hinterland;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas river cruises, ferries, day trip vessels, water taxis and water shuttles play an important role for tourism in Europe and should become a cleaner option for tourism and public transport in regions and cities with accessible and navigable rivers, lakes and canals, which would also make urban mobility more sustainable and effective;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to take the initiative on green, efficient and digital leadership and to build on existing programmes such as NAIADES, which should inspire all stakeholders within the waterway transport sector, as well as other transport sectors, and in particular rail, to work together towards a sustainable future, while supporting the competitiveness of the sector as a whole;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to present proposals for a governance and regulatory framework in line with the next NAIADES action programme, providing European harmonisation and standardisation for quality navigability, vessels and qualification of crews; this framework should facilitate the coordination of investments, action programmes and the various bodies involved in inland waterway transport development, including the Member States’ administrations, EU agencies, TEN-T coordinators, River Commissions, and standardization committees;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that more investment in updating river and canalexpanding and updating the physical and digital waterway infrastructure (for example, locks, bridges and interoperable deployment of digital technologies across borders) is key to enabling quality navigability and strengthening the reliability of this mode of transport, while respecting the applicable environmental law;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges, in this regard, the Member States to fully respect their obligation to complete the TEN-T core inland waterway network by 2030, and the Commission and the TEN-T Coordinators to strengthen their oversight in this regard, eliminating the missing links and allowing for quality physical and digital infrastructure; points particularly to the need for increased investments in adequate multimodal infrastructure in ports, such as seamless rail connections and terminals, in order to facilitate competitive multimodal transport in Europe;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to better take into account that it is often families with children on board who are operating in the inland waterway sector and to invest in adequate and regular facilities along the waterway routes in order to allow for decent en route living conditions;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 80 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Underlines the significant potential of rehabilitating connecting waterways and canals, in particular in regions that have suffered from decades of insufficient investments in inland waterways infrastructure;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 86 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that there is not a ‘one size fits all’ solution for tacklingStresses the need to better address the problem of low and high water levels as a result of climate change, in particular via more effective and resilient infrastructure; deplores, however, that the problems of the inland waterway sector, caused by thefloods and low water levels, have not been taken duly into account;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 88 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points, in this regard, to the relevance of integrating the use of space data and services such as provided by Galileo and Copernicus;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 98 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of further encouraging and supporting initiatives aimed at the use ofquickly stepping up the availability and roll-out of alternative fuels, alternative fuels' infrastructure and propulsion methods for shipping with a network approach and in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality; points out that inland waterway transport can be suitable for the deployment of hydrogen, LNG, sustainable fuels, biofuels, hybrid and electric vessels, when the EU directs adequate research funding this way as well as incentivises and improves the scalability of required investments; welcomes the use of all readily deployable options to reduce inland navigation emissions, including bridging fuels and transitional systems, such as improved catalysts and filters for existing ships; points out, in this regard, the value of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a transitional solution to reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions in inland waterway transport, as LNG emits less CO2, NOx and particulate matter than conventional inland waterways fuels; notes that the existing, technically mature vessels and distribution infrastructure now based on LNG could be used for biogas and will therefore be essential in scaling up Bio-LNG as a marine fuel;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 107 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the particular role that inland waterways should play in the EU Hydrogen Strategy, both for the clean fuelling of inland waterway transport and for the crucial importance of inland waterways and its ports for the clean and efficient distribution of hydrogen along the EU’s transport networks and industry clusters;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 108 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that there currently is a lack of market ready zero-emissions solutions; therefore calls on the Commission to develop a realistic roadmap to further reduce the pollutants and GHG emissions in order to reach a decarbonised inland waterway sector, while safeguarding competitiveness, reliability and safety;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that low-emission and zero-emission alternatives should become more financially attractive than conventional propulsions and that this trendwidely available and more affordable and that the uptake of these fuels should be accelerated, for example by a realistic, progressively increasing blending percentage based on an impact assessment as well as by regulatory stability and financial support, including through the granting of tax incentives by Member States;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 120 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the importance of ports, and their specialised shipyards where the building, conversion and retrofitting of ships take place, in the energy transition; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to direct adequate funding and investments towards ensuring sufficient capacity and adequate infrastructure in ports to facilitate the fleet renewal and energy transition of the shipping sector;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 125 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to propose a governance framework for monitoring Rivers Basins pollution, facilitating coordination of European and national measures, investments, and action programmes;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that far-reaching digitalisation and data collection contributes to a cleaner environment and improved safety on board and result in more efficient routing, less congestion in ports and better communication and information exchange between ships, ports and infrastructure; stresses the need to further harmonise River Information Services (RIS), which wouldcalls for a strategy to develop and deploy digital and automated technologies in the inland waterway sector, outlining both interoperable standards, across modes and borders as well as the required research actions and funding, including via dedicated calls within Horizon Europe; stresses the need to update technical standards in the field of inland navigation (CESNI) and further harmonise River Information Services (RIS), which would simplify procedures in the field of regulating inland navigation, solve the problems arising from different interpretations of technical standards and the lack of comparable data, and allow for the speedy development and deployment of innovative solutions, and underlines the need to prepare for interoperable data exchange with other modes of transport;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #

2021/2015(INI)

7a. Stresses the need for swift implementation of the electronic freight transport information (eFTI) regulation, allowing transport operators to share information with enforcement authorities in a swift, easy and digital manner;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of connecting existing digital transport policy frameworks and of making sure that multimodal transport data are available through a single point of access in order to achieve efficiency gains in waterborne freight transport; calls on the Commission in this regard to come up with an EU action plan for multimodal transport infrastructure and data sharing, with the goal of achieving an interoperable, synchromodal, connected and automated transport system by 2035 at the latest;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points to the need for incentives for the development of intermodal digital port platforms; calls in this regard for a Project of European Added Value, financed by the RRF, for the navigability and multimodal connection of TEN-T inland waterway corridors;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that increased automation brings the reality of synchromodal transport in Europe closer; insists therefore on the need for a European Roadmap for Smart and Autonomous Inland Waterway Transport Systems that supports researchfuture-oriented legislation, research, pilot projects and field labs, the development and successful implementation of smart ships and ports, based on Intelligent Transport Systems, and digital interoperability;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 152 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points to the benefits of EU Space services and data differentiators provided by Galileo and Copernicus to enable green, safe and secure navigation of autonomous vessels;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights that safe and secure autonomous navigation requires standardized sharing of information beyond the position of the antenna of the vessels, such as the attitude of vessels, the contour of the hull as well as on modifications of the waterways, in order to manage autonomous operations, to avoid potential collisions between vessels that share the same fairway, and to provide skippers with the latest information about the fairway; points to space solutions as enablers for inland waterway transport and the useful contribution of EU Space assets Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus in this regard;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 158 #
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure should take into account the potential demand and market characteristics of a port; stresses, therefore, that a European rollout strategy of alternative fuels for multimodal and industrial use through the TEN-T revision and Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFID) should follow a network approach that leads to an efficiently planned infrastructure, based on the potential market demand characteristics of a port and, where necessary, along water routes and the principle of technology neutrality;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 175 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen the synergies between the inland waterways infrastructure and the Trans-European Energy Networks, which will facilitate the energy transition of inland shipping and support the development of ports as energy hubs; highlights, in this regard, the need for better integrating inland waterways infrastructure into the European energy grid to facilitate the use of on-shore power supply; also stresses the potential of inland waterways for the transport of alternative fuels;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points to the promising role of ports in the circular economy; calls upon the Commission to develop measures supporting circular economy activities in ports, including collection and transport of used materials, waste and recycled products, in order to unlock their potential to become circular hubs;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 188 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to modernise inland navigation education and training, focusing on the development of green and digital skills as well as on overcoming language barriers, thereby creating attractive jobs, particularly for young people, with high and harmonised social and safety standards and qualification levels; calls, furthermore, for the proper implementation of Directive (EU) 2017/2397 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation by Member States by 17 January 2022;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 200 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of existing EU funding instruments for greening and digitalising our European inland waterway transport sector, such as the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Horizon Europe and, the Structural and Cohesion Funds and the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF), and the need to mobilise them to finance investments in alternative fuels and adequate ship, the development and roll-out of alternative propulsion systems for vessels and infrastructure;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 209 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the inland waterway sector consists mostly of SMEs, family businesses and smaller ports, which makes it difficult for them to make expensive investments in order to comply with the goals of the Green Deal; considers, therefore, that the scalability of required investments should be improved and the administrative burden and cost for access to funding should be significantly reduced;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to set up a dedicated European inland waterway fund, including a one-stop-shop system that is easily accessible for help and assistance and has the possibility to combine projects into a single application, thus increasing the chances for funding; stresses that the fund should be financed through thecomplement the existing reserve funds created under Regulation (EU) 546/20149 , where possible complemented with national funds and contributions, awith significant additional financial contributions from European and national financing instruments in order to leverage further investments from the industry and to address the current investment gap in financing the sustainable transition; this fund should also provide for the possibility of blending with the CEF and the Structural and Cohesion Funds; as well as financing instruments from the European Investment Bank; _________________ 9 OJ L 163, 29.5.2014, p. 15.
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 219 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls upon the Commission to reinforce its internal resources dedicated to inland waterway transport, including human recourses, bringing them in line with the ambitions of the Green Deal, the modal shift and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy for this sector;
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 223 #
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2021/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the recent Commission evaluation of the 2013 Urban Mobility Package10 ; highlights in this regard that the expected results of the Urban Mobility Plan (UMP), namely a reduction in CO2 and air pollutant emissions, less congestion and fewer road casualties in urban areas, have not consistently materialised across the EU; calls on the Commission, therefore, to encourage Member States and cities to include, where possible, waterborne city logistics and local freight distribution as well as waterborne public transport, as a safe and effective mode of transport, in their sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP) and to enhance their urban mobility data collection; stresses, furthermore, the need to include waterborne public transport means in digital mobility platforms, such as Mobility as a Service; _________________ 10Commission staff working document of 24 February 2021 entitled 'Evaluation of the 2013 Urban Mobility Package' (SWD(2021)0047) - https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52021SC00 47
2021/04/30
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2021/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the strategy should be compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement and achieving climate neutrality before 2050; underlines that renewable offshore energy should contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring these targets do not come at the expense of biodiversity in the marine environment;
2021/05/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2021/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. strategy should enable relevant use of produced electricity for green hydrogen production, taking into consideration future electrolyser allocation in the EU gas and electricity grids map;
2021/05/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2021/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of modern seaports for the assembly, manufacturing and servicing of offshore renewable energy equipment, and the considerable investment necessary to upgrade port infrastructure, including investment in transport terminals and infrastructure, and vessels to provide these services; points out the role of seaports, together with potentially nearby located LNG terminals, as renewable energy hubs, for electric offshore grid-connection and cross- border interconnectors, as well as for electrolysis and the storage and distribution of hydrogen and other low-carbon, gases and clean alternative fuels;
2021/05/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2021/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the opportunities that offshore renewable energy can offer to coastal tourism regions, both by increasing the energy-related sustainability of tourist stays, and by balancing seasonal economic effects, providing stable and predictable jobs and growth in local renewable offshore industries and small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) all year round; points out that any investment in offshore wind farms should contribute as much as possible to the socio-economic development of the regions with the relevant access to the low emission fuels potentially produced as a result of the overcapacity of the RES electricity;
2021/05/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #

2021/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Encourages common development of offshore grids through a tailored regional and local approach that involves different EU countries and allows synergies with existing or planned interconnectors, or the connection of national offshore grids; points out the important role of EU financial support via Cohesion Funds or financial instruments such as CEF;
2021/05/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 52 #

2021/2012(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the need for further offshore renewable energy development applies to all of Europe’s sea-basins and that areas with widely untapped offshore renewable potential, such as the Mediterranean or Baltic Sea, require special attention, including through innovative technologies such as floating offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, while front runners, such as the North Sea, must continue to develop and to defend their leading global position for the benefit of Europe as a whole;
2021/05/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its entry into force in the EU on 21 January 2011 in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 3 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to the EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030,
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 18 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
— having regard to the Generation Equality Forum held in March 2021 in Mexico City and from 30 June to 2 July 2021 in Paris, as well as the "Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality" and the new "Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action" launched as a result of the Forum,
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 44 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period,
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 45 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on closing the digital gender gap: women’s participation in the digital economy,
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 54 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas equal representation and influence of women and men in political life is a precondition for a democratic society;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 55 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women’s and girls’ rights are still under threat and the space for civil society organisations, especially women rights, feminists and grassroots organisations is shrinking in many countries in the world;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 61 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas more countries are in emergency situations as a result of conflicts, natural disasters and climate change and whereas women and girls are affected in a disproportionate manner;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 70 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas violence in all its forms is the most extreme form of gender inequality;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 89 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is having a serious impact on women and girls and has exacerbated existing gender inequalities, particularly in terms ofmpacting the access to education and healthcare, including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and is resulting in increasing gender-based violence and economic inequalities;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 101 #

2021/2003(INI)

E. whereas measures to combat inequalityies will be of fundamental importance to the upcoming post COVID- 19 pandemic recovery;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 107 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas quantification1a of gender inequality takes into account the intersectionality factors and provides reach data contributing to the global knowledge and governance; _________________ 1ahttps://eige.europa.eu/gender-equality- index/2020
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 109 #

2021/2003(INI)

Ea. whereas there is no country in the world close to achieving gender equality up to 2030;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 111 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas supporting the full implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III as a key instrument to deter discrimination and marginalisation and ensure women and girls’ dignity, advocating mainstreaming gender issues in all international cooperation programmes and integration of gender equality in national plans and strategies, in collaboration with local partners and civil society organisations;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 114 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas if possible the Commission should provide delegations with technical assistance in getting started with the country level implementation plan (CLIPs);
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 130 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the new EU Gender Action Plan III for 2021 - 2025 and its call for a gender equal world;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 132 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes GAP III as a continuation and building on the work and the achievements of GAP II;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 133 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that gender equality is crucial to human rights, sustainable development and smart economies, and that empowering women and girls across the world is crucial to global progress;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 134 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Points out that the EU has an important role to play in achieving gender equal world, through supporting partner countries to address gender discrimination, by establishing a more enabling environment for empowering women and girls and the fulfilment of girls’ and women’s rights to achieve real and tangible improvements in gender equality;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 135 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
More effective EU commitment and efficient implementation
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 137 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Calls on the Commission on greater integration of gender expertise across various sectoral areas within EU Delegations;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 138 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Calls on the Commission to provide necessary practical and political tools to ensure smooth translation of GAP III’s principles into actions and practice;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 139 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 c (new)
Stresses the need to work closely with rural communities and community leaders to foster the reach of gender equality programs in the peripherals;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 140 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 d (new)
Points out the need for the gender projects to take into account and to be adapted to the general context of the countries (social realities, economic and cultural aspects);
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 141 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 e (new)
Reiterates the importance and added value of the expertise and long-term engagement with local activists, grassroots organisations and/or other experts on gender issues within the local context;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 142 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 f (new)
Stresses the importance of the high-level political commitment and senior level management engagement in advancing gender equality including as well on the level of the EU Delegations;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 143 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 g (new)
Stresses the importance of EU Delegations and MS to systematically work together and consult with each other to ensure full integration of GAPs into the planning of the multi annual indicative programmes (MIPs);
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 144 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 h (new)
Reiterates the call on the EU missions and delegations to have a meaningful dialogue with CSOs and to exchange and inform about the way their input was used and translated into gender policies;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 148 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for full implementation of GAP III in every aspect of EU external action through a gender-transformative and intersectional approach, including in non-social sectors such as trade, energy, agriculture; reiterates that actions to implement GAP III have to be guided by the ambition of addressing the root causes of gender inequalities;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 166 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for an annual assessment of GAP results, as foreseen, at every level and every stage, against the targeted and measurable objectives set;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 176 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on EU missions and delegations and on the Member States and local and regional governments to cooperate closely in the implementation of GAP III through proper guidance developed and shared through the delegations;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 184 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for close ties to be established with organisational networks and ministries in partner countries and calls for an annual policy and political dialogue regarding GAP III implementation, encompassing stakeholders and, in particular, local authorities and civil society;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 189 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly encourages Member States and EU delegations to consider local and regional governments as key actors in development policy as they are the democratic level closest to the citizens and are best placed to promote gender equality and sustainable development;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 195 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for funding for local girl, youth-led and women’s organisations to be increasand networks in all their diversity to be adequately funded; condemns all moves to clamp down on women’s rights activists and urges all governments to protect, support and cooperate with civil society;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 206 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls strongly for GAP III to be coordinated with other initiatives, such as the Spotlight Initiative, whose effectiveness needs to be improved and budgetevaluated and accordingly improved and thus the budget adequately increased;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 210 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that 85% of all new external actions will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective by 2025 and calls for 20% of actions to have gender as a principal objective; stresses that the objectives set should also be quantified in terms of dedicated funding and not just a percentage of the overall programmes; calls for the set-up of a specific target of 85% of EU’s ODA funding dedicated to gender equality as a principal or significant objective;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 216 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates the need for gender considerations to be appropriately integrated across all sectors of EU external action and that the priorities of Global Europe in partner countries as well as Team Europe Initiatives are gender transformative, as per the GAP III and at least gender sensitive in the case of humanitarian aid;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 234 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for action to combat femicide and all types of violence against women to be stepped up; and girls online and offline to be stepped up, particularly in conflict and emergency situations where women and girls are in more vulnerable situations and focusing on women and girls who are more likely to be victims of violence such as women and girls with disabilities;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 254 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation are mainly women and girls; calls for increased international cooperation to end the above mentioned harmful practices resulting in such forms of enslavement, recalling that vulnerability of women to trafficking and sexual exploitation is exacerbated during economic hardship, armed conflict and emergency situations.;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 264 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that women’s human rights defenders are in an extremely vulnerable position, especially in conflict areas and in conflict and post-conflict situations;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 265 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the call to collaborate with and promote a safe environment to women’s human rights defenders and calls on the Commission to protect them through adequate actions and mechanisms together with allocating dedicated resources to EU delegations and reminds that the EU’s actions could include, as a matter of priority, alternative programs involving legal pathways;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 274 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses concern at the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights rise of conservative rhetoric and organised religious and other groupings, which is threatening to undermine sexual and reproductive rights inside and outside the Union;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 287 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for GAP III to attach greater importance to these rights andWelcomed the promotion of GAP III to these rights, their inclusion to the key thematic areas of engagement and calls for adequate funding to be coordinated and allocated to them when programming the ‘Europe in the World’ instrument;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 297 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive rights with regard to women’s bodies and their autonomy and urges that they be treated as public health issues; calls for universal access to sexual education, contraception and safe and legal abortion; highlights the need to age- appropriate SRHR-related actions, for example by ensuring accessible, youth- friendly information and services;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 312 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for measures to prevent girls from missing school during their periods by improving menstrual hygiene facilities on school premises and by combating stigmatisation in this area, calls for greater synergies between programmes addressing health, SRHR and WASH and personal support for girls in this regard;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 322 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the inequalities and disparities between women and men regarding access to healthcare and the quality of healthcare provided; calls for universal access to facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of female and sexually transmitted diseases; , taking into account the lack of gender responsive healthcare and services, adding the importance of the provision of relevant information and development of gender responsive diagnostics; calls for universal access to facilities for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of female and sexually transmitted diseases, taking into account the specific needs of young people, LGBTI+ people, with the set up of youth-friendly health facilities and the gender disparities in midlife and older women’s unmet health needs;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 331 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that GAP III must further improve women’s rights, by increasing awareness of and access to sexual and reproductive health for women and girls, and enabling them to maintain and improve it, free from coercion, violence, discrimination and abuse;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 338 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Promoting economic and social rights and equality
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 345 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates that the current ongoing COVID-19 crisis is affecting women’s access to the labour market; stresses the importance and the need for the inclusion of a intersectional gender dimension in the economic all recovery plans of the countries concerned;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 355 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for GAP III to promote women’s access and participation to the economic activity and their access to the necessary resources and social protectioneconomic as well as social tools and resources; calls for measures to help make women more employable and provide them with business opportunities; highlights the need to consider the complementarity of other actions to ensure effectiveness, such as the freedom from gender-based violence and access to decent work;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 374 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a comprehensive effort to provide girls and women with access to high quality education and quality training tailored to the needs of the labour marketboth girls and boys learning preferences and to the needs of the labour market thus providing also the girls and women the effective tools to benefit from and shape the modern economy;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 383 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Ensuring girls and women’s access to education and training is particularly important in emergency and displacement settings, including support to local women-led organisations that know best how to answer to the needs of their communities;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 388 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses the importance of gender appropriate education and training on the necessary technologic and digital tools and the promotion of digital literacy and skills according;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 390 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Highlights the importance of boosting the access to, for example, micro credit in view of facilitating and motivating women’s creativity and entrepreneurship at a smaller scale;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 391 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Emphasises the need for a gender- sensitive response to COVID-19 in the implementation of the GAP III to take account of the unique circumstances of women and girls and to stimulate post- crisis opportunities;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 392 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19e. Stresses the importance of female participation in the economy worldwide for sustainable development and economic growth, intrinsically linked to the global goal of eradicating poverty as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 393 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)
19f. Acknowledges the crucial importance of education of girls for their advancement later in life, yet emergencies, such as economic crises and armed conflict puts this advancement at risk and therefore stresses the importance of necessary funds allocation to education in emergencies;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 394 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 g (new)
19g. Expresses its concerns about the possibility of an increase in the digital gender gap in developing countries and regions in the current crisis; stresses the importance of promoting women’s and girls’ digital proficiency, digital accessibility and digital affordability as instruments to obtain gender equality in development strategies; stresses the need to channel development funds into the promotion of the digital education of girls and women, and to support female-led projects in the digital sector, especially those with a social impact;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 396 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 h (new)
19h. Reiterates that women’s access to livelihoods and labour opportunities is seriously affected during emergencies and thus call for measures to improve the structures that ensure that they can develop their education, skills and access to jobs in long term;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 398 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Encouraging participation and leadership by women and girls
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 405 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that women are under- represented at every level of political and public life; calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of womenthe inclusion of women in all levels of decision-making and positions of power from civil servants to elected officials and other politicians;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 413 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women in all their diversity, to public life, all levels of political decision-making and leadership;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 418 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the diversity, equal participation of women, as citizens and in the public service, is essential to good governance and policy-making and underlines the importance of having women represented in both sides of the negotiation table in all levels of external action;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 422 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls for the further promotion of women's equal representation and influence in decision-making roles, particularly in all spheres of government, from local to national levels;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 423 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Emphasises the value of activities such as networking, exchanges, mentoring and sponsorship to support elected women at all levels;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 424 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20e. Calls for the inclusions of girl- and youth-led organisations and networks working on gender equality in consultations with civil society in partner countries;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 425 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)
20f. Emphasises the importance of safe, meaningful and inclusive youth participation, particularly young women and girls’ empowerment and participation in dialogues with partner countries and decision-making platforms;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 426 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 g (new)
20g. Stresses the importance of women and girls' leadership and participation in all decisions that affect their lives and reiterates that when women and girls lead equally, the entire communities’ benefit from better and more durable solutions; calls for the EU to ensure women and girls, as well as women's rights and grassroots organisations participate and lead in the implementation of GAP III in their countries;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 427 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 h (new)
20h. Calls for programme funding to promote the training and participation of women in public life as well as to advocate for the inclusion of local women rights organisations and women led frontline humanitarian responders in humanitarian coordination and decision- making structures;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 431 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of the contribution made by women to promoting dialogue, forging coalitions and mediating for peace; calls on the EU to promote greater participation by women in peacekeeping and further peacebuilding and to recognise young women and girls as key drivers of change as well, alongside adult women;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 444 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need to ensure that women and girls who have suffered sexual violence in conflict zones receiveaffected zones and countries receive appropriate and holistic care and treatment;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 447 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates the need to combatDeplores the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and to combat impunitycalls on the urgent need to combat it as well as to combat impunity by bringing perpetrators to justice and calls for commitment to zero- tolerance to gender based violence;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 452 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls the opportunity presented by the humanitarian-development-peace triple nexus approach to protect women and girls rights and promote gender equality in all contexts;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 461 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the EU’s determination to address gender issues in the context of the green transition, given the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls especially in the developing countries concerned where they are confronted to it in their everyday life;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 466 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Reiterates that gender equality is a prerequisite for sustainable development and that in order to achieve a fair and just transition which leaves no one behind, all EU external climate related action must include a gender and an intersectional perspective;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 473 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Points out that women and girls’ organisations are at the forefront when it comes to expertise in the fields of agriculture, climate and biodiversity; calls for them to be given support in the form of adequate and flexible funding, legislative framework provisions and access to resources;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 489 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need for digital platforms to be suitably regulated in order to combat gender-based online violence and cyberbullying; recognising that this is a major barrier for women and girls’ access to digital spaces and their participation online and severely hinders girls’ and women’s political participation, and even more so if they belong to structurally disadvantaged groups; calls for greater involvement of women in the design, manufacture and development of artificial intelligence applications in order to combat the perpetuation of gender stereotyping and prejudice;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 511 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates the need for the EU to play a leading role at multilateral level in promoting feminist diplomacyexternal policies that put forward gender equality and women empowerment as a core part of their external actions and priorities;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 516 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Reiterates that any effort to achieve the goals of GAP III must take into account the diversity of women such as: older women, girls, non-binary and lesbian women, trans and bisexual women, women with disabilities, migrants and the intersections of their identities;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 521 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the EUR 33 billion pledged at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris; calls for the annual monitoring of agreed actionan international efficient accountability system and calls for the Commission to monitor annually its agreed commitments and their implementation in practice;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 525 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls the Commission’s commitment to earmark EUR 4 billion from the external budget for women and girls and to increase funding for women’s organisations; calls for these commitments to be clarified and adequately monitored;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 537 #

2021/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Points out once again that intergenerational dialogue and the inclusion of as well as the commitment on the part of men and boys to advance gender equality are crucial to bringing about societal change and creating a true Generation Equality;
2021/09/28
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 16 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the cases of the domestic violence have surged due to the pandemic of COVID 19 and following measures such as the lockdown or teleworking1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/BRIE/2020/659333/EPRS_BRI(20 20)659333_EN.pdf
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the new strains of COVID 19 have been spreading through Europe imposing a threat of new lockdowns in the EU Member States; stresses therefore the importance of an on-going impact assessment framework on the consequences and effects of the occurring COVID 19 pandemic on women to possibly alleviate the outcome of a new pandemic breakout;
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 20 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its strong request to implement gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting throughout the budgetary procedure; recalls in that sense the European Court of Auditors report 2021 on the Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget and its main recommendations;
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 32 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the assessment of the national recovery plans, to provide specific recommendations stressing the need for investments and reforms to address gender equality and to facilitate women’s full participation in the labour market in order to include a gender perspective in the response to the crisis to ensure benefits for everyone;
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure an adequate increase of the budget of the EIGE in order to promote gender equality across the Union, particularly in the light of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women and of the valuable information provided on the gender dimension of the crisis;
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to revaluate the Daphne Initiative and dedicate the appropriate resources to this program in order to properly support victims of violence and combat the violence against women;
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 59 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Welcomes the conclusions of the negotiations on the MFF 2021-2027 and the subsequent allocation dedicated to the programme on Citizenship, Equality, Rights and Values and the strands for ‘Equality, Rights and Gender Equality’ and for ‘Daphne’;
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 62 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of using European Structural and Investment Funds to promote investments aimed at boosting gender equality, women’s employment and access to the labour market, through investing in care infrastructures, including childcare and long-term care facilities;
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the budget to encourage women’s participation and interest in the digital economy and STEM sectors and careers through Union programmes, including the research, innovation and technology for example or participation in the European Research Area, including as well the Youth Employment Initiative.
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 73 #

2021/0227(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. 9. Stresses that the COVID 19 pandemic aggravated already existing problems of women1a and child poverty1b; calls, therefore on importance of pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially projects directed at eradicating said poverty in all Member States of the EU; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2021/693183/IPOL_STU(20 21)693183_EN.pdf 1b https://eurochild.org/uploads/2020/12/202 0-Eurochild-Semester-Report.pdf
2021/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 75 #

2021/0223(COD)

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 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).
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Therefore aAll modes of transport should be addressed in one instrument which should take into account athe variety of alternative fuels, the development of their market share and particularly their affordability. The use of zero-emission powertrain technologies and climate-neutral alternative fuels is at different stages of maturity in the different modes of transport and in the different Member States and regions. In particular, in the road sector, a rapid uptake of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid personal and light-duty commercial vehicles is taking place. Hydrogen fuel-cell road vehicles are available to markets, as well, however at high prices for vehicles and fuels. In addition, smaller hydrogen and battery electric vessels and hydrogen fuel-cell trains 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 biofuelsgaseous or liquid bio-methane, biomass fuels, biofuels, advanced biofuels, recycled carbon fuels, renewable fuels of non-biological origin or renewable and low- carbon synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Therefore, the general principle of technological neutrality should be maintained and market competition between the different alternative technologies should be promoted and protected at Union and national levels, thus providing for the best technological solutions and affordable prices. Targets and milestones should be set at Union and national levels, depending on the market development of different technologies, while the net-zero ambition should always be the guiding principle.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) SuchBiofuels, advanced biofuels and synthetic fuels, substituting diesel, petrol and jet fuel, can be produced from different feedstock and can be blended into fossil fuels at very high blending ratios. They can be technically used with the current vehicle technology with minor or no adaptations. Renewable and bio-LNG can be used for heavy-duty transport, both road and maritime, as demonstrated by the fact that already 20%of gas used in road transport is bio-methane. Renewable methanol can also be used for inland navigation and short-sea shipping. Synthetic and paraffinic fuels have a potential to reduce the use of fossil fuel sources in the energy supply to transport. All of these fuels can be distributed, stored and used with the existing infrastructure or where necessary with infrastructure of the same kind.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) LNG is likely to play a continued role in maritime transport, where there is currently no economically viable zero- emission powertrain technology available. The Communication on the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy points to zero-emission seagoing ships becoming market ready by 2030. Fleet conversion a tendency which should be promoted, duly monitored and reported. Fleet conversion, based on relevant, affordable and viable new technologies, should take place gradually due to the long lifetime of the ships. Contrary to maritime transport, fFor inland waterways, with normally smaller vessels and shorter distances, low- and zero-emission powertrain technologies, such as hydrogen and, electricity, sh and other alternative fuels, could enter the markets more quickly. LNG is, LPG and their renewable derivatives are, however, expected to no longer play a significant role in that sectorand the competitive development of the market in this sector is still ongoing. Transport fuels such as LNG need increasingly to be decarbonised by blending/substituting with liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) or renewable and low-carbon synthetic gaseous e-fuels (e- gas) for instance. Those decarbonised fuels can be used in the same infrastructure as gaseous fossil fuels thereby allowing for a gradual shift towards decarbonised fuels.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In the heavy-duty road transport sector, LNG trucks are fully mature and can run on a high blend of bio-LNG. On the one hand, the common scenarios underpinning the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and the Climate Target Plan as well as the revised “Fit for 55” modelling scenarios suggest some limited role of gaseous fuels that will increasingly be decarbonised in heavy-duty road transport especially in the long haul segment. Furthermore, LPG and CNG vehicles for which already a sufficientsome infrastructure network exists across the Union are expected to gradually be replaced by zero emission drivetrains and therefore only a limitedclimate-neutral alternative fuels, despite this not being an existing market tendency yet. Therefore a targeted policy for LNG infrastructure deployment that can equally supply decarbonised fuels is considered necessary to close remaining gaps in the main networks. As the market for decarbonised heavy-duty vehicles is still developing, a variety of alternative technologies should be incentivised, including via infrastructure planning and adaptation, while taking into account market shares and traffic data.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #

2021/0223(COD)

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). 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.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) National fleet based targets should be established on the basis of the total number of registered electric vehicles in that Member State following a common methodology that accounts for technological developments such as the increased driving range of electric vehicles or the increasing market penetration of fast-charging points which can recharge a greater number of vehicles per recharging point than at a normal recharging point. The methodology also has to take into account the different recharging patterns of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, as well as population and market shares of electric vehicles. A methodology that norms national fleet based targets on the total maximum power output of the publicly accessible recharging infrastructure should allow flexibility for the implementation of different recharging technologies in Member States.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 116 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The deployment of publicly accessible recharging infrastructure should primarily result from private market investment. However, Member States should support infrastructure deployment through initial public investments, in cases where market conditions require public support, provided it is in full compliance with State aid rules, until a competitive market has been established.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Electric heavy-duty vehicles need a distinctively different recharging infrastructure than light-duty vehicles. Public accessible infrastructure for electric heavy-duty vehicles is however currently almost nowhere available in the Union. A combined approach of distance-based targets along the TEN-T network, targets for overnight recharging infrastructure and targets at urban nodes should ensure that a sufficient publicly accessible infrastructure coverage for electric heavy-duty vehicles is established throughout the Union to support the expected market uptakeproactively support the market share development of battery electric heavy-duty vehicles.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 125 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Therefore, an initial public investment in infrastructure for electric heavy-duty vehicle is needed, whereas any further infrastructure development beyond the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation should be conditional to their Union-wide, national and regional market share development and relevant traffic data.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) A sufficient number of publicly accessible fast recharging points dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles should also be deployed along the TEN-T network to ensure full connectivity throughout the Union. That infrastructure should have sufficient power output to allow the recharge of the vehicle within the driver’s legal break time. In addition to fast recharging points along the network, heavy-duty vehicles should also be able to use publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for overnight recharging along the main transport network to specifically support the electrification of the long haul sector.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Publicly accessible recharging or refuelling points include, for example, privately owned recharging or refuelling points accessible to the public that are located on public or private properties, such as public parkings or parkings of supermarkets. A recharging or refuelling point located on a private property that is accessible to the general public should be considered as publicly accessible also in cases where access is restricted to a certain general group of users, for example to clientsif the access is unlimited and unconditional. Recharging or refuelling points for car- sharing schemes should only be considered accessible to the public if they explicitly allow access for third party users. Recharging or refuelling points located on private properties, access to which is restricted to a limited, determinate circle of persons, such as parking lots in office buildings to which only employees or authorised persons have access, should not be considered as publicly accessible recharging or refuelling points.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 162 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) A number of LNG refuelling points are established in the Union, already providing a backbone for the circulation of LNG driven heavy-duty vehicles. The TEN-T core network should remain the basis for the deployment of LNG infrastructure, and progressively for bio- LNG, as it covers the main traffic flows and allows cross border connectivity throughout the Union. It had been recommended in Directive 2014/94/EU that such refuelling points be installed every 400 km on the TEN-T core network, but certain limitedsome important gaps in the network remain across the EU to reach that objective. Member States should by 2025 reach that objective and fill the remaining gaps, after which the target should cease to apply. LNG stations are insufficient especially in Eastern Europe and in third countries, situated on international transport corridors, including corridors linking different Member States. Member States should by 2025 reach that objective and fill the remaining gaps, after which the target should be adapted to different market scenarios in line with EU and national decarbonisation targets and market shares of alternative fuels.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) The revised national policy frameworks should include detailed market and traffic shares, especially for transit traffic, data monitoring and evaluation on a frequent basis, providing for market projections and supporting actions for the development of the market as regards alternative fuels, including the deployment of the necessary infrastructure to be put into place, in close cooperation with regional and local authorities and with the industry concerned, while taking into account the needs of small and medium- sized enterprises. Additionally, the revised frameworks should describe the overall national framework for planning, permitting and procuring of such infrastructure, including the identified obstacles and actions to remove them so shat a faster rollout of infrastructure can be achieved.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In order to promote alternative fuels and develop the relevant infrastructure, the national policy frameworks should consist of detailed strategies to promote alternative fuels in sectors that are difficult to decarbonise such as aviation, maritime transport, inland waterway transport as well as rail transport on network segments that cannot be electrified. In particular, Member States should develop clear strategies for the decarbonisation of inland waterway transport along the TEN-T network in close cooperation with those Member States concerned. Long term decarbonisation strategies should also be developed for TEN-T ports and TEN-T airports, in particular with a focus on the deployment of infrastructure for low and zero emission vessels and aircraft as well as for railway lines that are not going to be electrified. On the basis of those strategies, taking into consideration the national market and traffic share data and market projections, the Commission should review this Regulation with a view to setting more mandatory targets for those sectors.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) Member States should make use of a wide range of regulatory and non-market based and 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.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
(54) The market for alternative fuels and in particular for zero emission fuels is still in the early stages of development and technology is evolving fast. This should likely affect the demand for alternative fuels and consequently for alternative fuels infrastructure across the modes. The Commission should therefore review this Regulation by the end of 2026 in particular as regards the targets setting for electric recharging points for HDV as well as t, taking into account national margkets for infrastructure for alternative fuels for zero-emission vessels and aircraft in waterborne transport and avia and traffic shares data and market projections.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) ‘alternative fuels’ means fuels or power sources which serve, at least partly, as a substitute for fossil oil sources in the energy supply to transport and which have the potential to contribute, on a permanent basis or for a transitional phase, to its decarbonisation and enhance the environmental performance of the transport sector, including:
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘alternative fuels for low- and zero- emission vehicles’:
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – indent 2
– hydrogen and hydrogen derived fuels,
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 238 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – indent 3
– ammonia,deleted
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 241 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
– biomass fuels and biofuels as defined in Article 2, points (27) and (33) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001such as bio-hydrogen, bio-ammonia, bio-methane, bio-LNG, bio-CNG, bio-LPG, RCF,
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 2
– synthetic and paraffinic fuels, including ammonia,e-hydrogen, e-ammonia, e- methanol, e-methane, e-LNG, rDME, RFNBO produced from renewable energy,
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 249 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c – introductory part
(c) ‘alternative fossil fuels’ for a transitional phaseprogressively blended with renewable fuels :
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 260 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
(38) ‘publicly accessible’ alternative fuels infrastructure, means an alternative fuels infrastructure which is located at a site or premise that is open to the general public, irrespective of whetherwith unlimited and unconditional access to the alternative fuels infrastructure, irrespective of whether it is located on public or on private property, whether limitations or conditions apply in terms of access to the site or premise and irrespective of the applicable use conditions of the alternative fuels infrastructure;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57
(57) ‘ship at berth’ means a ship at bwhich is securely moored or anchored along a quay in a port falling under th as defined in Article 3, point (n) of Regulation (EU) 2015/757e jurisdiction of a Member State while it is loading, unloading or hotelling, including the time spent when not engaged in cargo operations;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 272 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 59
(59) ‘smart recharging’ means a recharging operation in which the intensity of electricity delivered to the battery is adjusted in real-time, based on information received through electronica standardised communication protocol;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 289 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- areas with high population density and regional uptake in light-duty electric vehicles are given priority in the development of the infrastructure and higher targets.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 292 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 b (new)
- the grid connection and the grid capacity are provided.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 355 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In case of rapid market uptake in any relevant reporting period, Member States should shorten the deadlines under points (a) and (b) accordingly and increase the targets for recharging pools accordingly.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 359 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Neighbouring Member States shall ensure that the maximum distances referred to in points (a) and (b) are not exceeded for cross-border sections of the TEN-T core and, unless economically unfeasible, of the TEN-T comprehensive network.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 363 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Paragraph 1 and 2 shall not apply to the outermost regions and islands, if the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits. In such a case, Member States shall reasonably explain their decision and shall make available that information on their national policy frameworks.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 370 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. The Commission should take the necessary measures to ensure the cooperation with third-countries, especially candidates for membership in the EU and those third countries, in which transit corridors connecting Member States, are situated.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 434 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Member States shall ensure that the grid connection and the grid capacity necessary is provided.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 439 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the outermost regions and islands, if the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits. In such a case, Member States shall reasonably explain their decision and shall make available that information on their national policy frameworks.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 441 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission should take the necessary measures to ensure the cooperation with third countries, especially candidates for membership in the EU and those third countries in which transit corridors connecting Member States are situated.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 451 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) operators of recharging points shall, at publicly accessible recharging stations with a power output below 50 kW, deployed from the date referred to in Article 24, accept electronic payments through terminals and devices used for payment services, including at least one of the following:
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 459 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) devices using an internet connection with which for instance a Quick Response code can be specifically generated and used for the payment transaction;deleted
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 468 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) payment card readers;deleted
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 475 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) devices with a contactless functionality that is at least able to read payment cards.deleted
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 481 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2027 onwards, operators of recharging points shall ensure that all publicly accessible recharging stations with a power output equal to or more than 50 kW operated by them comply with the requirement in point (b)of this paragraph.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 493 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Prices charged by operators of publicly accessible recharging points shall be reasonable and affordable, easily and clearly comparable, transparent and non- discriminatory. Operators of publicly accessible recharging points shall not discriminate between the prices charged to end users and prices charged to mobility service providers nor between prices charged to different mobility service providers. Where relevant, the level of prices may only be differentiated in a proportionate manner, according to an objective justification.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 499 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Operators of recharging points shall clearly display the ad hoc price and all its components at all publicly accessible recharging stations operated by them so that these are known to end users before they initiate a recharging session. At least the following price components, if applicable at the recharging station, shall be clearly displayed:The price components shall be clearly displayed at the recharging station in price per kWh.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 503 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 1
– price per session,deleted
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 510 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 2
– price per minudelete,d
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 514 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 3
– price per kWh.deleted
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 516 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Prices charged by mobility service providers to end users shall be reasonable and affordable, transparent and non- discriminatory. Mobility service providers shall make available to end users all applicable price information, prior to the start of the recharging session, and specific to their intended recharging session, through freely available, widely supported electronic means, clearly distinguishing the price components charged by the operator of recharging point, applicable e-roaming costs and other fees or charges applied by the mobility service provider. The fees shall be reasonable and affordable, transparent and non- discriminatory. No extra charges for cross- border e-roaming shall be applied.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 534 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Dynamic charging infrastructure 1. Member States may deploy dynamic charging infrastructure such as contactless inductive charging or overhead line technology and account these towards the achievement of the targets for light commercial vehicles set out in Article 3 and the charging infrastructure targets for heavy commercial vehicles set out in Article 4. 2. Member States shall ensure that, in the case of the use of dynamic charging infrastructure, the overall objectives of stationary charging infrastructure set out in Article 3 and Article 4 of this Regulation are achieved to the same extent.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 547 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
To that end Member States shall ensure that by 31 December 203027 publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations with a minimum capacity of 2 t/day and equipped with at least a 700 bars dispenser are deployed with a maximum distance of 150 km in-between them along the TEN-T core and the TEN-T comprehensive network. Liquid hydrogen shall be made available at publicly accessible refuelling stations with a maximum distance of 4350 km in-between them.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 560 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to outermost regions and islands, if the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits. In such a case, Member States shall reasonably explain their decision and shall make available that information on their national policy frameworks.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 561 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Commission shall take the necessary measures to ensure cooperation with third countries, especially candidates for membership in the EU and those third countries in which transit corridors connecting Member States are situated.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 572 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
LNG, LPG and CNG infrastructure for road transport vehicles
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 577 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure until 1 January 2025 that an appropriate number of publicly accessible refuelling points for LNG, LPG and CNG are put in place, at least along the TEN-T core network, in order to allow LNG, LPG and CNG heavy-duty motor vehicles to circulate throughout the Union, where there is demand, unless the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 581 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
To this end, Member States take the necessary measures to ensure that, by 31 December 2030:
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 582 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) In urban areas, CNG stations are installed according to a spatial density criterion, ensuring that one station covers a catchment area of 20 km², in order to promote the use of natural gas and biomethane in cities, including for public transport. Member States may assess stricter parameters for LNG, LPG and CNG stations in urban and suburban areas where air quality is particularly poor;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 583 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) LNG, LPG and CNG refuelling infrastructures are built in correspondence of road infrastructures such as motorways, facilitating their access to the public.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 585 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall support the installation of LNG, LPG and CNG refuelling stations also at logistic centres, depots or multipurpose refuelling stations in ports, as well as at airports for the refuelling of ground-moving vehicles such as vehicles for the transport of passengers.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 587 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Further targets, including for the TEN-T comprehensive network, shall be set by Member States, in accordance with reasonable national and EU-wide market share and transit traffic share indicators, allowing for unhindered use of the LNG, CNG and LPG fleets.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 589 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. All newly-built infrastructure for LNG, CNG and LPG should be compatible with renewable fuels and allowing for progressive blending with and the gradual replacement of alternative fossil fuels.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 590 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. The Commission should take the necessary measures to ensure the cooperation with third-countries, especially candidates for membership in the EU and those third countries, in which transit corridors, connecting Member Stats, are situated.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 592 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the outermost regions and islands, if the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits. In such a case, Member States shall reasonably explain their decision and shall make available that information on their national policy frameworks.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 621 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Where the maritime port of the TEN-T core network and the TEN-T comprehensive network is located on an island which is not connected directly to the electricity grid or in an outermost region, paragraph 1 shall not apply, until such a connection has been completed or there is a sufficient locally generated capacity from clean energy sources, or if the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 624 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure sufficient grid capacity and connection, power reserve and frequency conversion to the ports.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 635 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Member States shall ensure sufficient grid capacity and connection, power reserve and frequency conversion to the ports.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 656 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the airport of the TEN-T core network or the TEN-T comprehensive network is located on an island which is not connected directly to the electricity grid or in an outermost region, paragraph 1 shall not apply until such a connection has been completed or there is sufficient locally generated capacity from clean energy sources or if the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 662 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 1 January 2024, each Member State shall, jointly with regional, national and local authorities, prepare and send to the Commission a draft national policy framework for the development of the market as regards alternative fuels in the transport sector and the deployment of the relevant infrastructure. The national policy framework shall be based on detailed market and traffic shares, especially for transit traffic, data monitoring and include detailed market projections.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 665 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) an assessment of the current state and future development of the market as regards alternative fuels in the transport sector, and of the development of alternative fuels infrastructure, considering intermodal access of alternative fuels infrastructure and, where relevant, cross- border continuity and mobility and accessibility between outermost regions and between them and the mainland;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 688 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) measures to ensure that the density of publicly accessible alternative fuels infrastructure available at national level takes into account the population density and the number of registrations of vehicles, powered by alternative fuels in the local area based on NUTS 3 level in accordance with the latest NUTS classification;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 692 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
(n) a deployment plan for alternative fuels infrastructure in maritime ports other than for LNG and shore-side electricity supply for use by sea going vessels, in particular for hydrogen, ammoniahydrogen derived fuels and electricity;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 695 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o
(o) a deployment plan for alternative fuels in inland waterway transport, in particular for both hydrogen and, electricity and other relevant alternative fuels;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 697 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p a (new)
(pa) a comprehensive investment plan laying out the investments necessary to achieve the targets set in the national policy framework and which shall also include the infrastructures outside the TEN-T network;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 704 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p b (new)
(pb) a deployment plan for grid connections and capacity.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 709 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the national policy frameworks take into account the needs of the different regions and transport modes existing on their territory, including those for which limited alternatives to fossil fuels are available.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 711 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that national policy frameworks take into account, as appropriate, the interests of regional and local authorities, in particular when recharging and refuelling infrastructure for public transport is concerned, as well as those of all the stakeholders concerned.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 713 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Members States, in their policy frameworks, shall take into account regional disparities and pay special attention to less developed regions (at NUTS-2 level), especially those with Regional GDP (PPS per inhabitant in % of the EU 27) under 50.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 715 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. Where necessary, Member States shall cooperate, by means of consultations or joint policy frameworks, to ensure that the measures required to achieve the objectives of this Regulation are coherent and coordinated. In particular, Member States shall cooperate on the strategies to use alternative fuels and deployment of corresponding infrastructure in waterborne transport. The Commission shall assist the Member States in the cooperation process. The European Coordinators, in line with Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, shall be actively consulted.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 717 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission should take the necessary measures to ensure cooperation with third countries, especially candidates for membership in the EU and those third countries in which transit corridors connecting Member States are situated.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 721 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. Each Member State shall make available to the public its draft national policy framework, including a comprehensive financing plan, and shall ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation of the draft national policy framework.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 723 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
(ba) if policies and measures are geographically distributed across the regions within the Member State.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 726 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a standalone progress report on the implementation of its national policy framework for the first time by 1 January 20276 and every two years thereafter.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 732 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The regulatory authority of a Member States shall assess, at the latest by 30 June 2024 and periodically every three years thereafter, how the deployment and operation of recharging points could enable electric vehicles to further contribute to the flexibility of the energy system, including their participation in the balancing market, and to the further absorption of renewable electricity. That assessment shall take into account all types of recharging points, whether public or private, and provide recommendations in terms of type, supporting technology and geographical distribution in order to facilitate the ability of users to integrate their electric vehicles in the system. It shall be made publicly available. On the basis of the results of the assessment, Member States shall, if necessary, take the appropriate measures for the deployment of additional recharging points and include them in their progress report referred to in paragraph 1. The assessment and measures shall be taken into account by the system operators in the network development plans referred to in Article 32(3) and Article 51 of Directive (EU) 2019/944.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 736 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of input from transmission system operators and distribution system operators, the regulatory authority of a Member States shall assess, at the latest by 1 30 June 2024 and periodically every three years thereafter, the potential contribution of bidirectional charging to the penetration of renewable electricity into the electricity system. That assessment shall be made publicly available. On the basis of the results of the assessment, Member States shall take, if necessary, the appropriate measures to adjust the availability and geographical distribution of bidirectional recharging points, in both public and private areas and include them in their progress report referred to in paragraph 1.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 738 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on its assessment of the progress reports pursuant to Article 14(1) one yearsix months after submission of the national progress reports by the Member States. This assessment shall contain an assessment of:
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 740 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the need to adapt and/or amend existing binding targets or to set new targets, due to unexpected market trends and/or technology innovations.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 741 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the number of publicly accessible hydrogen and other renewable fuels refuelling points;
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 754 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – point j a (new)
(ja) the alternative fuel infrastructure in outermost regions and islands.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 761 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Parliament shall be duly informed by the European Commission about measures taken in accordance with paragraph 2.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 769 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) accessibility for heavy-duty vehicles, including height, length and width restrictions of the recharging and refuelling points.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 773 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) type and availability of connector,
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 779 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iiia) if applicable, price for parking,
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 782 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii b (new)
(iiib) if applicable, time limit for parking,
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 784 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii c (new)
(iiic) payment options.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 800 #

2021/0223(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall review this Regulation, and, where appropriate,paying special attention to the appropriateness of the targets and infrastructure requirements set within this Regulation. If it finds that one or more provisions are not appropriate anymore or new technologies have emerged, the Commission shall submit a proposal to amend ithis Regulation.
2022/01/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) The EU ETS should contribute to effectively decarbonising maritime transport activities as much as possible. The transition from fossil fuels to renewable and low-carbon fuels will play a considerable role in that process. However, considering the high level of competition between shipping companies and the important price differential between conventional fuels and renewable and low-carbon fuels, this transition should be supported through economic incentives that reflect the environmental benefit of alternative fuels and make them more competitive for shipping companies thereby avoiding carbon leakage. For this purpose, free allowances should be allocated to shipping companies, in proportion to the amount of alternative fuels used and reported. The amount of allowances allocated for free should be adjusted with multipliers in order to take into account that some types of alternative fuels deliver higher environmental benefits and are more costly to purchase for shipping companies. The Commission should regularly review the level of the multipliers based on fuels market price information.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 b (new)
(17 b) Where necessary, the Commission should review Regulation 2015/757, to ensure that the information on the use of all types of alternative fuels, is available for the purpose of determining the amount of free allowances under the EU ETS.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 77 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 c (new)
(17 c) A Maritime Transition Fund (‘the Maritime Fund’) should be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies supporting maritime transport sector decarbonisation. This should be achieved notably through development of innovative technologies for decarbonising the sector, production of sustainable alternative fuels as defined in Regulation on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport XXX/XXX, including systems for collection of raw materials for alternative fuels, investments in research and development and first industrial application of technologies and designs reducing GHG emissions, research for new engines and technologies, and ports infrastructure. The Commission should submit legislative proposals for the creation of a Maritime Fund. The Maritime Fund should be a fully budgeted expenditure programme within the MFF. The budgetary envelope for this programme should be expressed as an amount set at a level equivalent to 50% of the revenue expected from the auctioning of maritime allowances. The Maritime Fund shall be implemented by the Commission in direct management in accordance with the relevant rules adopted pursuant to Article322 TFEU, in particular Regulation(EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 53 a (new)
(53 a) With a view to ensuring cost- effective and fair reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the sectors in accordance with the scope of Chapter IVa, Member States should have the flexibility to balance their reductions achieved in those sectors as they are covered also by the Regulation (EU)2018/842, once it applies to those sectors. Where Member States for a given year have reduced their emissions in those sectors more than proportionate under the Regulation (EU)2018/842, it is fair that they may provide a recompense to those sectors. It should thus be possible for Member States in such cases to grant a limited amount of free allocation of ETS allowances in those sectors while ensuring that respective cost advantages are passed on to citizens and businesses.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 299 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 2
To the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered compared to the verified emissions from maritime transport for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established in respect of each year, a corresponding quantity of allowances shall be cancelled rather than auctioned pursuant to Article 10.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 307 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga new
Article 3ga new 1. A shipping company shall receive allowances allocated for free proportional with the use of biofuels, biogas, renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuel, verified by a scheme that is recognised by the Commission in accordance with Article 30(5) and (6) of the Directive (EU) 2018/2001. 2. For each type of fuels referred in paragraph 1, the amount of allowances received shall correspond to the amount of allowances, which the shipping company would have been required to surrender for the same volume of conventional fuel, multiplied according to Paragraph 3 of this Article. 3. The amount of free allowances referred to in paragraph 2 shall be multiplied as follows, depending on the type of renewable and low-carbon fuels reported: a. By factor of 3 for biofuels and biogas that comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas saving criteria set out in Article29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001; b. By a factor of 6 for renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuel that comply with the greenhouse gas emission savings thresholds set out in Article27(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. 4. A shipping company shall not receive allowances allocated for free for the use of biofuels and biogas that do not comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas saving criteria set out in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. 5. By 1 January 2030,the multipliers referred to in paragraph 3(a) and 3(b) shall be reviewed to reflect market and technological developments. 6. Each year 15million of the total quantity of allowances referred in to Article 9 shall be reserved to be allocated for free in respect of shipping companies that uplift renewable and low-carbon fuels as defined in the Regulation xxx/xxx [ReFuel Maritime]
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 312 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3gd new
Article 3gd new 1. A dedicated Maritime Transition Fund (“the Maritime Fund”) shall be proposed by the Commission through a dedicated act in order to support and accelerate projects, investments, innovations and first industrial application facilitating decarbonisation in the EU maritime sector; 2. The Maritime Fund shall constitute an integral part of the EU budget and shall be fully budgeted within the MFF ceilings. The budgetary envelope for this programme shall be expressed as an amount set at a level equivalent to 50% of the revenue expected from the auctioning of maritime allowances. The Maritime Fund shall be managed centrally by the Commission; 3. The dedicated Maritime Fund shall support the transition to energy efficient and climate resilient EU maritime sector supporting development of innovative technologies for decarbonising the sector, production of sustainable alternative fuels as defined in Regulation on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport XXX/XXX, including systems for collection of raw materials for alternative fuels, investments in research and development and first industrial application of technologies and designs reducing GHG emissions, research for new engines and technologies and ports infrastructure; 4. The Maritime Fund shall aim at a geographical balanced support of the sectors covered, taking into account specific sectoral circumstances and investment needs.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 335 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 6 – point e
(e) an obligation to surrender allowances equal to the total emissions of the installation in each calendar yeareach calendar year allowances in accordance with provisions of this Directive, as verified in accordance with Articles3gc and 15, within four months following the end of that year;.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 342 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances, except for the revenues established as own resources in accordance with Article 311(3) TFEU and entered in the Union budget and revenues transferred to Aviation Transition Fund, Maritime Transition Fund in accordance with Article 3dnew and3gd (new). Member States, shall use their revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, with the exception of the revenues used for the compensation of indirect carbon costs referred to in Article 10a(6), for one or more of the following:;
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 349 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point h a (new)
(h a) to finance measures to support airports decarbonisations in accordance with Regulation xxx/xxxx on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and Regulation xxxx/xxxx on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport;
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 350 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
(c a) Article 10 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 "(c a) In paragraph 3, the second subparagraph is amended as follows: " Member States shall be deemed to have fulfilled the provisions of this paragraph if they have in place and implement fiscal or financial support policies, including in particular in developing countries, or domestic regulatory policies, which leverage financial support, established for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph, including the transfers to Aviation Fund and Maritime Fund, and which have a value equivalent to at least 950 % of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and(c). ; Or. en (Directive 2003/87/EC)
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 351 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning, including the modalities for the transfer of a share of revenues to the Union budget, Aviation Fund and Maritime Fund in order to ensure that it is conducted in an open, transparent, harmonised and non- discriminatory manner.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 355 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
1a. No free allocation shall be given in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] as from the date of application of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanismwhen CBAM has fully demonstrated its effectiveness in equalising CO2 costs between imported and domestic products.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 375 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point -a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(-a) Article 12(1) is replaced as following : " 1. Member States shall ensure that allowances can be transferred between: (a) personregulated entities within the Union ; (b) personregulated entities within the Union and persons in third countries, where such allowances are recognised in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25 without restrictions other than those contained in, or adopted pursuant to, this Directive Or. en (Directive 2007/87/EC)
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 377 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a new
(a a) An aircraft operator shall receive allowances free of charge proportional with the use of sustainable aviation fuels, including renewable fuels of non- biological origin. For each type of sustainable aviation fuel reported, the amount of allowances received shall correspond to the amount of allowances, which the aircraft operator would have been required to surrender for the same volume of fossil kerosene, multiplied according to subpagraph (ab) of this Article
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 378 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
(a b) The amount of allowances received free of charge by an aircraft operator shall be multiplied as follows, depending on the type of sustainable aviation fuel reported: (a) By a factor of 4 for biofuels produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX Part A of the Renewable Energy Directive. (b) By a factor of 2 for biofuels produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX Part B of the Renewable Energy Directive. (c) By a factor of 6 for renewable fuel of non-biological origin, as defined under the Renewable Energy Directive.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 379 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a c new
(a c) An aircraft operator shall also receive allowances free of charge proportional with the use of best available aircraft technology in the previous year. (a) The aircraft models eligible as best available aircraft technology shall be those defined with respect to the performance against the New Type ICAO CO2 standard in a delegated act developed under the EU taxonomy. Until the Commission adopts such a delegated act, the performance thresholds defined in the report of the Platform on Sustainable Finance shall apply. (b) An operator shall report its share of flights using best available aircraft technology – in relation to their total emissions in a given year to the competent authorities. These shall request that the reported data is substantiated and verify the data. (c) To reduce administrative burden on authorities and operators, the latter may choose not to report this share, resulting on no free allowances for the use of best available aircraft technology.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 380 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) each shipping company surrenders a number of allowances equal to its total emissions during the preceding calendar year, as verified in accordance with Article 3gc and provisions of Article 3ga.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 392 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 4
(e a) paragraph 4 is amended as follows: "4. Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that allowances will be cancelled at any time at the request of the personregulated entity holding them. In the event of closure of electricity generation capacity in their territory due to additional national measures, Member States may cancel allowances from the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned by them referred to in Article 10(2) up to an amount corresponding to the average verified emissions of the installation concerned over a period of five years preceding the closure. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission of such intended cancellation in accordance with the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 10(4). " Or. en ((Directive 2003/87/EC))
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 398 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Any person(19 a) "Article 19(2) is replaced by the following "2. Without prejudice to paragraph 5 of this article, besides the central and national administration accounts, only regulated entities with past, current, or predictable future ETS compliance obligations may hold allowances. The registry shall be accessible to the public and shall contain separate accounts to record the allowances held by each personentity to whom and from whom allowances are issued or transferred. Or. en (Directive 2003/87/EC)
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 399 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 2a (new)
4. The Acts referred to in paragraph 3 shall contain appropriate modalities for the Union registry to undertake transactions and other operations to implement arrangements referred to in Article 25(1b).These Acts shall also include processes for the change and incident management for the Union registry with regard to issues in paragraph 1 of this Article. It shall contain appropriate modalities for the Union registry to ensure that initiatives of the Member St(19 b) In Article 19 the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 2: "2a. Regulated entities with total annual emissions lower than 25 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year may mandate a natural person or a legal entity to open to operate registry accounts belonging to the regulated entity and conduct all types of transactions to which that account is entitled, on behalf of the regulated entity. Responsibility for compliance remains with the regulated entity. When mandating the natural person or the legal entity, the regulated entity shall ensure that there is no conflict of interest amongst the mandatesd pertaining to efficiency improvement, administrative cost management and quality control measures are possible. son or entity and competent authorities, national administrators, verifiers or other bodies subject to the provisions of this Directive. Or. en (Directive 2003/87/EC)
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 416 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30d – paragraph 1
1. From 2026, allowances covered by this Chapter shall be auctioned, unless they are placed in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814 or they are granted as free allowances for Member States after they notified the Commission in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2018/842. The allowances covered by this Chapter shall be auctioned separately from the allowances covered by Chapters II, IIa and III.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 418 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30d – paragraph 3a (new)
3 a. 25 % of the total quantity of allowances covered by this Chapter shall be auctioned and the revenues generated therefrom shall be allocated to EU budget as own resources in accordance with Article 2(e)(1) of the Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 420 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30d – paragraph 3b new
3 b. 25 % of the total quantity of allowances covered by this Chapter shall be auctioned and the revenues generated therefrom shall be allocated to the Social Climate Fund established by Regulation (EU)20…/xxx [Social Climate Fund Regulation].
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 421 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30d – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 4, except for the revenues established as own resources in accordance with Article 311(3) TFEU and entered in the Union budget as provided in paragraph 3a of this Article and except for the revenues transferred to the Social Climate Fund in accordance with paragraph 3b of this Article. Member States shall use their revenues for one or more of the activities referred to in Article 10(3) or for one or more of the following:
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 425 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30d – paragraph 5 – point b – subparagraph 2
Member States shall use a part of their auction revenues generated in accordance with this Article to address social aspects of the emission trading under this Chapter with a specific emphasis on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users as defined under Regulation (EU) 20…/nnxxx [Social Climate Fund Regulation](*). Where a Member State submits to the Commission a [Social Climate Plan] pursuant to that Regulation, the Member State shall use those revenues inter alia to finance that plan including as national contribution as provided in Article 14 of the Regulation (EU) 20…/xxx [Social Climate Fund Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 426 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30d – paragraph 5 – point b – subparagraph 3
Member States shall be deemed to have fulfilled the provisions of this paragraph if they have in place and implement fiscal or financial support policies or regulatory policies, which leverage financial support, established for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph and which have a value equivalent to the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in this Chapterin accordance with paragraph , subparagraph 1 of this Article.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 429 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 e a new
Article 30 e a Free allowances 1. Member State may grant free allocation to regulated entities during the period of 24 months following the year in which its reviewed greenhouse gas emissions from the sectors covered by this chapter for a given year in the period from 2026 to 2030 are below its sectoral annual emission benchmark determined by Article 4 of Regulation (EU)2018/842. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the amount of free allocation it intends to use. 2. Regulated entities shall apply for free allocation in the following two years after the Member State complied with the conditions under Article 3 and Article 5 of Regulation (EU)2018/842. Member States shall ensure that regulated entities may apply for free allowances on pro-rate basis of what they bought or have to surrender for the year in which entitlement for free allocation has arisen. 3. Member state shall ensure that free allowances are surrendered timely and not bunkered in the upcoming years and with priority over auctioned ones, and that regulated entities/fuel suppliers demonstrate that they passed on the price advantage on consumers in given Member State. 4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning the implementation of this Article.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 438 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30h – paragraph 1
1. Where, for more than threewo consecutive months, the average price of allowance in the auctions carried out in accordance with the act adopted under Article 10(4) is more than twice the average price of allowance during the sixfour preceding consecutive months in the auctions for the allowances covered by this Chapter, the Commission shall, as a matter of urgency, adopt a decision to release 50 million allowances covered by this Chapter from the Market Stability Reserve in accordance with Article 1a(7) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 441 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30h – paragraph 2
2. Where, for more than threewo consecutive months, the average price of allowance in the auctions carried out in accordance with the act adopted under Article 10(4) is more than three times the average price of allowance during the sixfour preceding consecutive months in the auctions for the allowances covered by this Chapter, the Commission shall, as a matter of urgency, adopt a decision to release 150 million allowances covered by this Chapter from the Market Stability Reserve in accordance with Article 1a(7) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 470 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into 1. force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 1 and 2 of this Directive by 31 December 2023 at the latestof the subsequent year to the year of entry into force of this Directive . They shall forthwithimmediately communicate to the Commission the text of those provimeasures to the Commissions.
2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 39 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The higher level of ambition requires a stronger promotion of cost- effective energy efficiency measures in all areas of the energy system and in all relevant sectors where activity affects energy demand, such as the transport, water and agriculture sectors. Improving energy efficiency throughout the full energy chain, including energy generation, transmission, distribution and end-use, will benefit the environment, improve air quality and public health, reduce GHG emissions, improve energy security, cut energy costs for households and companies, help alleviate energy poverty, and lead to increased competitiveness, more jobs and increased economic activity throughout the economy, thus improving citizens' quality of life. In particular, it should be highlighted that women have a strategic role to play in the development of sustainable and ecologically sound consumption and production patterns and their empowerment is a reinforcement of the European competitiveness, given the untapped female resource potential to boost the European economy. The directive should help reduce the gender gap in the energy sector, integrate women in the emerging technologies jobs market, promote women entrepreneurship, increase chances to generate those skills and competences that are demanded by the green and digital transition and bring more women and girls into the STEAM careers, and in particular in the area of engineering. That complies with the Union commitments made in the framework of the Energy Union and with the global climate agenda established by the 2015 Paris Agreement, and also contributes to the achievement of all relevant sustainable development goals, with particular attention to SDG 5, SDG 7 and SDG 13.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) From the design of the energy efficiency decisions to their implementation, it is essential to take into account the commitment to a gender- inclusive, fair and just climate and energy transition in which the empowerment of people is a fundamental element. Against this background, equal participation of women and girls, with their unique skills, knowledge and perspective as powerful actors of change, should always be promoted and encouraged. Also in view to improve the participation of women and girls in the energy sector, that remains one of the most imbalanced in the economy globally, seeking gender balance in terms of employment, decision-making, counselling and advice should be a priority of the Union and the Member States. Any effort that will be put in place to reach the energy savings targets should be gender-balanced-by-design.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 46 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) In order to promote gender equality throughout all policies, the Commission and the Member States should make sure to apply gender mainstreaming principles into all policies, measures and spending programmes that are implemented according to this directive. The application of the gender mainstreaming principle requires the integration of gender equality perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of such policies, measures and programmes. Given the importance of keeping track of the progresses induced by the integration of this principle, Member States are encouraged to monitor its application.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 50 a (new)
(50 a) Energy efficiency programmes, instruments and measures should integrate women’s experiences, expertise, capacities and preferences, and make the utmost to avoid reinforcing the gender gap between men and women in energy access contexts. It is critical that Member States integrate gender equality concerns and solutions into the national energy sector frameworks. To this end, gender audits can be an effective instrument in identifying gender gaps across the energy landscape and setting a baseline for future gender mainstreaming efforts at the policy and institutional-level. A gender perspective needs to be integrated from the very beginning in the design, implementation, and monitoring of energy efficiency policies, given that women are not only primary end-users and beneficiaries of those policies, but also actors in the delivery of energy solutions.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 61
(61) This Directive refers to the concept of vulnerable customers, which Member States are to establish pursuant to Directive (EU) 2019/944. In addition, pursuant to Directive 2012/27/EU, the notion of ‘final users’ alongside the notion of ‘final customer’ clarifies that the rights to billing and consumption information also apply to consumers without individual or direct contracts with the supplier of energy used for collective heating, cooling or domestic hot water production systems in multi- occupant buildings. The concept of vulnerable customers does not necessarily ensure the targeting of final users. Therefore, in order to ensure that the measures set out in this Directive reach all individuals and households in a situation of vulnerability, Member States should include not only customers, in its strict sense, but also final users, in establishing their definition of vulnerable customers. In their definition, Member States should pay particular attention to women, single- parent households, people with disabilities and elderly consumers, as these target groups might be more prone than others to intersectional risks.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 53 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 78 a (new)
(78 a) There is a general and widespread limitation in the collection of energy data that is given by the scarcity of sex- disaggregated data and gender statistics in relation to the use of energy and to the employment in the renewable energy sector. This represents a major handicap in the effort to enhance awareness of the challenges and to improve gender balance, given that without data, there is no visibility and is thus difficult to monitor the progress towards gender equality and establish policy priorities. The Commission should work with Member States and a wide range of actors, including academic and non- academic entities, advocacy groups, professional associations, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, policy institutes and think- tanks, in order to build a sex- disaggregated evidence base in order to generate gender statistics able to support intersecting situations.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 54 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 92
(92) The contribution of renewable energy communities, pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council80 , and citizen energy communities, according to Directive (EU) 2019/944 towards the objectives of the European Green Deal and the 2030 Climate Target Plan, should be recognised. Member States should, therefore, consider and promote the role of renewable energy communities and citizen energy communities. Those communities can help Member States to achieve the objectives of this Directive by advancing energy efficiency at local or household level. They can empower and engage consumers and enable certain groups of household customers, including in rural and remote areas to participate in energy efficiency projects and interventions. To this end, it is particularly relevant and appropriate, to involve women in all their diversity and in their roles of consumers, producers, decision-makers and entrepreneurs, given their potential to act as societal agents of change. Energy communities can help fighting energy poverty through facilitation of energy efficiency projects, reduced energy consumption and lower supply tariffs. _________________ 80 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).
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 56 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 93
(93) The contribution of one-stop shops or similar structures as mechanisms that can enable multiple target groups, including citizens, SMEs and public authorities, to design and implement projects and measures related to the clean energy transition, should be recognised. The contribution of one-stop-shops can be very important for most vulnerable customers, including women in all their diversity and single-parents, as they could represent an easier, reliable and accessible source of information about energy efficiency improvements. That contribution can include the provision of technical, administrative and financial advice and assistance, facilitation of the necessary administrative procedures or of access to financial markets, or guidance with the national and European legal framework, including public procurement rules and criteria, and the EU Taxonomy.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 62 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 100
(100) Member States should ensure that national energy regulatory authorities take an integrated approach encompassing potential savings in the energy supply and the end-use sectors. Without prejudice to security of supply, market integration and anticipatory investments in offshore grids necessary for the deployment of offshore renewable energy, national energy regulatory authorities should ensure that the energy efficiency first principle is applied in the planning and decision making processes and, which should always include considerations of gender mainstreaming and inclusiveness. Member States should also ensure that network tariffs and regulations incentivise improvements in energy efficiency. Member States should also ensure and that transmission and distribution system operators consider the energy efficiency first principle. That would help transmission and distribution system operators to consider better energy efficiency solutions and incremental costs incurred for the procurement of demand side resources, as well as the environmental and socio-economic impacts of different network investments and operation plans. Such an approach requires a shift from the narrow economic efficiency perspective to maximised social welfare. The energy efficiency first principle should in particular be applied in the context of scenario building for energy infrastructure expansion where demand side solutions could be considered as viable alternatives and need to be properly assessed, and it should become an intrinsic part of the assessment of network planning projects. Its application should be scrutinised by national regulatory authorities.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 65 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 103
(103) Given the ambitious renovation objectives over the next decade in the context of the Commission’s Communication entitled Renovation Wave it is necessary to increase the role of independent market intermediaries including one stop shops or similar support mechanisms in order to stimulate market development on the demand and supply sides and to promote energy performance contracting for renovation of both private and public buildings. To this end, it is important to recognise that is still hard for citizens to be able to identify without support the best possible options for their circumstances. The directive should help improve the availability of products, services and advices in the European and local markets, also by promoting the potential for women entrepreneurs to fill the gaps in the market and to provide for innovative ways to enhance energy efficiency. Local energy agencies could play a key role in this regard, and identify and support setting up potential facilitators or one-stop-shops.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 66 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 106
(106) Member States have taken measures to identify and address the regulatory and non-regulatory barriers. However, there is a need to increase the effort to remove regulatory and non- regulatory barriers to the use of energy performance contracting and third-party financing arrangements which help achieving energy savings. These barriers include accounting rules and practices that prevent capital investments and annual financial savings resulting from energy efficiency improvement measures from being adequately reflected in the accounts for the whole life of the investment. Another barrier that this directive should help overcome is the lack of the necessary skills and competences of people, from the basic ones to the more specialised, in particular regarding engineering, energy efficiency, system integration, flexibility and digitalisation. Member States should adopt measures to increase opportunities of advancing education, training and maintenance skills and capacities, with a special focus on women and girls.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 68 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Gender Mainstreaming Principle 1. The Commission, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, shall provide guidance to Member States to implement energy efficiency policies which take into consideration gender perspectives. 2. Member States shall make best efforts to integrate a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes related to energy efficiency, with a view to promoting equality between women and men, and combating discrimination. 3. Member States should have active policies aimed at integrating women into all levels of the energy value chain, in order to lead to more effective and efficient energy initiatives and unleash greater return on investments. To this end, they should incorporate gender into financing mechanisms to ensure equitable access to resources and incentives. 4. Member States shall ensure that the application of the gender mainstreaming principle is verified by the relevant entities where policy, planning and investment decisions are subject to approval and monitoring requirements. 5. Where relevant, Member States shall identify an entity responsible for monitoring the application of the gender mainstreaming principle. 6. Within the integrated national energy and climate progress reports foreseen by Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, Member States shall indicate whether the principle was taken into account in the implementation of this directive.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 75 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In designing such policy measures, Member States shall consider and promote the role of renewable energy communities and citizen energy communities in the contribution to the implementation towards these policy measures and shall pay special attention in promoting the active involvement of women in all their diversity and in their different roles of consumers, producers and decision- makers.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 84 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For the purpose of this article, these measures should also target specific stakeholders, such as women in all their diversity, as they can lead change within households, businesses, public administrations and all types of organization, and push for its implementation.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e
e) foster technical assistance for social actors to promote vulnerable customer´s active engagement in the energy market, and positive changes in their energy consumption behaviour; special consideration should be made on involving women, given their role as societal agents of change;
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 91 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall establish a network of experts from various sectors such as health sector, building sector and social sectors, involving a more meaningful participation of women, to develop strategies to support local and national decision makers in implementing energy efficiency improvement measures alleviating energy poverty, measures to generate robust long term solutions to mitigate energy poverty and to develop appropriate technical assistance and financial tools. Member States shall strive to ensure a network of experts’ composition that ensures gender balance and reflects the perspectives of people in all their diversity., notably to tackle gender impairment, promote age sensitive development of technologies and applications, incentivise a gender- inclusive energy planning and considering the diverse impacts of the energy transition on women in all their diversity, families, single-parents and elderly people;
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 101 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure the appropriate level and availability of competences for energy efficiency professions that corresponds to the market needs, also through the use of national and EU funds and programmes to effectively support lifelong learning and training in STEAM areas, in particular in the area of engineering and especially for women and girls, as well as to establish campaigns or awards for businesses who take exemplary measures to improve women’s presence in the green and digital economy and to create additional incentives to increase visibility of women as role models and promote their access to these sectors in universities and employment. Member States in close cooperation with the social partners shall ensure that certification and/or equivalent qualification schemes, including, where necessary, suitable training programmes, especially for women and girls, are available for energy efficiency professions including providers of energy services, providers of energy audits, energy managers, independent experts and installers of building elements pursuant to Directive 2010/31/EU, and are reliable and contribute to national energy efficiency objectives and the overall EU decarbonisation objectives.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 104 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) market and business opportunities to improve energy savings, aiming at promoting local entrepreneurship in the energy services sector, with special attention to women entrepreneurs;
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 105 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
(c a) promoting the role of women entrepreneurs in the provision of products, services and advices;
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 108 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall adopt measures that ensure that energy efficiency lending products, such as green mortgages and green loans, secured and unsecured, are offered widely and in a non- discriminatory manner by financial institutions and, are visible and accessible to consumers, with special consideration to women in all their diversity, given their potential role as agents of change in society. Member States shall adopt measures to facilitate the implementation of on-bill and on-tax financing schemes. Member States shall ensure that t banks and other financial institutions receive information on opportunities to participate in the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures , including through the creation of public/private partnerships.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 110 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 9
9. Member States may set up an Energy Efficiency National Fund. The purpose of this fund shall be to implement energy efficiency measures, including measures pursuant to Article 8(3) and Article 22 as a priority among vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and, where applicable, people living in social housing, and shall pay particular attention to women in all their diversity. The fund shall also be used to implement national energy efficiency measures to support Member States in meeting their national energy efficiency contributions and their indicative trajectories referred to in Article 4(2). The Energy Efficiency National Fund may be financed with revenues from the allowance auctions pursuant to the EU Emission Trading System on buildings and transport sectors.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 112 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) be based on up-to-date, measured, traceable and, where possible, sex- disaggregated operational data on energy consumption and (for electricity) load profiles;
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 113 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall continuously improve quantitative and qualitative information, also through digital means, and shall communicate billing information in a clear, concise, meaningful and accessible manner. With this purpose, it is important that Commission and Member States improve the way of collecting data, notably through more granularity and disaggregation in a way to understand better the energy system dynamics, help remove barriers, also in terms of gender, and put in practice more targeted policies, measures and solutions.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 114 #

2021/0203(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII – point 1 – paragraph 1
In order to enable final users to regulate their own energy consumption, billing shall take place on the basis of actual consumption or heat cost allocator readings at least once per year. Member States shall continuously improve quantitative and qualitative information, also through digital means, and shall communicate billing information in a clear, concise, meaningful and accessible manner. With this purpose, it is important that Commission and Member States improve the way of collecting data, notably through more granularity and disaggregation in a way to understand better the energy system dynamics, help remove barriers, also in terms of gender, and put in practice more targeted policies, measures and solutions.
2022/03/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 30 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal31 combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, and sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities, persons suffering from energy or transport poverty, vulnerable micro, small and medium entrepreneurs and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. The transition affects differently also Member States. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. __________________ 31 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 39 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal31 combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, and sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities, persons suffering from energy or transport poverty, vulnerable micro, small and medium entrepreneurs and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. The transition also affects Member States differently. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. __________________ 31Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019)0640 of 11 December 2019.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to achieve the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55%, Member States for the sectors covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will need to reduce their emissions progressively until they reach- collectively the EU-wide reduction target -40% in 2030, compared to 2005 levels.
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) With a view to ensuring cost- effective and fair reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport, road transport and buildings sectors, Member States should have the flexibility to balance their reductions achieved in those sectors under the Regulation (EU)2018/842 and under the Directive 2003/87/EC, once it applies to those sectors. Where Member States for a given year have reduced their emissions in those sectors more than proportionate under the Regulation (EU) 2018/842, it is fair that they may provide a recompense to those sectors. It should thus be possible for Member States in such cases to grant a limited amount of free allocation of Directive 2003/87/EC allowances in exchange in those sectors while ensuring that respective cost advantages are passed on to citizens and businesses. The Commission therefore should set out sectoral annual emission benchmarks for the maritime transport, road transport and buildings sectors against which Member States’ reviewed greenhouse gas emissions from those sectors may be assessed. Such sectoral annual emission benchmark should not be understood as minimum sectoral target but rather as a threshold for allowing for flexibility with Directive 2003/87/EC.
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Union’s economy and its level of emissions to a degree that cannot yet be fully quantified. On the other hand, the Union is deploying its largest stimulus package ever, also having a potential impact on the level of emissions. Due to those uncertainties, it is appropriate to review the emissions data in 2025 and, if necessary, readjust the annual emission allocations.deleted
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) It is therefore appropriate to update in 2025 the annual emission allocations for the years 2026 to 2030. This should be based on a comprehensive review of the national inventory data carried out by the Commission in order to determine the average of the greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.deleted
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 65 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to achieve the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55%, by the sectors covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/842, Member States will need to reduce their emissions progressively until they reach- 40% collectively the Union-wide target of 40 % reductions in 2030, compared to 2005 levels.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to achieve the target of reducingMember States’ reviewed greenhouse gas emissions by 55%,from those sectors covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will need to reduce may be assessed. Such sectoral annual emission benchmarks should not be understood as minimum sectoral targets but ratheir emissions progressively until they reach- 40% in 2030, compared to 2005 levels. as a threshold allowing for flexibility with Directive 2003/87/EC.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) Some Member States will face major challenges in meeting the Regulation’s targets. It is therefore important to ensure flexibility, anticipation and transferability. The introduction of minimum contributions by sector would not only place the targets at risk but also prevent them from being achieved.
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) As Covid-19 changed the economic environment in the EU, including high level of debts, changes in supply chains and soaring energy prices, those changes will have a long-term effect and the legacy of the crisis will weigh on the Member States; the transition towards climate-neutral Europe might provide significant challenges for Member States. All Member States shall contribute to the transition and shall seek to meet their respective targets inline with this Regulation, however not meeting those targets shall imply only a corrective procedure stated in Article 8 which shall not include financial sanctions.
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) With a view to ensuring cost- effective and fair reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport, road transport and buildings sectors, Member States should have the flexibility to balance their reductions achieved in those sectors under Regulation (EU) 2018/842 and under Directive 2003/87/EC, once it applies to those sectors. Where Member States have reduced their emissions more than proportionately in those sectors for a given year under Regulation (EU) 2018/842, it is fair that they may provide a recompense to those sectors. It should thus be possible for Member States in such cases to grant a limited amount of free allocation of allowances under Directive 2003/87/EC in exchange in those sectors while ensuring that respective cost advantages are passed on to citizens and businesses. The Commission therefore should set out annual sectoral emission benchmarks for the maritime transport, road transport and buildings sectors against which Member States’ reviewed greenhouse gas emissions from those sectors may be assessed. Such annual sectoral emission benchmarks should not be understood as minimum sectoral targets but rather as a threshold for allowing for flexibility under Directive 2003/87/EC.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Union’s economy and its level of emissions to a degree that cannot yet be fully quantified. On the other hand, the Union is deploying its largest stimulus package ever, also having a potential impact on the level of emissions. Due to those uncertainties, it is appropriate to review the emissions data in 2025 and, if necessary, readjust the annual emission allocations.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Union’s economy and its level of emissions to a degree that cannot yet be fully quantified. On the other hand, the Union is deploying its largest stimulus package ever, also having a potential impact on the level of emissions. Due to those uncertainties, it is appropriate to review the emissions data in 2025 and, if necessary, readjust the annual emission allocations.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) do not exceed, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2022 at the annual emission allocation for that Member State, as set out pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article for that year, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation;
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) do not exceed, in the years 2026 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2024, at the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, as submitted by the Member State pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation.deleted
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) It is therefore appropriate to update in 2025 the annual emission allocations for the years 2026 to 2030. This should be based on a comprehensive review of the national inventory data carried out by the Commission in order to determine the average of the greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) It is therefore appropriate to update in 2025 the annual emission allocations for the years 2026 to 2030. This should be based on a comprehensive review of the national inventory data carried out by the Commission in order to determine the average of the greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
For the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, it shall determine the annual emission allocations based on the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State indicatlinear trajectory starting in2022 at the annual emission allocation of that Member State forthat year, as determined pursuant to the second subparagraph, and the reviewed values of the national inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 referred to in the second subparagraphending in 2030 at the limit for that Member State set out in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation .
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 100 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
For the years 2026 to 2030, it shall determine the annual emission allocations based on the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State indicated pursuant to the second subparagraph and on a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by the Member States pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.deleted
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 103 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
When determining the annual emission allocations for the years 2026 to 2030, the Commission shall in addition specify for each Member State the share of the annual emission allocations corresponding to the emissions from the sectors of maritime transport, road transport and buildings covered by Directive 2003/87/EC (“sectoral annual emission benchmark”).
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 115 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(3a) In Article 5, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: “4. A Member State may transfer up to 5 % of its annual emission allocation for a given year to other Member States in respect of the years 2021 to 2025, and up to 10 % in respect of the years 2026 to 2030. The receiving Member State may use that quantity for compliance under Article 9 for the given year or for subsequent years until 2030. Member States shall inform the Commission of any actions taken pursuant to this paragraph, and the transfer price per tonne of CO2 equivalent. Or. en (Regulation (EU) 2018/842)
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 7a (new)
(3b) in Article 5, the following paragraph 7a is inserted: “7a. A Member State whose reviewed greenhouse gas emissions from the sectors of maritime transport, road transport and buildings covered by Directive 2003/87/EC for a given year in the period 2026 to 2030 are below its sectoral annual emission benchmark for that year, may grant free allocation of ETS allowances to regulated entities under Chapter IV a of Directive 2003/87/EC in the 24 months following that year. The amount of free allocation shall be limited to the difference between the sectoral annual emission benchmark and the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions from the sectors concerned. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the amount of free allocation it intends to use. That amount shall be cancelled from the Member State’s annual emission allocation.”
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 127 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(5 a) In Article 8, the following point (-a) is inserted: “(-a) an in-depth analysis of the situation in the Member State including a socio- economic situation in order to assess the realistic possibility of the Member State to reduce its emissions.”
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 128 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(5 b) In Article 8, first paragraph, point (a) is amended as follows: “ (a) additional actions that the Member State shall implement in order to meet its specific obligations under Article 4 of this Regulation, through domestic policies and measures and the implementation of Union action.” while not causing significant socio- economic harm; Or. en (Regulation (EU) 2018/842)
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(5 c) In Article 8, paragraph 3 is amended as follows: “3. The Commission mayshall issue an opinion regarding the robustness of the corrective action plans submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and shall in that case do so within four months of receipt of those plans. The Member State concerned shall take utmostfull account of the Commission’s opinion and mayshall revise its corrective action plan accordingly. If the Member State concerned does not address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, it shall provide its reasoning. Or. en (Regulation (EU) 2018/842)
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 130 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(5 d) In Article 8, the following paragraph is added: “3a. The corrective actions shall not imply any form of financial sanctions.”
2022/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 131 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) As COVID-19 changed the economic environment in the Union, including a high level of debts, changes in supply chains and soaring energy prices, those changes will have a long-term effect and the legacy of the crisis will weigh on the Member States. The transition towards climate-neutral Europe might provide significant challenges for Member States. All Member States should contribute to that transition and should seek to meet their respective targets in line with this Regulation. Failing to meet those targets should result in the application of a corrective procedure that excludes financial penalties.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Some Member States will face major challenges in meeting the Regulation’s targets. It is therefore important to ensure flexibility, anticipation and transferability. The introduction of minimum contributions by sector would not only place the targets at risk but also prevent them from being achieved.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) As COVID-19 changed the economic environment in the Union, including high level of debts, changes in supply chains and soaring energy prices, those changes will have a long-term effect and the legacy of the crisis will weigh on the Member States. The transition towards a climate-neutral Europe might provide significant challenges for Member States. All Member States should contribute to the transition and seek to meet their respective targets in line with this Regulation. However, not meeting those targets should imply only the corrective procedure set out in this Regulation which should not include financial penalties.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) do not exceed, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2022 at the annual emission allocation for that Member State, as set out pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article for that year, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation;
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 187 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) do not exceed, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2022 at the annual emission allocation for that Member State, as set out pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article for that year, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation;
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
(c) do not exceed, in the years 2026 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2024, at the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, as submitted by the Member State pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
(c) do not exceed, in the years 2026 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2024, at the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, as submitted by the Member State pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
For the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, it shall determine the annual emission allocations based on the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State indicatlinear trajectory starting in 2022 at the annual emission allocation of that Member State for that year, as determined pursuant to the second subparagraph, and the reviewed values of the national inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 referred to in the second subparagraphending in 2030 at the limit for that Member State set out in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
For the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, it shall determine the annual emission allocations based on the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State indicatlinear trajectory starting in 2022 at the annual emission allocation of that Member State for that year, as determined pursuant to the second subparagraph, and the reviewed values of the national inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 referred to in the second subparagraphending in 2030 at the limit for that Member State set out in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
For the years 2026 to 2030, it shall determine the annual emission allocations based on the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State indicated pursuant to the second subparagraph and on a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by the Member States pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
For the years 2026 to 2030, it shall determine the annual emission allocations based on the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State indicated pursuant to the second subparagraph and on a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by the Member States pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4a (new)
3. In Article 4, paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is added: ‘When determining the annual emission allocations for the years 2026 to 2030, the Commission shall in addition specify for each Member State the share of the annual emission allocations corresponding to the emissions from the sectors of maritime transport, road transport and buildings covered by Directive 2003/87/EC (‘sectoral annual emission benchmark’).’
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 l (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(3a) In Article 5, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. A Member State may transfer up to 5 % of its annual emission allocation for a given year to other Member States in respect of the years 2021 to 2025, and up to 10 % in respect of the years 2026 to 2030.The receiving Member State may use that quantity for compliance under Article 9 for the given year or for subsequent years until 2030. Member States shall inform the Commission of any actions taken pursuant to this paragraph, and the transfer price per tonne of CO2 equivalent"
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 n (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 7a (new)
(3n) In Article 5, the following paragraph is added: ‘(7a) A Member State whose reviewed greenhouse gas emissions from the sectors of maritime transport, road transport and buildings covered by Directive 2003/87/EC for a given year in the period 2026 to 2030 are below its sectoral annual emission benchmark for that year, may grant free allocation of ETS allowances to regulated entities under Chapter IV a of Directive 2003/87/EC in the 24 months following that year. The amount of free allocation shall be limited to the difference between the sectoral annual emission benchmark and the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions from the sectors concerned. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the amount of free allocation it intends to use. That amount shall be cancelled from the Member State’s annual emission allocation.’
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 284 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 7
(b) paragraph 1 is amended as follows: (i) the introductory sentence is replaced by the following: ‘ To the extent that a Member State’s greenhouse gas emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, including any annual emission allocations banked pursuant to Article 5(3) of this Regulation, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined land accounting categories included in the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:. ’ (ii) point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘ (a) the cumulative quantity taken into account for that Member State for the years 2021 to 2025 does not exceed half of the maximum amount of total net removals set out in Annex III to this Regulation for that Member State; (aa) the cumulative quantity taken into account for that Member State for the years 2026 to 2030 does not exceed half of the maximum amount of total net removals set out in Annex III to this Regulation for that Member State;. ’ (iii)deleted paragraph 2 is deleted.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(5b) In Article 8, paragraph 1, point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) additional actions that the Member State shall implement in order to meet its specific obligations under Article 4 of this Regulation, through domestic policies and measures and the implementation of Union action while not causing significant socio- economic harm;"
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 305 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(5c) In Article 8, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The Commission mayshall issue an opinion regarding the robustness of the corrective action plans submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and shall in that case do so within four months of receipt of those plans. The Member State concerned shall take utmostfull account of the Commission’s opinion and mayshall revise its corrective action plan accordingly. If the Member State concerned does not address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, it shall provide its reasoning. "
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 307 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(5c) In Article 8, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The Commission mayshall issue an opinion regarding the robustness of the corrective action plans submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and shall in that case do so within four months of receipt of those plans. The Member State concerned shall take utmostfull account of the Commission’s opinion and mayshall revise its corrective action plan accordingly. If the Member State concerned does not address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, it shall provide its reasoning.”
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(5d) In Article 8, the following paragraph is added: ‘3a. The corrective actions shall not imply any form of financial penalties.’
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 326 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. If the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State in either the period from 2021 to 2025 or the period from 2026 to 2030 referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 exceeded its removals, as determined in accordance with Article 12 of that Regulation, the Central Administrator shall deduct from that Member State’s annual emission allocations an amount equal to those excess greenhouse gas emissions in tonnes of CO2 equivalent for the relevant years. If a Member State exceeds its emission allocations for two consecutive years, it shall provide reasoning in a report to the Commission and policy adjustments for its long-term national strategy.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 327 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(6a) In Article 9 the following paragraph is added: “2a. The corrective actions shall not imply any form of financial penalties.”
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 351 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 11a – paragraph 3 – introductory sentence
3. The additional reserve shall consist of the net removals that participating Member States have generated in the period 20261 to 2030 in excess of their respective targets pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/841, after deduction of both of the following:
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that women account for 30 % of the technology workforce and 17 % of ICT specialists in Europe, and that the EU economy would be boosted by EUR 16 billion a year if women technology graduates followed through to digital jobs at the same rate as men, and that promoting gender equality within the digital single market will contribute bridging the digital gender divide;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 15 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that gender equality is a core principle of the European Union and should be reflected in all EU policies; thus within the European digital transition, to acknowledge the fundamental role of women to achieve the European digital strategy goals in line with the gender equality objectives recalls that women’s participation in the digital economy is crucial to shaping a flourishing digital society and to boosting the EU’s digital internal market;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 19 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to continue addressing the gender gap within the ICT sector and to establish policies to fully assess the causes and factors behind and to establish policies mechanisms and programmes to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and to advocate measures in education and employment in the digital sector in order to achieve this; to take into account AI from a gender perspective when developing policy and legislation, and, if necessary, adapt current legislation, including EU programmes;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitments to boosting the participation of women in the information society included in the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, and calls on the Commission to ensure the full implementation of the ministerial Declaration of Commitment on ‘Women in Digital;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Strongly supports the European Commission’s initiatives in raising awareness on digital opportunities such as the “ no women, no panel” approach, the EU Code week, , the “Digital skills and Jobs coalitions”, the “EU prize for women’s innovators”, #SaferInternet4EUinitiatives across Europe , the skills Agenda for Europe”- lifelong learning perspectives;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 28 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase financing opportunities for female entrepreneurs so that they have equal opportunities to compete in the digital single market, and for policies to unleash and support female’s entrepreneurial potential, as an untapped source of economic growth, innovation and jobs creation; Calls to further expand the European Business Angels Network and European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, including through gatherings of female innovators, tech professionals and investors to encourage and boost innovations and funding for women-led firms;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Considers it to be of the utmost relevance, as additional measures, to have more women role models and to increase the number of women in leadership positions in the digital sector;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 37 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that AI can significantly contribute to promoting gender equality, provided that an appropriate legal framework is developed, conscious and unconscious biases are eliminated and the principles of gender equality are respected; stresses the lack of diversity in the AI sector within teams of developers and engineers, and the importance of using sex- disaggregated data when developing products, AI standards, algorithms and applications; to ensure that it is developed in a way that respects and promotes equality;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights that a high level of STEM skills are critical to the process of innovation in cutting-edge ICT areas such as AI or cybersecurity, and will therefore be increasingly important to future the competitiveness of the European Union in global markets;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 44 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for special attention to be paid to women as vulnerable consumers and to the rise in cyber criminality and cyber violence against women in the digital world, that as a consequence is also deterring women and girls from an inclusive digital participation and welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the digital services act (COM(2020)0825), which is addressing these issues.
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 48 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to exploit and better target the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy with a view to addressing the serious gender gap within the ICT sector and fostering the full integration of women into the sector, particularly in relation to technical and telecommunication professions, and to foster the education and training of women and girls in ICT and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects;
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2020/2216(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support lifelong learning as well as training and schemes which help participants to adapt better or to prepare for a potential change of career path in accordance with the growing demand for digital skills in many different sectors, paying particular attention to elderly woman.
2021/02/09
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 1 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 3 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 5, 6 & 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979,
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to Article 6 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) of 3 May 2008,
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘Istanbul Convention’),
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's communication of the 25th of November 2020 on the Gender Action Plan III,
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 52 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152),
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 65 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the European Institute for Gender Equality of 22 November 2019 on Beijing +25 – The 5thReview of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States,
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 66 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 b (new)
- having regard to the WHO/Europe, its Action Plan for SRH and Rights 2017-2021, which has three closely interlinked goals: ‘Enable all people to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and ensure that their human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled’, ‘Ensure that all people can enjoy the highest attainable standard of sexual and reproductive health and well-being’, and ‘Guarantee universal access to sexual and reproductive health and eliminate inequalities’,
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 111 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an umbrella term for various issues affecting men, women, boys and girls alike, and representing four separate areas: sexual health, sexual rights, reproductive health and reproductive rights, based on the rights of all individuals to have their bodily integrity and personal autonomy respected; define their sexual orientation and gender identity; decide whether, with whom and when to be sexually active; decide whether, when and who to marry and when, whether and by what means to have a child or children; have access to the information and support necessary to achieve all of the above9 ; _________________ 9 Guttmacher-Lancet Commission, Executive Summary on sexual and reproductive health and rights, The Lancet, London, 2018, https://www.guttmacher.org/guttmacher- lancet-commission/accelerate-progress- executive-summary
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 126 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the concept of SRH was put forward at the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994, where reproductive health was defined as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system, and to its functions and processes” and the reproductive rights as ‘Certain human rights that are already recognised in national laws, international human rights documents and other consensus documents’;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 130 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas health is not a direct competence of the European Union but cooperation between Member States takes place through the Open Method of Coordination;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 132 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the European Union has direct competence to act in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in external action; whereas the European Union does not have direct competence to act in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights within the Union; whereas the European Parliament invites and encourages Member States to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for all;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 137 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas violations of SRHR constitute breaches of human rights, specifically the right to life, physical and mental integrity, equality, non- discrimination, health and education; whereas violations of women’s SRHR are a form of violence against women and girls;1a; _________________ 1a OHCHR, Information Series on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/ Women/WRGS/SexualHealth/INFO_Abo rtion_WEB.pdf
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 153 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas SRHR challenges and obstacles can include, among others, obstacles of a legal, financial, cultural and information nature, such as: a lack of access, denial of medical care based on personal beliefs, gender-based violence, gynaecological and obstetric violence, a lack of comprehensive and age appropriate sexuality education, denial of access to information/education, a lack of available contraception methods, limited access to medically assisted reproduction treatments, difficulties accessing goods necessary for SRHR, forced sterilisation, high rates of STIs and HIV, disparities in maternal mortality, high adolescent pregnancy rates, harmful gender stereotypes and practices such as female genital mutilation, early, forced and child marriages and honour killings;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 168 #

2020/2215(INI)

G. whereas the unavailability of scientifically accurate information violates the rights of individuals toand is damaging in makeing informed choices about their own SRHR;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 176 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the essential package of SRH measures includes: comprehensivaccess to information, healthcare services, and confidential and unbiased counselling; comprehensive and age appropriate sexuality education; modern contraceptives; antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care; midwifery; obstetric and newborn care; safe and legal abortion services; the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs; services aimed at detecting, preventing and treating sexual and gender-based violence; treatment for reproductive cancers; and fertility and infertility services;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 183 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas comprehensive sexuality education facilitates informed reproductive choicesand age appropriate sexuality education is a rights based and gender focused approach to sexuality education, including scientifically accurate information about human development, anatomy and reproductive health which facilitates informed reproductive choices and helps to combat gender-based violence;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 203 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas abortion laws are based on national legislation; whereas even when abortion is legally available, there are often barriers to accessing it;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 220 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas SRHR issues are often instrumentalised by opponents of reproductive rights who appeal to national interests in order to achieve demographic objectives, thus contributing to the erosion of democracy and personal freedoms;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 231 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas, according to the Charter, the ECHR and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, women’s sexual and reproductive health is related to multiple human rights, including the right to life and dignity, freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, the right to access healthcare, the right to privacy, the right to education and the prohibition of discrimination;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 237 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
N b. recalls that sexual health is fundamental to the overall health and wellbeing of individuals, couples and families, in addition to the social and economic development of communities and countries, and that access to health, including sexual and reproductive health, is a human right; whereas providing some form of sexuality and health education is already mandatory in a majority of Member States;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 247 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Forging a consensus andin addressing SRHR challenges as EU challenges
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 250 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls upon the EU, its bodies and agencies to support and promote access to SRHR services within the exercise of its policies and competences and with due regard to subsidiarity, and calls upon the Member States to ensure access to a full range of SRHR, and to remove all barriers impeding full access to SRHR;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 255 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls the EU commitment to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the right of every individual and of every woman and girl to have full control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality and sexual and reproductive rights, free from discrimination, coercion and violence 1a’; _________________ 1a EU Council conclusions ‘EU priorities at the United Nations and the 75th United Nations GeneralAssembly, September 2020-September 2021'
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 260 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the need for a positive and proactive approach to healthcare throughout the lifecycle;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 270 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and in line with national competences and national legislation in the field of health, calls upon the Member States to safeguard the right of all persons to make their own informed choices with regard to SRHR;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 271 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls in that context for regular exchanges and promotion of good practices between Member States and stakeholders on the gender aspects of health to be facilitated, including on sexual and reproductive health and rights;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 289 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing sufficient budgetary provision for women’s sexual and reproductive health and ensuring the availability of adequate human resources and necessary goods across all levels of the health system, in both urban and rural areas;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 291 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. While the Union´s action in the field of health is limited, the Union should support Member States in reducing health inequalities and in achieving health coverage in the provision of sexual and reproductive health services, while addressing the challenges of vulnerable groups;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 293 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Emphasises that the Union can support the Member States in preparing their health systems for emerging technologies to ensure the most cutting- edge and emerging treatments and diagnostic methods are available, allowing patients to fully benefit from the digital revolution; Stresses the need to fully utilise Horizon Europe and Digital Europe to further these priorities;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 294 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Highlights that the European Union can support Member State actions to ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services and related medicinal products, including in the global market, and to support integrated and intersectional approaches to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 300 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls upon the Member States to establish effective strategies and monitoring programmes that guarantee access to a full range of SRHR services in line with international health standards;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 303 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that equity in access, quality of care and accountability in regards to healthcare, including SRH related illness such as STIs, HIV/AIDS, reproductive cancers and hepatitis among others, are fundamental in respect of human rights; further emphasises that services, commodities and facilities need to be of quality, sufficiently available and respect medical ethics, and to be culturally appropriate and responsive to gender and life course requirements; stresses the need to cater to the specific needs of diverse population groups, with respect for confidentiality and informed consent, and that services should be scientifically and medically appropriate and of good quality;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 305 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the importance of illness prevention through education; Further stresses the importance of vaccinations in illness prevention where vaccinations exist; calls therefore for the Member States and the European Commission to extend the EU purchase of vaccines to combat COVID-19 to the purchase of the HPV vaccine, ensuring that every young person in Europe can avail of this vaccine;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 320 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to take into consideration specific health needs related to SRHR such as infertility, menopause, specific reproductive cancers; Calls on the Commission to provide information as to the contribution of EU programmes to advancing and supporting reproductive health;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 323 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the importance of close examination of fertility in the EU and the prevalence of infertility, which for many families and persons is a difficult and painful reality; stresses the need to take a holistic approach, taking fertility and infertility into consideration jointly, including prevention (incidence of STIs and tubal infertility, the roles of comprehensive and age appropriate sexuality education and SRH services, combined with public awareness) and equality of access to services (ensuring the removal of barriers to treatment within countries leading to an increase in cross-border reproductive care, where necessary, and the further development of safe and cost-effective new technologies, based on ethical medicine);
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 325 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Emphasises that environmental change can be detrimental to future fertility; stresses the need to consider the impacts of environmental change on SRHR, including pollution of water and air, and an increase in the consumption of chemicals; asks that this be further examined through Horizon Europe and addressed through the European Green Deal;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 339 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for universal access to quality and affordable comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and education, including comprehensive and age appropriate sexuality education, with respect of the Member States’ competences and practices; emphasises that this can significantly contribute to reducing sexual violence and harassment, complemented through EU funding and projects enhancing cooperation and coordination of public health policies, and the development and dissemination of good practices;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 342 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises the need to provide comprehensive and age appropriate sexual and relationship education as lack of information and education about sex and sexuality may result in higher rates of unintended pregnancies and SRH related illnesses;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 343 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Strongly reiterates that access to comprehensive and age-appropriate information about sex and sexuality and access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, including sexuality education, family planning, contraceptive methods, is essential for the creation of a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, in addition to the possibility of having safe sexual experiences, free from coercion, discrimination and violence; encourages all Member States to introduce comprehensive age-appropriate sexuality and relationship education for young people in schools;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 349 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls upon the Member States and the media to combat the spread of discriminatory and unsafe misinformation on SRHR;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 360 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls upon the Member States to ensure access to a range of contraceptive methods, allowing women in collaboration with their doctors to choose the method that best suits them, thereby safeguarding the fundamental right to health and the right of choice;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 384 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that abortion should not be considered and used as an emergency contraceptive method;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 400 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to regulateaddress obstacles to legal abortion and recalls that they have a responsibility to ensure that women have access to the rights afforded to them by law;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 415 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls upon the Member States to adopt measures to ensure that all women have access to quality, affordable, evidence-based maternity care, based on respect;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 418 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes the current common practice among medical practitioners in some Member States to refuse to provide health services on the basis of conscience clause also in situations when delay could endanger patient’s life or health; and that this conscience clause also hinders the access to prenatal screening which is not only a violation of women’s right to information on the condition of the foetus but also in many cases obstructs the successful treatment of a child during pregnancy or immediately after;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 419 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the WHO European region has the lowest instance of breastfeeding in the world; Highlights the need for greater awareness and information on the benefits of breastfeeding; calls on the Member States and the European Commission initiate high-profile campaigns to stress the benefits of breastfeeding;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 422 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to develop common EU standards in maternal healthcare and to facilitate best practice sharing amongst experts in the field;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 427 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls upon the Member States to combat physical and verbal abuse, including gynaecological and obstetric violence, which constitute forms of gender-baseddo their utmost to ensure the respect of women's rights and their dignity in childbirth, and to combat any associated gender based violence, including physical and verbal abuse such as gynaecological and obstetric violence;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 434 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that the EU4Health should be gender mainstreamed, to take into account gender bias and to develop a gender sensitive approach to disease awareness, screening, diagnosis and treatment;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 459 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls upon the Member States to exercise their competence in SRHR by striving to protect human rights, specifically the right to health, and implement a wide range of SRH services, ensuring that the principle of non- retrogression is respected;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 465 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the highly damaging and diverse health consequences of gender- based violence, which has been shown to have the potential to lead to severe physical and mental health consequences, including gynaecological disorders and adverse pregnancy outcomes;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 482 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls upon the Commissioner for Equality to promote and protect SRHR and to include them in the nextfacilitate and promote the exchange of best practices between Member States and stakeholders on gender aspects of health, including SRHR and to facilitate the synergies between EU4Health and in the EU gGender eEquality sStrategy;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 486 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Urges the Commission to factor in emergency circumstances such as COVID-19, including their impact on gender-specific healthcare considerations such as SRHR, in its health-related policy responses, for example the EU4HealthProgramme, the EU Beating Cancer Plan and the EU Health Strategy; calls on the Commission and the Council to address the health-related aspects of the 2020-2025 Gender Equality Strategy in the EU4Health Programme, such as SRHR being an integral part of health and an essential aspect of well-being and the advancement of gender equality; requests that investments in services essential for gender equality be boosted and that gender health experts and gender balance be incorporated into the EU4Health;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 487 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the importance of sexual and reproductive health providers in the provision of a comprehensive range of sexual and reproductive health services, including both physical and mental health; encourages the Member States to take their unique circumstances into consideration when planning the provision of healthcare overall;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 492 #

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls upon the Commissioner for International Partnerships to uphold the European Consensus on Development and the SDGs, in particular targets 3.7 and 5.6, to ensure that SRHR remain a development priority in all EU external activities and relations, in particular in the new Gender Action Plan III;
2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 2 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1
— having regard to the Oviedo Convention, and Articles 3 and 4 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR),deleted
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 18 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2
— having regard to the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the fact that human rights are universal, inalienable, interdependent and interrelated,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 21 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the completion of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2015-2019,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 22 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 ‘Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020’ (GAP II),
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (hereinafter ‘the Istanbul Convention’) of 11 May 2011,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 25 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 e (new)
- having regard to the Women Peace and Security Agenda(1325) and to the EU Strategic Approach and Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2019-2024,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 f (new)
- having regard to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) number 5,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 27 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 g (new)
- having regard the Council conclusions of 18 March 2019, approving the EU Human Rights Guidelines on Non-Discrimination in External Action,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 28 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 h (new)
- having regard the 25th anniversary of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development in 2019,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 29 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 i (new)
- having regard the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW) in 2019,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 30 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 j (new)
- having regard to the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative for eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls,
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #

2020/2208(INI)

A. whereas the right to life is paramount under Article 2 of the CFR;deleted
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 36 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas equality between men and women is paramount under the Article 23 of the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 39 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Beijing declaration and platform for action 1995 through its 25th anniversary insists on the importance of the equal rights and opportunities for women as well as their equal participation indecision making and in the democratic process for the consolidation of democracy;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 40 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the current COVID-19 crisis has had clear gender perspectives and greatly impacted women, highlighting existing inequalities with regards to gender equality and women’s rights;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 41 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security (WPS) emphasises the need for concrete commitments and actions, as well as the need to engage, protect and support women and girls to achieve lasting peace and security as intrinsic components of human rights and sustainable development;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas surrogacy is condemned in the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015;deleted
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 55 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses concern at the global population outlook, with under- population forecast to bring economic crises, instability and social upheaval; urges Member States to address this danger with demography-friendly policies encouraging gender complementarity and a positive image of the family;deleted
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights worldwide as crucial to the realisation of human rights; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence, and that many societies still struggle to provide women and girls with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and political and economic representation;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 58 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that EU continues to be at the forefront of the action to promote and improve human rights situation for women and girls in the world in view to achieve gender equality and hails the continuous engagement as a defender of global commitments, promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in its international partnerships, political and human rights dialogues with third countries, and asks for taking into account and adjusting its action to the current COVID-19 crisis situation and its severe consequences on women’s rights;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 59 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that feminicide, where born and unborn baby girls are discarded, robs the world of their contribution, and createe alarming increase of violence against women worldwide during the COVID-19 crisis in particular and welcomes the efforts and investments of the EU together with its international partners aimbalances between the sexes, which can lead to violence against women, rape and forced prostitutioned at eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls, while reiterating that women around the globe remain vulnerable to violence in the form of domestic violence, mobbing, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, child and forced marriage, rape as a weapon of war, feminicide as well as other forms such as harassment and hate-speech online; condemns therefore all forms of gender- based, physical, sexual and psychological violence;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 64 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that as stated in the EU Strategic Approach to WPS it is imperative to integrate gender perspectives into all EU policies, including security, conflict prevention and resolution, and long-term peace building; Women need to be involved in all levels of decision-making, also in security and conflict prevention agenda in line with UNSCR 1325;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 65 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls for the EU to continue its important role in addressing gender discrimination through its work with other countries; to step up their actions in the fields of education, healthcare and social services, data collection, funding and programming; to better prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence worldwide; points out that an enabling environment is an essential tool for the fulfilment of girls and women’s rights and for combating discrimination and violence against women and girls, thus calls for measures to facilitate the access of women and girls to education and the labour market;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 67 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, to use all existing and available instruments, develop and implement synergies and networks between EU internal and external policies and actions for strengthening women’s rights, as well as for eradicating harmful practices targeted at women and girls;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 68 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Reiterates its call on the EU Member States and members of the Council of Europe that have not done so, to ratify and fully implement the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 69 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on the EU Delegations to improve LGBTI persons human rights situation through the implementation of the EU LGBTI Guidelines;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 72 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote healthcare practices that benefit patients; notes that in this context abortion causes injury, infertility and mortality every year; urges Member States and international courts to prosecute medical professionals who fail to clinically demonstrate the benefit of the treatment they are providingwomen and girls; and to ensure the right to safe and accessible access to comprehensive health and sexual and reproductive rights, Stresses the need to acknowledge the rising backlash against women’s rights on a global scale and in Europe, in particular when it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR);
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 77 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission in its new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy2020-2024 to build on its experience and continue tackling the challenge of the opposition to women’s rights and to gender equality, continuing its efforts to protect and empower women and girls, maximising the use of available instruments in that sense and awaits for the follow-up on the next steps, using the potential of synergies between EU, MS and other actors as well as between internal and external EU policies and measures;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 79 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Human Rights are fully respected by EU’s trade partners, including gender equality, as EU trade policy can help promote and uphold human rights and gender equality in third countries, insists that dedicated and enforceable provisions in EU trade agreements are needed to ensure respect for human rights and gender equality;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls for a comprehensive plan to address and challenge the prevailing gender norms and stereotypes and instigate change across sectors in the Member States and on a global level, as prescribed by the CEDAW;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 81 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls on coordinated EU action on providing support and protection on women’s rights and LGBTI defenders who counter continuous harassment and threat of violence in their countries;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 82 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Awaits for the new EU Action Plan for gender equality and women’s empowerment in external relations for 2021-2025 (Gender Action Plan III); calls in this regard for the reinforcement of EU support for non-EU countries that are implementing new policies and legislative changes with a view to aligning national legal frameworks to international and SDG commitments concerning women’s rights and gender equality, to protecting women HRDs, to advancing women’s sexual and reproductive health, to preventing sexual and gender-based violence and female genital mutilation, to enforce gender equality as key priority in programmes and projects;
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 83 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to respect women and girls’ reproductive capacity, and hence to condemn surrogacy;deleted
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 88 #

2020/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to address the phenomenon of young women in particular from Christian minorities being forced to marry older men from outside their religion in certain parts of the world.deleted
2020/10/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 348 #

2020/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Highlights the importance of including women and girls in the design of accessible and targeted information; for this information to be disseminated in all settings particularly in times of crisis;
2020/09/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 349 #

2020/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that due to a higher life expectancy and higher likelihood of experiencing health problems, older women are often the majority of residents in long-term care facilities30 that became virus hotspots in many countries; calls on the Member States to examine the provision of care for older persons in different settings; European Commission to analyse the different settings of formal, long-term care provision and their level of resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Member States to examine the provision of care for older persons in both in residential care facilities as well as in community-based care settings, including through the provision of 24 hour home care or live in care; _________________ 30https://eige.europa.eu/covid-19-and- gender-equality/gender-impacts-health
2020/09/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 353 #

2020/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Regrets that many of the women with disabilities who depend on others for everyday care or support were unable to access their usual support networks or maintain physical distancing; calls on the Member States to ensure that these support networks are still accessible and adequately adapted to the circumstances; Underlines that women with disabilities, especially those living in institutions and other closed settings, and those with high support needs were significantly impacted by the pandemic as well as its socio- economic impact; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure the rights of all women and girls with disabilities as enshrined in the CRPD, including their right to independent living, and access to education, work and employment;
2020/09/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 374 #

2020/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Highlights the unique circumstances of women experiencing homelessness and their increased vulnerability to gender-based violence, as well as a lack of access to hygiene and healthcare facilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent emergency measures; calls on Member States to appropriately consider women experiencing homelessness in their pandemic response plans;
2020/09/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 391 #

2020/2121(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the Team Europe package put forward by the Commission and stresses the need for a gender-sensitive approach in the allocation of these funds; emphasises the need for a gender sensitive response to COVID-19 in the implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)and the Instrument for Pre-Accession III to take account of the unique circumstances of women and girls and to stimulate post- crisis opportunities; encourages the continuation and prioritisation of education in emergencies during this time;
2020/09/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 9 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, while transport- related emissions of most pollutants have fallen substantially in recent decades, persistent hotspots remain in the EU, where levels of air pollution are too high – especially in urban areas, highly congested and industrialized areas;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in order to improve the air quality in these hotspots, it is vital to move towards a more sustainable and less polluting transport system, especially in urban areas, while using all available means in the most effective way and taking into account the most recent scientific evidence, including the combination of ride-sharing and public transportation system, and taking into account the most recent scientific research of advantages of mobility-as-a- service approach;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages local and regional authorities to devise and implement evidence-based, strategic sustainable urban mobility plans, aiming at a coordinated planning of policies, incentives and subsidies that target the various transport sectors and modes, such as measures to encourage the roll-out of e-charging and other alternative fuels, investment in sustainable public transport, infrastructure for active, shared and zero emission transport modes and demand-related measures; , metro system, bicycle routes and technologies relating to clean transport modes, e.g. e-scooters or electric bicycles; encourages an approach based on a shift from private car ownership towards more sustainable Mobility as a Service approach;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the importance of sufficient expertise and resources available at local and regional levels for the drafting of air quality plans and elaborating the choice, implementation and evaluation of measures to improve air quality; underlines in this respect the need to raise awareness for available funding, technical resources and flexible pathways adjustable to local and regional realities;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Points out the importance of EU funding and knowledge of the correct procedures and eligibility criteria; considers the process of acquiring funding for clean air projects from EU funds overly difficult; points out that in the operational programmes for the large funding mechanisms (e.g. ERDF and Cohesion Funds), air quality tends to be considered mostly as an integrated measure within other priority areas (e.g. energy, waste, nature) rather than being targeted on its own and solely through priorities for air quality improvement and the attainment of air quality compliance;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the importance of a substantial modal shift from road towards less polluting forms of transportation, such as combined and rail transport; underlines, in this regard, the urgent need to improve and modernise railroad infrastructure, especially under the framework of the Trans-European Transport Network, and to further ease and encourage intermodality;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that whereas overall particulate emissions from road transport decline, the fraction emitted by vehicles from tyre, brake, clutch and road wear becomes increasingly significant; calls on the European Commission to examine, together with health and air quality experts specialised in the matter, in how far a regulation targeting these emissions could be necessary and proportionate in view of further reducing non-exhaust emissions and increasing their contribution to the overall reduction of particulate matter emissions from road transport;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 77 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls for the further integration of satellite data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service into the assessment of the implementation of European and global air quality rules;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2020/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Stresses that Member States should focus on innovation and investments for improved connectivity and scalable air quality monitoring through low-cost air pollution sensors, artificial intelligence methods, and systematic deployment of 5G and Gigabit infrastructure along urban and rural large-scale transport corridors in line with EU’s 2025 5G and Gigabit connectivity objectives;
2021/01/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the problem of medicinthe shortage of medicines in the Member States is getting ever more severe on account of the lack of production capacity in the EU and the relocation of our industries in the sector to other markets in third countriconstantly growing due to multifactorial reasons, such as economic causes, increasing regulatory and administrative burden, unforeseen surges in demand, supply chain interdependencies, transportation-related bottlenecks and manufacturing and quality challenges;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas ensuring full patient access is one of the core objectives of the Union and the WHO, and one of the Sustainable Development Goals, and whereas patients rely on equitable and efficient access to medicines based on a sustainable, competitive, multi-source and well-functioning Single Market, including the Single European Transport Area;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak demonstrated the importance of coordination between EU policies and departments to promptly and efficiently react to emergencies as well as to prevent medicines shortages, and to mitigate them in case they occur;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak stressed that European coordination among EU Institutions, regulators and pharmaceutical supply chain experts is vital to respond in real- time to health crisis and to supply disruption, including shortages of medicines, in all relevant policy areas;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak exacerbated the existing situation, it emerged that the pharmaceutical supply chain is interconnected within EU Members States and externally, and relies heavily on fully and properly functioning Single European Transport Area;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak demonstrated the importance of prioritising the circulation of essential goods, such as medicines and medical goods, including their undisrupted flow between Member States;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to coordinate a pan-European response to medicines shortages in order to ensure equitable and sustainable access to medicines; believes that a coordinated EU response is of utmost importance to avoid spill-over effects of individual and uncoordinated national measures addressing local medicines shortages, and to ensure the patients' right to universal, equitable, affordable, effective, safe and timely access to essential medicines, as well as to guarantee the sustainability of the EU public healthcare systems; is of the opinion that this pan-European approach should focus on coordinating Member States' policy measures to address the root causes of medicines shortages;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to adopt a strategic plans to upgrade their existing infrastructure for an efficient supply of medicines; deems it necessary to remove bottlenecks, boost, and believes that it is necessary to remove all the existing bottlenecks, tackle existing obstacles to fully integrated and well functioning Single European Transport Area for all modes of transport, to boost the intermodality (whilest favouring the shift to rail), finance the main hubs (ports, airports and, intermodal platforms), and to enhance the delivery of various types of goods, including dangerous goodsones which are crucial for the production of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to support Member States, also financially, during emergency events, such as pandemic outbreaks, to give priority and ensure reserved space in all cargo to essential goods, such as medicines, active pharmaceutical ingredients, medical equipment, etc.;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 63 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. calls for the efficiency enhancement of regulatory procedures and swift implementation of fast-track processes to timely mitigate the medicines shortage;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the COVID-19 outbreak has laid barpandemic outbreak made the weaknesses of the European production systemgoods circulation and transportation system during extraordinary circumstances visible, highlighting the importance of timely deliveringy of medicines swiftly in urgent and exceptional circumstances that could ariseoccur in the future.;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to immediately activate European and global cooperation during crisis events, to prioritise the intra-EU or extra-EU circulation of essential goods, such as medicines, active pharmaceutical ingredients, intermediates, key starting materials ingredients, etc., to maintain road, ports, rail, airport traffic flowing by creating priority “Green lanes” between Member States and between EU and relevant third countries, and within those countries, for these essential goods;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 84 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Emphasis the importance of implementing specific measures to maintain, first and foremost, fully functioning and healthy European multi- supplier market with the full enforcement of „Green lanes” for medicine products transportation, as well as facilitation of the fastest modes of transport to carry especially time sensitive cargo, such as medicines;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 89 #

2020/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that healthcare workers, including pharmaceutical employees, are authorised to cross internal borders if they work in a neighbouring country;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas climate change is undermining the enjoyment of human rights, especially of those living on the frontline of the climate crises who have contributed least to the causes of the climate change;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 18 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas women - who constitute half the world’s population - bear severe gendered impacts of climate change, such as flooding, fires, droughts, deforestation or water scarcity, and are more prone to suffer from infectious diseases, such as water-, food-, and vector-borne ones, and health outcomes associated with poor air quality; whereas consequences of climate change constitute an enormous risk for women, especially pregnant, due to deteriorating sanitary and hygienic conditions and restrained or insufficient access to substantial medical care and treatment;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 22 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas 80% of people displaced, sometimes forcefully, as a result of climate change are women and children who are at larger scope exposed to the negative effects of climate change than men and face greater difficulties related thereto; whereas women are usually at a higher risk of being located in unsafe, overcrowded shelters due to their lack of assets and greater vulnerability to poverty;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas climate change, environmental degradation, scarcity of resources and natural disasters may increase tensions and reinforce gender inequalities which result in more frequent acts of violence, including domestic and economic violence, sexual assault, forced prostitution, forced or involuntary marriage and other acts of gender-based abuse;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 25 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas climate change has serious ramifications of food security, availability, accessibility and utilization; whereas women, especially in developing countries account for 40-80 per cent of all labour force related to food production and collection, depending on the region; whereas increased crop failure and unprecedented natural resource depletion due to altering weather may result in excessive agricultural workload to satisfy the household food provision;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 28 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas climate change has a severe impact on fresh water resources and availability thereof, especially in developing countries located in hot and dry climate areas, influencing the availability of water used in households; whereas scarcity of water resources may hit women the most;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 29 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas in many developing countries, the access of girls and women to information and communication technology is constrained by varying factors, such as social and cultural bias, inadequate technological infrastructure, especially in rural areas, inadequate access to education, science or computer illiteracy, as well as women’s lack of disposable income to purchase technology services;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 44 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the new Gender Action Plan for External Relations (GAP III) to include for the first timepay special attention to gender equality and climate change as prioritywithin all four pivotal areas, to develop related indicators and to guarantee sufficient resources to deliver on thiGAP's objective;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 66 #

2020/2042(INI)

4. Calls on the Commission to design a concrete action plan to deliver on the commitments of the renewed Gender Action Plan agreed at the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) and to appoint a permanent EU gender and climate change focal point, with sufficient budget resources, tofurther strengthen the implementation and monitoring of gender-responsible climate action in the EU and globally.policies in climate;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 68 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that in spite of their vulnerability women may act as effective and active agents and promoters of adaptation and mitigation; calls, in this regard, in order to improve the local adaptive capacity of women particularly in developing countries, for more adaptation initiatives that would identify and address gender-specific impacts of climate change predominantly in areas related to food security, water management, agriculture, energy, health and disaster management;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 74 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasizes that efforts should be made to mainstream gender perspective into sustainable development and climate change plans and interventions, including the inclusion of Sustainable Development Goals;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 75 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for more actions towards increasing women’s participation in high- level climate-related decision-making positions at national, regional and local levels; Recognises that empowering women, as well as their full and equal participation and exercising leadership functions on international level, as well as their management of national, regional and local climate action initiatives, is crucial for enabling of the success and efficiency of action for climate change; calls, in this context, for greater women’s integration in the process of finding solutions to adapt to climate change, foster adaptation strategies and national adaptation plans;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 78 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Emphasises the importance to ensure and protect the rights of women inhabiting rural areas in regards to food security, non-discriminatory access to resources, and increased participation in decision-making processes on local and national levels;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Points out that actions towards women’s higher enrolment in science and technology-related fields of education are of outmost importance to effectively combat gender-specific climate change consequences; calls for greater uptake of STEM studies by girls and women, future scientists and engineers in the field of renewable energy combating negative implications of climate change;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 82 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Argues that Integration of gender perspective into existing climate, development, and disaster-risk reduction policy frameworks requires improvement in data acquisition, disaggregated by sex, monitoring of related targets, coordination between sectors, and stakeholder engagement;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 83 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Underlines that the fact of empowering women as educators, caregivers, holders of knowledge, and promoters and agents of change may improve mitigation and adaptation policy interventions;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 84 #

2020/2042(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Points out that climate change may prompt to raise of violence against women and girls, be it systemic or culturally-embedded, including domestic violence; calls for actions aiming at strengthening capacities among national authorities and social partners to understand and address the intersections of gender violence and climate change consequences; stresses the importance of providing aid in developing capacities to address gender violence risk factors through various community engagement and leadership efforts;
2020/05/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 8 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, which opened for signature in Istanbul on 11 May2011 (hereinafter the ‘IstanbulConvention’),
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 11 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 23 November 2001 on Cybercrime,
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 12 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission Code of Conduct on countering illegal speech online of May 2016 and its fifth monitoring (June 2020),
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 13 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication of 28 September 2017 on tackling illegal content online,
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 14 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 d (new)
— having regard the Europol regulation, Europol’s European Cybercrime Center, and its Internet organised crime threat assessment,
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 15 #
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 39 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 3 October 2017 on Strengthening Media Freedom: the Protection of Journalists in Europe, Hate Speech, Disinformation and the Role of Platforms,
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 43 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2020 on Cybercrime,
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 45 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
— having regard to the European commission proposal on the Digital Services Act COM 2020(0825),
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 46 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 d (new)
— having regard to the proposal for combatting sexual abuse of children online (interim regulation on the procession of personal and other data), COM 2020 (568),
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 79 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas the increasing reach of the internet, the rapid spread of mobile information, and the use of social media, coupled with the violence against women has led to the proliferation of cyber violence against women and gender-based violence;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 91 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas gender-based violence included in its cyber dimension and domestic violence have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; whereas one in ten women in the EU have already experienced a form of cyber violence since the age of 151a; _________________ 1aEuropean Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2014). Violence against women: an EU-wide survey
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 93 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas according to WHO1a one in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner and lockdowns have aggravated the risk of domestic violence and abuse; whereas the greater use of the internet during the pandemic increases online and ICT-facilitated gender-based violence; _________________ 1aWHO report ´Violence against women prevalence estimates 2018´
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 94 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas existing forms of cyber violence and gender-based cyber violence are constantly evolving and new forms are emerging, and the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women noted that new technologies “will inevitably give rise to different and new manifestations of online violence against women”;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 115 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas, despite a growing awareness of the phenomenon of gender- based cyberviolence, the lack of collection of exhaustive and recent data and the underreporting of cases of gender-based cyberviolence prevents an accurate assessment of its prevalence; whereas the European added value assessment on gender-based cyberviolence estimates that between 4 and 7% of women in the Union have experienced cyber harassment during the past 12 months, while between 1 and 3% have experienced cyber stalking; whereas the World Wide Web Foundation survey conducted in 2020 among respondents from180 countries revealed that 52 % of young women and girls have experienced online abuse and 64 % of respondents stated they know someone who have experienced it; outlining that youngwomen and girls are at a greater risk of encountering cyberviolence,particularly cyber- harassment and cyberbullying, which can have incrediblynegative impacts on both their schooling and their mental health; whereas such lack of available data is linked to the underreporting of cases of gender-based cyberviolence;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 132 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas women can be targeted by cyberviolence either individually or as members of a specific community; whereas intersectional forms of discrimination can exacerbate the consequences of gender- based cyberviolence; whereas women belonging to ethnic minorities, racialized women, LBTIQ women, girls or women with disabilities are bigger targets to online attacks;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 138 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the Europol Cybercrime Center, Eurojust and ENISA have conducted research onthe cyber crime online’;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 161 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas prevention, especially through education, including digital literacy and skills, must be a key element of any public policy aimed at tackling gender-based cyberviolence;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 174 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes in that sense the digital services act, aiming at creating a safer digital space where the rights of users are protected;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 200 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the transnational nature of gender-based cyberviolenceall human rights violations, including gender-based violence; stresses that gender-based cyberviolence has additional transnational implications, with perpetrators using online platforms or mobile phones connected to or hosted by other European countries than where the victim of harassment is located, considering the cross-border dimension of the use of ICT thus the borderless nature of cybercrime;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 226 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls additionally for awareness- raising programs and training to improve protection and support of victims of cyber violence;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 227 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Invites the Member States to develop a harmonised and regularly updated directory of support services, helplines and reporting mechanisms available in individual cases of cyberviolence against women, these could be available on a singular platform, which could also contain information on the support available for other forms of violence against women, and be user- friendly and accessible;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 233 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to establish a reliable system for regularly collecting statistical disaggregated and comparable data on gender-based violence, including cyberviolence; as the current lack of comparable data on instances of cyber violence makes it difficult to set clear and measurable targets to tackle these crimes, as well as potentially limiting the action law enforcement take in response to this form of violence; awaiting for the ongoing FRA related survey, and noting that one of the biggest problems is the under reporting of those crimes;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 251 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that gender-based cyberviolence generates psychological, social and economic consequences; notes that gender-based cyberviolence affects women in different ways as a consequence of overlapping forms of discrimination based, on top of their gender, on their sexual orientation, age, race, religion or disability, among other, and recalls that an intersectional approach is crucial to understanding these specific forms of discrimination;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 275 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Condemns all types of incidents of hate crime, hate speech and accusations devoid of foundation or formulated in bad faith, both offline and online, motivated by discrimination based on any grounds, such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation; expresses concern over the hate crimes and crimes relating to incitement to discrimination or violence which occurred during the COVID- 19pandemic, leading to the stigmatisation of some particularly vulnerable individuals;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 290 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure a proper application of the Directive on Combating Sexual Abuse of Children in order to raise awareness and reduce the risk of children becoming victims of onlinesexual abuse or exploitation;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 293 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Welcomes the announcement of the Commission, in its recent strategy for the victims’ rights, to launch an EU network on the prevention of gender- based violence and domestic violence and to take actions to protect the safety of victims of gender-based cybercrime by facilitating the development of a framework for cooperation between internet platforms and other stakeholders;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 294 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Takes note of the call, by the advisory committee on equal opportunities between women and men of the European Commission, for legislation at European level on combatting online violence against women;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 295 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11 d. Stresses the importance of the Code of practice for online platforms and leading social networks and its possible implication and/or role to play within the context of cyberviolence, notes in that context the importance of the accountability and the transparence of ICT intermediaries;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 307 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on Member States to improve the training for practitioners and other professionals, including in social services and law enforcement agencies, in cooperation with civil society organisations, to increase the resources to support victims of gender-based cyberviolence and to establish a clear protocol to aid victims of gender-based cyberviolence, and to avoid the irre- victimization;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 359 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 4 – indent 3
- ICT-related violations of privacy (including the accessing, sharing and manipulation of private data or images, including intimate data without consent, image-based sexual abuse and non- consensual disclosure of sexual images, doxxing, identity theft, hacking);
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 370 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 4 – indent 11 a (new)
- This definition could be based on the ones existing in texts such as the Cybercrime Convention Committee, the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, or the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (from the Council of Europe), or the European Commission advisory committee on equal opportunities for women and men, and the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, those ones being framed in the context of cybercrime or cyber violence against children, or violence against women.
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 371 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 4 – indent 11 b (new)
- Cyberviolence against women is an act of gender-based violence perpetrated directly or indirectly through information and communication technologies that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women and girls, including threats of such acts, whether occurring in public or private life, or hindrances to the use of their fundamental rights and freedoms.
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 387 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
- development of cooperation among Member States for the purposes of exchanging information, expertise and best practices, in particular through the European Crime Prevention Network (EUPCN) coordinating together with the Europol European Cybercrime Center, as well as with other related agencies such as Eurojust;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 392 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 7 a (new)
- promote cooperation between Member States, Internet intermediaries and NGOs working on the issue – such as peer learning events and public conferences;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 393 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 7 b (new)
- Take into account the Code of practice for online platforms and its possible implication and/or role to play within the context of cyberviolence;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 400 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- promote specific training for practitioners and professionals dealing with victims of gender-based cyberviolence, including law enforcement authorities, social, child and healthcare staff, and members of the judiciary; Union-wide training programmes could be implemented in the framework of the Justice and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programmes and together with CEPOL and the EU Judicial Training Network; in particular, emphasis should be given to secondary victimisation and how to avoid it, to the dual dimension of gender-based violence (online/offline) and to intersectional discrimination;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 417 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- promote cooperation between Member States, Internetintermediaries and NGOs working on the issue;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 419 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 b (new)
- develop a directory of support services, including helplines and reporting mechanisms available in individual cases of cyberviolence;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 423 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Based on the definition referred to in Recommendation 1, the criminalisation of gender-based cyberviolence should take into account the following criteria: (Criminalising gender-based cyber violence could have a deterrent effect on perpetrators due to the fear of the sanctions or the awareness that they are committing a crime).
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 435 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 6 – paragraph 1
The Commission and Member States should collect and publish disaggregated and comparable data on gender-based cyberviolence, in particular on the different forms of gender-based cyberviolence, not only based on law enforcement reports but also on women’s experiences. Those could be followed by comprehensive studies;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 437 #

2020/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Additional recommendations could include: - the production of statistics on the prevalence and forms of cyberviolence, fostering at the same time the uniformity and comparability of data gathered by Member States, - an EU wide data collection programme, - gathering data on a regular basis for knowledge to keep up with the constant evolution in tools and technologies that can be used to perpetrate cyber-violence; - tasking agencies such as EIGE, FRA, EUROPOL, EUROJUST to collect data and information on this problem to help inform the policymaking of institutions;
2021/07/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 4 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the close economic ties and mutual dependence between the UK and the EU and therefore calls for an agreement maintaining, to the greatest extent possible, current transport connectivity.
2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls for an agreement that safeguards good conditions for cross- border trade and business.
2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Asks for a “think small first” approach, to ensure that measures in the future agreement are designed to facilitate the conducting of business for SMEs.
2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Raises concern about the UK’s position on the future partnership with the EU, and thus eEmphasises that rights and privileges entail obligations and that the level of access to the EU single market should fully correspond to the extent of regulatory convergence and commitments agreed with respect to observing a level playing field for open and fair competition with a view to dynamic alignment;
2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that UK freight transport operators cannot be granted the same rights and benefits as Union freight transport operators in respect to road freight transport operations;deleted
2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. The Agreement should avoid introduction of any additional unnecessary administrative burden.
2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Urges the parties to cooperate closely on the deployment of alternative fuels and charging infrastructure.
2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2020/2018(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to clarify the liability of Transport and Tourism platforms; invites the Commission to set a uniform obligation for platforms to verify the legality of the service offered and the service provider and to act on illegal content, through a legally binding Notice and Action procedure.; calls on the Commission to require service providers to verify the information and identity of the business partners with whom they have a contractual commercial relationship, and to ensure that the information they provide is accurate and up-to-date;
2020/05/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2020/2018(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that consumers should be properly informed and their rights should be effectively guaranteed when they interact with automated decision- making systems and other innovative digital services or applications used by transport and tourism platforms; believes that it should be possible for consumers to request checks and corrections of possible mistakes resulting from automated decisions, as well as to seek redress for any damage related to the use of automated decision-making systems;
2020/05/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas a European approach to AI needs to include ethical aspects of AI to ensure that it is, robotics and related technologies needs to be in accordance with ethical principles reflecting our European values and principles to ensure that AI, robotics and related technologies are human- centric, enhances human well-being, the well-being of society and the environment, and fully respects EU fundamental rights and values;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas the EU aimed to reduce annual road fatalities in the EU by 50% by 2020 compared to 2010, but, in view of stagnating progress, renewed its efforts in its Road Safety Policy Framework 2021 - 2030 - Next steps towards "Vision Zero"; whereas in this regard, AI, automation and other new technologies have a great potential to increase road safety by avoidingpotentially reducing the possibilities for human error;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the production of ethically responsible, human-centred and technologically robust AI, robotics and related technologies in transport present European businesses, including SMEs, a business opportunity to become global leaders in this area; whereas such opportunity is particularly present, considering the current global leaders in this area produce technologies that are deemed insufficiently trustworthy and not adequately respecting ethical principles.
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 15 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas such new business opportunities may contribute to the recovery of the European industry after the current health and economic crisis; whereas such opportunities will create new jobs as the uptake of AI and related technologies has the potential to increase businesses' productivity levels and contribute to efficiency gains; whereas innovation programs in this area can enable regional clusters to thrive.
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas such European approach to the development of AI, robotics and related technologies in transport has the potential to increase the global competitiveness and strategic autonomy of the European economy.
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the potential of AI, robotics and related technologies for all autonomous means of road, rail, waterborne and air transport;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Moreover, highlights the potential of AI, robotics and related technologies to boost the modal shift and intermodality, as these technologies can contribute to finding the optimal combination of transport modes for the transport of goods and passengers
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Furthermore, stresses that AI, robotics and related technologies have the potential to make transport, logistics and traffic flows more efficient and to make all transport modes safer, smarter, and more environmentally friendly.
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Stresses that the EU transport sector needs a clear ethical framework for achieving trustworthy AI, including safety, human autonomy and oversight, and liability aspects, which will be key to boosting investments in research and innovation, development of skills and the uptake of AI by SMEs, start-ups and businesses; and in this regard:
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a
a) calls on the Commission to provide for a liability mechanism, based on a risk- assessment approach, as the impact on the development and uptake of AI of choosing who should be strictly liable for AI- enabled operations of a vehicle needs to be addressed carefully; stresses in this regard that liability should always lie with natural or legal persons;deleted
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
a a) calls on the Commission to provide for a clear framework of ethical principles for the development, deployment and use of AI, robotics and related technologies in the transport sector; any AI, robotics and related technologies in the transport sector shall be developed, deployed and used in accordance with those ethical principles.
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point b
b) recommends the establishment of guidelines for a harmonised risk classification of AI-enabled technologies in all modes of transport, covering vehicle functions allocated to humans and to AI, and clarifying responsibilities and requirements as regards safety;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point c
c) calls on the Commission to set up an AI insurance scheme for intelligent transport systems, in line with the High Level Expert Group risk classification, in order to respond better to the emerging needs of the transport sector;deleted
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends the development of an EU-wide trustworthy AI label for the automotive industry, which should provide for common and harmonised standardsethical standards for all modes of transport, including the automotive industry, on safety, technical robustness, privacy and transparency and for testing of AI-enabled vehicles and related products and services;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of entrusting a relevant existing EU agency with enforcement and sanction mechanisms, so that actions can be takehow the existing instruments of supervision and control in the transport sector can be equipped and used to take action if an AI system used in transport violates fundamental rights or the European ethical and security framework;
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2020/2012(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to further support the development of trustworthy AI systems in order to render transport safer, more efficient, accessible, affordable and inclusive, including for persons with reduced mobility.
2020/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Despite existing measures at Union19 and national level aimed at supporting the protection of critical infrastructures in the Union, the entities operating those infrastructures are not adequately equipped to address current and anticipated future risks to their operations that may result in disruptions of the provision of services that are essential for the performance of vital societal functions or economic activities. This is due to a dynamic threat landscape with an evolving terrorist threat, criminal infiltration, foreign interference, and growing interdependencies between infrastructures and sectors, as well as an increased physical risk due to natural disasters and climate change, which increases the frequency and scale of extreme weather events and brings long-term changes in average climate that can reduce the capacity and efficiency of certain infrastructure types if resilience or climate adaptation measures are not in place. Moreover, relevant sectors and types of entities are not recognised consistently as critical in all Member States. _________________ 19European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP).
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) The growing problem of criminal infiltration in critical transport infrastructure, in particular logistic nodes such as ports and airports, is undermining the operations of critical entities in this sector and therefore the effective provision of essential services throughout the European Union;
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 c (new)
(2 c) The transport sector encompasses critical entities in the subsectors of road, rail, air, inland waterways, and maritime transport, including ports and terminals;
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 d (new)
(2 d) Certain critical infrastructures have a pan-European dimension, such as the European aviation organisation Eurocontrol and the European global satellite positioning system Galileo;
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) The COVID-19 pandemic has once more shown the transport sector's strategic importance to European society and economy in enabling the critical mobility of goods and people, underlining the need to ensure the resilience of critical transport infrastructure across the European Union;
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) In order to achieve that objective, Member States should identify critical entities that should be subject to specific requirements and oversight, but also particular support and guidance, including to SMEs, and awareness raising aimed at achieving a high level of resilience in the face of all relevant risks.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The swift technological development in and digitalisation of the transport sector, via the growing use of smart mobility systems such as cooperative intelligent transport systems, connected and automated mobility, and mobility as a service, underline the interconnectedness between the physical and digital world in this sector and calls for an effective approach to allow for resilient digital transport infrastructure in Europe;
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The actions of Member States to identify and help ensure the resilience of critical entities should follow a risk-based approach that targets efforts to the entities most relevant for the performance of vital societal functions or economic activities. In order to ensure such a targeted approach, each Member State should carry out, within a harmonised framework, an assessment of all relevant natural and man- made risks that may affect the provision of essential services, including accidents, natural disasters, public health emergencies such as pandemics, criminal infiltration, and antagonistic threats, including foreign interference and terrorist offences. When carrying out those risk assessments, Member States should take into account other general or sector-specific risk assessment carried out pursuant to other acts of Union law and should consider the dependencies between sectors, including from other Member States and third countries. The outcomes of the risk assessment should be used in the process of identification of critical entities and to assist those entities in meeting the resilience requirements of this Directive.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Entities pertaining to the digital infrastructure sector are in essence based on network and information systems and fall within the scope of the NIS 2 Directive, which addresses the physical security of such systems as part of their cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations. Since those matters are covered by the NIS 2 Directive, the obligations of this Directive do not apply to such entities. However, considering the importance of the services provided by entities in the digital infrastructure sector for the provision of other essential services, such as critical transport services, Member States should identify, based on the criteria and using the procedure provided for in this Directive mutatis mutandis, entities pertaining to the digital infrastructure sector that should be treated as equivalent to critical entities for the purposes of Chapter II only, including the provision on Member States’ support in enhancing the resilence of these entities. Consequently, such entities should not be subject to the obligations laid down in Chapters III to VI. Since the obligations for critical entities laid down in Chapter II to provide certain information to the competent authorities relate to the application of Chapters III and IV, those entities should not be subject to those obligations either.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Member States should support critical entities in strengthening their resilience, in compliance with their obligations under this Directive, without prejudice to the entities’ own legal responsibility to ensure such compliance. Member States could in particular develop guidance materials and methodologies, raise awareness, support the organisation of exercises to test their resilience and provide training to personnel of critical entities. Moreover, given the interdependencies between entities and sectors, Member States should establish information sharing tools to support voluntary information sharing between critical entities, without prejudice to the application of competition rules laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) In their implementation of this Directive, Member States should take all the necessary actions to prevent any excessive administrative burdens, particularly on SMEs, and avoid duplications or unnecessary obligations. Member States should assist and facilitate adequate support to SMEs when requested in taking the technical and organisational measures required under this Directive.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) The risk of employees of critical entities misusing for instance their access rights within the entity’s organisation to harm and cause damage is of increasing concern, which is particularly the case for critical entities in the transport sector, such as logistic hubs like ports and airports, where there is a substantial and growing problem of criminal infiltration. That risk is exacerbated by the growing phenomenon of radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism. It is therefore necessary to enable critical entities to request background checks on persons falling within specific categories of its personnel and to ensure that those requests are assessed expeditiously by the relevant authorities, in accordance with the applicable rules of Union and national law, including on the protection of personal data.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) Critical entities should notify, as soon as reasonably possible under the given circumstances, Member States’ competent authorities, as well as to other entities on a voluntary basis, of incidents that significantly disrupt or have the potential to significantly disrupt their operations. The notification should allow the competent authorities to respond to the incidents rapidly and adequately and to have a comprehensive overview of the overall risks that critical entities face. For that purpose, a procedure should be established for the notification of certain incidents and parameters should be provided for to determine when the actual or potential disruption is significant and the incidents should thus be notified. Given the potential cross-border impacts of such disruptions, a procedure should be established for Member States to inform other affected Member States via single points of contacts.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) Member States should ensure that their competent authorities have certain specific powers for the proper application and enforcement of this Directive in relation to critical entities, where those entities fall under their jurisdiction as specified in this Directive. Those powers should include, notably, the power to conduct inspections, supervision and audits, raise awareness, require critical entities to provide information and evidence relating to the measures they have taken to comply with their obligations and, where necessary, issue orders to remedy identified infringements. When issuing such orders, Member States should not require measures which go beyond what is necessary and proportionate to ensure compliance of the critical entity concerned, taking account of in particular the seriousness of the infringement and the economic capacity of the critical entity. More generally, those powers should be accompanied by appropriate and effective safeguards to be specified in national law, in accordance with the requirements resulting from Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. When assessing the compliance of a critical entity with its obligations under this Directive, competent authorities designated under this Directive should be able to request the competent authorities designated under the NIS 2 Directive to assess the cybersecurity of those entities. Those competent authorities should cooperate and exchange information for that purpose.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The risk assessment shall account for all relevant natural and man-made risks, including accidents, natural disasters, public health emergencies, criminal infiltration, antagonistic threats, including foreign interference and terrorist offences pursuant to Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . _________________ 34Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA (OJ L 88, 31.3.2017, p. 6).
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support critical entities in enhancing their resilience. That support may include developing guidance materials and methodologies, raise awareness, supporting the organisation of exercises to test their resilience and providing training to personnel of critical entities.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) raise awareness about the incidents and disruptions that may occur, including criminal infiltration, as well as measures referred to in points (a) to (e) among relevant personnel.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 127 #

2020/0365(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall periodically review the functioning of this Directive, and report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall in particular assess the impact and added value of this Directive on ensuring the resilience of critical entities and whether the scope of the Directive should be extended to cover other sectors or subsectors. The first report shall be submitted by [sixfour years after the entry into force of this Directive] and shall assess in particular whether the scope of the Directive should be extended to include the food production, processing and distribution sector.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 21 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to achieve the objective of ensuring a safe, predictable and trusted online environment, for the purpose of this Regulation the concept of “illegal content” should be defined broadly and also covers information relating to illegal content, products, services and activities. In particular, that concept should be understood to refer to information, irrespective of its form, that under the applicable law is either itself illegal, such as illegal hate speech or terrorist content and unlawful discriminatory content, or that relates to activities that are illegal, such as the sharing of images depicting child sexual abuse, unlawful non- consensual sharing of private images or videos, online stalking, the sale of non- compliant or, counterfeit productor illegal products, sale of illegal short-term rentals, the non- authorised use of copyright protected material or activities involving infringements of consumer protection law. In this regard, it is immaterial whether the illegality of the information or activity results from Union law or from national law that is consistent with Union law and what the precise nature or subject matter is of the law in question.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) To avoid disproportionate burdens, the additional obligations imposed on online platforms under this Regulation should not apply to micro or, small or medium enterprises as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC of the Commission,41 unless their reach and impact is such that they meet the criteria to qualify as very large online platforms under this Regulation. The consolidation rules laid down in that Recommendation help ensure that any circumvention of those additional obligations is prevented. The exemption of micro- and, small and medium enterprises from those additional obligations should not be understood as affecting their ability to set up, on a voluntary basis, a system that complies with one or more of those obligations. _________________ 41 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) To ensure an efficient and adequate application of that obligation, without imposing any disproportionate burdens, the online platforms covered should make reasonable efforts to verify the reliability of the information provided by the traders concerned, in particular by using freely available official online databases and online interfaces, such as national trade registers and the VAT Information Exchange System45 , or by. As an example, freely accessible online databases of short-term holidays rentals compliant with national and local requirements could be set up and maintained by relevant authorities. Online platforms listing such properties could check whether short-term holiday rentals can be legally rented out. Additional verification means for platforms could include requesting the traders concerned to provide trustworthy supporting documents, such as copies of identity documents, certified bank statements, company certificates and trade register certificates. They may also use other sources, available for use at a distance, which offer a similar degree of reliability for the purpose of complying with this obligation. However, the online platforms covered should not be required to engage in excessive or costly online fact-finding exercises or to carry out verifications on the spot. Nor should such online platforms, which have made the reasonable efforts required by this Regulation, be understood as guaranteeing the reliability of the information towards consumer or other interested parties. Such online platforms should also design and organise their online interface in a way that enables traders to comply with their obligations under Union law, in particular the requirements set out in Articles 6 and 8 of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , Article 7 of Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council47 and Article 3 of Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council48 . _________________ 45 https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/ vieshome.do?selectedLanguage=en 46Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 47Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to- consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) 48Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) Online advertisement plays an important role in the online environment, including in relation to the provision of the services of online platforms. However, online advertisement can contribute to significant risks, ranging from advertisement that is itself illegal content, to contributing to financial incentives for the publication or amplification of illegal or otherwise harmful content and activities online, or the discriminatory display of advertising with an impact on the equal treatment and opportunities of citizens. In addition to the requirements resulting from Article 6 of Directive 2000/31/EC, online platforms should therefore be required to ensure that the recipients of the service have certain individualised information necessary for them to understand when and on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed. In addition, recipients of the service should have information on the main parameters used for determining that specific advertising is to be displayed to them, providing meaningful explanations of the logic used to that end, including when this is based on profiling. The requirements of this Regulation on the provision of information relating to advertisement is without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular those regarding the right to object, automated individual decision- making, including profiling and specifically the need to obtain consent of the data subject prior to the processing of personal data for targeted advertising. Similarly, it is without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Directive 2002/58/EC in particular those regarding the storage of information in terminal equipment and the access to information stored therein.;
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
(54 a) The potential risk should not be based solely on the number of users of online services, but it should also take into account the specificity of services offered.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) In view of the network effects characterising the platform, gig and on- demand economy, the user base of an online platform may quickly expand and reach the dimension of a very large online platform, with the related impact on the internal market. This may be the case in the event of exponential growth experienced in short periods of time, or by a large global presence and turnover allowing the online platform to fully exploit network effects and economies of scale and of scope. A high annual turnover or market capitalisation can in particular be an indication of fast scalability in terms of user reach. In those cases, the Digital Services Coordinator shcould be able to request more frequent reporting from the platform on the user base to be able to timely identify the moment at which that platform should be designated as a very large online platform for the purposes of this Regulation, provided there is a legitimate reason.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
(56) Very large online platforms are used in a way that strongly influences safety online, the shaping of public opinion and, discourse, and lifestyle, as well as on online trade. The way they design their services is generally optimised to benefit their often advertising-driven business models and can cause societal concerns. In the absence of effective regulation and enforcement, they can set the rules of the game, without effectively identifying and mitigating the risks and the societal, environmental and economic harm they can cause. Under this Regulation, very large online platforms should therefore assess the systemic risks stemming from the functioning and use of their service, as well as by potential misuses by the recipients of the service, and take appropriate mitigating measures.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 a (new)
(70 a) The Commission shall encourage and facilitate the drawing up of codes of conduct at Union level between online short term rental platforms and short term rental service providers.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81
(81) In order to ensure effective enforcement of this Regulation, individuals or representative organisations and parties with a legitimate interest should be able to lodge any complaint related to compliance with this Regulation with the Digital Services Coordinator in the territory where they received the service, without prejudice to this Regulation’s rules on jurisdiction. Complaints should provide a faithful overview of concerns related to a particular intermediary service provider’s compliance and could also inform the Digital Services Coordinator of any more cross-cutting issues. The Digital Services Coordinator should involve other national competent authorities as well as the Digital Services Coordinator of another Member State, and in particular the one of the Member State where the provider of intermediary services concerned is established, if the issue requires cross- border cooperation.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f – indent 3
— a ‘hosting’ information society service that consists of the storage of digital information provided by, and at the request of, a recipient of the service, unless that activity is an ancillary feature of another service and, for objective and technical reasons cannot be used without that other service;
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) ‘short term rental’ means a furnished accommodation for residential use that is repeatedly let for short periods against consideration, including on a non-professional basis, to a transient clientele which does not take up residence there, and that does not constitute the lessor's main residence.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 142 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Exclusion for micro and, small and medium enterprises
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
This Section shall not apply to online platforms that qualify as micro or, small or medium enterprises within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 145 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) decisions to remove, restrict or disable access to the information;
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 147 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Online platforms shall ensure that their internal complaint-handling systems are easy to access, user-friendly, offered in local language and in English, and enable and facilitate the submission of sufficiently precise and adequately substantiated complaints.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The online platform shall, upon receiving that information, make reasonable efforts to assess whether the information referred to in points (a), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 is reliable through the use of any freely accessible official online database or online interface made available by a Member States or the Union or through requests to the trader to provide supporting documents from reliable sources in a way that does not result in costly active fact-finding exercises.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 171 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where the online platform obtains indications that any item of information referred to in paragraph 1 or a visual representation or description thereof obtained from the trader concerned is inaccurate or incomplete, that platform shall request the trader to correct the information in so far as necessary to ensure that all information is accurate and complete, without delay or within the time period set by Union and national law.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 189 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) meaningful information about the main parameters used to determine the recipient to whom the advertisement is displayed.deleted
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 a (new)
Article 36 a Code of conduct for short-term rental platforms The Commission shall encourage and facilitate the drawing up of codes of conduct at Union level between online short term rental platforms and short term rental service providers.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 228 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall make publicly available, and communicate to the Commission and the Board, the name of their competent authority designated as Digital Services Coordinator and information on how it can be contacted. The Commission should provide guidance to Member States to ensure a consistent approach on how national, local and regional authorities should relate to their Digital Services Coordinators.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 230 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their Digital Services Coordinators perform their tasks under this Regulation in an impartial, transparent and timely manner. Member States shall ensure that their Digital Services Coordinators have adequatenecessary technical, financial and human resources to carry out their tasks. Such resources could include - and not be limited to - access to training and regular exchanges with the service provider to understand the specificities of their business model.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 233 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. When carrying out their tasks and exercising their powers in accordance with this Regulation, the Digital Services Coordinators shall act with complete independence. They shall remain free from any external influence, whether direct or indirect, and shall neither seek norot take instructions from any other public authority or any private party. Digital Services Coordinators should be able to seek information from a public authority or private party if it deems it necessary to carry its role and power and still maintain its independence and neutrality.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 239 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Recipients of the service, representative organisations and other parties with a legitimate interest, shall have the right to lodge a complaint against providers of intermediary services alleging an infringement of this Regulation with the Digital Services Coordinator of the Member State where the recipient resides or is established. The Digital Services Coordinator shall assess the complaint and, where appropriate, transmit it to the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment. Where the complaint falls under the responsibility of another competent authority in its Member State, the Digital Service Coordinator receiving the complaint shall transmit it to that authority.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 242 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. The Board shall be chaired and guided by the Commission. The Commission shall convene the meetings and prepare the agenda in accordance the tasks of the Board pursuant to this Regulation and with its rules of procedure.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 243 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall provide administrative and analytical support for the activities of the Board pursuant to this Regulation. The Board shall respect and take into account Commission’s, as Digital Single Market guardian’s, guidance and analytical support into its decisions.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 244 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) issueas and when requested by a Digital Services Coordinator, issue non-legally binding opinions, and recommendations or advice to Digital Services Coordinators in accordance with, in discussion with all involved stakeholders, which serve as a way to remedy the problem and ensure a consistent enforcement of this Regulation;.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) responsible for ensuring that the conditions for country-of-origin derogation are interpreted strictly and narrowly to ensure consistent application of this Regulation.
2021/06/01
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Network and information systems have developed into a central feature of everyday life with the speedy digital transformation and interconnectedness of society, contributing to growth of new models of economy, such as gig, on- demand and platform economy, including in cross-border exchanges and aaS (as-a- service) approach. That development has led to an expansion of the cybersecurity threat landscape, bringing about new challenges, which require adapted, coordinated and innovative responses in all Member States. The number, magnitude, sophistication, frequency and impact of cybersecurity incidents are increasing, and present a major threat to the functioning of network and information systems. As a result, cyber incidents can impede the pursuit of economic activities in the internal market, social activities, generate financial losses, undermine user and worker confidence and, cause major damage to the Union economy and society or constitute a terrorist threat. Cybersecurity preparedness and effectiveness are therefore now more essential than ever to the proper functioning of the internal market.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) However, small or micro entities fulfilling certain criteria that indicate a key role for the economies or societies of Member States or for particular sectors or types of services, should also be covered by this Directive. Member States should be responsible for establishing a list of such entities, and submit it to the Commission. This exercise shall be carried out with full understanding of the specificity of SME business activity, and shall not place excessive administrative burden on them.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 15 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The Commission, in cooperation with the Cooperation Group, may issue guidelines on the implementation of the criteria applicable to micro and small enterprises. Relevant information materials shall be prepared and distributed by the Commission with the support of Member States, as well as appropriate guidance should be given to all micro, small and medium enterprises falling within the scope of this Directive.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) Given the emergence of innovative technologies and, new business models and new models of flexible and remote work, new cloud computing deployment and service models are expected to appear on the market in response to evolving customer and business needs. In that context, cloud computing services may be delivered in a highly distributed form, even closer to where data are being generated or collected, thus moving from the traditional model to a highly distributed one (‘edge computing’).
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Postal service providers within the meaning of Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , as well as express and courier delivery service providers, should be subject to this Directive if they provide at least one of the steps in the postal delivery chain and in particular clearance, sorting or distribution, including pick-up services. Transport or delivery services that are not undertaken in conjunction with one of those steps should fall outside of the scope of postal services. _________________ 18Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service (OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 14).
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)
(27 a) Member States should, in their national cybersecurity strategies, address specific cybersecurity needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), namely low cyber-awareness, a lack of remote IT security, high cost of cybersecurity solutions and an increased level of threat. Member States should have a cybersecurity point of contact for SMEs to provide relevant information, service and guidance.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) When developing guidance documents, the Cooperation Group should consistently: map national solutions and experiences, assess the impact of Cooperation Group deliverables on national approaches, discuss implementation challenges and formulate specific recommendations, also on the proper alignment in the transposition of the Directive, to be addressed through better implementation of existing rules.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
(55) This Directive lays down a two- stage approach to incident reporting in order to strike the right balance between, on the one hand, swift reporting that helps mitigate the potential spread of incidents and allows entities to seek support, and, on the other hand, in-depth reporting that draws valuable lessons from individual incidents and improves over time the resilience to cyber threats of individual companies and entire sectors. Where entities become aware of an incident, they should be required to submit an initial notification within 724 hours, followed by a final report not later than one month after. The initial notification should only include the information strictly necessary to make the competent authorities aware of the incident and allow the entity to seek assistance, if required. Such notification, where applicable, should indicate whether the incident is presumably caused by unlawful or malicious action. Member States should ensure that the requirement to submit this initial notification does not divert the reporting entity’s resources from activities related to incident handling that should be prioritised. To further prevent that incident reporting obligations either divert resources from incident response handling or may otherwise compromise the entities efforts in that respect, Member States should also provide that, in duly justified cases and in agreement with the competent authorities or the CSIRT, the entity concerned can deviate from the deadlines of 724 hours for the initial notification and one month for the final report.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) a policy addressing specific needs of SMEs, in particular those excluded from the scope of this Directive, in relation to guidance, providing necessary and comprehensive information and support in improving their resilience to cybersecurity threats.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) providing guidance to competent authorities in relation to the transposition and implementation of this Directive, so as to minimise existing disparities between cybersecurity risk management practices and standards among the Member States;
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts in order to lay down the technical and the methodological specifications of the elements referred to in paragraph 2. Where preparing those acts, the Commission shall proceed in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2) and follow, to the greatest extent possible, international and European standards, as well as relevant technical specifications.deleted
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensurcourage that essential and important entities notify, without undue delay, the competent authorities or the CSIRT of any significant cyber threat that those entities identify that could have potentially resulted in a significant incident.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where applicable, those entities shallmay notify, without undue delay, the recipients of their services that are potentially affected by a significant cyber threat of any measures or remedies that those recipients can take in response to that threat. Where appropriate, the entities shall also notify those recipients of the threat itself. The notification shall not make the notifying entity subject to increased liability.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the incident has caused or has the potential to cause substantial operational disruption or financial losses for the entity concerned, or would have caused such, had it not been prevented;
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the incident has affected or has the potential to affect other natural or legal persons by causing considerable material or non-material losses. , or would have caused such, had it not been prevented.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) without undue delay and in any event within 724 hours after having become aware of the incident, an initial notification, which, where applicable, shall indicate whether the incident is presumably caused by unlawful or malicious action;
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point c – point iii
(iii) applied and ongoing mitigation measures and results thereof.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. In order to demonstrate compliance with certain requirements of Article 18, Member States may requirshall encourage essential and important entities to certify certain ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes under specific, either developed by the essential or important entity or procured from third parties, under European cybersecurity certification schemes adopted pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. The products, services and processes subject to certification may be developed by an essential or important entity or procured from third parti or under similar internationally recognised certification schemes.
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2020/0359(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts specifying which categories of essential entities shall be required to obtain a certificate and under which specific European cybersecurity certification schemes pursuant to paragraph 1. The delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 36.deleted
2021/05/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the Union. According to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union the promotion of equality between women and men is one of the Union’s aims and according to Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union equality between women and men should be promoted in all activities of the European Union.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 44 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) Under Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union any discrimination on any ground is prohibited, while Article 23 requires equality between women and men to be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 45 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 c (new)
(5 c) whereas gender equality is a core principle of the European Union and should be reflected in all EU policies and legislation
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 48 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Better working and living conditions, including through adequate minimum wages, benefit both workers and businesses in the Union and are a prerequisite for achieving inclusive and sustainable growth. Addressing large differences in the coverage and adequacy of minimum wage protection contributes to improving the fairness of the EU labour market and promote economic, social progress and upward convergence, as well as promoting gender equality. Competition in the Single Market should be based on high social standards, innovation and productivity improvements ensuring a level playing field.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) When set at adequate levels, minimum wages protect the income of disadvantaged workers, help ensure a decent living, and limit the fall in income during bad times of crisis and through post crisis periods, as recognised in Convention 131 of the International Labour Organisation on the establishment of a system of minimum wage fixing. Minimum wages contribute to sustaining domestic demand, strengthen incentives to work, reduce wage inequalities and in- work poverty. Taking into account the over-representation of women in low- paying jobs, minimum wages can also make a significant contribution towards ensuring adequate pay for all and narrowing gender pay gaps.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 54 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Women, single parents, young and low-skilled workers and persons with disabilities have a higher probability of being minimum wage or low wage earners than other groups. During economic downturns, such as the Covid-19 crisis, the role of minimum wages in protecting low- wage workers becomes increasingly important and is essential to support a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery. Addressing minimum wage contributes to gender equality, creating equal opportunities, helping to ensure equal treatment at work, closing the gender pay and pension gap as well as elevating women out of poverty. and/or social exclusion1a. _________________ 1a22.4% of the EU population are at risk of poverty or social exclusion – this includes 24.9% of all children in Europe, 23.3% of women, 18.2% of those over 65
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 58 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Eurofound “Minimum wages in 2020:Annual review” , shows that women make up 59% of minimum wage earners, the majority of minimum wage earners in Europe. Therefore any modification related to minimum wage will affect them disproportionally. Women are also one of the main sub-minimum wage earners, as well as single parents, young workers, workers with lower education, or rural workers with dependent children.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 60 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) During economic downturns, such as the COVID-19 crisis, minimum wages allow for people to have a decent living wherever they work and protection of low- wage workers is particularly important for supporting a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery and reducing the gender pay and pension gap, as well as elevating women out of poverty and/ or social exclusion as the majority of minimum wage earners are women. The COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity to increase efforts to secure sustainable and fair working conditions and decent wages, and to tackle gender stereotypes and reassess the adequacy of wages in some low-paid, mostly female-dominated, sectors and occupations.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 61 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) Women’s overrepresentation in lower paid sectors and occupations, such as hospitality, retail or personal services, as well as healthcare, care and other essential sectors made them particularly vulnerable to the labour and employment related impacts of the COVID-19 crisis (unprecedented rise in workload, health risks and challenges to work-life balance)
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 62 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 d (new)
(8 d) This directive should complement The EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020- 2025 and contribute to the achievement of gender equality by promoting the participation of women in the labour market, on an equal basis, and helping to close gender gaps in earnings, pay and pension. It should take into account demographic changes including the effects of an ageing population. Moreover, it should also contribute to tackling the stereotypes ascribed to gender roles.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 63 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The Covid-19 pandemic and crisis is having a significant and gendered impact on the the labour market, particularly the healthcare sector, care and other essential sectors, services sector and small firms, which both have a high share of minimum wage earners. Taking into account the over-representation of women in these sectors, women saw an unprecedented rise in workload, health risks and challenges to work-life balance due to the increase in unpaid care and household work during the pandemic. In addition, minimum wages are also important in view of the structural trends that are reshaping labour markets and which are increasingly characterised by high shares of non-standard occupations and precarious work. These trends have led to an increased job polarisation resulting in an increasing share of low-paid and low- skilled occupations in most Member States, as well as to higher wage inequality in some of them.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 67 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Gender segregation in the labour market, due to the uneven concentration of women and men in different sectors, is a persistent problem in the EU. 3 in 10 women work in education, health and social work (8% of men), which are traditionally low-paid sectors.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 85 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) This Directive establishes minimum requirements at Union level to ensure both that minimum wages are set at adequate level and that workers have equal access to minimum wage protection, in the form of a statutory minimum wage or in the form of wages set under collective agreements as defined for the purpose of this Directive.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 99 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) This Directive should equally apply to workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State, with consideration to the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union for determining the status of a worker. Provided that they fulfil those criteria, domestic workers, on-demand workers, intermittent workers, voucher based- workers, bogus self-employed, platform workers, trainees and apprentices could fall within the scope of this Directive. Genuinely self-employed persons do not fall within the scope of this Directive since they do not fulfil those criteria. The abuse of the status of self- employed persons, as defined in national law, either at national level or in cross- border situations, is a form of falsely declared work that is frequently associated with undeclared work. Bogus self- employment occurs when a person is declared to be self-employed while fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship, in order to avoid certain legal or fiscal obligations. Such persons should fall within the scope of this Directive. The determination of the existence of an employment relationship should be guided by the facts relating to the actual performance of the work and not by the parties' description of the relationship.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 120 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) An effective enforcement system, including controls and field inspections, is necessary to ensure the functioning of national statutory minimum wage frameworks. To strengthen the effectiveness of enforcement authorities, a close cooperation with the social partners is also needed, including to address critical challenges such as those related to sub- contracting, bogus self-employment or non-recorded overtime. Moreover, all workers should have equal and easily access to appropriate information on applicable statutory minimum wages to ensure an adequate degree of transparency and predictability as regards their working conditions.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 128 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) Reliable monitoring and data collectiongender and age disaggregated data collection within the labour force are key to ensure the effective protection of minimum wages. The Commission should report every year to the European Parliament and to the Council its assessment of developments in the adequacy and coverage of minimum wages on the basis of annual data and information to be provided by Member States. In addition, progress should be monitored in the framework of the process of economic and employment policy coordination at Union level. In that context, the Employment Committee should examine every year the situation in the Member States on the basis of the reports produced by the Commission and other multilateral surveillance tools such as benchmarking.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 140 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) IAs women tend to work more in SMEs and studies show that the size of an enterprise can affect wage setting mechanisms, financial benefits and career development opportunities, including for women, due consideration must be given to the unique circumstances of Europe’s small and medium sized enterprises concerning their size and ability to implement new requirements and therefore taking into account their structure that makes them disproportionally affected by administrative and regulatory burdens. When implementing this Directive Member States should avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Member States are therefore invited to assess the impact of their transposition act on small and medium-sized enterprises in order to ensure that they are not disproportionately affected, giving specific attention to micro-enterprises and to the administrative burden, and to publish the results of such assessments. If found that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are disproportionately affected, Member States should consider introducing measures to support these enterprises to adjust their remuneration structures to the new requirements. Member States should consider reducing the administrative burden for SMEs and micro-enterprises, without significantly diminishing the rights of workers within SMEs and micro- enterprises established by this Directive, and essentially maintaining equality of treatment of workers within such enterprises and workers of other enterprises
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 173 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to all workers equally in the Union who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by law, collective agreements or practice in force in each Member State, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 186 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) Where appropriate, Member States should consult organisations representing the rights of specific groups workers with limited bargaining power, such as workers with disabilities.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 200 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States with statutory 1. minimum wages shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the setting and updating of statutory minimum wages are guided by criteria set to promote adequacy with the aim to achieve decent working and living conditions, social cohesion and upward convergence, as well as promoting equal opportunities and gender equality. Member States shall define those criteria in accordance with their national practices, either in relevant national legislation, in decisions of the competent bodies or in tripartite agreements. The criteria shall be defined in a stable and clear way.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 217 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Updates to statutory minimum wages must be without prejudice to any other income support mechanisms, such as State Aid for disadvantaged workers and for workers with disabilities as defined in Regulation No 651/2014 or disability entitlements
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 227 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure equal opportunities and equal treatment of workers in the application of statutory minimum wage protection. Member States may allow different rates of statutory minimum wage for specific groups of workers. Member States shall keep these variations to a minimum, and ensure that any variation is non- discriminatory, proportionate, limited in time if relevant, and objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 235 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall not allow different rates of statutory minimum wages or deductions by law reducing remuneration paid to workers to a level below that of the statutory minimum wage solely on the basis of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability or sexual orientation. Sheltered employment, as defined in Regulation No 651/2014, should be subject to statutory minimum wages or sectoral collective agreements, where available.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 242 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – title
8 Equal and effective access of workers to statutory minimum wages
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 244 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ensure that information on statutory minimum wages is made publicly available in a clear, comprehensive and easily accessible way, including accessibility for workers with disabilities.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 249 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall task their competent authorities with developing effective data collection tools, that can ensure that data is adequately disaggregated (gender, age group, type of employment contract (part time/ full time), etc), to monitor the coverage and adequacy of minimum wages.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 270 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that information regarding minimum wage protection, including collective agreements and wage provisions therein, is transparent and publicly and easily accessible.
2021/05/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 60 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The UN Environment Programme and the OECD Global Forum on Environment have highlighted that climate changes have gender-specific impacts. Therefore, a gender perspective on actions and goals related to achieving priority objectives of the 8th EAP , including gender-responsive actions and gender mainstreaming, is necessary to achieve gender equality;
2021/03/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 81 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, sustainable, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives.
2021/03/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 90 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union, in line with its climate and environment objectives, to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32 ; _________________ 32 COM/2020/80 final.
2021/03/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 100 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility and the food system. , including road, air and maritime transport, international trade, and the food system, including agriculture and fisheries.
2021/03/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 121 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
— regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environmenttake into account environmental impacts, such as biodiversity loss, air, water and soil pollution, or resource use, and climate;
2021/03/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies at Union and national level, making the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, acknowledging natural gas as a transition resource, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in developing standardised natural capital accounting practices;
2021/03/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 133 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) investing more into biodiversity protection and restoration in line with the funding objectives set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy;
2021/03/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2020/0300(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) making full use of nature based solutions and social innovation, including deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and technologies related thereto;
2021/03/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 93 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective, provided that there are adequate mechanisms for EU financial support.
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 95 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors, taking into account their differences. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 106 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to, which is necessary to fight climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy.
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 112 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) However, on 12 March 2020 the World Health Organisation announced the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused an unprecedented humanitarian, social and economic crisis throughout the entire Union and at global level. When setting out the framework of the European Climate Law the European Commission should consider the effects of Covid-19 and revise its proposal accordingly.
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate-neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37deleted OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 193 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) TEN-T infrastructures have a strategic role in achieving the climate neutrality within the Union. Thus, the completion of the core network by 2030 is of the outmost importance in order to allow the modal shift to more sustainable transport modes.
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 242 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, tThe Commission shall review the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) and the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriateThe revision shall be based on a solid impact assessment, taking into account the social and economic effects of Covid- 19 crisis as well as potential social impact of future measures. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate. The Commission shall also pursue in parallel efforts to develop a methodology to calculate life-cycle emissions for some products, in particular in the case of road vehicles, aircraft and vessels.
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 268 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. By 31 December 2025, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall review and, if necessary, update the objectives referred to in this Article, by presenting the appropriate proposal to the European Parliament and Council, taking into account the following elements: a) the national intermediate reports for the implementation of the integrated national energy and climate plans referred to in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the governance of the Energy Union and of the action for the climate that modifies the directives (CE) n. 663/2009 and (CE) n. 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, directives 94/22 / EC, 98/70 / EC, 2009/31 / EC, 2009/73 / EC,2010/31 / EU, 2012/27 / EU and 2013 / 30 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Council Directives 2009/119 / EC and (EU) 2015/652 and which repeals Regulation (EU) no. 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council; b) the level of achievement of economic and social development objectives; c) the international context and its impact on the EU climate policy; d) technological innovation and best available technologies in the sectors concerned; e) eventual situations that qualify as force majeure and preparations for such situations;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 280 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation byBased on the criteria set out in paragraph 3, the Commission shall asses the feasibility of setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectory.
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The proposed trajectory shall start from the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(3).
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 295 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) cost-effectiveness and economic efficiency, including adjustment costs;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 305 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) best available technologyies, their current market uptake and conditions for their further deployment;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #

2020/0036(COD)

(g) investment needs and opportunities, including the degree of support available from the EU funding;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 331 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) international developments and efforts undertaken by third countries to achieve the long-term objectives of the Paris Agreement and the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 340 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(j a) preventing the risk of carbon leakage, particularly in energy-intensive industries exposed to global competition;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 341 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(j a) the economic and social impact of Covid-19 pandemic;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 343 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
(j b) potential social impact of future measures;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 344 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j c (new)
(j c) an inclusive cross-sectoral approach based on the indicators of the climate performance of specific sectors, such as transport and mobility;
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 413 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1) is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from …[OP: date of entry into force of this Regulation]. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.Article 9 deleted Exercise of the delegation
2020/06/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2020/0035(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
(6) By connecting the Union’s main transport routes with its peripheral regions and territories, hard- to-reach and mountainous regions and territories with high-quality network, the rail sector contributes to social, economic and territorial cohesion.
2020/07/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #

2020/0035(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
(7) While the share of passenger rail in the Union land transport has only slightly increased since 2007, the share of freight has decreased. Parts of the sector are characterised by outdated practices, lack of investment in automation and capacity constraints. Many obstacles remain to achieve a true Single European Rail Area, including in respect of the need to minimise noise, foster innovation, interoperability and digitisation. Overcoming these obstacles together with cost reduction and accelerated innovation will allow rail to realise its full potential. Rail therefore needs a further boost to become more attractive to travellers and businesses alike.
2020/07/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2020/0035(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Rail should be integral in delivering seamless "whole journey" travel solutions in combination with other modes, including active travel.
2020/07/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 95 #

2020/0035(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Enhancing the attractiveness of rail requires the services to be user- centred, organised and engineered to deliver good value with consistent dependability and excellent service quality. Those services should be priced competitively, reflecting resource- efficiency.
2020/07/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #

2020/0035(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The year 2021 shall be designated as the ‘European Year of Rail and Public Transport’ (hereinafter referred to as the ‘European Year’).
2020/07/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 103 #

2020/0035(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote rail and public transport as a sustainable, innovative and safe mode of transport, in particular by highlighting the role of rail as a game changer to help reaching the Union’s climate neutrality objective by 2050 and by reaching out to the wider public, especially youth, also through providing an easily understood and consistently enforced system of passengers' rights;
2020/07/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2020/0035(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) initiatives and events to promote debate, build a positive image, raise awareness and facilitate citizens, businesses and public authorities' engagement to attract more people and goods to rail as a means to combat climate change, through multiple channels and tools, including events in Member States;
2020/07/07
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on solid fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on solid fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving solid fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 122 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) investments in district heating and modernisation thereof;
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 187 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in solid fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. _________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all projects financed by the EU funds have positive impact on respect of rights of persons with disabilities in particular supporting accessibility, access to education, health and employment;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 362 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a comprehensive campaign in accessible format with engagement of media to raise awareness of the UN CRPD, rights and needs of persons with disabilities as well as barriers they face among the persons with disabilities and the society in general;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 393 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the Strategy includes the end of violence against persons with disabilities as one of its main objectives, paying particular attention to gender-based violence, including forced sterilisation, forced institutionalisation, forced treatment and violence;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 402 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to make the EU a leader in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, including marginalised groups with disabilities, such as women and girls with disabilities, through its external action;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 437 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to include a section on European Union institutions as public administrations to ensure that they comply with the UN CRPD in all respects, which includes making available the necessary resources, focal points, coordination mechanisms, internal policies, accessible infrastructure such as buildings, communications (including in sign language and Braille), websites and ICT applications, as well as permanent mechanisms to consult actively and effectively with representative organisations of persons with disabilities, positive actions and anti-discrimination safeguards that are necessary for the successful implementation of the Strategy and of the CRPD both in the EU at large as well as within the EU institutions and agencies;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 447 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on all Member States to develop their own national disability strategies for promoting disability equality mainstreaming and address the implementation of the UN CRPD;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that EU transport policy is essential for Europe’s economic, social and environmental development and its sustainability; strongly requests, therefore, that EU transport policy receive adequate and sufficient funding in order to secure growth, jobs and competitiveness in Europe, including in the more remote and infrastructurally underdeveloped geographical areas; requests additional investments in research and innovation, and in social and territorial cohesion;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas poverty and social exclusion rates among elderly women are far higher than those among men; whereas discrimination on the grounds of gender and segregation in the labour market, as well as differences in pay and working time and a lower retirement age, mean that elderly women are much more vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 20 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas women are more adversely affected than men by climate change and humanitarian crises and face greater difficulties, even though they do not have the same participation as men in crucial political decisions;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 33 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms its request for more investment to uphold the rights of women and girls; calls for budgetary allocations to support women’s economic independence, including in particular that of elderly women at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion, through EU programmes and funds, such as COSME, Horizon 2020 and the EFSI;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for greater synergies between the instruments available to advance gender equality and improve the work-life balance; reiterates the need for greater efforts to support the most vulnerable women, including women with disabilities, single mothers and migrant, women, women living in remote rural areas, and ethnic minority and sexual minority women;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 53 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1
– Emphasises the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in fostering the development of a high- performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure; reiterates that the swift completion of the TEN-T will make a significant contribution to socio-economic and territorial cohesion in the EU and to the promotion of the EU’s decarbonisation objectives; requests, therefore, that the CEF-Transport budget be increased for the MFF 2021-2027 and that its allocation for 2021 be decided accordingly with paying full respect to differences between infrastructural development among Member States;
2020/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2019/2213(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for spending on gender equality to be traced and for proper indicators and a dedicated methodology to be established, particularly as regards the fight against gender-based discrimination, psychological, sexual and physical violence, sexual harassment and women’s access to sexual and reproductive health and rights;
2020/02/21
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 1 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. whereas equality between women and men and non-discrimination are founding values of the European Union,as expressed in the Treaty of the European Union and the Fundamental RightsCharter;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 2 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. whereas equal opportunities deriving from the above need to continue being promoted in order to reduce inequalities;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 3 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. whereas gender mainstreaming is an important tool in the integration of gender equality in all EU policies, measures and actions, thus including in labour market and social policies to promote equal opportunities and combat all forms of discrimination against women;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 4 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. whereas recalling the recommendations of the European Pillar of Social Rights on gender equality, equal opportunities and active support to employment;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the gender pay gap in the 28 EU Member States stands at 15.7 %, and the average gender employment gap at 11.5%, that women are more affected by flexible work forms, atypical and flexible contracts (zero-hour contracts, temporary work, part-time work, etc.) than men, and that women are more likely to experience poverty and fall into the category of the poorest workers as a result of these low- security contracts; combined with other intersectional elements such as single family household, carer for dependant parent, women with disabilities, women with low education or insufficient care services provisions;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 16 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, following the global economic and financial crisis in 2008, in- work poverty in the EU increased from 8 % to 10 %, and that the current unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic will have even greater economic and financial consequences, which will have a direct impact in terms of increasing poverty, especially among women and the other most vulnerable groups in society, as its effects will be felt most keenly by workers in the service sector, the self- employed, temporary and seasonal workers, etc., among whom a higher proportion are women, this also in various other economic sectors which will be impacted through job losses, wage and/or working time reduction as well as through increased care services needs during the pandemic;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 25 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the importance of gender mainstreaming and tailoring the economic policy response to the COVID- 19pandemic to adapt it to the specific needs of women, to the structure of their economic activities, such as for example by boosting microfinancing for women entrepreneurs;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 28 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, although poverty rates among women vary considerably from one Member State to another, the risk of poverty in the risk groups to which older women, single women and single mothers, homosexual, bisexual and transgender women and women with disabilities belong is the same; high, the average trend being that women are more affected than men by the risk of poverty and social exclusion (22,8% in 2018 in the EU), this combined with other intersectional risk factors such as inactivity, lack of care services provision for children and dependant family, thus observing that some specific categories are more vulnerable to poverty risks;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 39 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that, according to Eurostat, there are currently 64.6 million women and 57.6 million men living in poverty in the EU Member States, which shows that the impact of poverty on women and men is different, those numbers show the scale of women affected and have to be examined together with other indicators (such as age, life expectancy, income inequalities, gender pay gap, type of household, social transfers) to understand their full significance and in order to find ways to address them in each of its components;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 45 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that poverty among women increases with age, with the gender pension gap remaining at around 39 %, representing the accumulation of various inequalities experienced throughout work life (job intensity, duration of work, gender pay gap, periods of absence from labour market), this being one of the factors behind the higher poverty faced by women in general; stresses therefore the need for awareness about consequences of women’s choices in the labour market and the importance of their economic independence to prevent from poverty and social exclusion;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 51 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that in work poverty can be addressed at some of its root causes and components, such as education, training, care services which are determinant and have thus to be considered in policy making;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 52 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Points out the importance of promoting women’s empowerment through women’s education, training, life-long learning, which are of vital importance in order to fight stereotypes and combat persisting inequalities together with addressing women’s employment rate and underrepresentation in certain sectors like STEM and AI;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 55 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that female poverty is a multifaceted problem directly influenced by unequal access to property, career breaks due to the raising and care of children, caring for sick and dependent persons, and segregation in education and, subsequently, in the labour market, which means that women account for the largest share of low-paid workers, therefore in order to reduce persisting inequalities and the feminisation of poverty, actions and policies have to be promoted in various fields and steps, starting from education and training to systematically address labour market segregation;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with proposals to close the gender pay gap. by championing the principle of equal pay for equal work for men and women and welcomes its commitment to take action in the recently announced Gender Equality Strategy, awaits for the proposal on a binding framework for pay transparency, with due account to the impact of COVID 19 pandemic, as well as for the other measures to tackle women’s labour market participation and to promote equal opportunities;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 91 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Urges the Commission and Member States to effectively address inequalities women face, tackling their main components thus barriers in the labour market, as well as access to affordable and quality services such as child care and long term care service;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 93 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the EU legislation on gender equality with a direct impact on women participation in the labour market, such as the directive on work-life balance, is implemented and its progress closely monitored;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 94 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to systematically examine and address women’s in-work poverty in all its forms and causes;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 95 #

2019/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls on the Commission to prepare an EU strategy for carers, following the social impacts of the changes or loss of employment, particularly for those with caring responsibilities who are disproportionately women;
2020/05/11
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 7 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the platform economy has become an integral and rapidly growing part of the European transport, hospitality and delivery sector;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas precarious self-self-employment and other flexible forms of employment in the platform sector is increasing, particularly for low-skilled platform-determined on-location work1 , including driving and delivery; _________________ 1Eurofound (2018), Employment and working conditions of selected types of platform work, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.including driving and delivery;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas many platform workers, such as ride-hailing drivers or couriers, belong to social groups often discriminated against on grounds of nationality, ethnicity, education background, fluency in local language, gender or age in the labour market, and platforms have been able to offer them professional opportunities;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the unfair competitive advantages of the platform economy over the traditional economy, based on social dumping and tax avoidance and evasion, are unacceptable leads to growing popularity of flexible models of employment; stresses the need for the Commission to develop a common set of rules at EU level to bring clarity and certainty to businesses and workers across the continent;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to come up with a strategy to align the working conditions of platform workers with those of regularand self- employed with those of employees working within the traditional model of employeesment, with full respect for the diversity of national labour market models and, the autonomy of social partners and labour market demands;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that access to social protection should be equal for all workers, regardless of the type of their work – be it employment, self-employment, or micro- entrepreneurship; those safety nets shall include access to sick-leave, holidays, pensions, insurance and unemployment benefits; in order to enable this, platforms should be allowed to pay and deduct mandatory social contributions on behalf of self-employed contractors;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to consider the need for nationalCommission to increase legal certainty for platforms and self-employed by developing a clear definitions of self-employed workers, with a rebuttable legal presumption that places the burden of proof on platforms to prove that their workers are not in fact employeesment, including the contractor's level of control, flexibility to decide when and where to work, possibility to chose multiple employers, as well as the ability to adapt plans in real time;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 91 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. encourages the Commission to issue recommendations to the Member States on how to simplify legal and taxation structures surrounding self- employment;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in finding policy solutions to determine the status of work for platform workers; remains sceptical of the addition of a third category;deleted
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 108 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for transparency and non-discrimination in transport and, tourism, hospitality and delivery platforms, specifically regarding algorithms that affect service, allocation of tasks, pricing, and advertising, and the key operating principles behind their technology, as well as the security of data;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 123 #

2019/2186(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to modify EU competition rules to ensure that platform workers and the bogus self-employed gain access to collective bargainingthe self-employed and contractors gain possibility to join associations that represent contractors in order to engage in dialogue on cooperation models with platforms;
2021/02/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) thereof, in particular goal 5 and its targets and indicators,
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 10 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 30 January 2020 on the gender pay gap,
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 11 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2020 on the EU priorities for the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women,
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 16 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2015 on external factors that represent hurdles to European female entrepreneurship,
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2017 on women and their roles in rural areas,
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 18 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 24 October 2018 on care services in the EU for improved gender equality,
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 20 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights and, in particular, its principles 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 915,
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 36 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Member States on average scored 67.4 out of 100 in the EU Gender Equality Index 2019, a score which has improved by just 5.4 points since 2005;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 43 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas structures and stereotypes throughout the world perpetuate inequality, and whereas overcoming these structures and stereotypes will advance gender equality; whereas it is important to examine the persistence and root causes of the leaky pipeline phenomenon; whereas a strong women’s rights movement is needed to uphold democratic values, fundamental rights and women’s rights in particular, and whereas threats to women’s rights also represent threats to democracy;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 56 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas 1 in 3 women in the EU aged 15 or over has experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence1a, 1 in 2 has experienced sexual harassment and 1 in 10 has faced online harassment; _________________ 1aFRA survey 2014, the most comprehensive at EU level in the field, based on 28MS
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 61 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas violence against women in all its forms (physical, sexual, psychological or cyber violence) is a violation of human rights and one of the biggest obstacles to achieving gender equality; whereas a life free from violence is a prerequisite for equality; whereas disinformation campaigns on gender equality also focus on the issue of violence against women, as has been seen in relation to the Istanbul Convention;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 77 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas traditional gender roles and stereotypes still influence the division of labour at home, in education, at the workplace and in society; whereas unpaid care work, mostly carried out by women, contributes to the gender pay and pension gap; whereas work-life balance measures, such as the Work-life Balance Directive, are important first steps, but need to be first and foremost properly transposed into national systems of the EU Member States, fully implemented on time and also complemented by further measures in order to involve more men in unpaid work, care duties and to foster the equal earner – equal carer model;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 82 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas estimates show that 80% of all care across the EU is provided by informal carers that are mostly women (75%), indicating the existence of a gender care gap strongly influencing gender pension gap; whereas more than 50% of carers under 65 combine care with employment this way performing a difficult balancing act; whereas carers may prefer low-skilled and low-paid jobs, which can be adapted to their caregiving schedule, as well as be obliged to reduce their working hours or leave paid work; whereas between 7% and 21% of informal carers reduce their working hours and between 3% and 18% withdraw from the labour market;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 83 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas shortcomings exist in matching childcare systems in the various Member States to the needs of parents, including single parents (mainly single mothers) and difficulties persist in reconciling family, private and professional life, especially as regards women; whereas women over the age of 45 are often perceived as under-employed and employed under far worse conditions than men, especially when they return to work after maternity or parental leave or when they are forced to reconcile work and caring for dependants;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 88 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the provision of quality care in the EU varies greatly both within and between the Member States, between private and public settings, urban and rural areas, and different age groups; whereas the data on provision of care in the EU are rather fragmented, also a holistic approach is missing to address the demographic challenges the EU is facing with the resultant pressure on public expenditure;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 90 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the EU gender gap in hourly pay is 16 %, although this varies significantly across Member States; whereas the gender pay gap rises to 40 % when employment rates and overall labour market participation are considered; whereas the ramifications of the gender pay gap include a 37 % gender gap in pension income;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 92 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the participunderrepresentation of women in the labour market does not secureis followed by their unequal participation in decision- making and therefore limits women’s potential to change economic, political, social and cultural structures; whereas vertical and horizontal segregation in employment and discriminatory practices in recruitment and promotion are one of the main causes of the gender pay gap;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 99 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas there is an economic argument in women’s full participation in the economy, as gender employment gap costs Europe €370 billion per year1a; _________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/news/ne ws-articles/gender-employment-gap-costs- europe-eu370-billion-per-year
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 102 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas women constitute only 34,4% of the EU self-employed and 30% of start-up entrepreneurs;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 103 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas poverty in Europe disproportionately affects women, in particular single mothers, women with disabilities, and elderly, migrant and ethnic minority women; whereas 15% of households with children at EU level are single-parent households; whereas on average, 85% of these households are run by single mothers, while 47% of single parent households were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2017; whereas women’s homelessness is a growing problem;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 104 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas poverty and social exclusion in Europe disproportionately affects women, in particular single mothers, women with disabilities, and elderly, women from rural and remote areas, migrant and ethnic minority women;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 110 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas women living in rural and peripheral areas face greater challenges than people living in cities: lower living standards, significantly more limited employment opportunities, relative isolation from markets, limited access to infrastructure, including rural infrastructure, public services and health care; whereas rural women have a less privileged position in terms of access to education (including sex education) and information on educational opportunities;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 128 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas women in rural areas face numerous challenges, including limited employment opportunities, poorer access to services, less developed infrastructure and underrepresentation indecision- making fora; whereas they may perform invisible work in the farms due to a lack of a status for assisting spouses allowing their work to be recognised by national systems;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 130 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas 46 million women and girls with disabilities live in the European Union; whereas this figure represents nearly 60% of the overall population of persons with disabilities; whereas most of disabilities are acquired with age;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 131 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the Gender Equality Index for 2019 reveals persistent inequalities between men and women in the digital sector; whereas closing the digital gender gap and guaranteeing women’s digital rights is of paramount importance, given the occurrence of discrimination resulting from biased data sets, models and algorithms in artificial intelligence (AI); whereas programmers in AI need to be aware of unconscious biases and stereotypes in order to avoid reproducing and reinforcing them; whereas the transformation and digitalisation of the labour market and the economy can deepen existing economic gaps and labour market segregation; with better access to technology and Internet for girls and women is of paramount importance; whereas women are an untapped resource in emerging fields, such as digital, AI and ICT, with women accounting for just 16% of the almost 8 million people working in ICT in Europe; whereas the share of men working in the digital sector is three times greater than the share of women; whereas boosting more women into digital sector and or other sectors of the future is vitally important to fight gender pay and pension gaps and guarantee their economic independence; whereas by integrating more women into the digital jobs market, there is potential for a €16 billion GDP boost to the European economy; whereas gender inequalities and discrimination have been reproduced through the design, input and use of artificial intelligence (AI);whereas incomplete datasets and incorrect bias can distort an AI system reasoning and jeopardise gender equality in society;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 142 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and gender impact assessments are essential tools for achieving gender equality in all EU policy areas; whereas this is especially important for the socio-economic measures taken in the aftermath of the COVID-19 health crisis;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 148 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas collecting gender- disaggregated data is of utmost importance for a gender-focused approach in all issues at stake, such as amongst others gender-based violence, disabilities, cancer and rare or chronic diseases, the impact of climate change, digital skills and STEM;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 154 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas gender equality is addressed in EU policies through various EU funds and instruments, and whereas enabling optimal synergies between those in the gender equality area is a very important tool;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 163 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the priority given to gender equality by the new commission and its president as well as the nomination of a dedicated commissioner for equality, and awaits the annual report on equality as a useful evaluation tool to evaluate progress and spot the existing gaps and the needs for gender mainstreaming in policy framework;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 168 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of several complementary strategies and calls for a strategic framework to connect them, and for an intersectional approach to be adopted in all of them; stresses the importance to monitor the situation and flexibly adapt to the results as well as to the upcoming challenges, using current policies or suggesting new tools, as the recent COVID crisis has shown;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 179 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the strategy remains vague on the issue of timelines for several, highly welcomed, measures; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish a concrete roadmap, with timeframes and additional targeted actions, as well as guidelines on how to implement the intersectional approach effectively;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 184 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses however the need for a opportunities-based approach of the Gender Equality Strategy; asks the Commission to take ‘equal opportunities for women’ as the starting point to further roll out the strategy;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 186 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that it would be a wrong signal to postpone some elements of the new strategy; therefore urges the Commission to stay on track with the Gender Equality Strategy and to stick to the proposed timeframe; welcomes the commitment to present a legislative proposal on pay transparency by the end of 2020, to strengthen the enforcement of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value between women and men and to address the gender pay and pension gaps in cooperation with the social partners;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 189 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses the need to allocate adequate funding with due attention to women's needs within in the next MFF, including the EU cohesion policy and CAP, the Citizens Equality Rights and Values programme, Horizon Europe, InvestEU; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts in implementing gender budgeting as an integral part of the budgetary procedure across with improved monitoring of spending on gender equality, following its commitments in the Gender Equality Strategy; calls on the Commission and the EU Member States to take due account of women's needs while designing and distributing funds agreed within the ‘Next generation EU’ recovery plan for Europe;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 191 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. We may equally call to incorporate within the Commission's monitoring process Gender Equality Index by EIGE, develop gender pension gap indicator, following Parliament's recommendations in its resolution of 14 June 2017 on the need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the genderpension gap, to be monitored within GES as the only one accumulating all inequalities women experience throughout their lives, consider also other indicators on gender pay and care gaps, gender digital divide etc.;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 222 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the scope and impact of violence and harassment in the workplace; ptherefore calls on the Member States to ratify the recently adopted International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions 190 on harassment and violence in the workplace; Points out that informal carers, domestic workers and farm workers, among others, in particular lack protection and therefore calls on the Member States to adopt International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions 190 and 189, in order to strengthen the rights of workers, especially women, in the informal economy;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 229 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposed specific measures to tackle cyber violence which disproportionally affects women and girls (including online harassment, cyberbullying and sexist hate speech); welcomes in this regard the announcement to work with the tech platforms and the ICT sectors, in order for the latter to address the issue through adequate technical measures such as prevention techniques and response mechanisms to harmful content; calls for binding legislative measures to combat these forms of violence and to support Member States in the development of training tools for the services involved at all stages from prevention and protection to prosecution, such as police force, the justice system andtogether with the information and communication technology sector;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 234 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the proposed 2020 EU Strategy for Victims; asks in particular a specific approach for psychological violence on women and the impact on their mental health on the long run; stresses the need to address current gaps in EU legislation with regards to international standards on violence against women, such as the Istanbul Convention, with a view of enhancing the legislation on victims’ rights, protection and compensation of victims; stresses the need for all victims to have access to justice through the implementation of the Victims Rights Directive, which is still incomplete in some Member States;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 236 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Asks for continuing the promotion of the victims’ rights also through the existing instruments such as the European Protection Order;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 247 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks in this regard the European Commission to produce a Directive on Combatting Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation in the EU as trafficking for sexual exploitation represents the most widespread form of trafficking;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 252 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomesUnderlines the need to collect disaggregated data on all forms of gender-based violence; welcomes in this regard the announcement of a new EU- wide survey on the prevalence and dynamics of violence against women;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 259 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the fact that violence against women is often the main reason why women experience homelessness; therefore urges the Commission to take the necessary measures to prevent violence against women leading to or prolonging homelessness;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 270 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission, the Parliament and the Council to closely examine women's needs and participation in the labour market as well as horizontal and vertical labour market segregation while designing programmes within the next Multiannual financial framework as well as the recovery plan Next Generation EU;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 277 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the EU Member States to timely and effectively transpose the work- life balance Directive as well as on the Council to effectively monitor its implementation;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 278 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the Commission to collect data on the provision of different types of care (childcare, care for older people and persons with disabilities or persons requiring long term care), feeding into a study examining the care gap to inform an initiative for a European Care Strategy; notes that the strategy in question has to respect the competences of the Members States as laid in the Treaties but would aim to improve the cooperation and coordinator of all measures which could be beneficial for the EU informal carers and the people they are taking care of; stresses that cooperation at European level together with the efficient use of EU funds can contribute to the development of quality, accessible and affordable care services;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 285 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to table binding measures on pay transparency by the end of 2020; stresses in this regard on the importance of a full cooperation and involvement of the social partners and all the stakeholders; points out, however, that the issue of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women across different occupational sectors still needs to be addressed; strongly recommends the inclusion of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value between women and men, which could be defined as follows: ‘Work shall be deemed of equal value if, based on a comparison of two groups of workers which have not been formed in an arbitrary manner, the work performed is comparable, taking into accneeds to be defined; points ount factors such as the working conditions, the degree of responsibility conferred on the workers, and the physical or mental requirements of the work’; points out thatthe usefulness of gender-neutral job evaluation tools and classification criteria need to be developed for this purpose;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 297 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to support, encourage, facilitate and promote access to the labour market for women in rural and peripheral areas and to ensure equal opportunities for women;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 308 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to campaign for more women in economic decision- making positions by highlighting the economic and societal advantages thereof, and sharing best practices, in order to break the deadlock on the Women on Boards directive; urges the Commission to continue working with the Member States as well as current and incoming EU presidencies to urgently unblock the deadlock in Council and adopt the proposed Directive on “Women on Boards”;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 317 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls upon the Commission to advance female entrepreneurship and access to loans and equity finance through EU programme sand funds; stresses on the need of awareness raising regarding the existing and future EU funding possibilities for women and girls entrepreneurs;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 322 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the support for gender parity in elected bodies such as the European Parliament and stresses that it must serve as a role model in this regard; notes the efforts made in that sense in the composition of the current European Commission;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 338 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission to ensure the adoption of concrete gender mainstreaming measures in the implementation of the Single Market Strategy and the Digital Agenda;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 339 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to use Horizon Europe to provide insights and solutions on addressing potential gender biases in AI; asks, however, to use all possible funding to support projects which encourages girls and women to improve their digital skills, and which makes them familiar with STEM;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 348 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission, the Parliament and the Council to create a thematic sub-programme for women in rural areas through the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plans financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); stresses that this sub-programme would seek to encourage women’s employment and female entrepreneurship using opportunities linked to agro-tourism and the development of digital villages, improving female farmers’ access to land, credit and financial instruments, skills and performance through education, training and advisory services, increased participation in local action groups and the development of local partnerships under the Leader programme; calls in this regard for earmarking EU funds for better living and working conditions in rural areas, including better access to services and development of infrastructure, with a particular focus on access to broadband internet as well as supporting entrepreneurial initiatives and access to credit, thereby empowering women in rural areas; calls on the Member States to exchange best practices on professional status for assisting spouses in the agricultural sector, thereby addressing women’s social security rights, including maternity leave or pension entitlements, as well as requests that the Commission prepares guidance in this regard;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 353 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to have a specific approach for single mothers, as single mothers are particularly economically vulnerable as they often earn less than men and are more likely to leave the labour market when they become a parent; calls on the Commission to enhance in this regard the enforcement of existing legal tools on cross-border collection of alimony, with public awareness raising of their availability; urges the Commission to work closely with the Member States to identify practical problems linked with alimony collection in cross-border situations and to develop tools to effectively enforce payment obligations;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 368 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to take gender equality and a life-cycle perspective into account in shaping the latest European policies and strategies, which will contribute to increasing women's economic independence and reducing inequalities in this area in the long term;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 375 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that tax policies have varying impacts on different types of households; stresses that individual taxation is instrumental in terms of achieving tax fairness for womenwelcomes the Commission's commitment to develop guidance for Member States on how national tax and benefits systems may impact financial incentives or disincentives for second earners;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 380 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Asks the Commission to address health inequalities; while women have a higher life expectancy than men, their healthy life expectancy is about the same, meaning that women spend a larger share of their lives in bad health; therefore asks the Commission to address health inequalities within the forthcoming EU Health Strategy and calls for an increased health aspect in the Gender Equality Strategy which should focus on access to preventive health at all stages of life, health and safety of women in the workplace, and a specific gender focus in the Europe’s beating cancer plan;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 383 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Urges the need to further incorporate the gender perspective in the upcoming Disability Equality Strategy 2021, with due attention to improved access to the labour market through targeted measures and actions;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 384 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Asks the Commission to reach in particular the most vulnerable women; calls, therefore, to make sure that all relevant actions of the strategy leave no woman behind;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 385 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Asks the Commission, in light of the proven benefits of human milk for new-borns, to promote breastfeeding, especially for preterm infants; calls on the Commission to support policies which enhance uptake of human milk both breastfeeding and donated milk for preterm infants and to promote the cross- border use of milk banks to ensure that women in border regions can avail of this support when necessary;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 426 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes a values-based EU trade policy with a high level of protection of labour and environmental rights as well as the respect of fundamental freedoms and human rights, including gender equality; recalls that all EU trade and investment agreements must be gender mainstreamed and include an ambitious and enforceable chapter on trade and sustainable development (TSD); welcomes the Commission’s commitment to ensuring for the first time the inclusion of a specific chapter on trade and gender equality in the modernised Association Agreement with Chile, and to; stresses that it should be properly implemented, evaluated and assessed in practice before/ with the view of promoting and supporting the inclusion of such chapters in all further EU trade and investment agreements;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 429 #

2019/2169(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the upcoming Gender Action Plan III building on the current GAP II, as a key instrument for promoting gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment in external relations in, tackling women's and girls' rights through four pivotal areas: girls’ and women’s physical and psychological integrity, including fight against female genital mutilation; promoting the economic and social rights and the empowerment of girls and women; strengthening girls’ and women’s voice and participation; and a horizontal pillar consisting of shifting the institutional culture of the Commission services and the EEAS in order to more effectively deliver on the EU’s commitments;
2020/06/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 63 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas GAP II constituted an important step forward in fostering gender equality in the EU’s external relations, but its implementation still displays with a number of positive trends; whereas there also a number of shortcomichallenges such as a narrow scope, the absence of gender-responsive budgeting, a lack of commitment on the part of the EU’s leaders, and a lack of institutional architecture and incentives to motivate and adequately support staffas regards the reporting and implementation of key priorities and gender-related SDGs and the monitoring of progress on all objectives, as well as in terms of gender mainstreaming in policy dialogue; whereas even greater commitment of the EU’s leaders is of vital importance to achieve tangible results in terms of enhanced gender equality worldwide; whereas efficient use of the existing and future EU resources with gender responsive budgeting plays an important role, in particular in time of challenges in front of the next MFF, budgetary constraints and post COVID-19 crisis implications;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 71 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas women remain largely under-represented in politic, undervalued and under-resourced in politics and decision making process, particularly in the area of foreign policy and international security; whereas in the EU, 6 women hold the post of defence minister and only 3 out of 27 foreign ministers are women;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 75 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas women’s underrepresentation affects substantially policy choices and thereby potentially reduces women’s welfare;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 86 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas progress has been made in the realisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the world, but important shortcomings continue to exist and threats of regression persist; whereas in 2018 the number of EU actions on SRHR decreased and the lowest number of global actions by Commission services on gender equality pertained to SRHR; whereas, in this context, there is a strong need to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the right of every individual to have full control over matters related to their SRHRs free from discrimination and violence; whereas there is the need for access to sexual and reproductive health information, education and health-care services;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 101 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas only one third of all EU Delegations work on the rights of LGBTIQ+ people; whereas the EU’s LGBTIQ+ Guidelines are not being applied uniformly and their implementation depends strongly on the knowledge and interest of the Delegations’ leadership instead of respecting a structural approacha more structural approach is needed to uniformly apply EU’s LGBTIQ+ Guidelines by all the Delegations’ leadership this way ensuring the rights of all LGBTIQ+ people;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 107 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas limited funding and understaffing are fundamental obstacles to implementing EU objectives on gender equality; whereas policy coherence in the area of gender equality is also lacking, and a unified system facilitating an identical understanding and implementation of gender mainstreaming in EU institutions does not yet exist;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 119 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Commission, the High Representative and the Member States to further strengthen their support for gender equality, the full enjoyment of human rights by all women and girls and their empowerment across the globe and to play a key and increasing role in streamlining and leveraging resources to that end;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 131 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines the importance of strong cooperation with civil society in implementing GAPIII; values the critical role of civil society, CSOs and SMEs through active engagement and consultations;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 132 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that the new EU Gender Action Plan should explicitly cover protection, participation and advancing women’s rights in all contexts and include fragile states and conflict-related contexts;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 143 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EEAS, the relevant Commission services and the Member States to systematically integrate gender mainstreaming and an intersectional perspective into the EU’s foreign and security policy; insists gender equality should be a central objective of all EU external action;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 161 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that girls and young women are particularly vulnerable and that specific focus is needed to ensure their access to all levels of education; calls in this regard for the consideration of a range of opportunities in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM subjects);
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 164 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the EU Delegations to recognize girls and young women as drivers of change, and to support their safe, meaningful and inclusive participation in civic and public life; stresses the positive impact girls, young women and women have in achieving sustainable peace and social cohesion, including through local girls and women- led initiatives in conflict prevention and peacebuilding;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 165 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the EU Delegations to take into consideration the feedback of youth- led organisations and to support them through capacity-building as youth bear the biggest burden to conflicts and disasters and are key actors of change;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 193 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to collect sex-disaggregated data in the implementation of EU-financed programmes on women’s empowerment; stresses the need to improve the reliability of gender analysis by harmonising the data collected by EU delegations in such a way as to make it comparable; underlines; furthermore, the importance of conducting evidence-based gender analysis, using, where possible, data disaggregated for sex and age in consultation with CSOs; and calls for gender analysis to play a role in defining country strategy objectives, programmes, projects and dialogue; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing, managing and updating gender analysis in a more systematic manner;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 214 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for a continued cultural shift, including the better coordination between EU institutions and between these institutions and the EU Member States; calls, in this regard, for a better inclusion of gender equality and human rights considerations in policy and political dialogue, to further strengthen the role in fostering accountability in the humanitarian system;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 218 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Underlines the need for a simplified method of reporting in all of EU’s gender-related aspects in order to keep bureaucracy to a minimum; calls for the development of online reporting, clear templates and the issuing of a guidebook to facilitate the work of the delegations;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 220 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Underlines the importance of EU Member States to continue to substantially improve the use of gender analysis and the consistent gender mainstreaming, including the collection and use of sex-and age-disaggregated data and gender sensitive indicators in identification, planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of all processes in the EU’s external action; underlines that these areas shall include trade, infrastructure-related investment, private sector investment and security- related initiatives and climate change, particular attention should be paid in all external actions to thematic areas which have a potential gender transformative objective and content;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 250 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls, including trafficking in human beings, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, honour crimes, female genital mutilation (FGM) and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war; calls on the EU and its Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention, as the first legally binding international instrument seeking to prevent and combat violence against women, this way setting an example worldwide and making their commitment to eradicate such violence credible in the EU external relations;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 251 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that ensuring a meaningful and equitable participation of women in EU foreign policy negotiation as well as peace and security processes is linked to greater economic growth, decrease in human rights violation and advancement of global security, democracy and sustainable peace;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 252 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Insists that girls and women who are victims of war rape have access to non-discriminatory care, and specifically to comprehensive medical care; insists in this context on the need to ensure the protection of the right to life and dignity of all women and girls by actively combating harmful practices; highlights that the use of rape as a weapon of war and oppression must be eliminated, and that the EU must bring pressure to bear on third-country governments and all stakeholders implicated in regions where such gender-based violence takes place, in order to bring the practice to an end, bring perpetrators to justice and work with survivors, affected women and communities to help them heal and recover;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 261 #

2019/2167(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Notes the continued progress on the implementation of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls worldwide, which amounted to EUR270 million committed for programmes in Africa and Latin America in 2018;callsfor the EU’s strong leadership on the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies and the support provided to the survivors of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, reminds the Commission and the EU Member States the importance of the outcome of the Oslo Conference on Ending Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Humanitarian Crises;
2020/04/29
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 2 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the Directive 2012/29/EU of 25 October 2012 on establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (the Victims‘ Rights Directive),
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 39 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a fundamental value and an objective of the EUcore principle of the European Union and should be reflected in all EU policies; whereas gender-based violence is an extreme violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women and one of the biggestmost serious obstacles to achieving gender equality; 1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/justice- and-fundamental-rights/gender- equality/gender-based-violence/what- gender-based-violence_en
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 59 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas intimate partner violence refers to any act of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occurs between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared a residence with the victim; whereas intimate partner violence is one of the most prevalent forms of gender-based violence, with an estimated 22 % of women having experienced physical and/or sexual violence, and 43 % having experienced psychological violence by their partner6 ; whereas women and children are disproportionately affected by this type of violence; whereas domestic violence is a serious and often long-term and hidden social problem that can causes systematic physical and/or psychological trauma with serious consequences for the victims, as the perpetrator is a person the victim should be able to trust; _________________ 6FRA report of 3 March 2014 entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU-wide survey’.
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 62 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas intimate partner violence can also severely impact the emotional, economic and social well-being of the whole family, with adverse effects on parenting skills and on educational and employment outcomes;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 64 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas the rates of intimate partner violence in rural and remote communities are even greater than those in urban areas; whereas women of rural and remote areas experience higher rates of intimate partner violence and greater frequency and severity of physical, psychological and economical abuse which is intensified by the fact that they reside farther away from available resources and services where they would be able to find assistance; whereas poor understanding of domestic violence by health, social and legal services in rural and remote regions can be identified as a significant problem for survivors of intimate partner violence;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 65 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
C c. Whereas at EU level the majority of single-parents households are single mothers who are particularly vulnerable economically, especially in the low wage categories, as well as more susceptible to leave the labour market early when becoming parents, thus disadvantaged when seeking to re-enter the labour market, and whereas in the EU, 40,3% of single parents households were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 20191 1a ; _________________ 1a Eurostat. Statistics Explained: Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion (2020) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Household_co mposition_statistics#More_and_more_ho useholds_consisting_of_adults_living_alo ne
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 66 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
C d. Whereas 30% of women who have experienced sexual victimization by a former or current partner also experienced sexual violence in childhood, and whereas 73 % of mothers who have been victims of physical and/or sexual violence by a partner indicate that at least one of their children has become aware of such violence taking place 1a; _________________ 1aFRA ”Violence against women: An EU Wide Survey” (2014) https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra -2014-vaw-survey-at-a-glance- oct14_en.pdf
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 67 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
C e. Whereas the economic violence against women, in the form of, for example, property damage, restricting access to financial resources, education or the labour market, or not complying with economic responsibilities such as alimony, deserves as well due attention, as hampering the financial independence and the family wealth going hand in hand with the other forms of violence, and resulting in an additional trap for victims; this combined with the fact that economic and social stresses are exacerbating factors leading to an increase in violence, making it more difficult for women to leave abusive partners;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 69 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the lockdown and social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with an exponential increase in the prevalence and intensity of intimate partner violence cases in many Member States, resulting from forced confinement within the home and making it difficult for women to access effective protection and support; whereas it revealed insufficient support resources and structures as well as limited access to support services for victims, whereas in spite of the prevalence of the phenomenon, intimate partner violence against women remains under-reported in the EU and there is a significant lack of comprehensive dataand comparable data; whereas the phenomenon has been aggravated due to the interruption of schooling;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 94 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, in order to address the issue of the eradication of gender-based violence, it is necessary to rely on consistent and comparable administrative data, based on a robust and coordinated framework of data collection; whereas the current available data collected by the Member States’ law enforcement and justice authorities fail to reflect the full extent of intimate partner violence, as most and its impact and long-term effect on both women and children, as for example some Member States neither collect gender- segregated comparable data on gender- based violence nor do they recognise intimate partner violence as a specific offence, which makes the grey zone representing the real prevalence and incidence of intimate partner violence significantly unquantified and unmapped;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 98 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the acts of violence remain underreported by the victims, their families, friends, acquaintances and neighbours due to general belief that intimate partner violence is a private matter, which should not be publicised. Whereas the survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (EUFRA) indicates that there is still systematic underreporting of incidences of domestic violence in the EU or of their perpetrators: two thirds of female victims do not report to the authorities, either out of fear or a lack of information about victim’s rights, leaving their rights unprotected, general belief that intimate partner violence is a private matter, which should not be publicised 1a; _________________ 1aEuropean Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Violence against Women: an EU-wide Survey https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra _uploads/fra-2014-vaw-survey-main- results-apr14_en.pdf
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 123 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas it is preferable to avoid all mediationnecessary to ensure that the safety and protection of victims is given primary consideration in family law cases, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, such as mediation, should not be used in cases ofwhere violence against women and children is present, either before or during the judicial process, where the safety of the victim needs to be the primary considerationedings, in order to avoid further harm to the victims;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 134 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas shared custody in situations of intimate partner violence exposes women and in consequence children to a continuum of preventable violence, by forcing them to stay in geographical proximity to their abusers, and subjecting them to further exposure to physical and psychological violence, as well as emotional abuse; whereas, in cases of intimate partner violence, the right of women and children to be protected and live a life free of physical and psychological violence should take precedence over the preference for shared custody;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 136 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas shared custody in situations of intimate partner violence exposes women to a continuum of preventable violence, by forcing them to stay in geographical proximity to their abusers, and subjecting them to further exposure to physical and psychological violence, as well as emotional abuse; whereas, in cases of intimate partner violence, the right of women and children to be protected and live a life free of physical and psychological violence should take precedence over the preference for shared custody;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 137 #

2019/2166(INI)

L a. whereas it is therefore essential to give due attention to this type of violence while deciding on separation and provisional custody arrangements; whereas the courts of the Member States should ensure a comprehensive assessment under the "best interest of the child" principal, to determine custody and visitation rights with all relevant services and psychological support;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 138 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
L a. Whereas the victims that are not financially independent are often forced to stay with their perpetrator within the same residence to avoid financial insecurity, homelessness or poverty and this tendency was lately enhanced through the COVID-19 pandemic;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 141 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas intimate partner violence is inherently interlinked with violence against children and child abuse; whereas children who are exposed to domestic violence are likely to suffer negative mental and physical health consequences that could be acute and chronic in nature; whereas child victimisation in situations of violence against women may continue and escalate in the context of parental disputes over custody and care; ren who grow up in violent home are more likely to become victims of child abuse, to have behavioural and psychological problems, learning disorders, limited social skills, may exhibit violent, risky or delinquent behaviour, suffer from depression, severe anxiety; whereas child victimisation in situations of violence against women may continue and escalate in the context of parental disputes over custody and care; whereas the mental health and wellbeing of children has deteriorated due to containment measures undertaken because of COVID-19; whereas the level of mental health services for children differs significantly between Member States and in many is not sufficient;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 144 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas intimate partner violence is inherently interlinked with violence against children and child abuse; whereas children who are exposed to domestic violence are likely to suffer negative mental and/or physical health consequences that could be acute and chronic in nature; whereas child victimisation in situations of violence against women may continue and escalate in the context of parental disputes over custody and care;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 145 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas growing up in a violent domestic environment has importantvery negative implications for the child’s development and subsequent behaviour as an adult; whereas exposure to violence as a child, either through experiencing maltreatment and/or witnessing partner violence, constitutes a risk factor for becoming vulnerable to victimisation or committing violence as an adult;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 151 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas transnational separationcross-border separation, divorce and custody proceedings are more complex in nature;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 159 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns all forms of violence against women and deplores the fact that women continue to be exposed to intimate partner violence which constitutes a serious violation of their human rights and dignity, impacting as well women’s economic empowerment, this phenomenon being exacerbated during the COVID-19 crisis;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 162 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns all forms of violence against women and deplores the fact that womin particular women and children continue to be exposed to intimate partner violence which constitutes a serious violation of their human rights and dignity;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 166 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention at a national and EU level; calls on the Member States to take all the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that, in the determination of custody and visitation rights of children, incidents of intimate partner violence are taken into account and that the exercise of any visitation or custody rights does not jeopardise the rights and safety of the victim or children; commends all campaigns advocating the ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention and strongly condemns all attempts to discredit it;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 171 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to add gender-based violence to the list of EU areas of crime under Article 83(1) TFEU, taking into account the special need to combat this crime on a common basis; calls on the Commission to use this as a legal basis to propose binding measures and a holistic EU framework directive to prevent and combat all forms of gender- based violence, including the impact of intimate partner violence on women and children, and contain uniform standards and due diligence obligation to collect data, to prevent, to investigate, to protect the victims and the witnesses, and to prosecute and punish the perpetrators; recalls that such new legislative measures should in any case be coherent with the rights and obligations of the Istanbul Convention and should be complementary to its ratification; recommends that the Istanbul Convention should be seen as a minimum standard and aspire to make further progress to eradicate gender- based and domestic violence;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 189 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in principle, shared custody and unsupervised visits are desirable in order to ensure that parents enjoy equal rights and responsibilities, as well as to safeguard the best interests of the child and the child right to maintain a meaningful relationship with both parents; underlines, however, that intimate partner violence is clearly incompatible with shared custody and care, owing to its severe consequences for women and children, including the risk of extreme acts of femicide and infanticide; stresses that when establishing the arrangements foron custody allocationnd access and visitation rights, the protection of women and children from violence and the best interests of the child must be paramount and should take precedence over other criteria; stresses, therefore, that awarding exclusive custody to the non-violent partner, most frequently the mother, represents the best alternative in order to prevent further violence and secondary victimisation of the victims;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 199 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for mandatory targeted training, which according to Istanbul Convention would focus on the needs and concerns of victims as apriority and recognises that violence against women and domestic violence must be addressed through specific, and gender-sensitive, measures, for judicial and law enforcement officers about domestic violence and its mechanisms, including coercion, manipulation and psychological violence, and about the relevance of intimate partner violence to children’s rights, and to their protection and well-being, as well as to provide adequate skills to enable the officers to assess the situation using reliable risk assessment tools;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 201 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for mandatory targeted training for judicial andry, legal professionals, law enforcement officers, social service workers, teachers and child carer about domestic violence and its mechanisms, including coercion, manipulation and psychological violence, and about the relevance of intimate partner violence to children’s rights, and to their protection and well-being, as well as to provide adequate skills to enable the officerbest communicate with and support the victims and enable these professionals to assess the situation using reliable risk assessment tools;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 204 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the provisions of the victims’ rights directive, whereas women victims of gender-based violence and their children often require special support and protection because of the high risk of secondary and repeat victimisation, of intimidation and of retaliation connected with such violence; calls therefore for attention to the victim -blaming attitudes in society, including among professionals in the criminal justice system;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 212 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly recommends that Member States establish specialised courts and judicial officechambers, as well as appropriate laws, training, procedures and guidelines for all professionals dealing with the victims of intimate partner violence, including raising awareness of gender-based violence, in order to avoid discrepancies between judicial decisions and discrimination or secondary victimisation during judicial, medical and police proceedings, ensuring that children and women are duly heard and their protection is given priority; emphasises the need to strengthen dedicated judicial officecourts and chambers and child and female victim- friendly justice, limiting the excessive discretionary powers of practitioners and establishing checks on child custody procedures in cases of such violence by qualified professional figures;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 236 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that in some EU Member States, up to 30% of calls to domestic violence helplines come from witnesses; and that those are generally more likely to report intimate partner violence to the authorities if dependent children are involved1a; this highlighting the importance of awareness-raising campaigns that enable witnesses (particularly neighbours, co-workers) to spot the signs of intimate partner violence (in particular non-physical violence), and provide guidance on how to support and assist victims; _________________ 1a EIGE ”Intimate Partner Violence and Witness Intervention: What are the Deciding Factors?” (2020) https://eige.europa.eu/publications/intima te-partner-violence-and-witness- intervention-what-are-deciding-factors[2] EIGE ”Intimate Partner Violence and Witness Intervention” https://eige.europa.eu/gender-based- violence/eiges-work-gender-based- violence/intimate-partner-violence-and- witness-intervention
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 243 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in order to provide quality, gender- segregated, accurate, reliable and comparable EU- wide data on the prevalence, causes, consequences and management of intimate partner violence and custody rights, making full use of the capacity and expertise of the EIGE, to better understand the scale and the causes of the problem; such as for instance the socio economic categories where it is more prevalent and other influencing factors as well as different legal frameworks and policies across countries, which can be explored closely through detailed country comparisons to identify policy frameworks that might influence the occurrence of violence;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 246 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with Eurostat, to provide quality, gender- segregated and comparable EU-wide data on the prevalence, causes, consequences and management of intimate partner violence and custody rights, making full use of the capacity and expertise of the EIGE;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 254 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to enhance the cooperation in order to take measures that empower the victims of intimate partner violence to come forward and report the crime as in many cases the intimate partner violence remains unreported;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 264 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its concern about the fact that discriminatory gender bias, such as gender stereotypes, often leads to a lack of trust in women, in particular concerning presumed false allegations of child abuse and of domestic violence;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 288 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to promote and guarantee better access to legal protection, effective hmearings andsures such as restraining orders,; counselling and victim funds for women victims of intimate partner violence, and to apply particular procedures and give support to mothers who are victims of domestic violence, in order to prevent them from becoming victims again as a result of losing custody of their childalls on the Member States to ensure victims of intimate partner violence have access to phycological support and counselling at every stage of the legal procedurens;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 290 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to promote better access to legal protection, effective hearings and restraining orders, counselling and victim funds and financial empowerment programs for women victims of intimate partner violence, and to apply particular procedures and give support to mothers who are victims of domestic violence, in order to prevent them from becoming victims again as a result of losing custody of their children;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 294 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to guarantee support for mothers and their children who are victims of domestic violence by means of community, educational and financial support, such as victim funds for women victims of domestic violence, in order to ensure they have necessary skills and means to care for their children and prevent them from becoming victims of violence again or from losing the custody over their children;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 300 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote gender equality education and raising awareness on various forms of violence and gender biases and stereotypes.
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 304 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission to continue developing a comprehensive framework of policies, programmes and other initiatives to tackle violence against women and domestic violence; to allocate sufficient and adequate resources to actions related to the Istanbul Convention implementation through its funding programmes safeguarded in the provisions of Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and through the Daphne strand;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 313 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to promote EU-wide public awareness campaigns as a necessary measure in the prevention of domestic violence and the creation of a climate of zero tolerance towards violence; calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of best practices at European level on prevention, protection, combating and prosecution measures as well as exchange of best practices in their practical implementation; taking into account the specificity of the covid crisis to also focus on the impact on children;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 319 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to promote EU-wide public awareness and educational campaigns as a necessary measure in the prevention of domestic violence and the creation of a climate of zero tolerance towards violence;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 326 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Member States to implement correctly the EU Victims´ Rights Directive, so that victims of intimate partner violence get full access to a range of support services ideally across the territory of the Member State;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 329 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission and on the Council to include violence against women and children and other forms of gender-based violence in the catalogue of EU recognised crimes;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 332 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Highlights that strategies to prevent intimate partner violence should include actions to reduce exposure to violence during childhood; teaching skills necessary to create safe and healthy relationship as well as challenging social norms that promote supremacy and authoritarian behaviour of men over women, or other forms of sexist behaviour;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 334 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Invites the Member States to create patient-centred medical care that would allow early detection of domestic abuse, organise professional therapeutic interventions and housing programs as well as legal services for victims which could significantly help reduce the consequences of and prevent intimate partner violence;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 335 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11 d. Calls on the Member States to provide access to affordable legal services and tailored services and responses to specific contexts in which the intimate partner violence occurs in rural areas; highlights the need to create networks between different services and programs in order to successfully combat the cases of domestic violence against women in rural and remote regions; calls for more community education and awareness raising as well as training and education on intimate partner violence in police and social services in rural and remote areas stressing the importance of education in informing and supporting children as well as programmes for conflict resolution, positive role models and cooperative play;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 337 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that hearing from the child is important to establish what is in the best interests of the chile importance of the child’s right to be heard whilen examining custody cases; points out nevertheless that in every case, but crucially in cases where intimate partnership violence is suspected, such hearings should be conducted in a child- friendly environment, with no pressure or influence from parents or relatives, by trained professionals, including those qualified in child neuropsychiatry, to avoid deepening the trauma and victimisation; highlights the importance of ensuring a long-term proper level of psychological, psychiatric care and social counselling for the victims and their children throughout the process of recovery after the time of abuse;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 357 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to recognise the interconnectedness of criminal, civil and other legal proceedings in order to coordinate the judicial responses to intimate partner violence and to avoidsuggests therefore to the Member States to foresee measures that link the criminal and the civil case of one family, so that discrepancies between judicial decisions that are harmful to children and women victims can be avoided;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 364 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses the importance of the implementation of work-life balance directive, as this is particularly important for lone parents, thus helping them cope with their specific employment situation as well as with caring duties -such as availability of care facilities;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 365 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Calls for a specific attention to be drawn to the situation of single-parents households and the cross border collection of alimony, as the current provision in place -namely the Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations and the UN Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance, setting down legal obligations on cross – border collection of alimonies, is challenged as far as its enforcement and practicalities are concerned; stresses that the legal tools on cross-border collection of alimony need to be enforced with public awareness raising of their availability;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 368 #

2019/2166(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Calls therefor the European Commission to work closely with the Member States to identify practical problems linked with alimony collection in cross-border situations and to develop tools to effectively enforce payment obligations; stresses the importance of the issue and its consequences on single parent families and the risks of poverty;
2021/03/02
Committee: JURIFEMM
Amendment 3 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020),
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 6 December2018 on ‘Gender Equality, Youth and Digitalisation’,
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 6 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 10 June 2016 entitled ‘A New Skills Agenda for Europe: Working together to strengthen human capital, employability and competitiveness’ (COM(2016)0381),
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 7 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science of the United Nation on 11. February, in order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls,
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 10 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 8 October 2015 on the application of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation,
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 13 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of January 21 2021 on Closing the digital gender gap: women's participation in the digital economy,
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas policies targeted at increasing the participation of women in the fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and the adoption of a multi-level approach to address the gender gap in all levels of education and employment in the digital sector need to be further promoted;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 47 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the low numbersunderrepresentation of women who work in innovative technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can negatively affect the design, development and implementation of these technologies, causing the replication of existing discriminatory practices and stereotypes, and the development of ‘gender-biased algorithms’;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas gender stereotypes constitute already during education a serious obstacle to equality between male and female students and further widen the gender gap in the STEM job sector, thus constituting a serious obstacle to equality between women and men;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 64 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas women struggle to find their place in the STEM job sector as a result of various barriers, such as the gender stereotypes and male-dominated workplaces;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 73 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. highlights that the full potential of women’s skills, knowledge and qualifications in the STEM, digital, AI and ICT (information, communication and technology) fields can contribute to boosting the European economy and supporting the goals defined in various EU policies and especially in the Green Deal;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that high level STEM skills are critical to the process of innovation in cutting-edge ICT areas such as AI or cybersecurity and will therefore be increasingly important to the competitiveness of the European Union in global markets;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 104 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to devise policy measures that fully incorporate the gender dimension, through awareness-raising campaigns, training and education curricula or career guidance;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 105 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give full support to the European Commission’s initiatives in raising awareness on digital opportunities such as the “ no women, no panel” approach, the EU Code week, , the “Digital skills and Jobs coalitions”,the “EU prize for women’s innovators”, #SaferInternet4EU initiatives across Europe, and the skills Agenda for Europe”;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 107 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 and its action to ‘Encourage women’s participation in STEM’, and hopes that it will help to develop more attractive and creative ways to encourage girls to pursue STEM studies, as well as to boost women’s self- confidence in their digital skills; calling to use EU funds and programmes, including Erasmus+, to effectively support lifelong learning and training in STEM sectors as well as for gender equality to be duly incorporated in the future EU youth strategy and policies;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 114 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines the importance of ensuring gender mainstreaming in STEM education at all levels, including in the extra-curricular,informal and non-formal education, also for the teaching staff; calls therefore for specific age appropriate strategies;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 124 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on educational entities to integrate the subjects of robotics, coding, ICT and programming more at an earlier stage in pre-school and primary education to encourage female students to take up mathematics and science subjects; calls to establish compulsory internships in STEM businesses during education;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 126 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on educational entities to encourage girls to take up mathematics, coding, ICT classes and science subjects in schools;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 127 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Underlines the importance of female self-efficacy in science, technology, engineering and mathematics becoming an integral part of female identity as soon as in pre-school and primary school, thus fighting harmful gender role stereotypes for girls and boys;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 128 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Emphasises the need for special funding programs for schools in rural areas as they are increasingly finding themselves without the funding for advanced technologies that many urban school districts take for granted; additionally calls for a better support for educators in rural school systems to tackle STEM curricula especially regarding training, tools, or infrastructure;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 131 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that male teachers and other male staff dominate STEM-related studies in schools and, later on, in universities and workplaces, leading to an absence of female role models and limited guidance and mentoring opportunities; encourages gender mainstreaming in primary, secondary and tertiary education, calls for a better career guidance and for new and creative ways to inspire female students to consider a STEM career path and urges the committees and institutions involved in recruitment to promote gender balance to avoid the ‘outsider effect’;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 138 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls as well for addressing the needs for financial education including financial-trials and the relation to the gender pension gap; highlights that teaching younger women on subjects such as the gender pay gap will pave the way for a future filled with financially- confident women;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 140 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up mentoring schemes with female role models in STEM within all levels of education;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 150 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that women face disproportionately more obstacles in their careers than men do, owing to the lack of a proper work-life balance and an increase in unpaid care work in most households; urges public and private institutions to establish better work-life balance policies and adequate measures to guarantee better maternity and significantly more and longer paternity leaves, flexible working hours, on-site childcare facilities or to promote telework; urges the Member States to fully transpose and implement the Work-Life Balance Directive and calls on the Commission to monitor it effectively; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop-out rate of women from STEM careers, and to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education, training and employment initiatives;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 165 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls to provide incentives for companies supporting women for role models, mentoring programmes and career paths, and to increase the visibility of women and to promote their access to STEM sectors;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 166 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Calls to assess the reasons why women leave technical occupations and, if necessary, formulate recommendations for action to prevent this;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 185 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Highlights the relation between the gender gap and the pension gap; calls therefore on Member States to address both and narrow those and to take further steps to ensure that women have adequate access to education, the chance to attain economic independence and career progression opportunities;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 200 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. HConsiders that AI can significantly contribute to promote gender equality, provided that an appropriate legal framework is developed, that conscious and unconscious biases are eliminated; highlights that one of AI’s most critical weaknesses relates to certain types of biases such as gender, race or sexual orientation as a result of humans’ inherent biases; encourages the relevant actors to take action and promote a greater role for women in the design, development and implementation of machine learning, natural language processing and AI;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 214 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for policies to unleash and support female’s entrepreneurial potential, as they remain an untapped source of economic growth, innovation and jobs creation;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 216 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets the fact that women are under-represented in innovation-driven business start-ups and highlights the gender biases and systemic disadvantages that exist in social structures, in particular in those at the intersection of STEM and entrepreneurship; also considers it to be of the utmost relevance to have more women role models and to increase the number of women in leadership positions in the STEM sector;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 220 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the leaky pipeline phenomenon for women in STEM, to fully assess the causes and factors that lead to a high drop out rate of women from STEM careers and to develop mechanisms and programmes to integrate women and girls into education, training and employment initiatives in the digital sector, and thus to adopt adequate policies and measures;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 223 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase financing opportunities for female start-up entrepreneurs and innovators through EU programmes, to loans and equity finance, to facilitate their access to existing funds, create special funds and look for new and innovative ways to financially support them and help them to overcome the barriers they face; calls to include the European Investment Bank in terms of access to microfinance as well;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 227 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Recognises that awareness raising and information campaigns of EU funding possibilities are necessary to provide a tailored support for female business owners and female entrepreneurs;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 228 #

2019/2164(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Calls to further expand the European Business Angels Network and European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, including through gatherings of female innovators, tech professionals and investors to encourage and boost innovations and funding for women-led ventures;
2021/02/02
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 14 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Regulation (EU) 2016/64621 introduced the dates of application of the RDE test procedure, as well as the compliance criteria for RDE. For that purpose, pollutant-specific conformity factors were introduced, and separate error margins were used to take account of statistical and technical uncertainties of the measurements conducted by means of Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS). _________________ 21 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/646 of 20 April 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6) (OJ L 109, 26.04.2016, p.1).
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) On 13 December 2018, the General Court delivered judgment in Joined Cases T-339/16, T-352/16 and T-391/1622 concerning an action for annulment of Regulation (EU) 2016/646. The General Court annulled the part of Regulation (EU) 2016/646 which established the conformity factors and error margins used to assess compliance of RDE test results with the emission limits laid down in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. The Court found that only the legislator could introduce those conformity factors and error margins as they touched upon an essential element of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. _________________ 22Judgment of 13 December 2018, Ville de Paris, Ville de Bruxelles and Ayuntamiento de Madrid v Commission, T-339/16, T- 352/16 and T-391/16, EU:T:2018:927.
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The General Court did not question the technical justification of the conformity factors and error margins. Therefore, and given that at the current stage of technological development there is still a discrepancy between emissions measured in real driving and those measured in a laboratory, it is appropriate to introduce the exact same conformity factors and error margins into Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Commission should take into account any standards adopted by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) for a standard procedure to assess RDE measurement uncertainty with regard to gaseous and particle emissions.
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to contribute to the achievement of the Union’s air quality objectives and to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval. That delegation should include supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 by such revised rules as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions; the requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems; the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information; the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates. The delegation should further include amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of revising the final conformity factors downwarderror margins to reflect technical progress in PEMS and recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations are conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council 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.
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those obligations include meetingcomplying with the emission limits set out in Annex I. For the purposes of determining compliance with the Euro 6 emission limits set out in Table 2 of Annex I, the emission values determined during any valid Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test shall be divided by the applicable conformity factor or, where specified, by the sum of the applicable conformity factor and error margin set out in Table 2a of Annex I. The result shall remain belowcomply with the Euro 6 emission limits set out in Table 2 of that Annex.;
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to adopt the following measures based on the results of the UNECE Particulate Measurement Programme, conducted under the auspices of the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations, without lowering the level of environmental protection within the Union:
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) amendsupplementing this Regulation for the purposes of reviewing the particulate mass and particle number limit values set out in Annex Iin order to adapt the procedures, tests and requirements as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions in order to adequately reflect real driving emissions;
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) supplementamending this Regulation by the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particle numbers.in order to revise the pollutant-specific error margins set out in Table 2a to Annex I in light of technical progress by taking into account the technical uncertainties linked with the use of Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS);
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2019/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) amending this Regulation in order to adapt to technical progress the pollutant- specific final conformity factmargin of errors set out in Table 2a to Annex I.;
2020/01/31
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2019/0017(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The IMO adopted on 13 April 2018 an initial strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships, seeking to cap the increase of those emissions as soon as possible and to reduce them by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008, and to pursue efforts towards phasing them out as soon as possible in this century. Work is currently ongoing at the IMO to adopt short-term emissions reduction measures, which are expected to be adopted by 2023 and will constitute the first step towards the achievement of the IMO’s 2050 objective. The EU should engage constructively with IMO Member States to reach a global agreement on the GHG emissions reduction measures.
2020/02/28
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is an example of supranational integration without equal and has brought lasting peace, stability, prosperity and welfare to its peoples;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 25 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas although Europe has managed to overcome the most critical moments of the economic crisis, important and urgent reforms still lie ahead in the area of economic governance in general and in the euro area in particular, as well as in terms of recovery offurther strengthening of the Single Market and the social standards of our welfare state;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 35 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas in view of the multiple current and future challenges facing the Union in a hostile global world, in particular those concerning migration, terrorism, security, completing the EMU, globalisation, climate change, international trade, foreign affairs and defence, the development of the social pillar, and the fight against anti-EU populism, rising nationalisms and economic protectionism, the objective enshrined the Lisbon Treaty of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe should continue to inspire the actions taken by the Union; whereas these clear challenges can only be addressed if tackled together;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 72 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the Union must tackle the challenges of its future with greater and better political integration, with full respect for fundamental and democratic values, and by working together; agrees with the heads of state and government who addressed Parliament in plenary during the debates on the future of Europe that citizens want a Europe that protects their rights and their social model on the basis of shared sovereignty, as well as the Single Market, freedom of movement of goods, services and capital, and that the problems we face in Europe can only be solved together;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 163 #

2018/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission proposal on own resources introducing new real own resources, as requested by Parliament; express concern at the Commission proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027, and regrets the positions taken by some Member States that refuse to provide more resources to the EU, despite unanimous recognition of the need to face new challenges and responsibilities, and therefore the need for more financial resources; Regrets that the Commission suggested cuts in cohesion policy, which proved to work on the ground and boost convergence within the entire EU, which is key to ensuring the Union's competitiveness and staying an important global player;
2018/09/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #

2018/0332(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) The Commission has examined available evidence, which points to the importance of having harmonised Union rules in this area to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and avoid, inter alia, disruptions to the scheduling of transport operations and the functioning of information and communication systems, higher costs to cross-border trade, or lower productivity for goods and services. EMoreover, while evidence is not entirely conclusive as to whether the benefits of summer-time arrangements outweigh the inconveniences linked to a biannual change of time, a number of studies and analyses have highlighted the potential negative impact on human and animal biorhythms.
2019/01/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2018/0332(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) A lively public debate is taking place on summer-time arrangements and some Member States, putting forward health, economic and social arguments, have already expressed their preference to discontinue the application of such arrangements. In the light of these developments, it is necessary to continue safeguarding the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid any significant disruptions thereto caused by divergences between Member States in this area. Therefore, it is appropriate to put an end in a coordinated way to summer-time arrangements.
2019/01/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 141 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve the objectives laid down in the TEN-T guidelines, it is necessary to support with priority the cross-border links and, the missing links, less developed parts of the network, bottlenecks, and urban nodes and to ensure, where applicable, that the supported actions are consistent with the corridor work plans established pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and to the overall network development regarding performance and interoperability.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 187 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to improve the completion of transport projects in less developed parts of the network, a Cohesion Fund allocation should be transferred to the Programme to finance transport projects in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund. In an initial phase and within a limit of 70% of the transferred envelope, the selection of projects eligible for financing should strictly respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The remaining 30% of the transferred envelope should be allocated on a competitive basis to projects located in the Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund with priority to cross- border links and missing links. The Commission should support Member States eligible for financing from the Cohesion Fund in their efforts to develop and manage an appropriate pipeline of projects, in particular by strengthening the institutional capacity of the public administrations concerned.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 284 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The positive results of the first Blending Call for proposals launched under the current programme in 2017, confirmed the relevance and added value of using EU grants for blending with financing from the European Investment Bank or National Promotional Banks or other development and public financial institutions as well as from private-sector finance institutions and private-sector investors, including through public private partnerships. The Programme should therefore continue to provide for dedicated Callsupport all actions enabling combination between EU grants and other sources of financing. In the transport area Blending operations shall not exceed 10% of the dedicated envelops.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 561 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 30% of these amounts shall be made available immediately to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross-border and missing links. Uuntil 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall strictly respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70% of the resources transferred. As of 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 675 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) actions implementing the core network in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, including actions relating to urban nodes, maritime ports, inland ports, regional and national airports and rail-road terminals of the core network as defined at Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013. Actions implementing the core network may include related elements located on the comprehensive network when necessary to optimize the investment and according to modalities specified in the work programmes referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 692 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) actions implementing sections of the comprehensive network located in outermost regions in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, including actions relating to the relevant urban nodes, maritime ports, inland ports, airports and rail-road terminals of the comprehensive network as defined at Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 912 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. For studies, the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceedamount to no more than 50 % of the total eligible cost. For studies financed with the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum co- financing rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as specified in paragraph 2 (b).
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 947 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) as regards actions relating to cross-border links, the increased maximum co-financing rates as provided for in points (a) and (b) may only apply to actions that demonstrate a particularly high degree of integration in the planning and implementation of the action for the purpose of the award criterion referred to in Article 13(1)(c), notably through the establishment of a single project company, a joint governance structure and a bilateral legal framework or implementing act pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013.deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 976 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost;
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 984 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) eligible costs shall not include value added tax ("VAT").
2018/09/21
Committee: ITRETRAN
Amendment 1095 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – paragraph 2
For thBudgetary resources used to finance actions listed at Article 9 paragraph 2 (a), 75% of the budgetary resources shall be distributed as follows: 85% should be allocated to actions on the core network corridors, 10% to actions on the core network outside the core network corridors and 15% to actions on the comprehensive network.
2018/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1132 #

2018/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “North Sea-Baltic”
Core network corridor "North Sea – Baltic" Alignment Luleå – Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga Ventspils – Riga Riga – Kaunas Klaipeda – Kaunas – Vilnius Kaunas – Warszawa BY border – Warszawa – Łódź – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hamburg – Kiel Łódź – Katowice/Wrocław UA/PL border – Rzeszów – Katowice – Wrocław – Falkenberg – Magdeburg Szczecin/Świnoujście – Berlin – Magdeburg – Braunschweig – Hannover Hannover – Bremen – Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven Hannover – Osnabrück – Hengelo – Almelo – Deventer – Utrecht Utrecht – Amsterdam Utrecht – Rotterdam – Antwerpen Hannover – Köln – Antwerpen Pre- Cross- Tallinn – Rīga – Kaunas – Warszawa: Rail identified border Rail Baltic new UIC gauge fully sections interoperable line Świnoujście/Szczecin – Berlin Rail/Inland Waterways Via Baltica Corridor EE-LV-LT-PL Road Missing Kaunas – Vilnius Rail link Warszawa/Idzikowice – Poznań/Wrocław, incl. connections to the planned Central Transport Hub Kiel Kanal Inland Waterways Berlin – Magdeburg – Hannover; Mittellandkanal; western German canals canals Rhine, Waal Noordzeekanaal, IJssel, Twentekanaal
2018/09/26
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) connecting and, developing and facilitating wide access to research infrastructures across the European rResearch areaArea and enhancing its involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects;
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) widening participation in the Programme, including underrepresented EU Member States and EU R&I institutions;
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation, as described in Annex I, Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', section 1;
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board may be established for co-designing and steering implementation. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users' representatives. The mission board shall include, inter alia, representatives from academia, research and technology organisations, industry of all sizes, and relevant end-users' representatives and civil society organisations. The members of the mission board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their selection, including an open call for expressions of interest. They shall advise upon the following:
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a European Innovation Council (EIC) for implementing actions under Pillar III 'Open Innovationve Europe' which relate to the EIC. The EIC shall operate according to the following principles: focus on breakthrough and disruptivenew ideas, which could lead to breakthrough and disruptive societal, economic and technological innovation, autonomy, ability to take risk, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability, alignment with the overall strategy for Union competiveness and subsidiarity, while strengthening EU global competitiveness and R&I capacity of all Member States.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all clusters under the pillar 'Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness', MSCA, research infrastructures, support to research and innovation ecosystems, sharpreading excellence and widening participation, reforming and enhancing the European R&I System, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(4);
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 65 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 13
While the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's (EIT) focus on innovation ecosystems makes it naturally fit within the Open Innovation pillar of Horizon Europe, the planning of the EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) will be aligned through the Strategic Planning process with the Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness pillar.deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 13 a (new)
Horizon Europe will provide the possibility for all types of beneficiaries to apply for funding in a faster manner in selected parts of the Programme. This approach will support research and innovation in all clusters, EIC and "spreading excellence and widening participation" part, covering actions from fundamental research to close to market. Building on the success of the existing Fast Track to Innovation instrument in Horizon 2020, this approach will have a bottom-up-driven logic on the basis of continuously open calls and time to grant not exceeding six months. In the “spreading excellence and widening participation” part, this approach will also support less developed performing Member States to access funds in a faster and bottom-up manner. At least 15% of the budget of the Programme shall be granted following a fast track logic. No more than five legal entities shall participate in any one action.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Europe is a scientific powerhouse with around 1.8 million researchers working in thousands of universities, research centres and world-leading companies. However, it is estimated that the EU will need to train and employ at least one million new researchers by 2027 in order to achieve the targets beings set for increased investment in research and innovation. This need is particularly acute in the non-academic sector. The EU must reinforce its efforts to entice more young women and men to a career in research, to attract researchers from third countries, retain its own researchers and reintegrate European researchers working elsewhere back to Europe. To achieve that goal, attention should be paid to schemes facilitating the balance between family and work life, including adding more flexibility for both, female and male, researchers to facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life. Guaranteeing full gender equality in all sectors including science, technology and innovation is an essential condition for global economic development. In addition, in order to ensure synergies and more widely spread excellence, the Seal of Excellence label will continue to be applied to calls under MSCA; the conditions under which researchers perform must be further improved throughout the European Research Area (ERA) including addressing the remuneration gap among researchers from different EU Member States involved in the EU R&I Framework Programmes’ projects. In this respect, stronger links are needed notably with the European Education Area (EEdA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and European Social Fund (ESF+).
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
The overall aim is to endow Europeimprove Europe's endowment with world-class sustainable research infrastructures open and accessible to all researchers in Europe and beyond, which fully exploit their potential for scientific advance and innovation. Key objectives are to reduce the fragmentation of the research and innovation ecosystem, ensure continuous modernisation avoiding duplication of effort, and better coordinate the development and use of research infrastructur, use and accessibility of research infrastructures as well as its better involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects, including research infrastructures founded by the EU, particularly from ERDF. This will provide clear synergies between Horizon Europe and conducted national and regional strategies. It is also crucial to support open access to research infrastructures for all European researchers as well as, through the European Open Science Cloud (hereafter 'EOSC'), increased access to digital research resources, specifically tackling the currently sub-optimal embracement of open science and open data practises. Equally, the EU needs to tackle the rapid increase of global competition for talent by attracting third country researchers to work with European world-class research infrastructures. Increasing the competitiveness of European industry is also a major objective, supporting key technologies and services relevant for research infrastructures and their users, thus improving the conditions for supply and utilisation of innovative solutions.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 82 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 1
Cultural heritage is the fabric of our lives, meaningful to communities, groups and societies, giving a sense of belonging. It is the bridge between the past and the future of our societies. It is a driving force of local economies and a powerful source of inspiration for creative and cultural industries and tourism. Accessing, conserving, safeguarding and restoring, interpreting and harnessing the full potential of our cultural heritage are crucial challenges now and for future generations. Cultural heritage is the major input and inspiration for the arts, traditional craftsmanship, the cultural, entrepreneurial and creative sectors that are drivers of sustainable economic growth, new job creation and external trade.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 88 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Connect cultural heritage with emerging creative sectors and tourism;
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 98 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Next Generation Internet applications and services for consumers, industry and society building on trust, interoperability, better user control of data, transparent language access, new multi modal interaction concepts, inclusive and highly personalised access to objects, information and content, including immersive and trustworthy media, social media and social networking, e-commerce;
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 135 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.7 – paragraph 1
For the EU to reach its air quality, climate, and energy goals, including a 60% reduction in green-house gas emissions by 2050 as well as noise reduction, will require rethinking the whole mobility system including users, vehicles, fuels and infrastructures. It will also require the deployment of low-emission alternative energies and market uptake of zero- emission vehicles/vessels/aircrafts. In addition to the harmful effects of greenhouse gas emissions, transport contributes significantly to poor air quality and noise in Europe with negative consequences for the health of citizens18 . Building on progress with electrification and the use of fuel cells for cars, buses and light duty vehicles it is essential to accelerate research and innovation solutions for other sectors such as aviation, maritime and inland navigation and lorries, road transport and tourism. _________________ 18 Around one-third of EU citizens live in urban areas with concentration levels of pollutants above legal thresholds
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 168 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
1. SHARING EXCELLENCE33 _________________ 33 innovation excellence will be used to define those Member States and Associated Countries where legal entities need to be established in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. This criterion will address the dimensions of the overall economic performance (GDP), research performance and innovation performance in a combined manner normalised to the size of the related countries. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'sharing excellence'. On the basis of Article 349 TFEU, legal entities from Outermost Regions will be also fully eligible as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION A criterion based on research and
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Legal entities need to be established in those EU Members States, which are ranked below 70% of the EU27 average of the composite indicator on Research Excellence implemented under Horizon 2020 in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'spreading excellence and widening participation’. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'spreading excellence and widening participation'. Reducing disparities in research and innovation performance by sharing knowledge and expertise across the EU and by widening participation in the Programme will help both countries and regions that are lagging behind in terms of research and innovation performance, including the EU outermost regions, to attain a competitive position in the global value chains and the Union to fully benefit from R&I potential of all Member States. Activities may also be established to foster brain circulation right across ERA and better exploitation of existing (and possibly jointly managed EU programmes) research infrastructures in the targeted countries through mobility and collaboration of researchers and innovators. and setting new R&I networks and initiatives on the base of those infrastructures.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 170 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 4 a (new)
– “Excellence initiatives”, to support new ideas aiming to strengthen research and innovation systems in the eligible countries. Actions should complement the other broad lines under this priority, avoiding overlaps; – “Excellence for EU infrastructures”, to support the creation of new excellent research and innovation networks or new centres of excellence based on research infrastructures financed from ERDF in ‘spreading excellence and widening participation’ eligible countries, to boost new R&I cooperation patterns across Europe and involve those infrastructures in excellent collaborative projects, aiming at synergies between national and regional R&I strategies and the Programme.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
This intervention areae ‘Spreading Excellence and widening participation’ priority will support the Horizon Europe specific objectives: Spread and connect excellence across the EU and widen participation in the Programme, including underperforming Member States; Reinforce the creation of high quality knowledge; Increase cross- sectorial, cross- disciplinary cross-border cooperation and boost creation of the new R&I activities and networks, involving widening eligible countries and excellent ‘newcomers’ from EU Member States and associated countries; Support ‘Science and citizens’ activities.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 231 #

2018/0225(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament’s report on the assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal (2016/2147(INI))
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
(6) The Specific Programme's actions should be used to reinforce, widen and extend Union's scientific and technological base, tackle major global societal challenges, increase the Union's knowledge and industrial leadership, as well as address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, safeguarding clear European added value from R&I investments, fully using R&I potential of all Member States, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 264 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
(8) The completion of the Digital Single Market and the growing opportunities from the convergence of digital and physical technologies requires a stepping up of investments. Horizon Europe will adequately contribute to these efforts with a substantial increase of spendinvesting in main digital research and innovation activities compared to the Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 20206 . This should ensure that Europe remains at the forefront of global research and innovation in the digital field. _________________ 6 The Communication from the Commission "A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that deliver efficiently on its priorities post-2020" identifies EUR 13 billion spent in main digital activities under the Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 2020 (https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52018D C0098).
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 279 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) widening participation in the Programme, including underrepresented EU Member States and EU R&I institutions
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 288 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) connecting and, developing and facilitating wide access to research infrastructures across the European rResearch area;Area and enhancing its involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 345 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) improving skills for research and innovation;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 372 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster 'Inclusive and Secure Society', as described in Annex I, Pillar II, section 2;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 379 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) cluster 'Secure Society'
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 398 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) PCross-cutting part 'Strengthening the European Research Area' with the following components:
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 399 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation, as described in Annex I, Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', section 1;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 405 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) citizens and science , as described in Annex I, part “Strenghtening the European Reseach Area'
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 407 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 9(1)of Regulation … FP/RfP Regulation, the financial envelope for the implementation of the Specific Programme for the period 2021 to 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in curreonstant prices.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 426 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board may be established for co-designing and steering implementation. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users' representatives. The mission board shall include, inter alia, representatives from academia, research and technology organisations, industry of all sizes, including SMEs, and relevant end-users' representatives and civil society organisations. The members of the mission board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their selection, including an open call for expressions of interest. They shall advise upon the following:
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 460 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Missions shall be implemented through collaborative calls for proposals within the work programmes. Calls for proposals shall allow for excellence- driven projects of all research, technological and societal readiness levels.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 480 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The Scientific Council shall act exclusively in the interest of achieving the ERC’s goals, according to the principles set out in Article 6. It shall act with integrity and probity and carry out its work efficiently and with the greatest possible transparency, maximising ERC’s contribution to achieving the EU R&I policy objectives and Horizon Europe’s goals in particular.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 486 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a European Innovation Council (EIC) for implementing actions under Pillar III 'Open Innovationve Europe' which relate to the EIC. The EIC shall operate according to the following principles: focus on breakthrough and disruptivenew ideas, which could lead to breakthrough and disruptive societal, economic and technological innovation, autonomy, ability to take risk, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability, while strengthening EU global competitiveness and R&I capacity of all EU Member States.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 493 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The EIC will be responsible for two instruments, the Pathfinder and the Accelerator, as described in Annex I of this Decision. Both instruments shall aim to develop new innovation patterns capable of supporting research-driven innovation in a systemic way.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 511 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The EIC Board shall be composed of 15 to 20 high level individuals drawn from various parts of Europe's research and innovation ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaderindustrial leaders, economists, investors and, researchers and academic experts on innovation policy. It shall contribute to outreach actions, with EIC Board members striving to enhance the prestige of the EIC brand.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 527 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The President shall chair the EIC Board, prepare its meetings, assign tasks to members, and may establish dedicated sub- groups, in particular to identify emerging technology trends from EIC's portfolio. He or she shall promote the EIC and its role in achieving EU R&I goals, act as interlocutor with the Commission and represent the EIC in the world of research and innovation. The Commission may provide for administrative support for the President to undertake his or her duties.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 535 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 of Financial Regulation. They shall be prepared fimplementation of the Specific Programme shall be based on R&I plans forming a part of the Programme’s legal base. Following athe strategic planning process as described in Annex I to this DecisR&I plan, the Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 of Financial Regulation.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 544 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) all clusters under the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness', MSCA, research infrastructures, support to research and innovation ecosystems, sharpreading excellence and widening participation, reforming and enhancing the European R&I System, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 12(4);
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 556 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 1
The implementation of Horizon Europe's programme-level objectives in an integrated manner will be ensured by multiannual S shall be steered by an inclusive and transparent strategic Pplanning. Such planning process of the research and innovation activities funded by the Programme. It will provide the focus on impact for the Programme overall and coherence between its different pillarts, as well as synergy with other EU programmes and support to and from other EU policies. The strategic planning process and the adoption of the strategic R&I plans, forming a part of the legal base of the Programme, will increase ownership and understanding for the purpose of the Programme by a wider public and will allow the co-legislators, stakeholders and Member States to be fully informed on the envisaged initiatives. The Strategic Planning will help to develop and implement policy for the relevant areas covered, at Union level as well as complementing policies in the Member States. It will allow the simplification of the funding landscape, avoid duplication and overlaps between funding possibilities and promote faster dissemination and uptake of research and innovation results.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 569 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 3
It will include extensive consultations and exchanges with Member States, the European Parliament as appropriate, and with various stakeholders about priorities, including missions, under the 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' pillar, and the suitable types of action to use, in particular European partnerships.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 572 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 4
Based on such extensive consultations, the Strategic Planning will identify common objectives and common areas for activities such as partnership areas (the proposed legal basis sets out only the instruments and criteria that will guide their use) and mission areas.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 598 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 11
Those 'FET Flagships' supported under Horizon 2020, which have proven their benefits for the Union, provide clear EU added value, contribute significantly to the EU global competitiveness, strengthen the EU knowledge base and contribute to the improved well-being of the EU citizens, will continue to be supported under this Programme. As they present substantial analogies with missions, other 'FET flagships', if any, will be supported under this Framework Programme as missions geared towards future and emerging technologies.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 637 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Starting researchers with excellent ideas in any field of research, both basic and applied one, to make the transition to independence while consolidating their own research team or programme;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 652 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Europe is a scientific powerhouse with around 1.8 million researchers working in thousands of universities, research centres and world-leading companies. However, it is estimated that the EU will need to train and employ at least one million new researchers by 2027 in order to achieve the targets beings set for increased investment in research and innovation. This need is particularly acute in the non-academic sector. The EU must reinforce its efforts to entice more young women and men to a career in research, to attract researchers from third countries, retain its own researchers and reintegrate European researchers working elsewhere back to Europe. To achieve that goal, attention should be paid to schemes facilitating the balance between family and work life, including adding more flexibility for researchers of both sexes to facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life. Guaranteeing full gender equality in all sectors including science, technology and innovation is an essential condition for global economic development. In addition, in order to ensure synergies and more widely spread excellence, the Seal of Excellence label will continue to be applied to calls under MSCA; the conditions under which researchers perform must be further improved throughout the European Research Area (ERA), including addressing the remuneration gap among researchers from different EU Members States involved in the EU R&I Framework Programmes’ projects. In this respect, stronger links are needed notably with the European Education Area (EEdA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and European Social Fund (ESF+).
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 686 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
State of the art research infrastructures provide key services to research and innovation communities, playing an essential role in extending the frontiers of knowledge. Supporting research infrastructures at the EU level , including small and medium-sized ones and particularly those financed from ERDF, helps to mitigate what in many cases is the reality of scattered national research infrastructures and pockets of scientific excellence, as well as tacklincreasing the low circulation of knowledge across silos.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 688 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
The overall aim is to endow Europeimprove Europe's endowment with world-class sustainable research infrastructures, including small and medium-sized ones, open and accessible to all researchers in Europe and beyond, which fully exploit their potential for scientific advance and innovation. Key objectives are to reduce the fragmentation of the research and innovation ecosystem, ensure continuous modernisation, avoiding duplication of effort, and better coordinate the development and use of research infrastructur, use and accessibility of research infrastructures as well as its better involvement in Horizon Europe’s projects, including research infrastructures founded by the EU, particularly from ERDF. This will provide clear synergies between Horizon Europe and conducted national and regional R&I strategies. It is also crucial to support open access to research infrastructures for all European researchers as well as, through the European Open Science Cloud (hereafter 'EOSC'), increased access to digital research resources, specifically tackling the currently sub-optimal embracement of open science and open data practises. Equally, the EU needs to tackle the rapid increase of global competition for talent by attracting third country researchers to work with European world-class research infrastructures. Increasing the competitiveness of European industry is also a major objective, supporting key technologies and services relevant for research infrastructures and their users, thus improving the conditions for supply and utilisation of innovative solutions.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 695 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 3
Past framework programmes have made a significant contribution towards the more efficient and effective use of national infrastructures and towards the removal of barriers for use by all areas of European research through trans-national access, as well as developed with the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) a coherent and strategy-led approach to policy making on pan-European research infrastructures. This strategic approach has generated clear advantages, including reducing duplication of effort with more efficient overall use of resources, as well as standardising and harmonising processes and procedures. Creating new excellent R&I networks on the base of research infrastructures founded by the EU seems to be a natural challenge for Horizon Europe.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 702 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
The establishment, operation and long-term sustainability of research infrastructures identified by ESFRI, including the ones identified by ESFRI as wel las maximising their involvement in excellent Horizon Europe’s projects is essential for the EU to ensure a leading position in frontier research, the creation and use of knowledge and the competitiveness of its industries.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 742 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – paragraph 6
Clusters will support knowledge creation in all its stages of development, including early-stage basic and applied research activities. Clusters will also develop and apply digital, key enabling and emerging technologies as part of a common strategy to promote the EU's industrial leadership. Where appropriate this will use EU space- enabled data and services.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 916 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – introductory part
2. CLUSTER 'INCLUSIVE AND SECURE SOCIETY'
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 919 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
The EU stands for a unique way of combining economic growth with social policies, with high levels of social inclusion, shared values embracing democracy, human rights, gender equality and the richness of diversity. This model is constantly evolving and needs to deal with the challenges from amongst other things, globalisation and technological change. Europe also has to respond to the challenges arising from persistent security threats. Terrorist attacks and radicalisation, as well as cyber-attacks and hybrid threats, raise major security concerns and put particular strain on societies.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 928 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 3
European citizens, state institutions and the economy need to be protected from the continued threats of organised crime, including firearms trafficking, drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings. Strengthening protection and security through better border management is also key. Cybercrime is on the increase and related risks are diversifying as the economy and society digitalise. Europe needs to continue its effots to improve cybersecurity, digital privacy, personal data protection and combat the spread of false and harmful information in order to safeguard democratic and economic stability. Lastly, further efforts are required to limit the effects on lives and livelihoods of extreme weather events which are intensifying due to climate change, such as floods, storms or droughts leading to forest fires, land degradation and other natural disasters, e.g. earthquakes. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can put at risk important societal functions, such as health, energy supply and government.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 941 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 5
Security research is part of the wider comprehensive EU response to security threats. It contributes to the capability development process by enabling the future availability of technologies and applications to fill capability gaps identified by policy-makers and practitioners. Already, funding to research through the EU's framework programme has represented around 50% of total public funding for security research in the EU. Full use will be made of available instruments, including the European space programme (Galileo and EGNOS, Copernicus, Space Situational Awareness and Governmental Satellite Communications). Synergies are sought with the activities supported by EU- funded defence research and duplication of funding is avoided. Cross-border collaboration contributes to developing a European single security market and improving industrial performance, underpinning the EU's autonomy.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1015 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.4 – paragraph 1
Disasters arise from multiple sources, whether natural or man-made, including those from terrorist attacks, climate- related and other extreme events (including from sea level rises), from forest fires, heat waves, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic events, from water crises, from space weather events, from industrial and transport disasters, from CBRN events, as well as those from resulting cascading risks. The aim is to prevent and reduce the loss of life, harm to health and the environment, economic and material damage from disasters, ensure food security as well as to improve the understanding and reduction of disaster risks and post-disaster lesson learning.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1022 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.4 – paragraph 2
Broad Lines – Technologies and capabilities for first responders for emergency operations in crisis and disaster situations; – The capacities of society to better manage and reduce disaster risk, including through nature-based solutions, by enhancing prevention, preparedness and response to existing and new risks – Interoperability of equipment and procedures to facilitate cross-border operational cooperation and an integrated EU market.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1034 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5
2.2.5. Protection and Security There is a need to protect citizens from and to respond to security threats from criminal including terrorist activities and hybrid threats; to protect people, public spaces and critical infrastructure, from both physical (including CBRN-E) attacks and cyber-attacks; to fight terrorism and radicalisation, including understanding and tackling terrorist ideas and beliefs; to prevent and fight serious crime, including cybercrime, and organised crime; to support victims; to trace criminal financial flows; to support the use of data for law enforcement and to ensure the protection of personal data in law enforcement activities; to support air, land and sea EU border management, for flows of people and goods. It is essential to maintain flexibility rapidly to address new security challenges that may arise. Broad Lines – Innovative approaches and technologies for security practitioners (such as police forces, border and coast guards, customs offices), public health practitioners, operators of infrastructure and those managing open spaces; – Human and social dimensions of criminality and violent radicalisation, in relation to those engaged or potentially engaged in such behaviour as well as to those affected or potentially affected; – The mind-set of citizens, public authorities and industry to prevent the creation of new security risks and to reduce existing risks, including those from new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence; – Combatting disinformation and fake news with implications for security; – Interoperability of equipment and procedures to facilitate cross-border and inter-agency operational cooperation and develop an integrated EU market. – Ensuring the protection of personal data in law enforcement activities, in particular in view of rapid technological developments.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1037 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5 – paragraph 1
There is a need to protect citizens from and to respond to security threats from criminal including terrorist activities and hybrid threats; to protect people, public spaces and critical infrastructure, from both physical (including CBRN-E) attacks and cyber-attacks; to fight terrorism and radicalisation, including understanding and tackling terrorist ideas and beliefs; to prevent and fight serious crime, including cybercrime, and organised crime; to support victims; to trace criminal financial flows; to support the use of data for law enforcement and to ensure the protection of personal data in law enforcement activities; to support air, land and sea EU border management, for flows of people and goods. It is essential to maintain flexibility rapidly to address new security challenges that may arise.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1042 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5 – paragraph 2
Broad Lines – Innovative approaches and technologies for security practitioners (such as police forces, border and coast guards, customs offices), public health practitioners, operators of infrastructure and those managing open spaces; – Human and social dimensions of criminality and violent radicalisation, in relation to those engaged or potentially engaged in such behaviour as well as to those affected or potentially affected; – The mind-set of citizens, public authorities and industry to prevent the creation of new security risks and to reduce existing risks, including those from new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence; – Combatting disinformation and fake news with implications for security; – Interoperability of equipment and procedures to facilitate cross-border and inter-agency operational cooperation and develop an integrated EU market. – Ensuring the protection of personal data in law enforcement activities, in particular in view of rapid technological developments.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1051 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6
2.2.6. Cybersecurity Malicious cyber activities not only threaten our economies but also the very functioning of our democracies, our freedoms and our values. Cyber threats are often criminal, motivated by profit, but they can also be political and strategic. Our future security and prosperity depend on improving our ability to protect the EU against cyber threats. The digital transformation requires improving cybersecurity substantially, to ensure the protection of the huge number of IoT devices expected to be connected to the internet, including those controlling power grids, cars and transport networks, hospitals, finances, public institutions, factories, homes. Europe must build resilience to cyber- attacks and create effective cyber deterrence. Broad Lines – Technologies across the digital value chain (from secure components to cryptography and self-healing software and networks); – Technologies to address current cybersecurity threats, anticipating future needs, and sustaining a competitive industry; – A European cybersecurity competence network and competence centre.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1056 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 1
Malicious cyber activities not only threaten our economies but also the very functioning of our democracies, our freedoms and our values. Cyber threats are often criminal, motivated by profit, but they can also be political and strategic. Our future security and prosperity depend on improving our ability to protect the EU against cyber threats. The digital transformation requires improving cybersecurity substantially, to ensure the protection of the huge number of IoT devices expected to be connected to the internet, including those controlling power grids, cars and transport networks, hospitals, finances, public institutions, factories, homes. Europe must build resilience to cyber- attacks and create effective cyber deterrence.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1059 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2
Broad Lines – Technologies across the digital value chain (from secure components to cryptography and self-healing software and networks); – Technologies to address current cybersecurity threats, anticipating future needs, and sustaining a competitive industry; – A European cybersecurity competence network and competence centre.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1062 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Technologies across the digital value chain (from secure components to cryptography and self-healing software and networks);deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1064 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Technologies to address current cybersecurity threats, anticipating future needs, and sustaining a competitive industry;deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1068 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– A European cybersecurity competence network and competence centre.deleted
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1077 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 a (new)
2a. CLUSTER 'SECURE SOCIETY' Security research is a part of the wider comprehensive EU response to security threats. It contributes to the capability development process by enabling the future availability of technologies and applications to fill capability gaps identified by policy-makers and practitioners. Already, funding to research through the EU's framework programme has represented around 50% of total public funding for security research in the EU. Full use will be made of available instruments, including the European space programme (Galileo and EGNOS, Copernicus, Space Situational Awareness and Governmental Satellite Communications). Synergies are sought with the activities supported by EU-funded defence research and duplication of funding is avoided. Cross-border collaboration contributes to developing a European single security market and improving industrial performance, underpinning the EU's autonomy. It will also support the European Pillar of Social Rights, and the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. Security research responds to the commitment of the Rome Agenda to work towards "a safe and secure Europe", contributing to a genuine and effective Security Union. Synergies with the Justice Programme and with the Rights and Values Programme, which support activities in the area of access to justice, victims' rights, gender equality, non- discrimination, data protection and promotion of the European citizenship will be exploited. Europe also has to respond to the challenges arising from persistent security threats. Terrorist attacks and radicalisation, as well as cyber-attacks and hybrid threats, raise major security concerns and put particular strain on societies. European citizens, state institutions and the economy need to be protected from the continued threats of organised crime, including firearms trafficking, drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings. Strengthening protection and security through better border management is also key. Cybercrime is on the increase and related risks are diversifying as the economy and society digitalise. Europe needs to continue its efforts to improve cybersecurity, digital privacy, personal data protection and combat the spread of false and harmful information in order to safeguard democratic and economic stability. Lastly, further efforts are required to limit the effects on lives and livelihoods of extreme weather events which are intensifying due to climate change, such as floods, storms or droughts leading to forest fires, land degradation and other natural disasters, e.g. earthquakes. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can put at risk important societal functions, such as health, energy supply and government. Disaster-Resilient Societies: Disasters arise from multiple sources, whether natural or man-made, including those from terrorist attacks, climate- related and other extreme events (including from sea level rises), from forest fires, heat waves, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic events, from water crises, from space weather events, from industrial and transport disasters, from CBRN events, as well as those from resulting cascading risks. The aim is to prevent and reduce the loss of life, harm to health and the environment, economic and material damage from disasters, ensure food security as well as to improve the understanding and reduction of disaster risks and post-disaster lesson learning. Broad Lines – Technologies and capabilities for first responders for emergency operations in crisis and disaster situations; – The capacities of society to better manage and reduce disaster risk, including through nature-based solutions, by enhancing prevention, preparedness and response to existing and new risks – Interoperability of equipment and procedures to facilitate cross-border operational cooperation and an integrated EU market. Protection and Security There is a need to protect citizens from and to respond to security threats from criminal including terrorist activities and hybrid threats; to protect people, public spaces and critical infrastructure, from both physical (including CBRN-E) attacks and cyber-attacks; to fight terrorism and radicalisation, including understanding and tackling terrorist ideas and beliefs; to prevent and fight serious crime, including cybercrime, and organised crime; to support victims; to trace criminal financial flows; to support the use of data for law enforcement and to ensure the protection of personal data in law enforcement activities; to support air, land and sea EU border management, for flows of people and goods. It is essential to maintain flexibility rapidly to address new security challenges that may arise. Broad Lines – Innovative approaches and technologies for security practitioners (such as police forces, border and coast guards, customs offices), public health practitioners, operators of infrastructure and those managing open spaces; – Human and social dimensions of criminality and violent radicalisation, in relation to those engaged or potentially engaged in such behaviour as well as to those affected or potentially affected; – The mind-set of citizens, public authorities and industry to prevent the creation of new security risks and to reduce existing risks, including those from new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence; – Combatting disinformation and fake news with implications for security; – Interoperability of equipment and procedures to facilitate cross-border and inter-agency operational cooperation and develop an integrated EU market. – Ensuring the protection of personal data in law enforcement activities, in particular in view of rapid technological developments. Cybersecurity Malicious cyber activities not only threaten our economies but also the very functioning of our democracies, our freedoms and our values. Cyber threats are often criminal, motivated by profit, but they can also be political and strategic. Our future security and prosperity depend on improving our ability to protect the EU against cyber threats. The digital transformation requires improving cybersecurity substantially, to ensure the protection of the huge number of IoT devices expected to be connected to the internet, including those controlling power grids, cars and transport networks, hospitals, finances, public institutions, factories, homes. Europe must build resilience to cyber- attacks and create effective cyber deterrence. Broad Lines – Technologies across the digital value chain (from secure components to cryptography and self-healing software and networks); – Technologies to address current cybersecurity threats, anticipating future needs, and sustaining a competitive industry; – A European cybersecurity competence network and competence centre.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1848 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– EIC Challenges, i.e. inducement prizes, to help develop novel solutions to global challengeew breakthrough innovations, bring in new actors and develop new R&I communities and networks. EIC recognition prizes will include iCapital, the Social Innovation Inducement Prize, and the Women Innovators' Prize.29 The design of itsand implementation of these prizes will be linked to EIC towith other parts of the Framework programme, including missions and other funding bodie EIT to ensure complementarity and avoid duplications. Opportunities for cooperation with organisations (such as enterprises, universities, research organisations, business accelerators, charities and foundations) will be explored. The budget dedicated for the prizes founded from different parts of Horizon Europe cannot exceed 1% of the Programme’s financial envelope. _________________ 29 The EIC prizes will take over the management of prizes launched under Horizon 2020 and provide for the design and implementation of new inducement prizes and recognition awards.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1922 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – introductory part
1. SHARPREADING EXCELLENCE33 _________________ 33 innovation excellence will be used to define those Member States and Associated Countries where legal entities need to be established in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. This criterion will address the dimensions of the overall economic performance (GDP), research performance and innovation performance in a combined manner normalised to the size of the related countries. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'sharing excellence'. On the basis of Article 349 TFEU, legal entities from Outermost Regions will be also fully eligible as coordinators under 'sharing excellence'. AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION A criterion based on research and
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1926 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Reducing disparities in research and innovation performance by sharing knowledge and expertise across the EU and by widening participation in the Programme will help both countries and regions that are lagging behind in terms of research and innovation performance, including the EU outermost regions, to attain a competitive position in the global value chains and the Union to fully benefit from R&I potential of all Member States. Activities may also be established to foster brain circulation right across ERA and better exploitation of existing (and possibly jointly managed EU programmes) research infrastructures in the targeted countries through mobility and collaboration of researchers and innovators and setting new R&I networks and R&I initiatives on the base of those infrastructures.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1928 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Legal entities need to be established in those EU Members States, which are ranked below 70% of the EU27 average of the composite indicator on Research Excellence implemented under Horizon 2020 in order to be eligible to submit proposals as coordinators under 'spreading excellence and widening participation'. The countries identified with this criterion are called 'eligible countries' in the context of 'spreading excellence and widening participation'.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1930 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
– Teaming, to create new centres of excellence or upgrade existing ones in eligible countries, building on partnerships, including through new excellent research and innovation activities, in eligible countries, building on cooperation in all stages of research between leading scientific institutions and partner institutions;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1932 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
– Twinning, to significantly strengthen a university or research organisation from an eligible country in a defined field, in all stages of research, by linking it with internationally-leading research institutions or research initiatives from other Member States or Associated Countries.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1933 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)
- “Excellence initiatives”, to support new ideas aiming to strengthen research and innovation systems in the eligible countries. Actions should complement the other broad lines under this priority, avoiding overlaps
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1934 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 b (new)
- - “Excellence for EU infrastructures”, to support creation new excellent research and innovation networks or new centres of excellence on the base of research infrastructures financed from ERDF in ‘spreading excellence and widening participation’ eligible countries, to boost new R&I cooperation patterns across Europe and involve those infrastructures in excellent collaborative projects, aiming synergies between national and regional R&I strategies and the Programme.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1935 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 c (new)
- Widening fellowships, to enable researchers of any nationality to acquire and transfer new knowledge and to work on research and innovation in eligible widening countries. This scheme will be linked with relevant complementary actions in other parts of the Programme, in particular under Marie Skłodowska- Curie.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1941 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 1 – paragraph 5
This intervention areae ‘Spreading excellence and widening participation’ priority will support the Horizon Europe specific objectives: Sspread and connect excellence across the EU and widen participation in the Programme, including underperforming Member States; Reinforce the creation of high quality knowledge; Increase cross- sectorial, cross- disciplinary cross-border cooperation. and boost creation of the new R&I activities and networks, involving widening eligible countries and excellent ‘newcomers’ from EU Member States; Support ‘Science and citizens’ activities
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The continuation of “Open Science, Open Innovation, Open to the World constitute general principles, which” attitude, should ensure excellence and impact of the Union's investment in research and innovation. They and strengthening R&I capacity of all Member States. This should be adhered in the implementation of the Programme, in particular for the sStrategic planning in respect of the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'R&I Plans.
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The conception and design of the Programme should respond to the need for establishing a critical mass of supported activities, throughout the EU Unionuropean Union, with balanced roles of research, academia and industry, and through targeted international cooperation, safeguarding balanced participation of all Member States in the Programme, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Programme implementation should reinforce the pursuit of this aim.
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' should be established through clusters of research and innovation activities, in order to maximise integration across the respective work areas while securing high and sustainable levels of EU impact in relation to the resources that are expended. It will encourage cross- disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and cross-border collaboration in pursuit of the UN SDGs and the competitiveness of the Union's industries therein as well as significant reduction of EU R&I divide and participation gap in the Programme. The activities under this pillar should cover the full range of research and innovation activities such as basic and applied research, development, piloting, demonstration, and support for public procurement, pre-normative research and standard setting, and market uptake of innovations to ensure that Europe stays at the cutting-edge or research in strategically defined priorities.
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Commission's Communication on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 (COM(2018) 2 final) hasand the European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2017 on the assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal (2016/2147(INI)) have provided a set of recommendations for this Programme, including its Rules for participation and dissemination, building on the lessons learnt from the previous Programme as well as input from EU institutions and stakeholders. Those recommendations include to invest more ambitiously in order to reach critical mass and maximise impact; to support breakthrough innovation; to prioritise Union research and innovation (R&I) investments in areas of high added value, notably through mission- orientation, citizen involvement and wide communication; to rationalise the Union funding landscape, in order to fully use the RDI potential of all Member States ,including by streamlining the range of partnership initiatives and co-funding schemes; the development of more and concrete synergies between different Union funding instruments, notably with the aim of helping to mobilise under-exploited R&I potential across the Union; to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participationbetter involve research infrastructures financed by the EU, especially from ERDF, into the Programme’s projects, to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participation while safeguarding EU interest and balanced participation of all Member States in the Programme; and to continue simplification based on implementation experiences from Horizon 2020.
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) With the aim of strengthening of the European Research Area, significant reduction of the EU research and innovation divide and diminishing the participation gap in the EU R&I actions, all parts of the Programme should contribute to spreading scientific excellence, boosting new R&I cooperation patterns, reducing remuneration gap among researchers within the Union, modernising national RDI systems and ensuring balanced representation in the evaluation panels, expert groups and scientific boards.
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) The current system of reimbursement of actual personnel costs should be further simplified building on the project-based, aiming closing the remuneration gapproach developed under Horizon 2020 and further aligned to the Financial Regulation among EU researchers involved in the Programme, including through acceptance of national accounting practices.
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) The key elements of the proposal evaluation and selection system of the predecessor programme Horizon 2020 with its particular focus on excellence’, ‘impact’ and ‘quality and efficiency of implementation’ criteria, should be maintained. Proposals should continue to be selected based on the evaluation made by independent experts. The Commission will organise blind-evaluation pilots and analyse its results in order to implement, if justified, blind-evaluation procedure in all parts of Horizon Europe. Where relevant, the necessity to ensure the overall coherence of the portfolio of projects should be taken into account by independent experts.
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) to fully use R&I potential of all Member States and support creating new excellent R&I networks within the EU, involving also less performing EU countries or regions;
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation;
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Principles of EU funding 1. Research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon Europe shall have an exclusive focus on civil applications. 2. The collaborative parts of the Programme should cover the whole value chain, including lower TRLs to ensure that Europe stays at the cutting-edge of research and to maximise EU added value. 3. The Programme shall ensure the significant reduction of the RDI divide in the EU and widen participation of the less performing EU Member States in the Programme up to at least 15% of the Programme’s budget, through “widening” instruments and solutions and through supporting national reforms of R&I ecosystems. 4. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Subject to the situation in the field of research and innovation concerned, in evaluation panels and in bodies such as boards and expert groups, particular attention shall be paid to ensuring gender balance. 5. The Programme shall aim at continuous administrative simplification and reduction of the burden for the beneficiaries. In particular, an RDI action combining several Union funds shall be subject only to the rules of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. 6. The Programme shall provide for all types of beneficiaries the possibility to apply for funding in a faster manner. A number of research and innovation actions will apply a Fast Track to Research and Innovation logic where time-to-grant shall not exceed 6 months. This shall allow a faster, bottom-up access to funds for small collaborative consortia covering actions from fundamental research to market application. Calls under the Fast Track to Research and Innovation approach will be continuously open with cut-off dates and be implemented in the work programmes under clusters, the EIC and the "spreading excellence" part. 7. The Programme will aim at maximising return on public investments, in terms of suitability, safety, effectiveness and affordability of potential end products. The programme shall ensure sufficient transparency and traceability of public funding in research and innovation projects safeguarding the public interest and equitable social impact. 8. The Commission or the relevant funding body shall ensure that sufficient guidance and information is made available to all potential participants at the time of publication of the call for proposals, in particular the applicable model grant agreement.
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 81 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
(1) EUR 1 76 000 000 000 for 'sharpreading excellence' and widening participation’;
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Scientific excellence remains the core evaluation criteria in all Horizon Europe’s calls. Among the proposals having passed the applicable thresholds and evaluated equally as excellent, priority shall be considered to those providing strong EU added-value and meeting at least one of the following conditions, contributing directly to “impact” and “quality and efficiency of implementation” criteria: - helping to achieve the EU policy objectives; - attracting excellent scientists and high- quality industry partners from outside of the EU; - using research infrastructure financed by the EU, particularly from ERDF; - involving partners from the eligible “widening” countries;
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 110 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
Areas of intervention: Sharpreading Eexcellence; Reforming and enhanc and widening participation through existing teaming, twinning, and ERA-Chairs instruments transformed from just networking to both networking and R&I activities, as well as through additional instrument focused on creating new high-quality R&I networks based on the sophisticated research infrastructures financed from ERDF; supporting COST and citizen engagement activities; reforming the European R&I system.s;
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 290 #

2018/0224(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament’s report on the assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal (2016/2147(INI)),
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) It is the Union's objective to strengthen its scientific and technological bases and encourage its competitiveness, including in its industry, to strengthen and develop European Research Area, while promoting all research and innovation activities to deliver on the Union's strategic, including fundamental research with social sciences, economics, arts and humanities, to address EU policy objectives and priorities, which ultimately aim at promoting peace, tackling climate change, sustainable development, the Union's values and the well-being of its peoples.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 303 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) To deliver scientific, economic and societal impact in pursuit of this general objective and maximize the EU added value of its RDI investments, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and, diffusion and transfer of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in addressing global societal challenges as defined by the Sustainable Development Goals, and in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challengesustainable solutions in the Union’s industry and society to improve people’s well-being and promote EU industrial competitiveness; to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthroughsocietal, economic and technological innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The continuation of “Open Science, Open Innovation, Open to the World cons” attitutde general principles, which should ensure excellence and impact of the Union's investment in research and innovation. They and strengthen R&I capacity of all Member States. This should be adhered in the implementation of the Programme, in particular for the sStrategic planning in respect of the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'R&I Plans.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 328 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The conception and design of the Programme should respond to the need for establishing a critical mass of supported activities, throughout the EU Unionuropean Union, with balanced roles of research, academia and industry, and through targeted international cooperation while safeguarding balanced participation of all Member States in the Programme, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Programme implementation should reinforce the pursuit of this aim.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Research activities carried out under the pillar 'Open Science' should be determined according to the needs and opportunities of science, underlining the need of strengthening ERA, attracting new R&I talents and supporting careers of young researchers. The research agenda should be set in close liaison with the scientific community. Research should be funded on the basis of excellence.;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Full eEngagement of the Union’s industry in the Programme, at all levels from the individual entrepreneur and small and medium-sized enterprises to large scale enterprises, should constitute one of the main channels through which the Programme's objectives are to be realised, specifically towards the creation of sustainable jobs and growthnue, specifically towards the creation of sustainable jobs and growth in Europe, strengthening industry-academia cooperation and enhancing R&I investments from the private sector. Industry should contribute to the perspectives and priorities established through the strategic planning process, which should support the development of work programmes. Such engagement by industry should see its participation in the actions supported at levels at least commensurate with those under the previous framework programme Horizon 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council13 ('Horizon 2020'). __________________ 13result in periodic Strategic R&I Plans forming part of the legal base of the Programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 378 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) It is important to support EU’s industry to stay or become world leader in innovation, digitisation and decarbonisation, notably through investments in key enabling technologies that will underpin tomorrow's business. The Programme's actions should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value. This will ensure consistency between the actions of the programme and EU State aid rules, avoiding undue distortions of competition in the internal market.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 386 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Commission's Communication on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 (COM(2018) 2 final) hasand the European Parliament’s report on the assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal (2016/2147(INI)) have provided a set of recommendations for this Programme, including its Rules for participation and dissemination, building on the lessons learnt from the previous Programme as well as input from EU institutions and stakeholders. Those recommendations include to invest more ambitiously in order to reach critical mass and maximise impact; to support breakthrough innovation; to prioritise Union research and innovation (R&I) investments in areas of high added value, notably through mission- orientation, citizen involvement and wide communication; to rationalise the Union funding landscape in order to fully use the R&I potential of all Member States, including by streamlining the range of partnership initiatives and co-funding schemes; the development of more and concrete synergies between different Union funding instruments, notably with the aim of helping to mobilise under-exploited R&I potential across the Union; to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participationbetter involve research infrastructures financed by the EU - especially from ERDF - into the Programme’s projects, to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participation while safeguarding EU interest and balanced participation of all Member States in the Programme; and to continue simplification based on implementation experiences from Horizon 2020.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 388 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes and, where possible, their rules should be aligned with Horizon Europe, from their design and strategic planning, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. W, with a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, as well as decreasing administrative burden for the beneficiaries. – transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rules; – co-funding of an action by Horizon Europe and another Union programme could also be foreseen while not exceeding the total eligible costs of the action. In such cases, the rules of Horizon Europe should apply; – Seals of Excellence should be awarded automatically to all proposals which have passed the “excellence” threshold in Horizon Europe but cannot be financed due to budgetary constraints.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 402 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding and the most effective contribution to the Union's policy objectives, the Programme shouldmay enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners, on the basis of the Strategic R&I Plans. Such partners include industry, research organisations, higher education institutions, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as non-governmental organisations and foundations that support and/or carry out research and innovation, provided that desired impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 406 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) FET Flagships have proven to be among instruments to achieve this, delivering benefits for society in a joint, coordinated effort by the EU and it’s Member States; those flagships which have proven their benefits for the Union, provide clear EU added value, contribute significantly to the EU global competitiveness, strengthen the EU knowledge base and improve well-being of the EU citizens, should continue to be supported.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The pillar 'Open Innovationve Europe' should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth as well as promoting EU’s technological leadership in strategic areas. It should attract innovative companies, including SMEs and start-ups, with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co- investments, including with private investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and Europeanresearch and innovation ecosystems at largein all Member States, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 428 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The EIC through its instruments – Pathfinder and Accelerator – should aim at identifying, developing and deploying breakthroughresearch-driven market creating innovations and, across all sectors and disciplines, targeted towards new technologies and, together with Invest EU, supporting their rapideffective scale-up to EU and international levels. Through coherent and streamlined support to breakthrough innovation as well as synergies with Invest EU Fund, the EIC should fill the current vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough innovation. The instruments of the EIC call for dedicated legal and management features in order to reflect its objectives, in particular market deployment activities.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 447 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on commonUnion’s interest, reciprocity and mutual benefits and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's excellence in research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle global societal challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for reciprocal international participation and targeted international cooperation actions should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility criteria, considering different levels of R&I capacities, for funding of entities established in low to middle income countries need to be applied. At the same time, association of the third countries to the Programme should be promotedall be promoted where relevant and while safeguarding EU’s interest and balanced participation of all Member States in the Programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 454 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions, the Programme should work to address and overcome barriers to societal engagement and actively engage and involve citizens and civil society organisations, in co-designing and co- creating responsible research and innovation agendas and contents, promoting science education, making scientific knowledge publicly accessible, and facilitating participation by citizens and civil society organisations in its activities. It should do so across the ProgrammHorizon Europe and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', in order to better align both the R&I process and its outcomes with the values, needs and expectations of the European society. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled with public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The measures taken to improve the involvement of citizens and civil society will be reported on in Horizon Europe annual reports. The programme should also seek to remove barriers and boost synergies between science, technology, culture and the arts to obtain a new quality of sustainable innovation.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 461 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) With the aim of strengthening of the European Research Area, significant reduction of the EU research and innovation divide and diminishing the participation gap in the EU R&I actions, all parts of the Programme should contribute to spreading scientific excellence, boosting new R&I cooperation patterns, reducing remuneration gap among researchers within the Union, modernising national R&I ecosystems and ensuring balanced representation in the evaluation panels, expert groups and scientific boards.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 472 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this Programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States and beneficiaries of the Programme. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 482 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In line with the objectives of international cooperation as set out in Articles 180 and 186 TFEU, the participation of legal entities established in third countries and of international organisations should be promoted in the best Union’s scientific, societal, economic and technological interest. The implementation of the Programme should be in conformity with the measures adopted in accordance with Articles 75 and 215 TFEU and should be in compliance with international law. For actions related to Union strategic assets, interests, autonomy or security, the participation to specific actions of the Programme may be limited to entities established in Member States only, or to entities established in specified associated or other third countries in addition to Member States.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 495 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) It is necessary to establish the minimum conditions for participation, both as a general rule, where the consortium should include at least onetwo legal entityies from athe EU Member States, and with regard to the specificities of particular type of actions under the Programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 499 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) It is appropriatenecessary to establish the terms and conditions for providing Union funding to participants in actions under the Programme. Grants, being the core financial instrument within the Programme, should be implemented taking into account all forms of contribution set out in the Financial Regulation, including lump sums, flat rates or unit costs, with the view to further simplification.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 503 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) The current system of reimbursement of actual personnel costs should be further simplified building on the project-based, aiming closing the remuneration gapproach developed under Horizon 2020 and further aligned to the Financial Regulation among EU researchers involved in the Programme, including through acceptance of national accounting practices.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 512 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) The key elements of the proposal evaluation and selection system of the predecessor programme Horizon 2020 with its particular focus on excellence’, ‘impact’ and ‘quality and efficiency of implementation’ criteria, should be maintained. Proposals should continue to be selected based on the evaluation made by independent experts. The Commission will organise blind-evaluation pilots and analyse its results in order to implement, if justified, blind-evaluation procedure in all parts of Horizon Europe. Where relevant, the necessity to ensure the overall coherence of the portfolio of projects should be taken into account by independent experts.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 520 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) A widerSystematic cross-reliance on audits and assessments – including with other Union programmes should be envisagedimplemented for all parts of the Programme, in order to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of Union funds. Cross reliance should be explicitly provided for by considering also other elements of assurance such as systems and processes audits.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 522 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) Specific challenges in the area of research ofand innovation should be addressed by prizes, including through common or joint prizes where appropriate, organised by the Commission or funding body with other Union bodies, third countries, international organisations or non-profit legal entities. The budget dedicated for all prizes under Horizon Europe shall not exceed 1% of the Programme’s financial envelope.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 547 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) 'mission' means a portfolio of cross-cluster excellence-driven R&I actions intended to achieve a measurable goal within a set timeframe, and impact for science and technology and/or society and citizens that could not be achieved through individual actions;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 570 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
(25a) “citizen engagement” refers to science engagement and science education activities, events or interactions characterised by mutual learning among people of varied backgrounds, scientific expertise and experience, contributing to building effective and sustained cooperation between science and society, focused on identifying new goals for science, recruiting new talents for science and innovation, science education for future generations, promoting gender equality and strengthening of social awareness and responsibility.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 574 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, technological, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union, and foster itsEU competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and policies, contribute to tackling global societal challenges, includas set out ing the Sustainable Development Goals, and achieve a balanced European Research Area. The objectives will take into consideration societal concerns and implications to contribute to a knowledge- based learning society and strengthen shared values, acceptance of scientific insights and social cohesion.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 601 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality new knowledge, skills, technologies and solutions to glob, based both on fundamental and applied research, to tackle global societal challenges;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 608 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) to promote and spread scientific excellence
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 611 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impactrole of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to strengthen the significance of the EU added value in all R&I projects financed from the Programme’s budget and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society in order to address global societal challenges; and improve people’s well-being
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough economic, social and technological innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 642 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to optimise the Programme's delivery for increased impact within a strengthened and balanced European Research Area.;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 652 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) to fully use R&I potential of all Member States and support creating new excellent R&I networks involving also less performing EU Member States
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 685 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster 'Inclusive and Secure Society';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 690 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) cluster 'Secure Society';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 716 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) PCross-cutting part 'Strengthening the European Research Area', pursuing the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(d) and also supporting the specific objectives set out in Article 3(2)(a), (b) and (c), with the following components:
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 719 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) sharpreading excellence and widening participation;
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 756 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The implementation of the specific programme29 shall be based on a transparent and strategic multiannual planning of research and innovation activitiesSpecific R&I Plans forming part of the legal base, in particular for the pillar 'Global Challenges and 'Industrial Competitiveness', following consultations with stakeholder. The consultations with national authorities, with the European Parliament, with stakeholders and civil society representatives about priorities and the suitable types of action and forms of implementation to use. This shall ensure alignment with other relevant Union programmes. __________________ 29 …
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 763 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Programme shall ensure the significant reduction of R&I divide in the EU and widen participation of the less performing EU Member States in Horizon Europe up to at least 15% of the Programme’s budget , through 'spreading excellence and widening participation' instruments and solutions and through supporting national reforms of R&I ecosystems.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 764 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Horizon Europe shall ensure multidiciplinarity and support integration of human and societal approach across all activities developed under the Programme
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 767 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. Research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon Europe shall have an exclusive focus on civil applications.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 905 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Framework Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in curreonstant prices for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, in addition, the amount for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b), as laid down in Regulation…. establishing the European Defence Fund.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1046 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1
(1) EUR 1 76 000 000 000 for 'sharpreading excellence and widening participation';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1064 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. In order to respond to unforeseen situations or to new developments and needs, the Commission may, within the annual budgetary procedure, deviate from the amounts referred to in paragraph 2 up to a maximum of 10%. No such5%, including the allocation of the contributions from associated countries. No negative deviation shall be allowed in respect of the amounts referred to in points (a) and (b) (6) of paragraph 2 of this Article and the total amount set out for cross-cutting Part 'Strengthening the European Research Area' of paragraph 2 of this Article.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1083 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
8. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management and transferrable in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) XX […Common Provisions Regulation] may, at their request voluntary basis, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance wias a national contribution to the budget of the specific project selected under Horizon Europe, if expected results of the point (c) of that Article. Where possible, those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.roject are strategic for the Member State or its R&I communities; transferred resources shall be implemented in accordance with the rules of Horizon Europe
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1130 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– guarantees the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect itsEU societal, scientific, industrial, technological and financial interests.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1171 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Actions which are not ethically acceptable mayshould be rejected or terminated at any time.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1178 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Entities shall be part of a consortium that shall include at least three independent legal entities, each established in a different Member State or associated country and with at least onetwo of them established in a Member State, unless:
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1247 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Scientific excellence remains core evaluation criteria in all Horizon Europe’s calls. Among the proposals having passed the applicable thresholds and evaluated equally as excellent, priority shall be considered to those providing strong EU added value and meeting at least one of the following conditions, contributing directly to 'impact' and 'quality and efficiency of implementation' criteria: – helping to achieve the specific EU policy objectives; – attracting excellent scientists and high-quality industry partners from outside of the EU – using research infrastructure financed by the EU, particularly from ERDF – involving partners from the eligible widening countries
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1327 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addiBy derogation tofrom the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, for beneficiaries with project-based remuneration, costs of personnel are eligible up to the remuneration that the person is paid for work in similar projects funded by national schemes, ensuring acceptance of national accounting practices.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1356 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The work programme may provide for additional dissemination obligations while safeguarding EU’s economic & scientific interests.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1357 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Open access to research dataWith regard to the dissemination of research data, the grant agreement shall be, in the general rule under the terms and conditions laid down context of fair open access to and the preservation of research data, lay down terms and conditions under which fair access to such results shall be provided, ensuring opt-outs following the grant agreement, but eprinciple “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”. Exceptions shall apply if justified, taking into consideration the legitimate interests of the beneficiaries and any other constraints, such as data protection rules, security rules or intellectual property rights. privacy, confidentiality, security rules, trade secrets, legitimate commercial interests or intellectual property rights or Union’s external competitiveness.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1361 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The work programme may provide for additional obligationincentives to adhere to open science practices.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1366 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Unless the work programme provides otherwise, proposals shall include a plan for the exploitation and dissemination of the results. If the expected exploitation entails developing, creating, manufacturing and marketing a product or process, or in creating and providing a service, the plan shall include a strategy for such exploitation. If the plan provides for exploitation primarily in non-associated third countries, the legal entities sh, respecting EU scientific, financiall, explain how that exploitation is still in the Unionconomic and technological interest.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1368 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Whenever possible, the beneficiaries shall include public engagement and science education as a goal for communication and dissemination.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1412 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5
5. Horizon Europe and EIC blended finance shall be provided in a manner that does notpromotes EU global competitiveness while avoiding distortion of competition.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1442 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a A dedicated instrument for the incremental innovation targeted at SMEs under a single centralised management system shall be created. It will be implemented primarily in a bottom-up manner through a competitive call tailored to the needs of SMEs.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1456 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Independent experts shall be chosen from all Member States, on the basis of their experience and knowledge, appropriate to carry out the task assigned to them. When appointing independent external experts the Commission or the EU funding body shall seek balanced representation and composition within the of expert groups and evaluation panels in terms of their fields of expertise, gender, geographical background and types of the institutions they are representing.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1474 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be carried out once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the start of the programme implementation. It shall include an assessment of the long-term impact of previous Framework Programmes and shall form the basis to adjust programme implementation, as apprond maximise the EU added value and review the programme, considering feedback from the beneficiaries, public and private stakeholders and assessment of the independent high-level experts’ group.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1481 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall communicate and justify the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observations, as well as present the way and schedule of its implementation to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The Commission is also obliged to communicate those conclusions to the beneficiaries and stakeholders.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1504 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Nurturing excellence through mobility of researchers across borders, sectors and disciplines; fostering new skills through excellent training of researchers; strengthening human capital and skills development across the European Research Area;, supporting European researchers working outside of the Union to return to the EU, improving and facilitating synergies; promoting public outreach.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1528 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2
To maximise impact flexibility and synergies, research and innovation activities will be organised in fivesix clusters, which individually and together will incentivise interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy, cross-border and international cooperation.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1545 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
(b) Cluster 'Inclusive and secure society': Strengthening European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding our cultural heritage, and promoting socio- economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, while responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disasters.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1560 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) Cluster 'Secure Society': responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including terrorism, safeguarding external EU borders, cybercrime as well as natural and man-made disasters.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1621 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Strengthen sustainable research and innovation ecosystems across Europe; Fostering the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective and support the entrepreneurial stransformation of EU universitieengths of EU higher education institutions; Bring new solutions to global societal challenges to the market; Synergies and value added within Horizon Europe.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1624 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
(4) PCross-cutting part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1630 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1
Through the following activities, this part will, in line with Article 4, optimise the Programme's delivery for increased impact and attractiveness within a strengthened European Research Area. It will also support the Programme's other specific objectives as described in Article 3. While underpinning the entire Programme, this part will support activities that contribute to attract R&I talents from outside of the EU and tackle brain drain issues. It will also contribute to a more knowledge-based and innovative and gender-equal Europe, at the front edge of global competition, thereby optimising national strengths and potential across Europe in a well- performing European Research Area (ERA), where knowledge and a highly skilled workforce circulate freelyin a balanced manner, where the outcomes of R&I are understood and trusted by informed citizens and benefit society as a whole, and where EU policy, notably R&I policy, is based on high quality scientific evidence.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1634 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 2
Areas of intervention: Sharpreading Eexcellence; Reforming and enhanc and widening participation through existing Teaming, Twinning, and ERA-Chairs instruments transformed from just networking to both networking and R&I activities, as well as through additional instrument focused on creating new high-quality R&I networks based on the sophisticated research infrastructures financed from ERDF; supporting COST and citizen engagement activities; reforming the European R&I system.s;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1652 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Programme co-fund action: action to provide co-funding to a programme of activities established and/or implemented by entities managing and/or funding research and innovation programmes, other than Union funding bodies. Such a programme of activities may support networking and coordination, research, innovation, pilot actions, and innovation and market deployment actions, training and mobility actions, awareness raising and communication, science engagement and science education activities, dissemination and exploitation, or a combination thereof, directly implemented by those entities or by third parties to whom they may provide any relevant financial support such as grants, prizes, procurement, as well as Horizon Europe blended finance;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1657 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Evidence that the European Partnership is more effective in achieving the related objectives of the Programme, in particular in delivering clear impacts for the EU, its Member States and its citizens, notably in view of delivering on global societal challenges and research and innovation objectives, securing EU global competitiveness and contributing to the strengthening of the European Research and Innovation Area and international commitments;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1709 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – point b
(b) arrangements for complementary funding from ESF+ can be voluntary used to support activities of the Programme that promotinge human capital development in research and innovation with the aim of strengthening the European Research Area;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1744 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 3
The Programme is expected to have scientific impact by creating high-quality new knowledge, strengthening human capital in research and innovation, and fostering diffusion of knowledge and Open Science. The integration of human and societal approaches and the role of basic research in pursuit of its contribution towards a knowledge-based learning society is vital. Progress towards this impact will be monitored through proxy indicators set along the following three key impact pathways.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2018/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Specific measures streamlining investments processes that already are in force in Member States shall be considered as in line with the requirements set by this Regulation.
2018/10/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a European Labour Authoritgency (text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland)
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Pursuant to Article 3 TEU, the Union is to work for a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress and promote social justice and protection. In accordance with Article 9 TFEU, the Union, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, is to take into account requirements linked to, inter alia, the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of an adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and the promotion of a high level of education, training and the protection of human health. Pursuant to Article 5 TEU, the exercise of EU competences is subject to rules of subsidiarity and proportionality.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) A European Labour Authoritgency (the ‘Authority’gency') should be established in order to help strengthen fairness and trust in and promote free movement of workers and services within the Single Market. To that effect, the Authoritgency should support the Member States and the Commission in strengthening access to relevant and up-to- date information for individualworkers and employers about their rights and obligations in cross-border labour mobility situations within all Member States through an ELA web portal, as well as access to relevant services, support compliance andand promote cooperation between the Member States to ensure the effective application of the Union law in these areas, and mediate and facilitate a solution in case of cross- border disputes or labour market disruptions.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The Authoritgency should perform its activities in the areas of cross-border labour mobility and social security coordination, including free movement of workers, posting of workers and highly mobile services. It should also enhance cooperation between Member States in tackling undeclared work. In cases where the Authoritgency, in the course of the performance of its activities, becomes aware of suspected irregularities, including in areas of Union law beyond its scope, such as violations of working conditions, health and safety rules, or the employment of illegally staying third- country nationals, it should be able to report them and cooperate on these matters witht should be able to report them to the Commission, competent Union bodies, and national authorities where appropriate.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In certain instances, sector-specific Union law has been adopted in order to respond to specific needs in that sector, such as the area of international transport. The Authority should alsogency may also, with the prior consent of the Member State concerned, deal with the cross-border aspects of the application of such sector-specific Union law, in particular Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council49 , Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and the Council50 , Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council51 and Directive (Amending Directive 2006/22/EC – COM(2017)278)52 . _________________ 49 Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1). 50 Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities and repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35). 51 Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 51). 52 COM(2017)278 – Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2018/0064(COD)

(11) To ensure they can fully benefit from a fair and effective internal market, the Authoritgency should promote opportunities for individualworkers and employers to be mobile or provide services and recruit anywhere within the Union. This includes supporting the cross-border mobility of individuals by creating accessible web portal containing up-to-date and comprehensive data on the labour laws and working conditions in all EU Member States, facilitating access to cross-border mobility services, such as the cross-border matching of jobs, traineeships and apprenticeships and by promoting mobility schemes such as 'Your first EURES job' or 'ErasmusPRO’. The Authoritgency should also contribute to improving transparency of information, including on rights and obligations stemming from Union law, and access to services to individuals and employers, in cooperation with other Union information services, such as Your Europe Advice, and taking full advantage and ensuring consistency with the Your Europe portal, which will form the backbone of the future single digital gateway53 . _________________ Regulation [Single Digital Gateway – 53 COM(2017)256]
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 63 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In view of the fairproportionate, non- discriminatory, simple and effective application of Union law, the Authoritgency should support cooperation and timely exchange of information between Member States. Together with other staff, National Liaison Officers working within the Authoritgency should support Member States’ compliance with cooperation obligations, speed up exchanges between them through procedures dedicated to reducing delays, and ensure links with other national liaison offices, bodies, and contact points established under Union law. The Authority should encourage the use of innovative approaches to effective and efficient cross-border cooperation, including electronic data exchange tools such as the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system and the Internal Market Information (IMI) system, and should contribute to further digitalising procedures and improving IT tools used for message exchange between national authorities.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 67 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To increase Member States' capacity to tackle irregularities with a cross-border dimension in relation to Union law within its scope, the Authoritgency should support the national authorities in carrying out concerted and joint inspections, including by facilitating the implementation of the inspections in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2014/67/EU. These should take place at the request of Member States or upon their agreement to the Authoritgency's suggestion. The Authoritgency should provide strategic, logistical, and technical support to Member States participating in the concerted or joint inspections in full respect of confidentiality requirements. Inspections should be carried out in agreement with the Member States concerned and take place fully within the legal framework of national law of Member States concernedapplicable on the territory of the Member State in which the inspection is being carried out, which should follow up on the outcomes of the concerted and joint inspections according to this national law.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) The seat of the Agency should be determined in full respect of the Joint Statement of 19 July 2012 on decentralised agencies, including the geographical balance criteria.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 92 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the European Labour Authoritgency (‘the Authority’gency').
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 104 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The objective of the Authoritgency shall be to contributepromote freedom of movement of workers and services, and to ensuringe fair labour mobility in the internal market. To this end, the Authoritgency shall:
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 105 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitate access for individuals and employers to information on their rights and obligationsprovide relevant information to workers and employers on their rights and obligations, labour laws and conditions in all of the EU Member States through accessible ELA web portal available in all EU official languages, as well as toprovide relevant services related to cross-border mobility, including free of charge advisory services to workers and employers;
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 119 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) at the request of the Member State concerned, mediate and facilitate a solution in cases of cross-border disputes between national authorities or labour market disruptions.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitate access to information by individualprovide information to workers and employers on their rights and obligations in cross-border situations as well as access to cross-border labour mobility service, on labour laws and conditions in all EU Member States through accessible ELA web portal available in all official EU languages, as well as provide cross-border labour mobility services, including advisory services for workers and employers, in accordance with Articles 6 and 7;
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) coordinate and support concerted and joint inspections, in accordance with Articles 9 and 10, at the request and with the prior consent of the Member States concerned;
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) mediate in disputes between Member States' authorities on the application of relevant Union law, in accordance with Article 13, at the request of the Member State concerned;
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 158 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide relevant information on the rights and obligations of individualworkers and employers in cross-border labour mobility situations through accessible web portal available in all official EU languages;
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 162 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) promote opportunities to support the labour mobility of individuals, including through guidance on access to learpreparing and organizing relevant trainings and language trainingworkshops for workers and employers;
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide workers and employers with relevant information to employers on labour rules, and the living and working conditions, applicable to workers in cross-border labour mobility situations, including posted workers, as well as to provide relevant information on labour laws and conditions in all of the EU Member States. The information shall be provided in all official languages of the EU through an up-to-date and accessible ELA web portal;
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Authoritgency shall provide services to individuals and employers to facilitate labour mobility across the Union, including advisory services and organizing trainings. To that end, the Authoritgency shall:
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 191 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) facilitate cross-border enforcement procedures of penalties and fines;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 197 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) report to the Commission on a quarterly basis about unresolved requests between Member States, and if considered necessary, may suggest referring those to mediation in accordance with Article 13.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 219 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. WThere participation of the national authority of the Member State in the concerted or joint inspection is voluntary. If the authority of a Member State decides not to participate in or carry out the concerted or joint inspection referred to paragraph 1, it shall inform the Authoritgency in writing of the reasons for its decision duly in advance. In such cases, the Authoritgency shall inform the other national authorities concerned.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. In the event that the Authoritgency, in the course of concerted or joint inspections, or in the course of any of its activities, becomes aware of suspected irregularities in the application of Union law, including beyondwithin the scope of its competences, it shall report those suspected irregularities to the Commission and authorities in the Member State concerned, where appropriate.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 242 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Authoritgency shall assess risks and carry out analyses regarding cross-border labour flows, such as obstacles to the free flow of workers and services, non- proportionate or discriminatory provisions in national laws, labour market imbalances, sector-specific threats and recurring problems encountered by individuals and employers in relation to cross-border mobility. For that purpose, the Authoritgency shall ensure complementarity with, and draw on the expertise of, other Union agencies or services, including in the areas of skills forecasting and health and safety at work. Upon a request by the Commission, the Authoritgency may carry out focused in-depth analyses and studies to investigate specific labour mobility issues.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 255 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) develop commonnon-binding guidelines for use by Member States, including guidance for inspections in cases with a cross-border dimension, as well as shared definitions and common concepts, building on relevant work at the Union level;
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #

2018/0064(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall elect a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among the members with voting rights, and shall strive for geographical and gender balance. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson shall be elected by a majority of two-thirds of the members of the Management Board with voting rights.
2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 331 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The joint clinical assessment report shall be accompanied by a summary report and they shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements in this Article and the requirements established pursuant to Articles 11, 22, and 23 assessment report should be publicly accessible without delay.
2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 354 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The conclusions of the joint clinical assessment report shall be limited to the followcontaing:
2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) an analysis of the relaspective effects of the health technology being assessed on the patient-relevant health outcomes chosen for the assessment;
2018/06/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 437 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Paragraph 1(b) shall not prevent Member States from carrying out assessments on the added clinical value of the technologies concerned as part of national or regional appraisal processes which may consider clinical as well as non-clinical data and evidence specific to the Member State concerned which did not form part of the joint clinical assessment and which are necessary to complete the general assessment of health technology, provided these additional requirements do not delay patient access to these technologies.
2018/06/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 463 #

2018/0018(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The designated sub-group shall request the health technology developer to submit the documentation containing the information, data and evidence necessaryavailable and up to date documentation containing all stages of information processing, data and studies require for the joint scientific consultation.
2018/06/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to improve their road infrastructure significantly by means of regular maintenance, appropriate upgrades and innovative measures;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that, in 43% of cases, fatal road accidents in urban areas occur to pedestrians and cyclists, and calls on Member States to take greater account of the more vulnerable road users in building and maintaining roads, for example by building more cycle paths, or expanding themby addressing critical accident hotspots and by building and maintaining more cycle infrastructure, or expanding and modernizing existing infrastructure;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 69 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Observes that relatively fast e-bikes and also other electric unicyclmobility devices are becoming increasingly popular, and calls on the Commission therefore to examine the safety requirements for them without delay and to make proposals relating to safety, taking due account of subsidiarity;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 124 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Points out the importance of extensive, professional and on-road driver training to achieve further road fatality and serious injury reduction;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 125 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Considers that the acquiring of a drivers licence needs to be coupled to having received professional and on-road practical training in order to ensure a necessary level of driver competence;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that, in order to improve road safety, the deceleration of vehicles should be rendered easier for other road users to perceive by means of clear signal lights on vehicles, and expects the compulsory use of an emergency braking indicator in the form of a winkflashing brake light or flashing hazard lights;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 152 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the compulsory installation of overridable intervening intelligent speed assistants to indicate speed limice systems, indicating also stop signs and traffic lights, and calls on Member States to ensure that road signs are kept in excellentbest possible condition, and that road markings are clearly legible;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that, due to its relevance to road safety, a overridable lane departure warning system that not only warns but also activppropriately intervenes, albeit without preventing drivers from acting directly, should be made compulsory;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that increasing the immediate field ofCalls on the Commission to work on a Direct Vision standard that provides manufactures with clear mandatory specifications for the direct vision in heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and reducing the blind spot can help significantly to improve the road safety of such vehicles, and calls on the Commission to make it compulsory to install cameras and turning assistant systems, while observing that such measures should accord with Directive (EU) 2015/719 and which should not result in any extension of the time limits for implementation laid down there;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 204 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission, from 2019, to extend the eCall installation requirement to motorcycle helmets, heavy goods vehicles and buses and coaches;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 218 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Calls on the Commission to update the testing requirements for motor vehicle passive safety systems to include Vulnerable Road User front and rear impact;
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2017/2085(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26 c. Emphasises that the Directive (EU) 2015/719 – Weights & Dimensions - is a unique opportunity to improve HGV safety, calls on the Commission to accelerate work on this Directive and come forward with their assessment before the end of 2017.
2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #

2017/2064(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the number of kilometres driven is one of the most important parameters for a buyer to assess the technical condition of a vehicle, and whereas the mileage reading has a significant impact on a vehicle’s market value;
2018/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2017/2064(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas, in the absence of a common, integrated system for exchange of information between Member States, there is an increased risk of legalising a mileage reading already manipulated before its initial verification in the country in which the car will ultimately be registered and where there are already measures to register the vehicle and verify its mileage;
2018/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2017/2064(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the establishment of uniform rules to prevent manipulation of meter readings will fundamentally enhance security and certainty in the cross-border purchases of vehicles and reduce the scale of unfair practices;
2018/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2017/2064(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas odometer manipulation is prohibited in 26 Member States , only ten of them have additional measures to verify the mileage available to customers and only six recognise odometer manipulation as criminal offense3, and whereas more Member States are on the way to criminalising activities connected with the illegal manipulation of meter readings; _________________ 3 European Consumer Centers Network (ECC-Net, 2015), Cross-border car purchases: what to look out when you’re bargain hunting, p.236
2018/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2017/2064(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas Directive 2014/45/EU recognises odometer fraud as threat to roadworthiness and calls on Member States to impose effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties on such manipulations; further obliges the Commission to establish an user-friendly electronic platform that allows the cross-border exchange of information on roadworthiness which include odometer readings and to draw up detailed instructions to ensure consumers have direct and easy access to the platform;
2018/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2017/2064(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 10 – indent 1
- odometer fraud should be regarded as an offence, committed both by the person who orders the meter reading to be changed (the car owner) and by the person who changes it, and punishable by effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non- discriminatory penalties that follow a highly comparable standard in the whole Union;
2018/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 146 #

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to include representatives of the collaborative economy in stakeholder dialogues and impact assessment procedures, using as an example the series of workshops held by DG Growth the short-term accommodation rental services, in order to facilitate the exchange between representatives of national and EU institutions, industry and civil society and to provide guidance for national regulations inspired by best practices in the field of collaborative transport services regarding issues such as the improvement of market access, urban mobility or tax transparency.
2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 207 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. From 1 January 2025 the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply: (a) new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 15% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part A of Annex I; (b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 15% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part B of Annex I;deleted for the average emissions of the
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 251 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 320% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.21 of Part A of Annex I;
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 3015% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part B of Annex I.
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 427 #

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall in 2024 submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation, where appropriate, accompanied by a proposal for amending the Regulation. This report shall consider, inter alia, the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low-emission vehicles and the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure reported under Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as well as proposal of a methodology of counting life-cycle CO2 emissions and well-to-wheel CO2 emissions of vehicles.
2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2017/0290(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The shift from long distance road transport to multimodal transport is priority. Therefore, in order to create incentives, all road legs operations being part of the combined transport operations should be exempted from the scope of the Regulations No 1071/2009 1a of the European Parliament and of the Council, and No 1072/2009 1b of the European Parliament and of the Council. _________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC, (OJ L300, 14.11.2009, p. 51). 1bRegulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market, (OJ L300, 14.11.2009, p. 72).
2018/05/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2017/0290(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) In order to secure the competitive advantage of combined transport over road transport, all road legs, which are part of combined transport operations, should be exempted from the scope of Directive 96/71/EC 1a, and from the enforcement of those provisions under Directive 2014/67/EU 1b. _________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC, (OJ L300, 14.11.2009, p. 51). 1bDirective 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System ( ‘the IMI Regulation’ ) Text with EEA relevance, (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 11).
2018/05/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 216 #

2017/0290(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 4a (new)
(3a) The following article is inserted: "Article 4a The undertakings carrying out a road leg, which is part of a combined transport operation as referred to in Article 1(1) of this Directive, shall be exempted from the scope of Directives 96/71/EC and 2014/67/EU.";
2018/05/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Urban, suburban and regional rail passenger services are different in character from long-distance services. Member States should therefore be allowed to exempt urban, suburban and regional rail passenger services which are not cross- border services within the Union from certain provisions on passengers' rights.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 87 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Access to all real-time operational data and tariffs on non-discriminatory and viable terms makes rail travel more accessible to new customers and provides them with a wider range of journey possibilities and tariffs to choose from. Railway undertakings shall provide ticket vendors with their operational and tariff data in order to facilitate rail travel. Efforts should be made to allow passengers to book through-tickets and optimal single rail journeys.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 166 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) urban, suburban and regional rail passenger services as referred to in Directive 2012/34/EU, except cross-border services within the Union;
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 187 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. Articles 5, 6, 10, 11 and 25, 17 and Chapter V shall apply to all rail passenger services referred to in paragraph 1, including services exempted in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 202 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘through-ticket’ means a ticket or tickets representing a single transport contract for successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings forming part of an end-to- end journey;
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 206 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) ‘optimal single rail journey’ means the most optimal (e.g. the cheapest, fastest or most convenient) one-way rail journey between any two rail stations (both within a Member State and across internal Union borders), which may include one, two or more successive railway services and respects minimum standard connection times as provided for by official railway planners. Such a journey may comprise of more than one successive tickets or travel contracts, depending on which solution suits the passenger best.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 218 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to social tariffs, railway undertakings or ticket vendors shall offer contract conditions and tariffs to the general public and shall sell tickets, through-tickets and accept reservations from customers without direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of the final customer’s nationality or residence, or the place of establishment of the railway undertaking or ticket vendor within the Union.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Passengers shall be entitled to take bicycles on board the train, where appropriate for a reasonable fee. They shall keep their bicyclesUnless a dedicated area is provided for the storage of bicycles, passengers shall keep them under supervision during the journey and ensure that no inconvenience or damage is caused to other passengers, mobility equipment, luggage or rail operations. The carriage of bicycles may be refused or restricted for safety or operationalduly justified safety reasons, provided that railway undertakings, ticket vendors, tour operators and, where appropriate, station managers inform passengers of the conditions for such a refusal or restriction in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 454/2011.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 251 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Railway undertakings and, where possible, ticket vendors shall provide the passenger during the journey , including at connecting stations, with at least the information set out in Annex II, Part II.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 260 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided in the most appropriate format including by using up-to-date communication technologies . Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring that this information is accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX and Regulation 454/2011 . The availability of accessible formats should be clearly advertised.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 290 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Railway undertakings shall provide all ticket vendors and independent online retailers with real-time operational and tariff data on non-discriminatory and viable terms, enabling ticket vendors to show and sell optimal single rail journeys.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 327 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Where a passenger receives separate tickets for a single journey comprising successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings, his rights to information, assistance, care and compensation shall be equivalent to those under a through-ticket and cover the whole journey from the departure to the final destination, unless the passenger is explicitly informed otherwise in writing. Such information shall in particular state that when the passenger misses a connection, he or she would not be entitled to assistance or compensation based on the total length of the journey. The burden of proof that the information was provided shall lie with the railway undertaking, its agent, tour operator or ticket vendor.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 364 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 250 % of the ticket price for a delay of 60 to 119 minutes,
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 375 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 750 % of the ticket price for a delay of 120 minutes or more.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 437 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) hotel or other accommodation, and transport between the railway station and place of accommodation, in cases where a stay of one or more nights becomes necessary or an additional stay becomes necessary, where and when physically possible;. When transport and/or accommodation is provided, it should be accessible and the needs of service animals should also be taken into account.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 443 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. If the railway service cannot be continued anymore, railway undertakings shall organise as soon as possible alternative accessible transport services for passengers.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 454 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. In addition to the obligations on railway undertakings pursuant to Article 13a(3) of Directive 2012/34/EU, the station manager of a railway station handling at least 10 000 passengers per day on average over a year shall ensure that the operations of the station, the railway undertakings and the infrastructure manager are coordinated through a proper contingency plan in order to prepare for the possibility of major disruption and long delays leading to a considerable number of passengers being stranded in the station. The plan shall pay particular attention to the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility; it shall ensure that stranded passengers are provided with adequate assistance and information, including in accessible formats in accordance with the accessibility requirements laid down in Directive XXX. The plan shall also include requirements for the accessibility of alert and information systems. Upon request, the station manager shall make the plan, and any amendments to it, available to the national enforcement body or to any other body designated by a Member State. Station managers of railway stations handling fewer than 10 000 passengers per day on average over a year shall make all reasonable efforts to coordinate station users and to assist and inform stranded passengers in such situations.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 463 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Railway undertakings and station managers shall, with the active involvement of representative organisations of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, establish, or shall have in place, non- discriminatory access rules for the transport of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility including their personal assistants. The rules shall allow the passenger to be accompanied by an certified assistance dog in accordance with any relevant national rules at no extra cost.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 469 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. When a railway undertaking, ticket vendor or tour operator exercises the derogation provided for in Article 20 (2), it shall upon request inform in writing the person with disabilities or person with reduced mobility concerned of its reasons for doing so within five working days of the refusal to make the reservation or to issue the ticket or the imposition of the condition of being accompanied. The railway undertaking, ticket vendor or tour operator shall make reasonable efforts to propose an alternative transport option to the person in question taking into account his or her accessibility needs.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 484 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. On departure from, transit through or arrival at, a staffed railway station of a person with disabilities or a person with reduced mobility, the station manager or the railway undertaking or both shall provide assistance free of charge in such a way that that person is able to board the departing service, or to disembark from the arriving service for which he or she purchased a ticket, without prejudice to the access rules referred to in Article 20(1). The booking of assistance should be free of charge.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 520 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assistance shall be provided on condition that the railway undertaking, the station manager, the ticket vendor or the tour operator with which the ticket was purchased is notified of the person’s need for such assistance at least 483 hours before the assistance is needed. Where a ticket or season ticket permits multiple journeys, one notification shall be sufficient provided that adequate information on the timing of subsequent journeys is provided. Such notifications shall be forwarded to all other railway undertakings and station managers involved in the person’s journey;
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 542 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The compensation for loss or damage referred to in paragraph 1 shall be timely executed and equal to the full cost of replacement orbased on the actual value, or on the full costs of repair, of the wheelchair, equipment or, devices lost or damaged. , or the loss of the service animal. The compensation shall also include the cost of temporary replacement in case of repair, when those costs are borne by the passenger.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 547 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that all personnel, including those employed by any other performing party, providing direct assistance to persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility, receive disability-related training in order to know how to meet the needs of persons with disabilities and of persons with reduced mobility, including those with mental and intellectual impairments;
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 557 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure that, upon recruitment, all new employees and those who provide direct assistance to passengers with disabilities and passengers with reduced mobility receive disability-related training and that personnel attend regular refresher training courses.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 565 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) accept upon requesttively encourage the participation, in the training, of employees with disabilities, as well as passengers with disabilities and with reduced mobility, and/or organisations representing them.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 635 #

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V a (new)
Annex Va DISABILITY-RELATED TRAINING (a) Disability-awareness training Training of staff that deal directly with the travelling public includes: - awareness of and appropriate responses to passengers with physical, sensory (hearing and visual), hidden or learning disabilities, including how to distinguish between the different abilities of persons whose mobility, orientation, or communication may be reduced, - barriers faced by disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, including attitudinal, environmental/physical and organisational barriers - service animals, including their role and needs, - dealing with unexpected occurrences, - interpersonal skills and methods of communication with deaf people and people with hearing impairments, people with visual impairments, people with speech impairments, and people with a learning disability, - how to handle wheelchairs and other mobility aids carefully so as to avoid damage (if any, for all staff who are responsible for luggage handling); (b) Disability-assistance training Training of staff directly assisting disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility includes: - how to help wheelchair users make transfers into and out of a wheelchair, - skills for providing assistance to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility travelling with a service animal, including the role and the needs of these animals, - techniques for escorting visually impaired passengers and for the handling and carriage of service animals, - an understanding of the types of equipment which can assist disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility and acknowledge of how to handle such an equipment, - the use of boarding and alighting assistance equipment used and knowledge of the appropriate boarding and alighting assistance procedures that safeguard the safety and dignity of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, - understanding of the need for reliable and professional assistance. Also awareness of the potential of certain disabled passengers to experience feelings of vulnerability during travel because of their dependence on the assistance provided, - a knowledge of first aid.
2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 3 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Recital 8
(8) Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 requires undertakings to conduct effectively and continuously their operations with the appropriate technical equipment and facilities at an operating centre situated in the Member State of establishment, and it allows for additional requirements at national level, the most common of which being a requirement to have parking spaces available in the Member State of establishment. However, those, unevenly applied, requirements have not been sufficient to ensure a genuine link with that Member State in order to efficiently fight letter-box companies and to reduce the risk of systematic cabotage and nomadic drivers organised from an undertaking to which the vehicles do not return. Considering that, in order to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market in the area of transport, specific rules on the right of establishment and the provision of services may be necessary, it is appropriate to further harmonise the establishment requirements and to strengthen the requirements linked to the presence of the vehicles used by the transport operator in the Member State of establishment. Defining a clear minimum interval within which the vehicle has to return also contributes to ensuring that those vehicles can be correctly maintained with the technical equipment situated in the Member State of establishment and facilitates controls. The cycle for such returns should be synchronised with the obligation on the transport undertaking in Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 to organise its operations in a manner that enables the driver to return home at least every four weeks, so that both obligations can be fulfilled through the return of the driver together with the vehicle at least every second four week cycle. This synchronisation strengthens the right of the driver to return and reduces the risk that the vehicle has to return only to fulfil this new establishment requirement. However, the requirement to return to the Member State of establishment should not require a specific number of operations to be conducted in the Member State of establishment or otherwise limit the operators possibility to provide services throughout the internal market. _____________________________ 6 the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85 (OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1).Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Recital 21
(21) Cabotage operations should help to increase the load factor of heavy duty vehicles and reduce empty runs, and should be allowed as long as they are not carried out in a way that creates a permanent or continuous activity within the Member State concerned. To ensure that cabotage operations are not carried out in a way that creates a permanent or continuous activity, hauliers should not be allowed to carry out cabotage operations in the same Member State within a certain time after the end of a period of cabotage operations.deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Recital 22
(22) While the further liberalisation established by Article 4 of Council Directive 92/106/EEC9 , compared to cabotage under Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009, has been beneficial in promoting combined transport and should, in principle, be retained, it is necessary to ensure that it is not misused. Experience shows that, in certain parts of the Union, that provision has been used in a systematic manner to circumvent the temporary nature of cabotage and as the basis for the continuous presence of vehicles in a Member State other than that of the establishment of the undertaking. Such unfair practices risk leading to social dumping and jeopardise respect of the legal framework relating to cabotage. It should therefore be possible for Member States to derogate from Article 4 of Directive 92/106/EEC and to apply the provisions relating to cabotage in Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 in order to address such problems by introducing a proportionate limit to the continuous presence of vehicles within their territory. __________________ 9Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (OJ L 368, 17.12.1992, p. 38).deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) organise its vehicle fleet's activity in such a way as to ensure that vehicles that are at the disposal of the undertaking and are used in international carriage return to one of the operational centres in that Member State at least within eight weeks after leaving it;deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) on an ongoing basis, have at its regular disposal a number of vehicles that complying with the conditions laid down in point (e) and employ drivers who are normally based at anbased on the law applicable to operational centre inof that Member State, in both casese undertaking, proportionate to the volume of transport operations carried out by the undertaking.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a
(a) the following paragraph is inserted: '2a. Hauliers are not allowed to carry out cabotage operations, with the same vehicle, or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, in the same Member State within four days following the end of its cabotage operation in that Member State.';deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(aa) the following paragraph is inserted: '2b. Hauliers are not allowed to carry out cabotage operations with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, in the same Member State within 48 hours following the end of its cabotage operation in that Member State.';
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
National road haulage services carried out in the host Member State by a non-resident haulier shall only be deemed to comply with this Regulation if the haulier can produce clear evidence of the preceding international carriage and of each consecutive cabotage operation carried out. In the event that the vehicle has been in the territory of the host Member State within the period of four days preceding the international carriage, the haulier shall also produce clear evidence of all operations that were carried out during that period.;
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) the following paragraph is added: '7. this Article and by way of derogation from Article 4 of Directive 92/106/EEC, Member States may, where necessary to avoid misuse of the latter provision through the provision of unlimited and continuous services consisting in initial or final road legs within a host Member State that form part of combined transport operations between Member States, provide that Article 8 of this Regulation apply to hauliers when they carry out such initial and/or final road haulage legs within that Member State. With regard to such road haulage legs, Member States may provide for a longer period than the seven-day period provided for in Article 8(2) of this Regulation and may provide for a shorter period than the four-day period provided for in Article 8(2a) of this Regulation. The application of Article 8(4) of this Regulation to such transport operations shall be without prejudice to requirements following from Directive 92/106/EEC. Member States making use of the derogation provided for in this paragraph shall notify the Commission thereof before applying their relevant national measures. They shall review those measures at least every five years and shall notify the results of that review to the Commission. They shall make the rules, including the length of the respective periods, publically available in a transparent manner.';deleted In addition to paragraphs 1 to 6 of
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2017/0123(COD)

Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union[insert date 18 month after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union]. By .... [OJ: 4 months after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union] the Commission shall present a proper impact assessment regarding the impact of this Regulation on actual economic situation of the EU road haulage market and drivers' health safety situation, and, where appropriate, propose amendments to this Regulation taking into account the new market situation of the sector.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) So far, and unless otherwise provided for in national law, the rules on access to the occupation of road transport operator do not apply to undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles not exceeding that limit.The number of such undertakings which are active in both national and international transport operations has been increasing. As a result, s Several Member States have decided to apply the rules on access to the occupation of road transport operator, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009,to those undertakings. To ensure a minimum level of professionalisation of the sector using vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnesof 2,8 to 3.5 tonnes for international transport by way of common rules, and thus to approximate competitive conditions between all operators, this provision should be deleted, whereas the requirements regarding effective and stable establishment and appropriate financial standing should be rendered mandatorye requirements for engagement in the occupation of road transport operator should apply equally. The exemption should be made, however, as regards transport operations carried out with vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes in cross- border regions, carried out by transport operators from these regions, within 100 km radius from the border.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In view of their potential to considerably affect the road haulage market, as well as the social protection of workers, serious infringements of Union rules on the posting of workers and the law applicable to contractual obligations should be added to the items relevant to the assessment of good repute.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 122 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To this end, and in order to facilitate checks and to eliminate uncertainty as well as to ensure that levels of empty running decrease, the limitation on the number of cabotage operations subsequent to an international carriage should be abolished, while the number of days available for such operations should be reducmaintained.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) In order to ensure that cabotage operations are not carried out on systematic basis which may create a permanent activity, hauliers should not be allowed to carry out cabotage operations in the same host Member State within a certain period of time after completing the cabotage operation.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) The introduction of a new device - smart tachograph - should enable enforcement authorities carrying out roadside checks to detect infringements and abnormalities especially in cabotage operations quicker and more efficiently which would result in better enforcement of this regulation.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 141 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
(i) point (a) is deletedreplaced by the following: (a) undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles or combinations of vehicles the permissible laden mass of which is lower than 2,8 tonnes, (aa) undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles or combinations of vehicles the permissible laden mass of which is lower than 3,5 tonnes that are engaged exclusively in national transport operations;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation 1071/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – second subparagraph
Member States may, however: (a) require those undertakings to apply some or all of the provisions referred to in the first subparagraph; (b) lower the limit referred to in the first subparagraph for all or some categories of road transport operations.;deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (new)
Regulation 1071/2009/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(b a) The following paragraph 5 a is added: By way of derogation from paragraph 2, this Regulation shall, unless otherwise provided for in national law, not apply to transport operations in cross-border regions, carried out by transport operators by means of vehicles with the permissible laden mass which does not exceed 3,5 tonnes from these regions, within 100 km radius from the border.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 222 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point iii
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 6 – paragraph 1b – point xi
(xi) the posting of workers;deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 250 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
In order to satisfy the requirement laid down in Article 3(1)(c), an undertaking shall, on a permanent basis, be able to meet its financial obligations in the course of the annual accounting year. The undertaking shall demonstrate, on the basis of annual accounts certified by an auditor or a duly accredited person, that, every year, it has at its disposal equity capital totalling at least EUR 9 000 when only one vehicle is used and EUR 5 000 for each additional vehicle above 3.5 tonnes used and EUR 900 for each additional vehicle below 3.5 tonnes used. Undertakings engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes shall demonstrate, on the basis of annual accounts certified by an auditor or a duly accredited person, that, every year, they have at their disposal equity capital totalling at least EUR 1 800 when only one vehicle is used and EUR 900 for each additional vehicle used.;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 256 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the absence of certified annual accounts the competent authority shall agree that an undertaking demonstrate its financial standing by means of a certificate, such as a bank guarantee or an insurance including a professional liability insurance from one or more banks or other financial institutions - including insurance companies, a document issued by a financial institution establishing access to credit in the name of the undertaking, or another binding document proving that the undertaking has at its disposal the amounts specified in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1.;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 307 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 (new) Regulation EC No 1071/2009
(* Regulation (EU) No1024/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System and repealing Commission Decision 2008/49/EC ('the IMI Regulation'), (OJ L 316,2a. In order to facilitate the implementation, application and enforcement of this Regulation as well as enhance the administrative cooperation and mutual assistance between the competent authorities of the Member States, the Internal Market Information System (IMI) established by regulation No 1024/2012, allowing all operators to provide data in their own languages, shall be used. Or. en 14.11.2012, p.1))
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 308 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
regulation (EC) No1071/2009
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall reply to requests for information from all competent authorities of other Member States and, where necessary, carry out checks, inspections and investigations concerning compliance with the requirement laid down in Article 3(1)(a) by road transport operators established in their territory. Requests for information by competent authorities of Member States shall be appropriately justified and reasoned. To this end, requests shall include credible indications of possible infringements of Article 3(1)(a).
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 330 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Every two years, Member States shall draw up a report on the use of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass between 2,8 and not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnesinvolved in international transport and established in their territory and shall forward it to the Commission no later than 30 June of the year after the end of the reporting period. This report shall include:
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 331 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the number of authorisations granted to operators engaged in the occupation of road haulage operator solely by means of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass between 2.8 and not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnesinvolved in international transport;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 332 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the number of vehicles with a permissible laden mass between 2.8 and not exceeding 3,.5 tonnes involved in international transport, registered in the Member State in each calendar year;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the overall number of vehicles with a permissible laden mass between 2.8 and not exceeding 3,.5 tonnes involved in international transport, registered in the Member State as of 31 December of each year;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the estimated share of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes in the overall road transport activity of all vehicles registered in the Member State, broken down by national, international and cabotage operations.deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 336 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the information gathered by the Commission under paragraph 3 and of further evidence, the Commission shall, by 31 December 2024 at the latest, present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of the total number of motor vehicles with a permissible laden mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes or combinations of vehicles with a permissible laden massbetween 2,8 and not exceeding 3.5 tonnes engaged in national and international road transport operations. On the basis of this report, it shall reassess whether it is necessary to propose additional measures.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. Every two years Member States shall report to the Commission on the requests made by them under Article 18(32) andto (46), on the replies received from other Member States and on the actions that they have taken on the basis of the information provided.;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 349 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation 1072/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point c
(1a) In Article 1 - paragraph 5 - point c is replaced by the following: " (c) carriage of goods in motor vehicles the permissible laden mass of which, including that of trailers, does not exceed 3,52,8 tonnes; (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009R1072&from=" Or. en)
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 356 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. ‘cabotage operation’ means national carriage for hire or reward carried out on a temporary basis in a host Member State, involving the carriage from the picking up of the goods at one or several loading points until their delivery at one or several delivery or unloading points, as specified in the consignment note;;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 368 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Once the goods carried in the course of an incoming international carriage from another Member State or from a third country to a host Member State have been delivered, hauliers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allowed to carry out, with the same vehicle or, in the case of a coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, cabotage operations in the host Member State or in contiguous Member States. The last unloading in the course of a cabotage operation shall take place within 57 days from the last unloading in the host Member State in the course of the incoming international carriage.; Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1 (3) (a) of that Directive when performing cabotage operations where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 7 days during a period of one calendar month. When the period of posting is longer than 7 days, Member States shall apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC for entire period of posting to their territory during the period of one calendar month referred to in the first subparagraph. ; Or. en (See wording of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC and wording of Article 1 (a) of COM(2017) 278.)
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 400 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (new)
regulation (EC) No 1072/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Hauliers are not allowed to carry out cabotage operations, with the same vehicle, or in the case of coupled combination, the motor vehicle of that same vehicle, in the same host Member State within 2 days from the end of the 7- day period referred to in paragraph 2.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 410 #

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b (EC) No 1072/2009
National road haulage services carried out in the host Member State by a non-resident haulier shall only be deemed to comply with this Regulation if the haulier can produce clear evidence of the preceding international carriage. The portion of haulage operation in international carriage can be lower than the combined portion of the cabotage operations;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Recital 15
(15) While in general regular weekly rest periods and longer rest periods canshall not be taken in the vehicle or in a parking area, but only in suitable accommodation, which may be adjacent to a parking area, i, by way of derogation relevant rest periods may be taken in vehicles, provided that the vehicle is parked in certified safe and secure parking area which provides parking places for commercial vehicles and service facilities fulfilling the minimum requirements. It is of utmost importance to enable drivers to locate safe and secure parking areas that provide appropriate levels of security and appropriate facilities. The Commission has already studied how to encourage the development of high- quality parking areas, including the necessary minimum requirements. The Commission should therefore develop standards for safe and secure parking areas. Those standards should contribute to promoting high- quality parking areas. The standards may be revised in order to cater for better access to alternative fuels, in line with policies developing that infrastructure. It is also important that parking areas are being kept free from ice and snow.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. In any two consecutive weeks a driver shall take at least: (a) two regular weekly rest periods; or (b) one regular weekly rest period and one reduced weekly rest period of at least 24 hours. A weekly rest period shall start no later than at the end of six 24-hour periods from the end of the previous weekly rest period. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, a driver engaged in international transport of goods may, outside the Member State of establishment, take two consecutive reduced weekly rest periods provided that the driver in any four consecutive weeks takes at least four weekly rest periods, of which at least two shall be regular weekly rest periods. For the purpose of this paragraph, a driver shall be considered to be engaged in international transport where the driver starts the two consecutive reduced weekly rest periods outside the Member State of the employer's establishment and the country of the drivers' place of residence.;deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
8. Where a driver chooses to do this, daily rest periods and reduced weekly rest periods away from base may be taken in a vehicle, as long as it has suitable sleeping facilities for each driver and the vehicle is stationary. The regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest period of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest periods shall not be taken in a vehicle. They shall be taken in suitable gender-friendly accommodation with adequate sleeping and sanitary facilities. By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, the regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest may be taken in a vehicle, provided that the vehicle is parked in certified safe and secure parking area which provides parking places for commercial vehicles and service facilities fulfilling the minimum requirements set out in Article 8a . Until [OJ: three years after entry into force] a vehicle may also be parked in a regular parking area which provides basic service facilities. Relevant period might be prolonged by the Commission, by means of delegated act, for additional two years if according to the outcomes of the Commission’s report on the availability of safe and secure parking areas the number of certified safe and secure parking areas across EU would not be sufficient to meet reported needs. Any costs for accommodation outside the vehicle shall be covered by the employer, as well as any fee deriving from the use of safe and secure parking area.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8a – subparagraph 1
8a. Transport undertakings shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to return to the employer's operational centre where the driver is normally based and where the driver's weekly rest period begins, in the Member State of the employer's establishment, or to return to the drivers' place of residence, or to any other location chosen by the driver, within each period of four consecutive weeks, in order to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest period of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest period.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8a – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2024,At the latest [OJ: three years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the availability of suitable rest facilities for drivers and of secured parking facilities, as well as on the development of safe and secure parking areas certified in accordance with the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 2. That report may list. The report shall in particular cover information on the number and the location of certified safe and secure parking areas, on their capacity and usage, and on the demand for additional places or facilities. Based on this report, the Commission shall propose, if appropriate, measures aiming to increase the number and quality of certified safe and secure parking areas and/or measures to prolong transitional period laid down in the fourth subparagraph of Article 8 paragraph 8 for an additional two years.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2017/0122(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union[insert date 18 month after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union]. It shall apply from [insert date 18 month after date of entry into force]. By ... [OJ: 4 months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union] the Commission shall present a proper impact assessment regarding the impact of this Regulation on actual economic situation of the EU road haulage market and drivers' health safety situation, and, where appropriate, propose amendments to this Regulation taking into account the new market situation of the sector.
2020/05/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 82 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Drivers engaged in long-distance international transport operations spend long periods away from their home. The current requirements on the regular weekly rest unnecessarily prolong those periods. It is thus desirable to adapt the provision on the regular weekly rest in such a way that it is easier for drivers to carry out transport operations in compliance with the rules and to reach their home for a regular weekly rest, and be fully compensated for all reduced weekly rest periods. It is also necessary to provide that operators organise the work of drivers in such a way that these periods away from homplace of residence are not excessively long. Drivers should have the right to choose where and how to take the rests.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 198 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(2a) In the Article 4, the following point ra is added: “suitable rest area” means a dedicated zone with adequate parking places for vehicles as well as resting facilities for their drivers, which fulfil the minimum safety, security and service requirements of this regulation and are accessible from the road network.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2017/0122(COD)

(2b) In Article 6, paragraph 3 shall be amended as follows: "3. The total accumulated driving time during any twofour consecutive weeks shall not exceed 9180 hours. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32006R0561&from=" Or. en)
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) two regular weekly rest periods of at least 45 hours and two reduced weekly rest periods of at least 24 hours., or;
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 270 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(b a) In Article 8, paragraph 6, the following point shall be added: "one regular weekly rest period of at least 45 hours and three reduced weekly rest periods of at least 24 hours."
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 279 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of point (b) and (c), the reduced weekly rest periods shall be compensated by an equivalent period of rest taken en bloc before the end of the thirdfourth week following the week in question.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a
8a. The regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest shall not be taken in a vehicle. They shall be taken unless the vehicle has suitable sleeping facilities and is parked in a suitable rest area or inf a suitable accommodation, with adequate sleeping and sanitary facilities; is available. That accommodation shall be:
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 344 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a – point b
(b) at home or at another privateanother location chosen by the driver.
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 355 #

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b
8b. A transport undertaking shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest at home or at a location chosen by the driver within each period of threefour consecutive weeks. The driver shall inform the transport undertaking no later than two weeks before such rest period whether it will be taken in a place other than driver's home. ;
2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) In order to ensure efficient use of transport resources, take into account the operational realities and reduce the number of empty runs, which is an important element in achieving the objectives of the Paris agreement in relation to the reduction of CO2 emissions, a limited number of additional transport activities should be possible without triggering the posting rules. Such activities consist of operations performed during a period in the course of or following a bilateral international transport operation from the Member State of establishment and before the return journey to the Member State of establishment.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Recital 12
(12) When a driver is engaged in a combined transport operation, the nature of the service provided during the initial or final road leg is closely linked with the Member State of establishment if the road leg on its own is a bilateral transport operation. By contrast, when the transport operation during the road leg is carried out within the host Member State or as a non-bilateral international transport operation, there is a sufficient link with the territory of a host Member State and therefore the posting rules should apply.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Recital 13
(13) Where a driver performs other types of operations, notably cabotage operations or non-bilateral international transport operations, there is a sufficient link to the territory of the host Member State. The link exists in case of cabotage operations as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/20096 and (EC) No 1073/20097 of the European Parliament and of the Council since the entire transport operation takes place in a host Member State and the service is thus closely linked to the territory of the host Member State. A non- bilateral international transport operation is characterised by the fact that the driver is engaged in international carriage outside of the Member State of establishment of the undertaking making the posting. The services performed are therefore linked with the host Member States concerned rather than with the Member State of establishment. In those cases, sector- specific rules are only required with regard to the administrative requirements and control measures. Nevertheless, until negotiations between the Union and relevant third countries as regards the application of rules equivalent to those laid down in this Directive will be concluded, certain number of cross-trade operations should be exempted from posting rules. _________________ 6Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 7Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 88).
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Recital 15
(15) Union operators face growing competition from operators based in third countries. It is therefore of the utmost importance to ensure that Union operators are not discriminated against. According to Article 1(4) of Directive 96/71/EC, undertakings established in a non-member State must not be given more favourable treatment than undertakings established in a Member State. That principle should also apply with regard to the specific rules on posting provided for in this Directive. It should, in particular, apply when third country operators perform transport operations under bilateral or multilateral agreements granting access to the Union marketTherefore, taking into account the fact that the Union has already exercised its competence and adopted common specific rules on posting of drivers, it should begin negotiations with the relevant third countries with a view to the application of rules equivalent to those laid down in this Directive.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of this Directive, a bilateral transport operation in respect of goods means the movement of goods, based on a transport contractconsignment note, from the Member State of establishment, as defined in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, to another Member State or to a third country, or from another Member State or a third country to the Member State of establishment.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 12 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In a bilateral transport operation, a Member State of establishment shall be either the place of origin where the transported goods are loaded or the place of destination where the goods are unloaded. Moreover, a bilateral transport operation may involve picking up of the goods at one or several loading points until their final delivery at one or several delivery points.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
From … [18 months after the entry into force of this Directive], which is the date from which drivers are required, pursuant to Article 34(7) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, to record border crossing data manually, Member States shall apply the exemption for bilateral transport operations in respect of goods Moreover, by way of derogation, a driver shall not be considered to be posted for the purpose of Directive 96/71/EC when performing up to 3 cross-trade transport operations, where theset out in the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph also where, perations are performed during or following addition to perforn incoming a bilateral transport operation, the driver performs one activity of loading and/or unloading in the Member States or third countries that the driver crosses, provided that the driver does not load goods and unload them in the same Member State from the Member State of establishment or during an outgoing bilateral transport operation to the Member State of establishment.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 15 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For the purpose of this Directive, a cross- trade operation is the movement of goods, based on a consignment note, between two different Member States other than the Member State of establishment, as defined in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009. Moreover, a cross-trade transport operation may involve picking up of the goods at one or several loading points until their final delivery at one or several delivery points.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Where a bilateral transport operation starting from the Member State of establishment during which no additional activity was performed is followed by a bilateral transport operation to the Member State of establishment, the exemption for additional activities set out in the third subparagraph shall apply to a maximum of two additional activities of loading and/or unloading, under the conditions set out in the third subparagraph.deleted
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2017/0121(COD)

The exemptions for additional activities set out in the third and fourth subparagraphs of this paragraph shall apply only until the date from which smart tachographs complying with the requirement of recording border crossings and additional activities referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 are required to be fitted in the vehicles registered in a Member State for the first time, under the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) of that Regulation. From that date the exemptions for additional activities set out in the third and fourth subparagraphs of this paragraph shall apply solely to drivers using vehicles fitted with smart tachographs, as provided for in Articles 8, 9 and 10 of that Regulationnegotiations between the Union and relevant third countries as regards the application of rules equivalent to those laid down in this Directive will be concluded.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) picks up passengers in the Member State of establishment and sets them down in another Member State and/or a third country;
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) picks up passengers in a Member State and/or a third country and sets them down in the Member State of establishment; or
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) picks up and sets down passengers in the Member State of establishment for the purpose of carrying out local excursions in another Member State and/or a third country, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Moreover, a bilateral transport operation in international occasional or regular carriage of passengers may involves picking up of passengers and /or setting passengers down more than once as specified in journey form or authorisation.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
From … [18 months after the entry into force of this Directive], which is the date from which drivers are required, pursuant to Article 34(7) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, to record border crossing data manually, Member States shall apply the exemption for bilateral transport operations in respect of passengers set out in the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph also where, in addition to performing a bilateral transport operation, the driver picks up passengers once and/or sets down passengers once in Member States or third countries that the driver crosses, provided that the driver does not offer passenger transport services between two locations within the Member State crossed. The same shall apply to the return journey.deleted
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 30 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The exemption for additional activities set out in the third subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply only until the date from which smart tachographs complying with the requirement of recording of border crossings and additional activities referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 are required to be fitted in the vehicles registered in a Member State for the first time, under the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) of that Regulation. From that date the exemption for additional activities set out in the third subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply solely to drivers using vehicles fitted with smart tachographs, as provided for in Articles 8, 9 and 10 of that Regulation.deleted
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 8
8. A posting shall, for the purpose of Article 3(1a) of Directive 96/71/EC, be considered to beas ending when the driver leafinally delivers goods or sets passengers down in the host Member State in the performance of thean international carriage of goods or passengers. That period of, and that posting period shall not be cumulated with previous periods of postingosting periods in the context of such international operations performed byof the same driver or by another driver whom he or she replaces.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 10
10. Transport undertakings established in a non-Member State shall not be given more favourable treatment than undertakings established in a Member State, including when performing transport operations under bilateral or multilateral agreements granting access to the Union market or parts thereof. Hence once this Directive has entered into force, the Union shall begin negotiations with the relevant third countries with a view to the application of rules equivalent to those laid down in this Directive.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 36 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By ... [OJ: 4 months after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union] the Commission shall present a proper impact assessment regarding the impact of this Directive on actual economic situation of the EU road haulage market and drivers' health safety situation, and, where appropriate, propose amendments to this Directive taking into account the new market situation of the sector.
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #

2017/0121(COD)

Council position
Article 10 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall enter into force on the day following[insert date 18 month after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union].
2020/05/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
These checks shall cover each year a large and representative cross-section of mobile workers, drivers, undertakings and vehicles falling within the scope of Regulations (EC) No 561/2006 and (EU) No 165/2014 and in case of checks at the premises of mobile workers and drivers falling withing the scope of Directive 2002/15/EC.;
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Checks at premises shall be planned in the light of past experience in relation to the various types of transport and undertakings. Checks of conformity with Directive 2002/15/EC shall be done solely at premises. They shall also be carried out if serious infringements of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 or (EU) No 165/2014 or Directive 2002/15/EC have been detected at the roadside.;
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1
Member State shall submit the information requested by other Member States pursuant to paragraph 1(b) of this Article within 25 working days from the receipt of the request in cases requiring in-depth examination or involving checks at premises of the undertakings concerned. A shorterdifferent time limit may be mutually agreed between the Member States if justified by the nature of the request. In urgent cases or cases requiring simple consultation of registers, such as of a risk rating system, the requested information shall be submitted within three working days.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link of a driver with a territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond which the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shall apply in case of international transport operations. This timeinternational transport operations should not be subject to Directives 96/71/EC 2014/67/EU. A seven day threshold should not apply to cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/200918 and 1073/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply from day seven to cabotage irrespective of the frequency and duration of theof operations carried out by a driver. _________________ 18 Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88)
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Due to the absence of a sufficient link of a driver with a territory of a host Member State, transit operations should not be subject to this Directive, Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 137 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2006/22/EC
Annex I – Part A – point 6
(6) weekly working times as set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2002/15/EC.deleted
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure effective and efficient enforcement of the sector-specific rules on posting of workers and to avoid disproportionate administrative burdens for non-resident operators sector, specific administrative and control requirements should be established in the road transport sector, taking full advantage of control tools such as the digital tachograph. In order to ensure the effectiveness of controls, it is important to make a distinction between the checks carried out at the roadside and at the premises of the undertakings. The checks could also be carried out remotely by electronic or digital means.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to facilitate the implementation, application and enforcement of this Directive, the internal Market Information System (IMI) established by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 should be used in Member States for the enhanced exchange of information between regional and local authorities across borders. It could also be an advantage to extend the features of IMI to include the submission and transmission of simple declarations.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Transit operations are fully exempted from the scope of Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 158 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. International transport operations as defined by regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 are fully exempted from the scope of Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 165 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(-a) in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall organise a system of appropriate and regular checks on correct and consistent implementation, as referred to in Article 1, both at the roadside and at premises of undertakings of all transport categories. In particular, checks of compliance with the provisions of Directive 2002/15/EC shall be limited to checks at the premises of undertakings or to remote checks by electronic or digital means." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1518428909422&uri=CELEX:02006L0022-20170101)
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 179 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing international carricabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 3 days during a period of one calendar month.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 182 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Checks at premises shall be planned in the light of past experience in relation to the various types of transport and undertakings. They shall also be carried out if serious infringements of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 or (EU) No 165/2014 orhave been detected at the roadside. Checks of compliance with Directive 2002/15/EC shavell been detected at the roadside. carried out exclusively at the premises of the undertakings or remotely by electronic or digital means;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 218 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purposes of the calculation of the periods of posting referred to in paragraph 2, a day may not be less than 24 hours respectively spent in the territory of the host Member State. The weekly rest periods shall be excluded from the calculation of the periods of posting. :
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Cabotage operations falling under the scope of this Directive are excluded from rules on long-term posting referred in Article 1 of the legislative act amending Directive 96/71/EC.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 241 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Cabotage operations falling under the scope of this Directive shall be excluded from rules on collective agreements which are not universally applicable as defined in Article [...] of Directive 96/71/EC.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 242 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2006/22/EC
Annex I – part A – point (6)
(a) in Part A, the following point (6) is added: ‘(6) Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2002/15/EC.;’deleted weekly working times as set out in
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 246 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. For the purpose of transport operations covered by this Directive, Article 9 paragraph 1 and 2 of the Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU is replaced by the following: Member States may only impose the following administrative requirements and control measures:
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 256 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Transit operations shall be fully exempt from the scope of Directive 96/71/EC and of this Directive.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 258 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. This Directive and Directive 96/71/EC shall not apply to undertakings established in cross-border regions and performing international transport operations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 in these cross-border regions within 100 km radius from the border.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 259 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) an obligation for the road transport operator established in another Member State to send a postingstandardized, electronic, simple declaration to the national competent authorities at the latest at the commencement of the posting, in electronic form, in an official language of the host Member State or in English, containing only the following information:
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 274 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – point vi
(vi) the type of transport services, that is to say carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, international carriage, cabotage operation;deleted
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 278 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) ofDirective 96/71/EC and Directive 96/712014/67/ECU to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing international carriwhen they perform international operations. When performing cabotage operations as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 37 days during a period of one calendar month, Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For the purposes of this point, the road transport operator may provide a simple declaration covering a period of a maximum of six months. The information referred to in points from (ii) to (vi) shall be updated electronically by the road transport operator in line with current factual situation.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 288 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an obligation for the driver to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the postinga simple declaration and evidence of transport operation taking place in the host Member State, such as: an electronic consignment note (e-CMR) or evidence referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 304 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) an obligation for the driver to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the employment contract or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC20 , translated into one of the official languages of the host Member State or into English; __________________ 20 Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32)deleted
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 311 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
When the period of posting is longer than 37 days as regards cabotage operations, Member States shall apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC for the entire period of posting to their territory during the period of one calendar month referred to in the first subparagraph.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 315 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) an obligation for the driver to make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of payslips for last two months; during the roadside check, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may provide this copy;deleted
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 323 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) an obligation for the road transport operator to deliver, after the period of posting, in paper or electronic form, copies of documents referred to in points (b), (c) and (ec), at the request of the authorities of the host Member State within a reasonable period of time;
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 329 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 –subparagraph 1 a (new)
During the roadside check, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may help in carrying out the check. Checks and controls of employment contract or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC and/ or payslips shall be carried out solely at the premises.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 339 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of point (a) of paragraph 4 the road transport operator may provide a posting declaration covering a period of a maximum of six months.deleted
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 343 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of point (a) of paragraph 4 the road transport operator may provide a posting declaration covering a period of a maximum of six monthsBy ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall develop the standardised form of the simple declaration containing only the information as specified in paragraph 4(a) (i) to (vi).
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 357 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a daily working period shorter than sixtwelve hours spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as half a day;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 364 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from […]... [the date when COD 2016/007 -revised Posting of Workers Directive is applicable.
2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 368 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a daily working period of sixtwelve hours or more spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as a full day;
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 384 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) breaks and rest periods as well as periods of availability spent in the territory of a host Member State shall be considered as working period.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 388 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Road transport operations falling under the scope of this Directive shall be excluded from rules on ''posting exceeding twenty-four months'' as referred in [Article 2a of Directive 96/71/EC as amended by 2016/0070(COD)].
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 392 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Road transport operations falling under the scope of this Directive shall be excluded from rules on collective agreements or arbitration awards which are not universally applicable as defined in Article 3(8) of Directive 96/71/EC.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 401 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. By way of derogation from Article 9(1) and (2) of Directive 2014/67/EU, Member States may only impose the following administrative requirements and control measures:
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 422 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) an obligation for the road transport operator established in another Member State to send a postingvia a dedicated public interface of IMI a standardised, electronic, simple declaration to the national competent authorities at the latest at the commencement of the posting, in electronic form, in an official language of the host Member State or in English, containing only the following information:
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 463 #

2017/0121(COD)

(aa) For the purpose of point (a) of this paragraph the road transport operator may provide a declaration covering a period of a maximum of six months. The information in points (ii) to (vi) shall be updated electronically by the road transport operator in line with the current factual situation. The public interface of the IMI dedicated to transport operators shall contain country specific information with concrete rates of pay (remuneration) and employment conditions applicable to drivers in all Member States as well as links to all single official national websites established by Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 472 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an obligation for the driver to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the postingsimple declaration and evidence of transport operation taking place in the host Member State, such as an electronic consignment note (e-CMR) or evidence referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 493 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) an obligation for the driver to keep and make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of the employment contract or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC20 , translated into one of the official languages of the host Member State or into English; _________________ 20 Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32)deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 513 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) an obligation for the driver to make available, where requested at the roadside control, in paper or electronic form, a copy of payslips for last two months; during the roadside check, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may provide this copy;deleted
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 554 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of point (a) of paragraph 4 the road transport operator may provide a posting declaration covering a peDuring the roadside check, the driver shall be allowed to contact the head office, the transport manager or any other person or entity which may help in carrying out the check. Checks and controls of an employment contract or an equivalent document within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 91/533/EEC and/ or payslips shall be carrioed of a maximum of six months. ut solely at the premises. Member States shall proceed in line with the procedures laid down in Articles 6, 7 and 8 of Directive 2014/67/EU.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 590 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from [insert the date of entry into force of Directive 96/71/EC* as amended by 2016/0070(COD)].
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 592 #

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The European transport sector because of its specificity and highly mobile nature shall be exempt from the application of the Posting of Workers Directive 96/71/EC* until the entry into force of this Directive.
2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Member States should be provided with a clear option to improve and modernise training practices with the use of ICT tools, such as e-learning and blended learning, for part of the training, while ensuring the quality and the effectiveness of the training.
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 46 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Directive 2003/59/CE
Article 2 – point c
(a b) point c) is replaced by the following: " c) vehicles undergoing road tests for technical development, repair orand maintenance purposes, or of new or rebuilt vehicles which have not yet been put into service; content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32003L0059&qid=1498658676377&from=EN), or of vehicles without passengers driven back to and/or out of their depot by maintenance personnel; " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/59/EC
Article 2 – point g a (new)
(b a) the following point (ga) is added: (ga) vehicles operating within less than a 100 km radius of their base, provided that driving the vehicle is not the driver's principal activity.
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 65 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [OP: please insert the DATE calculated 1824 months following the entry into force] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 67 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point d
Directive 2003/59/EC
Annex 1 Sec.1.3 a
a. Objective: ability to anticipate, assess and adapt to risks in traffic; to be aware of and able to recognize dangerous situations on road; ability to deal effectively with stress and dangerous driving:
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point d (new)
Directive 2003/59/EC
Annex 1 Sec. 1.3 a a (new)
(aa) identify possible hazardous situations such as distracted driving caused by e.g. smartphones and other electronic devices as well as in-vehicle technology.
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 76 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point a
Directive 2003/59/EC
Annex 1 – Section 2.1 –– point 2.1 – paragraph 4
Member States may allow the training partly to be done by means of information and communication technology tools, such as e-learning, while ensuring the proper quality and the effectiveness of the training, and may count specific training required under other Union legislation as part of the training. This includes, but is not restricted to, training required under Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) for driving of dangerous goods, training on disability awareness under Regulation (EU) 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(**) and training on animal transport under Council Regulation (EC) 1/2005(***).
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point c
Directive 2003/59/EC
Annex 1 – Section 4 – paragraph 1
Compulsory periodic training courses must be organised by an approved training centre. Their duration must be of 35 hours every five years, given in periods of at least seven hours which may be split over more than one consecutive day. Such periodic training may be provided, in part, on top- of-the-range simulators and by use of information and communication technology tools such as e- learning, while ensuring the quality and the effectiveness of the training. At least one of the seven hour periods shall cover a road safety related subject. The content of the training shall take into account training needs specific to the transport operations carried out by the driver and relevant legal and technological developments. The seven hour periods shall cover different subjects.
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #

2017/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point c Directive 2003/59/EC
Completed specific training as required under other Union legislation may count as one of the seven hour periods. This includes, but is not restricted to, training required under Directive 2008/68/EC for driving of dangerous goods, training on animal transport under Regulation (EC) 1/2005, and for the carriage of passengers training on disability awareness under Regulation (EU) 181/2011.; Completed specific training as required under Directive 2008/68/EC for driving of dangerous goods may count as two of the seven hour periods.
2017/06/29
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC,
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas implementation of the Postal Services Directive helped in opening domestic markets for competition but did not lead to the accomplishment of internal market for postal services;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that the level of transposition of the Directive is unsatisfactory, including with regard to issues such as structural separation, access to networks and authorisation requirements; Considers that in some Member States several issues, such as effective structural separation of the regulatory functions from activities associated with ownership and control, conditions governing access to networks and authorisation requirements might not be transposed properly;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 75 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that in many Member States, the decline in letter volumes makes the provision of universal postal services more and more difficult; recognises that many designated universal service providers use revenues from non-USO commercial activities, such as financial services or parcel delivery, to finance the USO;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 90 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to use State aid tools, in line with EU competition policy, in a transparent and non- discriminatory manner and to ensure that customers continue to have access to postal services, by maintaining a minimum number of services at the same access point;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates its support for the Postal Users Forum, which was established in 2011 by the Commission and aims to facilitate discussion between users, operators, trade unions and other stakeholders on issues including end-user satisfaction, business-user requirements and how to improve e-commerce delivery; is of the opinion that the Forum is very useful and should meet regularly in order to identify potential solutions to improve postal and parcel delivery services;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Commission to strengthen market oversight of parcel delivery, specifically by improving national regulators’ capacity to assess competition, affordability of cross-border tariffs and identify anti-competitive practices;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on transparent and non- discriminatory cross-border access to all network elements, associated facilities, relevant services and information systems of postal networks for third parties; believes that efficient use of infrastructure could bring economic gains for Universal Service Providers and increase competition in the cross-border delivery;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 204 #

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights that the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Directive and the online platform established by Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes may benefit consumers and businesses in cross-border transactions; is concerned that, despite the July 2015 transposition deadline, only 24 Member States have so far transposed the ADR Directive and consequently millions of European citizens are being deprived of this important redress mechanism;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 273 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes III to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 289 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission amends Annex II in order to add newdeleted name of the micro- organisms; to the component material category for such organisms pursuant to paragraph 1, it shaxonomic classification of the historicall do so on the basis of the following data: (a) (b) micro-organism; (c) and use of the micro-organism (d) organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety Agency; (e) toxins; (f) process; and (g) information on the identity of residual intermediates or microbial metabolites in the component material.ata of safe production taxonomic relation to micro- information on residue levels of information on the production
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. When adopting delegated acts in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission may amend the component material categories set out in Annex II in order to add animal by-products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 only where an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined for such products in accordance with the procedures laid down in that Regulation.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes III to IV in the light of new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under normal conditions of use, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 334 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2018[Publications office, please insert the date occurring five years after of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union].
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 339 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 347 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 1,580 mg/kg dry matterP2O5,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 356 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 3
3. Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 378 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 382 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) Cadmium (Cd) - 80 mg/kg P2O5.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 435 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) biuret (C2H5N3O2) 12 g/kg
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 437 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 4
4. Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 441 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 460 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) – paragraph 1
An inorganic mineral fertiliser shall be a fertiliser other than an organic or organo-mineral fertilisercontaining nutrients in a mineral form or processed into a mineral form from animal or plant origin. Urea and its condensation and association products shall be considered as containing nutrients in a mineral form.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 465 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1
1. An minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall be aimed at providing plants with one or more of the following macronutrients: (a) Primary: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K),. (b) Secondary: magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na). The declarable nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea. The declarable primary and secondary content is given by the P2O5, K2O, MgO, CaO, SO3, and Na2O form. New forms can be added after a scientific examination.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 468 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Cadmium (Cd) - 80 mg/kg P2O5.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 513 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Nickel (Ni) 1240 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 518 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) Bbiuret (C2H5N3O2) 12 g/kg dry matter, and(twelve) g/kg
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 521 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 1
1. A straight solid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than oneone primary nutrient.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 523 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain one of the followingprimary declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 525 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and can contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 529 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 6
- 10% by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 530 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 7
- 1from 1% to 10% by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 532 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 1
1. A compound solid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 534 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the followingprimary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 535 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- 35% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 536 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3
- 35% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 538 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and can contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 539 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 4
- 1,52% by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 540 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- 1,52% by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 541 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 6
- 1,5% by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 542 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 7
- 1between 1% to 10% by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 543 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i-ii) (A) – paragraph 5 – indent 1
- following five thermal cycles as described under Heading 4.2 in Module A1 in Annex IV, for testing before placing on the market,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 547 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 1
1. A straight liquid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than oneone primary nutrient.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 549 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain one of the followingprimary declared nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 550 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and can contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 552 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 6
- 5% by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 553 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 7
- 1from 0,5% to 5% by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 556 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 1
1. A compound liquid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 558 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the followingprimary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 559 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- 1,53% by mass of total nitrogen (N),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 561 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- 1,53% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 563 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3
- 1,54% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 565 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and can contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 567 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 4
- 0,754% by mass of total magnesium oxide (MgO),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 568 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- 0,752% by mass of total calcium oxide (CaO),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 569 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 6
- 0,75% by mass of total sulphur trioxide (SO3), or
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 570 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 7
- 0,from 0,5% to 5% by mass of total sodium oxide (Na2O).
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 580 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 (A) – paragraph 1
1. An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and humic substances obtained from them, but excluding other materials which isare fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 589 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 592 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 608 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 3
3. Salmonella spp. shall be absent in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 610 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 730 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 8 – paragraph 3
3. A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant nitrification inhibitor, as referred to in PFC 5(A)(I) of Annex I, only if at least 50% of the total nitrogen (N) content of the fertilising product consists of the nitrogen (N) forms ammonium (NH4+) or ammonium (NH4+) and urea (CH4N2O).
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 780 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) The nitrification inhibitor content shall be expressed as a percentage by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as ammonium nitrogen (NH4+) or ammonium nitrogen (NH4+) and urea nitrogen (CH4N2O).
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 786 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K; . The declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, and N from crotonylidene diurea. Phosphorus fertilisers must fulfil the following minimum solubility levels to be plant-available, otherwise they cannot be declared as phosphorus fertilisers: – water solubility: minimum level 40% of total P205, – minimum level 75% of total P205, solubility in neutral ammonium citrate, – solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 55% of total P205.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 799 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) where urea (CH4N2O) is present, information about the possible air quality impacts of the release of ammonia from the fertiliser use, and an invitation to users to apply appropriate remediation measures.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 800 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) where urea (CH4N2O) is present, information about the possible air quality impacts of the release of ammonia from the fertiliser use, and an invitation to users to apply appropriate remediation measures.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 838 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 2.2 – point c
(c) descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the use of the CE marked fertilising product,deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 841 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
The cycles and test referred to under Headings 4.1-4.3 below shall be carried out on a representative sample of the product at least at least every 3six months in the case of continuous operation of the plant or every year for the periodic production on behalf of the manufacturer, in order to verify conformity with
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 158 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of the posting of workers directive raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suitTherefore transport services such as transit, international transport and linked cabotage are excluded forom these challenges to scope of this Directive and should be addressed through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport market.
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 258 #

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(–1) In Article 1, paragraph 2 is amended as follows: "2. This Directive shall not apply to merchant navy undertakings as regards seagoing personnel as well as transport services such as transit, international transport and linked cabotage."
2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the Explanatory Report to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 4 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
— having regard to Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services4 , which defines and condemns harassment and sexual harassment, _________________ 4 OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37.
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 7 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, signed in Rome on 4 November 195030, and in particular to Articles 2, 3, 8, 14, and the Protocol No. 12 to the Convention,
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 10 #
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 12 #
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 15 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, and to the subsequent monitoring reports adopted at the United Nations Beijing + 5(2000), Beijing + 10 (2005), Beijing + 15 (2010), Beijing + 20 (2015) and2020 UN Women Report ‘Gender equality: women’s rights in review 25 years after Beijing’,
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 21 #
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 35 #
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 48 #
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 49 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 b (new)
— having regard to the 2021 report of the European Institutefor Gender Equality entitled ‘The costs of gender- based violence in the European Union’,
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 51 #
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 52 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 d (new)
30 d having regard to the European Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on combating violence against women and domestic violence,
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 66 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas gender-based violence against women and girls is a severe form of gender inequality and discrimination; is a violation of women’s human rights, and is a serious obstacle to the participation of women in social, public and political life and in the labour market and make them unable to fully enjoy their rights and fundamental freedoms;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 70 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas gender-based violence against women and girls is a structural and widespread problem throughout Europe and the world, and is a phenomenon that involves victims and perpetrators irrespective of their age, education, income, social status, cultural backgrounds and is linked to the unequal and unfair distribution of power between women and men in our societies; and whereas anyone can be a victim of potential gender-based violence, women are disproportionately affected by all forms of such violence, including domestic violence, due to structural gender discrimination and unequal distribution of power and resources between women and men in public and private spheres;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 86 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas gender-based violence against women and girls can affect many fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter; which include the right to human dignity (Article 1), the right to life (Article 2), the right to the integrity of the person (Article 3), the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment (Article 4), the right to liberty and security (Article 6), the right to freedom from discrimination, including on the grounds of sex (Article 21), and the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 102 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

E a. whereas gender-based violence, in particular sexual violence, directly and indirectly affects its victims and has long- lasting negative impact on their physical, emotional and mental well-being and whereas gender-based violence affects one third of women and girls in the EU and whereas a new survey by the Fundamental Rights Agency is being conducted to update this data;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 118 #
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 119 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas the 1993 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and the Beijing UN Platform for Action defined violence against as any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 123 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the Victims’ Rights Directive defines gender-based violence as violence that is directed against a person because of that person’s gender, gender identity or gender expression or that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately, and it may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm or economic loss to the victim;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 126 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas gender-based violence against women and girls has been recognized by the international community as a violation of human rights which should be addressed comprehensively, and despite all the efforts which have been made by the international organizations, civil society, and state authorities to eradicate gender- based violence against women and girls, it remains pervasive and manifests in new forms such as cyber violence, cyber harassment, cyber stalking and non- consensual distribution of intimate material (photos and videos) through social media;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 189 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reaffirms its commitment to pursue a comprehensive approach to gender-based violence against women and girls and LGBTIQ+ persons at EU level and to ensure a follow-up of its recommendations which have been proposed in a number of resolutions;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 206 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Istanbul Convention benefits from 10 years of functioning and practice through its unique monitoring and implementation system through GREVIO; Stresses the importance of this interactive exchange and process between GREVIO and the participating members;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 209 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that, in order to ensure effective implementation of the Istanbul Convention, a two-pillar monitoring mechanism was established: GREVIO which conducts a country by country report and the Committee of the Parties;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 211 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Points out that also women with disabilities and mothers of children with disabilities encountered obstacles in reporting violence and gaining access to justice system, and as GREVIO reported it, including the inaccessibility of police premises, a lack of training and stereotypes of law enforcement officials as well as the lack of information in accessible formats about the assistance to victims of violence and available services;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 221 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a constructive dialogue with the Council and Member States in cooperation with the Council of Europe to address Member States’ reservations, objections and concerns and clarify misleading interpretations of the Istanbul Convention in order to make progress in this area; Urges Member States to speed up negotiations on the ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention and to strongly condemn all attempts to retract measures already taken in implementing the Istanbul Convention and in combating violence against women;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 235 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that while all Member States have already signed the Istanbul Convention, six have not ratified it yet; underlines that the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention does not exempt Member States from national ratification and thus strongly encourages the remaining Member States Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia that have not already done so to ratify the Convention without delay;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 240 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Strongly condemns all initiatives that pursue to replace the Istanbul Convention with any alternative document which is not based on the same approach towards gender discrimination and gender power relations;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 246 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concern the growing opposition towards the Istanbul Convention in some Member States and the attempts to disparage the Convention and its positive impact on the eradication of gender-based violence; condemns all attempts to spread disinformation about the Istanbul Convention; and to evoke fears among societies about the allegedly destructive impact of the Convention on family and traditional gender roles;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 251 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

12. Calls on Member States to take into account the conclusions of the Mid-term Horizontal Review of GREVIO baseline evaluation reports24 ; and to improve their national frameworks for preventing and combating gender-based violence, including their national laws, in order to ensure proper implementation and enforcement of the Istanbul Convention; _________________ 24 https://rm.coe.int/prems-010522-gbr- grevio-mid-term-horizontal-review-rev- february-2022/1680a58499
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 270 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Considering the extent and gravity of gender-based violence and sexual harassment in the workplace, calls on the Member States to ratify and implement ILO Violence and Harassment Convention No. 190;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 271 #

2016/0062R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Strongly affirms that the denial of sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including safe and legal abortion, is a form of violence against women and girls; reiterates that women and girls must have control over their bodies and sexualities; calls on all the Member States to guarantee comprehensive sexuality education, ready access for women to family planning, and the full range of reproductive and sexual health services, including modern contraceptive methods and safe and legal abortion. Notes thus with deep concern that in some Member States sexual and reproductive rights of women are on threat and that in fact Poland banned safe and legal abortion; calls on these Member States to withdraw from these initiatives and to ensure that women have full access to affordable reproductive and sexual health services;
2022/12/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 20 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas all modes of transport without any exceptions must focus more on enhancing competitiveness, intermodality and ecological transition in order to better serve the development of the Single Market;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 21 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas supporting closer communications between neighbouring third countries and central and eastern European EU Member States, including in the area of rail transport and infrastructure, will help improve rail links between the European Union and Asia;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to enhance the connectivity and accessibility of the infrastructure for transport to, from and within the central and eastern parts of the EU, taking into account the needs of the economy and the principles of sustainable development; reiterates the TEN-T objectives of bridging missing links, removing bottlenecks and ensuring seamless connections for long-distance and regional transport, particularly in cross- border regions, for passengers and freight; considers that the use of EU funding must reflect the real investment needs;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the completion of the initial TEN-T core corridor work plans of 2015; stresses that the implementation of the core network should also stimulate the development of the comprehensive network, in particular for connections that have cross-border relevance and effect the consolidation of corridors; stresses the importance of urban nodes and their role in enhancing transport flows, both for passengers and freight;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 143 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Criticises the underinvestment in cross-border railway lines and the low level of passenger rail services in many border areas; calls on the Member States to (re-)establish missing connections; and to remove existing bottlenecks;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Criticises the underinvestment in cross-border railway lines and the low level of passenger rail services in many border areas; calls on the Member States to (re-)establish missing connections; takes the view that there should also be investment in improving the quality of rail in the area of freight transport;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 196 #

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Takes the view that the role of regional airports will grow if they have modern infrastructure and a network of transport links (above all rail links) that correlate well with the region and with the country, making it possible to reach the airport quickly from various parts of nearby cities or towns;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to the White Paper on Transport 2011: Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas any problem at the EU transport market must be tackled by targeted approach which will not hamper honestly operating businesses
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 23 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital Bb (new)
Bb. whereas transport is a globally competitive sector, any social limitations imposed on the sector should also take into account the impact that they will make on the competitive position of EU carriers
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend such business practices as precarious contracts (bogus self-employment, zero-hour contracts, pay-to-fly-schemes, etc.),make sure that flexible employment contracts have appropriate social security coverage under national and EU law; stresses the need to identify, penalise and suspend such business practices as letter-box companies and flags of convenience in order to ensure the social protection of workers;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 106 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the introduction of appropriate control devices, using modern technology, for allin road transport modes for professional use so as to monitor working and rest time effectively, with a view to ensuring proper implementation of existing legislation;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 135 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and the Member States to cooperate across borders in relation to enforcement information, to give monitoring authorities access to data registered in the Member States’ national electronic registers and in the European Register of Road Transport Undertaking (ERRU) and to consolidate the list of infringements leading to the loss of good repute of road transport operators by including illegal cabotage and non- compliance with Community social and labour legislation;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 150 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the creation of a European Road Transport Agency to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation and promote standardisation across all Member States, including the social dimension, such as working conditions and labour issues in road transport;deleted
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 176 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the social dimension of the Aviation Package published by the Commission must be strengthened as employment and working conditions aremight be in some circumstances directly linked to the maintenance of the safety and security of both passengers and staff; underlines furthermore, in this connection, the need for the Commission and the Member States to monitor and ensure proper enforcement of national social legislation and collective agreements for airlines having operational bases on EU territory;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 204 #

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in the maritime sector, the Commission should promote the recruitment and retention of skilled European-based seafarers to stop European officers being replaced by crew from third countries; considers furthermore that the Commission should create provisions enabling EU-controlled tonnage to be returned to flags of EU Member States;
2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 426 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Mobile workers: Cdeleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 429 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for increased controls on the implementation of working time and rest times in the transport sector; calls for the introduction of autdeleted (the deletion is necessary since combatic digital records and the development of 'smart tachographs' for all means of transport, including inland waterway transport; recalls the wish expressed in its resolution from 3 July 2012 that “until 2020 (...) all vehicles that are not exempt from Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this regulation (must) be equipped with a smart tachograph” 12; __________________ 12 www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do ?type=TA&reference=P7-TA-2012- 0271&language=DE&ring=A7-2012- 0195#BKMD-7.ng social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 448 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the creation of a European transport agency bringing together existing agencies; takes the view that at the very least a specific road transport agency is needed;deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 466 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. asks the Commission to clarify the provisions so that a distinction can be drawn between employees and self- employed workers to combat 'bogus self employment'; emphasises that airline pilots and train drivers cannot be considered to be independent of the companies for which they work;Deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 484 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the rules on cabotage are not sufficiently precise, which facilitatesDeleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the ptractice of some road operators of engaging in permanent cabotage; wishes cabotage operations to be subject to mandatory prior notification;nsport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 510 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for a new regulation on ground-handling at airports to ensure mandatory social and wage protection for workers in the event of new calls for tenders or the partial loss of work; supports the introduction of rules to ensure the effective implementation of laws with regard to airlines with 'operational bases' on the territory of a Member State; calls for the clarification of the definition of 'home base' to protect the social rights of flight cabin crews, in particular their rest periods;deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 530 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to review their laws to eliminate precarious employment relationships called 'zero-hour-contracts' or 'pay-to-fly” contracts; believes that precarious working conditions are an additional safety risk;Deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 545 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to shortly submit a proposal for a directive on requirements with regard to the crews of vessels providing regular cargo, passenger and ferry services operating between Member States so that the conditions applicable on board a vessel are those of the State applying the most favourable standards for workers;Deleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the transport sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 559 #

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission, drawing on the US Jones Act, to take the necessary measures to ensure that vessels carrying goods between two Europedeleted (the deletion is necessary since combating social dumping in the tran sports are built in Europe, fly a European flag and are owned by a European company; calls for the law that is applicable to be associated with the country in which the vessel owner is based; sector will be dealt with in the context of the appropriate opinion of the Transport Committee.)
2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its support for the targets set out in the White Paper and the 10 goals for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system (benchmarks for achieving the 60 % GHG emission reduction target); stresses that the mid-term review should maintain the level of ambition of the goals set in 2011 and propose concrete measures and initiatives to increase and streamline the efforts to meet them; considers that it is necessary to evaluate the extent to which the list of actions set out in the White Paper is sufficient to achieve its overarching goals; without limiting the society's mobility and without slowing down the economic development;
2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) proposed by the Commission as part of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe should give priority to transport infrastructure projects that deliver high societal and economic value, and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and, competitiveness and territorial cohesion;
2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 218 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of promoting electro-mobility and electric public transport systems, coupled with the introduction of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector, giving priority to the electrification of the rail network, tramways, electric buses (including trolleybuses), electric cars and e-bikes; stresses the potential of modern aerial tramways (cable cars), as an inexpensive and easy-to-build means of transportation, to expand the capacity of urban public transport systems;
2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 234 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that public transport usage in urban areas is not clearly stated among the ten goals of the White Paper; believes that a new goal should be set of doubling public transport use in urban areas by 2030, while providing for facilities and infrastructure to facilitate door-to-door mobility of pedestrians, cyclists and elderly or handicapped people; a clear goal should be also set to double cycling by 2025; stresses that these goals need enormous investments in urban public transport infrastructure, and therefore calls on the Commission to establish an adequate funding scheme;
2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 279 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)
- action to attain the 2020 road safety target of less than 15.000 fatalities, through the introduction and implementation of cost-effective road safety measures at EU and national level,
2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to ensure that proposals on the opening-up of services in all transport markets do not lead to social dumpinggo hand in hand with the proper enforcement of existing EU social regulations and do not lead to unnecessary additional administrative burdens in the Member States, distortion of the fair competition in the internal market, poorer-quality services, monopolies or oligopolies;
2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 391 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that the EU must maintain its leading role in the global efforts to reduce transport emissions in the framework of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21), while also taking into account that EU's actions should not undermine its competitiveness; the EU should further promote at the international fora its standards on reducing the negative impact of transport on the environment so as to create a global level playing field;
2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 500 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6
the adoption of a social code forenforcement of existing EU legislation in order to protect rights of mobile road transport workers, addressing also the problem of disguised self-employment;
2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 511 #

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
- a framework assuring interference-free radio frequencies to guarantee operation and enforcement of driving and rest times of road transport workers, road charging, road trains and future ITS applications,
2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The definition of people with disabilities and the scope of accessibility requirements resulting thereof should be without prejudice to the definitions of disabled people and people with reduced mobility used for the needs of sectorial legislation and to the accessibility requirements set in this legislation.
2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Certain elements of the accessibility requirements laid down by this Directive, particularly those set out in Annex I relating to the provision of information, are already covered by existing legislative acts of the Union in the area of transport. Those acts include Regulations (EC) Nos 1371/20011a and (EU) 1300/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council1b and Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 1c as regards rail transport; Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council1d as regards bus and coach transport; Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council1e as regards maritime and inland waterway transport and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 as regards air transport 1f . To ensure regulatory consistency and predictability for the economic operators covered by those acts, fulfilment of the requirements on accessibility in the sectorial Union legislation should be deemed as fulfilment of the relevant requirements defined in this Directive. However, when the accessibility requirements are not covered, for example the requirement to make websites of airlines accessible, this Directive should apply. __________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on rail passengers' rights and obligations (OJ L 315, 3.12.2007, p. 14). 1b Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union's rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, p. 110). 1cCommission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 of 5 May 2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem 'telematics applications for passenger services' of the trans- European rail system (OJ L 123, 12.5.2011, p. 11). 1d Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 1). 1eRegulation (EU) No 1177/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 1). 1fRegulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 1).
2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 79 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In some situations, common accessibility requirements of the built environment including transport infrastructure used by passengers would facilitate the free movement of the related services and of persons with disabilities. Therefore, this Directive enables Member States to include the built environment used in the provision of the services under the scope of this Directive, ensuring compliance with the accessibility requirements set in Annex Xwhere no other EU binding legislation on built environment exists. Where Member State decide to apply accessibility requirements to the built environment used in the provision of services covered by this Directive, they may adopt all or some of the accessibility requirements set out in section V of Annex I. However, the Member States should not be required to amend or introduce national rules on accessibility of the built environment, if they do not decide to apply accessibility requirements provided for in this Directive related to the built environment used in the provision of the services under the scope of this Directive.
2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 90 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Taking into account importance of trans-European transport network in terms of allowing seamless mobility and accessibility for all users, Member States may give due consideration to application of accessibility criteria related to built environment in case of transport infrastructure investment realized on the TEN-T network.
2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 117 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) services providing access to audiovisual media services and, including related consumer equipment with advanced computing capability used for the provision of those services;
2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 152 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
(21a) "air passenger transport services" means services provided by air carriers providing scheduled air services within the Union territory or to/from the Union territory or other services related to air services provided by owners of self-service terminals;
2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Built environment 1. Member States are encouraged to require that providers of electronic communication services referred to in Article 1(2)(a), providers of passenger transport services referred to in Article 1(2)(c) and related infrastructure operators, and providers of consumer banking services referred to in Article 1(2)(d) ensure that the built environment used by their consumers complies with the accessibility requirements of Annex I, Section V, in order to the use of services by persons with disabilities. 2. Without prejudice to the requirements relating to built environment set in other binding Union regulations, Member States are encouraged to require that built environment, including transport infrastructure used by passengers, in particular the transport infrastructure of the trans - European transport network complies with the accessibility requirements of Annex I.
2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 121 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Member States to take preventive measures, in accordance with the precautionary principle, to improve air quality in cities and to guarantee pollutant concentrations below the levels set in the World Health Organisation guidelines, in particular by providing free public transport or by alternating traffic;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 130 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Member States to take preventive measures, in accordance with the precautionary principle, to improve air quality in cities and to guarantee pollutant concentrations below the levels set in the World Health Organisation guidelines, in particular by providing free public transport or by alternating traffic;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 147 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to reduce the use of cars running on traditional fuels in urban areas by 2030, and to banfurther reduce them by 2050 on a gradual basis;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to reduce the use of cars running on tradiconventional fuels in urban areas by 2030, and to bangradually phase them out by 2050 on a gradual basitaking into account cost efficiency of alternatives;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 196 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to set ambitious targets for reducing the use of transport-related energy in cities, thereby reducing emissions, and to set a target of doublingmbitious target for cycling rates by 2025;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 248 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of SUMPs for achieving EU targets in respect of CO2 emissions, noise, air pollution and accident reduction; considers that the development of SUMPs should be a precondition for financing EU projects in the area of urban transport;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 249 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of SUMPs for achieving EU targets in respect of CO2 emissions, noise, air pollution and accident reduction; considers that the development of SUMPs should be a precondition for financing EU projects in the area of urban transport;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 355 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that thorough speedadvanced traffic management leads to a drastic reduction in road fatalities and serious injuries in cities, especially for vulnerable road users;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 381 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States and local authorities to rethink speedadvanced traffic management in cities and to introduce a default street speed limit of 30 km/h by 2020;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 405 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Commission to propose a framework of guidelines and criteria for urban road and parking policy and pricing based on the non-discrimination, interoperability and polluter-pays principles;
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 438 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages the Commission to set aside at least 20 % of EU transport funds for sustainable urban mobility projects when reviewing regional, cohesion and European Fund for Strategic Investments budgets;deleted
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 491 #

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Strongly supports research and innovation on behavioural changes in the area of vehicle ownership which result in a move towards sharing models; encourages the Commission to intensify its efforts to develop and support transport systems involving collective and public forms of mobility;deleted
2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas an ambitious and balanced agreement with the US may support the reindustrialisation of Europe and help achieve the 2020 target for an increase of the EU’s GDP generated by industry from 15 % to 20 %; whereas it has the potential to create opportunities especially for SMEs, which suffer more from non-tariff barriers (NTBs) than larger companies; whereas an agreement between the two biggest economic blocs in the world has the potential to create standards, norms and rules which will be adopted at a global level, which would serve to the advantage of third countries as well;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 73 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, given the growing interconnectedness of global markets – up to 40 % of European industrial products are manufactured from imported upstream products – it is crucial that policymakers shape the way these markets interact; whereas proper trade rules are fundamental to creating added value in Europe, since industrial production takes place in global value chains;it is crucial that Europe benefits from participation in global supply chains, while maintaining and developing a strong, competitive and diversified industrial base in Europe; (For consistency with the Recital A European added value should not be built only on e.g. costs of marketing, storage and/or distribution of imports. Also resolution should not quote data without reference to sources. TTIP should first and foremost promote trade of goods manufactured in the EU or the US but the imported goods only repacked/relabelled/assembled in the EU or the US.)
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 78 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EU's attempts to deal with the challenges of climate change, environmental protection and consumer safety have resulted in high regulatory costs for EU enterprises, coupled with high energy feedstock and electricity prices, which - if left unaddressed in TTIP - may accelerate the process of delocalization, deindustrialization and job losses thereby threatening EU reindustrialization and employment targets, that will also defeat the very policy targets that EU regulations seek to achieve;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 114 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas many economic impact studies on TTIP should be taken with caution as they are built on computable general equilibrium economic models with veryased on many general assumptions and optimistic predictions about the capacity of the EU and the US to reduce regulatory barriers to trade; whereas the TTIP alone will not resolve economic problems in the EU and no false hopes and expectations should be raised in that respect;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 185 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas President Juncker has clearly reiterated in his Political Guidelines that – while the EU and the US can go a significant step further in recognising each other’s product standards and working towards transatlantic standards – the EU will not sacrifice its safety, health, social and data protection standards or our cultural diversity, recalling that the high level of safety of the food we eat and the protection of Europeans’ personal data are non- negotiable;will be maintained; (It is important to stress that we are not talking about lowering standards in negotiations rather than saying that issues of food safety are not-negotiable, as it is not true - issues of food safety or SPS are being negotiated, but we don’t want to decrease level of protection in this negotiations. That is the difference.)
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 324 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) to aim at the elimination of all duty tariffs, while respecting sensitive agricultural and industrial products on both sides;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 331 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) to keep in mind that EU climate change, environmental, labour, consumer safety and animal welfare legislation imposes disproportionate cost burden on EU enterprises, that - in many sectors is - not borne by similar industries in the United States giving US industries a regulatory and cost advantage in those fields - and therefore the European Commission is encouraged to protect these sectors by, including, but not limiting to, negotiating the longest possible transitional periods;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 337 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind that there are important offensive interests for the EU in the services sector, for instance in the areas of engineeringprofessional services, telecommunications and transport services;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 350 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) to ensure that mutually beneficial mobility package is provided for, which includes visa facilitation for providers of services and goods from all Member States and recognises their professional and technical qualifications;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 361 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) to increase market access for services by mutual recognition for EUs professional service providers, according to the ‘positive list approach’ whereby services that are to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excluded while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public control;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 528 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that the negotiations on rules of origin aim at reconcilinge the EU and US approaches; given the conclusion of the negotiations for the Compreh in a way that as far as possible takes into account the interests of European producers and that thus contributes to economic growth and promotes job creation in the EU while protecting the sensitive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between EU and Canada and the potential upgrade of the EU-Mexico free trade agreement, the possibility and scope of cumulation will need to be considered; products; however it must be kept in mind that the purpose of TTIP is to facilitate trade in genuinely US and EU made products and not to allow imports from third countries; Exclusions for certain products will need to be considered on a case by case basis and exclusions from all type of cumulation should be granted for sensitive sectors;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 550 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) to ensure that the regulatory cooperation chapter promotes an effective, pro- competitive economic environment through the facilitation of trade and investment while developing and securing high levels of protection of health and safety, consumer, labour and environmental legislation and of the cultural diversity that exists within the EU; negotiators on both sides should strive to achieve the best outcome in each sector; however, they need to identify and to be very clear about which regulatory measures and standards are fundamental and cannot be compromised, which ones can be the subject of a common approach, which are the areas where mutual recognition based on a common high standard and a strong system of market surveillance is desirable and which are those where simply an improved exchange of information is possible, based on the experience of one and a half years of ongoing talks;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 635 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the sustainable development chapter aims at the full and effective ratification, implementation and enforcement ofreaffirmation of the Parties' commitment to shared key principles stemming from the eight fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and their content, the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and the core international environmental agreements; provisions should be aimed at improving levels of protection of labour and environmental standards; an ambitious trade and sustainable development chapter should also include rules on corporate social responsibility based on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and a clearly structured civil society involvement; (Commission in its position paper on Trade and Sustainable Development suggests less stringent provisions. We have to be careful in obliging US to ratify all ILO conventions, as this is probably non- negotiable issues for them.)
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 684 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vii
(vii) to ensure that in course of the negotiations the two sides examine ways to facilitate natural gas and oil exports, so that TTIP wouldTTIP abolishes any existing export restrictions on energy between the two trading partners, thereby supporting a diversification of energy sources in the EU and to consider conditioning tariff reduction on energy intensive goods on effective free flow of US energy to the EU in order to enhance European negotiating position;
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 765 #

2014/2228(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved withrout the inclusion of an ISDSgh a national court systems or, where appropriate ISDS; all dispute mechanism;s such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment disputes;et in place within the TTIP- framework must uphold full transparency and be subject to democratic principles and scrutiny with CETA solutions serving as a basis; (It is crucial to include in the ISDS provisions the so called fork-in-the-road provision, which creates an option for the investor to choose EITHER national court system OR investment arbitration; parallel claims should be prohibited. Intergovernmental dispute settlement would leave decision on initiation of an investment dispute to a state, which would inevitably involve political considerations and would limit access of SMEs to dispute settlement.)
2015/03/30
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2014/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the fact that national policies which are coordinated under the European Semester procedure must be consistent with the European sustainable development strategy; reiterates, therefore, the need to phase out fossil environmentally or economically harmfuel subsidies and to shift taxes away from labour to polluting activities;
2014/12/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The potential to reduce fuel consumption, and therefore pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, through efficient driving behaviour, so-called ‘eco- driving’, is insufficiently exploited. This is mainly due to a lack of information or awareness on the part of drivers about how to drive efficiently. The technical means for facilitating eco-driving is focused on two types of in-vehicle systems: fuel consumption meters (FCM) and gear shift indicators (GSI). A FCM is a device providing the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including instantaneous fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, fuel consumption when idling, lifetime fuel consumption and an estimation of the range of the vehicle based on the current fuel level. A GSI indicates the optimal gear when that is different from the selected gear, and what the driver should do (shift up or down) to minimise fuel consumption. Its purpose is to give the driver of a vehicle with a manual gearbox a visual warning when a gear change is necessary. GSI have already been made mandatory in new passenger cars of category M1 which are fitted with a manual gearbox, but not in any other type of motor vehicle such as light commercial vehicles, trucks or buses. In contrast, no legal requirement exists to fit FCM in any category of motor vehicle at present. Studies show that the potential of eco-driving can be better exploited when using both systems at the same time. Furthermore, FCM could help consumers to buy vehicles with low fuel consumption. This would be pertinent in particular in the case of heavy duty vehicles where no legal requirement exists at present to display the fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions of vehicles offered for sale. FCM and GSI can be installed at small cost for the vehicle manufacturer but are currently often unavailable or sold as part of options packages, which impedes their widespread use. Furthermore, where available, such devices are often installed in ways that are not well suited to facilitate eco-driving (e.g. no permanent visibility, no instantaneous information on fuel consumption, divergence between the fuel consumption displayed and the actual one).
2015/05/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(3a) In Article 5(3), the following point (ea) is added: "(ea) equipment of vehicles with fuel consumption meters which provide the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including at least the following data: instantaneous fuel consumption (l/100 km), average fuel consumption (l/100 km), fuel consumption when idling (l/hour), lifetime fuel consumption (l), and an estimation of the range of the vehicle based on the current fuel level;"
2015/05/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(3b) In Article 5(3), the following subparagraph is added: "The Commission shall adopt by 31 December 2016 the delegated act for supplementing the requirement referred to in point (ea). With effect from 1 January 2018, the national authorities shall refuse to grant EC type approval or national type approval for new types of vehicles which do not comply with that requirement. With effect from 1 January 2019, national authorities shall, in the case of new vehicles which do not comply that requirement, consider certificates of conformity to be no longer valid and prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of such vehicles."
2015/05/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The potential to reduce fuel consumption, and therefore pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, through efficient driving behaviour, so-called 'eco- driving', is insufficiently exploited. This is mainly due to a lack of information or awareness on the part of drivers about how to drive efficiently. The technical means for facilitating eco-driving is focused on two types of in-vehicle systems: fuel consumption meters (FCM) and gear shift indicators (GSI).
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) In accordance with the Commission's impact assessment, mandatory installation of fuel consumption meters would not put big burden on vehicle manufacturers. They can be installed at small cost, the biggest part of it links to the displaying of the information. Currently FCM are often unavailable or sold as part of optional packages, which impedes their widespread use. Furthermore, where available, such devices are often installed in ways that are not well suited to facilitate eco-driving (e.g. no permanent visibility, no instantaneous information on fuel consumption, divergence between the fuel consumption displayed and the actual one). At the same time, widespread availability of FCM could help vehicle users to decrease the emissions level and to monitor the fuel consumption. It would empower consumers when it comes to purchasing vehicles. Finally, consumers would be able to make the decision, particularly when buying used vehicles, on the basis of realistic information on fuel consumption.
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to achieve EUnion air quality objectives and to ensure a continuous effort to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the application of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg, the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval, the requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems, the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, the replacement of the information on the mass of CO2 emissions in the certificate of conformity with information on total mass of CO2 emissions equivalents, the increase or removal of the limit value of total hydrocarbons emissions for positive ignition vehicles, the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values that would correlate broadly with the petrol and diesel mass limit values, the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates, including nano-particulates, and a particle number limit value, a limit value for emissions of NO2 and limits for tailpipe emissions at cold temperatures for vehicles approved as complying with the Euro 6 emission limits. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission shall adopt measures for the implementation of(1a) In Article 5(4), the first sentence is replaced by the following: "4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12a in order to develop the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type-approval set out in this Article, including measurerequirements in relation to the following:".
2015/05/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(1b) In Article 5(4), the following point (ea) is added: "(ea) equipment of vehicles with fuel consumption meters which provide the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including at least the following data: instantaneous fuel consumption (l/100 km), average fuel consumption (l/100 km), fuel consumption when idling (l/hour), lifetime fuel consumption (l), and an estimation of the range of the vehicle based on the current fuel level."
2015/05/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
(1c) In Article 5(4), subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall adopt by 31 December 2016 the delegated act for supplementing the requirement referred to in point (ea). With effect from 1 January 2018, the national authorities shall refuse to grant EC type approval or national type approval for new types of vehicles which do not comply with that requirement. With effect from 1 January 2019, national authorities shall, in the case of new vehicles which do not comply that requirement, consider certificates of conformity to be no longer valid and prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of such vehicles."
2015/05/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 52 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 d (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 12 a (new)
(1d) The following Article 12a is added: "Article 12a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from the [date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 5(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 5(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.".
2015/05/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Gear shift indicators The Commission shall assess the appropriateness of introducing requirements to fit gear shift indicators in vehicles with a manual gearbox other than those of category M1 for which a requirement already exists under current Union legislation. Based on that assessment, the Commission shall submit, if appropriate, a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council extending the scope of application of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a to additional categories of vehicles. _______________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1.)
2015/05/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
After publication of the delegated acts adopted in accordance with the second subparagraph and at the manufacturer's request, this Regulation shall apply to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council* with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg.
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a concerning the detailed rules on the application of this Regulation to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg. The delegated acts shall ensure in particular that at chassis dynamometer tests the actual operational mass of the vehicle is appropriately considered for determining the equivalent inertia as well as other default power and load parameters.
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 3 – point 18 a (new)
(1a) In Article 3, the following point is added: "18a. 'fuel consumption meter' means a device which provides the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including at least the following data: instantaneous fuel consumption (l/100 km), average fuel consumption (l/100 km), fuel consumption when idling (l/hour) and lifetime fuel consumption (l)."
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(3a) In Article 5(3), the following point is inserted after point (i): "(ia) fuel consumption meters; "
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. After the completion of the UN/ECE Particulate Measurement Programme, conducted under the auspices of the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations, and at the latest upon entry into force of Euro 6, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt, without undue delay, delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to adopt the following measures, without lowering the level of environmental protection within the Union:
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall keep under, as soon as possible, review the procedures, tests and requirements referred to in Article 5(3) as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions. If the review finds that those procedures, tests, requirements and test cycles are no longer adequate or no longer reflect real world emissions, the Commission shall act in accordance with Article 5(3) in order to adapt themFollowing that review, the Commission shall by means of delegated acts referred to in Article 5(3) adapt procedures, tests cycles and requirements so as to adequately reflect the emissions generated by real driving on the road. That review shall be conducted every two years.
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 3
(1a) In Article 3, the following point is added: "16a. 'fuel consumption meter' means a device which provides the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including at least the following data: instantaneous fuel consumption (l/100 km), average fuel consumption (l/100 km), fuel consumption when idling (l/hour) and lifetime fuel consumption (l)."
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point k a (new)
(1b) In Article 5(4), the following point is added: "(ka) fuel consumption meters."
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2014/0012(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Gear shift indicators The Commission shall assess the appropriateness of introducing requirements to fit gear shift indicators in vehicles with a manual gearbox other than those of category M1 for which a requirement already exists under current Union legislation. Based on that assessment, the Commission shall submit, if appropriate, a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council extending the scope of application of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 to additional categories of vehicles. _______________ 1 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1).
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Citation 4 a (new)
having regard to the European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework;
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8] indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market stability reserve should be established as of phase 4 starting in 2021. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 20212, allowances corresponding to 120% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4600 million. __________________ 7 8COM(2012) 652 final. COM(2012) 652 final. 8 Insert reference. Insert reference.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to prevent excessive price increases resulting from the application of the market stability reserve mechanism and to avoid a rapid increase in electricity prices as well as to reduce the threat of carbon leakage, a safety buffer in a form of the price control mechanism should be part of the market stability reserve. The price control mechanism as an integral part of the market stability reserve should introduce a price threshold of max. EUR 20, above which the placing of allowances in the reserve should be suspended until the price of an allowance falls below such threshold.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework give clear guidance on the continuation of free allocations to the energy sector in Member States with GDP per capita below 60% of the EU average. The ETS reform that is envisaged by the introduction of the market stability reserve should be carried out without prejudice to optional transitional free allocations no more than 40% of the allowances allocated under paragraph 2.9 of the European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 aimed at promoting real investments modernising the energy sector, while avoiding distortions of the internal energy market.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) The European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework give clear guidance on the continuation of free allocations and carbon leakage provisions after 2020, stating that "the most efficient installations in the sectors at risk of losing international competitiveness should not face undue carbon costs leading to carbon leakage" and that "future allocations will ensure better alignment with changing production levels in different sectors" and "at the same time, incentives for industry to innovate will be fully preserved and administrative complexity will not be increased." The conclusions further underline that both direct and indirect costs for the respective industry sectors will be taken into account as well as the need for affordable energy prices. It is of paramount importance that the Commission reviews the functioning of Directive 2003/87/EC, in that respect.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
(4) The Commission should review the functioning of the market stability reserve in relation to its operation in the light of experience of its application. The review of the functioning of the market stability reserve should in particular consider whether the rules on placing and releasing allowances in and from the reserve are appropriate with regard to the aim pursued to tackle structural supply-demand imbalancescurrent economic situation. Costs for consumers resulting from the development of CO2 prices should be duly taken into account. In that context the state of global climate change negotiations and possible ETS links with other carbon markets should be taken into account.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Back-loaded allowances in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 should not be placed in the market stability reserve.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) Articles 10 and 13(2), 13(2) and 29a of Directive 2003/87/EC should therefore be amended accordingly, without prejudice to the volumes of allowances that will be distributed among eligible Member States according to the European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, namely: (a) optional transitional free allocations aimed at promoting real investments modernising the energy sector, while avoiding distortions of the internal energy market; (b) a new reserve of 2% of the EU ETS allowances that will be set aside to address particularly high additional investment needs in low income Member States (GDP per capita below 60% of the EU average in 2013 in EUR at market prices); (c) 10% of the EU ETS allowances that will be auctioned by the Member States for the purposes of solidarity, growth and interconnections and which will be distributed among those countries whose GDP per capita did not exceed 90% of the EU average (in 2013).
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 20212, on the condition that Directive 2003/87/EC is amended according to the European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Allowances put into the reserve shall not be cancelled.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish the total number of allowances in circulation each year, by 15 May of the subsequent year. The total number of allowances in circulation for year x shall be the cumulative number of allowances issued in the period since 1 January 2008, including the number issued pursuant to Article 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC in that period and entitlements to use international credits exercised by installations under the EU emission trading system in respect of emissions up to 31 December of year x, minus the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU emission trading system between 1 January 2008 and 31 December of year x, any allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the number of allowances in the reserve. No account shall be taken of emissions during the three-year period starting in 2005 and ending in 2007 and allowances issued in respect of those emissions. The first publication shall take place by 15 May 201720.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Allowances earmarked for free allocation for the modernisation of electricity generation shall be deducted from an amount of allowances that a Member State should transfer to the market stability reserve.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 20212, a number of allowances equal to 120% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless this number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 100 million. In respect of Member States applying Article 10c of Directive 2003/87/EC as well as opting to give free allowances to the energy sector up to 2030 and without prejudice to the first sentence of Article 10c(2) of that Directive, the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned pursuant to Article 10(2) of that Directive in a given year following the adjustment shall not be lower than the quantity of allowances to be transitionally allocated free of charge to installations for electricity production in that same year. If necessary, the quantity of allowances to be put into stability reserve in a given year during the period of implementation of the stability reserve, by a Member State applying Article 10c of Directive 2003/87/EC as well as opting to give free allowances to the energy sector up to 2030 shall be reduced accordingly.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall propose a dedicated formula for the placing of allowances in the reserve. The formula shall reflect the over-allocation of allowances, as well as entitlements to use international credits in the second trading period vis-à-vis verified emissions. A share of allowances of each and every Member State to be placed in the reserve shall reflect their ratio of over-allocation in the second trading period.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. In any year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4600 million, 100 million allowances shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 100 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph. Allowances released from the reserve will be distributed among those countries whose GDP per capita did not exceed 90% of the EU average (in 2013).
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. In any year, if paragraph 4 is not applicable and measures are adopted under Article 29a of the Directive, 100 million allowances shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 100 million quarter x+2 of any year, if the average allowances price from quarter x is higher than EUR 20, transferring allowances into the market stability reserve shall be suspended by changing the auction volumes of allowances which are inot the reserve, all allowances in the reserveult from the latest application of the market stability reserve mechanism. Such suspension shall be refleascted under this paragraphin the auction calendar volumes until the average allowances price fall below such threshold.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 164 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
2. “1. From 20212 onwards, Member States shall auction all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision [OPEU please insert number of this Decision when known] of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).”
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. In Article 29a the following paragraph is added after paragraph 1: "1a. If the average allowances price from quarter x is higher than EUR 20, in a quarter x+2 the transferring allowances into the market stability reserve shall be suspended by changing the auction volumes of allowances which are not the result from the latest application of the market stability reserve mechanism. Such suspension shall be reflected in the auction calendar volumes until the average allowances price fall below such threshold."
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Review of Directive 2003/87/EC By ...+, the Commission shall review Directive 2003/87/EC, taking into account the conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 24 October 2014, in particular with regard to carbon leakage provisions and the continuation of free allocations, better reflecting changing production levels and incentivising the most efficient performance taking into account direct and indirect carbon costs, and if appropriate shall, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council. __________________ + OJ: Please, insert the date: six months from the entry into force of this Decision.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – title
Review of the market stability reserve
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2026Within three years of the date of establishment of the market stability reserve, the Commission shall on the basis of an analysis of the orderly functioning of the European carbon market review the market stability reserve and submit a proposal, where appropriate, to the European Parliament and to the Council. The review shall pay particular attention to the percentage figure for the determination of the number of allowances to be placed into the reserve according to Article 1(3) and the numerical value of the include a detailed assessment of the impact of important demand drivers, including other environmental, energy and climate policies, and the monitoring of the impact of the market stability reserve in the context of the annual carbon market report. The review shall pay particular attention to the extent to which Article 1(3) and (4) are appropriate with reshold for the total number of allowances in circulation set by Article 1(4)gard to the objective of tackling structural supply- demand imbalances.
2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The public financing of the national supervisory authorities should guarantee their independence, and should allow them to operate in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, non- discrimination and proportionality. Appropriate procedures for appointing competent staff should contribute to guaranteeing the independence of the national supervisory authorities, ensuring in particular that the appointment of persons in charge of strategic decisions is made by a public authority which does not directly exert ownership rights over air navigation service providers.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Where terminal air traffic services are procured, they should not be subject to the charging scheme set out in this Regulation, nor to, Article 1(4) of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , linked to the applicability of that scheme. __________________ 30Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges (OJ L 70, 14.3.2009, p. 11).deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The provision of en route air traffic services should be organisationally and functionally separated from the provision of CNS, AIS, ADS, MET and terminal air traffic services, including through the separation of accounts, in order to ensure transparency and avoid discrimination, cross- subsidisation and distortion of competition.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The integration of unmanned aircraft operations must ensure a safe and shared use of the European airspace amongst unmanned and traditional operations. The traffic management of unmanned aircraft in an integrated manner requires the availability of common information services in order to create a common understanding of airspace activity in a given piece of airspace. In order to contain the costs of such traffic management, prices for common information services should be based on cost and a reasonable mark-up for profit, and should be subject to approval by national supervisory authorities. To enable the provision of the service, the required data should be made available by air navigation service providers.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 67 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Given the cross border and network elements inherent in the provision of en route air navigation services and the fact that, as a consequence, performance is notably to be assessed against Union-wide performance targets, a Union body should be in charge of the assessment and approval of the performance plans and performance targets for en route air navigation services, subject to judicial review by an appeal body and eventually by the Court of Justice. In order to ensure that the tasks be carried out with a high level of expertise and necessary independence, that Union body should be the Agency acting as Performance Review Body (PRB), functioning in accordance with the dedicated governance rules set out in this Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. Given their knowledge of the local circumstances, necessary to assess terminal air navigation services, national supervisory authorities should be in charge of the assessment and approval of the performance plans and performance targets for terminal air navigation services. The allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services constitutes a single operation, relevant to both types of services, and should therefore be subject to the oversight of the Agency acting as PRB.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The European Union Aviation Safety Agency acting as Performance Review Body (hereafter the “Agency acting as PRB”) that should have a permanent structure, guaranteeing that the tasks conferred upon the Agency acting as PRB be carried out with the required expertise as well as independence from public or private interests and that can rely on dedicated resources; a Regulatory Board for Performance Review should be established and a Director for Performance Review should be appointed in order to carry out specifically the functions of the Agency acting as PRB; the Regulatory Board for Performance Review should act independently and should not seek or follow instructions or accept recommendations from a government of a Member State, from the Commission or any other public or private entity.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 69 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
(25b) The Director for Performance Review should be the legal representative of the Agency in matters of performance review and be in charge of the day-to-day administration in respect of this matter, as well as of various preparatory tasks. The Director for Performance Review should also draft and submit the section on performance review of the programming document, the annual work programme and the annual activity report of the Agency. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review as an independent body should be involved in those activities.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 70 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 c (new)
(25c) Where the Agency acting as PRB has decision-making powers, interested parties should, for reasons of procedural economy, be granted a right of appeal to an Appeal Board for Performance Review, which should be part of the Agency acting as PRB, but independent from its administrative and regulatory structure; cooperation between national supervisory authorities in the area of performance review is important to ensure smooth application of Union law in this area and should thus be facilitated, namely through the establishment of an Advisory Board for Performance Review
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 d (new)
(25d) Designated air traffic service providers hold natural monopolies in respect of the services concerned, and those services are remunerated by airspace users. Because of this specific feature, it is necessary that the performance and charging schemes be applied to them, so as to optimise the provision of the services concerned on a number of points. The principal role of the Agency acting as PRB consists of the application of those schemes, and the funds necessary for its setting up can therefore be considered as necessary for reasons linked to the peculiar features and the peculiar position of the providers of the services concerned
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 e (new)
(25e) Costs related to the supervision of designated air traffic service providers by the Agency acting as PRB should be divided into costs for its setting up and running costs; the costs for the setting up of the Agency acting as PRB are short- term and limited to a few activities, such as recruitment, training and necessary IT equipment, and are necessary to initiate the supervision required for the reasons described; those costs should be paid during five financial years by designated air traffic service providers in the form of annual contributions, calculated in a fair and non-discriminatory manner. Individual contributions by designated air traffic service providers should be determined by reference to their size in order to reflect their importance in the provision of air traffic services in Europe and hence the relative benefits they draw from the supervised activity. Concretely, such contributions should be calculated based on the amount of actual revenues produced by the provision of air navigation services over the reference period preceding the reference period during which this Regulation enters into force.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 f (new)
(25f) In order to establish uniform rules regarding the calculation of annual contributions, in particular the methodology to allocate the estimated expenditure to categories of designated air traffic service providers and the criteria to determine the level of individual contributions based on size, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission; Running costs relate to the cost of the activities conducted by the Agency acting as PRB, in respect of the performance and charging schemes, once the operation of this activity has been set up. Running costs of the Agency acting as PRB should equally be financed by designated air traffic services providers. However, the funding should be based on fees and charges, on account of interventions necessary for the application of the performance and charging schemes. This form of funding can also be expected to enhance the autonomy and independence of the Agency acting as PRB.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 g (new)
(25g) No revenue received by the Agency, of whatever source, should compromise its independence and impartiality. The Agency acting as PRB should also provide for a reserve fund covering one year of its operational expenditure to ensure the continuity of its operations and the execution of its tasks.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 75 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 h (new)
(25h) The Agency acting as PRB should be open to the participation of third countries which have concluded agreements with the Union and which have adopted and are applying the relevant rules of Union law.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Mechanisms for modulation of charges to improve environmental performance and service quality, notably through increased use of sustainable alternative fuels, increased capacity and reduced such as reducing delays, while maintaining an optimum safety level, should be set up at Union-wide level given the cross-border nature of aviation. National supervisory authorities should also have the possibility to establish mechanisms at local level regarding terminal services.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 109 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) In order to streamline the SESAR deployment phase, an enhanced coordination of standardisation activities should ensure the timely availability of standards required to deploy SESAR solutions. A reformed and integrated European Aviation Standards Coordination Group (EASCG) should contribute to a further customer-focused standardisation process, making sure the needs of operational stakeholders are appropriately prioritised.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 115 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) In view of the legal position of the Kingdom of Spain with regard to sovereignty and jurisdiction on the territory where the airport is located, this Regulation should not apply to Gibraltar airport.deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 122 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. [In the event the Regulation is adopted before the end of the transition period: This Regulation shall not apply to Gibraltar airport.]deleted
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 126 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
9. ‘air traffic management (ATM)’ means the aggregation of the airborne and ground-based, as well as space-based functions or services (air traffic services, airspace management and air traffic flow management) required to ensure the safe and efficient movement of aircraft during all phases of operations;
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 131 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
18. ‘baseline value’ means a value defined by way of estimationn estimated value for the purpose of setting performance targets and concerning determined costs or determined unit costs during the year preceding the start of the relevant reference period;
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 134 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
21. ‘certificate’ means a document issued byas the Agency, by a national competent authority or by a national supervisory authority, in any formresult of a certification attesting complyingiance with national law, which confirms that an air traffic management and air navigation service provider meets the requirements for providing a specific servicethe applicable requirements;
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
22. ‘commonUAV information service (CUAVIS)’ means a service consisting in the collection of static and dynamic data and their dissemination to enable the provision of services for the management of traffic of unmanned aircraft in a way that enables safe and shared use of the airspace together with manned aircraft;
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
34. ‘flexible use of airspace’ means an airspace management concept based on the fundamental principle that airspace should not be designated as either pure civil or military airspace, but rather be considered as a one continuum in which all user requirements have to be accommodated to the extent possible ;
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 147 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40
40. ‘national supervisory authority’ means the national body or bodies entrusted by a Member State with the tasks under this Regulation other than the tasks covered by the national competent authority;.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 52 a (new)
52a. ‘standards development organisation’ means any organization whose main purpose is developing, coordinating or issuing technical standards, including European standardisation organisations listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 1025/20121a. __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 316 14.11.2012, p. 12).
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 158 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, jointly or individually, either nominate or establish a body or bodies as their national supervisory authority in order to assume the tasks assigned to such authority by this Regulation .
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 169 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the national supervisory authorities shall be legally distinct and independent from any other public or private entity in terms of their organisation, functioning, funding, legal structure, hierarchy and decision- making.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The national supervisory authorities shall also be independent in terms of their organisation, funding decisions, legal structure and decision-making from any air navigation service provider or other entity falling within the scope of their supervision.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 178 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may set upThe national supervisory authorities which are competent for several regulated sectors, if those integrated regulatory authorities fulfil the independence requirements set out in this Article. The national supervisory authority may also be joined in respect of its organisational structurey may be joined in respect of its organisational structure with another regulatory authority or with the national competition authority referred to in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/200338 , if the joint body fulfils the independence requirements set out in this Article. __________________ 38Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1).
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 187 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Staff of national supervisory authorities shall act independently, in particular by avoiding conflicts of interest between air navigation service provision and the execution of their task and not seek or take instructions from any government or other public or private entity when carrying out its functions.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 199 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Persons in non-managerial positions shall not hold any professional position or responsibility with any air navigation service provider after their term in the national supervisory authority, for at least a period of one year.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 209 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that national supervisory authorities have the necessary public financial resources and capabilities to carry out the tasks assigned to them under this Regulation in an efficient and timely manner. The national supervisory authorities shall manage their staff based on their own appropriations, to be set in proportion to the tasks to be fulfilled by the authority in accordance with Article 4.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 226 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) apply the performance and charging schemes set out in in Articles 10 to 17 and 19 to 22 and the implementing acts referred to in Articles 18 and 23, within the limits of their tasks defined in those articles and acts, and oversee the application of the Regulation regarding the transparency of accounts of designated air traffic service providers in accordance with Article 25.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 227 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The national supervisory authorities shall be responsible for assessing and approving the price setting for the provision of the common information serviceUAVIS, in accordance with Article 9.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 232 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
It shall take all necessary enforcement measures which may, where appropriate, include fines or periodic penalties and/or the amendment, limitation, suspension or revocation of economic certificates issued by them in accordance with Article 6.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 234 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The air navigation service providers, airport operators and the common information serviceUAVIS providers concerned shall comply with the measures taken by the national supervisory authorities to this effect.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 235 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that decisions taken by the national supervisory authority pursuant to this Article are subject to judicial review.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 236 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 with regard to the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments in accordance with this Article and Articles 8(3a), 13(11), 14(10). Those delegated acts shall lay down: (a) detailed criteria and a detailed methodology for establishing the amounts of the fines and periodic penalty payments; (b) detailed rules for enquiries, associated measures and reporting, as well as decision-making, including provisions on rights of defence, access to file, legal representation, confidentiality and temporary provisions; and (c) procedures for the collection of the fines and periodic penalty payments.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 239 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of provision of air navigation services in an airspace falling under the responsibility of another Member State, tThe agreements referred to in paragraph 3 shall provide for the mutual recognition of the discharge, by each of the authorities, of the supervisory tasks set out in this Regulation and of the results of the discharge of these tasks. They shall also specify which national supervisory authority shall be in charge of the economic certification set out in Article 6.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 242 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 a (new)
CHAPTER IIa - Performance Review Body
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 243 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Agency acting as Performance Review Body 1. A Performance Review Body shall be established with the competence to implement various tasks notably in respect of the performance and charging schemes. A permanent structure shall be established with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in a manner that separates the discharge of the tasks regarding the performance and charging schemes of the Single European Sky, functionally and hierarchically, from the Agency’s activity as a safety authority. 2. To carry out its tasks, the Agency acting as PRB shall have the required expertise, shall be independent from public or private interests and shall rely on dedicated resources. Governance for its integration within the existing structure of the Agency shall be in accordance with [Regulation PRB].
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 244 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5b Structure of the Agency acting as PRB For carrying out its tasks on performance review, the Agency acting as PRB shall have: (a) A Regulatory Board for Performance Review; (b) A Director for Performance Review; (c) An Advisory Board for Performance Review; (d) Appeal Board for Performance Review.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 245 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 c (new)
Article 5c Functions of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review 1. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall: (a) provide opinions and, where appropriate, comments on and amendments to the text of the Director for Performance Review’s proposals for draft opinions, recommendations and decisions related to the tasks listed in this Regulation as well as those referred to in Article 5aa which are considered for adoption; (b) within its field of competence, provide guidance to the Director for Performance Review in the execution of his or her tasks; (c) provide an opinion to the Commission on the candidate to be appointed as Director for Performance Review in accordance with Article 5g(2), and where applicable his or her removal from office in accordance with Article 5g(6); (d) approve the section on performance review activities of the programming document to be submitted by the Director for Performance Review to the Executive Director in accordance with point (g) of Article 5h(3) and Article 117a of [Regulation PRB]; (e) decide, after obtaining the agreement of the Commission, and as regards the revenue and expenditure in respect of performance review, whether to accept any legacies, donations or grants from other Union sources or any voluntary contribution from the Member States or from the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation; (f) approve the independent section on regulatory activities of the section on performance review of the consolidated annual activity report to be submitted by the Director for Performance Review to the Executive Director of the Agency in accordance with point (i) of Article 5h(3)and Article 118a of [Regulation PRB]; (g) elaborate and approve the procedures for issuing opinions, recommendations and decisions by the Agency acting as PRB in accordance with Article 5u(4); (h) on the basis of a proposal by the Director for Performance Review, adopt and regularly update the communication and dissemination plans on performance review referred to Article 5u(5); (i) on the basis of a proposal by the Director for Performance Review, adopt the establishment or modification of the internal structures concerning performance review; (j) authorise the conclusion of working arrangements in accordance with Article 5aa(3). (k) exercise disciplinary authority over the Director for Performance Review; (l) provide an opinion to the Management Board of the Agency on the conclusion of working arrangements in accordance with 5aa(3); (m) on the basis of a proposal by the Director for Performance Review, establish mechanisms and procedures for consultation of stakeholders referred to in Article 38 and Article 5u of this Regulation. (n) provide an opinion to the Commission on the candidates to be appointed as members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review in accordance with Article 5l. That opinion shall not be binding.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 246 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 d (new)
Article 5d Composition and independence of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review 1. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall be composed of 9 voting members and one non-voting representative of the Commission. Each member shall have an alternate. One of the members shall be the Chairperson of the Advisory Board for Performance Review. A member of the Management Board of the Agency shall not be a member of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be five years, and that term shall be extendable. 2. The members of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review and their alternates shall be formally appointed by the Commission after consultation of Eurocontrol, following a public call for expression of interest. The members of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall be appointed on the basis of merit as well as skills and experience relevant to the air traffic management or economic regulation of network industries. 3. When carrying out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, the Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall act independently and shall not seek or follow instructions from any government of a Member State, from the Commission, or from another public or private entity.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 247 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 e (new)
Article 5e Chairperson of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review 1. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall elect a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson from among its members with voting rights by a two-thirds majority. The Deputy Chairperson shall replace the Chairperson if the latter is not in a position to perform his or her duties. 2. The term of office of the Chairperson and of the Deputy Chairperson shall be two-and-a-half years and shall be renewable. If their membership of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review ceases at any time during their term of office, their term of office shall automatically expire on that date.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 248 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 f (new)
Article 5f Meetings of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review 1. Meetings of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall be convened by its Chairperson. 2. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall hold at least two ordinary meetings a year. In addition, it shall meet at the request of the Chairperson, of the Commission or of at least one third of its members. 3. The Director for Performance Review shall take part in the deliberations, without the right to vote. 4. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review may invite any person whose opinion might be of interest to attend its meetings with observer status. 5. The Agency shall provide the secretariat for the Regulatory Board for Performance Review.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 249 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 g (new)
Article 5g Voting rules of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review 1. Unless otherwise specified in this Regulation, the Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall take decisions by a simple majority of the members with voting rights. 2. Each member with voting rights appointed pursuant to Article 5c(2) shall have one vote. In the absence of a member, his or her alternate shall be entitled to exercise his or her right to vote. Neither observers nor the Director for Performance Review shall have the right to vote. 3. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall adopt its rules of procedure, which shall set out in greater detail the arrangements governing voting.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 250 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 h (new)
Article 5h Director for Performance Review 1. The Director for Performance Review shall be engaged as a temporary agent of the Agency under Article 2, point (a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants. 2. The Director for Performance Review shall be appointed by the Commission following a favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review, on the basis of merit as well as skills and experience relevant to the aeronautical industry or economic regulation of network industries, and following an open and transparent selection procedure. For the purpose of concluding the contract with the Director for Performance Review, the Agency shall be represented by the Chairperson of the Management Board of the Agency. 3. The Director for Performance Review’s term of office shall be five years. In the course of the nine months preceding the end of that period, the Commission shall undertake an assessment. In the assessment, the Commission shall examine in particular: (a) the performance of the Director for Performance Review; (b) the duties and requirements concerning performance review in the following years. 4. The Commission giving the utmost consideration to the assessment referred to in paragraph 3 and following a favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review, may extend the term of office of the Director for Performance Review once by no more than five years. A Director for Performance Review whose term of office has been extended shall not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the extended period. 5. If his or her term of office is not extended, the Director for Performance Review shall remain in office until the appointment of his or her successor. 6. The Director for Performance Review may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Commission after having obtained a favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review. 7. The Director for Performance Review shall not hold any professional position or responsibility with any air navigation service provider after his or her term as Director for Performance Review, for at least a period of two years.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 251 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 i (new)
Article 5i Responsibilities of the Director for Performance Review 1. The Director for Performance Review shall be accountable to the Management Board only with respect to administrative and budgetary matters, but shall remain fully independent concerning his or her tasks under paragraph 3. Without prejudice to the respective roles of the Management Board and the Regulatory Board for Performance Review in relation to the tasks of the Director for Performance Review, the Director for Performance Review shall neither seek nor follow any instruction from any government, from the Union institutions, or from any other public or private entity or person. 2. The Director for Performance Review may attend the meetings of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review as an observer. 3. The Director for Performance Review shall be responsible for the implementation of the tasks regarding performance review carried out in accordance with this Regulation. The Director for Performance Review shall take account of the guidance referred to in Article 5b(1), point (b) and, where provided for in this Regulation, the opinions of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review. In particular, the Director for Performance Review shall be responsible for: (a) ensuring the legal representation of the Agency in matters of performance review; (b) carrying out the day-to-day administration of the work on performance review, including exercising appointing authority powers as regard members of the staff whose posts are attributed to the function of Agency acting as PRB. (c) with respect to areas directly or indirectly linked to the work on performance review, preparing the work of the Management Board, participating, without having the right to vote, in the work of the Management Board and implementing the decisions adopted by the Management Board on areas related to the function of the Agency acting as PRB; (d) drafting, consulting, adopting and publishing opinions, recommendations and decisions in respect of the tasks laid out in this Regulation and in respect of the tasks referred to in Article 5aa; (e) implementing the section on performance review activities of the programming document referred to in Article 117a of the [Regulation PRB]; (f) taking the necessary measures, in particular as regards adopting internal administrative instructions and publishing notices, to ensure the functioning of Agency’s work on performance review in accordance with this Regulation. (g) each year, preparing the section on performance review activities of the programming document referred to in Article 117a of the [Regulation PRB] which shall be submitted to the Executive Director of the Agency and integrated in the Agency’s draft programming document. Any change to the input related to performance review shall only be made upon approval of the Director for Performance Review; (h) the section of the annual work programme on performance review in the programming document shall comprise detailed objectives and expected results, including performance indicators. It shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed and an indication of the financial and human resources allocated to each action, in accordance with the principles of activity-based budgeting and management. The section on performance review of the annual work programme shall be coherent with the section on performance review of the multi-annual work programme referred to in paragraph 4. It shall clearly indicate the tasks that have been added, changed or deleted in comparison with the previous financial year. (i) the section on performance review of the multi-annual work programme in the programming document shall set out the overall strategic programming, including objectives, expected results and performance indicators. It shall also set out resource programming, including the multi-annual budget and staff. The resource programming shall be updated annually. The strategic programming shall be updated where appropriate, in particular to address the outcome of the evaluation referred to in Article 5z(1). (j) drawing up a provisional draft estimate of the revenue and expenditure in respect of performance review in accordance with Article 120a(7) of the [Regulation PRB] and submitting it to the Executive Director of the Agency and implement the revenue and expenditure in respect of performance. Any change to the input related to performance review shall only be made upon approval of the Director for Performance Review; (k) preparing annually the draft section on performance review of the consolidated annual activity report including an independent section on the regulatory activities related to performance review and a section on financial and administrative matters, and submitting it to the Executive Director of the Agency for its integration in the consolidated annual activity report. Any change to the input on performance review shall only be made upon approval of the Director for Performance Review; (l) the section on performance review of the consolidated annual activity report shall include an independent section on regulatory activities and a section on financial and administrative matters. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall approve the independent section on regulatory activities prior to the submission to the Executive Director of the Agency, in accordance with Article 5b(1), point (e). (j) where activities of the Agency acting as PRB are concerned, preparing, in coordination with the Executive Director of the Agency, an action plan following up on the conclusions of internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as on investigations by OLAF, and reporting on progress twice a year to the Commission and report regularly on progress to the Management Board; (k) preparing a proposal for mechanisms and procedures for consultation of stakeholders referred to in Article 38 of this Regulation to be submitted for adoption to the Regulatory Board for Performance Review; (l) proposing for adoption by the Regulatory Board for Performance Review the establishment or modification of the internal structures concerning performance review. (m) preparing the draft communication and dissemination plans concerning performance review referred to Article 5u(5), to be submitted to the Management Board for adoption following the favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review. (n) deciding whether it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the work of the Agency acting as PRB in an efficient and effective manner to establish one or more local offices in one or more Member States. The decisions referred to in the first subparagraphs require the prior consent of the Regulatory Boar for Performance Review and, where applicable, the Member State where the local office is to be established. Those decisions shall specify the scope of the activities to be carried out at that local office or by that co-located staff in a manner that avoids unnecessary costs and duplication of administrative functions of the Agency. 4. For the purposes paragraph 3, point (d), opinions, recommendations and decisions of the Agency acting as PRB referred to in this Regulation shall be adopted only after having obtained the favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review. Before submitting draft opinions, recommendations or decisions to a vote by the Regulatory Board for Performance Review, the Director for Performance Review shall submit proposals for the draft opinions, recommendations or decisions to the relevant working group for consultation sufficiently in advance. The Director for Performance Review shall take the comments and amendments of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review into account and shall resubmit the revised draft opinion, recommendation or decision to the Regulatory Board for Performance Review for a favourable opinion. Where the Director for Performance Review deviates from or rejects the comments and amendments received from the Regulatory Board for Performance Review, the Director for Performance Review shall also provide a duly justified written explanation. The Director for Performance Review may withdraw submitted draft opinions, recommendations or decisions provided that he/she submits a duly justified written explanation where he/she disagrees with the amendments submitted by the Regulatory Board for Performance Review. In the case of a withdrawal of a draft opinion, recommendation or decision, the Director for Performance Review may issue a new draft opinion, recommendation or decision following the procedure set out in Article 5b(1), point (a) and in the second subparagraph of this paragraph. If the Regulatory Board for Performance Review does not give a favourable opinion on the resubmitted text of the draft opinion, recommendation or decision because its comments and amendments were not adequately reflected in the resubmitted text, the Director for Performance Review may revise the text of the draft opinion, recommendation or decision further in accordance with the amendments and comments proposed by the Regulatory Board for Performance Review in order to obtain its favourable opinion, without having to provide additional written reasons.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 252 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 j (new)
Article 5j Functions and operations of the Advisory Board for Performance Review 1. The Advisory Board for Performance Review shall: (a) exchange information about the work of national supervisory authorities and decision-making principles, best practices and procedures as well as with regard to the application of this Regulation. (b) provide opinions and recommendations on guidance material to be issued by the Agency acting as PRB. The opinions and recommendations of the Advisory Board for Performance Review shall not be binding. 2. The Advisory Board for Performance Review shall meet at regular intervals, in order to ensure that national supervisory authorities consult and work together in a network. 3. The Chairperson of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review and the Director for Performance Review may participate in meetings of the Advisory Board for Performance Review and may make recommendations to national supervisory authorities convened as the Advisory Board for Performance Review, as appropriate, on matters related to their expertise on the performance and charging scheme referred to in this Regulation. 4. Subject to the rules on data provided for in Article 31 of [Amended SES2+] and in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Agency shall provide the secretariat to the Advisory Board for Performance Review and shall support the exchange of the information referred to in paragraph 1 among the members of the Advisory Board for Performance Review, respecting the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information of air navigation service providers.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 253 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 k (new)
Article 5k Composition of the Advisory Board for Performance Review 1. The Advisory Board for Performance Review shall be composed of: (a) one senior representative per Member State from the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation and one alternate per Member State from the current senior staff of those authorities, both nominated by the national supervisory authority. (b) one non-voting representative of the Commission, and one alternate. (c) three non-voting representative of Air Navigation Services Providers, commercial and non-commercial civil airspace users and of the airport operators. 2. The Advisory Board for Performance Review shall elect a Chairperson and a Deputy-Chairperson from among its members. The Deputy- Chairperson shall replace the Chairperson if the latter is not in a position to perform his or her duties. The term of office of the Chairperson and of the Deputy-Chairperson shall be two-and- a-half years and shall be renewable. If their membership of the Advisory Board for Performance Review ceases at any time during their term of office, their term of office shall automatically expire on that date.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 254 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 l (new)
Article 5l Powers of the Appeal Board for Performance Review 1. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be responsible for deciding on appeals against the decisions referred to in this Regulation. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be convened as necessary. 2. The decisions of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be adopted by a majority of at least four of its six members.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 255 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 m (new)
Article 5m Members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review 1. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be composed of six members and six alternates selected from among current or former senior staff of the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation; competition authorities or other Union or national institutions with relevant experience in the aviation sector. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall designate its Chairperson. 2. The members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be formally appointed by the Commission, following a public call for expression of interest, after consulting the Regulatory Board for Performance Review. 3. The members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall undertake to act independently and in the public interest. For that purpose, they shall make a written declaration of commitments and a written declaration of interests indicating either the absence of any interest which might be considered prejudicial to their independence or indicating any direct or indirect interest which might be considered prejudicial to their independence. Those declarations shall be made public annually. 4. The term of office of the members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be five years. That term shall be renewable once. 5. The members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be independent in making their decisions. They shall not be bound by any instructions. They shall not perform any other duties in the Agency, in its Management Board or in the Advisory Board for Performance Review. A member of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall not be removed during his or her term of office, unless he or she has been found guilty of serious misconduct, and the Commission, after receiving the opinion of the Management Board, has taken a decision to that effect. 6. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall adopt and publish its rules of procedure. Those rules shall set out in detail the arrangements governing the organisation and functioning of the Appeal Board for Performance Review and the rules applicable to appeals before the Appeal Board for Performance Review pursuant to Articles 5k to 5s. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall notify the Commission of its draft rules of procedure as well as any significant change to those rules. The Commission may provide an opinion on those rules within three months of the date of receipt of the notification.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 256 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 n (new)
Article 5n Exclusion and objection in the Appeal Board for Performance Review 1. The members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall not take part in any appeal proceedings if they have any personal interest therein, if they have previously been involved as representatives of one of the parties to the proceedings or if they participated in the adoption of the decision under appeal. 2. If, for one of the reasons listed in paragraph 1 or for any other reason, a member of the Appeal Board for Performance Review considers that he or she should not take part in any appeal proceeding, he or she shall inform the Appeal Board for Performance Review accordingly. 3. Any party to the appeal proceedings may object to any member of the Appeal Board for Performance Review on any of the grounds given in paragraph 1, or if the member is suspected of partiality. Any such objection shall not be admissible if, while being aware of a reason for objecting, the party to the appeal proceedings has taken a procedural step. No objection may be based on the nationality of members. 4. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall decide as to the action to be taken in the cases specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 without the participation of the member concerned. For the purposes of taking this decision, the member concerned shall be replaced on the Appeal Board for Performance Review by his or her alternate. If the alternate finds him or herself in a similar situation to that of the member, the Chairperson shall designate a replacement from among the available alternates.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 257 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 o (new)
Article 5o Decisions issued by the Agency acting as PRB subject to appeal 1. An appeal may be brought against decisions of the Agency acting as PRB taken pursuant to this Regulation. 2. An appeal lodged pursuant to paragraph 1 shall not have suspensory effect. The Appeal Board for Performance Review may, however, if it considers that circumstances so require, suspend the application of the contested decision. 3. The Agency acting as PRB shall publish the decisions taken by the Appeal Board for Performance Review.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 258 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 p (new)
Article 5p Persons entitled to appeal Any natural or legal person may appeal against a decision issued by the Agency acting as PRB addressed to that person, or against a decision issued by the Agency acting as PRB which, although in the form of a decision addressed to another person, is of direct and individual concern to the former. The parties to proceedings may be party to the appeal proceedings.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 259 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 q (new)
Article 5q Time limit and form The appeal shall include a statement of the grounds for appeal and shall be filed in writing to the Agency acting as PRB within two months of the notification of the decision to the person concerned, or, in the absence thereof, within two months of the date on which the Agency acting as PRB published its decision. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall decide upon the appeal within four months of the lodging of the appeal.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 260 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 r (new)
Article 5r Interlocutory revision 1. Before examining the appeal, the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall give the Agency acting as PRB the opportunity to review its decision. If the Director for Performance Review considers the appeal to be well founded, he or she shall rectify the decision within two months from being notified by the Appeal Board for Performance Review. That shall not apply where the appellant is opposed to another party to the appeal proceedings. 2. If the decision is not rectified, the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall forthwith decide whether or not to suspend the application of the decision pursuant to Article 114n(2).
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 261 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 s (new)
Article 5s Examination of appeals 1. The Appeal Board for Performance Review shall assess whether the appeal is admissible and well founded. 2. When examining the appeal pursuant to paragraph 1, the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall act expeditiously. It shall as often as necessary invite the parties to the appeal proceedings to file, within specified time limits, written observations on notifications issued by itself or on communications from other parties to the appeal proceedings. The Appeal Board for Performance Review may decide to hold an oral hearing, either of its own motion or at the substantiated request of one of the parties to the appeal.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 262 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 t (new)
Article 5t Decisions on appeal Where the Appeal Board for Performance Review finds that the appeal is not admissible or that the grounds for appeal are not founded, it shall reject the appeal. Where the Appeal Board for Performance Review finds that the appeal is admissible and that the grounds for appeal are founded, it shall remit the case to the Agency acting as PRB. The Agency acting as PRB shall take a new reasoned decision taking into account the decision by the Appeal Board for Performance Review.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 263 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 u (new)
Article 5u Actions before the Court of Justice 1. Actions for the annulment of a decision issued by the Agency acting as PRB pursuant to this Regulation and actions for failure to act within the applicable time limits may be brought before the Court of Justice only after the exhaustion of the appeal procedure referred to in Articles 5k to 5s. 2. The Agency acting as PRB shall take the necessary measures to comply with the judgments of the Court of Justice.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 264 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 v (new)
Article 5v Transparency, communication and procedures for issuing opinions, recommendations and decisions by the Agency acting as PRB 1. In carrying out its tasks, the Agency acting as PRB shall extensively consult at an early stage the stakeholders listed in Article 38(3) of this Regulation and, where relevant, competition authorities, without prejudice to their respective competence, in an open and transparent manner. In accordance with Article 38 of this Regulation the Agency acting as PRB shall establish consultation mechanisms for appropriate involvement of those stakeholders. For this purpose, the Director for Performance Review shall draft a proposal for those mechanisms and, after having obtained the favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review on the draft, shall submit it to the Management Board for adoption. 2. The Agency acting as PRB shall ensure that the public and any interested parties are, where appropriate, given objective, reliable and easily accessible information, in particular with regard to the results of its work. All documents and minutes of consultation meetings shall be made public. 3. The Agency acting as PRB shall make public, on its website, at least the agenda, the background documents and, where appropriate, the minutes of the meetings of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review and of the Appeal Board for Performance Review. 4. The Agency acting as PRB shall adopt and publish adequate and proportionate procedures for issuing opinions, recommendations and decisions by the Agency acting as PRB, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5b(1) point (f). Those procedures shall: (a) ensure that the Agency acting as PRB publishes documents and widely consults interested parties, in accordance with a timetable and a procedure which includes an obligation on the Agency acting as PRB to give a written response to the consultation process; (b) ensure that before taking any individual decision as provided for in this Regulation and in this Regulation, the Agency acting as PRB informs any party concerned of its intention to adopt that decision, and shall set a time limit within which the party concerned may express its views on the matter, taking full account of the urgency, complexity and potential consequences of the matter; (c) ensure that individual decisions of the Agency acting as PRB states the reasons on which they are based for the purpose of allowing an appeal on the merits; (d) where the Agency acting as PRB issues a decision, provide for the natural or legal person to whom the decision is addressed, and any other parties to proceedings, to be informed of the legal remedies available to them under this Regulation; (e) specify the conditions under which decisions are notified to the persons concerned, including information on the available appeal procedures as provided for in this Regulation. 5. The Agency acting as PRB may engage in communication activities on its own initiative within its field of competence on performance review, and in doing so shall be represented by the Director for Performance Review. The allocation of resources to communication activities shall not be detrimental to the effective exercise of the tasks and powers referred to in this Regulation. Communication activities shall be carried out in accordance with relevant communication and dissemination plans adopted by the Management Board in accordance with point (g) of Article 5b(1)’;
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 265 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 w (new)
Article 5w Budget of the Agency for its functions as PRB 1. The Agency shall account the revenue and expenditure for performance review separately from other revenue and expenditure. Such revenue and expenditure shall be in balance, in accordance with and subject to paragraph 2. 2. Surpluses shown in the account referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transferred to the reserve fund established in accordance with paragraph 6. Losses shown in the account referred to in Article paragraph 1 shall be covered through transfers from that reserve fund. Where a significant positive or negative budget result becomes recurrent, the level of fees and charges referred to in paragraph 3 points (a) and (d) and Article 5y shall be revised 3. The revenues of the Agency for its functions as PRB shall comprise: (a) fees levied by the Agency acting as PRB on designated air traffic service providers for services related to performance plan assessment, target- setting and monitoring; (b) annual contributions from designated air traffic service providers, based on the annual estimated expenditure relating to the activities on performance review to be carried out by the Agency acting as PRB as required by this Regulation for each category of designated air traffic service providers; (c) any voluntary financial contribution from the Member States or the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation (d) charges for publications and any other service provided by the Agency acting as PRB; (e) any contribution from third countries or other entities, provided that such a contribution does not compromise the independence and impartiality of the Agency acting as PRB. 4. All revenue and expenditure of the Agency for its functions as PRB shall be the subject of forecasts for each financial year, coinciding with the calendar year, and shall be entered in its budget. 5. The revenue received by the Agency for its functions as PRB shall not compromise its neutrality, independence or objectivity. 6. The Agency acting as PRB shall establish a reserve fund covering one year of its operational expenditure to ensure the continuity of its operations and the execution of its tasks. It shall be reviewed each year to ensure that it is limited to annual needs. 7. The Director for Performance Review shall draw up each year a draft estimate of the revenue and expenditure for performance review for the following year together with the list of posts for performance review and shall submit them to the Executive Director for its integration in the draft statement of estimates of the Agency’s revenue and expenditure referred to in paragraph 6; 8. The annual contributions referred to in paragraph 3, point (b) shall be collected for five financial years. To this effect, they shall be due for the first time by 31 March [XXXX - year] – OP please insert the first financial year beginning after the entry into force of this Regulation)], in respect of that financial year, and on 31 March of each of the four subsequent financial years, for those financial years respectively. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 and Article 5z to supplement certain non-essential elements of the legislative act, with regard to the calculation of annual contribution by designated air traffic service providers provided in this paragraph.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 266 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 x (new)
Article 5x Evaluation 1. In conjunction with the evaluation referred to in Article 43 of this Regulation, the Commission shall, by the deadline defined in that Regulation, carry out an evaluation to assess the Agency’s performance as PRB in relation to its objectives, tasks and powers. The evaluation shall in particular address the possible need to modify the tasks and powers of the Agency acting as PRB, and the financial implications of any such modification. 2. Where the Commission considers that the continued existence of the PRB function is no longer justified with regard to its assigned objectives, tasks and powers, it may propose that this Regulation and [Regulation PRB ] be amended accordingly. 3. The Commission shall forward the evaluation findings related to the activity of the Agency acting as PRB, together with its conclusions, to the European Parliament, the Council and the Management Board. The findings of the evaluation and the recommendations shall be made public.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 267 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 y (new)
Article 5y Fees and charges of the Agency acting as PRB 1. Fees of the Agency acting as PRB shall be levied for: (a) the assessment of the allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services, in accordance with Article 13(6) of this Regulation. (b) the assessment, for each initial or revised draft performance plan presented to the Agency acting as PRB, carried out in accordance with Article 13(7) to (9) of this Regulation; (c) where the Agency acts as a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 3(8) of this Regulation, the assessment, for each initial or revised draft performance plan presented to the Agency acting as PRB, carried out in accordance with Article 14(6) to (8) of this Regulation; (d) the establishment of performance targets of designated air traffic service providers in accordance with Article 13(9) of this Regulation; (e) where the Agency acts as a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 3(8) of this Regulation, the establishment of performance targets of designated air traffic service providers in accordance with Article 14(8) of this Regulation; (f) the assessment of requests for permissions to revise targets and performance plans of air traffic service providers in accordance with Article 17(3) and (4) of this Regulation; (g) the verification of unit rates in preparation of the setting of those rates by the national supervisory authorities, in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation; (h) the issuance of reports, in respect of individual air traffic service providers, on the monitoring of performance in accordance with Article 13(11) of this Regulation and, where the Agency acts as a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 3(8) of this Regulation in accordance with Article 14(10) of this Regulation; (i) the adoption of corrective measures in accordance with Article 13(11) of this Regulation and, where the Agency acts as a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 3(8) of this Regulation, in accordance with Article 14(10) of that Regulation; (j) the processing of appeals. 2. The charges levied for publications and the provision of any other service by the Agency acting as PRB as referred to in Article 5v(3) shall reflect the actual cost of each individual service provided. 3. The amount of the fees and charges shall be fixed by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 4. They shall be fixed at such a level as to ensure that the revenue in respect thereof covers the full cost of the activities related to the services delivered, and to avoid a significant accumulation of surplus. All expenditure regarding members of staff whose posts are dedicated to the function of the Agency acting as PRB, in particular the employer’s pro-rata contribution to the pension scheme, shall be reflected in that cost. The fees and charges shall be assigned revenues for the Agency acting as PRB for activities related to services for which fees and charges are due. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 to supplement certain non-essential elements of the legislative act, with regard to the fees and charges levied by the Agency for its function as PRB. Those delegated acts shall lay down detailed criteria and a detailed methodology with regard to the amount of fees and charges and the way in which they are paid.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 268 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 z (new)
Article 5z Calculation of annual contribution by designated air traffic service providers The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 and Article 5v(8) to supplement certain non-essential elements of the legislative act, with regard to the calculation of annual contribution by designated air traffic service providers provided in this paragraph. Those delegated acts shall lay down: (a) a methodology to allocate the estimated expenditure to categories of designated air traffic service providers, as a basis for determining the share of contributions to be made by designated air traffic service providers of each category; (b) appropriate and objective criteria to determine the annual contributions payable by individual designated air traffic service providers based on their size so as to approximately reflect their importance in the market. The categories referred to in point (a) of the first paragraph shall be firstly en route air traffic service providers, secondly terminal air traffic service providers subject to the oversight of the Agency acting as PRB, and thirdly providers offering both types of services. The criteria to be established in accordance with point (b) shall in particular ensure equal treatment of the providers concerned, in respect of each type of service. The size of the air traffic service providers shall be calculated based on the amount of actual revenues produced by the provision of air navigation services over the reference period preceding the reference period during which this Regulation enters into force.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 269 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 aa (new)
Article 5aa Cooperation agreements on performance review 1. Insofar as the activities of the Agency acting as PRB are concerned, the Agency shall be open to the participation of third countries which have concluded agreements with the Union and which have adopted and are applying the relevant rules of Union law in the field of air traffic management including, in particular, the rules on independent national supervisory authorities and on performance scheme and charging scheme. 2. Subject to the conclusion of an agreement to that effect between the Union and third countries as referred to in paragraph 1, the Agency acting as PRB may also exercise its tasks under [Amended SES2+] with regard to third countries, provided that those third countries have adopted and apply the relevant rules in accordance with paragraph 1 and have mandated the Agency acting as PRB to coordinate the activities of their national supervisory authorities with those of the national supervisory authorities of Member States. 3. The agreements referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify the nature, scope and procedural aspects of the involvement of those countries in the work of the Agency acting as PRB and shall include provisions relating to financial contributions and to staff. Those agreements may provide for the establishment of working arrangements.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 276 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Air navigation service providers shall, in addition to the certificates they are required to hold pursuant to Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1139, hold an economic certificate. This economic certificate shall be issued upon application, when the applicant has demonstrated sufficient financial robustness and has obtained appropriate liability and insurance cover. The applicants shall also demonstrate that they have policies and processes in place to ensure compliance with Treaty rules on competition.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The economic certificate referred to in this paragraph may be amended, limited, suspended or revoked when the holder no longer complies with the requirements for issuing and maintaining such certificate.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) In case of limitation, suspension or revocation of the economic certificate the national supervisory authority shall apply a contingency plan to ensure business continuation.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 287 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The economic certificate referred to in paragraph 1 and the certificate referred to in Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1139 may be subject to one or several conditions set out in Annex I. Such conditions shall be objectively justified, non-discriminatory, proportionate and transparent. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 in order to amend the list set out in Annex I for the purposes of providing for an economic level playing field and financial resilience of service provision.
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The national supervisory authoritiesy of the Member State where the natural or legal person applying for the economic certificate has its principal place of business or, if that person has no principal place of business, where it has its place of residence or place of establishment, shall be responsible for the tasks set out in this Article in respect of the economic certificates. In the case of provision of air navigation services in an airspace falling under the responsibility of two or more Member States, the national supervisory authorities responsible shall be those specified in accordance with Article 5(4).
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 295 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt, in 6. accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3), implementing rules regarding detailed requirements on financial robustness, in particular financial strength and financial resilience, as well as in respect of liability and insurance cover. In order to ensure the uniform implementation of and compliance with paragraphs (1), (1a), (4) and (5) of this Article, the Commission shall, with a view to achieving the objectives set out in Article 1, adopt implementing acts, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3), laying down detailed provisions concerning: a) the rules and procedures for certification andissuing, maintaining, amending, limiting, suspending or revoking the certificates referred to in Article 6 paragraph 1; b) the rules and procedures for conducting the investigations, inspections, audits and other monitoring activities, referred to in Article 6 paragraph 5 and Article 4 paragraph 3, necessary to ensure effective oversight by the national supervisory authority of the entities subject to this Regulation. c) the rules and procedures for developing contingency plans in case of limitation, suspension or revocation of the economic certificate, referred to in Article 6 paragraph 1a;
2021/02/05
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where this enables cost-efficiency gains to the benefit of airspace useras well as operational gains, air traffic service providers may decide to procure, individually or jointly, CNS, AIS, ADS or MET services under market conditions.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 346 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where this enables cost-efficiency gains to the benefit of airspace users, Member States shall allow, as well as operational gains, airport operators may decide to procure terminal air traffic services for aerodrome control and terminal air traffic services for approach control under market conditions.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 356 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In addition, where this enables cost- efficiency gains to the benefit of airspace users, Member States may allow airport operators or the national supervisory authority concerned to procure terminal air traffic services for approach cocase of a group of airports, the operators or the national supervisory authority concerned may decide that terminal air traffic services for approach control are to be procured at those airports. The national supervisory authority shall coordinate and oversee the procurement procedures, in particular for respecting the implementation of the European ATM Master Plan, the interol under market condiperability and ground/air investment coordinations.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 364 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Procurement of services under market conditions shall be on the basis of equal, non-discriminatory and transparent conditions in accordance with Union law including Treaty rules on competition. The tender procedures for the procurement of the services concerned shall be designed so as to enable the effective participation of competing providers in these procedures including through regular reopening of competition. The period of service allocation following the tender procedure shall be maximum of five years.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 368 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take all necessary measuresAir navigation services provider shall have the obligation to ensure that the provision of en route air traffic services is functionally and organisationally separated in terms of organisation from the individually provision of CNS, AIS, ADS, MET and terminal air traffic services and that the requirement concerning the separation of individual accounts referred to in Article 25(3) is respected. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the provisions of this Paragraph are implemented.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 373 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 with regard to the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments applicable to infringements of Paragraph 3 of this article.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A provider, individually or in a package, of CNS, AIS, ADS, MET or terminal air traffic services may only be selected to provide services in a Member State, when:
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 375 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) it is certified in accordance with Article 6(1) and 6(2)Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1139;
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 380 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Articles 14, 17 and 19 to 22 shall not apply to tThe terminal air traffic service providers designated as a result of a procurement procedure in accordance with the second and third subparagraphs of paragraph 1. Those terminal air traffic service providers shall apply Articles 14, 17 and 19 to 22 and shall provide data on the performance of air navigation services in the key performance areas of safety, the environment, capacity and cost-efficiency to national supervisory authority and the Agency acting as PRB for monitoring purposes.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 383 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. National supervisory authorities shall ensure that procurement by air traffic service providers and airport operators as referred to in paragraph 1 complies with paragraph 2, and where necessary shall apply corrective measures. In the case of terminal air traffic services, they shall be responsible for approving tender specifications for terminal air traffic services, which shall include requirements on service quality, in particular for respecting the implementation of the European ATM Master Plan, the interoperability and ground/air investment coordination. The national supervisory authorities shall refer to the national competition authority referred to in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 matters relating to the application of competition rules.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 385 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Provision of commonUAV information services (UAVIS) for the management of unmanned aircraft traffic
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 391 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The price for common information servicesUAVIS shall be based on the fixed and variable costs of providing the service concerned and may, in addition, include a mark-up reflecting an appropriate risk- return trade-off.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 393 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The common information serviceUAVIS provider shall set the price in accordance with paragraph 2, subject to assessment and approval by the national supervisory authority concerned.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 394 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. As far as operations in specific volumes of airspace designated by the Member States for unmanned aircraft operations are concerned, relevant operational data shall be made available in real-time by air navigation service providers. Common information serviceUAVIS providers shall use those data only for operational purposes of the services they provide. Access to relevant operational data shall be granted to common information serviceUAVIS providers, on a non- discriminatory basis, without prejudice to security or defence policy interests.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 397 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 to supplement certain non-essential elements of the legislative act, with regard to requirements for traffic management of unmanned and manned aircraft operations that supports safe and shared use of the airspace, including making available of and the access to data, and the methodology to set the prices in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 406 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The performance scheme shall be implemented over reference periods, which shall be a minimum of two years and a maximum of fivthree years. The performance scheme shall include:
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 436 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall be assisted by the Agency acting as Performance Review Body (PRB) and national supervisory authorities in the implementation of the performance scheme referred to in paragraph 1 and the charging scheme referred to in Article 19 to 23 in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and [ Regulation PRB ].
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 456 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. In due time before the start of the relevant reference period, the Commission, shall adopt implementing decisions addressed to each Member State as to whether the intended classification of the services concerned complies with the criteria set out in points (289) and (55) of Article 2. Upon request of the Commission, the Agency acting as PRB shall provide assistance to the Commission for the analysis and preparation of those decisions, by way of an opinion.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 459 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Where a decision adopted under paragraph 2 findstates that the intended classification does not comply with the criteria set out in points (289) and (55) of Article 2, the Member State concerned shall, having regard to that decision, submit a new notification whose terms comply with those criteria. The Commission shall take a decision on this notification in accordance with paragraph 2.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 461 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The designated air traffic service providers concerned shall base their draft performance plans for en route and terminal air navigation services on the classifications the Commission has found to be in compliance with the criteria set out in points (289) and (55) of Article 2. The Agency acting as PRB shall base itself on those same classifications when assessing the allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services under Article 13(34).
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 571 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1
The designated air traffic service provider shall provide the information and data necessary for the monitoring of the performance of air navigation services. This shall include information and data related to actual costs and revenues. Where performance targets are not reached or the performance plan is not correctly implemented, the Agency acting as PRB shall issue decisions requiring corrective measures including fines and periodic penalty payments, to be implemented by the air traffic service providers. These corrective measures may include, where objectively necessary, a requirement for an air traffic service provider to delegate the provision of the relevant services to another air traffic service provider. Where the performance targets continue to be missed, or where the performance plan continues to be incorrectly implemented or where corrective measures imposed are not or not properly applied, the Agency acting as PRB shall conduct an investigation and provide an opinion to the Commission in accordance with Article 24(2). The Commission may take action in accordance with Article 24(3).
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 640 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
Where performance targets are not reached or the performance plan is not correctly implemented, the national supervisory authority shall issue decisions requiring corrective measures, including fines and periodic penalty payments to be implemented by the air traffic service providers. These corrective measures may include, where objectively necessary, a requirement for an air traffic service provider to delegate the provision of the relevant services to another air traffic service provider. Where the performance targets continue to be missed, or where the performance plan continues to be incorrectly implemented, or where corrective measures imposed are not or not properly applied, the national supervisory authority shall request the Agency acting as PRB to conduct an investigation in accordance with Article 24(2), and the Commission may take action in accordance with Article 24(3).
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 649 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. . The Agency acting as PRB shall on a regular basis, once per year, establish a Union-wide overview of the performance of terminal air navigation services and of how it relates to Union-wide performance targets.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 654 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Network Manager shall, for each reference period, draw up a draft Network Performance Plan in respect of all the network functions which it supports and delivers.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 670 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
For the implementation of the performance scheme, the Commission shall adopt detailed requirements and procedures in respect of Articles 10(3), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 as well as 17, in particular as regards the development of draft performance plans, the setting of performance targets, the criteria and conditions for their assessment, the methodology for allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services, the monitoring of performance and issuance of corrective measures, and the timetables for all procedures. Those requirements and procedures shall be set out in an implementing act adopted in accIn order to ensure the uniform implementation of and compliance with the requirements referred to in Articles 10 to 17, the Commission shall, with a view to achieving the objectives set out in Article 1, adopt, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 37(2), implementing acts laying down detailed provisions concerning: a) the rules, procedures and methodology for the development, assessment, monitoring and revision of the draft performance plans for air navigation services and network functions, including incentive schemes and risk sharing mechanism as referred to in Articles 10(3), 13, 14 and 16 ; b) the rules and procedures for the setting of performance targets, the criteria and conditions for their assessment, as referred to in Articles 10(3), 13 and 14 ; c) the rules and procedures for classification of en route and terminal air navigation services, as referred to in Article 12; d) the rules and procedures for elaboration of the methodology for allocation of costs between en route and terminal air navigation services, as referred to in Articles 10(3), 13 and 14 ; e) the rules and procedures for the monitoring of performance plans, alert mechanisms for revision of performance plans and targets and for the revision of Union-wide performance targets during the course of a reference period and targets and issuance of corrective measures as referred to in Articles 10(3), 13, 14, 15 and 17; f) the rules and procedures for the timetables for all procedures as referred in Article 10(3); g) the rules and procedures for a mechanism to address unforeseeable and significant events as referred to in Article 10(3). h) rules and procedures for the collection, validation, examination, evaluation and dissemination of relevant data related to the perfordmance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 37(2). of air navigation services and network functions; i) rules and procedures for the setting of key performance indicators and indicators for monitoring
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 675 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to finance the provision of air traffic services covered in this Article through public fundsnavigation services through public funds, in so far as it is in line with Treaty rules on competition, charges for air navigation services shall be determined, imposed and enforced on airspace users.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 684 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Revenues received by an air traffic service provider from charges imposed on airspace users in accordance with this Article shall not be used to finance services which are providedthat air traffic service provider may provide under market conditions in accordance with Article 8 or any other commercial activity performed by that provider.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 694 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) costs or parts thereof incurred by the air traffic service providers, in relation to their oversight and certification by national competent authority and national supervisory authorities, unless other financial resources are used by Member States to cover such costs;
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 702 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. Designated air traffic service providers shall provide details of their cost base to the Agency acting as PRB, the national supervisory authorities, and the Commission. To this end, costs shall be broken down in line with the separation of accounts referred to in Article 25(3), and by distinguishing staff costs, operating costs other than staff costs, depreciation costs, cost of capital, costs incurred for fees and charges paid to the Agency acting as PRB,, fees and charges paid to the Agency acting as PRB, costs incurred for fees and charges paid to national supervisory authorities and national competent authorities and exceptional costs.
2021/02/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 725 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The charge for en route air navigation services for a given flight in a given en route charging zone shall be calculated on the basis of the unit rate established for that en route charging zone and the en route service units for that flight. The charge shall be made out of one or more variable components, each based on objective factors.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 730 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The charge for terminal air navigation services for a given flight in a given terminal charging zone shall be calculated on the basis of the unit rate established for that terminal charging zone and the terminal service units for that flight. For the purpose of calculating the charge for terminal air navigation services, the approach and departure of a flight shall count as a single flight. The charge shall be made out of one or more variable components, each based on objective factors.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 738 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. . Charges shall be modulated to encourage air navigation service providers, airports and airspace users to support improvements in environmental performance, or service quality such as increased use of sustainable alternative fuels, increased capacity, reduced delays and sustainable development, while maintaining an optimum safety level, in particular for implementing the European ATM Master Plan and sustainable development, to support improvements in service quality such as those leading to reduced delays or to support the implementation of the European ATM Master Plan, while maintaining an optimum safety level. The modulation shall consist of financial advantages or disadvantages and shall be revenue neutral for air traffic service providers.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 741 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
For the implementation of the charging scheme, the Commission shall adopt detailed requirements and procedures in respect of Articles 19, 20, 21 and 22 in particular regarding the cost bases and determined costs, the setting of unit rates, the incentives schemes and risk sharing mechanisms and the modulation of charges. Those requirements and procedures shall be set out in an implementing act adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 37(2)In order to ensure the uniform implementation of and compliance with the requirements referred to in Articles 19 to 22, the Commission shall, with a view to achieving the objectives set out in Article 1, adopt, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 37(2), implementing acts laying down detailed provisions concerning: a) the rules and procedures for the setting of determined cost and cost bases as referred to in Articles 19 and 20; b) the rules and procedures for setting the unit rate as referred to in Article 21 c) the rules and procedures for the establishment of charges including modulation of charges.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 747 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 with regard to the establishment of charges including modulation of charges in accordance with Article 22
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 767 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) it provides air navigation services and carries out other activities, of whatever kind, including common information servicesUAVIS;
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 771 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The determined costs, actual costs and revenues deriving from air navigation services shall be broken down into staff costs, operating costs other than staff costs, depreciation costs, cost of capital, costs incurred for fees and charges paid to the national supervisory authority, the national competent authority, the Agency and the Agency acting as PRB, and exceptional costs and they shall be made publicly available, subject to the protection of confidential information.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 827 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall, appoint an independent, impartial and competent body, to carry out the tasks of the Network Manager . The appointment Decision shall include the terms and conditions of the appointment, including the financing of the Network Manager. To this end, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3). This appointment Decision shall include the terms and conditions of the appointment, including the financing of the Network Manager. concerning: a) Appointment requirements and procedure; b) conditions of independence from public and private interest; c) in case of a body attached to another entity requirements for functional and hierarchical separation from that entity; d) requirements of expertise e) financing
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 840 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. The Network Manager shall cooperate closely with the Agency acting as PRB in order to ensure that the performance targets referred to in Article 10 are adequately reflected in the capacity to be delivered by individual air navigationtraffic service providers and agreed between the Network Manager and those air navigationtraffic service providers in the Network Operations Plan.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 865 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
The air traffic service providers shall establish consultation mechanisms to consult the relevant airspace users and aerodrome operators on all major issues related to services provided, including relevant changes to airspace configurations, or strategic investments which have a relevant impact on air traffic management and air navigation service provision and/or charges. The airspace users shall also be involved in the process of approving strategic investment plans, especially as regards aspects requiring synchronisation between air and ground equipment deployment. The Commission shall adopt measures detailing the modalities of the consultation and of the involvement of airspace users in approving investment plans, Agency acting as PRB and Network Manager in drafting and approving investment plans to ensuring in particular their consistency with the ATM Master Plan and common projects as referred to in Article 35. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37 (3).
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 872 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. . With regard to general air traffic, relevant operational data shall be made available in real-time, on a non- discriminatory basis and without prejudice to security or defence policy interests, by all air navigation service providers, airspace users, airports, and the Network Manager, including on cross-border basis and on a Union-wide basis. Such availability shall be to the benefit of certified or declared air traffic service providers, entities having a proven interest in considering the provision of air navigation service providers, airspace users and airports as well as the Network Manager. The data shall be used only for operational purposes.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 884 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Taking into account the organisation of military aspects under their responsibility, Member States shall ensure the application within the single European sky of the concept of the flexible use of airspace as described by ICAO and as developed by Eurocontrolprovided by Union law, in order to facilitate airspace management and air traffic management in the context of the common transport policy and in consistency with the European ATM Master Plan .
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 886 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The entities in charge of tasks established in Union law in the areas of coordination of the SESAR definition phase, the SESAR development phase and the SESAR deployment phase, as the case may be, shall cooperate to ensure effective coordination between those three phases so as to achieve a seamless and timely transition between them. All relevant civil and military stakeholders shall be involved to the widest possible extent. 2. The coordination of standardisation activities shall be executed by the Commission with assistance from the Agency. They shall be subject to appropriate governance, which shall recognise the needs and priorities of operational stakeholders. 3. Commission shall, with a view to achieving the objectives set out in Article 1, adopt, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3), implementing acts laying down detailed provisions concerning establishment of an integrated European Aviation Standards Coordination Group for the coordination of standards necessary for aviation including decision- making and coordination processes involving operational stakeholders and aviation-related standards development organisations as referred to in paragraph 2.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 891 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. Common projects may be eligible for Union funding. To this end, and without prejudice to Member States' competence to decide on the use of their financial resources, the Commission shall carry out an independent cost-benefit analysis and appropriate consultations with Member States and with relevant stakeholders in accordance with Article 10, exploring all appropriate means for financing the implementation thereof including financial mechanisms to improve the synchronisation of air-based and ground-based capital expenditure related to the deployment of SESAR solutions.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 895 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall establish the common projects and, governance mechanisms and financial mechanism referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 23 through implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3).
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 899 #

2013/0186(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 64, 6, 8, 9(4a), 13, 14, 23 and 26 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from [the date of the publication of this Regulation]. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
2021/02/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #

2013/0181(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Reliable, thorough, accurate and useful statistical data are the basis for effective surveillance of macroeconomic imbalances. To guarantee sound and independent statistics, Member States should ensure the professional independence of national statistical authorities, consistent with the European statistics code of practice laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics3. __________________ 3 OJ L 87, 31.03.09, p. 164. OJ L 61, 31.03.09, p. 164.
2013/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2013/0181(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) It is necessary that the Commission continues to address the need for reliable statistical information that enables Union policies to better respond to economic, social and territorial realities at regional level.
2013/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2013/0181(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) A reliable procedure should be set up for the collection, compilation, monitoring and release of the data relevant for the macroeconomic imbalances procedure (hereinafter referred to as “MIP relevant data”) as well as a continuous improvement of the underlying statistical information in line with the Commission’s quality management frameworks for European statistics4. The Group of Directors of Macroeconomic Statistics (DMES), established by the Commission and including in its ranks experts from the European Statistical System Committee and the European System of Central Banks, is an appropriate expert group to provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the required assistance for the application of a robust quality monitoring procedure for the MIP relevant data. __________________ 4 COM(2005)217 final and COM(2011)211 final.
2013/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 15 #

2013/0181(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Close cooperation and on-going dialogue should be established between the Commission and Member States’ statistical authorities in order to ensure the quality and accuracy of the MIP relevant data reported by Member States and the underlying statistical information. The scope of the data that will be linked to the MIP must be precisely defined.
2013/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 16 #

2013/0181(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The establishment of a legal framework for 'Commitments on Confidence in Statistics' should be encouraged. Compliance with the data confidentiality rule within the ESS (European Statistical System), as well as with the principle of subsidiarity, will help to increase trust in statistical agencies.
2013/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2013/0181(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to ensure thorough, accurate and high-quality data, a system for researching the socio-economic processes taking place in cross-border regions should be set up, and statistics should be drawn up for macro-regions in order to obtain a reliable, full and accurate economic picture of regional and macro-regional development in both urban and rural areas.
2013/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2013/0181(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall indicate to the Member States, each year, the timetable of the annual Alert Mechanism Report established by Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011. Based on this timetable and on the deadlines and calendars referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall also decide on and communicate, to the Member States, a cut-off date for their transmission of all the most up-to-date MIP relevant data and decide on the entire procedure for the transmission of such data.
2013/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2013/0181(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of doubt regarding the correct implementation of the rules governing the compilation and transmission of the MIP relevant data, the Member State concerned shall request clarification from the Commission (Eurostat). The Commission shall promptly examine the issue and communicate its clarification to the Member State concerned, to the relevant expert group on macroeconomic statistics established by the Commission, to the experts from the European Statistical System Committee and the European System of Central Banks, to all other Member States and to the public.
2013/12/10
Committee: REGI
Amendment 135 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In the interest of efficient, safe and environmentally sound port management, the managing body of the port should be able to require that port service providers can demonstrate that they meet minimum requirements to perform the service in an appropriate way. These minimum requirements should be limited to a clearly defined set of conditions concerning the professional qualifications of the operators, including in terms of training, and the equipment required insofar as these requirements are transparent, non-discriminatory, objective and relevant for the provision of the port service.deleted
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 241 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) dredging;deleted
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 329 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Freedom to provide services in seaports covered by this Regulation shall apply to the providers of port services established in the Union under the conditions set out in this Chapter.
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The managing body of the port may require that providers of port services comply with minimum requirements to perform the corresponding port service.deleted
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 377 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Limitations of the number of providers of 1. By way of derogation from Article 3, the managing body of the port may limit the number of providers of port service for a given port service for one or several of the following reasons: (a) the scarcity or reserved use of land provided that the managing body can demonstrate that the land constitutes an essential port facility to provide the port service and that the limitation is in accordance with the formal development plan of the port as agreed by the management body of the port and where appropriate any other public competent authorities according to the national legislation; (b) the public service obligations as provided for in Article 8, insofar as the absence of limitation can obstruct the performance of the obligations assigned to the providers of port services. 2. The managing body of the port shall publish any proposal to apply paragraph 1 at least six months in advance together with the grounds justifying it, giving any interested party the opportunity to comment within a reasonable period. 3. The managing body of the port shall publish the adopted decision. 4. When a managing body of a port provides port services itself or through a legally distinct entity which it directly or indirectly controls, the Member State may entrust the adoption of the decision limiting the number of providers of port services to an authority which is independent from the managing body of the port. If the Member State does not entrust the adoption of the decision limiting the number of providers of port services to such an authority, the number of providers shall not be less than two.Article 6 deleted port services
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 532 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
This Chapter and the transitional provisions of Article 24 shall not apply to pilotage, cargo handling services and passenger services.
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 539 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a1 (new)
Member States may decide not to apply any limitations and public service obligations to one or more categories of port services. In such cases, this Chapter and the transitional provisions of Article 24 do not apply to such services.
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 603 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, where necessary, delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21 concerning common classifications of vessels, fuels and types of operations according to which the infrastructure charges can vary and common charging principles for port infrastructure charges.
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 636 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17
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2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 676 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Cooperation between independent 1. The independent supervisory bodies shall exchange information about their work and decision-making principles and practices in order to facilitate a uniform implementation of this Regulation. For this purpose, they shall participate and work together in a network that convenes at regular intervals and at least once a year. The Commission shall participate, coordinate and support the work of the network. 2. The independent supervisory bodies shall cooperate closely for the purposes of mutual assistance in their tasks, including in carrying out investigations required to handle complaints and disputes in cases involving ports in different Member States. For this purpose, an independent supervisory body shall make available to another such body, after a substantiated request, the information necessary to allow that body to fulfil its responsibilities under this Regulation. 3. The Member States shall ensure that the independent supervisory bodies shall provide the Commission, after a reasoned request, with the information necessary for it to carry its tasks. The information requested by the Commission shall be proportionate to the performance of those tasks. 4. Where information is considered confidential by the independent supervisory body in accordance with Union or national rules on business confidentiality, the other national supervisory body and the Commission shall ensure such confidentiality. This information may only be used for the purpose which it was requested. 5. Based on the experience of the independent supervisory bodies and on the activities of the network referred to in paragraph 1, and in order to ensure efficient cooperation, the Commission may adopt common principles on the appropriate arrangements for the exchange of information between independent supervisory bodies. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22(2).Article 18 deleted supervisory bodies
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 684 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
1. Any party with a legitimate interest shall have the right to appeal against the decisions or individual measures taken under this Regulation by the competent authorities, by the managing body of the port or by the independent supervisory body to an appeal body which is independent of the parties involved. This appeal body may be a court. 2. Where the appeal body referred in paragraph 1 is not judicial in character, it shall give reasons in writing for its decisions. Its decisions shall also be subject to review by a national court.Article 19 deleted Appeals
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 690 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 14 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 14 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 14 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.1 deleted Exercise of the delegation
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 696 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.Article 22 deleted Committee procedure
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 704 #

2013/0157(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Port service contracts concluded before [date of adoption of the Regulation] which do not meet the conditions provided in paragraph 1 shall remain valid until they expire but not after 1 July 20235.
2015/07/02
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 31 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The prohibition of tobacco products with characterising flavours does not prohibit the use of individual additives altogether, but obliges the manufactures to reduce the additive or the combination of additives to such an extent that the additives no longer result in a characterising flavour. The use of additives necessary for manufacturing of tobacco products should be allowed, as long as they do not result in a characterising flavour. The Commission should ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provision on characterising flavour. Independent panels should be used by the Member States and by the Commission to assist in such decision making. The application of this Directive should not discriminate between different tobacco varieties.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, in particular concerning the format of ingredients reporting, the determination of products with characterising flavours or with increased levels of toxicity and addictiveness and, the methodology for determining whether a tobacco product has characterising flavour, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201143Commission may lay down, by means of implementing acts and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21, the methodology for determining increased levels of toxicity and addictiveness of additives used.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘flavouring’ means an additive that imparts aroma and/or taste;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 c (new)
(36c) ‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the Community who places a product from a third country on the Community market;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 d (new)
(36d) ‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who manufactures a product or has a product designed or manufactured, and markets that product under his name or trademark;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall notify the Commission of the methods of measurement that they use for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Based on these methods, and taking into account scientific and technical developments as well as internationally agreed standards the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt methods of measurement.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavour.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall notify to the Commission measures taken pursuant to this paragraph.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall at the request of a Member State or may on its own initiative determine by means of implementing acts whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21. The Commission shall adopt by means of implementing acts uniform rules on the procedures for determining whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In case the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shows that a certain additive or a combination thereof typically impart a characterising flavour when it exceeds a certain level of presence or concentration the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives or combination of additives that cause the characterising flavour.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) vitamins and other additives that create the impression that a tobacco product has a health benefit or presents reduced health hazards, or
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) caffeine and taurine and other additives and stimulant compounds that are associated with energy and vitality, or
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall prohibit the use of flavourings in the components of tobacco products such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical features allowing modification of flavour or smoke intensity. Filters and capsules shall not contain tobacco.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In case scientific evidence and the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 7 and 8 shows that a certain additive or a certain quantity thereof amplify in an appreciable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic or addictive effect of a tobacco product the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) to define the position, format, layout and design of the health warnings laid down in this Article, including their font type and background colour.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) define the position, format, layout, design, rotation and proportions of the health warnings;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) by way of derogation from Article 7(3), lay down the conditions under which health warnings may be broken during unit packet opening in a manner that ensures the graphical integrity and visibility of the text, photographs and cessation information.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22, to withdraw the exemption laid down in paragraph 1 if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 taking into account scientific and market developments.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 248 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) refers to flavour, taste, any flavourings or other additives or the absence thereof;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary to ensure the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to make either cuboid or cylindric shape mandatory for unit packets of tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to: (a) to define the key elements (such as duration, renewability, expertise required, confidentiality) of the contract referred to in paragraph 6, including its regular monitoring and evaluation; (b) to define the technical standards to ensure that the systems used for the unique identifiers and the related functions are fully compatible with each other across the Union and (c) to define the technical standards for the security feature and their possible rotation and to adapt them to scientific, market and technical development.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to update the nicotine quantities set out in paragraph 1 taking into account scientific developments and marketing authorisations granted to nicotine-containing products pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 320 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4 taking into account scientific and market developments and to adopt and adapt the position, format, layout, design and rotation of the health warnings.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 286 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Service providers providing means of distance communication shall be obliged, upon receiving a request from the competent authority, to disclose the details of entities engaging in distance selling.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 287 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. There shall be a prohibition on the marketing, placing in use, distribution, delivery and making available of products whose names, labelling or instructions for use may mislead with regard to the product’s characteristics and effects by: a) ascribing characteristics, functions and effects to the product which the product does not have; b) creating the false impression that treatment or diagnosis using the product is sure to be successful, or failing to inform of a likely risk associated with the use of the product in line with its intended use or for a longer-than-anticipated period; c) suggesting uses or characteristics of the product other than those declared when the conformity assessment was carried out. Promotional materials, presentations and information about the products may not mislead in the manner referred to in the first sentence.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 315 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. The manufacturer of the product is responsible for the product, for carrying out a conformity assessment procedure on the product prior to placing it on the market, and for placing the product on the market. If the manufacturer is not resident or established in a Member State, an authorised representative shall bear responsibility for the product. If the manufacturer has not designated an authorised representative, or if the manufacturer or authorised representative is not responsible for placing the product on the market, responsibility shall be borne by the entity that placed the product on the market.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 607 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. Upon request by a Member State and where this is in the interest of public health or patient safety in more than one Member State, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, extend for a determined period of time the validity of an authorisation granted by a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1 to the territory of the Union and set the conditions under which the device may be placed on the market or put into service. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 88(3). On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to the health and safety of humans, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 88(4).deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 787 #

2012/0266(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part III – point 19 – point 19.1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) The name of the product may not allude to the name of a medicinal product, a biocidal product, a cosmetic product or a diet supplement.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In order to provide for the single supervisory mechanism, Council Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) Regulation] confers specific tasks on the ECB concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions in the Member States whose currency is the euro. Other Member States may enter in a close cooperation with the ECB. Under that Regulation, the ECB is to coordinate and express the position of those Member States on the decisions to be taken by the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) falling within the scope of the ECB tasks.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 111 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) Bearing in mind that the EBA, in works of which all Member States participate with equal rights, was established with an aim to develop the single rulebook and ensure the coherence of supervisory practices within the EU and given the establishment of the single supervisory mechanism with a leading role of the ECB, the EBA needs to be equipped with adequate instruments, which will enable it to efficiently perform its entrusted tasks concerning the integrity of the single market in the area of financial services.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In view of the supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB by Council Regulation (EU) No …/….../... [127(6) Regulation], EBA should be able to carry out its tasks also in relation to the ECB. In order to ensure that existing mechanisms for settlement of disagreements and actions in emergency situations remain effective, a specificcommon procedure, binding for all competent authorities, should be provided for. In particular, if the competent authority, including the ECB, does not comply with an action by EBA to settle a disagreement or to address an emergency situation, it should be required to explain its reasons. In that case, whenever based on requirements set out in directly applicable Union law EBA can adopt an individual decision addressed to the financial institution concerned, it should do so.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 123 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The mandate of the EBA to settle disagreements, involving the ECB with regard to cases concerning prudential supervision, can be inferred from the fact that both the establishment of the EBA and the conferment of specific supervisory tasks on the ECB have been introduced through secondary law.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 127 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure that interests of all Member States are adequately taken into account and to allow for the proper functioning of the EBA with a view to maintain and deepen the internal market in the field of financial services, the voting modalities within the Board of Supervisors should be adapted, in particularboth with regard to decisions taken by the EBA at simple majority and decisions taken at qualified majority.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 136 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Decisions concerning breaches of Union law and settlement of disagreements should be examined by an independent panel composed of voting members of the Board of Supervisors which do not have any conflicts of interest, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The decisions proposed by the panel to the Board of Supervisors should be considered as adopted uonless rejected by a simple majority, which should include an adequate number of votes from members from Member Sy if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at simple majority in two separate votings, one of which tatkes participating in the SSM and from Member States that do not participate in the SSMlace in the group of the Member States with common euro currency and the second in the group of remaining Member States.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 141 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The members of the independent panel set up according to Article 41(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 should not be considered to be in a situation of conflict of interest on the sole ground that they are, in particular, in cases when they representatives of the competent authoritiesy, which are part of the SSM and a given case to be decided upon by the Panel concerns the SSMhas jurisdiction within the Member State, in which the concerned credit institution operates. The EBA should develop rules of procedure for the panel that ensure its independence and objectivity.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 144 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Since the Member States which entered into close cooperation with the SSM are devoid of voting rights in the Governing Council of the ECB, which results in a lack of effective influence on the decision making process within the SSM, a special procedure for settlement of disagreements between the ECB and a competent authority of a Member State which has entered into close cooperation shall be established, which will compensate for the absence of forceful instruments to sway the decision making process taken within the SSM and at the same time, will safeguard the right to protect justified interests, in particular the stability of the local financial market. To that end, the EBA should be equipped with the ultimate authority to settle disagreements between the ECB and the competent authority of a Member State that has entered into close cooperation with the SSM.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 148 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The composition of the Management Board should be balanced and proper representation of Member States participating in the SSM, remaining in the close cooperation, and not participating in the SSM should be ensured.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 196 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 18 – paragraph 3a
"3a. Where the Authority requests the ECB as competent authority to take the necessary action in accordance with paragraph 3, the ECBcompetent authority shall comply with it or shall provide within 48 hours at the latest adequate justification to the Authority for its non-compliance."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 197 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 18 – paragraph 3a
"3a. Where the Authority requests the ECB as competent authority to take the necessaryspecific action or to refrain from action in accordance with paragraph 3, the ECBcompetent authority shall comply with it or shall provide within 48 hours at the latestwithin ten working days of the receipt of the request provide adequate justification to the Authority for its non-compliance."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 213 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 35 – paragraph 3
"3. Upon a duly justified request from a competent authority, the Authority mayshall provide any information that is necessary to enable the competent authority to carry out its duties, in accordance with the professional secrecy obligations laid down in sectoral legislation and in Article 70."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 222 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
"For the purposes of Article 17 and 19, the Board of Supervisors shall establish an independent panel consisting of the Chairperson and twofour members appointed by the Board of Supervisors among its voting members. At least onetwo members of the independent panel shall be from a Member State which is not a participating Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation]currency is not the euro, at least one of which shall be from a Member State not exercising close cooperation with the SSM either."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 224 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 41 – paragraph 3
"3. The panel shall propose a decision for final adoption by the Board of Supervisors, in accordance with the procedure set out in the third subparagraph of Article 44(1)members of the panel shall act independently, objectively in accordance with Article 42 and shall not be in a situation of conflict of interest. It shall be recognized that the members of the panel remain in a situation of conflict of interests, in particular, in cases when they represent the competent authority, which has the jurisdiction within the Member State, in which the concerned credit institution operates."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 226 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 1093/2010
Article 41 – paragraph 4
"4. The Board of Supervisors shall adopt rules of procedure for the panel referred to in paragraph 2, including rules implementing the requirement set out in the second subparagraph of that paragraphBy way of derogation from paragraph 2, from the date when the euro is not the currency of only two Member States, the independent panel shall consist of a Chairperson and two members appointed by the Board of Supervisors, among its voting members. At least one member of such an independent panel shall be from a Member State in which currency is not the euro."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 230 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 42
6. In Article 42 the following paragraph is added: "The first and second paragraphs are without prejudice to the tasks conferred upon the ECB by Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation]."deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 236 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
"1. Decisions of the Board of Supervisors shall be taken by a simple majority of its memberin two separate votings, one of which takes place in the group of the Members States with common euro currency and the second in the group of remaining Member States. Each member shall have one vote."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 241 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
"With regard to the acts specified in Articles 10 to 16 and measures and decisions adopted under the third subparagraph of Article 9(5) and Chapter VI and by way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Board of Supervisors shall take decisions on the basis of a qualified majority of its members, as defined in Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union and in Article 3 of the Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, however the decisions to be passed shall be supported in parallel by at least simple majority of weighted votes in the group Member States with common euro currency, as well as in the group of remaining Member States."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 246 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
"With regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17, 19, and 19a, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted uonless it is rejected by a simple majority which shall include at least three votes from members of participating Member Sy if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at a simple majority in two separate votings, one of which tatkes and three votes from members ofplace in the group of the Members States which are neither participating Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/…[127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] nor have entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulationith common euro currency and the second in the group of remaining Member States. Each member shall have one vote."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 249 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
"By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, from the date when four or less Member States are neither participating Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/… [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] nor have entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulationthe euro is not the currency in only four Member States, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted uonless it is rejected byy if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at a simple majority which shall include at least one vote from members of those Member States. Each member shall have one vote."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 252 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation EU No 1093/2010
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
"By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, from the date when the euro is not the currency in three or less Member States, the decision proposed by the panel shall be considered as adopted, only if accepted by the Board of Supervisors at a qualified majority of five- sixths of its members. Each member shall have one vote."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 253 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation EU No 1093/2010
Article 44 –paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
"The independent panel, mentioned in Article 41, with regard to decisions in accordance with Articles 17, 19, and 19a takes the decision at a qualified majority of four-fifths of its members. From the date when the euro is not the currency in only two Member States, the independent panel takes decisions by simple majority."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 264 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation EU No 1093/2010
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
"The term of office of the members elected by the Board of Supervisors shall be 2 1/2 years. That term may be extended once. The composition of the Management Board shall be balanced and proportionate and shall reflect the Union as a whole. The Management Board shall include at least twohree representatives from Member States in which are not participating Member States in accordance with Regulation [127(6) TFEU Council Regulation] nor havecurrency is not the euro, at least two of which come from the Member States, which did not entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that RegulationSSM either. Mandates shall be overlapping and an appropriate rotating arrangement shall apply."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 266 #

2012/0244(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
Article 58 – paragraph 3
8 b. Article 58(3) is replaced by the following: "3. Two members of the Board of Appeal and two alternates shall be appointed by the Management Board of the Authority from a short-list proposed by the Commission, following a public call for expressions of interest published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and after consultation of the Board of Supervisors. At least one member and his alternate should come from a Member State which currency is not the euro, nor has entered into close cooperation with the ECB in accordance with that Regulation. The other members shall be appointed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 and Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010."
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 89 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Competence for supervision of individual banks in the Union remains mostly at national level. This limits the effectiveness of supervision and the ability of supervisors to reach a common understanding of the soundness of the banking sector throughout the UnionCoordination between supervisors is vital but the crisis has shown that mere coordination is not enough, in particular in the context of a single currency. In order to preserve and increase the positive effects of market integration on growth and welfare, integration of supervisory responsibilities should therefore be enhanced.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Competence for supervision of individual banks in the Union remains mostly at national level. This limits the effectiveness of supervision and the ability of supervisors to reach a common understanding of the soundness of the banking sector throughout the UnionCoordination between supervisors is vital but the crisis has shown that mere coordination is not enough, in particular in the context of a single currency. In order to preserve and increase the positive effects of market integration on growth and welfare, integration of supervisory responsibilities should therefore be enhanced.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 213 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Additional capital buffers, including a capital conservation buffer and a countercyclical capital buffer to ensure that credit institutions accumulate during periods of economic growth a sufficient capital base to absorb losses in stressed periods, are key prudential tools to ensure the availability of adequate loss absorbency. The ECB should have the task to impose such buffers and ensure credit institutions comply with them.deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 214 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Additional capital buffers, including a capital conservation buffer and a countercyclical capital buffer to ensure that credit institutions accumulate during periods of economic growth a sufficient capital base to absorb losses in stressed periods, are key prudential tools to ensure the availability of adequate loss absorbency. The ECB should have the task to impose such buffers and ensure credit institutions comply with them.deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 264 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure consistency between supervisory responsibilities conferred on the ECB and decision making within the EBA, the ECB should coordinate a common position amongst representatives of the national authorities of the participating Member States in relation to matters falling within its competence.deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 265 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure consistency between supervisory responsibilities conferred on the ECB and decision making within the EBA, the ECB should coordinate a common position amongst representatives of the national authorities of the participating Member States in relation to matters falling within its competence.deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 284 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) As regards the supervision of cross- border banks active both inside and outside the Euro area the ECB should cooperate closely with the competent authorities of non participating Member States. As a competent authority the ECB should be subject to the related obligations to cooperate and exchange information under Union law and should participate fully in the colleges of supervisors. In addition, since the exercise of supervisory tasks by a European institution brings about clear benefits in terms of financial stability and sustainable market integration, Member States not participating in the common currency should therefore also have the possibility to participate in the new mechanism. However, it is a necessary pre-condition for an effective exercise of supervisory tasks, that supervisory decisions are implemented fully and without delay. Member States wishing to participate in the new mechanism should therefore undertake to ensure that their national competent authorities will abide by and adopt any measure in relation to credit institutions requested by the ECB. The ECB should be able to establish a close cooperation with the competent authorities of a Member State not participating in the common currency. It should be obliged to establish the cooperation where the conditions set out in this regulation are met. The conditions under which representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States which established a close co-operation take part to the activities of the Supervisory Board should allow the greatest possible involvement of those represenensure equal treatment of all participating Member Statives taking into account the limits following from the Statute of ESCB and of the ECB, in particular as regards the integrity of its decision making process.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 291 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) As regards the supervision of cross- border banks active both inside and outside the Euro area the ECB should cooperate closely with the competent authorities of non participating Member States. As a competent authority the ECB should be subject to the related obligations to cooperate and exchange information under Union law and should participate fully in the colleges of supervisors. In addition, since the exercise of supervisory tasks by a European institution brings about clear benefits in terms of financial stability and sustainable market integration, Member States not participating in the common currency should therefore also have the possibility to participate in the new mechanism. However, it is a necessary pre- condition for an effective exercise of supervisory tasks, that supervisory decisions are implemented fully and without delay. Member States wishing to participate in the new mechanism should therefore undertake to ensure that their national competent authorities will abide by and adopt any measure in relation to credit institutions requested by the ECB. The ECB should be able to establish a close cooperation with the competent authorities of a Member State not participating in the common currency. It should be obliged to establish the cooperation where the conditions set out in this regulation are met. The conditions under which representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States which established a close co-operation take part to the activities of the Supervisory Board should allow the greatest possible involvement of those represenensure equal treatment of all participating Member Statives taking into account the limits following from the Statute of ESCB and of the ECB, in particular as regards the integrity of its decision making process.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 318 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) The conferral of supervisory tasks implies a significant responsibility for the ECB to safeguard financial stability in the Union, and to use its supervisory powers in the most effective and proportionate way. The ECB should therefore be accountable for the exercise of these tasks towards the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers respectively the Eurogroup as democratically legitimised institutions representing the European people and the Member States. That should include regular reporting and responding to questions. Where national supervisors take action under this Regulation, accountability arrangements provided under national law should continue to apply.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 320 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) The conferral of supervisory tasks implies a significant responsibility for the ECB to safeguard financial stability in the Union, and to use its supervisory powers in the most effective and proportionate way. The ECB should therefore be accountable for the exercise of these tasks towards the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers respectively the Eurogroup as democratically legitimised institutions representing the European people and the Member States. That should include regular reporting and responding to questions. Where national supervisors take action under this Regulation, accountability arrangements provided under national law should continue to apply.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 395 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) Whereas the pending financial crisis contributed immensely to the fragmentation of European financial markets, it is indispensable to enhance the common integrated financial framework. However, it should be borne in mind that the deepening of integration in the EMU cannot give rise to new, not outlined in the Treaties, convergence criteria, which can create additional barriers to entry for countries under a temporary derogation.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 396 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 b (new)
(47b) Whereas, efforts to secure financial stability within the EU require a diversified approach to distinctive types of risks in different markets and considering that the economies of the Member States, including those in the EMU, remain heterogeneous and that economic cycles are not synchronized, it should be borne in mind that according to the ESRB Recommendation (ESRB/2011/3) and standard no. 138 of Basel III, effective response to the problems of macroeconomic imbalances necessitates the use of discretionary instruments at local level. Moreover, the scope to customize macroprudential instruments is of the utmost significance to the Member States remaining in the EMU, due to their inability to use macroeconomic automatic stabilizers, such as interest rate or exchange rate.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 406 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation confers on the ECB specific tasks concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions, with a view to promoting the safety and soundness of credit institutions and the stability of the financial system within the EU and each Member State, with due regard for the unity and integrity of the internal market.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 409 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation confers on the ECB specific tasks concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions, with a view to promoting the safety and soundness of credit institutions and the stability of the financial system within the EU and each Member State, with due regard for the unity and integrity of the internal market.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 413 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'participating Member State' means a Member State whose currency is the euro; or a Member State whose currency is not the euro, which has entered into a close cooperation in accordance with Article 6.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 473 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) To impose capital buffers to be held by credit institutions in addition to own funds requirements referred to in (c), including setting countercyclical buffer rates and any other measures aimed at addressing systemic or macro-prudential risks in the cases specifically set out in Union acts;deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 474 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) To impose capital buffers to be held by credit institutions in addition to own funds requirements referred to in (c), including setting countercyclical buffer rates and any other measures aimed at addressing systemic or macro-prudential risks in the cases specifically set out in Union acts;deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 495 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) To carry out supervisory tasks in relation to early intervention where a credit institution does not meet or is likely to breach the applicable prudential requirements, including recovery plans and intra group financial support arrangements, in coordination with the relevant resolution authorities;.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 496 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) To carry out supervisory tasks in relation to early intervention where a credit institution does not meet or is likely to breach the applicable prudential requirements, including recovery plans and intra group financial support arrangements, in coordination with the relevant resolution authorities;
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 503 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) To coordinate and express a common position of representatives from competent authorities of the participating Member States when participating in the Board of Supervisors and the Management Board of the European Banking Authority, for issues relating to the tasks conferred on the ECB by this Regulation.deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 504 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) To coordinate and express a common position of representatives from competent authorities of the participating Member States when participating in the Board of Supervisors and the Management Board of the European Banking Authority, for issues relating to the tasks conferred on the ECB by this Regulation.deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 524 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to and in compliance with any relevant Union law rule and in particular any legislative and non-legislative act including technical standards developed by EBA and adopted by the Commission, the ECB may adopt regulations and recommendations and take decisions to implement or apply Union law, to the extent necessary to carry out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, and only where those Union acts do not deal with certain aspects necessary for the proper exercise of the ECB's tasks or do not deal with them in sufficient detail. Before adopting a regulation, the ECB shall conduct open public consultations, including the EBA and the Commission, and analyse the potential related costs and benefits.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 525 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to and in compliance with any relevant Union law rule and in particular any legislative and non-legislative act including technical standards developed by EBA and adopted by the Commission, the ECB may adopt regulations and recommendations and take decisions to implement or apply Union law, to the extent necessary to carry out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, and only where those Union acts, do not deal with certain aspects necessary for the proper exercise of the ECB's tasks or do not deal with them in sufficient detail. Before adopting a regulation, the ECB shall conduct open public consultations, including EBA and the Commission, and analyse the potential related costs and benefits.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 587 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. National competent authorities shall follow the instructions given by the ECB for the purposes of the tasks mentioned in Article 4(1). Instructions given by the ECB shall not interfere with the exercise of voting rights by competent authorities of participating Member States within the Board of Supervisors and the Management Board of the European Banking Authority.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 588 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. National competent authorities shall follow the instructions given by the ECB for the purposes of the tasks mentioned in Article 4(1). Instructions given by the ECB shall not interfere with the exercise of voting rights by competent authorities of participating Member States within the Board of Supervisors and the Management Board of the European Banking Authority.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 615 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Within the limits set out in this Article, the ECB shall carry out the tasks in the areas referred to in Article 4 (1) and (2) in relation to credit institutions established in a participating Member State whose currency is not the euro, where a close cooperation has been established between the ECB and the national competent authority of such Member State in accordance with this Article.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 620 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
To that end, the ECB may address guidelines or requests to the national competent authority of the non participating Member State, whose currency is not the euro.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 627 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The close cooperation between the ECB and the national competent authority of a non participating Member State, whose currency is not the euro, shall be established, by a decision adopted by the ECB, where the following conditions are met:
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 637 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall determine, in compliance with the Statute of ESCB and of the ECB, the conditions under which representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States which established a close cooperation in accordance with this Article shall take part to the activities of the Supervisory Board.deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 639 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall determine, in compliance with the Statute of ESCB and of the ECB, the conditions under which representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States which established a close cooperation in accordance with this Article shall take part to the activities of the Supervisory Board.deleted
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 650 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Member State that has established a close cooperation with ECB may request the ECB to terminate the close cooperation at any time. In this case, the ECB shall immediately proceed to adopt a decision terminating the close cooperation. The decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall specify the date from which it is legally valid.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 651 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Member State that has established a close cooperation with the ECB may request the ECB to terminate the close cooperation at any time. In this case, the ECB shall immediately proceed to adopt a decision terminating the close cooperation.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 812 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The planning and execution of the tasks conferred upon the ECBdrafting of decisions to be taken by the ECB with regards to supervisory tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, shall be undertaken by an internal body composed of four representatives of the ECB appointed by the Executive Board of the ECB and one representative of the national authority competent for the supervision of credit institutions in each participating Member State (hereinafter ‘s'Supervisory bBoard').
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 829 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. In addition, the supervisory board shall include a Chair elected by the members of the Governing Couperson. Appointment shall be made on the basis of merit, skills, knowledge of financial institutions and markets, and of experience relevant to financial from the members, with the exception of the Presidsupervision and regulation, following an open selection procedure. The Chairperson shall be appointed by common accord of the government,s of the Executive Board, and a Vice-Chair elected by and from the members of the Governing Council of the ECBMember States at the level of Heads of State or Government, on a recommendation from the supervisory board, after it has consulted the Council and the European Parliament. The Supervisory Board elects from among its members two Vice-Chairmen.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 839 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Governing Council of the ECB may delegate clearly defined supervisory tasks and relatedFor the purpose of paragraph 1 the Governing Council of the ECB authorises the Supervisory Board to draft decisions regarding individual or a set of identifiable credit institutions, financial holding companies or mixed financial holding companies to the supervisory board, subject to. The Supervisory Board proposes a decision for final adoption by the Goversight and responsibility of the Governing Councilning Council. The decision proposed by the Supervisory Board shall be considered as adopted unless it is rejected by the Governing Council. The Governing Council can only accept or reject the proposed decision. If the Governing Council rejects the proposed decision, it shall be returned to the Supervisory Board for a review.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 841 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. There shall be a clear division of competences between the supervisory board and the governing council of the ECB.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 858 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Chair of the European Banking Authority and a member of the European Commission may participate as observers in the meetings of the supervisory board. The same right shall be ensured for non- participating Member States, when the supervisory board takes decisions relating to credit institutions operating within jurisdictions of the Member States concerned, or when the supervisory board takes decisions on broader matters of policy, such as structure or decision- making process of the Single Supervisory Mechanism.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 860 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Chair of the European Banking Authority and, a member of the European Commission may participate as observers in the meetings of the supervisory boardand chairmen of national competent authorities from Member States remaining outside the SSM may participate as observers in the meetings of the supervisory board on condition that their request has been accepted by the supervisory board by simple majority. The Supervisory board may, if appropriately justified, restrict observers' access to confidential data.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 863 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Governing Council shall adopt the rules of procedure of the supervisory board includingand shall make them public. They shall ensure equal treatment of all participating Member States, including voting rights. They shall also include rules on the term of office of the Chair and the Vice-Chair. The term of off, whiceh shall not exceed five years and shall not be renewable.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 864 #

2012/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. The Governing Council shall adopt the rules of procedure of the supervisory board includingand shall make them public. They shall ensure equal treatment of all participating Member States, including voting rights. They shall also include rules on the term of office of the Chair and the Vice-Chair. The term of off, whiceh shall not exceed five years and shall not be renewable.
2012/10/30
Committee: ECON
Amendment 5 #

2011/2312(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission's proposals to place a results-led approach at the heart of the CPR, with the focus on measurable outpueffects delivered by cohesion policy in order to increase the sustainability of investments and guarantee the effectiveness of funding programmes;
2012/09/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #

2011/2312(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a fully integrated approach to related delivery instruments (CLLD, ITIs, JAPs), allowing local partnerships to choose, according to their individual needs, different combinations of these instruments as appropriate, with these instruments to be used to deliver more than one thematic priority with funding from more than one fund at the same time;and for consideration to be given to the possibility of applying more flexible arrangements for concentrating resources, taking into account the specific needs of Member States and regions.
2012/09/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 40 #

2011/2312(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
24. Underlines the need to look at examples such as the integrated use of EARDF and EFF funds through community-led local development in the future programming period as a way of developing synergies between all funds covered by the CPR; Joint action plans25. Recognises that community-led local development strategies should be an instrument for achieving various thematic objectives and development priorities, rather than an investment priority in themselves. Community-led local development strategies must be carried out in line with the thematic objective of promoting social inclusion and combating poverty, while in the other thematic objectives they can fulfil equally important functions. In this regard, changes should be envisaged to strengthen support for local institutional capacity and enable more flexible use of tools such as CLLD strategies;
2012/09/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 42 #

2011/2312(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Considers that the joint action plans, which are instruments for promoting closer integration of various funds aimed at achieving a common objective, should be an operational document drawn up by local authorities for the purpose of, among other things, better addressing a range of problems requiring intervention in different areas.
2012/09/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2011/2312(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Recognises that joint action plans can be a very effective form of providing technical assistance as well as a means of achieving the balanced integration of young people into the labour market;
2012/09/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 44 #

2011/2312(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Points out that in order to minimise the risk of excessively long decision- making processes and complicated administrative procedures, the system for implementing the joint action plans could envisage the establishment, at the first stage, of an institution responsible for managing the programme at regional level with the task of assessing the joint action plans. At the second stage the individual projects could be submitted to the various entities responsible solely for the contracting of funds, as a continuation of a previously approved joint action plan (the entity would only submit, for example, the budget for a given project, together with an indication of the results to be achieved as a result of the intervention). The institution confirming a joint action plan would be responsible for monitoring and assessing the whole plan, including synergy effects and added value. The individual contracting institutions would, on the other hand, be responsible for the implementation of the budget and the impact of the individual tasks;
2012/09/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2011/2312(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to define at EU level clear criteria for the selection of functional urban areas, in which integrated actions for sustainable urban development would be carried out. On the basis of these criteria and taking into account national and regional strategies, Member States would choose the functional urban areas to be included in a Partnership Contract. This would be a list of functional urban areas meeting the criteria and having the potential to carry out Integrated Territorial Investments. However, it would be up to the Member States/Managing Authorities to decide which functional urban areas could ultimately implement ITI, depending on whether a given functional urban area is fulfilling obligations in connection with the implementation of ITI;
2012/09/26
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that additional environmental effects at EU level can be achieved within the CAP framework without increasing administrative costs, principally through more effective implementation of cross- compliance rules (including by all Member States applying the Standards of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) and alignment of the way in which the directives are implemented), the implementation of agri- environmental programmes and support for Natura 2000 areas under a better- funded second pillar of the CAP;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2011/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
notes that, after the accession to the EU of the new Member States, a number of new initiatives were launched which clearly changed attitudes to Europe's social and economic development and, by so doing, strengthened it and accelerated development at territorial level;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 28 #

2011/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) notes that a strategic approach to regional development policy, or in other words the creation of new macroregions, will encourage the focusing of attention on areas which are particularly important for the EU
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2011/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
considers that ideas on development should involve integrating the potential of many countries, both EU Member States and countries from outside the EU, in order to achieve a high and consistent level of regional development as a result;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2011/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Suggests that the Commission coordinate a consultation and dialogue process for future macro-regional strategies; takes the view that lack of cooperation between European territories belonging to different Member States but the same services and working area should be the basis for identifying priority areas; considers that the result of this dialogue should be a ‘projected European macro- regions map’, which would not be binding and could change depending on local dynamics;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 41 #

2011/2068(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the importance of focusing on implementing a more effective management policy with a view to ensuring that available resources are not squandered, and stresses the need to raise public awareness and engagement within the EU;
2011/07/14
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Calls for greater attention to be paid to the issue of reducing unemployment among young people, many of whom are very well-educated and highly qualified but are unable to find jobs owing to factors such as a lack of experience, and for real and effective action to be taken towards this end; points out that this situation could result in long-term distortion of the EU labour market;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) Draws attention to the fact that female unemployment is rising, affecting even women who are highly qualified and highly skilled, and calls on the Commission to seek to ensure that women and men have equal opportunities on the labour market;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) Believes that, in view of the ageing of Europe's population, more vigorous action should be taken to facilitate the employment of people over the age of 55, for example in the form of incentives for employers; stresses the importance of such persons receiving further training and gaining new qualifications that will enable them to get back into the labour market;
2011/06/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 11 #

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the main focus should be on making full use of the financial resources available, as well as on simplifying all the administrative procedures involved in mobilising those resources;
2011/05/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for administrative procedures to be simplified in order to speed up payments from the Solidarity Fund, thereby ensuring that those in need receive payments immediately;
2011/05/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that there needs to be more of a focus on prevention, which is one of the most effective ways of providing protection, reducing the effects and impact of disasters as well as meaning that savings can be made where financial resources are concerned;
2011/05/30
Committee: REGI
Amendment 103 #

2011/0404(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) While Regulation (EU) No …/…of the European Parliament and of the Council of …. (hereinafter ‘the Common Implementing Regulation’) establishes common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action, delegated powers to adopt more detailed rules establishing uniform conditions for implementing this Regulation, in particular as regards management structures and procedures, as well as extension of the eligibility of actions to countries not listed in the Annex, should also be conferred on the Commission. Such rules should take into account the lessons learnt from the management and implementation of past pre-accession assistance and be adapted to the evolution of the situation in the beneficiary countries.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 131 #

2011/0404(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory wording
(b) Support for economic, social and territorial development, with a view to a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and increased cooperation between Member States and candidate or potential candidate countries as well as among these countries, inter alia through:
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #

2011/0404(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v a (new)
(va) twinning, which enables two communities to cooperate in an unprecedented manner in order to develop modern and efficient public management – including sound structures, qualified personnel and appropriate abilities – modelled in such a way as to achieve the standards met in the Member States.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 143 #

2011/0404(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v d (new)
(vd) the development of infrastructure projects to address regional and national transportation, energy and communication needs.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 185 #

2011/0404(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Cross-border cooperation shall be implemented in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 9, with the assistance of appropriate instruments. Those instruments shall specifically include the European grouping of territorial cooperation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 1. _____________ 1 OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facilityrespecting national allocations for the projects listed in the Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
2012/09/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fundfor projects listed in the Annex to this Regulation, respecting the national allocations;
2012/09/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The planning, development and operation of trans-European transport networks contribute to the attainment of major Union objectives, such as the smooth functioning of the internal market and the strengthening of economic and soc, social and territorial cohesion and also have the specific objectives of allowing the seamless and sustainable mobility of persons and goods and ensuring accessibility for all regions of the Union and contributing to further economic growth and competitiveness in a global perspective.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The trans-European transport network should be developed through the creation of new transport infrastructure, the rehabilitation and upgrading of existing infrastructure and through measures promoting its resource-efficient use. In specific cases, due to the absence of regular maintenance in the past, the rehabilitation of rail infrastructure is necessary. Rehabilitation is a process resulting in the achievement of the original construction parameters of existing railway infrastructure facilities with the long term improvement of its quality compared to the current state, in line with the application of the requirements and the provisions of this Regulation.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The core network should be identified and impleappropriate measures should be taken for its developmented as a priority within the framework provided by the comprehensive network by 2030. It should constitute the backbone of the development of a multi- modal transport network and stimulate the development of the entire comprehensive network. It should enable Union action to concentrate on those components of the trans-European transport network with the highest European added value, in particular cross-border sections, missing links, multi- modal connecting points and major bottlenecks.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) Exemptions from the infrastructure requirements for the core network should be possible in duly justified cases. This should include cases where investments cannot be justified.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 117 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) Exemptions from the infrastructure requirements for the core network should be possible in duly justified cases.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 118 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11 b) The particular situation of isolated or partially isolated rail networks should be recognised by way of exemptions from certain infrastructure requirements.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 119 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
(11 c) When carrying out the review of the implementation of the core network by 2023, the Commission should take into account national implementation plans and future enlargements.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 120 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 d (new)
(11 d) The trans-European transport network covers only part of the existing transport networks. In the framework of the revision by 2023, the Commission should evaluate in cooperation with the Member States concerned whether other parts, such as certain class III inland waterways, should be integrated into the network.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 121 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to establish the core and the comprehensive network in a coordinated and timely manner, allowing thereby maximising the network benefits, Member States concerned should ensure that the projects of common interest are finalised by 2030 and 2050 respectivelyappropriate measures are taken in order to finalise the projects of common interest by 2030. With regards to the comprehensive network, efforts should be made to complete it and to comply with the relevant provisions by 2050.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 124 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) It is necessary to identify projects of common interest which will contribute to the achievement of the trans-European transport network and which corresponds to the priorities established in the guidelines. Their implementation should depend on their degree of maturity, the compliance with national and EU legal procedures, and the availability of financial resources, without prejudging the financial commitment of a Member State or the Union.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 131 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Some parts of the network are managed by other actors than Member States. As the development and implementation of the trans-European transport network is not solely carried out by Member Statrequires, all promoters of projects of common interest such as local and regional authorities, infrastructure managers or other private or public entities should be subject to the rights and obligations of this Regulation, as well other relevant Union and national rules and procedures, when carrying out such projects common application of this Regulation, all parts of the network should be subject to the rights and obligations of this Regulation, as well other relevant Union and national rules and procedures. However, Member States should determine the most appropriate way of ensuring that these rules are correctly applied within their territory.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 133 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The guidelines should set priorities in order to achievemake possible the achievement of the objectives within the given time horizon.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 139 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The trans-European transport network has to ensure efficient multi-modality in order to allow better modal choices to be made and large volumes to be consolidated for transfers over long distances. This will make multi-modality economically more attractive for shippfreight forwarders and passengers.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 151 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) In order to implement the core network within the given time horizon, a corridor approach could be used as an instrument to coordinate on a transnational basis different projects and synchronise the development of the corridor, thereby maximising network benefits. This instrument should not be understood as a basis for prioritisation of certain projects on the core network.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 159 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) Core network corridors shouldmight also address wider transport policy objectives and facilitate modal integration and multi- modal operations. This should allow specially developed corridors that are optimised in terms of energy use and emissions, thus minimising environmental impacts, and are also attractive for their reliability, limited congestion and low operating andeir management should not result in excessive growth of administrative costs. An initial list of corridors should be included in the Regulation (EU) XXX/2012 [Connecting Europe Facility], but should be adaptable in order to take account of changes in traffic flows.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 162 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Designing the right governance structure and identifying the sources of financing for complex cross-border projects would be, where appropriate, eased by creating corridor platforms for such core network corridors. European Coordinators should facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network corridors.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 168 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In developing core network corridors due account should be givenshould be in line with to the rail freight corridors set up in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of 22 September 2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a European rail network for competitive freight as well as to the European Deployment Plan for ERTMS provided for in Commission Decision 2009/561/EC of 22 July 2009 amending Decision 2006/679/EC as regards the implementation of the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 177 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) In order to update the Annexes and in particular the mapsmaps included in Annex I to take into account possible changes resulting from the actual usage of certain elements of transport infrastructure analysed against pre- established quantitative thresholds, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and subject to Article 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amendments to the Annexes I. It is of particular importance for the Commission to carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 180 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Union guidelines (hereinafter ‘the guidelines’)guidelines for the development of a trans-European transport network which determine the infracomprising a dual-layer structure of: the trans-European transportcomprehensive network withiupon which projects of common interest andthe core network is established, and identifies projects of mutualcommon interest are identified.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 187 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. The guidelines provide for measures for the implementation of the trans-European network. The implementation of projects of common interest depends on their degree of maturity, the compliance with national and EU legal procedures and the availability of financial resources, without prejudging the financial commitment of a Member State or the Union.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'project of common interest' means any piece of planned transport infrastructure, of existing transport infrastructure or any modification of existing transport infrastructure that complies with the provisions of Chapter II and any measures providing the efficient management and use of such infrastructureroject carried out pursuant to the requirements of this Regulation;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 212 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) 'freight terminal' means a structure equipped for transhipment between at least two transport modes and between two different rail systems, for temporary storage of freight such as ports, inland ports, airports and rail-road terminals;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 213 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘freight terminal’ means a structure equipped for transhipment between at least two transport modes or between two different rail systems and for temporary storage of freight such as ports, inland ports, airports and rail-road terminals;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 224 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) 'border crossing point' means the infrastructure necessary to ensure seamless traffic flow, border checks, border surveillance and other border control procedures;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 229 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
(r b) 'cross border section' means the section which ensures the continuity of a project of common interest between at least two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 232 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) 'alternative clean fuels' mean fuels which substitute conventional motor fuels like gasoline and diesel in the energy supply for transport and contribute to its decarbonisation; they include electricity, hydrogen, biofuels (liquids), synthetic fuels, methane (natural gas and biomethane) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 252 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promotion of a broad use of transport with the most carbon neutral effeclow-carbon transport;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 266 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the broad deployment of new technologies and ITS, where it is economically justified;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 269 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) development, improvement and maintenance of existing transport infrastructure;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 290 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure the connection between the core network and the transport networks of the third countries, aiming at enhanced economic growth and competitiveness;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 297 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) comply with thebe based on requirements for the transport infrastructures set out in this Chapter;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 298 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) recognise the physical limitations of Member States transport infrastructures, as identified in Technical Standards for Interoperability.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 304 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States shall ensure thatEfforts shall be made to complete the comprehensive network is completed and fullyand compliesy with the relevant provisions of this Chapter by 31 December 2050 at the latest.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 327 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ensuring fuel security by allowpromoting the use of alternative and in particular low or zero carbon energy sources and propulsion systems;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 344 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The technical equipment associated with railway lines shallmay include electrification systems, equipment for the boarding and alighting of passengers and the loading and unloading of cargo in stations, logistic platforms and freight terminals. It shallmay include any facility, inter alia automatic gauge changing facilities, necessary to ensure the safe, secure and efficient operation of vehicles and to enhance interoperability.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 350 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) railway lines are equipped with ERTMS;deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 356 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The access to freight terminals complies with the requirements provided for in Directive 2001/14/EC.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 362 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) railway infrastructure complies with the requirements of the technical specification for Interoperability (TSI) adopted pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2008/57/EC for new and upgraded lines, except in duly justified cases,, except where allowed by the relevant TSI or under the procedure provided for in Article 9 of Directive 2008/57/EC. In any case, the railway infrastructure shall comply with the following requirements:;
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 365 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 –point c – subpoint 1
(1) nominal track gauge for new railway lines: 1 435 mm;deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 366 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 –point c – subpoint 1
(1) nominal track gauge for new railway lines: 1 435 mm;deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3–point c – subpoint 2
(2) electrification;deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 382 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3–point c – subpoint 3
(3) lines which are used by conventional freight trains: 22,5 t axle load, and 750 m train length;deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 383 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3–point c – subpoint 3
(3) lines which are used by conventional freight trains: 22,5 t axle load, and 750 m train length;deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 389 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c – subpoint 4
(4) maximum gradients for new lines which are to be used by conventional freight trains: 12,5 mm/m.deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 390 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c – subpoint 4
(4) maximum gradients for new lines which are to be used by conventional freight trains: 12,5 mm/m.deleted
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 402 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) achieving standards higher than those set out as minimum requirements in the technical specifications, as described in Article 13meeting the infrastructure requirements and enhancing interoperability.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 419 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Port-aAssociated equipment shallwith inland waterways may include the equipment for loading and unloading of cargos in inland ports. Associated equipment may enable in particular propulsion and operating systems which reduce pollution, energy consumption and carbon intensity. It and may includes waste reception facilities, as well as equipment for ice breaking, hydrological services and dredging.
2012/10/04
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 432 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) rivers, canals and lakes comply with the minimum requirements for class IV II waterways as laid down in the European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN) on the new classification of inland waterways and ensure continuous bridge clearance.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 440 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for existing inland waterways: implementing measures necessary to reach the standards of the inland waterways class IVII;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 444 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where appropriate, achieving higher standards than inland waterways class IVII, to meet market demands;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 454 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) parking and rest areas;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 464 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. High-quality roads shall be specially designed and built for motor traffic, and shall be either motorways or, express roads or conventional strategic roads.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 475 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) A conventional strategic road is a road which is not a motorway or express road, but which is still a high quality road as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 481 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) IAny intelligent transport systems of the road transport infrastructure complying with Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport are deployedis deployed in a manner consistent with delegated acts adopted under this Directive.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 534 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Port operatorMember States shall ensure that ports include equipment necessary to ensure the environmental performance of ships in ports, in particular reception facilities for ship generated waste and cargo residues in accordance with Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 555 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States and other project promoters, when developing the comprehensive network in urban nodes shall, where feasible, aim to ensure:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 565 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) stimulate resource and carbon efficiency, notably in the fields of vehicle traction, driving/steaming, systems and operations planning, resource sharing and cooperation;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 589 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
3. The transport infrastructures constituting the core network are indicated in the corresponding maps of the comprehensive network in Annex IWithout prejudice to Articles 1(4), 47(2) and (3), appropriate measures shall be taken for the core network to be developed in order to comply with the provisions of this Chapter by 31 December 2030. In accordance with Article 57, the implementation of the core network shall be evaluated by the Commission by 31 December 2023.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 598 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The infrastructure of the core network shall meet all the requirements set out in Chapter II without exception. In addition, the following requirements shall also be met by the infrastructure of the core network:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 623 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – indent 2
– lines with regular freight traffic: at least 22.5 t axle load, 100 km/h line speed and 75600 m train length;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 638 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Without prejudice to Directive 2008/57/EC, at the request of a Member State, as regards railway transport infrastructure, exemptions may be granted by the Commission in duly justified cases as regards the train length, ERTMS, axle load, electrification and line speed. At the request of a Member State, as regards road transport infrastructure, exemptions from the provisions of Article 20(3)(a) or (b) may be granted by the Commission in duly justified cases as long as an appropriate level of safety is ensured. The duly justified cases referred to in this paragraph shall include cases where infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 644 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Article 47(2) and (3), the Member States shall ensure the core network is completed and complies with the provisions of this Chapter by 31 December 2030 at the latest.deleted
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 656 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. Maritime ports indicated in Part 2 of Annex II shall be connected with the railway and road transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network by 31 December 2030 at the latest, except in duly justified cases.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 660 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. The main airports indicated in Part 1b of Annex II shall be connected with the railway and road transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network by 31 December 2050 at the latest. Taking into account potential traffic demand, such airports shall be integrated into the high speed rail network wherever possible.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 677 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Wherever appropriate, railway freight corridors set up in Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 as well as the ERTMS corridors should be a part of the core network corridors.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 689 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the coordinated implementation of core network corridors, the Commission shall designate, after consultation with the Member States concerned, and after having consulted the European Parliament, persons called ‘European Coordinator’. Based on the principle of subsidiarity, the European Coordinator shall be designated only for those core network corridors which require special EC assistance in order to ensure timely implementation of the corridor.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 734 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In order to support the implementation of the core network corridors, the Commission may adopt implementing decisions for core network corridors. These decisions mayThe European Coordinator shall support Member States in implementing the work plan, in particular with regards to:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 735 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) define all measures aimed at reducing external costs, in particular greenhouse gas emissions and noise, and aimed at promoting the introduction of new technologies in traffic and capacity managementing measures aimed at promoting the introduction of new technologies in traffic and capacity management and, where appropriate, reducing external costs, in particular greenhouse gas emissions and noise;
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 737 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) provide for other measures which are necessary for the implementation of the corridor development plan and for the efficient use of the core network corridor infrastructure.deleted
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 738 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 55(2).deleted
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 747 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
TSubject to the second paragraph of Article 172 TFEU, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 56 concerning the adaptation of Annexes I, II and II I to take account of possible changes resulting from the quantitative thresholds laid down in Articles 16, 24, 29 and 33. When adapting the Annexes, the Commission shall:
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 760 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2023 at the latest, the Commission shall carry out a review of the implementation of the core network, in consultation with the Member States, evaluating compliance with the provisions laid down in this Regulation and the progress in implementation.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 762 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 a (new)
When carrying out this review, the Commission shall evaluate whether the core network as foreseen in this Regulation can comply with the provisions of Chapter III by 2030 while taking into account the economic and budgetary situation in the Union and in individual Member States. The Commission shall also evaluate, in consultation with the Member States, whether the core network should be modified taking into account the developments in transport flows and national investment planning. If necessary, the Commission may submit a proposal for modification of this Regulation. In the framework of the revision by 2023, the Commission should evaluate in cooperation with the Member States concerned whether other parts, such as certain class III inland waterways, should be integrated into the network.
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 763 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Within that proposal, the Commission may also specify the date for completion of the comprehensive network as laid down in Article 9(3).
2012/10/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 618 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where a Member State decides to make use of the option provided for in the first subparagraph, the competent authority shall, for a sample of beneficiaries, take in the following year the actions necessary to verify that the beneficiary has remedied the findings of non- compliance concerned. The finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary.deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 644 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 1025% of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 99.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 322 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and the processing sector and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) improving competitiveness, including improving the efficiency and increasing the added value of the manufacturing sector;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 426 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
(d) reducing nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agriculture and improving air quality;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 509 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) another sub-programme, taking into account the specific needs of vulnerable groups.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 584 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) an analysis of needs relating to monitoring and evaluation requirements and the evaluation plan referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]. The Member States shall provide sufficient resources and capacity building activities to address the identified needs;deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 596 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In addition to tThe ex -ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRD shall apply for the EAFRD if they are relevant and can be applied to the specific goals pursued with the programme’s priorities.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 600 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In addition to tThe ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRD shall apply for the EAFRD programming, if relevant and applicable to the specific objectives pursued within the priorities of the programme.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 810 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall converging tangible and/or intangible investments whichshall concern the following measures:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 823 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments improveing the overall performance of the agricultural holding;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 826 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton. The output of the production process mayshould be a product not covered by that Annex, or a biofuel, or bioenergy;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 831 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton. The output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 846 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) concern infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy supply and, water management; or
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 854 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) are non productive investments linked to the achievement of agri- and forest- environment commitments, biodiversity conservation status of species and habitat as well as enhancing the public amenity value of a Natura 2000 area or other high nature value area to be defined in the programme.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 898 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support under paragraph 1(b) at its maximum rate shall be limited to micro, small and medium- sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC. For enterprises that are not covered by Article 2(1) of that recommendation with less than 750 employees or with a turn over of less than EUR 200 million the maximum aid intensity is halved.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 913 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall covercovering farm and business development shall concern the following measures:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 969 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities, to other inhabitants of rural areas and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 984 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household and to other inhabitants of rural areas.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1017 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be in the form of a flat rate payment, which may be paid in at least twoone or more instalments over a period of maximum five years. In case of choosing option of dividing payment into instalments, they may be digressive. TIn such case the payment of the last instalment, under paragraph 1(a)(i) and (ii) shall be conditional upon the correct implementation of the business plan.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1023 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be equal to 1250% of the annual payment that the beneficiary received under the small farmers’ scheme, paid in yearly instalments or as a lump sum.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1025 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the minimum content of business plans and the criteria to be used by Member States for setting the thresholds referred to in paragraph 4.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1036 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energy; particular the development and expansion of the local marketing and value added chains, including investments in renewable energy, energy-efficient systems and sustainable resource and waste management systems;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1252 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up and development of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1274 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised by the Member States' competent authority on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer groups coming under the definition of SMEswhose annual turnover does not exceed 50 million EUR.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1302 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1351 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall only be granted for commitments with organic production going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such requirements shall be identified in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1369 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Support under this measure shall be granted annually and per hectare of UAAagricultural land or per hectare of forest in order to compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from disadvantages in the areas concerned, related to the implementation of Directives , 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC and 2000/60/EC.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1382 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) go beyond the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and the obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III ofArticle 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No DPHR/2012;.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1434 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32,Member States can define areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 66% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this , that have been eligible during the program period 2007-2013 acconrdition shall be ensured at the appropriate level of local administrative units (‘LAU 2’ level)ng to Article 36 (a)(ii) of regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1447 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When delimiting the areas concerned by this paragraph, Member States shall undertake a fine-tuning exercise, based on objective criteria, with the purpose of excluding areas in which significant natural constraints in accordance with the first subparagraph have been documented but have been overcome by investments or by economic activity.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1597 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover for loss caused by an adverse climatic event or by an animal or plant disease or a pest infestation or a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which destroys more than 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry. Such insurance should cover losses calculated on basis of average annual production of a sector covered by insurance.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1621 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
NoPartial contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock. is possible
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1659 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
NoPartial contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock is possible.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1670 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the tasks referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] local action groups may also: (a) perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency, or (b) implement alone or together with partners operations with wide territorial dimension called „umbrella project" within local development strategy.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1672 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Local action groups may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agency if such possibility is provided for in the rural development programme. The amount of the advances shall not exceed 580% of the public support related to the running and animation costs.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1676 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) preparatory support mentioned in letter b) can be in form of advance payment up to 100% of public contribution, if such possibility is foreseen in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1685 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. In order to be eligible for EAFRD support investment operations shall be preceded by an assessment of the expected environmental impact in accordance with legislation specific to that kind of investment where the investment is likely to have negative effects on the environment.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1717 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, onlynew investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25%, including the modernisation of existing systems for the improvement of water use efficiency, shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis, carried out if required by the law, provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1722 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 5
5. Beneficiaries of investment related support may request the payment of an advance of up to 50% of the public aid related to the investment from the competent paying agencies if that option is included in the rural development programme.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1915 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) past performancrtial contribution by public funds to initial capital stock is possible.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1917 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) past performance with reference to the period 2007-2013.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1931 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The rural development programmes shall establish a single EAFRD contribution rates applicable to all measures. Where applicable, a separate EAFRD contribution rate shall be established for less developed regions, and for outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93. The maximum EAFRD contribution rate shall be:
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1934 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 85% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions, the phasing – out regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 ;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1954 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed the phasing – out regions,, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2008 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Beneficiaries of operations, notwithstanding article 42 paragraph 2, may request the payment of an advance of up to 50% of the value of the investment or public aid from the competent paying agencies if that option is included in the rural development programme.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2010 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarteyearly basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the projectinformation about output indicators and financial indicators;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2033 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) shall examine the activities and outputs relaevaluation plan presented toby the evaluation plan of the programme;Managing Authority and progress in its implementation.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2036 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 20232, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the rural development programme in the previous calendar year. The final implementation report Member State shall submit by 31 December 2023. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2058 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
If the rural development programme provides for instruments containing the elements of state aids these instruments shall not be subject to separate notification.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2075 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)
18(3) Investment in physical Agricultural sector assets 50% Of the amount of eligible 75% investment in less developed regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for: - Young farmers setting up - Collective investments and integrated projects 50% - Areas facing natural constraints as referred to in Article 33. 75% - Operations supported in the framework of the EIP 65% Processing and marketing of Annex I products 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP Text amended 18(3) Investment in physical Agricultural sector assets 50% Of the amount of eligible 75% investment in less developed regions, phasing out regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for: - Young farmers setting up - Collective investments and integrated projects 50% - Areas facing natural constraints as referred to in Article 33. 75% - Operations supported in the framework of the EIP 65% Processing and marketing of Annex I products 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2083 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 27(5)
27(5) Investments in new 50% Of the amount of eligible forestry technologies and investment in less developed in processing and regions marketing of forestry 75% Of the amount of eligible products investment in outermost regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions Text amended 27(5) Investments in new 50% Of the amount of eligible forestry technologies and investment in less developed in processing and regions or phasing out regions marketing of forestry 75% Of the amount of eligible products investment in outermost regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 640 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The reference prices referred to in Article 7 should be updated in order to take account of the increase in production costs; for instance, the price should be EUR 130 per tonne for cereals, EUR 283.35 per 100 kg for butter, and EUR 195.27 per 100 kg for skimmed milk powder.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 665 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a c a) pigmeat;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 673 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) beef, veal and vpigmealt, throughout the marketing yeafrom 1 January to 31 December;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 690 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Commission may – by way of implementing acts – decide to open public intervention in the pigmeat sector when the average EU market price for pig carcasses, as established by reference to the prices recorded in each Member State on the representative markets of the Community and weighted by means of coefficients reflecting the relative size of the pig herd in each Member State, is less than 103% of the reference price and once the market price/production cost ratio has been taken into account.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 725 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The public intervention prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to price increases or reductions for quality reasons for common wheat, barley, maize and paddy rice. Moreover, taking into account the need toin order to: (a) ensure that production is orientated towards certain varieties of paddy rice, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases and reductions of the public intervention price; (b) encourage the conclusion of long-term cultivation contracts between producers and entities buying cereals, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases of the public intervention price.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 921 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) objective criteriathe method for the reallocation of aidng between Member States, the indicative allocation of aid between Member States and the method for reallocating aid between Member Statesreferred to in Article 21(4a), based on aid applications received;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 937 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall draw up a list of products that will be eligible under their respective schemes.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 948 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 c (new)
Article 26c Aid for skimmed milk and skimmed milk powder for use as feedingstuffs 1. When surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, creating or likely to create a serious imbalance in the market, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162(2), decide that aid shall be granted for Union-produced skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs according to conditions and product standards to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 25c. For the purposes of this Article, buttermilk and buttermilk powder shall be regarded as skimmed milk and skimmed- milk powder. 2. Measures on the fixing of the aid amounts shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 949 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 d (new)
Article 26d Aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates 1. When surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, creating or likely to create a serious imbalance in the market, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, decide that aid shall be granted for Union-produced skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates, according to conditions and product standards of such milk and the casein or caseinates produced from it to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 25c. 2. Measures on the fixing of the aid amounts shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 950 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 e (new)
Article 26e Delegated powers 1. In order to guarantee the effectiveness of the Union aid referred to in Articles 25a and 25b, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) additional conditions relating to the aid eligibility of products, their use, and standards for these products; (b) criteria for Member State approval of undertakings that process skimmed milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs. 2. In order to ensure that the skimmed milk and the skimmed milk powder for which aid is granted as provided for in Articles 25a and 25b are used for the intended purpose, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, determine the records that undertakings must keep. 3. In order to ensure that operators respect their obligations, the Commission, by means of delegated acts, shall require the lodging of a security if an advance payment of aid is made or if operators participate in tendering procedures for the purchase of skimmed milk powder from public intervention.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 951 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 f (new)
Article 26f Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the necessary measures related to Articles 25a and 25b, in particular concerning: (a) the approval procedure for undertakings that process skimmed milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs; (b) the adjustments to be made to the aid rate based on the quality of the skimmed milk used; (c) the packaging requirements, the information to be contained on packages and the requirements for products moved in bulk; (d) the delivery of the feedingstuffs; (e) checks and inspections to be undertaken by Member States and the analytical tests to be used; (f) the procedures for applications and paying aid; (g) the procedures applying where skimmed milk powder is released from public intervention for use as a feedingstuff; (h) the information required in addition to the records that undertakings must keep; (i) the procedures for and the amount of the security to be lodged.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 952 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 g (new)
Article 26g Section II Use of casein and caseinates in the manufacture of cheese 1. Where aid is paid under Article 25b, the use of casein and caseinates in the manufacture of cheese may be subject to prior authorisation which shall be granted only if such use is a necessary condition for the manufacture of the products. 2. For the purposes of this subsection: (a) ‘cheese’ means products covered by CN code 0406 and manufactured within the territory of the Union; (b) ‘casein and caseinates’ means products covered by CN codes 3501 10 90 and 3501 90 90 and used as such or in the form of a mixture.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 953 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 h (new)
Article 26h Delegated powers In order to guarantee the effectiveness of the Union aid referred to in Article 25b, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules: (a) making the use of casein and caseinates referred to in Article 25e subject to prior authorisation; (b) on the maximum percentage of casein and caseinates to be incorporated in cheese on the basis of objective criteria having regard to what is technologically necessary.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 954 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 i (new)
Article 26i Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures as regards the use of casein and caseinates referred to in Article 25e, including in particular: (a) the granting by Member States of authorisations as regards the use of casein and caseinates in the manufacture of cheese; (b) the obligations to be respected by the undertakings authorised in accordance with point (a).
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1043 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) credit insurance.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1088 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 a (new)
Article 36a Producer groups 1. During the transitional period allowed pursuant to Article 36b, Member States may grant to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector which have been formed in view of being recognised as a producer organisation: (a) aid to encourage their formation and facilitate their administrative operation; (b) aid, provided either directly or through credit institutions, to cover part of the investments required to attain recognition and set out in the recognition plan referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 36b(1). 2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed by the Union in accordance with rules on the financing of such aids, including the thresholds and ceilings and the degree of Union financing, to be adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 36c. 3. The aid referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be determined for each producer group on the basis of its marketed production and shall amount, for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years, to: (a) 10 %, 10 %, 8 %, 6 % and 4 % respectively of the value of marketed production in the Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or thereafter; and (b) 5 %, 5 %, 4 %, 3 % and 2 % respectively of the value of the marketed production in the outermost regions of the Union referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty or the smaller Aegean islands referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/20061. Those percentage rates may be reduced in relation to the value of marketed production which exceeds a threshold. A ceiling may be applied to the aid payable in any given year to a producer group. ________________ 1 OJ L 265, 26.9.2006, p. 1.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1090 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 b (new)
Article 36b Producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector 1. In Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or thereafter, or in the outermost regions of the Union as referred to in Article 349(2) of the Treaty, or in the smaller Aegean Islands as referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006, producer groups may be formed as a legal entity or clearly defined part of a legal entity, on the initiative of farmers who are growers of one or more products of the fruit and vegetables sector and/or of such products solely intended for processing, with a view to being recognised as a producer organisation. Such producer groups may be allowed a transitional period in which to meet the conditions for recognition as a producer organisation in accordance with Article 106. In order to qualify, those producer groups shall present a phased recognition plan to the relevant Member State, acceptance of which shall signal the start of the transitional period referred to in the second subparagraph and shall constitute a preliminary recognition. The transitional period shall be no more than five years long. 2. Before acceptance of the recognition plan, Member States shall inform the Commission of their intentions and the likely financial implications thereof.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1092 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36c Delegated powers In order to ensure an efficient and targeted use of support to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) the thresholds and ceilings for aid and the degree of Union, Member State and beneficiary co-financing; (b) the basis for the calculation of the aid and value of the marketed production of a producer group; (c) the additional conditions relating to aid for investment; (d) the continuation of aid in the event of producer groups joining together.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1094 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36d Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related to this subsection regarding: (a) the submission, content and approval of recognition plans; (b) aid applications, including payments of aid; (c) the implementation of recognition plans and changes to these plans; (d) the consequences that recognition has on aid payments.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1188 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. The alcohol resulting from the supported distillation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used exclusively for industrial or energy purposes to avoidin a way that does not distortion of competition.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1191 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. In order to prevent dual support being granted for distillation, the alcohol referred to in paragraph 3 shall not be subject to the preference referred to in Article 21(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC concerning biofuels produced from wastes and their contribution towards attaining the final consumption rate for energy from renewable sources in transport being considered to be twice that made by other biofuels.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1207 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1516 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 k (new)
Article 103k Section IV Definitions 1. For the purposes of this section: (a) “milk” means the produce of the milking of one or more cows; (b) “other milk products” means any milk product other than milk, in particular skimmed milk, cream, butter, yoghurt and cheese, which, when relevant, shall be converted into “milk equivalents” by applying coefficients to be fixed by the Commission by means of implementing acts; (c) “producer” means a farmer with a holding located within the geographical territory of a Member State who produces and markets milk or who is preparing to do so in the very near future; (d) “holding” means a holding as defined in Article 4(b) of COM(2011)0625/3; (e) "purchaser" means undertakings or groups which buy milk from producers: – to subject it to collecting, packing, storing, chilling or processing, including under contract, – to sell it to one or more undertakings treating or processing milk or other milk products; (f) “delivery” means any delivery of milk, not including any other milk products, by a producer to a purchaser, whether the transport is carried out by the producer, a purchaser, an undertaking processing or treating such products or a third party; (g) “direct sale” means any sale or transfer of milk by a producer directly to consumers, as well as any sale or transfer of other milk products by a producer; (h) “marketing” means deliveries of milk or direct sales of milk or other milk products; (i) "individual quota" means a producer's quota at 1 April of any twelve-month period; (j) "national quota" means the quota referred to in Article 105c, fixed for each Member State; (k) “available quota” means the quota available to producers on 31 March of the twelve-month period for which the surplus levy is calculated, taking account of all transfers, sales, conversions and temporary re-allocations provided for in this Regulation which have taken place during that twelve-month period. 2. As regards the definition given in point (e) of paragraph 1, any group of purchasers in the same geographical area which carries out the administrative and accounting operations necessary for the payment of the surplus levy on behalf of its members shall be regarded as a purchaser. For that purpose, Greece shall be considered a single geographical area and it may deem an official body to be a group of purchasers. 3. In order to ensure, in particular, that no quantity of marketed milk or other milk products is excluded from the quota arrangements, the Commission may, while respecting the definition of “delivery” given in point (f) of paragraph 1, adjust the definition of “direct sale” by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 105x(c).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1518 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 l (new)
Article 103l Subsection II National quotas 1. The national quotas for the production of milk and other milk products marketed during seven consecutive periods of twelve months commencing on 1 April 2014 (hereinafter referred to as “twelve-month periods”) are fixed in Annex VIIa. 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between producers in accordance with Article 105d, distinguishing between deliveries and direct sales. Any overrun of the national quotas shall be determined nationally in each Member State, in accordance with this Section and making a distinction between deliveries and direct sales. 3. The national quotas set out in of Annex VIIa shall be fixed without prejudice to possible review in the light of the general market situation and particular conditions existing in certain Member States. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt all rules necessary for uniform implementation of this Article in Member States. Those rules may relate to procedures, notifications and technical criteria.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1521 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103m Individual quotas 1. The producers' individual quota or quotas at 1 April 2014 shall be equal to their individual quotas at 31 March 2014 without prejudice to transfers, sales and conversions of quota that take effect on 1 April 2014. 2. Producers may have either one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales. A producer's quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer. 3. Where a producer has two quotas, his contribution to any surplus levy due shall be calculated separately for each. 4. Individual quotas shall be modified, where appropriate, for each of the twelve- month periods concerned, so that, for each Member State, the sum of the individual quotas for the deliveries and that for the direct sales does not exceed the corresponding part of the national quota adapted in accordance with Article 105f, taking account of any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 105h.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1524 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103m Allocation of quotas from the national reserve Member States shall adopt rules allowing the allocation to producers of all or part of the quotas from the national reserve provided for in Article 105h on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1527 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 o (new)
Article 103o Management of quotas 1. The Commission shall adapt, by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(a), for each Member State and for each period, before the end of that period, the division between “deliveries” and “direct sales” of national quotas, in the light of the conversions requested by producers, between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales. 2. Member States shall each year forward to the Commission, by dates to be fixed by the Commission, by means of implementing acts and in accordance with rules to be fixed by the Commission, by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 157(3), the information necessary to: (a) make the adaptation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; (b) calculate the surplus levy to be paid by them. 3. Rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 105y(g).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1530 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 p (new)
Article 103p Fat content 1. Each producer shall be assigned a reference fat content, to be applied to the individual quota for deliveries allocated to that producer. 2. For the quotas allocated to producers on 31 March 2014 in accordance with Article 105c(1), the reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the same as the reference fat content applied to that quota at that date. 3. The reference fat content shall be altered during the conversion referred to in Article 105c(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(b). 4. For new producers having an individual quota for deliveries allocated entirely from the national reserve, the fat content shall be fixed in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(b). 5. The individual reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted, where appropriate, upon the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter, at the beginning of each twelve-month period as necessary, so that, for each Member State, the weighted average of the individual representative fat contents does not exceed by more than 0.1 gram per kg the reference fat content set in Annex VIIb.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1533 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 q (new)
Article 103q National reserve 1. Each Member State shall set up a national reserve as part of the national quotas fixed in Annex VIIb, in particular with a view to making the allocations provided for in Article 105e. The national reserve shall be replenished, as appropriate, by withdrawing some quantities as provided for in Article 105i, retaining part of transfers as provided for in Article 105m, or by making an across- the-board reduction in all individual quotas. The quotas in question shall retain their original purpose, i.e. deliveries or direct sales. 2. Any additional quota allocated to a Member State shall automatically be placed in the national reserve and divided into deliveries and direct sales according to foreseeable needs. 3. The quotas placed in the national reserve shall not have a reference fat content.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1536 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 r (new)
Article 103r Cases of inactivity 1. When a natural or legal person holding individual quotas no longer meets the conditions referred to in point (c) of Article 105b(1) during a twelve-month period, the corresponding quantities shall revert to the national reserve no later than 1 April of the following calendar year, unless that person becomes once again a producer within the meaning of point (c) of Article 105b(1) before that date. Where that person becomes once again a producer not later than the end of the second twelve-month period following withdrawal, all or part of the individual quota which had been withdrawn shall revert to that person no later than 1 April following the date of application. 2. Where producers do not market a quantity equal to at least 85 % of their individual quota during at least one twelve-month period, Member States may decide whether and on what conditions all or part of the unused quota shall revert to the national reserve. Member States may determine on what conditions a quota shall be re-allocated to the producer concerned should he resume marketing. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply in cases of force majeure and in duly justified cases temporarily affecting the production capacity of the producers concerned and recognised by the competent authority.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1539 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 s (new)
Article 103s Temporary transfers 1. By the end of each twelve-month period, Member States shall authorise, for the period concerned, any temporary transfers of part of individual quotas which the producers who are entitled thereto do not intend to use. Member States may regulate transfer operations according to the categories of producers or milk production structures concerned, may limit them to the level of the purchaser or within regions, authorise complete transfers in the cases referred to in Article 105i(3) and determine to what extent the transferor can repeat transfer operations. 2. Any Member State may decide not to implement paragraph 1 on the basis of one or both of the following criteria: (a) the need to facilitate structural changes and adjustments; (b) overriding administrative needs.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1542 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 t (new)
Article 103t Transfers of quotas together with land 1. Individual quotas shall be transferred with the holding to the producers taking it over when it is sold, leased, transferred by actual or anticipated inheritance or any other means involving comparable legal effects for the producers, in accordance with detailed rules to be determined by the Member States, taking account of the areas used for dairy production or other objective criteria and, where applicable, of any agreement between the parties. The part of the quota which, where applicable, has not been transferred with the holding shall be added to the national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with paragraph 1 by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, that the quota shall not be transferred with the holding. 3. Where land is transferred to the public authorities and/or for use in the public interest, or where the transfer is carried out for non-agricultural purposes, Member States shall ensure that the necessary measures are taken to protect the legitimate interests of the parties, and in particular, that producers giving up such land are in a position to continue milk production if they so wish. 4. Where there is no agreement between the parties, in the case of tenancies due to expire without any possibility of renewal on similar terms, or in situations involving comparable legal effects, the individual quotas in question shall be transferred in whole or in part to the producer taking them over, in accordance with provisions adopted by the Member States, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1545 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 u (new)
Article 103u Special transfer measures 1. With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned: (a) grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve; (b) determine on the basis of objective criteria the conditions on which producers may obtain, in return for payment, at the beginning of a twelve-month period, the re-allocation by the competent authority or a body designated by that authority of individual quotas released definitively at the end of the preceding twelve-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the abovementioned payment; (c) centralise and supervise transfers of quotas without land; (d) provide, in the case of land transferred with a view to improving the environment, for the individual quota concerned to be allocated to a producer giving up the land but wishing to continue milk production; (e) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the regions or collection areas within which the permanent transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land is authorised, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production; (f) authorise, upon application by a producer to the competent authority or a body designated by that authority, the definitive transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land, or vice versa, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production at the level of the holding or to allow for extensification of production. 2. Paragraph 1 may be implemented at national level, at the appropriate territorial level or in specified collection areas.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1549 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 v (new)
Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. In the case of transfers as referred to in Articles 105k and 105l, Member States may, on the basis of objective criteria, retain part of the individual quotas for their national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with Articles 105k and 105l with or without the corresponding land by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, whether and under which conditions all or part of the transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1552 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 w (new)
Article 103w Aid for the acquisition of quotas No financial assistance linked directly to the acquisition of quotas may be granted by any public authority for the sale, transfer or allocation of quotas under this section.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1555 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 x (new)
Article 103x Subsection III Quota overrun Surplus levy 1. A surplus levy shall be payable on milk and other milk products marketed in excess of the national quota as established in accordance with Subsection II. The levy shall be set, per 100 kilograms of milk, at EUR 27.83. 2. Member States shall be liable to the Union for the surplus levy resulting from overruns of the national quota, determined nationally and separately for deliveries and direct sales, and between 16 October and 30 November following the twelve-month period concerned, shall pay 99 % of the amount due to the EAGF. 3. The difference between the amount of the surplus levy resulting from the application of paragraph 2 and that resulting from the application of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be used by the Member State for financing restructuring measures in the dairy sector. 4. If the surplus levy provided for in paragraph 1 has not been paid before the due date and after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds established by COM(2011)0628/2, the Commission shall deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Articles 17 and 18(2) of COM(2011)0628/2. Before taking its decision, the Commission shall warn the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within one week.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1558 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 y (new)
Article 103y Contribution of producers to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be entirely allocated, in accordance with Articles 105r and 105u, among the producers who have contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas referred to in Article 105c(2). Without prejudice to Articles 105r(2) and 105u(1), producers shall be liable vis-à-vis the Member State for payment of their contribution to the surplus levy due, calculated in accordance with Articles 105f, 105g and 105r, for the mere fact of having overrun their available quotas.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1561 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 z (new)
Article 103z Surplus levy on deliveries 1. In order to draw up the definitive surplus levy statement, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be increased or reduced to reflect any difference between the real fat content and the reference fat content. At national level, the surplus levy shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the deliveries, adjusted in accordance with the first subparagraph. 2. Each producer’s contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to deliveries has or has not been re-allocated, in proportion to the individual quotas of each producer or according to objective criteria to be set by the Member States: (a) either at national level on the basis of the amount by which each producer’s quota has been exceeded; (b) or firstly at the level of the purchaser and thereafter at national level where appropriate. Where the third subparagraph of Article 105o(1) applies, Member States, in establishing each producer’s contribution to the amount of levy payable due to the application of the higher rate referred to in that subparagraph, shall ensure that this amount is contributed proportionately by the producers responsible according to objective criteria to be set by the Member State.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1564 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 aa (new)
Article 103aa Role of purchasers 1. Purchasers shall be responsible for collecting from producers contributions due from the latter by virtue of the surplus levy and shall pay to the competent body of the Member State, before a date and following a procedure to be laid down by the Commission, by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(d), (f) and (g), the amount of these contributions deducted from the price of the milk paid to the producers responsible for the overrun or, failing this, collected by any other appropriate means. 2. Where a purchaser fully or partially replaces one or more other purchasers, the individual quotas available to the producers shall be taken into account for the remainder of the twelve-month period in progress, after deduction of quantities already delivered and account being taken of their fat content. This paragraph shall also apply where a producer transfers from one purchaser to another. 3. Where, during the reference period, quantities delivered by a producer exceed that producer’s available quota, the relevant Member State may decide that the purchaser shall deduct part of the price of the milk in any delivery by the producer concerned in excess of the quota, by way of an advance on the producer's contribution, in accordance with detailed rules laid down by the Member State. The Member State may make specific arrangements to enable purchasers to deduct this advance where producers deliver to several purchasers.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1567 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ab (new)
Article 103ab Approval Purchaser status shall be subject to prior approval by the Member State in accordance with criteria to be laid down by the Commission, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 105x(f), and in accordance with the procedure laid down, by means of implementing acts, pursuant to Article 105y(i).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1570 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ac (new)
Article 103ac Surplus levy on direct sales 1. In the case of direct sales, each producer’s contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to direct sales has or has not been reallocated, at the appropriate territorial level or at national level. 2. Member States shall establish the basis of calculation of the producer’s contribution to the surplus levy due on the total quantity of milk sold, transferred or used to manufacture the milk products sold or transferred by applying criteria fixed by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 105x(b). 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purpose of drawing up the definitive surplus levy statement. 4. By means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(d) and (f), the Commission shall establish how and when the surplus levy must be paid to the relevant Member State authority.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1573 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ad (new)
Article 103ad Amounts paid in excess or unpaid 1. Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, the surplus levy is found to be payable and the contribution collected from producers is greater than that levy, the Member State may: (a) use partially or totally the excess to finance the measures in point (a) of Article 105l(1), and/or (b) redistribute it partially or totally to producers who: (i) fall within priority categories established by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria and within the period to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 105x(g), or (ii) are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products set up by this chapter. 2. Where it is established that no surplus levy is payable, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be reimbursed no later than the end of the following 12-month period. 3. Where a purchaser does not meet the obligation to collect the producers’ contribution to the surplus levy in accordance with Article 74, the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose upon the defaulting purchaser. 4. Where a producer or a purchaser fails to comply with the time limit for payment, interest on arrears shall be paid to the Member State. By means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(e), the Commission shall establish the interest that shall apply.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1576 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ae (new)
Article 103ae Subsection IV Procedural provisions Delegated powers In order to ensure that the milk quota system achieves its objective, in particular the efficient utilisation of individual quota and the sound calculation, collection and utilisation of the levy, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules as regards: (a) temporary and definitive conversions of quota; (b) the conditions governing marketed milk and dairy products that need to be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the surplus levy; (c) the reallocation of unused quota; (d) adjusting a fat content correction; (e) producers’ obligations to deliver to approved purchasers; (f) the criteria for Member State approval of purchasers; (g) the objective criteria for the redistribution of the excess levy; (h) the adjustment of the definition of ‘direct sale’, taking into account the definition of ‘delivery’ given in Article 105b(1)(f).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1577 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 af (new)
Article 103af Implementing powers By means of implementing acts, the Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to implement milk quotas, including: (a) definitive conversions of quota and division of national quota between deliveries and direct sales on the basis of Member State notifications; (b) the establishment of coefficient for the individual quota fat content, fat content correction and recording of overrun of the national quota fat content; (c) the establishment by Member States of milk equivalences; (d) the procedure, time limit and the operative event for the applicable exchange rate regarding payment of the levy and for redistributing the excess levy, reduction of advances in cases where time limits fail to be respected; (e) applicable interest rates in cases of late payment, correct charge of the levy and use of the 1% levy non-payable to the EAGF; (f) informing producers of new definitions, communication of individual quota and notification of the levy; (g) communication of information on the application of arrangements for the levy in the milk sector; (h) the drawing-up of a statement of deliveries and declarations of direct sales; (i) the declarations that need to be made, the records that need to be kept and the information that must be provided by purchasers and producers; (j) checks on deliveries and direct sales.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1878 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Taking into account the evolution of trade and market developments, the needs of the markets concerned and the monitoring of imports and exports of the products concernedneed to monitor imports of products, the need for sound market management and the need to reduce the administrative burden, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt in accordance with Article 160 delegated acts, to determine:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1960 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 135 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In exceptional and duly justified cases where cereal grains are concerned, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), differentiate the level of export refunds for Member States.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2044 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 152 – paragraph 2
Member States may finance those payments from the national budget, by means of a levy on the sector concerned or by any other contribution from the private sector.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2045 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 152 – paragraph 3
Member States may, in addition to Union aid provided for in Article 21, make national payments for financing accompanying measures necessary to make the Union scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetable, processed fruit and vegetable and banana products effective, as provided for in Article 21(2). The total amount of co-financing shall not exceed 100% of the costs actually incurred.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2091 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 560 % of the expenditure borne by Member States for the measures provided for in paragraph 1.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2093 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
However, with regard to the beef and veal, milk and milk products, pigmeat and sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors, the Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 670 % of such expenditure when combating foot-and-mouth disease.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2184 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part IV – point 2
2. ‘adult bovine animals’ means bovine animals aged 812 months or more.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 529 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For each Member State and each year, the estimated product of capping as referred to in Article 11, which is reflected by the difference between the national ceilings set out in Annex II, to which is added the amount available in accordance with Article 44, and the net ceilings set out in Annex III, is made available as Union support for measures to be chosen by the Member State under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR].
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 558 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies:
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 576 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year; ordeleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 609 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) theirwhose agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and theywho do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(c).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 638 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 659 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a) Member States may decide not to apply Article 9 to farmers who received up to 5000 EUR of direct payments for the previous year.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 682 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may decide that no direct payments shall be granted to public legal persons such as States, regional and local authorities, or to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, if the persons concerned operate airports, railway companies, waterworks, real estate companies, sport and recreational grounds, hunting estates, fishing and aquaculture estates, camping sites, or any other like non-agricultural businesses or activities to be defined, where appropriate, by Member States on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria, unless those persons can provide verifiable evidence, in accordance with prescriptions to be established by Member States, demonstrating that the annual amount of direct payments is at least 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non- agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year for which such evidence is available.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 697 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where farmers receiving the animal- related coupled support referred to in Title IV hold fewer hectares than the threshold selected by a Member State for the purposes of point (b) of paragraph 1, that Member State shallmight apply point (a) of paragraph 1.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 786 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1305 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1328 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland on their holding; and
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1419 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down inshall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - the arable land of the holding covers less than 15 hectares, or - Nature 2000 covers more than 50% of agricultural land of the holding, or - areas under agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (ECU) No 834/2007 as regard° [...] [RDR] covers morganic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter. e than 50% of agricultural land of the holding - farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29 (1) of Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 as regards organic farming.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1449 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding thatin which the arable land of the holding covers less than 15 hectares, or Nature 2000 covers more than 50% of agricultural land of the holding, or are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 or more than 50 % of their agricultural area is covered by agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR].
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1533 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall cover less than 5 not exceed 70% of the arable land and the 2 main onecrops shall not exceed 70 95% of the arable land.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1556 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: - where the arable land is entirely used for grass production (sown or natural) or other forage, entirely left fallow, entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or a combination of these, or - where more than 75% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland, permanent crops, is used for production of grass or other feed crops, left fallow, or a combination of these.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1578 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. For the purposes of this Article, a "crop" shall mean a culture of any of the different genera defined in the botanical classification of crops and left fallow, set- aside land and temporary grassland.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1582 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. TIn order to ensure that the obligations referred to the crop diversification measure are applied in a proportionate and non-discriminatory way and lead to an enhanced environmental protection, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying downin order to add other type of crops to those definition of ‘crop’ anded in paragraph (1b) of this Article and to establish the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1610 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areas of their holdings declared as such in the appMember States shall ensure the maintenance of the ratio of permanent grassland to total agricultural land. This oblicgation made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as ‘reference areas under permanent grassland’applies at the national or regional level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1623 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Member States, which joined the UE before 2004, shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture at the date provided for the area aid applications for 2003 is maintained under permanent pasture. The new Member States, which joined the UE in 2004, shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 May 2004 is maintained under permanent pasture. Bulgaria and Romania shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 January 2007 is maintained under permanent pasture. Member States shall guarantee that the proportion as referred in the first paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the reference index), it was not reduced by more than 10% to the detriment of area under permanent grassland in relation to the relevant reference year as referred to in the preceding paragraph. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to land under permanent grassland to be afforested, if such afforestation is compatible with the environment and with the exclusion of plantations of Christmas trees and fast growing copies cultivated in the short term.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1631 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The reference areas under permanent grassland shall be increased in cases where the farmer has an obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grassland in 2014 and/or in 2015 as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No […] HZR.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1642 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1671 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modificmaintenance of permanent grassland in particular to ensure that measures to maintain the ratio of permanent grassland, including individual obligations to be comply with, such as the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland if the ration of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of lands decreasing.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1708 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FarmerMember States shall ensure at the national or regional level that at least 7 3% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, agricultural areas under agri-environmental schemes, areas without nitrogen fertilisation and without use of pesticides, set-aside land, agricultural area under Nature 2000 or other nature conservation area, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1770 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to agricultural areas used for fruit or vegetable crops cultivation or holdings which arable land covers less than 15 hectares.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1792 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph, and to laying down rules concerning the maintenance of ecological focus area in particular to ensure that measures to maintain, specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, the percentage of ecological focus area, including individual obligations to be comply with if the indicated percentage is decreasing.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2023 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice. to be determined by each Member State among those listed in Annex I of the Treaty ;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2035 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, fodder legumes, soya, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, pigs, tobacco, olive oil, silk worms, ,dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2138 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States having allocated during at least one year in the period 2010-2013 more than 10 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation as well as Member States having applied complementary national direct payments as laid down in Chapter 4 of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and separate payments, may decide to use more than 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II upon approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 41.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2144 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States may, by 1 August 20165 and/or 1 August 2017, review their decision pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and decide, with effect from 2017the subsequent year:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2214 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they divide their holding with the sole purpose of benefiting from the small farmers scheme. This shall also apply to farmers whose holdings result from that division.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2220 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Farmers wishing to participate in the small farmers scheme shall submit an application by 15 October 2014a date to be fixed by Member States but not later than by: - 15 October 2014 with effect from 2014, or - 15 October 2015 with the effect from 2015. The date fixed by Member States can not, however be earlier than the last day for submission of an application to the basic payment scheme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2235 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3: (a) an amount not exceeding 15 % of the national average payment per beneficiary; (b) an amount corresponding to the national average payment per hectare multiplied by a figure corresponding to the number of hectares with a maximum of three. The national average referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph shall be established by the Member States on the basis of the national ceiling set in Annex II for calendar year 2019 and the number of farmers having obtained payment entitlements pursuant to Article 21(1). The national average referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be established by the Member States on the basis of the national ceiling set in Annex II for calendar year 2019 and the number of eligible hectares declared in accordance with Article 26 in 2014.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2254 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be lower than EUR 500 and not be higher than EUR 1 000. Without prejudice to Article 51(1), where the application of paragraph 1 results in an amount lower than EUR 500 or higher than EUR 1 000, the amount shall be rounded up or down, respectively, to the minimum or maximum amount.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2261 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The amount of annual payment for the small farmers scheme shall be equal to the amount that would be entitled to a farmer under Article 18, Article 29, Article 34, Article 36 and Article 38 in the year of entering into the scheme, but not higher than 1500 EUR.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2263 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in Cyprus and Malta the amount referred to in paragraph 1 may be set at a value lower than EUR 500, but not less than EUR 200.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2269 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Payment entitlements activated in 2014the year of entering into the scheme pursuant to Articles 25 and 26 by a farmer participating in the small farmers scheme shall be considered as activated entitlements for the duration of the participation of the farmer in that scheme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) It is necessary to fix the limits of those resources for the ‘Investment for growth and jobs’ goal and to adopt objective criteria for their allocation to regions and Member States. In order to encourage the necessary acceleration of development of infrastructure in transport and energy as well as information and communication technologies across the Union, a Connecting Europe Facility should be created. The allocation of the annual appropriations from the Funds and the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the Connecting Europe Facility to a Member State should be limited to a ceiling that would be fixed taking into account the capacity of that particular Member State to absorb these appropriations. In addition, in line with the headline target on poverty reduction, it is necessary to reorient the scheme for food support for the most deprived persons to promote social inclusion and the harmonious development of the Union. A mechanism is envisaged which transfers resources to this instrument and ensures that these will be constituted from ESF allocations through an implicit corresponding decrease of the minimum percentage of the Structural Funds to be allocated to the ESF in each country.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 319 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
(65) Where an urban or territorial development strategy requires an integrated approach because it involves investments under more than one priority axis of one or several operational programmes, action supported by the Funds should be carried out as an integrated territorial investment within an operational programme.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 328 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
(74) It is necessary for Member States to designate a managing authority, a certifying authority and a functionally independent auditing authority for each operational programme. To provide flexibility for Member States in the set up of control systems, it is appropriate to provide the option for the functions of the certifying authority to be carried out by the managing authority. The Member State should also be allowed to designate intermediate bodies to carry out certain tasks of the managing authority or the certifying authority under the condition that they are fully Project and Programme Management competent. The Member State should in that case lay down clearly their respective responsibilities and functions.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 343 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
(87) The frequency of audits on operations should be proportionate to the extent of the Union's support from the Funds. In particular, the number of audits s carried out should be reduced where the total eligible expenditure for an operation does not exceed EUR 1200 000. Nevertheless, it should be possible to carry out audits at any time where there is evidence of an irregularity or fraud, or, following closure of a completed operation, as part of an audit sample. In order that the level of auditing by the Commission is proportionate to the risk, the Commission should be able to reduce its audit work in relation to operational programmes where there are no significant deficiencies or where the audit authority can be relied on.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 351 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
(90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments and decisions on financial corrections.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 392 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 4 – paragraph 7
7. The part of the Union budget allocated to the CSF Funds shall be implemented within the framework of shared management between the Member States and the Commission, in accordance with Article 53(b) of the Financial Regulation, with the exception of the amount of the CF transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility referred to in Article 84(4) and innovative actions at the initiative of the Commission under Article 9 of the ERDF Regulation, and technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 421 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) churches and religious communities active in the areas of transnational cooperation, education, culture and social inclusion.
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 602 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the CSF Funds for the territorial development of different types of territories including urban, rural, coastal and fisheries areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28, 29 and 99 accompanied, where appropriate, by a list of the cities to participate in the urban development platform referred to in Article 8 of the ERDF Regulation;
2012/06/04
Committee: REGI
Amendment 785 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the information provided in accordance with paragraph 1, taking account of the justification provided by the Member State. The Commission may make observations and the Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information. In accordance with Fund- specific rules, the Commission shall approve requests for amendment of a programme no later than fivthree months after their formal submission by the Member State provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account. The Commission shall, where necessary, amend at the same time the decision approving the Partnership Contract in accordance with Article 15(3).
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 792 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – chapter 2 a (new)
Territorial development
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 793 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 27 a (new)
Article 27a Integrated territorial investment 1. Where an urban development strategy or other territorial strategy or pact as defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation...[ESF] requires an integrated approach involving investments under more than one priority axis of one or more operational programmes, the action shall be carried out as an integrated territorial investment (an 'ITI'). 2. The relevant operational programmes shall identify the ITIs planned and shall set out the indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to each ITI. 3. The Member State or the managing authority may designate one or more intermediate bodies, including local authorities, regional development bodies or non-governmental organisations, to carry out the management and implementation of an ITI. 4. The Member State or the relevant managing authorities shall ensure that the monitoring system for the operational programme provides for the identification of operations and outputs of a priority axis contributing to an ITI.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1068 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 55 – paragraph 4
4. Operations shall not be selected for support by the CSF Funds where they have been physically completed or fully implemented before the application for funding under the programme is submitted by the beneficiary to the managing authority, irrespective of whether all related payments have been made by the beneficiary.deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1092 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1274 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
3. At least 25 % of the Structural Funds resources for less developed regions, 40% for transition regions and 52% for more developed regions in each Member State shall be allocated to the ESF. For the purposes of this provision, the support to a Member State through the [Food for deprived people instrument] shall be considered as part of the share of Structural Funds allocated to the ESF.deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1290 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The support from the Cohesion Fund for transport infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility shall be EUR 10 000 000 000.deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1293 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt a decision by implementing act setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Cohesion Fund allocation for the whole period. The Cohesion Fund allocation of each Member State shall be reduced accordingly.deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1295 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The annual appropriations corresponding to the support from the Cohesion Fund mentioned in the first subparagraph shall be entered in the relevant budget lines of the Connecting Europe Facility as from the 2014 budgetary exercise.deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1297 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Support from the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility shall be implemented in accordance with Article [13] of Regulation (EU) […]/2012 on establishing the Connecting Europe Facility35 in respect of projects listed in Annex 1 to that Regulation, giving greatest possible priority to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.deleted
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1434 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 90 – paragraph 1
As part of an operational programme or operational programmes, the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund may support an operation comprising a series of works, activities or services intended in itself to accomplish an indivisible task of a precise economic or technical nature which has clearly identified goals and whose total eligible cost exceeds EUR 50 000 000, and in case of operations contributing to the thematic objective set out in point 7 of Article 9 where the total eligible cost exceeds EUR 75 000 000 (a ‘major project’). Financial instruments shall not be considered major projects.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1461 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 92 – paragraph 4
4. Expenditure relating to major projects shall notmay be included in a request for payment applications before adoption of an approval decision byafter the submission of the major project for approval to the Commission.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1492 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 1
1. Where an urban development strategy or other territorial strategy or pact as defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation…[ESF] requires an integrated approach involving investments under more than one priority axis of one or more operational programmes, the action shall be carried out as an integrated territorial investment (an ‘ITI’).deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1493 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – chapter 4 – title
Territorial development 1 __________________ 1 The whole chapter IV "Territorial development" shall be moved to Part One of the Regulation.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1499 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant operational programmes shall identify the ITIs planned and shall set out the indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to each ITI.deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1505 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State or the managing authority may designate one or more intermediate bodies, including local authorities, regional development bodies or non-governmental organisations, to carry out the management and implementation of an ITI.Deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1508 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 99 – paragraph 4
4. The Member State or the relevant managing authorities shall ensure that the monitoring system for the operational programme provides for the identification of operations and outputs of a priority axis contributing to an ITI.deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1610 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The co-financing rate at the level of each priority axis of operational programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal shall be no higher than 75%. For programmes with the participation of less developed regions the co-financing rate may be increased by additional ten percentage points (up to 85%).
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1660 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State shall designate, for each operational programme, a national, regional or local public authority or body as managing authority. The same public authority or body may be designated as a managing authority for more than one operational programme.In order to guarantee the administrative capacity of the managing authorities, the possession of verifiable Project and Programming Management credentials is to be made a mandatory condition of employment for staff within them and the necessary training provided if a deficit is detected.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1707 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) in 2015: 13 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1714 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) in 2016: 12 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1723 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall decommit any part of the amount calculated in accordance with the second subparagraph in an operational programme that has not been used for payment of the initial and annual pre-financing, interim payments and annual balance by 31 December of the seconthird financial year following the year of budget commitment under the operational programme or for which a payment application drawn up in accordance with Article 121 has not been submitted in accordance with Article 126.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1729 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 127 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When the Commission takes a decision to authorise a major project, the amounts potentially concerned by automatic decommitment shall be reduced by the annual amounts concerned by such major projects. For these annual amounts, the starting date for the calculation of the automatic decommitment deadlines referred to in point 1 shall be the date of the subsequent decision necessary in order to authorise such major projects.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1787 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 137 – paragraph 6
6. Where irregularities affecting annual accounts sent to the Commission are detected by the Commission or by the European Court of Auditors, the resulting financial correction shall reduce support from the Funds to the operational programme.deleted
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1796 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 140 – paragraph 1
1. Operations for which the total eligible expenditure does not exceed EUR 1200 000 shall not be subject to more than one audit by either the audit authority or the Commission prior to the closure of all the expenditure concerned under Article 131. Other operations shall not be subject to more than one audit per accounting year by the audit authority and the Commission prior to the closure of all the expenditure concerned under Article 131. These provisions are without prejudice to paragraph 4.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #

2011/0274(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point a – subpoint i
(i) promoting the production and distribution of energy derived from renewable energy sources;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 73 #

2011/0274(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point c – subpoint iv
(iv) improving the urban environment, including regeneration of brownfield sites and reduction of air and noise pollution.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities, promote the creation of lasting high quality jobs, promote education and life- long learning and develop active inclusion policies in accordance with the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty, the ESF should take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The European Union is confronted with structural and demographic challenges arising from economic globalisation, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions. They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other vulnerable groups, such as migrants. The ESF should aim to create and to promote employment and support labour mobility, invest in education, skills and life-long learning, promote social inclusion and combat poverty. In promoting the better functioning of labour markets by enhancing the transnational geographical mobility of workers, the ESF should, in particular,may support European Employment Services (EURES activities) in relation to recruitment and the related information, advice and guidance services at national and cross- border level.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the creation, development and competitiveness of European small and medium-sized enterprises and micro- enterprises and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through life-long learning opportunities, to changing social and economic conditions and to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges. In this context, the ESF should support the labour force transition towards greener skills and jobs, in particular in the energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport sectors, taking into account the Union’s intention to increase the proportion of the EU budget that is related to climate mainstreaming to at least 20 %, with contributions from different policy fields..
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. The ESF should in particular increase its support for than active and effective fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring- fenced allocation. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limited.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 65 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Taking into consideration the fact, that in order to assure employment and social cohesion, an integrated and holistic approach is needed; the ESF should support the creation of cross sectoral, transnational, territorial based partnerships and their programmes.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 68 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Taking into account that social innovation is a subject of different programmes, measures should be put in place to avoid overlapping or double- financing of the same activities and initiatives. In addition, since some activities carried out under ESF under shared management partially overlap with those of the Programme for Social Change and Innovation, which is under direct management, measures should be put in place not to duplicate or double- finance activities falling under different management modes.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Member States and regions should be encouraged to leverage the ESF through financial instruments in order to support for example students, young people, those aged over 50, job creation, mobility of workers, social inclusion and social entrepreneurship.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit peopleresidents of the European Union, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, young and unskilled workers, older workers, workers aged 50 and over who experience problems returning to the labour market after losing their jobs, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 100 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) Access to employment and employment services for job-seekers and inactive people, including local employment initiatives and support for labour mobility;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 102 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) Sustainable integration of young people and people aged 50 and over who are not in employment, education or training into the labour market;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) Aadaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change;social and economic change and the spread and development of social economy entities:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 124 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
(vii a) Support the employment of persons in a disadvantaged situation on the labour market, in particular persons with disabilities.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 125 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Investing in good quality and modern education, skills and life- long learning through:
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 129 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) Improving the quality, efficiency and openness of tertiary and equivalent education with a view to increasing participation and attainment levels, and increasing the use of modern teaching systems at these levels;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 198 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) For less developed regions, and for the regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007- 2013 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU- 25 but which are now eligible under the transition or more developed regions category, Member States shall concentrate 60 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to fourive of the investment priorities set out in Article 3(1).
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 225 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a In order to ensure that ESF resources are used efficiently and deliver the expected benefits, a system must be developed to simplify procedural and administrative matters for social partners and NGOs.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 228 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equality between men and women through mainstreaming as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No […] and specific targeted actions as referred to in Article 3(1)(a)(iv), in particular with the aim of increasing the sustainable participation and progress of women in employment, reducing gender-based segregation in the labour marketincreasing their presence in the labour market, limiting segregation, eliminating the pay gap between men and women, facilitating women’s return to work after maternity leave, combating gender stereotypes in education and training and promoting reconciliation of work and personal life for men and women.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 237 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
TransnatCross border, transnational and interregional cooperation.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 240 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support transnatcross- border, transnational and interregional cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners from at least two Member States.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 246 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may select themes for transnatcross-border, transnational and interregional co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 249 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall facilitate transnatcross- border, transnational and interregional cooperation on the themes referred to in paragraph 2 through mutual learning and coordinated or joint actions. In particular, the Commission shall operate an EU-level platform to facilitate the exchange of experience, capacity building and networking, as well as dissemination of the relevant outcomes. In addition, the Commission shall develop a coordinated implementation framework, including common eligibility criteria, types and timing of actions, and common methodological approaches for monitoring and evaluation, with a view to facilitating transnational cooperationcross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation. Cross border, transnational and interregional cooperation under the ESF should be coordinated with the ETC Regulation to ensure coordination between the funds.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 262 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF mayshould in particular support community-led local development strategies, as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [...], territorial pacts and local initiatives for employment, education and social inclusion, as well as Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) as referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No. […].
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 302 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
persons from rural and remote areas
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 325 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1
· participants in employment 69 months after leaving.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 327 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 2
· participants in self-employment 69 months after leaving.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 330 #

2011/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 3
· participants with an improved labour market situation 69 months after leaving.
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that a lack of balance between the CAP budget’s size and breakdown and tighter uniform requirements for farmers would make it impossible to achieve the EU’s strategic goals and would undermine the Community nature of that policy;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls, therefore, on the Council to increase Heading 2 and the subheading for direct payments and market related expenditure to EUR 420 682 million and EUR 336 685 million respectivelyto EUR 420 682 million, corresponding to a freeze in real terms, as requested in its earlier resolutions; calls on the Council also to increase funding for the second pillar of the CAP;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. UnderlinesTakes the view that maintaining the existing breakdown between pillars would be a bad idea, since it would limit the imopportance of granting flexibility to Member States to move funds between the two pillars of the CAP, in order to address the challenges of rural areas in the most appropriate wayunities for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the CAP that increasing second-pillar funding would provide; believes, furthermore, that the proposal to transfer funds between CAP pillars, including from the second to the first pillar, is contrary to the approach adopted to previous CAP reforms and will in practice serve to perpetuate the current breakdown of first-pillar funding among the Member States;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes the introduction of a crisis- response mechanism to be an appropriate way of addressing changes in agricultural market circumstances;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas energy generation from solid biomass and biowaste is projected to be 58% of EU renewables by 2020, leading to an intensification of forestry practices and increases in the ratio of felling to increment to over 100%should not exceed 55% of felling compared to the increment; whereas energy from biomass should be least dependent on the forest biomass,
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the preservation of the stability of forests and their sustainable management, of which forest protection is part, should be mainstreamed inthe main direction for all EU policies affecting forests,
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2008/0261(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
(7) In order to take account of new risk profiles, while at the same time ensuring the functioning of the internal market for medicinal products, safety features designed to ensure the identification, authentication and traceability of prescription medicinal products should be established at Community level. When introducing obligatory safety features for prescription medicinal products, due account should be taken of the particularities of certain products or categories of products, such as generic medicines. This includes the risk of falsifications in view of their price and past incidences in the Community and abroad, as well as the consequences of falsifications for public health in view of the specific characteristics of the products concerned or of the severity of the conditions intended to be treated.
2010/03/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2008/0261(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) No later than five years from the date of entry into force of the enforcement provisions relating to safety features, the Commission should submit to the European Parliament and the Council an assessment report on the application of the safety features referred to in point (o) of Article 54 of Directive 2001/83/EC and their estimated contribution to the reduction of the number of falsified medicines in the legal supply chain in Europe. The report should include an assessment of the safety features of other categories of medicines, including medicinal products not subject to medical prescription as defined in Title VI of Directive 2001/83/EC.
2010/03/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Recital 3
(3) Illegal logging is a pervasive problem of major international concern. It poses a significant threat to forests as it contributes to the process of deforestation, which is responsible for about 120 % of CO2 emissions, threatens biodiversity, and undermines sustainable forest management and development including the commercial viability of operators acting in accordance with applicable legislation. In addition, it also has social, political and economic implications.
2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The transposition of this Directive into national legislation should not result in patients being encouraged to receive treatment outside their Member State of affiliation when this is against their wishes. This would be particularly undesirable if the decision to encourage the patient to seek healthcare in another Member State were to be based on non- medical factors, such as the cost of treatment.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) patients receive upon request relevant information on the standards and guidelines referred to in paragraph 1, including provisions on supervision and assessment of healthcare providers, and information on which healthcare providers are subject to these standards and guidelines;
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may adopt provisions in accordance with the Treaty aimed at ensuring that patients enjoy the same rights when receiving cross-border healthcare as they would have enjoyed if they had received healthcare in a comparable situation in the Member State of affiliation. This includes treatment by healthcare providers that are in no way part of the public healthcare system of the Member State in which they operate, when the healthcare they provide is not funded by the public healthcare system in the patient’s Member State of affiliation.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2008/0142(COD)

Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall have a mechanism for calculation of costs of cross-border healthcare that are to be reimbursed to the insured person by the Member State of affiliation. Thise mechanism shall be based on objective, non-discriminatory criteria known in advance. The mechanism shall be and applied at the relevant administrative level in cases where the Member State of affiliation has a decentralised healthcare system(local, regional or national) administrative level.
2010/10/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 164 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to specific Union provisions applicable to particular foods as regards the requirements referred to in points (a) to (k) of Article 9(1), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters using a font size where the x- height, as defined in Annex IV, is equal to or greater than 1,2 mm. The mandatory particulars shall be presented in such a way as to ensure a significantCriteria other than font size, such as font type, contrast between the prifont and the background, line and character pitch, should also be considered.
2011/03/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. In case of packaging or containers the largest printable surface of which has an area of less than 680 cm2, the minimum x- height of the font size referred to in paragraph 2 shall be equal to or greater than 0,9 mmnot apply.
2011/03/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 268 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
The name or address of the food business operator placed on the label does not constitute an indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the food product concerned.
2011/03/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 295 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The energy content, expressed in kcal per 100g or 100ml or per portion, shall be repeated in the bottom right-hand corner of the front-of-pack, in a font size of 3 mm and surrounded by a boarder.
2011/03/23
Committee: ENVI