Activities of Zbigniew ZIOBRO
Plenary speeches (349)
Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine (debate)
EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (RCB7-0234/2014, B7-0234/2014, B7-0235/2014, B7-0236/2014, B7-0237/2014, B7-0238/2014)
Anti-missile shield for Europe (A7-0109/2014 - Sampo Terho)
Protection of the euro against counterfeiting (Pericles 2020) (A7-0152/2014 - Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra)
Priorities for EU relations with the Eastern partnership countries (A7-0157/2014 - Paweł Robert Kowal)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (A7-0141/2014 - Salvatore Iacolino)
EU strategy for the Arctic (B7-0228/2014, B7-0229/2014, B7-0230/2014, B7-0231/2014, B7-0232/2014, B7-0233/2014)
Information accompanying transfers of funds - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (debate)
Saudi Arabia (A7-0125/2014 - Ana Gomes)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (debate)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (debate)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (debate)
Situation in Iraq (RCB7-0188/2014, B7-0188/2014, B7-0189/2014, B7-0190/2014, B7-0191/2014, B7-0192/2014, B7-0193/2014)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail - Normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings - European Union Agency for Railways - Single European railway area - Railway safety - Interoperability of the rail system (continuation of debate)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail - Normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings - European Union Agency for Railways - Single European railway area - Railway safety - Interoperability of the rail system (continuation of debate)
Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime (debate)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (short presentation)
Recommendation for a decision, pursuant to Rules 88(4)(d) and 87a(6) of the Rules of Procedure, to raise no objections to draft Commission Regulation (EU) No.../...amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-2020 (B7-0090/2014) (vote)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0138/2014, B7-0138/2014, B7-0139/2014, B7-0140/2014, B7-0158/2014, B7-0161/2014, B7-0163/2014, B7-0164/2014)
Situation in Syria (RCB7-0141/2014, B7-0141/2014, B7-0142/2014, B7-0143/2014, B7-0144/2014, B7-0155/2014, B7-0157/2014, B7-0160/2014)
Situation in Egypt (RCB7-0145/2014, B7-0145/2014, B7-0146/2014, B7-0147/2014, B7-0148/2014, B7-0153/2014, B7-0154/2014, B7-0162/2014)
EU-Russia summit (B7-0149/2014, RCB7-0150/2014, B7-0150/2014, B7-0151/2014, B7-0152/2014, B7-0156/2014, B7-0159/2014)
Insolvency proceedings (A7-0481/2013 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Zbigniew Ziobro (A7-0045/2014 - Cecilia Wikström) (vote)
Delegated acts (Rule 87a): see Minutes: see Minutes
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (debate)
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (debate)
Non-discrimination in the framework of sexual and reproductive health and rights (debate)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (A7-0464/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
2013 progress report on Serbia (B7-0006/2014)
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (debate)
Honey (debate)
Hercule III programme and protection of the European Union's financial interests (debate)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (debate)
Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (debate)
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (debate)
Horizon 2020 - framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020) (A7-0427/2012 - Teresa Riera Madurell)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) (A7-0420/2012 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
European statistics (A7-0436/2012 - Liem Hoang Ngoc)
Programme for social change and innovation (A7-0241/2012 - Jutta Steinruck)
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (A7-0294/2012 - Jutta Haug)
Action programme for taxation (A7-0399/2012 - Theodor Dumitru Stolojan)
Action programme for customs (A7-0026/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (A7-0360/2013 - Maria Eleni Koppa)
Strengthening the social dimension of EMU (B7-0496/2013)
European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal (A7-0268/2013 - Jan Olbrycht)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (A7-0350/2013 - Ashley Fox, Gerald Häfner)
Horizon 2020 - framework programme for research and innovation (2014-2020) - Rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020 - Specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 - Strategic innovation agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology - European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
Government procurement agreement (A7-0339/2013 - Helmut Scholz)
Supplementary research programme for the ITER project (2014-2018) (A7-0211/2013 - Vladimír Remek)
Nuclear safety cooperation instrument (A7-0327/2012 - Holger Krahmer)
Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia (A7-0119/2013 - Giles Chichester)
Connecting Europe Facility - Trans-European transport network (debate)
Strategy for the Carpathian region (debate)
European Neighbourhood Policy, working towards a stronger partnership: EP's position on the 2012 progress reports (B7-0484/2013)
European Semester for economic policy coordination (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
Suspension of the SWIFT agreement as a result of NSA surveillance (B7-0467/2013, RCB7-0468/2013, B7-0468/2013, B7-0471/2013, B7-0472/2013, B7-0481/2013)
Europska politika susjedstva: prema jačanju partnerstva: stajalište Europskog parlamenta o izvješćima za 2012. (B7-0484/2013) HR
Europski semestar za usklađivanje ekonomske politike (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira) HR
Suspenzija sporazuma SWIFT zbog nadzora Agencije za nacionalnu sigurnost (B7-0467/2013, RCB7-0468/2013, B7-0468/2013, B7-0471/2013, B7-0472/2013, B7-0481/2013) HR
Medical devices (A7-0324/2013 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
Ship recycling (A7-0132/2013 - Carl Schlyter)
Human rights in the Sahel region (A7-0325/2013 - Charles Tannock)
Rethinking education (A7-0314/2013 - Katarína Neveďalová)
Trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) (A7-0232/2013 - Jan Mulder)
Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (B7-0378/2013, B7-0378/2013, B7-0379/2013, B7-0380/2013, B7-0381/2013)
Strengthening cross-border law-enforcement cooperation in the EU (B7-0433/2013)
Caste-based discrimination (B7-0434/2013)
Recent cases of violence and persecution against Christians, notably in Maaloula (Syria), Peshawar (Pakistan) and the case of Pastor Saeed Abedini (Iran) (debate)
Recent cases of violence and persecution against Christians, notably in Maaloula (Syria), Peshawar (Pakistan) and the case of Pastor Saeed Abedini (Iran) (debate)
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (A7-0310/2013 - Andrea Češková)
Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (A7-0038/2013 - Bernadette Vergnaud)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (B7-0436/2013, B7-0439/2013)
EU-Taiwan trade relations (B7-0435/2013)
EU and Member State measures to tackle the flow of refugees as a result of the conflict in Syria (B7-0442/2013)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (A7-0250/2013 - Ana Gomes)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Situation in Syria (RCB7-0413/2013, B7-0413/2013, B7-0423/2013, B7-0424/2013, B7-0425/2013, B7-0426/2013, B7-0427/2013, B7-0428/2013)
Situation in Egypt (RCB7-0411/2013, B7-0411/2013, B7-0412/2013, B7-0414/2013, B7-0415/2013, B7-0417/2013, B7-0420/2013)
EU policy towards Belarus (A7-0261/2013 - Justas Vincas Paleckis)
Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity (A7-0239/2013 - François Alfonsi)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (A7-0279/2013 - Corinne Lepage)
EU-Cape Verde agreement on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the EU (A7-0266/2013 - Mariya Gabriel)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (A7-0238/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (A7-0275/2013 - Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska)
Internal market for services (A7-0273/2013 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Online gambling in the internal market (A7-0218/2013 - Ashley Fox)
Making the internal energy market work - Micro-generation (debate)
Attacks against information systems (A7-0224/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (RCB7-0336/2013, B7-0336/2013, B7-0337/2013, B7-0338/2013, B7-0341/2013, B7-0342/2013, B7-0343/2013)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (A7-0229/2013 - Rui Tavares)
Recent floods in Europe (RCB7-0319/2013, B7-0319/2013, B7-0320/2013, B7-0321/2013, B7-0322/2013, B7-0323/2013, B7-0324/2013)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Azerbaijan: Case of Ilgar Mammadov
A new agenda for European consumer policy (A7-0163/2013 - Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón)
Legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (A7-0161/2013 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (A7-0185/2013 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (A7-0191/2013 - Frédérique Ries)
Long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks - 2 (A7-0146/2013 - Diane Dodds)
Social housing in the European Union (A7-0155/2013 - Karima Delli)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (debate)
Situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries (B7-0199/2013, B7-0200/2013, B7-0222/2013, B7-0226/2013, B7-0227/2013, B7-0228/2013, RCB7-0199/2013)
Asset recovery to Arab Spring countries in transition (RCB7-0188/2013, B7-0188/2013, B7-0189/2013, B7-0191/2013, B7-0192/2013, B7-0193/2013, B7-0194/2013)
EU trade and investment agreement negotiations with the US (B7-0187/2013, B7-0195/2013)
Rwanda: case of Victoire Ingabire
Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens (A7-0162/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22 May 2013) - Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens - Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth (debate)
Regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union (A7-0145/2013 - Jens Geier)
Offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (A7-0121/2013 - Ivo Belet)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (A7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul)
EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU (A7-0117/2013 - Renate Weber)
EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU (short presentation)
Amendment of the EC-Ukraine Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0059/2013 - Claude Moraes)
EU-Moldova Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0128/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia (B7-0160/2013)
European integration process of Kosovo (B7-0089/2013)
Constitutional situation in Hungary (debate)
2011 discharge: European External Action Service (A7-0099/2013 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (A7-0060/2013 - Peter Liese)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (debate)
Motion for a resolution - European Council conclusions of 7-8 February concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework
System of national and regional accounts (A7-0076/2012 - Sharon Bowles)
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (A7-0041/2013 - Rafał Trzaskowski, Roberto Gualtieri)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) (B7-0079/2013)
Energy roadmap 2050 (A7-0035/2013 - Niki Tzavela)
Risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union ("stress tests") (B7-0086/2013)
Statute for a European mutual society (A7-0018/2013 - Luigi Berlinguer)
Situation in Egypt
EU-China relations (A7-0434/2012 - Bastiaan Belder)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (B7-0130/2013, B7-0131/2013, B7-0139/2013, B7-0140/2013, B7-0141/2013)
Strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime (debate)
Trans-European energy infrastructure guidelines (A7-0036/2013 - António Fernando Correia de Campos)
Accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use (A7-0317/2012 - Kriton Arsenis)
Alternative consumer dispute resolution (A7-0280/2012 - Louis Grech)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
Accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use - Mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change (debate)
Preparations for CITES COP 16 (B7-0047/2013)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - sections other than the Commission (A7-0020/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (A7-0023/2013 - Richard Howitt)
Common system of value added tax and a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud (A7-0014/2013 - David Casa)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0024/2013 - Veronica Lope Fontagné)
22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (B7-0055/2013, B7-0055/2013, B7-0058/2013, B7-0059/2013, B7-0060/2013, B7-0061/2013, B7-0062/2013)
Laos: the case of Sombath Somphone
Detention of human rights activists in Zimbabwe
Detention of human rights activists in Zimbabwe
Recent attacks on medical aid workers in Pakistan
Preparations for the European Council meeting (7-8 February 2013) (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (7-8 February 2013) (debate)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A7-0010/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (A7-0015/2013 - Antonyia Parvanova)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0435/2012 - Miroslav Ouzký)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (B7-0049/2013)
Specific measures in favour of agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands (A7-0319/2011 - Georgios Papastamkos)
Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (A7-0321/2011 - Gabriel Mato Adrover)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 - Governance of the single market (debate)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - sections other than the Commission (debate)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (debate)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (debate)
Recovery of European industry in the light of current difficulties (debate)
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (A7-0411/2012 - Mario Mauro)
State aid modernisation (B7-0024/2013)
Recommendations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference regarding the establishment of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction (B7-0534/2012, B7-0534/2012, B7-0535/2012, B7-0538/2012, B7-0539/2012, B7-0011/2013, B7-0012/2013)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino)
Role of territorial development in cohesion policy (A7-0421/2012 - Derek Vaughan)
European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Administrative procedure law (A7-0369/2012 - Luigi Berlinguer)
EU strategy for the Horn of Africa (A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock)
Debate on the future of the European Union - Statement by Mr Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria (debate)
EU strategy for the Horn of Africa (short presentation)
EU growth (debate)
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Situation in Egypt (debate)
Creation of unitary patent protection - Unitary patent protection - Jurisdictional system for patent disputes (debate)
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Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
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State of the Union (debate)
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One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Outcome of the Rio+20 Summit (20-22 June 2012) (debate)
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Energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders (short presentation)
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Situation in Ukraine, case of Yulia Tymoshenko (debate)
Other business
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Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
Trafficking in human beings (debate)
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Biometric passports
Negotiations of the EU-Azerbaijan association agreement - Negotiations of the EU-Armenia association agreement (debate)
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Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
Competitive low-carbon economy in 2050 (debate)
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Situation in Nigeria (debate)
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Guidelines for the 2013 budget - sections other than the Commission (debate)
Iran and its nuclear programme (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Recent political developments in Hungary (debate)
Follow-up to the Durban climate change conference (debate)
EU-Russia Summit (debate)
Right to information in criminal proceedings (debate)
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Climate change conference in Durban (debate)
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Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
Organised crime in the European Union (short presentation)
Closing the gap between anti-corruption law and reality (debate)
Closing the gap between anti-corruption law and reality (debate)
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
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Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond (short presentation)
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (continuation of debate)
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Greenhouse gas emission reductions and risk of carbon leakage (short presentation)
Stress tests of nuclear power plants in EU and nuclear safety in EU neighbourhood countries (debate)
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A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
Revised Hungarian constitution (debate)
European Arrest Warrant (debate)
European Arrest Warrant (debate)
Seventh EU programme for research, technological development and demonstration (debate)
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Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
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Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world (debate)
Nuclear safety 25 years after the Chernobyl disaster (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy - Eastern Dimension - Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy - Southern Dimension
EU policy framework to fight violence against women (debate)
Consumer rights (debate)
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2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Securing Europe’s supply of rare earth elements (debate)
Possibility of using gas from alternative sources in Europe (debate)
Commission expert groups and balanced representation and transparency (debate)
Media law in Hungary (debate)
Media law in Hungary (debate)
Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (debate)
Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
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An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
Situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion (debate)
Situation in Haiti one year after the earthquake: humanitarian aid and reconstruction (debate)
Malaysia: the practice of caning
Eritrean refugees held hostage in Sinai
A new strategy for Afghanistan (debate)
Energy Efficiency Action Plan (debate)
Territorial, social and economic cohesion - Good governance and EU regional policy (debate)
A new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020 (debate)
Preparations for Cancún Climate Change Conference (29 November-10 December) (debate)
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy (debate)
EU external strategy on Passenger Name Record (PNR) (debate)
Innovation partnerships (debate)
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North Caucasus, in particular the case of Oleg Orlov
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities as regards the European External Action Service - Draft amending budget No 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council; Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service - Amendment of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of those Communities (debate)
World day against the death penalty (debate)
EU action on oil exploration and extraction in Europe (debate)
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Failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
Kenya: failure to arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan
Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)
Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (debate)
Annual report of the Petitions Committee 2009 (debate)
Nepal
Preparations for the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) - Preparations for the G20 summit (26-27 June) (debate)
Floods in Central European countries, in particular Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (debate)
Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
Rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (debate)
Religious freedom in Pakistan
Implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development - Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens - Long-term sustainability of public finances for a recovering economy - Contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU 2020 objectives (debate)
Standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation - Action plan on organ donation and transplantation (2009-2015) (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Energy performance of buildings (recast) (debate)
Mass atrocities in Jos, Nigeria, in January and March (debate)
Accession agreement of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (debate)
Power of legislative delegation (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (25-26 March 2010) (debate)
ECB annual report for 2008 - Report on the 2009 Annual Statement on the Euro Area and Public Finances (debate)
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Priorities for the 2011 budget – Section III – Commission - Budget guidelines: 2011 - other sections (debate)
Investing in Low Carbon Technologies (debate)
South Korea – death penalty declared legal
Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate)
Annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (debate)
Agreement between the EU and the USA on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (debate)
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Outcome of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
Preventing trafficking in human beings (debate)
Improvement needed in the legal framework for access to documents following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
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Laos and Vietnam
Elimination of violence against women (debate)
Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm Programme) (debate)
Reports (1)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council regulation on the electronic publication of the Official Journal of the European Union PDF (166 KB) DOC (78 KB)
Shadow reports (5)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters PDF (419 KB) DOC (375 KB)
REPORT on the draft regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Annex I thereto PDF (305 KB) DOC (388 KB)
REPORT on the draft regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to temporary judges of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal PDF (175 KB) DOC (106 KB)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on a 14th company law directive on the cross-border transfer of company seats PDF (191 KB) DOC (109 KB)
REPORT on guaranteeing independent impact assessments PDF (232 KB) DOC (162 KB)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Russian Federation on drug precursors
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest
Amendments (157)
Amendment 4 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the issue of anti-missile defence (AMD) was already raised in the past but has become more topical in recent years in view of the multiplication of threats stemming from nuclear proliferation to which the EU and its allies must be able to respond effectively, and in view of the aggressive behaviour of Russia, which in December 2013 deployed Iskander-M rockets in Kaliningrad oblast;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Argues that the legitimate grounds for an anti-missile shield originate in the threat of a nuclear attack potentially orchestrated by actors who do not subscribe to traditional understandings of rationality. In real terms, certain ‘rogue’ states or state-like actors could be prepared to attack, even in cases where doing so would ultimately result in their inevitable self-destruction; notes, moreover, that Russia is becoming heavily militarised and that this may pose a threat to neighbouring countries;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates that progress in bilateral relations is linked to improvement in Pakistan’s human rights record, in particular as regards eradicating modern- day slavery, curbing gender-based violence, enhancing women’s rights, including that of access to education, promoting tolerance and protection of vulnerable minorities,Christians and vulnerable religious minorities; expects Pakistan to intensify its efforts to preservinge freedom of religion and belief, including by easing the strict anti-blasphemy legislation, and moving towards abolition of the death penalty; at the same time condemns all attacks on Christians living in Pakistan;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the next Convention to rethink the way in which the Commission’s President is elected in order to reinforce the Commission’s democratic legitimacy, including the possibility of its direct election;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 70 #
2013/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the drive for efficiency must not mean poorer quality of legislation or giving up Parliament’s own objectives; takes the view that, alongside this drive for efficiency, Parliament must maintain appropriate legislative standards and continue to pursue its own objectives;
Amendment 248 #
2013/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the Union and Member States should step up their measures to promote equality, combat discrimination and protect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and their measures relating to gender equality, the rights of the child, the rights of older persons, and the integration of people with disabilities and the rights of LGBT persons; reiterates for the umpteenth time its call for the Council to adopt the Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientationgender;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 440 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Calls on the Commission to consider a temporary suspension of the Climate and Energy Package provisions, particularly in countries heavily affected by the economic crisis and a decline in industrial production;
Amendment 456 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
Amendment 471 #
2013/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60a. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely the negative impact of the provisions of EU climate and energy policy on industry in Europe, particularly in high-carbon industries; calls on the Commission to draw up a report on the risks of carbon leakage in Europe, with particular regard to the countries of central and eastern Europe;
Amendment 18 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The disparities between the varin the provisiouns governing restriction measures applied to news on the trade in psychoactive substances can also lead to displacement of harmful new psychoactive substances between the Member States, hampering efforts to restrict their availability to consumers and undermining consumer protection across the Unionsignificantly increase the risk of illegal smuggling channels arising for these substances and lead to laws being circumvented in order to obtain the necessary permits.
Amendment 22 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 24 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Any Union action on new psychoactive substances should be based on scientific evidence, as well as on Member States’ wide experience in this area, and subject to a specific procedure. Based on the information notified by Member States, a report should be drawn up on new psychoactive substances that give rise to concerns across the Union. The report should indicate whether it is necessary to carry out a risk assessmentall include an assessment of the dangers posed by the relevant psychoactive substances. Following the risk assessment, the Commission should determine whether the new psychoactiveat restriction measures the relevant substances should be subjected to any restriction measures. In case of immediate public health concerns, the Commission should subject them to temporary consumer market restriction before the conclusion of the risk assessment. In case new information emerges on a new psychoactive substance, the Commission should re-assess the level of risks that it poses and re-impose market restrictions. Reports on new psychoactive substances should be made publicly available.
Amendment 27 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 31 #
2013/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified cases relating to a rapid increase in the number of reported fatalities or incidents posing a grave threat to health in several Member States associated with the consumption of the new psychoactive substance concerned, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 12 #
2013/0304(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The new psychoactive substances subjected to permanent market restriction pursuant to [Regulation (EU) No …/… on new psychoactive substances] should, therefore, be covered by the Union criminal law provisions on illicit drug trafficking. This would also help streamline and clarify the Union legal framework, as the same criminal law provisions would apply to substances covered by the UN Conventions and to the most harmful new psychoactive substances. The definition of 'drug' in the Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA should, therefore, be amended and broadened.
Amendment 16 #
2013/0304(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (new)
Amendment 58 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
– having regard to the need forfact that Turkey and Armenia toshould proceed to a normalisation of their relations by ratifying, without preconditions, the protocols and by opening the border,
Amendment 60 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21a (new)
Citation 21a (new)
– welcomes the conclusion of the investigation into the killing of Turkish- Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the condemnation of the crime and the sentencing of his killers,
Amendment 63 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22a (new)
Citation 22a (new)
– having regard to the fact that Turkey is of key strategic importance as regards the future of the conflict in Syria, notes with concern the assistance provided by the government in Ankara to Islamic extremists involved in the conflict,
Amendment 215 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the urgent need for comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation and the establishment of an anti- discrimination and equality board to protect individuals against discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or sexual identity; calls on Turkey to adopt an action plan to promote the full equality of rights and full acceptance of LGBT pers or religions;
Amendment 238 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the continued implementation of legislation amending the 2008 law on foundations and broadening the scope of the restoration of the property rights of non-Muslim communities; calls on the relevant authorities to assist the Syriac community in clarifying the difficulties faced with property and land registration; callsstresses the urgent need for a solution for the large number of properties of the Latin Catholic Church and the return of unduly seized assets which remain confiscated by the State; recalls the urgent need to continue vital and substantial reform in the area of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, in particular by enabling religious communities to obtain legal personality, by eliminating all restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, by recognising Alevi places of worships and by complying with the relevant judgments of the ECtHR and the recommendations of the Venice Commission; calls on Turkey to ensure that the Saint Gabriel monastery is not deprived of its lands, and that it is protected in its entirety;
Amendment 389 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 27 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on Turkey to improve cooperation with Georgia and Azerbaijan on the planned dams on the Kura River; stresses the need for dialogue between Turkey and Syria on the further development of the Southeast Anatolia Project;
Amendment 392 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Supports Turkey’s commitment to democratic forces in Syria and the provision by Turkey of humanitarian assistance to Syrians who fled the country; asks the Commission, the Member States and the international community to support Turkey’s efforts to cope with the growing humanitarian dimension of the Syrian crisis; underlines the importance of a common understanding between the EU and Turkey on how to deliver the available humanitarian assistance to the displaced Syrians currently on Turkish territory or waiting at its borders;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 17 #
2012/2309(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Undertakes to submit sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a new proposal for a decision of the European Council with the aim of establishing a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow, whenever necessary, a reallocation of the seats amongst the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph B – subparagraph 1 (new)
whereas in this time of crisis, the European Parliament should demonstrate the principle of solidarity with its citizens by focusing more closely on making administrative savings;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the empowerment of women, through promoting, protecting and strengthening their rights, improving their social and economic situation, increasing their presence on the labour market, ensuring equal access to education, ensuring fair representation of women in political and economic decision-making processes and encouraging women’s entrepreneurship, as key to strengthening and consolidating democracy in the Balkan countries;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 22 #
2012/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises the need to actively combat the organised crime behind the pimping and trafficking of women; notes that this is a major problem in Albania and Kosovo;
Amendment 171 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. to further pursue and intensify efforts to achieve better gender and geographical balance, with due regard to merit and competencesparticular emphasis to the Kinnock's index;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 47 #
2012/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for full implementation of Policy Coherence for Development, including through termination of any iniquitous production and trade practices, ofincluding over- fishing and of agricultural subsidies that harms development and threatens food security;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees with the Court of Auditors’ recommendations concerning the improvements that need to be made with regard to the gathering of staff-related information and to strict compliance with the legislation in force as regards non- contract staff, with particular consideration given to the principle of geographical equality;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its wish to see, as soon as possible, the establishment of a human resources policy that reflects the political priorities of the EU and the actual requirements on the ground; points out in this connection that a concerted approach with the Commission is vital in order to optimise the profile of delegation staff and to ensure that the citizens of all Member States are treated equally;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 13 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the EEAS to step up efforts in those areas of vital importance for EU policy implemented through the Eastern Partnership, the Black Sea Synergy and the Southern Dimension of the EU’s foreign policy.
Amendment 15 #
2012/2176(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the EEAS to look more closely at possible savings on external diplomatic facilities and diplomats’ pay.
Amendment 154 #
2012/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the application of the precautionary principle in the markets for consumer goods produced using nanotechnology or genetically modified organisms;
Amendment 156 #
2012/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – indent 1 (new)
Calls for the introduction of an EU ban on the cultivation of genetically modified organisms;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 15 #
2012/2132(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – (new)
Paragraph 8 – (new)
8. Calls on the Commission to present an annual report on freedom of the media in individual Member States.
Amendment 15 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 154 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 165 #
2012/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls onUrges the Commission and the Members States, and especially the EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator, to take into account the coordination of EU external policy activities in the framework of the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012–2016;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund are callintended to contribute alongside national funding to accelerating the implementation of EU legislation on renewable energy and energy efficiency; supports therefore the promotion of energy efficiency and a low-carbon economy by local and regional authorities;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that local and regional authorities in industrial areas should look to exploit synergies between national and EU public funding and private investment in financing energy projects, as a means of supporting innovation, research and development; believes that increased public and private investment in the green agenda in industrial areas can generate employment and growth through low- carbon technologies, renewable energy and environmental goods and services;
Amendment 25 #
2012/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that in justified cases, and after consultation with the European Commission, Member States should have the possibility to suspend the reduction targets for CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 57 #
2012/2078(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of the democratic dimension of the European Semester, including by reinforcing Parliament’s role through the ordinary legislative procedure and particular by involving national parliaments more closely, in interaction with social partners and civil society;
Amendment 62 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 65 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The lack of a harmonised approach on ingredients regulation affects the functioning of the internal market and impacts on the free movement of goods across the EU. Some Member States have adopted legislation or entered into binding agreements with the industry allowing or prohibiting certain ingredients. As a result, some ingredients are regulated in some Member States, but not in others. Member States are also taking different approaches as regards additives integrated in the filter of cigarettes as well as additives colouring the tobacco smoke. Without harmonisation, the obstacles on the internal market are expected to increase in the coming years taking into account the implementation of the FCTC and its guidelines and considering experience gained in other jurisdictions outside the Union. The guidelines on Articles 9 and 10 FCTC call in particular for the removal of ingredients that increase palatability, create the impression that the tobacco products have health benefits, are associated with energy and vitality or have colouring properties.
Amendment 66 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 78 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The regulation of herbal products for smoking differs between Member States and these products are often perceived as harmless or less harmful despite the health risk caused by their combustion. In order to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and improve information to consumers, common labelling rules should be introduced at Union level.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0261(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation No 273/2004
Article 8– paragraph 1
Article 8– paragraph 1
Operators shall notify the competent authorities immediately of any circumstances, such as unusual orders or transactions involving scheduled substances to be placed on the market, which suggest that such substances might be diverted for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances. To this end, operators shall provide any available information allowing the competent authorities to verify the legitimacy of the relevant order or transaction.
Amendment 27 #
2012/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 111/2005
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
In considering whether to grant a registration, the competent authority shall take into account the competence and integrity of the applicantprevious transaction history of the applicant, as well as any cases in which the applicant has breached the legislation.
Amendment 97 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) it must observe, in particular in its programme and in its activities, and through those of its members, the values on which the European Union is founded, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minoritiereligious persons,
Amendment 100 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) it must have participated in elections to the European Parliament, or have expressed publicly the intention to participate in the next elections to the European Parliament,eleted
Amendment 235 #
2012/0237(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 26 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital -1 a (new)
Recital -1 a (new)
(-1a) The Conclusions of the European Council of 22 May 2013 state that the EU's energy policy must ensure security of supply for households and companies at affordable and competitive prices and costs, in a safe and sustainable manner.
Amendment 67 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, only if the following conditions are met: (a) there is systematic economic growth in each Member State of at least 1% for at least one year; and (b) the rate of fuel poverty in each Member State does not exceed 8% in accordance with the UK Fuel Poverty Ratio model.
Amendment 4 #
2012/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to ensure effective, proportionate and dissuasive protection of the Union's financial interests, criminal law in the Member States should continue to complement the protection under administrative and civil law for the most serious types of fraud-related conduct in this fieldagainst the most serious types of fraud- related conduct, and in order to ensure that the Union’s financial interests are optimally protected, measures adopted under administrative and civil law should be complemented by legislation under criminal law in the Member States, whilst avoiding inconsistencies, both within and among these areas of law.
Amendment 5 #
2012/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The protection of the Union's financial interests calls for a common definition and classification of fraud covering fraudulent conduct with respect to both expenditure and revenues at the expense of the EU budget.
Amendment 6 #
2012/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Fraud affecting Value Added Tax (VAT) diminishes tax receipts of Member States and subsequently the application of a uniform rate to Member States' VAT assessment base. As confirmed by the Court of Justice jurisprudence26, there is a direct link between the collection of VAT revenue in compliance with the Union law applicable and the availability to the Union budget of the corresponding resources, since any lacuna in the collection of the first potentially causes a reduction in the second. The Directive therefore covncerns revenue resulting from VAT receiptsules relating to the collection of VAT in the Member States.
Amendment 7 #
2012/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union's financial interests can be negatively affected where individual tenderers provide information to contracting or grant awarding authorities based on information unduillegally obtained directly or indirectly from the tendering body, with the aim of circumventing or skewviolating rules applicable to a public procurement or grant procedure. Such conduct is very similar to fraud, but does not necessarily need to constitutebear all the hallmarks of a full fraud offence on the side of the tenderer, since the provided bid may be completely in line with all requirementsmeet all the necessary criteria. Bid- rigging behaviour between tenderers violates Union competition rules and equivalent national laws; it is subject to public enforcement action and sanctions throughout the Union and should remain outside the scope of this Directive.
Amendment 8 #
2012/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union's financial interests can be negatively affected by certain types of conduct of a public official which aim at misappropriating funds or assets contrary to the purpose foreseen, and with the intention to damage the Union's financial interests. There is therefore a need to introduce a precise and unambiguous definition of offences covering such conduct.
Amendment 9 #
2012/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to protect the Union's financial interests equivalently through measures which should act as a deterrent throughout the Union, Member States should further foresee certain minimum types and levels of sanctions when the criminal offences defined in this Directive are committed. The levels of sanctions should not go beyond what is proportionate for the offences and a threshold expressed in money, under which criminalisation is not necessary, should therefore be introduced.
Amendment 10 #
2012/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The sanctions for natural persons in more serious cases should foresee imprisonment ranges. These serious cases should be defined by referring to a certain minimum overall damage, expressed in money, which must have been caused by the criminal behaviour to the Union's and, possibly, other budget. The introduction of minimum maximum imprisonment ranges is necessary in order to guarantee that the Union's financial interests are given an equivalent protection throughout Europe. The minimum sanction of six months ensures that a European Arrest Warrant can be issued and executed for the offences listed in Article 2 of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant, thus ensuring that judicial and law enforcement cooperation will be as efficient as possible. The sanctions will also serve as a strong deterrent for potential criminals, with effect all over Europe. More severe sanction levels should be imposed for cases when the offence was committed within a criminal organisation in the sense of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA.
Amendment 11 #
2012/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure the coherence of Union law and safeguard the principle that no-one is punished twiceagain for the same cause of action, there is a need to clarify the relation between penalties under this Directive and other relevant administrative measures under Union law. The Directive should be without prejudice to the application of specific administrative measures, penalties and fines under Union law.
Amendment 17 #
2012/0102(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 40 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 43 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Member States are particularly encouraged to introduce a more integrated approach to labour inspections. There is also a need to develop common standards in order to establish comparable methods, practices and minimum standards at Union level should equally be examined.
Amendment 55 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 35 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The most effective means of combating organised crime are severe legal consequences, effective detection, seizure and confiscation of the instrumentalities and proceeds of crime. Extended confiscations are particularly effective.
Amendment 72 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘proceeds’ means any economic advantage derived directly or indirectly from a criminal offence; it may consist of any form of property and includes any subsequent reinvestment or transformation of direct proceeds by a suspected or accused person and any valuable benefits;
Amendment 74 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘property’ means property of any description, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title or interest in such property, as well as property held jointly with a spouse;
Amendment 91 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to enable it to confiscate property the value of which corresponds to the proceeds following a final conviction for a criminal offence. The full or partial confiscation of property shall not be ordered if the material proceeds or their equivalent value are subject to return to the injured party or another entity.
Amendment 92 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) At the moment of conviction for a crime from which the perpetrator obtained, even indirectly, material proceeds of significant value, property that the perpetrator took into his possession or to which he otherwise gained title at the time of commission of the crime or afterwards, until such point as a judgment – even a non-legally binding judgment – is handed down, shall be considered the material proceeds of the crime, unless the perpetrator or another interested party is able to demonstrate the legal origin of the property and of the means used to obtain it.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0036(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii – point 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii – point 1 (new)
1) It shall be deemed that the person closest to the perpetrator is aware that the property constitutes the material proceeds of the crime, and in the case of economic operators, if the perpetrator or the person closest to him acted as part of the organ of the legal person or was authorised to manage or represent the business at the moment of its acquisition.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – b (new)
Paragraph 1 – b (new)
-1b. Notes that, according to the scientific data available, Europe has rich deposits of shale gas, in particular in Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, France, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and that these reserves may be extracted cost-efficiently to the benefit of the economies of the Member States, while complying with environmental protection rules;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – c (new)
Paragraph 1 – c (new)
-1c. Notes that the extraction of shale gas in the United States has increased that country’s energy independence, significantly reduced energy costs and contributed to economic growth and the creation of thousands of new jobs; expresses its conviction that the Member States of the European Union would enjoy similar benefits if large-scale shale gas extraction were to be undertaken;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2308(INI)
Amendment 11 #
2011/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 14 #
2011/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 58 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas concerns arise about freedom of media in Poland where more than 2.25 million Polish citizens have signed a petition demanding that catholic TV Trwam be granted a place on the multiplex and protesting against the restriction of media pluralism in Poland; whereas several protest marches several thousand strong have been held in more than 60 Polish cities and towns;
Amendment 161 #
2011/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Polish authorities to stop discrimination of catholic TV Trwam and restore pluralism in public media;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas journalists, media and freedom of speech are under threat all over the world and journalists are often human rights defendersdefenders of human rights and freedom of association, opinion and religion;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas new digital and online media platforms have contributed to increased diversity and pluralism, but also to the attempts to restrict them, one example of which being the refusal to grant a licence for TV Trwam in Poland;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that journalists are frequently murdered throughout the world, often with impunity; calls for stronger action in responding to such murders and beatings;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned about mass surveillance, mass censoring, and blocking and filtering tendencies affecting the media and the work of journalists and bloggers; condemns all arrests and attempted arrests of bloggers, viewing such actions as an attack on freedom of speech and opinion;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Is concerned at the use by governments of the right to award licenses on digital platforms as a tool with which to fight independent media;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to respect the competence of national authorities where a practice or complaint has a substantial impact on the territory of the Member State concernedin accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, given that the Member States are in the best position to protect personal data;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 56 #
2011/0204(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 63 #
2011/0204(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure that the account preservation order is issued and enforced swiftly and without delay, the Regulation shouldmust establish estimated maximum time limits within which the different steps in the procedure must be completed. Moreover, this Regulation should oblige Member States to treat the European procedure as fast as the procedure for obtaining an equivalent measure under national law.
Amendment 6 #
2010/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Article 290 TFEU gives the Legislator the freedom to choose which control mechanism(s) to put in place; considers that the two examples enumerated in Article 290(2), objection and revocation, are purely illustrative and that one could envisage subjecting a delegation of power to other means of control, such as an express approval by Parliament and the Council of each delegated act or a possibility of repealing individual delegated acts already in forcebetween two control mechanisms;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 22 #
2010/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, the Commission must ensure an early and continuous transmission of information and relevant documents to Parliament's relevant committees; these documents must include all preparatory stages of delegated acts, including positions of the Member States, expert opinions received and stakeholder positions forwarded to the Commission;
Amendment 26 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) The right to fair trial is a development of European legal culture and as such is enshrined in the constitutions of Member States.
Amendment 29 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
Amendment 31 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Information about rights should be given to all suspected and accused persons promptly at the outset of criminal proceedings, be it orally or in writing. Information about rights to be given under this Directive should as a minimum requirement under this Directive include information on the right of access to a lawyer, the right to be informed of the charge and, where appropriate, to be given access to the case-filmaterials of the case, the right to interpretation and translation for those who do not understand the language of the proceedings and the right to be brought promptly before a court if the suspected or accused person is arrested. This is without prejudice to information to be given on other procedural rights stemming from the Charter, the ECHR, the ICCPR and applicable EU legislation as interpreted by the relevant courts and tribunals. (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 32 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) The right to fair trial is a development of European legal culture and as such is enshrined in the Constitutions of the Member States.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Information about rights should be given to all suspected and accused persons promptly at the outset of criminal proceedings, be it orally or in writing. Information about rights to be given under this Directive should as a minimum requirement under this Directive include information on the right of access to a lawyer, the right to be informed of the charge and, where appropriate, to be given access to the case-filmaterials of the case, the right to interpretation and translation for those who do not understand the language of the proceedings and the right to be brought promptly before a court if the suspected or accused person is arrested. This is without prejudice to information to be given on other procedural rightsstemming from the Charter, the ECHR, the ICCPR and applicable EU legislation as interpreted by the relevant courts and tribunals. (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 33 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Where a suspected or accused person is arrested, information about these immediately relevant procedural rights should be given by means of a written Letter of Rights drafted in an easily comprehensible manner so as to ensure that he has an actual understanding of his rights. To help Member States design such a Letter of Rights and to promote greater consistency between Member States, aA model of the Letter of Rights, which Member States may use, is provided in Annex I to the Directive. This model is indicative and may be subject to review in the context of the report on implementation to be presented by the European Commission pursuant to Article 12 of the Directive and also once all the Roadmap measures have come into force. The actual letter based on this model should also include other relevant procedural rights that apply in Member States.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Where a suspected or accused person is arrested, information about these immediately relevant procedural rights should be given by means of a written Letter of Rights drafted in an easily comprehensible manner so as to ensure that he has an actual understanding of his rights. To help Member States design such a Letter of Rights and to promote greater consistency between Member States, aA model of the Letter of Rights, which Member States may use, is provided in Annex I to the Directive. This model is indicative and may be subject to review in the context of the report on implementation to be presented by the European Commission pursuant to Article 12 of the Directive and also once all the Roadmap measures have come into force. The actual letter based on this model should also include other relevant procedural rights that apply in Member States.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The most effective way of ensuring that a suspected or accused person has sufficient information about the charge is to allow him or his lawyer access to the case-file. This access may be restricted where it poses a serious risk to the life of another person or the internal security of the Member State. Access to the case-file during investigation may be also restricted where it is in the interest of the investigation.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, aA child means everya person below the age of 18 years. In all action relating to children, the child's best interests must be a primary considerationrecognised as such by a Member State's criminal law.
Amendment 36 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The most effective way of ensuring that a suspected or accused person has sufficient information about the charge is to allow him or his lawyer access to the case-filmaterials of the case. This access may be restricted where it poses a serious risk to the life of another person or the internal security of the Member State. Access to the materials of the case during investigation may also be restricted where it is in the interests of the investigation.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The rights provided for in this Directive should also apply, mutatis mutandis, to proceedings for the execution of a European Arrest Warrant according to the Council Framework 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States. To help Member States design such a Letter of Rights and to promote greater coherence between Member States aA model form of the Letter of Rights, which Member States may use, is provided in Annex 1 to the Directive. This model form is indicative and may be subject to review in the context of the report on implementation to be presented by the European Commission pursuant to Article 12 of the Directive and also once all the Roadmap measures have come into force.
Amendment 39 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The provisions of this Directive set minimum rules. Member States may extend the rights set out in this Directive in order to provide a higher level of protection in situations not explicitly dealt with in this Directive. The level of protection should never go below the standards provided by the ECHR, as interpreted in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.
Amendment 39 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child means every person below the age of 18 years. In all action relating to children, the child's best interests must be a primary considerationA child means a person recognised as a child by the criminal law of the Member States.
Amendment 42 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The rights provided for in this Directive should also apply, mutatis mutandis, to proceedings for the execution of a European Arrest Warrant according to the Council Framework 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States. To help Member States design such a Letter of Rights and to promote greater coherence between Member States aA model form of the Letter of Rights, which Member States may use, is provided in Annex 1 to the Directive. This model form is indicative and may be subject to review in the context of the report on implementation to be presented by the European Commission pursuant to Article 12 of the Directive and also once all the Roadmap measures have come into force.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include as a minimum, as provided for in European and national law:
Amendment 44 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The provisions of this Directive set minimum rules. Member States may extend the rights set out in this Directive in order to provide a higher level of protection in situations not explicitly dealt with in this Directive. The level of protection should never go below the standards provided by the ECHR, as interpreted in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a person is arrested by the competent authorities of a Member State in the course of criminal proceedings, he shall be promptly provided with information about his procedural rights in writing (Letter of Rights). He shall be given an opportunity to read the Letter of Rights and. He should also be allowed to keep it in his possession throughout the time he is deprived of his liberty, unless it is inappropriate for security reasons.
Amendment 55 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where a suspected or accused person is arrested at any stage of the criminal proceedings, Member States shall ensure that he or his lawyer is granted access to those documents contained in the case-file which are relevant for the determination of the lawfulness of the arrest or detention. Access to certain documents may be restricted if it is in the interest of the investigation.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Access to the case-file, or documents thereof, shall be provided in good time to allow the suspected or accused person to prepare his defence or challenge pre-trial decisions. It shall be provided free of charge. A fee covering administrative costs may be collected for providing copies of documents.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
– as provided for in Union and national law.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where a person is arrested by the competent authorities of a Member State in the course of criminal proceedings, he shall be promptly provided with information about his procedural rights in writing (Letter of Rights). He shall be given an opportunity to read the Letter of Rights and. He shall also be allowed to keep it in his possession throughout the time he is deprived of his liberty, unless it is inappropriate for security reasons.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where a suspected or accused person is arrested at any stage of the criminal proceedings, Member States shall ensure that he or his lawyer is granted access to those documents contained in the case-file which are relevant for the determination of the lawfulness of the arrest or detention. Access to certain documents may be restricted if it is in the interests of the investigation.
Amendment 111 #
2010/0215(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Access to the case-file, or documents therein, shall be provided in good time to allow the suspected or accused person to prepare his defence or challenge pre-trial decisions. It shall be provided free of charge. A fee covering administrative costs may be charged for providing copies of documents.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0171(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is necessary to ensure that staff from national diplomatic services, candidates from the Council and the Commission as well as internal candidates can apply for posts in the EEAS on an equal footing, while ensuring adequate geographical representation. From 1 July 2013 at the latest this should also apply to officials from other institutions. However, in order to guarantee proper representation of staff from national diplomatic services in the EEAS, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice- President of the Commission should be able to decide that for posts in function group AD, until 30 June 2013, priority may be given to candidates from national diplomatic services of the Member States in case of substantially equal qualifications, taking into account the need for adequate geographical representation.
Amendment 46 #
2010/0171(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
Title VIIIa – Article 98 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Title VIIIa – Article 98 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In order to ensure an appropriate geographical and gender balance in the EEAS, candidates from the less represented Member States and the less represented gender may be given priority, provided they have substantially similar qualifications.
Amendment 54 #
2010/0171(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In order to ensure an appropriate geographical and gender balance in the EEAS, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission may give priority to candidates from the less represented Member States and less represented gender, provided they have substantially similar qualifications.
Amendment 55 #
2010/0171(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. In order to guarantee adequate representation of staff from national diplomatic services in the EEAS, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice- President of the Commission may decide that, by derogation from Article 98(1) of the Staff Regulations, priority may be given until 30 June 2013 for certain posts in function group AD in the EEAS to candidates from national diplomatic services of the Member States in case of substantially equal qualifications, taking into account the need for adequate geographical representation.
Amendment 16 #
2010/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 19 #
2010/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 25 #
2010/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. If no opinion is delivered, the Commission may not adopt the draft measures. Where the Commission does not adopt the draft measures, the chairperson may submit to the committee an amended version of the draft measures.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0051(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The measures referred to in paragraph 2 shall remain in force until they are repealed or replaced by another implementing act, but for a period of no longer than six months.
Amendment 128 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Agency may itselfsuggest to Member States that they initiate joint operations and pilot projects in cooperation with Member States.
Amendment 146 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Executive Director shall draw up an operational plan for activities referred to in Article 3(1) in close cooperation with the host Member State. The Executive Director and the host Member State shall agree on the operational plan detailing the organisational aspects in due time before the envisaged beginning of the activity.
Amendment 158 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3b (new) – paragraph 1
Article 3b (new) – paragraph 1
1. On a proposal by the Executive Director, the Management Board shall decide by an absolute majorunanimity of its members with a right to vote on the profiles and the overall number of border guards to be made available for the Frontex Joint Support Teams. The same procedure shall apply with regard to any subsequent changes in the profiles and the overall numbers. Member States shall contribute to the Frontex Joint Support Teams via a national pool on the basis of the various defined profiles by nominating border guards corresponding to the required profiles.
Amendment 170 #
2010/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 c (new) – paragraph 2
Article 3 c (new) – paragraph 2
Amendment 5 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the possible benefits for European competitiveness arising from the development of the Internet of Things; , and calls on the Commission to ensure that the planned rules are not overly restrictive, so as not to block the development of new technologies;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 11 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the dangerDraws attention to the possibility of legal uncertainty arising in the case of cloud computing;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. AskConsiders that retailers should be compelled to inform customers about the potential presence of an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag in a product and block the chips if customers so request;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, in view of the economic development disparities between Member States, adaptation policy costs should be distributed in such a way as not to jeopardise the implementation of cohesion policy and the gradual alignment of living standards in the Member States,
Amendment 2 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas, although the Member States bear collective responsibility for climate change, a nuanced view should be taken of that responsibility, on historical grounds,
Amendment 3 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the success recorded to date by some Member States in cutting greenhouse gas emissions should be taken into account when establishing commitments for subsequent periods,
Amendment 4 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to base action on reliable scientific data, and calls on the Commission to look into doubts that arise as to the reliability of climate change analyses and conclusions;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that climate changes should be continuously monitored and that regular and comprehensive analyses of the costs and benefits of those changes for the Member States, in particular as regards economic development and living standards, should be carried out on the basis of the latest scientific data,
Amendment 6 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that analyses of the impact of climate change should also identify the benefits that climate change brings, such as longer construction seasons, significantly lower heating costs and easier travel in the milder winter weather, coupled with fewer road accidents;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that revenue from the auctioning of allowances under the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), including auctions for the aviation and maritime transport sectors, should be earmarked for assisting Member States in adapting to climate change, in accordance with the solidarity principle;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the importance of creating landscape areas which capture greenhouse gas emissions and safeguard local biodiversity, and calls for greenhouse gas emission capture by forests to be taken into account in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS);
Amendment 10 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes the view that the Seventh Framework Programme currently in progress and future research programmes should give priority to conducting research and financing technological development in states incurring high adaptation costs;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses the need to provide poorer communities and social groups with adequate protection in connection with the high cost of adaptation efforts;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Is of the opinion that, in view of greenhouse gas emissions transfers to non-EU countries that fail to take appropriate steps to limit emissions, consideration should be given to introducing mechanisms enabling the adverse environmental impact of the production of goods imported into the Union to be taken into account in the price of those goods;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2152(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Stresses that investing in a low-carbon economy and promoting energy efficiency and environment-friendly production must not result in greater development disparities between the Member States;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the Commission’s basic responsibility to carry out impact assessments; calls for the development of mechanisms to guarantee the independence and credibility of the analyses carried out; at the same time undertakes to continue to assess the impact of any substantial amendments it makes to Commission proposals;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses, in particular, the need to examine the social effects of legislative proposals, including their impact on the European labour market, the burden on businesses and the standard of living;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to clarify the ‘smart regulation’ agenda outlined in President Barroso’s political guidelines, in particular with reference to strengthening efforts regarding ex-post assessments, and also to include on that agenda quantitative indicators, particularly those connected with the intention to reduce bureaucratic burdens;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the importance of reducing operating costs in the European Union to enable them to function effectively in difficult economic conditions and compete globally; also notes that the reduction of administrative burdens for companies must not lead to a lowering of work safety standards;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 2 #
2009/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 7 #
2009/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Member States to introduce a system that will ensure that organisations and staff involved in providing organs from deceased donors have no organisational, financial or personal ties of any kind with organisations and staff involved in organ transplants, so as to prevent any scope for abuse when determining the eligibility of transplant donors and recipients.
Amendment 11 #
2008/0238(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a The Member States shall ensure that organisations and staff involved in providing organs from deceased donors have no organisational, financial or personal ties of any kind with organisations and staff involved in organ transplants, so as to prevent any scope for abuse in determining the eligibility of transplant donors and recipients.